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Beer Olympics match report:
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Submitted by Rob Magrath


Well what can be said, some people are just made for these sort of events
and some aren’t! In a true test of speed, stamina, skill and ability-to-function
-whilst-drunk, Bobby G blew his opponents off the park. Bobby started strong 
with the Tackle Bag Toss with the Piukala boys taking out the minor places, 
which pretty much set the tempo for the whole day. Strong performances 
throughout the Schooner Goal Kick, Egg Toss and Gauntlet meant he was 
never headed and finished a comfortable winner. 

As for the blue-ribbon event of the day, the much-hyped Iron Guts, it took an
import to upstage the favoured Matt Piukala. Six people started, three finished, 
as is often the nature of the event. Josh Guthrie took an early lead and was 
never headed, which makes you wonder just what kind of chow gets served 
up in the Guthrie household every night. Cam Riddett failed early, not even 
attempting the dry WeetBix. 1 down, 5 runners left. Next to withdraw was Dave 
Piukala, who was no match for the cup of sardines confronting him. 2 out, four 
to go. When Tef balked at the raw mince burger there were three remaining, 
each with one steely eye on each other and one on the beer, egg and sardine 
mixture that was left fronting them. Josh powered it down without a second though, 
Matt eventually got his down, and half an hour later Rob drained the last of the 
god-awful concoction (having devised the mixture he never really had a choice). 

 Other highlights for the day:

-          Jaimie getting absolutely rag-dolled in the Gauntlet, I’m sure it was more the 
beer than the gladiator spirit that had the brains-trust sending out the smallest man.

-          Cam nearly taking out the Schooner Goal Kick with his old school kicking 
methods and innovative handling technique – it had us all laughing early but more 
fool us hey?

-          Judge Reggie. Need I say more? ‘GUUUIIIIILLLLLLTY – I sentence you to 
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE fingers!!!’ Enough said – can’t wait till the Judge’s next 
appearance on the semis bus trip.

-          Danny G pulling off his best tackle of the season to take down not one, but t
wo of the colties strongest runners. We won’t mention the aftermath..

-          Danny G again – not for beer Olympics, but for going out after it until the wee 
small hours when his BAC gave him absolutely no right to! 

-          Duff never failing to answer the call to arms when ‘Here’s to Duffy…’ rings out 
across Hornsby.

-          And plenty more than I can’t remember, as pretty much everyone who turned 
up provided a laugh at one stage or another.

A great day for all, thanks to all the boys (and girls) that showed up, safe to say we 
all had an awesome time. Our next shindig will likely be the bus trip to the semis so 
pump up, start preparing your defenses coz Kangaroo Court will be back in session, 
the Judge will be in attendance and hopefully we’ll have a couple of wins to celebrate!

Remember, if you’ve got any ideas for social functions don’t hesitate to talk to Rob 
or anyone from the Committee - we’re open to ideas and more than happy to work 
with you if you’ve got something with potential.



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4TH GRADE REPORT
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Submitted by Ian Crothers


Hornsby 19 vs UNSW 26

One of our better performances for the year Vs second placed Uni
 - we lost, but it was very close! With several of our regular 
guys unavailable it was again a case of throwing a team together 
somewhat at the last minute. Nonetheless, we played really well 
as a team – taking the game right to the wire with the result 
not clear until the final play.


Good performances from all the boys today but most notably Tony 
Hannay (3 points), Rob McGrath (2 points) and Trent Withers 
(1 point).

 

This essentially ends our semi final chances for this year, but 
there is plenty of footy left to be played over these last few 
weeks and it would be great to end the season with a few more 
points on the board! Let’s work towards a solid performance Vs 
Barker this week and then a couple of big upsets when we take 
on Waverley and Lindfield. See you at training on Thursday guys.