As I write the coveted R.C. Dog cup trophy takes pride of place in my lounge room. Thanks to the efforts of the Crusty Buggers team there is another MBB name engraved on this unique perpetual trophy.
It was a good effort by both teams this season, the Fresh Buggers had some great moments and looked to be a real powerhouse of the competition after the first few weeks. The Crusty team also started with a bang in round one when we pitted our brand new line up against the Rawhide team and come out on top.
Both teams had challenging patches through the middle section of the competition with player numbers being as issue for the Fresh squad especially. Through the final weeks of the competition i think both teams played some good frisbee and it was great to have 2 teams in the Semi final stage.
The Crusty team performed very well in our last 3 games. I think this is a lot to do with the ability of the team to play well across a whole game. We spoke a lot about focus and effort being aspects of our game the can be directly controlled. There are many components and happenings in a game of frisbee that players have limited or no control over, so its very important to make sure you do well is the aspects that you can control.
The grand final on Thursday night was a example of this. Both teams were evenly matched through the beginning stages of the game, the Crusty team just managed to stay focussed, intense and committed to our systems for longer. I think this is the major reason why we pulled away in the late stage of the second half. Steve and I did break 2 of their players in the second half of the game, however i think we were out and looking like taking it by that stage.
Highlights for me of the game were a couple of Jason's full field backhands, the impressive under cutting of Micka Kanowski (Crusty Bug Roookie of the League), that 1 massive block that Steve got in the front corner of the endzone, the consistency of our effort across the game and some of the post game talk and celebration.
"How old are you Spinner?" - "I'm 30"
"Jason?" - "Oh over 40 now"
"What about you Kanowski?" - "Yeah i'm 19." - "woah"
"Hey Steve, your still 17 aren't you?" - Looks down at the drink in his hand - "Yeah" The boys break up laughing.
That was a funny moment.
So well done teams, i hope everyone had positive experiences during the league and are looking forward to taking a little break before firing it up again in 2008.
Cheers Buggers.
