SPORTSNEWS

with Chris Karas

Heroes of ‘69 to spur on Tigers

WESTS Tigers players are set to take a trip down memory lane this Sunday before they square off with Melbourne Storm in a vital Telstra Cup clash at Leichhardt Oval.

Heroes of the champion 1969 Balmain premiership-winning team will be on deck to meet and cheer on Tim Sheens’ new breed of Tigers as they continue their charge towards the 2005 finals.

Leo Nosworthy’s 1969 Grand Final stars will dine at Tigers Leagues Club before arriving at the ground as VIP guests to watch the main game and later returning to the Club post match.

Only two Balmain legends are unable to attend - former Test great Arthur Beetson and the seriously ill Peter Provan.

The Tigers are smarting from a 21-4 loss to the Warriors last weekend in atrocious conditions at Ericsson Stadium where fullback Brett Hodgson shone like a beacon in the gloomy surrounds.

And it is shaping as a battle of the halves when the Tigers return to Leichhardt for the first time in 2005 with young guns Scott Prince and Benji Marshall up against the nippy Matt Orford and skilful Scott Hill.

In the corresponding match last year the Tigers posted a stirring 32-18 win.

MEANWHILE Balmain-Ryde consolidated a top eight berth with a decisive 40-12 victory over Gary Freeman’s North Sydney Bears last Saturday at Leichhardt Oval.

Fullback Joel Caine continued his superb form with a hat-trick of tries in a classy attacking display.

Other try scorers were winger Alwyn Simpson, centre Luke Hession, half Jamie Nowland, hooker Rangi Chase and back rower Tim McGann with Luke Branighan (3) and Taniela Tuiaki booting goals.

JAMIE Shepherd’s Jersey Flegg cubs recorded a scrappy 28-14 win over the Bears with forward Nigel Fruean (2), centre and skipper Franco Kmet, fullback Simon Greally and Darren Rodgers nabbing tries and Kmet landing four goals.

Team of Champions

BATTING superstar Archie Jackson and triumphant World Cup-winning skipper Belinda Clark were among the legends named in UTS-Balmain Cricket Club’s Team of Champions last Friday at the University’s Gallery Function Centre.

Tigers’ stalwarts Andrew Fitzhenry and Jason Penrose announced the men and women Legends squads - boasting 19 internationals - during the Club’s annual Presentation Night.

Pictured are Tigers’ Legends Greg Hayne, Keith Herron, Neil Maxwell, Julie Hayes, Emma Liddell, Leonie Coleman and Andrew Jones after their induction into the Club’s Hall of Fame.

The Balmain MENS Team of Champions is: Archie Jackson, Greg Hayne, Tony Steele, Bill Donaldson, Albert Cheetham, Bert Folkard (captain), Arthur Mailey, Keith Herron, John Gleeson, Andrew Jones, Dave Renneberg, Neil Maxwell (12th man).

Two of Balmain’s greatest clubmen - the late Ernie Cosgrove and Cliff Winning - were named scorer and team manager respectively.

WOMENS Team of Champions is: Belinda Clark (captain), Lisa Keightley, Martha Winch, Jan Lumsden, Julie Hayes, Leonie Coleman, Christina Matthews, Pam Meyers, Emma Liddell, Cathy Avery, Patricia Fayne, Ann Mitchell (12th lady) and team manager.

Emerging 15 year old keeper/bat Alyssa Healy and Neil Maxwell were crowned Players of the Year while Karl Whatham (835 runs @ 46.39) and international Michelle Goszko (591 runs @ 53.73) were named the Most Outstanding players in first grade.

Richard Burton (31 wickets @ 12.65) capped a fruitful season by snaring the first grade bowling award. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.

2005 Balmain Junior League

UNDER 9: Leichhardt Juniors 22 Holy Cross 15; Concord-Burwood United 17 Five Dock RSL 10; Dundas Shamrocks Yellow 29 Balmain PCYC 5; Shamrocks Green 30 Carlingford Cougars 6; North Ryde (bye).

UNDER 10: Holy Cross 52 Leichhardt Juniors 0; Concord-Burwood Maroon 25 Five Dock RSL 5; North Ryde White 47 Concord-Burwood Blue 13; North Ryde Red 34 Leichhardt Wanderers 5; Cougars 54 Shamrocks 5.

