Round 3
T2B_
The Avo King
- Feb 13, 2011
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- AFL Club
- Carlton
- Other Teams
- Tasmania Devils, Dragons FFC
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:
It's no secret by now our start to the season was looking a little shaky. Two consecutive losses to opponents we were really expected to roll over and own, like Tom Nook owns the villagers of Animal Crossing. Alas our next opponent was the Royals; a team I don't rate at all but for some reason our skipper serial_thrilla raves about every time the fixture brings them up against us.
With redemption on the cards, would we bring the goods this week? And would poor old starving Knifey Spoony actually get to finally eat some Subway?
Rich (BB code):
DRA
Smartys Power Blacky Paddles_
Hatchy1992 Bonz Knifey Spoony
MrPremiership BRAB omgfridge
DJ75 BringBackTheAnchor Ljp86
Ligma PMBangers nahnah
Bradesmaen Stoods Matt_352
weltschmerz CakeEater Ulahoopski
DragoDelph Blaze Storm Braklet
SarahSmiles spookism krakouers
Ashman OG serial_thrilla Chief
GCR
GCR Foll : GreyCrow, Marlowe, The Filth Wizard
DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_
GCR INT : grumbleguts, boncer34
DRA INT : Mooresome, paraaaaPLAYERS TO WATCH :
GOLD CITY ROYALS: <none>
DRAGONS FFC: <none>
[RD 3], Conditions for this match - CLOUDY
Things kicked off at The Golden Throne in cloudy weather, so we knew whichever way the result was going to go it would be a good day for stats padders. The first few minutes we were just seeing the Royals behinds - alas, no, not in that way - as they kicked 3 minor scores in a row. Our plucky midfielder in Stoods got us going with a major soon after though, after doing some footwork around PMBangers that would have got him a gig on Dancing With The Stars. After this point the two sides largely traded scores, both goals and behinds, one after another. Neither side got to more than 4 points in front for the opening quarter, such was the tightness of it. We went into quarter time leading by 2 points thanks to a late major to Knifey Spoony - who finally got one of his goals! Would he get the second needed for his much sought after Subway voucher?
The first half of the second quarter was yet again a trading of blows between the two sides, with no clear ascendancy either way and it had begun to resemble a bit of a shootout, however, the last ten minutes of the quarter saw us suddenly step things up and kick 4 goals to the Royals single major. By this point our powerhouse focal point in Bonz was sitting pretty on 3 goals for the match so far - however the star of the quarter was none other than Ljp86, who wound back the clock to kick 3 goals of his own for that whole quarter! At half time things were looking pretty good with a 21 point lead.
When things kicked off again after half time, we extended the margin by another goal thanks to a great effort by our ruck in Strigoi. Sadly this was about the only highlight for the majority of the third quarter as the Royals decided to casually kick the next 6 (!) goals. We hit back with 2 goals in red time, thanks to Stoods and Ljp86 kicking their third and fourth goals respectively, but we went into the final break with only a 4 point lead. Still, after a couple losses and a decent first half, we were confident that in the last we would have the inner steel and resolve to pull away and snag the chocolates.
Sadly, this prediction went about as well as the reactions to playing Rebecca Black in the club rooms. The Royals' full forward in spookism, sitting on 3 goals for the game up to this point, decided he would kick another 3 goals in this term alone. At one point it did occur to me, as spookism yet again ragdolled our full back serial_thrilla, that maybe I should perform a move. But I thought to myself, "nah, it'll be fine". Some might say this was a spiteful lack of action as revenge for thrilla pushing me out of the Qooty field and up into the coaches box a couple seasons ago, but I would flatly deny that. I would.
As the final quarter waned, however, things took an optimistic turn as our midfielders in T2B_ and the venerable Pie 4 Life hit the scoreboard for a major each. Although one of spookism's goals was sandwiched in between their goals, we were only down by 3 points with less than a minute to spare on the clock. We knew we needed a last ditch effort. A hero to slice through the Royals and deliver the killing blow to get our season on track.
Enter Bradesmaen.
The winger bolted through the middle and presented, receiving a handball and with mere seconds left went the torp from outside 50. He couldn't surely? Well it was a ripper of a kick - power and penetration personified, but looked to be a little off line... no! It had bent back late and swung inside the big sticks as the final siren sounded. He had done it! The crowd erupted and I won't lie, I felt tears well up into my eyes and dropped to the floor on my knees, praising Rebecca Black, Jesus, Buddha and Rebecca Black.
