Official Match Thread Season 26 Round 12 - Las Vegas Bears vs West Coast Wonders at The Stadium In The Sky

[Dav]

Season 26 Round 12
Las Vegas Bears vs West Coast Wonders
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Fourth meets eighth in a match which promises to be far more entertaining than it's reverse fixture. The Wonders have come on in leaps and bounds since their early season woes and are inside the 8 for the first time in Season 26 but they come up against a Bears outfit hell-bent on reversing 2 consecutive losses and getting back into the top 3.

It was a goals-fest back in Round 1 with a season-high aggregate of 298. The Wonders conceded 30 goals and would go on to do so again in Round 2, the first occurrence in Sweet FA history, whilst the Bears had yo-yo form until 3 wins on the trot from Round 7 to 9. A number of tactical and leadership changes from the Wonders have seemingly made their mark, winning 4 of the last 5 and sitting in 8th despite one of the worst percentages in the league. The Bears meanwhile have gained a penchant for being a shootout side, with the number 1 attack and the number 11 defence.

The Bears have had a number of solid but not spectacular players this season and being the number 1 attacking team comes with high rankings for a number of players, including kane249 (#2 for marks), gym4life (#1 for Dream Team & Exie, #3 for hitouts), brahj (#1 for kicks) and Argas Tuft (#1 for handballs & disposals). The Wonders have had a number of reshuffles in the last few weeks, including Dingster coming to the club as co-captain with ShaunDuggan. haydo's form on a wing has subsequently improved whilst Cactus_ has been good value all season. Elton Johns Wig's non-selection, funnily enough, has also been a big plus.

Prediction
Bears by 22 points

Captains, please post your official teamsheet by 11:59pm AEDT Thursday.​

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[okeydoke7]

Ahhhh the Bears.

The team that okeydoke7 built.

 

[Dav]

Ahhhh the Bears.

The team that okeydoke7 built.

Poster #7 claiming to have built the Bears.

 

[brahj]

Ahhhh the Bears.

Already scared.

Bears by 47

 

[Test Tickle]

Good morning all

Number 1 for disposals, just for this match I will let the Wonders call me Tom, as in Mitchell.

 

[Barrybran]

Ah, the team that has had more captains than season than Australia has had Prime Ministers. Who's turn is it this week?

 

[haydo]

Ah, the team that has had more captains than season than Australia has had Prime Ministers. Who's turn is it this week?

Not yours, sorry you aren't good enough to be a captain

 

[haydo]

Wonders to win by 47 pts as I'm not playing FB this time.

 

[Test Tickle]

88pt thumping win for the Bears in Round 1, hoping for more this week in front of a predicted massive home crowd, looking for revenge on our last two in a row disappointing losses.

 

[TheHairyGamer]

Ahhhh the Bears.

The team that okeydoke7 built.

Not sure I would take credit for that consider the wheels are about to fall off.

 

[TheHairyGamer]

Good morning all

Number 1 for disposals, just for this match I will let the Wonders call me Tom, as in Mitchell.

Then the more you get the more you lose by. Fine with me

 

[Barrybran]

Not yours, sorry you aren't good enough to be a captain

Of course I am. After all, you were a "captain".

 

[dogs105]

haydo is the best captain I've played under since starting in season 2.
Dingster very good too.

 

[Barrybran]

haydo is the best captain I've played under since starting in season 2.
Dingster very good too.

I'm sorry to hear that

 

[dogs105]

I'm sorry to hear that

It's not too late for you to play under Dingster

 

[Barrybran]

It's not too late for you to play under Dingster

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep it mind for when JoshWoodenSpoon moves on.

 

[U2tigers]

Sab22 , Beutbrute , KBLT , Cleanupsoup get in here and have at these Bear rookie upstarts.

Kirkswan , you're invited as an honourary rookie to help put these Cubs back in place.

Looking for a fun week Bears.

 

[U2tigers]

88pt thumping win for the Bears in Round 1, hoping for more this week in front of a predicted massive home crowd, looking for revenge on our last two in a row disappointing losses.

Your form has deserted you, the Wonders have found there form, and dealt with its curse.

Wonders by plenty.

 

[Test Tickle]

Sab22 , Beutbrute , KBLT , Cleanupsoup get in here and have at these Bear rookie upstarts.

Kirkswan , you're invited as an honourary rookie to help put these Cubs back in place.

Looking for a fun week Bears.

WHY YOU LITTLE.......

 

[Test Tickle]

Sab22 , Beutbrute , KBLT , Cleanupsoup get in here and have at these Bear rookie upstarts.

Kirkswan , you're invited as an honourary rookie to help put these Cubs back in place.

Looking for a fun week Bears.

Tandy Its Manbearpig get in here, we need to smack these WC Wombles around a bit

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

Ahoyyyy Wonduds! It should go without saying that we have been salivating over this return match for quite some time. I think we'll all be going home disappointed if several records are not established on Sunday. And now to introduce the h0ttest crew in town:

SilvaComet
magpienato
Jezmiester40
Tommycash
Doctor Gero
gym4life
Tandy
Farm Boy
Barrybran
DapperDon
Matera92
Magruder
Miguel Sanchez
Argas Tuft
RookiePick
gordo2016
jatz14
Its Manbearpig
Back One Out
kane249
tim_saints
reggie
LeverPuller
caloschwaby
brahj
kdavva74

 

[Test Tickle]

Your form has deserted you, the Wonders have found there form, and dealt with its curse.

Wonders by plenty.

The feeling around the club has been great this season, we just need a bit more consistency, i think it will all come together around finals time.

Last time we met
kdavva74 kicked 8 goals straight.
JoshWoodenSpoon a massive 22 kicks
gym4life racked up 143 DT points
brahj 6 of the best tackles you'd ever see

just to mention a few.

 

[TheHairyGamer]

Ahoyyyy Wonduds! It should go without saying that we have been salivating over this return match for quite some time. I think we'll all be going home disappointed if several records are not established on Sunday. And now to introduce the h0ttest crew in town:

SilvaComet
magpienato
Jezmiester40
Tommycash
Doctor Gero
gym4life
Tandy
Farm Boy
Barrybran
DapperDon
Matera92
Magruder
Miguel Sanchez
Argas Tuft
RookiePick
gordo2016
jatz14
Its Manbearpig
Back One Out
kane249
tim_saints
reggie
LeverPuller
caloschwaby
brahj
kdavva74

I'm sure records will be set for you guys... biggest loss in bears history, biggest loss in SFA history, most goals ever conceded, lowest score ever.

 

[kane249]

Back on the winners list Sunday for the Bears, mark it down now and save time

 

[U2tigers]

The feeling around the club has been great this season, we just need a bit more consistency, i think it will all come together around finals time.

Last time we met
kdavva74 kicked 8 goals straight.
JoshWoodenSpoon a massive 22 kicks
gym4life racked up 143 DT points
brahj 6 of the best tackles you'd ever see

just to mention a few.

That was half a season ago, you are only as good as your last 2 losses, so it seems for the Bears.
For us we are as good as our last 3 wins.