Netball wager...

Just when you thought the netball season was over….
For the last few weeks we have been playing in a business house netball competition. This is a lot more social than our regular season, with mixed teams and shorter games. Our Hyundai club entered 3 teams and we all did quite well, with our team (Team 1) coming third in our group and Team 2 winning their group, along with $150.

Because we had been placed in different groups we never got to play against each other and this became the point of a very ‘robust’ discussion at the prize giving. Daryl from Team 2 was trying to tell us that they were the best team because they had won their group, but we figured that their group was of a lower standard and that we were a better team. Of course there was no way to resolve this argument, so after a few more drinks a challenge was laid down. Team 1 would play Team 2 at 3.00pm on Saturday. Peni and Mandy (from Team 3) would umpire and instead of the shorter 20 minute game we would play the full four 15 minute quarters. At stake would be Team 2’s prize money. This was also the source of a heated debate. We had put our prizes into the team fund, but Daryl was determined to keep the money.

When we arrived at the courts at about ten to three on Saturday we were a bit surprised that there was just one other person there. Slowly our team started to arrive, but there still wasn’t any sign of Team 2. Eventually Daryl turned up, but still no sign of the rest of his team, or our umpires. After more than an hour of waiting we finally had enough players to start the game, but Team 2 were a player short. We also decided that no one could be bothered playing 15 minute quarters on such a hot day, so we played 10 minute quarters instead. The game ended with a convincing victory for Team 1, and finally Daryl was quiet!