Whilst the ticker-tape parade and the Hawkes Bay Today detailed the "Blackwash" - aka the entire Magpie team undefeated in singles and doubles, the reality behind the scenes was that the win was achieved by the slenderest of margins. In a crucial doubles game against their fierce rivals the Falcons on day one, Magpie Tim Burgess appeared to have seen where his opponent Dave … [Read more...]
When Harry met Fabio
The honeymoon looks to be well and truly over for newlywed Harold Ange Bonning. Orientation rumours had always dogged the accountant with blonde highlights and a move to the chuff capital of Sydney didn’t help. A marriage in 2006 helped quiet the chatter but it now appears that Harold is back to his old tricks cruising the man web. Bonning thought his dreams had come true … [Read more...]
Falcons Bend Rules
Tournament rules director Lord Hunt today threw out an application by Magpie defender Mal Shivnan to use a softball bat in place of his driver in next week’s JWMGC.Apparently “Blue-boy” got a feel for the bat during a late night faecal incident in Queenstown some years ago and now prefers the full wood in place of the wood head. Hunt said it might seem unlikely to provide any … [Read more...]
Bonning Speaks Out
One of the game’s true gentleman Harry “hack you in the head with a hatchet” Bonning has let fly at his treatment by the teams committee after being left out of the Falcons team for 2007. “I am the only born and bred Aucklander in the tournament and this how my home land treats me? Peter the puppeteer has some answering to do. Does anyone realise that he's actually from … [Read more...]
Burgess Makes History
History was made at the 2007 JWMGC in Whangamata when perennial tail-ender Tim Burgess became the only player to win the team event twice. Established in 2005 to provide a bit of extra banter for the battlers, Burgess was part of the stylish team of Auckland Falcons that claimed the team event on the wild West Coast. When the trophy took on elevated importance in 2006 as the … [Read more...]