2024 Registered Match Summary

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Fred B

(@fred-b)

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Well the 2024 Registered Fly Match Season has officially come to end.

I would like to thank all of the volunteers that put in countless hours to make all this happen. The work that is both seen and unseen is immense, and the fact that matches are run so smoothly is a true credit to everyone involved.

I would also like to thank all of the shooters that have attended the events throughout the year. The time and money you all put in the sport is huge (but we might not tell the other half just how huge it is).

And of cause all of the sponsors of our events. I am not going to try and list them all, but I think we should all try to remember and thank the many sponsors through the year, not just at the match. The support that you all provide for not just the matches but our sport in general is greatly appreciated.

Finally, congratulations to all the winners, of all the different matches. Especially the winners of shooter of the year (Dave Groves, Michael Bell, and Mark Welsh), to stay consistently at the top of such a competitive group of shooters is no small achievement.

Below I have put together a little summary of the year,

Total		LG	HG	RF
31	Matches, over 11 Registered Events	11	11	9
218	Individual Competitors	125	117	168
891	Total Entries	289	279	323
4,455	Targets Scored	1,445	1,395	1,615
708	Fly Patches Awarded	214	222	272
182,544	Total Points Scored	55,490	55,665	71,389
1,713	Total Fly’s Shot	450	497	766

Hours put in by all the volunteers to run these events:
too many to count.

Shooter of the year finalists

Class	Name	Points	Score	Placings
Light Gun	Michael Bell	375	984.20	2x1st, 1x3rd,1x4th
Heavy Gun	Mark Welsh	360	975.12	4x3rd
Rimfire	David Groves	390	1076.24	3x1st, 1x3rd

Highest Points in an individual match

Class	Name	Score	Event
Light Gun	Michael Bell	268.05	VIC State Fly Championships – Eagle Park
Heavy Gun	Michael Truscott	278.04	Fly United Invitational Shoot – Belmont QLD
Rimfire	David Groves	282.09	NSW State Titles – Batemans Bay NEW NATIONAL RECORD!!!

Top 10 fly’s shot in an individual match

Name	Fly’s	Class	Event
David Groves	9	RF	NSW State Titles – Batemans Bay
Phil Jones	8	LG	Fly United Invitational Shoot – Belmont QLD
Andrew S	7	RF	WA State Fly Titles – PRMSC – Perth
Craig Tucker	7	HG	Fly United Invitational Shoot – Belmont QLD
David Dundas	7	RF	SA Fly Championships – Monarto
David Hood	7	HG	Fly United Invitational Shoot – Belmont QLD
Keiton Puzey	7	HG	WA State Fly Titles – PRMSC – Perth
Mark Welsh	7	RF	NSW State Titles – Batemans Bay
Percy Spierske	7	RF	VIC State Fly Championships – Eagle Park
Shane Clow	7	HG	Fly United Invitational Shoot – Belmont QLD
Vince Vaina	7	RF	VIC State Fly Championships – Eagle Park
Vince Vaina	7	RF	Fly United Invitational Shoot – Belmont QLD

Top 10 total fly’s hit (all classes over all events)

Name	Total Fly’s
Michael Bell	66
Vince Vaina	57
Mark Welsh	50
David Dundas	48
David Groves	45
Tim Pavey	42
Peter Cross	41
Matt Riches	40
Eli Groves	39
Scott Benson	39

Top 10 number of matches shot

Name	Matches
Scott Benson	28	Shot every class in every event except WA State Titles
Mark Welsh	25	Shot every class in every event except WA events
Vince Vaina	23	Missed WA State, SA, and Wagga
Michael Bell	22	Missed WA State, SA, and Qld
David Dundas	19
Kathy Dundas	19
Matt Riches	17
Peter Cross	17
Tim Pavey	17
Richard Lobb	16

Top 10 total combined score (all classes over all events)

Name	Score
Scott Benson	5819.39
Mark Welsh	5526.50
Michael Bell	5127.66
Vince Vaina	5077.57
David Dundas	4221.48
Kathy Dundas	4149.36
Matt Riches	4083.40
Peter Cross	3846.41
Tim Pavey	3770.42
Grant Groves	3351.33

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Topic starter Posted : 4 November 2024 12:36 am

Michael Bell

(@belly)

Member Moderator

Fred....Bloody hell mate!!! You've crunched the numbers in unimaginable ways!!

I second your comments about thanking the huge numbers of volunteers that make our matches possible....without them we don't get to shoot, simple as that!

You have though, left someone out..YOU. Your efforts on the tech side with scoring and the collating of information is fantastic ..so..big thanks Fred 👍 👍 👍

Regards,

Belly

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Posted : 4 November 2024 9:42 am

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