 everybody what is going on what do you think what do you reckon my pads are probably too big aren't they the helmet feels fucking good though and guess what I'll never lose my mouthguard again cuz it's hanging here alright guys this video is titled what is it titled it's titled some thoughts after my first ever game of gridiron and you know what that titles a bit of a well it's not a lie but it's it's not the complete trees because it wasn't a full game it was actually a scrimmage it was a friendly scrimmage the video after this you're going to see is is my highlights what I will say is that I got put at fullback mostly because of my size we have four running backs for the B team which is called the the Monash Barbarians we've got four running backs that we need to rotate they usually only use a single back formation because of the fact that we didn't really have a big back that could block for the half back or the tail back until I came along so in this particular scrimmage I actually didn't get one run I didn't get one run from the backfield I got a couple of catcher catches but basically I was lined up at fullback with a two back formation either blocking for the running back behind me or blocking as pass protection for the quarterback now bear with me because I'm trying to get this all these you know things through my head I'm trying to explain it as best as I can but basically look the one thing the one feeling I can remember from the game is just a feeling of excitement I was absolutely buzzing I made that video about half an hour before we played talking about my thoughts before the game and you know my excitement levels only went up from there so we got to the game it was it was actually a scrimmage but it was the offense versus the defense for either the A or the B team so all of the clips that you're seeing that you're gonna see in the next video of me were in the offense versus the defense for the B team so this is our offense versus our defense it wasn't actually the A team as a whole versus the B team as a whole so you know reps were limited like I said I didn't actually get any any runs from backfield no no counters no you know inside zones nothing like that I was either blocking for the quarterback I was either blocking for the running back or I was catching a pass so I mean I'm not gonna I'm not gonna go on too long I'm sitting here with my helmet and my pads on it's actually real time guys for once today's date is the 21st of August it's a Wednesday we've got training tonight and we've got our first full game actual game on Sunday so I'm gonna bring the camera down to training tonight get a few clips in the past I've put up videos of my football training it's been from day one to I think day 17 day 16 and we're gonna continue that so I'm gonna continue with the football training videos I'm just gonna get clips from training put them together and keep putting them up I'm gonna take the camera down to the games hopefully we can get some some highlights the highlights that you see we had a cameraman on the side of the field I want to say a big shout out to him for he videoed every single snap of the game what you're gonna see is basically every single snap that I played but you know as I said with the position I was in there's not a whole lot of highlights but you know one thing that did happen and this is you know something I'll always remember I actually scored my first touchdown so I'm not gonna say exactly how it happened but you know after watching back the video that I made prior to playing I actually mentioned that I couldn't wait to do this exact play I couldn't wait to actually line up at the back and run this play and see how it worked and lo and behold it actually worked and then I went the other side and got a two-point conversion so you know one thing I can remember is the feeling that I had driving home after the game we we finished the scrimmage we had a bit of a you know social thing we had some we had a barbecue a couple of drinks not alcoholic and I jumped in my car and drove home and that drive home was you know was the feeling that I had the energy that I had inside me knowing that I'd just gone and scored my first touchdown knowing that I'd actually put on the pads and the helmet I got a picture afterwards I posted on Instagram it was going crazy had over a thousand likes at this point you know I I was feeling absolutely on top of the world and I can remember pumping AC DC the entire way home for like an hour and a half I pumped it I was singing at the top of my lungs I almost lost my voice by the time I got home you know I've never I haven't done that in a long time but I have not been so happy that I've just been yelling at the top of my lungs singing along in the car like clapping my hands man I was just pumping man I was loving it absolutely loving it and that was just after a scrimmage so this Sunday we've got our first actual game and look I don't want to I don't want to talk too much more but fuck it feels good to be finally involved in the sport it feels really really good and I do have a bit of a bit of an ultimatum that I've been given currently which I will talk about in a future video but basically it's it's around Prokick and it's around the fact that I may have to actually choose between playing a season here in Melbourne or training with Prokick and I've got to be honest man the way that I'm feeling right now the way that I felt after that scrimmage the way that the guys have welcomed me into the team already you know the us four running backs have have a Facebook group man a chat group like how fucking cool is that man how cool is that we can talk about moves we can talk about training we can pump each other up for the games you know I feel like the guys in this B team are actually feeding off the energy that I'm bringing with this YouTube channel so you know I can't I can't not play now I can't I have come down here and not play this season it's not happening I'm staying here for good I'm staying here for the season it finishes mid-November and so that is that's the date that I'm I'm sort of you know locking myself in for until locking myself in too so there we are it was a bit of a rundown there's some thoughts after my first game of American football and you know I'll leave it at that and you know like I said I was kind of disappointed that I didn't get any specific runs from the backfield but as you guys have said and as I believe now you take what you get you take the reps that you given effort is not coachable I've got faith that in good time I will get a few runs but hey I don't mind I don't mind catching the past okay I don't mind catching the past I actually don't mind blocking I fucking I quite enjoy the I quite enjoy blocking I'm not gonna lie blocking is not the worst thing in the world especially man if you're in a two-back formation and you go and block for your running back and you see your running back run right beside you and keep going up a field like that's an amazing feeling you just helped that run and that happened to me a couple of times so you know that was a cool feelings feeling I've never felt before I thought that the best feeling I'd feel on the on the field would be actually running with the ball but on Sunday it wasn't the best feeling I had was doing a nice block and having my running back run behind me and and make some ground so I'll leave it at that I'll take my helmet off and hey if you've liked the video hit the like button if you want to subscribe please do and in the next video you're gonna see my highlights you know as small as they are at least we've got something for the camera if I didn't get anything I would have been real disappointed so you know we've got something you're gonna see them in the next video thanks for all the support as always it's doesn't go unnoticed and I'm pumped for trainings tonight I'll tell you that much so as I said this video is in real time I'm gonna shut the camera off right now it is midday on Wednesday the 21st of August so a lot of you guys are actually gonna be seeing this in the future which doesn't happen a lot on this channel because I'm always behind by about two weeks but this video I made sure to come out on the day can't wait to go to training fucking thanks for all the support man I've got some decisions to make but one decision is made and that is I'm playing a season of American football here in Victoria regardless of what I lose out on for that okay well see you soon guys