Match Reports Round 7 - 18th April

Hi all, match reports under the results, table updated.

Slamtown beat UQ Lovers (15-4), Heroes beat Blitz 2 (15-6), Cobras beat Bugs (15-8), and Dojo beat Blitz 1 in a nailbiter (12-11).

Slamtown - Stef

I haven't played in the BPL since early November of 2012 as I broke a bone in my foot.  I was very excited to be back.  Slamtown were eager to find form after a less than stellar start to the season.  We did, and put together some exceptional play.  Offensively, we were patient, and worked well from the center of the field.  Defensively, we generated blocks quite regularly, and were able to convert.  Our proficiency enough to frustrate any opponent. The captain of the other team showed some frustration with our volume, and intervention of which we saw from a very different perspective.  The Lovers captain expressed his dismay for Slamtown in the spirit circle with a finger pointing diatribe, though admitting to him be the chief proponent in the altercation.  I chose to defend the conduct of my team, and to happily agree that it was indeed his injection into the conversations that extended and escalated the conflict.  Otherwise, I was ecstatic to be playing again, and can't wait to get to the second half of the season after an even more exciting trip to Nationals in Bendigo.

Heroes - Seb

Last night Heroes soundly defeated Blitz 2 with a margin of 15 to 6. B2 were a bit under strength with their fearless leader Cunliffe turning out for the big brother team. The team was left in Craig's capable hands and he didn't disappoint. The B2 handling was pretty solid with Craig and James working the disc. The team showed good patience against our zone, however, B2 gave us a few too many opportunities to score. Heroes played quite well this week, hitting a number of long shots and moving the disc quickly up the field. Well done to B2 who are coming along really well in their first season!

Cobras - Troy


So for many this seems to have been a sad week, not so if you a lady in Brisbane. Big news Dan 1 has now thrown forward and had a haircut. Now David Attenborough I am not but it is my understanding that in America this is how the male of the species signals to potentials females that he is available. Dan 2 has been kind enough to confirm that is true. So ladies this is an exciting time for you but don't take my word for it we asked BW what he would give up to be Dan 1 right now "Well not my MVP because let’s be honest you'd have to give that back right away because I am the MVP and then it wouldn't count as payment, but most other things." We then came across Cunliffe about the news he simply snapped "I don't know why you ask me you'll just end up misquoting me anyway.” He was later heard to say “Man, I was planning on getting a haircut, he stole my move.”  We then came across Emma Stone and luckily there is this guy who is making a documentary about me and he is following me around with a camera, his name is Rick Salomon and he assures me last time he did this it got lots of coverage.  I asked him what the film was and I turned out as it was something French and I wasn’t in the mood for subtitles.  Apparently the documentary will be coming out in the fall in Brisbane (I don’t know when that is as there are no deciduous trees).  Anyway back on point Emma’s (Yep we’re on first name basis) response will be in the documentary but when she heard the news about Dan 1 this happened http://i.imgur.com/vHqro.gif Oh and if all this wasn’t enough Dan 1 is going to be a doctor so get in early ladies as I don’t imagine he’ll be getting his haircut or throwing forward again anytime soon, this thing is a race.  In fact my sources tell me that the phone calls Dave gets every week when he arrives are girls asking if Dan 1 has cut his hair.

Cobras win 15-9”

Bugs - Trev

It was another hard fought night for the Buggers up against an in form Cobras.
Our first season player Zev Permack had a stand out game, scoring a significant proportion of the buggers' goals (I lost count at 3). He seemed to sky a number of the taller Cobra defenders without even breaking a sweat.
Another first time Bugger, Luke Sturgess, took a sweet Callahan off of the first pass out of the end zone. The goal had taken everyone by surprise, even Luke.
In all, the Buggs had a sound performance, but against a slick and slithery Cobras offence, it was not enough. As always, the Buggers are a constantly changing team, evolving, growing and continually improving. The season ahead will be an exciting one.
Up the Buggs!


Dojo - Ads
Well, a spectacular game from start to finish. With the greasy disc both teams turned it over twice on the first point. After that it was business time.

For extra ego points, I'll mention that our first point was me laying out (well, I'll call it that). After that, there we traded a few points and Blitz ended up on the right end of 5-3. Dojo then put on a flurry of points to end up taking the half.

It came down to a hammer from Watto, and Pete towing the line in the endzone to win the game (I'm pretty sure it was Universe Point).

Blitz is a force to be reckoned with. They had 7 dudes for most of the game, and the team are the same group of guys that have been together since the start of the team.

Over the last few seasons I remember a few speeches/match reports ending in "Blitz are going to be a strong team, they work well together" blah blah. Well, screw that. They've arrived. They've beaten good teams, and they had the better of us for parts of the match. They'll be there in the semi finals, and it'll take a big effort to keep them out of the big game for any team.

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