prophane
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Aug 21, 2011 - 21:00 |
 
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Thats right, NWL fans... Season 21 has officially started! The divisions have been set and its time to PLAY! |
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Mr_Foulscumm
Joined: Mar 05, 2005
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Aug 21, 2011 - 21:10 |
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The Hellheim J-Men are out to prove that last season was a fluke!  |
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Johnny_Ryce
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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Aug 22, 2011 - 04:56 |
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Waste Not, Want Rot showed they are ready to start taking things seriously with a big win in the first game of the NWL season 21! Froggered put up a valiant fight, but nuffle was looking out for Coach Ryce. Play of the game? THE DEVOURING (our resident beast) caught a dropped ball and shambled in for a TD in the closing seconds of the first half.
This win officially doubles WNWR's # of wins, for you statistics fans out there. |
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Catalyst32
Joined: Jul 14, 2008
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Aug 22, 2011 - 05:07 |
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The Greene Bayou Pacters are probably going to get throttled again this season.
The Chaos Gods have yet to let their powers infest the murky waters of the Bayou.
With no mutated Claws, Extra Heads or Big Hands the Pacters have a rocky road ahead of them.
The season will start off loaded with bashy teams that the Pacters are not yet ready to stand toe-to-toe with and end against Elves and Ballers that should find the Pacters beaten into a pulp. |
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Beerox
Joined: Feb 14, 2008
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Aug 22, 2011 - 06:55 |
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Llllllllet's dooooo thiiiisssss!
Oh. Bye week. Please disregard the above, thanks. |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Aug 23, 2011 - 00:18 |
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Preview + Predictions for STONE BOOT DIVISION:
*Note: I decided it would be better (less biased) if I did a division I am not part of!
I picked Stone Boot since it was the first of the divisions on the list...and wow...this is a really tough division - a lot of teams that finished right on the cusp of being promoted to Premier are back and hungry to prove themselves.
Battling it out for the top spot:
Feral Berserkers (coached by Sigmar1) is an undefeated norse team. What?? An undefeated team that failed to make it to Premier...yup...but certainly they are going to be contending this season...claw/MB on the Yeti - blodgers...tacklers...stripball...dauntless...dirty players...guard. They have the skills on the field and in the coaching booth as well.
Knights of Fate (coached by Iskabis) is a very solid Orc team. Not unlike Sigmar's Norse team, this team was in the fight for promotion to premier last season right down to the last 2 weeks. They have managed to avoid the injures and are have the skills to take on a long season and prevail.
Northern Waste Hydras (coached by BillBrasky) are a nasty chaos pact team. Special concern is the ST 4 dark elf for carrying the ball...a difficult player to take down. They have block on most of the marauders and solid coaching are going to try to set their team up as one of the top ones in the division.
Contenders:
Elven Caravan (coached by xyon) is a young pro elf team. Pro elves can be dangerous - and already a few skills on the catchers makes them capable of winning any game. They will be getting inducements in most games - and sometimes that works out very well for elf teams - as babes/extra apoths keep their players out on the field.
Abyssal Syndicate (coached by Palorrin) is a well balanced and developed Underworld team. Surprising to many, it is actually the highest TV team in the division. While they are fragile with the stunty players, the high TV means they should be able to weather a bad game or two and stay in contention throughout the season.
Legion of Z-Men (coached by RobRoyDuncan) is a developing necromantic team. With a stellar record of only 1 loss in 7 games, they should be considered a contender - however, the lack of skills on werewolves and flesh golems could cost them early in the season...expect them to peak late in the season, but some early loses could put them too far behind to contend for the top spot.
Fighting for Respect:
Waste Not, Want Rot (coached by Johnny_Ryce) is a solid up and coming Nurgle team. Nothing jumps out - but it is a solid roster and could be making some moves this season. Had a fairly underwhelming previous season. May be overlooked this season - but oddsmakers are not impressed at their chances.
