Whatever the outcome of those other games though Taroona will finish with the best defensive record of the league - led by the Imposing Joey Taylor - whose clean sheet today was never in danger. (At the other end the goalie tried to match the Imposing Joey with his voice)
Liam O'Donovan put home one more net - since game 3 he has scored every week.
A great team effort again in a tension laden match - Ben Wisby, Joey Atkinson, the above mentioned, Chris and Mat Etherington, Jack O'Sullivan, Will Hunt and Angus all made significant contributions. One Joseph Haddon tackle in particular exemplified concentration, resilience and pluck and turned Nelson attack into Taroona thrust. James Doyle and Tom have careers in logistics - making sure deliveries arrive in style and on time - if they want them! James Tathum deployed courage and a deft foot when needed.
The almost beheaded Zac Osborne peppered the goals with shots that but for his nearly headless Nick status would have gone in.
Behind it all the puppet master - Supercoach Geoff Guus Hiddink Atkinson - also known as the Engineer (or Farook to those who remember) pulled the strings with substitutions and moves designed to heat the pressure cooker - almost to steam whistling point. When the said receptacle was opened there was Nelson - cooked to perfection.
Looking back on a year of moves, foreign jaunts, shock inclusions, culling numbers to increase team concentration and pre-game preparations on a plastic chair while the "Sweet" air of Kelvedon dealt with Friday night leftovers , is a fine picture indeed. A Monet I think.
A hastily convened meeting after the game heard the Engineer crowned Coach for Life and the decent question posed "why arent you in Beijing Geoff?"
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