“First half felt pretty cataclysmic - up against rookie Necro, I was getting my lunch taken away from me. All my mighty blow did nothing, and players were being KO'd, injured or banned as he went in for a quick score.

The second drive went no better. This was turning into one of those epically frustrating games where you got to the end having achieved nothing.

And then in the second half, things flipped round, which shows you shouldn't give up. Henry killed a player (who regened, but he was off the pitch), Throttlesnot got KO'd so his nasty stabbing stilts could hurt us no more, and the Inertia Damper proved key in protecting Bertie, which got us a turn 8 touchdown for a satisfying draw (as opposed to rushing it forwards and going down 2-1 in a tower of rage).

Thanks for the match! More challenging than I'd expected, but nobody serious injured on either side, so that's a good start for the season...”