NO good that the control of some roads is taken away from the local council. All local roads used to be much better when the shire were in charge of them.
Also with the river – the shire can’t just go and take out trees to fix some flooding problems, they need a permit as works are regulated.
As quoted in the Gannawarra Times on July 1: “Council is not the responsible agency for initiating or managing such works and is not resourced or legislatively empowered to undertake them.”
That’s all well and good, but I can find no reason why local shires couldn’t be trusted in these cases, apart from the fact that they aren’t resourced to do so. They have the local knowledge. Maybe we could get the State Government to put local councils in control of that stuff.
ONE Mystic Park local tells me that old mate Graeme Scoberg is running the Mystic Park Punters Club from Melbourne and says it’s the only betting club to run at a loss. He assures me that it’s not due to Scoey’s administration, just some bad betting decisions from the club’s punters. Hang in there, folks, it’ll come good (bet responsibly if not intelligently).
WAS that Robby Grylls that I waved to in Kerang a week or two ago? Thought it was him, that’s why I waved. No, we didn’t get a chance for a catch up. Next time, Robby.
Rob played a bit of footy out at Appin in the nineties.
THERE has been a bit of talk a couple of weeks back about the byes in the AFL and that the players need it. Must say that I disagree.
I’ve always thought that footy was a game of attrition and the team that could manage their players better than other teams would often come out on top.
The game is not just a sprint, it is also a marathon and needs to be managed as such. That is part of the great art of managing a team, not just during each individual game, but planning for the entire year.
Then there are those who wish to make games shorter, once again to prolong a player’s career. I disagree, again, and use the same argument.
It’s not about whether you are soft or strong, it’s about whether you can make it through to the end and have a bigger score on the scoreboard, and hopefully be in a better condition that your opponent. It’s that simple.
FOR those that remember, Gary Dempsey was tall and an excellent ruckman. When opposed to the more athletic Peter Moore, who had an excellent leap, Dempsey resorted to using his body rather than just jumping for the footy.
The umpire let it go then and it has been let go ever since. Prior to that grand final (sometime in the 70s) using the body was shepherding or obstruction. Brodey Grundy gets away with this now, and good on him, until they pull him up.
Grey areas in our rules can sometimes make our game great, but they need to stop making grey areas out of the black and white rules.
Enough, stop now, Kurl, your soap box is wobbling.
ALL the upheaval in local footy has been caused by lack of population in local communities.
Most would realise that Kurl is 100 per cent against the Central Rivers Board granting permission for Ultima to move to the CMFNL.
I will end my discussion on this by asking if they are trying to build football within the region, how come they suggest that for some clubs to continue, leaving the region may be an option?
THIS will be the final Komment by Kurl as Kurl is retiring.
Personal thanks to all those who have contributed to the column, be it by supplying information or being involved in some incident or conversation.
Some were very willing to be mentioned in the column while others would not even talk to me so they were not mentioned. I must say that all of these did so with a smile.
The Komment started after COVID when a story was written relating to one group being stuck in the Philippines and someone from that group didn’t want anything published. The Komment seemed to be a good way to let folks know about the incident with a slight attempt at humour and without offending anyone as the group wished to remain anonymous.
Said travelling group was Ned Pay, Shirl Jenner, Donna and Darcie Grant.
Thanks again to all who have ever been involved in the Komment. I hope no one has been offended and you have enjoyed reading it.
THANKS to all current and former staff at the Gannawarra Times and also The Guardian.
Special thanks to legendary production man Chris Barnes and all the best to the extremely capable ad rep Christine Hildenhagen who will continue the good work.
