Gosford Rugby League: the Eye of the Storm magazine - July 2019 (vol 35)

GOSFORD RUGBY LEAGUE

- Est. 2014 -

the

Issue No. 35 July 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Vol 35: July, 2019

Hot on the heels of Federal Police raids carried out on high profile media outlets in June, it must dolefully be reported that the offices of Eye Media were also targeted.

Despite vehement and heartfelt protests with regard freedom of the press and our citing of various passages from the Geneva Convention … a forceful cry of “TASER-TASER-TASER” does convulse violently throughout every page of this edition.

ALLEG EDLY

Congratulations go out to Nash Dorratt-Mavin (pictured left), on receiving the prestigious Andrew Johns Cup, Central Coast U16 rep team’s, Coaches Award for 2019.

Exclusive Photo What may, or may not be an unmarked police vehicle, is pictured outside what may, or may not be Eye HQ. This may, or may not have been at the very time that an AFP raid was, or wasn't in full progress.

Our Women In League Day coverage, and the 15 page tribute to recently departed Gosford junior and Newtown Bluebags stalwart, Ron Hansen, hold pride of place in this bumper edition of The Eye.

© 2019 Opinions expressed in 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.

WOMEN IN LEAGUE DAY

June 15th Carrington Street, Narara

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photo – Andrew Stark

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

WOMEN IN LEAGUE

Photo – courtesy of Chloe Luck

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photo – Andrew Stark

GOSFORD KARIONG RLFC RAISING MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION WOMEN INMcGRATH LEAGUE

Photo – courtesy of Chloe Luck

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photo - courtesy of Chloe Luck

WOMEN IN LEAGUE

Photo – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

WOMEN (& GIRLS)

IN LEAGUE

Photos – Andrew Stark

GOSFORD KARIONG RLFC PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE

McGRATH FOUNDATION THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

WOMEN

(& WANNABE WOMEN)

IN LEAGUE

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

YIKES!

Hey Buddy, You’re Blocking My View

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE – JULY 2019

Purchasing Photos …

It’s Just So Easy!

Sling the guy with the camera a lobster ($20), and within days he’ll email you a couple of photo’s (jpeg files), featuring your little champion (or not so little champion) captured in full flight for the mighty Gosford Kariong Storm.

Simply hand over one, crisp, orangey note, along with your email address, and sit back & marvel as the old bloke gets frantically to work on your order.

Purchases can also be made using Paypal for $22.

Email: 10dollarjpegs@gmx.com

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

Photo’s – Andrew Stark

BACK IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE Round 9 saw the Gosford Under 15s notch their first victory in over two months.

Photos - Andrew Stark

Gosford Kariong 24 def. Kincumber 16

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

… and they do appear to have quite enjoyed the experience

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

RON HANSEN

by Andrew Stark

Ron Hansen passed away on ANZAC Day, aged 81 and Gosford Rugby League: the Eye of the Storm magazine pays tribute to one of our club’s greatest ever junior products.

Ron began playing for the Gosford C-Grade as a 17-year-old back in 1955. By his early twenties, he was starring as a crash tackling five eight in the Townies First Grade premiership winning teams of 1958 & 1959. He then headed south to forge a successful career in the Sydney premiership with the Newtown Bluebags.

He was larger than life.

One of the hardest footballers ever.

Jean Freeburn (nee Hastie. Jean’s family was very close to Ron during his Gosford days).

The Eye pays tribute Ronald Hansen was born in mid January of 1938, to Agnes Hansen and her electrical engineer to one of our club’s husband Lancelot. During his earliest years, the favourite sons Hansen family lived at Greta in the Hunter Valley and when Ron was 4- years-old, his father enlisted with the RAAF; serving as a leading aircraftman during the war. The outbreak of peace enabled Ron’s father to return to civilian life and he gained employment at the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney; the family relocating to East Hills.

Just months shy of celebrating his 16th birthday, Ron joined the NSW Public Service and he arrived in Gosford during late 1953 to begin work as an office clerk at the Mt Penang Boys Home. During this time it is said that he moved in with the Hastie family in Holden Street, Gosford, just a stones throw from Grahame Park. The family were huge supporters of Gosford rugby league and Mrs Hastie became somewhat of a mother figure to many of the local footballers during this era. Her daughter, Jean would later marry star fullback Doug Freeburn

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

My dad was the local butcher in Mann Street … and mum used to run down with that stupid looking plugin stove and they’d cook all the footballers t-bone steaks after the game.

