Rd 8 : v Hume
The Parkers reserves team arrived at their home ground for the first time in the 2009 season, for a match against a usually defiant and skilful team from Hume. With our new pitch getting its first taste of action, we were hoping to win a game by playing 90 minutes against what had traditionally been a solid opposition. Little did we know which Hume team would show up…
After an earnest speech from Lord Mayor Gordon, the boys showed some strong signs heading out of the dressing room in this must win situation. The team included Emil in net (for a change as Lee puts it), Cooksey, John “The Edge” Peyton, Phil “I’m in the Band, Seriously” Dibbs, Kit Kat, A Lumsden, Stevie Leitch, Tullamarine, and Ziggy Stardust, with Marco van Dreissen and Gold Logie up front.
The Hume team showed up just in time for kick-off, which was nice. Our boys were clearly up for it, which was a really good sign, as the whistle blew to start the game. It must be said that this particular referee had a good set of pipes, as he succeeded in blowing his whistle quite hard the entire game, making sure that every offside call against the opposition was heard by the away fans listening in on the AM radio in Hume. Having played in the middle of the park (ha, get it?) and jostling with the ref for position – he may have wanted to play on out team – my ears are still sore.
Now as a teacher, I’ve learned that a lot of children these days have a bit of the ADHD, where they can’t focus for extended periods of time. Having said that, I’ve probably lost a bit of the same ability myself, for I cannot tell you everything that happened in this game – it was a 12-1 win dammit!
All I know is this:
- Berry scored a half dozen, which ought to poll him 1 vote from at least a few of the lads – for best on ground… Great that you have faith in a system that works for you Bazza
- Lumsden, like a freakish Brazilian carving his way up and down the wing had three – not a bad tally for a left midfielder – he also set up a few people on their goal line, but the wind coming off Albert Park Lake has always acted like a 12th man
- Gold Logie smashed his way onto the score sheet with a thumping penalty, after missing some really tough chances earlier in the Parkers onslaught
- Ziggy Stardust, who usually can’t score in a practice or game kept his scoring streak alive (I have not had a lot of practice writing in the third person) with a fairly easy goal, which came as a result of his partner in crime, Steve Tully, playing him in
- The last goal was scored by an intelligent sort of bloke (“What’s CDN mean on Starzy’s jacket?”), which was nice to see – well done Captain Kateiva
- Ben Cooksey could have scored the Goal of the Year, but was harshly done in by the newly planted uprights – he played really well though, as did his opposite wingman Johnny Peyton
- The opposition absolutely took the piss in the second half, but we remained our focus and intensity as best as we could
- Lily Allen was looking smashing on Rove last night and Isabella Lucas was hopefully ‘acting’ last night cos she couldn’t put two words together – she was almost as confident with her speech as Steve Tully was with his finishing on this particular Sunday
All in all, the Parkers were like Cyril Rioli – delicious. It’s a massive step up next week, with the local derby on the cards. Bring your girlfriends, boyfriends, and anyone else along, a great crowd will be helpful. Hopefully Australia will win on Wednesday, with no Nakamura free kicks to get in their way.