Mirkwood Lumberjacks (coached by Beerox) are a new wood elf team. The scheduling monkeys did them no favors with a week 1 bye. Already the team with lowest TV, this puts them even further behind...their wardancers can be dangerous with no skills - but a lot of tackle out there - it could be a long season for the Lumberjacks.
Froggered (coached by Haxtor) are a new Slann team...makes me think of fresh meat tossed to the wolves. They are likely going to struggle this season.
End of season standings!
1. Northern Waste Hydras (6/1/1)
2. Feral Berserkers (4/4/0)
3. Knights of Fate (4/2/2)
4. Elven Caravan (4/1/3)
5. Legion of Z-Men (3/2/3)
6. Abyssal Syndicate (2/1/5)
7. Mirkwood Lumberjacks (2/0/6)
8. Waste Not, Want Rot (1/1/6)
9. Froggered (0/1/7) |
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Da_Todfatha
Joined: Jul 06, 2004
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Aug 23, 2011 - 03:06 |
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 Greetings Sportzfanz, Tomb Brokejaw here, reporting from the NWL Premier Division as we enter season 21!
An interesting mix of teams enter the campaign all with aspirations to gain the coveted NWL Championship Trophy!
Let's see what Nuffle has given us this season, shall we?
Black_Plague
A Skaven team with a veteran Skaven coach, in Cyric612. With a foursome of skilled gutter-runners, and 2 Storm Vermin to do the heavy lifting this team plays to the skaven finesse game, whereby the skaven dodge and dash their way to early scores and then try to weather the storm of inevitable broken armor. With no Journeymen nor Rat Ogres to eat up rerolls, this team looks ready to compete, as long as they can stay healthy enough to accumulate some cash. They end their season with the bashier opponents in the Premier, but they should be positioned well late in the season to survive it.
Prediction: 4-3 record. An even more likely prediction is that +ST Blitzer Cyan will earn his next skill and be gifted with a Claw by whichever chaos god is a skaven fan! I am pretty sure every iteration of Cyan has had this nasty combo.
Dead Zepplin
This undead squad coached by Licker is starting to look nasty! With 4 guard, 4 ghouls, and an AG 4 Wight, John Bonharm, this team can ball, and with a enough fodder, they can play the attrition game too, especially with 2 DPs setting the tone of the fouling game. This team, like many Undead squads also has deep pockets, so don't look for them to play a man down or the have to higher a journeyman any time soon. Ramtut has taken and interest in this team's season 21 performance and I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up at some point.
Prediction: Maybe not enough to top the charts, this team could make a mess of some of the others that can’t avoid or refuse to get out of their way. 3-1-3.
Feral Obscurity
Another team of the walking dead this one is of the Necromantic variety. With two deadly werewolves, and a full supporting caste this team can find ways to win. If the team's first 7 games are any indication, Coach Kord's preferred method of gaining victory is through stomping the opposition.
Prediction: I feel this team will go as the Werewolves go, and although they will be able to replace any losses they suffer, the team overall performance will drop when a dog dies. 2-3-2.
Hellheim Journeymen
The winners of the Bloody Spike Division enter the Premier Division having never tasted Defeat. That should change but perhaps not by much. This team knows how to win! The glory hounds (Blitzers) of other Norse teams are non-existent on the Journeymen from Hellheim. Their lack of armor is an achilles heel but for now, they have been able to avoid other teams that try to exploit it.
Prediction: 3-2-2 I dont think this team can do it, but it may be more from my prejudice in favor of AV 9 teams than anything rational. I think casualties early on and lack of Cash could become a problem.
Kiss of the Vermin
KotV is another skaven team adhering to the 4 gutter runner format, without a Rat Ogre or any journeymen. This one with a bit more cash in the kitty, and some interesting Defensive skill combos like Jackie Chan, a gutter runner with dauntless and stripball! KotV lacks skills on its linefodder, but those rats are cheap and expendable. They have a chance, if Coach Th0r can keep them healthy enough.
Prediction: Coach Th0r will pick fights with at least 3 other coaches in Chat this season.
