Official Team Thread 🎰 Las Vegas Bears S40 Official Team Thread ʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔ 🐾 - Betting Against Ourselves

[Millky95]

In the space of 2 Rounds SSSSSS has gone from outside the top 5 and into 4th, is he making a late run and Millky95 has taken the lead, will anyone be able to stop him from making it 2 in a row.

Rd 10 Review

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[SSSSSS]

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Sizzled up. Oiled up. Ronnie is here!

RonnieRaven was the play maker at the Bears for Season 40. Dominating the wing, Ronnie finished the season first for kicks (140) and handballs (139) whilst also being second for marks (72) and Dream Team (1,022). Always finding the right position at the buffet line and the Qooty field, most plays from half back to forward came through Ronnie.

Despite dominating the outside, when the times got tough for the Bears Ronnie made sure to get stuck in laying nearly 2 tackles a game and sneaking down forward for a few snags!

Did you know? RonnieRaven has scored over 1,000 DT points in every season played? A breakout season is just on the horizon.

Congratulations, RonnieRaven!

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Woo Ronnie.

 

[tony]

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This year's Captain's Award goes to SSSSSS.

As captain, one of the things I notice is who's actually around. Not just playing, but present in the threads, engaging with teammates, keeping things lively. And this season, SSSSSS was everywhere.

He went from averaging 5 posts a game to 34. Everyone saw it. Suddenly he was in every conversation, bringing energy, staying engaged even when we were sitting second last and the season was going to hell.

When things get rough, it's easy to go quiet and just ride it out. But SSSSSS did the opposite. He stepped up, stayed visible, and made the club feel more active just by being around more.

That consistency matters. Having people you can count on to show up and give a shit, especially during a tough season, makes a difference. It makes my job as captain easier, and it makes the club better.

This award is about recognising someone who contributed in a way that might not show up in the stats but absolutely gets noticed. Someone who made an effort to be more involved and followed through.

SSSSSS, you earned this. Congratulations.

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[Millky95]

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This year's Captain's Award goes to SSSSSS.

As captain, one of the things I notice is who's actually around. Not just playing, but present in the threads, engaging with teammates, keeping things lively. And this season, SSSSSS was everywhere.

He went from averaging 5 posts a game to 34. Everyone saw it. Suddenly he was in every conversation, bringing energy, staying engaged even when we were sitting second last and the season was going to hell.

When things get rough, it's easy to go quiet and just ride it out. But SSSSSS did the opposite. He stepped up, stayed visible, and made the club feel more active just by being around more.

That consistency matters. Having people you can count on to show up and give a shit, especially during a tough season, makes a difference. It makes my job as captain easier, and it makes the club better.

This award is about recognising someone who contributed in a way that might not show up in the stats but absolutely gets noticed. Someone who made an effort to be more involved and followed through.

SSSSSS, you earned this. Congratulations.

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Hell's favourite Qootballer! Congratulations SSSSSS

 

[Chipmunk]

Oh yeah!

 

[Chipmunk]

Congrats to MWPP and RonnieRaven on their best position awards!

 

[tony]

Cap seems to have stalled and allowed Millky95 to get away, Ronnie and SSSSSS are still trying to chase him down. Thanks to ER for having such a long name and stuffing up my graphic, it happens every season.


Rd 11 Review



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[Chipmunk]

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In a lean season up forward for the Bears where the pockets were busy trying to get donuts and the full forward was trying to kick behinds (and not in the atomically correct sense), it came to one player to tidy up the mess. Enter Matele.

Up on the half forward flank, pushing up when needed for 35 marks or pushing forward to provide pressure as the only forward player to have double digit tackles. Not afraid to attack the goals either, Matele finished with the best accuracy of our forwards as well with 15 goals for only 5 behinds.

A worthy back to back winner of our best forward. Congratulations, Matele!

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Congrats to Matele!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

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A hearty congratulations are in order for Bear Number 65 and Hall of Famer Art Vandelay_ for his 47 goals effort this season. The impressive haul makes him the leading goalkicker for the team this year and thus most deserving of his 4th Leading Goal Kicker trophy (including the 3rd season in a row).

Somewhere along the way this season he kicked his 400th goal as well (tallying 407 for his illustrious career so far) but his teammates were probably already at the post-match function at Sizzler to take notice sozza.

Like Tom Hanks trying to drag an (unbeknownst to him) dismembered corpse across the beach of Normandy in his favourite 90's film Saving Private Ryan, our full forward tried his best to put Las Vegas in the winners column despite a limited supply and was unsuccessful in saving aforementioned corpse.

Art is known for his take-no-prisoners banter towards our inferior opposition in Sweet, many (alleged) contributions to the field of architecture, passionate devotion to all things Geelong, ahem, Las Vegas and... I'm sure there's something else but I just can't put my finger on it.

I invite everyone to raise a glass for the literal Bear in the Square and toast a marvelous season.

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CC: Matera92

 

[tony]

Millky95 gets Maximum votes and pulls away, is he on his way to Mateflon No 5

Rd 12 Review



Millky95 Electronic_Renaissance Cap Tandy JoshWoodenSpoon Ocha905

 

[SSSSSS]

Millky getting his speech ready.

