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South MVP Leaderboard(after round 2)

Underwood has played to stellar games to jump to the front, but no doubt there will be a few players waiting in the wings for their chance to strike

6 - Ross Underwood (TL)

5 - Melchor Manzanera (HAX)

4 - Luca Cieckan (PC)
4 - Sam Clune (RM)
4 - Trinh Trinh (PC)

3 - Antonio Pizzolato (ALL)
3 - Barry Ó Daire (RM)
3 - Carl Halliday (PC)
3 - Francesc Gómez (YPB)
3 - Jasper Bains (MAN)
3 - Matej Kropácek (YPB)
3 - Nicola Pisanu (EGG)
3 - Tuomas Uusimäki (ALL)
3 - Wilhelm Reichensperger (TL)

2 - Albanos Timpani (EGG)
2 - Duilio Pasquino (ALL)
2 - Emílio Diniz Jr (YPB)
2 - Ignacio Santana (WHO)
2 - Kazimierz Reda (YPB)
2 - Luke McCaskie (MAN)
2 - Mamerto Méndez (ALL)

1 - Andrea Runcio (BST)
1 - António Terroso (GIS)
1 - Gabriel Wall (MAD)
1 - Gniewosz Sznajder (GIS)
1 - Jacek Sudzinski (BST)
1 - Orest Wsól (TL)
1 - Paco Garrido (HAX)
1 - Thomas Rice (RM)

Week 3

Mangoloids vs. Gisborne Gladiators 70 - 56 (36141623)

Last time these two sides met it was a last quarter win for the Mangoloids, taking it 83-74. Mangos went in with almost a similar lineup to last seasons matchup. Gladiators however were absent last seasons center Xavier Suelves who has moved on to greener pastures he hopes. This time the Mangos were favourites again, however a close first quarter saw the affair tied at the break. A big 2nd quarter though saw them gain a 10 point lead which they ultimately won the match with. which is no suprise after the Gladiators spearhead so far this season Antonio Terroso was injured in only 5 minutes. Less impressive rankings for the two sides than last time they squared off may suggest the wrong tactics were used.

A brilliant last quarter start for the Gladiators saw them slash their way back to 53-52 with 7 minutes to go. The momentum looked to have the gladiators heading for a memorable victory, but the Mango's regain composure as a good side does and walked away with a 14 point win. Definitely a closer game that the score suggests. could the Gladiators first win be just around the corner???

3 votes - Mangoloids - Sofronio Mabutol - 22 points 25 rebounds 6 blocks

Great night for Mabutol with a 20-20 along with 6 blocks. He kept his opponent to 2-16, albeit a player out of his depth against Mabutol. He shot 7-12 from the field along with 7-9 from the line. don't think he will have many easier nights this season.

2 votes - Gisborne Gladiators - Gniewosz Sznajder - 17 points 6 rebounds 4 assists

'Snotman' was the best of the Gladiators with his team high 17 points. He only shot 6-18 however none of the Gladiators shot very well at all.

1 vote - Mangoloids - Jasper Bains - 14 points 4 assists 3 steals

Jasper didn't have a great night with those stats, however besides Mabutol who dominated the game the rest of the players had only respectable night. So Bains grabs the 1.

TEAM LORDY vs. Possum Chasers 75 - 92 (36141619)

sorry guys but this write-up will be limited. you will get a better one for the next game.

The Possum's were never really in doubt in this game after winning the 1st quarter by 8 points, 9-17. The Possum's inside game was way too strong for TEAM LORDY with their strength coming on the outside with MVP leader Ross Underwood leading their charge in the South. TEAM LORDY steadied in the 2nd and 3rd quarters only dropping a further 2 points behind across the 24 minutes in the middles of the game. Another surge in the last for the Possums put another W in the bag to go 3-0 with the 17 point win.

3 votes - Possum Chasers - Luca Cieckan - 18 points 17 rebounds

The Possums were outstanding while the big Italian was on the court being +23 on their opponents. Luca had a dual team-high scoring with 18, but sets himself apart for the three for his efficiency with 8-13 shooting. 17 rebounds caps of a double double night.

2 votes - TEAM LORDY - Ross Underwood - 39 points 5 assists

Granted, Ross was in a losing side by a reasonable amount. But when you score over half your teams points you are pretty god damn valuable.

