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March 8, 2012

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Satali is Australian boxing champion again

by Joel Keegan

mina PCYC boxing student, Satali TeviFuimaono has returned from the National Amateur Boxing Titles in Tasmania, held in the first week of February, with his second Australian gold medal and his eyes firmly fixed on the World Championships in Kansas later in the year.

The 14-year-old was the youngest boxer in the Under-16 age group, however, his march toward the 63kg (junior welterweight) belt could not be stopped, said Satali’s coach Mr Joel Keegan who is also the PCYC Boxing director. “Matched in the semifinal against defending champion Luke Pilarinos from Victoria, TeviFuimaono put on a great display of tactical boxing to beat his highly credentialed opponent,” said Mr Keegan. Pilarinos was trained by former world champion Barry Michael and has just returned from last year’s World Championships in Kazakhstan. Mr Keegan said he was widely expected to be too much for the young Umina boxer but Tevi-Fuimaono was undeterred. “This bout in particular proves the maturity of Satali,” he said. “He goes up against a kid he knows has runs on the board, but still fights smarter than him. “Skill is one thing, but to be so switched on is impressive,” he said. The final brought Honi Hone, Queensland’s hot prospect and a convincing semi-final winner, up to the plate. “The bout looked like it might have been one of the most memorable of

the tournament,” said Mr Keegan. Te v i - F u i m a o n o took the fight from the Queenslander right away by shooting out to a 7-0 lead at the completion of the first round. With a final score of 143, it was the widest margin of the tournament for all junior bouts. “It’s always good to see Satali put the foot down and put up a score on a weekend when most boxers struggled to score effectively,” said Mr Keegan. Plans for Tevi-Fuimaono to take on the world’s best in Kansas, USA, later in the year are in full swing and Umina PCYC boxing coach said he was optimistic. “No Australian boxer has ever won the Ringside World Championships, but I’d like to think Satali would give it a real shake. “His combination of skill and power, dedication and

desire make him a special 14-year-old. “Having said that, Kansas is full of kids like Satali, and we are fully aware of just how tough the assignment will be.” Key to Tevi-Fuimaono’s preparation will be his participation in the inaugural Australian Fitness and Health EXPO Invitational Titles at Darling Harbour in April. “This will be a very prestigious event, and to be extended one of the few invites as a junior boxer is wonderful recognition of his hard work and promise,” said Mr Keegan. The recognition continues with TeviFuimaono’s placement in a series of television commercials promoting the PCYC’s 75th anniversary. Tevi-Fuimaono was chosen on the back of being awarded Young Achiever of the Year 2011 throughout all PCYC’s in NSW.

Efforts to improve Bluetongue Stadium by Kaitlin Watts

osford Council has hired a sports turf consultant in an effort to improve the playing surface at Bluetongue Stadium.

Council issued a response to an article written by Julia de Meyrick in football publication Four Four Two on February 22, stating that Bluetongue Stadium was the “worst pitch in the A-league”. Ms de Meyrick said the

pitch was in an “appalling state” and Gosford Council “apparently [have] scant regard for the needs of their only permanent tenant [Central Coast Mariners]”. Gosford Council’s open space and leisure services manager Mr Phil Moore said Council was always striving to have the best playing surface possible on Bluetongue stadium. “As this is a community facility, we don’t have the option of high cost turf replacement that other

stadiums have. “An independent specialist consultant in sports turf has been engaged and we are utilising their experience to assist in constantly improving the playing surface through reviewing all the practices associated with it. “We are aiming to provide the best surface possible for all users of the facility, including the Central Coast Mariners,” said Mr Moore.

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Woy Woy Oval Grandstand

Woy Woy Oval Grandstand has been closed for an indefinite period after it was found to have structural defects. The grandstand has been fenced off, preventing access to Woy Woy Oval through the entry gates and to the grandstand seating. Access to the playing field will not be affected, and games scheduled for the oval are expected to proceed. Gosford Council’s manager of open space and leisure services Mr Phil Moore said: “Access to the ground floor facilities of the building is acceptable. “This will allow usage of the change rooms, kiosk, amenities and storage rooms to minimise disruption to the winter season

codes. “It is understood that this will cause inconvenience to the clubs utilising this facility. “However, in order to ensure no potential for injury to visitors to Woy Woy Oval, it is essential that the fencing is installed and that the associations and clubs ensure that no access is gained to these (fenced) areas under any circumstances.” Mr Moore said two structural engineers reports had been commissioned on the facility to provide Council with a thorough understanding on the integrity of the building structure. Both structural engineer reports conﬁrmed that the grandstand had severe structural defects that could only be remedied by major re-construction. The reports also detailed the

The workshop aims to provide a forum for the community to discuss

the two planning studies for the “village centre” currently being undertaken by Gosford Council. The Transport Management and Accessibility Plan aims to improve manage trafﬁc, parking, public transport and pedestrian and bicycle movements within the shopping centre and surrounding area. The Masterplan for the Civic

“Library members will have the opportunity to start downloading e-books from our online library catalogue onto a compatible e-reader, tablet or smart phone. “This is another arm to the wonderful service provided by our libraries. “We are committed to continuing to develop new and innovative ways to make books accessible to our entire community in a range of print and electronic formats,” said Mr Flores. File types supported by the e-book collection include WMV, MVA, EPub, MP3 and MP4. Media Release, 24 Feb 2012 Alan Flores, Gosford Council

potential for the building to fail in the short term. “Further advice is being sought from the structural engineers as to whether the concrete reinforcing between the two storeys is sufficient that in the worst case scenario of a roof structure failure occurring, the ground floor storey will not be significantly compromised,” said Mr Moore. Mr Moore said the grandstand facility was 34 years old, very dated and was built before the knowledge of current corrosion proofing solutions. “The building condition has deteriorated over the last few years to the point where the actual structure is now in distress,” said Mr Moore. Media Statement, 27 Feb 2012 Phil Moore, Gosford Council Photo: Naomi Bridges

Umina plans to be discussed “Civic place” and transport plans for the Umina commercial area will be discussed at workshop organised by Gosford Council at Umina Surf Life Saving Club from 6pm-8pm on Tuesday March 20.

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More oppose McDonalds A petition with a further 908 signatures has been received by Gosford Council from the community of Umina opposing the McDonalds development application. The petitioners said they were concerned with a number of issues

that may impact on the community. Among their concerns were local family businesses closing down, an increase in vacant shop fronts on West St, trafﬁc and parking issues, rubbish and potential late night disturbances. Gosford Council Agenda P.11, 28 Feb 2012

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oe Marston of Umina is among eight football players of various codes to have his visage placed on Australia Post’s latest series of commemorative stamps, naming him an Australian Legend.

Australia Post CEO Mr Ahmed Fahour said the 2012 Legends were chosen for their contribution to Australian sporting culture and for playing a vital role in shaping Australia as a great sporting nation. Upon receiving the phone call informing him that he had been selected for the honour Mr Marston said “I really didn’t know what to say”. “I thought I must have done something right and thought ‘well it’s a great honour to be selected in that category’.” As the first Australian to not only play for, but also reach the FA Cup finals with a British football club (Preston North End, 1954), FIFA considered Mr Marston to be a pioneer and standardbearer of Australian soccer. Seeking to revitalise Preston North End FC after their relegation to the second division of English football in 1949, a talent scout for the club had seen Mr Marston playing for Leichhardt-Annandale in Division 1 of the NSW State League, and said he was impressed enough to offer to fly both Mr Marston and his wife Edith to England in order to trial for the team. The club’s fortunes began to change in 1951 when Mr Marston was moved from the reserves into their starting lineup, eventually reclaiming their spot in the first division in 1952 when they finished behind Arsenal. After 196 consecutive matches and five years with Preston North End, despite an offer of £80,000 to transfer to Arsenal, Mr Marston returned to his homeland in 1956, where he continued his pioneering

streak as the ﬁrst man to both captain and coach the Australian team, playing for the squad on 37 occasions in total. Mr Marston was presented with a 24-carat gold replica of the 60 cent stamp on which he appears at the ofﬁcial Australia Day lunch in Sydney. Other accolades received by Mr Marston include the Order of the British Empire,

the Alex Tobin Medal, inductions into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame and the NSW Hall of Champions. Mr Marston’s achievements are acknowledged by the A-League annually, when the Joe Marston Medal is awarded to the player of the match in that year’s grand ﬁnal.

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t t a l o n g Memorial’s Aron Sherriff has been rewarded for a standout year during Bowls Australia’s Awards Night at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne, on Saturday, February 18.

The Australian superstar captured not one but two of the night’s major accolades, while state and national teammate Natasha Van Eldik secured the third. After Van Eldik edged out Cabramatta’s Karen Murphy to be crowned Female Bowler of the Year, Sherriff claimed the ﬁrst of his trophies when he was announced as the Male Bowler of the Year. Moments later, the 26-year-old was back on stage after securing the BCiB International Bowler of the Year award over Van Eldik and last year’s inaugural winner Mark Casey. Having ended 2010 by claiming the World Champion of Champions title, the world number ﬁve continued his rich vein of form on the international stage in 2011 with a dominate display against New Zealand at the Trans Tasman. This was followed by a sublime performance at the Moama International series that assisted the home

The win reassured the Marlins of their top spot on the ladder.

The Cronulla side jumped out to an early lead when they scored two runs in the ﬁrst inning, though this would be the only offense the Sydney-siders would mount, as Marlins’ starting pitcher Paul Anderson settled in to the game nicely. Anderson threw for ﬁve innings, striking out eight hitters along the way. Returning from his duties

with the Sydney Blue Sox, recently named Rookie of the Year in the ABL, Aidan Francis took to the hill and dominated the Sharks’ hitter, completing four innings of work and striking out eight batters along the way. The Marlins’ offense was slow to get started, scoring a lone run in the second inning to cut the deﬁcit in half.

