The glorious conditions that met the teams this past Saturday have produced 4 teams that remain unbeaten after 2 rounds. 2 of these sides know what is going on, sitting in the top 4 brings attention, brings the spotlight, and brings the pressure. ‘The Gummers’ and ‘the Ferretts’ (who we all love to hate), know this feeling and thrive on it (apart from Grand Finals). It is fair to say that ‘F Troop’ and ‘The Wanderers’ are unfamiliar with any of this. They are the previous 2 wooden spoon winners and being entrenched at the bottom of the table creates little news and even fewer headlines and no spotlight at all. They both are now in unfamiliar territory; the rarefied air of the top 4 even in the embryonic stages of this new season can make the breathing come a little uneasy for those not acclimatised to these heights.
‘F Troop’ will continue to test their mettle against this mounting pressure when taking on the 5th placed ‘Wood Ducks’ who are fresh off the season’s first draw. Despite the heroics of the left handed BRIAN SCOTT who flew like a bird, the rest of ‘The Ducks’ chose just to walk. They did not do this very well, only sharing the points with a ‘Tunners’ outfit that are struggling to get their season on track. These two teams shared the equal bottom scores of the round. This meant that ‘The Tunners’; after a super effort last week that ended with a close loss against the Mighty ‘Ferretts’, (who we all love to hate), suffer the heart ache of being eliminated from the Eradicator, joining the ‘Cup Hunters’ on the scrap heap, agonisingly due to a count back in what is just the second week!
‘The Wanderers’ must also lift their gaze as the smoking hot draft pick SEB WILLIAMS led an impressive effort against the ‘Cup Hunters’ who continue to struggle with their new leadership, name, logo and theme song. ‘The Wanderers’ will soon understand that there are no easy games in the premiership so with the pressure on, they must now face up to the highly fancied ‘Wally World’. This side is a symbol of Australia’s multi-cultural social path and will be seething after an insipid performance in last weekend’s top of the table blockbuster when they copped a good old fashioned thrashing against the ‘Gummers’ side who did not freeze. The Wanderers will do much for their improving self esteem and belief that comes from victory and it will also help their growing reputation amongst the many still non-believing teams below them if they secure another win.
The ’Cup Hunters’ will try and get started this week against the ‘Tridents’ who have also secured a new logo but more importantly some fresh talent. They are a tight knit group that all play early in the afternoon field. New Draftee LEVERINGTON is helping last years ALL LATROBE selection and ‘Tridents’ superstar GEOFF BLACKMAN provide a stable base for this team to launch from and they are enjoying the trampoline effect it is having. They will be looking to post another win to climb into the 8 where they believe they belong. Another loss for the ‘Cup Hunters’ though, will force LEX TIER back to the piano to re arrange the Cup Hunters theme song from that cheeky footy anthem to a more dark and slow tempo black ballad better suited to the wailing of some distraught gothic choir. The last line about winning Latrobe Premierships will also need to be rewritten.Hmmm.... talking of Premierships; the double Premiership hangover that is being suffered by ‘The Buglers’ has begun to thump strongly. INNES and RYAN have been fantastic to start the season however there is little support coming from behind. The foundation of a Premiership Year is about working hard at the start, grinding out scores when all seems lost and refusing to do nothing when you can do something. It is easy to allow the weeks to slide by before realising that your date with destiny has gone off with another team. The Buglers face a revitalised Triple WWW, with BAGLIN inspiring, captains WONG and TALTY working together again and the whole team enjoying that scent of success that the Buglers no longer seem to smell. Lose this week, and the Buglers, the benchmark of the Latrobe Premiership for the past 2 years, are history! Mark it down.............See you Saturday!!
‘F Troop’ will continue to test their mettle against this mounting pressure when taking on the 5th placed ‘Wood Ducks’ who are fresh off the season’s first draw. Despite the heroics of the left handed BRIAN SCOTT who flew like a bird, the rest of ‘The Ducks’ chose just to walk. They did not do this very well, only sharing the points with a ‘Tunners’ outfit that are struggling to get their season on track. These two teams shared the equal bottom scores of the round. This meant that ‘The Tunners’; after a super effort last week that ended with a close loss against the Mighty ‘Ferretts’, (who we all love to hate), suffer the heart ache of being eliminated from the Eradicator, joining the ‘Cup Hunters’ on the scrap heap, agonisingly due to a count back in what is just the second week!
‘The Wanderers’ must also lift their gaze as the smoking hot draft pick SEB WILLIAMS led an impressive effort against the ‘Cup Hunters’ who continue to struggle with their new leadership, name, logo and theme song. ‘The Wanderers’ will soon understand that there are no easy games in the premiership so with the pressure on, they must now face up to the highly fancied ‘Wally World’. This side is a symbol of Australia’s multi-cultural social path and will be seething after an insipid performance in last weekend’s top of the table blockbuster when they copped a good old fashioned thrashing against the ‘Gummers’ side who did not freeze. The Wanderers will do much for their improving self esteem and belief that comes from victory and it will also help their growing reputation amongst the many still non-believing teams below them if they secure another win.
The ’Cup Hunters’ will try and get started this week against the ‘Tridents’ who have also secured a new logo but more importantly some fresh talent. They are a tight knit group that all play early in the afternoon field. New Draftee LEVERINGTON is helping last years ALL LATROBE selection and ‘Tridents’ superstar GEOFF BLACKMAN provide a stable base for this team to launch from and they are enjoying the trampoline effect it is having. They will be looking to post another win to climb into the 8 where they believe they belong. Another loss for the ‘Cup Hunters’ though, will force LEX TIER back to the piano to re arrange the Cup Hunters theme song from that cheeky footy anthem to a more dark and slow tempo black ballad better suited to the wailing of some distraught gothic choir. The last line about winning Latrobe Premierships will also need to be rewritten.Hmmm.... talking of Premierships; the double Premiership hangover that is being suffered by ‘The Buglers’ has begun to thump strongly. INNES and RYAN have been fantastic to start the season however there is little support coming from behind. The foundation of a Premiership Year is about working hard at the start, grinding out scores when all seems lost and refusing to do nothing when you can do something. It is easy to allow the weeks to slide by before realising that your date with destiny has gone off with another team. The Buglers face a revitalised Triple WWW, with BAGLIN inspiring, captains WONG and TALTY working together again and the whole team enjoying that scent of success that the Buglers no longer seem to smell. Lose this week, and the Buglers, the benchmark of the Latrobe Premiership for the past 2 years, are history! Mark it down.............See you Saturday!!
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