Call it or leave it

We've all had those moments on the field, right? That one where you think you were fouled/picked/double teamed and didn't call it. What did you do? Did you start getting into a shouting match with the other team? No. You walked away, learnt your lesson, and reminded yourself that if you believe you are wronged you call it. Well, maybe some people need a refresher in that course after the Cobras/Dojo game last night. People from both teams. Perhaps a new post on the Dojo blog that now is looking as active as the Buggers blog?

That being said, it was one small blip on the radar that was a hotly contested match last night. When it was all said and done, all parties involved agreed that it should either been called and discussed, or left alone, then shook hands and congratulated each other.

The Dojo got up in this game 15-10 to reach the half way stage of the season undefeated, and the Cobras suffered their 2nd ever defeat to sit in 3rd place for the season with a 2-2 record.

The real difference in this game? Option taking by the Cobras. With most of the Cobras tall timber sitting at home/Sydney/Canberra with either work commitments or other pussy-related injuries, the Cobras needed to play a quick game against a much taller opponent, but failed to put this into action.

The handler heavy Dojo worked the disc well all night and punished any mistake taken by the Cobras. A mid-game black out resulting in a field change also didn't help the Cobras, who would have taken the game on what has become their favourite field. That being said, the Cobras do remain undefeated on all games played and completed on field 3B. Yeah 3B!

The Cobras now don't have a game for 4 weeks due to a training week, a bye week, and a week off for AUG, which really is just the LD's way of showing UQ some love. They need it after all, with both UQ teams fighting it out for the half way stage wooden spoon last night with Lovers getting the win after finally getting all their main guys in the field and getting their rookies improve and an exponential rate.

Getting that winning feeling

So we've been a bit slack and slow with our posting this week due to the usual busy period that comes in the first weeks of the month finalising the accounts for this high demand, high turnover (pun intended) organisation that is the Cobras.

Last week, however, the Cobras got back into the winners circle with a hard fought win over the UQ Passion, making the record for the season: UQ Club 0, Cobras 2. Take that! And while it finished up 13-11 to the Cobras, it was a tense affair.

The game started out with both teams trading points, and Jules showing up his customary 10 minutes late. Scores were tied at 4-4, before the Cobras struck with deadly accuracy to take half 8-5. Some epicly long points (both a result of good defence and poor offence) eventuated in the 2nd half and the score was Cobras 12-11 when the scores went. It was Passion's 2nd time this season they have been 11-12 down with 1 point to go (previously losing 13-11 to the Buggers in round 2).

The Cobras received the pull and worked it up the field, taking care with every pass. That was until someone let their idiot captain have the disc and, forgetting that he doesn't have any throws, tried to thread it up the line to Messr Truter, only to over throw it and turn the disc over.

The Cheeseburger calmly walked the disc up to the front of the endzone and then, in try UQ laziness style, just threw it two-thirds of the length of the field to ground. No receiver error, no defence block. Thanks for that Jmac!

The game finished with a Mike Nolan All-American-BBQ-coated crossfield hammer to Cupcake in the endzone for the win. Go Cobras!

The game this week is against the undefeated Dojo, who defeated a Mike-Nield-less Buggers 13-11 last week. Should be a good one!

Back down to earth

After a first up big win against Lovers, the Cobras were left to slither back into their holes following an ego-checking loss to the table-topping Buggers, 15-10.

The game was probably a couple of points closer than that scoreline suggests but the Bugs were deserving winners, capitalising on the mistakes made by Cobras and using their key players effectively.

The Bugs took half 8-5, but the Cobras took the next 2 points to bring it back to 8-7. The momentum of the game see-sawed throughout the entire match, with the Bugs taking the ascendancy late in the game.

Intensity was great throughout the game, although players from both teams chucked some small wobblies a couple of times. Neither team was prepared to give an inch, a trait which is a mark of the Bugs team, and while this resulted in some heated discussions, all players were able to look each other in the eye at the end of the game, shake hands, and congratulate each other sincerely (or at least that's how it seemed).

Special mention to Reece who did a great job of minimising the impact of the dangerous J-Ray, and also all the other boys who marked up on the Bugs A-list stars to force a close match and many endzone turnovers.

Next game is against Passion who pushed the Bugs all the way a couple of weeks ago, only to go down 14-12. Should be a cracker!


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