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

[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, 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.

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Coach's thoughts:

The week in the lead-up to facing the Furies on the Qooty field was an interesting one. Despite the repeated educational seminars on being QovidSafe, the team seemed to largely throw caution to the wind and insist on spending ample time with the Furies during the week, partying and sharing animes and memes and whatever else the young people do these days. In fact, word on the street is the #grandfinalrematch week was like none ever seen before in the history of Sweet, and even though many other teams from the outside looking in didn't seem to condone it, our Dragons and the Furies seemed to have the time of their lives. I have to commend both teams on this, even if I didn't understand half of what was going on.

All that said, a game of Qooty still took place and despite the week long love-in, someone had to run out the victor...

                       FUR
Chief                       serial_thrilla           Ashman OG
TJASTA                      U2tigers                 Sab22

HawkAussie                  Matt_352                 Stoods
Shadow Man                  Pickitt                  Toump Ass

Ljp86                       DragoDelph               Bradesmaen
Dominic03                   crazywildhorse           Rioli8217

Blaze Storm                 Braklet                  DJ75
James Colorado              Tigerturbulance          Scythe94

Knifey Spoony               Bonz                     Hatchy1992
Grockadoc                   Bastyy                   Stevi_Tigers
                            DRA

DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_
FUR Foll : kdavva, GREENESHOOTS, ImissFrosty

DRA INT : BringBackTheAnchor, paraaaa
FUR INT : Edmund hunt, rfctigerarmy

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
Dragons FFC: T2B_ BringBackTheAnchor
Fighting Furies: crazywildhorse GREENESHOOTS

[Round 11], Conditions for this match - RAINY

The Qooty gods were not so kind this week in terms of weather, as it was a rainy miserable day out there. Usually one could be forgiven for thinking this would result in a scrappy, hard to watch game but there was a pleasant surprise here - the game itself held up well, with plenty of scoring and some decent stats all round, which I guess was fitting for the week that was just had.

That said, it did take a good 8 minutes for a goal to be registered - thanks to one Pie 4 Life. The sides traded goal for goal for the next few scores, with the aforementioned Pie 4 Life snagging another and the big man Bonz kicking two of his own. We went into quarter time with a decent lead of 11 points.

For the second term, things started to take off for us. Although the Furies did manage one goal through Shadow Man, it was all the Dragons way. We kicked majors through Hatchy1992, Strigoi, Blaze Storm and yet another two goals from Bonz, which had us sitting very comfortably heading into the main break with a 38 point advantage. We're known for being a fast, high scoring side on our day and it was pleasing we were managing this in the wet.

The Furies hit back with an early major in the third quarter, and it took us a few minutes more to get one through the big sticks, but Knifey Spoony finally slotted another. T2B_, Hatchy1992 and Ljp86 all managed another major each, giving us a (then) game high advantage of 60 points, before the Furies did manage to kick three goals just before three quarter time.

In the final quarter, we re-applied the throttle and revved our engines high, defying the wet conditions as our midfield went to work and gave our forwards silver service. One of these said midfielders, DragoDelph, kicked off the quarter with a goal of his own almost instantly while Knifey Spoony, Bonz and Hatchy1992 all contributed up forward to give us a match high margin of 82 points and we were cruising. The Furies did snag two late majors through Rioli8217, but ultimately we ran out 71 point victors.

Despite the result, there were no sore losers. In fact the Furies happily went off with the team for a final hurrah at Crocodile Drunkees and I was left shaking my head as to just what this week had been, but all that said, as a coach I couldn't be prouder. A great Qooty performance and despite a somewhat shaky start to the year and a few disappointing results, one thing is clear: The Dragons are still a very, very good Qootball side.

AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

DRA SENIORS Vs FUR SENIORS
DRA               4    5        9    8        14   15       18   18   126    
FUR               3    0        4    0        7    1        9    1    55     
DRA        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  FUR    HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
Ashman OG   0  4  0  4  0  0  0  0  0   20  James Colo   0  3  3  7  2  1  0  0  0   41
serial_thr  0  3  1  2  0  0  0  0  0   16  Edmund hun   0  1  3  6  0  0  0  0  0   24
paraaaa     0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    3  Grockadoc    0  5  0  4  1  0  1  0  0   24
Pie 4 Life  0  6  3  4  3  2  2  2  0   55  Scythe94     0  11 6  13 1  2  0  0  0   83
Matt_352    0  1  0  3  0  1  0  0  0   10  Tigerturbu   0  7  4  11 0  1  0  0  0   56
Stoods      0  3  0  2  1  0  1  0  0   14  Stevi_Tige   0  3  1  9  0  0  0  0  0   30
BringBackT  0  4  3  8  1  0  1  0  1   39  Rioli8217    0  6  5  10 1  1  2  2  0   64
DragoDelph  0  9  6  15 2  2  1  1  0   88  crazywildh   0  5  2  13 1  0  3  0  0   42
Bradesmaen  0  9  5  6  1  1  1  0  0   56  Dominic03    0  5  4  13 0  0  2  1  0   53
Blaze Stor  0  3  7  11 1  0  2  1  0   56  Toump Ass    0  3  3  4  0  1  0  0  1   28
Braklet     0  5  4  4  0  0  1  0  0   32  Pickitt      0  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    5
Chief       0  0  1  4  1  0  0  0  0   15  Shadow Man   0  3  1  3  0  0  1  2  0   27
Knifey Spo  0  8  1  1  1  0  0  2  6   51  Sab22        0  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  0   21
Bonz        0  10 0  0  2  1  2  5  5   68  U2tigers     0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    9
Hatchy1992  0  4  1  0  1  0  1  3  1   35  TJASTA       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
HawkAussie  6  4  0  7  1  2  0  1  0   44  kdavva       8  8  0  7  2  1  0  0  0   55
Ljp86       0  12 1  7  5  5  1  1  2   83  GREENESHOO   0  7  0  9  3  3  2  0  0   48
T2B_        0  10 0  9  10 0  0  1  1   95  ImissFrost   0  11 0  8  11 4  0  1  0  103
DJ75        0  9  5  11 2  1  1  0  2   72  Bastyy       0  3  4  7  1  1  3  0  0   31
Strigoi     12 6  0  4  1  1  1  1  0   46  rfctigerar   0  4  1  2  1  0  1  0  0   20

            DRA   FUR
Hitouts   : 18   8
Kicks     : 111  89
Marks     : 38   39
Handballs : 102  127
Tackles   : 33   24
Frees For : 16   15
Frees Ag. : 15   16
Smothers  : 1    1
Ironouts  : 8    8
Inside50  : 26   6
Goals     : 18   9
Behinds   : 18   1

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
5.54 - Rushed behind to DRA - DRA by 1 point(s).
6.53 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
8.18 - Goal to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - DRA by 8 point(s).
9.28 - Goal to Shadow Man (FUR) - DRA by 2 point(s).
9.52 - Goal to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - DRA by 8 point(s).
13.31 - Goal to ImissFrosty (FUR) - DRA by 2 point(s).
15.06 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
16.06 - Rushed behind to DRA - DRA by 4 point(s).
16.4 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
18.55 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 11 point(s).
21.25 - Goal to U2tigers (FUR) - DRA by 5 point(s).
23.47 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 11 point(s).

