AnUltimateRessie
Norm Smith Medallist
- Jan 14, 2022
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I better get some votes for letting JT_the_Man get game timeGrand Final vs Ophidian Old Boys
Well the day had finally arrived and there was a buzz around SFA Park. We were to face the Ophidian Old Boys in the Season 35 Grand Final. OOB had did it the hard way, winning three consecutive finals to make the big dance while we were able to cruise through and enjoy a week off between qualifying and preliminary finals.
Our selected side:
B: LukeParkerno1 / BallaratBulldog / jezzajay
HB: SM / SSwans2011 / NinjaSwan
C: AnUltimateRessie / ClarkeM / HARPSichord
HF: Rioli2Rioli / Brenton Davy / dogs105
F: croweater 41 / Frothies Mcveigh / MayTheNorthBeWithU
FOLL: damicky / Grand Uncle Horace / Cubs2Lions
INT: Wojcinski / JT_the_Man
The game started with a flurry from us, taking a handy 2 goal lead into the first break. We let our guards down and the OOB came flying back into the match. They kicked 5 goals to 1 in the second stanza and lead by 5 points at the half. After a quick reset at half time we looked to take the game away from them in the premiership quarter and executed perfectly. Quick goals to JT_the_Man and AnUltimateRessie earned us back the lead and we ended up piling on 6 to 3 to take a 12 point lead into the final term. OOB kicked the first goal of the last quarter to trim the margin to a goal but we responded with the next 3 scores, 2 behinds to Frothies Mcveigh and a telling goal from club stalwart croweater 41. 14 points up with 15 minutes to play and the OOB responded massively kicking the next 7 scores. This left us 8 points in arrears with only 5 minutes left. croweater 41 popped up again to score his second of the quarter and to draw us back within a goal. Unfortunately for us, the OOB defence held strong and the ended up winning the flag by an agonising 3 points.
In a match that was fitting of a grand final tag we saw JT_the_Man step up and lead the charge for the club. He gathered 27 disposals and kicked 2 goals to then be robbed of the Deestroy Medal. HARPSichord continued his fine form by gathering 20 touches, 9 marks and kicking a goal. damicky battled manfully in the ruck with 18 disposals and forward pockets croweater 41 and MayTheNorthBeWithU kicked 4 and 3 goals respectfully.
In a strong posting display by all we saw damicky, AnUltimateRessie and HARPSichord all crack the ton.