match report 100304

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5-3 vs Not Sure And The Result Isn’t Up On The Apsic Website Yet
DC(3,mom), CG(2,gk), TK, TH, TW, AW, JH

After many a game, at last a return to form, and a return to winning ways, for the men in brown. It wasn’t looking good at the start. NSATRIUOTAWY jumped in quick with a Zidane like turn in front of goal followed by a shot putting them one up inside the two minute mark. So rudely awoken the Nannas tightened their shit right up. Gilly kept his striker dreams alive with a couple of goals from the other end of the court (I’m still claiming the larger contribution to the second). A goal up heading towards halftime and the Nannas defence went to sleep letting NSATRIUOTAWY back into the game. Determined to not see a repeat of the first half kickoff the nannas were tight as a drum. Then the magic happened. Giller, reading the unambigous hand gestures of the author dropped the ball into open space deep down the right channel, The author managed to hold of his marker whilst doing that crazy 180˚ internal model switch (often required when enjoying a bit of the fris) and manged to slap it goalwards on the bounce… ba bang, 3-2 up. Not 2 minutes later another from the right (with Andy unsighted and perfectly positioned on the left) and the Nannas were two clear. A final glancing header was the nail in coffin. Giller is still safely in the drivers seat for the striker™ crown but a hat-trick from current incumbent threw a bit of spanner in the works…

What else. We ate at Pho Dzung which was good but were unable to get into either section 8 or the rooftop bar which was bad. A large group of aging men in bad clothes are apparently not the desireable client demographic for inner city bars these days… go figure.

timestamp notes:
Aperture 3 is a great update, definitely full interger (though still unable to delete directly off NAS) | New firmware for 5DII out in mid March as well as new log and transfer plugin… tight | RED-MX rollout met by rave reviews | Urchin poster about to go to print | Jim Cameron gets zero statues for Avatar | Fraser recommends Breaking Bad | April 10 locked in for the first of the Nanna anniversary celebrations | Tao coins controversial name Nannettes for the Nanna WAGs | The blog moves to new local servers | IMAP embraced by blog administrators

MATCH REPORT 100225

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Game: NANNAS vs Esperanza

Lost 1:4

DC, RH, TH, AW, TW(1), TK(MOM)

The night was started from watching a motivational video clip brought by the coach.

The video was probably created somewhere in Europe with a most deluxe TV show stage with many of frying cams.
There was a really toll man in black tuxedo at the middle of the big band, singing smooth and well. We were wondering who is the guy… then some one screamed “He must be Dolph Lundgren!”
Yes, Ivan Drago is now singer. I could not believe what I saw but I should have known that the Karate champion who entered MIT should be able to do other things. He is well known actor. of cource He can sing well and dance well.

What impressed me most was that he moved to the side of the stage in the middle of the show. then he started chopping wood plates and massive ice slates by his hand. Go Dolph! All of them are in the total choreographed way. Now I can believe he is Ivan Drago. Who else can chop the things without tools? Mmm.. his Karate chops shivers me.

I think the point is that we should play the game like “float like butterfly sting like bee” … may be no… it is from by Muhammad Ali…..
Well, we should have some accents or contrast in our show. We should try some innovative skills and tricky moves at the start then finishing off by the good old most reliable signature attacks. 　

Anyway, the game was against the Esperanza which is now our nemesis from the last division. Remember that we are getting better and better against this fast paced team. The special mention for the captain to sacrifice his leg to keep us brown. We will see the better result next time. It was a great goal TW. I liked the way he scored the goal real quick just after we lost a goal.

AW took us to the fancy Mexican bar in the city. Very tasty beers and nice food!

MATCH REPORT 100218

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Game: NANNAS vs Hyderoos

Lost 4:6

JH(1), CG(2), RH, TH, AW, TW, TK(1)(MOM)

Not one but two goalie goals. (quoting from funky nanna)
This happens so often recently. I have been wondering how we play our games?? Do we play some kind of new long range scoring soccer?
Are we trying to get some lucky goals? The answer is No…

It only happens when our dedication, the concentration and the pressure are grater than the opponent’s one. The energy suppresses the whole court and you feel the strong wind is blowing you from your back. We played the first half very well in Nannas way.

