Iron Guts Glory
Nightcliff CC has started the 2010 in a blaze of glory after winning the Nightcliff Sports Club Australia Day “Iron Guts” Challenge (and $500 for the Cricket Club) at Tuesday’s gala celebrations held at the Nightcliff Sports Club.
Skipper Sam “Archie” Gibson (far left) assembled a crack purpose-built team for this assault with such precision that has seen him reportedly fielding calls from rival Swiss watch-making companies all week since the win. Damien “Aker” Warner (2nd from right) kicked off proceedings showing enough sprint to warrant a start in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington before professionally dismantling a cold meat pie, before handing over to Alexander the Tate (far right), who savaged a lamington like a starved Doberman with a fluffy toy. With a scent of victory wafting through the air, Gibson then pinned the ears back and absolutely funnelled a pint of luke warm beer before handing over to Geordie “Fergalicious” Ferguson to roll the Keg of Victory home.
“I just visualised I had scored the last KFC bucket of chicken on Earth” said Ferguson, after recording some sizzling sectionals on the anchoring keg-rolling leg. Skipper Gibson said to the packed gallery after the feature race, “Thank you to the Nightcliff Sports Club for this (half a) grand opportunity. I was proud of the boys today. No Guts, no Glory – the lads displayed plenty of the former and deserve every bit of the latter. A momentous day for Nightcliff and Australian Sport!”
Meanwhile in related news, NT Government Minister for Sport Karl Hampton has won a Government Raffle to meet two of the victorious team at a Parliamentary Reception to be held at Parliament House on 18 February 2010. A visibly moved Hampton was said to have been “profoundly humbled” by this opportunity.