Second Quarter :
4.33 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 12 point(s).
7.3 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 18 point(s).
10.05 - Goal to Shadow Man (FUR) - DRA by 12 point(s).
11.5 - Goal to Strigoi (DRA) - DRA by 18 point(s).
15.14 - Behind to T2B_ (DRA) - DRA by 19 point(s).
16.1 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 25 point(s).
18.34 - Goal to Blaze Storm (DRA) - DRA by 31 point(s).
23.06 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 32 point(s).
24.36 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 38 point(s).

Third Quarter :
.1 - Rushed behind to DRA - DRA by 39 point(s).
3.37 - Goal to Sab22 (FUR) - DRA by 33 point(s).
5.12 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 34 point(s).
5.48 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 35 point(s).
6.16 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 36 point(s).
6.51 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 42 point(s).
7.37 - Behind to Toump Ass (FUR) - DRA by 41 point(s).
10.5 - Goal to T2B_ (DRA) - DRA by 47 point(s).
18.09 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 48 point(s).
19.13 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 54 point(s).
20.27 - Goal to Ljp86 (DRA) - DRA by 60 point(s).
21.13 - Goal to Sab22 (FUR) - DRA by 54 point(s).
21.47 - Behind to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - DRA by 55 point(s).
22.22 - Rushed behind to DRA - DRA by 56 point(s).
23.12 - Goal to Dominic03 (FUR) - DRA by 50 point(s).
24.12 - Goal to HawkAussie (DRA) - DRA by 56 point(s).

Final Quarter :
.1 - Goal to DragoDelph (DRA) - DRA by 62 point(s).
4.54 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 63 point(s).
5.29 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 69 point(s).
9.07 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 75 point(s).
13.35 - Behind to Ljp86 (DRA) - DRA by 76 point(s).
14.06 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 82 point(s).
16.06 - Goal to Rioli8217 (FUR) - DRA by 76 point(s).
18.45 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 77 point(s).
22.37 - Goal to Rioli8217 (FUR) - DRA by 71 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

DRA
Chief                0 (On) 37.25 (Off) 64.35 (On) 77.24 (Off) 93.13 (On) Total : 57%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) Total : 100%
Ashman OG            0 (On) 14.06 (Off) 16.55 (On) Total : 97%
HawkAussie           0 (On) 44.38 (Off) 65.21 (On) Total : 79%
Matt_352             0 (On) Total : 100%
Stoods               0 (On) Total : 100%
Ljp86                0 (On) 16.55 (Off) 20.19 (On) Total : 96%
DragoDelph           0 (On) Total : 100%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) Total : 100%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
DJ75                 0 (On) 64.35 (Off) 77.24 (On) 93.13 (Off) Total : 80%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) Total : 100%
Bonz                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) Total : 100%
Strigoi              0 (On) 65.21 (Off) Total : 65%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) 20.19 (Off) 44.38 (On) Total : 76%
T2B_                 0 (On) Total : 100%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (Off) 37.25 (On) Total : 62%
paraaaa              0 (Off) 14.06 (On) Total : 85%

FUR
Stevi_Tigers         0 (On) 20.34 (Off) 60.05 (On) 60.22 (Off) 76.23 (On) Total : 44%
Bastyy               0 (On) 45.37 (Off) Total : 45%
Grockadoc            0 (On) 60.05 (Off) 60.22 (On) Total : 99%
Scythe94             0 (On) Total : 100%
Tigerturbulance      0 (On) Total : 100%
James Colorado       0 (On) 76.23 (Off) 91.2 (On) Total : 85%
Rioli8217            0 (On) Total : 100%
crazywildhorse       0 (On) Total : 100%
Dominic03            0 (On) Total : 100%
Toump Ass            0 (On) Total : 100%
Pickitt              0 (On) Total : 100%
Shadow Man           0 (On) Total : 100%
Sab22                0 (On) Total : 100%
U2tigers             0 (On) Total : 100%
TJASTA               0 (On) Total : 100%
kdavva               0 (On) Total : 100%
GREENESHOOTS         0 (On) Total : 100%
ImissFrosty          0 (On) Total : 100%
Edmund hunt          0 (Off) 45.37 (On) Total : 54%
rfctigerarmy         0 (Off) 20.34 (On) 91.2 (Off) Total : 70%

Total :  3600               Average :  90

MATCH-UPS :

• In what was a very slow day for both, Ashman OG won the bout with Dominic03. - 21m from 17 to 38.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Ashman OG was slightly more polished than TJASTA. - 5m from 53 to 58.
• While not all all one-way, Blaze Storm did very well against James Colorado. - 67m from 0 to 67.
• While very slim pickings for both players, Stevi_Tigers came out tops over the brave Blaze Storm. - 22m from 77 to 99.
• Toe to toe throughout, Bonz and Bastyy were well-matched - there was no victor. - 39m from 2 to 41.
• In a bit of an exhibition, Bonz gave Edmund hunt a bit of a touch-up. - 51m from 49 to 100.
• In an enthralling contest, Rioli8217 was slightly more polished than Bradesmaen. - 96m from 2 to 98.
• In an enthralling contest, Tigerturbulance exposed Braklet's frailties. - 99m from 0 to 99.
• In quite a tussle, Dominic03 was slightly more polished than BringBackTheAnchor. - 57m from 41 to 98.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, I'm not sure that what Chief did to Scythe94 should be entirely legal. - 32m from 67 to 99.
• In an epic battle, Scythe94 and DJ75 were well-matched - there was no victor. - 93m from 0 to 93.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, crazywildhorse's bum will be a bit sore after having it solidly kicked by DragoDelph. - 97m from 1 to 98.
• Neither having much reason to brag, James Colorado had the better of Hatchy1992. - 0m from 92 to 92.
• In a solid performance, Hatchy1992 won the bout with rfctigerarmy. - 59m from 30 to 89.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Stevi_Tigers and Hatchy1992 were evenly matched. - 16m from 2 to 18.
• In an enthralling contest, HawkAussie came out tops over the brave kdavva. - 34m from 65 to 99.
• In an enthralling contest, Shadow Man came out tops over the brave HawkAussie. - 31m from 4 to 35.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that Knifey Spoony had the better game against Grockadoc - although there was very little in it. - 74m from 6 to 80.
• Neither getting, near the ball much, Ljp86 gave Dominic03 a lesson. - 14m from 0 to 14.
• While not all all one-way, Ljp86 had the better of GREENESHOOTS. - 80m from 20 to 100.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Matt_352 was way too good for Pickitt. - 92m from 4 to 96.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Sab22 massacred paraaaa. - 37m from 34 to 71.
• In quite a display, Pie 4 Life had GREENESHOOTS's measure. - 18m from 2 to 20.
• While worlds weren't set on fire, Pie 4 Life massacred Shadow Man. - 47m from 50 to 97.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, serial_thrilla either broke even with U2tigers or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 61m from 21 to 82.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Toump Ass and Stoods were evenly matched. - 93m from 4 to 97.
• In quite a display, Strigoi won the bout with kdavva. - 65m from 0 to 65.
• In an epic battle, ImissFrosty and T2B_ were hard to separate - though ImissFrosty was slightly more effective. - 100m from 0 to 100.

Defender highlights: Matt_352 (4d, 1ff) might have only had the 4 touches, but defensively he was incredibly sound - playing 100% game time on the Furies CHF in Pickitt and keeping him to just 2 touches and no scoring shots. serial_thrilla (5d, 1m) was also very solid on the Furies FF in U2Tigers, limiting him to just 1 goal. Ashman OG (8d) also committed himself well; while his opponent in Dominic03 got a bit of ball, when matched up on TJASTA he kept the latter to absolute donuts (in every stat!).

