With Ray Jansen preparing to head up to Ettalong NSW to represent Victoria in the Over 60’s State Side this weekend, we have some extra good news on the Representative front.

Tris Doolan and Anne Draffen have been selected in the 12 player Women’s side for Victoria to play South Australian in January 2020. While Brendan Gallagher has been selected in the Men’s 20 player squad for the same Test Series.

Well done to our players who have been selected to represent our great state!

A reminder to all members who wish to play their club games on a Tuesday or a Thursday, the following must be adhered to:

• ALL GAMES MUST BE BOOKED IN THE GREENS DIARY WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE BAR – REGARDLESS OF DAY OR TIME OF PLAY
• Tuesday – there no restriction on time of games, but all games must be booked in the diary. Only a limited number of games are permitted at once to ensure there is enough room for practice to occur.
• Thursday – there are no games allowed at all between 4pm and 7pm, this time is designated for rink practice. Any game prior to 4pm must be completed by 4pm while games can commence after 7pm. Again all games must be booked in the Greens Diary on the Bar.

Entries for the Men’s and Ladies Singles Championship close this Saturday at 6pm.

To check that your names is entered CLICK HERE

The LIVE Draw will be conducted at 6.30pm at the Swinburne Ave Clubrooms.

This Sunday it will be an all MCC Final of the Yarra Region Over 60’s Singles.

In the Women’s Over 60’s Singles Final we have:
– Gillian Baxter vs Alison Hall.

In the Men’s Over 60’s Semi Finals we have:
– Ray Jansen vs Tom Ristic
– Peter Marget vs Scott Wellington

The Semi Finals will be played in the morning at 9.30am.
Both Finals will be played in the afternoon at 1pm.

THE VENUE HAS BEEN CHANGED AND ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT MCC SWINBURNE AVENUE. SO GET DOWN AT SUPPORT OUR PLAYERS IN THESE FINALS.

Good bowling to all our Midweek bowlers who tomorrow kick off their season. While our Weekend Pennant players will kick off this Saturday. We wish you all the best for the season.

Sides are available in the Events Section of Team App, also on our website http://mccbowls.org/pennant/selected-sides-results-ladders/ and on the boards at the club.

Don’t forget this Thursday (3/10) after Pennant Practice, we will have our normal Guest Speaker, this year we welcome Paul Licuria (former Collingwood footballer). The talk begins at 6.45pm and we’ll have pies on the night.

Also we wish all out Over 60’s bowlers who made it through the subsequent Rounds of the Yarra Region Over 60’s Singles at Rosanna on Wednesday.

A note for Weekend Pennant selection this week, the selectors have noted that some players have missed out on a game due to more players being available than positions in sides. There will be rinks setup for these players to play intra-club games at Swinburne Avenue starting at the normal time for Pennant.

This Thursday (3/10) we will have our traditional guest speaker before the first game of Saturday Pennant.

Our speaker this year will be Paul Licuria who is a former Collingwood player. The talk will begin at 6.45pm and we encourage everyone to get down as we launch our season off with a bang.

We will also be serving pies on the night, so come down for a practice, pie and what will be a great talk.

Over the last few days, all members would have received an invitation to our 125^th Anniversary Dinner to be held on Monday 4 November 2019 (Cup Eve) in the Long Room at the MCG.

A couple points of clarification for everyone:

• spouses and partners are welcome to attend
• friends of the MCC Bowls Section are welcome to attend
• if you know of any former members who would be interested in attending, please let them know the details and if they require more information, please email communications@mccbowls.org .

The night will consist of a 3 course dinner with drinks provided between 6pm and 11pm, light entertainment and many, many stories from our 125 year history. The cost for the evening is $110 per person.

It will be a great night and we have hope you are able to come along and enjoy the night.

On Grand Final Day, this Saturday, ‘Bankers’ will play as usual, starting at 1.00pm. However, there will also be play from noon till 2.00pm for the football tragics who want to have the best of both worlds.

If you want to play on Saturday at either start times, could you please advise Ian Mason of your intentions via email: igwmason@bigpond.com.au .