Blame it on the Rain......

well... not really... we're not passing blame here... I just wanted to get a plug in for Milli Vanilli.

On a very wet season opener, it was great to see many of the familiar faces from
around the league. There was a good vibe at Annerly, and it was good to arrive at the fields to a Firesotrm training session in full swing. There was some excitement in the air as the remaining players from each team arrived, and the Firestorm group divided itself amongst the teams of the league.

Slamtown was pumped, we always are after a long drive, and we were stoked to see our new recruits kitted out in their sleek orange garbs. With the rain at a consistent drizzle, we squeezed in a quick warm up, had a quick stragegic chat, called the other team a bucnch of c*unts, screamed our team name a few times and took to the line.

We knew we would have our work cut out in taking on the defending champs, but we were ready.... after a slow start, we managed to come back from 0-2, and eventually took our first lead at 5-4. From that point on, the game see sawed back and forth, though it was the last lead we had. The Dojo were up by two at 11-9, and SFC clawed back into it tying it up at 11. From there the Dojo dictated the exchange of points right up until time expired and they got away with a 14-13 win on universe point.

The game was certainly hard fought defensively, and though there was consistent defensive pressure from both teams, I'm sure that both teams would have loved to just maintain possession had they known the last three points would average out to around 8 turnovers/point. The rain picked up, and by the end it was a downpour.

The Dojo did get away with their fair share of big sky's in this battle of short vs. tall, but everyone of them was well contested, and none guranteed. SFC on the other hand kept the hucks to a minimal, and were consistent in stringing together a fast paced offense with lots of touches producing some very open scoring strikes.

It was a well spirited game that had potential to go pear shaped, but everything was handled with class and good spirit. The Dojo remain the only team in the BPL (except the new Los Bandidos), that SFC has not beat.

We look forward to having another crack at the champs, and to playing out this season. Next up for the Flatballers are the the 'should be improved' Heroes.

It will be hard to separate the top 4 teams on this weeks Power Rankings with Cobras and Buggs coming off convincing wins and the Dojo and SFC playing a very evenly matched battle. If you're keen to see how they pan out, check in Sunday evening and have a squizz.