Except... something was wrong. The scoreboard did not tick over and remained with the Dragons deficit. The goal was not counted. My praises to deities soon turned to curses as we were informed that a glitch in spacetime caused by God's shoddy coding at the creation of reality or something meant the goal didn't actually happen before the siren went and merely appeared so.
A bitter, bitter end to what was otherwise a thrilling game.
AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :
Rich (BB code):
GCR SENIORS Vs DRA SENIORS
GCR 3 5 6 5 12 6 15 9 99
DRA 4 1 10 2 13 4 15 6 96
GCR HO K M H T FF FA G B Dt DRA HO K M H T FF FA G B Dt
Paddles_ 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ljp86 0 9 5 6 1 0 2 4 0 76
Blacky 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 26 serial_thr 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 35
boncer34 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 BringBackT 0 5 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 43
MrPremiers 0 7 4 9 0 0 1 0 0 48 Braklet 0 8 12 16 3 1 2 0 0 99
BRAB 0 6 10 8 1 0 1 0 0 65 Mooresome 0 4 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 40
omgfridge 0 9 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 72 DragoDelph 0 15 7 8 1 0 1 0 0 83
Ligma 0 16 9 14 2 1 0 0 0 112 Matt_352 0 12 6 19 3 0 0 1 0 110
PMBangers 0 18 5 14 3 2 2 2 0 117 Ashman OG 0 13 11 20 2 1 2 0 1 116
nahnah 0 18 6 11 1 0 0 1 0 104 Bradesmaen 0 8 4 8 1 0 1 0 0 53
Ulahoopski 0 9 4 4 4 2 1 0 1 63 paraaaa 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22
CakeEater 0 10 6 8 2 1 1 0 0 70 Blaze Stor 0 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 31
weltschmer 0 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 17 DJ75 0 7 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 53
SarahSmile 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 47 Knifey Spo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13
spookism 0 6 4 0 1 0 0 6 0 70 Bonz 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27
krakouers 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 Hatchy1992 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
GreyCrow 11 12 0 10 6 1 1 1 1 96 Strigoi 15 14 0 18 3 3 0 1 2 116
Marlowe 0 11 0 11 9 3 0 0 0 94 Pie 4 Life 0 10 0 19 10 2 2 1 0 110
The Filth 0 7 0 10 5 1 0 0 0 62 T2B_ 0 15 0 13 3 1 1 1 0 87
grumblegut 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Stoods 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 36
Smartys Po 0 6 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 48 Chief 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 28
Rich (BB code):
GCR DRA
Hitouts : 11 15
Kicks : 155 150
Marks : 66 66
Handballs : 126 164
Tackles : 37 32
Frees For : 13 10
Frees Ag. : 10 13
Smothers : 0 3
Ironouts : 12 9
Inside50 : 26 19
Goals : 15 15
Behinds : 9 6GOAL BY GOAL :
Rich (BB code):
First Quarter :
1.28 - Behind to krakouers (GCR) - GCR by 1 point(s).
2.25 - Behind to SarahSmiles (GCR) - GCR by 2 point(s).
3.02 - Behind to krakouers (GCR) - GCR by 3 point(s).
4.48 - Goal to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
6.2 - Goal to GreyCrow (GCR) - GCR by 3 point(s).
11.15 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
11.56 - Goal to spookism (GCR) - GCR by 3 point(s).
13.08 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
14.02 - Behind to SarahSmiles (GCR) - DRA by 2 point(s).
17.32 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
20.02 - Goal to weltschmerz (GCR) - GCR by 3 point(s).
20.34 - Behind to SarahSmiles (GCR) - GCR by 4 point(s).
22.37 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
Second Quarter :
1.09 - Goal to SarahSmiles (GCR) - GCR by 4 point(s).
4.27 - Goal to Ljp86 (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
4.46 - Goal to PMBangers (GCR) - GCR by 4 point(s).
5.23 - Goal to Ljp86 (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
9.26 - Behind to Ashman OG (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
10.05 - Goal to Matt_352 (DRA) - DRA by 9 point(s).
11.15 - Goal to Ljp86 (DRA) - DRA by 15 point(s).
12.23 - Goal to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 21 point(s).
16.27 - Goal to Smartys Power (GCR) - DRA by 15 point(s).
21.16 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 21 point(s).
Third Quarter :
.53 - Behind to GreyCrow (GCR) - DRA by 20 point(s).
3.4 - Goal to Strigoi (DRA) - DRA by 26 point(s).
4.5 - Goal to SarahSmiles (GCR) - DRA by 20 point(s).
6.37 - Goal to PMBangers (GCR) - DRA by 14 point(s).
7.57 - Goal to spookism (GCR) - DRA by 8 point(s).
