Event Pre-Season 37 Practice Match: West Coast Wonders v Roys FFC at Bainlea Oval

[AnUltimateRessie]

What's the weather forecast for tomorrow's Practice Match?

My weather predictor said it's going to be a Rainy old match at Bainlea, but that thingy is never right. Hopefully the trees cover us.

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

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I've always wanted to do this to thewizardmelon's head

 

[Dingster]

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On behalf of the West Coast Wonders and AnUltimateRessie , in collaboration with the Roys FFC and friggin' me, we welcome everyone from all of Sweet and surrounds to take part in the festivities this Sunday afternoon at the Bainlea Football Ground.

The Wonders and the Gorillas will meet at the rural ground - now doubling as a multipurpose venue for the West Coast team - to contest a friendly (sic) practice match just to whet the appetite in the leadup to Season 37 of the Sweet FA.

The Wonders, one of the two remaining founding clubs of the league, will host the event, in conjunction with the countryside Bainlea-Rhilpisa Road team. The visitors, Roys FFC Gorillas, will bring their storied bunch of quaint ratbaggery and possibly even some touches of the footy if it bounces just right.


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West Coast Wonders finished 7th to book an Elimination Final, and then eliminated the Dragons. A week later they would fall in a Semi to the Bombers.

Roys FFC were in the 8 all season, until a signature late fadeout led to a chain of losses, including one to the Bye. They'd eventually finish 9th.


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Both teams are under new management, with AnUltimateRessie taking the helm at the Wonders and doing a power of work to tuck in the frayed hinges of the club and present a shiny new Wonders replete in dreams and hopes for Season 37. This is the ultimate reboot and 'Ressie' seems in this case to be short for RESOURCEFUL.

At the Roys, long-serving captain TedDougChris had worn a hole in all 3 of his Gifs and decided that was as good a sign as any to retire. Definitely not kicking and screaming, Mobbs was installed as the new captain, and immediately demonstrated that its hard to have frayed hinges when you're not hinged in the first place.


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The trip here commences in the Community Rooms of the BJO, and travels down Brunswick St, Tandy St, Pagan St and Legend Pde to the Colosseum in Rasasidge. Now with the comby full of both Roys and Wonders, we make out ...

... and then we make out over the hilly terrain of south-western Sweet, down Waverley Rd and Visro Pde, before leaving town for Rhilpisa Road village. Down the Motorboatorway, and finally a turn onto Bainlea Road, leads to an arrival at Bainlea Oval right at sunset.


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The match is scheduled for sometime Sunday arvo (the usual Sweet FA thing), to help - as AUR put it - get new players used to what they'd be forced to suffer every week of the regular season.

Captains please provide teams by yesterday.

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

 

[thewizardmelon]

I've always wanted to do this to thewizardmelon's head

Try it, see what happens, don’t say I didn’t warn you though.

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

Try it, see what happens, don’t say I didn’t warn you though.

Feels like a scare tactic

 

[HARPSichord]

Try it, see what happens, don’t say I didn’t warn you though.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

It’s our QB, yessir. In the nicest possible way, with all respect, hope you lose by 40 points on the weekend. We’re not used to Detroit being relevant, like ever.

Are not we all?

One of the kids started to follow the gridiron, following the Cowboys so I did some research to find a team that would NEVER beat his team. You have to find things that you can intersect with the kids but let them win.

When you tell Yanks you barrack for the Lions you get wonderful responses . You get offered drinks. meals and psychological therapy.

The GBP did have a QB!!!

Finally if we lose it must be in a way no one could have ever thought of possible.

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

Geez hope you didn't blink

Did you mistype 'drink' because we certainly have done that?

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

What's the weather forecast for tomorrow's Practice Match?

Most of us under the weather

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

Did you mistype 'drink' because we certainly have done that?

oh yes a coonawarra cabernet sauvignon of 2021. A fantastic choice, it's definitely a rich and complex red and shows a vibrant red-purple colour with lifted violet and mint aromas. It's got some great length alongside balanced cassis fruit and dark chocolate!! Fabulous, just fabulous.

