Big Chief
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Big Chief
By 3 Wheels on My Waggon
December 23 2008
Having finally gathered himself after last Saturday's efforts 3 Wheels on My Waggon looks back on a memorable day for Chiefs fans. The shortest day will live ling in the memory of tose Chiefs supporters who travelled the long road to Leeds and witnessed a titanic struggle between two evenly matched sides.
Big Chief
December 23 2008
Having finally gathered himself after last Saturday's efforts 3 Wheels on My Waggon looks back on a memorable day for Chiefs fans. The shortest day will live ling in the memory of tose Chiefs supporters who travelled the long road to Leeds and witnessed a titanic struggle between two evenly matched sides.
When 2 Tribes come to war!! We came! We saw! We were so very close to conquering! The game was billed as a must see top of the table crunch match, with Leeds as the favourites. It proved to be just that. As expected, the away support turned out in their droves, helping to fill Headingley with its highest gate of the season, in fine voice and looking to create a party atmosphere. Half an hour before kick off, the magnitude of the travelling fans became obvious, the white black and blue of the Chiefs dotted around the 3 open sides of the ground with a huge contingent corralled into the paddock and the stand above. Unfortunately for the pre match entertainment, an opera singer in fine voice, the Chiefs quickly started to practice their scales with several renditions of Oggy! Oggy! Oggy! And numerous melodic renditions of the Chop. Big Chief made himself at home on the pitch, making the Carnegie fans more than a little jealous of our mascot, and became a hit with all the visiting camera crews and home fans. The atmosphere began to get tense as the clock ticked towards kick off, then, with the PA system bellowing out some forgettable music, the tribe roared loudly as the Chiefs appeared on the field. From the whistle, Exeter fought like Gladiators, easing ahead and then letting Leeds back in, then taking a giant step forward following Josh’s try. At half time they lead marginally 9-6, but were obviously on top form in most aspects of their game. The Tribe continued to out chant the Carnegie fans at every opportunity, and felt that what they had hoped for was now slowly becoming a reality. Out for the second half, a little battered and bloodied, but with their heads held high, Exeter pushed forward, firstly missing a penalty kick, but followed with a brilliant chip and catch to enable a try in the corner, followed by a successful conversion to put the Chiefs 16-6 ahead. Unfortunately the tide changed shortly after, and we all know what happened next, and all have our own opinions of what did or didn’t occur. The Carnegie fans at last were spurred into outsinging and shouting the Tribe, but not without a lot of countering from the Tribe. The dream and hopes had been suddenly dashed, but the Tribe were not done, the Chiefs had played heroically, not one player was singled out as having had a below par game, few were willing to say who they thought had been the shining star. The tribe continued to chant and cheer long after the majority of the Carnegie fans had vacated the building. The battle was over, but the team should hold their heads high, the club likewise, there was less than a gnat’s whisker between the teams, and the score apart, Exeter Chiefs had won the game, cemented itself as a club to be proud of. Bring on the Pirates, our work is not yet done!!
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