BUML17-2 Preview: Miles Behind Us

And we’re back for a second week. Well done team!

Given the burden of such a large field of teams and the unrelenting demands of our readers for us to maintain our high quality, we’re going to start inserting just a basic one-liner in for some games each week If you feel like your team is being ignored, you can of course open fire in the comments section.

Before going into this week’s games, how did we go with our tips last week? Check out the results over at http://www.buml.quda.org/. We got 7 wins and 1 draw from 9 games, and 4 within two points of our tipped margin. So you all owe us money. Obviously we can start to think the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion's Tipatron9000 (by StrelanCorp, naturally) knows what it’s doing here. We feel most let down by What the Huck?, so we’re watching you guys - especially TJ and Pieman. That said, this is a tough week to call.

Division 2 Games

Tsunami vs Agent Orange – Annerley 3B
This game sees a match up of two of last season’s titans (not the Gold Coast loser flavoured ones), and they’ve started this season well too. Tsunami started with a quake, rolling over the Oh Yeahs 17-6, while Agent Orange defeated a slightly underdone What the Huck? 13-6.
Our tip: Tsunami by 1.

QUTies vs Discheads – Annerley 5A
Despite some personal assurances to the contrary, there really is nothing to see here, so let’s move along.
Our tip: Discheads by 2.

Chimichangas vs What the Huck? – Griffith 4
This will be a great game – both teams love to put it on ‘Entertainment Tonight’ style, and What the Huck? will be looking to provide the John Tesh to the Chimi’s Mary Hart. Or is that Richard Wilkins? Either way, we think this will be a very special episode of Monday Night Ultimate, unless you think Briggsy has jumped the shark.
Our tip: Chimichangas by 4.

Disc-iples vs Griffith Go-Go’s – Griffith 3
The Disc-iples lost by a point to the Discheads last week, while the Go-Go’s drew with Mellow Yellow, so expect both teams to come out looking to reduce their error rates and eek out a win. The Go-Go’s should get a few of their more experienced players who missed Week 1 back, but they’ll lose dominator Nealo to a trip west.
Our tip: Griffith Go-Go's by 1.

Plastic Scourgery vs Griffith Oh Yeahs – Griffith 2
Scourgery rolled the QUTies over and left the bed with the points last week. The Oh Yeahs are still on the development curve, but gave Tsunami a solid run even if the scoreboard wasn’t too fancy. Dusty won’t recover from the flat fish this weekend though – whether this is good or bad for the Scourgeons these days we’re not sure, but the Oh Yeahs traditionally have a threatening second half and against a tired bunch of blackshits this should be significant. But perhaps not enough.
Our tip: Plastic Scourgery by 4.

Mellow Yellow vs Slipped Discs – UQ 7B
Slipped Discs took on the giant Chimichanga last week and came away with plenty of chilli-flavoured respect, but after digging themselves into and then out of a hole in Round 1, you can expect Mellow Yellow to maximise their honey connections this week and start to lay in the wort for the season.
Our tip: Mellow Yellow by 4.

Division 1 Games

Dyspnoeics vs Co-Mingled – Annerley 3A
Both undefeated after Round 1, this week there can be only one! Like a lot of Division 1 games this week, it’s really going to come down to who survived the Halibut and in what sort of shape.
Our tip: Co-Mingled by 3

Poachers vs Heroes – Annerley 5B
The Heroes have their own blog to talk up their chances in anger when we tip against them and their post-Halibut hangover, and take a chance on the unpredictable Poachers.
Our tip: Poachers by 2.

Bermuda Triangle vs Wuxi Finger Hold – Griffith 1
Bermuda will be banking on the Wuxi elite be well worn from a weekend partying at the Halibut. Expect them to be well warmed up and drilling while the Finger Holds are still trying to find their cleats. Still, it’s tough to call against the Premiers.
Our tip: Wuxi Finger Hold by 4.

The Ghost Who Walks vs UQ Ultimate Lovers – UQ 7A
Second week in, and this is the game of the Div1 Newbies and deserving of more than the one liner. TGWW got a hot roasted ‘welcome to Div 1’ sandwich last Monday, with Wuxi Finger Hold dishing out a 17-6 demolition. Meanwhile, the UQ Ultimate Lovers squeezed past the Poachers 10-9. Like a few others, this is tough to call, but we’re going to go with our (purple) heart.
Our tip: The Ghost Who Walks by 2.