Aerial view of Calga Sand Quarry

ince the southern extension of the Calga Sand Quarry was ﬁrst proposed by Rocla Pty Ltd, Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Darkinjung LALC) and the Mingaletta Aboriginal Women’s Group have gone to battle with State Government over the protection of sites of Aboriginal signiﬁcance.

nation secure an overall victory against old enemies England and Scotland. The performances assured Sherriff of a position in the Australia v South Africa test series, with the green and gold contingent producing a whitewash of the series, dropping only four of the 24 games played against one of its ﬁercest rivals, after the Springboks ended Australia’s gold medal hopes twice at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. The deﬁning moment in

At a recent meeting, Darkinjung LALC and its Members and the Mingaletta Aboriginal Women’s Group officially joined forces to take the fight up with the State Government. In 2010, it was reported that Aboriginal women across the Central Coast of NSW had joined to save a sacred birthing and ceremonial site that was very rare and of extremely high cultural significance, but their pleas seemed to have continually fallen on deaf ears. “This is a sacred birthing and ceremonial site and it’s only 100 metres from the existing mine, so any extension would obviously put the site in danger,” said Mingaletta Women’s Group elder Ms Barbara Grew. “This is very important to us. “It’s a place where we can go and see our history. “It’s a place where we feel we belong. “We’re hoping that, by joining forces with Darkinjung LALC, we’ll finally gain the proper attention and respect of the State Government and stop the quarry extension.” Darkinjung LALC chairperson Ms Jenny

Sherriff’s stellar year came at the 15 nation biennial Asia Paciﬁc Championships where a powerful showing on the international stage saw him skip his fours team to gold and his triples to silver medals, in the process ensuring Australia of the overall winners’ and overall men’s trophies. In a testament to his outstanding year, Sherriff secured 44 votes to ﬁnish 27 clear of his nearest rival, as voted by his peers.

Marlins win eight in a row he Central Coast Marlins won their eighth consecutive game 5-3, defeating the Cronulla Sharks at Baseball Park, Springﬁeld, on the weekend of February 18 and 19.

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Designated hitter, Scott Harrison, hit a single home run to tie the game in the fourth inning. The game stayed level until the Marlins’ hitters started to ﬁre in the seventh inning, with a two-run home run to Moko Moanaroa, followed by consecutive hits to Tom O’Gorman, Dan Smith, Michael Ashton and Scott Harrison, who added

another run to take the score to 5-3, where it remained. Offensive standouts were Scott Harrison and Tom O’Gorman, who each collected three hits. It was a successful day for the Marlins Club as they won ﬁrst, second and third grade, as well as U18s and women’s.

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Hayes said that the position of the Land Council was to object to the proposed southern extension. “There are other signiﬁcant sites in the area and due to the dense scrub, there is every possibility of undiscovered sites. “The Aboriginal Heritage Assessment commissioned by Rocla into the area states that large sections were unable to be surveyed due to thick undergrowth and other factors, so Rocla simply doesn’t know what’s there. “We suggested a burn off to reveal any other sites, but that hasn’t happened. “In addition, there are other known sites of Aboriginal signiﬁcance in the area including rock engravings and a cave shelter with art. “The most critical aspect here is that these sites cannot be assessed in isolation from their surroundings, there is a broader cultural landscape that must be considered”, said Ms Hayes. The site has been noted by cultural heritage expert Jo McDonald as “a rare occasion for engraved sites” due to the association of the engraving of the woman

with stone arrangements. McDonald found that only one other rock engraving in the Sydney Basin area including the Somersby Plateau was associated with a stone arrangement. In total, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has 180 Aboriginal objects and places recorded within or near the suggested project zone. Initially, Rocla suggested a 30 meter buffer around the sacred women’s site, but this was rejected by Mingaletta Women’s Group and the Land Council. “Mining at a depth of up to 35 metres anywhere within several kilometres of the site will weaken the rock platform’s substructure and it will never be the same again. “If the mine expands the whole thing will just collapse,” said Ms Grew. Rocla’s own planning submission noted the Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water had concerns about the company’s proposal to leave the women’s site stranded on a narrow, buffered piece of land. Darkinjung LALC CEO Mr Sean Gordon said

that, despite years of investigation and several reports, there was still a lack of response from the government and it needed to be resolved. “The Mingaletta women, Darkinjung LALC and all Aboriginal people on the Central Coast deserve to be properly acknowledged on this issue. “We’ve been patient and followed all the right processes. “It’s now time for the State Government to veto the southern extension of the Calga Sand Quarry,” said Mr Gordon. Darkinjung LALC chairperson Ms Jenny Hayes said: “Darkinjung LALC will stand alongside the Mingaletta Women’s Group and ﬁght what would obviously be a mistake and quite simply soul-destroying to Aboriginal people.” “And, if necessary, we will call all Aboriginal women from other communities to stand alongside us. “We’re often happy to compromise and negotiate, but not this time,” said Ms Hayes. The two organisations will form a united front and appeal to the State Government to take action. Media Release, 17 Feb 2012 Sean Gordon, Darkinjung LALC

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Security cameras for Terrigal osford Council will install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras next month in the Terrigal CBD funded in part by a grant from the Australian Government as part of the Safer Suburbs Program.

As part of this initiative, Council received $70,000 for the provision of CCTV to address issues associated with anti-social behaviour throughout the Terrigal CBD. The CCTV camera images would be relayed to a recording system which would be located at Terrigal Police Station. Gosford mayor Cr Laurie Maher said that the Brisbane Water Local Area Command identified ideal locations for the cameras through crime statistics and consultation with residents. “This is an issue that has a significant impact on the local business community in Terrigal and I would like to thank them for their assistance in providing feedback on issues they feel need to be addressed. “Cameras being installed will provide coverage of the Terrigal Esplanade and Terrigal Surf Club car park. “They will help improve the safety of the Terrigal area and assist police in protecting residents and tourists from anti social behaviour,” said Cr Maher.

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The Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O’Neill has welcomed Council’s help in delivering another of her 2010 election promises. “Terrigal will be a safer suburb thanks to the work of Gosford Council and the Brisbane Water Local Area Command, made possible with the $70,000 grant from the Gillard Government,” said Ms O’Neill. “I listened to the business owners at Terrigal and took the necessary action to prevent antisocial behaviour and support local businesses and jobs. “Like the shop-owners of Terrigal, the tourists and the locals alike, I look forward to being on hand for the commissioning in March.” The current target date for installation and testing of the Terrigal CCTV system is March with commissioning shortly thereafter.” Media Release, 13 Feb 2012 Deborah O’Neill, Member for Robertson Laure Maher, Gosford Council

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NSW Rugby Union Championships to be held at T Kanwal by Larry Thomson

he 2012 NSW C o u n t r y Rugby Union Championships will be held over two successive w e e k e n d s , beginning in March.

The Championships will begin on Saturday, March 24, and the finals will be held at Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal, on Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1. The senior teams will be fighting for the prestigious Caldwell Cup, while the Colts teams from all across NSW Country will attempt to gain supremacy in their particular division. All Zones will play their preliminary rounds on the Saturday before the finals weekend. These games will determine what Championship division each team enters during the finals weekend. There will be 16 teams involved in total. These teams come from across NSW Country with eight zones playing for the Caldwell Cup and the Richardson Shield and eight teams competing in the NSW Country Colts

Championship. All teams are in full preparation and will be playing trial matches throughout March in the lead up to these titles. The Central Coast have won the Caldwell Cup on four occasions, in 1993 at Concord Oval in Sydney and then for three successive years from 2005 to 2007. In recent years, the team has made the ﬁnals and, last year, ﬁnished in third position. Coached by Carl Von Kotze and Scott Bath, the local senior side have been in preparation since the middle of January. Teams have competed in the Caldwell Cup since 1951 and Newcastle Hunter have won the cup for the past four years. The Saturday of the Championships will also see the NSW Country Women’s Rugby 7’s Championships held at Morry Breen. Five different Zones will compete for this Championship and, at the conclusion of the day, a NSW Country Women’s 7’s team will be selected to attend the ARU Nationals in Sydney in April.

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Woy Woy Roosters claim divine assistance

he gods were smiling on the Woy Woy Junior Roosters rugby league team in more ways than one on Sunday, March 4, ensuring a rain free day, which saw the Roosters retain the Andrew “Joey” Johns and Graham “Wombat” Eadie Jersey.

The jersey was named after Cessnock’s legend Newcastle, NSW and Australian half back Andrew Johns and Woy Woy’s greatest Manly, NSW and Australian fullback Graham Eadie. It was the third year in a row for the Roosters in the annual trial against the Cessnock Goannas. “After the rain that the coast had received through the week, it looked unlikely that the trial would be going ahead,” said Woy Woy Junior Rugby League Football Club president Mr Tim McParlane. “Thanks to Matt Marker from Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, who was happy for us to use the oval and as well as allowing us to make the ﬁnal call on the day,” said Mr McParlane. The result for the Jersey was a close one with each of the competitive games winner receiving one point for their club. The Roosters won six and a half games and the Goannas ﬁve and a half (the

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U14s result was a draw with half a point awarded to each Club). “Good hard, clean footy was played in the right spirit and was on display all day from the first kick off with the U6s on the soccer oval and the U12s on the league oval through to the last games,” said McParlane. “It was also a highlight to have the U18s play and to see a few of last year’s U16s playing. “It was great to finally be back playing and I know that all coaching staff and players are happy to have that first game under their belt. “The Roosters had a lot of new players on display and all were impressive under hot and humid conditions. “The coaches that I spoke to were happy with the way there boys went and are looking forward to next week’s trial against Macquarie United Scorpions at Toronto.

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Woy Woy grandstand closed indefinitely courtesy of Peninsula News Photo: Naomi Bridges

oy Woy Oval grandstand has been closed for an indefinite period after a conditional assessment by Gosford Council’s building operations officers found the building to be in distress; however, access to the playing field has not been inhibited.

