Official Match Thread Season 35, Second Qualifying Final: West Coast Wonders vs Fighting Furies at The Colosseum

[Falconista]

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THE MISSION:
The winner of this gets the week off as they'll be straight through the prelim and only a win away from the grandy. The loser meanwhile, will face a battle against the winner of the Old Boys-Dragons clash.

THE FORM:
The Wonders stormed home this season winning eight of their last ten matches to bring strong form. Last week, in the battle for a top-four spot, the Wonders had to overcome the Bombers in an epic prevailing by 5 points. The Furies meanwhile have won their last three after a mid-season stumble. Interestingly, the Furies won three in a row twice before earlier in the season, but each time were defeated in the fourth match of the sequence.

THE HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY:
OVERALL 60 matches: Wonders 31, Furies 28 and 1 draw.
IN FINALS 4 matches: Wonders 2, Furies 2.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Fighting Furies 18.17.125 def West Coast Wonders 12.4.76 (Season 35, Round 5).
OVERALL FINALS RECORD: Wonders 58 matches: 31 wins, 26 losses 1 draw. Furies 60 matches: 34 wins, 25 losses and 1 draw. Both good finals records!



Welcome back to everyone's 15th favourite Sweet FA segment, this time with a twist. The ladder below contains each teams win-loss record against their fellow finalists only. As you can see, the Bombers and Warriors have had the easiest fixtures this season while the Gumbies and Old Boys have had the hardest. Despite an easier fixture, the Warriors have fared best against fellow finals teams winning 2/3 of their games, while the Gumbies have been the worst winning barely 1/3.

What will it mean come Sunday? Probably bugger all, and that's numberwang.



Skippers, please have your team sheets submitted by Thursday June 1 11:59pm (AEST). Don't be a Falcon fool and leave stray symbols on it!​

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Falconista any chance of opening the Baghdad match thread ffs!

Apologies Wonders and Furies but I'm not sorry campaigners.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Oh hello BAT.

Did the Bunglers make the Finals?

Greetings Wonders and Furies.

 

[HARPSichord]

Hello again to our Furry friends. Time for you to do as you're destined and choke out of finals in straight sets.

 

[damicky]

Hi Furies

Long time no see

 

[damicky]

Falconista any chance of opening the Baghdad match thread ffs!

Apologies Wonders and Furies but I'm not sorry campaigners.

You are so needy

 

[ShaunDuggan]

 

[omgfridge]

Well hello Wonders

 

[SM]

Let's get it going!

 

[Frothies Mcveigh]

It seems they’re playing the Grand Final a few weeks early!

 

[omgfridge]

Falconista any chance of opening the Baghdad match thread ffs!

Apologies Wonders and Furies but I'm not sorry campaigners.

This is the most excited I've seen anyone wanting to get into a match thread with the Gumbies.

 

[omgfridge]

It seems they’re playing the Grand Final a few weeks early!

Not if us going out in straight sets has something to say about that.

 

[HARPSichord]

Not if us going out in straight sets has something to say about that.

You've played the long game all season just for this moment. Going out in straight sets with back to back 60+ point thrashings.

 

[damicky]

This is the most excited I've seen anyone wanting to get into a match thread with the Gumbies.

Normally opposition Players only get excited about a Gumbies Match Thread ending

 

[damicky]

BREAKING NEWS:

MayTheNorthBeWithU likely to be unavailable for Week 1 of Finals due to a sore back

 

[damicky]

Hi dogs105

 

[ShaunDuggan]

Let's get it going!

 

[ClarkeM]

I hope we lose so that I can play next week as well. But then again, it's the Furies and that makes me want to win. This is so conflicting. Why do you such so much ShaunDuggan?

 

[ShaunDuggan]

Normally opposition Players only get excited about a Gumbies Match Thread ending

Can't end if it never started.

 

[omgfridge]

You've played the long game all season just for this moment. Going out in straight sets with back to back 60+ point thrashings.

At least buy me dinner first before you start talking dirty to me.

 

[ShaunDuggan]

I hope we lose so that I can play next week as well. But then again, it's the Furies and that makes me want to win. This is so conflicting. Why do you such so much ShaunDuggan?

We are suck a nuisance aren't we?

 

[omgfridge]

Normally opposition Players only get excited about a Gumbies Match Thread ending

As a former gumby, it wasn't just the opposition. I mean hell look at the toll it took on their captain this week.

 

[damicky]

As a former gumby, it wasn't just the opposition. I mean hell look at the toll it took on their captain this week.

RIP DockerDen

 

[damicky]

Is that Chipmunk

 

[Chipmunk]

Ooh finals stage!

Will be cheering on one of the teams.

Also hoping for rainy conditions: