50 SPORT 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES HOST CITY WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 2014 GOLDCOASTBULLETIN.COM.AU WITH TERRY WILSON PURE GOLD EMAIL: [email protected] Grab a DEMAND: Georgia Blair. Rep calls galore ton of for Blair SOFTBALL: Dual national representative Georgie Blair has been confirmed in a Queensland under-19 squad to prepare for the belief 2015 representative campaign. The selection was a natural after Blair featured in the win by her Redlands club in the Queensland titles last weekend. But Blair has already been named in an Australian squad preparing for an international under-19 series in the USA next year. And she played for an Australian under-19 baseball side that won a big tournament in Hong Kong earlier this year. The queen of diamonds from Hope Island will shortly have time to cram in all her training commitments when she completes Year 12 at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School at Ascot in Brisbane. Coaches’ club starts GROWING CONFIDENCE: Delissa Kimmince hopes her maiden ton will be the start of even greater things. Picture: WILL RUSSELL/GETTY IMAGES RUGBY UNION: The CRICKET: Australian cap De- “We have a very young side victories over the Western times last year on 97 not out, first information session lissa Kimmince is revelling in so I think if we (Dolphins) are Fury in Perth. then when I played in England for the newly formed her “senior” role leading a going to be successful I have to Opening the batting in both I got run out for 94 so I’ve been Gold Coast District young Gold Coast Dolphins stay out there and help the I have to stay matches, she scored 29 off 19 close but never got there,” she Rugby Union Coaches club side into battle in the young girls along,” she said. balls in the first game and 20 said. Club is to be held later QCA women’s competition. “I like that, it gives me more out there and off 13 in the second to complete “To be honest I haven’t had this month. The club’s star performer as time to settle into the innings.” a perfect weekend. much confidence,” she said. The concept behind a Queensland and Australian Kimmince missed last help the At the end of the month “It’s nice to get time in the the club, according to representative, Kimmince re- weekend for the Dolphins be- young girls Kimmince will head to Can- middle. GCDRU manager Heath cently scored her maiden cen- cause of Queensland Fire du- berra for the first of a series of “You can have all the time Claydon, is to improve tury in any form of cricket, 125 ties but the girls still managed DELISSA KIMMINCE matches against the West In- in the nets you want but it’s the standard of coaching off 128 deliveries against West- to beat University. dies and says she hopes her that invaluable time in the across the board, from ern Suburbs. It was a good weekend for team, helping the Fire get their maiden century is a sign of middle that is worth more than the youngest of juniors Now a stellar season awaits Kimmince too as she contin- WT20 title defence off to a fly- things to come. all the nets sessions.” to open senior levels. the Warwick-born Kimmince. ued her fine form for the state ing start with a clean sweep of “I got stranded a couple of – JACK HARBOUR “We already have 23 coaches nominated for the first session and we’re extending an open Three still in a league of their own invitation to coaches from schools and clubs RUGBY LEAGUE: They have the atmosphere that long-time Manly and Australia. But the to attend so we can out- been in good paddocks since friendships can bring. Men of League is not all about line the entire concept of they wound down their play- “I was holding my stomach big names from the major this,” Claydon said. ing days but memories of yes- in, all right?” Ryan said of the competition. “Hopefully we’ll be teryear were revived when the snap taken at the bowls day on “There are so many people having them once a Men of League Foundation Sunday. out there who have been in- month, maybe twice a boys had a social get-together Ryan, a Tweed Seagulls jun- volved in rugby league in gen- month in preseason.” in the serenity of the greens at ior product, played for Canter- eral and this is all about being The first coaches club Coolangatta Bowls Club. bury, Newtown and Eastern involved,” Ryan said. get-together is at Tees Pictured are Mick Ryan, Suburbs; Cox had stints with “It’s all about helping out Clubhouse at Royal Pines Greg Cox and Graham Eadie – Balmain, Western Suburbs and and caring for the less fortu- Resort on Tuesday, Oc- all former Sydney competition Cronulla; and Eadie was a nate in the rugby league com- NEW BALL GAME: Men of League past champions (from left) Mick tober 28, at 6pm. stars in their prime – enjoying champion fullback for both munity.” Ryan, Greg Cox and Graham Eadie. Picture: GRAHAM CALLAGHAN GCBE01Z01MA - V1.