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Netball News

March 7, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball Autumn night competitions for both mixed and ladies teams played the first round this week. More teams have entered the competitions, but there is now room for another ladies to enter and take up the bye in that competition.

Team representatives are asked to please update and complete their team sheets.

All players are reminded that they must be registered by the third round of games, and anyone wanting help with registrations should come to the office on Wednesday evenings. Please do not leave paying the registrations to the last minute.

Anyone interested in learning to umpire, or umpire at any stage, is very welcome.

Help and support will be given to anyone who would like to learn. Please see Umpires Convenor, Marg Spackman at the courts on Wednesday nights.

The FNA will be organising a ‘Come and Try day’ for all boys and girls to start the Saturday junior mixed netball season. Net- SetGo will also be starting on the ‘Come and Try day’.

The day will be held on 16th March from 10am till 12 noon. A free sausage sizzle will end the occasion.

News And Results Off The Croquet Courts

March 7, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Week ending 2nd March

Tuesday’s golf croquet was a busy affair with 33 players, and six close results of 7-6.

Two of the more interesting matches were between Barry White and Merv Langfield who defeated Bruce Field and his partner John MacCullagh, as well as the game between Mal Smith and Libby Smart who defeated Evelyn Mahlo and John Cole 7-6.

The winners of three matches of Tuesday’s golf croquet were John Browne, Dorelle Scott and Barry White. Congratulations!

Some of the games were a family affair with three married couples having wins as a team. Jill and Kevin Rubie, Dorelle and Bill Scott and finally Bruce and Lorna Field.

We send a message to one of our dearest and long serving players, Veva MacCullagh, who has not been well for some time.

We all miss you Veva and hope that you will be back with us on the courts soon.

Saturday’s Aussie croquet saw six players win their three games. They were John H Browne, Bruce Field, Bob Murray, Jill Rubie, Kevin Rubie and Geoff Coles. My theory that golfers make good croquet players was proven again with new comer, Geoff Coles, winning three games. He only started playing at the beginning of the year.

Elvy Quirk had two holes in one. This was the first time we have seen it happen in two consecutive holes. It is lovely to see Doreen Rogers back on the courts, she has been absent for a few months.

On the 12th March we will welcome players from the Wyalong Croquet Club for social games. The games will start at 9am with a sausage sizzle after the game. All welcome.

On behalf of the croquet committee and all players we would like to send our condolences to the family and friends of John Brown who passed away last week. John loved his croquet and was a much loved player. Rest in peace to our good mate.

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Forbes Junior Cricket

March 7, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Results of games played 2nd March

Under 17’s: Hawkes 3/124 (Best fielders: Abi Simpson and Royce Simpson) defeated Achesons 6/112 (Best fielder: Jed Matheson). KMWL 4/84 (Best fielders: Patrick Cormie and Lachlan Dunstan) defeated Bayliss 4/82 (Best fielders: Ryan Dunn and Jasper Moore).

Under 14’s: Sixers 6/75 (Best fielders: Liam Freeman and Jack Milne) defeated Bernardis IGA 33 (Best fielders: Sam Klingner and Thomas Brindle). Livestock 7/85 (Best fielders: Harry Whitty and Jasper Mackay) defeated Thunder 5/76 (Best fielders: Jackson Plummer and Daniel Hando).

Under 12’s: Hazell & Field 151 (Best fielders: Reece Matheson and Charlie Francis) defeated Renegades 71 (Best fielders: Callum Rowbotham and Holly Duncan). Walkers AgNvet 3/113 defeated Scorchers 2/83 (Best fielders: Bailey Price and Tom Ball). Sportspower 82 (Best fielders: Sterling Francis and Tom Greenhill) defeated Adept Plumbing 80 (Best fielders: Marcus Hardy and Tayte McNamara).

Under 10’s: The first cross town games for 2018/19 were played at Keast Park 1 and 2 between Parkes and Forbes. Forbes 7/222 defeated Parkes Morgans/Rossers 64. Forbes 132 defeated Parkes Clarkes/ Dunfords 99.

