Bash for the Border - Round 13 - Take your positions. Any positions.

 

Normally entering any bye round, I'd be holding a fire sale on the team and swapping anyone and everyone for a full contingent ready to play. This had mixed results when I first employed it last year.

However based on last weeks performance that surprised absolutely everybody involved and generated a  desperately needed win, I'm holding onto the cards/players I've already got and hoping like hell there's enough across all sections of the field to drag me through to another win...

THE PLAN OF ATTACK (AT THIS STAGE)

So as things stand, this is how we're shaping up one day out from the first game of Round 12.

Incredibly this round I'm only one DEF player and one FWD short which all things considered, is a pretty good place to be. Now obviously I'd prefer to have those gaps filled (because a low score is still better than a no score) but I'm still pretty happy with this line up. 

BUT WAIT, WHERE DID THE SWIT GO?

After too many no shows to count, it's a case of the Swit out and in his place: 

CHARLIE CAMERON

Filling a gap in the front line as I mentioned above any score is better than no score and if Charlie can keep to his average then we're in good stead*

*Provided the Lethal Lobsters actually turn up with a half strength team and have more holes than Swiss cheese. 

 Can the same luck I had last week against Swinger Box stretch enough for this week? 

We will find out shortly!

AFTER ALL THAT, DID WE WIN?

Of course not..

Things were going...okay for most of the weekend.

 
Young had one of his best games all year with a blistering 142 points.
And then to counteract that, McDonald had one of his worst even with just 24 points for the game..
Then towards the end, I was relying on Penders to save us, when the Lobsters had two players left to play. Which was a lot to ask honestly, one player to out gun two and he tried...

Yeah, that really blew out in the end didn't it? 

But hey, it could be worse. I could look at the ladder again and realise how horribly behind I am compared to everyone else, hitting the stark conclusion that no matter what happens from here on in I'm pretty much doomed for the rest of the season..

Oh wait, I did that didn't I?