WNBL weekend
I had an awesome weekend last week.
Had to work in the morning 7am - 11am first.
I arrived in Canberra just before 6pm and only had time to get organised before I had to go the the AIS arena.
While I was waiting for them to open the doors, I picked up some sharpy bookmarks and a transact thunder stick. This was the caps 21st birthday and the fans had an opportunity to sign the birthday card. So I put my comment and cartoon on the card.
There was also face painting but I think I've passed that phase. :)
So there we were in the stadium watching the players warm up. This was Alana's last home game in Aust, and the caps were determined to make it memorable for her.
During the introductions they mentioned the burning smell. Um should we worry about the burning lamp?
Graffie presented Alana with a bunch of flowers.
Abs got another plaque. :) Go Abs
This was a close quarter with the score seesawing. They stopped the game a few times while they removed all the fans from behind the caps basket and zoned the area off with security guards.
The the game started again. Tully did a brilliant layup and Alana had some beautiful moves.
Then they stopped the game again.
The caps walked off the court. The fellas stood around the middle wondering what was happening. Eventually they left the court.
LJ then suddenly came out with a fire extinguisher. It was so funny, the crowd laughed.
Then came the announcement "everyone must leave the stadium immediately!!"
So we all left the stadium and waited outside. Some people left others just waited around.
After about half hour, they announced that the game would continue at the AIS training hall. This stadium holds less than 200, so it was a mad dash to get a prime position in the stadium.
Yep I was out with my elbows pushing pass the crowd. I finally got a seat under the basket. :)
It was amazing watching hundreds of fans trying to cram into the stadium. In the end they had to push the crowd back as they were overflowing onto the court.
There was a load cheer when the caps rocked up. :)
As the caps did their warm up run, the kids would give tully high 5s as she reached the end of the court.
After a long wait the fellas finally turned up. They didn't want to play but after consulting the fiba manual they had no choice.
I sure this had an effect on the players.
It was an amazing game. Tully and Alana were throwing their bodies everywhere. Tully and Screeny ended up in the crowd a couple of times.
The crowd was cheering and with the confined space it seemed to lift the caps. :)
In the end the caps won.
I met Capsfan and swapped my 2004 seattle storm championship poster with him for a caps team poster. Yep I couldn't make the previous game when they handed out the team posters so I was keen to get one.
Afterwards I started to get some autographs for my poster. During this time I had a talk to Beattie after the game. She was really excited as she had a corker of a game.
I like the way they play the Beattie and Harley, as it means the opposition has to match up to 2 talls. And now that Beattie attacks the boards more it adds another dimension into her game.
Alana racked up fouls quickly so she didn't have much of an impact on the game.
It was truely a wonderful start to the weekend. :)
Tomorrow it's off to Sydney for the second game.
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