Pines Club Notes. Round 13.
Pines v Bonbeach. 23 July 2011.
Seniors, scoreboard equal with Seaford at half time last week fell to a 4 goal loss which now tips them out of the five and it’s going to be a hard axe to grind getting back in as they have yet to again play four teams that are upper on the ladder. Reserves scrambled to a just good enough 20 pt win of which stacks their finals chances a little higher. Thanks to the Tiger cubs who helped fill our Thirds team. Today we welcome Bonbeach who also have their seniors aiming for that elusive fifth place. This is a vital must-win day for our teams and maybe our Thirds can register their first win. Congratulations today to Will Casey on his 175th club Life Membership game. Will started on our senior list in 1998 after coming from our Thirds and has played 58 snr gms and 116 res games. He has kicked 44 snr gls and 182 res gls. Big Gordo today plays his 100th reserves game giving him now a total of 418 club games since 1986. G’day to our Past Players Group, enjoy in the social rooms but don’t forget to get out there on the fence and give your best support. Our players of today follow in your footsteps, be as proud of them as they are of you. This recalls the time when a certain young coach took his senior team over to the fence at three qtr time and let his squad listen to our veterans, here on a reunion day, tell their versions of how to win the game and win they did. Sad to hear that Cyril Abbott passed away recently. Cyril was a hardworking committee man with both our Junior and Senior clubs in our early years. His three sons John, Keith and Paul after coming from our Juniors played a total of 215 club games between them with our Senior club. Handy hint (1976)-‘Never allow an opponent to get in front and then hope that he will miss his target. To wait back is a bad mistake. This applies to all players and supporters’. Yes, you had to have your wits about you in those days.
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