Young Guns V Old Farts – the match up of the century

It’s not often in one’s life that the sporting gods provide a weekends line up like they did this past weekend.  A line up as perfect as the planets will line up at the  Mayan’s “end of the world” prediction for 21^st Dec 2012.

The action started with the 2010 FIFA world cup kicking off, then Saturday saw a feast of international rugby starting with the AB’s destroying Ireland (well yes, actually Ireland shot them elves in the foot early on rather than man up), the wallabies struggled past the poms while the yappies clinically dispatched the frogs.

Lewis speed to the front of the grid for the Montreal GP, with Schumacher not even making the final 10.

Then, the ultimate match up, one that millions of sports fans across the globe had waited for, the Young Guns (a name first coined by this correspondent) took on the Old Farts for their first match on level ground, just reward for the Guns after they had clawed their way into R2. Luckily it wasn’t earth day, as even the most politically correct would have turned up the heater and the TV to watch the drama that was about to unfold.

In their last match up, the Farts had carved up the Guns defence from the get go, but the Guns were confident this would be reversed this time around. While their coach Ash congregated them in the shed pre-match to go over strategy and motivational patter, the farts calmly met in small groups and discussed such important points such as lathe previous  nights tv and re-enacting the Irish forwards leg actions.

The pre kick off tension was so thick you could feel it , aided by the driving rain and near zero temperatures. It was a predictable line up for both sides that took the field, and with the umpires whistle to start the match they threw themselves at each other, the Young Guns with all the fury and pent up emotion of just reached pubescence youngsters, the Farts with a cold calculated determination that comes with age and experience.

Before long it was obvious that this “Clash of the Titans”  had more marketing hype than substance, with the Farts racing away to a 4 nil lead mid way through the first half.

Needle opened the scoring with a goal that shone of good back up,  cam powered a reverse stick shot past the keeper, Legs glanced one past him and Vietchy slotted a Stroke, all in seeming no time at all.

The guns scored, and rejoicing just like a teenager after his first date (even if it was with himself) and also managed a second.  Both teams went to the sheds with the score at 6-2 (Vietchy and Cam had slotted another each).

To be honest the second was less exciting than the first, the Farts extended their lead to 8-2 and then relaxed like teams in complete domination often do allowing the guns to pull a couple back.

They finished the game though with a couple of cracking goals, both must have moved the goal backwards, first Richie Rich thundering one home, then Scotty sending one towards the goal like a cruise missile , it took a deflection close to the line to thump into the back of the net.

And so the game ended 10 – 4, a resounding win to the Farts, bragging rights for a lifetime and the young guns reduced to young upstarts. The Farts certainly topped the possession and territory stats, outnumbered them in PC’s and the tackle count (mainly thanks to Cam and Legs) had a presence on the field that was had to over look.

The win and extra bonus point sees the Farts staying top of the table.

Goals

3 – Cam

3- Vietchy

1 – Scotty

1 -  Legs

1 – Needle

1 – Richie rich

MVP’s

3 – Richie rich – again a solid game, he was everywhere, controlling and sheparding the midfield, launching attacks from the deep, and getting on the sheet (even missed a couple)

2 – Timbo – solid defence, thwarted a number of Guns attacks, and took out to defenders in stunning fashion earning scores of 9.9, 9.9 and 9.75 from the judges for the second take late in the second half for style and flair.

2 – Cam – let’s face it, three goals and lots of running deserves something! Gets an extra point for bringing the oranges although many had the beginning signs of dehydration waiting for him to bring them after the game, apparently he had them in his car so they wouldn’t get cold!

1 – Glen – yes umpired again, he’ll do anything to ensure he gets on the MVP point table.

Special mention to ash, a lifetime member of the Farts, this year he’s coaching the Guns and looks like he’s doing well at it too.