The Eye of the Storm Magazine - Vol 8 (June 2015) by Gosford Rugby League: The Eye of the Storm Magazine

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A PDF-MAG for Gosford Kariong Storm Footy Fans

Photo courtesy of the Gosford City Library & the Les Allen Collection

A last minute intercept try to Jayden Wilde Taylor gave the Gosford U13(2)s a thrilling 22-16 win over Berkeley Vale in Rd 5. The Storm boys had fought back brilliantly, having trailed 416 at the break and this morale boosting victory spawned a subsequent purple patch of form as Shaun Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boys charged into second spot following four wins on the trot.

Contents Vol 8: June 2015

43 Page 5

- Editorial

- Under 15s

- Under 14s

14 - In The Press 16 - Under 6,7,8 & 9s

22 – Buy a Photo

23 – The Ever Changing Colours of Central Coast Rugby League 14 & 42 – In the Press

28 – Try time 30 – Under 13s

34 – Under 12s 38 – Under 11s 43 – Under 10s 51 – Competition Tables 52 – The Back Page

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As winter begins to doonarize the general

Whilst musing over colours, the great

populace, GKS prospects remain warm blooded and constraint free. Our purplish charges continue to give plenty of cheek and four Gosford sides maintain genuine semi final aspirations. Off the field, at Storm Media, things are going equally as well. The Eye’ Eye’s latest circulation figures have the established footy publications; Rugby League Week & Big League Magazine looking nervously over their shoulders. Our mailing list has grown rapidly to 20, and a projected BRW/ASX forecast is predicting the healthy figure of 22.75 by Xmas.

success of the pink socked, Women in League round of recent years has created a template that The Eye feels could well be broadened to include other appropriately themed, home round celebrations. I’d love to see a , Back to Townies Day for example, which could shine the light on our club’s wonderful, 100+ year heritage. Or how about a, Wayne’ Wayne’s Thumb round, to help raise awareness in the global fight against nasty BBQing mishaps … the possibilities really are limitless …

ever changing Colours of Central Coast footy. Funnily enough, having completed the piece, I was pouring my umpteenth coffee of the day when suddenly I was struck by one of those eureka moments. Slapping myself in the forehead I shouted, “Of course!” course!” For it had become instantly apparent. The Gosford Townies had played in blue & red jerseys before being superseded by the mighty Gosford Kariong Storm. Now as anyone who has ever got into a bit of heavy duty finger painting can tell you … RED + BLUE = PURPLE!

would our club be without the tireless work of Renee Martin, Vanessa Bird & Kellie Hodge …to name but three? These increasingly proactive roles of today however didn’t exist back in the 1960s when rugby league was very much a bastion of alpha maleness. And yet, throughout every era of rugby league; footballers have always doted on their mums. “A Saint from Head to Toe” by Helen Elward

In this edition, The Eye has delved into the

Speaking of Women in League; where

“When I started playing with St George I stood out like a white knight. Mum found the knack of washing the St George jumper without the red running; something to do with cold water and a bit of sugar or salt. She could do anything, my mum.” - Billy Smith (Champion halfback of the 1960s & 70s)

- 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.

Under Fifteens U17(2)s

Recent Results Rd 5 … 6 – 28 vs. The Entrance Rd 6 … 0 - 50 vs. Wyong Rd 2 … bye Rd 7 … 20 – 12 vs. Erina (Red)

UNDER FIFTEEN (1)s

Under Fourteens

Recent Results Rd 5 … 4 - 54 vs. Terrigal Rd 6 … 0 – 50 vs. Ourimbah Rd 2 … 0 -50 vs. Kincumber Rd 7 … 0 – 50 vs. Wyong (Green)

UNDER FOURTEEN (1)s

In The Press â&#x20AC;Ś Gosford Kariong on the Charge by Andrew Stark Coast Community News 3rd June, 2015

The Gosford Kariong U13(2)s have charged up the competition table in recent weeks, after scoring impressive back to back wins over Berkeley Vale and Blue Haven in the latest rounds (continued next page) of Central Coast junior rugby league.

Please note: this is the submitted piece in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entirety. The editor of the Coast Community News is responsible for the changes that ultimately appear in the newspaper.

