Brissy in my opinion hosts the best ground to watch football in the country and with a build up of intense excitement things were at fever pitch even before a ball was kicked and we sensed something special was on the cards.
The next 80 minutes didn't disappoint either as both teams went hard at each other with the Lions holding on to secure a 23 - 21 win with wingers George North and Alex Cuthbert both scoring memorable tries that saw me out of the seat in a state of euphoria not seen since George Eastham scored the winning goal for Stoke in the 1972 League Cup Final.
Fair play to the Aussies though who i thought were superb, especially after losing as many as 3 players going off injured early and made it very difficult all the way for the boys (but they always do) and even in the dying minutes found a scrum that was good enough to win them a penalty that could have won them the game. Fortunately for us (and this is where today's title comes in) Young Kurtley Beale couldn't take a leaf out of Halfpenny's earlier efforts and kick the winner. I love the headline - typical English Journalism at its best and maybe i should get the guy to come on board and write for the 'TRASH' :)
So its down to Melbourne this week for the 2nd test and hopefully the Lions can wrap up the series there, Personally think they still have another 25% to give whereas I'm not sure the Aussie lads have much more in there armour?
The night was young once the match had ended and we celebrated long and hard into the wee early hours just like hopefully we do come the Sydney Test in a fortnight to make it 3 zip for the series.
Cheers
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