Media BEST 40 THREADS IN THE HISTORY OF SWEET

[Headless]

At this point unknown to the Sweet FA community, Headless shared their journey near Underground Stadium on their way to 500 games. Featured players included Kennedy Parker, Mobbs, jackster83, philreich, and okeydoke7.

Media - I tried to find somewhere to rent near Underground Stadium

I've been playing in the Sweet Football Association for some time now. This is my 31st consecutive season, in fact. And whilst my career has been undeniably spectacular, it's come at a cost; these days, I just feel tired all the time. I spoke to Kennedy Parker about it one time, who said it was...

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[Headless]

Based on the captains' vote, it's time for another discussion thread! This one focuses on your almost Sweet FA stories - big moves that almost happened, but never did.

The OP was almost immediately 'schooled', as the kids say:

Almost told the funniest joke of all of time in a thread once but now I've forgotten so you'll have to trust me on it.

Please don't make a mockery of my thread.

I almost didn't.

Discussion - Your ~~~almost~~~ Sweet FA stories

This league is full of wheeling and dealing. Every season, there are scandalous moves and controversial stories. But what about those times that something big almost happened? When a coup nearly came off? When a rookie moving clubs after Round 1 was close to coming to fruition? In this thread...

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[Headless]

The off-season traditionally creates a lot of stories, and none would have been bigger than Headless exploring their options back in early 2022.

In a really very funny twist of events, the OP masterfully used the ol' 'bait and switch' to play a BIG PRACTICAL JOKE, resulting in the thread nudging the top 20 of all time.

Discussion - Five reasons to slide into Headless' DMs this off-season

FIVE REAONS TO SLIDE INTO HEADLESS' DMS THIS OFF-SEASON EXPERT CONSULTING I have been in the Demons' leadership group for a number of seasons and am happy to do what I can in contributing to league decisions, assisting with general leadership tasks, and recruiting. INTERCHANGE PROWESS The...

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[Headless]

I didn't write any of this in advance, so I am literally doing this live.

I have some regrets.

 

[Headless]

Some players - me, for instance - are very interested in the career trajectories of other players. And this thread did a great job of highlighting how some players have fascinating careers.

Did you know, for instance, that ClarkeM played their first 10 games at the Mount Buller Demons? The more you know!

Discussion - Memorable players who had a short stint at a club

For example, our dear friend Grockadoc has played 332 games. 329 of those games have been for the Furies (Seasons 11-33). However, Grockadoc also played three games for the Demons in Season 10. Over to you, Sweet FA.

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[Headless]

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[Headless]

In Season 33, Barrybran was openly chasing the Fred Medal. By Round 4, Barrybran had slotted four goals. In contrast, interchange specialist Headless had slotted six.

This thread, comparing the two, framed a potential shoot-out in their Round 4 match-up. Talk about HYPE!

Media - Goal shoot-out likely in Round 4 encounter

Goal shoot-out likely in Round 4 encounter Excitement is building ahead of a likely shoot-out in the Round 4 clash between the Demons and the Gumbies. Full forward for and ex-captain of the Gumbies Barrybran is openly chasing the Fred Medal in Season 33, which has, no doubt, caught the eye of...

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[Headless]

At number 20, it's time for CONTENDERS - a thread that highlighted potential award winners across the Mobbs (I Dont Care, Carson Dial, pantskyle, Callums_Guns), the Fred (NaturalDisaster, Mooch, Sab22), the beez (TheInjuryFactory, Kennedy Parker), and All-Sweet FA selection (WaynesWorld19, Elton Johns Wig).

Outstanding work, duly recognised in this top 40 list.

Media - CONTENDERS 💯

Hi everybody. Headless here - your friendly community helper. We're now a decent way through the season, and what a season it's been! Who could forget that time the Gumbies lost heaps of games, or that time that guy got nuked for doing weird stuff? What a jolly fun time we've all had. But we...

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[Headless]

In mid-2020, Headless, under HEADANALYSIS, created a statistical analysis looking at how closely beez Trophy placing correlated with match thread posting numbers. Based on the analysis, Kennedy Parker, Fizzler, Harvey Manfrenjensenden, BRAB, and TheInjuryFactory appeared to be efficient posters.

And Clarkey loved the thread, of course:

Always love someone that goes to effort for absolutely no reason. That's what this league is about and I love it. Well done Head.

Media - HeadAnalysis: What's a match thread post worth?

HEADANALYSIS: WHAT'S A MATCH THREAD POST WORTH? Hi everybody. Headless here - the Sweet FA's most-loved community leader and absolute icon of Sweet. You probably should have noted that already. Here are some ways you might have realised it was me, rendering my opening "Hi everybody" completely...

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[The Filth Wizard]

 

[Headless]

I can't express to you strongly enough how much longer this is taking than I thought it would, Filth.

 

[Headless]

As we all know, the 'Big Four' clubs are the West Coast Wonders (shaky ground these days, however), the East Side Hawks, the Sin City Swamprats, and the Mount Buller Demons.

