1-3 vs Thursday Knights – Albert Park Pits
DC(mom), RH(1), AW, CG, JH

Yep, another stinkin’ loss! but not without merit.

The Nannas have been hammered by these limeys before so we did none too poorly to restrict them to 3, while the Captain snuck a late ball under the well covered goalie to keep our pants on. There was some OK possession play but, as Giller pointed out, that’s not really how the nannas score goals. Playing possession football also requires an ability to push into gaps, open defenses and run on to that final pass – not something the nannas are known for doing with much regularity. The majority of Nanna goals at this level seem to come from scrubbing and hustling, jostling a loose ball and limping it over the line while the goalie is down. Its the final move we’re missing, either we need a striker with some foot skills (including the ability to kick with a left foot) who can actually take on a defense – especially the one on ones with the keeper – or we need to really focus on the final combinations, develop some interplay skills in front of the box, where there’s a little bit more expectation between the front two as to what may actually be about to happen. Call it prediction, call it set plays, call it future reading, call it what you will, it’s what we need. hell what we really need is some training, I’m sure that some basic strategic practice would lift the Nanna game by at least 3 – 4 %, and that my brown friends is the difference between losing badly and almost winning !

p.s. the 21st of July has been locked in as the inaugural beach box poker event. the nannas will get crazy high on a cocktail of bourbon and hollywood nose buffet before losing their money and passing out in the sand… tasteful !