It’s a big weekend for football: AFL on Saturday, Australia v Russia and England v Scotland in the Rugby, and the NRL Grand Final this evening. Jamie and I decided we should watch as much as we could. We also decided that we would not indulge in beer but pies were certainly on the menu.
I’ll make some, said Marilyn. Bought ones are full of fat and we have to watch our weight.
That’s OK, we agreed, and waited to see what we would get.
Well, I think we were the best-fed football watchers in Australia. Our afternoon snack consisted of Chicken Satay, and Lamb in Red Wine pies, hand-made with love. Perhaps it missed the cultural point just a bit but they were delicious.
On a nostalgic note, I remember when we attended Corrimal Public School, the pie van used to come to the back gate of the school each lunchtime. The pies were kept hot in an oven fuelled by kerosene and had a particular flavour I’ll never forget. The pieman was Mr Seppelt and we used to say, Seppelt’s pies are full of flies, with maggots in the middle. Didn’t stop us eating them, though.
Anyway, back to the football: an easy win for Australia in the rugby but more injuries to cope with; good effort by Scotland but pipped at the post (Johnny Wilkinson should have been sent home with the two England coaches accused of cheating. Don’t tell me he didn’t know what was going on!), and a good win by Geelong in the AFL. It’s a scrappy sport and the players seem to spend most of their time scratching around on the ground trying to grab the ball, but there are moments of complete magic – the occasional high mark, or outstanding kick, make it all worthwhile..
Planning now for the NRL, hoping the Warriors will win. The pies are finished and Marilyn has shot through so I don’t know what we’ll get for snacks.
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