Week 14 Update

Clean Sweep for the A Stream and Dingoes Break 5 Year Drought!

With the students still nowhere to be seen it was another week of find anyone with two working legs and see how we go, lucky the rocks uncovered a few and the Uni boys managed to win 4 from 6. The A grade faced off against Stirling who in the prior week defeated ladder leader North Freo, in what was a close affair to three quarter time eventually saw the A grade pull away with an 8 goal last quarter to record an important 5 goal win.

The A reserves again undermanned also took on Stirling and notched up an impressive victory which was a deserved result for the effort put in over recent weeks! The A colts this week had the luxury of one reserve and returned to the winners list while an undermanned C colts came up against a very strong North Freo who took the points.

The thirds took on top of the table North Freo and produced an improved performance when compared to round one however went down. While the freight train that is the Dingoes continued their unbeaten season accounting for North Freo at Gil Fraser for the first time in 5 years in one of their closer games for the year!

A grade - 22.11 - 143 def Stirling 17.9 - 111

A res - 15.6 - 96 def Stirling 4.9 - 33

A colts - 14.8 - 92 def Stirling 6.8 - 44

Thirds - 7.3 - 46 lost to North Freo 16.7 - 103

Dingoes - 9.12 - 66 def North Freo 7.1 - 43

C - colts -4.6 - 30 lost to North Freo 24.18 - 162

Following round 13 we have four sides in the final 5 - A grade 4^th, A colts 4^th, Dingoes 1^st,and C-colts 4^th with the Thirds currently a game outside the five!

For a full summary of all games please see the match reports below.

THIS WEEK

The A Stream sides face North Freo in what will be tough encounters across all grades. In A grade North Freo are on top of the ladder and will be a good test to see how Uni are travelling at present. The boys will be spurred on by Simon Stewart who is playing his 100^th game and a win will consolidate their position in the five. The Ressies will be looking to string consecutive victories together especially after a strong showing previously against North Freo. Hopefully the A Colts have a few students returning as they make their charge towards the finals and will be looking to continue their winning streak. The thirds face Hamersley Carine in what is an 8 point game with Hamersley Carine in the five a game ahead of Uni, a win here and September action is looking good. While the Dingoes aim to continue to take everything before them and extend their unbeaten streak to 14 wins!

A Grade v North Freo - Gil Fraser Oval - 2.30pm

A Res v North Freo - Gil Fraser Oval - 12.35pm

A Colts v North Freo - McGillivray Oval - 10.45am

Thirds v Hamersley Carine - McGillivray Oval - 2.30pm

Dingoes v Hamersley Carine - McGillivray Oval - 12.35pm

C- gulls - Bye

Congratulations to Simon Stewart and Andrew Quigley who both play their 100^th games for the club this Saturday.

Look forward to seeing you at the footy to support the boys! I will guarantee that all teams kick more than one goal!

100 / SUPPORTERS CLUB DAY - 1^st AUGUST

This year the 100 club / Supporters Club event will be held on the 1^st of August when the A grade side plays Whitfords at McGillivray Oval. There will be drinks provided and door prizes on offer for those that turn up on the day including golf sticks, wine and other items.

If you are yet to renew your membership please contact Andrew Johnston - acjohnston@kpmg.com.au or myself - peter.toll@bdo.com.au we look forward to seeing you all down at the club on this day.

MATCH REPORTS

A Grade

Uni 22.11 - 143 vs Stirling 17.9 - 111

In a high scoring game, on a perfect day at McGillivray, Uni overcame a strong first half by a quality Stirling side who had beaten the League leaders North Fremantle the previous week, to run out comfortable 32 point winners.

Our first half was full of endeavour but disposal into the fwd line let us down and we went into the half time break 3 goals down.

Confident in our ability to run out the game, we worked hard in the 3rd quarter, to first go shoulder-to-shoulder with the opposition midfield and then attacked to hit the lead and go a goal up. But a couple of late lapses saw us go into 3/4 time 2 goals down but with a fair bit of momentum.

In the last quarter our midfield runners took control and with Jones grabbing everything down forward Uni piled on 8 straight goals before a free kick was awarded to Stirling 20 metres out straight in front with 5 sec's left on the clock - to see them register their only goal for the quarter.

This week we take on top of the table Nth Fremantle at Gil Fraser in a real test of our ability - we have everything to play for as it is Stewy's 100th game and with the competition so tight that every week is a must win.

Hope to see you there.

