“WIL Season XXI - Round 5

We're up against Krytie's dark elves who will be missing two blodge/tackle blitzers thanks to fortuitious (for us) injuries in their last game.

We opt to receive and push forwards with the ball against a deep defence from the elves. We score a KO in both T1 and T2, letting us get a player advantage early on. On T5 we manage a quad skulls but fortunately it doesn't let them near the ball carrier. T6 and we have left them a way at the ball with their rookie assasin and he stuns our +AGI ghoul with a blitz!

Luckily the ball has landed in three of our team's TZs, though their AGI5 witch elf still tries to dodge in and get it... but can't make the 4+ pickup! Phew! We recover and make it 1-0 on T8 though we do get a DP/block/tackle zombie sent off trying to remove that agi5 witch.

One of their 3 KOs remains out so we kick with 11 vs 10.. but immediately lose a zombie to the KO box to make it evens. They go for a spp with their rookie assassin but double 1 the pass! We rush in and steal with our +AGI ghoul.. but he trips over on a GFI to safety.. bah! They counter with style and poise, making it 1-1 that very turn.

Our KO returns while theirs does not so we receive with 11 vs 10, but they quickly turn things around by KO'ing both our wights in two turns. That's two guarders gone - could be key! Our smaller mummy then KILLS their -av -ma DP and they don't bother waking up the apo so our head coach gets to work to raise a new zombie.. welcome aboard Vox populi!

T5 and they unleash their assassin on the ghoul holding the ball and again he scores well, with a KO. They then steal the ball and go for a downfield pass... but scatter it. We recover with a blodge ghoul but we are down to 7 players left vs their 9.. difficult! T6 and we rush through with a lone ghoul.. he's in range of the endzone but they have plenty of players who can hit him. Our best hope is their lack of rerolls... come on 1!!

Nope.. they don't fall over... but they do miss their stab blitz!! We push our ghoul mostly free and he then dodges away a few times (with their assassin shadowing) before we make it 2-1!

They try once again for the OTT but without rerolls can't do it and we claim the win. \o/

GG krytie, very close but nuffle favoured me this time”