Jean Freeburn (nee Hastie. Jean’s family was very close to Ron during his Gosford days)

and she recalls her mother, Eileen setting up a special bed on the front verandah for Ron Hansen’s team mate Lindsay Bailey, to save the diminutive three-quarter a walk up the Donnison Street hill after a big night out at the Leagues Club. Elva Sharp, widow of the legendary Gosford captain/coach Bert Sharp remembers walking home from the shops with her young son Paul and every time they got near the old Catholic Church he’d chirp, I want to go to the toilet, I’ll have to go to Mrs Hastie’s. This became a well worn ruse, used to contrive a visit to the Holden Street home were there was invariably a freshly baked slice of cake on offer.

Mrs. Hastie fed half of Gosford Elva Sharp (the widow of legendary Gosford captain/coach Bert Sharp)

Needless to say, young Ronald was in very good hands acquiring digs with the Hastie family.

He became good friends with the teenaged John Hastie and Jean Freeburn concedes that Ron was much loved by her mum.

Hansen began playing in the Gosford C-Grade team of 1955 as a 17-year-old and by the time he’d signed with Newtown, five years later; he’d won two First Grade, one Reserve Grade and a C-Grade premiership with the Townies.

He made his Gosford First Grade debut in June of 1957, yet didn’t become a regular top grader until the early rounds of 1958. Round one of the new year saw Gosford run roughshod over South Lakes at Morriset. Hansen was outstanding throughout the 33-2 win, on an afternoon in which Gosford hooker, Brian Green was sensationally confronted. An irate female spectator decided to dash out onto the ground during a tense passage of play and she punched him flush on the nose. A shocked Green, who in later years would pull on the Mayoral robes at Warringah, maintained a gentlemanly pose, letting the assault pass without any hint of retaliation.

A feature of the match was the brilliant display by young five-eighth, Ron Hansen who vindicated the confidence selectors placed in him by playing an outstanding game, and was probably the best player on the ground.

Gosford Times (describing Ron Hansen’s First Grade debut at Morriset, 6-5-1958) THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019 Photo courtesy of Through Blue Eyes – Terry Williams

Ron Hansen stops the great Johnny Raper in his tracks during 1962.

Below: Gosford’s premiership winning 1958 team.

Above:

Above Left: Representing the Central Coast rep team during 1958.

Hansen leads the Sydney First Grade competition’s Best & Fairest Award deep into the 1964 season. He was unfortunately injured a week later in a game against Canterbury and missed the last three weeks of the season. The award was ultimately won by Johnny Raper.

Above Right:

He was a good bloke. He loved to play up.

But ha, some of the things he done.

Lindsay Bailey (former Gosford team mate)

Former Gosford team mate, Lindsay Bailey recalls an amusing example of Ron acting the goat one night at a surf club BBQ on Wamberal Beach. By today’s standards, the incident would be deemed unacceptable, yet back in the late 1950s, life was a little more care free. Story goes that Ron wandered out of the surf club and into the middle of the social gathering, sitting quite nonchalantly down next to a couple of pretty young ladies before anyone had noticed that he didn’t have a stitch of clothing on.

League historian Terry Williams in his book, Through Blue Eyes also alludes to Ron’s good time persona; rather cryptically describing the lightweight Newtown lock forward as a, great contributor to club morale. The Bluebags during this era are said to have taken advantage of a backyard shed at prop forward Brian ‘Sharky’ McGreal’s Llewellyn Street, Marrickville home.

Christened, The Blue Room, the shed became a place for Newtown players to gather after a game for a few drinks and Ronny Hansen is noted as being one of this rogue establishments greatest patrons. It is also claimed that he carried the curious nickname, Ernie the Eye.

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Beyond life as a champion footballer at Gosford and then Newtown, Hansen variously turned his hand to being a clerk, overseeing a milk run, running a Sydney billiard hall, growing grapes for the purposes of wine making … before becoming a boat hire proprietor and fisherman at Yamba on the NSW North Coast. He was an Apex member, a surf lifesaver, and a keen lawn bowler. According to his old Gosford team mate Lindsay Bailey, Ron also found the time to walk down the aisle … on three occasions.

He was a tremendous person who excelled in many aspects of life. Ron was one of life’s great characters ...

He had genuine respect and loyalty to those around him and was tremendous company in any circumstance.

Trevor Myers (former workmate of Ron’s in the Accounts Branch of the NSW Dept of Public Health)

1956 THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

The Gosford premiership winning C-Grade team of 1956. Ron Hansen is second from right in the back row. Gosford went through the year undefeated and walloped Woy Woy 25-2 in the Grand Final, with Hansen crossing for one of his teams seven tries. The team was coached by the great Bert Sharp (end of 2nd row) and managed by local butcher, Bob Hastie (1st back row) .

