Round 2 Pennant

Round 2 saw the club going up against the AFL. The event conflict meant that a lot of our players were unavailable because they wanted to attend the football instead. We can only hope that the NTGA will get the idea and not book pennant rounds on days the AFL play in the state.

Australia has four football codes, Australian Rules Football (AFL), Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer. In the Southern and Western states AFL rules! Tasmania only gets 4 games a year out of 176 matches. The crowds are generally around 20,000+ and many of the spectators come from Launceston and the surrounding area. The same area where the Pennant golfers come from! It’s no wonder that clubs find themselves struggling to find players when the AFL is on.

We had a lot of people fill in for the club this week, most of them were on short notice. If it wasn’t for Steve Lovegrove playing in Division 3, Peter Gardner playing in Division 7 and Glenn Summers, Owen Smith, John Burt, Andy Barnes and Barry Pearn playing in Division 8, the club would’ve had to forfeit games. So I thank all of them for stepping up to fill the void!

Division 3 had its first home game this week against Exeter. The team was Corey deBruyn, Paul Martin, Duane Morgan, Matt Thomas, Matt Adams, Colin Butterworth and Steve Lovegrove. The team had some tight matches but in the end we managed to win 7/0. This is a fantastic result for the team! With that win we take a lot of momentum into the 3rd round against Greens Beach.

Next week we will have all our players available so the team will have every chance of winning away from home.

The other game in Div 3 was Bridport v Greens Beach. Bridport won 5/2

Division 7 was up against Mowbray this week. They went in with a lot of confidence looking to snatch a win away from home. The team was Richard Fleming, Anthony Burrows, Denis Lockwood, Dan Scott, John Cullen, Mitchell Britton-Thomas and Peter Gardner. The scores were close but they fell just short of victory, going down 3/4. The result is quite good, basically playing Mowbray to a draw. All we need to do is beat them at home by the same margin or better which is very possible. The winners this week were Anthony Burrows, John Cullen and Peter Gardner.

Next week Div 7 is back home to meet Tam O’Shanter. Spirits are still high and we are looking to get a solid win.

The other game in Div 7 was Tam O’Shanter v Scottsdale, Scottsdale won 5/2

Division 8 played away against Exeter. The team was put together on short notice but they performed very well. They lost 4/3 but it was very close to a win with a narrow loss in a play-off. The team was Don Mackie, Glenn Summers, Glenn Duncan, Owen Smith, John Burt, Andy Barnes and Barry Pearn. The winners were Glenn Summers, Glenn Duncan and Andy Barnes.

Div 8 is still to register a win this season but they haven’t played a home game yet. As a general rule you win your home games and lose the away games. The end of season result usually comes down to the number of individual home wins. Next week they have their first home game and they will be looking for a big win to get the season back on track.

The other game in Div 8 was Bridport v Launceston. Bridport won 6/1


The Ladders after round 2

Div 3
Round 2 saw Bridport continue its home course dominance with a win over Greens Beach. It also saw Quamby strike back and have a big win against Exeter. Greens Beach still has an advantage from the first round and Bridport have the early ladder lead, But that could all change next week. The race is on and three teams have a good chance to win.

Bridport 2-0 10/4
Quamby 1-1 9/5
Greens Beach 1-1 7/7
Exeter 0-2 2/13


Div 7
Mowbray sit on top of the table at the moment but, both Quamby and Scottsdale are in good positions going into the next round. Mowbray has had two home games, Quamby has had one at home and one away. Scottsdale hasn’t had a home game yet so they are looking good after an away win. If Quamby can win the next two rounds that will see them in a very strong position going into the break!

Mowbray 2-0 9/5
Quamby 1-1 9/5
Scottsdale 1-1 6/8
Tam O'Shanter 0-2 4/10



Div 8
Again, the results basically went to plan with home wins. Exeter takes the ladder lead after two home games but, if things continue with home victories the field will remain wide open. Quamby get their first home game this week and will be looking to get a win on the board!

Exeter 2-0 9/5
Bridport 1-1 8/6
Launceston 1-1 6/8
Quamby 0-2 5/9


Undefeated players
After two rounds the club has some undefeated players. They are John Cullen, Glenn Duncan, Corey deBruyn, Colin Butterworth and Steve Lovegrove.

We also have some single game players that are undefeated. They are Paul Martin, Duane Morgan, Adam Pawson, Peter Gardner, Glenn Summers and Andy Barnes.

Also we had some players that got their first wins for the club this week. They were Matt Adams, Anthony Burrows and Paul Martin.

Congratulations to all our winners!


Best of luck to all Quamby teams for this week! Let’s keep the wins rolling.