Official Team Thread 🐉 Dragons FFC - Season 33 Team Thread /// Congrats to T2B_ the S33 Ljp86 Medallist!

[serial_thrilla]

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Dragons FFC Established: Season 08
(formed through absorption of Southern Sharks by Dragons FC [est. S05] at start of Season 08)
Home Ground: Ljp86's Lair
Colours: Black, Dark Green, Nero, Watercourse & White
Premierships: 3 (Season 19, 28 & 32)
Minor Premierships: 5 (Season 05, 10, 14, 25 & 32)
Most Games Played: Ljp86 (533 games)
Most Goals Kicked: Ljp86 (467 goals)
Current Club Captain(s): serial_thrilla & T2B_

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Dragons FFC List for Season 33 (24/27)

0) Chief
1) Bonz (LG)
2) DJ75
3) Nool Carpenna (R)
4) Maylandsman
5) Blaze Storm
6) Braklet (R)
7) Pie 4 Life (VC)
8) serial_thrilla (C)
9) T2B_ (C)
10) Mooresome
11) Stoods
12) DragoDelph (R)
13) BringBackTheAnchor
14) Matt_352
15) Strigoi
16) Hatchy1992
17) paraaaa
20) Knifey Spoony
23) VandoHawk
33) Bradesmaen
35) Ashman OG
42) HawkAussie
69) Ljp86 (LG)

In: Braklet (rookie), DragoDelph (rookie), Nool Carpenna (rookie), paraaaa (returning).
Out: A Swallow (Warriors), schmuttt (retired), Cold Sober (retired, R5).

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In Season 33 the Dragons will be led by:

• serial_thrilla (C)
• T2B_ (C)
• Pie 4 Life (VC)
• Bonz
• Ljp86

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Ljp86 - 533 games
Pie 4 Life - 472 games
Moo - 261 games
chefmeister - 192 games
Determinant - 184 games
Knifey Spoony - 182 games
Blaze Storm - 181 games
A Swallow - 181 games
Andonis1997 - 179 games
Gibbsy - 173 games
Hatchy1992 - 165 games
Danoz - 153 games
Volbeat - 150 games

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Ljp86 - 467 goals
Pie 4 Life – 421 goals
Hatchy1992 - 276 goals
boncer34 - 230 goals
PhenomenalV1 - 184 goals
iBeng - 159 goals
WAG - 152 goals
Bonz - 146 goals
Blaze Storm - 139 goals
A Swallow - 126 goals
The Filth Wizard - 124 goals
Volbeat - 122 goals
Hate - 117 goals
Determinant - 113 goals
Andonis1997 - 102 goals
Knifey Spoony - 101 goals
chefmeister - 101 goals

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All the Dragons award winners for season 32:

Ljp86 Medal: A Swallow
Coaches MVP: T2B_
Blaze Storm Medal: DJ75
Coaches Encouragement Award: Stoods
Pie 4 Life Medal: Pie 4 Life
Hatchy1992 Medal: Bonz
Best In The Mobbs: Strigoi (8th overall)
Best In The beez: serial_thrilla (2nd overall)

(Jumpers designed by BringBackTheAnchor)





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Round One - 6 February 2022 (Opening Round)
Roys FFC vs Dragons FFC at The BJO

Round Two - 13 February 2022
Dragons FFC vs Gumbies FFC at Ljp86's Lair

Round Three - 20 February 2022
Gold City Royals vs Royals at The Golden Throne

Round Four - 27 February 2022
Dragons FFC vs Sin City Swamprats at Ljp86's Lair

Round Five - 6 March 2022
East Side Phoenix vs Dragons FFC at The Eyrie

Round Six - 13 March 2022
Dragons FFC vs Baghdad Bombers at Ljp86's Lair

Round Seven - 20 March 2022
Coney Island Warriors vs Dragons FFC at Van Cortlandt Park

Round Eight - 27 March 2022
West Coast Wonders vs Dragons FFC at The Colosseum

Round Nine - 3 April 2022
Dragons vs Las Vegas Bears at Ljp86's Lair

Round Ten - 10 April 2022
Mount Buller Demons vs Dragons FFC at Snow Dome

Round Eleven - 17 April 2022
Dragons FFC vs Fighting Furies at Ljp86's Lair

Round Twelve - 24 April 2022
Dragons FFC vs Roys FFC at Ljp86's Lair

Round Thirteen - 1 May 2022
Gumbies FFC vs Dragons FFC at The House of Gumby

Round Fourteen - 8 May 2022
Dragons FFC vs Gold City Royals at Ljp86's Lair

Round Fifteen - 15 May 2022
Sin City Swamprats vs Dragons FFC at Underground Stadium

Round Sixteen - 22 May 2022
Dragons FFC vs East Side Phoenix at Ljp86's Lair

Round Seventeen - 29 May 2022 (Final Round)
Baghdad Bombers vs Dragons FFC at Abdu Prison

Finals Week One - 5 June 2022
First Qualifying Final: 1st vs 4th
Second Qualifying Final: 2nd vs 3rd
First Elimination Final: 5th vs 8th
Second Elimination Final: 6th vs 7th

Finals Week Two - 12 June 2022
First Semi Final: Loser First Qualifying Final vs Winner First Elimination Final
Second Semi Final: Loser Second Qualifying Final vs Winner Second Elimination Final

Finals Week Three - 19 June 2022
First Preliminary Final: Winner First Qualifying Final vs Winner Second Semi Final
Second Preliminary Final: Winner Second Qualifying Final vs Winner First Semi Final

Finals Week Four - 26 June 2022
Grand Final: Winner First Preliminary Final vs Winner Second Preliminary Final at SFA Park

 

[serial_thrilla]

