2010 ROUND 9

LUSC vs Essendon United 3 - 2

Goals:
Lavalle, Luca (30)
Lavalle, Luca (69)

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Round 9 saw the men's Seniors road trip continue down Keilor way. Coming off a disappointing loss the previous week to Westgate, the lads were keen to come away with a win heading in to the almost mid season break. Notable mention was the call up of young 12yo Chris 'wet behind the ears' Oghanna who receive a call up to the big boys after coming quite a long way since he first arrived at the club, well done son.

Game started off with Keilor immediately putting La trobe on the back foot with a heap of forward line pressure however the backline marshaled by Peter 'Elle Macpherson' Natsis & Mrs Silvio Busso (formerly Colaluca) held up well to prevent any goals sneaking through. La Trobe started getting in to the game through use of the wings. Lil David 'blinkers' G saw a lot of the ball however the blinkers which the match stewards requested he wear prevented him from seeing any other available options, was great he was finding the ball though. Young Nick 'Disco' Vissaris & Cuong 'KFC' Pham showed great foot skills at times however it translated to nothing too threatening. Keilor then received the upper hand when Mrs Silvio Busso (formerly Colaluca) tried to take a screamer on Keilors Steven Gerrard Jr. Penalty Keilor which was calmly slotted. A tough blow for the lads just before the half. Then the game swung back in the balance when Keilors keeper decided he was going to pour himself a warm cup of tea before finally deciding to kick the ball out. He only held it for an additional 5minutes but the ref decided it was enough to ping him. Up stepped last weeks hero Luca 'how's my hair' Lavalle to slot the free kick home & not put a single strand of hair out of place in the process. 1-1 it went in to the break.

The La Trobe lads came out firing in the second half with some great possession which had keilor on the back foot. Then as a plane flew over the pitch the heavens opened after someone aboard the flight flushed the toilet. It bucketed down for quite a while then all of a sudden as the plane passed, the water stopped....After a good build up of play from the back, Cuong 'KFC play the way you face' Pham lost the ball in the middle because he didn't play the ball the way he faced and in a blink of the eye Keilors Steven Gerrard Jr got on the end of it to slot away his second. The boys had to bounce back yet again. There was some good attack along the right wing which saw Keilor on the back foot & this paid off for La Trobe after a great build up along the right saw the ball cut back to Luca 'how's my hair' Lavalle who calmly slotted the ball in to the near post. The boys were back in it yet again. The game looked like it was destined for a draw until about 10min from time when the ball was turned over in the middle & Keilor then punished the lads. From this point on it was proving difficult for the lads to come back. Just before the end of the game Onur 'Gurkan Ozkan' Karauzum came off 2nd best after a challenge in the middle of the park, the boys feared for the worse but he was seen practicing his legendary round house kicks in the changing room soon after. The referee Mark '4 eyes' Doran then decided he had enough and blew the final whistle 2 minutes in to injury time. It was justified after 3 goals and a stretcher in the second half...you idiot.

Best on ground votes were differed till later....

Later that evening, the lads from both squads convened at Dave 'atomic wedge' Inters place for some soul searching & post match drinks heading in to the almost mid season break. Dave also decided to invite a further 300 friends and family and make a party out of it. The boys sure took the loss of the seniors game hard as they seriously drowned their sorrows. Dave had a great set up with a chucking station out front along with a fine selection of cheese and cold meats for the guest to nibble on. Dj Damian 'Pauly D of Jersey Shore fame' Spud was spinning the hits which have seen him become the resident dj at venues like High Society in Doncaster and the Crocko over 28's. While the coaching staff were dissecting the earlier games, the squad were dissecting the bar & letting their hair down. I must mention that the 2 goal hero Luca 'how's my hair' Lavalle showed great maturity and wanted no part of this. His hair remained in tact under a very fashionable beanie. As we will soon find out, he made the correct decision to drive.

The drinking halted for a tad (4hrs approx.) while ressies Skipper and host Dave 'atomic wedge' Inter gave a stirring speech before all his guest. This proved to be a bad thing as people decided to play catch up in all the drinking time which had been lost & hit the bar hard. A lot of smack was then being spoken & a number of the younger brigade of the club started talking their game up to some of the elder statesmen. While the older lads took all the smack with a smile, they knew that later that evening these youngsters will be eating their words...or should I say chucking up their words along with plenty more.

1st victim was the host. The rosy cheeked Dave 'atomic wedge' Inter lost his top and under wear at one point & soon after that it was lights out. Dave blames the cheese and cold meats however I have a sneaky suspicion it had something to do with the 40 jeager bombs in between. The party would kick on though in great la trobe fashion.

2nd & most famous victim was Stefan 'john Galliano pull my pants up I had chicken parma for lunch...we think' busso. Like a true rockstar he smashed it up early, drinking tequila straight out of the bottle & trying to hustle other blokes girlfriends, nothing was going to stop this bloke. He was the life of the party & was receiving a lot of ticks from the older blokes. Those ticks sure enough turned in to crosses when he committed the cardinal sin of not disappearing out of sight when he finally hit the 230mm nominal thick pressed red brick wall. He decided to live and die by the sword & let all know that he wasn't ashamed of his performance & rockstar status. He chucked his guts out in front of all & almost triggered a chain reaction as a number of big names had to leave the room as they started dry reaching themselves. He should have sought advice from the famous Matt Carmichael that placing your hand over your mouth when the gates open won't stop it from dispersing out and all over the place (refer to bondi eost for further info). Credit to the bloke because he still found the time to pose for a few candid snaps with many of his fans, this did however trigger a bad reaction from his new beau mrs silvio busso.

3rd victim was Daniel 'carnale blood in blood out' Savvic. He look impressive earlier on with 2 beers constantly in his dukes & found some admirers when he decided to take on 'the enforcer' Moutis in a who can finish their beer first challenge. It was too close to call that one and a tie was awarded. Then like a flash he found himself stationed next to Stefan 'john Galliano pull my pants up I had chicken parma for lunch...we think' busso & appeared like he was destined for a similar out come. I believe his earlier confrontation with 'the enforcer' Moutis was the start of his downfall. Moutis does believe that he did show some great potential though.

Other notable mentions are;

Daniel 'lock your daughters up' Seiny who only managed to chuck 10 times, a vast improvement from previous occasions. He also proved to be quite the waiter with some great service provided to some of the older blokes.

Michael (jr carnale blood in blood out ese) Palzella for nailing those crownies like an experienced campaigner. He had the girls chasing him all night requesting triple cheeseburger meals & received the news he had been expecting that he is called up to the senior squad this coming sat. coaches have told me to pass on that you need to be at the ground by 2pm. Good luck son.

Experienced campaigners such as Peter 'elle macpherson' natsis, lee 'bob the builder' K, Arturo 'smooth' Jose, Mr Finanzio & the enforcer Moutis all put in solid performances & really did nothing over the top. They were simply consistent which is all that was asked from them.

Finally, best on ground honours must go to a couple of people.

Alex 'The C.E.O' Palazzolo proved that coming on an end of season trip provides you with invaluable experience. He hit it hard, was smooth on the dance floor & got out when the time was right. He even showed great respect by popping back in 15 times to shake all the boys hands repeatedly & make sure all was in order, just like a true C.E.O.

The second bloke was Mr Adrian Maiorana (formerly busso). He was solid and still knocking them down after the bar had closed and blokes being thrown out by mr inter and his heavies. Credit to him for cutting ties with Stefan 'john Galliano pull my pants up I had chicken parma for lunch...we think' busso. Nobody should have to put up with those sort of antics & Adrian showed great composure by laughing it off. He showed great leadership by distributing jaegers amongst all party goers also.

In conclusion, I hope all the youngsters learnt a valuable lesson or 2 from sat, always respect your elders & never talk up a big game if you can't back it up. You all had better get some practice in before the end of season dinner if you want to avoid a repeat of sat night. God bless you all.

The Eagle.