A Res

A-res had the CUBS from Stirling this week and despite not having many wins on the board ourselves we went into the game focused and confident. The veteran and club legend of about 600 games in Reverend coached the boys assisted by the Pirate Foulksey as Erk Dog was away wooing his girlfriend at a wedding (not his... I don't think). After a pre-game rev up by the Rev and Foulksey on keeping the game simple, enjoy it and want to play for your team-mates the boys were well and truly primed to hand out a beating to the cellar dwellers.

UFC started well and continued to build on their lead throughout the game; however the game did have some flat spots where we allowed Stirling to run into their forward line with numbers and snatch a couple of goals. After another rev up at 3 quarter time and reinforcement on how we want to play the boys really turned it on in the last quarter kicking double the oppositions final score (I think. Im not good at keeping track of score). The last quarter in particular was a real credit to the boys and the win was thoroughly deserved given the many tight losses we have had this year.

Final score 15.6.96 to 4.9.33

Best: Nicco (kicked 7); 2-dads; Bando; Hoddo; Fido; Robbie-O

A Colts

We managed to field 19 players this week which was the best so far during the Uni holiday period. The first quarter saw Stirling get out to a 2 goal lead early but Uni responded to kick two late opportunist goals to be even at quarter time. The next quarter belonged to Uni, kicking 5 goals to Stirling's 2. The style of play which resulted in the half time lead was improved in the third quarter and the boys put the game out of reach of Stirling who fell apart once the score board pressure mounted and the umpires causing their manager to abuse them at three quarter time. We actually managed to keep them scoreless in the third quarter and kicked 4 goals which was great work by the boys.

The sting had gone out of the game by the last quarter and the lead remained 50 points by the final siren as both teams were spent in the hot conditions.

Best players in another great team performance were Jarred Stewart, Stu McGuckin, Harry Donovan, Jack Lucas, Brett Millman, Rory and Ben Gollow.

Thirds

E Grade took on the undefeated North Fremantle in what was always going to be a stiff test for the boys. With the effects of the uni holidays still prevalent the team selection again took on a "grab anyone with two working legs approach" as Benno, PK and Ren came in for their first games of the season while Cocky was called out of his Round 2 retirement to help out. The addition of Benno and PK also saw the thirds reach a record high for ginger representation, which on a fine sunny day was cause for concern amongst team management.

The boys set the standard early with a great attack at the footy which (after the Dingoes had successfully fired up the locals in the previous clash) North Freo were more than happy to match, setting up four quarters of strong physical football.

Uni won their fair share of the footy throughout the day, and perhaps with a bit more luck and some added polish may have been able to trouble the ladder leaders. As it was Uni turned for home only a few goals down and still a slim chance of an upset however with tiring legs and two players gone for the day the boys could not run over the top of the North Freo right bankers.

In what was a great team effort the better players on the day were Mozza who presented well all day from half forward and set the standard for physical attack at the footy, big Witty, Little Dog, Chewy, who while late to the game after dropping Friday night's conquest off at the bus stop, still managed to keep running all day and Fido. Special mention should go to Jammers who managed to talk the umpire into reversing a 50 meter penalty, something rarely witnessed at any level of football, and to Sammy Wallace, who despite having thighs smaller enough to resemble a caged chicken has managed to get a corky two weeks in a row.

Congratulations must also go to Ayresy who bought up his 100th game for the Uni Footy Club on Saturday. While new to the thirds fold this year Ayresy has provided plenty of leadership and experience in the thirds line up, not to mention plenty of hard work in the middle of the ground.

Dingoes

The rampaging dingoes faced one of our toughest tests of the season on the weekend, facing North Freo at their home ground, where we hadn't won since 2004.

It proved a good contest with North Freo's straight kicking and our lack thereof keeping the game alive for most of the day. As always with the freo teams it was a tough encounter with the odd bout of hostility as the freo boganism came to the fore, with one particularly bright-spark getting sent of on two separate occasions. Unfortunately the home side's boganitis appeared contagious with uni managing to give away six 50 metre penalties.

In the end the dingoes led all day to come home with a solid win and the UFC song had some serious volume at a ground where it has been a long time between drinks. In his final game before going overseas on a recreational holiday, Philthy Phil basically did whatever he wanted all over the ground. Bully, Wooda and the superboot Geortz were good in attack and the backline unit was at its fortress-like best.

