Dojo - Sensei
It used to be a whole lot easier writing match reports
back in the days of video on the Dojo blog (before Slamtown stole all our IP,
abused it terribly and then inexplicably shut their blog down - seriously when
did that happen???!). Yep back then all I had to do was buy a video camera,
convince someone (thanks Marijke) to film the whole game every week, turn all
the raw footage into point-length clips, stitch them all together into
something vaguely watchable and then wait for maybe 18 or 20 hours as they uploaded
to youtube via my rural wireless connection... Simple!
But now I've got to type, type, type, and I still don't
have a functional "w" key after breaking it on an online gaming
"w+m1" bender a few years back. See that "w" back there?
That was a ctrl+v of a w I
ctrl+c'd out of a www. link in the browser window. So
every time you
see a "w", just think of me sitting here,
laboriously remembering to hit ctrl+v instead each time I need one, which is a
lot.
So let's keep this brief. Dojo surprised itself by
ripping in 3 quick goals off the bat, then took a rest until halftime (8-7
Dojo), then, after an inspirationally rousing, sage-like halftime speech about
the meaning of "quality" from the Sensei, powered home to what in my
recollection was something like a 15-8 win.
The old (and occasionally young) Bugs are still fighting
as hard as ever, but their lack of fresh legs on the night didn't help them
against a Dojo team that you've got to admit is looking pretty darn strong this
season... :-)
In this humble writer's unbiased opinion, the MVP from
Dojo was without a doubt Sensei Cameron. That halftime speech was simply epic,
as was his valiant attempt to chase down a ridiculously long and disturbingly
premature huck from Andy "Big Mac" McLean, ending in what may not be
strictly classified as a layout but certainly involved the removal of much skin
from forearms and hips...
Blitz 2 - Cunliffe
Well this game was earmarked to be one for the ages, and
it did not disappoint. A tight battle the whole way. Worthy of being the
showcase game on field 1!
: ))
Blitz started on D, but UQ had little trouble sticking
the first point of the game in. Blitz was initially struggling more than UQ to
keep their offence clean with a few cheap turns (often due to yours truly)
prior to getting a scrambling D and jamming it in.
Blitz eventually got a break about mid way through the
first half and we proceeded to trade for the rest of the half with Blitz going
into it up
8 v 7. After half Blitz came out, consolidated, and not
to long after that picked up another break and ended up winning by 3 or 4.
UQ put on a good show, with some nice disc movement and
good handling from the likes of BW and Baynes.
Ryan was definitely missed being injured on the sideline.
And with both teams developing a lot of young players this season, our rematch
in the second half of the season will no doubt be a nail biter.
Cobras - Troy
So we have all noticed that Slamtown like to be the centre
of attention hence the orange and all of the noise whenever they make the least
impressive play that has ever been made. However it has dawned on them
that potentially their play won’t cut it in order to keep in the lime light and
have now taken to imitating current events. In light of this new plan
they decided that Labor Party’s leadership challenge was the event they wished
to imitate. They however probably should have paid a little more
attention to the outcome of this as at the end of the day there had been little
to no internal fighting in Canberra and Julia Gillard continued to show up to
things. By the end of the night Slamtown seemed to lack an offensive
policy and were a bit of a shamble you could even say they started to resemble
the Greens.
At the other end of the field when we look at the Cobras
what we found can best be described in song.
Risin’ up, back on the street
Did his time, took a week off
Now on his chest
There are no feet
Just a man from that Cobras
So many turns, the play was too fast
You lose possession in his story
He won’t lost my grip on the disc that’s in the past
You’ve opened a box that was Pandora’s
It’s the eye of the Cobras
It’s the thrill of the flight
Risin’ up to the challenge
Of our rival
And the last know Wetnose
Stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watching us all with the
Eye of the Cobra
Cobras win 15-11
Blitz 1 - Jmac
Blitz has a strong record
against Heroes, and though both teams displayed some early shakiness, a run to
take half 8-3 boded well for us to continue in this fine tradition. It wasn't
to be, as the Heroes managed to maintain level heads and take some good shots
against our zone, and cracks appeared in the Blitz mental game. It seemed we'd
checked out early, thinking the job was done, and while we took a comfortable
victory on the scoreboard, we were anything but comfortable with the way we
played at the end. However, a win is a win, and we'll take it. Blitz derby game
next week - fun times ahead.
Heroes - Seb
In great throwing conditions, Blitz came out with early
intensity and aided with a number of silly Heroes options to the end zone they
ran away with an early lead which they maintained to take half at 8-3. Heroes
were able to make a bit of a comeback but it was too little, too late. End
result was 12-9 to Blitz. Well done to Blitz who played very well as a team
across their roster.
Bugs - TJ
The Buggers this week again showed
that they are not to be written off this season despite the dramatic change in
their line up. Although they fell short in their quest to overcome their old
Foes, The Dojo, the performance showed the potential that exists. With several
key players and just a lone sub, it was a tough night for the Bugs,
particularly when Dojo came out to take a 3-0 lead in the early stages. The
Bugs weathered the onslaught and they were able to rally to take it back to 4s.
The Dojo managed to hold their nerve to take half, which was followed by a
second half of trading goals before the Bugs ran out of legs to go down 15-10.
UQ Lovers - BW
A little bit easier game on paper for the UQ lovers
against another team of nearly fresh rookies. Both teams got off to a slow
start with a few turns from misthrows happening early. The first half remained
pretty tight before blitz took it 8-7. In the second half blitz were able to
bring a bit more defensive pressure and take away our first few options and
make us force some throws. Unfortunately we weren't able to do the same with
our man defense, somehow the deep hucks from cunliffe were still being
completed at a decent percentage.
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