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If you type in B.I.L.L.Y. into an Internet search,
pages of information bombard your screen. Included in these pages are; 12 towns
in France, one in Northern Ireland, five films and novels, three musicals, the
name of a crater on our moon and Billy, the name of the pygmy hippo belonging to
the late U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Well after this report is published
another Billy will have entered the list of notorieties on the World Wide Web.
The reason being is that on Saturday Billy Lee officially gained entry into the
Bangalow Bluedogs under 6’s Hall of Fame. Billy Lee the quiet, unassuming rookie
from Bangalow took on the might of Byron Bay and
unlike another famous namesake, Billy the Kid who took on the Lincoln County in the 1800’s, our Billy Lee won!
Billy single handily took on both the Byron Bay Lions and fellow local outfit
the Bluedogs and bagged half a dozen goals and the respect and admiration of the
huge crowd for his efforts. Nowhere was safe from Billy’s pinpoint accurate feet
as he slotted them in from both sides of the field, most from angles so acute
that Pythagoras himself would have had difficulties working them out. With Billy
clearly having a day out the remainder of the team could relax and concentrate
on the coach’s game plan which was to accumulate as many kicks as possible. One
such performer who heard this message was Keelin, who played possibly his best
game of the season. Keelin racked up kick after kick, never giving in and
following up with persistent second efforts. Keelin was so committed to the ball
that he exhausted all of his energy in a stellar performance and had to sit the
second game out on the sidelines as a proud yet fatigued battler. Callum too is
another who shone in a faultless display from the Beagles, who failed to concede
a goal in the forty minutes of football that they played. Callum, who officially
turned six during the week, showed no signs of Birthday Blues as he played with
all the energy of a five year old coupled with the experience of a boy aged six.
Callum is a tall, strong player who is yet to unfold his true potential, but
opposition beware, treat this player with respect, as shortly he will really
come of age, and then, Watch Out! With goals not the major concern, Lola could
concentrate on her defensive running game. With great speed and foot skills Lola
turned defence into attack on numerous occasions, and was extremely unlucky not
to score. In the only game of the season in which she hasn’t scored, Lola played
a blinder, and unveiled another side to her game, that pleased the coaching
staff. With no substitutions available for the second game, Milo played as both Attack and Defender, sometimes
simultaneously. Milo is always good for a
couple of goals every game, but decided instead to sit out back and let others
have a go. However all too often he could not curb his natural instinct and
would carry the ball cleverly through the field and deliver it into the back of
the pop-up goals. Unlike the Paper Lace song of the 70’s Billy was a Hero in a faultless team
performance. With the team looking forward to a well deserved weeks break,
before returning for two weeks of home games at the Kennel, it is the opposition
teams that should be keeping their “heads
down low”.
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