Aussie rules has to be modified a bit to be played here. For example, we play on a rugby pitch, with nine players per side on the field. Since the pitch is fairly short, there was a one bounce limit before you had to pass.
Göteborg was boosted by a few ring-in's from Oslo: three Aussies! So the final make up of the Berserkers was 5 Aussies and 6 Swedes. It was a sunny day, with a moderate wind down the ground. We lost the toss and kicked into the wind in the first quarter. While slightly down at quarter time, a heated 2nd quarter made sure we were in front at half time by a goal. Unfortunately our ruck man was knocked out after a heavy tackle.With the loss of the ruck man our mid-field was significantly weakened and Karlstad took full advantage kicking 6 or 7 goals in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter. It's not called the premiership quarter for nothing. From here we never recovered.
Karlstad def. Göteborg: 18.19.127 to 9.14.68.
Postscript: Mattias, the ruck who was knocked out, was at training the following Monday, suffering only a "slight" headache. Suffice to say, he opted out of the scratch match at the end.
2 comments:
Flip,
Do we get any stats or comments on your performance?
Planning a comeback in Aus. on return??? :)
-=dan
Ahh.. my performance. Of course I racked up 35 possessions, of which 33 were hard ball gets... but really it's a team performance.. :-P
I played at full back for the first half, and half back for the second. A few possessions. Gave away and received a couple of free kicks. Wasn't too shabby :-)
No come back in aus... training is too much like hard work.. hehe
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