UNDER 11: Holy Cross 44 Shamrocks 5; Cougars 22 Leichhardt Juniors 10; Concord-Burwood 17 North Ryde 12; Five Dock RSL Gold 32 Five Dock RSL Green 5.

UNDER 12: Five Dock RSL 32 North Ryde Red 0; Concord-Burwood 13 Shamrocks 13; North Ryde White 22 Wanderers 3.

UNDER 13A: Renown United 44 Hurstville United 8; Kingsgrove Colts 94 Five Dock RSL 0; Arncliffe Scots 20 Concord-Burwood 16.

UNDER 13B: Brighton Seagulls 32 Penshurst RSL 18; Leichhardt Juniors 28 Holy Cross 14; North Ryde 20 Carlingford Cougars 12.

UNDER 14: Concord-Burwood 44 Earlwood Saints 0; Leichhardt Juniors 56 Kings Head Cowboys 8; Kingsgrove Colts 36 North Ryde 14; Hurstville 40 Renown 0; Arncliffe Scots 32 Brighton Seagulls 32; Holy Cross (bye).

UNDER 15: Carlingford Cougars 40 Earlwood Saints 20; Shamrocks 28 Wanderers 22; North Ryde 40 Kingsgrove Colts 0; Hurstville 52 Renown 16; Brighton Seagulls 38 Arncliffe Scots 12; Penshurst RSL (bye).

UNDER 16: Holy Cross 66 Brighton Seagulls 4; Hurstville 84 Kings Head Cowboys 0; North Ryde 54 Concord-Burwood 16; Kingsgrove Colts 36 Arncliffe Scots 28; Renown 36 Shamrocks 14.

UNDER 18: Holy Cross 26 Penshurst RSL 16; North Ryde 37 Earlwood Saints 10; Wanderers 52 Hurstville 22; Kingsgrove Colts 52 Arncliffe Scots 14; Clovelly Crocodiles (bye); Deferred games: North Ryde 54 Arncliffe Scots 4; Kingsgrove Colts 30 Penshurst RSL 6.

UNDER 21: Mascot 38 Brighton Seagulls 10; North Ryde 36 Redfern All Blacks 32; Renown 26 Kingsgrove Colts 18; Concord-Burwood 31 Hurstville 20; South Eastern (bye).

A GRADE: Renown 34 North Ryde 16; Hurstville 36 Arncliffe Scots 16; Brighton Seagulls 28 Rockdale Bulls 26.

Hills conquer Mountains

HUNTERS Hill first grade rugby team recorded a hard-fought 34-25 win over Blue Mountains last Saturday in the NSW Suburban competition at Boronia Park Oval.

The Hillies scored two quick tries to set a 20-15 lead at the break before the Mountains hit back. No 8 Brad McCarthy, centre Chris Brunsdon and half back Scott Lancaster guided the Hillies to victory with strong games.

Seconds won 23-18 with top games from Calum Windsor, Owen Dalkeith and Nat Allen; thirds lost 5-0 while the unbeaten Mountains ran out winners 19-12 in fourths.

Power AFL

U/9: Drummoyne 9-10 (64) d Glebe 5-9 (39); U/10: Drummoyne 11-3 (69) d Glebe 1-3 (9); U/11: Drummoyne Black 5-3 (33) d Drummoyne Teal 4-5 (29); U/12: Drummoyne 7-10 (52) d Glebe 2-6 (18); U/14: Western Suburbs 14-6 (90) d Drummoyne 0-0 (0); U/15: Westbrooke 12-10 (82) d Drummoyne 4-6 (30).

North Area Junior Hockey

11/1: Ryde Panthers 11 Briars 0; 11/2: Ryde Tigers 1 Bauklham Hills 1; 13/1: Ryde Panthers 6 Baulkham Hills 1; 13/2: Sydney Uni 2 Ryde Tigers 1; 13/3: Ryde Lions 3 Briars 0; 15/2: Ryde Tigers 5 Baulkham Hills 0; 15/3: Ryde Lions 3 Nth District Maroons 3.