North American Poets
Another undefeated team, the NAP seem to have no weaknesses. Running a single Bull Centaur has not impeded their ability to score TDs (10). And their defense is even more robust out-CAS'ing opponents thus far by +16...in SEVEN GAMES! Claw mutations have begun to spring up on the Chaos Dwarf blockers making this a nasty team for Bashers to face as well.
Prediction: 5-1-1. Im not a fan of Poetry, but the North American Poets are my pick to win season 21.
Northern Oblivion
While I would normally have no problem predicting the unparalleled success of an Elf team in the hands of Elfmaster Coach Kryten, and this team is stacked with skilled up catchers, that do the ball handling, lots of lineman that take any punches to the face, and two blitzers that orchestrate the hitting. Still I have reservations.
Prediction: Because of the season ending CAS-Fest vs. the White Lion Derelicts, the Oblivion will miss 3 elves against the Savage Slings in week 1. I think this will be enough of a handicap that it may well doom the elves to a mid-range finish for season 21. 3-2-2
Savage Slings
This human squad, like all human squads doesn’t look overly impressive on paper, but when wielded by a competent coach is able to win games. SavageJ has proven to be just such a coach. We will see if he can keep the momentum going against the stiffer Premier opposition, but he certainly has the tools to compete.
Predicition: 2-3-2. I am a human skeptic. They embody the betweener faction description. They cannot bash with bashers, and they cannot ball with ballers. I dont see that changing, and even within their own faction there are betweener teams that do both better than humans. I will be the first to eat a slice of Humble-brain pie, if this prediction proves way off. mmmmm, braaaaaiiiiinnnnzzz!
SO there you go folks! Season 21 has officially started and the first round is due Thursday September 1st. This season looks to be quite competitive, and only the top 4 teams will for sure be back for another shot at the title next year.
Who will those 4 be? Stay Tuned!
Round 1 Games to Watch:
Hellheim Journeymen vs. Kiss of the Vermin FC - Ballers doing what ballers do, but may have championship implications.
Dead Zeppelin [NWL] vs. Feral Obscurity - the battle for undead supremacy begins!
Tomb Brokejaw, signing off. |
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xyon
Joined: Apr 19, 2005
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Aug 23, 2011 - 03:08 |
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Match report!
Elven Caravan Vs Knights of Fate
For inducements we had 140k gold, so of course wizard was so close but so far, chose wandering apo in case the mb/po went wild and caused a lot of casualties.
2-1 win for Knights of Fate
Knights decide to kick to Elven caravan.
Knights of fate showed a good game, only had 1 turnover all game that was not by choice, a second turn over was by choice of not rerolling a double skull block.
Elven caravan had a somewhat poor showing. 3 turns ended in turnover from failed easy dodges. 1 tun ended in turnover from a failed hard dodge (desperation moment), 4-5 turns ended in turnover from double skulls. Needless to say, the first 3 turns of the game burned their 3 rerolls, and they had suffered 2 casualties, including one rip (turned into mng from apo), and one bh, by the end of the second turn.
Despite the early failures, and a few more failures during the match, we scored turn 4 first half, were unable to stop the score in the last 4 turns, and were unable to stop the 8 turn stall by the orcs in the second half, with only 5 elfs left (a lot of KO's were inflicted, and while people were waking up at halftime, nobody woke up for this final push for the ots), we attempted ots, but that did not succeed.
One lucky moment happened where we did a 2d against, double pow, mng cas which was apo'd into a niggle, against the mb/pile on blitzer.
Needless to say, with all of the turnovers that happened... it seemed like less than a whole game, but that happens sometimes. |
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Catalyst32
Joined: Jul 14, 2008
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Aug 23, 2011 - 07:00 |
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Bloody Spike Division
Preseason Report by Bilbo Riley
Hello sportsfans... The new season has begun and it's time for Bilbo Riley's Guide to Blood Bowl. This season I'll be discussing the finer points of edible fare at the various stadiums of the realm. Every 1st rate Blood Bowl experience begins and ends and is accompanied throughout the entire game with all sorts of goodies to fill your belly and beverages to wash them down.
