Dunneworthy made their second season decider in succession but yet again have come up second, losing 5-3 to Touche in the 2006 Albert Park C Grade Grand Final.
Dunneworthy Touch Club
The Dunneworthy Touch Club is one of the oldest continuous social touch football teams in Victoria. The team itself was formed in late 2000 by Peter Shaw and is now competing in its 11th consecutive season. The team is named after "Dunneworthy" near Ararat a sheep and cattle property owned by the Shaw family
Playing alternatively at Royal Park in the Summer and Albert Park in the Winter it has been reasonably successful winning two Albert Park B Grade premierships and being runners-up at Royal Park once. The team has been remarkably consistent throughout the period only missing the finals on two occasions.
During the 11 season there have been many standout players that have played for Dunneworthy. Peter Shaw has only missed 6 games throughout that period but there have been many other stalwarts including Daniel Cusack, Maya Jelbart, and Andrew Edbrooke.
- Posted at 2006-09-18 00:00:00
- by shawfactor
Petes 30th
At 6 PM on the third of June at the Melrose Institue, Peter Shaw had a BBQ 30 years in the making. Many friends and team mates where there including most of the Dunneworthy team.
Scored Outclass Dunneworthy
The 2006 Grand Final at Royal Park was an eagerly awaited contest by both teams. Scored, looking for back to back premiership success, had overcome Phantoms in the semi final. Whilst the perrenial semi-finalist Dunneworthy had overcome Oscar in a thrilling drop off.
Dunneworthy looking to go one better this year went ahead early with a try to Simon Lewis of a beautiful Dan Cusack pass. However Scored hit back and when Dan Cusack was binned for 10 minutes for a fowl he did not committ scored skipped away to a 3 try lead at half time....Read Full article»
Finishing 2005 in style
On the 21st of December Dunneworthy had its last games for 2005 against old rivals Lone Rangers. Dunneworthy continued its recent run of good form chalking up a 10-3 win. Including a haul of 6 by Peter Shaw who promises he will "definitely share the ball around more in the future".
Winners in a thriller
by Peter Shaw
After recruiting N.Z. underage player Wayne Nicora and having a strong showing over summer at Royal Park a lot was expected of the 2003 winter team.And whilst the team looked a bit shaky at times it ultimately won the premiership in a thriller....Read Full article»
Winners in a thriller
by Peter Shaw
After recruiting N.Z. underage player Wayne Nicora and having a strong showing over summer at Royal Park a lot was expected of the 2003 winter team. And whilst the team looked a bit shaky at times it ultimately won the premiership in a thriller....Read Full article»
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