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(*=Finals)	Position	Captain(s)	Ljp86 Medal (B&F)	Hatchy1992 Medal (most goals)	Coach's MVP	Blaze Storm Medal (best rookie)	Pie 4 Life Medal (best clubman)	Captain's Encouragement Award
S05	3rd*	Pie 4 Life	Ljp86	Ljp86
S06	10th	Pie 4 Life	Ljp86	LegSpinningSensation
S07	12th	Pie 4 Life	Rooboy_74	The Reaper
S08	5th*	Pie 4 Life	Ljp86	Pie 4 Life
S09	9th	Ljp86, Crows88	Ljp86	Crows88
S10	3rd*	Ljp86	15Petterd15	Pie 4 Life		Zainta	cormick	Chezwick
S11	5th	Ljp86	Shadow Man	okeydoke7	okeydoke7	not awarded	not awarded	not awarded
S12	5th	Ljp86	Ljp86	YouDontKnowJack	not awarded	not awarded	not awarded	not awarded
S13	6th	Ljp86	Ljp86, Easty, WAG	Plugg3r	not awarded	Jobe3votes	not awarded	Easty
S14	3rd*	Ljp86	WAG	Frothies	not awarded	drd23	not awarded	Easty, Big Bad Buddy
S15	4th*	Ljp86	Gibbsy	PooMonkey	MD	PooMonkey	not awarded	Easty, Speck, MD
S16	7th	Ljp86	The Filth Wizard	WAG	Ljp86	The Filth Wizard	not awarded	MD, Andonis1997
S17	Runner Up	Ljp86, boncer34	Danoz	boncer34	The Filth Wizard	B Tron	Danoz	akkaps, Andonis1997
S18	4th*	Ljp86, The Filth Wizard	Danoz	boncer34	Danoz	BlueMaster1	Danoz	Big Red Machine
S19	Premiers	The Filth Wizard, Gee Dub	Hate	boncer34	chefmeister	LCynic	Danoz	Ljp86
S20	4th*	The Filth Wizard, Hate	chefmeister	The Filth Wizard	Hate	not awarded	Danoz	HaroLad
S21	3rd*	Hate	Danoz	iBeng	Danoz	A Swallow	Determinant	cammo6556
S22	Runner Up	Hate	cammo6556	Sam_Malone	cammo6556	VSTone	roo2macca	Andonis1997
S23	3rd*	cammo6556	Hate	Hatchy1992	not awarded	not awarded	not awarded	Blaze Storm
S24	6th*	cammo6556, Hatchy1992	cammo6556	Hatchy1992	cammo6556	not awarded	Blaze Storm	Hate
S25	3rd*	Hatchy1992, Blaze Storm	Blaze Storm	PhenomenalV1	Blaze Storm	not awarded	mike123	Pie 4 Life
S26	10th	Hatchy1992, Blaze Storm	Pie 4 Life	PhenomenalV1	WaynesWorld19	WaynesWorld19	PhenomenalV1	VSTone
S27	8th*	PhenomenalV1	AceAndy	PhenomenalV1	not awarded	AceAndy, Cold Sober, Bluella	not awarded	Pea Nut
S28	Premiers	AceAndy	Hatchy1992, Dr Mantis Taboggan	Ljp86	The Kingslayer	Dr Mantis Taboggan	Knifey Spoony, Cold Sober	Strigoi
S29	6th*	AceAndy	Strigoi	Hatchy1992	Knifey Spoony	serial_thrilla	HawkAussie, A Swallow	Maylandsman
S30	7th*	AceAndy	serial_thrilla	MC Bad Genius	Matt_352	T2B_, VandoHawk, Bradesmaen	Knifey Spoony, A Swallow	Stoods
S31	10th	serial_thrilla	Bonz, Strigoi	Bonz	Matt_352	BringBackTheAnchor	A Swallow	Bradesmaen
S32	Premiers	serial_thrilla	A Swallow	Bonz	T2B_	DJ75	Pie 4 Life	Stoods

Dragons FFC Hall of Fame
Ljp86 (S23)
Pie 4 Life (S23)

Dragons FFC Life Membership
Ljp86 (S30)
Pie 4 Life (S30)
Moo (S30)
chefmeister (S30)
Determinant (S30)
Andonis1997 (S30)
Gibbsy (S30)
Danoz (S30)
cammo6556 (S30)
AceAndy (S30)
The Filth Wizard (S30)
Gee Dub (S30)
Knifey Spoony (S31)
Blaze Storm (S31)
A Swallow (S31)
Hatchy1992 (S32)

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Inaugural Side (Round 1, 2005)
FB: Ljp86 | Rocca_Flys_High | J. Gallagher1#
HB: Power 21 | mcphee_is_a_gun | Brissy DeeFan
C: andrew embley

Andrew Embley

Age

42

Ht

189cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.1

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

0.4

3star

| Pie 4 Life | F/D
HF: QuiKsILvA | Stakerz | Rozza44
F: rota69 | Zeke | Cat_Flying_High
R: Cuneyt | brilliant pies | Skooks
INT: Capitalist | balmey21

Season 19 Premiership Side
FB: Guardian Hawk | Noobz0r | HARPSichord
HB: Determinant | Filthy Sanchez | roo2macca
C: Andonis1997 | chefmeister | jenny61_99
HF: The Filth Wizard | Gee Dub | Ljp86
F: PVF | boncer34 | Pie 4 Life
R: Hate | LCynic | Danoz
INT: doggiesin08 | Moo

Season 28 Premiership Side
FB: mike123 | SaltPeter | Bluella
HB: Cold Sober | HawkAussie | Mooresome
C: Dr Mantis Taboggan | Hatchy1992 | Blaze Storm
HF: Strigoi | Knifey Spoony | Pie 4 Life
F: gym4life | Ljp86| cammo6556
R: The Kingslayer | AceAndy | Pea Nut
INT: PeanutButter Pies | Davo-27

Season 30 Heritage Round Side
FB: Knifey Spoony | Moo| VSTone
HB: A Swallow | Gibbsy| The Half Back
C: Pie 4 Life | cammo6556 | Ljp86
HF: Blaze Storm | Andonis1997 | The Filth Wizard
F: WAG | Hatchy1992 | Determinant
R: Hate | chefmeister | Danoz
INT: WFL | boncer34

Season 32 Premiership Side
FB: Chief | Pie 4 Life| serial_thrilla
HB: Blaze Storm | DJ75 | Cold Sober
C: Matt_352 | Stoods | Bradesmaen
HF: Knifey Spoony | BringBackTheAnchor | Ljp86
F: VandoHawk | Bonz | Hatchy1992
R: Strigoi | A Swallow | T2B_
INT: Mooresome | Ashman OG

Club History Thread HERE

 

[Strigoi]

Wow, I’ve played 80 games already?!? Time flies!
Dragon love…

 

[serial_thrilla]

Wow, I’ve played 80 games already?!? Time flies!
Dragon love…

A sneaky chance of playing your 100th in the S33 Grand Final!

