Taree Tigers - 28th June

G'day!

Well, you've heard all about us and here we are - the Taree Tigers Men's B Grade Hockey Team......most of us. The occasion was a bonding/tactics session which was held at our house today. We are not having quite the same success as we had last year but that is all about to change. After lots of talk, barbecued steak and sausages accomapanied by delicious salads, a session of " backyard cricket " where I learnt some new rules like "trap " and " relay " and of course, a few beers; we settled down and plotted the downfall of our opponents for the second half of the season.

Front -
Mal Pullen - full back and gentleman ( off the field at least )
Edward Eden - inner when he plays for us but also a very talented goalkeeper in age-group hockey
Left to right
Tommy - inner with silky skills who is a Uni student in Bathurst so only gets to play for us during holidays
Matt Pullen - player/coach who is also the A Grade goalkeeper but plays in the field for us, has an unstoppable Tomahawk
Rob Eden - more than solid outside half with a dodgey right shoulder
Dom - has been threatening to play for us all season
Darren/Daz/Dasher - outside half, a nicer guy you'll never meet
Nick - hard running inner with a huge heart and multiple piercings
Dominic/Tag - our indominatable goalkeeper who always helps to keep us competitive
Gary/Gaz/Salty - full back and the original hard man, a real leader and a loyal friend
Leonie - our forever cheerful and positive Manager
me
We have had a week of recovery with Bron and Jen slowly getting over their flu. I took a couple of days off to give Bron a break which she is never happy to do, but I think it helped. A highlight of the week for all of us was Matt's birthday on Friday. He always asks for an unusual gift and this year he has become a pogo stick expert in 2 days - up steps, down steps..............too much for the heart to handle. He took a mate to see Transformers 2 on Friday night and seems to be happy to be 12.

Finally, after yesterday/last night's rugby, I think we will all be a little surprised if Morne Steyn doesn't start in the final test against the British and Irish Lions - what a game!

This week will be a short week for us as we head off to Wollongong to watch Matt's hockey from Friday to Sunday. His team will be travelling by bus and staying in a hostel of sorts - survival camp.

With best wishes from Taree.

Dylan, Bronwyn, Matthew and Jennifer