#6 Sacheeva Preuk – Dead (RIP) #14 Boonyaah Delecht – Broken Ribs (MNG) #14 Boonyaah Delecht – Smashed Hip (-MA)
“It was with a heavy heart that the Coach Patrician tapped longtime Blitzer, Yanovi 'Titan' Frostham, on the shoulder just before he took to the field for this game. 39 games, a history of service and committment that would be sorely missed.
What his retirement bought though was 2 handicaps and with a 3 man Morely's and palm the coin, the Norse took the field upbeat. We managed to work our way up the field, takin out a few Zombies here and there, alhtough Sacheeva Preuk managed to trip on a failed dodge and faceplant onto a carelessly misplaced broken bottle.
Everything was going swimmingly and OB looked like entering the hall of fame and going out on a high...but then there was the dreaded 2 * Double Skulls. We still had hope that the ball carrier wouldn't fall, but double POW meant we had no hope. We tried to corner the ball, but a bad bounce meant the crowd got involved. It got thrown down the field and a Zombie picked it up. 0-1 down first half.
The 2nd half and nothing was going right. No KOs, no Morley's, although we did get a number of opposing players off the field. Still, we couldn't hold them forver and in the end it was a very nice play using the Golem in the middle to pass to Groth. 2-0.
All in all a forgettable game. Well done JB, good luck in Conf. And on that note, the Blight management have decided that their team, more and more injured as the season rolls on, will be retiring. A sad day, but perhaps the battered Norse can spend more time with their families and wenches.
Votes
#3 - Groth Paleflesh - who else? 2 Big casualties, 1 TD and annoyance all over the field.
#2 - Norm Nosebleed - showing Norse how its done, pickup and double GFI.
#1 - Pumpkinhead - for catching the ball and the completed pass, almost elf like.
Started out ok for the Blight with Morleys keeping Blackhelm, JC Jr and Benny Braingorger on the sidelines. The Norse make a nice drive and setup for a stall outnumbering the Necros 9 to 7. Nuffle then intervenes - double skull RRed to a 2nd double skull for the Blight. Jigsaw seizes the moment and blitzed the ballcarrier resulting in a loose ball. The Norse look to have control and surround the ball KOing Groth Paleflesh, however in the process Groth falls on the ball, knocking it into the crowd... it's thrown back in and ends up the other end of the pitch. Norm Nosebleed then makes a big play (for an unskilled zombie) - picking up the ball and making 2 GFIs to run in for a turn 8 TD.
Carrying on with the blessed luck, Theatre manage to pass all 3 Morleys and all 3 KO rolls to have more than a full team to setup with in the 2nd half. Norse down to 9 but put up some tough defence, whittling down the numbers to 7 all, but Theatre manages to just hold out running in the 2nd TD in the last turn.
Twahnlows
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3 votes - Nikoliev 'Shloss!' Sazzeyev (#7) Was the standout despite the pair of doubleskulls in the first half.
1 vote - Molitov 'Bombski' Usslessy (#3) Also put in a good performance.
Honourable mention: Oldbugmanof Perfectoss could have had the TD in the 1st half, and made a nuisance of himself in the 2nd. Good game but just misses out.”
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What his retirement bought though was 2 handicaps and with a 3 man Morely's and palm the coin, the Norse took the field upbeat. We managed to work our way up the field, takin out a few Zombies here and there, alhtough Sacheeva Preuk managed to trip on a failed dodge and faceplant onto a carelessly misplaced broken bottle.
Everything was going swimmingly and OB looked like entering the hall of fame and going out on a high...but then there was the dreaded 2 * Double Skulls. We still had hope that the ball carrier wouldn't fall, but double POW meant we had no hope. We tried to corner the ball, but a bad bounce meant the crowd got involved. It got thrown down the field and a Zombie picked it up. 0-1 down first half.
The 2nd half and nothing was going right. No KOs, no Morley's, although we did get a number of opposing players off the field. Still, we couldn't hold them forver and in the end it was a very nice play using the Golem in the middle to pass to Groth. 2-0.
All in all a forgettable game. Well done JB, good luck in Conf. And on that note, the Blight management have decided that their team, more and more injured as the season rolls on, will be retiring. A sad day, but perhaps the battered Norse can spend more time with their families and wenches.
Votes
#3 - Groth Paleflesh - who else? 2 Big casualties, 1 TD and annoyance all over the field.
#2 - Norm Nosebleed - showing Norse how its done, pickup and double GFI.
#1 - Pumpkinhead - for catching the ball and the completed pass, almost elf like.
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