Gladesville Ravens

U/6 Emu: Ravens 6 (S Brooks 4, G Doran-Jones 2) WPH 2; U/7 Kangaroos: Ravens 6 (C Whitlock 4, R Whitlock 2) Beecroft 1; Kookaburra: WPH 4 Ravens 0; U/8 Blue: Ravens 4 (M Spackman 3, M Baldwin) Nth Epping 1; 9/1: Saints Utd 6 Ravens 0; 9/4: Nth Ryde 4 Ravens 1 (H Chan); 11/1: Ravens 4 Nth Epping 0; 11/3: Ravens 3 Ryde 0; 12/1: Nth Epping 4 Ravens 0; 12/5: Ravens 3 Kenthurst 1; 13/1: Macquarie 8 Ravens 0; 14/2: Pacific Hills 2 Ravens 1 (H Urbano); 18/1: Holy Cross 2 Ravens 0; 21/1: Ravens 1 (N Astin) Saints Utd 1; AA4: Kenthurst 6 Ravens 1; AA8: Putney 3 Ravens 2 (A Hughes, R Farmilo); AA9: Ravens 3 Carlingford 0; AA10: Ravens 1 Saints Utd 0; AA11: West Ryde Eagles 7 Ravens 0; O35/1: Ravens Blue 6 Beecroft 0; Ravens Pink 5 WPH 2; O35/3: Ravens 3 YMCA 2; O35/4: Ravens 1 Glenhaven 1; PL Firsts: Ravens 2 YMCA 0; PL Res: Ravens 2 YMCA 1; WOMEN: 8A: YMCA 6 Ravens White 0; Ravens Black 0 Balmain Lions 0; 8B: Ravens Red 10 Gladesville Sharks 0; 9/1: Saints Green 1 Ravens Black 0; Ravens White 0 Balmain Cheetahs 0; 9/2: Ravens Green 1 Putney Rangers 0; Russell Lea Nala 3 Ravens Red 0; 10/1: Ravens Black 2 Russell Lea Blue Devilz 0; Ravens White 3 Maccabi Knights 0; 10/2: WPH 3 Ravens Red 0; Ravens Green 6 Ryde Panthers 0; 11/1: Ravens Black 1 Ryde Panthers 1; Maccabi 3 Ravens White 0; 12/1: Ravens Black 6 Raven White 2; Ravens Black 6 Ravens White 2; 13/1: Ravens Black 1 Roselea 1; Ravens White 2 Balmain Blackhearts 2; 14/1: Ravens Black 1 Gladesville Sharks 0; Nth Epping 4 Ravens White 1; 15/1: Ravens Black 1 Normanhurst 0; 15/2: West Ryde Rovers 3 Ravens White 2; 16/1: Ravens Black 2 WPH 1; Ravens White 0 Nth Epping 0; 17/1: Ravens 4 Leichhardt 0; 19/1: Ravens 5 Balmain 1; AA1: Ravens 8 Koalas 1; AA2: Ravens 2 Balmain 2; AA4: Putney Tennyson 1 Ravens 0; WSL: U/12 Ravens 1 (Aliesha Aria); St George Saints 0.

Holy Cross

U/6: Kookaburra: Holy Cross 4 (A Rispin 3, M Fear) YMCA 0; Magpie: Holy Cross 5 (B Jensen 2, P Harapeti, N McGrath J Allsopp) Pacific Hills 0; Platypus: Carlingford Redbacks 3 Holy Cross 2 (D Lavery D Viana); Echidna: Holy Cross 5 (M Zdilar 3, L Amodeo, R Van Drunen) All Saints 3; U/7: Kanga: Holy Cross 1 (B Aramayo) Normanhurst 1; Magpie: Holy Cross 9 (O Stevens 4, G Brien 4, C Murphy) Thornleigh 1; Emu: Hills Hawks 5 Holy Cross 1 (B Sciancalepore); Kooka: Holy Cross 4 (R Morfuni 4) Hills Hawks 2; U/8: Green: Holy Cross 2 (M Lattouf 2) Normanhurst 1; 9/2: Nth Epping Rangers 2 Holy Cross 0; 12/3: North Ryde 4 Holy Cross 1 (J Hili); 13/3: Holy Cross 5 (R Mellino 2, J Digirolomo 2, J Mamora) Glenhaven 1; 13/5: Putney Rangers 11 Holy Cross 1 (M Ricarte); 18/19 Div 1: Holy Cross 2 (C Poulakis, S Karras) Ravens 0; Div 2: Holy Cross 1 (G Panos) Dural United 1; AA6: Holy Cross 1 (D Gocher) Pennant Hills 0; AA8: Holy Cross 2 (M Waywood, M Payne) WPH 0; AA12: St Andrews 5 Holy Cross 2 (M Bonnano 2); AA13: Holy Cross 5 (S Bambagiotti 3, D Nasif, J Beer) St Andrews 4; AA14: Kenthurst 3 Holy Cross 1 (M Lachelle); 035/8: Holy Cross 3 (P O’Reilly M Krestevski, S Ward) Redbacks 0.

