Dogs Divide

In a tumultuous off season, the Dogs had many club house issues to keep them occupied whilst preparing for Season 2008/09. With the Coup all but confirmed with the departure of Ace von Bertouch to the sweaty smelly north, Dead Dog Dandy was left to repair what shards were left, of the broken Dog crown. Trusty Lieutenant Linda, always the stalwart in the leadoff hitting spot, arrived at the season opener with determination on her face and a steady hand on her bowls. With the absence of Davy 'Mac' Mckirdy, and the late arrival of Andy Zee, the Dogs did not have the experience to counter the early thrust of the opposition, and fell behind with some bowls that shared the same description as Ace von Bertouch's rear end...... Loose!

The ring-in assistance of Bullet tooth Tony, didn't add the necessary aggression required of a Dog, so until the timely arrival of Andy Zee, it was the dynamic duo of Dead Dog Dandy and Leadoff Linda to hold the foes at bay. Out numbered but not out classed, LOL and DDD, managed to minimise the early damage, but still struggled to secure their first end for the year, and were down by 5 at the end of the 3rd. LOL put down another consistent end in the 4th and this time her skill was rewarded with the first score of the year, and a standing ovation from the 1 strong crowd (Im not sure if he was looking at rink 3 or rink 4). 5-1 down and not much fight to be had until the arrival of Andy Zee, the Dogs as always, had their backs to the wall, usually because Ace was walking around in a sarong and pitching a tent at the same time, but last night it was for another reason. As boredom arrived and DDD hit his drinking/playing weight of 1.5 beers, the Dogs look to be buried, 11-3 and no sign of putting 2 ends together, LOL asked the skip for some stirring words. Those words while not encouraging (we need a miracle), sparked something in the heart of the Dogs, and with 4 ends to play, the new looks Dog outfit began to fight and bring respect back to their name. Sporting red jocks on the outside of his jeans, in honour of the departed Tickets Parkin, DDD dug some luck out of a few dead ends and helped claw the dogs back to 11-7 coming into the final end. With Andy Zee and LOL fronting up and accountable on the last end, DDD was left to perform enough miracles to raise him into Sainthood and the dogs to the first victory of the season. As the gully breeze lightly blew over the turf with uneasiness, like a virgin going down for the first time, DDD stepped up and delivered his big shinny black bowls with confidence in an attempt to penetrate a tight end, to no avail, the dogs had left their run 1 end too late. 11-9 but a respectable scoreline, the dogs were left wandering if this was yet another season they would let the championship slip with early mistakes and not enough sausages.


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LOL when on target the Dogs won the end, pressure being the key
DDD Good luck or good management, does not matter, it was not enough
Andy Zee found it hard to step into the game at midpoint, but when hi found his mark was quite damaging
Bullet Tooth Tony - Useless!!