Official Match Thread Season 35, Round 1 – Ophidian Old Boys v Gumbies FFC @ Spotswood Oval

[Barrybran]

OPHIDIAN OLD BOYS V GUMBIES FFC
SPOTSWOOD OVAL
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Welcome to the 35th season of Sweet FA. Since the first matches on 18 March 2001, 3,431 games have been played by 2,165 players across 29 clubs and 34 seasons. The league has had 13 administrators overseeing the league and inducted 30 players into the Sweet FA Hall of Fame, 5 of whom have been elevated to Immortal status.

Season 34 concluded with the Baghdad Bombers securing their sixth Sweet FA premiership, the first club to achieve this feat, defeating Roys FFC by 45 points. Ligma was awarded the Deestroy Medal as the best player in the Grand Final, collecting 22 disposals, 9 tackles and two goals.

Season 35 sees a return to 18 home and away rounds for the first time since season 17, the season before the Coney Island Warriors were admitted and Las Vegas Bears readmitted to the competition. The fixture also features two byes for each team for just the third time in league history, the last such season occurring in season 4.

The Old Boys ended a successful first season with a finals berth, the Mobbenfuhrer Medalist and EKA Medalist. They’ve also added last season’s Deestroy Medalist, Ligma, as well as popular posters Robertio, kananooks and Braklet to their lineup. The Gumbies finally managed to win a final but choked horribly in final quarter of the preliminary final to miss a grand final berth by one point.

CAPTAINS – PLEASE POST YOUR TEAMSHEET IN THE TEAMSHEET THREAD BY 11:59PM THURSDAY​

 

[Ligma]

Ohhhh hello season 35

 

[Robertio]

Hi Gumbies

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Gday all.

I’ll be busy convening a real life meeting with the captain of the OOBs and his lovely wife, so will check in later tonight

We’s got some PLANNING to do

 

[beez]

Falconista wins it out of the ruck and taps it down to GWS Goose who kicks it long to Barrybran in the square who marks and kicks the goal.

 

[Ligma]

Hi beez

 

[Robertio]

Falconista wins it out of the ruck and taps it down to GWS Goose who kicks it long to Barrybran in the square who marks and kicks the goal.

Wake up beez

 

[Over The Post]

Falconista wins it out of the ruck and taps it down to GWS Goose who kicks it long to Barrybran in the square who marks and kicks the goal.

 

[beez]

Wake up beez

But my bed is so comfy and it's not Sunday yet.

 

[Robertio]

But my bed is so comfy and it's not Sunday yet.

You've convinced me mate

 

[beez]

Hi beez

 

[Over The Post]

Come down to Spotswood and try some of that namby pamby soft ball shizzle.

 

[Over The Post]

We learned from the best. Amazing what's in the sporting archives in the Ophidian library.

 

[beez]

You've convinced me mate

I know you didn't mean this but that was an epic Swedish segue.

Does anyone want to go to Sweden in the off-season? We can do a Tour of Qooty.

 

[Robertio]

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Come down to Spotswood and try some of that namby pamby soft ball shizzle.

 

[beez]

Come down to Spotswood and try some of that namby pamby soft ball shizzle.

OMG I love a good game of Namby Pamby. I am a champion of it.

Well, until I break a nail.

 

[Robertio]

So Falconista has become a real captain now, congrats mate.

 

[Callums_Guns]

Falconista wins it out of the ruck and taps it down to GWS Goose who kicks it long to Barrybran in the square who marks and kicks the goal.

Why would your Captain punch the qooty all the way to your full back especially matched against Bonz

 

[Mobbs]

Qootyin' qootyin' (yeah).

 

[U2tigers]

Hi All.

I guess I need to come out of hibernation early. I was really hoping for an extended off-season. For some really it felt so short.

OOB's to win this match by a score of 1-0.

Early season form will be shown to be lacking

 

[U2tigers]

Hello Gumbies.

Come and parade your Rookies. Let us look at them.

 

[Barrybran]

Hello Gumbies.

Come and parade your Rookies. Let us look at them.

You show us yours and we'll show you ours

 

[Callums_Guns]

Hello Gumbies.

Come and parade your Rookies. Let us look at them.

Surely he’s on your wing

 

[Mobbs]

Rook I'm yes

 

[Mobbs]

Sorry my mouth is full of cheese and I can only type things that I am saying at the time.