BUML 17-11 Preview: Fear the Hunters

The last week of the ‘home and away’ (not Neighbours, Mansauce) series (for those teams with a home). And just in time it seems as the Queensland storm season seems to be settling in. BUML has somehow miraculously avoided a full rainout this season, so everyone you’re your fingers, toes and Strelan’s crossed and make the appropriate sacrifices to keep this run going for three more Mondays.

Everyone of course gets a Semi-Final or playoff game to play next week, and then the week after is Grand Finals time, where all the best hecklers come out to celebrate champagne Ultimate.

Speaking of time, we’re short of it as usual, so lets get through the draw.

Division 1

Bermuda Triangle vs Poachers - Annerley 3A
Bermuda Triangle are of course one of our favourite teams, but its been a long hard season of Division 1 for them, and they’ll be looking across to Field 3B to see a bit of Division 2 play and imagine themselves slapping leather there in 2012. This will be particularly the case as the Poachers will be going all out to win 15-0, as its possible their entry to the Semi-Finals this season will come down to the goal difference.
Our tip: Poachers by 7.

Co-mingled vs Wuxi Finger Hold - The Gap 1
Because its Wuxi or Poachers who are going to take the fourth Semi-Final slot in Division 1 (we don’t know officially, but assume based on the excellent weekly tabling work of the BUML webmaster that goal difference will count … although the TD’s may want to make an official announcement after having a look at the AFDA Tiebreaker information available over at: http://afda.com/showcontent.php?page=tourney_resources).

Of course, with Poachers are the favourites over Bermuda, the Fingers have to get over the Mingers’s first, and that’s a tough ask. Really, its Finals Ulti for Wuxi from here on in. Co-mingled we think would rather not play UQ in the Semi, and hence that’s extra motivation to take the points and second place in this game.

Really, we expect this to be a HUGE game, and a great preview for the Finals series. The spectator's choice.
Our tip: Co-mingled by 2.

The Ghost Who Walks vs Dyspnoeics - Griffith 1
The GWW are so hardcore, that barely hours after the team’s parental units were out of hospital with the new child last Monday, than they were down at Griffith taking on the lost tribe of Lovers. Dyspnoeics need to be careful here and not be thinking too much about next week … we all know how easily Andy can drift off into his ‘imagination’ state. Still, there’s fair reason the Blue D’s are currently equal second on the ladder, and the purple-suited ones equal seventh.
Our tip: Dyspnoeics by 6.

UQ Ultimate Lovers vs Heroes - UQ Field 7A
Its post-Mixed Nats and post-AUGs for many of these players. The hangovers may have worn off, but exams are in sight. Anything could happen, but most likely it’ll be Gref hucking long.
Our tip: UQ by 5.

Division 2

Mellow Yellow vs Disc-iples - Annerley 3B
MY are pretty much top of the bottom half of Division 2, which means their job now is to spoil spoil spoil, and the Disc-Iples have been looking a bit shakey over the last couple of weeks, with their anticipated march to the Grand Final now looking like an early out in the Semis. Should be a good game with both teams looking to stretch themselves. We smell an upset.
Our tip: Mellow Yellow by 2.

Discheads vs Plastic Scourgery - Annerley 5A
The Discheads will be more desperate than … well, a very desperate thing to win this game and assure themselves a Semi-Final slot. Plastic Scourgery meanwhile continue to be focused on a good time, not a long time.
Our tip: Discheads by 7.

Agent Orange vs Slipped Discs - Gap 2
The unbeaten and likely minor premiers Agent Orange take on the brave but likely wooden-spooners Slipped Discs. The temptation for Captain Gav of course will be to rest key players like himself and protect them from injuries, but isn’t that risking losing momentum?
Our tip: Agent Orange by 12

What The Huck? Griffith Oh Yeahs Griffith 2
The second placed dark horses and officially ‘wittiest team name in the League’ What the Huck? take on the brave but likely second last placed Griffith Oh Yeahs. The temptation for the Pie-man of course will be to rest key players like himself and protect them from injuries, but isn’t that risking losing momentum? A worry too is TJ looking ahead to promotion to Division 1, whatever the outcomes from the Finals, and spending his time looking around the free agent market instead of on the field. The difference of course for the Question-Marked Ones this week is that the youthful Oh Yeahs do have the speed to keep up with them.
Our tip: What the Huck by 8.

Chimichangas vs Griffith Go-Go's - Griffith 3
Bags our team gets to wear our red shirts.
Our tip: Chimi’s by 4.

Tsunami vs QUTies – UQ Field 7B
The QUTies will certainly come out firing for this one, now that they’re fully comfortable in their blue and orange ringed outfits, and with the prospect of jumping a ladder spot or two with a few late season wins. Of course, Tsunami are still mathematical possibilities for the Semi-Finals if other games go their way, although they’re no doubt still lamenting recent close losses to the Discheads and What the Huck?
Our tip: Tsunami by 4.

If any of our readers would like to contribute to our team-by-team season round up for next week, email us. Your comments on your teams or others will of course make a great improvement from our usual rambling falsehoods and such.