Tom Smith from Yarrawalla was seen umpiring footy on April 20.
Tom obviously has put his name down to help out the umpires and is doing a great job for a bloke in his mid-70s.
My former teammate played more footy at a higher standard than most and was a legend of the Loddon Valley Football League and the now-folded Yarrawalla Football Club.
On April 20 at Macorna, the Whinfield brothers played together in the Macorna seniors for the first time.
Brothers Laing, Toby and Sam hit the field against Wandella in what was a top win for the Tigers.
Middle brother Toby just happened to get in the best players in the senior match.
Sam played two games on the day, in both seniors and under 17.5s and he also coaches the under-12s.
That’s a pretty full day, Sam, but what else are you gunna do? He was named best afield in the under-17.5s.
It should also be mentioned that mum Cat also had a win while playing in the B Grade and was named best player.
Congratulations to all concerned, a great effort. The Whinfield family have been great supporters of Macorna for many years.
Footy tipping was interesting on April 20. Kurly only tipped two. Did I see that Willy only tipped one?
If we had tried to tip the losers, we would have got six or seven. It’s funny how when you tip five, six or more, ESPN Footy tipping reply with a “Well done, great tipping”.
Well let me tell you, when you tip only two, they reply with “Poor tipping”. Dropped back a bit on the tipping ladder but it’s fun, and you’ve gotta laugh.
Saw Alan Millar chatting to some friends on the clock tower corner last week and noticed that my old mate has had a haircut.
Alan has been going with the long locks for many years and in that time has been in and out of trend more times than you could count, but his persistence has been admirable.
Now that Alan has short hair, is he in or out of fashion? Either way, full respect to this fine gentleman.
Family has been visiting from up north recently so we have hit the Barham Club a couple of times. We had to get together again last Tuesday to celebrate the birth of the visitor’s grandchild, so the club was the spot again – it was the major event – and congratulations to all.
Each time you visit the club, you always run into someone you know and it has been John and Carmel Pay who seem to live there. As has been said previously, you don’t see someone for a long time, then you catch up and it’s as if they would think you are following them.
John was a gun footballer at Wandella and contributed to at least two premierships with the Bombers and he also had a stint at Boort for a year or two.
Anyway, great to see John and Carmel. I look forward to seeing you next time I visit the club.
It’s great to see some young lads getting a go in senior footy at the start of the season.
Names like Treacy at Wandella, Whinfield at Macorna and Bremner at Kerang have been young blokes getting a run.
Yep, it would be great if a couple of them could put on a few extra kilograms, but that’ll happen down the track.
In the meantime, mum’s just have to trust that they will cope – and they all will.
Speaking of the Bremners’ at Kerang, dad Scott isn’t coaching this year and found himself without a job at the club, so he has stepped up to umpiring.
Good on you Scott, someone’s gotta do it.
It’s been said that if we don’t have umpires, we wouldn’t have a game. I don’t subscribe to that view, although it’s sort of right. If there was no umpire, any true footballer would step in and do the job himself to ensure there is a game.
Greg and Jenny McNeil were out with Kevin and Lyn Sambrooks last Wednesday obviously celebrating something.
Turns out it was an anniversary. Forty-six years for Greg and Jenny and 52 for Kevin and Lyn
Because of the company, they would have had a great night. Congratulations to all.
