Official Team Thread 🐉 Dragons FFC - Season 33 Team Thread /// Congrats to T2B_ the S33 Ljp86 Medallist!

[Ljp86]

Bad luck, Dragons. We certainly tried our best all day but came up a bit short at the end. We were probably fortunate to be close as we were come the final siren.

Some good games nonetheless by the group, T2B_ had a fantastic game in the midfield with Pie 4 Life, Bradesmaen, Strigoi and Mooresome also driving the midfield too. Braklet did well on debut, Bonz did well to kick five goals while Blaze Storm and Stoods had good moments too.

Obviously not that the result that we were looking for but we are at home for the first time this season in Round Two and it's always good to be back in front of the home crowd.

Go Dragons!!

 

[serial_thrilla]

 

[DragoDelph]

Just setting things up to Bradbury over the line.


Right?

 

[serial_thrilla]

Just setting things up to Bradbury over the line.


Right?

As long as we finish top 8 we're all good. Otherwise AceAndy gets sacked.

 

[Blaze Storm]

We've had worse starts to seasons.

 

[Braklet]

I'm 99% here for the shit talking in match threads, and I know the matches are all simulated.

I'm still disappointed in these two opening losses.

 

[Ljp86]

Bad luck, Dragons. We certainly tried our best during the game with the match of a knife edge for three quarters but a bit of a fade out in the last term provied to be costly unfortunately.

Bonz had a fantastic game with seven goals and really carried the side for a good portion of the game. Strigoi had a super game in the ruck, Chief and DJ75 contributed some strong performances while Stoods, Matt_352 and T2B_ chipped in at times during the match as well.

Obviously not the result we were after but next week is an opportunity for us to dust ourselves off and have another crack at getting a win.

Go Dragons!!

 

[T2B_]

The Dragon Spirit Medal is an award that is voted on by all the Dragons FFC players to acknowledge the opposition poster who best dominates the match thread and/or the Qooty field. High quality banter, excellent engagement with all posters, and good humour are all taken into consideration.

Another season, another round where we judge the least floggerino poster from the opposition. Well, that's a little harsh. Certainly against the Roys, anyway, as the match thread is usually fun and as both teams like a good GIF and general banter we generally get on well. We won't talk about the game result, where somehow a bunch of elderly gorillas bested us on the Qooty field.

Now it must be said some of the Roys did commit one cardinal sin - posting Rebecca Black videos. This might have evoked much mirth and cartwheels from our coach, but for most of us, it just isn't on. And if it were up to me, these posters would be ineligible for the medal. But oh no, no you see apparently "democracy" is a thing and the votes actually matter and along with the fact that there is, surprisingly, some Dragons that actually like the Friday "song" (term used very loosely), it turns out that our winner this week has indeed won.

So join me in congratulating the Roys winner of this week, kicking off the Dragon Spirit for Season 33, in Zevon!

Well done mate!

 

[Zevon]

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The Dragon Spirit Medal is an award that is voted on by all the Dragons FFC players to acknowledge the opposition poster who best dominates the match thread and/or the Qooty field. High quality banter, excellent engagement with all posters, and good humour are all taken into consideration.

Another season, another round where we judge the least floggerino poster from the opposition. Well, that's a little harsh. Certainly against the Roys, anyway, as the match thread is usually fun and as both teams like a good GIF and general banter we generally get on well. We won't talk about the game result, where somehow a bunch of elderly gorillas bested us on the Qooty field.

Now it must be said some of the Roys did commit one cardinal sin - posting Rebecca Black videos. This might have evoked much mirth and cartwheels from our coach, but for most of us, it just isn't on. And if it were up to me, these posters would be ineligible for the medal. But oh no, no you see apparently "democracy" is a thing and the votes actually matter and along with the fact that there is, surprisingly, some Dragons that actually like the Friday "song" (term used very loosely), it turns out that our winner this week has indeed won.

So join me in congratulating the Roys winner of this week, kicking off the Dragon Spirit for Season 33, in Zevon!

Well done mate!

This is a lovely surprise! Cheers all Looking forward to the return bout, I’ll be sure to bring my Rebecca Black album along

 

[DragoDelph]

This is a lovely surprise! Cheers all Looking forward to the return bout, I’ll be sure to bring my Rebecca Black album along

 

[serial_thrilla]

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Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

Round 2 was another solid effort by the Dragons in the match thread against the Gumbies, with 19 players popping in throughout the week for a solid 626 posts. Bonz was on fire with 112 posts, and he had plenty of support from T2B_ (101), DragoDelph (72), Braklet (62) and Strigoi (50). It was also fantastic to see Ashman OG (14) for the first time in a while, as he realised that he'd won a premiership two months after the fact. Mooresome (1) also made his first appearance of the season, and Blaze Storm (9) started ramping up his activity.

Round 3 is already underway against the Royals, so let's keep this good form going. Go Dragons!​

 

[Strigoi]

It’s nice to see some of our rookies diving in head first.

 

[Braklet]

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JFC serial_thrilla, 133 posts?! Do you ever sleep?

 

[serial_thrilla]

JFC serial_thrilla, 133 posts?! Do you ever sleep?

I've seen multiple people top 300 posts in the same match thread before.

 

[Braklet]

I've seen multiple people top 300 posts in the same match thread before.

Ye Gods, some of you peoples are insane.

 

[Blaze Storm]

The rookies are off to a promising start, well done so far! Got the numbers, got the quality.

 

[T2B_]

Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

One of the awards that is issued each season at Dragons FFC is the Coach's MVP. Each week Coach will cast votes based on who he thinks performs best on the qooty field. Raw statistics, positional dominance and big moments in the sim are taken into account, and Coach crunches the numbers with a complex algorithm to deal out 3-2-1 votes. Coach AceAndy still has the big job at the Dragons, despite an increasing reputation for sudden, strange onfield moves that either pay off brilliantly or end in total disaster, fast becoming known as Craaaaazy Andy, but after a premiership in season 32, understandably still has the keys to the machine that is the Dragons.