The divisions are set and the galley staff at the stadiums near you are hard at work preparing to bring you their best. Here is a rundown of the finest pre-game, mid-half, halftime, late game and post game meals and snacks.
Miyuso - Ithica Hawkeyes - High Elf
Before you go to this game try a bottle of the best wine and a healthy slice of finest cheese you have stored in your secret underground cellar of fineries. Or go to your local tavern and pass around a bottle of their best among your mates. Because after you have have had the wine served by the High Elves you will no longer appreciate the finest of wines in your village.
No team will prepare a finer variety of cheeses, apertifs, entres, champagnes, fruits and wines. It is unbelievable how good the friut the Elves serve can be... it's only fruit... but somehow it is better than any fruit you have ever tasted. I don't know how they do it. It must be Elfish Magicks.
Speaking of which I understans the Ithica Hawkeyes will very likely bring a Wizard to several games this season. But who cares... order some more wine and enjoy the fireballs and lightning bolts.
Craftnburn - Death From Above!!- Slann
In keeping with the name of the team Death From Above intends to serve it's guest Death From Within. The menu consists of maggots made to order, steamed worms, dried bugs, boiled bugs and live bugs. If you are adventurous enough to order from the menu I highly suggest you specifiy that any of the cooked dishes you order be prepared Well Done as it is the custom to eat most meats Raw or Rare. It is certainly worth maintaining your own campfire if possibly in the wet conditions to finish cooking anything that doesn't look or smell quite right.
Be sure to bring your best wet weather gear or be prepared to purchase some once you arrive. I highly recommend the Skink Skin boots and Saurus Skin Poncho's that can be tailor made to order cut right off the backs of the Lizardman Slave of your choice at various tanneries around the stadium. Or you could take your chance buying off the rack if you are perhaps more of an average sized being.
Travelers be warned to stay on the well defined roads and only take the reputable Ferry Rides on your way to the stadium. The Burncraft Swamp is a dangerous place that is not to be underestimated.
Sutherlands - Modern Family - Nurgle
Whatever you do... do not eat or drink anything served at this stadium unless you are trying to contract some sort of disease. Twelve Royal Department of Health Inspectors attended a game on the outskirts of Nurgle Territory and all of them perished later due to various severe illnesses. But before they died each Inspector gave the vendor carts and concession stands they lowest rating they possibly could an "F".
It should be noted that all taverns, butchers, bakeries or other places where food is bought and sold are forced to temporarily close down should they recieve a score lower than a "C". The offical suggestion of this reporter is DON"T GO to this game... stay home and watch the game on Cabalvision.
screech - Happy Friendly Folks - Necromantic
If you go be sure to sign on with a large band of fans to caravan into the dark lands. The grounds around the stadium are known to be festering with hordes of the undead and once inside the stadium there will be even more flesh eating creatures of the night.
Be sure to bring plenty of your own food on this trip or be prepared to hunt and scavenge for it. This is not the road game to choose to sample the local dishes. 90% of all concession stands serve nothing but brains. The brains come served anyway you like them Fried, Dried, Salted, Grilled, Stuffed, Baked, Poached, Souffléd, Scrambled, Scattered, Covered, Chunked, Topped, Diced, Stewed, Boiled, Broiled, Soiled and of course the always popular Raw.
Beforewarned that some of the vendor stands signs are misleading. It may appear that they serve food for Humans or Elves based on their signage. But they are instead a stand designated to serving specifically Man or Elf flesh and it is very easy for unaware Patrons to end up on the menu.
Catalyst 32 - Greene Bayou Pacters -Chaos Pact
The hazy green mists glowing in the humid ocean breezes are a sight to behold while preparing your own pre-game meal on an open flame shooting straight out of the camping grounds to the south and east of the stadium. There is nothing quite like cooking in these flames of pure evil and watching some standard fare you packed from home warp into some mysterious new form of meat.
