“Grind - Inaugural Season - Round 1

It's an exciting opening day to the season for the inmates at The Penitentiary. So rarely do they receive entertainment like this! The guards are out in force to quell any unrest as the former prisoners take to the field. Maybe this wasn't a good location for their home games. The crowd seem to be supporting the opposition, all selected from the famous Galloping Gunners regiment.

The game started lively enough and soon descended into a centre-field brawl. It only took a few minutes for the Gunners to break the line and scoop up the ball, while heavily marked, for their catcher to run away with. A desperate Touchdown-saving play wasn't to be and a few seconds later the Gunners were up 1-0. The PPP attack started brutally. Caging in and heading down the flank they didn't account for the blitzing Ogre who pinned the ball against the touchline. It was looking like they'd just manage to hold on til halftime without conceding again when a couple of big hits knocked the ogre down and Vitturi scooped up the ball and made a break for it. He didn't get far before being surrounded and the ball looked lost. Blasio lent valuable support and Vitturi was able to get into the ruckus, causing the ball to bobble all over the place as both teams struggled to recover it. It broke free of the maul and landed at the feet of Guilelmo who happily sprinted off for the TD.

The crowd at this point took exception to their former cellmates and at the start of the second half took to the field to vent their frustrations. The guards were powerless to stop the pitch invasion which took out half of the Pavona team, and a couple of their opponents. PPP never really managed to recover, eventually breaking away with the ball only to be smashed back into the fans only too eager to welcome him. The Gunners galloped to victory and PPP were left to trudge back into the locker room.

In the end the Gunners superior athleticism and training told, and showed the Parole Program that pumping weights in the yard isn't a replacement for match fitness.”