The Teams of FNF V

This week we were "lucky" enough to be invited to one of the numerous plague pits of the Skaven Under-Empire - where we captured this great image of the Black Plagues.

(Quite frankly, we are getting tried of walking into disgusting hell-holes like this and wish to take back everything we said about the The Moot - sure it was kinda dull, but at least we weren't going to catch some hideous fatal disease)

Vipers Lose!!

All good things come to end - and so it is with the Tlaxtlan Vipers finally losing a game - crashing back to earth against the Black Plagues 2-1.

It's always going to be a tough encounter when of two the leagues longest serving Coaches go head-to-head, and this game was no exception. Expecting a very physical game, the Lizards used their Inducement money to buy a Wandering Apothecary and some Bloodweiser Babes. Although the Vipers prediction proved correct, their precautions helped them not at all!

The Skaven elected to receive and, after a deep kick, the Plagues got off to a bad start when their Rat Ogre, Grim Reaper, crashed to the ground during the very first Block of the game. The Lizards took off up field hoping to shut down the dangerous Skaven offence before it could get started. Stunty Strongarm, however, eluded the defenders and soon had the ball flying down field and into the paws of The Pied Piper who took off towards the End Zone. Although pursued by a host of Lizards, the talented Gutter Runner seemingly had a TD in the bag - but his team-mates were keen on trying to thin out the Vipers squad first - however, they only managed to achieve an embarrassing Turn Over instead. Achcauhtla quickly knocked The Pied Piper out-of-bounds and the ball was gathered up by Xipatli who took it all the way down field for a TD.

The kick-off - despite being aimed at the very centre of Skaven territory - fell short and the ball bounced into Vipers half of pitch - allowing the Plagues to give it straight to The Pied Piper. The Vipers defence rushed back and constructed a tight cordon between the elusive Gutter Runner and the End Zone - but the wiley Skaven dashed backwards before heading across field where he handed off the ball to Blitzer Slash Heartripper who then carried it into the End Zone to level the scores.

The Plagues Coach obviously used the half-time interval to stress to his team the importance of hurting the Lizards and the second half soon became an unpleasant ordeal for the Vipers. First to go was Xipatli who was bundled over the side-lines and Badly Hurt by Grim Reaper. Barely pausing Grim then turned down field and seriously injured Nezahualcoyotl. The remaining Vipers. meanwhile, had secured the ball and where pushing hard up the left hand side of the field. Another Skink was lost enroute when Mextlu failed a Dodge while trying to get up field to protect Eztli who had made a break deep into the Skaven back field. All alone, Eztli was dispossessed and the ball was picked up by The Pied Piper who flung it down field to Stunty Strongarm. As the defence rushed back - yet another Skink was carried off the pitch as Slash Verminhead seriously injured Eztli. Nevertheless, the Vipers managed to throw a Tackle Zone on Stunty Strongarm right on the line of the End Zone - but the Skavens' speed and superior numbers soon cleared away this obstruction and Srongarm waltzed over the line for the winning TD.

But the game wasn't quite over - and a final tragedy awaited the Vipers when Grim Reaper killed Acalan right on the siren.

Thanks to Givo for the game - it was a very tight affair - and I'll no doubt see you in the finals :)

Dave

(aka Axebreaker)

Zeke's Spotlight

With the completion of Round 7, we are now a third of way through season! And, once again, Zeke presents his selection of some the highlights from this week's FNF action.*

* The highlights and commentary presented here are those of the goblin and not necessarily those of the House of Axebreaker or the FNF League

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The Teams of FNF V

This week we traveled to The Moot to bring you this great poster of the FNF's Halfling team - McMurty's Mighty Mooters

(It might be very picturesque and all but, believe us, the The Moot must be the boring place on earth in which to spend a couple of days)

Vipers Win Another

The Tlaxtlan Vipers consolidated their position at the top of table last night with a 2-0 victory over McMurty's Mighty Mooters.

