2008 Annual General Meeting

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The details for the Annual General Meeting for 2008 are as follows:

• Nominations for Office bearers open: Friday 21st March 2008

• Nominations for Office bearers close: Friday 11th April 2008

• Ballot Forms delivered by: Friday 25th April 2008 (if required)

• Election Closes: 5pm, 2nd May 2008 (if required)

• Annual General Meeting: 7pm, Friday 9th May 2008

Notice of Motion for the transaction of any business to be conducted at this meeting must be with the Secretary no later than 5pm, 18^th April 2008. No business can be carried out at this meeting without prior submission.

If you have any other business you would like discussed/conducted at this meeting please contact the Secretary (Michael Walker).

Club Pairs Championship - Round 2

The 2nd round of the Club Pairs Championship will be carried out on Friday night (22nd February) as initially planned. Start time is 6pm.

If you cannot make it please contact the match committee to let them know, so your opponent won't be left waiting.

Round 18 - Final Round

The final Round of the RVBA Metropolitan Pennant season is upon us. To mark the occasion there will be a BBQ at the club on completion of Saturdays matches. Families and friends are welcome.

$5 a head will get you a superb BBQ dinner as well as a beer/wine/soft drink from the bar to start you off. Tickets will be available at training on Thursday night and on Saturday. Please RSVP to the Secretary with numbers.

Team selections for Round 18 are available online here. Good luck with the last match for the year (except the 3rd side who will be playing the ESRA final at Boronia BC the following week!)

Round 17 Results

Side 1 played Pakenham at Pakenham with a 2 rink 14 - 4 win. The likelihood of promotion is now remote, however if certain results go our way next week it is a possibility. The rink results were:

- Tom Perry, Ken Williams, Michael Walker, Geoff Bell: 33-27
- David Jones, Trevor Robertson, Jeremy Burns, Peter Jeffery: 19-20
- Damien Jones, Andrew Walters, Robin Southern, Liam Gray: 25-27
- Greg Blades, Stuart Allen, Tas Boyce, Brendon Ford: 46-14

- Total: UTBC 14-123 d Pak 2 4-88

The 2nd side played at home to Croydon and went down on all 4 rinks for a 0 - 18 result. The individual rink results were:

- Simon Gringhuis, Linda Gray, Peter Kornow, Gavin Malane: 22-29
- Frank van Vloten, Judy Walters, Don Blades, Ron Abbott: 19-27
- Col Benson, Stuart Walters, Bob Griffiths, Janine Groves: 19-32
- Ken Walters, Neil Thurling, Ken Gray, Jeff Blastock: 8-25

- Total: UTBC2 0-68 lt Croydon 4 18-113

The 3rd side hosted Boronia and provided another fantastic result, winning on both rinks. The rink results were :

- George Simons, Max Frost, Ron Meers, Elaine Shepherd: 34-14
- Dieter Eick, Don Andrews, Paul Hutchison, Gretel Kornow: 31-6

- Total: UTBC3 8-65 d Bor 0-20

The 3rd side is now certainly FINALS BOUND. A great effort to all who play in the 3rd side.

Round 16 Results

The results for Round 16 are:

Side 1 played Berwick at home and came away with a 3 1/2 rink win to keep us in contention for promotion. The rink results were:

- Damien Jones, Andrew Walters, Gavin Bransgrove, Liam Gray: 31-15
- Tom Perry, Ken Williams, Michael Walker, Geoff Bell: 24-20
- Greg Blades, Stuart Allen, Tas Boyce, Brendon Ford: 25-25
- David Jones, Tevor Robertson, Jeremy Burns, Peter Jeffery: 36-12

- Total: UTBC 17-116 d Berwick 4 1-72

Side 2 travelled to Donvale and came away with 2 points against the 2nd placed team but were defeated by 20 shots overall. The rink results were:

- Frank van Vloten, Judy Walters, Don Blades, Ron Abbott: 11-28
- Col Benson, Stuart Walters, Bob Griffiths, Jeff Blastock: 15-26
- Ken Walters, Jim Miller, Ken Gray: 25-26
- Simon Gringhuis, Linda Gray, Neil Thurling, Peter Kornow: 27-18