Coach's thoughts:

Our start to the season was less than stellar. As reigning premiers there is expectation amongst both the club and fans to hit the ground running and a loss to the lowly Roys was not ideal. So for Round 2 we came up against the Gumbies. Spoiler: unfortunately we didn't win. What's more, the Monday after the loss, my two captains had some choice words with me.

I was in my office at Dragon HQ Monday morning when in walked serial_thrilla and T2B_. I glanced up at them momentarily but quickly resumed playing Animal Crossing. "How's it going, boys?" I asked, a little annoyed I had been interrupted with my dealings with Tom Nook.

"Ace, we're going to have get some results soon," said thrilla. "We didn't want to have to come out and say this, but your job could be on the line."

"But we've only played two games!" I exclaimed, still not quite looking up from my Switch. "T2B, you might be a fat squishy avocado that barely fit through the door, but are you seriously going along with this tripe like a little puppy dog?"

T2B_ flushed red momentarily but quickly returned to a healthy shade of green. "I dunno, man, it was only the Roys and Gumbies, it's not a great start-"

"What's more," thrilla cut in, tossing a sheet of paper into my lap. I let it slide to the floor but it had what looked like very alien glyphs and formulas. Ahh, thrilla and his stats. "Stats don't lie, coach. Your 'hail mary' moves may have been brushed aside in our premiership year, but they will cost us sooner or later. Is it any wonder our players haven't totally turned up the last couple of games? That lack of confidence in where they will play on the Qooty field at any given minute has to take a toll."

I thought that was a very long bow. "Ridiculous comment," I said. "We've just won a flag and we're only two games in. You young whipper snappers have no patience these days. Tom Nook wouldn't stand for this."

I glanced up to see thrilla and T2B look at each other and shuffle their feet awkwardly. "Oooookay," said T2B_ after a time. "Well we'll let you get on with... whatever it is you do. Just remember to submit the match analysis. I heard it's kind of your job or something."

"Sure," I said, head well and truly buried back into the Switch. "I'll probably have it ready later this week, sometime, maybe."

                       GUM
Chief                       serial_thrilla           Ashman OG
ossie_21                    Barrybran                Dory_77

Braklet                     Blaze Storm              DragoDelph
Supercheapgiants            Aristotle Pickett        CatToTheFuture

Matt_352                    Stoods                   Bradesmaen
eDPS                        Riviat                   Brick Loosener

Ljp86                       BringBackTheAnchor       DJ75
beez                        Bulldogs85               StFly

Knifey Spoony               Bonz                     Hatchy1992
NSWCROW                     Dayts                    bone2468
                            DRA

DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_
GUM Foll : Rodney Dangerfield, GWS Goose, DenieD

DRA INT : Mooresome, paraaaa
GUM INT : Ned_Flanders, WaLkEr_ThE_StAr

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
Dragons FFC: <none>
Gumbies FFC: <none>

[Round 2], Conditions for this match - WARM

In lovely warm weather at Ljp's Lair, the first quarter actually looked quite positive, albeit it told a tale that was familiar for the rest of the match - our forward avenues were basically Bonz, Bonz and Bonz. Courtesy of Bonz and a contribution by his offsider in Hatchy1992 we got out to a 2 goal lead late in the quarter. Unfortunately we bled two goals to the Gumbies in red time. Our midfield had looked a fairly even match for the Gumbies at this point, save for signs of a certain Goose that plays for the Gumbies looking a little ominous. Some loose checking in defense let the Gumbies forwards do their thing unfortunately. Still, we went into the first break with scores level so it was anyone's game.

The second quarter proved to be still a tight tussle indeed. 3 goals to Bonz in this quarter alone, with DJ75 chipping in with 1 was about the most scoring we did, along with a string of behinds. The Gumbies were more efficient and made the most of their opportunities. Somehow, even Barrybran started getting in on the action. It was only the one goal but that was 100% more than anyone expected him to kick the whole match. All said and done, we did go into the break with a lead, albeit only 4 points. There were signs that quarter that the Gumbies were winning it out of the middle a little too easily at times, putting pressure on our defenders and probably contributing to Baz actually getting a touch.

After the half time break and once again attempting to persuade the team to lift with both threats of Rebecca Black and flat out bribery with fast food promises, we headed into the third quarter. It's worth noting that late in the second quarter I had in fact subbed off Pie 4 Life for Chief. Why? Well I figured if I subbed off Strigoi again, I would probably be hung, drawn and quartered. Maybe later in the season. serial_thrilla had always told me Chief had some special powers or something so I thought what the heck, let's take this guy who usually plays back pocket and thrust him into the guts. Why for P4L though? I don't know, I had been tinkering with the names on the whiteboard but got distracted watching a Rebecca Black biography on YouTube. Anyway I bumped the board and the names all fell to the floor and Pie's name was just the first I picked up.

Anyway, I looked somewhat clever at the start of the third quarter. Bonz once again kicked us off as well as a great solo effort by, you guessed it, Chief himself. Unfortunately that was about as much self back clapping as I could do for this quarter, as besides another goal to Hatchy1992 and yet another to Chief (who was really starting to make his presence known in the guts), the Gumbies got on top. Barrybran once again kicked a goal. Nay, TWO goals. And young Gumbies rook CatToTheFuture started to dominate. Being down by just 9 points at 3 quarter time, surely we could run over the top?

The ever wonderful and shoulda-been-All-SFA Strigoi got us going as she often does, kicking a ripper from 55m. Bonz came in for his 7th goal but sadly that was the last of our true kicks at the sticks. From there on for the remainder of the quarter we kicked a string of behinds. As was often the story of the day, the Gumbies forwards were more efficient combined with their midfield just managing to get on top, GWS Goose especially running riot and even getting in on the goal kicking.

The final siren blew and it was a 21 point defeat to the Gumbies. A disappointing result to be sure.



AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

DRA SENIORS Vs GUM SENIORS
DRA               3    2        7    7        11   8        13   12   90  
GUM               3    2        7    3        13   5        17   9    111 
DRA        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  GUM         HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
Hatchy1992  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0   18  bone2468     0  4  1  3  0  0  1  0  0   18
serial_thr  0  4  1  4  1  0  1  0  0   24  Dayts        0  2  3  4  0  0  0  0  0   23
BringBackT  0  6  4  7  0  1  0  0  1   46  Ned_Flande   0  2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0   13
Braklet     0  7  2  6  3  0  1  0  0   48  Aristotle    0  4  3  4  2  0  0  0  1   38
DragoDelph  0  3  4  5  0  0  1  0  0   28  Bulldogs85   0  9  7  6  2  0  1  0  0   65
Mooresome   0  4  5  7  1  0  2  0  0   39  beez         0  3  2  4  1  0  2  0  0   21
paraaaa     0  4  0  1  2  0  0  0  0   22  Brick Loos   0  11 5  12 4  3  2  0  2   87
Stoods      0  5  6  15 0  3  2  0  2   62  WaLkEr_ThE   0  8  3  6  1  0  2  1  0   49
Blaze Stor  0  3  3  10 2  0  0  0  0   46  eDPS         0  12 6  15 0  0  1  1  0   87
Ljp86       0  5  2  6  0  0  0  0  1   34  CatToTheFu   0  12 3  4  0  2  1  4  1   77
T2B_        0  4  0  11 6  3  0  0  0   61  NSWCROW      0  6  1  8  0  1  1  1  1   42
DJ75        0  6  7  14 3  0  2  1  1   80  Supercheap   0  6  5  6  0  0  1  0  0   42
Knifey Spo  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  1    9  Dory_77      0  4  1  1  1  0  0  3  1   40
Bonz        0  10 0  0  1  0  0  7  3   79  Barrybran    0  4  0  0  0  1  0  3  1   32
Bradesmaen  0  8  3  7  0  1  2  0  0   42  ossie_21     0  3  1  0  1  0  1  1  2   21
Strigoi     15 10 0  11 2  2  1  1  1   81  Rodney Dan   13 9  0  7  7  0  0  0  0   82
Chief       0  12 0  10 2  2  0  2  1   79  GWS Goose    0  14 0  10 10 3  1  1  0  108
Pie 4 Life  0  6  0  7  6  3  0  0  0   59  StFly        0  6  3  7  1  1  0  0  0   46
Matt_352    0  10 4  9  1  0  0  0  1   65  DenieD       0  8  0  7  5  1  0  1  0   65
Ashman OG   0  6  1  1  0  0  0  0  0   23  Riviat       0  7  1  3  1  0  2  1  0   34

            DRA   GUM
Hitouts   : 15   13
Kicks     : 116  134
Marks     : 42   46
Handballs : 131  109
Tackles   : 31   36
Frees For : 16   12
Frees Ag. : 12   16
Smothers  : 1    1
Ironouts  : 8    8
Inside50  : 21   18
Goals     : 13   17
Behinds   : 12   9

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
.38 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
1.32 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 7 point(s).
3.37 - Behind to Dory_77 (GUM) - DRA by 6 point(s).
4.54 - Behind to Brick Loosener (GUM) - DRA by 5 point(s).
8.1 - Goal to DenieD (GUM) - GUM by 1 point(s).
11.56 - Behind to Ljp86 (DRA) - scores level.
12.43 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 6 point(s).
17.16 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 12 point(s).
17.57 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - DRA by 6 point(s).
23.49 - Goal to eDPS (GUM) - scores level.

Second Quarter :
1.36 - Goal to Riviat (GUM) - GUM by 6 point(s).
2.15 - Rushed behind to DRA - GUM by 5 point(s).
3.42 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
5.23 - Goal to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 7 point(s).
6.55 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - DRA by 1 point(s).
8.32 - Rushed behind to GUM - scores level.
11.48 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 6 point(s).
12.17 - Behind to Matt_352 (DRA) - GUM by 5 point(s).
13.04 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
17.03 - Behind to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
19.25 - Behind to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
20.48 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 4 point(s).
21.39 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
24.14 - Goal to ossie_21 (GUM) - DRA by 4 point(s).

Third Quarter :
4.21 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
6.43 - Goal to WaLkEr_ThE_StAr (GUM) - DRA by 4 point(s).
7.08 - Goal to Chief (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
9.06 - Behind to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - DRA by 11 point(s).
11.07 - Behind to Aristotle Pickett (GUM) - DRA by 10 point(s).
13.17 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - DRA by 4 point(s).
15.31 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 2 point(s).
18.17 - Behind to Brick Loosener (GUM) - GUM by 3 point(s).
19.38 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 9 point(s).
21.1 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - GUM by 3 point(s).
22.29 - Goal to Chief (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
23.08 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 3 point(s).
24.34 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - GUM by 9 point(s).

Final Quarter :
1.45 - Goal to Strigoi (DRA) - GUM by 3 point(s).
2.4 - Behind to NSWCROW (GUM) - GUM by 4 point(s).
4.46 - Goal to GWS Goose (GUM) - GUM by 10 point(s).
6.22 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - GUM by 9 point(s).
6.51 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - GUM by 3 point(s).
9.38 - Behind to Chief (DRA) - GUM by 2 point(s).
14.26 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - GUM by 8 point(s).
15.1 - Behind to Strigoi (DRA) - GUM by 7 point(s).
16.55 - Behind to ossie_21 (GUM) - GUM by 8 point(s).
17.57 - Rushed behind to GUM - GUM by 9 point(s).
18.3 - Behind to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - GUM by 10 point(s).
19.42 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 16 point(s).
21.02 - Goal to NSWCROW (GUM) - GUM by 22 point(s).
24.55 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - GUM by 21 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

DRA
Chief                0 (On) 13.08 (Off) 47.25 (On) Total : 66%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) Total : 100%
Ashman OG            0 (On) 9.26 (Off) 13.08 (On) 99.22 (Off) Total : 95%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) 34.09 (Off) 42.24 (On) Total : 91%
DragoDelph           0 (On) 8.36 (Off) 34.09 (On) Total : 74%
Matt_352             0 (On) 82.28 (Off) Total : 82%
Stoods               0 (On) Total : 100%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) 84.13 (Off) 94.13 (On) Total : 90%
Ljp86                0 (On) Total : 100%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (On) 80.43 (Off) 84.13 (On) Total : 96%
DJ75                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) Total : 100%
Bonz                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) 94.13 (Off) 99.22 (On) Total : 94%
Strigoi              0 (On) Total : 100%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) 47.25 (Off) 73.53 (On) Total : 73%
T2B_                 0 (On) 73.53 (Off) 80.43 (On) Total : 93%
Mooresome            0 (Off) 8.36 (On) Total : 90%
paraaaa              0 (Off) 9.26 (On) 42.24 (Off) 82.28 (On) Total : 50%

