Hideous weather conditions were predicted for the weekend and on Friday we were faced with the decision of cancelling the event.... it went ahead, and we were rewarded with a glorious day of sunshine and a superb event enjoyed by all... quite possibly the best Fair Play yet!
Blessed by a beautiful day against all the odds, it was clear from the start that both the organisers and the players were determined to make this event a success, no matter what the weather!
Kicking off at midday at the fantastic Victoria Park, the scene was set for a battle royale to see who would take out the Etiko Trophy for the 7th time.
The Groups:
Group 1: PBSFM, Alright Bud, RRR, Amistad
Group 2: Ramrod, Bongs, Eurothrash, Bad News
Group 3: Brewski, Ninjas FC, ACE, LIttle Ponies
Group 4: Busted Units, Leathernecks, Purple Merkins, 3065
The Games:
PBSFM 2 Alright Bud 9 Ramrod 0 Bongs 2
Amistad 1 RRR 0 Eurothrash 6 Bad News 0
Ninjas FC 3 Brewski 1 Busted Units 1 3065 9
Leathernecks 1 Purple Merkins 3 PBSFM 2 Amistad 5
Ramrod 0 Eurothrash 1 RRR 5 Alright Bud 2
Bongs 3 Bad News 2 Busted Units 0 Purple Merkins 2
Brewski 1 Little Ponies 3 Leathernecks 1 3065 0
PBSFM 4 RRR 7 Ramrod 0 Bad News 1
Amistad 2 Alright Bud 1 Bongs 0 Eurothrash 0
Ninjas FC 2 Little Ponies 7 Busted Units 1 Leathernecks 1
Purple Merkins 2 3065 1
So, into the quarter finals:
Amistad 2 Bongs 3
Eurothrash 2 RRR 1
Little Ponies 2 Leathernecks 1
Purple Merkins 2 Ninjas 1
The semis:
Bongs 0 Merkins 1
Eurothrash 1 Ponies 2
The Final:
Merkins 1 Ponies 2
For more photos go here
Thanks to the DJs for the awesome tunes:
Chris Gill, Uber Lingua DJs, Zak, Blair Stafford, Manchild, Ennio Styles, Paz and Cuzn Matt
Thanks to the sponsors:
Etiko, Bendigo Bank, Cheap Thrills, FutsalOz, Futsaloon5, Coopers, Splitrock, Rent The Rig, City of Yarra, Soccer Fever, PBSFM, RRR, Collingwood Rotary, Man With A Van, Melbourne Heart FC, Plakkit, Bargo, Hellas Printing, KissFM
Thanks to all the volunteers:
Bill, Richie, Adz, Tammy & Co, Dan Walder, Craig, Bryce, Ger and anyone I have missed