Good old Hyderoos which has been staying in this division is not ranked as low. They are tough and some of them have good foot skills to dominate the middle court. We challenged them the last half but the energy was not same as the first half.

You remember that we were fighting against them so many times at the time. We had good wins and bad loss. They have got a little better control this time but it would not be same in the next game. DWS Fc, The Annuals, Hyderoos are great measurement for our dedication and concentration.

Take a deep breath…hold the feeling… release it at the next game.

Match Report 20100211

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Game: Nannas Vs Ozspurs
Result: 1-4
Players: JH, CG(GK), RH(MOM), CB, AW, TH, TW 1(MOM)

Another hot wet night but not as sticky as the week beofre. While the Nannas didn’t play too badly the other team were not that much better but they were just that much better. This allowed them to get 3 goals up in the first half. Without a doubt we let them take us hard in the first half and it wasn’t till the second half that the Nanna’s stood up and started acting like real men.

The second half was much tighter and we managed to draw…….the second half. Of course this didn’t mean we drew the game. Our only goal came from a lovely throw from Giller to me and I took it nice and slow off my foot on the turn and managed to tap it past the goalie as he tried to rush me.

The Nanna’s kept their cool most of the time except for an incident that should remain unmentioned. There was also a moment when Hinkley had an AFL leap onto his back that could have turned into an all out brawl and nearly was except for the cool calming influence of the ref we have been blessed with this season. We must insist wherever we play in whatever division we must have him.

MATCH REPORT 11/02/10

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Game: NANNAS v’s ozspurs

Result 1 : 4

TEAM: JH , CG, AW , RH(MOM),CB , TW 1 (MOM), TH

Once again the Nannas can hold their heads up. Sure it’s not a victory hold, it’s not one of those weeks when you hold your head with both hands and really work up some serious friction. But it is a hold to be proud of, a single handed hold, maybe with the thumb free, maybe not. A hold that’s firm and purposeful and an action that has rhythm and spirit, a good honest hold.

That’s how I’ve found myself on several occasions this week, in a good honest hold, nothing flamboyent, no need for external stimulus but nothing fancy either. And that’s the problem. Next week I want to hold my head with a vigour that can only be found from a Nanna victory. It’s all very well saying that we played proudly, played well and were unlucky but losers don’t win trophy’s and that’s why we’re there.

It’s not that we need to do anything new. just do the things that we’re doing better. Chase harder, mark tighter and pass early – I can’t say it often enough – Pass early, pass early pass early pass early pass early.

Thomas took us to the Belgian Beer Cafe to perve on 16 year olds and their girlfriends.

MATCH REPORT 04/02/10

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Game: NANNAS v’s Pornstars

Result 6 : 7 ?

TEAM: JH , CG 1, AW , RH 3 (MOM),CB 1 , TK, TW 1

Yes we lost, and that’s how it will stand in the scoresheets for eternity but this was a fit and agile Nanna outfit that took the game by the horns and that’s how we wish to be remembered.

This was a big step up for the Nans whp have been struggling with the heat and general lack of talent for several weeks now. There was cohesion, there was vision and there was determination, in short we had great cohvisination, and that’s what we needed. We created chances in front of goal and we punished mistakes at the back. We were unlucky not to go further in front, squandering a couple of easy opportunities.

At the back things tightened up, but they could tighten further still, its the old “mark your man” routine that let us down and our lack of drive post half time.

This game can be seen as a marker in the season, we turned around some bad form and built a platform from which to develop. The next quarter looks good for an increased revenue stream with off shore alliances proving resilient to the battering handed down by the European situation. If monetary funds can hold off from reporting on prospective capital acquisitions we can see real opportunities in the “winning” sector.

Takeshi took us to a favourite old haunt – prudence – and I reminisced about the night a stripper removed my pants upstairs.

MATCH REPORT 29/1/10

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Game: NANNAS v’s THE (dirty) ANNUAL

Result 5 : 6

TEAM: JH 1, CG 2(mom), AW 1, RH 1,CB, TK.

An absolute tragedy of Greek proportions!!!

