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Contents Vol 21: June, 2017

21 Page 4 … Editorial 5 – 19 … Interview with Townies Legend, Trevor Binskin 20 … ‘Almost’ In the Press

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21 – 45 … Pictorial Pages 46, 47, 48 … Open Grade

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49 … White Cane Photography 50 … In the Press

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51 – 53 … Flashback to 2012 54 … Buy A Photo (oh go on, you know you want to!)

55 … Competition Tables 56 … The Back Page (Graham ‘Fish’ Taylor)

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In Breaking News … the CSIRO have just announced that footy is not rocket science!

Apparently if you make your tackles and then run the ball back with more gusto than your opponents were able to run it at you; 97.53% of all games will be won.

Winter is beginning to bare it’it’s teeth and

After quite a slow start to the season, many

camera shake will soon become an obvious consequence. The Eye would ask all players to run predictable lines, and at a constant speed, so that our aging photographer might keep up.

of our team’ team’s are now inching their way up the rankings en route to a dash at the semi finals.

The U12s & the Open Grade are of course the exceptions to this rule, with both sides having completed a wholly consistent, if contrasting set of results to date.

The Eye has been particularly excited by the performances of Rod Godoy’ Godoy’s U11s. As our club’ club’s sole division one team, it has been a pleasure to watch the Storm boys holding their own against the best talent the Coast has to offer. The quest to be the first ever Gosford Kariong top division team to reach the semi finals would appear to be on again in earnest.

In recent years, Robbie Campbell’ Campbell’s team went within an ace of notching this achievement, finishing sixth in 2015 and then again in 2016.

One suspects that Rod’ Rod’s side has a touch more natural ability and is better balanced across the park than those that have tried and failed in the past. The run toward August will be watched with great anticipation by local footy fans, the staff and management at The Eye, as well as talent poachers from far & wide (well, from just up the rail line at the very least).

Wasn’ asn’t it great to see; Max, Birdy & Brendan Eather, Eather, grace the cover of the senior’ senior’s match day program back during late May (see above).

Hearty congrat’ congrat’s to both Kyle Dowling & Jake Sutherland on making the Central Coast Roosters U13s Development Squad.

Carn the Storm!

- Andrew Stark

All opinions expressed throughout this publication are derived solely from the scattered & random thoughts of the author; none of which are necessarily shared by the GKS club … nor anyone else on the planet really.

Friends of Gosford Rugby League Series The Eye catches up with Gosford club legend Trevor Binskin

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Trevor Binskin first arrived on the Central Coast on his 9th birthday.

The year was 1965 and the Binskin family were relocating from Drummoyne in Sydney’s inner west, to Nells Road, West Gosford.

Trevor quickly began starring in Gosford Townies junior teams having previously cut his teeth playing with the Drummoyne Sports JRLFC, which competed in the Balmain junior league. Trevor’s first Gosford team was the 5 stone side of 1965 which was coached by Gosford Public School teacher Rex Legge. The local press tagged the team, “Legge’s Lads” after they won their grand final in emphatic style; defeating Wyong 15-5 with Trevor crossing for two of his teams five tries.

By the early 1970s, Trevor had progressed to Gosford High from where his footballing talents were obvious for all to see. The young playmaker was duly selected in each and every representative side on offer.

Above: Trevor Binskin (holding the ball) pictured with the Gosford 6 stone team at

Taylor Park, The Entrance on juniors grand final day, 1966.

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Above: Trevor Binskin (2nd from right in the front row) as a member of the

Drummoyne Sports Club’s 4st 7lb team of 1964.

Above: Trevor receives a trophy from Ken Arthurson in 1971 after

becoming dux of the zone coaching clinic.

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Trevor Binskin played for the NSW 9 stone team in 1971 during their three match series against the touring PNG side. This put him in good stead for selection at the end of the following season in the first ever Australian Schoolboys side to tour the UK. The team was coached by Tamworth High School teacher Roy Masters, who would later take both Wests and then St George to the very brink of premiership success in the Sydney competition. Trevor was selected as the first string halfback in a touring party that included such illustrious names as; Ian Schubert, Craig Young, Robert Finch, Les Boyd, Jack Jeffries and Brian Hetherington. The side was captained by the uncompromising prop forward, Royce Ayliffe.

