Round 3 – St Kilda v Adelaide: Crows too good for Matt’s Birthday

Saturday, 7 April 2018
7:25 pm
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

 

My good friend and mentor Matt invited me to his 40th birthday party, and as always I am happy having drinks and food with him and others.

 

The game was held while we were having beer, pizza and plates of foods at his favourite pizza, izakaya. I had been to the restaurant a couple times before and love the place too.

 

I was sitting next to my new friends including footy diehards, but no another Sainter…

 

Mostly we talked about playing footy at the mighty Dingoes and our daily lives rather than the on going professional footy.

 

In the third quarter, Abby, Matt’s niece told me the score,  the Saints were seven points down. I hoped we won.

 

Then I opened Watch AFL app on my phone and Eddie Betts got the footy in their goal square. Unfortunately, I was swearing, closed the app and went back to interesting chats.

 

Abby updated the score and I was not happy… Meanwhile, I apologised swearing in front of kids. I couldn’t obey my own rule of not dropping  the F-word in front of children.

 

After the party, we headed off to Matt’s apartment and watched the replay.

 

Having already got drunk, my tiredness came up. This week, I got up before 5 am twice to practise footy. My sleep these days is short, so I fell in asleep. Maybe knowing the negative outcome made me sleepy…!

 

I woke up at the third quarter (of the replay) and joined in, but was not willing to watch much. The game was for Matt’s good birthday party. He, and his sister Sue-Anne, was happy with the win.

 

My wish of being able to learn from my Saints for my playing was postponed again. I am playing my first footy in two weeks now. The fractured finger is no matter. I cannot wait to commence playing footy.

 

Once again, I will focus on improving my footy skills, and will practise a lot next week.

 

I wish my boys to  know  I’m passionate about  footy, and I want them to be hungry also. I want to watch the Saints play footy fully for four quarters next week. I can’t waste my money on Watch AFL subscription.

 

ST KILDA 2.6 3.9 4.12 7.13 (55)
ADELAIDE 3.2 5.7 11.10 15.14 (104)

GOALS
St Kilda: Sinclair, Acres, Coffield, Bruce, Gresham, Geary, Armitage
Adelaide: Betts 3, Walker 3, Seedsman 2, McGovern 2, Atkins 2, Douglas, Jenkins, Gibbs

 

BEST
St Kilda: Sinclair, Dunstan, Ross, Newnes, Steven
Adelaide: Gibbs, Laird, Jacobs, Seedsman, Douglas, Betts

 

OUR VOTES
On field – I can only give three votes to Betts, otherwise I have no idea who to vote else.
Off field – Matt gave me three votes at his birthday party.

Reports: Nil

 

Umpires: Brown, Findlay, Ryan

Official crowd: 19,324

About Yoshihiro Imagawa

Love, passion and pride are seen on the footy that is the biggest part of my life. 1. St Kilda Club member: I am a passionate and crazy Sainter. Just hope we will win the second flag soon, especially after Dogs and Tigers having ended long premiership draughts. 2. The Osaka Dingoes Player and Public Relations Officer: Player number 44 that I chose to honour Stephen Milne with my wish being like a small forward like him. Lenny Hayes' hardworking attitudes are adopted on my trainings and practices. Nick Riewoldt's great plays are in my player audiobook too. 3. Writing: Here on the Almanac and also on the World Footy News. My skills utilise on great footy websites.

Comments

  1. Yvette Wroby says

    Thanks Yoshi. Good luck with your first game. And it’s nice to read about your social life and gatherings. Good to have friends.

  2. Thanks Yvette. I look forward to the first footy game in 10 days! Can’t wait. Matt is a great guy giving me positive thoughts. I’m happy to be his friend and play footy with him. Let’s have a hope for the mighty Saints!!

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