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Attention all - Rovers C C / United C C / Rovers United C C - Past Players Have you ever played for the mighty Rovers United Cricket Club or know someone who has? Well the Rovers United Cricket Club needs your help! The club is currently in the process of updating the details of Past Players as some of the information on their whereabouts is incorrect. If you know the whereabouts of any past players please ring Justin Kelly on 03 5721 7551 or email the club on the form at the bottom of this page. The Rovers United C C forms part of the Rovers C C & United C C who all come under the umbrella of our club's Past Players, Supporters & Officials Association of parent club, the Wangaratta Rovers Football Club Inc. Contact the WRFC / PPS&OA club on - wrfc@bigpond.net.au to enter your contact details as such - Name, postal address, email address, date of birth, years of participation at our club. This will enable you to register for our club's PPS&OA quarterly newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What ever happened to - Andrew Larkin Andrew "Gurk" Larkin now resides up in Newcastle, NSW and is a AFL Development Manager for the Hunter Valley region. Andrew coached the Cardiff FC from 1997 - 99. He is a extract from their website. Gurk can be contacted at the following email address or phone - 043 750 7226 Andrew Larkin - Development Manager, Hunter. Andrew.Larkin@aflnswact.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What ever happened to - Nick Coe ? Nick played all his junior & senior cricket with United CC in the mid 1980's before pursuing a journalism career with the Wangaratta Chronicle, then Prime TV in Albury, before becoming a regular news reporter with the Nine News network across Australia. Nick was a very promising cricketer in his youth & would of been a long term A grade cricketer in WDCA ranks.
Nick Coe - National Nine News senior reporter, Melbourne
Nick Coe joined National Nine News in Melbourne in 1996 as a reporter. Born in Wangaratta in Victoria, Coe, 35, knew at a young age he wanted a career in journalism. At 16 he began a cadetship with the Wangaratta Chronicle. In 1988 he was recruited by the Sunday Observer as a general news reporter. Coe's move from print to television news came in 1990 when he joined Prime Television in Albury. In 1993 he left Prime to travel overseas for two years. Upon returning he worked in public relations briefly before taking up a position in 1996 with WIN TV in Ballarat as a sports presenter. In the same year he joined National Nine News. Among the hundreds of stories Coe has covered during his 19-year career, he counts the disappearance of Moe toddler Jaidyn Leskie, the Sydney to Hobart disaster and the 2003 anniversary of the Bali bombing as the most memorable. Nick Coe is married to Belinda and has a daughter, Rebecca, and son, Joshua. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Past Players who have played First IX District Cricket United C C - Players Barry Beattie - Footscray, Mark Phillips - Melbourne, John Welch - Fitzroy, Robin Kneebone - Fitzroy, Greg Rosser - North Melbourne, Geoff Welch - North Melbourne, Michael Gayfer - Collingwood, Darren Welch - Carlton, Mark Welch - University. * Greg Rosser made 2 centuries for NMCC. He also played a Victorian 2nd XI game V's W Aust on the MCG. Peter Bedford was captain, which also included John Scholes, Alan Sieler, Alan "Froggy" Thompson & Max Walker. The WA side had Bob Massie & Rod Marsh in it ! Rovers C C - Players Malcom Warren - Fitzroy, Joe Tanner - Petersham,Sydney, Jim Chapman - South Melb, Jim Horne - Collingwood, Jock Tomlinson - ?, Rev John Strelin - Adelaide, Graham Leydin - North Melb, Frank Hogan - South Melb, Ron Butterworth - Tasmania, Kevin & Denis Hill - Wynnum - Manly, Qld, Barry McCormack - North Melb. Rovers - United C C - Players Rob Holloway - University, Graham Tuplin - Ringwood, Shane Welch - Carlton, Darren Petersen - Footscray, Simon O'Brien - St. Kilda. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Stats kindly supplied by the VCA & Mr. Peter Binns, Premier Cricket Manager) Click on this link to download attachment on these player's Distrcit Cricket career statistics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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