I am embarassed to announce that the Sons of Brutus have now played 434 games in the Box, making them the most played Human team in that environment, and number 12 on the all races list of Box teams. Fortunately there are still a number of ranked teams with plenty more games than the Sons.

Since I last blogged about the Sons, we've put in a personal best performance in Season 14 of the Human League Premiership to secure our first top three finish, secured two Black Box Brawl titles for Humanity, and then some how won Season 15 of the Premiership (all the really talented coaches were focused on the Conference until it was too late). Some of the coaches I've played lately have accused the Sons of being famous and/or inspirational, which I think they are mistaking for old and recognisable like the pensioner down the street with all those cats.

To mark the occasion, I though it might be fun to look back at past players, and put together a dream team from those Sons retired but still living. I give you the Pensioners of Brutus:



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Player #	Name	Comments
1.	Hans Stikkyfingers	The Coach would return to lead the Pensioners on the pitch, despite his broken neck and history of concussion. His passing skills may not be as sharp as they once were, but the legend would still contribute strongly as a guard or sweeping tackler.
2.	Fumbles Clumsyfist	Beating out legend Chuck Downfield for the second thrower position, Fumbles aka The Choker wins his inclusion on the basis that he can play nicely with others. The superstar has had a serious concussion, but it is hoped that a strong knock to the head might have been just what he needed after fumbling the ball at so many crutial moments.
3.	Snatch Engo	Our first Catcher is the legendary Snatch "Golden" Engo, who despite his niggling back injury following an assassination attempt, would be sure to shine.
4.	Gunar Flea	Gunar never reached superstar status, but is one of the more accomplished catchers to have finished his career still breathing. Due to his neck injury his role would be one of a spoiler to play on defence rather than as a traditional scoring catcher.
5.	Git Runnen	Git may not be as fast as he once was but as part of the team that won the second BBB title and a player that helped deliver the winning HLP season Git gets the nod, as the third and final catcher.
6.	Phisten Urphace	Legendary ball thief Phisten Urphace is the first of the four blitzers. He retired after a neck injury during the winning season and may not be as reliable as he once was, but holds a specialised roll of cage breaker.
7.	Kiksur Phacein	A weak knee doesn't stop Kiksur from taking his spot as the second blizter. He provides a staunch grinding nature, claiming field position the old fashioned way.
8.	Knut Twist	A knee that never healed right and a fractured skull saw the premature end to Knut's career, and he left the team on extremely bitter terms after dragging the team through an early rebuild and ensuring the Sons completed their first ever Premiership Sprint. The number eight helmet is reserved for the Wounded one, assuming he ever returns our calls.
9.	Owen Sumpaebak	Owen gets the fourth and final blitzer spot as a tribute to the original squad. Realtively underdeveloped he is one of three original players to have ended their careers still breathing. Many other blitzers accomplished far more, with blitzer Boan Krusha narrowly missing out.
10.	Uncle Shaggafist	With Socrates dying on the pitch Uncle Shaggafist is the Pensioner's Ogre. Shaggafist was fired after 25 games for being just too damn boneheaded, the early onset alzheimer's making him perfect for this team.
11.	Will Fowler	The first of our linemen is Will Fowler, who holds the record for most fouls in his short career. Here's hoping his ankle is still strong enough to deliver legendary grade stomping.
12.	Billy Fastfist	Billy is another stiff necked pensioner, but in his role as a blocking guard he only needs to look one way.
13.	David Strongtree	David Strongtree is one of a select few linemen to have played over 50 games for the Sons. His niggle might prove a weakness, but that is more than offset by his skills.
14.	Stan Dupphront	With only one casulty from 29 games and 76 block, Stan might not be an obvious choice, until you realise his one casulty was a kill strike on a 163spp cpomber called Azure is a fairy Color. If he's got another punch like that in him, then the Pensioners are hoping he plays it again.
15.	Yorick Grottyfield	Yorick had strange ideas as to the sort of player he wanted to be, and left citing creative differences with the coaching staff. Whilst is might not have suited the Sons, Yorick's eccentricity makes him a natural for the Pensioners
16.	Alexander Truebone	Truebone gets the final slot for the Pensioners, as the first ever lineman to play 50 games for the Sons. He retired uninjured after game 51, and opened a sports tavern. If we can find someone to tend bar on saturday afternoon Truebone's in!