It was the biggest game of the year. The final game of the regular season and a chance for the 7 Shades of Amber to replicate the feat of their namesake, the 7 Shades of Brown, and finish undefeated.

Captain Smokey Davis had his team at the stadium early to warm up, but at the other end of the court, the cellar dwelling Saints Boys were nowhere to be found… It looked like there wouldn’t be a game at all.

As the game clock started ticking down, a bag of uniforms was dumped on the Saints Boys bench and any able-bodied male in the stadium was invited to don a uniform and take on the Beers. We ended up playing one regular Saints Boy and 5 ring-ins from a grade above. Suddenly the perfect record wasn’t as much of a sure thing as the 7SoA had thought!

When faced with adversity, the 7SoA did what any Beers team would have done - came out of the blocks strong, then crumbled.

Plow led by example, setting a new Beers record for shots attempted - and missed. He would have been at least 2 from 15 and 0% from the charity stripe - shooting seems to be something that fat Plow did better than the Shadow. Write that down kids - eating pies makes you a better shooter.

Airlie Beach Beer, DC, fell over in the middle of the court just for the hell of it. Everyone threw passes straight to the other team. The Beers were replicating the Lakers in the finals and lost their lead in the 4th quarter. Unlike the Lakers, the 7SoA didn’t have creepy old Jack Nicholson on the sidelines tuning cheerleaders to keep our spirits up.

The only thing keeping us in the game was Smokey and his pretty new shoes pulling in every rebound.

With the clock winding down, the Shades went to their go-to play - the hail mary full court touchdown pass with Snoopy as wide receiver. Snoopy completed the play and luckily the 7SoA scraped through with a 2 point win, and their undefeated record intact.

Up on court 4, the Heavy Beers defeated Kickstarz to seal third place and a spot in the finals next week against the Beers most fierce B Grade rivals - the Klowns - aka Footclan. 7SoA will take on the Cyclones for the chance to advance to the championship game.

Game Notes:

• Herman received his slab of XXXX prior to the game for backing the Celtics to win the NBA finals. He then shot an airball free throw during the game to owe the team another slab.
• The latest Adventure concept was discussed and it was decided ‘Beer of Origin’ will become a regular feature on the Beers annual calendar. Brisbane born Beers against imported Beers, Beer on Beer action. It will take place each year in the week of State of Origin 3.
• Snoopy and Plow announced that the white uniform design has been approved and a maroon or black design will be completed this week ready to order for next season.