Smethwick Comets vs Bearwood Brawlerz

Tonight saw me playing Blood Bowl with my long time opponent and legendary friend from Alex Does Hobby blog.  Much like me he has not played blood bowl in years so we were looking forward to a match. He chose the Orcs. I chose the Smethwick Comets and we kicked off!

10,000 Smethwick Comet fans attended the match with the Brawlerz bringing 3000. Before the whistle was even blown a rock  was thrown from the crowd. Stunning a Black orc. The kick off sailed out of bounds and the touch back enabled the Orcs to gain an easy possession. The Orcs started to block the scrimmage line of the Human team.

The Black Orc stunned from the rock didn't halt the Brawlerz drive

The Brawlerz drove for the left wing

The Comets defensive line had to shift

Comets tried to halt the Brawlerz blitzer 

The Brawlerz made a strong push down the wing.  The resulting melee left a Comets lineman knocked out!

Good night! 

The Comets started to push the Brawlerz back but the Orc blitzer still had the ball.

Lots of push back rolls held the Brawlerz

The Comets coached yelled for the ogre to get stuck in. Unfortunately the ogre got all confused and failed his bone headed roll

Errr what coach?? 

Thanks to the ogres bone headedness the Brawlerz made a gap and the blitzer burst through

Ere we go! ere we go! ere we go! 

Seeing the danger a line man threw himself at the blitzer, sending him sprawling

The Comets thrower quickly snatched up the ball and looked down field

A lineman had broke free of the opposition! The thrower launched a short pass straight and true. Could the lineman catch it?

He does!!!! He makes a break for thr end zone. 

And Jessie Armstead scores!

After that the half ended.

We set up for the second half. The Comets would be the receiving team.

The ball went for a touch back so was passed to a player.  The blitzer and catcher combination on each side sprinted forward. The thrower ran the ball forward  and threw it to the catcher who ran in for a quick touchdown!

Victor Cruz scores!! 

With the clock running out the Brawlerz  surged forward!

The Comets ogre spent most of the game fighting with the Brawlerz Black Orcs. In the end both Black Orcs ended up as casualties.

The Comets went on the defensive taking out the ball carrier

The ball scattered in the Comets favour. The thrower scooped up the ball and ran for a gap in the line

Eli Manning spots players in free space 

A long throw this time. The throw is accurate!,  a Brawlerz player leaps up to intercept but misses. The pass lands safely in the line man's arms and he sprints towards the endzine

The Brawlerz scrambled a defence but it was not to be. The Comets before scoring shoved a Brawler into the baying fans. Luckily he made it  back to his dugout

With that the lineman ran in for the touch down

Another touch down for Jessie Armstead!
The final whistle went soon after. Comets win!

Was a great game and lots of fun showing my friend the Blood Bowl ropes. He seemed to enjoy so that was mission accomplished.
Hopefully I'll be entering a league soon!