Eye: So Trevor, what are your memories of that famous 1972 tour ?

TB: Yeah, I was probably too young. I was only 15 or 16. We were limited to what we could get up to. We were billeted out to a few places and stayed in one or two hostels. It was very cold. We had two or three games that were actually cancelled because of ice.

Christmas isn’t a good time to be touring the UK. It was a very good experience however.

Above: The Australian Schoolboy squad of 1972. Including: Trevor Binskin (2nd from right front

row), Ian Schubert (2nd from right back row), Royce Ayliffe (4th from left front row), Les Boyd (6th from left front row), Jack Jeffries (5th from left middle row), Craig Young (7th from left middle row), Robert Finch (8th from left middle row).

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Eye: So what was Roy like as a coach ?

TB: You couldn’t get close to Roy. He kept you at arms length.

He was the boss. He was the first coach to try and get inside my head, but that was how he coached; he got into your head.

Eye: Ha yeah, I know that blokes like Les Boyd and John Dorahy

have said that they never bought into any of Roy’s famous class warfare rhetoric at Wests; they just kind of humored him.

TB: Jack Jeffries as well. Jack is the loveliest bloke you’d ever meet. Talked real soft. He’d say, ‘Now Trevy, this is what we’re going to do, but don’t tell Roy’. He’s a character Jack.

Eye: Well he won the player of the 72 tour. And you won the most

improved player.

TB: Yeah that just means I played really poorly at the start. I went away as the number one half. Roy said to me twenty years later, ‘What happened to you? You were going to be vice-captain’. I said, ‘How would I know Roy; I was trying too hard I suppose’. Anyway, I played the last two Tests and finished alright. I captained two or three times over there so it was good.

- Trevor Binskin

Roy ‘Thirsty’ Masters, circa the early 1970s

“ I played 9 stone 7s for the state. Roy coached that team too. Picked as a halfback, I played front row, second row, lock & five eighth. We played New Guinea and I was on the bench in the first game down in Canberra. Good place to play New Guinea, they couldn’t even feel their feet. It was Canberra in mid winter. I was sitting on the bench and someone got hurt. And they’re going, ‘Is he alright? Can he stay on?’ … when suddenly about three of them yelled out, ‘Send Trevor on’. I’ve said, hang on, this bloke’s a damn front rower. Masters goes, ‘You heard em’. I stood up and I couldn’t feel my feet. Straight into the front row!”

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Below: The 1972 Schoolboy Tour booklet. The bio’s of Central Coast lads;

Binskin (half) and Bridge (hooker) look to have become a tad muddled.

Above: The Gosford High School 9st 7lb team of 1971. That’s Trevor 3rd from left

in the front row, with Eddie Johnson at the end of the same row.

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Eye: Of course you guys were trailblazers being the first Australian

Schoolboys team. I read recently that when you went away it was all very low key however when you returned, having remained undefeated and having played brilliant football throughout the tour, that pretty much every league official in the southern hemisphere along with a politician or two were waiting at the airport for a photo opportunity upon your return.

TB: I think they’d been getting the reports coming back. We’d been about 40 hours in the air with a stopover somewhere for another 4 or 5 hours refuel. We flew Air Italia because it was the cheapest.

We raised about $1000 each just to get on the plane.

Eye: And you just ran the English lads ragged; not conceding a try

until the third and final Test, which you went on to win 46-3. In 12 matches you scored 402 points and only conceded 17.

T.B: Arr yeah, it was a good side.

Eye: So did you bond with anyone in particular ?

T.B: I was very good mates with Boydy. When we had state games and that at Gosford, he’d stay over at our place. But I knew those blokes for years because we’d come up in the state sides and that. My family used to billet Youngy and Boydy (Craig Young & Les Boyd) and my mother couldn’t believe how much they ate. She’d say, ‘Trev doesn’t eat anything’. She just kept bringing it and they just kept eating it.

Eye: Ahh the baby faced assassin. Growing up as a delinquent

Wests supporter in the 70s, hanging around Lidcombe Oval … Les Boyd was one of my absolute heroes.

