Score: An 11-10 win for James' puke yellows.
Game Rating (out of 10): 9 - Tight (toight) defence on display.
Notable absentees: Danielle, Matthew Soegtrop, Matthew Couto.
Offensive Player of the Game: Alex D. Superb receptions.
Defensive Player of the Game: Peter. Hustled back.
Special Teams Player of the Game: Graham. Twirls galore.
Pitch and Weather: Warmer than the game of the previous. Pitch no longer an issue in terms of wetness, cuz the bastard remains dry.
Summary: An up and down battle was witnessed in the FFL on Wednesday. Robbie was again blessed with a strong receiving corps and this time utilized it a tanch better, most notably finding Pat and Graham on numerous occasions. Maciej on the other hand got the best out of his squad and found Alex D. as his go to guy on the day, with James' acting the spoiler. The puke yellows maintained the lead up to the very end, when the game was finally ended when Maciej threw a short pass to Alex D. who lumbered his adidas ass down to the endzone. The game was over an hour long and despite the numerous tosses and quick play transitions, the score remained relatively low. This can best explained by the increased focus on defence that has engulfed the FFL, resulting in numerous interceptions and Hand of Toms (or reincarnations thereof).
Bogus Moment of the Day - It all started with a mistimed lateral pass from James to Maciej. Maciej, head in the clouds, was slow to react and fumbled it. He was then jumped on by Robbie, who plowed his way towards the ball and subsequently missed. He was then jumped by Lenny, who missed it and was subsequently jumped by his own teammate Owen...and so on the pattern went, yay. Should make a song out of this doozy. Patent pending.
Player Ratings (out of 10, 4 being the lowest):
Robbie - 7; Had a better game than the day before, as decision making was a bit better. Still threw 3 interceptions and had some nobar plays. Continues to deny the fact that he's slower than a snail taking public transit. 7 PTDs on the day.
Jacob - 7; Solid catch in the endzone gave Jake his only TD of the day. Jammed his wrist on the play, but played through the pain for the most part. Invisible defensively.
Patrick - 7; 1 TD on the day but did have several key catches. Was Rob's go-to guy but the onfield chemistry between the dynamic duo was just no there. Not pidgeons at times.
Maciej - 7; For the most part, jobar. In some cases, nobar. In between, lobar. 1 int, 9 PTDs.
Lenny - 7; Had his moments on both ends. A strong advocate of tackle football, but buddy, it's not gonna happen. Borrowed 50 cents for juice.
Peter - 8; Hustled back on the D like it was nobody's business. Broke up key passes and also stopped surefire TDs when the rest of his team had already given up. True role player. Also had two great catches over Alex D. in the endzone, one a near impossible reflex grab. 2 TDs.
Tommy - 7; Quietly shut down Patrick on the defensive end, tossing him by the scruff of his neck at one point. Hand of Tom made a great appearance late in the game, more as a sort of trash talk than anything else.
Alex D. - 10; What a difference a day makes! Or maybe it's the lack of recreational drugs? In any case, Alex D. shook off a poor outing the day before with a 6 TD performance. Excellent on defence as well; the 2 tds he gave up were beyond his control.
James - 8; Much better on all ends. Complains about defensive assignments but if James don't complain, the breakfast isn't cooked half fried yet. Or something like that. 2 TDs, 1 KTD.
Graham - 8.5; Second straight class performance from the Gee Ram. Nevermind his numbers (2 TDs, 1 KTD), the guy put up serious moves once again, this time in the form of half circles that no way in hell should have worked. But you guessed it, they did. Spectacularly.
Owen - 6; He was there again. This time he made 2 catches and one great play to break up a surefire TD pass from Rob to Dylan. It was a fluke and a half, but meh.
Dylan - 7.5; Ah Dylan, what a character and a half. Not only is he slower than Robbie being carried by a snail which is taking public transport, but he's also one hell of a receiver. Had 3 TDs on the day and the scary part was, he didn't look like he was shitting beetles in effort.
