valis
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Post by valis on Jan 10, 2022 6:48:20 GMT
Well done to Short Cut and their coach Haugster, who retain their title with a hard fought game against Disease Bearers. Commiserations go to ShinyJ, who, through some excellent coaching took the game to extra time. Short Cut won the toss, and electing to receive, punched their way down the field to take the match 2-1.
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booncabal
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Post by booncabal on Jan 10, 2022 14:39:40 GMT
Well done to both and I'm glad I let Haugster win that semi final now...
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Post by haugster on Jan 10, 2022 20:56:08 GMT
Hehe, thanks for that, mate!
The Cut won the toss electing to receive thinking they could try to beat the elves to a pulp and making them score early, and perhaps stop them from scoring altogether. Both nearly worked. The elves' numbers on the field dwindled fast, and we managed to pressure the elves to try a risky move to score. They failed their attempt for a throw, and Jan the ultraagile hobgob was on hand to pick up the ball. He was then promptly lightning bolted and niggled (the apo thought he should die), and with quite a lot of dodging and sprinting the elves secured their touchdown.
So far, so good, the dwarves had some good 5 turns to score. Not so good that 5 of 6 koed elves returned to the field despite no available kegs. Either way, the dwarves drove forward and made way towards a TD of their own. Blitzing way to secure passage, Sitting bull then failed to muscle his way from an elf despite this being a trained team move, and then and there all realistic chances of a first half TD was gone.
So be it, we shall at least score in our drive. Again, we drove forward removing lots of elves and scored a relatively straightforward TD turn 16 to secure extra time. I say relatively because Shiny is ruthless in his willingness to throw elves at a possible, or indeed impossible, chance to relieve the ballcarrier of said ball. He did actually manage to get the ball free at one point and with some hefty dodging and sprinting try to trow the ball in a TZ for a far downfield elf. That didn't work thankfully, and Kjaken Kjeball could score the equalizer.
Thanks to the dwarves' inability to injure the elves, they kept coming back from being knocked out, so the elves actually had 9 elves on the field for extra time. Also thanks to some good elven punching and a strict ref, the dwarves also only had 10 men at the start. The dwarves won the toss again, though, and started their second grind down the field led by the strong hobgob, Moderately evil Egil. Again Shiny kept throwing elves at the Short's defences, but nothing came of it, and Egil could hand the ball to Mean Streak III for the winning score with 3 elves left on the field.
Thanks for a good match, Shiny! You play well as always, and made it exciting to the end.
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wilgutspleens
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Post by wilgutspleens on Jan 11, 2022 0:20:50 GMT
Well done Champ!
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Post by haugster on Jan 11, 2022 17:58:50 GMT
And then to the cutting of the Short; 2200 TV shall be reduced to 1800.
- 160 k - off goes the ultraagile Jan the Man II who unfortunately for him got a niggle in the last match of the season. - 80 k - with him goes Klein Stein II, the dirty wrestling hobgob who most matches are surplus to requirements - 180 k - For crimes against rats, elves, humans undead and all other races in the realm, the pro mighty clawing and piling dwarf Nice Knievel has to leave the team + 70 - Nice Knievel is being replaced with a rookie dwarf: Much nicer Knievel. - 70 k - Lastly, due to the team having individually reached new heights and also winning two titles, many of them are starting to feel a bit complacent. As slack sneaks in, some of the work on the pitch is being unmade: One Team Re-Roll is removed.
So, 2200 TV - 490 TV + 70 TV is 1780 TV + 20 k gold.
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selfy
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Post by selfy on Jan 11, 2022 18:24:47 GMT
Well done Haugster, that's a mighty fine achievement, sir!
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selfy
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Post by selfy on Jan 11, 2022 18:25:19 GMT
You're rerolling a new team right?
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Post by haugster on Jan 11, 2022 22:17:35 GMT
Hehe, no the Short has been cut and will hope to maim and kill on the coming season.
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Post by shinyj on Jan 14, 2022 13:42:40 GMT
Well done Haugster, very well played, it was a tight final in the end, so worthy of an actual final.
See you on the astrogranite again this season most likely.
Thanks, ShinyJ
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