UTBC 2 2-78 lost to Donvale 2 16-98

The 3rd side travelled to Box Hill RSL to play the second placed team. The side came away with a 1 rink overall win. The rink results were:

- Dieter Eick, Don Andrews, Paul Hutchison, Gretel Kornow: 23-10
- George Simons, Max Frost, Janine Groves, Elaine Shepherd: 17-24

UTBC3 6-40 d Box Hill RSL 2-34

There are 2 rounds to go and all teams are well placed. Barring any unforeseen circumstances the 3rd side will finish top of the ladder and take on the 2nd placed team on Saturday 1st March 2008 at Boronia BC. This is an outstanding result to the 3rd team in their first year in this competition.

The final ladder position of the top side and 2nd side depend upon results of other games. It is possible for both sides to be promoted, so the last two games will require huge efforts from all involved. Training for the next two weeks should be chock-a-block. See you there.

And one last note - best of luck to all those members who are playing in the Australian Open qualifying rounds this week.

Club Shirts

After having decided the design of the shirt and the logo, we have secured some State Government funding to subsidise the cost of the shirts to members.

The cost of a single short sleeved shirt to members will be $15. If the ONLY shirt you would like is a long sleeved shirt, these will be $20 due to the extra cost of long sleeved shirts.

These shirts will be compulsory for all Day Pennant and Night Pennant players from next season.

Please check the sizes charts for Unisex and Ladies and e-mail the Secretary with your chosen size and the number and type of shirts you are after. I will also be taking orders and sizes at the Club over the next couple of weeks. I anticipate having all sizes and orders from members by no later than 16th March 2008.

Ladies may order either the Unisex OR Ladies style of shirt. Men will order the Unisex style.

Second and subsequent shirts will be at the following prices:

Mens:
- short sleeved: $37.00
- long sleeved: $43.50

Ladies:
- short sleeved: $42.00
- long sleeved: $48.00

Please understand that these are cost price and the club is not making any money on the sale of extra shirts.

Be aware that if you do not purchase a second shirt now and would like to in the future, the club will not be purchasing shirts in quantities of less than 10 due to the high cost to do so. To purchase quantities of 10 or more, the above prices (or similar) will apply. A small stock of various sizes will initially be ordered to cater for new members as they join.

Round 15 Results

The results for Round 15 are:

Side 1 played Burden Park at Burden Park. On a 13 second grass green it was a bit slower than many tracks played on this season. The rink results were:

- Damien Jones, Andrew Walters, Gavin Bransgrove, Liam Gray: 41-12
- Greg Blades, Stuart Allen, Tas Boyce, Brendon Ford: 38-11
- Tom Perry, Robin Southern, Ken Williams, Michael Walker: 26-21
- David Jones, Trevor Robertson, Stuart Walters, Peter Jeffery: 23-25 (after leading all day!)
- Total: Upwey-Tecoma 16-128 d Burden Park 3 2-69

Side 2 played Mt Waverely at home and comfortably accounted for their opponents in a 3 rink win. The rink results were:

- Frank van Vloten, Judy Walters, Don Blades, Ron Abbott: 37-11
- Simon Gringhuis, Linda Gray, Neil Thurling, Peter Kornow: 32-16
- Ken Walters, Jim Miller, Max Frost, Katie Sherlock: 25-19
- Col Benson, Ken Gray, Bob Griffiths, Janine Groves: 18-29
- Total: Upwey Tecoma 2 16-112 d Mt Waverley 5 2-75

Side 3 travelled to Box Hill RSL and played the Box Hill RSL 1 side. The 3rd side continued their winning ways with both rinks up. This consolidates the sides top spot on the ESRA ladder and they are now 10 points clear of second place:

- Dieter Eick's rink: 35-11
- George Simon's rink: 32-13
- Total: Upwey Tecoma 3 8-67 d Box Hill RSL 2 0-24

Group 13 Under 30's Singles Champion

Continuing on his winning way, Damien Jones defeated John Sablyak (Ferntree Gully) 25-8 in the Group 13 Under 30's Singles Championship yesterday at Monbulk. This means Damien now plays in the RVBA final 16 at Sebastopol next Sunday (10th February 2008).

On behalf of the committee and members, congratulations and best of luck next weekend.