The faced off with the Christians they were so sweet. They got the first goal with a corner becomes a header affair, which sucks…..Then we slammed them with not one but two goalie goals. That usually shuts them up!!
And shut them up it did. Actually I should take you back to the start when the Captain gave us a rousing speak about composure against the Annual, that’s their secret he mused….they thrive in chaos. Like a butterfly flapping its wings on the sideline we began.
The game was TOTALLY on our terms. At the start of the second half they equalised again as we let our guard down. But through some golden greek moves from Andy “8.22” Wong we stretched clear again.
Five minutes to go and two goals clear…….Looking good. But then the winds of change blew at us like a MASSIVE butterfly with wings like a god damn sailboat. Both of their goals were arsey deflections…..They drew level and then reached into their christian asses for some more deflection shizzen! Oh it really bought us down…..7 seconds to go……
The pain does not lessen with pharmaceutical assistance…..
Rhian cooked at the Riverside….we booked an act for the Nanna ball there. the crazy office crew!

MATCH REPORT 21/1/10

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GAME Nannas versus D W S Fc
RESULT n 1 : D W S Fc 6? maybe
PLAYERS CG, JH 1, TK, AW, RH (mom)

Once again it was a very tight first half, and the Nannas played well. Defence was fine, offence was coming together. Big Jim made his presence felt in the box, and we all know the smile that that produces.

Technically we began to put things together, second week runnning for the tight five and we were finding out groove, slowly, things were happening.

Then a little thing that I like to call “the second half” reared its ugly head and for the second week running the tight five slowed down just a touch. Infact it became a performance piece as the Nans attempted to outdo each other in lack of movement. It’s a very clever mind game, the only problem was that the opposition wasn’t clever enough to see it. If we had been playing a group of really clued up guys we would have screwed with their heads real bad. Unfortunately the dullards in the opposition just saw it as unfit sweaty men gasping for air and ran around us in a completely uncivilised manner.

It’s all about fitness for the next few weeks, I’ve downloaded the complete first season of Jane Fonda Work Out, oohh she’s hot, she’s real hot, and she sweats, she sweats like a man sweats, great rivers of sweat pooling in those artificial fibres. Take a swim gentlemen, dive in and swim with me, swim to the future.

MATCH REPORT 14/1/10

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GAME Nannas versus Vagabundo Del Prias
RESULT n 1 : v d p 9
PLAYERS CG (mom), JH 1, TK, AW, RH

What a game of two halves. Firstly we were pretty surprised that the actual school had been opened for us. That was a good start. We were the tight five, infact we will probably be now known as the tightish five.
The first half was a relatively good one. It finished at 1:1. They got a cheeky one and then Jim was given a penalty, which he slammed past their keeper. At the change over we were realitively positive. The night was actually quite warm and as it turned out our run was stiffled by this heat. The second half was a victory to the nannas in that they didn’t get 10 goals against us. There were accusations that there was a “little” bit of anger directed AMONGST the team. I MIGHT has been a LITTLE bit responsible, but they still voted me as the MOM, so I couldn’t have been that bad. It must have been Jim.
The Nannas were really good in the first half and kudos goes out to them for that.
The night was turned on its head with the cookin though…
the Nannas went to the HUTONG DUMPLING Palace!!! Who ever thought that you could get a pork dumpling that had beef soup IN the dumpling!!!!!!!!!!!!INSANE!!!!!!!!!!
The Bamboos rocked a fine set afterwards at the Uptown Jazz cafe!

100107 first team photo of the decade, back at Joe’s

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witness the stillness…

3 nannas remain motionless for 13 seconds while a forth is a blur of Rocket™ management in the background. I think the guy with the white T-shirt must have been rolling a reefer or perhaps he’s just a generally very still person.

back at Joe’s in a mirror reflection of last year’s cooking sequence…

ordered:
1x Large Tom Cooper
1x Large Hannan Special (Marhgaretta with extra Pepperoni)
1x Large Rosemary’s potato special
1x Large Eine Swine
1x Large Capricciosa minus the porcini (for plebian children)

Match report 17-12-2009

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Game: Nannas versus Esperanza
Result Nannas 4, Esperanza 2
Players CG, DC, CB, RH, AW, JH, TH (coach)

Preamble
Only a week following a loss in the grand final, and the again the Nannas lined up against Esperanza. Cocky in his match report put our loss down to not being hungry enough, living life a bit too large but this analysis is somewhat flawed. Yes we did play shit, and yes we did not deserve to win but it was not due to a lack of hunger.
It was more due to an over hunger, which made us play like an over eager teenager about to lose his virginity. The Nannas fumbled, the Nannas rushed unnessarily, the Nannas thought that every thrust had to be an incisive penetration.