 

[tony]

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Ladies, gentlemen and Bears, it's time to announce our Best Club Player, as voted by you, the team.

I'm pleased to report that this year's voting was completely above board. No suspicious IP addresses from the Atlantic Ocean, no VPN shenanigans, just good old fashioned democratic process. Revolutionary stuff, really.

And the winner is... Ocha905!

Now, Ocha had an interesting season. On one hand, he made the All-SFA team, which is genuinely impressive and something to be proud of. On the other hand, he also won a Golden Donut for posting a perfect zero stat line across the board. Most players peak at one end or the other. Ocha somehow managed both in the same season. That's range.

But here's the thing, this award isn't about your best game or your worst game. It's about what you bring to the club week in, week out. And Ocha brings plenty.

As part of the Leadership Group, he's been writing up match reviews all season. He kept engagement up in match threads with his "Drafts" topic of the week, giving people something to talk about beyond just the game. He shows up, contributes to the team vibe, and makes this club better just by being involved.

Your teammates voted for you, Ocha, because they see the effort you put in beyond just the stats. The Golden Donut performances we celebrate, the All-SFA selection we're proud of, and everything in between.

Congratulations Ocha905, our Season 40 Best Club Player!

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[Chipmunk]

Congrats Ocha905 !!

 

[Millky95]

Ocha905 ? No. Ocha number 1 baby!

 

[tony]

Results of the Poll to prove its all above board, cause the Mafia have never rigged anything before.

 

[SSSSSS]

On ya Ocha905

 

[SSSSSS]

Results of the Poll to prove its all above board, cause the Mafia have never rigged anything before.

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Now I know this is rigged for sure. I voted for myself forty six times.

I didn't even show up once.

Release the files.

 

[Millky95]

Now I know this is rigged for sure. I voted for myself forty six times.

I didn't even show up once.

Release the files.

I do notice some photoshopping where that 14 is now that you mention it

 

[tony]

Millky95 polls again and now leads by 13 votes with one round remaining. The fat lady has started singing.

Rd 14 Review



Matele Millky95 SSSSSS Electronic_Renaissance spinynorman MWPP

 

[tony]

I will now pass on the Microphone to Chipmunk who will make another special announcement on behalf of the Leadership group.

 

[Chipmunk]

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We have another inductee into the Hall of Fame! So joining the likes of Dingster , hilly , Matera92 , kane249 , pantskyle , Art Vandelay_ , JoshWoodenSpoon , Broken and most recently Test Tickle , we are delighted to honour MWPP for the award.

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MWPP is a stalwart of the Bears, ever since she joined in Season 27 from the Royals. She impressed from the start with her witty banter, her love of the Eagles and Harry Potter, and it was a win-win with the Bears reaching the Grand Final in her first season. Her leadership skills we evident from the start, and she won the Captain's Award in her very first season. MWPP continued to impress and after winning the Captain's Award again in Season 29, she became Captain for three seasons from Seasons 30-32. In later seasons she has been successful as a redeployed forward including at the Season 36 Grand Final. She never shirks from a challenge and numerous teammates and others around the league have given thanks for her support in times when it has been needed.

MWPP has been recognised more widely in the league as well, with multiple all-SFA awards (and Vice Captain in Season 30) and multiple top 10 and top 20 Beez finishes. It would not be an understatement to say the league would be much poorer without her. Her Q scores have been an invaluable resource in deciphering the sim, and she has also been involved in the match posting and simming group, and volunteering in other roles around the league.

And now, we formally induct MWPP into the Bears Hall of Fame. It is a very popular addition and she is irreplaceable in the club and popular outside it. The Butterbeers are free tonight, so raise your glasses!

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[Millky95]

MWPP you bloody legend! Congratulations!

 

[SSSSSS]

Two Hall of Famers in the one night. Congrats Test Tickle and MWPP. Both well deserved.

 

[Ocha905]

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This year's Captain's Award goes to SSSSSS.

As captain, one of the things I notice is who's actually around. Not just playing, but present in the threads, engaging with teammates, keeping things lively. And this season, SSSSSS was everywhere.

He went from averaging 5 posts a game to 34. Everyone saw it. Suddenly he was in every conversation, bringing energy, staying engaged even when we were sitting second last and the season was going to hell.

When things get rough, it's easy to go quiet and just ride it out. But SSSSSS did the opposite. He stepped up, stayed visible, and made the club feel more active just by being around more.

That consistency matters. Having people you can count on to show up and give a shit, especially during a tough season, makes a difference. It makes my job as captain easier, and it makes the club better.

This award is about recognising someone who contributed in a way that might not show up in the stats but absolutely gets noticed. Someone who made an effort to be more involved and followed through.

SSSSSS, you earned this. Congratulations.

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Probably the award of the night and rightly awarded. Congratulations on a brilliant season 6S, you made everyone more engaged and feel welcome with your input. Excited to see what next year has in store. Salud!

 

[tony]

Congratulations MWPP

A very deserving honour for the Best Harry Potter Doctor in Las Vegas