1 vote - Possum Chasers - Trinh Trinh - 18 points 14 rebounds

TT wasn't outstanding by his standards but a 18-14 double double does enough to secure a vote.

All-Sorts vs. Eggplantpopolopolous 101 - 113 (36141622)

The Calamari 'hb' manager of All-sorts has been up to a fair bit of talk recently about how superior the calamari are to other teams. However maybe he should have concentrated to his teams on court performance. The Eggplants had a nice first quarter getting away to a 7 point lead, only to have the All-Sorts shows some resembelance to their off-court antics and fight back to steal a 1 point lead at the half. In a tense 3rd quarter the Eggplant's prised open a 3 point lead going into the last where they silenced the 'hb' and his All-Sorts to restore some Sharks pride.

3 votes - Eggplantpopolopolous - Gorka Baztarrika - 22 points 7 rebounds 6 assists

Gorka had a stellar night hitting 22 points in only 35 minutes off an efficient 9-14 shooting. When you add his 7 boards and 6 dimes you get a complete performance that led his side to a nice win.

2 votes - All-Sorts - Mamerto Méndez - 34 points 5 rebounds 4 assists 4 steals

Mendez like Baztarrika had a well rounded night, while also adding a game high 34 points from 15-25 shooting and 4-5 from the line. The only blemish on his night was an inability to rattle it in from long range, chucking up all-sorts of shots.

1 vote - Eggplantpopolopolous - Igotz Arranz - 25 points 21 rebounds

Igotz 'Game' Arranz showed his stuff grabbing more boards than anyone on the night with 21. He also dialed in for 25 points off 48% shooting

Beasts Red vs. Home Axis 99 - 92 (36141624)

Well Home Axis would go into this game well and truly favourites with the Beasts having lost their past 15 Fishbowl games. Not a pretty sight for the Beasts manager Neeber, however it was always going to come to an end at some point, just a question of who the unlucky soul would be to lose to them. Fortunately in this game it was Home Axis giving the Beasts a deserved victory. Beasts led throughout the game through all breaks, albeit never by more than 6 or so points. But they managed to get home for their first win of the season.

3 votes - Home Axis - Phillip Gartmayer - 42 points 23 rebounds

Despite winning the game the Beasts are still deprived of the 3 votes with Gartmayer having a superb night. Some might even say 'Delicious', dropping 42 points from 20-30 shooting and grabbing 23 monstrous boards to help his team to win the rebounding tally by an astounding 25 rebounds despite the loss. Could have been nasty without Gartmayer's contribution.

2 votes - Beasts Red - Jacek Sudzinski - 25 points 3 assists 3 steals

Jacek unfortunately couldn't eclipse Gartmayer for the 3. however with just under 50% shooting for his team high 25 points and a few assists makes him the second most valuable player in the game.

1 vote - Beasts Red - Xavier Rodger - 16 points 4 rebounds 6 steals

X-man was beaten comprehensibly on the boards, but the FCP wasn't exactly helping his cause. He picked his opponents pocket 6 times to go with his 8-14 shooting for 16 points.

Yarra Park Bears vs. Whompas Donkeys 99 - 80 (36141621)

Yarra Park Bears have been a force so far in the South and there was nothing different in their game against the Donkeys. The Donkeys had a better showing than the Gladiators the week before against the Bears but it made no difference to the result. The Bears gained and early lead of 11 points in the first and held onto it until the last when they extended the margin to 19. Going to 3-0 with the Possums setting up an interesting 4th round match.

3 votes - Yarra Park Bears - Kazimierz Reda - 19 points 21 rebounds 5 assists 3 steals

Reda played extremely well to give the Bears a win, by knocking down a dual team high 19 points and grabbing more of the orange off the backboard than any other in the game. when you add 5 assists and 3 steals there is your most valuable player in the game.

2 votes - Yarra Park Bears - Ignacio Carlos Napolitano - 19 points 10 rebounds 4 blocks

Napolitano was a shade less valuable than his shorter counterpart Reda, however matching him in points and sending the mules to the carpark 4 times leaves him with 2 votes.