Midfield highlights: DragoDelph (24d, 6m, 2t, 1g) once again put on a clinic - while not the highest midfielder in terms of fantasy points on the day, he torched his direct opponent in crazywildhorse. T2B_ (19d, 10t, 1g, 1b) had a tough day limiting his opponent in ImissFrosty, but was still solid and gave plenty of tackling power. Ljp86 (19d, 5t, 1g, 2b) was also very effective on the wing, offensively and defensively.

Forward highlights: After a quiet week in the previous game vs the Demons, Bonz (10d, 5g, 5b) was back somewhere close to his best, amassing a huge 10 scoring shots, just lacking a bit of accuracy on a wet day. Hatchy1992 (4d, 1m, 3g, 1b) was once again efficient with his touches and his partner in crime, Knifey Spoony (8d, 1m, 2g, 6b) did enough to get a Subway voucher, but amassed a super impressive 8 scoring shots himself.

Round 11 MVP Votes vs. Furies FFC
3 votes - DragoDelph
2 votes - Matt_352
2 votes - Bonz​

 

[Strigoi]

Wow, five posts. I feel shame.

 

[T2B_]

Wow, five posts. I feel shame.

But what a 5 posts!

 

[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.

So way back in the old times of Round 10, the Dragons took on the Demons... again. The Qooty result definitely didn't go our way, reawakening old memories of when the Demons were kissed on the nether-regions by the Sim, but alas.

You always know when spending time with the Demons that there will be a few candidates for the medal in question - and indeed this poster is fairly well known it would be fair to say. It would be fair to say that.

I would say I only hope this achievement doesn't go to his head, but alas, he doesn't have one! Congrats to Headless for Round 10!

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[Headless]

Dragons FFC.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Dragons FFC.

 

[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.

So Round 11 rolls around and I think everyone by now is familiar with a little thing that happened called #grandfinalrematch , as the Dragons came up against everyone's favourite E-Girls, the Furies. The Sim result? Shut up, no one even cares!

Tales and songs will be made about this event for years to come in the land of Sweet, no doubt about it. Depending on who you are and/or what boring dumb poopy head team you're a part of, you either thought the Dragons and Furies match thread was the best thing ever to happen or thought it was the worst thing to ever happen. It was definitely the best thing ever, just in case you weren't sure.

Now voting for a Dragon Spirit winner for the Round 11 clash AKA #grandfinalrematch was no easy feat. There's an argument to be made that maybe everyone who participated unironically deserves the medal, but I'm way too lazy to tag that many people or make low res shoops of them.

Nevertheless though the result is a bit of a special one this time. In honour of participating in the greatest match thread ever and really creating legendary #Engagement, the winner for the Round 11 of Season 33 is the entire Furies LG! Congrats to TJASTA , ImissFrosty , CrimsonViolet , kdavva and Bastyy !

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[serial_thrilla]

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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.

So Round 11 rolls around and I think everyone by now is familiar with a little thing that happened called #grandfinalrematch , as the Dragons came up against everyone's favourite E-Girls, the Furies. The Sim result? Shut up, no one even cares!

Tales and songs will be made about this event for years to come in the land of Sweet, no doubt about it. Depending on who you are and/or what boring dumb poopy head team you're a part of, you either thought the Dragons and Furies match thread was the best thing ever to happen or thought it was the worst thing to ever happen. It was definitely the best thing ever, just in case you weren't sure.

Now voting for a Dragon Spirit winner for the Round 11 clash AKA #grandfinalrematch was no easy feat. There's an argument to be made that maybe everyone who participated unironically deserves the medal, but I'm way too lazy to tag that many people or make low res shoops of them.

Nevertheless though the result is a bit of a special one this time. In honour of participating in the greatest match thread ever and really creating legendary #Engagement, the winner for the Round 11 of Season 33 is the entire Furies LG! Congrats to TJASTA , ImissFrosty , CrimsonViolet , kdavva and Bastyy !

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[Greenery]

 

[serial_thrilla]

Is it too early to start looking into "Dragons Back 2 Back" merchandise?

 

[Ljp86]

Good win, Dragons!! Nice to come away with a win against the Gumbies who have been in very good form so far this season. The first half was quite the battle there but our third quarter was very good to give ourselves a nice break at the last change before easing home in the final term.

There were a number of good games by a several players this week, Pie 4 Life and T2B_ kept the midfield running all day and were supported well by Bradesmaen while Strigoi fought well in the ruck this week. Hatchy1992 secured two Subway vouchers with a four goal effort to lead the forward line while paraaaa also booted a couple of goals.

Nice to come away with victory in a fairly big game away from home. Next week is a home match against the Royals and we'll need to back up for that in what will be another testing encounter.

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, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

It seems as if we're still in recovery mode after the huge #grandfinalrematch, but 51% share of the thread shows that we were just working with the cards we were dealt. 348 posts from 13 Dragons was a bit on the low side, but most sides struggle with engagement as we slog through the doldrums of the reverse fixtures.

Top of the charts this week was Strigoi with 89 posts, with fantastic support from T2B_ and Braklet (both 56), whilst Bonz (47), DragoDelph (23) and Ljp86 (10) all chipped in.

Four matches left in the season before we hit finals, and every win counts. This week: the Royals part II. Go Dragons!​

 

[Strigoi]

It was easy posting with the Gumbies last week, for some reason. Unusual.
But I’ll never catch up to you guys after that grand final rematch thread. Ugh.

This season is flying by!

 

[DJ75]

Sorry gang. I've had a lot more trouble getting involved this season. Had a lot of Covid issues and then a lot to catch up on at work. It's just been difficult. Hoping I can get back involved more soon.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Sorry gang. I've had a lot more trouble getting involved this season. Had a lot of Covid issues and then a lot to catch up on at work. It's just been difficult. Hoping I can get back involved more soon.

No dramas mate. We'll get the team to the finals and you and BringBackTheAnchor can take over from there.

 

[DJ75]

No dramas mate. We'll get the team to the finals and you and BringBackTheAnchor can take over from there.

Done.

 

[Blaze Storm]

No dramas mate. We'll get the team to the finals and you and BringBackTheAnchor can take over from there.

Done.

At some point serial will slow down his posting too, it happens to all the dead set legends. dodgy eyes

 

[Ljp86]

Nice win Dragons!! We started well in the first term with a very quick start before settling into things after that as the second and third terms proved to be quite even between both sides. The last term saw the Royals charge late but we did just enough in the end to secure victory in front of the home fans.

It was a pretty even performance this week for the most part however T2B_ and Pie 4 Life had prominent games with Stoods, HawkAussie and Strigoi providing some strong support. Bonz led the side up forward with four goals while Hatchy1992 and Knifey Spoony secured Subway vouchers again this week with two goals each.

Nice to claim a close win against a good team in the Royals. Next week is a big away match against the Swamprats so we'll need to be primed for that encounter which is also part of Heritage Round.

Go Dragons!!

 

[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, 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.

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Coach's thoughts:

After the party time that was #grandfinalrematch versus the Furies, one could be forgiven for thinking the follow up week would perhaps be a little on the relaxing side. Turns out that's exactly the case and it took me all but taking out a literal whip to get the Dragons players to actually get out on the training track! Coming up against a side for the second time this season didn't help things either, that being the Roys this time.

