Game 7 v Victoria City

Hi again

The final pool match. The game before us went to plan with New South
Wales winning easily, so that was one part of the jigsaw in place. The
game after ours would be the best team (Queensland) against our main
rivals for 4th spot ACT (Australia Capital Territory).

I played left half (the Aussie version of wing back) for most of the
match, with occasional spells at sweeper. It was quite a disjointed
game, probably because it meant so much.

We scored a field goal after some neat interpassing - not something
we've been famed for. Then as we have done in three previous games, we
stuck on this 1-0 scoreline until halftime. We then avoided our
customary slump after the break in the best possible way. We scored 2
(two) more goals, one short corner and one field. Ken Walter, our
pseudo Scot who invited me over, scored two of the goals - "at last"
as he said.

Result -3-0 and just what we needed. The game after us also went our
way with Queensland winning easily in the end.

So unbelievably we are in 'The Finals' as the Aussies have called the
final two matches. The first is on Friday at 1000 hours.

By the way, it's the first time West Australia Country have achieved
4th place in more than 10 years and I think we're the only WAC age
group to do it, so we'll have lots of support!

Who knows what will happen next? After all, it's Cup games from now on.

Alan Bryce