Official Match Thread Season 35, Round 1 – Dragons FFC v Sin City Swamprats @ Ljp86's Lair

[Barrybran]

DRAGONS FFC V SIN CITY SWAMPRATS
LJP86'S LAIR
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Welcome to the 35th season of Sweet FA. Since the first matches on 18 March 2001, 3,431 games have been played by 2,165 players across 29 clubs and 34 seasons. The league has had 13 administrators overseeing the league and inducted 30 players into the Sweet FA Hall of Fame, 5 of whom have been elevated to Immortal status.

Season 34 concluded with the Baghdad Bombers securing their sixth Sweet FA premiership, the first club to achieve this feat, defeating Roys FFC by 45 points. Ligma was awarded the Deestroy Medal as the best player in the Grand Final, collecting 22 disposals, 9 tackles and two goals.

Season 35 sees a return to 18 home and away rounds for the first time since season 17, the season before the Coney Island Warriors were admitted and Las Vegas Bears readmitted to the competition. The fixture also features two byes for each team for just the third time in league history, the last such season occurring in season 4.

The Dragons back up a flag-winning season 33 with a wooden spoon in season 34. They take on the Sin City Swamprats, who scraped into the finals last season after a wooden spoon of their own the season before. Former captains, PhenomenalV1 and spookism, rejoin the Dragons and Swamprats, respectively.

CAPTAINS – PLEASE POST YOUR TEAMSHEET IN THE TEAMSHEET THREAD BY 11:59PM THURSDAY​

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Carn' Dragons. We go again!

 

[PhenomenalV1]

This is it. #OneLastRide

 

[T2B_]

Ackshually, our flag was Season 32 not Season 33, but other than that, great stuff Barrybran .

G'day Swampies!

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Ackshually, our flag was Season 32 not Season 33, but other than that, great stuff Barrybran .

G'day Swampies!

Should have been both but totally not salty at all...

 

[T2B_]

Should have been both but totally not salty at all...

It definitely made me less concerned about the plight of Harambe, let's say that.

But totally not salty at all.

 

[DragoDelph]

My my, another season begins.

Time for some roasted swap rat on a stick.

 

[serial_thrilla]

 

[PhenomenalV1]

The 'Rats were my first opponents all the way back in Season 23.

Only fitting that I'm making my comeback against them.

 

[DragoDelph]

 

[serial_thrilla]

Only five more days until I don't have to see the Dragons placed last on Hate's website.

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Holy Schmoly it’s been so long between seasons, I almost forgot where the ground was.

 

[T2B_]

Chief, A Swallow, DJ75, Blaze Storm, Pie 4 Life, serial_thrilla, T2B_, Mooresome, Stoods, DragoDelph, BringBackTheAnchor, Matt_352, Strigoi, Hatchy1992, paraaaa, Knifey Spoony, VandoHawk, Bradesmaen, Ashman OG, HawkAussie, Ljp86, PhenomenalV1, Ge3ks, Lbaddie29, prpl_jss
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Well Dragons, it's that time again! Season 35 is officially upon us and we get a chance to make amends for S34, which we shall hopefully forget ever happened.

We've had a good off-season to help us along in our S35 revival. With the addition of Lbaddie29, Ge3ks and prpl_jss as our Rookies, and of course, the returning veteran Himself, the man, the legend, PhenomenalV1, we'll be sure to pack a fair bit more punch both posting and on the Qooty field.

During this week, we'll also have a new Coach announcement, so watch out for that.

This week we face the Swamprats. They remarkably don't smell as bad as the Bears, so let's all get in here (BYO Ratsak) and say hello and look forward to a big opening week!

Go Dragons!​

 

[DragoDelph]

Holy Schmoly it’s been so long between seasons, I almost forgot where the ground was.

It’s ok, we’ll reacquaint you.

 

[serial_thrilla]

So I was doing my weekly opposition analysis, and I stumbled across this photo of the Swamprats LG hard at work over the off-season.



The most pressing question in my mind though, is who the hell is BloodySwan? Are the Rats so desperate that they have to promote rookies to their LG these days?

 

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[T2B_]

Obligatory post

 

[T2B_]

The Swamprats should also know that we finally fully de-Ratted Hatchy1992! Dude was a goalkicking powerhouse in S34.

 

[serial_thrilla]

The Swamprats should also know that we finally fully de-Ratted Hatchy1992! Dude was a goalkicking powerhouse in S34.

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He lost a lot of condition over that season.

 

[Bradesmaen]

He lost a lot of condition over that season.
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We had to rebuild him

 

[T2B_]

So I was doing my weekly opposition analysis, and I stumbled across this photo of the Swamprats LG hard at work over the off-season.

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The most pressing question in my mind though, is who the hell is BloodySwan? Are the Rats so desperate that they have to promote rookies to their LG these days?

Okay so I feel like this photo is fake, because okeydoke7 's head isn't big enough!

 

[serial_thrilla]

Okay so I feel like this photo is fake, because okeydoke7 's head isn't big enough!

I do wonder if his resumé has grown since our last meeting.

 

[philreich]

I'd just like to start by saying that we at The Underground are fully in support of the Dragons' quest for back to back spoons, and we'll be happy to do get the spoon defence off on the right note this Sunday.

 

[DragoDelph]

Okay so I feel like this photo is fake, because okeydoke7 's head isn't big enough!

okeydoke7 as pepe the prawn?

 

[Hatchy1992]

The Swamprats should also know that we finally fully de-Ratted Hatchy1992! Dude was a goalkicking powerhouse in S34.

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I would happily trade in all those goals for another premiership medallion around my neck.