 

[Braklet]

Thanks for the S33 thread, this is great!

I just want to mark one amazingly notable achievement to this mere rookie...



Someday I hope to aspire to P4L's example.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Thanks for the S33 thread, this is great!

I just want to mark one amazingly notable achievement to this mere rookie...

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Someday I hope to aspire to P4L's example.

Pie 4 Life took great delight in awarding that medal:

 

[Ljp86]

Nice to be back again for Season 33. A big season coming up for the club with a some new rookies arriving at the Dragons this season. Looking forward to being part of the leadership of the club this season as well to help lead the club going forward.

Go Dragons!!

 

[Kilroy]

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Dragons FFC Established: Season 08

Volbeat - 150 games

Wowee!

Volbeat ‘s previous life as a Dragon. Impressive.

 

[hotchilli]

Hello all, come sign up for S33 Qooty Tipping.

Competition - S33 Qooty Tipping

After The Half Baked effort of the S32 Qooty Tipping, I plan on running this show all the way through. Rules: Tipping will cover each round of the Home & Away season with the margin to also be selected for the match of the round each week. The winning tipper of each round (margin tie-breaker...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[serial_thrilla]

Okay you lot. No more champagne before the game next round.

 

[Braklet]

Bummer, guess it's back to the trash bins...

 

[serial_thrilla]

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Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

A good start for us in the Round 1 match thread against the Roys, with 20 Dragons dropping in for the first round of the season. The qooty results may not have gone our way, but 20+ active posters is always the goal - so we've checked that box off nice and early. Strigoi led the way for us with 124 posts, ably assisted by the likes of T2B_ (74), Bonz (71), Hatchy1992 (28) and Pie 4 Life (21) - whilst it was fantastic to see our recruits all making an appearance in the opening fixture: DragoDelph (40), Braklet (38), paraaaa (3) and Nool Carpenna (1) all making their presence known.

Round 2 is already underway against the Gumbies, so let's keep this good form going. Go Dragons!​

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Okay you lot. No more champagne before the game next round.

When did Hatchy1992 upgrade Drunkees?

 

[Hatchy1992]

When did Hatchy1992 upgrade Drunkees?

When we claimed the cup and you lot poured champagne into the cup for me to skull.

Did not end well...

 

[T2B_]

Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.


One of the awards that is issued each season at Dragons FFC is the Coach's MVP. Each week Coach will cast votes based on who he thinks performs best on the qooty field. Raw statistics, positional dominance and big moments in the sim are taken into account, and Coach crunches the numbers with a complex algorithm to deal out 3-2-1 votes. Coach AceAndy still has the big job at the Dragons, despite an increasing reputation for sudden, strange onfield moves that either pay off brilliantly or end in total disaster, fast becoming known as Craaaaazy Andy, but after a premiership in season 32, understandably still has the keys to the machine that is the Dragons.

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Coach's thoughts:

Kicking off Season 33 against none other than the Roys, everyone was champing at the bit to get going and we know our pre-season had been strong, though not enough training under the musical delights of Rebecca Black was undertaken for my liking. Nevertheless, as reigning premiers, albeit lacking our ex-champion midfielder in A Swallow, would we turn up like a well oiled machine or splutter awkwardly into life with a premiership hangover?

                       DRA
royboy2                     Allikat                  RU_
Hatchy1992                  Bonz                     Knifey Spoony

Wosh                        Mobbs                    Dingster
DJ75                        BringBackTheAnchor       Ljp86

JackNah_8                   tigs2010                 Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever
Bradesmaen                  Stoods                   Matt_352

Elmer_Judd                  _Mike_                   Lore
DragoDelph                  Blaze Storm              Braklet

Beandip                     Mooch                    zackah
Nool Carpenna               serial_thrilla           Chief
                            ROY

ROY Foll : Sterge, Zevon, hotchilli
DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_

ROY INT : TedDougChris, fitzroybowiedog
DRA INT : Mooresome, Cold Sober

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
ROYS FFC: <none>
DRAGONS FFC: <none>

[RD 1], Conditions for this match - CLOUDY

With cloudy weather covering the BJO, one could imagine it would be a decent day for stats and fast clean ball movement. And that it was! Things looked good early with both sides trading goals and midway through the first quarter, the Dragons were a goal up, 3 goals to 2. A couple of quick goals to Bonz later meant we closed out the quarter leading by 9 points and things were looking optimistic, despite some missed chances by the opposition.

Unfortunately, the second quarter soon started to quash that optimism somewhat although we held our own. The Roys hit back with a few quick goals, only broken up by some individual brilliance by Bonz again who was certainly doing his job as full forward with 4 goals by halftime, as well as contributions by Knifey Spoony and Hatchy1992. We would have even entered halftime with a slim lead, save for a post siren effort by the Roys recruit in zackah!

The third quarter was perhaps a scene that would be best completely forgotten about. The Roys piled on some goals and despite some valiant efforts by the Dragons midfield and another classy goal to Hatchy, the scoreline at 3 quarter time reflected a nasty score of 85-61 the Roys way.

Looking for a 4th quarter revival, I gave the squad a peptalk. And by peptalk I mean threatened the entire group with Rebecca Black marathons and a severe docking of KFC rations. This almost looked like a genius move as the Dragons definitely went out there with a renewed vigour and there was some hope of a comeback before all was said and done. A topsy turvy first 10 minutes trading behinds and near misses between the two sides meant scoring was held up for some time however then the combination of Bonz and last season's Deestroy Medallist in BringBackTheAnchor got us back a couple of quick goals. The Roys pulled away with an answer to Zevon, but Knifey Spoony came back with a superb effort from the pocket bringing us within 14 points. Not to be outdone, our opposite pocket in Hatchy1992 hit back with a goal as well. At this point I thought my threats to my squad were paying off and maybe, just maybe, we would overtake and pull away for the win. Unfortunately it wasn't to be however, as the Roys Mooch got loose and kicked a quick reply and it was already late in the match. It was enough. With only a minute left, the Roys held up any further scoring and finally ran out winners, 100-87.