Above:

Ron Hansen (jersey 6) and the Gosford Second Grade premiers of 1957. Gosford defeated Woy Woy 14-9 to claim the title.

1957 In 1957 Ron Hansen was awarded the Gosford club’s prestigious Pink Family Memorial Award as clubman of the year. It was the second year the award had been presented and the honour board did subsequently include great Townies characters such as; Don Burgin, Ted Kell, Garry Morris, Gerry Lee, Trevor Binskin and our current under 12s coach, Eddie Johnson.

He was hard. He was a brilliant hard tackler.

That’s how he got into Newtown, because of his hard tackling.

Lindsay Bailey THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

(former Gosford team mate, pictured above wearing jersey 11)

In the thick of it was 19-year-old Ron Hansen, playing his first game of senior football. He was a great acquisition to the team although he could do with a stone or two more weight.

Gosford Times (4-6-1957).

Ron Hanson’s First Grade debut arrived on the 2nd of June, 1957. Head coach Bev Smith, who would later play a year with the Balmain Tigers, elevated the 19-year-old for the big Grahame Park clash with reigning premiers The Entrance. Gosford caused a huge upset that afternoon, lowering the sea-siders colours for the first time in 1957 via 24-14 win. The Entrance managed to brush themselves off and ultimately went on to defend their title. Gosford missed the Finals for the first time in a decade … and Ron Hansen was sent back to Reserve Grade where he continued to star.

Gosford Times (3-9-1957).

Ron’s Grandfather …

Interestingly, back in his day, Ron’s grandfather, Lance Hansen was also a champion footballer.

The Coonamble born halfback played for Norths during the Sydney rugby league competition’s inaugural, 1908 season. So impressive were his displays behind the red & black scrum, that he was selected to represent New South Wales against Queensland that year. He retired as a player early in the 1909 season to become a touch judge. Lance Hansen lived at Crows Nest throughout much of his adult life and worked for Sydney Ferries. Sadly Ron would never get the chance to meet his grandfather as Lance passed away in 1928, aged just 43.

Hansen is well worth a place in one of our rep teams Sydney Sportsman Newspaper (writing of Ron’s grandfather Lance Hansen 8-7-1908).

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Above:

1958 was a special year for Gosford rugby league. The club claimed three of the four senior premierships on offer, including the all important First Grade title.

Hansen's first full year in the top grade at Gosford marked him as a cut above. A natural lock forward, he had slotted into the pivot role with ease and every other five eighth in the competition was given little room to move and even less chance to scheme, when they came up against Gosford. In summing up the 1958 season the local press branded Hansen, ‘the find of the year’ and the 20-year-old’s reputation continued to grow. Gosford went back to back in 1959 when they defeated Erina 8-4 in a tough, arm wrestle of a decider.

The Eagles were led by former Eastern Suburbs First Grade centre Ron Kelk, who had a fearsome reputation for handing out punishment. In an amusing aside to the 1959 season the Gosford club’s trivia night included an insight into the Erina captain’s impact. The answer to question 26, which asked sarcastically which of the Gosford players was “best friends” with Kelk on the field, was Ron Hansen. One of Bernie Drew’s well versed final instructions to his inside backs as they trotted out against Erina during 1959 was …

Ron Kelk

When you step inside Kelk, DUCK !

- Bernie Drew

-- Opposite Page -The Gosford C-Grade team of 1955 which finished as runners up to Erina, falling 7 points to 5 in the grand final. Ron Hansen is third from the right in the back row. The team was captained

by Doug Freeburn (centre, 1st row)

Above:

The premiership winning Gosford First Grade team of 1958.

Back row – M. Ward, H. Pomfret, E. Kell, P. Clayton, B. Smith, B. Green, W. Kirwan.

Front row – L. Bloomfield, R. Hansen, J. Cunnington, B. Drew (capt), S. Almond, L. Bailey.

Below:

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

1955

1958

A talented crop of youngsters came through the Gosford grades together during the mid to late 1950s; a grouping that included players of the calibre of Ron Hansen, Doug Freeburn, Lindsay Bailey, Col Holmes and Don Burgin … just to name a handful. The development of these young footballers was blessed when in 1958 the club signed former Australian Test second rower Bernie Drew as the new captain/coach.

His coaching philosophy was relatively simple. That rugby league success is built predominantly on fitness and defence.