I remember a lot of shouting, a lot of very shit, stunted play, although Cocky did slot home a very nice goal.

Compared to last’s nights game, the contrast could not have been greater.
Mention should be made of their eight-foot colossus, Dolph, who was replaced by his younger brother Irwin, who also deputised for most of the game in goal.

Last night’s game

There was passing of all variety, back passing, intelligent passing, passing that was quick and direct. But importantly this was coupled with a lot of movement off the ball. It was once said that Ian Wright was the best striker that England produced because he could create space not only for himself but for teammates through his running and movement. Words to think about.

In post match comments, again debate raged about the best approach for a final. On last night’s evidence six is the magic number. But let’s examine this formation and its merits. Coach was on the sidelines (which may or may not be the best place for him), and dapper as all get out, in his Arsene-style blue suit, coupled with New Balance sneakers, he talked a lot of sense to the Nannas, and this influence should not be underestimated. Gilla held the goals. Cocky spearheaded of our attack. Captain and I held the back. Chas patrolled the centre. And Wal watched for any cracks that opened backdoor.
It should be said here that while certain elements were missing from our game with different Nannas absent, the tight six is infinitely better than the bloated eight. First off a player only stays away from the action for two minutes, which is enough time to get a breather or recollect himself, as the case may be, and after a good speaking to by coach he can then throw himself into battle not having lost momentum but also in a directed manner. The tight six also has merit for building a combination throughout the game. What’s more defence is much easier to marshal, although you still have to yell at Cokcy and Chas to get on their man (but a good invective at the two aforementioned is almost as good as one at Tao).

There were only two lapses in defence for the Nannas that resulted in goals against us. The first one was mine, which I was duly and rightly criticised for. Even though I was marking my man, he got the drop on me after the ball took a deflection from the corner, but I was flat footed, which is always a fatal mistake so close to goals.
The second goal came with some confusion about who was picking up whom as the opposition ran with us. I shouted at Chas and Cocky, and Gill shouted at me, by which time they had three on one (me) and then it all went to shit.

But happily I got a hat trick, which more than made up for any defensive failings on my part

All in all a strong performance by the Nannas.

match report 091210 – Grand Final

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1-2 v Esperanza
CB, DC(1,mom), CG(gk) JH, RH, TH, AW, TW, TK(coach)

It wasn’t my first thought but I did consider doing a hack job of sticking some nannas faces onto the morbidly obese (but happy) young ladies above. I decided not to for a couple of reasons. a) there were only four ladies and it would be mean to single out individual nannas, I suppose I could have made two headed nanna lady monsters… b) I didn’t really have time.

anyway, the reason I have included the figure above is to illustrate what I felt was the main failing of the nannas on this glorious night. The first Grand Final the nannas have seen in a long time saw a team that was simply not hungry enough. I was going to put another image here of a terrifyingly scrawny girl to illustrate the hunger of the opposition but it was too disturbing. Anyway, suffice it to say that they wanted it more. The nannas had some moves, some passing, a few saves, a few shots, but they didn’t have the fire, the drive, the were living just a little too large.

and if you don’t watch it this is what happens when you live too large…

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Match report 091203

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Match report 2009-12-03
Vs gassius clay (semi-final)
3-2 victory

Through through through 
We are 
Through through through
It is true true true

We beat the angriest of the angry. The first goal came off the foot of the writer from a side ball. It glanced under the opposition’s foot and hit the net. The second goal was also mine and was a shot from right to left just outside the D. I took a second to line it up and the shot was true. The third and most sublime goal was off the foot of the back door specialist. Several passes back and forth in Nanna possession before a silkily elegant finish from the Walmartin.

Tao got a red card and was sent off in dubious circumstances. Kudos to Tao for demonstrating some calm. Strange that Jim started yelling at me when I complimented Tao on his calm but I guess he got the wrong end of the stick .

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26 november. playing: full nanna squad.

