Hi Friday Night Fights Bloodbowl Fans!

You can call me "Secret Spy" but to be fair I'm really just a Couch Potato!

Week 3 - My Cheetos Review! (sorry its late but Cabal Vision blew a fuse and threw me behind!  Round 4 Results will be out shortly...)

This week I got my first fan mail and I thought Id share with you all the great feedback

Feedback 1: Hi Couch Potato, my name is Nancy Girlyblouse and Im a big fan of the Passing Fancy Team! I just wanted to say that all your stats can be read in different ways so don't mean a real lot when you look at it. 

Reply: Hi Nancy, thanks for reading my newsletter!  I appreciate your feedback and will ensure from now on my Blocking area will be a lot more descriptive to give you a real feel for how the Biff went in each game.  Oh, I also noticed that in Round 6 Passing Fancy are playing the Morrowdale Mountain Men and I hope the dwarves head butt all your prancy elves into a mushy paste...especially your pin up players!

Feedback 2: Hi Secret Spy my name is Cyril Prance-about and I've supported the mighty Spirit Dragon Sky Masters since their very first game.  I love your stats but was hoping you could put down the averages next to the stats in future?

Reply: Hi Cyril, its great to see another Elven fan following my Newsletter with such gusto!  I agree that it would make it a lot easier to understand the stats with the averages close by and from now on I will do it!  Its great ideas from my fans just like you that help to make this newsletter so successful!  This will no doubt help all the elven followers out there who are either blind or have the IQ of a Squig!  Oh and I saw your team are playing the Disease of Drakenmoor next week...I hope your favourite players have all their wobbly bits rot and fall off!

Please keep the great feedback coming in! 

Anyway, let's get down to the game results!

DISEASE OF DRAKENMOOR vs RUN DANGERMOUSE CLUB

 Blocking

Well the Run Dangermouse Club won the game 2-1 over the Disease of Drakenmoor by handing out a walloping! With 4 unanswered injuries to nil, plus 2 deaths the rats from run forgot the running game plan and opted to dish out a little rough justice.  Still with half the team dead or in the apothecaries room the team did well to keep the scoreline so close.

% of Successful Block Rolls

Drakenmoor    - 48%

Dangermouse - 59% (Bring it on bad boys!)

Skulls Average = 16.66%

Drakenmoor    - 12 (12.24%)    

Dangermouse - 13 (16.04%)

POW

Drakenmoor    - 19 (19.38%)

Dangermouse - 14 (17.28%)

Average armour roll Average = 7.00

Drakenmoor    - 6.75               

Dangermouse - 7.17 (this proved to be the big difference as the ratties ripped through armour like it was made of cheese)

HAR GANETH BLADES vs PASSING FANCY

 Blocking

This week Passing Fancy won convincingly 3-1 over the Har Ganeth Blades.  With only 1 injury and no deaths it was a pretty disappointing game. With 6 passes and almost 200 yards running you can get a picture of how the game was played...typical elf on elf action! The Fancy knocked the dark elves over 6 times and 3 of these were knockouts...so they know how to hit hard!  The Blades got one KO and one injury out of 11 knockdowns...wooses!

% of Successful Block Rolls

Har Ganeth     - 68% (how did they not win the biff count hands down?)

Passing Fancy- 46%

Skulls  Average = 16.66% 

Har Ganeth     - 13 (17.80%)     

Passing Fancy- 11 (14.86%)

POW

Har Ganeth     - 15 (20.54%)

Passing Fancy- 10 (13.51%)

Average armour roll Average = 7.00

Har Ganeth     - 6.46  (...oh that's how!  They couldn't work out how to get through the armour!)

Passing Fancy- 7.29               

URUKS HO vs ERENGRAD EASYBEATS

 Blocking

This week saw the Erengrad Easybeats for the first time and with a 3-1 win over the Orcs of Uruks Ho we liked what we saw!  The Orcs dished out the injuries 3-2 while they also out passed the humans.  This didn't stop some great play and tactics allowing the humans to take the green skins down convincingly despite Nuffle influencing the outcome to a large extent!

% of Successful Block Rolls

Uruks Ho         - 57%

Easybeats       - 79% (get a load of that % !!)

Skulls Average = 16.66%

Uruks Ho         - 18 (18%)      

Easybeats       - 7 (11.86%)

POW

Uruks Ho         - 13 (13%)

Easybeats       - 18 (30.50%)  (Almost 1/3 of all rolls were POW's - BRING IT ON !!)

Average armour roll  Average = 7.00

Uruks Ho         - 7.17              

Easybeats       - 6.71

MORGUE MACHINE vs MORROWDALE MOUNTAIN MEN

Blocking

Well the Undead of Morgue Machine did a number on the Morrowdale Mountain Men as they kept the stout ones scoreless winning 2-0. Even when the undead had the game sealed they stalled, fouled and may as well ate frog legs!  This however added to the game as the dwarves were ready to unleash some pain of their own...the undead just didn't give them a chance! (Nor Nuffle as we look at the stats for that matter...)

% of Successful Block Rolls

Morgue            - 62%

Mountainmen  - 46% (Pack of girlies!)

Skulls Average = 16.66%

Morgue            - 19 (16.66%)              

Mountainmen  - 21 (25.92%) (sheesh 1/4 of the block rolls were skulls)

POW

Morgue            - 23 (20.17%)

Mountainmen  - 11 (13.58%)

Average armour roll  Average = 7.00

Morgue            - 7.24                         

Mountainmen  - 6.94

TURNER CHAINSAW MASSACRE vs SPIRIT DRAGON SKY MASTERS

Blocking

Round 3 saw the Goblins of Turner Chainsaw Massacre draw 1-1 with the Pro Elf Spirit Dragon Sky Masters.  The Gobbo's dished out 4 injuries to 1 showing the rest of the league they might be small but their weapons are sharp!

