manangatang
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Hello, and welcome to this tribute thread for a delicious, golden pastry-covered gun of our club and the wider Sweet F.A. – sausageroll.
I’m sure you all think you know sausageroll (puff pastry, egg, sausage mince, onion, carrot and the likes), but I’m not sure you know the REAL 400 game legend sausageroll.
Let’s take the chance to introduce you to this perpetually optimistic rookie.
sausageroll was first delivered fresh out of the oven and into the Sweet F.A. in Season 7, with a head full of hopes and dreams.
Starting at the now defunct Southern Sharks, he moved on to the Dragons when the teams merged. He quickly made a name for himself and emerged as far more than just a delicious savoury treat.
Here is an early example of his match thread posting (a preseason match in Season 7):
Very close finish. We were playing very well up until 3/4 time but the pressure from Furies' forwards and on-ballers in the last quarter caused plenty of turn overs from our guys and made it very difficult for us to get the ball into our forward line.
Good signs for us to be up by so much early on and there's still plenty of time for us to get our fitness levels up before the real season starts.
Any idea when our new coach is going to be appointed? The sooner the better! I spent almost 3 quarters on the bench after kicking a goal in the first quarter. My fresh legs might have been what we needed in the midfield in the last quarter.
See you guys at training tomorrow.
It was a simpler time.
He earned All-SFA selections in seasons 9, 10 (along with a B&F for the Bombers) and 11, and captained the Bombers in seasons 10-11.
Sausageroll quickly gained a reputation for being a dynamic and witty poster, using a good combination of humour and edginess to cut through opponents in match threads. He has a perfectly well-balanced mouthfeel. Yes indeed.
Here’s what some current and former teammates and opponents have to say about the man himself…
The big fella had been in the league for a while (around 12 seasons and 200 games, in fact), and in that time had managed to win a flag and make three consecutive all-SFA teams.
Then, in season 19, this happened:
. MEET THE ROOKIES
Inside Qooty is proud to present the S19 return of "Meet The Rookies", a series of interviews designed to introduce different rookies to the wider
world of the SFA. Last season I interviewed one rookie from the Furies opposition but with so many new faces this season we have three Bandit rookies for you this week.
All three impressed in the match thread and should have long careers, a warm welcome to sausage roll, van peebles and cammo6556.
TIA: Gentlemen, easy one first up, how did you find your way to Baghdad and your first impressions of the SFA?
sr: Firstly, thanks for identifying me as a candidate for your "Meet The Rookies" interview. Hopefully this will provide a bit of fun for some of the more experienced players in the league
I originally had an interest in The Dragons but Loopy approached me to play for Baghdad and after a while our shared AFL loyalties won me over.
SFA is better than a league I played in previously (on a different site) but it'll take a hell of a lot for it to be more awesome than playing for The Thunder.
vp: Was invited by a chick with promises of beer and BBQ's=she lied just to get me into the team.
c6556: I was lured into a car with a large packet of Toobs and a 6-pack of West Coast Coolers, I don't remember much after that.Loving the SFA life so far... I'm getting so much action AND I've just booked in for my neck tattoo...
TIA: Have you guys ventured into the media threads at all and if so, who has impressed you as a poster and which threads did you like/dislike?
sr: The media section can be a bit hit and miss. The podcast is pretty well done. Some of the ratings threads are good too. I hope that one day I might even appear in one or two. It is a dream I have.
vp: Havent ventured into media threads as yet. Was waiting until 6 goal performance would make the entry all the easier.
c6556: Like any great weekend warrior, I'm only interested in myself.
TIA: Further to that, do you feel that you will get involved with media pieces yourselves?
sr: Maybe one day I'll become captain of Baghdad and I'll get to brag about some of the awesome signings I'll bring to the club. Then I might make a thread claiming that the State of Origin competition should be replaced by a Baghdad v Hawks match because anyone not in those teams will pretty much irrelevant at that stage. I have big plans for this competition! It'll probably all fall apart by the time finals roll around though.
vp: Definitely will get involved in the media in the near future,probably after injury interrupts my career and forces me to chase money elsewhere.
c6556: Sure, if they're run by A Current Affair. It'll be great for my little side-earner business. I'm a trusted financial advisor to the elderly. There's no such thing as bad publicity.