Still, we had a game of Qooty to win and points to play for so this was anything but a dead rubber on the field...

                       ROY
Chief                       serial_thrilla           Ashman OG
zackah                      Mooch                    Allikat

HawkAussie                  Matt_352                 Stoods
Lore                        _Mike_                   Elmer_Judd

Ljp86                       DragoDelph               Bradesmaen
tigs2010                    Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever       JackNah_8

Blaze Storm                 Braklet                  DJ75
Dingster                    Mobbs                    3KZ is Football

Knifey Spoony               Bonz                     Hatchy1992
windyhill                   Wosh                     royboy2
                            DRA

DRA Foll : Strigoi, Pie 4 Life, T2B_
ROY Foll : Sterge, Zevon, hotchilli

DRA INT : BringBackTheAnchor, paraaaa
ROY INT : Beandip, fitzroybowiedog

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
DRAGONS FFC: Stoods DragoDelph Blaze Storm T2B_
ROYS FFC: Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever Sterge Zevon

[RD 12], Conditions for this match - CLOUDY

The Dragons headed out into cloudy weather to face their elderly opposition. Good weather for accumulating the Qootball for sure, whether you're geriatric or not.

Bonz was, naturally, the one to kick us off within the first two minutes of play. The Roys hit back with a goal and both sides traded behinds for a while before Pie 4 Life slammed through a goal midway through the quarter. Decent conditions didn't help anyone's accuracy however as more behinds were traded until Bonz yet again got a late goal, while the Roys did as well, giving us just a 2 point advantage at Quarter Time.

The first half of the second term was a very even contest as the sides traded goals, rather than behinds (mercifully, for the spectators) and the margin wasn't moving too much. Braklet was amongst these early goals as well as Bradesmaen doing his thing running down the wing (and thankfully, the Qootball didn't mysteriously disappear this time). We then proceeded to kick another 3 behinds in a row before Strigoi thankfully slotted one as we headed towards red time. A late goal by Knifey Spoony before Half Time gave us a handy 21 point margin over the Roys.

The third term was by no means terrible but some plucky play by the Roys and some missed opportunities by us meant the margin didn't move by much yet again, albeit it did increase. Bonz flexed his muscles with 2 goals for the term as well as a behind, while Blaze Storm and Ashman OG kicked a major each. The Roys as mentioned did manage a couple crafty goals, meaning we went into the final break with a 29 point advantage. Very, very handy but we certainly felt it could have been more.

Still, if we were frustated with inaccuracy it was about to get worse in the final term. Whether it be genuine fatigue or the players still distracted by #grandfinalrematch, we managed to kick 2.9 for the final quarter! Our only 2 goals came late in the term as well, by virtue of Ashman OG and Blaze Storm. All in all, we ran out 42 point victors, and yes, we held up pretty well defensively to be fair, but we knew the margin and percentage boost could have been quite a bit more.

Alas, a good win is a good win!

AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

DRA SENIORS Vs ROY SENIORS
DRA               3    2        7    9        11   14       13   23   101    
ROY               2    6        4    6        7    9        8    11   59     
DRA        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  ROY         HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
Chief       0  4  1  5  0  0  0  0  0   25  fitzroybow   0  7  2  6  0  0  1  0  0   36
Ljp86       0  1  3  3  0  1  1  0  0   16  Sterge       1  10 4  3  0  1  1  0  1   48
Knifey Spo  0  2  0  1  0  0  1  1  1   12  royboy2      0  5  0  5  0  0  1  0  0   22
HawkAussie  0  14 6  18 0  2  0  0  0   98  Wosh         0  5  3  5  2  1  0  0  0   43
Matt_352    0  4  1  7  0  1  3  0  0   21  Mobbs        0  8  7  8  2  1  3  0  0   61
Stoods      0  7  5  8  1  0  1  0  0   53  Dingster     0  6  7  8  4  0  0  0  0   71
paraaaa     0  15 7  14 1  1  1  0  0   96  JackNah_8    0  5  3  11 0  0  4  0  0   34
DragoDelph  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    9  Cats_R_Coo   0  5  2  11 3  0  2  0  0   49
Bradesmaen  0  13 6  18 1  3  2  1  0  100  tigs2010     0  7  1  14 3  1  3  1  1   63
Blaze Stor  0  10 6  7  1  1  0  2  2   81  Elmer_Judd   0  8  3  10 2  0  0  0  0   61
Braklet     0  9  6  12 0  1  2  1  1   71  _Mike_       0  4  4  11 0  2  1  1  1   52
DJ75        0  13 15 11 0  0  1  0  5  108  windyhill    0  3  3  6  0  0  1  0  1   28
Ashman OG   0  8  4  5  0  0  1  2  2   57  Allikat      0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  0   13
Bonz        0  8  2  0  1  0  1  4  4   59  Mooch        0  6  1  0  0  0  0  4  2   47
Hatchy1992  0  3  1  1  0  1  0  0  3   18  zackah       0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1    6
serial_thr  2  6  3  7  1  0  0  0  1   48  Beandip      11 10 0  14 4  2  1  0  1   85
Pie 4 Life  0  11 0  14 6  8  0  1  1  100  Zevon        0  14 0  14 10 5  1  1  1  119
T2B_        0  8  0  11 15 4  2  0  2  106  hotchilli    0  20 0  9  3  4  2  0  1   89
BringBackT  0  9  5  11 1  1  1  0  1   67  3KZ is Foo   0  1  2  6  0  0  1  0  0   18
Strigoi     3  8  0  8  1  1  1  1  0   51  Lore         0  6  3  8  1  1  3  0  1   40

            DRA   ROY
Hitouts   : 5    12
Kicks     : 155  132
Marks     : 72   45
Handballs : 161  150
Tackles   : 29   35
Frees For : 25   18
Frees Ag. : 18   25
Smothers  : 1    2
Ironouts  : 8    9
Inside50  : 26   18
Goals     : 13   8
Behinds   : 23   11

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
1.34 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 6 point(s).
2.42 - Rushed behind to ROY - DRA by 5 point(s).
6.15 - Behind to Sterge (ROY) - DRA by 4 point(s).
8.33 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - ROY by 2 point(s).
13.08 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - ROY by 1 point(s).
14.21 - Goal to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - DRA by 5 point(s).
15.12 - Behind to Beandip (ROY) - DRA by 4 point(s).
16.43 - Behind to Mooch (ROY) - DRA by 3 point(s).
17.3 - Rushed behind to ROY - DRA by 2 point(s).
18.16 - Behind to hotchilli (ROY) - DRA by 1 point(s).
21.07 - Behind to T2B_ (DRA) - DRA by 2 point(s).
21.29 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 8 point(s).
22.42 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - DRA by 2 point(s).

Second Quarter :
4.1 - Rushed behind to DRA - DRA by 3 point(s).
7.47 - Goal to _Mike_ (ROY) - ROY by 3 point(s).
8.53 - Goal to Braklet (DRA) - DRA by 3 point(s).
9.11 - Goal to Bradesmaen (DRA) - DRA by 9 point(s).
12.03 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 10 point(s).
16.4 - Goal to Zevon (ROY) - DRA by 4 point(s).
18.07 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 5 point(s).
18.34 - Behind to Blaze Storm (DRA) - DRA by 6 point(s).
19.17 - Behind to Braklet (DRA) - DRA by 7 point(s).
19.46 - Goal to Strigoi (DRA) - DRA by 13 point(s).
21.36 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 14 point(s).
22.1 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 15 point(s).
23.12 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 21 point(s).

