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Old Hat
The hat has a long and poorly recollected history. If you know any details that are missing or plain wrong, please drop us a line.
History of the Melbourne Hat
Administrative Information
| Hat | Year | Name | TDs | People | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | No Standing Anytime | Simon Normand | 44 | Fawkner Park |
| 2 | 1990 | The Cat in the Hat | Simon Normand | 66 | Fawkner Park |
| 3 | 1991 | Simon Normand | 88 | ||
| 4 | 1992 | Festival of the Hat | Simon Normand | 100 | |
| 5 | 1993 | Gringos in Sombreros | Simon Normand | 140 | The Zoo |
| 6 | 1994 | 666 Devils Hat | Simon Normand | 110 | The Zoo |
| 7 | 1995 | 7 Wonders of the World | Simon Gorr | 140 | The Zoo |
| 8 | 1996 | Nude Hat | Simon Gorr | 150 | Albert Park |
| 9 | 1997 | Kung Fu Hat | Simon Gorr | 160 | Albert Park |
| 10 | 1998 | Decade | Simon Gorr | 215 | Albert Park |
| 11 | 1999 | The Butt Hat | Margaret Rogacki, Sylvan and Tao Browne | 240 | Albert Park |
| 12 | 2000 | Zodiac | Ash Scroggie, Raphael Buelens | 285 | Albert Park |
| 13 | 2001 | The Black Cat Hat | Cath Bowker | 243 | Albert Park |
| 14 | 2002 | Superhat! | Cath Bowker | 249 | Albert Park |
| 15 | 2003 | The True Blue, Aussie Hat | Cath Bowker | 220 | Albert Park |
| 16 | 2004 | The Hat With No Theme | Sam Waugh | 210 | Albert Park |
| 17 | 2005 | Daisy Hat | Steve Campbell | 274 | Albert Park |
| 18 | 2006 | Hangover Hat | Ash Thornton, Matt Hui & John Hempel | 270 | Albert Park |
| 19 | 2007 | Top Hat | Mel Jackson | 331 | Albert Park |
| 20 | 2008 | Bond Hat | Jo Creswell | 340 | Albert Park |
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Tournament Results
| Year | Final | Spirit | Female MVP | Male MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1993 | Sir Reece | N/A | ||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | Box of Jellies 12 def. The John Wayne Infidels 11 | N/A | ||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | Wandjina | N/A | ||
| 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | Golden Dump def. Strawberries and Cream | Golden Dump | Beth Thomas | Bernie Sui |
| 2001 | Rolling Bones 15 def. Pink Bits 10 | Mixed Nuts | Peta Klemm | Dave Pelletier |
| 2002 | Charlie's Morons 18 def. Flaming Carrot 16 | The Incredible Huck | Gabrielle Hogan | Doug Liddicoat |
| 2003 | Cab Sav |
Lu Fearnside Laina Hall Kay Pelletier |
John McNaughton | |
| 2004 | ||||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
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| 2008 | Floating in a Tin Can | John "JD" Damiani | Liz Edye |
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Saddam Hussein Disc Golf Classic
The Fitzroy Gardens course is used for the Friday night golf at the start of the Hat. In 1999 there was a new layout for holes 9, 10 and 11.
| Hat | Year | Mens | Score | Womens | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | Rohan Normand (Vic) | -8 | Fiona McIntosh (Vic) | Even |
| 2 | 1990 | Stu Marcoon (NSW) | -7 | Sue Underwood (Eng) | -1 |
| 3 | 1991 | Rohan Normand (Vic) | -7 | Fiona McIntosh (Vic) | +1 |
| 4 | 1992 | Ula Pillow (Swe) Simon Normand (Vic) Tony Ross (Qld) | -7 | Fiona McIntosh (Vic) | -4 |
| 5 | 1993 | Andy Normand (Vic) | -8 | Sally Basten (NSW) | -1 |
| 6 | 1994 | Sean Flanagan (Qld) | -9 | Sally Basten (NSW) | Even |
| 7 | 1995 | Rohan Normand (Vic) | -7 | Sally Basten (NSW) | -4 |
| 8 | 1996 | Simon Normand (Vic) | -9 | Sally Basten (NSW) | +2 |
| 9 | 1997 | Tom Rogacki (Vic) | -8 | Sally Basten (NSW) | -1 |
| 10 | 1998 | Tom Rogacki (Vic) | -8 | Jen Healy (Qld) | -1 |
| 11 | 1999 | Tom Rogacki (Vic) | -8 | Madeline Foster (NSW) | +1 |
| 12 | 2000 | Shaun Flanagan (Qld) | -10 | Sandra Poon (Vic) | -2 |
| 13 | 2001 | Andy Normand (Vic) | -8 | Sally Basten (NSW) | Even |
| 14 | 2002 | Simon Normand (Vic) | -7 | Sally Basten (NSW) | +2 |
