Week 4: Wash-up

There is a lot to talk about this week but first I want to intro a new column I'm tinkering with called Doofin' around. I'll post it a little later today and it will look into some of the conversations that Doof the General Manager has with his long suffering admin, Admin Dan. I don't know how these private conversations were leaked, but I can assure you that the song in the background was backing music only, and certainly not pre-recorded vocals. We don't do that sort of thing here.

Go ahead, try.
I'll f' you up.
F'd up everyone else already.
I'm a damn hawk.
Learnt it all from Clarko, b'

On that note (music pun!), congrats to the General's Hawk's who proved they have ascended to a higher plane and should no longer be kept in the same pen as the rest of the AFL's chickens (especially the chicken-eagles). Let's be humane and let them be free to soar as they please. I'm thinking some sort of Harlem Globetrotters arrangement is the next obvious step. Hawthorn Hawks v Melbourne Nationals* - mid-week at the 'G, kids under-10 eat free. The AFL likes balance so we'll either have to banish a team or bring in a new one. Given the giant, sunny, demonic, saintly, blue, lion-y chickens we already have, maybe let's not dilute the 'competition' further. With so many candidates, who joins the Hawks in leaving the AFL?  So many to choose from.

Ok, on to the Wash-up:

Farnsworth's (84) def Zim (66)

A lazy 84 points this week for the Farn's but he still managed to get the W and posts the 3rd W in a row. Has the Farn's ever played so well? He was led, naturally, by the Kicker. Santos put up 25 which was all of the points the Chiefs posted in their loss. With one game to go Zim was down by 20 with 2 players to go. With both Lynch and Graham those two players you'd feel pretty comfortable - but 2014 this aint. Lynch didn't play and Graham may as well not have. The Seahawks were infuriating to watch again this week, so much wasted talent and Wilson looks like a season-ending injury waiting to happen. I hope the Seahawks trade Graham to the Ravens, as the Ravens need a receiver and the Seahawks don't know what to do with one of the best in the league.

BB (104) def Endless (74)

Julio Jones didn't see the ball this week and so BB fell in a heap... wait a minute, who the hell is D. Freeman? RB for the Falcon's - they have a RB that can post over 30? Wow! Just how good are the Falcons this year? They played Texas and the Texas D, active for Endless, posted -2. Minus 2. JJ Watt must be weeping at the crapness of his team-mates. Good for Jeremy Hill getting some points and looking sharp for the Bengals, who look sharp in general. Everyone else for Endless - lost in the wilderness. But why? Why no love Lacy? Cooks? Donnell? Come back to us, we miss you.

Agent P (103) def Lighties (88)

Solid win for Agent P who post their first W of the season against the Lighties. No stand-outs for the victor, but with six players over 10 points there were enough solid contributors to get the job done. The Lighties picked the wrong QB this week with Kaep falling in another heap and the Bolo-Tie-Of-Power returning to Rivers. With that one switch the Lighties would have stolen the game. 

The General (89) def Marcy (79)

A big game from Bell sunk Marcy and gave her the first L of the year. So many quiet games to so many players - only 16 points to Rogers and 4 points to Brown, who totally missed having Roethlisberger as QB. With the game on the line Michael Vick, Big Ben's replacement, threw a pass to Brown but the pass was off and the Steelers lost the game. Brown openly showed his disgust at the play. It's sure getting crowded at the 3-1 spot.

Breesusless King of the Sore Rotator Cuff (78) def Doof's Suckinators (73)

This wasn't forecast as the Game of the Week and it didn't even live up to those expectations. A dour affair puts Breesusless back on the winners side (3-1, of course) and Doof continues teh suck (1-3). The big Free Agent pick up for Breesusless, Carr, was a bust and Drew Brees did actually play, and play quite well, with 22 points. The NFL Recap said that in 6 games I have never beaten Breesus - wow. That's some multi-season streak.


*Billy Brownless (not his real name, for privacy I reversed his initials) suggested it be the Melbourne Strippers. He has been banished once and for all. And all Melbourne rejoiced.