Ahhhhhhh sweeeet memories
I'll never, ever forget that day/night.
It was a hottish day for the middle of winter, about 26C outside, threatening skies, but strangely, with snow on the mountain :lol:
It seemed like that day, the whole of the large Tasmanian bowling community had filed through the doors of Moonah to roar Tassie home.
Even the SA supporters (forever chanting SA-SA Great, SA-SA Great) were joining forces with us.
I was up the top end of the grandstand, right up in the back corner, looking directly down onto Lane 3.
There was a massive atmosphere, Tassie were down going into the last game, and Damien Maguire and Andrew Tylutki lifted the roof off the building with some great strikes.
We were keeping an eye on the Vics to make sure they didn't win, ACT were doing the right things and earning the massive cheers from the packed main-stand and every where around.
Going into the last few frames, the place is as tense as I've ever seen a bowling centre, every great Tassie or ACT shot earning humungous roars of approval, even spares were getting the good oil from the crowd.
A Victorian struck in a particularly tight match - silence.
It was up to Maguire and Tylutki now.
Maguire trips the 4-pin ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR
Maguire gets a wall-shot YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHGGGHH :lol: - the place is going totally off :lol:
A good count for Mags sees a good great game earn vocal cheers from the crowd.
Andrew Tylutki can bring home the bacon for Tassie, comes in high in the pocket - Trips the 4-pin - Accompanied by one of the biggest roars I have ever heard.
If you ever watched English Football, and you've seen a side score, and in the background the whole stand rises as one, that is what the whole bowling centre was like that early evening - Unbelievable stuff
Tylutki then proceeds to roll his next shot and rip the 5 clean out - It's party time - the supporters are jumping up and down with joy in the stand, and in the concourse area now.
Toddy Russell finishes out the last frame for the new winners, with a cheer as he spares, then splits.
We've won
Most awesome day I've ever spent in a centre.
Happy memories