Odds on favourites to win, the Vipers still had to content with the McMurty's Concession Stand that has become such a fixture in the Mooters' bag of tricks. This week, in addition to usual delicious fare for which the McMurty Master Chief is renowned, there was also a range of Lustrian delicacies - boiled fish heads, fried beetles, and a slug and seaweed stew - all designed to distract a hungry team of Lizards. The Halflings also infiltrated the Vipers warm-up session to introduce some Bad Habits into the Lizards' game.

The Halflings won toss and elected to receive. As the ball was kicked down field, the delicious smells of the Lizards' favourite foods wafted across the field, making it particularly hard for them to concentrate on the game. The Halflings grabbed the ball and began their drive with a Short Pass and a dash up the sidelines. The Vipers defence quickly converged and the ball was knocked loose when Bungo Heathertoes failed to Dodge past the Vipers defenders. The ball was scooped up by Eztli who took off up field and he ran all the way into the End Zone for a TD. The restart saw some poor handling by the Halflings deep in their own half but this was more than compensated by Twiggy Shakebranch's king hit on Ixtli-Alt that knock the Kroxigor off the pitch.

The second half began with the (slightly diminished) smell of delicious food still filling the stadium- but only eight Mooters able to take the field. Throughout the match the Halflings showed a great reluctance to come back into the game after being KO'd. Xipatli grabbed the ball from the kick-off and he rushed down field. The skies above his head were soon filled with Halflings launched by the Treemen try to stop the Vipers drive. Although Xipatli eluded this aerial assault - his dash for the End Zone came undone when he unsuccessfully tried to Blitz his way through to the End Zone. A scramble for the loose ball soon developed with Halflings continuing to dive-bomb area around the ball - Mextlu falling victim to one fat Halfling who fell directly on top of him. But, despite their best efforts, the Mooters could not stop Eztli from eventually picking up the ball and carrying it into the End Zone.

The restart saw only four Mooters take to the field as all the KOs decided to stay indoors (and, no doubt, sample some of that Lustrian cuisine). So it was time to attempt everyone's favourite play - the One-Turn-Halfling-Toss-TD. It began well with a clean pick-up and hand-off to Griffo Clubfoot, who was thrown down field where he made a perfect landing - next to a Saurus! Unfortunately he failed to Dodge his way clear for the TD.

Thanks to Jeff for the game - always a great opponent and Halflings are such a fun team. The Biff was, not surprisingly, very one sided. However, the Lizards accounted for less than half the casualties suffered by the Mooters - four fell to the Vipers, four were "self-inflicted" and one casualty was caused by the crowd!

Dave

(aka Axebreaker)

Zeke's Spotlight

With Round 6 wrapped up - Zeke presents his selection of the best highlights from another week of FNF Blood Bowl.*

* The highlights and commentary presented here are those of the goblin and not necessarily those of the House of Axebreaker or the FNF League

Magic and Minotuars and Mirrors = bad news for prince charming

The stadium was packed last Friday night to see the debut match of the Magic Mirror whose glamourous profile added to the already large crowds of the dwaven matches.

The Teams of FNF V

The week the House of Axebreaker is proud to present this fabulous poster of the Necromantic team Herman's Heroes.

(Unfortunately we did not get to meet Coach Drakeular during our visit to Munster Castle. We were told that because of the lightning storm he was far too busy in his lab "recruiting" new players)

Vipers at the Top of the Table

The Tlaxlan Vipers moved into first place last night after beating Herman's Heroes 1-0 in a hard fought match.

The Viper's, down two Saurus after last weeks brutal encounter with the Orca-Cola Killers, had plenty of Inducement Money to throw around. They used it to hired some much needed muscle in form of a mercenary Saurus (with some Guard know-how) and an Agility enhancing concoction for Mextlu the Skink.

Mextlu's expensive drugs allowed him to easily catch the first Kick-Off and he dashed up the right flank with the ball while the rest of the team obstructed as many of the Undead as possible. But such tactics exposed the Skinks to plenty of danger - as the rookie Pahtli discovered the hard way when Howler Barksalot ripped his head off in the opening minutes. But there is no time for sentiment in Blood Bowl, and the remainder of the Skink squad got on with the game as Mextlu handed the ball off to Xipatli who then took off for the End Zone to score the games only Touch Down.