In Season 25, one reporter examined the heres and theres of each club's circumstances.

Media - Undisputed "Big Four" With Varied Fortunes in Season 25

As you know, the "Big Four" of the Sweet FA comprises the West Coast Wonders (#lolwonders), the East Side Hawks, the Sin City Swamprats and the Mount Buller Demons. These four clubs make the league. Unlike other clubs, the league would be worse off without them, and season after season there is...

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[Headless]

In a really very funny twist, Headless decided to venture off the bench in Season 36 to (successfully) thwart okeydoke7 in their quest for 1,000 goals. As it turns out, Headless was the best full-back the league has, perhaps, ever seen - and this thread followed their defensive destruction.

Media - Goals conceded to opposition full-forwards - Season 36

NOTE: Headless was named at full-back for the Mount Buller Demons. The Bombers did not play, so have not been included. After Round 1 Warriors: 11 Furies: 7 Old Boys: 7 Phoenix: 7 Royals: 5 Roys: 5 Swamprats: 5 Wonders: 5 Bears: 4 Gumbies: 4 Dragons: 2 Demons: 1

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[Headless]

The less said about this one, the better!

Discussion - What to do when IRL friends discover you're a widely-respected legend of an online, anonymous, simulated text-based fantasy football league

Asking for a friend.

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[Headless]

Milestone threads are, in some ways, the bread and butter of the league. But this one, featuring DenieD, Barrybran, Falconista, beez, and GWS Goose, really hits different.

Media - I went to buy one single pie at The House of Gumby

And I had such a wonderful time. Truly, it’s a tale worth telling. Not a tail worth telling, of course – I’m not even sure how you would tell a tail. The Demons’ team bus won’t arrive at The House of Gumby until Sunday morning, but I’ve made a habit of making the trek to the ground early in...

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[Headless]

We all know that sausageroll is a legend around these parts, so this pre-emptive celebration of their All-Sweet FA success, naturally, was an instant winner.

Media - Let's celebrate an all-time league legend, and soon to be 5x All-Sweet FA representative

Friends - and we are friends - I today come with a wonderful, wonderful thread of celebration; my dear friend sausageroll will, no doubt, soon be the latest 5x All-Sweet FA representative. Let us rejoice, for it is written. And it's a wonderful story, I'm sure you agree. sausageroll debuted in...

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[Headless]

The number 13 is unlucky for some, but certainly not for this banger of a thread! Starting with a simple emoji, Headless thoroughly outlined their expansion plans for the Sweet FA's 14th and newest team.

LITTLE FISHIES

Introducing our inaugural leadership group:

Captain: Headless
Vice-captain: serial_thrilla
LG: Cadsky, JoshWoodenSpoon, fumbler, PhenomenalV1

We intentionally haven't poached any players from the clubs struggling most, such as the Ophidian Old Boys and the East Side Phoenix.​

serial_thrilla Cadsky JoshWoodenSpoon fumbler PhenomenalV1

Season 36. We are coming.

:one::four: :tropicalfish:

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[Headless]

At number 12, the captains have opted for a season review of media contributions and contributors. Back in Season 29, the top media contributors were the Bombers (32 threads), the Warriors (27), the Demons (26), and the Wonders (25), before a big drop-off - I wonder how that compares 10+ seasons later?

Media - You won't BELIEVE this season's most prolific media posters and clubs (ALL CLUBS REVEALED)

All of your questions answered. Which clubs post the most media? Which clubs have the most media contributors? Which media posters are most prolific? That and more, coming soon. 1. Bombers (32) 2. Warriors (27) 3. Demons (26) 4. Wonders (25) 5. Royals (11) 5. Gumbies (11) 7. Bears (10) 8...

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[Headless]

Wow - talk about timely!

Discussion - Why do the Wonders get such small crowds?

Bring out the tarps.

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[Headless]

And so we've reached the top 10!

And, based on the vote, the tenth best thread of ALL TIME is a LinkedIn-themed celebration of manangatang's time at the Demons - follow the quotes and take a look at the very nice images!

Today, we are thrilled to induct none other than the one and only manangatang to the MBD Hall of Fame.

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manangatang entered the league back in Season 24. He debuted for the Fighting Furies in Round 15 of that season, notching up an extremely impressive one disposal against the Sin City Swamprats. Bizarrely, his next three games were against the Baghdad Bombers: a home-and-away encounter, an elimination final, and then an elimination final replay! It’s a minor miracle manangatang didn’t leave the league entirely.

manangatang played one more season with the Fighting Furies, for a total of 21 games, before coming to his senses and moving home to the Mount Buller Demons.

Season 26 was memorable for the Demons, registering premiership number two. It was a memorable season for manangatang, too; playing in the ruck, manangatang registered the most hitouts league-wide, and was awarded his first of (to date) six All-Sweet FA jackets.

manangatang took the captaincy in Season 28, and hasn’t looked back; mang is now the longest-serving captain of the Mount Buller Demons, and is nearing the record for the longest-serving captain of a single club ever (league-wide).

Perhaps manangatang’s biggest achievement came in Season 31, captaining the club to a third premiership, this time against the Baghdad Bombers. Justice.

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mang is one of the league’s most-treasured posters. At time of writing, he has registered the eighth most votes of all time in the Sweet FA Players’ Association MVP – beez Trophy. He has finished top five in the award on four separate occasions, including winning in Season 28.

On field, manangatang’s career has been just as impressive. He has been named in the All-Sweet FA representative team on six occasions (Seasons 26-28, 30, 33-34), including captaincy honours.

And, as it turns out, we love him!

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It doesn’t stop there, though – THE LOVE KEEPS COMING.

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AND COMING.
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mang, on behalf of everybody at the Demons – past and present – thank you. And congratulations.

Media - You have received one (1) new connection request from the MBD Hall of Fame

Hi everybody. As you know, the Mount Buller Demons’ Hall of Fame comprises 15 players from its 35 seasons of excellence. An exclusive club, the Hall of Fame features not only club stalwarts, but league stalwarts – some of the greatest players Sweet has ever seen. We’re talking league Hall of...

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[Headless]

What came in at number nine? Just SSwans2011's favourite thread of all time, of course: Super Qario 64 - Sweet FA Edition!

Assigning each club (I can't recall if this was finished!) a level from Super Mario 64, and linking prominent posters to part of the game, this is quintessential media.*

*According to the 13 captains.

Media - Super Qario 64: Level Review [NEW: Dragons - post #53]

Qario is super in a whole new way! Combining the finest 3-D graphics ever developed for a video game and an explosive sound track, Super Qario 64 becomes a new standard for video games. It's packed with bruising battles, daunting obstacle courses and underwater adventures. Retrieve the Power...

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[Headless]

At #8? It's an absolute classic: the #Headless300 #fanfare celebration, which went for about two months!

Media - The #Headless300 #fanfare celebration

As you know and probably think about often, Headless started this season sitting on 291 games. Yes, that's right - 291 games. You heard me - in the top 20 of all time, uh huh. That's right, Don Brodka. Uh huh. That's right. ABOVE: "Uh huh. That's right." And the exciting thing for you...

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[Headless]

The Wonders and the Demons - the last two remaining foundation clubs - have shared a lot of history. In Round 5 of Season 29 (I think), they faced each other in what was cumulatively their 1,000th game - a huge occasion.

This thread outlined some of the history, and interviewed then-captains Dingster and manangatang.

Media - Wonders + Demons = 1,000 collective games in Round 5

The West Coast Wonders. The Mount Buller Demons. The two biggest and oldest club in the land. In Round 5 of this season, the two face off in what will be the 500th home and away game for both clubs. It doesn’t get much bigger than this. The West Coast Wonders entered the competition as a...

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[Headless]

Just missing the top five, we have a bit of an institution around these parts: the undisputed* top 100 qootballers of all time.

Applying a special and very complicated algorithm, Headless named the top 100 qooty players in league history - with stats (and then with updates (also with stats!)!)!

Media - Undisputed* Top 100 Qootballers

The history of this league is long and illustrious, and the champions are many. Over the first 26 seasons of the Sweet FA, the league has changed, developed, and then changed and developed some more. But the question remains: who has been the greatest of them all? In this thread, I will be...

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Media - Undisputed* Top 100 Qootballers - END OF S29 UPDATE

Hello everybody. At the end of Season 26, I posted the undisputed* top 100 qootballers of all time based on the gobsmackingly excellent Headless Formula™. You can read all about it here - it's one of the all-time great threads...

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Media - Undisputed* Top 100 Qootballers - END OF S30 UPDATE

Hello everybody. At the end of Season 26, I posted the undisputed* top 100 qootballers of all time based on the gobsmackingly excellent Headless Formula™. You can read all about it here - it's one of the all-time great threads...

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Media - Undisputed* Top 100 Qootballers - END OF S31 UPDATE

Hello everybody. At the end of Season 26, I posted the undisputed* top 100 qootballers of all time based on the gobsmackingly excellent Headless Formula™. You can read all about it here - it's one of the all-time great threads...

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[Headless]

Tarkyn_24 is a league legend, but did something very, very naughty.

That’s some detective work, Less. Not much, but some

This is some serious "BTGID-ing", I'm almost ashamed I once played for such a corrupt organisation.

Just when I was about to tell Headless to shut the hell up he wows us with this.

Media - League legend mercilessly steals B&F award, doesn't show remorse

Hi everybody. Headless here. I usually am a little silly :tongueclosed:, and light up the league with light-hearted silliness :tongueclosed:, but I come today with a serious story. A story about a league legend: Tarkyn_24. A little background As is my wont - and want - I was recently reading...

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