Warrior General Games

Here are the first round matchups. Post anything about them here. (This way we can have one official thread, then do the same for round 2, 3, and the championship game.)

Alpha Conference
1. Chicago Rocks
vs.
8. Yorkshire Knights

4. Knossos Minotaurs
vs.
5. Black Watch

2. Montcuq Berserker Trolls
vs.
7. Seville Naranjas

3. Vice City Crack Whores
vs.
6. Dorset Stampede


Zeta Conference
1. Manchester Mustangs
vs.
8. Berlin Thunder

4. München The Fearless Lions
vs.
5. Copenhagen Armadillos

2. Spaniard Quebrantagüesos
vs.
7. Bergen Black Bears

3. Antwerp Jokers
vs.
6. Bath Killer Bees

Kaiserfarrow comments from a different thread...
My comments:

Rocks vs Knights - The Knights have narrowly lost a few games recently, and their records betrays their talent - could be close, but expect the Rocks to win.

Trolls vs Naranjas - I'd like to predict an upset here - the Naranjas have been steadily improving and gave the Rocks a close game - but Montcuq will probably edge this due to level advantage. Can the 'Oranges' make me eat my words?

Crack Whores vs Stampede - The Crack Whores are a different team to when the Stampede beat them early in the season (they were the Vienna Stunners!), and are on a good streak. This will be a very tough game - VC has the level advantage in a number of areas, and have to be favourites. That said, the Stampede haven't suffered a blow out yet this season - could be too close to call!

Minotaurs vs Black Watch - IMHO, the juiciest matchup - both very strong teams on streaks in the latter half of the season. Either way, this matchup looks to be a close game, although after the Watch blew out the Jokers from Zeta, they look like they could edge this game - I predict a high scoring game from each offense.

i reckon the rocks, minotaurs Trolls and stampede all win.

1.Knossos vs. Black Watch. This has to be the match to watch on 1st round.
2.Vice City vs. Dorset. As much as I appreciate Sam's work, I 'secretly' root for Stampede.
3.Montcuq vs Seville. Have to love seeing 2 passing teams @ work.
4.Chicago vs Yorkshire. We have the advantage of higher depth, but Yorkshire has proven to be a worthy opponent. Have to say this match ain't no joke for us...

Originally posted by Crying Eagle

2.Vice City vs. Dorset. As much as I appreciate Sam's work, I 'secretly' root for Stampede.

I look forward to our next meet!

Same here. We're looking to clean our name.

Alpha Conference
1. Chicago Rocks
vs.
8. Yorkshire Knights - Yorkshire are stonger than they look on paper and if they play like they did agaisnt the Mustangs, I could see them having a smash and grab victory. But then again Chicago has proved all season that they are the best the alpha conference has to offer.

4. Knossos Minotaurs
vs.
5. Black Watch - Possibly the closest opening game, and with the teams contrasting in and out of favour at specific points this could go either way, but look for the Minotaurs defense to really make the difference in this game.

2. Montcuq Berserker Trolls
vs.
7. Seville Naranjas - Another close one, but Id have to put my money on the Trolls who if they get their gameplan right, should hand out some punishment on the Seville offense.

3. Vice City Crack Whores
vs.
6. Dorset Stampede - Both teams have proved through the season that they are the dark horses of the play-offs and the score in this game should pre-determine how far they are going to get. Vice-City handed out Rocks only defeat this season, probably because they thought Rocks meant Crack, so with that in mind I reckon they could take this. But it will be close.


Zeta Conference
1. Manchester Mustangs
vs.
8. Berlin Thunder - Many have summed this up as a white-wash, no contest affair. But Even with Manchester's superior record and players, with a sound gameplan anything can happen. The Thunder have a strong passing game, but Manchester also has one of the strongest pass defenses in the league, so even though the Mustangs have the clear adavantage, this is the play-offs and anything can happen. But since Im biased ill have to go with the Mustangs for the win.

4. München The Fearless Lions
vs.
5. Copenhagen Armadillos - Even though Munchen have an exceptionally strong passing game, their dependance on RB Darren "run the ball every play" Macfadden might cost them this tight match. Copenhagen are unpredictable and resourcful and even though they are the under-dogs, if they figure out Munchens' gameplan then they will be able to do some serious damage, and take this in quite an upset.

2. Spaniard Quebrantagüesos
vs.
7. Bergen Black Bears - Spaniard have been a strong team all season round, even with going 0-1 in the first week they have rallied to take second seed with a record of 15-1. Thus one has to be favouring them in this encounter with a team who is inferior in many aspects to them. However Bergen could snatch this if they employed the old phrase "ant beat them on the field so beat them in the alley." But then again Spaniard are a considerably stronger force and the Black Bears will need all the help they can get.

3. Antwerp Jokers
vs.
6. Bath Killer Bees - Antwerp started the season looking like they could achieve a perfect season, but after their defeat to the Mustangs, they have struggled to regain the focus which they had at the beginning of the season. The Bees on the other hand have not been billed as one of the storngest but have always been present as a team who can cause damage if they play to their strengths. In a game where the Bees take it ever so slightly on paper it could go all the way to the wire, but I reckon Massive has a few tricks up his sleave like all good jokers should, so with that Id say Jokers.

Sorry for double post, internet is being slow.

My picks:

Chicago vs. Yorkshire- Chicago
Knossos vs. Blackwatch- Black Watch
Montcuq vs. Seville- Montcuq
Vice City vs. Dorset- Dorset

Manchester vs. Berlin- Manchester
Munchen vs. Copenhagen- Munchen
Spainaird vs. Bergen- Bergen
Antwerp vs. Bath- Antwerp

Originally posted by KellerFox
My picks:

Chicago vs. Yorkshire- Chicago
Knossos vs. Blackwatch- Black Watch
Montcuq vs. Seville- Montcuq
Vice City vs. Dorset- Dorset

Manchester vs. Berlin- Manchester
Munchen vs. Copenhagen- Munchen
Spainaird vs. Bergen- Bergen
Antwerp vs. Bath- Antwerp

haha good one

go Spaniard Quebrantagüesos!

Good luck to Black Watch. Really looking forward to seeing how our game plays out.

**One thing that will be interesting to see is how chemistry affects the game. We have an overall of 49, whereas Black Watch has there's at 72.**

all those of you predicting a Bath loss......you failed moving on to round 2

Damn, great game Bath Killer Bees, we got nowhere

good luck to you and the remaining teams =)

Great game Black Watch. What defensive stuggle! That 8-10 yard fly on the right side killed us.

Not sure why we came out throwing so much though, and we can't expect to win when our WRs drop 8 passes.

Also, still pissed about the FG we made at the end of the half. Could someone please watch this and tell me why?? *Very frustrated with that as that completely changes the game. Not making excuses of why we lost as we had many other opportunities, just frustrated*