Note to self: more threats needed next week.

AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

ROY SENIORS Vs DRA SENIORS
ROY               3    3        6    7        12   13       14   16   100   
DRA               5    0        8    1        10   1        14   3    87    
ROY        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  DRA         HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
Mobbs       0  7  5  3  1  0  1  0  0   43  Chief        0  5  3  5  2  0  0  0  0   42
Allikat     0  1  1  2  0  1  0  0  0   11  serial_thr   0  9  6  16 1  0  4  0  0   69
royboy2     0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    9  Stoods       0  14 4  10 0  1  2  0  0   69
Wosh        0  6  3  4  2  1  0  0  0   44  Braklet      0  11 7  9  0  0  0  0  0   72
Beandip     0  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0   15  Blaze Stor   0  6  9  13 0  0  0  0  0   71
Dingster    0  8  4  5  2  0  0  0  0   54  DragoDelph   0  11 3  8  1  0  2  0  0   56
JackNah_8   0  13 11 15 1  2  2  0  1  103  Mooresome    0  13 6  12 3  1  0  0  1   95
Elmer_Judd  0  8  6  9  2  1  0  0  0   69  Matt_352     0  10 3  6  0  0  0  0  0   51
Cats_R_Coo  0  16 11 17 1  0  1  1  0  122  Nool Carpe   0  3  1  5  0  0  1  0  0   19
RU_         0  5  4  10 1  0  1  1  1   55  Cold Sober   0  5  2  4  1  0  1  0  0   30
Sterge      1  2  1  3  0  1  0  0  0   17  BringBackT   0  5  2  8  0  1  1  1  0   41
tigs2010    0  5  2  10 0  1  3  1  1   40  DJ75         0  9  8  8  0  0  1  1  0   70
TedDougChr  0  4  0  0  0  1  0  2  2   27  Knifey Spo   0  2  0  3  0  1  0  2  0   25
Mooch       0  10 1  0  0  2  0  5  5   70  Bonz         0  7  0  0  1  0  1  5  2   54
zackah      0  2  0  0  2  0  0  1  1   21  Hatchy1992   0  4  0  0  0  1  0  4  0   37
fitzroybow  9  9  0  4  3  0  0  0  2   58  Strigoi      17 9  0  16 4  0  1  0  0   89
Zevon       0  18 0  8  7  4  1  1  2  107  Pie 4 Life   0  8  0  16 12 2  1  0  0  103
hotchilli   0  6  0  8  7  2  1  0  0   61  T2B_         0  17 0  17 8  3  1  1  0  123
Lore        0  11 4  6  1  0  0  1  1   68  Bradesmaen   0  13 8  18 3  0  0  0  0  111
_Mike_      0  6  3  5  2  0  0  0  0   45  Ljp86        0  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0   14

            ROY   DRA
Hitouts   : 10   17
Kicks     : 142  165
Marks     : 57   62
Handballs : 109  175
Tackles   : 32   36
Frees For : 16   10
Frees Ag. : 10   16
Smothers  : 2    0
Ironouts  : 4    14
Inside50  : 29   21
Goals     : 14   14
Behinds   : 16   3

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
1.57 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 1 point(s).
2.4 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 7 point(s).
10.32 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - ROY by 1 point(s).
12.56 - Goal to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 5 point(s).
14.12 - Goal to Beandip (ROY) - ROY by 1 point(s).
15.08 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 5 point(s).
16.16 - Behind to tigs2010 (ROY) - DRA by 4 point(s).
16.43 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - DRA by 3 point(s).
18.38 - Goal to Lore (ROY) - ROY by 3 point(s).
21.36 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
24.27 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 9 point(s).

Second Quarter :
.18 - Goal to tigs2010 (ROY) - DRA by 3 point(s).
1.01 - Behind to Lore (ROY) - DRA by 2 point(s).
3.24 - Behind to JackNah_8 (ROY) - DRA by 1 point(s).
4.03 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 5 point(s).
4.4 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
8 - Goal to Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever (ROY) - ROY by 5 point(s).
12.27 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
14.31 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
15.28 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 8 point(s).
17.51 - Behind to fitzroybowiedog (ROY) - DRA by 7 point(s).
23.43 - Behind to Zevon (ROY) - DRA by 6 point(s).

Third Quarter :
.01 - Goal to zackah (ROY) - scores level.
2.38 - Behind to zackah (ROY) - ROY by 1 point(s).
5.35 - Rushed behind to ROY - ROY by 2 point(s).
6.12 - Behind to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 3 point(s).
6.41 - Goal to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 9 point(s).
7.33 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 10 point(s).
11.4 - Behind to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 11 point(s).
18.12 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 12 point(s).
18.45 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 18 point(s).
19.28 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 24 point(s).
20.4 - Goal to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 30 point(s).
21.5 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - ROY by 24 point(s).
23.12 - Goal to T2B_ (DRA) - ROY by 18 point(s).
24.24 - Goal to RU_ (ROY) - ROY by 24 point(s).

Final Quarter :
.43 - Behind to fitzroybowiedog (ROY) - ROY by 25 point(s).
6.2 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 26 point(s).
10.28 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - ROY by 25 point(s).
10.49 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - ROY by 19 point(s).
11.17 - Behind to RU_ (ROY) - ROY by 20 point(s).
15.38 - Goal to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - ROY by 14 point(s).
17.2 - Goal to Zevon (ROY) - ROY by 20 point(s).
19.42 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - ROY by 14 point(s).
22.25 - Behind to Mooresome (DRA) - ROY by 13 point(s).
23.02 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - ROY by 7 point(s).
23.45 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 13 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

