“A dwarf debut where I am out-blocked by my opponent, but Nuffle declares that the dwarves will still win the bash.

We were lucky to escape from the MB of the trees, using poor dwarves to try and mark them out of game. We were also lucky to escape the Throw Team-mate attempts. What could have been for the gnomes.

Learnings:

1) Respect the stunty-wrestle combo. I did identify a 75% play on T3 of 2nd half to stunty dodge into side cage, surf or sack my ball carrier with -2DB. Lucky escape.

2) Be wary of side cage against stunty or high AG teams (gutter runner). Protect against the surf better.

3) Flat line engage more to the stunty teams, especially with the high block dwarves.

4) Wasting re-rolls on both down, just to avoid wrestle, and fish for pow, is a luxury strategy I used to frequently. Poor discipline which was not punished this game.

5) Throw Team-mate threat must be considered when positioning.

My opponent played used his guard brilliantly and managed to out block me, despite the strength differential. With luck on the throw team-mate touchdowns this could easily have been a loss. Better luck to the gnomes next time.”