Beware of the Dog

D'OH! 3 Bulldogs 6

So we got bundled out of the finals by a Bulldogs outfit missing their main playmaker. They should not complain. We were without Sadds, Lobby and Kev so did creditably to come away from this one with some goals and not conceding an avalanche. In the first half we made a few chances but couldn't capitalise. The Skipper hit the post when he should have scored. It wasn't until quite late on in the game that we got on the scoreboard. Trev did all the work himself, with his back to goal edging closer and then turning to fire past the keeper. Neil got on the scoreboard for the first time with a nicely taken goal before Trev wrapped up the scoring for us. Unfortunately the cause had long since been lost and it was a bit of a struggle. Plaino could make no headway against a tight and disciplined defence and in the end we had too few options. Euge was not at his best but still made us look better than maybe we were.


Following the week's break we now have Round 1 to think about and it is all happening at 8pm on Monday.

Looking forward to the new season.

Let me know if you want to play. Kev is away and I don't think Sadds is back from the UK yet so the rest of us need to show.

(16-JUN-08)

Last Post for Bugal Boys

D'OH! 7 Bugal Boys 4

The opposition we were expecting for this final round clash were replaced at late notice by the Bugal Boys and we sent them packing quite nicely. It was a good fun game with plenty of action at both ends. Still without Lobby and Sadds and with a few injuries being nursed along, this was a good performance. Trev introduced Neil to the line up and he had an active role. As he said at the end he gave away a couple of goals and one went in off his head so he would be surprised to be asked back. Stranger things have happened in D'OH's history and Neil showed enough on the ball to warrant follow-up appearances.

Trev opened the scoring and then Plaino bobbed up at the far post to pop in the rebound despite his doctor's advice to avoid the conflict and rest his finger after the kitchen mishap. He was to score another late on to make a satsifying double after his alarming injury. Trev weaved some magic down the right and found the Skipper in Plaino's spot at the far post for a tap in and we were in control. They showed a bit of fight and Euge's fresh bruises will attest to the efforts he put in to keep them out. One particular save lingers in the memory as Euge by reflex flung a hand out to divert the ball from a certain goal and to general astonishment it looked as if the hand was suddenly disembodied in the speed with which it moved compared to the rest of him.

The best was still to come and it was a Kev double within a minute. Firstly he rumbled forward brushing the pesky defenders off and let fly into the top corner with a vicious strike which the otherwise capable keeper can't have seen. To prove it was not a fluke, with his next involvement Kev had a shot from near half way on the side line which sped unerringly into the far top corner of the net - an absolute beauty which left Kev beaming with delight - and no wonder. We were safe before Trev scored his second.

Finals on Monday and we play ladder leader Bulldogs at 7.20pm. With Sadds unavailable and Lobby doubtful it looks like the same six as last time.

(02-JUN-08)