GUM
bone2468             0 (On) Total : 100%
Dayts                0 (On) Total : 100%
NSWCROW              0 (On) 56.08 (Off) 63.53 (On) Total : 92%
StFly                0 (On) 63.53 (Off) 79.21 (On) Total : 84%
Bulldogs85           0 (On) Total : 100%
beez                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Brick Loosener       0 (On) Total : 100%
Riviat               0 (On) 28.21 (Off) 58.28 (On) 67.36 (Off) Total : 37%
eDPS                 0 (On) Total : 100%
CatToTheFuture       0 (On) Total : 100%
Aristotle Pickett    0 (On) Total : 100%
Supercheapgiants     0 (On) Total : 100%
Dory_77              0 (On) Total : 100%
Barrybran            0 (On) Total : 100%
ossie_21             0 (On) Total : 100%
Rodney Dangerfield   0 (On) Total : 100%
GWS Goose            0 (On) Total : 100%
DenieD               0 (On) 79.21 (Off) Total : 79%
Ned_Flanders         0 (Off) 56.08 (On) 58.28 (Off) 67.36 (On) Total : 34%
WaLkEr_ThE_StAr      0 (Off) 28.21 (On) Total : 71%

Total :  3600               Average :  90

MATCH-UPS :

• While worlds weren't set on fire, Blaze Storm gave Aristotle Pickett a bit of a touch-up. - 30m from 3 to 33.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, DJ75 won the bout with Aristotle Pickett. - 29m from 70 to 99.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, DragoDelph had the better of Aristotle Pickett. - 29m from 34 to 63.
• In what was a very slow day for both, Dory_77 had Ashman OG's measure. - 5m from 3 to 8.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, Ashman OG did very well against ossie_21. - 65m from 33 to 98.
• In quite a tussle, Barrybran had the better of serial_thrilla. - 95m from 2 to 97.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Brick Loosener did well against Blaze Storm. - 23m from 72 to 95.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Dory_77 exposed Blaze Storm's frailties. - 21m from 48 to 69.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, Bonz gave Dayts a bit of a touch-up. - 99m from 0 to 99.
• In a solid performance, Brick Loosener had Bradesmaen's measure. - 66m from 2 to 68.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Braklet beat Supercheapgiants today - but not by much. - 96m from 2 to 98.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Bulldogs85 did well against BringBackTheAnchor. - 66m from 10 to 76.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Dory_77 had BringBackTheAnchor's measure. - 5m from 92 to 97.
• Despite neither player having much impact, Bulldogs85 was easily the winner in the clash with T2B_. - 6m from 84 to 90.
• Neither having much reason to brag, DragoDelph was slightly more polished than CatToTheFuture. - 4m from 2 to 6.
• While not all all one-way, CatToTheFuture was slightly more polished than Mooresome. - 81m from 17 to 98.
• In an epic battle, GWS Goose and Chief were well-matched - there was no victor. - 51m from 48 to 99.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Chief had the better of ossie_21. - 4m from 2 to 6.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, DenieD beat Pie 4 Life today - but not by much. - 3m from 74 to 77.
• While not all all one-way, T2B_ had the better of DenieD. - 69m from 2 to 71.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, not much between DJ75 and StFly - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 58m from 1 to 59.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Dory_77 either broke even with paraaaa or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 3m from 33 to 36.
• Neither having much reason to brag, NSWCROW was way too good for DragoDelph. - 28m from 69 to 97.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that paraaaa had the better game against eDPS - although there was very little in it. - 13m from 83 to 96.
• While not all all one-way, GWS Goose was slightly more polished than Pie 4 Life. - 47m from 0 to 47.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, bone2468 did well against Hatchy1992. - 74m from 16 to 90.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, Ned_Flanders beat Knifey Spoony today - but not by much. - 33m from 57 to 90.
• Neither having much reason to brag, NSWCROW either broke even with Knifey Spoony or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 46m from 0 to 46.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Riviat and Knifey Spoony had an epic contest. - 0m from 59 to 59.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, beez either broke even with Ljp86 or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 89m from 10 to 99.
• In an enthralling contest, Matt_352 was slightly more polished than eDPS. - 76m from 0 to 76.
• In quite a tussle, Pie 4 Life came out tops over the brave StFly. - 19m from 80 to 99.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Riviat and Stoods were evenly matched. - 24m from 2 to 26.
• While not all all one-way, Rodney Dangerfield did very well against Strigoi. - 98m from 0 to 98.
• Toe to toe throughout, Stoods did well against WaLkEr_ThE_StAr. - 67m from 32 to 99.

Defender highlights: Blaze Storm (13d, 3m) once again was very steady for us at CHB, winning his position very convincingly. Sadly this was about the only highlight of our defence. We lost too many direct matchups here; admittedly our defenders were not helped by fast and smooth delivery from the Gumby mids, nor by how relatively accurate their opponents were.

Midfield highlights: Despite only playing a bit over a half in the guts, Chief (22d, 2g, 1b) was superb. Stoods (20d, 6m, 2b) was solid, Matt_352 (19d, 4m) and T2B_ (16d, 6t) tried hard and technically beat their direct opponents but it would be fair to say they and most of our other mids just couldn't quite get enough of the pill on the day. Of course it would be remiss to not mention Strigoi (21d, 15ho, 1g, 1b) who did Strigoi things, although she had a tough battle with the Gumbies' Rodney Dangerfield.

Forward highlights: Bonz (7g, 3b) was Bonz and was largely keeping us in the game up forward. Our over reliance on the great man with not enough goals plucked from elsewhere hurt us though. DJ75 (20d, 7m, 1g, 1b) did a power of work on the HFF while Hatchy1992 (2g) contributed with 2 classy pocket goals, going at 100% efficiency with his 2 touches. But ultimately our well was a little dry on the day.