Gosford Council’s manager of open space and leisure services Mr Phil Moore said the grandstand facility was 34 years old, very dated and was built before the knowledge of current corrosion prooﬁng solutions. “The building condition has deteriorated over the last few years to the point where the actual structure is now in distress,” said Mr Moore. “Following a conditional assessment of Woy Woy Oval Grandstand by Council’s building operations ofﬁcers, two structural

engineers reports were commissioned on the facility to provide Council with a thorough understanding on the integrity of the building structure,” he said. As a result of the deterioration and in order to manage the associated

risk of a potential failure, council ofﬁcers from building operations and open space and leisure services (OSLS) have arranged for the immediate fencing of the front of Woy Woy Oval from Oval Ave as well as the access to the second storey

of the grandstand structure. There will be no access to Woy Woy Oval from the entry gates or to the grandstand seating for an indeﬁnite period. Both structural engineer reports conﬁrmed that the grandstand had severe

structural defects that could only be remedied by major re-construction. The reports also detailed the potential for the building to fail in the short term. “Further advice is being sought from the structural engineers as to whether

the concrete reinforcing between the two storeys is sufficient that in the worst case scenario of a roof structure failure occurring, the ground floor storey will not be significantly compromised creating an OH and S incident-hazard,” said Mr Moore. “It is anticipated that access to the ground floor facilities of the building is acceptable, which will allow usage of the change rooms, kiosk, amenities and storage rooms to minimise disruption to the winter season codes. “It is understood that this will cause inconvenience to the clubs utilising this facility, however, in order to ensure no potential for injury to visitors to Woy Woy Oval it is essential that the fencing is installed and that the associations and clubs ensure that no access is gained to these areas under any circumstances. “A report is currently being prepared for the consideration of Council in respect to the advancement of this issue and redevelopment issues.”

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Mixed results for junior league reps by Andrew Stark

mixed fortnight for the Central Coast Junior Representative Rugby League teams has seen the Matthews Cup team consolidate its top eight ranking while the SG Ball squad searches urgently for a change of fortune.

After the first month of battle the Centurions Matthews Cup boys were the talk of the competition following recent strong performances against Sydney powerhouses, the Tigers and Canterbury. A terrific struggle ensued against Balmain at Woy Woy Oval in Round 3. Both teams took to the field undefeated and, despite a juggling effort in the left corner by Callum Blinco which narrowly failed to open the scoring, it was the black and golds who dominated taking a 12 point lead into the break. The second half produced a more locally favourable hue as tries to Blinco after three minutes, followed shortly after by a grubber kick regather from close range by Rhys Edwards had

the Coasties trailing by just four. A series of frantic late attacks inside the Balmain quarter were well defended by the visitors and a high quality game of football concluded with the home team suffering a narrow12-8 loss. Hooker Jacob Liddle was again impressive and was ably supported by Ourimbah prop Mitch Connor and the Saiﬁti twins while out wide the pace of Connor Watson was a constant threat to the Tigers line. A follow up 32-8 win over the Bulldogs at Belmore saw the Centurions continue the tremendous momentum of their season and a keen tussle awaits on Saturday at Manly. Meanwhile, the SG Ball Cup U18s were coming off a good win over the Bears yet ran head long into the white hot Balmain team who many keen judges had penciled in for this year’s title. While the locals began well enough when ﬁve eight Todd Lewis dummied and darted to claim a 6-0 lead, four quick tries to the Tigers saw the heavyweights up by 22-6 at the games midpoint. Running down hill toward ‘The Wall’ in the second

stanza, the Balmain boys were relentless in their quest for points. A further half dozen touch downs were countered by a double to the sky blues left winger Mitch Nakhoul leaving a lopsided ﬁnal scoreline of 58-18. Best for the Centurions were the tireless backrow duo of Josh Whitlam and Matt Geoffrey, while playmaker

Luke Walsh continued scheming to the very end, despite the numerical bleakness emanating from the scoreboard. An equally difﬁcult 70 minutes unfurled at Canterbury seven days later; the 48-22 loss pushing the Centurions into a desperate scrap to stay in touch with the competitions fringe quarter ﬁnal aspirants.

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Doyalson makes cricket grand final by Greg Aitchison

oyalson-Wyee RSL Cricket Club’s One Day Limited Overs team have qualiﬁed for the Grade Two Grand Final after an exciting victory over Toukley at Kurraba Oval.

On a slow field after all the wet weather, Doyalson batted first and managed a respectable total of 111 runs. Matt Luxford top scored with 34 runs backed up by a handy 27 from Adam Pass. In reply, Toukley were dismissed for 67 runs due to some great bowling and fielding. Corey Hayden starred with figures of 4 for 12. The Grand Final will be played at Adcock Park on Saturday against Woy Woy from 12pm. In the Club’s other Senior Semi Final appearance, Division 1 were defeated by Minor Premiers Lisarow.

After the game was reduced to 30 overs a side, Lisarow scored 6 for 150. Daniel Watson had team best bowling ﬁgures of 2 for 22. Doyalson were dismissed for 86 runs in reply, led by Captain Stuart Lockyer with 34 runs and Brendan Gallagher who scored 24. Lisarow go straight through to the Grand Final while Doyalson play against Mountains in the Final at Sohier Park this Saturday and Sunday from 11am. Doyalson’s Junior Semi Finals are also to be played on Saturday, with 16As playing at Kanwal Oval and 12As at Harry Moore Oval, both against The Entrance. Doyalson’s Team of the Month for January was Josh Abel (Div 4) 99 runs, 43 not out, two for 11 and four catches, George Boyd ( Div 1 ) 90 runs, Patrick Longobardi (Div 4) 88 runs, Zach Abel (Div 4) 63 runs, four for three and four for

54, Ryan Marsden (Div 2) 58 runs, four for 17 and two for two, Stuart Lockyer (Div 1) five for 13 and 44 not out James Leary (11A) 17 runs and 2 for 3, Dylan Davis (Div 4) four for 11, Gordon Moore (Div 6) five for 25, Shane McManus (Div 6) five for 13, Ian Sharp (ODLO) five for six. Doyalson’s Team of the Month for February was Allan Foody (Div 2) 76 runs, Michael Kurz (Div 2) 61 runs, Brendan Gallagher (Div 1) 45 not out, Byron Jensen (12A) 30 runs and two for three, Riley Moore (12A) 30 runs and two for seven, Paul Graham (Div 1) four for 15, Bailey Petrie (13B) three for two and two for 13, Daniel Watson (Div 1 and U21) five for 21, two for five and 45 not out, Adam Collins (Div 6) five for 47 and 69 runs, Kaine Howlett (16C) five for 18, Adam Pass (ODLO) six for 48 including Hat Trick.

The future of Central Coast sports clubs by Adele Johns

ocal sporting clubs and young people can beneﬁt through involvement in a new initiative that aims to educate and motivate young people to volunteer at Central Coast sporting clubs.

Youth Inspired! Young Volunteers, the future of Central Coast sport is a program that supports young people aged 16-25 to become involved in the running of local sporting clubs. Youth Inspired entails a range of education workshops in the areas of club governance, managing volunteers, committee roles and conducting meetings, ﬁnance and budgeting and

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of Sport, the Central Coast Sports Federation, Volunteering Central Coast and Community Compass. Community Compass executive ofﬁcer Ms Adele Johns said: “It is great to have so many key organisations working together to support our local young people and sporting clubs.” “Both the participants and sporting clubs will beneﬁt through involvement in Youth Inspired and the program will really strengthen the fabric of our local clubs. “With great training and mentoring and the injection of young, knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers into community sporting clubs, it’s a win-win for everyone,” said Adele.

Coast football history book by Kevin Best

entral Coast F o o t b a l l is currently constructing the history of the code on the Central Coast and is looking for members of the community to assist with any information they may have.

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a number of other important topics. While these areas provide a focus for the program, Youth Inspired also involves a personal development weekend camp where participants would receive expert tuition in leadership, public speaking and how to manage difﬁcult people along with some fun teambuilding and development activities. The program also aims to assist sporting clubs by providing free mentor training for club representatives so that they can nurture their young people within the volunteer environment. This new initiative is the result of collaboration by NSW Sport and Recreation, the Central Coast Academy

mid 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the organisation. Areas of interest are the functions and activities of the Men’s Association, Women’s Association, men and women’s representative teams, Referees Association and Central Coast teams which have played outside the area. Historian Kevin Best

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U16 to be included in Central Coast Sevens by Craig Morgan

he Fitness First Central Coast Sevens Rugby Festival has conﬁrmed the inclusion of an eight team U16 schoolboy’s tournament to be incorporated into the Central Coast Sevens festival to be held at Wyong Rugby League Club on

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The new schoolboy’s tournament to be named the Impact Rugby U16 Schoolboys Cup will deliver a pathway to participants to be identiﬁed by the Australian Rugby Union High Performance unit with a focus on the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio. Rugby Sevens is set to return to the Olympic arena at the 2016 Rio Games

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with the U16 schoolboys regarded as a key age group for development with a view to winning a gold medal in 2016. Tournament director Craig Morgan said: “We are extremely excited by the inclusion of the schoolboys division, this is a great opportunity to further offer a

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P8 - GRANDSTAND - March 8, 2012

Out at 3rd

Marlins win 11 games in a row

A tough win for the Marlins Photos: Rob O’Keefe

Minor premiership for Marlins

All by Michael Ashton and Paul Anderson

entral Coast M a r l i n s extended their winning streak to 11 games after a hard fought extra innings 3-2 victory over Penrith at Kingswood on Sunday, February 26.

The game was the ﬁnal hit out of the Sydney Major League regular season. Penrith were ﬁrst to score and plated a run off Marlins starting pitcher Paul Anderson in the bottom of the second.

