TA: Heard the one about former Port Fairy and current Timboon Demons footballer Scott Hetherington? Story goes mother-in-law Marj Murrihy purchased two chooks for her grandkids (Scotty’s kids) Blair and Tyler. The chooks cost $5 each. Scott received an urgent phone call from wife Catherine about the purchase and the plumber was told to find a chook house in a hurry. The former Hawkesdale coach rushed to a Warrnambool hardware store and paid $400 for a deluxe chook pen, which he then had to put together.
AT: The chooks are not looking so cheap any more Tim.
TA: Scotty was spotted in his backyard wearing a miner’s helmet with a small light in the freezing cold late at night. He inserted about 1000 screws and was delighted with the end result. He told anyone who would listen the chook pen was as solid as a church. Until about 3am a heavy storm hit Port Fairy and there was a mighty crash in the Hetherington backyard. The chook pen had collapsed and the two little chooks were trapped under the wreckage. Scotty declared a state of emergency, the dog was moved from the kennel indoors and the chooks went to the dog house. Next day Scotty put in another 1000 screws but the good news is the chooks, kids, wife and even mother-in-law are now all happy. The dog is a bit disappointed because it was nice and toasty indoors. There’s been almost as much action in the local footy with more investigations, footy parents in hot water and the umpires having a pot-shot at you.
AT: I thought it was a bit rough Tim that the umpires thought I had a conflict of interest — being a reporter and on the district league executive — when the umpires association in its wisdom decided two fathers should umpire their sons in a game of senior footy last weekend. I’m not surprised one coach was annoyed, I would have been filthy. Umpires are not freckled ducks Tim, they are not a protected species. Everyone bends over backwards to help out the umpires but if the association makes silly decisions and it becomes public knowledge there’s no need to drop the lip.
TA: It was a bit tough that Cobden footballer Jacob Roberts copped one week at the tribunal this week for giving poor evidence. He had trouble hearing the proceedings on a mobile phone, the tribunal found he had been belted and then whacked him with a week.
AT: Great to see the tribunal getting fair dinkum. I think you’ll find a Hampden club has been fined $500 in relation to the behaviour of a junior coach.
TA: I think a few people might have failed MasterChef auditions at the Koroit footy 300 club last Sunday. Paul Bushell usually cooks the cauliflower, broccoli and the sauce but on Sunday he couldn’t attend. He still sent in the veggies and the ingredients for the sauce. Peter Hall, Anthony Evans, Al McCosh and big brother Gerard (Auld) were left scratching their heads because they couldn’t put the sauce together.
AT: How hard can it be Tim, mix the ingredients, warm and serve.
TA: Club president Al McCosh decided to take things into his own hands. He phoned his mum, Joan, on holidays at Caloundra for instructions. After tastings, Evans decided the sauce was floury and butter was added. After another round of tasting and the boys then added salt. The 100 members who turned up never knew how close they were to missing out on the sauce.
AT: I’m told that MasterChef chief taster Matt Preston is organising some personal training with Warrnambool fitness guru Rude Ryan. Also understand one of Ryan’s biggest fans from his days with Deakin University’s Sharks, Big Red, a club stalwart is recovering from major surgery. I’m gearing up to go to a fund-raiser for cancer sufferer Tessa Pegg on July 31 at South Rovers. I was lucky enough to win a slab the other night at the Allansford Hotel which the Bride kindly donated to the cause. The emergency department staff at the hospital are organising the fund-raiser and anyone who wants to offer goods or attend can contact the staff for more info.
TA: Much else going on?
AT: I understand Koroit footy club is going to ban reserves bus trips after the side suffered a crushing defeat to Cobden. The boys finished at Boggy Creek pub which was appropriate with the core group of players all having B names. Belly (David), and Bowie (Mark) were the only goalkickers while Belly (Swisha) and Bubsy (Damian Dobson) have been in the best most weeks. It was a tough week for Bubsy after he mistakenly put unleaded fuel in his diesel ute and it had to be towed to Warrnambool. Until next week, hooroo.
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