Be sure to bring a Health Potion into the game with you in case something you eat doesn't agree with being inside your stomach. Anything could happen after eating the moldy cheeses and slimy rotting sauages served by warp minded denizens of the Bayou.
Make the time to get away and see the Greene Bayou... it never looks the same from one season to the next due to various natural and supernatural factors.
-MORE TO COME-
DexWarmonger - Beatles Orc Band - Orc
Pain State - Slaughterhouse [9]- Dwarf
Icesmooth - Suits - Wood Elf
rrlesh - Swampfest Creatures - Lizardman |
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RobRoyDuncan
Joined: Apr 15, 2011
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Aug 23, 2011 - 08:01 |
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Interesting first match back for the Legion of Z-Men! A quick blitz put the Legion near the ball, and the woes of the Abyssal Syndicate continued. Two turns of the Syndicate ended very abruptly, and the Legion was able to recover the ball and push downfield. A touchdown proved elusive for a while, but while the Syndicate tried to recover the ball the last player on the Z-Men to handle it must have been leaking bodily fluids at the time, as twice in a row the Underworld were unable to pick it back up. The Legion was finally able to retrieve the ball and run it in, and run out the first half.
The second half started with a quick end to the Z-Men's turn, and it looked like fortune was shifting. In short order one of the Z-Men's wights received a smashed hip and the rookie zombie Yavanno Kementari, +ST despite playing in his first game since being "recruited" from Valar Redux, was permanently killed. The Z-Men's runner was brought down, but the Syndicate were unable to remove the ball from the scrum that developed, and the Legion recovered the ball and scored. The Underworld team, being failed by their Skaven, turned to their other members, and with a quick Throw Team-Mate they had cut the Necro's lead to one. With only two turns in the game, though, the Legion was able to hold on to the ball and last out the final push.
In the end, both teams acquired three new skills, including Block on the Syndicate's Troll, helping soften the loss. Good luck to all in the new season! |
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Jasfmpgh
Joined: Jun 18, 2009
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Aug 24, 2011 - 04:03 |
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Match Report week 1, Creatures with Attitude vs. Crimson's Red Death.
Creatures win the coin toss and elect to receive. They march down field helped by BA duke taking several players off the field and the Red Death's hired chainsaw causing turnover after turnover. Sparky finally scores the touchdown at the end of the half. For the 2nd half, Red Death's bribe, babes and regen has the full team ready to face the Creatures.. and they tear in to them early. Failed blocking by the Creatures leaves them open to vicious chainsaw attacks early. A Chainsaw to the face of Sparky, the tackling werewolf, gives him a career ending injury, while scrapping for the ball. Near the end of the half the Creatures get a lucky break to knock the ball loose, only to see it bounce onto Max Spleenripper's Chainsaw. With time running out things turn chaotic, with Coach Crimsonwolf screaming for Max to give the ball up to a real Red Death team member. None of the Red Death team is able to get the ball out of the Chainsaw's gears in time to score.. giving the Creatures a miracle win.
The Creatures say goodbye to the first werewolf, and hiring a new one.. I have a feeling we will be doing that a lot over the course of the seasons. |
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Catalyst32
Joined: Jul 14, 2008
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Aug 24, 2011 - 06:38 |
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Are we using Galak's changes in the code or whatever in this League?
I keep hearing about those being implemented in Leagues for some test.
I want to know because I am coaching a poitential CLPOMB team.
Although I was intending to not use the BS COMBO of CLPOMB on my team.
But IF we are actually using the test rules I have heard about I think I should probably try to test out those experimental rules... and I should know what they are. |
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Johnny_Ryce
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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Aug 24, 2011 - 06:52 |
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MATCH OVERVIEW: Week 2: Waste Not, Want Rot V. Abyssal Syndicate
WNWR wins its third game and its third game in a row against the down-on-the-nuffle-luck Abysmal Syndicate. (Get the spelling? Get it?).