T.B: Well he almost went to Penrith. They took four or five of us down to the 1973 grand final. Sat us in the front row there. Boydy was one, myself, forget who the others were … might have been Fishenden from Tamworth. Anyway, no one ended up going to Penrith. I went down in 1975 and played there for a preseason. I played four or five games for Penrith. I was only 18 and I’d just lost my licence. Dad was driving me down every two or three days in a hundred degree heat. In those days it would take you two and

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… a half hours. They offered me a contract for ten years. But I said mate, I’m going home. I probably could have moved down there. I said, I’ll come back next year, but it never happened. I think Roy (Masters) had sort of moved on and their was no interest, so …

Eye: You would have been one of Penrith’s imports, under the

thirteen import rule that was in place at that time.

TB: If I’d signed one of those ten year things, yeah. Terry Wickey signed one, but ten years to me, I thought like, I’ve only been alive for seventeen …

Mick Stephenson.

Trevor Binskin.

Denis Pittard

Eye: So what are your memories of that 1975 pre season, playing in

the Wills Cup competition for Penrith ?

TB: Oh, I hit it off with Mick Stephenson (English Test hooker who was captain/coach of the Panthers). He was training me, I’d run with him, throw him on my back … we hit it off pretty good. I remember playing a preseason game at Parramatta , the old Cumberland Oval; it rained and rained and rained. They would of called it off up here. Played reserve grade and I looked across and all I could see was this little bloke, playing five eighth opposite me for Parramatta. It was Denis Pittard (former Australian Test five eighth and duel Rothmans Medal winner), right at the end of his career. I thought, hell, I used to go down to watch him play.

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Trevor Binskin lines up for the Panthers in the Wills Cup pre season competition.

Despite scoring 3 tries to two, Penrith lost the night 16-13.

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Trevor scores a try against a cracker jack Canterbury side.

… because me and Mick Friend (who later played first grade hooker for the Townies) used to go down and watch the footy all the time; travel down and that. Yeah anyway, I ended up playing first grade.

Nearly played the whole game in first grade that night too. We later played a game up here at Wyong. I played fullback I think for Penrith. We played Canterbury and got beaten 46-6. I got a try.

Eye: Were you wearing those horrible brown & white vertical stripe

jerseys ?

TB: Yeah, I’ve still got the jumper somewhere.

Eye: So the reason you went to

Penrith was because of Roy (Masters) ?

TB: Yeah, that was the only offer. Roy was coaching the U23s down there.

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“ Young high school prospect, Trevor Binskin from Gosford, came on in the last 15 minutes of the match to replace halfback John Klein and he gave a promising display after having played throughout the reserve grade trial.

Binskin set up captain Mike Stephenson for a try under the posts, and Binskin scored Penrith’s last try when he picked up an inside pass from Stephenson and came inside the Corrimal defence to score.”

- Penrith defeated Illawarra premiers, Corrimal 23-8 in a 1975 trial.

(Penrith–St Marys Star 5-3-1975)

Eye: You mentioned that your father Roy was driving you back and

forth to Penrith during this time. Did he ever play football in his younger days?

TB: Yeah he was a very good rugby union player for Drummoyne.

He was a plumber who worked at Parliament House in Macquarie Street. He was a very good player and a very good coach. He coached a lot of winning sides. They reckon he was as good as Herb Narvo (legendary Australian Test backrower & heavyweight boxing champion), but he wasn’t big enough; my old man was only 10 and a half stone.

Research into Trevor’s father, Roy Binskin has uncovered a remarkable family correlation. In 1942 Roy married Campsie girl Ivy Murray and also made his first grade rugby debut for Drummoyne against Wests. During the pre season of 1945, the Reds first grade breakaway decided to try his luck in the professional code; trialing with the Murray families local rugby league club, Canterbury Bankstown. In a tale that almost identically overlaps Trevor’s experience at Penrith three decades later, Roy Binskin proceeded to impress Berries officials during a number of trial performances at halfback however having played the opening competition game in reserve grade against Norths, he seems to have had a change of heart and drifts away from the Belmore club and back to rugby union.

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“ Binskin has plenty of pace, is tricky, and did everything required of him.”

- Former NSW forward and Canterbury selector, Frank Sponberg, on Roy Binskin’s performance in the trial against Easts.