ROY
royboy2              0 (On) 61.21 (Off) 75.1 (On) Total : 86%
Allikat              0 (On) Total : 100%
RU_                  0 (On) 41.2 (Off) 54.13 (On) Total : 87%
Wosh                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Mobbs                0 (On) 83.28 (Off) 99.41 (On) Total : 84%
Dingster             0 (On) Total : 100%
JackNah_8            0 (On) Total : 100%
tigs2010             0 (On) 60.15 (Off) 67.16 (On) Total : 93%
Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever   0 (On) Total : 100%
Elmer_Judd           0 (On) 54.13 (Off) 60.15 (On) Total : 94%
_Mike_               0 (On) 53.11 (Off) 61.21 (On) 95.15 (Off) Total : 87%
Lore                 0 (On) 67.16 (Off) 95.15 (On) 99.41 (Off) Total : 71%
Beandip              0 (On) 28.3 (Off) 46.31 (On) 75.1 (Off) 83.28 (On) Total : 74%
Mooch                0 (On) Total : 100%
zackah               0 (On) Total : 100%
Sterge               0 (On) 16.49 (Off) 41.2 (On) 46.31 (Off) 53.11 (On) Total : 68%
Zevon                0 (On) Total : 100%
hotchilli            0 (On) Total : 100%
TedDougChris         0 (Off) 28.3 (On) Total : 70%
fitzroybowiedog      0 (Off) 16.49 (On) Total : 82%

DRA
Chief                0 (On) Total : 100%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) Total : 100%
Nool Carpenna        0 (On) 44.46 (Off) 61.56 (On) 64.29 (Off) 97.43 (On) Total : 50%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) Total : 100%
DragoDelph           0 (On) Total : 100%
Matt_352             0 (On) 18.19 (Off) 64.29 (On) Total : 54%
Stoods               0 (On) 44.17 (Off) 44.46 (On) Total : 99%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) 97.43 (Off) Total : 97%
Ljp86                0 (On) 72.25 (Off) Total : 72%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (On) Total : 100%
DJ75                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) Total : 100%
Bonz                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) Total : 100%
Strigoi              0 (On) Total : 100%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) Total : 100%
T2B_                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Mooresome            0 (Off) 18.19 (On) Total : 81%
Cold Sober           0 (Off) 44.17 (On) 61.56 (Off) 72.25 (On) Total : 44%

Total :  3600               Average :  90

MATCH-UPS :

• In what became a bit of a clinic, Bonz massacred Allikat. - 90m from 7 to 97.
• Despite neither player having much impact, BringBackTheAnchor exposed Beandip's frailties. - 10m from 84 to 94.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Nool Carpenna was slightly more polished than Beandip. - 12m from 14 to 26.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, Blaze Storm had the better of Sterge. - 36m from 60 to 96.
• Toe to toe throughout, Blaze Storm either broke even with Mike or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 50m from 1 to 51.
• In an epic battle, Bradesmaen and JackNah_8 were well-matched - there was no victor. - 97m from 0 to 97.
• In an enthralling contest, Lore had the better of Braklet. - 66m from 1 to 67.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, not much between tigs2010 and Braklet - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 29m from 67 to 96.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Mobbs won the bout with BringBackTheAnchor. - 79m from 0 to 79.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever won the bout with Matt_352. - 16m from 0 to 16.
• In an epic battle, it could be argued that Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever had the better game against Mooresome - although there was very little in it. - 75m from 25 to 100.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Chief was way too good for zackah. - 75m from 1 to 76.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Cold Sober and Dingster were hard to separate - though Cold Sober was slightly more effective. - 27m from 72 to 99.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, tigs2010 had the better of Cold Sober. - 13m from 47 to 60.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Dingster massacred Ljp86. - 68m from 3 to 71.
• In an enthralling contest, Wosh was slightly more polished than DJ75. - 89m from 5 to 94.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that Elmer_Judd had the better game against DragoDelph - although there was very little in it. - 49m from 2 to 51.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, RU_ did very well against DragoDelph. - 43m from 55 to 98.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Matt_352 and Elmer_Judd were evenly matched. - 35m from 64 to 99.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Elmer_Judd had the better of Nool Carpenna. - 1m from 63 to 64.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Hatchy1992 and Lore were hard to separate - though Hatchy1992 was slightly more effective. - 0m from 98 to 98.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Hatchy1992 did a demolition job on royboy2. - 29m from 10 to 39.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Hatchy1992 had Mike's measure. - 23m from 71 to 94.
• Neither having much reason to brag, JackNah_8 was slightly more polished than Nool Carpenna. - 0m from 99 to 99.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Knifey Spoony gave royboy2 a bath. - 3m from 94 to 97.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, RU_ had the better of Knifey Spoony. - 36m from 4 to 40.
• In an epic battle, Mooch either broke even with serial_thrilla or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 97m from 1 to 98.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Nool Carpenna did well against TedDougChris. - 7m from 35 to 42.
• In a resume-material performance, Pie 4 Life had Zevon's measure. - 99m from 0 to 99.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, not much between Strigoi and Sterge - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 15m from 0 to 15.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that Stoods had the better game against TedDougChris - although there was very little in it. - 37m from 45 to 82.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Stoods had tigs2010's measure. - 36m from 3 to 39.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, Strigoi gave fitzroybowiedog a lesson. - 83m from 17 to 100.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, T2B_ gave hotchilli a hiding. - 97m from 1 to 98.

Defender highlights: Blaze Storm was a rock at centre half back (19d, 9m) and kept his opponent in Mike goalless. Braklet (20d, 7m) and DragoDelph (19d, 3m), amongst our new rookies, also had a very good start to the season on opposite half back flanks. Our defensive unit as a whole were perhaps a little lucky however that the Roys weren't more accurate - they finished with 14 goals and a whopping 16 behinds.

Midfield highlights: Despite lacking one of our prime movers in A Swallow this season, the hole was ably filled by none other than Pie 4 Life (24d and a MASSIVE 12 tackles!) who made a very fine return to the midfield, racking up plenty of the ball but also constantly burying the opposition into the turf. He was supported by one of T2B_'s (34t, 8t, 1g) best games as a rover, while Strigoi (17ho, 25d) did her thing in the ruck - destroying her opponent in Sterge so much he got subbed off. Bradesmaen (31t, 8m) was also extremely prolific on the wing. With numbers like these you would expect a win more often than not, though it wasn't to be this week.