Photo – Les Allen

Bernie Drew was a Newtown junior who’d played First Grade for the Bluebags at 17-years-of-age. He transferred to Bundaberg during the early 1950s and became a mainstay of the Queensland pack for almost half a decade. Drew notched three Test appearances for Australia before accepting a captain/coaches job at the Marist Brothers Lismore club. The powerful back-rower led his side to the 1957 premiership before doing exactly the same at Gosford in both 1958 & 1959.

Above:

Bernie Drew

Bernie insists that a player must be a good defender to earn a place in the A Grade line up.

Gosford Times (writing about Bernie Drew’s coaching 9-6-1961).

Given this credo, its little wonder that his crash tackling young five-eighth was one of the first players Bernie Drew picked in the Gosford side each and every week. Ron Hansen, along with team mate Harry ‘Big H’ Pomfret, would so impress their coach that at the end of the 1959 season, Drew recommended both players to his old club Newtown. While former Kempsey three-quarter, Pomfret played out the 1960 season in the Bluebags Third Grade side, Ronny Hansen would progress all the way to the Bluebags Firsts.

The game he turned in last week had all the aspects of a first class player.

He attacked with intelligence and his defence was an object lesson to all League players. Ron, with more experience has the ability to go a long way in the game.

Above:

Ron Hansen

Bernie Drew (writing about Ron Hansen during the 1958 pre-season trials Gosford Times, 24-4-1958).

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Above: The

1958 Grand Final teams. Gosford won the day via a 16-8 victory.

Below: Gosford win again! 1959 saw the First and Reserve Grade sides defend their titles.

Five-eighth Ron Hansen gave the finest exhibition of vicious tackling seen for many a year ‌ Hansen gave The Entrance five-eighth Jack Frewin a terrific pounding Gosford Times with his diving tackles that took ball and all.

1-9-1959 (Reporting on Gosford’s 13-7 major semi final win over The Entrance).

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Above:

Ron Hansen gets his call up to First Grade.

(Sydney Morning Herald 20-7-1960)

Sydney First Grade Debut St George 54 Newtown 10 Ron Hansen’s First Grade debut arrived on Sunday the 24th of July, 1960 when he was selected for Newtown’s clash with four time premiers, St George at Kogarah Oval. Interestingly the game also marked the debut of 18-year-old St George winger Johnny King. Hansen went head to head that afternoon with possibly the greatest lock forward to ever lace up a boot, and things didn’t go well for the men in royal blue. The champion Saints side led 18-5 at the break.

In the second half, with Clay, Budgen and Raper combining brilliantly, the Newtown defence collapsed.

Sydney Morning Herald (25-7-1960)

Beyond halftime, the Dragons ran roughshod and the 54-10 score line had grumpy Newtown selectors searching the shattered, post match dressing shed for scapegoats. With just one, rather miserable top grade game under his belt, Ron Hansen was an obvious choice to be flicked back to Reserve Grade for the following weeks round. He would have to wait until ANZAC Day of the following year to get his second crack at the big time.

Hansen played 14 top grade games in 1961. His initial victory was tasted at Redfern Oval during late April when the Bluebags edged out Souths 13-12. Winger Dudley Towers scored all of the visitors points that day via three tries and a couple of goals, while Ourimbah product Eric Sladden crossed for one of the Rabbitohs four tries. Newtown finished well down the 1961 standings and lost their last six games of the season, including yet another thumping defeat at Kogarah Oval. Just as he had done during the previous season’s corresponding game, winger Johnny King dashed over for a hat-trick of tries as Saints recorded a 65-9 victory.

Alan Ellis took over from Charles ‘Chicka’ Cahill as Newtown’s First Grade coach in 1962 and the club recruited South Coast back rower John Oakley, as well as Easts prop Jack Gibson (who

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

during later decades would become a highly successful coach). Ron Hansen suddenly found himself squeezed out of the top grade pack and he was required to bide his time in Reserve Grade until mid season. The call up finally arrived in round 10 and Hansen celebrated his return to the Ones by scoring a try in Newtown’s 27-5 win over Canterbury. A fortnight later and the Gosford dynamo was over again, this time against the powerful Wests team at Henson Park. Hansen re-established himself in the Bluebags pack and in late July he was part of the Newtown team which upset the great St George side 13-12 at the SCG (see photo page 6).

Saints scored 4 tries to one that afternoon yet the accurate goal kicking of hooker Greg Ellis enabled the under dogs to record a famous victory.

Having finished ninth during the two previous seasons, Newtown shocked everyone in 1962 by finishing second on the ladder, just a single competition point behind eventual premiers St George. The Bluebags suffered back to back losses in the semi finals however and were forced to watch on as Saints and Wests thrashed it out on Grand Final day.

