Golf Croquet Tuesday 13th August

It was hard to see each other in a very thick fog but that didn’t deter 31 players who took to the field happy to be back after the cancellation on Saturday.

Vice President, John Cole welcomed Elvy Quirk and John Browne back after their European Cruise looking well after a break.

John hadn’t lost his skill as he was one of the winners of 3 games also Lorraine Todd, Bob Murray, Mal Smith and Kevin Rubie.

Congratulations Lorraine as you do a splendid job in the kitchen making sure we have enough sultana bread for morning tea and a supply of lollies to keep up our energy.

Aussie Croquet Saturday 17th August

Geoff Coles brought his daughter Kathy and her partner Robert along for a game and with his coaching they didn’t take long to make their mark on the scoreboard! A great field of players saw 31 taking to the field on a lovely day of sunshine after the fog lifted.

The winners of 3 games were Kevin Rubie, Bruce Field, Barry White and Neville Spry. Kevin is almost always a winner and is seen practising his shots as soon as he arrives. Jill Rubie has also done a great job keeping the finances in order.

By Colleen Liebich

Athlete nominations are now open for the Western Region Academy of Sport (WRAS) 2020 programs. The WRAS programs provide high performance coaching and training opportunities to up‐skill athletes within the Western Region and assist them in progressing to higher representation within their chosen sport.

Majority of the sports will commence with Orientation in November 2019 and run until the Academy Games in early April 2020.

Athlete nominations that are currently open include:

• AFL (women)
• Basketball
• Golf
• Hockey
• Individual (Lone Star and Para‐Sports)
• Netball
• Swimming

Further program information and how to nominate can be found on the WRAS website www.wras.org.au or by contacting the office on 6338 4821 or via email info@wras.org.au

Golf Croquet Tuesday August 6th

It was great to have 31 players for our games last week. We welcomed back Tony Thomson after 10 weeks holiday and Marj and Ken Styles who have been visiting family in sunny Queensland. The winners of 3 games were Jeff Liebich, Denny Smith, John Cole and Barry White.

Some of the closest games played were:
• J Liebich and J Littlejohn 7 def T Thomson and J Job 6
• K Styles and D Smith 7 def L Simmonds and J Rubie 6
• B White and J Allegri 7 def B Murray and M Styles 6
• D Scott and L Field 7 def C Liebich and K Broderick 6
• N Spry and J Allegri 7 def G Coles and T Thomson 6
• B White and J MacCullagh 7 def A Todd and J Littlejohn 6
• B Murray and C Liebich 7 def K Rubie and E Mahlo 6
• K Rubie and B White 7 def M Spry and N Spry 6
• A Todd and K Styles 7 def L Todd and J McCullagh 6
• B Murray and M Langfield 7 def M Hodges and J Cole 6
• B Field and J Cole 7 def J Allegri and K Broderick 6.

The birthday luncheon was enjoyed at the Forbes Services Memorial Club with August birthdays for Jeff Liebich, Geoff Coles and Jane Hanbury. Tony Thomson was presented with his OBE award.

The Aussie Croquet games were cancelled last Saturday as the weather conditions kept us all looking for a warm place at home with freezing temperatures all weekend. We will all be hoping for a fine day next week as we look forward to our games.

By Colleen Liebich

Twenty-eight players braved the wintry weather for our three games of golf croquet.

The winners of the three games were Kevin Rubie and Bill Scott, while the two games were won by J Job, J Liebich, A Todd, E Mahlo, H Stewart, J Allegri, J Cole, M Langfield and J Littlejohn.

We needed our lights on as a thick fog lasted most of the time for last Saturday’s Aussie croquet.

Winners of the three games were Barry White, Kevin Rubie and John Allegri. The closest games were played by J MacCullagh and J Allegri 14 def D Scott and J Liebich 12; B Field and E McLean 14 def G Coles and N Spry 12; C Liebich and B White 14 def L Todd and J Cole 12.

By Colleen Liebich

GOLF CROQUET 23RD JULY 2019
We were still down in numbers for our Tuesday game of Golf. Some of the games were close. There were four winners of three games, Bruce Field, Kevin Rubie, Barry White and Mal Smith.

In an exciting game, the winner of both our competitions last year Joan Littlejohn, who has had a lean year so far, had two consecutive holes in one. On two of the longest holes the ball went straight through the hoop. Not satisfied with that she did the same coming back in the opposite direction. A terrific and amazing effort Joan!

AUSSIE CROQUET 27TH JULY 2019
It was a good start on a perfect day with 29 participants. We welcomed back Veva MacCullagh who graced our courts after a long absence. It was good to see you back Veva.

Our August birthday lunch will be held at the Bowling Club on 6th August. Birthdays for August are Jeff Liebich, Geoff Coles and Jane Hanbury. The winners of three games were Joan Littlejohn, John MacCullagh, Bob Murray and Jill Rubie. Congratulations to Joan Littlejohn. This is her first win of three games this year. After winning both competitions last year she seems to have her confidence back, keep up the good work Joan.

By Harley Stewart