Late Mail - BPL Grand Final Tips and Early Heckles

Following our preview yesterday, the following late mail came in:

From Julian 'Big Jules' Sacre (and apologies we didn't get this posted with the others yesterday):

"Bugs to win in a close one. The Dojo have had a great season and taken out top
spot on the ladder through a reasonably reliable offence. But I just cant see
them getting enough blocks against a bigger, faster Bugs team to win the game.
Dojo have had some success with their zone D, but Buggers have plenty of
reliable handlers and good poppers to get through it. Look for Dojo to trade
some early points by working the unders and getting some break side throws out.
First turnover to be an Eastburn 'huck to Jesus' which allows the Bugs to get
their first break of the game. Don't be surprised if Dojo start to come back
after half, before a strategic Buggers timeout stalls their momentum and JRay
slows the game right down by walking toward any disc lying on the ground at a
pace that would place him second in a race with Eric the Eel. Final score: Bugs
14 Dojo 11. "

Meanwhile, the following was offered anonymously via a very weird looking email address:

Top 7 Reasons for Tipping a Buggers Win
1. Grand Final Form – 7 wins from 10 appearances, including 5 of the last 6 Premierships.
2. Have the best player in the country at the moment.
3. Need something to update their blog with.
4. George will cheer out loud (I think). Trevor will grin even more sillily.
5. More girls supporting this team – no idea why. I guess they like the shy ones.
6. Better outfits, including matching shorts and stuff.
7. TD Stu will want the game over quick so he can drink some of that tasty beer.

Top 7 Reasons for a Tipping a Dojo Win
1. Season Form – Undefeated this season. Beat Buggers 13-11 in Round 1 and drew 11-11 in Round 2.
2. Not carrying injuries into Final, as they did in previous appearances. Semi against the soft Lovers no doubt helped. But generally less biff this season suits the Dojo.
3. More backbone this season – some big comebacks after being several points down.
4. Not so distracted by their video camera this season? “Look mum, we’ve lost again” won’t be part of the show.
5. Additional nervousness of driving to St Lucia means team actually turns up on time.
6. It would be a cheap way to feel like you’re on LSD to see Stephen Cameron hold up the RC Craddock Trophy.
7. It’s about &*^%ing time they won one!

Top 7 Hecklers to Watch For
1. Piers – reuses funny things he’s heard Pottsy say.
2. Jray – if calling amusing fouls counts as heckling his opponents.
3. JdR – volume can count as much as wit. “Champagne Ultimate”.
4. J-Mac – not very articulate, but “substandard” is his new word. Encourage him to use it.
5. Wetnose – but only if you like the words “fuck”, “hammer” and “Jangles” repeated
often. See also T-Ross.
6. Stefan – he’s playing, but if you heckle him, he’ll heckle you back, only harder. He’s like the Charles Bronson of heckling. Eastburn is also playing, but I'm not sure if saying "Not" after being heckled counts as a heckle itself.
7. Me – anonymous heckling, particularly using the internet, is great fun.