Anderson then settled in nicely, not allowing any further runs, and striking out ﬁve hitters in his ﬁve innings of work. Anderson then gave way to Aidan Francis, who kept the scoring to a minimum while allowing the Marlins offence to kick into action. Trailing 1-0 in the top of the seventh, Marlins scored a run to tie the game and scored a further run in the top of the eighth inning to lead 2-1. Francis continued to dominate the Penrith hitters - he struck out eight hitters in his outing - until he gave

up a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game at 2-2 heading into the ﬁnal innings. Both sides were unable to score in the extra innings until, in the top of the twelfth, Pat Maat drove in Adam Howe for the go ahead run with the Marlins taking a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the twelfth inning. Veteran Marlins pitcher Geoff Brotherton then pitched a scoreless inning to seal the win. After starting the season 4-6, the Marlins went on a 12-1 run to claim the minor premiership.

entral Coast Marlins secured the Sydney Major League minor premiership with a strong 11-0 victory over Penrith at Blacktown International Sports Park on Wednesday, February 22.

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strong outing from starting pitcher Craig Anderson who dealt ﬁve scoreless innings without conceding a run, giving up just the one hit and striking out ﬁve batters. Combined with relief pitchers, Geoff Brotherton and Bryce Procter, who both threw two scoreless innings, and faultless team defence, the Marlins’ hitters were able to let loose, and that they

did, scoring early and often. Marlins scored one run in the second inning, two runs in the third and six runs in the fourth to take a commanding 9-0 lead by the fourth inning. Marlins added another two runs in the ninth inning to ensure the 11-0 victory. Dan Smith, Pat Maat and Boss Moanaroa, who also hit a towering home run, each had three hits.

Washouts threaten finals entral Coast Marlins major semi ﬁnal three game series against the Canterbury Vikings scheduled for Sunday, March 4, was further postponed after the weekend’s rainouts.

The Sydney Major League decided that there

would be no wash outs in ﬁrst game, and if there is a postponement, all games would be played. Therefore, Central Coast attempted to play game one of its three game Major Semi ﬁnal series on the night of Wednesday, March 7, at Blacktown International SportsPark. The news was not so good for Marlins lower

grades, with the League deciding upon a cut-off date before the higher ranked team would advance if rain persisted. For the semi ﬁnal round, games must have been played by Wednesday, February 7. Marlins U18s are ranked number two, and second and third grades ranked fourth.

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March 8, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P9

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Mariners draw with Sydney at Bluetongue by Liam Howitt

roy Hearﬁeld’s stoppage-time equaliser was enough for the Mariners to salvage a dramatic 1-all draw against NSW rivals Sydney FC at Bluetongue Stadium on Saturday, March 3.

The draw means the Mariners still hold a narrow three-point lead over fellow AFC Champions League representatives Brisbane Roar as the battle to be crowned Season Seven Hyundai A-League premiers continues to heat up. Graham Arnold was forced to make a minor reshufﬂe to the team that went down narrowly to the Melbourne Heart last start. Trent Sainsbury came into the starting line-up in a direct swap with the suspended Pedj Bojic while Rostyn Grifﬁth’s mid-week departure meant John Hutchinson was moved to a more central role.

Photo: John Dewberry © Central Coast Mariners

This allowed Qantas Australian U23 skipper Oliver Bozanic to start on the left side of midﬁeld in his 50th Hyundai A-League game. The rain, which has

drenched NSW throughout the week, made an appearance before kickoff making the pristine Bluetongue pitch slippery for the players. In a physical opening,

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neither side could manufacture any clearcut scoring chances, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Both teams were willing to put their bodies on the line as first Adam Kwasnik and Terry McFlynn were forced to undergo running repairs in order to continue further participation in the match. Bozanic looked sharp with a quick break down the flank after 20 minutes but was unable to deliver a cross to the supporting players. Sydney’s best chance of the half fell to Nick Carle in the 21st minute who was denied by a strong save from Mat Ryan. The close shave clearly woke the home side as first

Rose made his presence felt with a ﬁne run before Tomas Rogic forced Ivan Necevski into a good save. English import John Sutton was starting to show the form that made him such a handful for defenders in the Scottish Premier League. Brett Emerton had a chance to break the deadlock late in the half but was thwarted by an outstanding covering challenge from Alex Wilkinson. The visitors came out in the second half desperate for a goal, and their hungriness nearly paid immediate dividends with Joel Chianese forcing Ryan into his second exceptional save of the evening.

Ryan could do little to prevent Sydney from opening the scoring with a goal to Chianese in the 56th minute. After making the initial save Ryan was left stranded on the ground as Chianese slotted home. Bernie Ibini was thrown into the fray and made an immediate impact, nearly pulling the goal back in 58th minute. Ibini did everything right to round Necevski but ultimately made the angle too acute for himself. Trent Sainsbury defended courageously throughout the match, showing some good speed to frustrate the Sydney strikers, but his night ended prematurely after a sickening head-clash. The incident saw the talented defender end the evening with ﬁve stitches needed to close his wound. The home side’s best chance to equalise fell to Bozanic after 69 minutes. Ibini whipped in a well-timed cross and the hometown junior got himself into a promising position when he shrugged off his markers, but just couldn’t direct his cross down. When Sutton directed a half-chance straight into Necevski’s arms it looked like the Mariners would once again be unable to pull back a one goal margin. John Hutchinson evoked memories of his sensational strikes against Sydney at the SFS several seasons ago with a brilliant effort from the edge of the box that cannoned into the crossbar.

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Rogic voted February’s best U21 A-League player by Ben O’Neill

omas Rogic from the Central Coast Mariners has been voted the most outstanding U21 player for the month of February in the race to be the 2011-12 NAB Young Footballer of the Year following a string of standout performances.

Photo: John Dewberry © Central Coast Mariners

As the match went into stoppage time, it looked like Sydney FC would claim a very valuable three points, but the home side continued to play positively. Just as he did against Glasgow Celtic FC in the pre-season, Troy Hearfield broke Sydney FC hearts with a dramatic header in the 91st minute. The goal was the catalyst for an amazing period of play. First Zwaanswijk went close to scoring an unlikely winner before Chianese dragged a shot across the face of Ryan’s goal. Post match, Graham Arnold said he was pleased with the efforts of his charges and again praised the character on display by his players. “We had to really dig deep tonight and I felt that we deserved the point,” he said. “I think we had as many good chances as they did. “The character the boys showed again was fantastic and probably the last five or so minutes the system was just five boys having a go for it. “Even when we got the goal back, I thought we may as well just keep going because one point or three, probably three is more

valuable at this moment in time and we were unlucky not to get one at the end as well.” Arnold emphasised that as yet, he hadn’t taken an in-depth look at Tianjin Teda, a team coached by Croatian manager, Josip Kuze. Arnold said he would take a good look of the footage of Tianjin he acquired on the trip to China. Arnold also expressed his enthusiasm to play in Asia’s premier club competition. “I think it’s no secret that we’ve got a tough schedule … but it’s something that’s so exciting, I’m buzzing myself the fact that we’re playing in the Asian Champions League, we’re representing Australia, we’re representing the A-League … it’s one game at a time.” Mariners skipper Alex Wilkinson said the teams’ strong structure would enhance their opportunity to win in Tianjin. “With our structure we’ve got a great chance of breaking them down … (we’re) really looking forward to the challenge and the future games to come.”

Match Details Central Coast Mariners 1 (Hearﬁeld 90 + 1’) Sydney FC 1 (Chianese 56’)

Central Coast Mariners: 1. Mathew RYAN (GK), 3. Joshua ROSE, 6. Patrick ZWANNSWIJK, 7. John HUTCHINSON, 11. Oliver BOZANIC (2. Daniel McBREEN 75’), 14. Michael McGLINCHEY, 16. Trent SAINSBURY (12. Troy HEARFIELD 66’), 17. Tomas ROGIC, 18. Alex WILKINSON (C), 19. John SUTTON, 23. Adam KWASNIK (9. Bernie IBINI 56’) Subs not Used: 20. Justin PASFIELD (GK) Yellow Cards: Rose 83’, Hutchinson 90 + 3’ Red Cards: None Sydney FC: 20. Ivan NECEVSKI (GK), 4. Pascal BOSSCHAART, 5. Michael BEAUCHAMP, 7. Brett EMERTON (11. Dimitri PETRATOS 60’), 8. Karol KISEL (17. Terry ANTONIS 78’), 9. Bruno CAZARINE (22. Nathan SHERLOCK 90’), 10. Nick CARLE, 15. Terry McFLYNN (C), 16. Joel CHIANESE, 21. Scott JAMIESON, 23. Rhyan GRANT. Subs not Used: 1. Liam REDDY (GK). Yellow Cards: Grant 22’, Kisel 30’, Carle 45’ Red Cards: None Referee: Chris BEATH Crowd: 8, 658 at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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Rogic is the fourth Mariner in as many months, following Bernie Ibini in November, Mustafa Amini in December and Mathew Ryan in January, to be nominated for the NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award. Rogic earned the applause of teammates, fans and pundits alike, netting twice in February. He was also instrumental in much of the Mariners’ best attacking play. Away to Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Friday, February 10, the silky playmaker glided through the heart of midﬁeld

before unleashing a ﬁrm left foot shot past a hapless Ante Covic. Eight days later at Bluetongue Stadium, Rogic curled a precise left foot shot past Mark Paston to further endear him to the Mariners faithful. Rogic said he was pleased to see his hard work recognised. “(I’m) very happy and very proud,” he said. “I’ve been working very hard for something like this to happen, so I am enjoying the moment.” Asked why he thought the Mariners had made it four nominations in a row, Rogic said: “The youth here have been given an opportunity to play.” “Obviously there are a lot of talented young boys here, but I think being placed in the right environment here at the Mariners where they’re brought through the right way and encouraged.” Mariners’ assistant coach Mr Phil Moss said another Mariners selection was a magniﬁcent compliment to

the work happening at the club. “We’re very proud of all the boys,” Moss said. “Musti (Mustafa Amini,) Maty (Mathew Ryan), Bernie (Ibini), and now Tommy Rogic … it shows that Arnie is prepared to invest his time in youth and I think that’s the most important thing. “Tommy’s only new to the club as far as a signed player goes but he has made a real impression early on.” “He’s got such great balance and awareness for a big boy.” The overall winner will receive a $10,000 personal investment portfolio, a NAB Private Client Manager to assist with a range of banking and ﬁnancial services, and the NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award. To aid the development of future football stars NAB have generously donated a $3000 equipment pack that will go to Rogic’s chosen junior football institution, Canberra’s Tuggeranong United FC.

