Jack Toft
Years ago
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Eagles-Lions @ Wayville Cove ANZAC Day
Women: Playing the part of Johnny Turk today will be the Eagles. As the brave Lionesses launch themselves onto the sands of Wayville, they, like the first wave in 1915, will face a barrage of fire. Like on day 1 of the original ANZAC campaign, it'll be win to the Turks.
Men: But just like the Gallipoli campaign things got interesting as it went on. The men’s game will see some very good action, but just like Gallipoli, the home team will plow down the waves of Lions comes out of the trenches and come out trumps. Forestville by 10.
North - Forestville @ Tin Shed 1
Women: MOTR. The invading Eagle army seeks to win over the happy people of the North. It’s just like any conflict. But an invading army always finds it hard to beat a people fighting on their home turf. Forestville won’t win the hearts and minds of the locals as the Eagles take this one.
Men: This will be the ultimate Cold War and with both sides having nuclear capabilities, the button could be pressed at anytime. Forestville are a cut above the rest and should be able to disarm the rockets. No mushroom cloud at Hillcrest tonight.
South – Mavs @ Tin Shed 2
Women: The Mavettes are set to parachute into Pantherland and launch a full on assault. Panther resistance fighters will fight to defend the jewel in BSA’s crown, but the Mavettes have not gone a bridge too far and will find the resistance yielding quickly.
Men: The invading Mavs fight for control of the Panther’s Death Star. The Mavs looking for the exhaust shaft to drop their bomb. The Panthers should be able to fight them off if they don’t hit the self destruct button.
Sturt – Southern @ Pasadena
Women: Invading Pasadena is like invading Russia. Many have tried, many have failed. Tonight the Tigeresses find themselves in Stalingrad encircled by the Sturt defensive ring. Hungry Sabres to feast on Tiger meat tonight.
Men: Sturt are like US Forces. Southern are like insurgents. They face a formidable well armed foe with limited resources. Sometimes the strongest army gets their buts whipped and the whole world celebrates. The Southern IED’s might be enough to take out the Sturt tanks tonight. Just for the hell of it, Tigers in an upset!
West – Norwood @ Port
Women: The Norwood war machine might need to go into 4WD mode tonight to ride the bumps at the Port, but will still manage to negotiate the sand dunes and storm the beach without Simon breaking into too much of a sweat. The Norwood Blitzkreig continues.
Men: After Gallipoli came the Western Front. Norwood with a good win against the Rockets come up against the seemingly unstoppable Bearcat Army marching to a minor premiership. Like the Western Front, the advantage will swing with each play. West with all the weapons, but what cunning plan will Field Marshall Davidson come up with to snatch victory? General Bell has the upper hand and even from a French Chateau sipping fine champagne should be able to claim this skirmish.
Centrals – Woodville @ Starplex
Women: MOTR for all the wrong reasons. Both teams yet to win and both teams are throwing bricks like a burley trades assistant in between iced coffees. FG% Centrals 28%, Woodville 29%. OK if you’re the red baron dropping bricks while flying over a trench, but you won’t win too many games shooting in the 20’s. Probably not a matter of who will win, but who ill lose.
Men: Both teams are on the rise and I have a good feeling about Woodies this year. I bet Ricey has a fresh kit on hand in the boot of his car just in case Al asks for an emergency. Centrals with an optimism that no-one at the club has seen for a while. Playing the role of renegade Colonel Kurtz tonight is Scott Whitmore. Can Capt Willard (Green) sneak into Cambodia and capture the Colonel to return him back to Woodville? This will be a very entertaining game. I love the smell of napalm and Al Green will call in the support to drop a full load tonight.