Introducing The Silver Bullet Award!
07/02/2008

This year, The Bullets will be presenting a new award. It is called the Silver Bullet Award and it is awarded to the player(s) who demonstrated what it means to be a Bullet, through either a hard-working, skilled, committed or courageous piece of play. From many of the great moments of the past season, here are the 10 finalists. The winner will be announced on February 13th at the Vitale Medal night.

1. Somebody Tell Rob Hazell He's Outnumbered! (Round 1)
Someone obviously forgot to tell Rob Hazell that The Bullets were two players short going into the Round 1 game against Meeniyan. 'Haze', playing a lone hand up forward, kicked three of the first four goals of the game in a brilliant individual effort.

2. Mez Seals Historic Win! (Round 2)
After copping a hammering in the first week, The Bullets were once again undermanned going into their Round 2 encounter with 2005 premiers Pencil It In Again. In the tense final minutes, Andrew Merryweather marked strongly and converted the goal with trademark 'Mez' accuracy to give The Bullets the upset win.

3. Nurse, What Happened To The Patient? (Round 3)
Less than 24 hours before The Bullets encounter against WaSPs, she was confined to her sickbed and had been written off. But cometh the moment, cometh Narelle Jones! Barely able to walk, 'Nally' not only made it onto the field, but her tagging role played a key part in The Bullets victory.

4. Please Don't Touch The Daisies! (Round 3)
Newcomer Tina Randall, in her first game, wasn't quite sure what she had gotten herself into when she stepped out for The Bullets. When she was on the receiving end of one of the most beautiful daisy-cutting passes you will ever see, she found out just how skilled that Rob Hazell bloke is.

5. Hand Of God! (Round 4)
With the Hampton Magpies mounting a late comeback against The Bullets, it was left to Andrew Merryweather to get The Bullets home. He took a classy one-handed mark, which resulted in his fifth goal and the side's third consecutive win.

6. Who Does He Think He Is? KISS? (Round 5)
Dave Beattie was thought to be well and truly retired, but he resurfaced when the side needed him and certainly didn't show any signs of rust. He took a swag of marks and kicked his first ever goal in a fairytale comeback.

7. Welcome To The SRFL! (Round 5)
"It's just a fun kick in the park". Sure, Coach! Poor Ruth Hannan must have wondered when the 'fun' would kick in after being crunched just minutes into her first game of rec footy. On the road back from knee reconstruction surgery, Hannan would have been excused for quitting right there on the spot. But she soldiered on and instantly won the respect of her teammates.

8. Carl Lewis Called...He Wants His Legs Back! (Round 5)
Narelle Jones returned to the midfield for the first time since Round 2. At the very first centre bounce, she sharked the tap from Luke Barisic, sprinted away and hit Dave Beattie on the chest. A brilliant effort!

9. Kick It To Me, Kick It To Me! (Round 8)
The irresistible force meets...the irresistible force. Dashing down the wing, Rob Hazell looks up and drills a 40 metre pass to a leading Ruth Hannan. She didn't even have to break stride.

10. A Dive Of Matthew Lloyd Proportions! (Round 9)
While the Essendon spearhead normally dives in the hope of getting a free kick (sorry Mez, but there's no hands in his back!), when Ruth Hannan took a dive, it was to take arguably the mark of the season. Anyone else on a rickety knee may have thought otherwise, but not Ruth.