Official Match Thread Season 24, Round 9: Roys FFC vs Sin City Swamprats at Brunswick Junction Oval

[Golumless]

Swamprats vs Roys

My first thought when I found out I was presenting this match thread was just to not post it and save Broken and fitzroybowiedog from the horrors of the Rats. They've suffered enough being on the same team as the 2Ms, or to save MaxMinch, and well just maxminch from the horrors of the Roys, seeing she has to put up with Cloud_ on a regular basis.

There are many forms of cruelty that posting this match thread causes, so please arrest me and throw away the keys.

Players to watch:

Matt and Mike: These guys will give AB 60 pages in this thread.

fitzroybowiedog he is a good egg.

Mobbenfuhrer for liking the original OP. I only wish happiness on you and your kin.

Ant Bear is also likely to be kissed on the dick by the sim.

Cloud_ can gagf. Hope he gets donuts.

sportsmaniac89 isn't a potato.

Or is he?

Tip: Swampies to snap their losing streak with a draw.

 

[Matt_352]

I swear we better not be the team that the Swamprats end their losing streak to. We Roys need to continue our march on to where we belong on top of the ladder. Its our year dammit

 

[sportsmaniac89]

Ah the Roys. The team of wily old timers. Sneaky devils they are and the perfect team to offload He Who Must Not Be Named (no, not bloody Voldemort) to.

Promises to be a fun week with 4 points the reward at the end of it.

 

[Ant Bear]

TBA.

*unfollows thread*

We waited all last night and all morning for this?

Worst. Match. Thread. Ever.

 

[Ant Bear]

So, hello Roys. This week, we play for the biannual FattyLumpkin Medals, awarded by myself and fitzroybowiedog after the match to the best poster from the opposing team.

Here is the ode to FattyLumpkin, penned by fbd and myself in S21

Fellow Roys and Swamprats.
Today we play today in honour of the late, great Fatty Lumpkin. A pioneer of the SFA, Fatty played 182 games over 12 seasons with the Roys and was a member of the S4 premiership team. Fatty captained the Roys, led it's goalkicking and was an all round champion Roy. He swapped the Maroon and Gorilla for the Swampies where he also won All-SFA selection in S9. Fatty was a staple player for the Roys, prolific, humourous and easy to befriend. He swapped back to the Roys, and eventually retired in Season 16.
Most old players in the league will know the name, although he may be a mystery and an enigma to many of the newer arrivals.

The Captains of the Roys and the Swamprats remember Fatty as a true gentleman of the game, who embraced and sculptured the essence of the SFA. We ask all who play today to participate in the spirit of fun, friendship and fair play that is Fatty Lumpkin's legacy.

At the conclusion of the match, both Captains will name a player from the opposing team who embodied these qualities, and these two players will be joint winners of the Fatty Lumpkin Medal

Vale FattyLumpkin. Very friendly bloke both on and off the fantasy footy field. A champion Roy from the golden era, and a major building block of the Roys history. And A Swampie who burned bright in his short time for the Rats.​

 

[gaskin]

In before the He Who Must Not Be Named jokes.

 

[sportsmaniac89]

In before Owen jokes.

We're not supposed to mention him.

ShaunDuggan says it's a curse and I tend to believe it is.

He shall be known as He Who Must Not Be Named.

 

[Azarole]

Everyone is so hyped but I don't think they realize the qooty grand final is still a couple months away..

 

[Ant Bear]

In before Owen jokes.

Did you not get the memo?

ShaunDuggan will be furious. Furious SD is dangerous SD.

 

[gaskin]

We're not supposed to mention him.

ShaunDuggan says it's a curse and I tend to believe it is.

He shall be known as He Who Must Not Be Named.

Did you not get the memo?

ShaunDuggan will be furious. Furious SD is dangerous SD.

Sorry

 

[sportsmaniac89]

Everyone is so hyped but I don't think they realize the qooty grand final is still a couple months away..

Well....maybe for you guys but right now we're trying to actually win a game. Revolutionary concept right?

 

[Dingster]

Everyone is so hyped but I don't think they realize the qooty grand final is still a couple months away..

When we win, we will celebrate like it's a grand final.

 

[philreich]

We waited all last night and all morning for this?

Worst. Match. Thread. Ever.

The OP is a very slow typist. Hopefully the Crows midfield is equally slow on Saturday .

 

[Dingster]

Sorry

No need to apologise. This week we are super heroes!

 

[McEvoy]

Hello boys and girls! Looking forward to breaking the drought this week.

A win wouldn't be bad either.

 

[philreich]

Did you not get the memo?

ShaunDuggan will be furious. Furious SD is dangerous SD.

Tell him to save his anger for Sunday - the only way to make this unmentionable person irrelevant is through us getting a win.

 

[McEvoy]

We waited all last night and all morning for this?

Worst. Match. Thread. Ever.

I don't think he likes us anymore.

In fact I'm not sure he ever did.

 

[byebyexenxen]

Hello rats are you guys anything like Remy the chef? I have a Remy plush from Disneyland and now I love rats. Anyway back on topic. What's with the superheroes week this week?

 

[Dingster]

Hello rats are you guys anything like Remy the chef? I have a Remy plush from Disneyland and now I love rats. Anyway back on topic. What's with the superheroes week this week?

Swampies sign xenxen

 

[Ant Bear]

I don't think he likes us anymore.

In fact I'm not sure he ever did.

Golumless has been Gumbied.

It's a terrible tragedy.

 

[Ant Bear]

Hello rats are you guys anything like Remy the chef? I have a Remy plush from Disneyland and now I love rats. Anyway back on topic. What's with the superheroes week this week?

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

 

[Ant Bear]

Hello boys and girls! Looking forward to breaking the drought this week.

Another failure.

 

[byebyexenxen]

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

No need to be a superhero. Stay the same Ant Bear. We like you just the way you are.

 

[philreich]

Golumless has been Gumbied.

It's a terrible tragedy.

I wonder if it's possible to get un-Gumbied - is there a detox program for such an ailment? Or perhaps one can attend a Gumbyholics Anonymous (GA) meeting????

 

[philreich]

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

I'm not sure too many here want to see you in your underwear .