Bash for the Border - Round 5 - Patch holes and hope the wall still stands

 

We swap captains crowns again, boot out Lever and pray Dusty makes a last minute return as 6th place takes on 7th, hoping to get climbing again.

Oh and injuries rear their ugly head once again! 

THE CAPTAIN RETURNS!

Highest ranking player in the Flavorless Flavs? The Bont strikes again! So we pass the crown from McGovern back to its original owner this week. Although I have a sneaky suspicion it'll go back and forth between the two of them over the next few rounds anyway,

It's good to be king. Again.

Lowest? I don't even have to look at the list to know it's going to be Lever...before I deal with him, there's more pressing concerns currently..

WALKING WOUNDED

Nic Nat is out for the foreseeable future due to a knee injury and not back until the second half of the season they say, which doesn't bode well for this team at all given that a lot of my bench is already taken up with out of action players including Dusty. 

Pittonet missed last week due to back injury and it's unclear if he's back for this round. 

Luckily I have a back up to my back up RUC situation and that's Wright. He's now doing Ruc duties and leaves a hole up front in the FWD position. I've filled it with Dusty currently until I can trade out Nic Nat for someone else to take that spot.

Gah, so much shuffling here. I could probably get a side gig working in Vegas as this rate..

OUT YOU GO, IN YOU COME!

Out: Naitanui

In: Brad Close FWD

Represented by: A rank and file Space Wolf. 

Top of the who was left in the FWD pool, once in a while (like round 2 this year) Brad has a stonking good time on the field and romps it it. Every other time he puts in an average performance, which now that he's a member of my time I expect him to do right up until he falls over from injury or something. 

Out: Lever

Yeah bye, Bootyman..

In: Hayden Young DEF

Represented by: A random 40k Inquistor. Because nothing puts the fear into any team than a visit from the Spanish Inquisition.

Has better averages up back than Close does up front. Wasn't doing much on the free agent list so jumped at the chance to join team Average, aka The Flavorless Flavs. Currently my only Freemantle Docker. Hoping he doesn't fall over. 

OUR OPPONENT THIS WEEK: 

STRINGER BOX (Aka Tim) - 6th on the ladder, just above me. His strongest player sits 13 spots above my best (oh dear) and he comes in with a better average across the board.

Nothing like a challenge then hey?

Sadly he did offer a trade for Natainui but then quickly backtracked when the reports came through that he was injured.

Damn.

Oh well, on with the games then!

GAMES THIS ROUND - AKA SLAUGHTERHOUSE 6

Easter's been a bit of a blur. In laws have come and gone, eggs have been eaten, buckets of coffee have been drunk. But it was only this morning I realised all the games in Round 5 in the AFL had well and truly been run and won and I hadn't even checked in yet.

Oh god I wish I didn't. 

To go through this completely rubbish round, do we have a second hand car salesman on deck? 

NEGATIVE. I AM MAXIMUS PRICEINCRESINGUS, NEIGHBOURHOOD DREADNAUGHT.

Neighbourh- wait, what?

I AM MAXIMUS PRICEINCRESINGUS, NEIGHBOURHOOD DREADNAUGHT. ERADICATOR OF FERAL CATS IN THE SOPHENBY SHIRE AND DISTINCT RELATION TO UNIT ALPHA DELTA. I AM DUTY BOUND TO RELAY A REPORT ON THE PLAYER PERFORMANCE OF THE FLAVORLESS FLAVS DURING ROUND 5

Right then, well off you go.

THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS BEST DESCRIBED AS...TERRIBLE. REPORT ENDS.
 

Sigh. As brief as he was, he was right on the credits here. From players that went missing to low scores to those who were supposed to be injured going better than those who weren't, we didn't just lose, we got completely crushed. 

No Martin, McGovern or Franklin available.

Ziebell, Wright, Close and Sidebottom all scored 50 or less.

Pittonet and Byrne-Jones did better than most of the field, from the bench.

And as a consequence, we lost by an eye watering 432 points! Gah,

TOP 3: 

McLuggage, Bont, Pendlebury

BOTTOM 3: 

Wright, Sidebottom, Close.

Suggestions: I don't know at this stage, burn in all down and start again maybe??

If anyone needs me, I'll be at my desk consoling myself with buckets of Easter Eggs..