Forward highlights: Bonz (5g, 2b) backed up his usual well deserved bravado while Hatchy1992 (4t, 4g) had a superb contribution from the pocket with an efficient bag of his own with some backup from Knifey Spoony (2g). Unfortunately though, despite midfield drive we just couldn't get enough goals or even scoring shots, as while we were relatively accurate with 14 goals, 3 behinds - we just needed more looks at the big sticks.


Next week: we take on those slightly odd chaps in the Gumbies with a chance for redemption and to truly shake off the premiership hangover! Go Dragons!

Round 1 MVP Votes vs. Roys FFC
3 Votes - Pie 4 Life
2 Votes - T2B_
1 Vote - Blaze Storm
1 Vote - Hatchy1992 ​

 

[Pie 4 Life]

BLOW THE SIREN!

 

[Knifey Spoony]

Pie 4 Life we getting any pies this season?

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Pie 4 Life we getting any pies this season?

Yep but I'll put a spin on it this year.

 

[T2B_]

Yep but I'll put a spin on it this year.

I'm not sure the league is ready for Pie 4 Life's gravy...

 

[Pie 4 Life]

I'm not sure the league is ready for Pie 4 Life's gravy...

They've had long enough to be ready

 

[Knifey Spoony]

Yep but I'll put a spin on it this year.

Eating vast quantities of pies is neck and neck with winning the flag as my highlight of last season

 

[DragoDelph]

Eating vast quantities of pies is neck and neck with winning the flag as my highlight of last season

We have a pie eating contest?

 

[T2B_]

We have a pie eating contest?
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It was less an eating contest and more Pie 4 Life throwing pies at the worst performers on the Qooty field on a weekly basis.

Well, for a while, then he stopped doing it and we theorize he was enjoying eating said pies too much to spare them.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

It was less an eating contest and more Pie 4 Life throwing pies at the worst performers on the Qooty field on a weekly basis.

Well, for a while, then he stopped doing it and we theorize he was enjoying eating said pies too much to spare them.

By the end it was fairly obvious was winning it by a long way considering the last month haha

 

[Blaze Storm]

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Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.


One of the awards that is issued each season at Dragons FFC is the Coach's MVP. Each week Coach will cast votes based on who he thinks performs best on the qooty field. Raw statistics, positional dominance and big moments in the sim are taken into account, and Coach crunches the numbers with a complex algorithm to deal out 3-2-1 votes. Coach AceAndy still has the big job at the Dragons, despite an increasing reputation for sudden, strange onfield moves that either pay off brilliantly or end in total disaster, fast becoming known as Craaaaazy Andy, but after a premiership in season 32, understandably still has the keys to the machine that is the Dragons.

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Coach's thoughts:

Kicking off Season 33 against none other than the Roys, everyone was champing at the bit to get going and we know our pre-season had been strong, though not enough training under the musical delights of Rebecca Black was undertaken for my liking. Nevertheless, as reigning premiers, albeit lacking our ex-champion midfielder in A Swallow, would we turn up like a well oiled machine or splutter awkwardly into life with a premiership hangover?

                       DRA
royboy2                     Allikat                  RU_
Hatchy1992                  Bonz                     Knifey Spoony

Wosh                        Mobbs                    Dingster
DJ75                        BringBackTheAnchor       Ljp86

JackNah_8                   tigs2010                 Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever
Bradesmaen                  Stoods                   Matt_352

Elmer_Judd                  _Mike_                   Lore
DragoDelph                  Blaze Storm              Braklet

Beandip                     Mooch                    zackah
Nool Carpenna               serial_thrilla           Chief
                            ROY

ROY Foll : Sterge, Zevon, hotchilli
DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_

ROY INT : TedDougChris, fitzroybowiedog
DRA INT : Mooresome, Cold Sober

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
ROYS FFC: <none>
DRAGONS FFC: <none>

[RD 1], Conditions for this match - CLOUDY

With cloudy weather covering the BJO, one could imagine it would be a decent day for stats and fast clean ball movement. And that it was! Things looked good early with both sides trading goals and midway through the first quarter, the Dragons were a goal up, 3 goals to 2. A couple of quick goals to Bonz later meant we closed out the quarter leading by 9 points and things were looking optimistic, despite some missed chances by the opposition.

Unfortunately, the second quarter soon started to quash that optimism somewhat although we held our own. The Roys hit back with a few quick goals, only broken up by some individual brilliance by Bonz again who was certainly doing his job as full forward with 4 goals by halftime, as well as contributions by Knifey Spoony and Hatchy1992. We would have even entered halftime with a slim lead, save for a post siren effort by the Roys recruit in zackah!

The third quarter was perhaps a scene that would be best completely forgotten about. The Roys piled on some goals and despite some valiant efforts by the Dragons midfield and another classy goal to Hatchy, the scoreline at 3 quarter time reflected a nasty score of 85-61 the Roys way.

Looking for a 4th quarter revival, I gave the squad a peptalk. And by peptalk I mean threatened the entire group with Rebecca Black marathons and a severe docking of KFC rations. This almost looked like a genius move as the Dragons definitely went out there with a renewed vigour and there was some hope of a comeback before all was said and done. A topsy turvy first 10 minutes trading behinds and near misses between the two sides meant scoring was held up for some time however then the combination of Bonz and last season's Deestroy Medallist in BringBackTheAnchor got us back a couple of quick goals. The Roys pulled away with an answer to Zevon, but Knifey Spoony came back with a superb effort from the pocket bringing us within 14 points. Not to be outdone, our opposite pocket in Hatchy1992 hit back with a goal as well. At this point I thought my threats to my squad were paying off and maybe, just maybe, we would overtake and pull away for the win. Unfortunately it wasn't to be however, as the Roys Mooch got loose and kicked a quick reply and it was already late in the match. It was enough. With only a minute left, the Roys held up any further scoring and finally ran out winners, 100-87.

Note to self: more threats needed next week.

AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

ROY SENIORS Vs DRA SENIORS
ROY               3    3        6    7        12   13       14   16   100  
DRA               5    0        8    1        10   1        14   3    87   
ROY        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  DRA         HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
Mobbs       0  7  5  3  1  0  1  0  0   43  Chief        0  5  3  5  2  0  0  0  0   42
Allikat     0  1  1  2  0  1  0  0  0   11  serial_thr   0  9  6  16 1  0  4  0  0   69
royboy2     0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    9  Stoods       0  14 4  10 0  1  2  0  0   69
Wosh        0  6  3  4  2  1  0  0  0   44  Braklet      0  11 7  9  0  0  0  0  0   72
Beandip     0  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0   15  Blaze Stor   0  6  9  13 0  0  0  0  0   71
Dingster    0  8  4  5  2  0  0  0  0   54  DragoDelph   0  11 3  8  1  0  2  0  0   56
JackNah_8   0  13 11 15 1  2  2  0  1  103  Mooresome    0  13 6  12 3  1  0  0  1   95
Elmer_Judd  0  8  6  9  2  1  0  0  0   69  Matt_352     0  10 3  6  0  0  0  0  0   51
Cats_R_Coo  0  16 11 17 1  0  1  1  0  122  Nool Carpe   0  3  1  5  0  0  1  0  0   19
RU_         0  5  4  10 1  0  1  1  1   55  Cold Sober   0  5  2  4  1  0  1  0  0   30
Sterge      1  2  1  3  0  1  0  0  0   17  BringBackT   0  5  2  8  0  1  1  1  0   41
tigs2010    0  5  2  10 0  1  3  1  1   40  DJ75         0  9  8  8  0  0  1  1  0   70
TedDougChr  0  4  0  0  0  1  0  2  2   27  Knifey Spo   0  2  0  3  0  1  0  2  0   25
Mooch       0  10 1  0  0  2  0  5  5   70  Bonz         0  7  0  0  1  0  1  5  2   54
zackah      0  2  0  0  2  0  0  1  1   21  Hatchy1992   0  4  0  0  0  1  0  4  0   37
fitzroybow  9  9  0  4  3  0  0  0  2   58  Strigoi      17 9  0  16 4  0  1  0  0   89
Zevon       0  18 0  8  7  4  1  1  2  107  Pie 4 Life   0  8  0  16 12 2  1  0  0  103
hotchilli   0  6  0  8  7  2  1  0  0   61  T2B_         0  17 0  17 8  3  1  1  0  123
Lore        0  11 4  6  1  0  0  1  1   68  Bradesmaen   0  13 8  18 3  0  0  0  0  111
_Mike_      0  6  3  5  2  0  0  0  0   45  Ljp86        0  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0   14

            ROY   DRA
Hitouts   : 10   17
Kicks     : 142  165
Marks     : 57   62
Handballs : 109  175
Tackles   : 32   36
Frees For : 16   10
Frees Ag. : 10   16
Smothers  : 2    0
Ironouts  : 4    14
Inside50  : 29   21
Goals     : 14   14
Behinds   : 16   3

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
1.57 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 1 point(s).
2.4 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 7 point(s).
10.32 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - ROY by 1 point(s).
12.56 - Goal to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 5 point(s).
14.12 - Goal to Beandip (ROY) - ROY by 1 point(s).
15.08 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 5 point(s).
16.16 - Behind to tigs2010 (ROY) - DRA by 4 point(s).
16.43 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - DRA by 3 point(s).
18.38 - Goal to Lore (ROY) - ROY by 3 point(s).
21.36 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
24.27 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 9 point(s).

Second Quarter :
.18 - Goal to tigs2010 (ROY) - DRA by 3 point(s).
1.01 - Behind to Lore (ROY) - DRA by 2 point(s).
3.24 - Behind to JackNah_8 (ROY) - DRA by 1 point(s).
4.03 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 5 point(s).
4.4 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
8 - Goal to Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever (ROY) - ROY by 5 point(s).
12.27 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
14.31 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
15.28 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 8 point(s).
17.51 - Behind to fitzroybowiedog (ROY) - DRA by 7 point(s).
23.43 - Behind to Zevon (ROY) - DRA by 6 point(s).

Third Quarter :
.01 - Goal to zackah (ROY) - scores level.
2.38 - Behind to zackah (ROY) - ROY by 1 point(s).
5.35 - Rushed behind to ROY - ROY by 2 point(s).
6.12 - Behind to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 3 point(s).
6.41 - Goal to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 9 point(s).
7.33 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 10 point(s).
11.4 - Behind to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 11 point(s).
18.12 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 12 point(s).
18.45 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 18 point(s).
19.28 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 24 point(s).
20.4 - Goal to TedDougChris (ROY) - ROY by 30 point(s).
21.5 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - ROY by 24 point(s).
23.12 - Goal to T2B_ (DRA) - ROY by 18 point(s).
24.24 - Goal to RU_ (ROY) - ROY by 24 point(s).

Final Quarter :
.43 - Behind to fitzroybowiedog (ROY) - ROY by 25 point(s).
6.2 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 26 point(s).
10.28 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - ROY by 25 point(s).
10.49 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - ROY by 19 point(s).
11.17 - Behind to RU_ (ROY) - ROY by 20 point(s).
15.38 - Goal to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - ROY by 14 point(s).
17.2 - Goal to Zevon (ROY) - ROY by 20 point(s).
19.42 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - ROY by 14 point(s).
22.25 - Behind to Mooresome (DRA) - ROY by 13 point(s).
23.02 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - ROY by 7 point(s).
23.45 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 13 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

ROY
royboy2              0 (On) 61.21 (Off) 75.1 (On) Total : 86%
Allikat              0 (On) Total : 100%
RU_                  0 (On) 41.2 (Off) 54.13 (On) Total : 87%
Wosh                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Mobbs                0 (On) 83.28 (Off) 99.41 (On) Total : 84%
Dingster             0 (On) Total : 100%
JackNah_8            0 (On) Total : 100%
tigs2010             0 (On) 60.15 (Off) 67.16 (On) Total : 93%
Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever   0 (On) Total : 100%
Elmer_Judd           0 (On) 54.13 (Off) 60.15 (On) Total : 94%
_Mike_               0 (On) 53.11 (Off) 61.21 (On) 95.15 (Off) Total : 87%
Lore                 0 (On) 67.16 (Off) 95.15 (On) 99.41 (Off) Total : 71%
Beandip              0 (On) 28.3 (Off) 46.31 (On) 75.1 (Off) 83.28 (On) Total : 74%
Mooch                0 (On) Total : 100%
zackah               0 (On) Total : 100%
Sterge               0 (On) 16.49 (Off) 41.2 (On) 46.31 (Off) 53.11 (On) Total : 68%
Zevon                0 (On) Total : 100%
hotchilli            0 (On) Total : 100%
TedDougChris         0 (Off) 28.3 (On) Total : 70%
fitzroybowiedog      0 (Off) 16.49 (On) Total : 82%

