The game day
"Double the FIST" - "Ahhh yeahhh..." "Why don’t you roll over baby and let me get the other side!" The weekend that was Mr and Mrs Michael Fraser’s wedding - Grats guys. Damn. Now that is what I call a good game. "How about that local sporting event" Well it went a little something like this.

Preseason training:

Sydney - Melbourne.

Practice Match

The practice match was held on the Thursday before the game. Most of the team showed up. Apart from Andy, who wasn't actually told the practice was on. This was poor communication by the team, and we really should work on that before the game day.

Warm-up:

Mexican Graffiti - Horses, pool.

Game day:

Big breakfast care of andybotting.com's mum. Early mud came in contact with Timmy's crotch, but he was able to pull through. Traveling to the ground: Quick stop off to get some supplies for the game. The first, the emblem for our footy tops. Second, the refreshments from Dan Murphy’s<. We had caught rumor that there were no refreshments provided at the game, and we didn't what our electrolytes level to drop below anything that resembled light inebriation. So charged with the personalized flasks that were given by the captain, the team "Tim Tom and Andy" would remain strong and true all day. Always picking up the 1 presenters. Suit up: We arrived at the church with approx 30 mins until kick off. And went into the change rooms (ministers House next door) to get the footy tops on. Once suited up we proceeded back to the church for some stretching and to meet the fans. As it was getting closer to kick off we ran though the banner and awaited for the opposition at the alter. Kick off: The TAB was running hot with Tim Tom Andy and the Captain all placing bets on how late the bride would be. The stats went a little like this. Andy 0-5mins late Gabba 10-15mins late Timmy 20-25mins late Tom 25-30mins late As it all turns out we all lost our money, and she showed up very impressingly mind you in the 5-10 min gap between Andy and Gabba.

Game on

Offering 1 more chance to the captain to defer the game to a later date (as all good best-men should do) the siren sounded and it was on for young and old. Kudos to Andy who in missing the practice still performed well on the day. The soppy bit! Jen looked beautiful! Her brides maids had done a fantastic job. The service went off without a hitch, no rings were lost, and with the help of the service manual or itinerary I think they call it no words were forgotten. Note: There was one point in there where I was questioning the dedication of our Captain. He was looking into the oppositions eyes, and muttered something like "I will" - I got the sense he had this undesirable urge to start the end of season trip right there and then, before the game was even finished!

Doing it for the fans:

After the game, I think we conscripted a player from the other team. We all went back and signed a form which transferred the captains from Team Barry, over to our side - "Team Fraser - Double the fist". She's a decent enough player so its cool to have her on the team. We after a lot of photographs and meeting the fans again, we were taken via Limo Yeah that’s right to various locations around Queens Cliff to get the shots for the yearly calendar. I hear October is going to be a killer.

The after Party

After the photos were done we arrived at the after party. The time was 6:00pm and we hadn't had anything to eat since the awesome bacon and eggs at andybotting.com's mum mums house. I tell you what, they Doubled the Fist with the beef and tomato soup. Damn good. The flasks were working overtime by now, and the head waiter clicked onto what was going on very early on, by the number of jugs of coke that were ordered by the groomsmen. The contingency plan, set in motion via the keyword abort involved the three groomsmen leaping through the glass window behind the table oh honor into the fern garden outside. Crude, but effective. The speeches that Gab received were very cool. Most proving some sense of advice or past experience that could help him. His best man's speech was interesting, since he forgot his speech notes - At least he remembered the rings.

Footy Trip

The end of season footy trip really has my gripes up. Seems like after all the work the team put in, the captain went on the footy trip with new recruit and left the rest of us behind. He'd better had a good time, maybe he is testing the skills of the new player. DOUBLE THE FIST.... Grats to Gabba and Jen for tying the knot.

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