A lot of the same as Springfield, a good social tournament.I remember my first game of the day was a ladies motley green (springfield) v. motley green (middlesex)! fun stuff! I recall calling a knock on only for it to have actually been a girl on the other team...dont know if I should have done this....but I hadnt signalled for the knock yet so I upgraded it to a penalty when I realized she was offside!
I also had my first experience with Boston Irish Wolfhounds, playing against Newport Riptide. I recall trying to get the #5 to roll away, clearly communicating it and awarding penalty advantage. Unfortunately, he got up, rolling away, but then elected to pick the ball up from the wrong side of the ruck! I was amazed! a flagrant professional foul I thought and deserved of a card. I'm not sure what the right decision was, but I ended up not carding the player and just gave him a stern talking to. My problem with what is a normal penalty in this case was that it was obviously intentional, there was absolutely no grey area or possiblity to misunderstand, it was flagrant. At any rate, BIW totally outclassed the other side anyway to win.
Another interesting moment of the day was the tournament final, where the referee with about 2-3 minutes to go RED CARDED (SENT OFF) a BIW player for backchat. According to the referee, it was only going to be a yellow for a consistent "your useless ref!" but when the referee requested the BIW player talk to him, the BIW told the referee "NO! your a bloody plonker!" at which point, the yellow was upgraded to red. Following this, Mystic River came out winners of what turned out to be a very entertaining final.
Also, kudos to the tournament organizer. He did an excellent job. The fields though...they were short and narrow with misaligned posts...nevertheless, it was a social tournament and a good time.
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