Back in 1999 I remember the
cold July Wednesday night trainings, for two reasons:
(1) it was the last time I went to training
(2) the cuts and bruises of friendly fire during
the “Chill Drill”
I move forward 13 years to this
weekend’s finals:
The tale of two teams:
Two Old Iggies Teams – with a
shared passion and never give up attitude.
Two Old Iggies Teams – separated
only by an average age difference of say 15 years
The story begins:
The Clock: 5 minutes to go
Old Iggies Colts 15 St Pats 22 - trail by 7
Old Iggies 5ths 8 Beecroft 10 - trail by 2
Like echoes from the past,
the call came to "CHILL IT".
. . . a darkness falls over
the sunny David Phillips field
. . . the degrees plummeted
. . . the crowd fades as a
mist folds in
. . . we regress back to a cold
Wednesday night and a good old fashioned “slog up the guts”.
“Pick and Drive! Chill it..... Chill it..... Chill it.”
The Clock: 4 minutes 15 metres out
“Chill it..... Chill it.....
Chill it.”
Young Maxy catapults his body
through the St Pats advantage line for another few metres.
Gav knocks over eleven
billion Beecroft forwards to inch forward five metres.
“Chill it..... Chill it.....
Chill it.”
The Clock: 3 minutes 10 metres out.
“Chill it..... Chill it.....
Chill it.”
The Clock: 2 minutes 5 metres out
Another St Pats penalty in front
of the sticks, 7 points down, a quick tap, up the guts, “Chill it again”
Beecroft steal the ball and
we go backwards 20 metres . . . . “Chill
it again”
. . . the clouds now shroud
the sun
. . . the crowd shivers
. . . and mumble a faint, distinct
chant
“Chill it again..... Chill it again..... Chill
it again”
The Clock: 1 minute 5 metres out
Colts edge it forward, inch
by inch by inch by inch . . . . . . . .
. . . . . & finally we go OVER !!!!!
Score 20-22 with a kick to
come
5th Grade edge
forward, inch by inch by inch by inch .
. . . . . . . . . . . . “Hands in the
Ruck”
Score 8-10 with a kick to
come
Both Old Iggies teams have a
kick from 20 metres out at 45 degrees and time is up.
. . . the sun cowers away,
unable to watch
. . . the crowd pucker from
the cold
. . . there is complete silence
Colts . . . . conversion . . . . it is over
. . . . 22 all is enough to
progress to the big dance
YOU LITTLE BEAUTY !!!!!
Ben King lines up his kick
. . . the sun sneaks a look
from behind a cloud
. . . rays of sunlight warm
the face
. . . yet the crowd . . . . silent, motionless and preying . . . . the Mantis steps in and strikes . . . IT IS OVER . . . . .
YOU LITTLE BEAUTY !!!!!
Next Week – The Big Dance at TG Milner
Colts v Knox OB
4th Grade V
Colleagues
5th Grade V Knox
OB
See you there
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