(i have no idea what im talking about)

 

[thewizardmelon]

Are not we all?

One of the kids started to follow the gridiron, following the Cowboys so I did some research to find a team that would NEVER beat his team. You have to find things that you can intersect with the kids but let them win.

When you tell Yanks you barrack for the Lions you get wonderful responses . You get offered drinks. meals and psychological therapy.

The GBP did have a QB!!!

Finally if we lose it must be in a way no one could have ever thought of possible.

Nothing brings people together like disliking the cowboys! Hahaha therapy

3rd great QB in a row, we’re here for it

Good luck against Tampa! We’ll try take down San Fran for you today

 

[Mobbs]

Ahh its good to be able to drag these out again!



I'm off to visit a friend in hospital for most of the morning/early arvo. I''ll probably be back for the match.

 

[Mobbs]

I got swelling above one side of my mouth and I look all lopsided. Kindah reminds me of those poses in Priscilla Queen of the Desert

 

[Mobbs]

What's the weather like today, Dingster ?

 

[Dingster]

What's the weather like today, Dingster ?

I haven't looked at the sim! I'll be posting as I go not knowing the result. Hope it's a draw.

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

oh yes a coonawarra cabernet sauvignon of 2021. A fantastic choice, it's definitely a rich and complex red and shows a vibrant red-purple colour with lifted violet and mint aromas. It's got some great length alongside balanced cassis fruit and dark chocolate!! Fabulous, just fabulous.

(i have no idea what im talking about)

And is cheap at Costco, often well under 30 bucks

 

[Mobbs]

I haven't looked at the sim! I'll be posting as I go not knowing the result. Hope it's a draw.

You had one job!

 

[Mobbs]

For those who stayed Saturday night at the backpackers in Rhilpisa, the trip to Bainlea is much shorter.

 

[Mobbs]

Match-ups for this round:

Forwards/Defenders:
BFew v Aristotle Pickett , AnUltimateRessie v Mooch , HARPSichord v Dicky Fitzwell
SM v fitzroybowiedog , Cubs2Lions v TheGoatBaron , croweater 41 v SpecialBruce
Grand Uncle Horace v royboy2 , Oisin_the_Goat v MrsEddieBetts, , jezzajay v Ed_Gein
BallaratBulldog v Elmer_Judd , dino_67 v JackNah_8 , Marklar_33 v Eat Fresh

Midfielders/Onballers:
LukeParkerno1 v Phar Ace , NinjaSwan v Pure Grunt , JT_the_Man v 3KZ is Football
dogs105 v DERRINALPHIL , SSwans2011 v tigs2010 , BigChippa52 v RU_

Interchange:
Pamcake1 & DenieD , windyhill & judge judy

 

[Mobbs]

Ok I'm off out of the home for a while. I guess we're looking at some time between 3 and 5pm for likely match time. Dingster will hopefully tell us more when he knows more himself.

C'arn 'rillas!

 

[JT_the_Man]

Match-ups for this round:

Forwards/Defenders:
BFew v Aristotle Pickett , AnUltimateRessie v Mooch , HARPSichord v Dicky Fitzwell
SM v fitzroybowiedog , Cubs2Lions v TheGoatBaron , croweater 41 v SpecialBruce
Grand Uncle Horace v royboy2 , Oisin_the_Goat v MrsEddieBetts, , jezzajay v Ed_Gein
BallaratBulldog v Elmer_Judd , dino_67 v JackNah_8 , Marklar_33 v Eat Fresh

Midfielders/Onballers:
LukeParkerno1 v Phar Ace , NinjaSwan v Pure Grunt , JT_the_Man v 3KZ is Football
dogs105 v DERRINALPHIL , SSwans2011 v tigs2010 , BigChippa52 v RU_

Interchange:
Pamcake1 & DenieD , windyhill & judge judy

Wonders looking sexy

 

[Mobbs]

Wonders looking sexy

Hopefully one day we'll play an opponent who aren't on a crap eyesight backmarker

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[Mobbs]

On this bus looking out the windows as I leave for Bainlea. Rhilpisa is ghost town! Oh no, wait, this is Brisbane. Now it makes sense

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