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Well there's eight rounds left to be nominated in, so...eight.
serial_thrilla
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It's more that I spent that entire 30 mins on my phone on the couch whilst trying to pretend like I was listening to my wife's gossip. If there's a follow-up question later tonight I'm ****ed.
Grand Uncle Horace
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I reckon on another 4.5 Seasons. I have an idea on the perfect mentor for the Goose. sausageroll I think your search for an apprentice is over.
GWS Goose
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26 and a goal.... Pretty much my average for the year. You'd think that would drag you.a nomination at some stage.
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Grand Uncle Horace
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I reckon sausageroll is a monty in his 400th game to get one in front of the poster GWS Goose who he mentors.
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Alright folks we're back after a few weeks' hiatus due to unforeseen circumstances. I'm sure all of the current batch of Rookies are champing at the bit to see whether they have earned a Rising Star nom.
We'll kick off the catch-up session with Round 9. Round 8 to follow once stats are pored over and dutifully analysed for worthiness and corruption (not really, we love and welcome corruption here at Rising Rookie central)
It takes skill to be picked each week for your respective teams and if you're still being picked week-in, week-out then you know that you're doing something right, or you're paying off the right people. Round 9 marked the first game after the half-way point in the season and by now the once nervous Rookies are all finding their feet in the SweetFA and going gangbusters in their RookieChatsaying how much fun it is and how they love everyone.
The following Rising Star nomination needs no introduction as you've now seen what he is capable of in his Serial Stats Reactive Posting thread. I'm of course talking about serial_thrilla. A worthy back-dated winner of the Round 9 Rising Star award.
The Dragons travelled to The House of Gumby this round in what would end up being a 49 point flogging of the home team - a minor speed bump on their way to going back-to-back?
serial_thrilla racked up a modest 110 posts and didn't really set the world on fire on-field but it was enough to get him over the line for the Round 9 nom.
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Before his departure, ABE sat down with a heart-to-heart interview with serial_thrilla and his captainAceAndrew69AceAndy.
Acey
1. Hello again Ace. Not content with all your recent success and Maylandsman's Round 4 nom you now have another Rising Star nominee. How ecstatic are you to be hogging all this talent?
Very pleased we have two of the best rookies going around and great to see the Rising Star committee (or is it just you ) getting on board and recognising Maylandsman and serial_thrilla
2. How did the Serial_Thrilla come to join the Dragons and how do you feel being the second team to receive multiple RS moms this season?
We managed to grab ST after the Freo exhibition match where he was quite active in the match thread and looked a bloke who would enjoy winning back to back premierships. We only picked up two rookies this season and the fact both have scored RS noms speaks volumes for the Rookie Recruiting Program the Dragons run.
3. What position do you currently have the young rookie playing and can we expect to see him get a run in other positions through the the season?
ST is currently in the centre having started out in the Forward Pocket. A great goal sneak and committed match thread poster saw the Match Committee move him up to a more premium position and he hasnt looked back. I expect ST to be playing in the centre in the Dragons S29 premiership team and a big chance for a Deestroy Medal.
4. What's next for the Dragons and their penchant for winning things?
We are really focused in winning back to back premierships and looking to have yet another Rising Star winner to make it three in a row there. I expect the Dragons will also have a couple of All-SFA players this season as well and a Deestroy Medallist.
serial_thrilla
1. Welcome ST. Congratulations on receiving the Round 9 Rising Star nomination. How do you feel to finally get the recognition you deserve?
Yeah, it's about time. I feel that future iterations could put more weighting on general activity in SFA for nominations, and less on output from a randomly generated sim. There has been unbridled outrage in RookieChat
2. Are you enjoying your time so far? How are you finding the Dragons?
Yeah, it's been a fantastic distraction from real life events. SFA has a great community, even with all the contrived drama.
I'm not sure how Andy scouted me actually: I only posted three times in the Freo tour match, and I missed out on selection because I was late to the party. Clearly he has an eye for talent.
The Dragons have been brilliant. Skipper AceAndy has been nothing but eager to point me in the right direction, and Strigoi , fumbler , Hatchy1992 , Knifey Spoony , Cold Sober and Blaze Storm have been great value in the team PM and in match threads.
For some reason we've have a bit of a negative reputation on here, so it's been great to try and subvert those expectations each week. Obviously the whole Caz thing happened earlier on, but since then I think we've had some cracking match threads.
3. How do you prepare for a qooty match?
I start off on the Monday morning by having a quick scout of the opposition: who are their key posters, what is their posting style, are they whinging about playing the Dragons this week? I might even pop into their team thread to stir one or two of them up. Then it's time to dive into the match thread when it is posted, and depending on the team it may be a good time to assert dominance that night before the oldies wake up. By Tuesday you generally get a feel for the opposition: who to ignore, who to rip on all week, who to post memes/gifs to, who to have some quality discussion with. Luckily the Dragons are an eclectic bunch this season, so the thread will tick along nicely no matter the match up (it's important to not have the match thread with the lowest post count...the Rats usually seem to set that bar). By Friday things are usually slowing down a bit (and Andy will post his traditional Friday anthem), so it's time to talk smack about how great dragons are and that we'll win the sim easily: Strigoi is particularly good at this with her various gifs.
4. What are your aspirations for yourself within the league.
The sim is the sim, so as long as I'm on a good position on the field there's not much else I can do there. A few wins can't hurt though. Other than that, as long as I'm posting content that entertains people, I'll know I'm on the right track. It's a fine balance between being an outright dickhead and a boring nice guy, so hopefully I get the spices right.
