Molong Golf
MOLONG MAGPIES RUGBY
by the Ghost Walker We started off with eight players on Sunday at the Royal Molong Golf Course where we played a two person ambrose event. Bell was also there but decided not to have a hit. We set off in two groups where the four with golf carts were in one group and the walkers (or is it another word that starts with “w”) in the other group. Matt Earle joined us after five holes to make it nine players for the day. There was the usual one over the fence off the seventh tee (Stubba) and one collecting the branch in front of the eighth tee (me). Last week in the small towns shield tournament Scott reckoned he couldn’t sink a putt. Today he was sinking them from the edge of the green and chipping into the hole from off the green. Just as well because his golf partner in Mark Frazer hadn’t had a hit for a month and played accordingly. I don’t think we bothered declaring a winner. A few of the golfers are interested in playing a eighteen hole event on a Saturday afternoon, tee off around noon. It may not occur every Saturday depending on who else is interested but hopefully it will eventuate. Stubba reckons it takes longer to learn to be a good golfer than it takes to become a brain surgeon. On the other hand, you don’t get to ride around in a golf cart, drink beer and eat sausage sangers when you’re preforming brain surgery so he chose golf and is still learning how to play the game. I noticed a comment in my golf notes last week about the claim of the “Royal “ Molong Golf Course. For me the “Royal “ part came about when I was playing at the Orange ExServices Country Club golf course before it closed. My playing partners were making disparaging remarks about sand greens and paspalum growing on the fairways so I informed them that the Molong course was so good it had been given “Royal “ status (by me of course) so from then on they would ask me “how was Royal Molong this week” and it has continued from there. It surely deserves it !!!! Golf again on Sunday, 8.30am for 9am. Hope to see you there.
LADIES GOLF NEWS On Wednesday Molong hosted our monthly friendship day. There were golfers from Manildra, Yeoval and Cumnock that enjoyed a great game of golf plus lots of laughs and chatter over lunch. Winners on the day were Kerry, Ann, June and Judy. Also congratulations to our Member Barbara Wright who traveled to Trundle on Sunday and came home winning the B Grade Stableford. Well done Barb.
Molong Magpies Walla Update 31 July 2023 Canowindra The Molong Magpies Wallas made the journey to Canowindra The player of the match deservingly went to Ryan Murphy, for a classic winter’s morning of Walla Rugby with the entire who showed up and played back-to-back games with no sign Central West descending upon the Canowindra Sports Ovals. of tiring. He listened well to the coach’s instructions and has U6 drew Wellinton Red and White, U8 Canowindra and come a long way since the beginning of the season. Well Cowra, U10 Cowra and Bathurst Gold. done, Ryan. Our Team in Review this week is the Mighty Under 6’s lead The legendry Players of the Gala Day were: by Michelle and Gordy…. U6 Ryan Murphy Our under 6 Magpies have just experienced two fantastic U8 Leo Wilson and Mitch Redfern ‘Best Magpie’ weekends of Rugby, and they clearly recovered well from their U10 Guy Shannon with Sebastian Mullins ‘Toughest first gala day home game. The gala day held the previous Player” weekend in Molong was a special occasion as it marked the Thankyou again to Canowindra for hosting the day. Next 70th anniversary of the Molong Magpies Rugby Union Club. week sees the club travelling to Bathurst for the final gala day It’s exciting to think that when the club reaches 100 years, of the year and supporters are always welcome. many of these under 6s will be in their mid-30s, having played The Magpie countless more games for the club. On Sunday, our under 6s travelled to Canowindra for backto-back games against Wellington Junior Redbacks. Doting grandparents were in full force supporting their grandchildren and were proud to see their wonderful sportsmanship on display as they helped out the opposition by donning their jerseys. Kudos to Maverick Barrett and Paddy Murphy, who both volunteered to help out Wellington in the first match. The first half saw the Wellington Redbacks crossing the line on multiple occasions, and it was hard to tell from the sideline if our young Maggies were still waking up or still learning the ropes of staying on the defensive line. A miscommunication between the Hobbs boys got the team going, but one of our most junior From the 1st January 2024, cheques will no longer players, Ryan Murphy, showed the seniors of the team how it’s done by scoring the first try for be available. Molong. This wasn’t the last we saw of Ryan, as . he followed the coach’s instructions to stay on This includes depositing, withdrawing, personal, the line and played rarely offside. business and First Choice Credit Union cheques. Quinn Butler, who took on the responsibility of .... half-back, put on an absolute clinic, listening to Coach Mike Murphy’s instructions and ensuring CUSCAL/NAB are removing cheques due to everyone had a fair go with the ball. Quinn universal decline and escalating costs. almost scored in the second half but was tapped .... just short of the line. With Ryan taking a wellIf you are unsure, we encourage you to make an deserved break for a sideline Curly Wurly, Rhys Morley dominated the second half with quick appointment with one of our Member Service play-the-balls, finding the line, and scoring for Officers so we can tailor the service to Molong. Morley has come a long way since the start of the season, and we can’t wait to see what meet your needs. he brings to next week’s gala day in Bathurst. .... Budda Porter had multiple breakaways, surprising the opposition with his speed and Call 6362 2944 or email enq@firstchoicecu.com.au agility. Even an intercept by teammate Paddy, who was helping out the opposition, didn’t dampen Budda’s spirits. Our other speed demon, Henry Hobbs, once again ran circles around the opposition, often creating gaps and forcing errors. A long break between games saw our juniors settled in for a sideline picnic of sausage sandwiches, sour straps, Sunkist, and snakes. When asked about what they enjoyed in the first match against Wello, some of the team shared their thoughts: Alex: “passing the ball and sharing it around.” Ollie: “running straight into the people.” Ryan: “the whole bit.” Australian Credit Licence 240722 The second match saw Molong facing off against Wellington Redbacks RED. Henry Haynes was a standout for both Molong and Wello, displaying speed and crossing the line multiple times. His huge kick-offs were impressive, and well done to It’s your Henry for helping out the opposition by donning club! their jersey. Multi-try scorer Isaac Hobbs is working hard on 22-24 RIDDELL ST MOLONG P: 6366 8105 staying on the line, listening well and confusing e:admin@molongrsl.com.au the opposition with his handy side stepping and speed. Oliver Townsend’s fancy footwork and tactical plays saw him finding faults in the opposition’s defense and crossed the line for Molong on multiple occasions, along with Alex Barrett, who LUNCH : Wed 12 - 2 was tapped just short of the line. Barrett should Sun 12 - 2.30 be commended on his consistent plays and passing game which gets better every week. DINNER : Wed - Sat 5.30-8.30 Luke Mackenzie dominated the defensive line, being fast off the mark on every occasion, and baffling the opposition with his double Great specials and a menu to suit touch, leaving no one unmarked. Luke has even everyone. learnt the art of the hand-off, showing the side how it’s done, palming off the defence who just so happened to be team mate, Issac who was BAR: Mon Tues 3.00 - 9.00 WED 11.30 - BISTRO Wed 12.30-2.00 9.00 THU 12.00 - 10.00 FRI 12.00 - 11.00 & 5.30-8.30 Thu, Fri, Sat playing for Wello.
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