- May 6, 2012
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With 1:19 left, Essendon with the momentum puts the ball deep into their forward pocket as Howlett gathers the ball and steps foot towards goal.
ENTER Bernard Vince. Bernie lays the perfect tackle dropping his knees and bringing Howlett to ground only to then roll to his side to ensure a cheap free kick is not paid. The ball spills free.
ENTER Cameron Pederson. The brut of a man, gets the hardball get metres from the boundary line, has the mindset to not concede the ball over the line but to flip Heath Hocking over his shoulder and then have the vision and composure to loop the handball over to the Skipper.
ENTER Nat Jones. The skipper who was once maligned by fans across the code as an ordinary kick, decides to swing onto his opposite, and hits a nice kick to the defender turned Forward in Frawley, who is one against 2, he is unfairly dealt with but still manages to bring the ball to ground, and with it goes Stanton and Hurley.
ENTER Jordie McKenzie. Jordie manages to gather the crumbs, runs within centimetres of the boundary and breaks the incoming Hurley tackle. He has the vision to give it back to Frawley, who returns with another looping handball back to the hard running Jordie McKenzie.
McKenzie sucks in Dempsey, and in typical Mckenzie fashion, dishes out the handball inboard and cops the hit.
ENTER Tom McDonald. McDonald receives the ball, tucks it under his arm, and he's off, takes a bounce, notices there aren't any clear options ahead, and handballs further in board to Tyson. Tyson, like Mckenzie before him waits until he's about to be tackled and dishes it onto another hard running Dee.
ENTER Jack Viney. Viney hits the ball at full speed, he goes to handball to Cross, but realises there is an Essendon player coming ready to tackle, so he holds on deviates to his left, arches his back, gets past the defender and handballs it over to the veteran who is now clear.
ENTER Daniel Cross. He gathers and has 3 players ahead, Dawes to his right, and Viney to his left, and Salem dead in front, he effortlessly chips it to the laser.
ENTER Christian Salem. The sub, takes the mark, thinks about handballing over the top to Dawes, but with experience beyond his years, he understands the crazy situation that is ahead. The little time that may be left. He decides to take it upon himself. With 19 seconds left he waltzes in as cool as farking ice slots it straight through the high diddle diddle.
Ironically, Salem was a die-hard Bomber fan as a kid, and in an interview I watched he recalled one of his favorite moments being the Zaharakis' match-winning goal on Anzac day. Today, I think he has a new favourite sporting moment, and judging by the celebration, he's now officially a die-hard Demon
It just seems like one of those crazy scripts, you just couldn't think of writing. But at the end of the day that's what our boys did. I don't know if it's going to be the game that establishes the future of this club. But by God it's as good a chance as any other.
ENTER Bernard Vince. Bernie lays the perfect tackle dropping his knees and bringing Howlett to ground only to then roll to his side to ensure a cheap free kick is not paid. The ball spills free.
ENTER Cameron Pederson. The brut of a man, gets the hardball get metres from the boundary line, has the mindset to not concede the ball over the line but to flip Heath Hocking over his shoulder and then have the vision and composure to loop the handball over to the Skipper.
ENTER Nat Jones. The skipper who was once maligned by fans across the code as an ordinary kick, decides to swing onto his opposite, and hits a nice kick to the defender turned Forward in Frawley, who is one against 2, he is unfairly dealt with but still manages to bring the ball to ground, and with it goes Stanton and Hurley.
ENTER Jordie McKenzie. Jordie manages to gather the crumbs, runs within centimetres of the boundary and breaks the incoming Hurley tackle. He has the vision to give it back to Frawley, who returns with another looping handball back to the hard running Jordie McKenzie.
McKenzie sucks in Dempsey, and in typical Mckenzie fashion, dishes out the handball inboard and cops the hit.
ENTER Tom McDonald. McDonald receives the ball, tucks it under his arm, and he's off, takes a bounce, notices there aren't any clear options ahead, and handballs further in board to Tyson. Tyson, like Mckenzie before him waits until he's about to be tackled and dishes it onto another hard running Dee.
ENTER Jack Viney. Viney hits the ball at full speed, he goes to handball to Cross, but realises there is an Essendon player coming ready to tackle, so he holds on deviates to his left, arches his back, gets past the defender and handballs it over to the veteran who is now clear.
ENTER Daniel Cross. He gathers and has 3 players ahead, Dawes to his right, and Viney to his left, and Salem dead in front, he effortlessly chips it to the laser.
ENTER Christian Salem. The sub, takes the mark, thinks about handballing over the top to Dawes, but with experience beyond his years, he understands the crazy situation that is ahead. The little time that may be left. He decides to take it upon himself. With 19 seconds left he waltzes in as cool as farking ice slots it straight through the high diddle diddle.
Ironically, Salem was a die-hard Bomber fan as a kid, and in an interview I watched he recalled one of his favorite moments being the Zaharakis' match-winning goal on Anzac day. Today, I think he has a new favourite sporting moment, and judging by the celebration, he's now officially a die-hard Demon
It just seems like one of those crazy scripts, you just couldn't think of writing. But at the end of the day that's what our boys did. I don't know if it's going to be the game that establishes the future of this club. But by God it's as good a chance as any other.
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