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Aust - GC Open Doubles

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Aust - GC Open Doubles

Internet issues by Martin Clarke

Having wi-fi dropouts

Don't know if last commentary went through, appears not to have.

Court 2 is the best viewing.

Lot's of swings on that lawn in the warm up, yard and a half left from boundary to hoop 5.

3 yards plus right from 6 to 8 in observed shots!

Players going in for the manager talk.

13 point games in the block, top 8 to knock out finals best of three, others to plate.

04 May 2024 8:47AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Games are timed at 80 minutes.

So not looking at a long day today.

Bit of sun but not warming up just yet.

Players however are in the 5 minute warm up on some lawns.

04 May 2024 8:59AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Fletchers have lost the toss on Court 2

And Robert has lost toss on Court 1, no casino for the boys then.

Tom Balding warming up by knocking the peg nearly out of the ground!

Gary and Owen have won the toss.

Bells rung, play to start.

Will put something up when I can, doing Cowing Analysis of Court 2 game as priority.

04 May 2024 9:05AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill puts first ball in front of one and Mal F misses, so does Greg.

04 May 2024 9:07AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill bombs two foot hoop

04 May 2024 9:08AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Malcom P trying to jaws, does.

04 May 2024 9:09AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg misses

04 May 2024 9:09AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill clears Mal F to corner 1

04 May 2024 9:10AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal hits jawsed ball but it doesn't come out.

Hoop 1 to Mal P

04 May 2024 9:11AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg too long to hoop 2,

04 May 2024 9:12AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill good, Mal F good, Mal P hills off, Greg clears Jill

04 May 2024 9:13AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill too long, Mal F rejects from hoop

04 May 2024 9:14AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P in front, Greg to position wired from Jill, who tries to block Mal F shot.

04 May 2024 9:14AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Was a good block, Mal F hits blocker, Mal P runs hoop for 2-0

04 May 2024 9:16AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg long to 3, Jill good, Mal F good even though he played from outside the line!

04 May 2024 9:17AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P deep, Greg blocks at front of hoop but Jill knicks him offline

04 May 2024 9:18AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F fails hoop but bounces back to in front, Mal P misses hoop completely to the right

04 May 2024 9:19AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg positions wired from blue, which misses, Mal F runs

04 May 2024 9:20AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P from penalty spot is long to 4, Greg is good

04 May 2024 9:21AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill nearly stymies, Mal F to position, Mal P clears Greg

04 May 2024 9:22AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg short, Jill shooting hoop

04 May 2024 9:23AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Fails

04 May 2024 9:23AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F fails

04 May 2024 9:24AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P clears Greg again, he positions, Jill stops Mal F away

04 May 2024 9:25AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

He clears Mal P

04 May 2024 9:26AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P centre balls 7 yarder

04 May 2024 9:26AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Poor shot by Greg

04 May 2024 9:27AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill fails jawsing attempt, Mal F defensive position

04 May 2024 9:28AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Defensive positioning all round until Jill knicks 7 yarder and vanishes

04 May 2024 9:29AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F in front, Mal P misses double of ball and hoop, Greg in front, Jill misses long roquet

04 May 2024 9:31AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F jaws, working a plan, Mal P clears Greg from 8 yards

04 May 2024 9:32AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Magnificent shot by Greg, to clear Mal P and stop near 5, but jill gets Mal F out of jaws at 4 !!!!!!

04 May 2024 9:33AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F back in front, Mal P comes in and blocks partner from Mal F!

04 May 2024 9:34AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg positions a yard behind these two balls

04 May 2024 9:35AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill has to hit Mal P onto Mal F and does, but scatters both her sides balls

04 May 2024 9:35AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F back in front

04 May 2024 9:36AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P misses less than 7 yarder

04 May 2024 9:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Greg peels Mal F

04 May 2024 9:37AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill long to 5

04 May 2024 9:37AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F wires

04 May 2024 9:38AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P comes in deep and left

04 May 2024 9:38AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg deep and right

04 May 2024 9:38AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill clears Greg

04 May 2024 9:39AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal f clears Mal P but deflects away

04 May 2024 9:40AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P and Greg come back in

04 May 2024 9:40AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill clears Greg

04 May 2024 9:41AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Mal F clears Mal P

04 May 2024 9:41AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Mal P back, Greg short

04 May 2024 9:42AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Wifi issue

04 May 2024 9:43AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Jill came in, Mal F cleared Mal P, who hills off position, Greg clears Jill

04 May 2024 9:44AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Jill back, Mal F stymies her from behind, Mal P trying to hit it, does, great shot.

04 May 2024 9:45AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Poor clearance by Greg, jill comes back, so does Mal F

04 May 2024 9:46AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Robert and Pete 3-2 up

04 May 2024 9:46AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Mal P comes in, Greg misses, Jill jaws.

04 May 2024 9:47AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F fails jump

04 May 2024 9:48AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P half way

04 May 2024 9:48AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

News flash, hoop 1 finally run on court 4 after 40 plus minutes!

04 May 2024 9:48AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill runs long to side of 6, Greg was offside, Mal F defensive position, Mal P in front, Greg in front.

04 May 2024 9:50AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Distracted, but disaster Mal F peels Mal P

04 May 2024 9:52AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill has run another hoop, up 5-2

04 May 2024 9:55AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F considering options, could run or clear and let Greg run

04 May 2024 9:57AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Neither, takes tight wired position from Mal P

04 May 2024 9:58AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Comedy of errors, Mal P hit Mal F into Jill, Greg hits Jill into peg, Jill knicks Mal F, who fails hoop!

04 May 2024 10:00AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P knicks long roquet, good enough, Greg clears Jill, no one in front of hoop

04 May 2024 10:01AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill wires from Mal F, who positions

04 May 2024 10:01AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Brilliant block by Mal P, blocks Mal F from hoop and Greg from Jill, Greg misses

04 May 2024 10:03AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill stops Mal F out, but he hits Mal P's runner, Mal P comes back, Greg misses

04 May 2024 10:04AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill bombs short hoop

04 May 2024 10:04AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F hits long roquet

04 May 2024 10:05AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P tries to promote Jill, misses but gets good position, Greg in, Jill in, Mal F hits but blocks Greg from Jill

04 May 2024 10:06AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P tries to improve block and gives Greg a croquet shot which he uses to deflect Jill from running position, oops.

04 May 2024 10:08AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill wires from Greg, Mal F misses 21 yarder

04 May 2024 10:09AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P clears Greg, but this unwires him!

04 May 2024 10:09AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Misses

04 May 2024 10:10AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill into jaws

04 May 2024 10:10AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal F clears Mal P

04 May 2024 10:11AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P back, Greg does sensational unjawsing of Jill from near corner 1

04 May 2024 10:12AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Jill back deep, Mal F taps to front of hoop

04 May 2024 10:12AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Many games off but Court 4 still on hoop 5

04 May 2024 10:13AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Mal P magnificent jump shot for 6-2

04 May 2024 10:14AM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Greg in a bit wide, Jill deep, Mal F maybe trying to promote Greg, misses but okay position, Mal P in, Greg bunts him back out.

04 May 2024 10:15AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

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