1 vote - Whompas Donkeys - Dewey Bowers - 24 points 7 assists

Dewey gets himself 1 vote in this one with a game high 24 points and 7 assists, which has been one of his better performance this season. Dewey seems to be finding the South to be somewhat more stifling this season with the increased strength of opposition each game.

Rampaging Marmots vs. Mad Rangas 95 - 78 (36141620)

With both teams in this matchup pulling out inept outside shooting ratings, it was obviously going to be an inside game for the bigs... and that is was with the leading scorers being C's and PF's. Marmots blew the Rangas out in the first half, despite by the looks of it only playing half their starting team. They had a 15 point lead at halftime and only extended it in the 3rd. Rangas only regained some face when the game was gone. The winless rangas have been fiding it tough going but will be hoping on improved performances in coming weeks.

3 votes - Rampaging Marmots - Dan Gardner - 40 points 21 rebounds

Gardner had it all his own way dropping a brilliant 15-27 and 10-15 from the line for his game high 40 point. When you add 21 rebounds you only get one number and that is 3.

2 votes - Mad Rangas - Cristiano Schiavio - 28 points 22 rebounds

Schiavio like Gardner had a field day where everything went inside, shooting 13-27 for his team high and grabbing a game high 22 rebounds. The Rangas would be hoping for this kind of valuable input from him every night, especially with Gab Wall's early foul out.

1 vote - Rampaging Marmots - Sam Clune - 22 points 14 rebounds 5 assists

It was hard to separate Clune and O'Daire for the 1 with O'Daire being a rebound and assist short of the elusive trip-dub. but Clune got to the line for 12 free-throw attempts and no doubt had a hand in the fouling out of G-Wall. when you take into consideration that and his stats he deserves the 1.

MVP Leaderboard (after round 3)

Underwood only managed 2 votes this week but it still gives him the lead over Cieckan. The is a mini gap growing between Underwood, Cieckan and a group on 5 votes, could it be the beginning of a big rift that will see the two leaders run away with it?? only time will tell

8 - Ross Underwood (TL)

7 - Luca Cieckan (PC)

5 - Kazimierz Reda (YPB)
5 - Melchor Manzanera (HAX)
5 - Sam Clune (RM)
5 - Trinh Trinh (PC)

4 - Jasper Bains (MAN)
4 - Mamerto Méndez (ALL)

3 - Antonio Pizzolato (ALL)
3 - Barry Ó Daire (RM)
3 - Carl Halliday (PC)
3 - Dan Gardner (RM)
3 - Francesc Gómez (YPB)
3 - Gniewosz Sznajder (GIS)
3 - Gorka Baztarrika (EGG)
3 - Jacek Sudzinski (BST)
3 - Matej Kropácek (YPB)
3 - Nicola Pisanu (EGG)
3 - Phillip Gartmayer (HAX)
3 - Sofronio Mabutol (MAN)
3 - Tuomas Uusimäki (ALL)
3 - Wilhelm Reichensperger (TL)

2 - Albanos Timpani (EGG)
2 - Cristiano Schiavio (MAD)
2 - Duilio Pasquino (ALL)
2 - Emílio Diniz Jr (YPB)
2 - Ignacio Carlos Napolitano (YPB)
2 - Ignacio Santana (WHO)
2 - Luke McCaskie (MAN)

1 - Andrea Runcio (BST)
1 - António Terroso (GIS)
1 - Dewey Bowers (WHO)
1 - Gabriel Wall (MAD)
1 - Igotz Arranz (EGG)
1 - Orest Wsól (TL)
1 - Paco Garrido (HAX)
1 - Thomas Rice (RM)
1 - Xavier Rodger (BST)

Round 4

Home Axis vs. Gisborne Gladiators 58 - 65 (36141630)

Home Axis were looking to revenge their loss to a III.12 side last week. Unfortunately for Home Axis the Gladiators came to play. The game remained close with Home Axis narrowly leading the Gladiators by 1 at the end of the first. The second quarter was extremely tight with no team able to grab a double digit lead. However Home Axis did extend their lead to 5 at halftime. After 28 minutes the Gladiators were lucky enough to foul out the dangerous guard Paco Garrido, who when these teams met last time dropped 27. The Garrido injury may have been the break the Gladiators needed to wrestle back the momentum. A 19-19 3rd quarter left Home Axis with their 5 point lead with 12 to play. A huge stifling last quarter saw the Gladiators keep their opponent to only 9 points in the last to walk away with their first win.

