Saturday, April 09, 2005
Albany Creek (Green) 35 - 40 Norths (White)
After a dismal training session on the Friday when the kids acted like psychotic minature demons from Hades, we got often a promising start to the season with a win over Albany Creek.

I have good feeling about this season. We have a big squad (11), with three great new recruits to the team. On Saturday everyone played well - James was his usual busy self, stealing the ball and disrupting play like the best of any open side flanker, Will was his usual controlled, mercurial self and Tyrone has learnt to score in the corner, whilst diving, holding the ball in one hand, suspended out of play and squeezing it inside like Joe Rokocoko. And Hugo, Hugo interplayed with Will three times for Will to score try of the match.

But it was the boy's commitment on the defensive line that impressed me most. We kept our shape in defense, didn't get too many players sucked in to the ruck and so kept numbers out wide and got goal side to block any direct way to the try line.

Oh yes, these kids are only 6 years old.

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