Sports Shorts: A touch of history

By Aj Cross
Updated March 22 2017 - 12:59pm, first published 12:14pm
Unexpected champs: Can't Touch This took a suprise victory when asked to step in and play in the grand finals by the Top Shelf Rockies.
Unexpected champs: Can't Touch This took a suprise victory when asked to step in and play in the grand finals by the Top Shelf Rockies.

CAN’T Touch This touch footy team created Walcha touch history when they won their D Grade grand final 5 -2 against Shags Boys last Sunday. They became the first team to lose a preliminary final and then go on to win the premiership decider. How could they do that you may ask? Simple really - the team that defeated them in the preliminary final – Top Shelf Rockies - had too many players involved in the church Harvest Festival last Sunday and couldn’t play at their allotted time, so they sent Can’t Touch This to bat for them instead.

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