| 15 | 2003 | Tom Rogacki (Vic) | -7 | Bel Kinneally (Vic) | +7 |
| 18 | 2006 | Seb Barr (Vic) | -8 | Ju Birchall | -1 |
| 19 | 2007 | ||||
| 20 | 2008 | Tom Rogacki (Vic) Lee Baker (Vic) | Jude Mitchell (Vic) |
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Individual Records
The following people have played in twenty hats:
| Year | Twenty Hat Masters |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Andy Normand Andrew "Temple" Stanley |
The following people have played in ten hats:
| Year | Ten Hat Legends |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Andy Normand Simon Normand Andrew "Temple" Stanley Simon Wood |
| 1999 | Lisa Waters |
| 2000 | Sally Basten Jim Garvey Sam Howard Richard White Dan Wilson |
| 2001 | Jason Ray Dominic Ventura Matt Barrett Simon Gorr James Lambert Brendan Love Andrew Morris |
| 2002 | Catherine King Tom Rogacki |
| 2003 | Jemery Day Gabriell Hogan |
| 2004 | Sarah Wentworth |
| 2005 | Dean McDonald Roger Barnes Kimberley Graham |
| 2006 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 | Simon Watt Mark Vukovich Sam Waugh Paul Egan Owen Sheperd |
The following people have played in five hats:
| Year | Five Hat Hall of Fame |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Andrew Colliver (Vic) Joel Duckham (NSW) Rhys Griffiths (Vic) Andrew Normand (Vic) Rohan Normand (Vic) Simon Normand (Vic) Dennice Perry (NSW) Rob Rutherford (NSW) Andrew Stanley (NSW) Luke Townsend (NSW) Simon Wood (NSW) |
| 1994 | Vicki Colliver (Vic) Joel Garner (Qld) Jim Garvey (NSW) Sam Howard Adrian Moorles Lisa Perry (Waters) Rod Perry Jason Ray (Qld) Tony Ross Amanda Rutherford Martin Ryland-Adair David Schnirtlich Dominic Ventura (Qld) |
| 1995 | Sal Basten (NSW) Richard Brash (Vic) Damien Devereux (Vic) Nicole Ferrari (Vic) Liz Howard (Vic) Dominique Kerslake (NSW) Stu Marcoon (NSW) Dave McDonald (Qld) Andrew Morris (NSW) Simon Watt (NSW) Dick White (NSW) Dan Wilson (Vic/NSW) |
| 1996 | Graham Adams (Vic) Brendan Love (NZ) Russell Matchett (Vic) |
| 1997 | Matt Barrett (Vic) Tom Brennan (NSW) Simon Gorr (Vic) Cath King (Vic) Sandra Poon (Vic) Piers Truter (NSW) |
| 1998 | Rhys Freeman (Vic) John Greenfield (WA) Duncan Keenan (NSW) Martin Laird (NSW) Chris Phair (NSW) Tom Rogacki (Vic) |
| 1999 | Jemery Day (NSW/SA/Tas) Lliam Freeman (Vic) Brenda Hunt (Vic) Sacha Vidler (NSW) |
| 2000 | Sylvan Browne (Vic) Tao Browne (Vic) Shaun Freeman (Vic) Dan Smith (NSW/Vic) Leon Smith (ACT) |
| 2001 | Roger Barnes (NSW) Nicole Footer (NSW) Kimberly "LB" Graham (Vic) Nicole Hanraham (NSW) Gabrielle Hogan (Vic) Fiona McCrae (NSW) Declan Moore (Qld) Dave Pelletier (Vic) Neil Roxburgh (NSW) Ash Scroggie (Vic) Owen Sheppard (ACT) Chris Stephens (NSW) |
| 2002 | Cath Bowker (Vic) Nigel Cook (NSW) Glenn Hodges (NSW) Glenn Maisey (Vic) Scott O'Brien (NSW) Matt Stubbs (Vic) Craig Turnbull (NSW) Mark Vukovich (NSW) Megan Watson (Vic) Sam Waugh (Tas/Vic) |
| 2003 | George Atton (NSW) Kieren Blake (Vic) Raphael Buelens (Vic) Paul Egan (Vic) Belinda Kinneally (Vic) Graham McKay (NSW) Doug Moore (Vic) Anna Rogacki (Qld/Vic) Tania Wardell (Vic) David Zuk (NSW) |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | Peter Liddicoat Tim Wardrop Bruce McNaughton Luisa Fearnside Peter Burn Malcolm Green Andrew Olennick John McNaughton Ian Warren Bart Watson Daniel McNaughton Kenny Shepherd Margaret Rogacki Chris Johnston Alex Wong John Greenfield Kristen Pelletier |
| 2006 | Nadine Norton Peter Thorpe Andrew Goldstiver Alex Ong Luke Stephens Rena Kuwahata Tim Booth Steve Campbell Cath Matthews Mel Gangemi |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 |
Anson Chun John Hempel Aidan Carter Sujeev Vijeyakumaar Jennifer Payne Sally Hill Luke Ledwich David Knight Rosalie Ashe Troy Booth Nicki Taylor Tamara Davis Sascha Humphreys Warwick Sheperd John Damiani Carlie Ryan Lee Baker Alica Daly |
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