The ultimate showdown.

This is the kind of potential which has been talked through the eras. How would the nannas be split into two teams? tallies vs shorties, oldies vs youngies, skins vs cuts. Out on the table. Modestly prevailed and a rotating system was spreadsheeted. A nanna speciality – spreadsheeting. Browns vs golds. Poo vs piss.

Full team nannas rocked up deep west to the Scray. We had a court beside the cricket. In nine years, this was the first time we had ever played in nets, continuous off the ‘walls’. It took us a while to get into the flow. The understanding that if you miss a pop at goals, it bounces back, and you just keep popping. It was physically intense as there was no down time. No little pauses. And no subs.

We played 4 quarters of ten minutes each. The freshly turned 40 year old Wal was fucked after the first 5 minutes. Sweating like a nanna, this was super intense. But the nannas just keep kicking goal after goal after goal. This was too much fun. Employing snooker tricks, and bouncing the balls off the wall. Some gold cross-court passing. Final scores were 59-61.

I had a very sleepy Izzy on the bench, and so had to leave early, unfortunately missing the dinner. But most nannas would have slept well this night.

But we must do that again. If for no other reason, than for the rebirthing experience. That was tight.

Match Report 091119 part B

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Forfeit
TH, RH, CB, DC, JH, AW, TW, TK

The 10:40 forfeit – what is that? no notification? That is rude is what that is.

What is ruder is that we then played the guys that are bored with playng for the Brazilian national side due to an overwhelming amount of talent.

It was ugly in the first half when they played with all 5 of their team, the second half could be seen as uglier still due to their reluctance to field the full quoter. I don’t think the Nannas have ever lost a half to a four man side but it has to happen to everyone at some stage and it feels like we were due.

There was a distinct lack of accountability in the Nannas defense and that is  not what you want going into a finals campaign against the angriest group of young men ever to kick a ball.
It sets up a very interesting Nannas-intra-match to build us up for the finals. There are positions on the line and each nanna must perform to his/her own best to guarantee a spot in the finals’ seven (note use of apostraphe).

Match Report 091119

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0-0 FF  F.C
TH, RH, CB, DC, JH, AW, TW, TK

It was late one 10:40 but F.C did not turn up…. Nannas needed a practice.

A team from top division + a skilled ref (as they were only 4) suggested to play a game against us.
We were fully prepared for the end of the season madness and ready to take down any team so we accepted the offer.

Few things I can report are that Nannas had great skills to take the opponent’s balls in 1 on 1 situation.  Plus, we had a couple of nicest fast goals supported by double cross passes. The first half was tough but I saw the best goals based on our team work at the second half.

The golden combination (2 pass + 1 goal made by 3 nannas) must be the key to get more scores regardless who against us.

match report 091112

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3-4 v (insert opposition team name here)
CB, DC(3,M), CG(gk) JH, RH, TH(ch), TK, TW, AW

we may have lost in the dying seconds but it was a fine game played by the nannas this eve. Andy and Takeshi were vying for my mom votes early on with some fine positioning and delicate footwork, Wal taking full kudos for going a couple of 50/50 balls with Dolf Lundgren. Chassy and Tao put in some meticulous passing, but for me, the captain’s fancy pants foot skills on a couple of occasions were the icing on the cake. Sometimes those cute moves really don’t come off (especially in front of our goal) but tonight the chi was flowing and the magic was happening, the cute was gold. As to the goals, they scored a couple of softies, and one other which I can’t remember. 3-1 down the nannas clawed it back only to have a draw snatched from their grasp, ironically, by a patented nanna set piece, the glancing header from the long ball. bugger.

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from there it was straight to the Jam Factory for some of the special good times only delivered by Brassy Mr Springy™. And from there it was straight into the depths of Roland Emerich disaster blockbuster 2012. Having long been an avid disseminator of the 2012 prophecy I was pretty into the perfectly choreographed cataclysmic CGI mayhem… and given how high i was at the start I was even finding some of dialogue ‘interesting’. Then, as is the way with all such movies, the CGI balloon burst and we fell crashing back to shit fest island… ah well, chassy has promised some inaccessible french art house full of self destructive high breasted brunettes the next time he cooks… yay!

