“The very definition of that phrase beginning with the letters 'D' and 'R' that people band about all too often, and an excellent example of the luck-o-meter's accuracy!

'Zon's kicked, but with 3 SI'd girls by T3, things looked bleak. The Orcs needed no Tackle or MB, the ladies were breaking on 1db POWs, failed dodges, the works. Despite the desperate situation, we still managed to generate a 2db on the ball (with re-roll) but only rolled pushes. By the end of a crap first half, and after some crap KO rolls, we were at 9 Ladies from a starting 15, and 1-0 down.

So, on we went, looking to use an Accurate / Strong Arm Thrower to generate an Elven 2 turn type of affair, so some KOs could come back. AG3 SH fail. Orcs come through. AG3 SH fail in a TZ. Orcs pick up. We knock down, but a Dodge, SH pickup, Dodge combo was too much for the Zons to pull off. Grind 'n smash, score in T14. We got a consolation, in T16, but hey ho, you don't get too many games that you can hand on heart say there was zero you could do to influence the result, but this was one.

So where now? The previously undefeated PBI champs have suffered 3 shocking halves of BB running now, and dropped two games. With 11 Ladies for their crucial next encounter against division leaders Auld and Reekie, giving up approx 35 TS I'd think, the Ladies' chances of making the playoffs and defending their title look slim. A draw is the worst case scenario against the Rotters then, and we need to end on two wins, close our eyes, and hope that results elsewhere go our way.

A word on Mira - played fine. Didn't need to, but played fine. Pretty sure I nuffled Frankie in the past, so karma is a bugger. Always a pleasure to play against his good self.”