(L to R) Phil Moss congratulates Tomas Rogic

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Mariners lose to Heart but still on top by Ben O’Neill

li Babalj’s close range 50th minute strike was enough for Melbourne Heart to see off Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in the sole Hyundai A-League ﬁxture on Sunday, February 26, in Melbourne.

In a game that struggled to come to life in the opening stanza, the second 45 was full of entertainment and drama with Babalj’s opportunistic effort separating the sides at the ﬁnal whistle. The Mariners did miss a golden chance to restore parity to the match just ﬁve minutes after Heart’s lone goal. Teenager Tomas Rogic was fouled in the box with English recruit stepping up to take the resulting penalty. Unfortunately for the onloan Heart of Midlothian hitman, his effort struck the woodwork with the follow up gathered by impressive

Heart custodian Clint Bolton. The match started at a relatively insipid pace, with players from both teams seemingly struggling to adjust to the hot Melbourne afternoon. While referee Jarred Gillett dished out four yellow cards early on it took until the 17th minute for the ﬁrst real chance of the game to be created. Playing at the top of Graham Arnold’s diamond, Rogic bent a left foot effort at Clint Bolton, however, the experienced Heart custodian comfortably claimed the attempt. Two minutes later it was Rogic again who threatened. Good work from Michael McGlinchey opened some space for the former Nike Academy scholar and, while his attempt had more power than two minutes prior, Bolton was again able to save at the ﬁrst time of asking. Ten minutes later Graham Arnold’s team had their best opportunity of the opening

stanza. With wingback Pedj Bojic sending a well-weighted cross into the box, in-form marksman Adam Kwasnik headed just inches wide of Bolton’s left post. Soon after, Heart had their best chance of the opening 45 to score. Crafty Brazilian midfielder Fred curled his strike from the edge of the area at Mathew Ryan; however, the gloveman easily plucked the ball from the air. Heart came out firing after the interval and it was just five minutes after the breather that the home team opened the scoring. Fred’s skewed shot fell to the feet of the tall front man Babalj who lashed past Mathew Ryan from sixyards to hand his team the advantage. Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold swapped Sutton for the pacey Bernie Ibini following the 55th minute penalty miss with the young striker having

an almost immediate impact from the bench. Just two minutes into his cameo, Ibini bent a shot at goal. Having a great afternoon in goal for John van’t Schip’s team, Bolton claimed Ibini’s effort. Seven minutes later it was a similar story with Bolton dropping low with soft hands to thwart a firm effort from Ibini, while soon after Adam Kwasnik curled a shot just wide of the post. Babalj had a chance to grab his brace at the other end, only to fire over the woodwork having turned Alex Wilkinson. While Arnold made some late changes with Troy Hearfield and Daniel McBreen coming on to aid the attack, the Mariners couldn’t quite manage to breach a determined Heart defence led by Simon Colosimo. Post match, Arnold said that, despite the loss, he believed his side was still on track and a force to be

reckoned with. “I felt that we played well today,” he said. “We’ve been improving over the last couple of weeks and I thought our performance was very good. “[It was] disappointing obviously that we lost the game, but I just said to the boys if you said to me at the start of the season that with four rounds to go we’d be three points ahead, then we would have all been more than happy with it. “At the end of the day, I was very proud of the performance and if we keep performing like that we should be right.”

Match Details Melbourne Heart 1 (Babalj 50’) Central Coast Mariners 0 Melbourne Heart: 1. Clint BOLTON (Gk), 2. Michael MARRONE, 3. Brendan HAMILL (13. Jonatan GERMANO 70’), 4. Simon COLOSIMO, 5. FRED (11. Alex TERRA 80’), 6. Matt THOMPSON, 16. Aziz

McClenahan joins Mariners’ defence

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entral Coast Mariners have added 2008 Beijing Olympian and former West Ham United junior Trent McClenahan to the clubs’ 2012 AFC Champions League roster.

Most comfortable at right fullback, 27-year-old McClenahan can also play in midﬁeld and will add further depth to Graham Arnold’s squad as the club embarks on its second AFC Champions League adventure. “First of all I am very happy to get the deal over

the line and I’ll look forward to the ACL campaign with the Mariners. “Hopefully we can continue the successful season that it’s been to date,” McClenahan said. “Personally, I just want to try and help the club as much as I can throughout the ACL campaign.” While the Mariners have numerous options at right fullback including Pedj Bojic, Trent Sainsbury and James Oates who are all contracted for the 2012 AFC Champions League, McClenahan said he was looking forward to the challenge of earning a place in the team.

“The team is doing really well so it’s going to be very difﬁcult to get into the team for starters,” he said. “I will just keep working as hard as I can and doing as well as I can and hopefully I get a chance.” McClenahan featured prominently for former Qantas Australian U23s mentor Arnold in the 2008 Olympic campaign, playing all three group matches for the Olyroos at the Beijing Games. “I know what Trent is capable of,” Arnold said. “He will add further quality to our squad and given we are allowed to sign 30 players for

the AFC Champions League he is a great addition to the team.” Central Coast Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull welcomed McClenahan to the Mariners. “We are excited to have a player with such international experience with various Australian national teams, and who always has played successfully in the United Kingdom, join us on the Coast,” Turnbull said. “McClenahan adds tremendously to [Graham Arnold’s] depth and is able to play in a number of positions. “We can’t wait to see him in action.”

BEHICH, 18. Curtis GOOD, 19. Eli BABALJ, 23. Mate DUGANDZIC (7. Rutger WORM 66’), 26. Paul REID Subs not Used: 30. Sebastian MATTEI (Gk) Yellow Cards: Behich, Reid, Fred, Babalj, Thompson, Terra Red Cards: None Central Coast Mariners: 1. Mathew RYAN (Gk), 3. Joshua ROSE, 4. Pedj BOJIC, 6. Patrick ZWAANSWIJK, 7. John HUTCHINSON, 8. Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 14. Michael MCGLINCHEY (12. Troy HEARFIELD 78’), 17. Tomas ROGIC (2. Daniel MCBREEN 83’), 18. Alex WILKINSON (C), 19. John SUTTON (9. Bernie IBINI 58’), 23. Adam KWASNIK Subs not Used: 20. Justin PASFIELD (Gk) Yellow Cards: Ryan, Kwasnik, Bojic Red Cards: None Referee: Jarred Gillett Crowd: 5,034

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P14 - GRANDSTAND - March 8, 2012

Mariners scramble for a draw in Coast derby entral Coast Mariners fought back from two goals down to draw 3-3 away to Gold Coast United in a Hyundai A-League week 17 catch-up match played at Skilled Park, Robina on Wednesday, February 22.

Second half goals from Bernie Ibini and Adam Kwasnik secured a point for Graham Arnold’s team after taking any points from the match seemed unlikely, with the Mariners down 3-1. The fixture started brightly for the visiting team, with Kwasnik opening the scoring in just the fourth minute. Teenager Tomas Rogic’s centre into the box took a deflection off Zachary Anderson, with the ball diverting into the path of the Mariners number 23. Showing all the nous that has made him one of the Hyundai A-League’s leading goal-getters for seven seasons, Kwasnik swooped on the deflection to direct

the ball past Jerrad Tyson in between the sticks for the home team. The Mariners lead would be short lived, however, with Gold Coast restoring parity to the game just over five minutes later. Rostyn Griffiths’ challenge on Gol-Gol Mebrahtu inside the box was deemed illegal by referee Matt Gillett. Youngster Chris Harold took responsibility of the ensuing spot-kick and made no mistake from 12-yards. In the 17th minute, Gold Coast would take what many before the match would consider to be a surprising lead. Bursting through midfield from inside his own half, gun attacker Ben Halloran used his pace to find space before rifling an angled shot goal wards. Halloran’s strike had venom and accuracy and, despite Central Coast custodian Justin Pasfield getting a glove on the ball, the ‘keeper couldn’t prevent Gold Coast going one up. The combination of Rogic and Kwasnik was looking the Mariners’ best outlet to

goal and it was just shy of the half hour that the duo connected again to nearly level proceedings. Only a stellar diving save from Tyson prevented Kwasnik from scoring his second of the night with a bending effort from the edge of the area after Rogic had found the marksman with an accurate pass. After the interval, Pasfield made two telling interventions that proved critical in the grand scheme of the game. Diving to his left on both occasions, Pasfield spectacularly thwarted firm efforts from Mitch Cooper and Mebrahtu in the 50th and 52nd minutes respectively. But there was little Pasfield could do soon after, with Cooper sliding the ball into the back of the net from eight yards to give Gold Coast a two goal buffer. Ibini had already been introduced into the match before Cooper’s strike, but it was the youthful exuberance of one of Australia’s great attacking prospects that would help spark the Mariners’ rally.

It was just three minutes after Cooper’s goal that Ibini would draw the Yellow and Navy within one. From just inside the area, Ibini unleashed a powerful left foot drive that had Tyson ﬂapping at air. On 66 minutes, the remarkable game that was developing took another twist with Kwasnik scoring his second and his teams’ third of the night. Latching onto to a precise pass from the left side, Kwasnik produced a textbook header to level the game. Kwasnik’s second would prove to be the last time the scoreboard attendant would be troubled on the evening despite the best efforts of both sides. As the clock wound down it was Arnold’s men who looked most likely to snatch all three points. Kwasnik and Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk went especially close to winning the day for the visitors, while Gold Coast substitute Maceo Rigters was looking threatening at the other end.

