Relics kit offer.

Hi guys,

This kit is $35 shirt, shorts and socks if you want it, as well as your name and number on the back.

It has not yet and may not be approved by the club or the association as an official playing kit. I have asked the club for permission but had no reply as yet.

For that money I will have one even if it costs a little more cause we order less, and if anyone between the numbers 7 to 11 pull out, I want their number.

Diamond and Referee Clash Over Centre Circle as Relics’ Crush Kripples’

Relics’ marquee player Diamond and the match referee clashed heatedly in sensational circumstances yesterday at Jubilee Oval. Both big men refused to yield when it became obvious that the centre circle was not going to be big enough for both of them! The big pair continued to get in each others way as each refused to move out of the centre circle. Peace was finally brokered when Coach Vic moved Diamond to striker. This move gave the truck in yellow the centre circle to himself.



Aside from the clash of the big men the match between the Relics’ and Kripples’ was a tense struggle as the Relics’ attempted to consolidate third spot on the ladder and the Kripples’ trying to lift themselves from the bottom of the league into semi-final contention.



The match began poorly for the Relics’ with Captain Kangaroo Mickledinho losing another toss forcing the boys to run uphill and into the wind and sun for both halves. Despite this early setback the Relics’ dominated the early exchanges with one Kripple noting, “gee, you guys push the ball around well.” Obviously this man was not at our previous couple of matches.



During this first period both teams had good opportunities to score but neither side was good enough to finish. Apart from poor finishing the Kripples had to contend with the supreme keeping skills of the Man Mountain. MM was impregnable spoiling a number of attempts by the Kripples with brilliant saves. This performance from MM went a long way to erase the memories of his last visit to Jubilee. MM was obviously in the mood to impress as he brought his own crowd with him. MMs great form is a good sign with the semis just around the corner.



This Banker, as usual was solid, as he marshalled his defensive partners Statue, Crow, the Silver Brumby and mad man Dallas into a tight and determined unit. Statue, in particular, has become a revelation at right back. Coach Vic was overheard telling anyone who would listen that his decision to shift Statue to right back was a tactical masterstroke on his part. In reality, Coach Vic was the last Relic to fully appreciate Statue’s striking capacity. For most of the match the backs were able to find the eager feet midfield including BB, Toe, Hat, Downhill, Roy and Shadow. What the midfield did with the ball on some occasions was probably not what the backs had in mind. During the latter stages of the first half rather than look for the simple passing options the midfield tended to look for the ‘miracle ball’. This put pressure on the Axe and Mickledinho. On several occasions the midfield mistook Diamond for Usain Bolt!

This is not Diamond

The Relics’ went into the break 0-0.



The second half was all Relics. The midfield clicked into gear mounting numerous attacking raids. The pressure finally told when Coach Vic was felled like Christmas tree on the edge of the box. All eyes searched for Diamond and thankfully he was on the sideline! BB stepped forward to take the penalty when Mickledinho inexplicably tossed the ball to Roy. A hush went over Jubilee Oval. Could the injury prone Roy convert? Does Captain Kangaroo know what he is doing? The Relics’ season was on the line. The yellow truck took an excursion from the centre circle to the goal mouth to position the penalty. Roy stepped back. No one could look. Roy then moved in and hit one of the most pitiful left foot strikes of all time. The ball dribbled from his foot and slowly rolled to the right of the keeper. The keeper over-estimating the speed of the ball dived too early and despite getting a hand on the ball the ball just trickled over the line…GOAL! Put this one down to very, very, very ordinary goal keeping.



With their noses in front the Relics’ continued to pepper the Kripples’ goal. Shortly afterward Roy found himself ‘johnny on the spot’ for a second attempt at goal. Roy scored and the boys celebrated safe passage to the semis.



The final score 2-0 was a fitting scoreline in the context of this match.



BB

Players player award.

Next week will be our last game of the season prior to the finals (washed out game 6), you need to pick the player you think has contributed the most this year. Email me the name of the player you want to get this award at smoking-vic@hotmail.com. After all the votes are in and only if we do have a draw, I will ask you for your second best player of the year.

Other results.

BUD 3 AVO 0

DOY 0 KDS2 4

Line up 20.

Just except it.

Current Table

G45
	P	W	D	L	B	GF	GA	GD	PTS
KDS2	19	11	7	1	0	35	9	26	40
BUD	19	10	6	3	0	38	16	22	36
KIN	19	5	6	8	0	17	26	-9	21
DOY	19	3	11	5	0	11	20	-9	20
AVO	19	3	7	9	0	11	25	-14	16
KDS1	19	2	9	8	0	16	32	-16	15

I have been told that round 11 (27th of June) was cancelled and every one got a 0-0 draw, but that doesn't work out as Kin 3 - Avo 0, Doy 1 - Kds1 4 and Bud 0 - Kds2 2.