Pointscore after games on 2nd March:

Under 17’s: Hawkes 19, Achesons 19, KMWL 18, Bayliss 13.

Under 14’s: Livestock 31, Sixers 26, Thunder 18, Bernardis IGA 18.

Under 12’s: Sportspower 35, Adept Plumbing 31, Hazell & Field 28, Walkers AgNvet 27, Renegades 17, Scorchers 15.

Friday, 8th March: Game to begin at 5:45pm, players need to be there by 5:30pm.

Saturday, 9th March: All games to begin at 8:30am, players need to be there by 8:15am.

Under 10’s: Games start at 8:45am.

Forbes Junior Cricket Scores

February 28, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Results of games played 16th February

Under 17’: Bayliss 3/132 of 24 over’s (Frankland Ross 41, Hunter Hawke 59 no, Harry Bayliss 13 no, Royce Simpson 1/16 off 3 over’s, Brody Clarke 1/21 off 4 over’s) versus Hawkes 6/76 off 16 over’s (Hudson Hawke 21, Abi Simpson 12, Harry Bayliss 3/8 off 2.1 over’s, Tyler Yeo 2/17 off 3 over’s).

Under 14’s: Parkes Sixes 7/77 off 22 over’s (Ryan Dunford 26 no and 1/8 off 3 over’s, Ewan Moody 11, Caleb Crisp 7 no and 1/2 off 2 over’s) defeated Forbes Livestock 7/73 off 22 over’s (Joe Morrison 16, Bradman Hardy 11 retired and 1/3 off 2 over’s, Henry Hodges 9 retired and 1/4 off 2 over’s).

Bernardis IGA 4/96 (Amy Maslin 18 retired, Brad Mattiske 13 retired, Will Mayo 2/4, Thomas Brindle 2/4) defeated Parkes Thunder 9/91 (Geordie Duncan 26 no, Tristan Ross 7, Maddy Spence 1/5 off 2 over’s, Joseph Tanswell 1/5 off 2 over’s).

Under 12’s: Parkes Scorchers 1/85 in 20 over’s (Thomas Ball 13 retired, Harry Yelland 10 retired and 1/7 off 3 over’s, Ollie Westcott 1/4 off 3 over’s) defeated Parkes Renegades 2/79 off 20 over’s (Matt Skinner 10 retired, Ellen Dobell 5 retired and 1/14 off 3 over’s, Holly Duncan 0/8 off 3 over’s).

Forbes Sportspower 109 (Tom Glasson 28, Sterling Francis 19 and 2/2, Mitchell Smith 2/3) defeated Walkers Ag’N Vet 88 (Oliver Mayo 44, Sam Schrader 10 and 1/4, Brodie Page 1/16).

Under 10’s: Dunfords 79 (Henry Kross 23 and 2/5, Jack Dunford 19 and 2/16) tied with Clarkes 79 (Jett Clarke 20, Nate Strong 10, A Moody 10 and 1/10).

Rossers 89 (George Thomas 17, Daisy Rice 5, Alfie Rosser 5, Nina Richardson- Bartley 3 wickets) defeated Morgans 56 (Anderson Ball 13, Ethan Luke 5, Sam Morgan 4).

Croquet News And Results

February 28, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Week ending 23rd February

We saw a lovely Tuesday morning for a few games of croquet. All the courts were full with a turnout of 32 players. The two new courts are still hard to play on because the top dressing hasn’t settled and has some large patches in the grass. It is a challenge to control the ball due to the uneven surface, which in turn leads to some interesting results.

One of the best games of the morning was between Dorelle Scott and Mary Hodges with 7 who defeated Libby Smart and Lorraine Todd with 6 in a close competition.

There were three winners of three matches namely John Allegri, Bruce Field and Jill Rubie.

It was another good turnout for our Saturday Aussie croquet with 27 players hitting the courts. The cooler mornings make for happier croquet players. How we survived with only six courts last season was a miracle.