10.01 - Behind to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 9 point(s).
12.23 - Goal to nahnah (GCR) - DRA by 3 point(s).
13.17 - Goal to SarahSmiles (GCR) - GCR by 3 point(s).
14.43 - Goal to spookism (GCR) - GCR by 9 point(s).
17.38 - Rushed behind to DRA - GCR by 8 point(s).
18.17 - Goal to Ljp86 (DRA) - GCR by 2 point(s).
22.58 - Goal to Stoods (DRA) - DRA by 4 point(s).
Final Quarter :
2.03 - Behind to krakouers (GCR) - DRA by 3 point(s).
2.46 - Behind to Ulahoopski (GCR) - DRA by 2 point(s).
3.58 - Goal to spookism (GCR) - GCR by 4 point(s).
5.37 - Rushed behind to GCR - GCR by 5 point(s).
6.2 - Goal to spookism (GCR) - GCR by 11 point(s).
7.55 - Behind to Strigoi (DRA) - GCR by 10 point(s).
8.45 - Goal to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - GCR by 4 point(s).
18.22 - Goal to spookism (GCR) - GCR by 10 point(s).
19.21 - Goal to T2B_ (DRA) - GCR by 4 point(s).
21.31 - Rushed behind to DRA - GCR by 3 point(s).TIME ON GROUND :
Rich (BB code):
GCR
Smartys Power 0 (On) 27.17 (Off) 28.33 (On) 97.04 (Off) Total : 95%
Blacky 0 (On) Total : 100%
Paddles_ 0 (On) 2.34 (Off) 56.08 (On) Total : 46%
MrPremiership 0 (On) Total : 100%
BRAB 0 (On) Total : 100%
omgfridge 0 (On) Total : 100%
Ligma 0 (On) Total : 100%
PMBangers 0 (On) Total : 100%
nahnah 0 (On) Total : 100%
weltschmerz 0 (On) 28.33 (Off) 40.51 (On) 56.08 (Off) 78.23 (On) Total : 66%
CakeEater 0 (On) Total : 100%
Ulahoopski 0 (On) 78.23 (Off) 97.04 (On) Total : 81%
SarahSmiles 0 (On) Total : 100%
spookism 0 (On) Total : 100%
krakouers 0 (On) Total : 100%
GreyCrow 0 (On) Total : 100%
Marlowe 0 (On) Total : 100%
The Filth Wizard 0 (On) Total : 100%
grumbleguts 0 (Off) 27.17 (On) 40.51 (Off) Total : 13%
boncer34 0 (Off) 2.34 (On) Total : 96%
DRA
Chief 0 (On) 15.28 (Off) 23.32 (On) 35.42 (Off) 65.35 (On) 85.28 (Off) Total : 47%
serial_thrilla 0 (On) Total : 100%
Ashman OG 0 (On) Total : 100%
Braklet 0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm 0 (On) 34.07 (Off) 41.38 (On) Total : 92%
DragoDelph 0 (On) Total : 100%
Matt_352 0 (On) Total : 100%
Stoods 0 (On) 27.07 (Off) 33.1 (On) 84.18 (Off) Total : 78%
Bradesmaen 0 (On) Total : 100%
Ljp86 0 (On) Total : 100%
BringBackTheAnchor 0 (On) 33.1 (Off) 35.42 (On) 65.35 (Off) 78.4 (On) Total : 84%
DJ75 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony 0 (On) 41.38 (Off) 84.18 (On) Total : 57%
Bonz 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992 0 (On) Total : 100%
Strigoi 0 (On) Total : 100%
Pie 4 Life 0 (On) Total : 100%
T2B_ 0 (On) Total : 100%
Mooresome 0 (Off) 34.07 (On) Total : 65%
paraaaa 0 (Off) 15.28 (On) 23.32 (Off) 27.07 (On) 78.4 (Off) 85.28 (On) Total : 73%
Total : 3600 Average : 90.00001MATCH-UPS :
- In an epic battle, PMBangers and Ashman OG were hard to separate - though PMBangers was slightly more effective. - 92m from 7 to 99.
- Neither having much reason to brag, SarahSmiles came out tops over the brave Ashman OG. - 4m from 2 to 6.
- Neither having much reason to brag, boncer34 had the better of Blaze Storm. - 0m from 60 to 60.
- In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, CakeEater did well against Blaze Storm. - 33m from 0 to 33.
- While worlds weren't set on fire, BRAB massacred Blaze Storm. - 35m from 63 to 98.
- In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Blacky and Bonz were evenly matched. - 72m from 11 to 83.