% of Successful Block Rolls

Chainsaw        - 53%

Spirit Dragon   - 28% (Lowest this week...probably the lowest % ever recorded!)

Skulls  Average = 16.66%

Chainsaw        - 20 (22.47%)             

Spirit Dragon   - 11 (17.18%)

POW

Chainsaw        - 11 (12.35%)

Spirit Dragon   - 8 (12.50%)

Average armour roll   Average = 7.00

Chainsaw        - 7.36                         

Spirit Dragon   - 5.15  (What the??  Were the Elves wearing padded gloves? - Even Halflings hit harder than that!  What did the elves do to upset Nuffle?)

Until Next Week...

Secret Spy

FNF VI - Round 4 Done!

Hi Sports Fans,

Round 4 of Friday Night Fights VI has been successfully completed - and it was another exciting week with plenty of action and a couple of upsets. 21 Touch Downs were scored and 29 casualties were sustained from all causes - but very few of the injuries were serious. Unless, surprisingly, you were a Dwarf!  Another big surprise for the round was that no Rotters died!

It was also a big week for Cabalvision coverage - with all but one game uploaded and available for you to enjoy - so tune in and catch up on all the action of this week's great games!

As usual, the legendary Bob Bifford and Jim Johnson are here to present their selection of some the best highlights of this week's games.

Round 5 is scheduled to finish late Thursday night - 24 Nov

Good Luck!

Dave
(aka Axebreaker)

Dark Elves Finally Win a Game

The Har Ganeth Blades scored their first win of the season last night - defeating the Undead Morgue Machine 2-0.

Last week's casualties meant that the Morgue Machine was flush with inducement money. They purchased a keg of Bloodweiser Ale and hired a Wizard. In an effort to fire up their mage, the Undead also hired a rent-a-crowd group of cheering fans. It was a decision that backfired - as the ring-in fans had no effect on the Wizard but they did seem to incite the rest of the crowd to actively participate in the game - to the detriment of the Morgue Machine's game. 

Not one, but two Pitch Invasions, a Thrown Rock and a Skeleton beaten senseless on the sidelines - pretty much wrecked the Undead game plan and handed the match to the Dark Elves. A full replay is available on Cabalvision.

Thanks to Gav for the game - I know from some very recent experiences what it's like to have a game snatched away by the Kick-Off table. Good Luck with the rest of the season.

Dave

(aka Axebreaker) 

FNF VI - Round 3 Wrap Up

Hi Blood Bowlers,

Round 3 has come and gone - completing another great week of the Friday Night Fights. Plenty of action was on offer this week - with 20 Touch Downs scored and 30 casualties sustained from all causes: including 2 Deaths and 7 Serious Injuries. Much of the exciting action is available for your viewing pleasure on Cabalvision.

We are again privileged to have Bob Bifford and Jim Johnson present their selection of some the round's best highlights.

The Round has been rolled over - and Round 4 is scheduled to be completed by late Thursday night 17 Nov.

Good luck!

Dave
(aka Axebreaker)

Dark Elves Still Winless

The Har Ganeth Blades lost their third game in a row last night - going down 3-1 to the Wood Elves of Passing Fancy. Making it easily the worst start to any season by a House of Axebreaker franchise - even the Goblins of Season I drew their second match!

Among a whole host of issues, the Dark Elves clearly need to work on their attentiveness when on offense as they were once again Blitzed when receiving their first Kick-Off - throwing their game plan into disarray and enabling the opposition to score! A full replay of the match is available on Cabalvision. 

On the positive side of the ledger  - the Dark Elves did give the Woodies some lasting souvenirs to remember them by and whole of bunch of their players are finally showing signs of more skillful play. Although this week they were only paid the league minimum in appearance money, the team management still had enough to hire an Assassin. Whether the Assassin is there to play for the team or take care of some of the players and coaching staff remains to be seen. 

Thanks to Matt for the game - and good luck with the rest of the season. 

Dave

(aka Axebreaker)

FNF VI - Round 2 Complete

Greetings Sports Fans,

Round 2 of Season VI of the Friday Night Fights is done and dusted. And it was another action packed round and another week of high casualties. Although Deaths and Serious Injuries were down from last week. In fact, most of the Serious Injuries were sustained by just one team - theSpirit Dragon Sky Masters. Fortunately for the Elves - three of their four Serious Injuries were to mercenary lineman.

Many of this week's games are available for viewing on Cabalvision and are well worth watching. Two of Cabalvision's biggest names join us once again to present some of the highlights from Round 2.

A big thanks to all the Coaches for getting their games in before Friday. The next round is scheduled to run from Friday 4 Nov until late Thursday night 10 Nov.

Dave

(aka Axebreaker)

SNS Final

The House of Axebreaker is pleased to announced that the Inaugural Saturday Night Stunties competition for the 'Speccy' McGroan Cup has been completed!

Congratulations to Coach Drakeular and the Bruiser Boyz who defeated the Lowdown Ladz 2-1 in a hard fought final. Thus earning the privilege of graffiting their team name on to the trophy!

It was exciting final with plenty of casualties - mostly to Lowdown Ladz players. The replay is available on Cabalvision. Unfortunately, due to unavoidable technical errors, the last few turns of the match were garbled in transmission (the presence of 'Speccy' McGroan's ghost?)

We've invited the stunty Star Player Nobbla Blackwart to present some of the best highlights of the match.