Next week: We take on the snooty nerdy Royals. I say third time is the charm and time to get our season back on track. Go Dragons!

Round 2 MVP Votes vs. Gumbies FFC
3 Votes - Bonz
2 Votes - DJ75
2 Votes - Chief​

 

[serial_thrilla]

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Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

One of the awards that is issued each season at Dragons FFC is the Coach's MVP. Each week Coach will cast votes based on who he thinks performs best on the qooty field. Raw statistics, positional dominance and big moments in the sim are taken into account, and Coach crunches the numbers with a complex algorithm to deal out 3-2-1 votes. Coach AceAndy still has the big job at the Dragons, despite an increasing reputation for sudden, strange onfield moves that either pay off brilliantly or end in total disaster, fast becoming known as Craaaaazy Andy, but after a premiership in season 32, understandably still has the keys to the machine that is the Dragons.

Coach's thoughts:

Our start to the season was less than stellar. As reigning premiers there is expectation amongst both the club and fans to hit the ground running and a loss to the lowly Roys was not ideal. So for Round 2 we came up against the Gumbies. Spoiler: unfortunately we didn't win. What's more, the Monday after the loss, my two captains had some choice words with me.

I was in my office at Dragon HQ Monday morning when in walked serial_thrilla and T2B_. I glanced up at them momentarily but quickly resumed playing Animal Crossing. "How's it going, boys?" I asked, a little annoyed I had been interrupted with my dealings with Tom Nook.

"Ace, we're going to have get some results soon," said thrilla. "We didn't want to have to come out and say this, but your job could be on the line."

"But we've only played two games!" I exclaimed, still not quite looking up from my Switch. "T2B, you might be a fat squishy avocado that barely fit through the door, but are you seriously going along with this tripe like a little puppy dog?"

T2B_ flushed red momentarily but quickly returned to a healthy shade of green. "I dunno, man, it was only the Roys and Gumbies, it's not a great start-"

"What's more," thrilla cut in, tossing a sheet of paper into my lap. I let it slide to the floor but it had what looked like very alien glyphs and formulas. Ahh, thrilla and his stats. "Stats don't lie, coach. Your 'hail mary' moves may have been brushed aside in our premiership year, but they will cost us sooner or later. Is it any wonder our players haven't totally turned up the last couple of games? That lack of confidence in where they will play on the Qooty field at any given minute has to take a toll."

I thought that was a very long bow. "Ridiculous comment," I said. "We've just won a flag and we're only two games in. You young whipper snappers have no patience these days. Tom Nook wouldn't stand for this."

I glanced up to see thrilla and T2B look at each other and shuffle their feet awkwardly. "Oooookay," said T2B_ after a time. "Well we'll let you get on with... whatever it is you do. Just remember to submit the match analysis. I heard it's kind of your job or something."

"Sure," I said, head well and truly buried back into the Switch. "I'll probably have it ready later this week, sometime, maybe."

                       GUM
Chief                       serial_thrilla           Ashman OG
ossie_21                    Barrybran                Dory_77

Braklet                     Blaze Storm              DragoDelph
Supercheapgiants            Aristotle Pickett        CatToTheFuture

Matt_352                    Stoods                   Bradesmaen
eDPS                        Riviat                   Brick Loosener

Ljp86                       BringBackTheAnchor       DJ75
beez                        Bulldogs85               StFly

Knifey Spoony               Bonz                     Hatchy1992
NSWCROW                     Dayts                    bone2468
                            DRA

DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_
GUM Foll : Rodney Dangerfield, GWS Goose, DenieD

DRA INT : Mooresome, paraaaa
GUM INT : Ned_Flanders, WaLkEr_ThE_StAr

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
Dragons FFC: <none>
Gumbies FFC: <none>

[Round 2], Conditions for this match - WARM

In lovely warm weather at Ljp's Lair, the first quarter actually looked quite positive, albeit it told a tale that was familiar for the rest of the match - our forward avenues were basically Bonz, Bonz and Bonz. Courtesy of Bonz and a contribution by his offsider in Hatchy1992 we got out to a 2 goal lead late in the quarter. Unfortunately we bled two goals to the Gumbies in red time. Our midfield had looked a fairly even match for the Gumbies at this point, save for signs of a certain Goose that plays for the Gumbies looking a little ominous. Some loose checking in defense let the Gumbies forwards do their thing unfortunately. Still, we went into the first break with scores level so it was anyone's game.

The second quarter proved to be still a tight tussle indeed. 3 goals to Bonz in this quarter alone, with DJ75 chipping in with 1 was about the most scoring we did, along with a string of behinds. The Gumbies were more efficient and made the most of their opportunities. Somehow, even Barrybran started getting in on the action. It was only the one goal but that was 100% more than anyone expected him to kick the whole match. All said and done, we did go into the break with a lead, albeit only 4 points. There were signs that quarter that the Gumbies were winning it out of the middle a little too easily at times, putting pressure on our defenders and probably contributing to Baz actually getting a touch.

After the half time break and once again attempting to persuade the team to lift with both threats of Rebecca Black and flat out bribery with fast food promises, we headed into the third quarter. It's worth noting that late in the second quarter I had in fact subbed off Pie 4 Life for Chief. Why? Well I figured if I subbed off Strigoi again, I would probably be hung, drawn and quartered. Maybe later in the season. serial_thrilla had always told me Chief had some special powers or something so I thought what the heck, let's take this guy who usually plays back pocket and thrust him into the guts. Why for P4L though? I don't know, I had been tinkering with the names on the whiteboard but got distracted watching a Rebecca Black biography on YouTube. Anyway I bumped the board and the names all fell to the floor and Pie's name was just the first I picked up.

Anyway, I looked somewhat clever at the start of the third quarter. Bonz once again kicked us off as well as a great solo effort by, you guessed it, Chief himself. Unfortunately that was about as much self back clapping as I could do for this quarter, as besides another goal to Hatchy1992 and yet another to Chief (who was really starting to make his presence known in the guts), the Gumbies got on top. Barrybran once again kicked a goal. Nay, TWO goals. And young Gumbies rook CatToTheFuture started to dominate. Being down by just 9 points at 3 quarter time, surely we could run over the top?

