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Round 13’s Match of the Round brings together one of the strongest teams on field this season and the strongest team off field to the House of Gumby. Both teams will be looking to bounce back having lost their respective games in Round 12, the Gumbies going down to the first placed Demons by 25 points and the Bears losing a nailbiter against the Wonders.
How each team is performing?
Gumbies:
Despite a loss to the Demons in Round 12, Gumbies sit third on the ladder two games clear, on 8 wins, 4 losses and a percentage of 102.36. They have won three of their last five games and despite being the joke of the league in recent seasons, have emerged as a potential contender for the Season 26 flag.
Las Vegas Bears:
The Bears had a strong start to the season but have hit a rough patch of late having lost three games in a row. Despite this slump in form, they sit 4th on the ladder with 6 wins, 6 losses and a percentage 114.47.
Last time they met
This marks the second times both teams have met this season, having locked horns in Round 2 at The Stadium in the Sky. The Bears came out of the blocks firing kicking 5 goals, 3 behinds to the Gumbies 1 goal 1 behind. The Gumbies fired back shots in the second quarter kicking 6 goals whilst the Bears added only 3 to their tally. The Gumbies still trailed at half time by gained the lead in the third quarter leading the Bears by a goal. They then kicked 5 goals to the Bears 12 coming out Victors by 16 points. Rookie @Jivlainbooted 6 goals whilst roo2macca dominated in the ruck and BRAB and BLERN dominated in the midfield. On the losing side, LeverPuller kicked 5 goals, brahj Doctor Gero were also among the losing teams best.
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LVB 5 3 8 5 9 6 12 8 80
GUM 1 1 7 2 10 5 15 6 96
Players to watch
Gumbies:
WaLkEr_ThE_StAr
The Gumbies recruit lived up to his name in his sides 25 loss to the Demons in Round 12. In a game when some of their best midfielders were down, Walker picked up 24 possessions, took 8 marks and kicked 2 goals. Can he back it up with an even better performance against the Bears?
Mattwriting/NSWCrow
The forwards kicked 8 goals between them in Round 12 against the Demons. Can either of them kick an even bigger bag?
Las Vegas Bears
BarryBran
The rookie was one of the Bears best players in their Round 12 loss to the wonders gathering 20 possessions, 4 marks and a DT of 83. Can he perform better and lift his team to break the losing streak?
Brahj
The S24 Mobbs Medallist didn’t have his best game against the Wonders, but picked up a solid 16 possessions, laid 4 tackles and kicked a goal.
Prediction:
Bears to snap out of the slump and win by 10 points.
Captains please remember to post your team sheet in the official team sheet thread by the 11:59pm Thursday
(Credit to Barrybran for the header)
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