Match Report 2009_11_05

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Vs Gassius Clay 6-4 win
DC 3 CB 2 TW 1

There were 8 brown nannas lining up to play
8 brown nannas lining up to play
But if one brown nanna should accidentally be late
Then that one brown nanna (tao) would have to bloody pay
(to the tune of 10 green bottles)

The harshness of the new Nanna rule.. although unenforced on this occasion due to some Pinball analogy the coach was busting out about not going out on the first ball. However I for one would like to express resistance to such a rule. Not so much the rule but the punishment for breaking it. I think a non-pecuniary penalty would be more in the Nanna spirit of brotherhood and brown pride. I am certainly not suggesting that tardiness should be smiled upon. Perhaps a game-time penalty would be more fitting.

So, the game. There was some extreme and unrelenting anger from one of their number. A very angry man.. A firecracker if you will and appropriately enough; going off on Guy Fawkes day. An unacknowledged fact by the nannas on this evening. I think it was good for us to see the ugly side of anger and it was generous of this fellow to give a textbook demonstration of how not to behave.

We won. And the indian was awesome. Kudos Jim.

match report 091029 pt 3

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3-1 loss VS Esperanza
TH, RH, CB(1), DC, CG (GK MOM), JH, AW, TW(MOM), TK(MOM)

The third also rhymes with a turd. How many times should we talk about this pussy loss.  We are playing these jokers this thursday night and let me say the Nannas were scared of the Aryan Giant.

Who would be scared of a massive built 8 foot tall blonde guy. He’s a blonde guy for christ sake. He is too busy remembering to breath let alone plotting your death!

There team came out hard and it seemed we all spat out our viagra within the first minute. If this happens again nannas I will play naked!

You are warned! This week harden the F*ck up!

Rhian will be cooking so stay hungry.

Match Report 2009_10_22

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Nannas vs ??
Won 3-1
CB 1 (MOM), DC 1, RH, TW, TH, AW, CG

There is an unfortunate correlation between the number of MOM votes received and the lucidity of memory pertaining to the game for which the votes are received. Unfortunate in that the greater the number of votes received the duller and more obscured are the facts of the game.

There is something in the euphoria of the moment of realising that your brothers have voted for you that seems to precipitate this amnesiac effect. The thrill in the knowledge that out of all the fine, determined and valiant performances on display this night it is you and you alone who has been singled out to receive the honour of MOM (unless of course there is a double/triple/quadruple/quintuple/sextuple/septuple/octuple/novtuple or dectuple MOM. But that is another story…). The giddiness of knowing that for that night only you are the best of the best, the bravest of the brave, the most skilful of the skilled, the most rock-hard of the rock-hards. The narcotic effect on brain and heart as well as the sudden loss of blood to the inexplicable engorging of the nether member renders one quite incapable of recalling specific events of the game.

But we did win. We won. And one of them broke their wrist really badly and had to be taken to hospital and all of the Nannas went and ate 3 chili chicken at somewhere dainty apart from me and Rhian. We went to the convent and worked on Urchin. Then Wal and Gilly did an after party at Black Cat with “monster” tunes apparently.

Match Report 091029

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3-1 loss VS Esperanza
TH, RH, CB(1), DC, CG (GK MOM), JH, AW, TW(MOM), TK(MOM)

Oh yes all Nanna’s turned up to play on this night but not all Nanna’s made it to the starting blocks. There was a last minute scratching of the long awaited return of Jim-Bob. Whilst having a little kick downstairs waiting for the ever reliably late northside crew to turn up Jim when arse over tit and slammed his forearm into the ground.

Jim, not wanting to appear as much of a pussy as he actually is, and that goes for all the Nannas that didn’t sign up to Movember or even donate at this point, started the game with style but quickly took the bench when that pain became too much for him.

Our opposition came out all guns a blazing and that set the tempo for the game. Esperanza played much like the Nannas do but with a little more flare on the night. While they did give us 3 free shots at goals we didn’t manage to convert one of them. Their aggression should have been their downfall but alas the Nannas weren’t able to capitalise on this.

I guess we didn’t play too badly as I don’t remember being yelled at post game by the coach. So there’s a bonus. Overall I think the Nannas played reasonably well but could have taking the higher ground and controlled the ball a little more. Most of the time we lose the ball is with our constant need to move forward. If we just passed back a little more we might actually hang onto the ball.