The ever wonderful and shoulda-been-All-SFA Strigoi got us going as she often does, kicking a ripper from 55m. Bonz came in for his 7th goal but sadly that was the last of our true kicks at the sticks. From there on for the remainder of the quarter we kicked a string of behinds. As was often the story of the day, the Gumbies forwards were more efficient combined with their midfield just managing to get on top, GWS Goose especially running riot and even getting in on the goal kicking.

The final siren blew and it was a 21 point defeat to the Gumbies. A disappointing result to be sure.



AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

DRA SENIORS Vs GUM SENIORS
DRA               3    2        7    7        11   8        13   12   90  
GUM               3    2        7    3        13   5        17   9    111 
DRA        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  GUM         HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
Hatchy1992  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0   18  bone2468     0  4  1  3  0  0  1  0  0   18
serial_thr  0  4  1  4  1  0  1  0  0   24  Dayts        0  2  3  4  0  0  0  0  0   23
BringBackT  0  6  4  7  0  1  0  0  1   46  Ned_Flande   0  2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0   13
Braklet     0  7  2  6  3  0  1  0  0   48  Aristotle    0  4  3  4  2  0  0  0  1   38
DragoDelph  0  3  4  5  0  0  1  0  0   28  Bulldogs85   0  9  7  6  2  0  1  0  0   65
Mooresome   0  4  5  7  1  0  2  0  0   39  beez         0  3  2  4  1  0  2  0  0   21
paraaaa     0  4  0  1  2  0  0  0  0   22  Brick Loos   0  11 5  12 4  3  2  0  2   87
Stoods      0  5  6  15 0  3  2  0  2   62  WaLkEr_ThE   0  8  3  6  1  0  2  1  0   49
Blaze Stor  0  3  3  10 2  0  0  0  0   46  eDPS         0  12 6  15 0  0  1  1  0   87
Ljp86       0  5  2  6  0  0  0  0  1   34  CatToTheFu   0  12 3  4  0  2  1  4  1   77
T2B_        0  4  0  11 6  3  0  0  0   61  NSWCROW      0  6  1  8  0  1  1  1  1   42
DJ75        0  6  7  14 3  0  2  1  1   80  Supercheap   0  6  5  6  0  0  1  0  0   42
Knifey Spo  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  1    9  Dory_77      0  4  1  1  1  0  0  3  1   40
Bonz        0  10 0  0  1  0  0  7  3   79  Barrybran    0  4  0  0  0  1  0  3  1   32
Bradesmaen  0  8  3  7  0  1  2  0  0   42  ossie_21     0  3  1  0  1  0  1  1  2   21
Strigoi     15 10 0  11 2  2  1  1  1   81  Rodney Dan   13 9  0  7  7  0  0  0  0   82
Chief       0  12 0  10 2  2  0  2  1   79  GWS Goose    0  14 0  10 10 3  1  1  0  108
Pie 4 Life  0  6  0  7  6  3  0  0  0   59  StFly        0  6  3  7  1  1  0  0  0   46
Matt_352    0  10 4  9  1  0  0  0  1   65  DenieD       0  8  0  7  5  1  0  1  0   65
Ashman OG   0  6  1  1  0  0  0  0  0   23  Riviat       0  7  1  3  1  0  2  1  0   34

            DRA   GUM
Hitouts   : 15   13
Kicks     : 116  134
Marks     : 42   46
Handballs : 131  109
Tackles   : 31   36
Frees For : 16   12
Frees Ag. : 12   16
Smothers  : 1    1
Ironouts  : 8    8
Inside50  : 21   18
Goals     : 13   17
Behinds   : 12   9

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
.38 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
1.32 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 7 point(s).
3.37 - Behind to Dory_77 (GUM) - DRA by 6 point(s).
4.54 - Behind to Brick Loosener (GUM) - DRA by 5 point(s).
8.1 - Goal to DenieD (GUM) - GUM by 1 point(s).
11.56 - Behind to Ljp86 (DRA) - scores level.
12.43 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 6 point(s).
17.16 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 12 point(s).
17.57 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - DRA by 6 point(s).
23.49 - Goal to eDPS (GUM) - scores level.

Second Quarter :
1.36 - Goal to Riviat (GUM) - GUM by 6 point(s).
2.15 - Rushed behind to DRA - GUM by 5 point(s).
3.42 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
5.23 - Goal to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 7 point(s).
6.55 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - DRA by 1 point(s).
8.32 - Rushed behind to GUM - scores level.
11.48 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 6 point(s).
12.17 - Behind to Matt_352 (DRA) - GUM by 5 point(s).
13.04 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 1 point(s).
17.03 - Behind to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
19.25 - Behind to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
20.48 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 4 point(s).
21.39 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
24.14 - Goal to ossie_21 (GUM) - DRA by 4 point(s).

Third Quarter :
4.21 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
6.43 - Goal to WaLkEr_ThE_StAr (GUM) - DRA by 4 point(s).
7.08 - Goal to Chief (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
9.06 - Behind to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - DRA by 11 point(s).
11.07 - Behind to Aristotle Pickett (GUM) - DRA by 10 point(s).
13.17 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - DRA by 4 point(s).
15.31 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 2 point(s).
18.17 - Behind to Brick Loosener (GUM) - GUM by 3 point(s).
19.38 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 9 point(s).
21.1 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - GUM by 3 point(s).
22.29 - Goal to Chief (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
23.08 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 3 point(s).
24.34 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - GUM by 9 point(s).

