brendothejet
First Grade
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All,
I am currently sitting at work reflecting on what I consider to be the lowest ebb in recent Newtown history.
For the last 5 weeks a core group of players, dedicated to Newtown, have spent their time preparing for what was to be their finest hour.
In front of friends, family, sponsors, selectors, journalists, an NRL club and the governing body of another country - the A grade jets did nothing but dishonour the jersey and make fools of themselves.
in what should have been a great game of football idiotic players, from both sides, could not let their petty egos go and simply get on with the job at hand. people will spend their time saying "he said this, he said that," but at the end of the day the bigger man shuts his mouth and fixes the wrongs in a good square tackle.
instead of playing the football that we are capable of Newtown decided that a boxing match was a more fitting exhibition for the crowd. now, whilst many of you yearn for the days were men were men and a stiff arm was as good as a stiff drink, today was not the time for that.
The Junior Jets had a chance to really show something of themselves as a team and an organisation. Instead of proving themselves to be footballers and decent ones at that, they resembled not the rugby league players that train at Tempe reserve, but the clowns from Ashton's Circus that set up tent there every summer.
i would like to apologise to anyone who came down early to watch the game. I know for a fact that several people left and requested their money back at the gate. I can't envisage the Greek Rugby League knocking on our door for another game again any time soon.
The jets have hurt their players, their fans, their sponsors and the jersey today.
As I walked off the field, and indeed during the game, i could not believe what i was seeing. A club of 100 years tradition was being spat on by arrogant little sh*ts who think they are god's gift to the game. Too many of these players have been pampered to because of the qualities as a footballer. I know that i'd rather play along blokes known for their qualities as a man. There is nothing brave or courageous about running to a man on the bench and trying to punch him. There is nothing intelligent in standing on a field calling players every name under the sun when you are 14 points in arrears where it counts.
Today was supposed to be a day I could look back upon with pride. I've been waiting for four years to play at Henson Park as a curtain raiser match. instead of reminiscing about a great game and a great life experience, I find myself questioning the point of putting up with people who are obviously there for themselves and their egos, rather than a team.
If anyone from the Greek RL is reading this forum I apologise for those players who ruined a match for all. i wish you all the best in the student world cup in Brisbane and in your efforts to develop RL in Greece.
To anyone who came down to watch the game then the A grade team owes you an hour of your time back.
For 15 years i've been putting a positive spin on my abilities as a footballer. To glean something positive from what happened today would take a Shane Warne wrongun on a 3rd day sub-continent wicket.
So concludes 2007 for the Newtown Jets A Grade. A depressing, yet probablt apt way to end.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the year possible. Gary, Peter, Dean, Ian, Alex and the rest of the folks at the Juniors. you all do a top job and I'm sorry the players couldn't meet you half way today.
Regards,
Brendan "brendothejet" Smith
I am currently sitting at work reflecting on what I consider to be the lowest ebb in recent Newtown history.
For the last 5 weeks a core group of players, dedicated to Newtown, have spent their time preparing for what was to be their finest hour.
In front of friends, family, sponsors, selectors, journalists, an NRL club and the governing body of another country - the A grade jets did nothing but dishonour the jersey and make fools of themselves.
in what should have been a great game of football idiotic players, from both sides, could not let their petty egos go and simply get on with the job at hand. people will spend their time saying "he said this, he said that," but at the end of the day the bigger man shuts his mouth and fixes the wrongs in a good square tackle.
instead of playing the football that we are capable of Newtown decided that a boxing match was a more fitting exhibition for the crowd. now, whilst many of you yearn for the days were men were men and a stiff arm was as good as a stiff drink, today was not the time for that.
The Junior Jets had a chance to really show something of themselves as a team and an organisation. Instead of proving themselves to be footballers and decent ones at that, they resembled not the rugby league players that train at Tempe reserve, but the clowns from Ashton's Circus that set up tent there every summer.
i would like to apologise to anyone who came down early to watch the game. I know for a fact that several people left and requested their money back at the gate. I can't envisage the Greek Rugby League knocking on our door for another game again any time soon.
The jets have hurt their players, their fans, their sponsors and the jersey today.
As I walked off the field, and indeed during the game, i could not believe what i was seeing. A club of 100 years tradition was being spat on by arrogant little sh*ts who think they are god's gift to the game. Too many of these players have been pampered to because of the qualities as a footballer. I know that i'd rather play along blokes known for their qualities as a man. There is nothing brave or courageous about running to a man on the bench and trying to punch him. There is nothing intelligent in standing on a field calling players every name under the sun when you are 14 points in arrears where it counts.
Today was supposed to be a day I could look back upon with pride. I've been waiting for four years to play at Henson Park as a curtain raiser match. instead of reminiscing about a great game and a great life experience, I find myself questioning the point of putting up with people who are obviously there for themselves and their egos, rather than a team.
If anyone from the Greek RL is reading this forum I apologise for those players who ruined a match for all. i wish you all the best in the student world cup in Brisbane and in your efforts to develop RL in Greece.
To anyone who came down to watch the game then the A grade team owes you an hour of your time back.
For 15 years i've been putting a positive spin on my abilities as a footballer. To glean something positive from what happened today would take a Shane Warne wrongun on a 3rd day sub-continent wicket.
So concludes 2007 for the Newtown Jets A Grade. A depressing, yet probablt apt way to end.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the year possible. Gary, Peter, Dean, Ian, Alex and the rest of the folks at the Juniors. you all do a top job and I'm sorry the players couldn't meet you half way today.
Regards,
Brendan "brendothejet" Smith