RAIN RAIN RAIN
Before we do the report on who won all the hams at yesterday’s Xmas Shoot how good was last night's meal!
A meal like this to put on for our members and guests doesn’t just happen. A lot of work behind the scenes goes into this costing approximately $2300, however it is an important part of our Xmas shoot for us as a club to get together and thank everyone for all their support during the year.
A massive shout out to Lou Primavera who took on the role of head chef this year after the sad passing of Jimmy Turner who we are all still sadly missing. Lou didn’t hesitate to put his hand up for the job and everything was cooked to perfection. Thanks Lou
Helping Hands Kitchen Staff for doing all the food prep, the serving and the cleaning up. What a team they are and we are pleased to have them locked in again for our 3 Day shoot in February (and will be booking them for next year's Xmas shoot and 3 day shoot!!). If you have a party or function and need some hired staff, be sure to contact them you won’t be disappointed. Thanks to Tasty Az for again supplying us with the delicious fresh salads. Tasty Az is a community based, not for profit, catering and hospitality social enterprise, delivering education, work place training, work experiences, pathways to supported employment and NDIS recognised programs for young people living with disability. Their salads are always a big hit and super fresh and we are happy we can support a great community program.
Hillard's Roasting Spits, BBQ's, Hiring and Catering Service for again supplying us with their Spits to cook the amazing pork and beef supplied by Mario's Meats
It’s great that we can support local businesses.
And finally the biggest thanks goes to our members and guests for supplying the amazing desserts and for all of your support in 2023!
Results:
That was the theme of the day for our Xmas Shoot on Saturday, however it did not dampen the sports of the 7 squads who entered the Skeet events and the 12 squads who entered the DTL events.
If you had seen the weather forecast and woke up on Saturday morning to the weather and decided not to attend we do not blame you!! However all who attended had a fantastic time and we thank you for coming out despite the weather to support the day.
The Skeet got under way right on time and running it first on all the grounds proved again to be a much easier way to run our Xmas Shoot with all squads completed around Midday giving us time to have some DTL grounds open for practice and for our ladies Taipan Shield team to do their thing! Thanks to Liz, Lou, Leni, Amanda, Aimee and Sarah for representing the club in this event!!!
Event 1 SKEET
AA: R Sammon 27/29, P Johnston 25/29, G Clarke 25/27;
A: L Durham 25/25, M Iles 26/27, J Barclay 25/27;
B: A Laidler 22/25, I Laidler 22/25, D Mould 21/25;
C: A Kidd 23/25, L Schroeter 21/25, D Dickson 20/25;
JNR: R Gray 17/25;
LAD: S Caldwell 21/25;
L Johnston 21/25EVENT 2 SKEET
AA:P Johnston 23/25, G Clarke 23/25, R Sammon 22/25;
A: R Hall 25/25, J Barclay 24/25, M Iles 23/25;
B: D Mould 24/25, I Laidler 23/25, A Laidler 22/25;
C: D Dickson 24/27, T Pelosi 22/27, A Kidd 21/25;
JNR: O Spencer 20/25
LAD: S Caldwell 22/25;
VET: L Durham 22/25
A skeet ground was then set for practice for any Skeet shooters not wishing to compete in the DTL program, though most retreated to the dry club house and the amazing meals by Gerald & Co.
The DTL then kicked off with heavy drizzle being the theme all day
EVENT 1 20 POINTS
AA: G Hunt 108/108, M Iles 105/108, D Saliba 62/63;
A: R Jackson 60/60, R Sammon 58/60, A Norris 63/66;
B: D Dickson 59/60, P Reed 76/78, W Kotlarewski 75/78;
C: P Schroeter 60/66, A Dragoli 57/66, B Hailes 56/63;
JNR: B De Pedro 55/60;
LAD: L Schroeter 65/72;
VET: D Ball 57/60
EVENT 2 - 20 SINGLE BARREL
AA: D Milhuisen 20/20, C Henwood 25/26, D Mould 24/26;
A: J Barclay 23/23, R Esplin 23/24, A Norris 22/24;
B: L Durham 19/20, M Spencer 20/22, A Wilson 19/22;
C: L Harrison 19/20, B Hutchinson 18/20, N Rogers 18/21;
JNR: D Naylor 19/20;
LAD: L Schroeter 18/20;
VET: R Jackson 19/20
EVENT 3 - 20 DOUBLE BARREL
AA: M Iles 43/43, C Henwood 42/43, R Fleming 41/42;
A: R Nash 20/20, R Williams 35/36, L Primavera 34/36;
B: W Kotlarewski 28/29, A Laidler 27/29, M Rocca 22/24;
C: L Harrison 33/34, S Caldwell 32/34, N Rogers 29/31;
JNR: B De Pedro 21/22 but awarding it to Owen Spencer who he beat in the shoot off! Well done to both lads for great sportsmanship!!
LAD: L Schroeter 20/20;
VET: R Jackson 22/23
The bar was then opened and everyone enjoyed a cool beverage or 2 as the meat was getting carved up and the team from A Helping Hand Kitchen staff prepared everything to be served.
Presentations got underway and President Ben thanked all the committee, office staff and members for all their efforts during the year. A special present was also awarded from the committee to Paul Schroeter who the last 12 months has done an amazing job not just as secretary but repairing all the clubs electronics that were damaged during the floods we had. Thanks Paul.
As per previous post the dinner was fantastic and enjoyed by all.
Thank you again to everyone for making 2023 a great year for the club. To Chloe, Charlotte and Amali for their work in the office, Roger for his work in keeping the grounds looking amazing, Mel & Craig behind the bar, Gerald & Jaeng in the cafe, Tony, Kit and the crews who help with Come & Try and Corporate Days, Lynden for his work on the traps and all other members, committee members and helpers who make MGC what it is thank you!!!
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!