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| the first three quarters pic by feralina nic |
OMG viewere were you there? did the NTUA anthem give you goosebumps? 43,000 plus you gotta be happy with that, not bad for an easter effort. i say jesus move over the footy is back. and guess what? it is the lady army's official religion, lol!!!
well what were you thinking viewers? nervous, worried, wondering what the hell was going on? i thought the saints made the most of their opportunities. however, too many turnovers for my liking and seriously we were smashed in the centre clearances, well until three quarter time. praise be to the footy gods for that last quarter coz without those afterburners it looked as though that first win was going to slip from our grasp. by that stage i would have taken a one point win. in the end the wins add up and a minor win could be the difference come the business end of the season. brilliant last quarter, robbie wizard gray showed us the magic and well big bad charlie. what can i say about him? he is only going to get better...beware!
the lady army have now resumed their official duties, (although one was missing...shame on her). i was there by noon being greeted by george fiacchi (who i incidentally went to highschool with)...mr. free easter eggs, nice touch PAFC but didn't you know i am now sugar free? hee,hee. surprisingly no security came to ask why i was lying across 12 seats ( they must have heard of my new improved fitness) and by about 1:30 i had sufficient reinforcements to make it look all very legitimate. that is one of the disadvantages of having an unreserved ticket but hey folks give me the boundary line anytime. there is something about being close to the action and feeling like a complete feralina that i connect with...mm, the feralina creed i must write something about that. the first game of the season started with a goal from the captain which sent the crowd into a frenzy and me into a false sense of security expecting four or five more. but lo and behold, fumbling, errors, turnover after turnover made us look wobbly and the saints blessed with some divine intervention. bloody drats i was saying,( or was tht something else? hee,hee) come on guys pull that finger out and power up. we must have been praying folks coz by the time the last quarter came around and we stripped a 21 point lead back down to 6 i knew we would win but wouldn't have predicted 33. the saints blessed ways came to an end as we outran, outpowered, outscored to bring home a respectable 33 point win to ressurect the season. however, don't get too confident fellow fans, one quarter of football aint gonna cut it for the long term. i shall reserve my judgement as i usually do for the first 4-5 weeks giving most sides time to find their feet, gel and iron out the creases in their footy armour. i must say some of the decisions regarding holding the ball ( does it actually exist anymore?) were ridiculous. still i prefer to see the game become more free flowing as the rule changes intended it to be and of course with the reduction of rotations coaches are going to have to be more strategic. unfortunately if you lose a player as we did ( boo hoo) with white lightning then rotations will become even more paramount. overall round one has shaped to be an AFL success, the pussycats could be dangerous but the doggies are the stars of the round playing football reminiscent of power 2013. youth, confidence and a fearless attitude could take this side a long way. but as always i believe it is wise not to count one's footballs until they have been kicked through the posts, experience may just be the defining factor, think hawks.
so congratulations lady army for a fine fan effort. a big mention to our lord howe resident who made her way across the seas to join us. she could be shaping up as our lucky charm so i may have to crowd fund her membership this season so that she can attend all home games. special mention to feralina nic for documenting the lady army in pictures and another mention to that annoying supporter was she or wasn't she? can you please sit down we cannot see...blah,blah,blah...sorry lovie but one of our commandments is... thou shalt not temper the enthusiasm of the lady army and that folks is set in stone.
seven from nine tips for round one. i should have stuck with the cats but i certainly did not forsee the shellacking that freo got. i expect they shall rise and redeem themselves in front of a home crowd. tigers were not convincng and pies were dismal. this week i have tipped the tigers but not by a big margin. and as for the showdown personally i never get overly excited particularly when it is a crows home game. 50/50, home ground advantage or ports tank, take your pick but of course i would love nothing more for our boys to get over the line...time will tell.
enjoy round two and may your team win but not by much and not if they are playing mine, hee,hee.
over and out.
love FFandF XXX
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| last quarter lady army going off...lol pic by feralina nic |
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