Yeah, cricket's alright I guess. Stand in the hot sun all day, with EVERY chance the ball won't come within cooo-ee of your position. Yeah, it's alright.
BUT IT'S NO 9-A-SIDE!
The Nor-West Jets, ably led by future King Of Bensons Stibbo, faced off against Team Tonga. They don't actually exist, as Helmut informed us about 15 minutes before first bounce. Handy. With the Legendsstill catching their breath after being beaten like a drum in their match, the Jets were awarded the win by default, and the organisers hastily prepared a rag-tag bunch of misfits from various squads, including a fleet of AFL Development Officers, and an appearance by East Coast player Dean Costello, who recently tore up the wing at Blacktown to claim a Premier Division premiership. We thank these players for being able to have our late match proceed, good on ya boys.......even though some of you were from the Reptile Army at Parra.
The Jets welcomed Disco & Blades to fill in spots, and both had their hands on the pill within seconds. The midfield of Sunny, Stibs and Dildo fed off great tapwork from Mr Thursday-through-Sunday, and churned the slightly more inflated aggot into the forward.....bit. (Section???) with disturbing regularity, as Disco & PK helped themselves to 8 goals between them.......not shared evenly though, I might add.
As always, a game of football is based on a solid defence, and tonight was no different. Led by the leading SIBO in the district,Spech, with help from Carpet, Coogee and the roaming HOWEY (Forever shall his name be spelt with CAPITALS) the boys ran in waves out of the back bit, with some pin point delivery to the hungry Jets up field. The Jets had rattled up 8.0 to 5.2 at the break, and were focused on the job at hand (Well, jobs, as PK had to assist Jonty with an uber calf cramp, as Team Manager Benwah just blankly stared at him writhing on the deck in pain...perhaps Benny was laughing on the inside?? Not a candidate for St Johns, brother!)
With the win already secured, the Jets turned on a bit of razzle-dazzle, the likes not seen since the days of Clayden & Milkins, with their no-look passes and wet ball control the stuff of legend around Bensons. Lateral movement to runners in better position was the move de jour, as Nor-West kicked another 8.1, the behind coming as a result of a freak burst of wind (Hot air that is) as PK missed a sitter, but this was all part of a 7 point swing ploy employed by PK, as Disco snapped truly seconds later. Contested marks were also a highlight, HOWEY almost pulling the moon out of the sky, probably a good thing as there were no shade chasers around.
Jets 16.1-97 to 12.2-74
Goals - Disco 6, PK, Spech, Sunny 2 each, Spider, Stibbo, HOWEY, Coogee 1 each.
The Jets will face 'Thirsty Thirds' next week, made up of East Coast cattle, and look to welcome Garfield into the squad, as some of the boys will have a kick before heading into town to begin footy trip 2011. Cairns? Yeah, better than cricket I reckon.
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!
Last Modified on 24/02/2012 14:52
