ROUND 10 – A1 GRADE MATCH REVIEWS FACE BOOK EDITOR TAKES “IRON JAY” INSULT ON CHIN The home and away season is done and dusted and for two teams, the chance of participating in free food on finals night is now just a dream of the past. Mt Martha’s “Iron Jay” Mark Flavel and “Gentleman Jim” Conlon have finally been put out of their misery when, after winning their first doubles match of the season, they were unable to capitalize on this rare and unexpected event and went down 3-2 to Somerville. The smooth legged “Iron Jay” squandered a 2-0 lead over Chris “Thrasher” Robinson to go down in seven and that was the end of any real chance Mt Martha had of securing their first and only win of the season. “Iron Jay” came back from his thrashing by “Thrasher” to record a 4-2 win against “Pretty Boy” Du Plooy, which included an 11-0 shellacking in game 5. The prancing, dancing “Pretty Boy” who is the darling of table tennis fans around the country, regained some pride with a win over “Gentleman Jim” before “Thrasher” repeated the “bash a veteran” theme of the night, by demolishing “Gentleman Jim” to wrap up the match. Somerville will play Mornington for team bronze next week after that side was unable to upset top of the ladder Frankston, in a match highlighted by the twice a season clash between arch rivals Sam Palmer “The Frankston Express” and Jarryd Cathcart “The J C Train”. After Palmer and partner “Lobby” Lloyd had recorded their ninth doubles win in the ten match winter competition, someone had to derail “The Frankston Express” if Mornington were to have any chance of victory and “The J C Train” came oh so close to doing so, before going down 12-10 in the seventh, after a see-sawing encounter. Palmer’s win dashed Mornington’s hopes of participating in the gold medal playoff game next week whilst also delivering some more bling to the Frankston superman’s bulging trophy cabinet after securing yet another Leading Player award. My beloved Carrum Downs, absent the services of the beach loving “Carrum Downs Colossus” Phil Bolitho, surprised everybody, including your Face Book editor, with a 4-1 victory over Langwarrin. Admittedly Langwarrin’s Craig Entwistle was missing in action, replaced in the line up by new pennant secretary Mat Delvecchio, whilst his partner Shane “Chainsaw” O’Connor was suffering from some sort of “bubonic plague like illness” that had him gasping for breath after shaking hands before the match. But a win is a win as they say in the classics and with the sterling support provided by my partner Brian Stephens, the good guys have managed to snare a gold medal match against Frankston next week. Admittedly my confidence was dealt a blow when “Iron Jay” Mark Flavel seemed somewhat perplexed when I advised him of the match result, unbelieving as he was that is was possible for my side to secure a 4-1 win without “The Colossus” in the line up. This slur on my table tennis credentials became even more pronounced when he declared, “that even the Colossus didn’t think we would win” Of course I am old and wise enough to let these sort of insults go through to the keeper. Whilst “Iron Jay” is home next Thursday night shaving his legs, I will be the one tucking into the endless array of pies, pasties, and other tasty treats and gastronomical delicacies on offer at the post finals celebrations. And of course if we win, I will have great pleasure in raising a glass of top shelf cordial in celebration of a wonderful season highlighted, as it was, by a comfortable win over the hairless one early in the season. Hit hard and prosper Greig Whitelaw
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 05:59:43 +0000
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