meditation or league?

that was the biggest decision i had to make today really...well, of course being sick didn't exactly mean there was a real decision...

since saturday morning i haven't really been able to leave the house for more than an hour or so at a time, so it wasn't much of a decision! and i'm not certain that watching my team is EVER going to be as relaxing as meditation but what i have learned about meditation is that it's aim is to focus single pointedly on one thing and honestly, i was single pointedly focused on seeing the Bullies win...and seeing them win was therapeutic! maybe not in a relaxing, calming, clearing the mind sort of a way...but good all the same! of course i'm not going to be so lenient on myself in future rounds (i think, thankfully, that Bullies only have 2 other Monday night games) as the benefits of meditation in the long term will surely, outweigh watching football! (you think???)

but of course, i chose league! yep, sad but true! first round of the NRL and the Bulldogs first home game of the season - as if i'm missing that...right??

and all of the so called 'experts' and the commentators picked Wests to win, and i'm not sure what i was expecting other than the usual dose of Bulldogs commitment...and that's exactly what we got...

sure there were far too many errors - dropped balls, missed tackles, penalties, sloppy tackles etc, but still, for the first game of a season with a relatively new team, it was a GREAT effort...

team didn't look the same without Luke Patten - for soooo long he was a trademark at the bullies, and i for one, missed watching him at fullback! Ben Barba did an awesome job and might really make that posi his own as the season unfolds...pity Josh Morris (fabulous first try!)  hurt his knee and i hope it won't be a season ending injury...

new guys played well although Paea could do with some of the Bulldogs discipline instilled in him! Frank Pritchard had a great game in the blue and white and Hodkinson (formerly of the Sea Eagles) had a blinder! Keating (formerly of the Eels) also had a great debut in the better colours...

soooo as the evenings get darker earlier and the nights get cooler (or maybe that's just my hope!), it's footy season again - and that is good...it's just not cricket to be watching cricket now the footy is on!!

Bulldogs 24 - Tigers 14!

woof woof...