Australian Team

2022
Australian Team

MAN

robert-hall

NAME Robert Hall
NICKNAME Rob
HOME CLUB Melbourne Gun Club
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Biggest achievement would be winning 4 FITASC Continental Championships and getting world ranking to number 1
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My dad (Peter Hall) would be my biggest influence on my shooting
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Favourite quote would be “the difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination”
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Footy, cricket, hunting

jeremy-kent

NAME Jeremy Robert Kent
NICKNAME Jezza
HOME CLUB Mount Gambier South East Branch “BURRUNGLE”
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT When I won the 2014 Australian National Title
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My Dad – Neville Kent
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of it
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Surfishing, Duck shooting, Deer hunting

NAME Chris Brown
NICKNAME Browny
HOME CLUB Geelong (VIC)
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Winning the 2015 US Grand Prix in Minnesota prior to 2015 World FITASC Sporting Championships
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My father, who introduced me to shooting
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Slow is smooth/Smooth is fast
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Travelling, camping, hunting and motorbikes

NAME Nicholas Guerra
NICKNAME Nick
HOME CLUB Geelong (VIC)
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Winning the 2018 FITASC Oceania Championship
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER Mum and Dad for funding and taking me around as a junior
I SHOOT WITH A Blaser F3 Super Sport
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Hunting

LADY

NAME Renae Birgan
NICKNAME Nae or Birgs
HOME CLUB Geelong (VIC)
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Winning the 2017 ICTSF  Ladies World English Sporting Championships in England after shooting my most memorable final 50 targets
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER Sox Pilipasidis
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG “There is no force equal to that of a woman who believes in herself” – Lorna Jane Clarkson
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Cooking and hunting

bianca-norris

NAME Bianca Norris
NICKNAME B
HOME CLUB Geelong
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT 2022 Oceania Championships. It was the final shoot that selected the Australian team for my first World Championships and I really enjoyed shooting in the ladies squad.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My dad for always supporting me and teaching me everything I know. My mum and Renae Birgan for being my shooting inspiration.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Rock Dj, Robbie Williams

NAME Emalene Munro
HOME CLUB
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER
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SENIOR

NAME John Leach
NICKNAME Delly
HOME CLUB Geelong (VIC)
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Getting to wear the green jacket to Portugal
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER All my shooting mates
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Farming, fishing and beer

NAME Socrates Pilipasidis
NICKNAME
HOME CLUB
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER
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NAME John Younger
HOME CLUB
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT 
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER 
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VETERAN

russell-pigdon

NAME Russell Pigdon
NICKNAME Russ
HOME CLUB Geelong sporting Clays
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT To represent Australia in the Veterans team 2022
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER Father Vic Pigdon
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Another one bites the dust (Queen)
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Travel, Music, Ranging from Creedence Clearwater Revival to Andre Rieu and Andrea Bocelli

bob-brown

NAME Bob Brown
NICKNAME brownbob
HOME CLUB Laang
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Winning 2019 Oceania in Brisbane
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My son Chris Brown
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG All you have to do is hit the targets
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Hobby farm and grandkids

phil-stowe

NAME Phil Stowe
NICKNAME Stowie
HOME CLUB Daylesford
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT To be a member of the SCA Australian Team also winning all 4 Vic State and Commonwealth tower titles in one year (long time ago).
MY FIRST SHOTGUN WAS A Father
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG John Kennedy “Just do some bloody thing”. Johnny Cash “The Gambler”
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Playing pool, Teaching and shooting with our grand children

JUNIOR

xavier-russell

NAME Xavier Russell
NICKNAME Xav
HOME CLUB Laang
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT The bronze medal in the Junior (U21) category at the 2019 ICTSF World English Sporting Championships, held in Ireland.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My grandpa, Doug Rogers. He took me to a local clay target club and taught me to shoot, and encouraged me to keep at it.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Cinderella Man, by EMINEM.
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Camping trips with mates, dabbling in the stock market, and collecting watches.

charlie-north

NAME Charlie North
NICKNAME Charlie
HOME CLUB Mudgee Sporting Clays
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT Making the podium at Oceania 2022

nick-brighenti

NAME Nick Brighenti
HOME CLUB Mudgee Sporting clays
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT First time beating dad/first high gun at State selection
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER My father
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OR SONG Attack every target
HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SPORTING CLAYS Footie, gym and catching up with mates

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