Celebrating 175 years - Melbourne Cricket Club
Celebrating 175 years - Melbourne Cricket Club
Celebrating 175 years - Melbourne Cricket Club
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FUNCTION NEWS<br />
Star-studded lineup<br />
for footy launch<br />
Port Adelaide premiership coach Mark<br />
Williams and Geelong premiership captain<br />
Tom Harley will headline a highly<br />
credentialed panel of experts at the MCG<br />
Footy Launch Luncheon on Wednesday<br />
March 27 in the Members Dining Room.<br />
The enigmatic Williams (right), son of<br />
South Australian football legend Fos<br />
Williams, played 201 VFL/AFL games for<br />
Collingwood and Brisbane between 1981 and<br />
1990. During a 274-game, 12-year coaching<br />
career at Port Adelaide, he led the Power to<br />
the minor premiership in three consecutive<br />
<strong>years</strong>, finally yielding the club’s first AFL<br />
premiership in 2004. He is now a<br />
development coach at Richmond.<br />
Harley led Geelong to its first premiership<br />
in 44 <strong>years</strong> in 2007 (against Williams’ Port<br />
Adelaide, Harley’s first club), and became a<br />
dual premiership captain after their heartstopping<br />
victory in 2009. In between, he<br />
achieved All-Australian honours, won the<br />
AFL Players Association Best Captain Award<br />
and has since been inducted into the Geelong<br />
Football <strong>Club</strong> Hall of Fame.<br />
Williams and Harley will be joined by<br />
journalist Sam Lane and broadcasting doyen<br />
Bruce McAvaney to discuss footy’s hottest<br />
issues on the eve of the MCG’s opening game<br />
of the season. There’ll be no shortage of<br />
topics!<br />
Hosted by Tim Lane, the luncheon includes<br />
a three-course meal with beer, wine, sparkling<br />
and soft drinks, plus plenty of giveaways.<br />
Bookings opened on February 4 and tickets<br />
were available as we went to press. Check the<br />
website or ring the club for the latest news on<br />
availability or to make a booking.<br />
MCG FOOTY SEASON<br />
LAUNCH LUNCHEON<br />
WHEN: Wednesday March 27<br />
TIME:<br />
12.00pm for 12.30pm<br />
WHERE:<br />
Members Dining Room<br />
COST:<br />
$95 (members) and<br />
$105 (guests)<br />
Members tee up<br />
for golf days<br />
Members embraced the opportunity to<br />
play at two of Australia’s best<br />
courses when participating in the club’s<br />
popular golf days in recent months.<br />
More than 140 members took to the<br />
Kingston Heath layout for a challenging<br />
round on February 5.<br />
Mark Dunstan was the clubhouse<br />
leader at the conclusion of the morning<br />
session with 42 Stableford points.<br />
However, he was narrowly defeated by<br />
Adrian Goold (pictured here with MCC<br />
president Paul Sheahan) who took home<br />
the President’s Cup with 43 Stableford<br />
points off a 29 handicap in the afternoon.<br />
The best-performed female in the field<br />
was Colleen Lloyd, who enjoyed the<br />
slightly cooler conditions of the morning<br />
session and notched up 32 Stableford<br />
points off a 28 handicap.<br />
Earlier, on December 3 a field of 186<br />
members ventured to Royal <strong>Melbourne</strong><br />
Golf <strong>Club</strong> where conditions were overcast<br />
and breezy.<br />
David Elvins, with 41 Stableford points<br />
off a 13 handicap, took out the MCC<br />
President’s Plate. The leading lady was<br />
Wendy Macpherson who scored 33 points.<br />
FUNCTIONS CALENDAR<br />
There’s a broad range of entertaining functions to cater for members during<br />
the next six months. Please mark your diaries and keep an eye on the club<br />
website, email newsletters and social media for updates during the year.<br />
DAY DATE FUNCTION BOOKINGS OPEN VENUE<br />
Wednesday March 27 MCG Footy Season Launch Luncheon Now open Members Dining Room<br />
Friday April 12 Comedy Blockbuster @ the ‘G Now open Members Dining Room<br />
Saturday April 13 MFC/MCC Game Day Function (Melb v WCE) Now open Jim Stynes Room<br />
Wednesday April 17 Women in Sport – Tales from the Olympic Starting Line March 19 Committee Room<br />
Wednesday April 24 Young Members’ Anzac Eve Ball March 14 Members Dining Room<br />
Sunday May 5 MCC/VRC Members’ Lounge (Carl v Melb) March 14 Jim Stynes Room<br />
Saturday May 18 Young Members’ Footy Function (Coll v Geel) April 16 Hans Ebeling Room<br />
Sunday May 19 MFC/MCC Game Day Function (Rich v Melb) April 3 Jim Stynes Room<br />
Wednesday June 5 Norm Smith Oration April 16 Members Dining Room<br />
Saturday June 22 Young Members’ Footy Function (St Kilda v Melb) May 21 Hans Ebeling Room<br />
Saturday June 29 MFC/MCC Game Day Function (Melb v WB) May 14 Jim Stynes Room<br />
Saturday July 6 Comedy @ the ‘G (Geel v Haw) May 21 Hans Ebeling Room<br />
Saturday July 12 Young Members’ Footy Function (Coll v Adel) June 11 Hans Ebeling Room<br />
Saturday August 10 Young Members’ Footy Function (Rich v Bris) July 9 Jim Stynes Room<br />
Wednesday August 14 MCC Annual General Meeting N/A Members Dining Room<br />
Friday August 16 Comedy @ the ‘G (Haw v Coll) May 21 Hans Ebeling Room<br />
Saturday August 17 Women in Football Function (Rich v Carl) July 16 Committee Room<br />
Tuesday August 27 The Bradman Luncheon July 9 Members Dining Room<br />
Monday September 23 Sporting Sections Grand Final Week Luncheon N/A Members Dining Room<br />
Monday September 23 Brownlow Dinner with the Coodabeens August 6 Members Dining Room<br />
20 MCC NEWS March 2013
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