(above) Naro was chuffed to have scored the winner...In summary
- We were all a little worried about how may players would turn up given 2 braves had
apparently been admitted to hospital Saturday night (Donnie & Barney) (hoping for a quick recovery)
- Fitness was obviously a concern, moreso given Josh Greens 18th the night before which
left him with low blood pressure & even lower testosterone levels... (he says his testosterone is as high as his hairline thankyou very much- take note girls)
- On paper we had a bare 11 however Michael Keys was coerced into playing & saved the
day by putting his hand up to play Goal Keeper.... he did an outstanding job & must have been
watching Harbhajan Singh's slapping exploits as he palmed away many on target shots. (there have been rumours that he is actually Habhajan Singh's half brother)
- Possession was fairly evenly matched until late in the second half when one McPaul missed
stopping an easy thru ball (I think he may need glasses... may also help his MTB ambitions)
which left the Tathra striker 1 on 1 with Keys.. Keys won that battle fending off a valiant shot by
the Tathra striker. The subsequent corner led to a bit of ball watching by the Braves &
Tathra looped one into the back of the net (no mean feat to get over Mick Keys).
- Shortly after the Braves were awarded a corner & a frustrated red head defender pushed forward
with menace first heading the corner towards goal which was defended by Tathra however he was on
the spot fire the loose ball past the keeper. (put him up front)
- Honourable mentions to newcomers Simon, Al Mitchell, Paddy & Daniel Southam (NAB recruit) who all
played vital roles on the day. (yay for the new boys!)
- 3 things we need to cover off at training - holding possession, marking & accurate passing... (speed, technique, skills, ball control, positional awareness, scoring heaps more goals, challenges, headers, first touch. I would go on, but it's time for bed...)
FYI - The estranged Brave one M Ellwood has dislocated his shoulder on the weekend
playing AFL............. that'll learn him.... (Matty if you read this, I didn't write that, but find it very funny).
All of this, and Foxy's lad auditioning for the Cirque De Soleil on the sidelines!
I'm not staying home next game!
May the excitement continue for the rest of the season!
Go you Braves!
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