Like Ninjas in the Night

A pared-down, GC-free Dojo hit squad quickly took apart the fresh, fast, but highly inexperienced group of UQ Lovers on the suitably dark AJFC Field 3 last night. The UQ lads played with all the enthusiasm and rapid running one would expect from a bunch of boys who are smack in the middle of Zoo Magazine's target market, but it wasn't enough to get close to the newly-clinical Dojo Way.

An early tussle saw plenty of quick UQ popping through the Dojo fence, but a switch to our patented "Wax-on Wax-off" D saw the flow of UQ goals stop dead. From there it was just a matter of completing passes on O and baiting throws on D to see Dojo walk away with an easy 15-6 win.

UQ were very much missing the Vancouver-bound Al Don, as well as the experienced hands and leaping legs of Chris Cunliffe (will he ever turn up?), leaving just Pete Allen, not exactly a veteran himself, to run the show and whip the rookies into shape. And that's way too much to ask for with BPL as competitive as it now is.

So, next week we're fronting up against Rawhide, a team which dealt with the old huck-happy Dojo ways in brutal style last time round. It seems they lost out to Messy Bugs last night though, and with all that disciplined car-polishing the Dojo lads have been doing of late we're expecting a much different outcome this time round.

This week's MVP poll is on the right, as usual, with the standings now at Matt E (2), Stefan (2) and Mike (1). It's going to be tough this week as this writer can't think of a single player not deserving of recognition.