(The Sun 18-3-1945)

Frank Sponberg

“ Binskin played brilliantly in the first half, his only appearance.”

(The Sun 18-3-1945)

“ Binskin and Wales should prove ideal partners for Ron Bailey.”

(The Sydney Truth 8-4-1945)

Above: Roy Binskin was originally listed as a reserve for third grade but ended up playing the

opening half in first grade during the Berries trial game against Eastern Suburbs.

The Binskin family’s sporting heritage pushes back a further generation as Trevor’s grandfather, Henry Binskin played first grade rugby for Newtown.

In 1908 he was a member of the premiership winning XV (squad with number of appearances listed below). The team included future league internationals, Billy & Viv Farnsworth, Paddy McCue & Charles ‘Boxer’ Russell.

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Photo courtesy of the Les Allen Collection – Gosford City Library Above: Trevor Binskin (2nd from left, front row) pictured at a late 1960s Gosford JRLFC presentation day.

Below: The Gosford High School cricket team of 1972. Trevor sits in behind the cricket bats, while future Australian tennis champ, Mark Edmondson stands third from right in the back row.

Photo taken from the Gosford High School yearbook

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Gosford High School won the prestigious University Shield in 1974.

The above photo captures team captain, Trevor Binskin offloading in the grand final at Grahame Park, while his half ‘Mouse’ Brown and the referee watch on.

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Gosford High Win 1974 Uni Sh ield

Above: Brian Dwyer & Eddie Johnson are featured on the front page of the Gosford Star, parading the University Shield after Gosford High School’s 1974 grand final win.

Above: Steve Crawley; the

school truant who made good.

“We had a bloke in the Uni’ Shield team called Steve Crawley. One day during 1974 I get summoned to the headmasters office. I thought, oh no what have I done now. Anyway he says, ‘Trevor, you have a Mr Crawley in your football team’ and I say, ‘yes’. ‘Well my figures show that the only three days he’s been at school during the last six weeks are the days you’ve played football. If this trend continues, he will not be allowed to play football anymore’.

I had just got my licence and after the chat with the headmaster, I used to have to drive out to Terrigal to pick Crawley up to make sure he came to school. … and I end up as a truck driver and he ends up as the damn head of Fox Sports.”

- Trevor Binskin

“One of my first ever games on the Coast was up at Toukley. They all went bare foot. We used to wear boots in Sydney. I had the referee come up to me after the game and say, I’ve never seen a kid kick so many goals. I kicked 9 out of 9 or something. It was all toe poking with bare feet. That was my first ever kicking without boots.”

- Trevor Binskin

Above: A bare footed Trevor Binskin kicks down field during his second

game of football on the Central Coast, played at Toukley in 1965.

Returning to Gosford after his pre season dalliance with the Penrith Panthers, Trevor Binskin made his first grade debut for the Townies on the 11th of May, 1975 against the Woy Woy Roosters up at Mt Penang…

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TREVOR BINSKIN From First Grade Debut …

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Benji Leads The Way For Gosford

by Andrew Stark Submitted to Coast Community News 29th May, 2016

Another superb display from Gosford Kariong Storm U11(1)s fullback Benji Keene-O’Keefe inspired his team to a hard fought 24-12 win over Wyong during round six junior rugby league action played at the Berkeley Oval.

The gifted fullback raced over for a hat-trick of tries and also pulled off a number of last ditch tackles as the Storm fought back from an early 6-0 deficit. Livewire dummy half Tex Dorratt-Mavin had the Roos defence back peddling throughout much of the opening half, from which Gosford were able to ground out a 12-6 lead by the break. Lorenzo Godoy and Blake Hodge were also prominent for the team in blue however it was Benji Keene-O’Keefe who stole the limelight and he remarkably made five tackles in succession during one Wyong set late in the game as the Storm clung to a skinny six point advantage.

Another standout effort during round six was the performance of Gosford U13(2)s centre Soakimi ‘Dom’ Aho. His team were edged out 18-16 by Blue Haven in a see-sawing affair however the rangy Stormer powered across for two second half tries while also rattling a number of Raiders with his punishing defence. The ever reliable Ryan Bird slotted back into his previous position of halfback following the injury to Kyle Dowling and looked more than comfortable steering the side around the paddock. Tyson Pagacs and Daniel Fekeila were dangerous on the edges for Gosford, while Dylan Gale, Ben Shepherd and Jake Sutherland worked persistently up centre field in a game that the Storm were desperately unlucky to lose.