Third Quarter :
2.57 - Rushed behind to ROY - DRA by 20 point(s).
4.56 - Rushed behind to ROY - DRA by 19 point(s).
5.25 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - DRA by 13 point(s).
7.47 - Behind to Blaze Storm (DRA) - DRA by 14 point(s).
8.26 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 20 point(s).
8.55 - Behind to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - DRA by 21 point(s).
9.43 - Goal to Blaze Storm (DRA) - DRA by 27 point(s).
12.19 - Goal to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 33 point(s).
12.52 - Behind to Lore (ROY) - DRA by 32 point(s).
14.48 - Goal to tigs2010 (ROY) - DRA by 26 point(s).
17.16 - Behind to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 27 point(s).
20.17 - Goal to Ashman OG (DRA) - DRA by 33 point(s).
21.13 - Goal to Mooch (ROY) - DRA by 27 point(s).
22.06 - Behind to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 28 point(s).
22.29 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 29 point(s).

Final Quarter :
.24 - Behind to tigs2010 (ROY) - DRA by 28 point(s).
2.03 - Behind to windyhill (ROY) - DRA by 27 point(s).
3.52 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 28 point(s).
4.13 - Behind to Ashman OG (DRA) - DRA by 29 point(s).
5.58 - Behind to T2B_ (DRA) - DRA by 30 point(s).
8.1 - Behind to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - DRA by 31 point(s).
8.34 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - DRA by 32 point(s).
10.23 - Rushed behind to DRA - DRA by 33 point(s).
15.48 - Behind to Ashman OG (DRA) - DRA by 34 point(s).
19.07 - Goal to Allikat (ROY) - DRA by 28 point(s).
19.23 - Behind to serial_thrilla (DRA) - DRA by 29 point(s).
21.02 - Goal to Ashman OG (DRA) - DRA by 35 point(s).
21.47 - Behind to DJ75 (DRA) - DRA by 36 point(s).
22.47 - Goal to Blaze Storm (DRA) - DRA by 42 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

DRA
Chief                0 (On) Total : 100%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) 56.12 (Off) 58.37 (On) Total : 97%
Ashman OG            0 (On) 4.04 (Off) 4.34 (On) 57.05 (Off) 62.58 (On) Total : 94%
HawkAussie           0 (On) Total : 100%
Matt_352             0 (On) 4.34 (Off) 6.43 (On) Total : 97%
Stoods               0 (On) Total : 100%
Ljp86                0 (On) 7.31 (Off) 56.12 (On) Total : 51%
DragoDelph           0 (On) .12 (Off) 4.04 (On) 6.43 (Off) 57.05 (On) 66 (Off) 93.16 (On) Total : 19%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) Total : 100%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
DJ75                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) 62.58 (Off) 66 (On) Total : 96%
Bonz                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) Total : 100%
Strigoi              0 (On) 58.37 (Off) Total : 58%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) Total : 100%
T2B_                 0 (On) Total : 100%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (Off) .12 (On) 93.16 (Off) Total : 92%
paraaaa              0 (Off) 7.31 (On) Total : 91%

ROY
royboy2              0 (On) 22.02 (Off) 30.52 (On) Total : 91%
Wosh                 0 (On) 36.44 (Off) 61.36 (On) Total : 75%
windyhill            0 (On) 30.52 (Off) 36.44 (On) 57.18 (Off) 68.12 (On) Total : 83%
3KZ is Football      0 (On) 61.36 (Off) Total : 61%
Mobbs                0 (On) Total : 100%
Dingster             0 (On) Total : 100%
JackNah_8            0 (On) Total : 100%
Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever   0 (On) Total : 100%
tigs2010             0 (On) Total : 100%
Elmer_Judd           0 (On) Total : 100%
_Mike_               0 (On) Total : 100%
Lore                 0 (On) 68.12 (Off) Total : 68%
Allikat              0 (On) Total : 100%
Mooch                0 (On) Total : 100%
zackah               0 (On) Total : 100%
Sterge               0 (On) 6.2 (Off) 22.02 (On) 36.21 (Off) 57.18 (On) Total : 63%
Zevon                0 (On) Total : 100%
hotchilli            0 (On) Total : 100%
Beandip              0 (Off) 6.2 (On) Total : 92%
fitzroybowiedog      0 (Off) 36.21 (On) Total : 63%

Total :  3600               Average :  90

MATCH-UPS :

• While overall a quiet day for both players, I'm not sure that what Ashman OG did to Allikat should be entirely legal. - 52m from 2 to 54.
• Despite neither player having much impact, royboy2 was easily the winner in the clash with Ashman OG. - 26m from 70 to 96.
• Despite neither player having much impact, Ashman OG won the bout with Mike. - 11m from 7 to 18.
• In an epic battle, Dingster beat Blaze Storm today - but not by much. - 91m from 9 to 100.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Bonz did well against Sterge. - 41m from 57 to 98.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, windyhill was easily the winner in the clash with Bonz. - 20m from 37 to 57.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Bonz came out tops over the brave Wosh. - 28m from 1 to 29.
• In a resume-material performance, Bradesmaen exposed JackNah_8's frailties. - 99m from 0 to 99.
• While not all all one-way, Mobbs came out tops over the brave Braklet. - 90m from 10 to 100.
• Toe to toe throughout, not much between BringBackTheAnchor and Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 88m from 1 to 89.
• Despite neither player having much impact, Chief was easily the winner in the clash with zackah. - 71m from 6 to 77.
• DJ75 and 3KZ is Football were evenly matched. - 47m from 13 to 60.
• Despite neither player having much impact, not much between DJ75 and Wosh - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 38m from 62 to 100.
• Neither having much reason to brag, DragoDelph and Allikat were hard to separate - though DragoDelph was slightly more effective. - 0m from 63 to 63.
• Neither having much reason to brag, DragoDelph beat Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever today - but not by much. - 0m from 95 to 95.
• Despite neither player having much impact, fitzroybowiedog exposed Hatchy1992's frailties. - 55m from 42 to 97.
• Neither having much reason to brag, royboy2 had the better of Hatchy1992. - 0m from 13 to 13.
• Neither having much reason to brag, not much between Sterge and Hatchy1992 - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 0m from 29 to 29.
• Toe to toe throughout, HawkAussie did well against Lore. - 61m from 2 to 63.
• Despite neither player having much impact, HawkAussie won the bout with windyhill. - 24m from 69 to 93.
• In what was a very slow day for both, royboy2 and Knifey Spoony had an epic contest. - 14m from 37 to 51.
• Neither getting, near the ball much, Allikat was way too good for Knifey Spoony. - 19m from 75 to 94.
• Neither having much reason to brag, windyhill did well against Knifey Spoony. - 0m from 29 to 29.
• While the match-up was a bit of a side-show, Mooch and Ljp86 were evenly matched. - 30m from 63 to 93.
• Neither having much reason to brag, tigs2010 did very well against Ljp86. - 5m from 0 to 5.
• Neither having much reason to brag, not much between Matt_352 and Allikat - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 1m from 16 to 17.
• In a solid performance, Mike won the bout with Matt_352. - 91m from 2 to 93.
• While not all all one-way, paraaaa was slightly more polished than tigs2010. - 91m from 8 to 99.
• While not all all one-way, Pie 4 Life came out tops over the brave Zevon. - 98m from 1 to 99.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, Mooch either broke even with serial_thrilla or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 53m from 2 to 55.
• Toe to toe throughout, Beandip either broke even with serial_thrilla or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 41m from 59 to 100.
• Toe to toe throughout, Stoods and Elmer_Judd were evenly matched. - 91m from 2 to 93.
• In a resume-material performance, Beandip had Strigoi's measure. - 69m from 6 to 75.
• Despite neither player having much impact, Strigoi had Sterge's measure. - 5m from 1 to 6.
• In what became a bit of a clinic, T2B_ gave hotchilli a bath. - 99m from 0 to 99.

