18 sierpnia 2007
Scouting Report: Iron Curtain v VICE Squad
Tonight at Bladeworld, it's cops versus commies. Yes, Rob Stone, versus is not a noun so no need to say "verse."
Iron Curtain:
Previous Match: Copper Queens 106 – IC 71 (10 Jul)
Season Record: 0 – 2
Leading Scorer: Bolshe Vixen (J/B) – 43 points in 16 jams
Leading Defender: Doris Badenov (J/B) – 44 blocks, 16 penalties
Probable Absences: None
VICE Squad:
Previous Match: Furious Truckstop Waitresses 77 – VS 69 (5 May)
Season Record: 1 – 1
Leading Scorer: Penny Tencherry (J/B) – 83 points in 29 jams
Leading Defender: Whiskey Mick (P/J) – 73 blocks, 18 penalties (6 major)
Probable Absences: None
Previous Meetings (Winner in bold):
VS 134 – IC 66 (19 Aug 2006)
VS 125 – IC 25 (16 Jul 2005)
VS 141 – IC 82 (5 Mar 2005)
Ted's Expert Analysis (unless otherwise noted, stats for jammers from last bout played):
Expect VICE Squad to win and win big (see above). Iron Curtain is improving with a more stable line up this season, but after seeing their performance against the nearly all novice Copper Queen squad, I don’t see a way for them to pull this one off. Look for Bolshe Vixen (24 points in 5 jams) to keep things interesting though.
Talk is that VICE Squad will turn to some other jammers, such as Carrie Gunns (16 points in 6 jams) and Sami Automatic (25 points in 6 jams). This is good for the team. My criticism of the team is that they have been way to dependent on Penny Tencherry (28 points in 13 jams). In their victory over the Copper Queens, they used her on every jam in one period. This came back to bite them in their last match against FTW when she got taken out of the last jam due to penalty accumulation, denying them a probable come back.
Iron Curtain:
Previous Match: Copper Queens 106 – IC 71 (10 Jul)
Season Record: 0 – 2
Leading Scorer: Bolshe Vixen (J/B) – 43 points in 16 jams
Leading Defender: Doris Badenov (J/B) – 44 blocks, 16 penalties
Probable Absences: None
VICE Squad:
Previous Match: Furious Truckstop Waitresses 77 – VS 69 (5 May)
Season Record: 1 – 1
Leading Scorer: Penny Tencherry (J/B) – 83 points in 29 jams
Leading Defender: Whiskey Mick (P/J) – 73 blocks, 18 penalties (6 major)
Probable Absences: None
Previous Meetings (Winner in bold):
VS 134 – IC 66 (19 Aug 2006)
VS 125 – IC 25 (16 Jul 2005)
VS 141 – IC 82 (5 Mar 2005)
Ted's Expert Analysis (unless otherwise noted, stats for jammers from last bout played):
Expect VICE Squad to win and win big (see above). Iron Curtain is improving with a more stable line up this season, but after seeing their performance against the nearly all novice Copper Queen squad, I don’t see a way for them to pull this one off. Look for Bolshe Vixen (24 points in 5 jams) to keep things interesting though.
Talk is that VICE Squad will turn to some other jammers, such as Carrie Gunns (16 points in 6 jams) and Sami Automatic (25 points in 6 jams). This is good for the team. My criticism of the team is that they have been way to dependent on Penny Tencherry (28 points in 13 jams). In their victory over the Copper Queens, they used her on every jam in one period. This came back to bite them in their last match against FTW when she got taken out of the last jam due to penalty accumulation, denying them a probable come back.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
