Soaks
Uni Associates Women's Hockey Club & Uni Associates Men's Hockey Club
some intercepted communications...
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A query for Jethro - how can you say that we (or at least I) in the backline know nothing of these things (ie scoring goals)? I have this season scored once for the opposition (a deft deflection past Brad, rather than an "easy tap-in") and have watched several other goals go in from close quarters, so I am very familiar with the process.
I do admit to not having realised that my job is to obscure the goals" in defence. I am wide enough for that task, but tend to spend my time obscuring random areas (sometimes even the backline) where I have been left floundering well away from goals - a twin tower built in the wrong place?
Regards
**Name deleted**
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Dear McAbsent,
Good to see the soon to be absent Mr Wood has approached the truth with a lot more vigour and accuracy than the said Mrs Reick and has cleared up a number of misconceptions.
However there is one small point that I feel I need to address and that is where the author used the term "EASY TAP IN" - Its somewhat disturbing to see this combination of words used in the same email as Uni Soaks Hockey team as there is no such thing as an "EASY TAP IN" in the Uni soaks hockey team, as evidenced by the large percentage of points scored and out of bounds on the full in this game (and every other game for that matter).
I've done some research on this phenomenon and have concluded that this is clearly because of the relatively small width of the goal (3.66m) when compared with the width of the whole backline (50m), which is positively huge in comparison. Based purely on percentages this gives us a chance of hitting the ball towards the goals (and not either side of it) approximately 3.66/50 or 7.32% of the time. And it gets even less when you consider the view of the goals tends to be somewhat obscured by opposition goalkeepers and players whereas the unattended backline is usually clear of obstructions.
I hope this clears up the confusion sometimes felt by any spectators that happen to occasionally stumble mistakenly across one of our games. When I say spectators I'm also referring to my friends in the backline who also tend to comment from a position of total ignorance on these matters when looking at our goal scoring attempts.
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Dear McAbsent,
Your concerns and those of Mrs Rieck about accuracy of details have struck a cord with me. Having set up the first goal with a deft deflection, leaving Jethro with the easy tap in, I then watched on from defence the unfolding horror of our forward scoring attempts. I have some sympathy for John Wosfold in that department, however we at least made some changes. Eg large forward (Morgan) onto small halfback rather than the other way round Woosha! Having aided in some subtle way in the earning of another short corner it was left to me to finish the job; a seemingly simple task when done well the first time. It would be easy for some to confuse a deft turn of the wrists as a miss hit. This confusion was clear on the faces of the Panthers' defence.I expect that it is all apparent on the MCBTV footage from the game. It was nice to go back into defence and assist after the debacles of earlier games. Coming away with a clean sheet was the least I could do. I hope this clarifies some of the more important facts about the game for the record book. I can arrange accompanying photos of me if
required.
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In view of my absence on important business this weekend, I am reliant for the match report on my"eyes" at the game.
The following information was gleaned. We think it was 2-0. Not sure who got the goals, oh.yep.jethro got gone, a good one-- boom boom boom goal! not sure who got the second. [even when prompted by the scoresheet, our 'deep throat" could recall little-"was it a reverse stick?"]
Puzey pulled a muscle and went off, mcneilly pulled a muscle and went off, morgan who already had a pulled muscle before the game, went on. Goalie didnt touch the ball all day.
Gents, as we enter the second half of our hockey careers it is all the more important that we have a clear comprehensive and permanent record of the days events to fall back on as the years progress
It is vital we all team together to try and piece together these vital details.
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