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Monthly Medal In The Wind

November 8, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

On Saturday the November Monthly Medal, sponsored by Jelbart’s Tyrepower, was played in an ever-present wind, which sometimes became too much for some of the 55 players to handle. But the Medal winners were all seemingly unaffected.

The A-Grade went to Todd Callaghan (71 nett) ahead of a confident Dave Mylecharane (72 nett), looking for a second medal. The B-Grade required a count back to separate Bob Borger (70 nett) as the winner from Ash Tucker (70 nett). In the C-Grade it was once again a win to gentlemanly Rod Besgrove (73 nett) over a luck- less Bruce Squires (74 nett).

The ball sweep went to 75 nett on count back, going to: 70 – R Borger, A Tucker; 71 – T Callaghan; 72 – D Mylecharane, L O’Connor; 73- P Pymont, R Besgrove, T West; 74 – B Squires, M Spice, A Currey, B Everest, B Chandler; 75 – J Coulthurst.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Everest; 18th – D Rhodes, with Dave converting his for ‘2’. Over the weekend the Lachlan Valley (LV) team contested the NSW Country Championships in Bathurst and led after day 1 with good scores by Steve Betland, John Betland and Shane Sallaway.

On Day 2 the rain held off until later in the day but the wind was still a problem. The LV team slipped to 5th place. The Illawarra team surged to the top, from 5th on Day 1, finishing ahead of Central West by 3 shots.

The Forbes Nissan Classic, sponsored by Frank Spice Motors, is this weekend, 9/10 November, with the 4BBB on Saturday and Individual Stroke on Sunday. The tee time sheets are in the Pro Shop. There are some gaps there so you may still get a spot to play.

By Short Putt

International Rugby Leage

November 8, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Photo: Steve Ostini

The French Rugby League side played the Western Rams in Parkes last week to a packed crowd. The Western Rams included two Forbes Magpies players: Ben Maguire and Mitch Burke. It was a tight game, especially towards the end with France winning 22 – 20. “This fixture provided the country boys of the Western region a cherished opportunity to test their mettle against their international counterparts,” said Peter McDonald, Western Rams Rugby League Chairman.

Forbes Netball News

November 8, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball Association is preparing for the 2020 representative season by calling for applications from players (opens), coaches and umpires.

Representative player nomination forms can be downloaded from the FNA website, and must be emailed to Melissa at secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com by 20th November.

All applications for Representative coach- es and assistant coaches 2020 will be considered and should be emailed to Melissa at secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com by November 20.

All umpires are encouraged to apply, and must state their National badge, or working toward their National badge, and their WWCC number. Applicants must email Melissa at secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com by November 20.

Congratulations to Kally Molloy who last week gained her FNA bronze umpire certificate, after joining the FNA Umpire Development program earlier in the night competitions.

Last week, NSG to Postie did not supply an umpire for their allocated duty and must pay the $50 fine before they can play this week. The team gives their opposition a five goal start in their next game, and will lose 2 competition points. All teams must look very carefully through the draw for the occasional umpire duty.

Croquet News and Results

November 1, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Tuesday’s Golf Croquet was followed by the Annual General Meeting, with most members turning up for the games and the following AGM. The previous committee was re-elected unopposed.

November 5th will see the return to summer playing hours of 8:30am. November 12th is the date for the ever-popular birthday lunch, which will be held at the Services Club at 12pm.

Christmas lunch will be on 17th December at the Vandenburg Hotel after the morning’s games. December 20th will be the last game for the year followed by a sausage sizzle. The new playing year will commence on 11th January.

The Club members send their best wishes to Jill Rubie following knee surgery and wish her a speedy recovery.

Golf Croquet Tuesday 22nd October
There were five winners of three games on Tuesday. They were John Cole, Bruce Field, Veva MacCullagh, Neville Spry and Lorraine Todd. Welcome back to Sandy Hepburn who has been absent for a few months. Good to see the flying Scotsman back on the courts.

Aussie Croquet 26th October
The dust and wind kept the numbers down to seventeen on Saturday, with many members also away on other activities. Members were delighted to see the beginnings of what will be the new ramp up to the clubhouse. Thank you, Forbes Council.

The winners of three games were: Kevin Rubie, Lyn Simmonds and Barry White.

Netball News

November 1, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball night competitions for both mixed and ladies teams had some very exciting games last week.

Now that the new term has started, a reminder to all players, that all fees must still be paid before they can play in the games.

Registration includes the registration to NNSW and FNA, which can be done online, plus the $40 competition fees per player per team, which can be paid in cash at the office. Players cannot play until all fees are paid. Thank you.

Representative coaches, umpires and players 2020
The FNA committee is calling for nominations for 2020, for representative players (Opens playing Regional League), coaches and umpires to represent FNA at Regional League, Junior State Titles and Senior State Titles.

