Fatbastarding: NTA log
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Training tonight - was a bloody good one too. Ground was wet and with little grass cover soon mucky as. We did handling, contact drills, but mostly fitness work. It was a nice change from the usual stuff as we had a different trainer. Last thing we did was 5 of these: Start on your chest, then up, run 5 metres, down-and-up then back to the start line. Then do it to the 10 metre line, then do a 50 metre sprint after that and jog back. Shit I'm unfit, but I didn't come last by too much <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> I think its time I started taking the runners to work and do some stuff at lunch time to prep for the finals.<br />
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We'll have set piece and field drills on Thursday<br />
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In ankle news - the hot chiropractor is doing some nice work. My boots are the problem I reckon - not enough arch support. I haven't been strapping either which might help. Bottom line is I'm rolling inwards and getting shin splits on both legs, which isn't helping the ankle problem itself. -
Missed Thursday training as Mrs TA thought she might be going into labour (10 weeks early, which would suck) so I stayed home and left messages with the coaching staff explaining the situation.<br />
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Anyway, I front up yesterday for a game and WAS in the starting lineup, but then got yanked to the bench, and THEN got yanked altogether because they made some of their subs too early and put too many backs out. To rub it in, one of the starting forwards got a yellow card for a blatant and very stupid late charge on the oppo kicker, and our 10-3 lead shortly turned into 10-all and then we went 13-17 down. That's where it ended. Another of our blokes got a yellow card for backchat which was fair enough, but the ref didn't apply the same standard to the opposition who were marched at least twice for mouthy behaviour. C'est la vie. I was up for yesterday too because I wanted to beat that particular team so badly...<br />
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Firsts won 41-10 after a bit of early lethargy. Nice brawl in there too where some fuckwit didn't take kindly to being rucked by our halfback. This other big fat piece of shit from their team runs in and starts throwing punches on a lame target, but as soon as two of the brothers squared him up he backed off. Fag. -
Well, with a round to play, our top side are minor premiers and seconds are runners up, 6 points ahead of the guys who beat us on the weekend. Basically we can't be moved now and that's a pretty handy finish for a club in its first year. We missed the Championship unless Bankstown (who are runners up in 1sts and minor premiers in 2nd grade) drop their first grade game this weekend as a minimum. Unlikely...<br />
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The rain in Sydney this week will probably close the training grounds which will suck. I've resolved after missing out on the weekend to strip back the diet and up the exercise in preparation for this last month and have a word to the coach about the guy who got yellow carded. Its his 4th one this year and quite frankly he's a risk to our side in the finals. He's a good player, but he needs a talking to, and if he can't settle down, then yank him. We have guys as talented as him coming back, who aren't as fiery and don't respond to niggle.<br />
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Whats happened with your weight Nick since you joined your club?<br />
Has it dropped or has there been some muscle mass increase so the weight has stayed around the same.<br />
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With your mrs about to calf it could be touch n go if you will get to watch the AB's beat France in the final :whistle: -
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Whats happened with your weight Nick since you joined your club?<br />
Has it dropped or has there been some muscle mass increase so the weight has stayed around the same.[/quote]<br />
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Yeah with the increase in contact work I'm doing as well as the running, the back and legs have muscled up a fair bit so its been not much in terms of overall weight. I've also been eating a bit more because I'm starving. One place I'm noticing is grip strength due to the chinups and dips. If I get hold of someone's jersey or shorts, they just can't get away. My forearms are rock hard but that's what you get for lifting 50kg on each arm <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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[quote]With your mrs about to calf it could be touch n go if you will get to watch the AB's beat France in the final :whistle:<br />
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Its called the "3rd place playoff" mate <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Turned up at training and none of the other blokes were particularly keen so they bailed. A dutiful husband, I went home to spend some time with the family, and do a workout by myself. <br />
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Chins x 2<br />
Leg raises x 15<br />
Dips x 5<br />
Pushups x 5 (doing them straight after dips is a mistake I think :nta)<br />
Pulldowns x 10<br />
Crunches x 20<br />
Shoulder press x 20<br />
Bent flyes x 20<br />
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Chins x 1.5<br />
Leg raises x 15<br />
Dips x 4<br />
Crunches x 20<br />
Pulldowns x 10<br />
Pushups x 10 (better)<br />
Shoulder press x 20<br />
Bent flyes x 20<br />
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And even some jumping jacks to put a bit of stress on the ankle and see how it holds up. It ain't great, let me tell you :shifty: -
Sounds like a beast of a session!<br />
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Did you give your mates a kick up the ass!?<br />
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Got training this evening and i am buzzing - maybe that is because it is still pretty new after months of injurednessiosity -
When you're doing chins, pulldowns and dips on 115kg mate, it is beastly let me tell you <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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I wasn't too filthy with the boys actually - its the last round this weekend and while momentum is important, we've locked up top spot in 1st grade and runners up in 2nd grade. We're guaranteed two bites at the cherry and we're not expecting too much competition from the guys we're playing Saturday (both their grades in 6th spot). Momentum running into the finals will be important, but it depends on who shows up and whether they want to play rugby or pass the parcel. That's the problem with having too many Kiwis in your side - they don't appreciate the finer tactical details <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Today we played Killara West Pymble who were struggling after losing a heap of players in recent weeks. We were expected to crush them, and did.<br />
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I played the whole game for second grade, and to blow my own trumpet I had a fucking top game today. Made a few great tackles in the open, blew over a heap of rucks, stuck in at the maul. I threw a pass from the ruck that led to a first half try, and in the second half ran a pick n drive that gained ten metres, with the next phase resulting in a try.<br />
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Then, with the ruck forming 5 metres out shortly after, I ran inside our big Number 8 and yelled for it. Got the ball, strode out for the line and got held up, but the lads arrived and drove me over. TRY TIME!!!! <br />
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I even filled in at the front row for a bit when our loosehead's knee gave way - glad it was uncontested scrums because their THP was about 5'6" and chubby - very hard to shift or tackle as a few of the boys found out. In the game washup I got 1 point for best on ground (3-2-1 system). After that, the day just got better as we were a bit short on the First Grade bench, and even though we were thrashing them with only 5 minutes to go, the First Grade coach let me have a run. Didn't do much except watch the boys run in a try and blow over a ruck, but that pretty much made my day.<br />
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THEN I led out the boat race team and managed to hold my own against their first guy, before our First Grade LHP blitzed the second leg and the First Grade halfback took us home just in time. Only our second boat race win for the season <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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The try and the run for First Grade pretty much made my season. Short of winning a premiership that is.
