rosy23 said:
I was concerned that he must have been out injured...then I realised it couldn't be that. Nothing stops Lids running out for his beloved Tigers. Not even amputation would keep him away. Gollywog was just mistaken. He realises his folly as he sees the 3 on the back of the player who walks up to collect Normie. Lids is proud to wear the medal but not as proud as he was to have been awarded his 3rd Jack Dyer one the week before. The Grand Final was a great team effort and Lids doesn't like being singled out. He shares a drink from the Cup with Jacko. 2 maligned and under rated players who have suddenly become heroes to those who doubted them.
almost.... BUT, The Chimp and Lids and dusty actually drew in a 3-way tie. Noone knows what to do until Dustys mum walks calmly to the dias carrying a tungsten tipped battle axe under her arm. 110,000 people draw breath as she takes Norm, walks to Ross Lyon and bends down and balances it carefully on Ross's left steel cap boot. She raises the battle axe, and cleaves the medal in two and 2/3rd severs Ross's two biggest toes. Then Dustys mum picks up the two halves and stacks them one on the other on Ross's right boot and cleaves again. This time the thickness of the two halves combine with Ross's chinese made steel cap, to preserve his toes.
Then, Dusty's mum takes the 4 quartered norm smith. She gives 1/4 to Lids, 1/4 to The Chimp, 1/4 to her boy, who all have tears of pure joy streaming down their faces. Ross is blubbering too. The 4th quarter, she holds aloft before Liam Mcbean. Liam lowers his head and mumbles some words in a forgotten language.
Blessed, Dusty's mum raises the 4th quarter again and does a slow 360 degree revolution. Still the crowd doesnt move, speak, scratch or cough. Dustys mum draws back her hand. she has taken on an ethereal glow. she will
never cook eggs again.
And she throws the 4th quarter high and low. It seers out of the MCG, over Punt Road, over King Island, over Bass Strait, over Launceston, over the mighty
Tambling Franklin river,
and it then burns deep; deep; deep into the black soil at centre half forward, kicking to the wrest point end, of the Sandy Bay Football ground.
Im not sure why Dustys mum pegged the 4th quarter. I would have given it to Nick Vlastuin. Or Jacko.