The restart began with the Undead driving down the right hand side of the field. Barksalot momentarily opened a gap in the Vipers line when his razor sharp claws knocked a Saurus from the pitch. But the Vipers defence rushed in and plugged the gap - forcing the Heroes to change direction. The relentless Lizard defence, however, shut that down too and the half ended with the Vipers' still in the lead.

The second half saw more of the same. Despite being outnumbered and losing a few more players during the course of the half - the Vipers defence proved to be impenetrable. Several promising drives by the Heroes were countered by the speed of the Skinks and strength of the Saurus - the ball was knocked free three times and regathered by the Skinks who carried it as fast as possible away from their own End Zone - time ran out with the Necros still trying to get the ball across the halfway line.

Another enjoyable and tough game against Gav. Thanks for the match - hope to see you in the finals (but not that werewolf) :)

Axebreaker

Zeke's Spotlight

With another round completed the House of Axebreaker once again presents some the best highlights of the week as selected by veteran Referee Zeke.*

* The highlights and commentary presented here are those of the goblin and not necessarily those of the House of Axebreaker or the FNF League

Walt's Warriors welcome The Magic Mirror to their lineup

The Magic Mirror has joined Walt's Warriors after their round 5 win against the forces of chaos.

It is said that the Magic Mirrors wheel is polished to such a shine that one can see their reflection in it as it crushes the life from your bones, and that the Mirror only chooses the fairest dwarves in the land for the honor of pushing it around the blood bowl field.

Coach Twickster has confided that the Magic Mirrors glamorous profile has attracted cheerleaders to the team, and that Queen Grimhidle has taken to staring longingly at that mirror surface asking how pretty he is.

The Teams of FNF V

This week we were privileged to be invited to the head office of the Orca-Cola Corporation where we captured this stunning image of the Orca-Cola Killers.

(Ever wanted to know what goes into Orca-Cola or how they make it. After our tour of the Orca-Cola facilities, we now know the answer to those questions. So trust us when we say you really, really don't want to know)

Vipers Climb To Second Place

The Tlaxtlan Vipers notched up their fourth win of the season in hard fought and close game against the Orca-Cola Killers.

The Vipers won the toss and elected to receive. They lost little time in scoring the first first TD courtesy of a dash up the side-lines by Acalan. Immediately after the restart the Orcs began knocking the Vipers players off the pitch with the first of the four Injuries and three KO's they would dish out over the course of the game. Some wayward passing stalled the Orc drive, but as the clock wound down on the half, Mokfang was just range of the End Zone. But a miscommunication between the Killers very large coaching staff saw the chance for the equaliser lost as the Orc Blitzer merely threw a Block rather than attempt to Blitz, Dodge and Sprint his way through to the End Zone.

Receiving the ball at the start of the second half, the Orcs once again began smacking the Vipers around with several more Lizards leaving the field. The Killers push down the right flank almost succeeded but the Vipers' defence managed to knock the ball loose and it was whisked away by Eztli to other side of the field. Skinks might be fast, but not fast enough, as Gamber knocked the ball free, scooped it up and made his way into the End Zone!

With time short and just seven players on the field the Vipers chances of scoring looked slim. Even more so when the Orcs got the jump on the Lizards with a Perfert Defence. But the Killers kick-off put the ball out-of-bounds after which it was placed in the relaible hands of Eztli. With a small escort of Saurus, Eztli took off up the left flank, hugging the sideline, towards the End Zone. The Killers attempts to stop him failed and he scooted across the line - giving the Vipers a narrow victory!

Thanks to Ben for the game - it was a bloody affair with the Orcs winning the Biff convincingly - meaning the Vipers will take to the field next week down two Sausus!!

Dave

(aka Axebreaker)

Zeke's Spotlight

Zeke's back and can now, belatedly, present his highlights from Round 4.*

* The highlights and commentary presented here are those of the goblin and not necessarily those of the House of Axebreaker or the FNF League