Round 9 for the AFL commences with Collingwood hosting the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Friday at 5:50pm WA time, so your team needs to be submitted to this thread by 5:40pm on Friday. See that, Moppy? 5:40pm. FRIDAY.
A Trilogy of Testers
and
Quadruple Questions
Round 9
- FD1016 (The Piglets) v 391 (G2G passes) at The Swinging Pig
- The American (Infernal Imposters) v CaptDazza (Jolly Jokers) at Flyover Country Stadium
- BomberTroy (Belconnen Bombres) v Moptop (Lupine Anchors) at Manuka Mud Pit
- MattyT (El Primero) v Cookie (Ingredients) at Swan Valley Arena
- Straddo (Souls) v Pollyanna (Hooley-Dooleys) at Peaceful Paddock
- Snail (Ruby Tuesdays) v Bizkit (SoS Superstars) at Mans Best Friend Stadium
- The Colonel (Freedom Fighters) v Ooslumbird (Knights in Purple Satin) at Kyiv Resistance Stadium
- Purple Kit (Purple Kit Kats) v The Blocker (Willsie Aeroplane) at Chocolate Factory
So let’s put a line through Snail v Bizkit and then consider the rest. We have three contests where the winning teams would draw great strength from a victory over a close rival. FD1016’s Piglets really need a win over 391’s Passes to retain touch with the top eight whereas the Passes got off to an awful start to the 2022 DuFFLe season and victory over the Piglets would give them a glimmer of hope. The Piglets, however, will stamp out that glimmer with their little trotters. FD by 7 points.
In our next match of note, The American faces up against The Captain. As the Imposters gather their troops to form a more menacing and cohesive foe, The Captain’s Jokers will stare them down as they are starting to show form after a miserable start to the year. I think the Jokers are on the rise and will stop The American’s climb up the DuFFLe ladder. The Captain by 12 points.
The final of the top contests of the round would have to be MattyT v Cookie. El Primero brought in the score of the round last week and will need to perform, not as well, but nearly as magnificently to defeat the Ingredients. MattyT sits on the eighth rung and cookie on the fifth. They will be sitting uncomfortably close after Round 9 when El Primero defeats the Ingredients by ten.
Now for the other four; on inspection, all have you asking questions. Firstly BomberTroy v Moptop. Normally, you’d pick Moppy without batting an eyelid, but the Bombres are starting to get their act together. I still think that the Lupine Anchors will do enough, but geez - watch out Moptop.
Straddo has a tough one this week too when he faces the in-form Pollyanna. The Souls have slipped down the ladder after appearing invincible in the early rounds but the Hooley-Dooleys are scoring very well. This is a danger game and I’m nailing my flag to the Hooley-Dooley’s flag pole. Polly by 11 points.
The Colonel has had some woeful performances this year punctuated with outstanding games. Which Freedom Fighters will appear this week when they take on Ooslumbird’s Knights? I reckon The Colonel will take the salute when the final siren sounds. Fighters by 5 points.
PK has to take on Blocker in the last DuFFLe game of Round 9. WillsieAir is certainly the better squad but PK is a magnificent coach and could well pick a team to knock Blocker off the top rung of the ladder. Can the Kats do it? Close, but no cigar. The Blocker to win by a handful of points.
The Colonel v Ooslumbird
- Played 4 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for The Colonel: 1
- Number of victories for Ooslumbird: 3
- Draws: 0
FD1016 v 391
- Played 5 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for FD1016: 0
- Number of victories for 391: 5
- Draws: 0
The American v CaptDazza
- Played 0 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for The American: 0
- Number of victories for CaptDazza: 0
- Draws: 0
BomberTroy v Moptop
- Played 0 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for BomberTroy: 0
- Number of victories for Moptop: 0
- Draws: 0
Straddo v Pollyanna
- Played 10 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for Straddo: 5
- Number of victories for Pollyanna: 4
- Draws: 1
MattyT v Cookie
- Played 6 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for MattyT: 5
- Number of victories for Cookie: 1
- Draws: 0
Snail v Bizkit
- Played 0 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for Snail: 0
- Number of victories for Bizkit: 0
- Draws: 0
Purple Kit v The Blocker
- Played 10 times since 2013.
- Number of victories for Purple Kit: 5
- Number of victories for The Blocker: 5
- Draws: 0
DuFFLe Player |
Matches
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Drawn
|
Win %
|
391 |
167
|
97
|
67
|
3
|
58.9%
|
Alvin Prpl |
183
|
101
|
81
|
1
|
55.4%
|
Awake |
58
|
22
|
35
|
1
|
38.7%
|
Bizkit |
187
|
115
|
69
|
3
|
62.2%
|
Blockerhall |
190
|
112
|
76
|
2
|
59.4%
|
BomberTroy |
8
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
25%
|
CaptDazza |
187
|
111
|
75
|
1
|
59.6%
|
Cookie |
88
|
33
|
54
|
1
|
38%
|
Davo |
95
|
45
|
49
|
1
|
47.8%
|
Derby12 |
19
|
3
|
16
|
0
|
15.7%
|
Docker_Man |
75
|
36
|
38
|
1
|
48.6%
|
FD1016 |
128
|
61
|
66
|
1
|
48%
|
FD3961 |
19
|
9
|
10
|
0
|
47.3%
|
FreoSon |
58
|
25
|
32
|
1
|
43.9%
|
FunBeanMan |
21
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
26.1%
|
Guy Smiley |
19
|
8
|
11
|
0
|
42.1%
|
Hypen |
60
|
19
|
40
|
1
|
32.5%
|
Joe Nobody |
23
|
10
|
13
|
0
|
43.4%
|
Matty_T |
184
|
76
|
105
|
3
|
42.1%
|
Mercury |
43
|
28
|
15
|
0
|
65.1%
|
Moptop |
128
|
53
|
73
|
2
|
42.1%
|
Nelson |
157
|
87
|
67
|
3
|
56.3%
|
Ooslumbird |
189
|
101
|
86
|
2
|
53.9%
|
Pollyanna |
185
|
64
|
118
|
3
|
35.4%
|
Purple Kit |
185
|
84
|
97
|
4
|
46.4%
|
Purple Nails |
38
|
14
|
24
|
0
|
36.8%
|
RaglanMatt |
21
|
10
|
11
|
0
|
47.6%
|
Rocky333 |
19
|
5
|
14
|
0
|
26.3%
|
Sandi Pitt |
38
|
27
|
10
|
1
|
72.3%
|
Slammen |
137
|
82
|
51
|
4
|
61.3%
|
Snail |
8
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
12.5%
|
Sox |
18
|
7
|
10
|
1
|
41.6%
|
Straddo |
150
|
82
|
66
|
2
|
55.3%
|
T-Man |
19
|
6
|
13
|
0
|
31.5%
|
The American |
8
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
37.5%
|
TheColonel |
66
|
23
|
42
|
1
|
35.6%
|