Average Joes Vs Orcland Raiders
The First Half
Match day 2 brought the second consecutive meeting for ‘Joes
against an Orc side in front of 27,000 fans (14,000 ratty flag wavers); brace
yourselves ratty fans because it wasn’t pretty!
The early part of the game saw the rats kick to the orcs, and then try
to lay into their green opponents, with newcomer ‘Shirley’ (the rat ogre)
knocking out a black orc, and Tank the storm vermin matching this feat. However the greenskins struck back and blister
No.10 took out gutter runner The Rat, a serious injury which will also cause
him to miss the next game. 3 line rats
were also knocked out before the end of the half. In terms of ball-play the Orcs had worked it
down their right, eventually sending a blitzer free running for the
endzone. He wasn’t quick enough and
storm vermin La Fleur blocked him, regaining the ball for ‘Joes who, with time
ticking down, tried an improbably throw over the top. The target gutter runner missed his catch and
the ball dropped free, only for the orcs to pick up and using a hitherto
unknown orc tactic of ‘throwing’ passed it forwards enough for a lineorc to
score an improbably touchdown in the last seconds.
Second Half
With only eleven players at the start of the match Average
Joes were now down to 9 for the opening drive – 2 having recovered from being
knocked out, while the orcs had no such issues.
The previous weeks orc side; the Greenskin Hackers, had really caused a
problem! The scores were soon level
however, with the orcs kicking to the rats, and a controversial touchback
giving gutter runner Pepper Brooks the ball.
A cage on the ratty left then gave him a vehicle to move forwards into
the ‘Raiders half. The orcs ignored the gapping
gap which Pepper subsequently ran through and carried on hitting instead while
the gutter runner levelled the scored at 1-1 on turn 2 of the second half.
From then on it was more of a battle than a match, and more
of a massacre than a fair fight. A
string of injuries and knockouts crippled ‘Joes, with the Black Orc No.7 causing
the main one as he injuried ‘Shirley’ the rat ogre. The earlier scorer; No.10, put the boot in on
linerat Dwight so thoroughly that he was pronounced dead at the pitch side, and
Black Orc No.8 clattered into linerat Justin, sending him into the crowd – the green
half sadly. This wasn’t the end either
as another 3 rats ended up in the knockout box, and a further 1 in the crowd,
but the friendly side this time. Towards
the end of all this damage the orcs finally scored their second against a team
of 6 rats (most of which were lying prone on the floor), with orc blitzer No.11
going over the line to make it 2-1.
The rats set up for a last drive – 2 turns remaining, and
only 6 players left, but this included two gutter runners, including top scorer
Pepper Brooks, so they still had a slight chance of a draw. However, even as the ball fell towards the
pitch from the kickoff the orcs launched a Blitz and swamped the rats
line. With no other option Pepper picked
up the ball and ran, but demonstrated the rats luck throughout the second half
when he slipped and fell while trying to leap the orc line. A last attempt by the ‘Raiders to score
number 3 was foiled by their own catching ability, and the game ended in an orc
victory, two touchdowns to one.
Team Update – Injuries & New Recruits
2 players are missing for the next game, which will be
against orc opposition for the third time, reputed to be one of the best in the
competition. A 3rd player;
linerat Dwight, died during the match, and his place has been taken by a new
linerat recruit. ‘Joes coach has also
taken on an apothecary. This reduces
Joes to 12 players.
Dwight – Dead.
Shirley – Smashed hand; punched an orcs head.
Justin – Full recovery, no-one knows how.
The Rat – Broken jaw.
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