July 2004 - Chewton.net

DARTS
Well the ‘Home & Away’ part of the season has come to
a close and it saw ‘good old’ Red Hill 2 finish higher up
the ladder than in the past few seasons. Red Hill 1 made
the finals (the Semi’s being played last night – as I type
this). It saw them pitted against Harcourt 1. This game
was a really good tight struggle, which went right down
to the wire. Basically both teams had a chance of winning
the very last game – so it was pretty much decided on the
last dart of the night. Red Hill 1 won 6 games to 5. It has
come to our attention that ‘local identity’, who shall remain
nameless (Ken McM….), lost the (his) last game of
Singles. This was the reason that allowed the night to go
to the Teams Game which Red Hill 1 won, thus allowing
them to press on in the finals (Instead of Harcourt 1 –
Ken McM……'s Team).
The other Semi was played at the Red Hill Hotel between
Harcourt 2 and Northern 2. Harcourt 2 came out
comfortable winners on the night although, as is quite often
the case, the score line belies the actual quality and
closeness of the evening's events.
An ‘unofficial’ complaint was lodged by Mark ‘The
Painter’ during the night’s proceedings. Come his game
of ‘singles’ and he was totally concentrating on the matter
at hand, but knew there was something missing (the
support so very necessary that can get you across the
line in these close games). Well he turned to find that his
entire team, including No. 1 supporter Bill Hunter, had
deserted him. They were found ‘en masse’ at the bar.
Well the poor man was reduced to tears at failing to leave
his ‘mark’ on either the game or evening’s events.
Australian film icon Bill Hunter has become a regular
supporter, and was once again there as the ‘one man cheer
squad’. (And I must say what a lovely and genuine man
he is – apart from the above infraction)
This was the game that this reporter attended and I must
say the quality or standard of darts was absolutely
fabulous.
It was intended that a photo of the two teams accompany
this write-up. Budding photographer Jake Braybrook was
summoned from his ‘sick bed’. It was only when at the
hotel and attempting to take the photo that he found his
father Glenn had flattened the batteries in the camera
(and Glenn was true to form and told no one). So the
camera didn’t work. Nice one A1. – how is the Chat
supposed to get professional with help like yours?
Next week’s Preliminary Final will be played at the
‘Messidog’ (Carriers Arms Hotel) between Red Hill 1
and Northern 2 – 7:00pm. start. I thoroughly recommend
it for a night out and emphatically implore one and all to
go along and lend support for your team. And irrespective
of that, cheer on poor old Mark ‘The Painter’ in his games
(I hate seeing grown men cry – even though I can fully
understand the importance and necessity of team and
tactical meetings needing to be conducted at bars).
Wwwally and Phil followers will be pleased to know that
despite their ‘questionable’ tactics of playing ‘ring-ins’
they still managed to finish below Red Hill 2. Well played
Wwwally.
Next season already has two (2) new ‘old’ teams coming
into the competition, i.e. the Commercial and Elphinstone
Hotels. Rumors are also rife that there is a team of ‘darts
tarts’ (a women’s team) playing from the Red Hill Hotel
next season – possibly led by that well known female
impersonator ‘Stan Munro’.
Next Season will most probably see (with enough teams)
the immediate grading and Divisions or ‘seasonal grading’.
That is, play a complete round and then split into two (2)
Divisions – the ‘top half’ and the ‘bottom half’ – with
two (2) lots of Finals being played at the end of the season.
Anyone wishing to get in on the act, time is running out
and YOU need to act now, i.e. contact any participating
Hotel or yours truly and you also NEED TO ATTEND
the A.G.M. which is being held at the Harcourt Tavern
on 12/7/04 – 7:00pm.
Well apart from urging everyone to come along to the
Messidog on 30/6/04 for the Preliminary Final and the
Harcourt Tavern on 7/7/04 for the Grand Final all I can
say is what an absolutely fabulous season it has been,
and what a time I have had.
In closing for this season, what a pleasure it has been in
reporting (and ribbing) the season’s events for ‘The Chat’.
It has all been done in good spirit and thanks to the quality
of ‘all’ the players (each and every one of them is a
character within their own right) who have taken the
reports in the same good and gracious way.
Until next season this intrepid reporter A2. is signing off….
And Blade has a look at June's "Darts with a Difference"!