The club’s undefeated U12(3) side received a scare before claiming the points against a committed Blue Haven outfit. Gosford led 16-6 in the shadows of halftime but found themselves clinging grimly to just a two point advantage late in the game. A thrilling dash down the western touchline by winger Luke Dwyer sealed the victory with the Storm celebrating a 22-14 win.

The Storm U10(3)s supplied the boilover of the round when they were able to topple the previously undefeated Tigers, winning 30-22 at Erina. The U14(2)s made it back to back wins; adding a comprehensive 34-4 win over Erina to their first up victory seven days earlier against The Entrance. While in the Open Grade, Gosford produced their best performance of the season before falling 30-18 to the 4th placed Tigers at Bateau Bay.

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Please note: this is the submitted piece in it’s entirety. The editor of the Coast Community News is responsible for the changes that ultimately appear in the newspaper.

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Jake steamrolls the Tigers defence during his sides impressive 28-4 win in round 5.

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Our rep’ dynamo decided to start throwing Tigers around at Carrington Street during mid May.

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On the charge during the 28-22 victory against St Eddies, as Jayden Findlay looms up in support.

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Dyl & Benny bag themselves a Rooster during the narrow 22-14 loss in round 5.

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Byron Buckley U16(2)s Byron shimmied his way through the guts of the Erina defence before diving over for a spectacular try during the Storm’s controversial 24-18 loss.

Blake Taylor

Isaac Gardiner

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Blake goes aerial, while Isaac gallops up field, during the 20-12 victory over the Tigers in round 5.

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“Caydo” leads half a dozen Raiders on a magical mystery tour up centre field during round 6.

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Brayden Tory U12(3)s Brayden sprints between a Tiger and a hipster Panther during round 5.

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Tyson Pagacs & Daniel Fekeila U13(2)s

Gosford in full attack mode during the unlucky 18-16 loss to Blue Haven in round 6.

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The Under 8s

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Connor Anderson U15(2)s

Look Out … Connor’s just torn through the middle of the Tiger’s ruck defence.

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Tex Dorratt-Mavin U11(1)s

Tex gets one on one with a Roo number two … Woohoo! (Yup, he scored).

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Lorenzo Godoy U11(1)s

Lorenzo winds up against the Sharks as Benji and Andrew follow their tireless front rowers progress.

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Angus Bills U10(3)s

Angus spies a way through the Bunnies defence as Ryan, Jacob, Annabel & Dylan watch on.

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Reuben Farr U10(3)s

Reuben gets a shove from a Bunny and ends up flying spectacularly over the sideline .

Below: Sunny employs a face fend against Erina in round 5.

Below Right; Using a copybook goal kicking style, TJ bangs over a conversion against his old club, Wyong.

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Sunny Mayles

TJ Ghilardi

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Taylor Eilersen U15(2)s Swatting Tigers at Carrington Street during mid May.

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Fetineni Aho U10(3)s Neni leads the Eagles a merry chase during round 5.

Izayah Groat U11(1)s

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Marcus Gage U16(2)s

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The Under 6s

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Hayden breaks from a scrum during the 15s gutsy showing against Kincumber.

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Dylan Kesby U11(1)s

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Dylan almost escapes his fellow yellow vester as Matt LeMaistre & Shane Stollery back up during the 18-16 loss to the Hawks in round 5.

Rylee Oakes U12(3)s

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Backing up for the U13(2)s, Rylee punches through the Woy Woy defensive line as his winger Max Zonno trails in support and coach Greg Eather watches on.

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Casey Dutton U16(2)s

Benji Keene-O’Keefe & Cooper Simpson U11(1)s

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Soakimi Aho U13(2)s

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Finn Duncan

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The Under 7s

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The Under 7s

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Hi Fives in the Under Sixes The Eye would like to congratulate coach Phil Keene and his band of fun loving under sixes for reaffirming the true spirit of junior sport. Some of the cynical nonsense that has gone on in the older age divisions of late can begin to wear an aging scribe down … but then I glance over to the U6s and bear witness to a beaming little girl named, “Georgie” dance her way through the Ourimbah defence, sprint up field, cross the try line before proceeding to dart around the in goal area pondering the best place in which to place the ball. Now that truly does deserve a high five!