G45 Finals Series

12-09-09 12.00 TOU2 MAJOR

12-09-09 01.30 TOU1 MINOR

19-09-09 11.00 MTN2 FINAL

26-09-09 11.45 MTN2 GRAND FINAL

I still don't know if we play Avoca Sat 5th, Greg may find out on Monday. So we have to play in positions just in case this game is on. Sorry MM, you stay in goals and the rest of you guys cant play strikers.

Just except it.

I know I'm over it, CCF rules.

Presentation Night

Check out the link

http://www.gmscostumes.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=73

Some ideas:

Diamond - Fred Flintstone
Vic - Groucho Marx

Maximilliion - Scarecrow
BB - Errol Flynn
Crow - Uncle Fester
MM - Bob the Builder
Mickledinho & the Axe - Pimps
Hat - Gary Glitter

KRFC Table 17th Aug.

This is the table on the KRFC web site dated 17th Aug. I dont think its correct but according to this table if Doy win one game Kds1 win 2 and we loose our next two games we could be out of the finals on goal diff.

This weekend. (TIME CHANGED)

Day	Date	Field	Time	Grade	Home	Away
Saturday	29-Aug	BUD1	1430	G45	BUD	AVO
Saturday	29-Aug	DOY1	1300	G45	DOY	KDS2
Saturday	29-Aug	JUB	1400	G45	KDS1	KIN

Please be at Jubilee Park by 1:30pm.

Coach Vic Turns Professional!

In an amazingly unselfish display Coach Vic withdrew himself from the playing roster to face the Smuggler’s to give full concentration to his coaching duties. Pre-game chatter was optimistic despite the previous results against the Smuggler’s this year as Coach Vic brought further adjustments to the starting line up.

In major moves, probably designed to shore up the back line, Downhill Dave was moved to sweeper and Statue to right back. The early play was relatively even, despite the propensity of the Smuggler’s to run, and pass, and tackle, tactics somewhat unfamiliar at times to the Relics. However at around the 10 minute mark Roy suffered a twinge to some part of his anatomy and was soon headed for the bench in the hope that a buxom Swedish masseuse might be available for a rub down, but no luck there. This brought Dallas into the fray causing some difficulty for the Smuggler’s flanker as he was no longer able to run around a defender.

Whether the introduction of Dallas unsettled the back line is still under investigation but the solid defence, anchored by Downhill Dave, was rocked when an innocuous cross came in from the Smuggler’s right and despite Man Mountain having it well covered nothing could have overcome the Maximillion factor. This tireless workhorse was once again right on the spot to meet the cross and as happens at least once a year managed to deflect the ball so casually that even Man Mountain, although getting a hand to it, was unable to prevent the own goal. Relics down one.

Shortly after conceding, the Relic’s recovered their composure, moving the ball around nicely with it finally ending out wide on the right with The Hat. Taking a moment to compose himself The Hat, with the deftness of a Tiger Wood’s five iron drive to the green, lofted a long range shot (?) sending the ball streaking towards it’s target. The Smuggler’s keeper, clearly taunted by the on coming ball, rushed off his line and then whether he was blinded by the midday sun or as more likely by the audacity of The Hat taking a shot from such distance failed in his judgement. The ball falling short of the keeper then rose sharply after landing clearly evidencing the degree of top spin placed upon it by The Hat to bounce over the keeper and lodge securely in the Smuggler’s net.

The remainder of the first half was relatively uneventful although a dazzling run by the Diamond saw him take the ball out of the grasp of the Smuggler’s keeper then realising he was heading the wrong way and with all the grace and speed of the Titanic he turned to face the goal. Possibly already hearing the hero worship ring in his ears he studied the situation. "Do I slam it at the near post, do I slide it past the keeper to the far or do I chip him??" Too many questions and in the end a simple back pass resulted in a grateful keeper hardly moving. One all at the break.

The second half commenced whilst the Relic’s were still enjoying a siesta and a lack of coordination down the middle quickly saw the Smuggler’s play some silky smooth football resulting in a two on one against Man Mountain and the tie was broken.

For much of the period the game was lacklustre with the Relics scrambling defence often required and ball control not overly evident. Around three quarter time a clearly distressed Silver Brumby, overcome by intense agoraphobia (fear of open spaces) from having too much room on the left hand side, took a short break on the side to regain his composure. This seemed to spur the Relics on as they also became aware of the space. Ball movement improved and despite starting to exert some pressure the defence was unable to match a counter attack and the Smuggler’s went to 3-1 up.

From the restart the Relics continued to use the space and in the final 10 minutes of the game opportunities opened up. In one display of unselfish play the Diamond and Micheldinho (mojo may still be missing) cracked the Smuggler defence only to both be reluctant to shoot. The short interchange of passes eventually ending when the Diamond hit a dynamic shot only to have the keeper parry it away. The Relics clearly ended with the better chances but they went unconverted and the result remained unchanged.

Cheers

The BANKER.