DAY ONE: SUNDAY 28TH SEPT

Six hour sleep! The Supers for Rowdy and myself confronted the Big V Country at the magnificent TIO Stadium. After SA Super Seniors lost narrowly to WA, us boys were in front early in the third quarter. All-Australian running machine Grant Hawksworth blitzed as an on-baller, 'Spoggy' Morgan was brilliant off a wing and Peter Window smashed 'em. State debutant 'Rowdy' was a cool-in-the-crisis performer and Heath 'Heater' Gurney rucked manfully in tandem with big Alex. The 'Hawk' played a champion match and All-Ozzie selection beckons yet again for him.

The Vics had some gun players especially in midfield and the second half they put us Croweaters into the melting pot. Our ruckmen won lots of hitouts but most of our taps were sharked by the Vic rovers. Unfortunately they ran away to win by six goals. We have a chance to redeem again against Vic but their Metro side 2pm Wednesday.

Lance 'El Pres' Gum set the early tone in his side's match against WA. A 'cooling' breeze was some sort of relief in a tight struggle. WA seemed to always kick an important answering goal but CJ's masterstroke of putting Dean 'Lucy' Lucivero to fullforward won the SA lads the game. His goal from a strong grab nailed the game. The big fella was icing his left ankle postmatch but should be ok for Wednesday's round.
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