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Lachlan Pullen & James Cunynghame U16(2)s

‘Jimmy C’ helps ‘Big Red’ celebrate his powerful second half try scored against Toukley in round 7.

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It’s been a tough start to the year for the U13(2)s.

Above: Halfback Kyle Dowling has been sorely missed since injuring his leg in round 5 Below: Trainer Jason Bird attempts to gee up the boys during the narrow loss to Blue Haven in round 6.

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Zac Young U14(2)s

Above: Zac dives over to score for the U15s against Kincumber as Brayden supports out wide.

Below: Brennan does a quick inspection of a Sharks studs while Dylan readies himself for action.

Brennan Hall U14(2)s

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Mitch Parker U15(2)s Mitch rounds up a headless Colt during round 7.

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St Edwards 72 Gosford 0

Erina 48 Gosford 0 Round Seven Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Sundays of our lives … last weekends 48-0 loss at Erina was tinged by an elevated level of melodrama which thankfully overshadowed the game itself.

It all began with a bit of pre game, team list tension as a throng of 47 fit and healthy Gosfordites arrived at the ground early, looking for a chance to pull on a Storm jersey and rip in. Once all the available short straws had been drawn, the finalized team trotted onto the park and the game actually began well for us.

It was nil all for ages and Erina only notched three tries before the interval. We were beginning to struggle a tad after the break when those lucky enough to be in attendance bore witness to a memorable on field dummy spit performed by one of our passionate Stormers. The colourful episode included; a friendly fire fend on the club’s head trainer, an aggressive disrobing and tossing of the jersey, before a surly yet ultimately lonely march was undertaken back toward the sheds. This tabloid styled high point was almost topped late in the game when the captain/coach engaged in a verbal spar with some bloke he’d allegedly met in the pub during the week and who’d boldly assumed the role as chief overseer of the sides hypermanic interchange regime. It was a wonderful afternoon of raised voices, earnest looks and flamboyant gesticulation; all of which was greatly appreciated by the wide eyed Erina crowd.

With regards the footy itself; Eather, Travis, Groomy and Max were all in good form, which augurs well for today’s much anticipated tangle with the Bateau Bay Tigers. Go get em Gossy! … (-The Eye -).

St Edwards 72 Gosford 0

The Entrance 30 Gosford 18 Round Eight I must admit, their have been times during the early part of the season when I simply yearned to be home twiddling my fidget spinner … but that certainly wasn’t the case last Sunday.

Gossy were so spirited against the Tigers that by the opening of trade on Monday morning’s All Ords League Index, our performance rating had spiked into the ‘wholly competitive’ category.

The 4th placed Orangemen looked dead set rattled at various stages of the contest as the Storm lads ran riot to score three sparkling tries. Left edge powerhouse Travis Mantell continued his impressive year by grabbing a double, while prop Jayden Stanley made a series of fearsome charges and was able to muscle his way across the stripe to cap a noteworthy debut.

Today we line up against Terrigal. Today we take that extra step. Today we win!

Go get em Gossy! … (- The Eye -).

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St Edwards 72 Gosford 0

Terrigal 38 Gosford 22

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Round Nine Once again, we were right in the hunt during our pre long weekend brouhaha with Terrigal, before fading late and having to settle for a 38-22 loss.

Trailing by four at the break, the second period began a tad sleepily for the Gosford boys and we found ourselves 28-12 behind in no time at all. An electrical Storm thundered back into the contest as RJ Warwick and then Dylan Allen raced over the stripe and the GKS Hill were suddenly back up and rocking as the good guys had closed to be within six. A combination of over exuberance, good play from our opponents and just plain bad luck however ultimately saw a famous victory elude us.

After bold showings against both the Tigers and the Sharks during recent rounds, a drought breaking victory feels mighty close and today could well be the golden day as we journey north to take on the ninth placed Toukley Hawks. It’s time to turn bold into beautiful, Gossy; let’s go get a win!

(- The Eye -).

