Halibut is officially over for another year, with the trophy again being snaffled by a bunch of southern mercenaries despite the best efforts of the top local outfits.
But who cares about a bunch of blow-ins (with the fiendish John McNaughton shamefully tagging along as a gun for hire) nicking the prize? It's not by accident that the trophy is WAY too big to be accepted as carry-on luggage. It can and will never leave Brisbane.
No - the real interest in this year's Halibut was the mini-tournament within the main event between the Dojo players scattered across the various teams. Coming in at fourth place ("stone motherless last" seems just a bit nasty) was Dan B with his Mellow Yellow outfit (finished 8th overall). At third is Coopers & Dom with the still inexplicably named iCarrot (finished 5th overall), and runners-up are the big GC group of Stefan, Mike, Matt, Santiago, Phil, Lee (AKA McLovin) and Andy McL with their team the Slamtown Flatball Club (3rd overall). And of course that leaves the self-gratifying author of this blog at the top of the table in his efforts with Mind the Gap, a team composed largely of, well, let's say "mature" players who showed that having a mobile creche on the sideline (and the Mums & Dads on the field) is no obstacle to making the final in a serious tournament (eventually finishing 2nd overall, losing the final 15-10, as I recall).
Not sure who won the party (competitive partying has always mystified this writer), but the Slamtown lads & lasses looked the goods on Saturday afternoon.
Back to BPL rounds as usual this week if the weather stays clear and bitterly cold (for Brisbane). Dojo are hot favourites to repeat their opening-round win over UQ Lovers and Dr Phil Stocks is hot favourite in the least-likely-to-turn-up stakes. Stay tuned.
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5 years ago
Sensei, do you only keep messing up your blog to keep me interested? I don't think that you would be playing UQ Passion in both Rounds 9 & 10, but according to your draw you are. Seriously Sensei, how can you teach, when you can't "do"?
ReplyDeleteRight again Wetnose. That's twice now in as long as I've had the pleasure of your acquaintance! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteBut maybe you should stop checking on the details here at the Dojo blog and get last night's results posted over at BUB??? I want to know how that super tense foul-a-thon between Messy & Rawhide finished up last night.