- In a resume-material performance, Ligma had Bradesmaen's measure. - 95m from 5 to 100.
- Toe to toe throughout, Ulahoopski did well against Braklet. - 76m from 1 to 77.
- While worlds weren't set on fire, Braklet massacred weltschmerz. - 15m from 84 to 99.
- While very slim pickings for both players, BringBackTheAnchor did very well against BRAB. - 23m from 7 to 30.
- Neither getting, near the ball much, BringBackTheAnchor gave krakouers a hiding. - 10m from 44 to 54.
- Neither having much reason to brag, BringBackTheAnchor came out tops over the brave SarahSmiles. - 13m from 80 to 93.
- Despite neither player having much impact, Chief won the bout with krakouers. - 81m from 0 to 81.
- Toe to toe throughout, DJ75 either broke even with MrPremiership or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 92m from 4 to 96.
- Toe to toe throughout, DragoDelph was slightly more polished than Smartys Power. - 63m from 32 to 95.
- In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, DragoDelph did well against weltschmerz. - 25m from 0 to 25.
- In what was a very slow day for both, grumbleguts exposed Hatchy1992's frailties. - 6m from 34 to 40.
- Neither having much reason to brag, Hatchy1992 either broke even with Paddles_ or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 14m from 60 to 74.
- Neither getting, near the ball much, Smartys Power gave Hatchy1992 a hiding. - 10m from 8 to 18.
- In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Knifey Spoony did well against boncer34. - 87m from 9 to 96.
- In an epic battle, Ljp86 and omgfridge were hard to separate - though Ljp86 was slightly more effective. - 81m from 3 to 84.
- In a resume-material performance, Matt_352 won the bout with nahnah. - 98m from 0 to 98.
- Neither having much reason to brag, Mooresome came out tops over the brave CakeEater. - 57m from 38 to 95.
- While worlds weren't set on fire, SarahSmiles was way too good for paraaaa. - 47m from 31 to 78.
- Neither having much reason to brag, paraaaa came out tops over the brave krakouers. - 73m from 20 to 93.
- Neither having much reason to brag, omgfridge had the better of paraaaa. - 0m from 96 to 96.
- In a resume-material performance, Pie 4 Life had Marlowe's measure. - 99m from 0 to 99.
- In what became a bit of a clinic, spookism massacred serial_thrilla. - 93m from 0 to 93.
- While very slim pickings for both players, PMBangers had the better of Stoods. - 6m from 1 to 7.
- In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, BRAB did well against Stoods. - 27m from 34 to 61.
- Neither having much reason to brag, SarahSmiles did well against Stoods. - 13m from 13 to 26.
- Neither having much reason to brag, it could be argued that Stoods had the better game against boncer34 - although there was very little in it. - 5m from 67 to 72.
- While not all all one-way, Strigoi came out tops over the brave GreyCrow. - 100m from 0 to 100.
- While not all all one-way, T2B_ had the better of The Filth Wizard. - 99m from 0 to 99.
Defender highlights: This would probably not be considered a game for defender highlights, especially being a bit of a shootout. Mooresome (13d, 3t) did well coming off the bench and holding out the Royals' CakeEater. The two Dragons rookies on opposing HBFs though were shining lights, with Braklet (24d, 12m) and DragoDelph (23d, 7m) well and truly holding their own and providing drive back the other way. Ashman OG (33d, 11m), although having a tough time with his opponents, did have some stunning numbers to his name and also gave us plenty of defensive drive.
Midfield highlights: Our midfield held up very well against their Royals counterparts, to be expected in such a tight result. Strigoi (32d, 15ho, 1g, 1b) was in typical fine form, having something to say to the All-SFA selectors of last season coming out with the choccies over the Royals' much vaunted GreyCrow. Continuing his rich midfield form, Pie 4 Life (29d, 10t, 1g) was an inside dynamo who racked up ball and tackled all day and Matt_352 (31d, 6m, 1g) was in fine form on the wing.
Forward highlights: Our unlikely star of the forwards was Ljp86 (15d, 5m, 4g) who showed age was no object and kicked a bag. It was otherwise slim pickings as Bonz (3d, 3g) was well held after his initial few and the only other multiple goal kicker was in fact our centre in Stoods (5d, 3g) who was very efficient at drifting forward and hitting the scoreboard from limited touches.
Next week: We take on the disease ridden Swamprats. After missing out on the Subway voucher this week, will Knifey Spoony finally get what he so richly desires? Will he even survive until then or starve to death, in a tragic yet oddly poetic parallel to how our forward line has starved of goals recently? We shall have to find out! Time to turn things around. Let's go Dragons!!
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