“Well after a hard fought win against the hard hitting pretenders Gumbeast United, the brave young lads were in for another tough one in Round 2 as they drew a game against the even harder hitting bad boys of the North, the Beasts of Bowl! A well grounded team, with a good kill record to back up their winning one, was gonna be no easy task for United, especially when the announcement was made that Team Captain Duke Snakefield and Superstar Gordon Lau would both be involved in a vital and extensive blood testing program, devised and conducted by one time Team Manager and Bronze Shield holder Mr. Swan as part of his plan to, in a quote from the man himself last week "revamp his once mighty team and enable them to rein supreme once more".
Our boys showed the heart that has made Carlton the team it is today though despite the absense of their two key players, many times battling on, as they're famed for doing, though reduced to a mere handful of players with legs left for fighting. A draw was the best they could hope for however, and a draw is what they got. A good hard match that would leave both teams in the hunt for the title this season... ”