Keith vs Otautahi
Ground: Bower Park 1
Time: 2.45pm

Team List


Forwards
Peter HADDOCK
Greg BROWN
Ian COWAN
Kristen CURRIE
George PHILIP
Hayden SMITH
Colin GRAVETT
Barrie GIBBS

Backs
Shane BOYD
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Gary RICHARDS
Stuart HERRIOT
Leyton HUNT
Justin GULLERY

Reserves


Points: 3-0, 8-0

Tries: Ian COWAN
Conv:
Pen: Peter HADDOCK

Player of the Day: Patrick LUCEY

Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2011/20110625/

Occupational Psychosis: Do you have it, Motherfucker?



Occupational psychosis is the concept that one's occupation or career makes that person so biased that they could be described as psychotic. Especially common in tight occupational circles, individuals can normalize ideas or behaviours that seem absurd or irrational to the external public.

Well, I don't think that's ever happened before.
Last week I described the Ref as anal retentive. He must have read it, because this week he overcompensated and let everything explode.
I'm not going to comment on what was said, or believed to have been said by who; sufficed to say, it's not the role of a referee to have conversations/arguments with players or teams. He has recourse to penalising teams or issuing yellow or red cards if he has reason to believe the rules of rugby are being broken.

By now, if you weren't at the game, you may be wondering what I'm talking about. In a nutshell, the Referee felt he was unable to continue the game as he would wish to do, without the help, and suport, of the woman he loves (his mother) and called off the game after 21 minutes, walked off, sat down next to his gear, had a wee cry inside and then left leaving us all either thankful we could complete our hangover cures or amped up to overload because we drank a shit load of go juice.

As his hostility was not directed at us, Trouty's penalty and Uli's try stand, as does the 'final' score of 8-0 giving us the official win.

"That's like cumming early after paying for a $500 hooker" was one way of describing how we felt.

A disappointing end to Trouty's 150th Keith game, but the celebrations at Keastys more than made up for it. Four Players of the Day shouts and a few more jugs rounded off the evening nicely.