by Lightning McQueen » Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:29 am
Definitely bad luck to Brahma Lodge on Saturday, you just can't practice to them conditions, it comes down to grit, determination and guts. I know Elizabeth had been hit by the flu amongst their playing group and it must rate as one of the best wins as a club since joining the SAAFL.
It just opens up a world of "what if's", in such an even competition this season the window of opportunity opened and closed for many teams throughout the season.
From our point of view there were many times that we could've taken a stranglehold on certain games which would've given us enough wins to make the finals or even gain that vital second chance.
Round 1 against Hope Valley, we wasted too many opportunities in front of goal early which cost us over the journey.
We were flying against Elizabeth when we played them at home and then hit the brakes and allowed them to run over us, much the same as the Lodge game away and Heccies at home.
Congratulations to Hectorville and Elizabeth for rising to the occasion, it is a marathon, not a sprint.
HOGG SHIELD DIVISION V WINNER 2018.