Nevertheless, neither team could breach their opponents’ goal again, with coaches Arnold and Mike Mulvey having to settle for a share of the spoils after 90 action-packed minutes. After the match Arnold offered his applause to Mulvey’s men. “Full credit to Gold Coast,” he said. “I thought they played exceptionally well. “They had young players on the pitch who were ﬁghting for their futures and experienced players who were ﬁghting for their livelihoods. “Unfortunately, they were hungrier than us, which was disappointing. “But it took character for us to come back from 3-1 and I commend the boys on that.”

Match Details Gold Coast United: 3 (Harold 9’ (pen), Halloran 17’, Cooper 55’) Central Coast Mariners: 3 (Kwasnik 4’, 66’, Ibini 58’) Gold Coast United: 20. Jerrad TYSON, 2. Joshua BRILLANTE, 3. Michael THWAITE, 4.

Turnbull calls for unity entral Coast M a r i n e r s chairman Mr Peter Turnbull has urged all parties, all clubs, Clive Palmer, the FFA and all in the football family to put aside their disputes for the good of the game and build on what has been a tremendous on-ﬁeld year.

“After A-League

the Hyundai season is

complete, we have many things that need to be reviewed and resolved,” said Mr Turnbull. “That is why off-seasons were invented!” “Like all football followers, I have been keenly watching the developments of the last few weeks. “There are many points raised by Clive Palmer that have merit, and indeed they have been raised and discussed between the owners and with the FFA on several occasions.

“But other issues raised by Clive do not [have merit], the manner of their raising is also most unfortunate and simply not helpful. “There is no doubt that after seven years of ever-increasing losses, the owners’ stamina and willingness to donate to the cause of football is wearing thin. “While these losses mount, there is a need for the owners to be in more control of how their investment is managed, as

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they are the ones in reality that are fronting the bills on a daily basis for all football followers. “Two government reports and the original PFA (Professional Footballers Australia) model have demanded it, and the FFA have now promised it. “We can only achieve change in a uniﬁed manner with the FFA. “Owning a football club is a tough gig, and one that requires huge commitment for questionable reward. “If my family and I were not a football family of 75 years standing in the game, I would not do it. “But, because of the satisfaction we get from supporting football in Australia and on the Central Coast, we continue to make

the commitment to the game. “The way that this issue has developed to its current state is not the right way. “This episode is damaging the game I love, and that we have invested so heavily in emotionally and ﬁnancially. “It goes without saying that this episode has a detrimental effect on the large investment that we have been negotiating to bring to the sport for the last two-and-a-half months. ““This time of the season is traditionally the most exciting, it is the run to the Finals. “Who will be Premiers? “Who will be the top two? “Where is the Grand Final to be played? “Who will be the Champions?

A League Table

by Ben O’Neill

Zachary ANDERSON, 5. Kristian REES, 7. GolGol MEBRAHTU (16. Maceo RIGTERS 64’), 14. Ben HALLORAN, 15. Adama TRAORE, 17. Chris HAROLD (’ 21. Daniel SEVERINO 90+1’), 28. Daniel BOWLES, 33. Mitch COOPER (11. Jake BARKER-DAISH 69’) Subs not Used: 40. Chris O’CONNOR Yellow Cards: Thwaite, Rigters Red Cards: None Central Coast Mariners: 20. Justin PASFIELD (Gk), 3. Josh ROSE, 4. Pedj BOJIC, 6. Patrick ZWAANSWIJK, 8. Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 10. Adriano PELLEGRINO (12. Troy HEARFIELD 75’), 14. Michael MCGLINCHEY, 17. Tomas ROGIC, 18. Alex WILKINSON (C), 19. John SUTTON (9. Bernie IBINI 55’), 23. Adam KWASNIK Subs not Used: 31. Brody CRANE (Gk), 16. Trent SAINSBURY Yellow Cards: Grifﬁths, Rose, Bojic Red Cards: None Referee: Matt Gillett

by Ben O’Neill

“Can your team make the semis? “These are the questions we should be answering right now. “As well as the Finals run-in, we have the AFC Champions League starting this coming week, and the pundits say it sees Australia with the best chance yet for success with the way that the Mariners and the Roar play the game. “For Mariners members and fans, the best thing we can do for the game is to show up in support of ‘Arnie’ (Graham Arnold) and the players, support them to the ﬁnal whistle and enjoy the end of what has been an amazing Hyundai A-League season both on and off the pitch,” said Mr Turnbull.

March 8, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P15

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Rostyn Griffiths transfers to China by Ben Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

entral Coast Mariners have conďŹ rmed that that the club has agreed to terms with Chinese Super League (CSL) team Guangzhou R and F to transfer midďŹ elder Rostyn GrifďŹ ths for an undisclosed fee.

GrifďŹ ths left Australia on Tuesday, February 28, bound for China where he undertook a medical and, subsequent to satisfying Guangzhou R and Fâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements, will join the CSL newcomers for two seasons. Central Coast Mariners

chairman Mr Peter Turnbull said the transfer represented a unique and lucrative opportunity for GrifďŹ ths and the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great opportunity for Rostyn, a young player who has blossomed under Graham Arnold, to set himself up for life,â&#x20AC;? Turnbull said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also represented an opportunity for us as a football club to secure a very substantial transfer fee that may not be repeated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rostyn had previously advised us that he never intended to play for any other Hyundai A-League club, but he was determined to pursue his career overseas.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In union with him, we are pleased that we could arrive at an arrangement that beneďŹ ts both Rostyn and the Central Coast Mariners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Central Coast Mariners are a football club that gives young Australian footballers the opportunity to develop themselves and make a career from the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We remain committed to this ethos and in a week that sees Mathew Ryan earn a place in the Qantas Socceroos for a FIFA World Cup QualiďŹ er, as well as our National Youth League team destined to win the league, this philosophy is evident.â&#x20AC;? Mariners head coach Graham Arnold said that from

a purely football perspective it was disappointing to lose GrifďŹ ths, but added that the opportunity for player and club was signiďŹ cant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic for the player, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic for the

club but I am disappointed to lose a player of Rostynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality at this time of the season,â&#x20AC;? he said. Subsequent to passing his medical, GrifďŹ ths will return to Australia to collect

his belongings and farewell his teammates, family and friends before making the switch to the team from Yuexiushan Stadium.

Three Mariners in Olyroo squad for Bluetongue match by Ben Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

hree Central Coast Mariners players have been selected for the Qantas Australian U23s squad for the forthcoming London Olympic Games-Third Round match against Iraq to be played at Bluetongue Stadium on Wednesday, March 14.

MidďŹ elder Tomas Rogic received his ďŹ rst call-up to the U23 National Team while striker Bernie Ibini and defender Sam Gallagher return to the squad for the match against Iraq. Despite the Qantas Australian U23s being unable to qualify for the London Games later this year, each player will take great pride in representing their nation at

the ground at which they play their club football with the Central Coast Mariners. Qantas Australian U23s head coach Aurelio Vidmar said he was determined to ďŹ nish the campaign on a positive note. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is obvious that mathematically we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t qualify for the Olympic Games, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the fact that this is an international match that we want to win,â&#x20AC;? Vidmar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have also selected the current group of players with the upcoming inaugural AFC U22 Asian Championship in mind to give them some valuable competitive international match experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although we will only have a limited preparation, I am sure that the boys will be looking to ďŹ nish the campaign

with a positive result,â&#x20AC;? concluded Vidmar. Both the Qantas Australian U23s and Iraq are out of contention to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games, but in the other group match Uzbekistan will need to defeat the UAE in Tashkent to guarantee direct passage to the Olympics. Regular Central Coast Mariners Qantas Australian U23 players Oliver Bozanic, Mathew Ryan and Mustafa Amini were left out of the squad due to the heavy schedule they face competing in both the AFC Champions League and Hyundai A-League. Bozanic, Ryan and Amini recently spent time in camp in the Middle East and Uzbekistan before travelling back to China with the Mariners.

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Terrigal’s Murphy and Koutsellis win Women’s District Pairs by Robyn Davis

inety-three t e a m s contested the Central Coast Womens District Pairs last month which was eventually won by Lorraine Murphy and Anastasia Koutsellis.

The competition began on Monday, February 13, at Halekulani, Terrigal, Ettalong Memorial and Avoca Beach. Tuesday’s games were held at The Entrance and Wyong while the quarter and semi finals were held at Davistown RSL on Thursday, February 16. In the quarter finals, A Koutsellis of Terrigal defeated D Chalklin of Bateau Bay, A Pamplin of Everglades defeated E Vincent, also of Everglades, D Ellison of The Entrance defeated E Cohen of Bateau Bay and S O’Connor of Everglades defeated B Bartle of Umina Beach. In the semi finals, A Koutsellis defeated A Pamplin and D Ellison defeated S O’Connor. “These games were

by Barry Middleton

oukley RSL Bowling Club has ﬁnalised club championship games and is now concentrating on the fast approaching Pennant season with its new streamlined teams.

Winners Anastasia (Tess) Koutsellis (skip) and Lorraine Murphy tightly fought and a number display from both teams,” previous year has become of games went right down said Robyn. the winner the following to the wire with scores tied In the end Lorraine year and it was no different going into the last end,” Murphy and Anastasia this year. “Lorraine and Tess were said Central Coast District (Tess) Koutsellis defeated Women’s Bowling Club Nicole Parker and Denise runners up last year and took out the event this year. publicity officer Ms Robyn Ellison. Davis. “Although both skips “Will this trend continue Friday morning saw the have played in a number next year? “Terrigal club certainly finals played under clear of district finals, Nicole was playing in her first district are a force to be reckoned skies at Woy Woy. “Many spectators from final and Lorraine only her with in 2012 with three wins out of the three events that Terrigal and The Entrance second,” said Robyn. as well as from other clubs “Over the last few years have been played so far this enjoyed the terrific bowls on the runners up from the year.

Hibiscus Carnival events won by Everglades, The Greens and Bateau Bay

by Tony Hegyi

he Australian Unity Hibiscus Carnival at Bateau Bay is normally played from Monday to Friday at Bateau Bay Bowling Club, but this year, it was plagued by the unpredictable rain.