All nominations must be emailed to Secretary Melissa at secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com

Anyone wanting information about any of the positions should email Melissa, and all nominations will be considered.

Coaches and umpires must also include their WWCC number on the application.

Draw for Wednesday, 30th October
LADIES COMPETITION
• 6pm Office duty – Postie Hotel
• 6pm crt 10 Not Fast Just Furious v Ruff Nek Ring Ins (Marg Spackman/Hughes & Co)
• 7pm crt 9 Postie Hotel v Hughes & Co (Marg Spackman/Jack Piercy)
• 7pm crt 10 Trundle Hotel v Chunky Pies (Carmen Stephens/Straya Mate)

MIXED COMPETITION
• 7pm Office duty – Van Hotel
• 6pm crt 9 NSG to Postie v FPS Teachers (Robyn Kenny/Ally Walsh)
• 8pm Office duty – NSG to Postie
• 8pm crt 9 Gundamain Guns v Van Hotel (Marg Spackman/NSG to Postie)
• 8pm crt 10 Couples Retreat v Straya Mate (Hannah Staines/Carolyn Duncan)
• 8pm crt 11 Aggies v RBCC (Robyn Kenny/FPS Teachers) • Bye – Swampies

Charity Golf Weekend

November 1, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Adam Currey watching his tee shot at the 9th.

Golfers were busy with a Rotary Charity Golf Day on Sunday as well as their Saturday competition.

With 58 players participating on Saturday, the competition was going to be good. Divi- sion 1 was won by Niel Duncan, with a +4 score. Runner-up on +3 was Paul Pymont, who warded off Greg Webb also on +3. In Division 2, Adam Currey scored +2. Gra- ham Newport was runner-up on countback. The ball sweep went ‘Square’.

The NTP’s went to: 9th–R Smith; 18th–M Spice. Visiting player was Adrian Acheson, back in Forbes for the weekend.

In Sunday’s Annual Forbes Rotary Charity Golf Day, 36 players played a 3-person Ambrose format, shotgun start at 9am, timed to beat the heat.

Scratch winner was the team of N Duncan/P Barnes/S Grallelis with a 67, snaring five birdies. Scratch runner-up was the team of R Williams/G Webb/S Uphill, with a score of 71. Handicap winner was the team of B Shine/S Shine/V Lane, using a modest handicap to score 59 5/6. Run- ner-up was the team of T West/F Emmett/L Jordan with a handy 61 1⁄2 off a higher handicap.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – A Summerhays; 18th – P Barnes. The Lucky Card draw went to D and B Slack-Smith/J Nottingham.

In the Wallace Cup, Todd Callaghan won the semi-final against Ian Bown, finishing 2-up. Todd plays Steve Grallelis in the Final.The first round of the Summer Sixes comp was played last week, with 28 teams participating.

We wish the Lachlan Valley District team including three Forbes players good luck in the Country Championships, held at Goulburn this weekend. Don’t forget the Forbes Nissan Classic on the weekend of 9/10 November.

Junior Coaching sessions are going well. Adrian has developed a fun-inducing development pattern and welcomes more kids. Contact Adrian for details 0423 356 670.

By Short Putt

Forbes Netball News

October 25, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Representative Players Opens Team 2020
The Forbes Netball Association (FNA) is calling for applications from players to represent the FNA in the Open team to compete in Regional League 2020. The representative nomination form can be downloaded from the FNA website and must be emailed to Melissa, Secretary, by November 20. Email: secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com. The Regional League will be held over three Sundays in Orange early 2020, with dates to be confirmed next week.

Night Competitions
Last week saw a shaky start, with a small

drizzle of rain before the games started at 6pm. Unfortunately for our farmers, the weather cleared quickly and all games were able to be played.

Last week, Not Fast Just Furious did not supply an umpire for the first time, for their umpire allocation and must pay the $50 fine before they can play this week. The team will lose 2 competition points and give their opposition this week a five-goal start.

All teams only have to supply one umpire when allocated and will have support from a badged umpire when doing their duty. Without umpires, the games cannot be played.

All teams must read through the full draw for umpiring duties.

Croquet News And Results

October 25, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

It was a nice surprise this week to see some yellow markings on the lawn beside our clubhouse, which means we are finally getting some progress from the Council to build our new ramp giving access into the toilets, kitchen and storage sheds. The stairs have been a health and safety issue for some time, especially for older players.

Hopefully our extended undercover area could be close behind. This area will give us shelter from the wind and rain and will be at the opposite end of the shed.

Golf Croquet Results 15th October

There were only two winners of three games on Tuesday, Dorelle Scott and Alec Todd. Well done to you both.

Some amazingly close games keep players excited and on task with concentration at its best.