3 votes - Gisborne Gladiators - Igor Zakharov - 22 points 8 rebounds 9 assists

Igor caused all kind of havoc for the defense, despite shooting only 6-24, he had a game high 22 points and was only a couple of rebounds and an assist away from a very nice triple double at the PG position. Zakharov also did great in working his way to the line for 20 free-throw attempts. Zakharov no doubt had a had in the dangerous Garrido fouling out, and gets a well deserved 3 votes. Especially when you add his 3 steals and 3 blocks

2 votes - Gisborne Gladiators - António Terroso - 18 points 13 rebounds 3 blocks

Terroso shot an efficient 8-14 for his 18 points to be the second highest scoring in the game. He also managed to grab 13 rebounds and 3 blocks in his 38 minutes.

1 vote - Home Axis - Phillip Gartmayer - 14 points 18 rebounds 3 assists

No Axis player shot particularly well so his 5-17 shooting and 18 rebounds with 6 of them being offensive does the job for 1 vote.

Yarra Park Bears vs. Possum Chasers 74 - 71 (36141626)

This was to be a top of the table match with both teams on 3-0 prior to the game, and it lived up to the hype with another great match. The Possums went in with a Low Post offence while the Bears went with Patient, so it was never going to be a high scoring game. The Possums got away to a 2 point lead at the end of the first. They held that 2 point lead through the next 2 quarters to go into the last with the same margin. The Bears in what could be a Grand Final matchup surged for a 3 point win in a close last quarter. Going to 4-0... can they be beaten?

3 votes - Possum Chasers - Carl Halliday - 33 points 7 rebounds 3 steals

Couldnt go past Halliday for the 3 tonite with his game high 33 points off a very handy 15-24 shooting performance and 3-6 from the line. Despite his team losing he had a +/- differential of +3 in his 39 minutes. Great night for Carl. Expect to see him continue to find his way into the votes as TT is a marked man for defences.

2 votes - Yarra Park Bears - Albert Sala - 27 points 3 blocks

Sala had a huge hand in his teams victory in this game by dropping 27 points and getting to the line plenty of times to shoot 11-17 from there. when you add his 3 blocks on defense he clearly gets the 2 votes.

1 vote - Yarra Park Bears - Kazimierz Reda - 10 points 17 rebounds 3 assists

The Big Red manage to drop 10 points from 50% shooting to go along with his game high rebounds and a couple of assists. Not bad. 1 vote.

Beasts Red vs. Eggplantpopolopolous 103 - 89 (36141629)

The Beasts win last week over Home Axis has opened the floodgate for wins left, right and center. Eggplantpopolopolous were to become the next victim of the Beasts rampage that see them release all that frustration from losing 15 straight Fishbowl games. Beasts started off very quickly jumping out to a 27-20 lead at the end of the first. The Beasts then again stretched their lead in the 3rd to take a 15 point lead into the last. Amazingly enough the Eggplants fought back to 88-84 down with 3 minutes to go. It looked as if the Beasts had run out of petrol tickets. But a full timeout and 3 quick Beasts baskets to the Beasts put the result beyond doubt with 2 minutes left. Could the Beasts be looking for a high finish this season compared to previous ones?

3 votes - Beasts Red - Jacek Sudzinski - 26 points 6 assists 2 steals 2 blocks

Jacek had a great night shooting 11-17 for his 26 points and handing out 6 assists. Another thing to note in Jacek's game was that in 38 minutes he was able to beat the Eggplant FCP by not turning the ball over once.

2 votes - Beasts Red - Andrea Runcio - 30 points 7 rebounds

Andrea shot 11-23 for his team high 30 points and 6-11 from the line. His team was also 19 points better than their opponents when Andrea was on the court in his 39 minutes. Add his 7 rebounds and he got the job done tonight.

1 vote - Eggplantpopolopolous - Albanos Timpani - 46 points

Usually dropping 46 points in a game would get you at least 2 votes. But when you take 51 shots when you aren't shooting particularly well maybe you should have passed it off to a teammates and let them take 20 more shots.