UFC 9.12.66

North Freo: 7.1.43

Goals: 3- Bully 1 - Smokes, Backup-Plan, Cat, Hub, Macca & Geortz

Votes: 5 - Philthy, 4 - Geortz 3 - Labrat, Gazelle 2 - Wooda, Stats 1 - Cat, Clap, Broun.

C-colts

No Report

Week 13 Update

Where are the Students..

It must be June and Uni Holidays as the students have bolted for the sun or mum's roast lamb is calling in the bush! With Semester 1 exams finished it has seen the annual migration of the student from McGillivray Oval to all parts of the globe, resulting in a difficult period for the club to negotiate. As such, given the man power available on the weekend the results were commendable. The A grade had at least 6 players out and faced off against third placed TA's in a must win game and fought back from five goals down to record a memorable 9 point victory to return to the five. The A reserves considerably undermanned fought gallantly before going down to TA's. The colts only able to field 17 and 15 in the A and C's respectively were impressive despite missing out on the four points. It is a credit to the guys that we haven't had to forfeit C colts games as we have done previous years, this demonstrates the strength and depth we have this year. While the lower grades also undermanned put in impressive performances winning both grades as they strive towards September action!

A grade - 14.9 - 93 def TA's 13.6 - 84

A res - 7.3 - 45 lost to TA's 20.6 - 126

A colts - 11.7 - 73 lost to TA's 11.12 - 78

Thirds - 10.2 - 62 def TA's 8.3 - 41

Dingoes -12.8 - 80 def TA's 5.10 - 40

C - colts -4.3 - 27lost to TA's 9.11 - 65

Following round 12 we have four sides in the final 5 - A grade 5^th, A colts 5^th, Dingoes 1^st,and C-colts 3^rd with the Thirds currently a game outside the five!

For a full summary of all games please see the match reports below.

THIS WEEK

This week again sees a number of important fixtures, starting with the Colts who are likely to be undermanned again looking to bounce back to the winners list as they both strive to lock in a top 3 position. The thirds and Dingoes face stern opposition in North Freo and will be a good test to see where each team is at. The Reserves are looking to get back on the winners list and have a real opportunity this week against Stirling. The A grade competition is unbelievably close with 1 game separating 4^th and last so each week is vitally important, Stirling are just outside the five on percentage and after defeating North Freo last week are in good form. It is shaping up to be a great contest so get down and support the Green Machine in must win game as they look to cement their place in the five!

A Grade v Stirling - McGillivray Oval - 2.30pm

A Res v Stirling - McGillivray Oval - 12.35pm

A Colts v Stirling - McGillivray Oval - 10.45am

Thirds v North Freo - Gil Fraser Oval - 2.30pm

Dingoes v North Freo - Gil Fraser Oval - 12.35pm

C- gulls v North Freo - Gil Fraser Oval - 10.45am

Look forward to seeing you at McGillivray to support the boys, it has to be better than watching the Eagles or the Dockers!

100 / SUPPORTERS CLUB DAY - 1^st AUGUST

This year the 100 club / Supporters Club event will be held on the 1^st of August when the A grade side plays Whitfords at McGillivray Oval. There will be drinks provided and door prizes on offer for those that turn up on the day including golf sticks, wine and other items.

If you are yet to renew your membership please contact Andrew Johnston - acjohnston@kpmg.com.au or myself - peter.toll@bdo.com.au we look forward to seeing you all down at the club on this day.

MATCH REPORTS

A Grade

Uni 14.9 - 93 def Trinity Aquinas 13.6 - 84

Down at TA's cow paddock in Como on Saturday the Uni boy's had a terrific come from behind, fighting win against the 3rd placed side.

With the boys taking a quarter or so to get used to the difficult underfoot conditions Uni found ourselves down by 5 or 6 goals midway thru the second quarter. But from then on hard work, persistence and a willingness to run combined with better execution and constructive talk from every player in the 22 saw Uni work its way back into the game by 3/4 time.

The last quarter was a cracker with Uni hitting the lead for the first time in the match with 7 mins to go. But then TA struck back with a goal to go 3 points up with less than 5 mins on the clock. That was the sign for the boys to dig deep and they did pushing the ball deep into the fwd line to allow Jones the opportunity to mark on an accute angle - go back and slot a banana kick thru to reclaim the lead then a minute later snap another to seal the game.

A magnificant team effort from every player this week. This week we take on Stirling (who accounted for Nth Frem on Saturday) at McGillivray in another critical game. Hope to see you there.

