Broadview Hawks Football Club

Broadview Breaks Guelph's Win Streak May 31st, 2010

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In their first home game of the season, the Hawks ventured to their U of T Scarborough field to take on a very hyped up Guelph's Gargoyles who beat out the Roos last round. Regardless of an excuse of Roos' injuries, that feat alone says that this is a team that you had best not underestimate. One couldn't have asked for a better day to play footy though: sunny but not crazy humid stupid hot yet, as it can be in this funny place the locals call "Ta ron na."

The first quarter saw a Hawks' domination of the field: the ball seemed mostly trapped in the Gargoyle's end. And with a classic shotgun approach to kicking goals, eventually a few actually went in between the goal posts. The second quarter saw Guelph take up their game up a notch as they took advantage of the side kicking into the wind. However, the Hawks kept their lead and showed the Gargoyles that one cannot depend on the wind alone as our boys in yellow and brown did not stop their goal-kicking trend of the first quarter. The second half perhaps saw a Hawks' side letting up a bit in concert with a Guelph side bent on repeating their success against the Roos. At one point, I believe there was only a goal difference but I could be wrong, this reporter's people aren't known for their abilities with numbers.

Again, we are seeing a definite pattern of stars forming in the middle. Afjal "From Cleats to Clubs" Mohammad and Nick "Princess LiLo" Shuttleworth were both menacing figures in the centre. As was Brad "Farls" Farley ... although I think someone possibly bribed him with promises of BC product if he played well. While he may have been a missing person in Brazil, Brad "Bathmat" Hindles made his presence known to the local authorities thorough out the game. Anthony "Foxy" Simpson was marking excrutiatingly well in the forward line. Whether or not the Hawks constellation is hawk-shaped or pintglass-shaped will depend on the interpretation of the viewer.

This reporter had a few images blazen into his head that game for all time. Ben "Bosozoku" Carter had a huge hit against a Gargoyle backman and set the tone for the game. Rhys "the Enforcer" Harris went up for a punch ball, crashed into his opponent hard only to land badly, rolling the ankle that wasn't already rolled on. Eventually, Rhys will look like one of my broken, contorted G.I. Joe's at this rate. And how could I forget hearing the twang of the ball hitting the goal post followed shortly by a Gargoyle's smother of another mark kick 10m out? Anthony "Simo" Simpson is always entertaining to watch one way or the other.

In the end, the Hawks came out victorious with a 3-goal lead against a team of determined Gargoyles, even playing short-handed with a red card for the last minutes of the match. With as much new blood that the Hawks received this season as well as lost, it is apparent that they are still evolving as a unit. Let's hope that this year the Hawks will be less a cast like House MD with 6 main actors and a bunch of extras. The extras need pull themselves into the spotlight more so the Hawks can become a cast like Lost: multiple characters with depth sowing multiple stories spiraling to a climax for the Grand Final. Stay hungry, boys!