In The Press … (continued from previous page) A last gasp intercept try to Jayden Wilde Taylor enabled the Narara based team to snatch a thrilling 22-16 win over the Panthers during week 5. The Storm had fought back from a 16-4 deficit at half time to level things up at 16 a piece before edging ahead with the final play of the day. The following Saturday saw the boys. quickly out of the blocks as they ran to a 16-0 lead before being forced to fight hard against a physical Blue Haven team. Gosford ultimately prevailed 26-22 with tireless forward Isaac Gardiner grabbing two of his team’s five tries. The Storm U10(1)s have suffered their first defeat of 2015, going down 34-18 to an impressive Kincumber outfit on the final weekend of Autumn. The Colts galloped away to lead 30-6 mid way through the second half before Gosford found a semblance of rhythm to their play, running in two late tries. The loss to the Colts followed sparkling victories during the opening four rounds against; the Panthers, Warriors, Roosters and Magpies, as this talented squad of young Stormers aim to become Gosford Kariong’s first ever Division One team to reach the semi final stage. The Wayne Oatley coached Gosford U12(3)s finally managed to get back on the field during round 6, after a bye and then a wash out had thwarted their mid May endeavor. Understandably the boys were a little rusty after their frustrating lay off and the Blue Haven Raiders took full advantage, jumping to a 20-0 lead at the break. The Storm lads were nevertheless able to finish strongly and a Nash Dorratt-Mavin try in the muddy corner, followed by a fine conversion from Michael Porter closed out the days scoring at 28-6 to the visitors. In other Storm news: the non competition U9(1)s have continued their amazing run of wins, with an entertaining 36-22 victory over Kincumber. The U11(2)s came tantalizingly close to toppling St Edwards, fighting back from 10-22 before ultimately falling 26-22. Whilst the U14(1)s and U15(1)s continue to do the club proud with spirited showings against high quality opposition. 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.

SIXES, SEVENS, EIGHTS & NINES â&#x20AC;¦

So How Do We Get A Photo For Uncle Ken & Aunty Beth ??? Whilst my motivation for putting The Eye together each month is in no way financial, I guess it would be good to recoup my bus fares, accrued chugging to and from the myriad of footy ovals scattered across the CCDRL region. So to keep Red Bus, Busways and State Rail happy, all the photo’s appearing on the pages of this fine, up standing publication are available for purchase, in high resolution JPEG form for just $10 (via Paypal, cheque or money order), or $5 if you come and see me in person. Simply email me (Andrew) at 10dollarjpegs@gmx.com and let me know which image your after … Use the above e mail address to also complete Paypal payments, or mail cheques or money orders to …

PO Box 4323, East Gosford, 2250 (made out to ‘Andrew Stark’) Include your email address and I’ll email out your requested image in all it’s high res, purple, blue, white and yellow magnificence.

… or come and slip me a purple fiver on game day … I’ll be the bleary eyed, disheveled looking bloke with the dodgy haircut … oh yeah, and the big camera !

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Changing Colors of Central Coast Rugby League by Andrew Stark

Nothing lasts forever. Especially it would seem, when it comes to the hue of a club’s footy jersey. The rugby league teams of the Central Coast have completed a host of costume changes during the games one hundred plus year history. The Eye of the Storm has attempted to follow this convoluted rainbow of transition. Football on the Central Coast began with teams at Gosford and Wyong: the oval ball hostilities kicking off during the pre federation days of the 1890s. These earliest clashes would see Gosford wearing an all black outfit with a white ‘G’ emblem sewn above the left breast. Conversely, Wyong would trot onto the paddock in a maroon colored jersey with white shorts and were often referred to as the ‘Reds’. Ourimbah were the next cab off the rank and the town which was known as Blue Gum Flats until the railway went through during the late 1880s, played all their earliest footy sporting jerseys of maroon & gold. By 1918 Ourimbah had taken to wearing outfits consisting of dark blue and light blue stripes, which remained until 1920 when their now familiar black & white combination was adopted. Photo courtesy of Gosford City Library

Gosford made a slight alteration to their strip in 1915 when they added a sliver of green to their traditional black, in a move that would seem to have been a direct tribute to the district’s fighting men who were wearing khaki on distant battlefields at the time. The local football competition would cease during 1916 & 1917 as the war effort took its toll, however by the time Gosford were back playing one or two friendly games in the winter of 1918, the club had reverted to wearing their all black attire.

