[Gut Wrench]

BOSSES WIN, WASTE LOOSES
...and we've got a league tie.


Week Eleven and finally, we get to see some teams stretch their lead, some teams wallop in pity, and some teams getting ready for the next season,

Strap on the thinking caps and get ready to put the brain cells to work as we go around the grounds and piece together this weeks events, right after this important message.


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In a battle for the worst record in the league, the Drunk Monkeys were hosting the Banter Brigade. What has happened to these two teams, near the top of the league in week 2 they have cascaded and tumbled their way down the league. The Monkeys, traditional owners of the best damm 2-23 team in the league have outperformed themselves racking up three wins already. The Banter opened the season on fire and then burnt out reducing their year to charcoal bricks. Though playing without a scheduled WR or TE, Amon St. Brown (WR) was outstanding for the Monkeys with his performance, ably assisted by Joe Nixon (RB) who by the end of the first quarter already had scored 20 points. Which was more than any player for the Banter. Jahymr Gibbs (RB) was the only bright spot for the Banter scoring 19 points, unmatched by their other RB, Christian McCaffrey. In the end this was a landslide performance by the Monkeys - much needed as it keeps them with the (remote) possibility of making the championship playoffs. Maybe. In an early victory, Drunk Monkeys secure the win over the Banter Brigade 141 - 64.

The local derby in England saw the Helmand Nighthawks hosting the Bosses. The Bosses have lead the league since week three and while a couple of teams have caught them, the league leaders haven't been able to close the gap. The Nighthawks, having a terrible season and potentially facing elimination, needed a stellar performance, which they delivered upon. With Saquon Barkley (RB) running up 39 points. The Bosses were helped by Jamar Chase (WR) who scored 36 points, but he was the top scorer of the team, and you don't win games like that. The Bosses take their third unpredictable loss of the season as the Nighthawks stay relevant with a 130 - 114 win.

In Pearland, Texas, it was old rivals the Wasted Potential hosting the Australian Taipans. The Taipans were devastated this week with three (3) players being ruled out with injury, including George Kittle (TE) an hour before kick off. Using back ups that they signed in the parking lot, this game was always going to be "by how much". Surprisingly, this was much closer than many expected - once again dominated by Cooper Kupp (WR) who scored 36 points. Needing a lot of points on Monday night, the Taipans reduced the gap but it was never going to be a spectacular performance. Wasted Potential get their second win of the season over the Taipans and hold the post season tie breaker by defeating the Taipans 149 - 128.

Our final game of the week saw Coach FYC and the Black Cats hosting Coach Fuel For Blood and the Who Dat Nations Rises. This could have been an abysmal game for the Nation with three Cowboys on the team - Lamb (WR), Aubrey (TE) and Dallas (DEF). Those three have not been league leaders this year, but they didn't need to be. With the Black Cats highest scorer being Jaylen Hurts (QB) with 19 points, the Cats rolled over on their belly and got scratched. Final score is a unneeded loss by the Black Cats, the Who Dat nation wins 127 - 78.

The results shake up the standings just a little to give some clarity.

The Boss Team and the Wasted Potential sit at the top of the ladder both at 8-3. Which of these two will have home field advantage is still to be decided, but one game back at 7-4 are the Australian Taipans who might want to dispute that. Then there's a small two game back to three teams at 5-6, the Helmand Nighthawks, the Who Dat Nation Rises and the Black Cats. Any of these three teams can still upset the ladder and win their way into the Championship Playoffs. One game further back are the Drunk Monkeys at 4-7 who mathematically could make the Championship Playoffs, but more likely they will be deciding who doesn't. At the bottom of the ladder at 2-7 are the Banter Brigade who have been eliminated form the Championship playoffs.

Next week we're going to call our Match of the Day from the Drunk Monkeys home field. The Monkeys can still make the Championship play offs but they are going have to hold off the Wasted Potential. The Waste are currently leading the Surface Skimmers division by one game but still have a couple of difficult match ups in the final weeks. This could be an essential for both teams, and we'll be there to catch all the action.

Each week the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their team's performance.

Some big individual scores and none were bigger than for this player. For the effort of 109 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 receptions for 44 yards, for a total of 41.30 points, the Week Eleven MVT goes to Joe Mixon (RB) of the Drunk Monkeys