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POSTSCRIPT 2011 | The Nine Golds, featuring many of the same boys, had a difficult start to their first season in Mod Footy. They struggled for numbers at times and found themselves in a competition that made it hard to build any sort of winning momentum. By mid-season, however, they were showing signs of coming back to their best. After a particulalrly stirring win, assistant coach Kevin O'Kane penned the boys an open letter of congratulations and encouragement:
"Daz couldn’t contain himself and rang me straight after the game," Kevin wrote. "I’m really proud of you guys. I hope you are all starting to realise that we are a great team, not a team of one or two champions. You didn’t need Henry, Max, Will and Harry for this game and you still beat one of the best teams in the comp. The improvement each week in your individual skills is a pleasure to be a part of. Daz tells me little Sam was in everything. Connor was on fire again and Daniel is starting to hit that rare Daniel form at the right time of the year. Tommy gets better with each game of league he plays. The big men are getting better each week. Its not just Jayden or Henry running over people, Josh is realizing he is a very tough hombre to tackle. Tristan is slowly learning is possibly the hardest guy to tackle in our team. Jamie is teaching the team that you can have all the skill in the world but he brings pure courage and heart to the field – he actually hates being tackled more than any human I’ve seen. Big Connor is starting to learn that his presence scares kids; add hard running to that and we have another weapon! George is a pure worker, just what the doctor ordered – a real Hindmarsh or a Hardwick (just for you diehard Tigers) – I like to think of him as more of a Dean Lance (restoring the Raiders balance). Well done – cant wait for training so we can learn some new plays and keep the opposition guessing which one of our strike players is the one to mark. I’d hate to coach against you guys, because when you guys all show up and are ready to play you are hard to beat. Remember the goals you set for yourselves that you committed to with me and Darryl and to your team mates." |
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