Some positives out of the long weekend

After all the Drama of Friday and Saturday, we had what could quite possibly be described as the perfect Sunday. In the morning, the three of us hung out together and went to do the groceries (OK this makes it slightly short of the perfect Sunday... but you gotta eat).

In the afternoon, some friends (Paul, Matt, Louise) and Family (Dad, Nicole, Dan) came to see the Tigers play the Knights at Marathon stadium. At the same time Kel and Elliott had Paul and Matt's partners (Beth and Kate) and boys (Alfie and Ben) over to hang out for the afternoon. The footy produced a Tigers victory and an added bonus of seeing Aunty Maureen, Cathy, and Chris (family on Dads side). The Knights put up a typically spirited effort, given the motivation of the weekends events, and really took it to the Tigers in the first half. The Tigers weren't bad... but the lacked intensity and were a bit loose with the ball in hand. Thankfully, they picked up their performance in the second half and ran in a couple of spectacular late tries, including a juggling effort from Liam Fulton who had been knocked senseless only minutes earlier.


For the Tigers, it was good to see Johnny Morris continue to improve and adapt to the Tigers play. Robbie Farrah directed the team with distinction and Dean Collis had a great day in attack and with the boot. Our forward pack has to be one of the hardest working in all the NRL with the likes of Ben Galea and Chris Heighington going all day long. Keith Galloway also put in a good effort in his return to first grade.


For the Knights, I was particularly impressed with their halfback Luke Walsh, he was dangerous in attack with the ball in hand or off the boot. Brad Tighe also had a whale of a game with a pair of tries.

After the game, us boys (Matt, Paul, and myself) went and got some take away noodles for dinner. We found that the Girls and little boys had also had a nice afternoon of cheese, lemon tart and plenty of chat time. The girls even choreographed a little dance for us (I think it was for us???) ... best described as a mix of scary and seductive. We had a lovely time chatting and relaxing and have even committed (in principle) to organise our first real camping trip together when the weather warms up. The little boys continue to get to know each other (don't have much choice with their parents hitting it off so well) and I'm sure they are forming their own friendships that will last a long time to come.


Good stuff all... we'll have to do it again soon :0)