The Gosford All Blacks of 1907

by Andrew Stark

An Erina team of yesteryear

Narara formed a temporary club before the war, and then again briefly in 1920. This latter incarnation wore red & black stripes atop black trunks. However once Narara were no longer involved in the competition, this North Sydney style strip was open to be adopted by Gosford who wore the red & black between the years 1928 and1930.

changing Colors

By 1919 the district’s football competition was back in full swing and the surprise premiers that year were a light weight, but skillful thirteen from Jilliby who wore the royal blue jerseys made famous by Newtown in the Sydney competition. The Central Coast’s most western team, Yarramalong preferred an outfit of black & gold and whilst I have not found definitive evidence with regards the Erina Football Club’s earliest colours, they were certainly sporting red, white & blue during the late 1920s, and it’s highly likely that Erina are the only one of the older clubs to have retained a constant hue throughout their history.

The irony of Gosford having run around in Norths jerseys is marked given that 70 years later it would be the planned relocation of the Bears up to Grahame Park that would ultimately lead to the demise of the Townies. Kincumber had played the odd scratch match, usually against neighbouring Erina during the early 1920s in which they wore a blue & gold kit. By the early 1930s the Kincumber lads would join the local competition and preferred to played in red & green.

“The local footballers are looking gay in their blue and gold guernseys, and are practicing hard.” – The Kincumber correspondent, Gosford Times 5th July 1923 Meanwhile down on the Peninsula, Woy Woy began mobilizing during the winter of 1920 and decided on a pleasant sky blue coloured jersey. This selection was bypassed later in the decade however in preference to a black, or black & white combination. As they pushed into the 1930s, Woy Woy reverted back to sky blue and there is some mention of a splash of gold being added. Sky blue became royal blue in 1933, and yet this was but a passing fad as they were soon back in sky blue. The club would ultimately adopt their famous white with a red ‘V’ jersey in 1956; a year that coincided the signing of former St George international Johnny Hawke as their captain/coach. Interestingly the Peninsula powerhouse have reintroduced a sliver of sky blue into their predominantly red & white colour scheme in recent years following the sale of the Woy Woy Leagues Club to the Easts Group.

– The Gosford Times, 1st April 1931. The aforementioned Alton Cusick had been a proud old boy of the famous GPS rugby nursery St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill and had played in the College’s premiership winning 2ndXV of 1915. Joey’s have always played in jersey’s of cerise and blue: as would Gosford from the mid 1930s. The red & white combination was given short shrift after just a handful of seasons and whilst I haven’t been able to definitively connect Cusick to the club’s subsequent switch to the colours of his old alma mater, the connection is anecdotally, a strong one.

The Gosford Townies Under 13s of 1988 proudly wearing the distinctive red & blue colours.

by Andrew Stark

“There was a lengthy discussion on the matter of colors for the season, and it was decided on a vote by 15 to 14 to change the club colors to red and white (4 inch bars) .”

changing Colors

Long before Woy Woy had decided to adopt red & white; the Gosford team were sporting the combination which came about following an offer from Hotel Gosford proprietor Alton Cusick to donate to the club, two sets of jerseys for both the First and Second Grade sides. This generous offer of new jerseys had the Gosford committee thinking expansively and another change to their team’s strip was an item up for discussion during late March of 1931. The members canvassed a number of options, with suggestions including; all black, red & green, green & gold, blue & gold as well as the ultimately agreed upon, red & white.

by Andrew Stark

Photo – Andrew Stark. With thanks to Duttons Tavern, Gosford

The Entrance footy club’s history of vast and many splendid colour combinations presents like some sort of psychedelic kaleidoscope of chaos. The club first formed during the mid 1930s, although a Tumbi Umbi team wearing undisclosed colours had briefly existed a decade earlier. Over the past 80 years, The Entrance footy team has variously worn; red, white &blue, green & gold, black with white trimming, red & blue, turquoise blue & white, black, white & red, blue & white … and finally, orange & black (sometimes with a splash of white).

changing Colors

The leap from cerise & blue to the famous Gosford Townies colours of red & blue requires more of a lazy hop than it does a full blooded vault. It was a modification that in all likelihood took place during the war years of the early 1940s. Gosford would continue to play in red & blue until the demise of the district’s Second Division competition in 2006 brought an end to the Gosford Cougars club. Whilst at the junior level, the millennium merger of Gosford and Kariong saw the new club adopt the colours and insignia of the Melbourne Storm from the beginning of the 2001 season and we remain in deepest purple to this day.

