Netball Premiers

My lack of posts over the last few weeks has created a bit of a back log of news from the "Can". One thing I certainly should have mentioned last week, is that my Wednesday night netball team, "the Health Hazards", won the mixed division 6 premiership against ADFA (i.e Australian Defense Force Academy) 26-17. I should mention that ADFA, winners of the minor premiership and the dominant force throughout the season, were down a player for the grand final. This was disappointing for them, and for us, because no one wants to win a premiership due to having one extra player. Having said that, ADFA made their job even harder by deciding to run without a Goal Shooter. This was the most baffling decision I have ever seen in all my four years of netball experience. This decision suggests to me that Australia's service men and women are in clear need of better tactics and strategy training at Duntroon. I asked their GD, who was defending me, why they chose to run without a GS. He told me that no one else could shoot, and that their GA was good enough to do it alone. It seems the defence academy have apparently replaced "Tactics and Strategies 101" with screenings of Rambo.

Anyway, we won the game comfortably, and as the final buzzer sounded, scenes of jubilation and excitement gripped the Lyneham indoor sports centre. For our win, we received ACT netball "premiers" t-shirts, and, in an unprecedented act of generosity, the Lyneham indoor sports centre had ordered pizzas to be delivered just after the game! And so it was with great pride, that I picked up our well deserved "Super Supreme Dominoes Premiership Pizza", and raised it over my head to the on looking fans (all two of them). The party then continued down the road at the Old Canberra Inn, where the team's kitty surplus of $70 was spent on numerous jugs of Carlton's finest. It was a great win!

My Tuesday night division 4 team, "The Loose Cannons", unfortunately went down in the semi final to the DIMIA dragons, after a hard fought game. I would particularly like to acknowledge the efforts of DIMIA's GD, who I exchanged many a "pleasantry" with throughout the game (we were both warned to shut up). All I did was smile at him, and may have made some remark to him about whether he needed to see my passport! (Ok, I didn't really say that, but I do wish I'd thought of it at the time)

We have a week off before the summer season starts next week.