Teams: Robbie, Maciej, Patrick, Tommy, Neil, Matt P. and James vs. Jordan, Dylan, Ezra, Matthew S., Taylor, Luke and Peter.
Score: a 20-20 tie.
Game Rating (out of 10): 9 - Anger, hard falls, great catches.
Notable absentees: Jacob, Alex, Matthew C., Graham, Josh.
Offensive Player of the Game: Patrick - Why is he always so open?
Defensive Player of the Game: Tommy - Bailed out his bumbling teammates.
Special Teams Player of the Game: Jordan - Got some silver out of some shit.
Pitch and Weather: Cold, but sunny. One side of the field was blinded by the sun, revved up like a douche in the winter free gum. Or however the hell that Steve Miller song goes.
Summary: After last night's incredibly friendly game, this one had the exact opposite atmosphere. Insults were thrown, slurs were pasted, players were hipchecked, glasses were stomped and knees were bombed. Intensity abounded. The game ended on a Matt P. run, taking the ball in his good hand and firing his feets into the end zone.
Bogus Moment of the Day - Neil balancing a ball on his head for a few seconds. Classy.
Player Ratings (out of 10, 4 being the lowest):
Robbie - 9; Looked good at both receiver and the pivot.
Maciej - 8; Defence was better on this day. A few wowzer moments.
Patrick - 9; Doesn't get the respect he so sorely has earned.
Neil - 9; Playing at an incredibly high speed is the name of the game.
Peter - 9; Ran the gauntlet in terms of offence and defence.
Tommy - 8.5; Does all the little things so well. Intangibles dot com.
Matt P. - 7; Very good debut, particularly considering his cast on his wrist.
Matthew S. - 7.5; Did the little things well, and scored a few nice catches.
Luke - 6.5; Worked hard, scored once, and did his thing.
James - 7.5; "The louder you yell at me, the longer I'll delay the game."
Jordan - 8; Looked rusty. Should come to more games.
Ezra - 8.5; Played really well down the stretch. Became the go-to guy on offence.
Taylor - 7; The prodige showed some flashes at receiver.
Dylan - 7; Got his scores, and played some decent defence on the way.
