Killer 2014

Killer 2014

27th Mar - Do you remember what you did the night John Lennon got shot? Here's another day to remember...27th of March 2014 , the night Jo won Killer!

Thur 27th Mar Winner Jo , runner up Pink Parkin
Thur 20th Mar Winner Alex , runner up Sean
Thur 13th Mar Winner Mark , runner up Steve
Thur 6th Mar Winner Steve , runner up Lele
Thur 27th Feb Winner Lele , runner up Emile
Thur 13th Feb Winner Mark , runenr up Greg
Thur 6th Feb Winner Tim , runner up Alex
Thur 30th Jan Winner Mark , runner up Lele
Thur 23rd Jan Winner Sean , runner up Brad
Thur 16th Jan Winner Nick M. , runner up Emile
Thur 2nd Jan Winner Legend Dave , runner up Jo

2014 Killer World Series of South West London

Obi Wan Mark 9pts , Lele 5pts , Alex/Jo/Sean/Steve 4pts , Legend Dave/Nick M./Pink Parkin/Tim 3pts , Emile 2pts , Brad/Big Greg/Jo1pt

Christmas dips...

Send in your Christmas day swimming photos...  Steve, Heron Island must be warmer than Ramsgate.  Greg?

June Results

17th June

Avondale II - Sutton 2 = 8 - 9

Surrey 2

An encouraging performance against a very strong S&C team. If we can eradicate the rush of blood to the head moments we could have turned this into a winning performance. Brad was excellent in goal and saved a few blushes. Dirty Chris getting 3 majors. Langton must have been having a quiet night… Big DB made mischief in the pit which was almost more fun to watch than actually pass him the ball. Ref was good. Nipped any mischief in the bud, was honest about what he saw and didn’t. 2 double ejections in 1 game. Nice. Getting better. Steadily.

May results

8th May

Old Whits - Avondale II = 13 - 8

Surrey 2

Certainly a game of 2 halves. They got everything on target in the first half and with some eye opening intepretation of the rules we played most of the first with 6 players. If only the interpretation was the same at both ends… (e.g. backing in)

But having lost the first half 9-2, we effectively won the second 4-6. New guy Chris played well adding a bit of youthful spirit to the side (ah it takes me back…) and Dave making mischief in the pit – only to have any hard fought advantage cancelled out by reversal, after reversal, after reversal….Credit to OMW though, they fielded a strong side and exploited some lackluster pressing early in the game. Other notes: Johnnie Beder slotting in a nice goal or 2. Richard’s expression of confusion over a perfectly legitimate goal leading to a wrap up for dissent. 120 seconds after a request from the cap to all players to button it.OMW started well, but we were below average. We then came back, but had left ourselves a mountain to climb on a clock that was left running and running… hmmmm.

April Results

25th April

Guilford - Avondale I = 5 - 6

Surrey 1

There was drama , tension , passion , fear......and there was blood.....lots of it.Pre-match talk from the captain consisted in one simple rule , do not let their number 5 shoot.Andy "Pink Demba Ba" Parkin probably thought we might have stood a better chance if their number 5 was literary taken out of the game , and with a broken lip too.Fair play to Andy though , the opposing player decided to stick a finger right in Andy's eye ,  which left a nasty red/purple/blue mark.Some confusion followed , Steve was out with three midway through the second quarter , Liam is definitely another candidate for the Red Mist end of the season award(he needs to do a lot more though after Andy's performance), Mark missed yet another penalty which explains his lack of wins in Killer.Their keeper was almost unbeatable , in the end we managed to take home a deserved win.

29th Apr

Avondale II - Kingston = 15 - 10

Surrey 2

Ooooh that’s better. Apart from the customary generosity of gifting the opposition a head start, we picked it up in the second and them kept it going. Sure there were some frantic moments of insanity but this is the Real way! Great welcome back for big Dave, and a really broad spread of goal scoters meant the auld enemy were dismissed infine fashion. Despite the odd bleeding lip. Nice to be winning again. Very nice

Refereeing 2013

Avondale's first refereeing performance under the new Director of Refereeing (Dior) Professor Jonckers was widely viewed as successful... by most of the participants.

Referee Petzer had the game by the scruff of the neck from the outset and when Referee Cross has worked out which of his gnarled fingers to use to identify the goal scorer, the table officials will be more relaxed.  It's just a shame that the Otter number 2 scored so many goals in this first match.

Perhaps it was his relative inexperience, but Ref. Cross completely missed the brief spat involving fists, elbows and some Olympic glaring from both participants despite it taking place directly in front of him.  Luckily the experienced and consistent Ref. Petzer's attention was just where it needed to be and when the pair involved in the fracas ignored his initial volley, nay avalanche, of whistles there was only ever going to be one outcome - and both saw out the remainder of the game from their respective benches..

I think the novice referee would do well to consider the oft touted advice to 'blow early and blow often'.

Despite having taken little exercise the beers after the game tasted every bit as good as they do after training!

March Results

13th Mar

Old Whits - Avondale = 8 - 11
Thameside League

The lost men return to bag 6 goals. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. high tempo (3 subs and yet at least 4 players trying to exit the pool for subbing each goal!). Pretty structured display although a bit of a lack of movement and a reluctance to shoot was a concern at one point, but as ever a good nature game with the Old Whits crew. We even thought the ref was ok. Sean lasted the whole match and Dave never chipped at the ref. (despite calls for goal line technology). Has Avondale turned over a new leaf?

18th Mar

Croydon - Avondale = 13 - 9
Over 35 League

The instructions were clear : game at 9pm at Whitgift school in Croydon.
10 of the finest players among the large contingent of Over 35 clearly followed those instructions , one (without naming names..........Second Team Captain everyone?) decided that a swim in an empty Putney pool was a more appropriate way to spend the evening.