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were lucky to complete the ﬁrst four days of the 42nd annual competition, with Friday’s Mixed Fours the only event to be washed out. On Monday, February 27, the Ladies Pairs event was won by Loraine Cross and Margaret Smith of Everglades with 3 wins +37. Second place went to Julie Syer and Keryl Gregor of Terrigal with 3 wins +36,

followed by Trish Nemeth and Liz Cohen of Bateau Bay in third with 3 wins +17. The Men’s Pairs were contested on Tuesday, February 28, and was taken home by Graeme Canobie and Tony Scott from The Greens with 3 wins +61. In second place was Glen Mathieson and Guy Robins from Gosford City with 3 wins +45 followed by Mick

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Gibbons and John Todd from The Greens in third 3 wins +31. The Ladies triples were played on Wednesday, February 29, and were won by Sue Ryan, Lorrine Balfe and Dianne Chalkin from Bateau Bay with 3 wins +29 followed by Sharon Teasdale, Judy King and Sue O’Connor of Everglades with 3 wins +20, and Trish Nemeth, Elsie Yardley and Val Freeburn of Bateau Bay with 3 wins +10. On Thursday, March 1, the men’s triples were won by Peter Whitﬁeld, John Ellison and Bill Constantin from The Greens with 3 wins +36 followed by John Martin, Jack Fernance and Alec Cameron of Terrigal with 3 wins +31 and Malcolm Biship, Peter Coombes and Phil Downs of Avoca with 3 wins +18.

This season the club has nominated only three teams, grade four, grade six and grade seven with the aim of reduce the problem of having insufficient reserves, particularly at the business end of the Pennant season. “There is no doubt that this trimmed downed sizing of nominated teams and grades may cause some disappointment to some bowlers, but we must think of the bigger picture if we are to be in a favourable position at the end of the Pennant season,” said Toukley RSL Bowling Club publicity officer Mr Barry Middleton. The nomination of only three grades is hoped to be beneficial to our representative bowlers and no doubt, will put a great deal of pressure on our selectors in the coming weeks,” he said. Toukley RSL Bowling Club has now completed two Pennant trial matches against competitive local teams. Mr Middleton said overall the club is happy with the performance of its various teams. “It is at this time, I must report that our No. 2 green is

still not ready for competition or social bowling, but it is with confidence that this situation will be rectified in the near future. “During the last couple of weeks we have had a visitation from the Travelling Bowlers from Austral in Queensland with their contingent being so large and due to our restriction of having one playable green in order to accommodate them, we had to bowl over a two week end period. “We were very fortunate to have some very good weather and, during this period of time, we were able to complete the club’s fours championship with Wally Kemp, David Spiers, Wally Cook and Peter Hamill defeating, Joe Forgacs, Ron Stokes, Ken Carter and Terry Milton. “This match appeared to be a little one sided with the team skippered by Peter Hamill being just too good. “Peter’s consistency and good sportsmanship ended with them being victorious over a team that can bowl better and were not shamed. “I am sure Terry Milton and team will play more finals in the future. “It would be remiss of me not to make a special mention of Dave Spiers who bowled so very well during the fours championship. “He was consistent and often found the Jack and no doubt was a worry to the opposition,” said Mr Middleton.

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Bowls

Terrigal win open and seniors’ women’s district fours by Robyn Davis

Open Fours winners I. Croker (skip), K. Croker, L. Bourne, V. Jewell - Terrigal

he event always known as the District Fours underwent a name change this year and is now called the Open Fours.

Along with this name

change, a new event was created, called the Senior Fours which requires all players to be over the age of 60. The inaugural event had 30 entries and commenced on Monday, January 30, at

Bateau Bay and Everglades in very hot conditions. The Quarter Finals were held on the Tuesday at The Entrance. Monday, January 30, saw the commencement of the Open Fours at Halekulani and Everglades with 42 teams and Tuesday’s games played at Ettalong Memorial. “It was great to see how Lawn Bowls is a sport that can be played by all,” said Central Coast District Women’s Bowls Association publicity ofﬁcer Ms Robyn Davis. “One of The Entrance’s

Senior Fours winners J. Silvia, M. Garrick, D. Fernance, P. Colbran (skip) - Terrigal team, skipped by Sue Gemmell, had wheelchair bowler Donna Elliss playing as second “The ladies won their ﬁrst two rounds but went out in the third round,” she said. The Semi Finals for both these events were due to be played on the Thursday at Avoca but were washed out and rescheduled along with the ﬁnal for Monday, February 6, at The Entrance. “Early morning saw blue skies; however, before the ladies even took to the greens the clouds rolled in and so did very strong and

persistent winds,” said Ms Davis. “The standard of play displayed by these ladies in such adverse conditions was a site worth seeing for all the spectators who braved the elements to come along and watch. “It was a most unusual sight to see two ﬁnals playing side by side with the same two clubs competing,” she said.

Results Open Fours: Winners: Veronique Jewell, Lynne Bourne, Karen Croker and Irene Croker of

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Results Senior Fours: Inaugural winners: Julia Silvia, Mavis Garrick, Dianne Fernance and Pamela Colbran of Terrigal. Runners up: Janice Kenny, Sheena Graham, Ann Bates and Del Ayre of Avoca Beach.

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P18 - GRANDSTAND - March 8, 2012

A rare “perfect eight” at inter zone seniors

The Perfect Eight Team with the bowls that did it. Wayne Balfe(lead), Fred Dawson(2nd), Guy Robins(3rd) and Alan Lewin(skip) he Zone 15 everyone by scoring a full 15-14, Dave Limbrick 19Seniors Side count of eight shots against 15, Danny McNeilly 12-11 met with its their Zone two opponents, and George Clarke 19-12 snatching a one shot victory adjoining Zone who never recovered. Alan’s team went on to on the Master Scoreboard two (Newcastle) win their rink 20-14; however, 91-90 and four rinks to two. and Zone six Zone two won 93-85 on the After lunch, Zone 15 ( H u n t e r / M a n n i n g ) Master Scoreboard and came out firing on both Seniors Sides on four rinks to two with Gary greens in the afternoon Monday, March 5, at Murphy’s team being the session with Kevin Bocock Munmorah United only other win on that green 17-15, Wal Sheargold 16with a final score of 21-10. 14, Gary Murphy 19-12 and Bowling Club. Brian Burrows 19-12 teams Meanwhile, on Green At the first end of the day, Alan Lewin’s Zone 15 team two, Zone 15 did well against all scoring wins against of Guy Robins, Fred Dawson Zone six, with the winning Zone six while Dale Kalms and Wayne Balfe amazed teams of John Roberts drew his game 18-18.

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The only loss on Green one was Alan Lewin’s team, who went down 1019 for a total on the Master Scoreboard of 99-90. On Green two, the Central Coast continued on its winning way against Zone two, with John Roberts 14-11, Dave Limbrick 13-12, Miro Perovic 16-9 and Dick Thornton 15-11 all posting wins for a total of 85-72 on the Master Scoreboard and four rinks to two. Ex national coach and international bowler Rex Johnson had to watch his fellow Zone six players from the sidelines as he was nursing an injured knee sustained when, according to Rex “I fell out of a garbage bin and over a fence”.

Coast link to Australia’s female bowler of the year by Bob Bourke

Terrigal women start the he Central Coast T a connection year in to has newly crowned Australia’s winning Bowls Female Bowler of the Year, 21-year-old Natasha Van Eldik. form

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by Lorraine Murphy

errigal Women’s Bowling Club has started the year in ﬁne form with a win in the District Open Fours.

The Terrigal team of Veronique Jewell, Lynne Bourne, Karen Croker and Irene Croker (skip) defeated Avoca Beach’s team of Heather Riley, Vivienne Haynes-Lovell, Margaret Morris and Lesley Aarsen (skip). The second win was also in the District Fours inaugural senior event with Terrigal’s of Julia Silvia, Mavis Garrick, Diane Fernance and Pam Colbran (skip) defeating Avoca Beach’s Janice Kenny, Sheena Graham, Ann Bates and Del Ayre (skip). To top off Terrigal’s achievements, they also won the District Pairs at Woy Woy. This time, the team consisted of Lorraine Murphy and Anastasia Koutsellis (skip), defeating The Entrance team, made up of Nicole Parker and Denise Ellison.

She was discovered in 2005 by Tony Scott now at The Greens, The Entrance when he was bowls coordinator at Raymond Terrace Bowling Club. “[She was] a fattish 14-year-old Irrawang High School student with glasses and pigtails who was picked on at school, a far cry from the attractive young lady she is today,” said Tony. Not really sports-minded, Natasha chose lawn bowls for her school sport as it was the least demanding of the other sports her school had on offer at the time, and on one school sports day at Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, she and a friend were spotted by Tony sitting to one side and not participating. Tony had to coerce Natasha into at least giving bowls a try by bowling to a chalk circle marked on the green and, with her ﬁrst two bowls (old Supergrips), she rolled them into the circle. Sensing a natural raw talent for bowls, Tony then contacted Natasha’s parents and offered to coach her which was the beginning of a friendship between the Scott and Van Eldik families

which continues to this day. Natasha is now engaged to Tony’s nephew Lennon, the present bowls coordinator at Raymond Terrace Bowling Club. Tony moved on from Raymond Terrace Bowling Club in 2008 to take up the same position at Ballina Bowling Club. Before he left, he alerted the U18s Coach Jack Hawkins and now CEO of Bowls NSW Greg Helm who was, back then, taking photographs for Bowls NSW magazine that Natasha “has the potential to do anything in bowls”. Natasha has, since then, built an impressive list of credits, including 55 International appearances with 2009 and 2011 being stand out years when she won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2011 Asia Paciﬁc Championships, 2011 National Champion of Champions Women’s Pairs and in 2009 was the Qld Open Triples winner and runner-up in the Singles, 2009 NSW Open Fours winner and now BA Female Bowler of the Year. Tony Scott was one of the ﬁrst on the phone to congratulate her and a stunned Natasha told him “I didn’t expect to win and I didn’t have a speech prepared.”