And Kondo we actually have to play Esperanza again next week. If we stay on top of the ladder we will then have to play the team in fourth position. There is every chance we could play them in the finals but we will have to beat Gassius in round 11 and they beat us by 2 goals last time. Bring your best game Nannas as we are going to need it.

Match Report 091029

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3-1 loss VS Esperanza
TH, RH, CB(1), DC, CG (GK MOM), JH, AW, TW(MOM), TK(MOM)

Every possible Nannas in Town turned up to secure the position. Yep we were at the top of the ladder. The night, we faced the team, the second of the ladder. So it started very tight as you can imagine.

The opponent had a great power. They were running well, shooting well, goalie throwing the ball deep and taking the good lucks. The first half, CB got a long solid goal at the beginning and secured our lead. So it was good start even the score ended up 1-1. The second half, the opponent was chasing us like a hell hound then we had some defensive moments. CG saved quite few goals (jumping one hand slap etc) and they squeezed in 2 goals while we were trying to shift the offensive form.

You know all Nannas, we are still at the top of the ladder and win this week. then a week after, we will play against Esperanza again.

Match Report 091015

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6-5 Victorious V.J.F.C.
TH, RH(1), DC(2), TK(GK), TW(3(MOM))

Tight five and a score line that doesn’t nearly reflect the Nanna magic on the night. I don’t care to imagine the possible names one can come up with from the initials of our opponents on the night but one must say they played like gentlemen. That’s not to say that all Nanna’s came away unscathed. The Captain managed to get kicked in the leg, a ball to the guts and I’m pretty sure there was something else but can’t quite recall.

Kondo played very well in goals and was only let down by a sometimes poor defence which we can all take the blame for. We can be thankful that our constant pushing forward paid off into goals more than our lack in running back paid off for the opposition.

Dan put a ripper goal in from an impossible angle and Hinkley kicked a beauty also, I just can’t remember it.

There was some nice restraint by Nanna’s on the night and on the occasion some passing back that helped us to control the game the way we needed to and so often need to.

The cook for the night was Dan and the venue was a controversial one… Section 8. It nealry all ended in tears when Tom had to throw the bouncer a hundy to get Dan, Kondo and Hinkley in.

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7 – 1 Victorious over F.C.
TH 1(MOM), DC 2?, JH 2?, TW 1?, RH 1?, AW, CG(gk), CB 1?

Like a prancing Arabian stallion, its let legs trotting ever so precisely – yet somehow mechanically – so too the Nannas went a jaunting through the sandy equestrial arena that was non-allegorically just the pit lane building court number 5 in the Albert Park. Their chins up as a chinaman’s soup bowl, they took to the court with a grin and a hearty back-slap, deep in their proud hearts was the true knowing that Nanna on Nanna (intrananna) recriminations would be intolerably viewed upon by their fellow Nanna bretheren and thus feeling freed from their brothers judgemental and potenially spurnfull eyes and likewise feeling the doubly compounded freedom from their own judgmental release the Nannas entered the fray with a spring in their step quite reminiscent of their old chum and smoking companion Springton Mr Brassyfield the III whose current whereabouts is as of this moment unknown. With the Atlasean weight of Judgement removed and Periclean death sword of judging likewise missing, the gay hearts of the Nanna men had the black cloud of doubt removed from its overhead area, hence allowing the sunshine of all the lovely things to rain down upon its little ventricles and other heartish anatomical features both of the actual physiology and also of the more ephemeral things that are associated with the heart. With the sunshine of all the lovely things in their hearts the Nannas were, quite frankly, cock-a-hoot with smiles and chumly touchings, because the sunshine of all the lovely things is a potent barbiturate when administered directly to the heart, engulfing it and swamping it with all the lovely things, like happiness and good times and peace of mind and respect and a firm hand-shake and touch upon the thigh and chicken broth soup and it were as though all the Nannas were playing on the most beautiful of meadows with wildflower and the like, possibly a cascade off in the distance – it’s dulcet roar muted by the distance. Then one Nanna pushed someone and they got a penalty and we went to the railway for a beer, the end.