5. Have any teams or posters caught your eye so far? Have you made any enemies yet?
So far I've faced off against all bar the Bombers and Rats, so I'll withhold judgement on them, but for the most part everyone has been great fun. The Royals were a standout, with Marlowe and Cesoir putting up some fantastic discussion. The Furies were a challenge, with Ned_Flanders and TJASTA being generally obtuse, but you don't want every week to be sunshine and rainbows, so they were entertaining in their own way. The Demons were hard work early, but Tarkyn_24 and manangatang put on a good show.
The rookies this season have been really tight knit too. In our hidden RookieChat
6. How do you rate your chances of winning come the end of the season?
I'll clearly have to do some media work in the next few weeks to stand a chance of beating Tonga Bob , so I'll try to think of something good. There's some top notch rookies this season though, so whoever wins will truly be the best of the best.
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saying how much fun it is and how they love everyone.
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GremioPower is getting it this week so the wait continues...
Round 8
Riviat
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I just posted Round 9.....and now we're going backwards into Round 8. Well, as the saying goes, sometimes we need to go backward before we can move forward. Deep
In what would be a free-flowing and high scoring affair between the Roys and Wonders, it seems that the Rookies brought their A+++++ games and a Qooty of their own to kick around. Of the 5 Rookies in action, 4 brought their best with all 4 flogging their direct and more experienced opponents. Previous Rising Star nominees jezzajay (Rd 6) and PurpleGreenRed (Rd 5) have shown that they're not one-hit Wonders, and windyhill was >[SUB].[/SUB]< this close to being this round's nominee for his 5 goal, 102 DT game. Would watch again.
Special mention must go to GWS Goose for his 26 possession and 98 DT for the Gumbies. So close, yet so far for the Rising star hopeful. Can this week be the week?
We're not here to inflate/deflate the egos of the Round 8 runners-up or previous nominees, we're here to celebrate the winners so without much further ado, i present to you your Round 8 winner.
Mego Red showed us this round that you do not need to be in the league for donkeys years to pull out a monster game. In just his 8th game in the SweetFA, he made a mockery of the Wonders and ran freely and uncontested around the field of battle vacuuming up the ball at will and suffering from leather poisoning. His final stats read like a 6 season veteran, rather than an 8 game Rookie. 23 Kicks, 6 Marks, 16 Handballs and 2 goals to rub the salt in for 137 DT. How in the seven circles could we deny this man his Rising star nomination?!
It wasn't even the best on the ground with Runk contributing with a mammoth 142 DT for the Roys.
In a comparatively small-fry arm wrestle, it could be argued that The Roys had the better game against Wonders - although there was very little in it. 27m from 124 to 151.
It seems that ABE pre-recorded another heart-to-heart interview with Roy's captain TedDougChris and Mego Red before leaving.
TDC
1. Hello again TDC. You must be happy to see Mego Red receive the round 8 nom. How impressed have you been with him so far? How has he stacked up against the other rookies you've picked up?
Hi there ABE, this time I'll try to remember to reply to this... We've been lucky with all three of our rookies, they are playing well and adjusting to the league nicely - despite all the chaos around the league and the world...
2. How did the Mego come to join the Roys and how do you feel being the first team to receive multiple RS moms this season?
Mego Red has fitted in seemlessly at the Roys, we picked him up with assistance from the Dingster recruitment factory. We had a discussion about what Mego Red knew about the league and when he replied "Absolutely nothing", we knew we were onto a winner....
We think it's a testament to our ability to develop players - although we are still waiting for a retrospective nomination for Beandip . #justiceforbeandip !!!!
3. What position do you currently have the young rookie playing and can we expect to see him get a run in other positions through the the season?
We've run all of them through a few positions to see where they best fit and it's working well. Mego Red is currently running through the wings, PurpleGreenRed is firmly in the midfield and windyhill is in one of the key forward posts.
4. Do you expect to see your remaining rookie get a nomination this season?
windyhill is our remaining rookie recruit and he was very unlucky not to have received a nomination, with a 5 goal game from CHF a few weeks ago in a close win. To see the big fella step up when we needed it was a sensational boost for the club !!
However, I suspect that he may have picked up a case of the Beandip 's and will be tragically overlooked. We might have to look at a perpetual award for those criminally passed over for a RS nomination...
Mego Red
1. Welcome Mego. Congratulations on receiving the Round 8 Rising Star nomination. How do you feel knowing you prevented your teammate Windyhill (2nd for the week) from getting a nod for round 8?
Look, I'm just a battler who's grateful for any opportunities I receive. It's a team game, and I'm really looking forward to sharing team success with Windyhill down the road. We're still a rebuilding side, and I'm hopeful I can be a part of that.
2. Are you enjoying your time so far? How are you finding the Roys? What's it like being a young lad living in a retirement home?
Speaking seriously - I've actually found the last few months to be pretty tough. It's hard to find a decent repeatable rhythm in life, and I don't feel like I've been able to give enough time to a lot of things that I know I enjoy.
That being said - the Roys are are a team with a deep history and I'm proud to stand on the shoulders of giants.
3. How do you prepare for a qooty match?
I have a hammock on my balcony.
4. What are your aspirations for yourself within the league.
Obviously, I'm only taking it a week at a time, but I would be happy to be part of a rebuildt Roys that be a competetive force in the years ahead.
5. Have any teams or posters caught your eye so far? Have you made any enemies yet?
LOL - no. Though I've been impressed with what PurpleGreenRed has brought to the table. And Mobbs is the Hollywood Hogan of the Roys.
6. How do you rate your chances of winning come the end of the season?
We still have a long way to go, but I've seen some green shoots the last couple of weeks that make me very hopeful.
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GWS Goose
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It's a stupid award for stupid heads. I don't even want a nomination.
So shut up....
So in short, if I'm honest, I could be handling the snub better.
GWS Goose
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21 and a goal. Good enough for second this week I imagine.
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