March 8, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P19

Bowls

Fours Carnival at Avoca by Noelene Hopper

he Pre-Pennants Fours Carnival was held on Monday, February 6, and Tuesday, February 7, at Avoca Beach bowling Club.

Out and About

E Vincent, B Harvey, L Morton, J Vigar (Everglades)

R Schram, D Jenkins, L Woodrow, C Allenby (Avoca Beach)

L Ellis, F Brown P Clark, H Morris (Gosford City)

R McLean, J Kelly, D Windshuttel, N Smith (Avoca Beach)

Clubs represented were The Entrance, Umina, Woy Woy and Avoca Beach. One trial end was held followed by two games of 15 ends on Monday and, on Tuesday, a game of 18 ends was played. The carnival was won by E Vincent, B Harvey, L Morton and J Vigar of Everglades followed by R Schram, D Jenkins, L Woodrow and C Allenby of Avoca, L Ellis, F Brown P Clark, H Morris of Gosford City and R McLean, J Kelly, D Windshuttel, N Smith of Avoca.

New format held at Umina

Toukley Men’s Pairs by Barry Middleton

by Ian Jarratt

ue to inclement w e a t h e r conditions which caused the postponement of the ﬁrst Pennant game of the season, Toukley RSL continued with the Men’s Pairs Championship on Sunday, March 4.

Toukley RSL Men’s Bowling Club publicity officer, Barry Middleton said the conditions of play were very different from the previous day with bright sunlight and a warming but humid temperature. “The green was rather slow which no doubt was a contributing factor on the final result,” he said. Contestants in the final were Dave Spiers playing

Peter Hamill, Dave Spiers, Ken Piper, Terry Milton lead and skip was Peter Hamill. Their adversaries were Ken Piper playing lead for skipper Terry Milton. At the completion of the sixth end Peter lead by eight shots to four.

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Both teams were bowling short as they tried to adapt to the heavy green. After the completion of 12 ends, team Hamill held a lead of ﬁve shots, 16 -11, and both teams had adjusted well to the

prevailing conditions. During the next five ends Peter Hamill’s team managed to go to a lead of 22-14, this was the 17th end. As things happen with the game of bowls Terry and Ken came to the fore winning the last four ends which included five shots on the 20th end, making the scores 23 Terry Milton and 22 Peter Hamill. “This set the tone of the game for a very exciting conclusion, with team Milton winning the last end by just 1 shot,” said Barry. “This match was a tribute to the game of bowls and was played in a gentlemanly manner and all bowlers are to be congratulated, final score being Terry Milton and Ken Piper 24 shots to Peter Hamill and Dave Spiers 22 shots.”

n a club ﬁrst, Umina Bowling Club staged the inaugural Open Singles event last month which saw men versus women in face to face shootouts in a race to 21 points.

After six knockout rounds it was the Club’s singles champion Allan Rhodes, who has won four men’s titles in the last ﬁve years, who stepped up to claim yet another trophy. Women fought strongly through to the quarters and semis and, when Bob Penson slipped past Patricia Neal to earn a place against Allan, he said he knew that knocking out the last woman (Allan’s regular mixed partner) would not ease his way in the ﬁnal match.

The champ came out with guns blazing, streaked out early and barely allowed his opponent a look-in before it was all over. “The reception and obvious interest that this competition enjoyed will more than ensure that similar ‘open’ events will become a regular on Umina’s playlist,” said Umina Beach Men’s Bowling Club publicity ofﬁcer Mr Ian Jarratt. “Club sponsor Bendigo Bank already promotes a monthly triples competition on the last Wednesday of each month that is open to female, male and mixed teams. “This has been in place for some years now, so if you fancy a test against the opposite sex, it seems Umina is the place to go,” he said.

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P20 - GRANDSTAND - March 8, 2012

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wimmers from the Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) have returned to the Coast with a swag of medals after a successful campaign at the Swimming NSW Summer Country Championships, held at the Sydney Aquatic Centre, Homebush.

CCAS swimmers won a total of forty-three medals and once again twelve year old Joshua Blackshaw was the standout, backing up from an impressive meet at the NSW State Age Championships. Blackshaw, a member of the CCAS Swimming Junior Development Squad, was untouchable over the two days of competition and won nine gold medals in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle, the 100m and 200m butterﬂy, the 100m and 200m backstroke and the 200m Individual Medley.

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he stage is set for the 2012 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships as the state’s best surf athletes, including those from the Central Coast, converge on Kingscliff Beach in the Tweed from Thursday, March 8.

Blackshaw also picked up a further two gold medals in relay events to make it eleven ﬁrst place ﬁnishes in total for the Championships. The dominance of Blackshaw was incredible and he will now begin

preparing for the Australian Swimming Championships to be held in April. Other CCAS swimmers to win gold included Cooper Woolley in the11 years 100m Butterﬂy, Keeley Booth in the 11years 100m backstroke, Ben Yates in the 11years 50m and 100m backstroke, Ashley Power in the 11 years 50m butterﬂy

and Megan Burgess in the 14yrs 100m backstroke. Meanwhile, minor placing medals went to Lachlan Vane Tempest, Macy Callaghan, Harry Loader, Nick Reekie, Myles Bailey, Kiran Richardson, Vienna Fonua, Indica Cohen, Daniel Sylvester, Danielle Hession, Stephanie Till and Annabel Hopkins.

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royal, with a number of top competitors ready to race when the gun goes. Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Series competitor Trent Martin from Avoca will be looking to make his mark. In the Open Ironwoman, Amy Nurthen of Terrigal looks set to ﬁght for the top spot coming off a successful season in the Kelloggs NutriGrain Series. Terrigal competitors will be dominant throughout the competition with the likes of Amy Nurthen, U19 Jack Moyes, U19 Alicia Bain, U17 Karlee Nurthen, U17 Tim Schoﬁeld and U15 Zoe Hall all racing in the Blue Cap. Other Central Coast competitors to keep an eye on are the Gasparotto sisters, Elyssia (U17) and Alessandra (U15) from Ocean Beach, Lachlan Tame from Avoca and U15 Sian George from MacMasters Beach. Next year’s State Championships venue will be held at Ocean BeachUmina.

Top Coast club in NSW nippers’ carnival by Arielle Bird

voca Beach came within a whisker of toppling Manly at the Allphones NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships held at Kingscliff last weekend.

The Central Coast club finished just five points behind Manly with North Cronulla in third. Terrigal came in 18th with 44 points, Wamberal in 26th with 26 points, MacMasters Beach in 28th position with 22.5 points, Umina Beach in 29th with 21 points, Copacabana in 30th with 20.5 points, North Entrance in 49th position with 6 points and North Avoca in 55th position with 4 points. The top performing Country club was Coffs Harbour and the host club Cudgen Headland finished strongly in 20th position.

March 8, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P21

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College swimmers qualify by Nerida Leivis

risbane Water S e c o n d a r y College students performed well in the pool, where they qualiﬁed at the school’s swimming carnival on Thursday, February 23, at the Peninsula Leisure Centre.

Indigo Verhoeven qualiﬁed for the country championships which she attended on the

weekend of February 25 and 26. She competed in the 50 metre freestyle but just missed out on the qualifying time of 00:28:40 with her time of 00:29:15. She also swam 100 metre backstroke with a time of 01:14:00, and 50 metre breast stroke with a time of 00:37:78. Rachel Wood qualiﬁed for the Nationals which will be held in Brisbane in April where she will compete in the 800 metre freestyle and 200 metre

freestyle. She missed out on the 100 metre backstroke by 12 milliseconds and the 200 metre backstroke by one second. Indigo and Rachel both train ﬁve times a week at the Peninsula Leisure Centre and will head to the State Surf Championships along with Priya Johnson, James Johnson, Sala Harrington and Maddison Mcleod over the next two weekends.

Swimming carnival for the disabled by Nikkie Beltran

hildren with disabilities from Gosford East Primary School took to the water in Northcott Disability Services’ annual Interschool Junior Swimming Carnival at Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre on Wednesday, March 7.

The swimming carnival provided children with

disabilities from across the state with the opportunity to compete with their peers in an accessible carnival environment adapted especially for children with physical disabilities. Students participated in a variety of races including freestyle, backstroke and novelty events like the annual noodle race and ping pong event. The carnival accommodated all levels of abilities with children

competing against each other according to their age and disability. This year, students from schools including Gosford East Public School, Truscott Street Public School, Governor Philip King Public School, Harrington Park Public School, Guilford West Public School, Ermington West Public School, Ashbury Public School, Gymea North Public School participated as well as a combined schools team.

First comp for the year by Verity Roser

m i n a Boardriders held their ﬁrst competition for the year on Sunday, February 26, with 44 competing surfers on the day and a number of members who turned up to help out on the beach.

The competition was held at MacMasters Beach due to a lack of swell at Umina. “It was a beautiful summer’s day, although the surf could’ve been a bit better, I think we all still had

a great day,” said secretary Ms Verity Roser. “We have had such a great response to our newest division, cadets, that we have split it into two separate divisions, cadets and juniors. “We saw plenty of cadets turn up on Sunday with four heats held,” she said. One heat was held in juniors, six in opens and one in masters. “We are hoping to make the Juniors into a bigger division so that we can hold more heats and let them surf a few more times,” said Ms Roser.

Zach Makepeace took out the Opens followed by Mark Wrice, Luke McLachlan, Jason Ralph, Duane Artis and Mat Munson, The Masters diviosion was won by Col Wright followed by Tony Wilson, Brian Cook, Luke Gehrels and Kevin Miller. In the Juniors Jack Bradford took out ﬁrst place with marc Sheean in second, Jackson Browne in third and Josh Wilson in fourth. The Cadets was won by Jack O’Connell followed by Harry Braddish, Mason Reineker and Josh Wilson.

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