BUML2012-1 Round 5 Preview: Faster than you can say ‘Muncha buncha crunch carrots!’

So here we are at the end of March – we’re a month into the 2012 BUML, and the various divisions are starting to get themselves sorted out based on early season form. Let’s see what this means for this week’s matches.

**Division 2 – Athos**

>>What the Huck? vs Discheads – Annerley 3B
Clash of the titans, we mean round for Division 2! The many headed hydra that is WTH? takes on a horde of greased bodies with helmets shaped like Frisbees. While the rumour that TimJ is a CGI masterpiece seems overcooked (our tip is that only stop-motion plasticine can produce that effect), there remains questions about the believability of the Dischead’s claims that they’re inevitable to win Division 2. This game will be a big guide for the rest of the season.
> Our tip: Discheads by 2.

>>Baby Chimis vs Disc-iples – Easts 2
The Baby Chimis were washed out last week by the Gap closure, so will come out running this week, having wiped away a painful start to the season. The Iples’ season so far can only be described as ‘smashing’, as in being smashed one week, and smashing someone else the next.
> Our tip: Draw

>>Bermuda Triangle vs Heroes – Easts 3
BT haven’t been pushed this season as yet, but we’re not sure the Heroes are going to be the ones to do it, with their Katy Perry March going on (cold, hot, cold).
>Our tip: Bermuda Triangle by 5.

>>Tsunami vs Agent Orange – Gap 1
Agent Orange find themselves in a strange position – winless. Not playing last week didn’t help. Tsunami meanwhile have overcome their opening loss to the rampant Bermuda by posting devastating wins over the Chimis and Discheads.
>Tsunami by 6 .

**Division 3 – Porthos**

>>Griffith Oh Yeahs vs Griffith Yee Haws – Griffith 2
The first big derby amongst the Griffith teams for 2012, and the inter-team love has been flowing freely on the Griffith Facebook page. Mostly, its been about who’s going to be a ‘top’, and who’s going to be a ‘bottom’, whether its better to be a top or a bottom, and whether both Jordiii and MoTo can manage a whole game. Of course, the winner here will be Griffith Ultimate, and possibly the Go-Go’s, who’ll get a look at both teams before playing them later in the piece.
>Our tip: Oh Yeahs by 2.

>>Yeast vs Griffith Go-Go’s – Griffith 1
Reports on new team the Yeast are highly varied. Some say they are some sort of self-replicating monster, greygooing teams whenever possible. Others suggest they’re pretty whitebread in outlook. Either way, the Go-Go’s will find out this week, assuming the Yeast can find their way to Griffith Stadium. The Go-Go’s will also be cutting the ribbon on their new red wheelie-bin this week.
>Our tip: Go-Go’s by 2.

>>QUTies vs Mellow Yellow – Annerley 5A
As the season progresses, so we can start to make some guesses on form, rather than reputation. Which is useful in this case, as both QUTies and Mellow Yellow have “reputations” … the sorts of reputations your mother probably warned you about, if you know what I mean. Anyways, two weeks back Mellow Yellow rolled the Go-Go’s by two points, and last week the Go-Go’s rolled the QUTies by two points. So a four point difference?
>Our tip: Mellow Yellow by 4.

>>Apostles vs Slipped Discs – Annerley 5B
Either some folks think the Apostles are pretty good, or its just that the Apostles love the Brisbane Ultimate Blog so much that they all come here and vote for themselves, but they’re currently tipped by our totally scientific polling system to win Division 3 in their inaugural season. But to do that, they’ll have to learn to win at Annerley, where the Slippers have been waiting, patiently, hungrily, looking for a win.
>Our tip: Apostles by 6.

**Division 1 - Aramis**

>>UQ Lovers vs Drop Bears – Annerley 3A
To the tune of ‘Sex Bomb’
“Drop Bears, Drop Bears,
I see you over there,
Waving furry booty and just lookin’ kinda fruity
Drop Bears, Drop Bears,
About your Frisbee I don’t care,
Please, take me back to your lair.”
>Our tip: UQ Lovers by 4.

>>Dyspnoeics vs Poachers – Easts 1
Dyspnoeics vs Poacher games are always geekfests, mostly because of Mr Lankowski’s perennial channelling of his Darth Vader voice (or that heavy breathing could just be that he’s getting unfit) and calling on young Skywalker, I mean, Blacklock, to join him on the ‘dark side’. Or is Andy the Emperor and Dan the young Annakin? Chris ‘Chewbacca’ B and Paul ‘C3PO’ S may prefer these comparisons are not made, although apparently Johnny Mac has been working on his Klingon.
>Our tip: Dyspnoeics by 3.

>>Ghost Who Walks vs White Lantern – The Gap 2
Two masked hero themes in one game? Expect the full costumes to be on for both sides.
>Our tip: White Lantern by 3.


And that's it for this busy busy week.