Cobras beat Bugs (15-5), Blitz 1 beat Heroes 14-10, Dojo beat Blitz 2 (15-7), Slamtown beat UQ 15-6.
heroes - Seb
Heroes played our best game of the last couple of seasons
last Thursday night by taking it to last seasons semi-finalists Blitz in the
first half. Our offense didn't allow any breaks and our defense stole 3 of
theirs to take a half time lead of 8-5. They changed to a zone after half and
managed to force a few drops and throwaways from our team, leveling the scores
at 9 and again at 10's. From there Blitz had momentum and ran away with the
game. We became a bit flustered worrying about the time and dropped a couple of
quick points to go down 14 to 10. Although the end score line doesn't reflect
it, this was a really tough, fun, competitive match-up. I'm already looking
forward to the rematch!
buggers - trev
It was a game between last season's premiers and the the only team to have
beaten them. The Buggers came out firing early. With some big shots down field
and the menacing Bugs defence we caught the Cobras napping. As the game went on
the Cobras showed their finishing skill. The Buggers continued to generate
turns but failed to convert these into goals. The Cobras capitalised on this
and took a decisive win. dojo - Sensei
Look
a lot has been said about how Dojo is going to fare without Pete this season.
In response to that, I would just like to point out that pretty much everyone
other than the few token short4sses we keep on the roster started their Frisbee
career as a “Pete”. Some say Pete himself is actually Dojo’s first
successful attempt at mixed-DNA cloning, kinda like Arnie in Twins (would that
make Coops Danny DeVito? Ouch!).
In
fact if anything, the resilience and consistent winningness of the Dojo should
inspire the guys half our age playing BPL that there’s plenty of career ahead
for those who choose to keep building their game even when the knees start
to grumble a bit. I won’t tell you how old Sean is, but trust me - he’s old.
And the more hair he loses the better those hammers get!
So
anyway, that’s a long winded way of saying that yes, we’ll miss Pete while he’s
on his Melbourne sabbatical, and we’ll welcome him back once he gets tired of
hanging around in laneway cafes, checking out awesome live gigs, taking day
trips to the Mornington Peninsula wineries, going to epic footy matches and the
Boxing Day Test at the G... Err, okay maybe he won’t come back. Whatever he
does, our plan is simple - keep adapting and keep winning.
Anyhoo
- last night was another chance for a short-staffed Dojo to get some solid game
time and bed in some new team chemistry against a group of teenagers who
just don’t stop running. With Coops turning up just in time to allow Silent to
head off for China and still leave Dojo with 7 players, there were plenty of
chances for Blitz 2 to get the jump on Dojo last night. But in the end, despite
Blitz putting up a good fight, it was a pretty routine win for the Dojo.
If
anything, I reckon the Blitz 2 boys need to reduce their reliance on Cunliffe
and work on their full-field team game. This will give them way more options to
threaten on offence and make their opponents need to work a whole lot harder to
stop them...
Looking
forward to the next game. And who knows, maybe we won’t have to play Savage
next time...
Blitz 2 - Cunliffe
Well in last week's report I said there were a few
questions marks hanging over Dojo losing Pete...
This week Blitz actually played them and unfortuantely
for the other teams in the league my doubts were unfounded. Dojo were still
their rock solid selves.
It was a decent game, but Dojo were obviously the
stronger team. Blitz had periods within the game where they traded, and even
pegged a few back. It looked like we might make a real game of it at 10 v 7,
but Dojo with their experience capitalised on some cheap turns and ran away
with it 15 v 7.
Even though Dojo were short on number with only 8 players
they continued to play zone, and played it well in spite of not having Pete.
Nor did not having Pete change the fact that every player on their team is very
savvy at getting free and capable of throwing strike throws.
Dojo appear to still be a force to be reckoned with.
Slamtown - stef
The Lovers and Slamtown had a fun and enjoyable match
against one another!!! This was something that we found achievable last
season. Slamtown were firing early, and Buzz fit in as the missing link
in our offence in his debut performance in the Orts for BPL. Phil Stocks
also had a great impact in his return from old age hiatus, and the SFC average
age skyrocketed a decade in the process. Slammers stifled the Lovers for
most of the first half with their zone, and though UQ found some form in the
second half, they were far to deep in a hole to make a run at stealing away the
game.
UQ Lovers - Moto
ReplyDeleteThe Lovers came into the game knowing that Slamtown have some of the biggest names and biggest players in BPL. With the Lovers looking like having a short roster due to injuries, Slamtown were kind enough to let us pick up Matt Finn and Chris Ende from Townsville but it didn't do much as Slamtown quickly took half 8-2 with some strong defence and quick hucks. At half time we had a critical look at what we needed to improve on to ensure that we didn't let the game run away from us. With an injection of intensity and by focussing on the basics of a strong force and patient offence, we managed to force a couple of turnovers and maintain possession on offence. However, Slamtown were too strong and took the game 15-6.
Once again the Lovers showed great mental fortitude to not let the game run away from us when were down at half. By ensuring that we get the basics right and bring intensity and focus from the beginning of every game we can definitely be more competitive.