Photo taken from “The History of The Entrance RLFC”

The seaside club were rather sensibly known as The Seagulls up until 1987

Charles ‘Chicka’ Ryan: a tough as teak second rower who played over 300 games for The Entrance; shows off the clubs 1957 jersey.

A Gosford Cougars jersey from the early 2000s. The Cougars played in the Second Division competition and grew directly from the demise of the Gosford Townies.

when they inexplicably decided to adopt the garish orange Tiger design. The connection between the Bateau Bay region and a growling Bengal Tiger falls somewhere short of none at all however the club continues to prosper today, using this pseudo Balmain/Wests Tigers persona. Whilst speaking of successful, modern day clubs; Wyong continued to wear maroon jerseys up until the early 1950s when their now distinctive green & gold kit took hold.

The Gosford Training School, which in more modern times was known as the Kariong Juvenile Justice Centre, played a number of seasons in the local Second Grade competition during the 1930s; their jerseys being made up of blue & gold stripes (no, not a vertical bar design). And finally, the Central Coast representative teams have long played in jerseys of light blue and yellow with the latest Centurion strip adding just a modest sliver of black. So there you have it, a somewhat incidental stroll through the Central Coast Footy Jersey Museum. An ever so brief glance at the various footballing tribes of our region and those men who over many decades have chased after the punted pigskin wearing all manner of pigmented combination â&#x20AC;Ś Above: The Munmorrah Maulers were

a forerunner to the Northern Lakes Warriors. CCDJRL Player of 1991, Mark Ivers is pictured above wearing his Maulers attire (which colour coordinates wonderfully with the bonza looking trophy heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just snared).

Right:

Brendan Eather sports the Gosford Kariong Open Grade jersey of 2014.

Right: The Central Coast U15s of 1992

by Andrew Stark

Ourimbah fielded two First Grade teams in 1928: Ourimbah East wore black & white whilst Ourimbah West competed in blue jerseys. Another team in blue were Woy Woy who fell foul of the authorities during 1937 and were disqualified from the competition for fielding two players who had been registered with the Homebush club at the time. The following year, Woy Woy side stepped the ban by morphing into the Ettalong Football Club and played two seasons dressed in funereal black.

changing Colors

Morisset won the local competition between the years 1933-1935 wearing black & gold jerseys whilst Dooralong became the third club to embrace the red & black combination (following on from Narara and Gosford) when they competed during the same era . Their existence was short lived however and the colours would not be utilized again until the St Edwards Bears junior club burst onto the scene many decades later.

TRY TIME

Under THIRTEENS

Recent Results Rd 5 … 22 – 16 vs. Berkeley Vale Rd 6 … 26 – 22 vs. Blue Haven Rd 2 … 44 – 12 vs. Terrigal Rd 7 … 26 – 6 vs. Kincumber

UNDER THIRTEENS (2)s

Under UnderTWELVES TWELVES

Recent Results Rd 5 … washed out Rd 6 … 6 – 28 vs. Blue Haven Rd 2 … 20 – 10 vs. Budgewoi Rd 7 … 8 – 18 vs. The Entrance

UNDER TWELVE (3)s

Under UnderElevens Elevens

Recent Results Rd 5 … 54 - 8 vs. Wyong (Gold) Rd 6 … 22 – 26 vs. St Edwards Rd 2 … 16 – 32 vs. Northern Lakes Rd 7 … 30 – 24 vs. Kincumber