Defender highlights: Stoods (15d, 5m) was quite prolific off half back and kept opponent Elmer_Judd goalless even if the latter got a bit of ball as well. Chief (9d, 1m) mightn't trouble the stat sheet too much but he was very strong defensively and didn't give an inch.

Midfield highlights: T2B_ (19d, 15t, 2b) seemed to be playing angry this week, amassing a whopping 15 tackles and somehow dodging jailtime for piledriving old Roys, combining well with Pie 4 Life (25d, 6t, 1g, 1b) who was pretty handy in the rough stuff as well. Bradesmaen (31d, 6m, 1g) was, well, Bradesmaen and just owned the wing. Honorable mention to HawkAussie (33d, 6m) who also gave ample drive after moving up from the backline during the match.

Forward highlights: Bonz (8d, 4g, 4b) was Bonz, bar being one of the inaccurate culprits but scored a small bag nevertheless from his eight disposal for eight shots performance. Blaze Storm (17d, 6m, 2g, 2b) was also very handy forward of centre and finally, in one of the more dominant yet what-could-have-been performances - DJ75 (24d, 15m, 5b) got massive amounts of ball and marked literally everything and had 5 shots on goal, but didn't kick through the big sticks for any of them! Nevertheless, a superb outing at CHF.

Round 12 MVP Votes vs. Roys FFC
3 votes - T2B_
2 votes - Bradesmaen
1 votes - DJ75​

 

[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, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

Reverse fixtures suck. And not just for us. A mere 333 posts from 12 Dragons may not seem like a whole lot, but 8 other Sweet FA teams including our opponents posted less than us last week - and two of the others only had a handful more than us. So not panic stations in overall Dragon activity, but I wouldn't mind a couple more Dragons in the match threads each week. A nine week average of 14 is a tad on the low side. Hopefully we see more of you in the run to finals!

Best in show this week was Strigoi with 69 posts! She had some great support from the likes of Braklet (55), Bonz (48), T2B_ (44), DragoDelph (30) and Pie 4 Life (23) - whilst Hatchy1992 chipped in once more with 13.

We've locked in a finals spot already, but with three weeks to go we have a great opportunity to nab a double chance with a Top 4 spot. This week we're up against Hatchy's old mob the Rats. Go Dragons!​

 

[Strigoi]

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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, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86.

Reverse fixtures suck. And not just for us. A mere 333 posts from 12 Dragons may not seem like a whole lot, but 8 other Sweet FA teams including our opponents posted less than us last week - and two of the others only had a handful more than us. So not panic stations in overall Dragon activity, but I wouldn't mind a couple more Dragons in the match threads each week. A nine week average of 14 is a tad on the low side. Hopefully we see more of you in the run to finals!

Best in show this week was Strigoi with 69 posts! She had some great support from the likes of Braklet (55), Bonz (48), T2B_ (44), DragoDelph (30) and Pie 4 Life (23) - whilst Hatchy1992 chipped in once more with 13.

We've locked in a finals spot already, but with three weeks to go we have a great opportunity to nab a double chance with a Top 4 spot. This week we're up against Hatchy's old mob the Rats. Go Dragons!​

Best in show!

 

[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, 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:

Well another week passed and after threatening to break the record for behinds kicked in a match but still otherwise having a great win over the old Roys, it was time to face the Gumbies.

We've been in decent form lately, besides the odd blip here and there, so we would go in with plenty of confidence. That said, there's still been a bit of chatter about my treatment of our star ruck and interchanges. So I thought I would mix things up a bit this week. See if you can guess who was blessed with the hard pine of reflection? I'll give a hint - they lead our goal kicking.

                       DRA
bone2468                    Ned_Flanders             NSWCROW
Hatchy1992                  Bonz                     Knifey Spoony

StFly                       DenieD                   beez
DJ75                        Braklet                  Blaze Storm

Brick Loosener              Riviat                   Falconista
Bradesmaen                  DragoDelph               Ljp86

BlueE                       Aristotle Pickett        eDPS
Stoods                      Matt_352                 HawkAussie

Dory_77                     Barrybran                ossie_21
Ashman OG                   serial_thrilla           Chief
                            GUM

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

GUM INT : Supercheapgiants, miggs
DRA INT : BringBackTheAnchor, paraaaa

PLAYERS TO WATCH :
GUMBIES FFC: StFly Rodney Dangerfield GWS Goose
DRAGONS FFC: HawkAussie Stoods Blaze Storm T2B_

[RD 13], Conditions for this match - RAINY

Things were looking pretty wet and grim on the Qooty field. It also looked a little grim when the Gumbies slammed through a goal courtesy of their full forward Barrybran within the first couple of minutes, and it took until 6 minutes in until we got a goal thanks to Hatchy1992. The Gumbies managed another few majors in the next 10 minutes before Knifey Spoony and T2B_ hit back with 6 pointers of their own. We went into Quarter Time with an 8 point deficit, which may not be much but in these sorts of conditions you don't want to get much further behind.

We started off a bit better in the second term with Pie 4 Life kicking truly. The Gumbies would respond with a couple of goals before we hit back with an impressive 3 goals in a row thanks to paraaaa, Blaze Storm and Braklet. Regardless of bad weather, at least we seemed to be a bit more accurate this week! At Half Time we then led by one straight goal.

In the third term unfortunately some of our inaccuracies did creep back in. Nevertheless, in amongst the behinds we actually did get 3 goals all scored by Hatchy1992 who was enjoying his sudden move to full forward (that's right for those playing at home - Bonz was the lucky one to chillax on the pine this week!). The Gumbies did manage a major of their own but we closed out the quarter with a goal each to Ljp86 and paraaaa, giving us a very, very handy lead of 34 points.

The final quarter was perhaps one better forgotten. Largely a mudfest with sloppy skills from both sides resulting in very little actual scoring. We probably took our foot off the pedal a little too as the Gumbies did manage 3 goals in the term, reducing the margin down to 15 points around the 15 minute mark, but minutes later the last goal of the match was kicked courtesy of our own T2B_, so in the end we ran out 22 point winners.

Not a game for a highlight reel perhaps, but I was proud of the Dragons' effort and steely resolve!


AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :

GUM SENIORS Vs DRA SENIORS
GUM               4    3        6    3        7    4        10   5    65    
DRA               3    1        7    3        12   8        13   9    87    
GUM        HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt  DRA         HO  K  M  H  T  FF FA G  B   Dt
DenieD      0  2  2  1  1  1  1  0  0   16  HawkAussie   0  2  1  3  0  0  0  0  0   15
Supercheap  0  3  1  3  2  0  1  0  0   23  serial_thr   0  4  4  5  0  0  1  0  0   31
bone2468    0  9  3  4  0  1  1  0  0   42  Ashman OG    0  3  2  2  0  0  0  0  0   19
miggs       0  7  2  2  1  1  0  0  0   36  Chief        0  5  4  9  0  0  0  0  0   45
NSWCROW     0  3  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   19  Bonz         0  5  3  2  0  0  0  0  1   29
beez        0  3  4  11 1  0  1  0  0   44  Stoods       0  3  5  9  1  0  0  0  0   46
StFly       0  5  4  6  2  1  3  1  0   45  Ljp86        0  10 5  6  0  0  4  1  0   51
Riviat      0  8  4  6  2  0  1  1  0   59  BringBackT   0  2  0  4  0  0  0  0  1   15
Falconista  0  10 5  9  0  1  1  1  0   67  Bradesmaen   0  13 2  11 3  5  2  0  0   78
BlueE       0  3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0   18  Blaze Stor   0  2  1  5  3  0  2  1  0   31
GWS Goose   0  8  0  3  6  3  0  0  0   57  Knifey Spo   0  3  2  1  2  0  0  1  2   33
eDPS        0  3  1  4  0  0  1  0  0   17  DJ75         0  4  2  6  0  0  2  0  0   24
Dory_77     0  3  1  0  0  0  0  2  1   25  Braklet      0  6  1  4  0  2  1  1  0   34
Barrybran   0  4  0  1  0  0  0  2  2   28  Hatchy1992   0  6  0  0  0  1  0  4  2   45
ossie_21    0  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  2   20  paraaaa      0  2  0  0  1  0  0  2  0   22
Rodney Dan  12 6  0  11 3  1  1  1  0   68  Strigoi      12 5  0  12 3  2  1  0  0   62
Ned_Flande  0  7  0  5  4  2  1  1  0   52  Pie 4 Life   0  13 0  9  8  3  0  1  3  101
CatToTheFu  0  6  0  4  7  4  0  0  0   58  T2B_         0  10 0  14 7  2  0  2  0  100
Aristotle   0  3  1  3  3  0  2  0  0   24  Matt_352     0  2  2  5  0  0  2  0  0   16
Brick Loos  0  2  1  4  2  0  1  0  0   22  DragoDelph   0  3  6  12 1  0  0  0  0   55

            GUM   DRA
Hitouts   : 12   12
Kicks     : 98   103
Marks     : 33   40
Handballs : 78   119
Tackles   : 36   29
Frees For : 15   15
Frees Ag. : 15   15
Smothers  : 1    0
Ironouts  : 12   11
Inside50  : 14   12
Goals     : 10   13
Behinds   : 5    9

GOAL BY GOAL :

First Quarter :
1.45 - Rushed behind to GUM - GUM by 1 point(s).
2.54 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 7 point(s).
6.18 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - GUM by 1 point(s).
6.58 - Behind to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - scores level.
9.38 - Goal to Riviat (GUM) - GUM by 6 point(s).
11.11 - Behind to ossie_21 (GUM) - GUM by 7 point(s).
12.03 - Goal to Rodney Dangerfield (GUM) - GUM by 13 point(s).
12.56 - Goal to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - GUM by 7 point(s).
14.41 - Goal to ossie_21 (GUM) - GUM by 13 point(s).
19.5 - Goal to T2B_ (DRA) - GUM by 7 point(s).
21.33 - Behind to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 8 point(s).

Second Quarter :
1.52 - Behind to Bonz (DRA) - GUM by 7 point(s).
3.33 - Goal to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - GUM by 1 point(s).
7.02 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - GUM by 7 point(s).
9.06 - Goal to Barrybran (GUM) - GUM by 13 point(s).
10.25 - Goal to paraaaa (DRA) - GUM by 7 point(s).
11.54 - Goal to Blaze Storm (DRA) - GUM by 1 point(s).
18.48 - Behind to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - scores level.
20.31 - Goal to Braklet (DRA) - DRA by 6 point(s).

Third Quarter :
1.34 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 7 point(s).
2.09 - Behind to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 8 point(s).
2.44 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 14 point(s).
3.13 - Behind to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - DRA by 15 point(s).
5.12 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 21 point(s).
10.25 - Behind to ossie_21 (GUM) - DRA by 20 point(s).
11.15 - Goal to Dory_77 (GUM) - DRA by 14 point(s).
12.31 - Behind to Pie 4 Life (DRA) - DRA by 15 point(s).
13 - Goal to Hatchy1992 (DRA) - DRA by 21 point(s).
15.49 - Behind to Knifey Spoony (DRA) - DRA by 22 point(s).
18.28 - Goal to Ljp86 (DRA) - DRA by 28 point(s).
24.01 - Goal to paraaaa (DRA) - DRA by 34 point(s).

Final Quarter :
1.38 - Goal to StFly (GUM) - DRA by 28 point(s).
4.19 - Goal to Falconista (GUM) - DRA by 22 point(s).
9.46 - Goal to Ned_Flanders (GUM) - DRA by 16 point(s).
15.06 - Behind to Barrybran (GUM) - DRA by 15 point(s).
18.34 - Behind to BringBackTheAnchor (DRA) - DRA by 16 point(s).
23.22 - Goal to T2B_ (DRA) - DRA by 22 point(s).

TIME ON GROUND :

GUM
bone2468             0 (On) 92.24 (Off) 97.43 (On) Total : 94%
Ned_Flanders         0 (On) 13.56 (Off) 24.53 (On) 30.41 (Off) 40.45 (On) Total : 79%
NSWCROW              0 (On) 24.53 (Off) 31.26 (On) 54.48 (Off) 55.52 (On) 82.57 (Off) 92.24 (On) Total : 82%
StFly                0 (On) 4.04 (Off) 26.28 (On) Total : 77%
DenieD               0 (On) 31.26 (Off) 54.48 (On) 55.52 (Off) 82.57 (On) Total : 50%
beez                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Brick Loosener       0 (On) 26.28 (Off) 30.41 (On) 54.33 (Off) Total : 50%
Riviat               0 (On) Total : 100%
Falconista           0 (On) Total : 100%
BlueE                0 (On) Total : 100%
Aristotle Pickett    0 (On) 42.59 (Off) 54.33 (On) 97.43 (Off) Total : 85%
eDPS                 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) 40.45 (Off) 42.59 (On) Total : 97%
CatToTheFuture       0 (On) Total : 100%
Supercheapgiants     0 (Off) 13.56 (On) Total : 85%
miggs                0 (Off) 4.04 (On) Total : 95%

DRA
Chief                0 (On) 8.43 (Off) 23.18 (On) Total : 85%
serial_thrilla       0 (On) Total : 100%
Ashman OG            0 (On) 38.49 (Off) 66 (On) Total : 72%
HawkAussie           0 (On) 23.18 (Off) 41.14 (On) 66 (Off) 90.14 (On) Total : 58%
Matt_352             0 (On) 84.11 (Off) Total : 84%
Stoods               0 (On) Total : 100%
Ljp86                0 (On) Total : 100%
DragoDelph           0 (On) 91.49 (Off) Total : 91%
Bradesmaen           0 (On) Total : 100%
Blaze Storm          0 (On) Total : 100%
Braklet              0 (On) Total : 100%
DJ75                 0 (On) Total : 100%
Knifey Spoony        0 (On) Total : 100%
Bonz                 0 (On) 41.14 (Off) 84.11 (On) Total : 57%
Hatchy1992           0 (On) 30.26 (Off) 38.49 (On) Total : 91%
Strigoi              0 (On) Total : 100%
Pie 4 Life           0 (On) Total : 100%
T2B_                 0 (On) Total : 100%
BringBackTheAnchor   0 (Off) 8.43 (On) 90.14 (Off) 91.49 (On) Total : 89%
paraaaa              0 (Off) 30.26 (On) Total : 69%

