Grand Final Flops...

Saturday was Grand Final day and thanks to Matt A'Beckett who stood aside on the day to a potential injury I got to play. What a gent - thanks Matt! With temperatures in the thirties to match our ages in most cases we found things very hard going against a much younger Garden Suburb side. Playing into the wind we managed to hold out for much of the first half before five mad minutes saw the opposition take a two nil lead. We managed to get one back before half time and we were hopeful that we could play a little more confidently in the second half.



An early goal for Garden Suburb in the second half finished the game as a contest as we huffed and puffed in the heat. I actually drank four litres of water during the game and still ended up thirsty. It was a disappointing end to the season when you consider that we had beaten them twice during the season. I also felt bad that so many people came along to watch including all the neighbours and even some students from school. Finishing top of the league counts for little in any Australian sport! We did however pick up a grand final losers medal, a minor premiership trophy along with a slightly embarrassing "Dudley Boys 2008 Minor and Major Premiers" stubby holder! No complaints or excuses from us, we didn't deserve to win on the day.

We had some beers after the game and we have a day at the races planned for next month. Other than that thats it for football until April next year...