UNDER ELEVEN (2)s

In The Press … Gosford Kariong Well Represented by Andrew Stark. Coast Community News 17th June, 2015 The Gosford Kariong club has been well recognized by the Central Coast rugby league selectors throughout 2015 with nine local juniors earning a place in the various divisional sides. Current Storm halfback Nick Rodrigues is the most recent inductee, having been selected in the Coasts U13 development squad. Nick’s achievement follows the club’s heavy representation in the division’s U16 team that managed to reach the semi finals at the NSW Country Championships held at Muswellbrook over the Queens birthday long weekend. Captained by lock/hooker Lachlan Bell, the side also featured; Tom Bateup, Eden Longford and Lachlan Smith, all of whom were vital members of last winter’s Storm U15 team. Earlier in the season, former Gosford tyros; John Connolly (U14) and Ryan Bender (U15) also represented the Coast, while Tyson Potger (U16) was a member of the Centurions Matthews Cup squad. Added to this vast array of junior achievement is the selection of former Gosford Giants junior and current Terrigal first grade second rower Bladen Baird in the Central Coast’s senior rep’ squad that reached the semi final stage of the 2015 Country Championships. Mid June club action has been highlighted by the on going success of the Storm U13(2)s who have extended their recent winning streak to four, following an impressive 26-6 victory over the Colts at Kincumber. The Gosford U15(1)s have notched their first win of the season, fighting back from an early deficit to score a gutsy 22-12 victory over Erina at Carrington Street. First half tries to Toutai Aho and Noah Brown gave the Storm a 12-6 advantage at the break before the game was sealed via a blindside mousetrap play which resulted in Logan Campbell burrowing across the line with ten minutes remaining. 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.

Under UnderTens Tens(Div(Div 1) 1)

Recent Results Rd 5 … 34 – 8 vs. Ourimbah Rd 6 … 18 – 34 vs. Kincumber Rd 2 … 10 – 26 vs. Terrigal Rd 7 … 16 – 26 vs. Wyong

UNDER TEN (1)s

Under Under Tens Tens

Recent Results Rd 5 … 0 – 50 vs. Wyong Rd 6 … 8 – 44 vs. Erina Rd 2 … 6 – 44 vs. Budgewoi Rd 7 … 10 – 22 vs. Toukley

(Div (Div2) 2)

UNDER TEN (2)s

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2015 COMPETITION LADDERS U15(1)s

Pts

U14(1)s

Pts

Erina (Blue) Wyong The Entrance Berkeley Vale Woy Woy Northern Lakes Terrigal

13 11 10 10 8 8 4

Wyong (Green) Erina Kincumber Ourimbah * Woy Woy Terrigal *

14 10 9 9 6 4

Gosford Kariong

2 0

Erina (Red)

Wyong (Gold)

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U13(2)s

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Pts

Ourimbah

Gosford Kariong

The Entrance Blue Haven Berkeley Vale Erina Kincumber Terrigal

8 8 6 6 4 0

U10(1)s

Pts

* game in hand

U12(3)s

Pts

Blue Haven The Entrance Erina

12 10 10

Gosford Kariong

Budgewoi Ourimbah Terrigal

8 4 2

U10(2)s

Pts

The Entrance Umina Budgewoi Erina Toukley Wyong Terrigal Northern Lakes Kincumber

14 12 10 10 6 6 6 4 2

Gosford Kariong

U11(2)s

Pts

Terrigal Wyong (Green) Kincumber Northern Lakes Blue Haven Erina

12 12 8 8 8 6

Gosford Kariong

St Edwards Wyong (Gold)

6 2

Kincumber Erina Northern Lakes Wyong Terrigal

13 10 10 10 9

Gosford Kariong

The Entrance Woy Woy Ourimbah Berkeley Vale

6 2 2 0

Magpies Rocked by Zac’s Tact! the Back Page

A Scissors Paper Rock Exclusive Back in the days of leather footballs and horse drawn carts, a coin toss would be used to determine who would kick off and which way your team might run. Today, we see the pot luck of flipped probability cast aside in preference to a genuine contest, a contest that requires; nerve, cunning and skill. The Eye’s exclusive photo, taken during round 5, shows Gosford U10(1)s skipper Zac Campbell displaying all of these desired qualities as he totally bamboozles his Ourimbah opponent with a daring ‘Rock’ play in the third and deciding rubber …Oh Oh yeah, and we went on to win the footy too!