TIA: Bengwatkins, egotistical tyrant, fearless, inspirational leader or something in between?
sr: A bit of everything. He's great. From what I've seen so far in my very short career he's one of the most dedicated players in the league and an inspiration at Baghdad. But Why didn't you ask me about our leader... Shermy?
But seriously, I hope we can be as good under Beng as I hear the club was under the captaincy of beez. I hear he's got the second best premiership-points-to-matches ratio in the club's history.
vp: Beng is a leader of great value for the team and rookies, I have wonderful memories during pre=season of beng running up and down sand dunes,{in a Toyota]
c6556: He keeps liking my post... so I'd say a man of undoubtable taste.
TIA: Apart from the SFA, where on BF can your finest work be seen?
sr: AFL Team Manager league. I'm a long term coach of the Gold Coast Devils. My finest work hasn't produced a premiership though. A few SFA players are coaches there.
vp: Most of my finest work would be on conspiracies board.
c6556: The "Describe the most irritating person you know" thread... Although I can only take credit for putting the piece together, not for the inspiration.
TIA: Finally, describe for our readers how you perceive your posting style/persona to be? What can the SFA expect?
sr: A bit of everything if I stay active. A bit of nothing if I don't
vp: My style of posting is best described as honest, straight forward and respectful, much the same as my playing style.
c6556: Heavily influenced by a range of intoxicants.
Three guys with the requisite egos and attitude to go far in this league, well done to the Bandits for luring them to Baghdad.
Thanks guys for your time.
This inspired sausageroll to begin an earnest quest for a highly sought-after EKA Medal, and has confined him to being a rookie for as long as it takes for him to break the EKA curse.
Winning the Furies’ rookie of the year award (the Nuffers medal) in Season 21 was at least something, but his thirst for league-wide rookie recognition continues unslaked.
It has been a long and illustrious career for the great sausageroll, made even more remarkable by his having to contend with continued and ongoing threats of people dousing him in ‘sauce’ and/or eating him.
He’s been in the league for a significant part of his life (he had to step down as Bombers’ captain when he first joined the RAAF), and we thank him for sharing part of himself with us.
Let’s see what he’s achieved so far (thanks to Hate for the numbers)…
GMS | 399 |
Clubs | SHA (25), SDR (40), FUR (54), DEM (100), BOM (180) |
HO | 104 |
K | 2890 |
M | 950 |
HB | 2564 |
T | 903 |
FF | 500 |
FA | 428 |
G | 350 |
B | 234 |
D | 5454 |
DT | 21941 |
MM | 32/17 |
W/D/L | 214-3-182 |
Debut: Season 07, Round 01 - East Side Hawks vs. (Southern Sharks)
x2 Premiership Player (S14, S26)
x4 All-SFA Selections (S09-11, S24)
Best Rookie Ever
Baghdad Bombers Captain (S10-11)
Baghdad Bombers Best & Fairest (S10)
Highest DreamTeam: 173 DT - Season 08, Round 01 - Mount Buller Demons vs. (Dragons FFC)
100+ DreamTeam: x27 occasions
Highest Disposals: 37 Disposals - Season 08, Round 01 - Mount Buller Demons vs. (Dragons FFC)
20+ Disposals: x88 occasions
Highest Goals: 7 Goals, 2 Behinds - Season 14, Round 16 - (Baghdad Bombers) vs. Roys FFC
5+ Goals: x5 occasions
Highest Tackles: 12 Tackles - x 5 occasions
Highest Hitouts: 25 HO - Season 25, Round 10 - Gold City Royals vs. (Mount Buller Demons)
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On a personal note, sausageroll is one of the reasons I decided to join the Demons in the first place, and he’s been a sensational and loyal clubman and LG member ever since. He’s well and truly part of the Mt. Buller furniture and we just love having him around.
It goes without saying he's also very popular among the Snow Bunnies and at parties in general.
Well done snags on this incredible and rare achievement – get around him everyone!
Ophidian Old Boys
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