Heard today that Jack Gibson died, aged 79. Another reminder that time waits for no-one. Apparently he’d been battling Alzheimer’s for the past few years. He was a terrific football coach but always for teams I despised (Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta) so I never really appreciated him.
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The boys had their soccer matches today, today being Saturday and all. As usual the Under 11’s struggled, although it didn’t look too bad at half-time with the kids only down 3-0. Then the floodgates opened and it got pretty ugly finishing 9 or 10 – nil. We’re getting used to the floggings now.
The Under 9’s continue to improve and were looking for a 3rd win on the trot. They had to be content wit ha 4-all draw, which I though was an appropriate result for a hotly contested match. Good viewing all round.
Came home to some yard-work to round the afternoon off. Attacked a fan palm which had grown a tad rampant behind the garage. Bloody thing was well armed with it’s ample supply of thorns and put up a commendable rearguard battle. But in the end it was no match for me, my pruning saw and extension secateurs.
The Under 9’s continue to improve and were looking for a 3rd win on the trot. They had to be content wit ha 4-all draw, which I though was an appropriate result for a hotly contested match. Good viewing all round.
Came home to some yard-work to round the afternoon off. Attacked a fan palm which had grown a tad rampant behind the garage. Bloody thing was well armed with it’s ample supply of thorns and put up a commendable rearguard battle. But in the end it was no match for me, my pruning saw and extension secateurs.
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No AFL last night or in the afternoon today because the Victoria v Dream Team match to celebrate 150 years of AFL football is on this weekend. It’s a bit hard to take, only one meaningless match all weekend. I’m sure I’ll get by.
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