Touchers lose 5-2 in dour affair
With another player falling to the growing injury list the Touchers were no match for the undefeated opposition last Thursday night.
With Bob The Builder, The Locksmith and FMJ all suffering from PMTBRF [Post Mountain Bike Race Fatigue] and Jonty falling to the 2012 team curse, a soft tissue leg injury before half time, the Overtouchers title defence looks in tatters.
Along with injury and fatigue, The Chairman had to be taken off the drip at Mona Vale Hospital just to take part in the clash.
Adding to the perfect storm the VC was summonsed to Canberra to explain why he should be allowed to stay in the country after his recent misdemeanors on and off the field. Bulldog went out in protest and was also not available to play.
Lots of excuses...I agree. But the other team were better and 'younger' on the day and the Touchers were in no mood for serious touching.
More reasons could be given for such a lacklustre performance.
Through the week there was a total eclispe of the sun and like the 1983 smash hit from Welsh born singer Bonnie Tyler's Platinum album Faster Than the Speed of Night, the entire 40 minute clash was a 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'.
However, the 5-2 scoreline still does give the Touchers hope because if that's as good as the opposition could play and with how bad the Touchers played, there is a lot of hope come semi final time when the Touchers hope to get back some of their fallen comrades.
Last weekend on their romantic sojourn to the mid north coast of NSW, it became evident soon after half time that the Chairman and Supercoach Bill had been practising some special moves together up there, as straight after half time as they laid on a silky smooth try to get the Touchers a smelly sniff of hope.
But from that point on the Touchers lost their way on the opponents tryline and could not break the defence. The Chairman and FMJ pushed and probed but with fatigue and illness on more than on occasion their judgement was off.
The Chairman turned to FMJ and with eyes of fire gave FMJ the look only a Chairman can give. It was noted that the Chairman kept that passage of play in his notebook for when contract negotiations come around post season.
Rolls Royce and The Body did all they could on a losing side and found their voluntary efforts go to waste that night.
The Locksmith and Bob gave whole hearted efforts on what must have been rubbery legs after riding 812kms on their mountain bike race just 5 days earlier. Next year they may need to decide which career path is more important.
Supercoach Bill once again put in a supreme defensive performance and constantly asked the question of the opponent attackers.
But it was Big Bad Brett again who easily took out the coveted 'Bottle Opener' in his third Man of the Match performance of season 2012. BBB showed no fear or fatigue in his 40 minute non stop effort.
As the Touchers head into the next round of competition they need to remember that they are the leading attacking team in the comp. No other team can take apart a defence in the viscous manner in which the Touchers do. The Chairman needs to remind his team of that.
The player list for next week looks as follows:
Harro - Retired to another sport that we shall not mention the name of in these parts
Kiwi - Gone for the season - Torn calf
FAZ - Week to week - leg hurty
Jonty - Injury cloud - Hamstring
Milton - Week to week - Gout
Chairman - IN
Locksmith - IN
VC - To be confirmed by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the DFAT [Department of Foreign Affairs]
BBB - IN
Bob The Builder - IN
Supercoach Bill - IN
FMJ - IN
Waiting for a call up are Rolls Royce, Bulldog and The Body.
In these hard times I remember the words of a man from Terrey Hills,
Yours in a losing week
FMJ
With another player falling to the growing injury list the Touchers were no match for the undefeated opposition last Thursday night.
With Bob The Builder, The Locksmith and FMJ all suffering from PMTBRF [Post Mountain Bike Race Fatigue] and Jonty falling to the 2012 team curse, a soft tissue leg injury before half time, the Overtouchers title defence looks in tatters.
Along with injury and fatigue, The Chairman had to be taken off the drip at Mona Vale Hospital just to take part in the clash.
Adding to the perfect storm the VC was summonsed to Canberra to explain why he should be allowed to stay in the country after his recent misdemeanors on and off the field. Bulldog went out in protest and was also not available to play.
Lots of excuses...I agree. But the other team were better and 'younger' on the day and the Touchers were in no mood for serious touching.
More reasons could be given for such a lacklustre performance.
Through the week there was a total eclispe of the sun and like the 1983 smash hit from Welsh born singer Bonnie Tyler's Platinum album Faster Than the Speed of Night, the entire 40 minute clash was a 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'.
However, the 5-2 scoreline still does give the Touchers hope because if that's as good as the opposition could play and with how bad the Touchers played, there is a lot of hope come semi final time when the Touchers hope to get back some of their fallen comrades.
Last weekend on their romantic sojourn to the mid north coast of NSW, it became evident soon after half time that the Chairman and Supercoach Bill had been practising some special moves together up there, as straight after half time as they laid on a silky smooth try to get the Touchers a smelly sniff of hope.
But from that point on the Touchers lost their way on the opponents tryline and could not break the defence. The Chairman and FMJ pushed and probed but with fatigue and illness on more than on occasion their judgement was off.
FMJ through a dumb pass to a flying Supercoach Bill only to realise that if he had kept ball in hand he would of scored his 4th try of the season and in some may have sparked a comeback. Soon after FMJ through one of the best intercept passes of his questionable career.
The Chairman turned to FMJ and with eyes of fire gave FMJ the look only a Chairman can give. It was noted that the Chairman kept that passage of play in his notebook for when contract negotiations come around post season.
Rolls Royce and The Body did all they could on a losing side and found their voluntary efforts go to waste that night.
The Locksmith and Bob gave whole hearted efforts on what must have been rubbery legs after riding 812kms on their mountain bike race just 5 days earlier. Next year they may need to decide which career path is more important.
Supercoach Bill once again put in a supreme defensive performance and constantly asked the question of the opponent attackers.
But it was Big Bad Brett again who easily took out the coveted 'Bottle Opener' in his third Man of the Match performance of season 2012. BBB showed no fear or fatigue in his 40 minute non stop effort.
As the Touchers head into the next round of competition they need to remember that they are the leading attacking team in the comp. No other team can take apart a defence in the viscous manner in which the Touchers do. The Chairman needs to remind his team of that.
The player list for next week looks as follows:
Harro - Retired to another sport that we shall not mention the name of in these parts
Kiwi - Gone for the season - Torn calf
FAZ - Week to week - leg hurty
Jonty - Injury cloud - Hamstring
Milton - Week to week - Gout
Chairman - IN
Locksmith - IN
VC - To be confirmed by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the DFAT [Department of Foreign Affairs]
BBB - IN
Bob The Builder - IN
Supercoach Bill - IN
FMJ - IN
Waiting for a call up are Rolls Royce, Bulldog and The Body.
In these hard times I remember the words of a man from Terrey Hills,
It is not the measure of a man in how he wins, it is how he returns from defeat in his next appearance - FMJ
FMJ
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