I've witnessed something historic. I've witnessed the first ever win by the GWS Giants over their local rivals the Sydney Swans.
Being involved in something that is the "first" is special. It's something that can never be taken from you. Things which are the biggest, the best, the greatest or the last. Those things can change. They are things that may not necessarily remain so forever. That's the the case for firsts though. There is no rewriting and there is no improvement.
The entire crowd gasped as one when the stadium was hit by lightening.
The rain became so heavy that what I could see in front of me gradually faded away. First the buildings on the other side of the stadium disappeared behind the curtain of water. Then even the other side of the stadium itself became a shadow.
The siren rang for quarter time and the players pushed their way through the curtains of water into the change rooms. This was a rarity as players normally stay on the ground at the end of the first and third quarters. Sitting in the grandstand, we chatted as waited for the players to return for the start of the second quarter. Nothing happened, we looked at our watches and started to wonder whether they would come back at all. The rain was still heavy and the players were still nowhere to be seen. Eventually the rain started to slacken the players emerged. I've been watching this game for a long time and I can't remember the last time the restart of a game was delayed for so long.
The Giants wanted the ball. They wanted the win. The rain seemed to give them a strength to their legs missing from the Swans and they gradually overwhelmed them. Their first win over the big brother happened on this rain soaked day.
The entire crowd gasped as one when the stadium was hit by lightening.
The rain became so heavy that what I could see in front of me gradually faded away. First the buildings on the other side of the stadium disappeared behind the curtain of water. Then even the other side of the stadium itself became a shadow.
The siren rang for quarter time and the players pushed their way through the curtains of water into the change rooms. This was a rarity as players normally stay on the ground at the end of the first and third quarters. Sitting in the grandstand, we chatted as waited for the players to return for the start of the second quarter. Nothing happened, we looked at our watches and started to wonder whether they would come back at all. The rain was still heavy and the players were still nowhere to be seen. Eventually the rain started to slacken the players emerged. I've been watching this game for a long time and I can't remember the last time the restart of a game was delayed for so long.
The Giants wanted the ball. They wanted the win. The rain seemed to give them a strength to their legs missing from the Swans and they gradually overwhelmed them. Their first win over the big brother happened on this rain soaked day.
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