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Then, with the ruck forming 5 metres out shortly after, I ran inside our big Number 8 and yelled for it. Got the ball, strode out for the line and got held up, but the lads arrived and drove me over. TRY TIME!!!! <br />
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I'm pretty sure that 5 metres will soon blow out to 50. -
Too late naza:<br />
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[quote name='NTA']<br />
in the second half ran a pick n drive that gained [b]ten[/b] metres, with the next phase resulting in a try.<br />
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My mate with the video assures me it was more like 5 metres <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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And I'm quite sure over the years that the try won't gain much in distance, but will involve NO help from the boys as I single-handedly step their entire back row inside the tram lines <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Recorded for all history. No you can't even see me score it, and I still don't know how I managed to get it down given the awful body position and ball security I employed
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I'm number 5 - yes its kind of hard to tell me from the THP, but trust me: he's 20kg heavier than i
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Excellent work Nicko. Looked like there was a little bit of lazy walking until you realized you might actually get the ball. :lol:But you scored the try when the opportunity presented itself mate, and that's all that counts.
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Geez I miss playing. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Great work NickÂ
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If i send you over a jersey will you sign it for me <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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Excellent work Nicko. Looked like there was a little bit of lazy walking until you realized you might actually get the ball. <br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> I had two thoughts:<br />
<br />- Big Dan might just score this himself<br />
- If not, he might hand it off to the halfback... fucked if I'm letting that happen!<br />
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[quote name='NTA']<br />
[quote name='Red Bull']<br />
Excellent work Nicko. Looked like there was a little bit of lazy walking until you realized you might actually get the ball. <br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> I had two thoughts:<br />
<br />- Big Dan might just score this himself<br />
- If not, he might hand it off to the halfback... fucked if I'm letting that happen!<br />
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Your first try for your club Nick?<br />
Just reading in yesterdays paper that the Broncos have a tradition where if u fail to score a try in a season you have to do a 'nude run', safe to say there will be a few disappointed woman in your area if your club has something similarÂ
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[quote name='Virgil'] Just reading in yesterdays paper that the Broncos have a tradition where if u fail to score a try in a season you have to do a 'nude run', safe to say there will be a few disappointed woman in your area if your club has something similarÂ
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we had that rule when I was playing for Wests here in Bris. One season, a good mate (who interestingly played 12) had a few dramas scoring tries throughout the season, and in the final game I managed to dodge a few tackles in midfield, break clear with nobody in front of me. My mate was struggling to keep up, but yet was screaming his lungs out for the ball, while all the other boys were screaming, "don't give it to him RB!" <br />
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I did give it, thus saving him from the nude run. Also secured a night of free booze from my appreciative inside centre. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
[quote name='Virgil']<br />
Your first try for your club Nick?[/quote]<br />
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Yep - first one and I don't think there is anyone disappointed about the lack of nude run from this fat bastard :shifty:<br />
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Have spoken to the club secretary and it looks like both sides are going to be at absolute full strength on the weekend. Going to have to work hard at training to keep my spot. -
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[quote name='Virgil']<br />
Your first try for your club Nick?[/quote]<br />
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Yep - first one and I don't think there is anyone disappointed about the lack of nude run from this fat bastard :shifty:<br />
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Have spoken to the club secretary and it looks like both sides are going to be at absolute full strength on the weekend. Going to have to work hard at training to keep my spot.<br />
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Yeah looks like I'm there to be a donkey <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> There isn't much call for other positions. They have heaps of props, some quite good hookers, and the flankers we have are all much quicker than I am and jump at lineouts besides.<br />
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I could fill in any of the front row positions at this level, though the neck is not quite used to the effort yet, or either lock position without too much trouble. The other guy playing regularly at lock is in the same boat - can fill in up front, but there are better guys in other positions for now. We just bind up and grunt hard at scrum time. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />