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| IN: bl4ke (rookie), Cuzz09 (rookie), Dupogi (rookie), indoistriku (rookie), kazzfkh (rookie), Broken (returning). |
| OUT: Its Manbearpig (retired), reggie (retired), Test Tickle (Warriors), U2tigers (retired), vanders (retired), xenxen (delisted). |
The problem with having a single poster pumping out 25% of your posts each week, is that if they go on an extended holiday to a location with limited internet access...the team's posting numbers can plummet rather quickly.
The Bears had a few experienced players leave them in the off-season, with Test Tickle (49.1 ppw in Season 30) leaving to the Warriors, and xenxen (20.3 ppw in Season 30) and U2tigers (16.6 ppw in Season 30) departing the league, and a handful of inactives getting their marching orders. MWPP looked to rectify this by bringing Broken back to the league, and refreshing their list with five new rookies.
The five rookies...didn't turn out so great. Cuzz09 (1.3 ppw) was the best of them, whilst the other four combined for four total posts. Ouch. But thankfully Broken hit the ground running, and his 29.2 ppw was a highlight for most Bears match threads.
The Bears have had some trouble now with depth beyond their core posters, and this season was no different, as after their ten big names the best effort was from Art Vandelay_ (from 3.9 to 4.1 ppw)...and then not much else. The consistent cameos from kane249 and Jezmiester40 were welcomed, but they really need more from players like them. Because when Metalcrusher goes on holidays, guero (from 80.6 to 27.4 ppw) disappears to collect rocks, and Muddiemoose (from 95.2 to 31.5 ppw) gets distracted by rutting season, the cupboard is bare. The last four rounds were very ugly.
Metalcrusher (from 184 to 83.4 ppw) was immense again, but the aforementioned holiday stifled his output. MWPP (from 76.8 to 56.0 ppw), I Dont Care (from 52.1 to 52.9 ppw), Western Stand Warrior (from 96.3 to 40.2 ppw), Millky95 (from 97.3 to 34.3 ppw), tony (from 27.9 to 21.4 ppw), Matera92 (from 13.3 to 11.8 ppw) and Broken were solid, but would find themselves drowning in opposition posts once they lost their support: the Bears' 47.50% match thread share was the third lowest in the league, and once Crushy went on holidays that number dropped noticeably.
Compared to last season, the Bears went from 13,210 total posts (2nd) from 15.56 posters a week (7th) to 6,830 total posts (8th) from 12.59 posters per week (comfortably last in the league); no doubt the biggest drop off from Season 30 to 31. Their lack of depth was shown up by a league low 10 posters with >2% team contribution, and league low 10 posters with 5+ posts per week. But on the plus side, their core (especially when they turn up) were very solid: the Bears were ranked third in the league for players with 20+ posts per week (9) and best in the league for players with >5% of team contribution!
So the solution for next season for MWPP is quite simple: don't let Metalcrusher go on holidays, stop guero's rock addition, and find 4-5 posters from somewhere to chip in with a meagre 10 posts per week. All of a sudden things will look roses.
Grade: D