A Res

Once again the A-RES were as consistent as a cheap custard and delivered only two quarters against top of the table TA's.
After matching it with them in the first quarter the newly formed A-RES (a lot of changes) were then over run in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Winning the 4th quarter was a little consolation but in the end the Res went down by 8 goals in a disappointing day out.

Good players were 2 Dads and Kal Williams.

A Colts

The boys only managed to get 17 players on the field this week due to3 players missing through injury. We were up against TA's who are top of the ladder in A colts with their only loss against Uni in round 3. Uni started in fine fashion having the better of a first quarter shoot out with Uni kicking 6 goals to TA's 4. The second quarter however had TA's having the better term kicking 3 goals to our 1 allowing TA's too enjoy a 7 point half time lead.

The second half tightened up with both teams wasting chances to build a lead. In what was a epic final quarter Uni fell 5 points short of what would have been a fantastic win against the odds. Many positives can be taken from the loss as they lads played a great style of running footy to get themselves back into the game and many back line players playing on much larger quality forwards. Well done to Jules Burzens who played his first game for A Colts.

In what was a good term effort it was hard to determine votes but the best players were. Nathan Stewart who came down from Subiaco reserves, Cal McNish continuing his great form, Angus Merrideth, Tom Kaskow and the Troll Wrestler aka Pete McGinnity returning from a broken hand to kick 3 goals. Stirling next week who like their A Grade can turn it on on their day.

Thirds

This week the 3rds took on TA's in a very important match in the context of our season. Coming off a good 6 weeks of football, we were looking to continue our recent good form at home. The team had a number of changes this week as the uni holiday period took full effect. Thanks must go to Fido and Quigs for doubling up after the seconds match and Blair for doubling up after the morning colts match. All three of these guys made valuable contributions with both Fido and Quigs kicking 3 majors a piece.

Played in perfect conditions we went into quarter time a goal down after dominating much of play. TA got the jump on us at the start of the second quarter racing to 3 goal lead. The boys then clicked into gear kicking the next 4 goals to head into half time with a six point lead. With the first two goals after half time it looked like we would run away with the game. To TA's credit they hit back with the next 3 goals to take a two point lead into ¾ time.

With the game on the line we ran out the game considerably better and keep TA scoreless while adding 3 goals our selves. The win puts us at 6 and 6 of the season, which is good position after being 1 and 4. Better players for the day were Labrat at CHB, Moorey who provided a heap of run out of the back pocket, Witty who dominated the ruck and around the ground, Kaneo who ran his guts out and Inspector Gadget Blue who was great in the back pocket.

Dingoes

E Reserve vs Trinity Aquinas

After a cool 9 years between drinks, Lewie was finally able to notch up his 100th game against a vastly improved Trinity Aquinas outfit. This was to provide plenty of motivation for the boys although perhaps the emotion of the occasion was too much for us as poor disposal crept in early. Trinity Aquinas were able to get the jump 1.7 to 0.1 and if not for poor efforts in front of the sticks could have put the game out of reach by quarter time. The Dingoes however, have shown a timely ability to respond when challenged this year and a strong second quarter ensured we headed into the main break with a slender advantage. It was hammered home to the boys by one of the many coaching talents on display, that our fitness and hard run would leave TA's wilting in the second half.

An increase in centre clearances set the tone for an improved second half performance with the likes of Boom, Stats and Roids able to get first use of the footy. This was aided by a strong defensive effort with Cat ably supported by Linga and Kracken. The game was still well within the balance at 3-quarter time but the Dingoes forward line pressure meant that the ball rarely left our forward 50 in the last quarter. This was the result of the success of our defensive wall, with Jingles able to use his spindly frame to good effect. Our forward line, which had been well contained for the most part of the match, came alight and we were able to run away comfortable 40-point victors. It was perhaps not the 4-quarter effort we were looking for but it was great to have a win for Lewie and the match gave us the opportunity to test ourselves ahead of a much sterner challenge against North Fremantle next weekend.

UFC 12.8. 80
TA's 5.10. 40

Goals: Roids 3, Pricey & Boom 2, Geortz, Tradey, Wooda, Bully and Lawto 1

Votes: 5: Jingles & Cat 4: Boom 3: Roids & Swannee 2: Stats 1: Linga, Kracken & Tommy Clapin.