DRA
Chief                0 (On) Total : 100%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) Total : 100%
Nool Carpenna        0 (On) 44.46 (Off) 61.56 (On) 64.29 (Off) 97.43 (On) Total : 50%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) Total : 100%
DragoDelph           0 (On) Total : 100%
Matt_352             0 (On) 18.19 (Off) 64.29 (On) Total : 54%
Stoods               0 (On) 44.17 (Off) 44.46 (On) Total : 99%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) 97.43 (Off) Total : 97%
Ljp86                0 (On) 72.25 (Off) Total : 72%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (On) Total : 100%
DJ75                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) Total : 100%
Bonz                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) Total : 100%
Strigoi              0 (On) Total : 100%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) Total : 100%
T2B_                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Mooresome            0 (Off) 18.19 (On) Total : 81%
Cold Sober           0 (Off) 44.17 (On) 61.56 (Off) 72.25 (On) Total : 44%

Total :  3600               Average :  90

MATCH-UPS :

• In what became a bit of a clinic, Bonz massacred Allikat. - 90m from 7 to 97.
• Despite neither player having much impact, BringBackTheAnchor exposed Beandip's frailties. - 10m from 84 to 94.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Nool Carpenna was slightly more polished than Beandip. - 12m from 14 to 26.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, Blaze Storm had the better of Sterge. - 36m from 60 to 96.
• Toe to toe throughout, Blaze Storm either broke even with Mike or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 50m from 1 to 51.
• In an epic battle, Bradesmaen and JackNah_8 were well-matched - there was no victor. - 97m from 0 to 97.
• In an enthralling contest, Lore had the better of Braklet. - 66m from 1 to 67.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, not much between tigs2010 and Braklet - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 29m from 67 to 96.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Mobbs won the bout with BringBackTheAnchor. - 79m from 0 to 79.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever won the bout with Matt_352. - 16m from 0 to 16.
• In an epic battle, it could be argued that Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever had the better game against Mooresome - although there was very little in it. - 75m from 25 to 100.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Chief was way too good for zackah. - 75m from 1 to 76.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Cold Sober and Dingster were hard to separate - though Cold Sober was slightly more effective. - 27m from 72 to 99.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, tigs2010 had the better of Cold Sober. - 13m from 47 to 60.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Dingster massacred Ljp86. - 68m from 3 to 71.
• In an enthralling contest, Wosh was slightly more polished than DJ75. - 89m from 5 to 94.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that Elmer_Judd had the better game against DragoDelph - although there was very little in it. - 49m from 2 to 51.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, RU_ did very well against DragoDelph. - 43m from 55 to 98.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Matt_352 and Elmer_Judd were evenly matched. - 35m from 64 to 99.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Elmer_Judd had the better of Nool Carpenna. - 1m from 63 to 64.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Hatchy1992 and Lore were hard to separate - though Hatchy1992 was slightly more effective. - 0m from 98 to 98.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Hatchy1992 did a demolition job on royboy2. - 29m from 10 to 39.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Hatchy1992 had Mike's measure. - 23m from 71 to 94.
• Neither having much reason to brag, JackNah_8 was slightly more polished than Nool Carpenna. - 0m from 99 to 99.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Knifey Spoony gave royboy2 a bath. - 3m from 94 to 97.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, RU_ had the better of Knifey Spoony. - 36m from 4 to 40.
• In an epic battle, Mooch either broke even with serial_thrilla or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 97m from 1 to 98.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Nool Carpenna did well against TedDougChris. - 7m from 35 to 42.
• In a resume-material performance, Pie 4 Life had Zevon's measure. - 99m from 0 to 99.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, not much between Strigoi and Sterge - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 15m from 0 to 15.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that Stoods had the better game against TedDougChris - although there was very little in it. - 37m from 45 to 82.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Stoods had tigs2010's measure. - 36m from 3 to 39.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, Strigoi gave fitzroybowiedog a lesson. - 83m from 17 to 100.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, T2B_ gave hotchilli a hiding. - 97m from 1 to 98.

Defender highlights: Blaze Storm was a rock at centre half back (19d, 9m) and kept his opponent in Mike goalless. Braklet (20d, 7m) and DragoDelph (19d, 3m), amongst our new rookies, also had a very good start to the season on opposite half back flanks. Our defensive unit as a whole were perhaps a little lucky however that the Roys weren't more accurate - they finished with 14 goals and a whopping 16 behinds.

Midfield highlights: Despite lacking one of our prime movers in A Swallow this season, the hole was ably filled by none other than Pie 4 Life (24d and a MASSIVE 12 tackles!) who made a very fine return to the midfield, racking up plenty of the ball but also constantly burying the opposition into the turf. He was supported by one of T2B_'s (34t, 8t, 1g) best games as a rover, while Strigoi (17ho, 25d) did her thing in the ruck - destroying her opponent in Sterge so much he got subbed off. Bradesmaen (31t, 8m) was also extremely prolific on the wing. With numbers like these you would expect a win more often than not, though it wasn't to be this week.

Forward highlights: Bonz (5g, 2b) backed up his usual well deserved bravado while Hatchy1992 (4t, 4g) had a superb contribution from the pocket with an efficient bag of his own with some backup from Knifey Spoony (2g). Unfortunately though, despite midfield drive we just couldn't get enough goals or even scoring shots, as while we were relatively accurate with 14 goals, 3 behinds - we just needed more looks at the big sticks.


Next week: we take on those slightly odd chaps in the Gumbies with a chance for redemption and to truly shake off the premiership hangover! Go Dragons!

Round 1 MVP Votes vs. Roys FFC
3 Votes - Pie 4 Life
2 Votes - T2B_
1 Vote - Blaze Storm
1 Vote - Hatchy1992 ​

BnF here I come.