Gladesville Sharks

U/6: Kookaburras: Sharks 5 (H Forestal 5) Ryde Panthers 0; U/8 Green: Sharks 2 (J Slater-Phillip, J Duff) Kenthurst 0; Gold: Sharks 8 West Ryde Rovers 0; 9/3: Sharks 1 Hills Hawks 1; 10/5: Sharks 1 Macquarie 0; 11/5: Putney Rangers 2 Sharks 0; 12/6: Sharks 4 (O Wills 3, M Nicolson) Beecroft 0; 14/1: Sharks 2 (N Yule 2) Kenthurst 2; 16/2: Sharks 2 (N Ramrahka, J Matchett) Ryde Panthers 1; Super League: Beecroft 3 Sharks 1; SL Res: Sharks 2 Beecroft 0; AA2: Sharks 1 Kenthurst 0; AA7: Sharks 0 Redbacks 0; AA9: Sharks 0 WPH 0; AA11: Beecroft 2 Sharks 1; AA13: WPH 3 Sharks 2; AA15: WPH 2 Sharks 1; AA16: Sharks 4 West Ryde Eagles 1; AA17: Nth Epping Rangers 9 Sharks 0; O35/3: Sharks 4 North Ryde RSL 1; O35/4: Sharks 1 Ravens 1; O35/5: Sharks 3 (A Carrolo, J Panzarino, M Vella) WPH 1; O35/8: Beecroft 3 Sharks 2 (T Tedesco 2).

All Saints Hunters Hill

U/6: Kangaroos: All Saints 3 WPH 0; Emu: All Saints 8 Roselea 2; Magpie: Nth Epping Rangers 7 All Saints 0; Koala: All Saints 5 West Ryde Rovers 1; Platypus: All Saints 12 Thornleigh 0; Echidna: Carlingford Redbacks 5 All Saints 3; U/7: Magpie: All Saints 3 Roselea 0; Echidna: All Saints 4 Pacific Hills 2; Kangaroos: All Saints 9 YMCA 0; Platypus: All Saints 2 WPH 0; Kookaburra: All Saints 10 Normanhurst Eagles 0; U/8: Blue: All Saints 3 Normanhurst 1; Green: Nth Epping Rangers 3 All Saints 1; Gold: Kenthurst 4 All Saints 0; White: All Saints 1 Ryde District 1; 9/4: All Saints 2 Kenthurst 0; 9/8: All Saints 1 Normanhurst 0; 10/3: All Saints 1 Glenhaven 0; 10/7: All Saints 2 WPH 1; 11/1: All Saints 3 Glenhaven 3; 11/3: Kenthurst 2 All Saints 1; 12/2: Pennant Hills 2 All Saints 1; 12/4: All Saints 2 Dural United 0; AA17: Putney Rangers 3 All Saints 0.

Putney Tennyson

AA1: Hills Hawks 3 Putney-Tennyson 1 (Matt Burton); AA9: West Ryde Rovers 2 Putney 1 (Jay Simmont); AA12: West Pennant Hills 4 Putney 1 (Ian Janda); 11/5: Putney 1 (Dane Clifford) Glenhaven 0; 13/2: Putney 5 (Sandy Rao 2, Taylor Carrad 2, Todd Stephenson) Roselea 0.

LANE COVE

Par: Rob Lord (26) 9; Stroke A: Wayne Belgre (10) 57; B: Glen Steele (13) 65; C: Dave McFarlane (21) 57; Club Championship A: Daven Tearle 271; B: Barry Watkin 297; C: Eric Daniels 348.

MASSEY PARK

4B: John Byers (15) Geoff Mitchell (8) 49; Scr: Brett Morrison Ron Heather 35; Stableford: John Deabel (18) 39; Scr: Ben Smith 30; Women: Stableford Div 1: Robyn Woods (23) 40; Div 2: Kyra Yorke (25) 38; 3B: Paula Hartigan (28) Megan Turnbull (28) Carmel Onions (25) 14 up.

