Add hard worker and a good bloke and you’ve got the picture.
David, 63, died suddenly on January 9 and his popularity was clearly evident at his funeral at Parkland Golf Club with 400 mourners attending.
David was also a long-serving Kyabram footballer and will be remembered for his determination, toughness and ability to play in most positions.
His introduction to the Kyabram Football Club was successful to say the least.
He played in the Aub Reddrop-coached premiership thirds side in his one and only season with the team in 1978 when he was attending college in Sunbury.
When he joined family back in the Goulburn Valley in after his schooling days were over, he tasted premiership glory again, being a member of the Barry Williams-coached Kyabram reserves premiership side which thrashed Mooroopna 17.16 to 8.9.
In that win playing in a back pocket he was named among Kyabram’s best players along with Robbie Harrison, Lindsay McKenzie, Russell Morgan and Greg Bowers.
Kyabram had not lost a game that season until beaten by Mooroopna in the second semi but bounced back to stun the Cats in the season decider.
David went onto play 79 games with the Bombers at senior level and all up around 160 with his thirds and reserves games included.
Maggie with Budgies
Kyabram’s Maggie Guinan was named in the 14-and-under national squad known as the Budgies following recent National Indigenous Netball Championships at Tallebudera, Queensland.
Maggie represented Victoria in the 16-and-under competition although still eligible to play in the 14-and-under age group.
She said she thoroughly enjoyed the experience and is now looking forward to furthering her promising career with the Budgies in state and possibly international competitions in the future.
Patience pays off
Patience was rewarded when pacer Sporting Philtra saluted at the Swan Hill meeting last week. Tongala trainer Michael Watt had not been able to secure a win with the four-year-old in 28 previous tries, but it was his moment this time.
Reinswoman Kerryn Manning had the son of Sportswriter sitting on the back of the pacemaker Dallas Nikolay and secured the inside run to go onto a decisive win at the finish.
Mt Scobie breeders Phil and Tracey Wade and their daughter Paige bred and race Sporty Philtra.
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