In a sign of the passing years there were kids a-plenty at the 1999 Premiership Reunion Lunch, and plenty of older dads as well.

Their memories were evoked by the Premiersdhip Coach, Leigh Carlson, and Captain Rob Phillips (Pictured). One who lived through the times, and helped to make them happen, was Alan Burrows, who takes up the tale.

The contact for all details and bookings is the everpresent Mr Alan Burrows! Tel: 0412 077 761 – Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

STOP PRESS! – Directly from club Prez Dyson Hore-Lacy:

“The club has secured as speaker for the next lunch (July 11^th - “Xmas in July”) Jim Kennan SC, the Former Attorney General and Deputy Premier in the Cain Government. After retiring from politics Jim returned to the bar where he has re-established himself as one of the finest barristers to put on robes.
He appeared for Jack Thomas in his terrorist retrial, and is also involved in proceedings which trace Tony Mokbel’s sensational escape from Australia, and has appeared in Wheat Board Royal Commission etc etc. Cannot be missed. Get in quickly as places will need to be limited”

Firsts: OH (A-Side) Outpoints OTs
U19s: Script Forgotten as Unders Take the Points
Ressies: Food, Films, Finery - a Postscript
Photo Gallery Updated Regularly
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From sweets to boiled lollies… from 8 goals straight last week to 3.6 this week - and many of the points very gettable. That was the start of a sorry day for Old Trinity who played a skilled and determined Old Haileybury – a side which belied its bottom-half position on the B-Section ladder.

Goals for both sides were concentrated amongst a very few players, with Andy Cultrera and Andrew Ramsden kicking 10 of 12 for the OTs, while Tony Brown and Nathan Holloway snagged 10 of 15 for the opposition.

Luke Pacconi did a sterling job on Robert Harvey, but he was still damaging. The home side got drubbed in the centre, with its prime movers missing - both mentally, and often physically. Stalwarts like Nick Howell, Jack Healy and Brendan Iezzi were mostly silenced on the day, while Tim Howell, Justin Kenna and Heath Banfield tried valiantly and were amongst the best.

Better news from the U19s camp and from the Ressies, who both scored impressive victories over their respective opponents – especially the Unders who won against top-four aspirant University Blues (see separate story).

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Rosco’s Rant

Another week passes by, another one begins. Round 10 saw Old Trinity take on Old Haileybury in a must win game. Before I pass comment on the game, I have a number of urgent and horrifying issues that I must address. 

It was lovely to see Tom Oldfield, Andrew Bourke and Joel Aitken in the Victoria Gardens food court on Sunday. They were all very excited as they were out on a Sunday outing to see The Hangover. Joel seemed to be thoroughly enjoying his combination fried rice that he had purchased from Jimmy Choi's. Jimmy is an old friend of mine who prides himself on quality Chinese cuisine at a very reasonable price. Tom was dressed fashionably in his Gazman attire and managed to avoid slopping any of his lunch on his newly purchased lime green cardigan. Andrew grunted at me as he was attempting to fit a whole KFC Zinger Burger in his mouth. Chris Pawsey was also spotted entering the cinema complex. Chris ordered the maxi popcorn deal which provided him with a bucket of popcorn and a six litre cup of diet coke. Due to his current fitness campaign he refused to upsize his deal. That's called discipline!

All this discussion of films makes me feel like writing a film review. This week we rewind to the year 1949. The film, The Third Man. Holly Martins is a hack writer who arrived in Vienna just following the completion of WWII. Holly had planned to meet with his old mate, Harry Lime, but discovers that Lime has been tragically killed in a road accident. Martins is told a few stories about Lime by a British Army officer and from Lime's distraught girlfriend. Martins discovers that a third person helped carry Lime's body from the street following the accident. He sets about finding the identity of this third man. This is a classic film and is a must for any serious film viewer. Add it to your DVD collection as it is a re-watchable classic. If you can't find this film at Civic Video, feel free to drop around to Dyson Hore-Lacy's house on a Wednesday evening. Screening times are 7.30pm and 9.20pm. It's a bit like Gold Class but the hospitality is warmer in a family friendly way. Don't get The Third Man confused with The Third Leg, as this could create a very awkward situation if you are planning to watch the film with a group of people.

It was a matter of “Who rewrote the script?” on the back oval at Marles Playing Fields: highly fancied University Blues, knocking on the door of the Four, came up against an OT side that had forgotten that they were supposed to get rolled. Instead OT led all day to outlast a surging Uni Blues by 1 goal and score a “season highlight”, in the words of Coach Ray Leetham.

In his after-match comment he paid tribute to the quality of the opposition: “We played like the university sides of the past – Never say die and keep trying all day. The hard things won us the game – tackles, smothers 2^nd & 3^rd efforts. A great effort against a side one game outside the four”.