Re: Ch9 AFL Division 7 - 2015
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:59 pm
Yank Man wrote:morell wrote:Alright, it's been a long enough time for the Houghton guys to heal.
Here are my favourite photos from the day.
1. The (in)famous McDonnell twins before the game, Luke had surprised Nat by flying down from Darwin on the red eye. Had not seen eachother in months. Such a great moment when you understand all of the context - makes me tear up.
2. The WAGS. Wives of Messrs Weekley, McDonnell and Labbozzetta. This was early in the game when we were 5 goals to 1 down.
3. The Future. A few Mitchell park squirts. Some good bloodlines here. S.McDonnell already better than his Dad.
4. Son of a Gun. Nick Leck leaving his opponent for dead. 16 years old.
5. The Celebration. Nick Leck again starting to realise he could be pretty special.
6. From Son to Father. Sonny McDonnell giving his Dad his medal.
7. The Weekley Legacy. This family have given so much. Here is Bob, the patriarch, resting in hospital after surgery for cancer and Ben our captain, on the Sunday morning after the game. The GF was the first game Bob had missed of Ben's for 19 years.
If I could say nothing else, I would say this is the story of the Mitchell Park family. A family I am proud to be adopted in to. Sorry Raiders, you never had a chance with all this emotion going on. I respect you guys all the same. Come up to Div 6 and let's continue the friendship, even if it's at the bottom of the ladder.
Belive me we are nowhere near over it or healed yet. But at the same time they are some great stories. I knew Leck was gonna be a pain after seeing him in the prelim run amuck.
And the div 6 debate has raged in our group page all day.