Well here it is, the final Diatribe (or Dribble- dependant on where you come from).
Thanks to everyone who has followed and contributed to my regular column over the last couple of years. As one of Danny’s favourites, Tommy Edmonds said during the week “go out on (a) bang”
Change afoot at North Shore
It was a disappointing weekend for North Shore losing a winnable Premier Division clash with UTS but the club definitely has an eye on the future. Club legend, Ryan Meldrum has been named as the Senior coach for next season. There is plenty of talent within the club with their Under 19 side doing well and Jake Mapleson being named the Rising Star for Round 15. They would also be proud of one of their own, Lachlan Hayres who has impressed in his first year in Victoria. Playing with Sandringham, he has played 10 TAC Cup games and done enough to earn 2 games with the VFL side. The son of former coach, Jon, he is a ripping kid and one to keep an eye out for in future years.
North Coastal domination
Interestingly, Mapleson’s nomination as a Rising Star means that now four players formerly from AFL North Coast are in the running for the award at Phelan Medal night. Mapleson (Coffs Harbour) joins fellow former clubman Jake Brown (now St George), Kirk Lower (Port Macquarie) and Eli Prescott (Macleay Valley) as nominees. There was a former umpire from that area too but that will come out later.
Stop press!
Danny never thought he would hear the day but Jackson Cosgrove from UTS is retiring from football at 20 to take up a Gear Modelling Agency contract as evidenced on Instagram. A sad day.
Send me an Angel- This is Your Life
It was a proud moment for Tom Angel (pictured) becoming a sponsored athlete at code5 exercise-nutrition-rehabilitation. He's a long term project for the boys at code5, needing a lot of help in almost all aspects of his life, especially client retention as the Bondi self-employed sparky is getting known for a dirty mouth and poor work ethic.
From another of Danny’s informants....
Tommy Angel is not only an elite midfielder (self-proclaimed) he is also a reputable electrician. During the week, Tommy was texting a prospective client whilst also texting a mate. After texting a quote to the client, the client responded that he will get back to him. Tommy then thought he was texting his mate, however unfortunately texted his client and called him the word that should never be spoken!! A flurry of apologetic texts was greeted with resounding silence from the client. Tommy decided the only way to deal with the situation was to post the text messages on Facebook. Thankfully the client saw the funny side of things and gave him the business.
And another....
After the weekend’s game Tommy Angel embarrassed himself in more ways than one.
Tommy thought his own performance was pretty good, and when the weekly Tap & Fill cup (Best on Ground) was awarded he fancied himself as a front runner. Instead, when the cup was given to previously out of form defender Michael 'Mouse ' Johnston, Tommy stormed out of the change room with his bag over his shoulder overtly aggressive at this decision, quoted saying 'F@$K going back to the Epping Club, I'll see you at Surry Hills.'
Later in the evening when Tommy found himself to be positioned behind Damien Dell'Aquila in the best list he was heard saying, 'was Damo even out there?! He's been stealing my B&F votes all year, now I'm robbed from today's votes too!'
Come on Tommy, cheer up.
Did you hear?
St George’s Lachlan "Dean Waugh" Ryan lost his voice after talking non-stop Saturday night about being in the Best on Ground for the first time in his career. The big full forward has kicked just the 1 goal (from the 151 the team has kicked) but that hasn't stopped him talking about he will be taking brother Nick's spot in the Dragons first grade forward line next year.
Spotted!
Matt Graham (@mattjgraham23) has been spotted jumping on the #bandwagon lately with plenty of filtered posts (pictured) about the Cronulla Sharks. He has even attended a couple of games in between his tours of Essendon FC.
Final Stitch Up
How can there be a final Danny Diatribe without a Tommy Edmonds story, or in this case, a stitch up. The Penno lads all headed into town for a late season bonding session. Assistant Coach Macca couldn't make it, but didn't want to miss out on some of the fun. Macca sent Tommy a text message saying "I've seen the text messages you've sent to my missues mate. I'm going to kill you when I see you" Poor Tommy started freaking out, showing all and sundry the text and saying "I've done nothing, I've done nothing." Unbeknownst to Tommy, Macca had worded a few of the boys up and Tommy's cry for help from the boys were greeted with "Mate, Macca is one of the coaches and one of your mates, you can't hit on his missues like that, not cool." A few desperate unanswered calls to Macca compounded the anxiety. After 15 minutes, as anxious tears welled, Tommy said to one of the boys "I've done nothing and I might never get to play Prems again." Finally Macca answered a call from Tommy and fessed up to the stitch up. About as hook line and sinker as you can get.
Last Modified on 13/08/2015 16:07