C-colts

For the third match in a row the mighty c-gulls marched onto the field significantly undermanned. However the increased game time given to those boys who have hung around for the holiday over the last few weeks appears to be showing dividends as the c-colts put up a good fight against TA's. Last time the two teams met Uni won by the slightest of margins, with Julian Berzins kicking the winning score in the dying minutes (a goal that is often wrongly attributed to his c-gull look-a-like Chris Bragg). TA's set out to avenge their previous defeat, coming out firing, kicking 5 unanswered goals in the first quarter. At quarter time Sam Macpherson was moved onto the dangerous TA's forward and with the assistance of James Maddock and Tim Shakespeare, helped to stem the flow of opposition scoring.

After half time Uni rallied and kicked a quick goal to start the 3rd term. TA's reacted quickly kicking a goal of their own an began to push numbers into their backline, the memory of the 5 point defeat earlier this year obviously still fresh in their minds. Uni looked to be the better side in the second half however the boys were unable to move the ball deep into the attacking 50 enough to reclaim much of the ground lost to TA's in the first quarter. TA's ended up winning by 38 points; however the dogged 4 quarter performance by the all of the boys was very encouraging with many players improving with each game.

Uni - 4.3.27 def. by TA's - 9.11.65

Week 12 Update

Another Bad Week at the Office!!!!!!

Things didn't get much better for Uni this week, both weather wise and results wise. Again only two teams were able to come away with victories with A-Grade and A-res both narrowly losing their respective games.

A grade - Uni 10.12 - 72 def by Nth Beach 12.12 - 84

A res - 6.9 - 45 lost to Nth Beach 9.5 - 59

A colts - 10.6 - 60 beat Nth Beach 6.7 - 43

Thirds - 5.6 - 36 def by Nth Beach 12.7 - 79

Dingoes -9.10 - 64 def Nth Beach 4.6 - 30

C - colts -1.1 - 7 lost to Nth Beach 13.20 - 98

That loss for A-Grade sees them slip to 7^th spot on the ladder. However, only one game separates 3^rd from last so every week now is so critical. The Dingoes continue on their merry way and it was good to see the A-colts get back on the winners list. Hopefully the C-colts can get some numbers back and notch up another win this week. The thirds still sit one game out of the 5 so some wins in the next couple of weeks are crucial

For a full summary of all games please see the match reports below.

THIS WEEK

This week all teams are up against Trinity Aquinas. Some massive 8 point games for a couple of teams this week. A-streams are away and E are at home.

A Grade v TA's - Bill Grayden Reserve - 2.30pm

A Res v TA's - Bill Grayden Reserve - 12.35pm

A Colts v TA's - Bill Grayden Reserve - 10.45am

Thirds v TA's - McGillivray Oval - 2.30pm

Dingoes v TA's - McGillivray Oval - 12.35pm

C- gulls v TA's - McGillivray Oval - 10.45am

100 / SUPPORTERS CLUB DAY - 1^st AUGUST

This year the 100 club / Supporters Club event will be held on the 1^st of August when the A grade side plays Whitfords at McGillivray Oval. There will be a bar tab available and door prizes on offer for those that turn up on the day including golf sticks, wine and other items.

If you are yet to renew your membership please contact Andrew Johnston - acjohnston@kpmg.com.au or myself - peter.toll@bdo.com.au we look forward to seeing you all down at the club on this day.

MATCH REPORTS

A Grade

Uni 10.12 - 72 def by Nth Beach 12.12 - 84

On a torrid day against the leagues top side Uni went down by a narrow margin with the game in the balance right up to the last 5 minutes.

Going with the wind in the first quarter Nth Beach scored 5 goals to 1 and Uni returned the favour in the second quarter to go into half time at 6 goals a piece. In the 3rd quarter, going into a stiff breeze Uni got on top early and kicked away to a 2 goal lead mid way thru and held the lead up to the 18 minute mark of the quarter when Nth Beach kicked 4 late goals including 1 after the siren to take a 3 goal lead into the last.

With Burner on the way to hospital in an ambulance at half time after a head high collision, our ruckman Marsh on the side with a suspected broken leg, Hoggy out of action and Stewy running around looking like a Mummy having had his head split open in the 3rd quarter we had our work cut out even with the aide of the breeze.

Direct play and accurate kicking saw Jones bag 2 in the first 3 mins with another from Crud to follow to narrow the margin to less than 1 goal and from then on it was an arm wrestle as Nth Beach refused to give up the lead and the Uni boys worked to bring the ball into the attacking zone.

