Allow me to explain what ‘NELLY OF THE WEEK’ is all about…

Basically, every player who f**ks the team over each week, (be it the extreme of not turning up for a game and switching your phone off so nobody can contact you!!! or going to an art exhibition instead of training or even a Sunday BBQ instead of a game) will be awarded the NOTW title and be named and shamed on the website. We’ll keep track of these awards and the biggest NELLY at the end of the season will receive a punishment we have yet to decide upon.

 

25/08/09

NOTW #19: Mr. Matt Walker

REASON: Dunno.

 

03/08/09

NOTW #18: Mr. Michael Harrod

REASON: For not being available for selection because of the party pill effect.

 

27/07/09

NOTW #17: Mr. Jaime Shaw

REASON: No takers, so Jaime again.

 

21/07/09

NOTW #16: Mr. Jaime Shaw

REASON: For having more sick notes than Darren Anderson [I assume you meant Darren ANDERTON there Richie...]

 

07/07/09

NOTW #15: Mr. Richie O’Neill

REASON: Richie retained the Nelly headband for another week due to the lack of candidates and for the no ID required text.

 

29/06/09

NOTW #14: Mr. Richie O’Neill

REASON: For basically being shit, but missing an easy clean up and then letting the guy back heel it to score.

 

22/06/09

NOTW #13: Mr. Matt Walker

REASON: No successor.

 

15/06/09

NOTW #12: Mr. Matt Walker

REASON: Dunno.

 

10/06/09

NOTW #11: Mr. Matt Walker

REASON: For forgetting to pick up Lee and hence a half hour late.

 

03/06/09

NOTW #10: Mr. Andrew Barns-Graham

 

29/05/09

NOTW #9: Mr. Andrew Barns-Graham

 

20/05/09

NOTW #8: Mr. Michael Harrod

MICHAEL’S REASON: For showing too much initiative and getting in front of Nev in the queue for the food. I’d like to clear up, I did let the Taupo players go first, but we all know OC’s players hunt in packs!

THE REAL REASON: Michael Harrod for the heinous crime of all but joining the opposition in his rank desperation to be first to gorge himself on the after-match feed!

 

30/04/09

NOTW #7: Mr. Duncan McGregor

REASON: Duncan won Nelly for the Kaeo game for the heinous crime of not turning up and not telling anyone (except Gus by an email which he didn't receive till Monday). This is all bad enough but Duncan had also promised to give Dan Bradley a lift back Saturday night so he could race a triathlon he'd spent a year preparing for!

 

22/04/09

NOTW #6: Mr. Martin Thomas

REASON: Paddy won Nelly for treating the ball like his recent (and first) conquest's breasts and giving it a good old fondle in the box. Bradley nearly nicked it off him for getting the most fines for the game despite playing only 15 minutes...

 

07/04/09

NOTW #5: Mr. Tim Eddison

REASON: For leaving his club after just one game of the season!

 

24/03/09

NOTW #4: Mr. Stuart Dye

REASON: At half-time he did the unthinkable – getting the little maggot out and pissing on the hallowed turf, Jerry Collins style!

 

17/03/09

NOTW #2 & #3: Mr. Dan Bradley & Mr. Robert Hunter

REASON: Dan Bradley. Jamie and Matt Walker made the game after doing some AROUND THE BAYS RUN, but Dan Bradley didn’t make it. He put the run before the team - a Nelly in anyones book. Redsy was a close second after not phoning to advise he was missing training and he didn’t even turn up for the game or ring to advise he couldn’t make it - SO LETS HAVE A JOINT NELLY ACTUALLY!!!! DAN BRADLEY AND REDSY - both letting the lads down!

 

11/03/09

NOTW #1: Mr. Michael Harrod

REASON: For getting sent off in the 6-A-Side after 13 seconds (Nevs official timing)