WHAT A DAY!
Another Saturday, another wet morning at Melbourne Gun Club! After plenty of rain throughout the morning, the weather finally decided to give us a break, with the rain stopping just before midday.
It certainly didn’t stop the action, though!
A full book of Come & Try participants, two Corporate Days, ISSF Trench and our regular DTL competition kept everyone extremely busy, both in the office and out on the fields.
A massive thank you to everyone who jumped in and helped wherever they could. Whether it was assisting our Come & Try participants, looking after our corporate groups, helping in the office, working the bar or keeping the shooting running smoothly, your efforts were greatly appreciated. It takes plenty of people working together to make days like this happen, and we certainly had everyone pitching in!
TODD MALONE WINS THE JEAN & PETER WRAY CUP!
Congratulations to Todd Malone from Morwell, who takes home the Jean & Peter Wray Cup for the first time!
Todd produced a fantastic performance in the final, shooting an excellent 26/30 in some pretty challenging conditions to claim the Cup.
The qualifying competition was also extremely competitive, with Todd qualifying equal top qualifier on 89/100 before going on to win the final.
Congratulations Todd on adding your name to this prestigious trophy!
100 TARGET ISSF TRENCH – QUALIFYING RESULTS
31 Nominations
AA Grade
* 1st – Mitchell Iles (Echuca) – 89/100
* 2nd – Jeff Tonna (WVCTC) – 87/100
A Grade
* 1st – Domingo Diaz (Melbourne) – 79/100
* 2nd – Dylan Naylor (Melbourne) – 74/100
B Grade
* 1st – Liz Schroeter (Melbourne) – 69/100
* 2nd – Frank Sensi (Melbourne) – 68/100
C Grade
* 1st – Robert Demaria (Melbourne) – 66/100
* 2nd – Tom Caldwell (Melbourne) – 64/100
Junior
* 1st – Ben De Pedro (Melbourne) – 86/100
Ladies
* 1st – Liz Schroeter (Melbourne) – 69/100
FINAL
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Todd Malone (Morwell) – 26/30
Todd Malone (Morwell) – 26/30A great result and a well-deserved win!
DTL COMPETITION – JASON “FANGS” BARCLAY CLEANS UP!
With the DTL start delayed to allow the last of the rain to pass through, we eventually got underway and enjoyed some great shooting throughout the afternoon.
The windy conditions certainly made things interesting, but one shooter who wasn’t having too much trouble was Jason “Fangs” Barclay, who put together an outstanding day, taking out the Overall honours in all three DTL events!
A fantastic effort, Jason!
EVENT 1 – 20 PAIR DOUBLE RISE
28 Nominations
Overall
* 1st – Jason Barclay (MCC – ACTA) – 31/40
A Grade
* 1st – Darrel Williams (Frankston CTC) – 28/40
* 2nd – Roger Esplin (Melbourne) – 26/40
B Grade
* 1st – Jason Barclay (MCC – ACTA) – 31/40
* 2nd – Stephen Incani (Melbourne) – 29/40
C Grade
* 1st – Lou Primavera (Melbourne) – 31/50
* 2nd – Wally Kotlarewski (Melbourne) – 28/50
EVENT 2 – 40 TARGET POINT SCORE
29 Nominations
Overall & AA Grade
* 1st – Jason Barclay (MCC – ACTA) – 118/120
* 2nd – Damien Appleby (Melbourne) – 112/120
A Grade
* 1st – Darryl Johnston (Melbourne) – 111/120
* 2nd – Dallas Ball (Melbourne) – 111/126
B Grade
* 1st – Vince Burzomi (MCC – ACTA) – 109/120
* 2nd – Rob Williams (Frankston CTC) – 103/120
C Grade
* 1st – Lynden McKeon (Melbourne) – 98/120
* 2nd – Bill Hailes (Melbourne) – 96/120
EVENT 3 – 40 TARGET DOUBLE BARREL
30 Nominations
Overall & AA Grade
* 1st – Jason Barclay (MCC – ACTA) – 39/40
* 2nd – Stephen Incani (Melbourne) – 38/40
A Grade
* 1st – Chloe Hughes-Gage (Melbourne) – 38/40
* 2nd – Darryl Johnston (Melbourne) – 36/40
B Grade
* 1st – Vince Burzomi (MCC – ACTA) – 36/40
* 2nd – Frank Sensi (MCC – ACTA) – 36/41
C Grade
* 1st – Elene Harrison (Melbourne) – 33/40
* 2nd – Jennifer Jackson (Mt Bogong) – 32/40
Congratulations to all our winners and placegetters, and especially to Jason “Fangs” Barclay on an exceptional clean sweep of the Overall honours across all three events!
We were also able to award Riley Hughes Gage his shield from the SEZ for winning the first ever Nathan McDonnell Handicap at the Zone Carnival! Riley had the honours of putting the shield on the club wall where it will stay until the next carnival.
LOOKING AHEAD – NEXT SATURDAY
We’ve got another big program lined up for next Saturday, with three great events on offer:
* 100 Target Club Skeet Championship
* 100 Target Universal Trench
* 100 Target Mixed DTL (50 Double Barrel / 50 Point Score)
Plenty of shooting opportunities across all disciplines, so we look forward to seeing everyone back at the club!
Finally, a big shout-out and best of luck to all our members travelling to Echuca for the Victorian State DTL Championships. Travel safely, shoot straight and bring home some silverware!
Thanks again everyone for another fantastic Saturday at Melbourne Gun Club.
See you all next week!