Despite the boggy conditions at the ‘Hill the 2011 Legends & Past Players match went ahead under sunny skies on Saturday arvo, and saw two teams line up against each other, Brad “Billy” Brennans team in the traditional ‘Red’ jumpers, and Chrissy Cahirs team in the white ‘Redbacks’ strip.
The match consisted of 12 minute quarters, and was umpired by Snappy, wearing the traditional stripes of a basketball referee…. also known as a Collingwood jumper! Team of the Century players Dean Easton and Dean Campbell controlled the midfield for the Red team, whilst Simon Shell and Gary Osmond held those duties for the Whites. Everyone got in the spirit of the free-flowing game with some standout contributions from ‘Man of the Match’ Neil Lowder and his team-mate Brian Trim. Easto racked up possessions, Paul ‘Sid’ Pitman took some solid marks, Huggy chipped in with four goals for the Reds, and Brads wife Jackie Sansom kicked a couple for the Whites, Pauly Karuma took a screamer, Billy dobbed two, Nat Duffell didn’t stop running, and in the end the Reds grabbed a slender win…. But clearly the big loser of the day was ‘football’!
Plenty of fun and thanks to everyone that played; Easto, Huss, Neilo, Lawny, Huggy, Ossie, Shelly, Billy, Muggu, Cambo, Chrissy, Trimmy, Sid, Nama, Johnny F, Delilah, Creampuff, Flange and Bowie. Fantastic to see so many supporters, and tons of the current players cheering on the ‘legends’ on their weekend off, and special mention to Boxy, Northy and Woodsy for pulling on the boots to make up numbers. Hopefully 2012 will see the return of the WAGS v Juniors Mums match, and a bigger and better Past Players game.
Last Modified on 04/10/2012 12:38