■ Brendan Curry is a well-known name in local sport, mainly as the long-time general manager of Williamstown Football Club. ‘Cuzza’ is back in the west after a stint in Darwin running Northern Territory footy and he has landed on his feet. He has started work at Hunter French Real Estate’s Newport office in Melbourne Road and has reunited with former Williamstown superstar Saade Ghazi, the 1989 Liston Trophy winner. Like Brendan, he is a Williamstown Football Club Hall of Famer. And as coach of Altona in the WRFL this season, the real estate cry of ‘position, position, position’ is not a great stretch from what Saade might be calling to his charges. I wish Brendan all the best in his new career.
■ I never thought I’d see the day when this column would talk about a frisbee club. But Hoppers Crossing Sports Club president Darren Hellmann welcomed a frisbee club and Wyndhamvale Junior Baseball Club to the Sports Club last Sunday. The occasion was Hoppers Crossing Cricket Club’s president’s lunch, attended by about 100 people including life members, past presidents, past players and sponsors. Rodney Hogg and Tony Liberatore were guest speakers and it was also great to hear the president of the VSDCA, Jack Sheehan, say how thrilled the association was to have a club like Hoppers in the competition. The sports club’s awards night is coming up at Hogans Road Reserve on February 20 and tickets are available from the club for $30. For your information the frisbee club trains at Hogans Road every Wednesday and new members are always welcome.
■ The annual Peter ‘Bunny’ Bunworth memorial cricket day is coming up on Sunday, February 7 and this year it’s Hoppers Crossing’s turn to host the event. It’s a fun day, with a 30-over match for over-35s players. ‘Bunny’ played at Hoppers then coached at Wyndhamvale and was a popular character at both clubs.
■ Next Sunday, January 24, will see an all-abilities cricket game at Hansen Reserve in North Footscray featuring Yarraville Club Cricket Club’s A and B teams, who are both on top of their competitions. The match starts at 11.30am and everyone is invited.
■ Local athletics has been in the spotlight with the running of the St Albans Gift last weekend. Braybrook’s own Megan McMahon won the open women’s 300 and Melton’s Stefan Catalano took out the open 1600 metres in 4 minutes 11 seconds.
