Match report Sat 1st Aug V Victoria 6 Lost 4 - 3

A 1.15 game on a Saturday afternoon, that brought back memories of playing on grass and seemed a long time ago.

Obviously the time travel got some people confused (or their Tardis wasn’t working properly) as a few of players didn't turn up (no names, Dave L, Ash and Scotty all know who they are!), one reportedly turned up on the Sunday to find no team there (did you feel lonely Scotty?)!

So the farts only had 10 players, and desperately pleaded with Allan into umpiring for us. Thanks Al, because of you we were only 1 player down!

The game started badly and although we had some moments in the first half, at the 35 min whistle we were 3 down and looking like we wished we'd all worn clean undies!

Two stand out moments in the first half deserve mention, Toddy saved a goal from off the line, no mean feat as the ball was about 3 feet off the ground, and definitely a spectacular save to watch.

Late in the half Wayne latched onto a through ball (Vietchy i think), from about 35 metres out, beat a defender, then beat the goalie only to have his shot hit the outside of the post.

So the Farts trudged into the sheds 3-0 down, and apart from some bright moments feeling like the floodgates were going to open.

Veithcy stirred us up with a plan to attack, attack, attack. Reality was we were on a thrashing to nothing, so why not try and score as many as we could.

We moved Nuts into the halves, leon into the forwards, and ran with a full forward line and depleted defence, and it nearly worked as we came back to loss 4-3 (we won the 2nd half 3-1!).

Yellow cards for the week
eicthy and Leon, both for arguing with the ump!

Goals
1 - Vietchy - good effort (actually to be honest I can't remember it too much!)
1 - Wayne - flicked in from a goal mouth scramble, he seems to be getting himself in the right position now to pop them in.
1 - Adrian - shot from edge of the circle, some discussion about Dave N possibly getting a deflection but the 3rd umpire couldn't decide so the goal is given to Adrian

MVP
3 - Vietchy - ran himself ragged in both defence then in forwards
2 - Toddy - good game in defence and saved a lifted shot at goal off the line!
1 - Adrian - another strong game and scored as well!