Quite a second week of TRUBBL we’ve had ladies and gentlemen! A pair of close 2-1 wins, some tables-turned bashing of some heavy teams, and an all-Skaven running festival.
The first match of the week saw Wolverhampton host the Mallistan Maulers. Both teams were looking to bounce back after difficult opening week matches, with both sides having been weakened by injury and death. However it was to be the Maulers who would emerge victorious behind a strong running game. Leading 1-0 at the half after some solid blocking on the line, they started the second half by getting deep into Wolverhampton’s side of the field and breaking apart a number of attempts to move the ball. After repeated clashes, Wolverhampton got the ball suddenly free and sprinted upfield to tie the score with just a few minutes left on the clock. The Maulers moved the ball rapidly to Ospakr the Beerdrinker, who broke through the Wolverhampton line, stiff-armed a Werewolf, shrugged off the attentions of a Wight, and scored as the final whistle sounded to win it 2-1 for the Maulers!
Next up Grims Fandango hosted the Tlaxtlan Serpents. This wound up being an old-fashioned hammering from the Fandango, who put a Saurus on the injured list early on in the match. From then on it seemed each Serpents player found themselves outnumbered across the field. Though they tried to even the numbers up with a few attempted fouls, the Fandango armor held time and time again. As the first half continued to it’s pounding-match close, Fandango put the first point on the board. In the second half the Serpents tried to break a Skink free with the ball up the wing. He had barely crossed into Fandango territory before he was flattened and the ball turned over. Fandango moved back down the field and scored to ensure the 2-0 victory.
Across town the Bashfaces hosted Holy Enemies, Lesser Pests. Right from the kickoff the Bashfaces let the Enemies know they wouldn’t be intimidated and put a Chaos Warrior into the dugout unconscious. Moments later they killed a Beastman, breaking a huge hole in the Enemies line. The Enemies escaped up their left flank with the ball, fought off the attentions of the Bashfaces’ Bull Centaur, and were able to score midway through the first half. Immediately after kicking off the Bashfaces continued putting pressure on the Enemies, sending more players out injured and unconscious. Struggling to hang onto the ball though, they concentrated on putting more Enemies down for the count and killed a second Beastman just before the halftime whistle blew. This meant the Enemies started the second half with only 8 players able to take the field. Moving confidently forward, the Bashfaces pushed hard for the equalizer, but left the ball-carrying Bull Centaur open for a desperate open field blitz from an Enemies Beastman. The desperate play worked and the Enemies fled frantically from the vengefull Bashfaces players who sought to end the lives of more Enemies players. It ended 2-0 to the Enemies who left the field a shattered side.
In the all-Skaven matchup of Meep Runners against Griznekt’s Gutter Runners the match started evenly poised. Some fast ball movement after receiving the opening kick saw the Meep Runners score early, with neither side doing much damage. As the Gutter Runners tried to respond, their Rat Ogre went down with a nasty injury that will see him miss the next week. The loss proved decisive as the Gutter Runners couldn’t keep the skilled Meep Runner Stormvermin from widening the sudden gap and stopping the Gutter Runner drive. The second half saw the short-handed Gutter Runners pounded into the dirt by the Meep Runners, suffering some minor injuries but giving up the ball repeatedly. Only a fumbled handoff at the end of the match prevented the scoreline from being even more lopsided as the Meep Runners ran out 3-0 winners.
We also the meetup between Gork’s Legion of Hell Fiends and Haterade. A match dominated by both sides inability to pick up the ball or cause a significant amount of injury to their opponent. The Legion was able to move the ball slowly down the field in the first half, protecting it from Haterade’s repeated attempts to break down the blockers. They scored as the half ended to lead 1-0 as both teams re-thought their game plans. Haterade attempted to move the ball quickly in the second half, only to see Legion players knock the ball-carrying Ghoul unconscious right around midfield. The ball wouldn’t travel far from the spot it fell as both teams resorted to violence that solved nothing. Eventually the referee blew for full time and started trying to separate the two still-brawling sides while the scoreboard showed a 1-0 win for the Legion.
Hosting their first match of the season, Insalubrious Euthanisers faced off against DeMaryius Targaryen. The Euthanasiers spent the first half whittling the Targaryen numbers down, while taking most of the half to move the ball securely down the field against ever-depleted Targaryen numbers. With a number of players unconscious, halftime gave the Targaryens time to wake those players up and enter the second half strongly. Rapid movement down the field, including a number of key dodges, saw them score with time to spare on the clock for a second. Unfortunately, the cost of that equalizing touchdown was more players on the sideline unconscious again. The quick break before the kick wasn’t enough time to wake those players and a short handed Targaryen defense was unable to stop the speed of the Euthaniser’s Werwolves from racing downfield to win it late for the home team 2-1.
Rounding out the week 2 action was the Drycress Flood hosting the Pottsylvanian Blues. Expecting to flatten the human team, the Blues launched a heavy hitting attack right from the outset, only to find the Flood giving better than they got and putting a number of Blues players down on the turf. The sudden turning of the tables confused the Blues players and allowed the Flood to race forward, knock the ball loose, and score. In an attempt to rally, the Blues started the second half more conservatively and tried to contain the aggressive Flood. Unfortunately for the Blues, the Flood came at them from every angle and forced the Blues to react time and again to sudden player advantages from one side of the pitch to the other. All of which meant the Flood were able to move the ball relatively securely into a scoring position where they sealed the game with time on the clock. A late Blues attack showed promise but didn’t have enough time even for a consolation touchdown and it would end 2-0 to the Flood.
Next week sees the surging Drycress Flood host joint-top-of-table Holy Enemies, Lesser Pests, the other top-of-table team Gork’s Legion of Hell Fiends visits a desperate Wolverhampton, the speed-driven Meep Runners visit the powerhouse Mallistan Maulers, a match from the underworld as Insalubrious Euthanasiers face Grims Fandango, Haterade host a struggling DeMaryius Targaryen, the cunning Tlaxtlan Serpents battle the deadly Bashfaces, and bottom-of-the-table Griznekt’s Gutter Runners face the battered Pottsylvanian Blues.
Until then, stay tuned for more TRUBBL Times!
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