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Gosford Kariong Teams Well Placed

by Andrew Stark

Coast Community News 15th June, 2017

The Gosford Kariong Storm junior rugby league teams headed into the long weekend break having done the club proud during the first half of the 2017 season.

The Storm’s sole premier division team, the U11(1)s have had a tremendous opening to the season; more than holding their own against the best talent the Central Coast has to offer in this age group. During their most recent outing, the Storm boys trailed last year’s premiers Erina 16-0 before fighting back brilliantly and were ultimately edged out 22-18 in a high quality game of football. On the previous weekend, another superb display from fullback Benji Keene-O’Keefe who scored a hat-trick of tries and pulled off a number of vital tackles, inspired his team to a hard fought 24-12 win over powerhouse club Wyong.

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In The Press …

Gosford’s undefeated U12(3) side have blitzed the field to date and despite taking to the field with just a dozen players in round 7, they were able to account for The Entrance 26-6. The Storm U10(3)s are a curious amalgam of; under tens and under nines players, boys and girls, large and not so large, who have outperformed expectations by recording five wins from their opening seven games. A fortnight ago they supplied the boilover of the season when they toppled the previously undefeated Tigers, winning 30-22 at Erina. They followed this up, in their most recent game, with a comprehensive 40-12 victory over Warnervale.

The U14(2)s began the year disastrously with four successive losses however have turned it all around by winning their next three games on the trot. The U16(2)s & the U13(2)s have been most unlucky during recent weeks having each suffered a brace of narrow losses. While the U15(2)s showed true Gosford grit despite falling 22-8 to the highly placed Kincumber in round seven. The Sean Wise coached team took to the field without half a dozen regulars who were all missing due to injury but never gave up against an impressive Colts side who ultimately prevailed by four tries to two. .

Please note: this is the submitted piece in it’s entirety. The editor of the Coast Community News is responsible for the changes that ultimately appear in the newspaper.

FLASHBACK

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A momentary glance back at some of the action from winter 2012

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Josh Stedman (Under 9s) Josh Stedman (Under 10s)

2012

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Back when grass was long, colours were muted, and photographers still had half decent eyesight …

When collars remained in vogue and bibs were nothing more than dribble catchers for messy high chair feeders. Half a decade has passed … and haven’t our little champions grown since then !

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Matt LeMaistre & Kayla Hodge (Under 6s)

Jake Martin (Under 9s)

To be continued in our July edition …

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2017 COMPETITION LADDERS As of 15-6-17

Opens St Edwards Kincumber Erina The Entrance Wyong Ourimbah Terrigal Northern Lakes Toukley

16 14 13 12 10 9 6 6 4

Gosford Kariong

0

U14(2)s

U16(2)s

Pts

Pts

Umina Budgewoi Berkeley Vale Wyong The Entrance

14 12 10 6 6

Gosford Kariong

6

Terrigal Erina Ourimbah Toukley

6 4 2 0

Pts

Wyong Erina Toukley - blue Northern Lakes Toukley – gold St Edwards Ourimbah

12 12 10 8 8 4 4

Gosford Kariong

4

Woy Woy

4

U13(2)s

Pts

Terrigal Warnervale Wyong Blue Haven Kincumber Budgewoi Woy Woy

14 13 12 6 6 5 4

Gosford Kariong

4

U15(2)s Erina Kincumber Blue Haven Terrigal Toukley

14 12 10 8 6

Gosford Kariong

2

Ourimbah The Entrance

2 0

U12(3)s

Pts

Gosford Kariong

14

Wyong Northern Lakes Budgewoi Blue Haven The Entrance

8 8 5 5 0

U10(3)s U11(1)s

Pts

The Entrance Erina Blue Haven Terrigal Berkeley Vale Kincumber Toukley

12 10 10 8 8 6 5

Gosford Kariong

4

Wyong Woy Woy

3 2

Pts

Pts

The Entrance – black Umina Erina

12 12 12

Gosford Kariong

10

Wyong Toukley Warnervale Woy Woy Northern Lakes The Entrance - gold

10 3 3 2 2 0

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‘Eye of the Storm’ – Vol 21, June, 2017 e-mag compiled, photographed, written & designed by Andrew Stark © 2017 Contact - 10dollarjpegs@gmx.com