But ultimately it was not to be in spite of the valiant efforts of all players. Particular mentions to Grabbaz (BOG), Juddy, Mumf, Krudd (at his electrifying best), Breeny, Flayva and Brabbaz who all played exceptional games - every player contributed on the day and was gutted to lose another close one to last year's premiers. We must learn, collect ourselves and move onto this weeks game vs Trinity Aquinas which will be another tough encounter.

A Res

No Report

A Colts

With the holidays hitting the squad hard for numbers due to the Bali contingent off to spend K-rudd's stimulus package overseas. We had only 18 players for the day which was helped with north beach only having 20. In wet windy conditions the colts played some of their best team footy for the year and produced an excellent four quarter effort against a team who had only lost one game for the year. The eventual margin was 4 goals.

Well done to Jake Carter who played his first game and held the dangerous North Beach Full Forward for most of the day. Best players were tough to determine due too everyone contributing with 100% game time (except eyrsey who got a yellow card), compared to our normal 6-7 man bench.

Votes were given to 5-Chips Verrazi, 4-Brett Millman, 3-Calium McNish, 2-Mitch Cattlins and 1-Blair Humphries. Big game this week against TA's who are top of the ladder.

Thirds

North Beach 12.8 - Uni 5.6

There was a smaller squad to pick from for thirds thanks to the Uni break, but we still managed to put a handy side on the park for a big game against North Beach.

A win would have given us a big chance of pushing up into the five, but we were unable to sustain a four quarter effort and eventually went down by seven goals.

The North Beach ground made the windy conditions even trickier and we lost the toss and had to kick into the howling breeze in the first quarter. We did well though restricting North Beachs' scoring opportunities while being able to push forward and score ourselves.

We didn't make full use of the breeze in the second quarter. We controlled the play, but couldn't capitalise going forward.

We matched it with North Beach for 10 minutes in the third quarter, but a no show due to car trouble before the game and the loss of two players to injury in the first half left us with only one on the bench and the lack of man power began to take its toll in the second half of this quarter, with North Beach posting five goals in this quarter to set up the win.

Despite the injury setbacks Uni never gave up, but in the end we just couldn't match their disciplined style of play for a four quarter effort. The signs are there though that if we get to the finals we are going to give the top sides a big shake.

Final score was 12.8 to 5.6. Better players were Captain Kane Moyle, Labrat at fullback was good all day, Witty in the ruck, Adam Stanford on half forward and the ball and Mozza at centre half forward provided a target and a contest all day.

This week is a must win if we are to be any chance of playing finals footy.

Dingoes

E Reserves

The Uni Dingos were looking at spending a few nights in the dog house on Saturday Morning (literally. as it is only Stralo who is physically in the dog house). Firstly, playing North Beach at North Beach isn't exactly a Dingoes cup of tea. Secondly, playing football in 30 knot winds is not a dingoes cup of coffee, and thirdly with big outs, dingoes rushed in, and one of the star coaches missing it would seem the dingoes were as confused as a blind lesbian in a fish market.

A North Beach person who attempts football (as they cannot be categorized as football players) may have felt an upset looming. Unfortunately for them, the dingo juggernaut pranced along unfazed and unworried. With Slattery dominating off the half back flank, the full back line of Law, Kraken and Hoff as solid as a virgins first lap dance, and Stralo winning every tap, a Dingo lead at half time was inevitable. A small lapse in concentration in the third quarter saw North Beach pile on a few goals to come within 10 points at the final change but it was again the strong running and silky skills that brought home the bacon for the Dingoes. Congratulations to Stix Alleymore and the magnificent, self proclaimed, super coach Lawto for stepping in for the coaching roles and filling those positions like a Kama Sutra expert.

C-colts

Friday night came along only to see the coaches calling any player they could, fortunately we were able to get 16 c-gulls to make the trip up to NB, a good sign during the uni break. The game was played in atrocious conditions on an only slightly better ground. Having to start the game with only 13 on field (NB is a long way away after all) meant we were always going to be up against it early. To the boys credit they played well and held NB out for about 10 mins, only for NB to promptly jump away to a 12 goal lead at half time. The second half showed a huge improvement as we looked to hold onto the footy and use the extra space available.

The improvements showed on the scoreboard too. Whilst NB went on to win by about 80-90 points, the second half showed a huge improvement. Any game without a forfeit for the c colts during the break is always a good result, so mentions to the big keats who played with suspected cracked ribs (and a raging hangover on all accounts) and to brownie who cam back from a broken collar bone 2 weeks early. also to pretty much every other player as everyone seemed to have a flu, or was buggered from mid year rotto.