Aussie Croquet Results 19th October

Numbers were down, with only twenty seven players gracing the courts. The morn- ing started well before the wind and dust arrived towards the end of the matches. It was then a quick chat, a cup of coffee, raisin toast and a quick pack up of tables and chairs.

There were four winners of three matches on Saturday. They were Veva MacCullagh, Kevin Rubie, Harley Stewart and Neville Spry.

Close games were:

• Colleen Liebich, Neville Spry 14, def John Job, Barry White 11

• Anne Stewart, Merv Langfield 14, def Dorelle Scott, Geoff Coles 12

• John MacCullagh, Lorna Field 14, def Bob Murray, Kathleen Broderick 12

• John Allegri, Elizabeth McLean 14, def Jeff Liebich, Lorraine Todd 12

• Robin Pols, Lorna Field 14, def Barry White, Elizabeth McLean 11

• Merv Langfield, John Job 14, def Kath- leen Broderick, John Browne 11

• Tony Thomson, John Allegri 14, def Lyn Simmonds, Bob Murray 12

• Harley Stewart, Judy Ellis 14, def Anne Stewart, Dorelle Scott 12

• Bill Scott 14, def Robin Pols, Lorraine Todd 13

• Geoff Coles, Veva MacCullagh 14, def John MacCullagh, Joan Littlejohn 11

• Anne Stewart, Lorraine Todd 14, def Merv Langfield, Lorna Field 12

Championships Surprises

October 25, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Bruce Squires concentrates on his tee shot during the Club Champs.

The final two rounds of the Forbes Golf Championships were played over the weekend. Some exceptional scores resulted in surprise winners in some grades. Shane Sallaway scored a 68 Scratch on Saturday to lead the A-grade into the final round, while Kim Herbert and Ken Sander- son both had handy leaders in their grades. The C-grade was wide open with six possible winners.

Following some excellent play, the overall results are:

A-Grade Scratch: Shane Sallaway (291) from Steve Betland (293).
A-Grade Handicap: Shane Sallaway (283) from John Betland (295).
A-Reserve Scratch: Kim Herbert (320) from John Zannes (333).
B-Grade Scratch: Ken Sanderson (342) from Brian Everest (349).
B-Grade Handicap: Ken Sanderson (290) from Brian Everest (293).
C-Grade Scratch: Rod Besgrove (402) from Steve Grallelis (404).
C-Grade Handicap: Steve Grallelis (308) from Rod Besgrove (310).
Veterans Scratch: Peter Dawson (308).
Veterans Handicap: Kim Herbert (280).
Junior Scratch: Cameron McMillan (335).
Junior Handicap: Lachlan Alley (418).

There were daily competitions played on both days. Saturday saw the Division 1 go to Shane Sallaway with his outstanding 66 nett. Runner-up was Steve Betland (70 nett). In Division 2, Don Ridley finished with 70 nett, ahead of runner-up Richard Smith with 71. The ball sweep went to 74 nett. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Betland; 18th – E Gaffney.

The Sunday Division 1 winner was Brian Everest with 69 nett. Runner-up went to Ethan Gaffney (72). In Division 2, Steve Grallelis (68) triumphed, followed by Adam Currey (74). The ball sweep went to 75 nett on countback. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Sallaway; 18th – L O’Connor.

This Sunday, there is a Charity Golf Day organised by Forbes Rotary. This is open to Club and social players, with play being in a 3-person Ambrose. The fee is $35, which includes a BBQ lunch. Contact the Pro Shop to put your name down.

By Short Putt

Netball News

October 18, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes netballers return this week, welcome back to all players and umpires. The Forbes Netball monthly meeting will be held October 17 at 7pm at the Forbes Services Memorial Club. All teams must be represented and will receive two competition bonus points. Agenda items must be emailed to Secretary Melissa at secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com.

Team representatives must update their team nomination forms this week at the office on Wednesday night.

Draw for Wednesday October 17 2019

• 6pm crt 9 Postie Hotel v Chunky Pies (Robyn Kenny/Not Fast Just Furious)

• 6pm crt 10 Trundle Hotel v Ruff Nek Ring Ins (Jack Piercy/Couple Retreat)

• 7pm crt 10 Hughes & Co v Not Fast Just Furious (Ally Walsh/Robyn Kenny)

• 7pm crt 9 Couples Retreat v Van Hotel (Hannah Staines/Ruff Nek Ring Ins)

• 7pm crt 11 FPS Teachers v RBCC (Jack Piercy/Postie Hotel)

• 8pm crt 9 Gundamain Guns v Swampies (Carolyn Duncan/Robyn Kenny)

• 8pm crt 10 NSG to Postie v Straya Mate (Jack Piercy/Carmen Stephens)

• Bye – Aggies

By Robyn Kenny

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