OGBL Power Rankings Fall 2007

Whilst not that many games have yet been played (and indeed many coaches have not begun the season yet!) it is important to give the overall picture of what is going on in the league. Now this is a "power ranking" table, not a league table. Its just for pride. It allows coaches playing in the "Open League" to compare how their teams are doing versus the competition. The trophies will be fought for in a play off style affair periodically, with each coach eligible to enter one of their teams.

For these power rankings the following scoring system has been used.

Win = 15

Tie = 10

Loss = 5

TDF = 1

TDA = -1

Tie breaker = CAS +/-

Absolute points in an open league is not a fair reflection of a teams relative success so all points are divided by the number of games a team has played to give a points average. This way a team which has played 40 games could be compared with a team that played 10 for example.

We will be recording as many interesting stats as I can pursuade people to write down so expect team gate averages and team weather averages and so on.

Athelorn Falcons 2 - 2 Soft Green Felt

This game was dominated by the rivalry between the fans of these two teams. Clearly the Wood Elves (Soft Green Felt) had a score to settle with their High Elf (Athelorn Falcons) cousins who abandoned them in the Old World. At the opening kick off the Falcons Coach, the Notorious_JTB, was left with his offense in tatters after a pitch invasion left six High Elves face down in the mud whilst leaving the Wood Elves untouched! This handed the initiative to Soft Green Felt, who had managed to kick into the Falcons endzone, and they quickly moved their players forward to pin the High Elves deep in their own half. The Falcons tried to form a cage around the ball several times and each time a wardancer or line elf(!!!) would get inside and sack the ball carrier unassisted. Each sack left the former ball carrier face down in the mud and Anandar was unlikely sidelined for the next game after landing badly. The ball would not bounce for the Felt though and they could not take advantage of their pressure on the ball. The Falcons managed to work the ball to Ethilandar by the end of the half and he dashed in to give the High Elves the lead. On the last play of the half the Wood Elves launched a despicable gang foul on Ethilanel. The low blow by #14 knocked Ethilanel out cold and he failed to return for the rest of the game.

The High Elf fans exacted some measure of revenge at the start of the second half by stunning a Wood Elf with a rock. Inspired by this Glorandar too revenge on #14 for the dirty play at the end of the first half and killed him with a single blow! This slowed the Felt's drive but could not prevent them scoring mid way through the half. The Wood Elf fans chose this time to launch a riot, possibly in celebration or possibly in a cynical attempt to gain more time, who can tell. Either way it could not prevent the Falcons scoring again through Ethilandar. It also resulted in the statistical anomaly of the same player being knocked out in the same turn twice! The extra time would prove crucial in deciding the outcome of the game. After a high kick off the Felt's were able to sweep up field and equalise as time was about to run out. Not before they knocked out Conimnor with another dirty foul. The #15 line elf was sent off for his efforts, possibly to prevent him suffering the same retribution as #14!

Both sides made the prudent move of adding an apothecary to their staff after the game. Additionally both teams gained useful improvements, the Green Felt doing particularly well with their stat increase and a double.

Teams: Athelorn Falcons Vs. Soft Green Felt
TV: 99 - 98
Handicap: 10
Inducements:
Score: 2-2
Scorers: Ethilandar t:8, 13 - Wardancer #2 t:12, 16
CAS: 1-1
Casualties: Anandar MNG t:4(#1 Wardancer) - #14 Line Elf Dead t:9 (Glorandar)
Sent off: 0-1
Ejected: #13 Line Elf t:15
Knocked out: 2-2
KO’d: Ethilanel t:8, f8, 12, 13, 16, Conimnor t:15, f16 - #7 Line Elf t:11, r12. t:11, r13
Venue: Stadio D'Agostino
Gate: 9,000
Winnings: 40,000 - 30,000
Fan Factor: +1 - 0
MVP: Lothenwaen - #11 Line Elf
Improvements: Ethilandar : [3&4]Dodge - #2 Wardancer : [6&4] +1AV, #11 Line Elf : [2&2] Guard
Purchases: Apothecary - Apothecary

Da Avalanche 2 - 0 Kiss My Flanks

The juggernaut that is the Notorious_JTB's orc team (Da Avalanche) crushed another foe beneath a freezing pile of snow on Saturday afternoon. Dwarfrunner's Chaos Dwarves (Kiss My Flanks) were powerless to resist as their offence froze! Despite recieving the Chaos Dwarves conceded the first touchdown midway through the first half to a solid Gothmog effort off a Grishnak pass. The next Flank's drive was thwarted by a perfect defence, which almost set up a second Avalanche touchdown. One bright point of the first half was when #14 Hobgoblin pushed Karggoz "Da Mighty" into the crowd with a bit of help from his Bull Centaur mate. The crowd inflicted a potentially niggling injury on the Black Orc, but the skills of the apothecary were sufficient to allow Karggoz to live up to his name and return for the second half.

The second half saw Da Avalanche received the kick off and set up to roll down the field. Grishnak "halfling hammer" took revenge on #14 and left him with a limp which will never heal as payback for that incautious first half push. The Orcs attempt to control the ball for eight turns solid, were thwarted however an incredibly dodging bull centaur who was able to sack of Bargoz. This was the game highlight for the Chaos Dwarves however, as Da Avalanche quickly regrouped. The Orcs were able fight off all the remaining Flankers to score again through Gothmog, assisted ably the other three blitzers.

After the match the Orcs still dominated with the winnings being even more uneven than the game! Da Avalanche recruited a goblin (Nailz) and Gothmog inspired by his two touchdown effort and being awarded the MVP got just a bit faster.

Teams: Da Avalanche Vs. Kiss My Flanks
TV: 105 - 98
Handicap: 70
Inducements: 0 - Special teams play card (unused)
Score: 2-0
Scorers: Gothmog t:5, 16
CAS: 1-0
Casualties: Karggoz Niggle(BH apoth) t:8 (crowd via #14HG) - #14 HG Niggle t:10 (Grishnak 1/2ling Hammer)
Sent off: 0-0
Ejected:
Knocked out: 2-1
KO’d: Sologz t:10 f:16 - #11HG t:1 r:5, #9HGjourneyman t:13 f:18
Venue: Stadio D'Agostino
Gate: 23,000
Winnings: 80,000 - 10,000
Fan Factor: +1 - 0
MVP: Gothmog - #13 Hobgoblin
Improvements: Gothmog +1 MA
Purchases: Nailz (Goblin) 40K - NA