The best player of the day by far was Robin Pols, as she was the only player to win her three matches. Her partners for her winning games were Bill Scott, Anne Stewart and Dorelle Scott. Well Done Robin!

The celebratory lunch for March birthdays will be held on Tuesday, 5th March with the venue to be advised.

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Exciting Times Ahead For Forbes Netball

February 28, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball Association (FNA) held a very successful AGM last Thursday night, with all committee positions filled. Congratulations to all the volunteers whom have put up their hand so the Forbes community can keep enjoying netball. The committee is planning many events for the year so stay tuned.

The Autumn Night Competition started this week with the first grading games. The competition dates were set by members present at the meeting and will consist of 13 weeks. Any teams that have still not entered should email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com. All new teams must be entered by Friday, 1st March, ready for the first round of competition on 6th March. If anyone wants to join a team or teams are looking for more players, they should contact the committee on the above email or come down to the courts on Wednesday night. Help with registrations will also be given at the courts. Ladies can play in both mixed and ladies competitions on the same night.

Saturday Junior Mixed Netball

The Saturday netball has had a makeover and will now be the Saturday Junior Mixed Netball. The competition will be for all boys Your free weekly guide to what’s happening in and around Forbes…shop locally first! Friday 1 March 2019 Page 7 and girls under 15.

The whole family can enjoy one sport at the one venue, with boys and girls all playing together in the mixed competition.

Watch out for more news including the new uniforms that will be available for players to wear in the competitions.

NetSetGo will cater for all the little ones, which will also be played on Saturday mornings.

The representative information day is set down for Monday, 4th March at 6pm at the netball courts. Application forms may be downloaded from the FNA website.

Brett Thomas On Fire

February 28, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Saturday men’s comp was a 4BBB Par event, sponsored by Highlands Design, and contested by 29 teams. Also up for grabs was the Ron Barton Memorial Trophy. Of the teams only one finished above par, or conversely at the end of the field.

The winning team was Ash Tucker and Brett Thomas with a score of +12. Brett played an inspired round of golf and probably his best ever score. Brett was 1-over after 9 holes, and held his good form to the end.

Runners-up were Ethan Gaffney and Barry Shine, who combined well to finish on +11. Their front-9 was tremendous, scoring +8, but they went quiet on the back-9.

The ball sweep went to +9 on count back: +12 – A Tucker/ B Thomas; +11 – E Gaffney/ B Shine; +10 – T Sharpe/ Alf Davies , A Dukes/ M Spice; +9 – S Hansen/ P Duke, R Besgrove/ S French, C Barrett/ T Griffiths, S Grallelis/ J House.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – S French; 18th – P Duke.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley, which was surprising.

The fourth round of the CWDGA Pennants was held at Parkes on Sunday. Each of our teams played Cowra teams.

The Div 1 team scored a resounding 4/1 win, with the highlight being a hard battle for Steve Betland who won on the 19th. The Div 2 team also had a 4/1 win over Cowra.

The Div 3 team had a heavy 4/1 loss to Cowra. The Div 4 team narrowly lost 3/2 to Cowra in a nail biter.

The Div 1 team have made the semi-finals, while for the Div 2 to get through they rely on Parkes having a strong win over Bathurst.

By Short Putt

Croquet News And Results

February 21, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Week ending 16th February

One of the most exciting games of Tuesday morning was a singles match between Barry White and John Cole. Barry held on to the end and won 7 points to 6. One of the best games of doubles was between Kevin Rubie and Alec Todd with 7, defeating John Allegri and Evelyn Mahlo with 6.

The winners of three games on Tuesday were John Browne, Alec Todd, Mal Smith, Neville Spry and Bruce Field.

Saturday’s Aussie croquet was a wonderful mild morning with a good turnout. The courts are showing the benefit of the rain we’ve had over the last few weeks. There were some really close games.

Kevin Rubie and Anne Stewart played the perfect game defeating Joan Littlejohn and John Allegri 14 to 13. Another very close game was between Merv Langfield and Geoff Cole who defeated John Allegri and Jill Rubie 14 to 13. There were only two winners of the three games. They were John Cole and Bill Scott.