NORTH RYDE

Agg Div 1: Jim Crockart (12) Russell Maittlen (9) 78; Div 2: Dennis Carr (17) Don Spies (24) 73; Indiv A: Danny Wong (11) 38 cb; B: Kevin Compton (14) 41; C: Damien Blomeley (26) 41; Nearest the Pins: 6th Haldur Paemaa; 10th John Coady; 18th W Gay (Chatswood); Stroke: A: Robin Newman (13) 68 cb; R/up: Luke Papallo (5) 68; B: Paul Gazey (16) 63; R/up: Frank Sinclair (15) 67; C: Ian Howes (22) 67 cb; R/up: Arthur Brown (20) 68; Veteran Trophy: Keith Shrimpton (14) 65; Nearest the Pins: 6th Soon Sun Kwon; 10th Keith Van Epen; 18th Barry Hadaway; 2B: Mens Team: Bruce Woodhouse (20) Wally Scotts (13) 49 cb; Mixed Team: Brett Dewberry (22) Natasha Cheek (45) 49; Ladies Team: Marlene Meynert (11) Brenda Milner (21) 48; Indiv Men: A: Peter Richardson (4) 40 cb; B: Frank Pengelly (16) 39; C: B Woodhouse (20) 42; Indiv Ladies: Div 1 B Milner (21) 36; Div 2 Kathryn MacDonald (28) 34; Nearest the Pins: 6th Justin Stewart; 10th Sandra Mason; 18th F Pengelly;

RYDE-PARRAMATTA

2B: J Pompanya (16) C Wong (8) 44 cb; Agg: M Lee (Asquith 8) N Lee (11) 72; Indiv: M Oh (28) 41;
Stableford: A: C Kim (8) 37 cb; B: A Kim (14) 39; C: B Shaw (22) 34 cb; D: R Yau (31) 37; Scr: K Sim 37; Patrons Trophy: S Goh 71; C’ship A: J Choi d J Bishop 2-1; A Res: B Laing d R Bortfield 6-5; B: R Chippendale d C Chim 3-2; C: R Young d J Portlock 3-2; Medley Canadian 2B: A Pearce S Johnson (11 5/8) 67 3/8; MM: R Hinkley W Hinkley (12) 71; Scr: J Lee S Park 71; May 21 Hole-in-one: Matt Dornan at 12th - not his accomplished golfing dad Mark; Women: Team: M Bainsmith (15) V Petro (30) J Bush (29) B Gee Kee (35) 49.

RSL Youth Club Members of Year

ERIC Hansen and Krystal McMaster received the Bill Canavan Member of the Year Trophy for outstanding service at Gladesville RSL Youth Club’s Awards Night last Saturday at Gladesville RSL Club.

They are pictured with Gladesville RSL Community Club president Chris Coady. Krystal,17, is a talented member of the Dance Club and was selected for the 2005 New Zealand RSA Reciprocal Tour to New Zealand where she impressed with her delightful personality. Eric,20, shows great dedication to the sport and art of Karate and has represented at State and national level with distinction. A fine leader, Eric still holds the record as the youngest Gladesville Karate student to achieve a Black Belt 2nd Dan grading. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.

Big day out for Bill & Thelma

POPULAR Ryde identities Bill and Thelma Brown celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary last weekend with a family dinner party. They are pictured after their wedding at St Patricks Church Kogarah on May 27, 1955 which was followed by a reception at the Ace of Clubs in Sylvania.

The couple moved to Putney in 1958 where they resided until purchasing their current home in Ryde in 2000. Bill, who served in the Navy, grew up in Perth and helped Western Australia win a National Surf Life Saving Championship. He was Chief Petty Officer on the HMAS Shoalhaven (in Korea), HMAS Melbourne & Sydney and later gave yeoman service to the Balmain Junior League and Putney-Tennyson Bowling Club. Bill is a life member of BJL where he served as secretary and both the Putney-Tennyson Bowling and Community Clubs, helping establish the organisation as one of the finest in the City of Ryde. A great bowls stalwart, Bill is an ex-Chairman of the Board and Bowls Club president and continues to play an active role. Thelma has given outstanding service to the Red Cross Voluntary Aid Department; Holy Cross College Ryde; Gladesville Leisure for Learning and Ryde Womens Probus Club. They have three children Andrew, Chris and Kathleen and four grandkids Ellie, Jessica, Nick and Bronte.

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