BUML2012-2: Round 10: Say Seaweed!

All is in flux and the centre cannot hold at the moment here at the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion, and indeed, the Cloister Bell is ringing, meaning its time to man the battle stations (or at least, change the toilet paper roll). But anyway, here’s some chat about next Monday’s BUML games.


**Division 2 – State of Decay

>>What the Huck? vs Bermuda Triangle – Easts 3
Asgard itself will ROCK as the immovable force that is the undefeated Bermuda Triangle takes on the unstoppable object that is the-once-defeated What the Huck?! Yes, it’s a top of Division 2 CLASH OF THE TITANS. MARVEL at TJ’s inspirational speeches. AWE at the might of Helen McD. Run in TERROR from the Webb brothers. Face it TRUE BELIEVERS, this one will have it ALL.
>Our Tip: Bermuda by 4.

>>Heroes vs Disc-Iples – Annerley 5B
The Heroes were soundly defeated by their sister-team Agent Orange last week, after soundly defeating their other sister-team Discheads the week before. So they clearly go both ways. But don’t expect them to cuddle afterwards – the Heroes haven’t had a close match for months. Neither has the Disc-Iples really, which is a pity, as after talking to their brother-team the Apostles, we’ve discovered that the Iples are likely looking for a slow hand, a lover’s touch, someone who will spend some time, not come and go in a heated rush. Hard to pick who’ll win, but the margin will be by 7.
>Our Tip: One of these teams by 7.

>>Tsunami vs Baby Chimis – Easts 2
Did you see those stories this week about the stuff from the Japanese tsunami last year starting to wash up on the west coast of Canada? The same coast that was once the stomping ground of Nick, Jessie and Relic of The Beachcombers (probably the best Canadian TV show ever to be shown in Australia, even better than the X-Files or Wayne and Shuster). Anyway, The Beachcombers often featured a very slow sort of race between Relic’s speedboat and Nick’s more stately tug, to round up stray logs. If that isn’t a metaphor for this game between Tsunami and the Baby Chimis, I don’t know what is.
>Our Tip: Tsunami by 3.

>>Discheads vs Agent Orange – Gap 1
Ok, so two weeks back the Heroes beat Discheads, then last week Agent Orange beat the Heroes, so you’d expect Agent Orange to beat the Discheads, wouldn’t you? The score from their game back in Round 4 never did get put up on the official BUML website by the official BUML webmaster, did it? Conspiracy? Note also the Agents seem to be making a late season run to be the one HUC team to make it into a Semi Final.
>Our Tip: Agent Orange by 1

**Division 3 – Warrior's Gate

>>Slipped Discs vs QUTies – Annerley 5A
These two teams appear to be the most unpredictable in Division 3. The unpredictable and unfancied slippery Petes have won two in a row to be just outside Semi Final contention. Meanwhile, the QUTies sit in fourth position despite being blown off the field 16-5 by the Griffith Financial Crisis, only a week after rolling the Yeast 17-4. The QUTies won the previous outing 14-10, so we’re going with them.
>Our Tip: QUTies by 4.

>>Mellow Yellow vs Griffith Go-Go’s – Annerley 3B
A game so big, so famous, so dazzling in prospect, they had to move it from Annerley Field 5 where Division 3 has languished for much of the season, over to Field 3, bumping the anticipated Heroes/Iples yawnfest. Yep, this one will be better to watch than most Division 2 games, even with Go-Go playmaker and senior massive-ego JdR’s absence interstate. What is it with that guy? Is he scared of Rolo? Rumours of some backroom communications between teams looking for weaknesses in opponents abound, reminding us all that Ultimate isn’t a matter of life and death, its more important than that! MY are the only team to have defeated the otherwise rampant Go-Go’s this season, who may have expended their last drops of thrust defeating the Apostles and the Oh Yeahs in previous weeks … the two teams the Mellows played also. Should be good.
>Our Tip: Mellow Yellow by 1.

>>Apostles vs Oh Yeahs – Griffith 1
The Oh Yeahs have had an amazing season that has included three one point losses, and two other losses by less than 3 points. They’re clearly in it, just can’t win it. Is it their youth? Something to do with their sexual prowess (or lack thereof?). Brad and Gus are getting angry about this, and have started ordering onion rings at the Club meetings at the Logan Road McDonalds after games on Monday nights. Meanwhile, the Apostles had their first loss in a long time against the Go-Go’s last week, and will be looking to add fluoro pink wristbands, waistbands and bootiebands to their headbands before taking to the field on Monday night.
>Our Tip: Apostles by 1.

>>Griffith FC vs Yeast – Griffith 2
The Yeast return to the Nathan field, as do the Griffith FC, who are learning to rely less and less on the unrealiable Moto and Jordiii (three I’s). There’s bragging rights here as 7th plays 8th.
>Our Tip: GFC by 3.

**Division 1 – Full Circle
>>UQ Lovers vs Drop Bears – Annerley 3A
A few commentors have noticed the lack of Jack “Goose” Allan here on the BUB lately. Good noticing. We understand this is because he’s been busy channelling his inner Freddie Mercury and has spent the last month up to the ‘stache in coke and rum. It won’t work. Drop Bears meanwhile have been hitting the reggae hard in the lead up to this game. Most of the attention will be on the Div 3 game next to them, because everyone loves Daves.
>Our Tip: Lovers by 2.

>>White Lantern vs The Ghost Who Walks – Gap 2.
White, the colour of purity and virginity, against purple, the colour of sexual desperation and perversion. Well, that’s all you need to know, really, isn’t it?
>Our Tip: Ghost Who Walks by 2.

>>Dyspnoeics vs Poachers – Easts 1
This is the game we had no choice but to preview last. Why? Well, this way Mansauce, Andy, Adilia and DanB have to read the whole preview before they can see that yes, we have mentioned them again. Well done, go to matron and ask for another bit of tuck. Oh yeah, this is another top of the table clash, and the Poachers won last time 15-12.
>Our Tip: Dyspnoeics by 2.