Total :  3600               Average :  89.99999

MATCH-UPS :

• Neither having much reason to brag, Dory_77 and Ashman OG were hard to separate - though Dory_77 was slightly more effective. - 89m from 1 to 90.
• Toe to toe throughout, beez beat Blaze Storm today - but not by much. - 93m from 5 to 98.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Bonz massacred GWS Goose. - 11m from 85 to 96.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Ned_Flanders came out tops over the brave Bonz. - 2m from 5 to 7.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, Bonz's bum will be a bit sore after having it solidly kicked by Supercheapgiants. - 19m from 16 to 35.
• Spending most of the game pushing and shoving each other, Bradesmaen and Brick Loosener were evenly matched. - 24m from 0 to 24.
• Toe to toe throughout, Bradesmaen did well against StFly. - 68m from 29 to 97.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Aristotle Pickett had the better of Braklet. - 0m from 95 to 95.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, bone2468 did very well against Braklet. - 55m from 18 to 73.
• While very slim pickings for both players, DenieD came out tops over the brave Braklet. - 12m from 4 to 16.
• Neither getting, near the ball much, BringBackTheAnchor gave ossie_21 a lesson. - 72m from 11 to 83.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Riviat had the better of BringBackTheAnchor. - 7m from 93 to 100.
• In a bit of an exhibition, I'm not sure that what Chief did to eDPS should be entirely legal. - 70m from 29 to 99.
• In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, DJ75 and miggs had an epic contest. - 91m from 7 to 98.
• Neither having much reason to brag, StFly had the better of DJ75. - 0m from 4 to 4.
• Neither having much reason to brag, it could be argued that DragoDelph had the better game against Riviat - although there was very little in it. - 85m from 4 to 89.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Hatchy1992 was slightly more polished than DenieD. - 0m from 26 to 26.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Hatchy1992 and bone2468 were hard to separate - though Hatchy1992 was slightly more effective. - 0m from 6 to 6.
• In a solid performance, Hatchy1992 had Supercheapgiants's measure. - 53m from 42 to 95.
• Neither having much reason to brag, eDPS beat HawkAussie today - but not by much. - 20m from 2 to 22.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Dory_77 did very well against HawkAussie. - 1m from 60 to 61.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Knifey Spoony and Aristotle Pickett had an epic contest. - 0m from 65 to 65.
• While very slim pickings for both players, Knifey Spoony had the better of Brick Loosener. - 19m from 35 to 54.
• Neither having much reason to brag, bone2468 had the better of Knifey Spoony. - 0m from 77 to 77.
• Neither having much reason to brag, Ned_Flanders and Knifey Spoony were hard to separate - though Ned_Flanders was slightly more effective. - 0m from 27 to 27.
• Neither having much reason to brag, NSWCROW was slightly more polished than Knifey Spoony. - 86m from 12 to 98.
• In quite a tussle, Falconista was slightly more polished than Ljp86. - 90m from 9 to 99.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Aristotle Pickett had Matt_352's measure. - 39m from 0 to 39.
• In quite a tussle, Matt_352's bum will be a bit sore after having it solidly kicked by GWS Goose. - 26m from 57 to 83.
• While overall a quiet day for both players, paraaaa massacred NSWCROW. - 39m from 35 to 74.
• Neither having much reason to brag, not much between DenieD and paraaaa - the former was probably a smidgeon better. - 1m from 93 to 94.
• In a resume-material performance, Pie 4 Life exposed GWS Goose's frailties. - 38m from 0 to 38.
• In an epic battle, Pie 4 Life and Ned_Flanders were well-matched - there was no victor. - 59m from 41 to 100.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, serial_thrilla won the bout with Barrybran. - 89m from 1 to 90.
• Regardless that this wasn't a huge game for either player, Stoods had BlueE's measure. - 86m from 13 to 99.
• In an epic battle, Strigoi either broke even with Rodney Dangerfield or vaguely bested him - it was hard to tell. - 100m from 0 to 100.
• In a resume-material performance, T2B_ had CatToTheFuture's measure. - 97m from 1 to 98.

Defender highlights: The big Chief (14d, 4m) was extremely sound in defense and got a good amount of ball himself in trying conditions. serial_thrilla (9d, 4m) at full back kept his opponent in Barrybran to just 2 goals and 4 touches, while Stoods (12d, 5m) was also solid defensively while also providing some drive from half back.

Midfield highlights: The Bash Brothers in T2B_ (24d, 7t, 2g) and Pie 4 Life (22d, 8t, 1g, 3b) were once again a powerful combination while also hitting the scoreboard. Bradesmaen (22d, 2m, 3t) continued his good form on the wing even in rough conditions showing his class.

Forward highlights: It was slim pickings for the forwards this week and admittedly conditions didn't help. With my playing shuffle the deck chairs this week on our full forward, the one to spring up with a bag this week was actually Hatchy1992 (6d, 4g, 2b) who took the opportunity by the scruff of the neck.

Round 13 MVP Votes vs. Gumbies FFC
3 votes - T2B_
2 votes - Chief
1 vote - Pie 4 Life​

 

[Braklet]

Jebus, I need to get back to Bonz's training sessions...

• Neither having much reason to brag, Aristotle Pickett had the better of Braklet. - 0m from 95 to 95.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, bone2468 did very well against Braklet. - 55m from 18 to 73.
• While very slim pickings for both players, DenieD came out tops over the brave Braklet. - 12m from 4 to 16.

 

[T2B_]

Jebus, I need to get back to Bonz's training sessions...

• Neither having much reason to brag, Aristotle Pickett had the better of Braklet. - 0m from 95 to 95.
• While both players struggled to make an impact, bone2468 did very well against Braklet. - 55m from 18 to 73.
• While very slim pickings for both players, DenieD came out tops over the brave Braklet. - 12m from 4 to 16.

I dunno he might prefer your style if it leads to this

• While overall a quiet day for both players, Bonz's bum will be a bit sore after having it solidly kicked by Supercheapgiants. - 19m from 16 to 35.

 

[Ljp86]

Good win Dragons!! A tight game in the end after what was a fairly close first half. We had a good run in the third term with a strong quarter only for the 'Rats to fight back hard in the last term and take the lead by more than a goal at one point some way into the final stanza. We showed a lot of courage to fight back with several goals to take back the lead before holding the 'Rats off late to claim victory.

Strigoi had an excellent game this week with a very strong ruck performance, Pie 4 Life contributed strongly too with DragoDelph and T2B_ also having good games to power the midfield this week.

Nice to secure victory in an away game, particularly in Heritage Round with our excellent jumpers courtesy of BringBackTheAnchor. Next up is a big game against the Phoenix so we'll need to at our absolute best for that one.

Go Dragons!!