Final Quarter :
1.45 - Goal to Strigoi (DRA) - GUM by 3 point(s).
2.4 - Behind to NSWCROW (GUM) - GUM by 4 point(s).
4.46 - Goal to GWS Goose (GUM) - GUM by 10 point(s).
6.22 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - GUM by 9 point(s).
6.51 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - GUM by 3 point(s).
9.38 - Behind to Chief (DRA) - GUM by 2 point(s).
14.26 - Goal to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - GUM by 8 point(s).
15.1 - Behind to Strigoi (DRA) - GUM by 7 point(s).
16.55 - Behind to ossie_21 (GUM) - GUM by 8 point(s).
17.57 - Rushed behind to GUM - GUM by 9 point(s).
18.3 - Behind to CatToTheFuture (GUM) - GUM by 10 point(s).
19.42 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 16 point(s).
21.02 - Goal to NSWCROW (GUM) - GUM by 22 point(s).
24.55 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - GUM by 21 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

DRA
Chief                0 (On) 13.08 (Off) 47.25 (On) Total : 66%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) Total : 100%
Ashman OG            0 (On) 9.26 (Off) 13.08 (On) 99.22 (Off) Total : 95%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) 34.09 (Off) 42.24 (On) Total : 91%
DragoDelph           0 (On) 8.36 (Off) 34.09 (On) Total : 74%
Matt_352             0 (On) 82.28 (Off) Total : 82%
Stoods               0 (On) Total : 100%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) 84.13 (Off) 94.13 (On) Total : 90%
Ljp86                0 (On) Total : 100%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (On) 80.43 (Off) 84.13 (On) Total : 96%
DJ75                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) Total : 100%
Bonz                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) 94.13 (Off) 99.22 (On) Total : 94%
Strigoi              0 (On) Total : 100%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) 47.25 (Off) 73.53 (On) Total : 73%
T2B_                 0 (On) 73.53 (Off) 80.43 (On) Total : 93%
Mooresome            0 (Off) 8.36 (On) Total : 90%
paraaaa              0 (Off) 9.26 (On) 42.24 (Off) 82.28 (On) Total : 50%

GUM
bone2468             0 (On) Total : 100%
Dayts                0 (On) Total : 100%
NSWCROW              0 (On) 56.08 (Off) 63.53 (On) Total : 92%
StFly                0 (On) 63.53 (Off) 79.21 (On) Total : 84%
Bulldogs85           0 (On) Total : 100%
beez                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Brick Loosener       0 (On) Total : 100%
Riviat               0 (On) 28.21 (Off) 58.28 (On) 67.36 (Off) Total : 37%
eDPS                 0 (On) Total : 100%
CatToTheFuture       0 (On) Total : 100%
Aristotle Pickett    0 (On) Total : 100%
Supercheapgiants     0 (On) Total : 100%
Dory_77              0 (On) Total : 100%
Barrybran            0 (On) Total : 100%
ossie_21             0 (On) Total : 100%
Rodney Dangerfield   0 (On) Total : 100%
GWS Goose            0 (On) Total : 100%
DenieD               0 (On) 79.21 (Off) Total : 79%
Ned_Flanders         0 (Off) 56.08 (On) 58.28 (Off) 67.36 (On) Total : 34%
WaLkEr_ThE_StAr      0 (Off) 28.21 (On) Total : 71%

Total :  3600               Average :  90

MATCH-UPS :

• While worlds weren't set on fire, Blaze Storm gave Aristotle Pickett a bit of a touch-up. - 30m from 3 to 33.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, DJ75 won the bout with Aristotle Pickett. - 29m from 70 to 99.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, DragoDelph had the better of Aristotle Pickett. - 29m from 34 to 63.
• In what was a very slow day for both, Dory_77 had Ashman OG's measure. - 5m from 3 to 8.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, Ashman OG did very well against ossie_21. - 65m from 33 to 98.
• In quite a tussle, Barrybran had the better of serial_thrilla. - 95m from 2 to 97.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Brick Loosener did well against Blaze Storm. - 23m from 72 to 95.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Dory_77 exposed Blaze Storm's frailties. - 21m from 48 to 69.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, Bonz gave Dayts a bit of a touch-up. - 99m from 0 to 99.
• In a solid performance, Brick Loosener had Bradesmaen's measure. - 66m from 2 to 68.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Braklet beat Supercheapgiants today - but not by much. - 96m from 2 to 98.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Bulldogs85 did well against BringBackTheAnchor. - 66m from 10 to 76.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Dory_77 had BringBackTheAnchor's measure. - 5m from 92 to 97.
• Despite neither player having much impact, Bulldogs85 was easily the winner in the clash with T2B_. - 6m from 84 to 90.
• Neither having much reason to brag, DragoDelph was slightly more polished than CatToTheFuture. - 4m from 2 to 6.
• While not all all one-way, CatToTheFuture was slightly more polished than Mooresome. - 81m from 17 to 98.
• In an epic battle, GWS Goose and Chief were well-matched - there was no victor. - 51m from 48 to 99.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Chief had the better of ossie_21. - 4m from 2 to 6.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, DenieD beat Pie 4 Life today - but not by much. - 3m from 74 to 77.
• While not all all one-way, T2B_ had the better of DenieD. - 69m from 2 to 71.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, not much between DJ75 and StFly - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 58m from 1 to 59.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Dory_77 either broke even with paraaaa or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 3m from 33 to 36.
• Neither having much reason to brag, NSWCROW was way too good for DragoDelph. - 28m from 69 to 97.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that paraaaa had the better game against eDPS - although there was very little in it. - 13m from 83 to 96.
• While not all all one-way, GWS Goose was slightly more polished than Pie 4 Life. - 47m from 0 to 47.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, bone2468 did well against Hatchy1992. - 74m from 16 to 90.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, Ned_Flanders beat Knifey Spoony today - but not by much. - 33m from 57 to 90.
• Neither having much reason to brag, NSWCROW either broke even with Knifey Spoony or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 46m from 0 to 46.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Riviat and Knifey Spoony had an epic contest. - 0m from 59 to 59.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, beez either broke even with Ljp86 or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 89m from 10 to 99.
• In an enthralling contest, Matt_352 was slightly more polished than eDPS. - 76m from 0 to 76.
• In quite a tussle, Pie 4 Life came out tops over the brave StFly. - 19m from 80 to 99.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Riviat and Stoods were evenly matched. - 24m from 2 to 26.
• While not all all one-way, Rodney Dangerfield did very well against Strigoi. - 98m from 0 to 98.
• Toe to toe throughout, Stoods did well against WaLkEr_ThE_StAr. - 67m from 32 to 99.