All members of the club pass on their sincere condolences to our president Elvy Quirk, who lost her brother last week.

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Recognising Our Sporting Heroes

February 21, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Sportsperson of the Year Association (SOYA) are delighted with the quality of the nominations they have received for the 2018 awards with the annual Presentation Dinner to be held on Saturday, 16th March at the Forbes Sport & Recreation Club.

The Forbes SOYA is a small yet hard working committee dedicated to recognising and celebrating the accomplishments of our local sports men and women as well as administrators and officials. Sport is an important= part of life and the awards are an opportunity to pay tribute to the athletes who excel in their chosen sport and thank and show appreciation to the many volunteers who give their time to ensure that children and adults of all ages have access to some of the best sporting facilities and competitions in NSW.

The awards being contested include the Junior and Senior Sportsperson, All Rounder, Coach/Trainer, Referee/Umpire/ Official, Administrator, Team and of course the Forbes Sportsperson and Runner Up for 2018.

The overall winner of the Central West Credit Union Monthly Achievers Award will also be announced on the night along with the President’s Award, Phillip Adams Encouragement Award, Merit Awards, School and Special Sports Awards and the Forbes Netball Association Terry Wade Award. The calibre of the nominations received for all the awards was of a very high standard making the job of the independent judging panel extremely difficult.

This year the special guest is Alana Thomas, former Australian Rugby Union player and Australian Wallaroo Development Coach. Alana hails from Glen Innes but has a local connection. Her career in Rugby Union commenced with the Forbes Platypi when she lived and worked in Forbes over 10 years ago and she was the winner of the Forbes Sportsperson of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Alana is looking forward to being part of the presentation and sharing her experiences representing NSW and Australia as well as her current role as coach.

The SOYA Awards would not be possible without the generous support of local businesses, allowing Forbes to be one of the last country towns in New South Wales who host a separate sporting awards ceremony.

Congratulations to all nominees and the SOYA committee look forward to seeing you all, your families and the nominating sporting organisations when the 2018 winners are announced on 16th March.

Monthly Medallists Perform Well

February 21, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

On Saturday the men’s comp was the Monthly Medal 18-Hole Stroke, sponsored by Grayson, Earl, French and M Haley. The A-Grade was won by Parkes visitor, McGlashan with a 69 nett off a scratch round of 72. Runner-up and medallist, was Barry Shine with 71 nett, who has stories aplenty about his score. The B-Grade saw a runaway win by Josh Coulthurst, finishing with a nett 66. Close behind was Garry Collits with an almost as good nett 67.

The C-Grade did well, where Robert Scott was the winner on 74 nett. Runner-up on count back, with a score of 75 nett, was Bruce Squires who edged out Bede Tooth with a better back-9.

The ball sweep went to 75 nett on count back, with recipients being: 66 – J Coulthurst; 67 – G Collits; 68 – M Spice; 69 – M McGlashan; 70 – N Duncan, B Carpenter, P Maher; 71 – B Shine; R Nixon, B Parker, J Haley, D Churchill; 73 – A Brownlow, D Rhodes, I Bown, P Duke, S Kirkman, M Collits. The NTP’s went to: 9th – M McGlashan; 18th – K Sanderson.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley had a small field due to Pennants duties and the weather. Peter Grayson had the best score with 35 points, but unfortunately there were no runner-up, ball sweep or any NTP’s prizes. Sunday was the first round of the CWDGA Pennants 2019, resulting in a day of mixed results for our teams, who each played a Parkes team.

The Div 1 team had a solid win, defeating Parkes 4/1. S Betland and S Sallaway had big wins. The Div 2 team lost to Parkes 4/1, where Kim Herbert was a shining light with a win on the 20th-hole.

The Div 3 team also lost to Parkes, 3/2. The Div 4 team, with a few debutants, had a close 3/2 win over Parkes.

By Short Putt

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