There’s movement at the station at last.
The artificial pitch at KGV Park has been torn up and a new one is being laid.
I imagine the new light towers will be erected soon as they were stacked on the bitumen carpark at KGV Park a weekend or two ago.
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Two stalwarts of the game sadly passed away recently.
Taroona supporter Martin Carey (24/10.1938 – 25/8/2022) passed away a few weeks ago and the club will miss his presence.
A ‘best supporter award’ was sponsored by Martin, while his four sons all played, or still play, for Taroona, as does a grandson.
Cian, Duncan, Darragh and Ruaidhri all played for the Taroona seniors.
I enjoyed chatting with Martin at Taroona games. He had a wicked sense of humour and called a spade a spade.
I sat with Martin and his wife at a Taroona awards presentation night one year and they made my wife and I most welcome. It was a wonderful occasion.
Former Caledonians player, Keith Malcolm Jones (27/07/1933 – 7/9/2022), was a stalwart of the club, which is now Kingborough Lions United.
I played quite a few games against Keith and he took no prisoners.
He, too, had a lovely dry sense of humour and engaged in quite a bit of banter during games.
He continued playing into his forties and absolutely loved the game.
My condolences go to the families of both men. They shall be missed.
Great to see those photos Walter. Thanks and well done FFT and GCC.
ReplyDeleteCredit where credit’s due good to see some new lights finally being installed but i would have thought that fixing the changerooms would have been more important than replacing the plastic pitch
ReplyDeleteI suppose the pitch was virtually getting unplayable. It's been close to dangerous for quite a while and no pitch no need for changerooms. Having said that they are disgusting by any standard so certainly agree.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P. Keith & Martin.
ReplyDeleteMr Carey was a gentleman.
ReplyDeleteA regular at Taroona - supporting his sons and the club.