On a huge ground (that was part swamp, part potato field) our boys had to dig deep, have faith and grind out a win that was not pretty, but was certainly effective.
In our pre-game meeting, we discussed the challenge ahead of us. Long and quick movement of the ball was the plan, as was avoid the centre of the ground and use the space to our advantage.
Brunswick stung our boys into action with a 2-goal start before the boys switched on and moved the ball quickly. The second and third quarters were great as we started to dictate terms by following the game plan.
However, in the last quarter, Brunswick taught us a valuable lesson ... that being, the game is never over until the final siren.
The post game dive in the swamp was a Malcolm Blight inspired move that saw the coach (yours truly) on the receiving end of a couple of side glances from those responsible in keeping the "whites" white at each household. Perhaps my incorrect e-mail referring to blue shorts instead of white, would have been a stroke of genius in hindsight.
Another inspired move if (anybody noticed) was I asked the boys to pull their socks up and tuck their jumpers into their shorts after half time.... not a good look! (I need stop getting creative).
We are now trying to set challenges to each boy:
- shifting their focus off themselves and onto their team mates
- the way they share the ball
- their commitment at the contest and their genuine care for each other
It's great to see and we're all very proud of them.
Our aim for the remainder of the season is to better our performances against opponents we played earlier on in the year.
Enjoy your week off! As mentioned after the game, we don't want to open up the local paper and read about any of our boys being escorted out of Crown Casino at 4am, with a "lady of the night" on their arm.
GO ROYS
Silvano
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