“That was a gruelling [re]start for the Facts. Opted to kick, which probably wasn't the best of ideas against a bashy team, but then they had regen and beer, and we had no claws, so denting them wasn't going to do much for us anyway.

Equalised in the last turn of the half, but with Griff slumbering and much of the rest of the team KO'd or injured, we only had 7 players to start the second half. The blizzard helped (for a while) but eventually we were 2-1 down, and the only hope of a draw was wrecked when the crowd decided to riot.

On the positive side, Griff woke up just in time to knock a skeleton into (temporary) dust so at least we kept up on casualties. This time last season we'd just lost a player to a serious concussion, so things are slightly better than before...”