The nurgles were able to handily control the first half. Newcomer Deathly Duncan was given the ball and strolled in to the endzone during the final minutes of the half. AS tried to come back in the second half, but with the loss of two key skaven in the first half, the little gobos couldn't hold things together. The trolls kept throwing the gobos down out of frustration and Harvey Hellbender was able to score the second and final TD of the game (Is he looking a little more nimble these days?). Nick Necros tried for a third TD pass, but it was not to be.
Can WNWR keep the streak going?
Interesting Tidbits:
- No completions for either team. Embarrassing!
- Almost a half dozen WNWR players are within inches of gaining valuable new skills sets.
- Looks like Azures picks for the division are going out the window! With two wins already, WNWR has shattered his rather low (but unfortunately realistic) expectations. |
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Mr_Foulscumm
Joined: Mar 05, 2005
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Aug 26, 2011 - 23:23 |
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NWL Season 21 - Premier Division
Game - #1
Hellheim Journeymen 2 - 0 Kiss of the Vermin FC
One of the Bakke brothers sustained a career ending injury and runner Hafgrim Stromcrow will be missing next weeks game. A hard blow, and still the coaching staff can't complain after walking out of the game with an unlikely 2-0 win over the Skaven.
After the game the J-Men hired their first ever Journeyman as a permanent member of the team. Tristan the Outlander looked delighted to receive the honor and the fans are surely looking forward to seeing his blood get spilled on the field of drunken madness that is Blood Bowl!
The Journeymen wanted to prove that it wasn't a fluke that they made it to the Premier Division. Well, winning a complete fluke of a game didn't quiet any of their detractors.
All hail the fallen! |
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Palorrin
Joined: Sep 23, 2007
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Aug 29, 2011 - 09:32 |
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Northern Wastes League - Season 21
Match Report: Stone Boot Division, round 3
Northern Waste Hydras 1 - 1 Abyssal Syndicate
In an effort to manipulate the gambling odds on the games, these two teams played an early game, well before most other teams had even started their second game. Abyssal Syndicate was coming off a punishing loss to Waste Not, Want Rot, while the Northern Waste Hydras had a very short bye after their victory over Feral Berserkers. Early odds said that this game's outcome would mirror these two teams' meeting in the season 20, with a crushing victory by the Hydras accompanied by an orgy of blood.
The game started with the Syndicate dancing around the Hydras and darting in for a quick score. When the Hydras received the subsequent kickoff they proceeded to slowly march down field, knocking out several players, whilst focusing much of their attention on Glazzach, the troll of the Syndicate. Despite repeated attempts, Glazzach was a very effective road block as the Syndicate tried (and failed) to swarm D'Naer, the dark elf renegade, who ran in to score as time ran out.
The second half of the game began with a determined drive from the Hydras. Their march forward was slowed to a crawl until they managed to finally KO Glazzach, leaving the center open for their power players. D'Naer again broke free, leaving very few Syndicate players in a position to even attempt to stop him. D'Naer slowed up to run down the clock, under little threat from the opposing players, when the wizard the Syndicate had hired changed everything. A mighty fireball in the center of their defensive formation knocked down (or out) 3 of 5 players, and what few Syndicate players were available jumped into the fray. Despite the surprise attack, the Syndicate were unable to get the ball, failing on key blocks and dodges. The Hydras reclaimed the ball and looked like they had the game all wrapped up when Carnagegore, the chaos ogre, attacked Mazzik, the skaven blitzer. Despite being aided by two compatriots, the blocking Carnagegore was instead taken down by Mazzik. This shocking display distracted everyone, which allowed time to run out, leaving the score tied at one apiece.
Despite the huge number of blocks, the field was relatively bloodless, which allowed the Syndicate time to pressure the ball carrier. Even so, it was obvious that this game belonged to the Hydras, only the fluke block allowing the tie. Rumors abound that the Hydras have sworn vengeance for their bloodless humiliation. |
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