Posts by Greg Bodnar
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If you have to live with a mic stand, you might as well use it. My partner and I went to see The Checks and she warned me that the singer is a bit jumpy on stage. It was just a matter of waiting for him to pounce.
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The issue with keeping the pack together is that it used to be legal to tactically drag the pack apart to force people out of play if it helped your jammer. The rulemakers have decided that this was a bit of a cop-out, but a few of the Pirates were still happy to execute this play. The rule change was in August, so it's somewhat understandable. But this is December, so I'll happily throw someone into the box for a minute and give her time to catch up on the rules.
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From my view in the middle of the rink, Braxton Kicks did an awesome job and is fully underrated. I'd have to check with Goregasm about how often she was played, but she was a solid jammer. No flash, but truckloads of determination to do the job. I'm pretty sure that we didn't throw her ass in the box, either.
Also worth mentioning was the difference between halves. Richter City was learning and responding to the stepped-up game. When the rematch is set, watch for a vastly different game.
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I struggle with names at the best of times. Knowing most of the girls by both real and skate names (and in some cases, several iterations of a skate name) becomes trouble when trying to pass penalties to the officials in the middle of a jam. And the numbers don't help much. Have a good look at the name registry again - Wolverina (of Pirate City) has 3 claw marks...
When the inter-league stuff starts happening, I'd guess that we'll be sharing ref duties, and then it'll be a quick catch up with all the Pirate City names. At least I've met a few of them. Dead End Derby is just about to start bouting in Chch and everything I know about them I learned from a youtube video.
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is skating backwards illegal?
Can't skate backward and can't stop, but it doesn't mean that you won't see it from time to time. Sneaky Darky laid an awesome hit in the last jam which landed her opponent on the floor and landed Sneaky in the penalty box. She stopped suddenly and laid a shoulder into the front of her target. Her crime was the stop. I think she strutted her way to the box.
I imagine you have to be pretty super fit?
Fitness can be built up. And if you're already able to skate, you'll get there faster.