Ron Hansen adds the 1962 Newtown Clubman of the Year award to his Gosford clubman award won five season’s earlier. (E.E. Christensen’s Rugby League Yearbook 1963).

Below middle: Ron Hansen is adjudged Man of the Match against Easts in 1964 (Sun Herald 29-6-1964).

Below: Hansen sets up a try against Parramatta in 1964 (SMH).

Above:

By the early rounds of 1963 a clear pattern had emerged as Ron Hansen once again found himself beginning the year in Reserve Grade, before establishing himself as a regular in the First Grade pack by mid winter. Newtown failed to capitalize on the promise of 1962 and would miss the finals in 1963 (7th), 1964 (6th), and 1965 (7th).

Ron Hansen played 57 First Grade games between 1960 & 1965. He crossed for three top grade tries* and made a couple of thousand tackles. Ron continued with the club in 1966 & 1967, playing in the lower grades. While Hansen’s biggest games were the 1962 semi final losses to Saints & Wests, 1964 was undoubtedly his best year in grade football. He played 15 of 18 games in the top grade that year and featured prominently in a number of the competition’s player of the year awards.

He led the prestigious Raoul Merton Award standings late into the season, until injury cruelled his chances and he ultimately finishing fifth behind Johnny Raper (St G), Ron Saddler (ES), Ron Clothier (Bal) and his Newtown team mate, Graham Wilson.

1964 was clearly a good year for ‘Rons’.

* Ron Hansen’s three First Grade tries: June 25, 1962 vs. Canterbury, July 8, 1962, vs. Wests, April 18, 1964 vs. Norths

Photo courtesy of Terry Williams – Rugby League Museum

Above: Newtown’s semi final bound 1962 team, with Ron Hansen in his favourite team photo position, second from right in the back row

The biggest game in Ron Hansen’s football career; the 1962 Final vs.

Wests. Sadly for Newtown and Ron, the Magpies proved too strong, winning 25-13 after Bluebags second rower Graham Wilson was sent off for kneeing Kel O’Shea fifteen minutes into the contest.

Right:

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Above – Let to right::

Bev Smith, Gosford’s captain/coach in 1957 when Ron Hansen was called up to make his First Grade debut for the Townies against The Entrance.

Harry Pomfret, went from Gosford to Newtown with Hansen in 1960.

Ron Thornton, former Gosford half who was calling the shots for Canterbury when Hansen played his second top grade game for Newtown at Belmore during April of 1961.

Johnny King, made his Sydney First Grade debut in the same 1960 game as Hansen.

Below: Ron

Hansen, pictured during the 1962 season.

Ron Hansen was one of the most popular players of his era with team mates and fans alike … his passing will be mourned by those who saw him wear the Royal Blue jersey with distinction.

Newtown Jets RLFC (2019)

Vale Ronald Hansen 1938 - 2019

t he

Pictorial

Pages

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

Photos: Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos – Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos: Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photo - Andrew Stark

Photos - Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos - Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos - Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photos: Andrew Stark

Photos - Andrew Stark

THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

2019 COMPETITION LADDERS As of 1-7-19

U16(2)s

Pts

U15(2)s

Gosford Kariong

22

Terrigal Our/BV Toukley Erina

15 11 10 8

Berkeley Vale Toukley Umina Kincumber The Entrance

17 15 15 13 10

Gosford Kariong

6

St Edwards

2

U12(3)s

Pts

U14(3)s

Pts

Gosford Kariong

22

Terrigal Erina Northern Lakes The Entrance Wyong

16 12 10 6 0

Pts

Umina/Woy (Red) Terrigal Berkeley Vale

20 16 16

Gosford Kariong

14

Northern Lakes Blue Haven Umina/Woy (Green) The Entrance Wyong Budgewoi

10 9 9 9 5 2

IMPERIAL CENTRE Player of the Month

- Liam Gleeson THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE JULY 2019

U11(3)s

Pts

Wyong

19

Gosford Kariong

17

St Edwards Kincumber Erina Terrigal Woy Woy Northern Lakes Budgewoi Warnervale

16 16 13 12 9 6 2 0

CASUALTY

WARD

Photos - Andrew Stark THE EYE OF THE STORM MAGAZINE - JULY 2019

Photo – courtesy of the Central Coast Express Advocate

NEW GOAL POST PADS SPRUCE UP CARRO ST

the Back Page

‘Gosford Rugby League: the Eye of the Storm’ e-mag compiled, photographed, written & designed by Andrew Stark

© 2019 Contact - 10dollarjpegs@gmx.com