Defender highlights: Blaze Storm (13d, 3m) once again was very steady for us at CHB, winning his position very convincingly. Sadly this was about the only highlight of our defence. We lost too many direct matchups here; admittedly our defenders were not helped by fast and smooth delivery from the Gumby mids, nor by how relatively accurate their opponents were.

Midfield highlights: Despite only playing a bit over a half in the guts, Chief (22d, 2g, 1b) was superb. Stoods (20d, 6m, 2b) was solid and T2B_ (16d, 6t) tried hard and technically beat his direct opponent but it would be fair to say he and most of our other mids just couldn't quite get enough of the pill on the day. Of course it would be remiss to not mention Strigoi (21d, 15ho, 1g, 1b) who did Strigoi things, although she had a tough battle with the Gumbies' Rodney Dangerfield.

Forward highlights: Bonz (7g, 3b) was Bonz and was largely keeping us in the game up forward. Our over reliance on the great man with not enough goals plucked from elsewhere hurt us though. DJ75 (20d, 7m, 1g, 1b) did a power of work on the HFF while Hatchy1992 (2g) contributed with 2 classy pocket goals, going at 100% efficiency with his 2 touches. But ultimately our well was a little dry on the day.


Next week: We take on the snooty nerdy Royals. I say third time is the charm and time to get our season back on track. Go Dragons!

Round 2 MVP Votes vs. Gumbies FFC
3 Votes - Bonz
2 Votes - DJ75
2 Votes - Chief​

AceAndy surely getting nervous right now.

 

[T2B_]

The Dragon Spirit Medal is an award that is voted on by all the Dragons FFC players to acknowledge the opposition poster who best dominates the match thread and/or the Qooty field. High quality banter, excellent engagement with all posters, and good humour are all taken into consideration.

Round 2 brought us facing off against the Gumbies. I know what you're thinking - what an amazing and diverse group of posters those Gumbies are! There must be tonnes of candidates for the Dragon Spirit!

Am I being sarcastic? You will never know.

Nevertheless the Gumbies did have some candidates for us, but it is here I must tell you this is a bit of a special one this week. This is no ordinary poster. Nay, not even a Gumbies legend. This poster has the distinction of not even being very Gumby-like at all. You know when your local footy club brings in an old retired ex-league star player for a game? Well this is like that, only it's for an entire season.

Yes that's right folks, this week's Dragon Spirit winner is none other than everyone's favourite SFA rental in Ned_Flanders !

Look at how happy he is! Look at him!​

 

[Ned_Flanders]

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The Dragon Spirit Medal is an award that is voted on by all the Dragons FFC players to acknowledge the opposition poster who best dominates the match thread and/or the Qooty field. High quality banter, excellent engagement with all posters, and good humour are all taken into consideration.

Round 2 brought us facing off against the Gumbies. I know what you're thinking - what an amazing and diverse group of posters those Gumbies are! There must be tonnes of candidates for the Dragon Spirit!

Am I being sarcastic? You will never know.

Nevertheless the Gumbies did have some candidates for us, but it is here I must tell you this is a bit of a special one this week. This is no ordinary poster. Nay, not even a Gumbies legend. This poster has the distinction of not even being very Gumby-like at all. You know when your local footy club brings in an old retired ex-league star player for a game? Well this is like that, only it's for an entire season.

Yes that's right folks, this week's Dragon Spirit winner is none other than everyone's favourite SFA rental in Ned_Flanders !

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Look at how happy he is! Look at him!​

im a lease, not a rental

 

[serial_thrilla]

View attachment 1331579

The Dragon Spirit Medal is an award that is voted on by all the Dragons FFC players to acknowledge the opposition poster who best dominates the match thread and/or the Qooty field. High quality banter, excellent engagement with all posters, and good humour are all taken into consideration.

Round 2 brought us facing off against the Gumbies. I know what you're thinking - what an amazing and diverse group of posters those Gumbies are! There must be tonnes of candidates for the Dragon Spirit!

Am I being sarcastic? You will never know.

Nevertheless the Gumbies did have some candidates for us, but it is here I must tell you this is a bit of a special one this week. This is no ordinary poster. Nay, not even a Gumbies legend. This poster has the distinction of not even being very Gumby-like at all. You know when your local footy club brings in an old retired ex-league star player for a game? Well this is like that, only it's for an entire season.

Yes that's right folks, this week's Dragon Spirit winner is none other than everyone's favourite SFA rental in Ned_Flanders !

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Look at how happy he is! Look at him!​

 

[Ljp86]

Bad luck Dragons. We had the win but the dodgy sim takes one away from there which is disappointing. We did find ourselves in a good position at half time but let the opposition back into it which didn't do us any favours unfortunately.

Some great games were had by a number of players, Strigoi had a huge game in the ruck, Pie 4 Life was prominent in the midfield as was Ashman OG, and Matt_352 with rookies Braklet and DragoDelph providing good support too.

That wasn't the result we were after and were incredibly unlucky in the end, just the nature of the sim unfortunately. Next week see us back at home so another chance to put on a good show for the home crowd.

Go Dragons!!

 

[serial_thrilla]

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Chief, Bonz, DJ75, Nool Carpenna, Maylandsman, Blaze Storm, Braklet, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Cold Sober, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

We're a rather consistent team here at the Dragons - 627 match thread posts in Round 2, followed by 626 match thread posts in Round 3! There was a drop in match thread posters though, with no Stoods, BringBackTheAnchor, Mooresome or Nool Carpenna meaning we only had 17 Dragons in the thread this week. On the plus side we did have a 53% share of the thread, so our activity could not be faulted.

The S33 rookies continue to dominate the match threads, with DragoDelph (82) and Braklet (79) both putting in some solid numbers. They were ably supported by the likes of Bonz (88), Strigoi (71), T2B_ (an ode to Bonz with 69) - whilst Knifey Spoony chipped in with 21 high quality posts despite the Subway deprivation. Bradesmaen (10) and Blaze Storm (12) both also put in PBs for the season.

We've got the Swamprats in Round 4, who are always good for a bit of fun banter, so hopefully we'll see you all in the thread at some point this week. Go Dragons!​

 

[Strigoi]

Ooo, I moved up one! Yay!

 

[Braklet]

Pad those stats, PAD THOSE STATS!