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Playing by the NBT mantra: Giving it heaps<\/p>\n
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Winners are grinners and their escapades make for the stories of legend. Losers are generally only narratively interesting if their struggle was profoundly tragic, or their loss contains some moral-of-the-story symbolic value.<\/p>\n
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This is how NBT\u2019s Court Captain, Czar, opened his report of last week\u2019s 9.50 B Grade game on Court 8 at MSAC.<\/p>\n
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He wrote on. It goes without saying that win-or-lose, NBT are narratively compelling. After all, there is a book about us! But last night\u2019s loss \u2013 as was the case with the loss last week \u2013 provided neither a tale of heroic tragedy, nor any particularly compelling moral. We lost. Simple as that. Speaking of simplicity, Flash wrote in the previous game report: \u2018NBT dominated the first half. \u00a0Czar, Scoop, Flash, Skip, Bullitt, Archie and Dok. All BOG. Second half was not as successful.\u2019 Both this week and last we played superb first halves (in last week\u2019s case, superbly superb) then fell away in the second. In both cases \u2013 and in ALL cases \u2013 we gave it heaps. Game over. \u2018Giving it heaps\u2019 is the playing mantra of NBT. While it is the perfect motto to play by, and enacted by everyone who plays, there is nothing else to say about it. It is what it is, wonderfully so.<\/p>\n
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Last night, there were stories of heroism. Bullitt was a standout (as he was last week, and probably has already won the Golden Elbow at this stage in the season if one was to be speculating on such things). Scoop was a BOG, rebounding and cutting with purpose and strength. The rest of the team (Axe back from the powdered snow of Japan, Plaz back minus a small portion of his toe, Flash, Czar and Skip) played well. Indeed, they all gave it heaps.<\/p>\n
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Czar wrapped up his report. The giving of heaps on court extended post-game. The Clubrooms (Emerald Hotel) had already closed so the squad slipped over to Bells Hotel. All eight players attend. That\u2019s another Club mantra. Compulsion after-game socialising.<\/p>\n
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991 games, 2725 fouls, 2654 points, 6 Premierships, 6 Golden Elbows, 28 Bloody Gloves Bowls (most fouls), 2 Squeaker\u2019s Baskets (most points), Member NBT Smacken Spree Brigade (50+ fouls in a season), Most Consecutive 5-Foul Games 7, Member NBT Centurians (100+ points in a season). Current status: Temporarily Unavailable Player. <\/p>\n
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\u00a0Giving it heaps. A recent half-time scoreboard, in Not Bad Thanks\u2019 favour. Another NBT World Record? <\/p>\n
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