Old World Classic Kangaroos

Race:	Human
Coach:	Watto

Description

Bulletin board from the coach
Nov. 4th, 2024
Kangaroos sink into Hellpit The Old World Classic Kangaroos faced off against the Hellpit Abominations in the WCL Championship Semi Final in their latest match. After getting through their quarter final relatively unscathed and also being less experienced, they had a bit of petty cash available and decided to hire some Mercenaries to help their cause. With a large numbers advantage leading into the game, the Kangaroos were confident they could compete. As the game commenced, it was the Abominations who received and they got off on a tear, injuring Kangaroos players with ease in the early phase of the game. The Kangaroos were soon well and truly on the back foot and were barely able to harry the ball carry with the numbers dwindling. As the half was coming to a close, the Kangaroos only had 3 players left on the pitch, but were determined to make it known that they weren’t giving up. With a dashing blitz, they were able to knock the ball free from the grasps of the Gutter Runner with the ball, collect it themselves and then hold onto it until the half ended. As the second half kicked off, the Kangaroos were able to get a number of their players back to be even with the Abominations. They put themselves in a position to make a bit of a break with the ball if they were able to free up their thrower, however unable to get him free, he tried to do it himself and subsequently found himself knocked down from the attempt. The Abominations used their agility to quickly scoop up the ball and get the TD they should have scored in the first half. The Kangaroos weren’t about to give up and quickly got into motion again to give themselves a chance to level the game, but the experience and determination of the Abominations was obvious and they kept making it as hard as they could for the Kangaroos to break away out get the ball. In the final moments the Kangaroos were able to make a break, but as they pushed hard for the endzone, they tripped up and fell short of any chance of levelling the game and taking the game into overtime. The Kangaroos lost the match 1-0 and took a bit of a beating along the way. They will head into the 3rd Place Final against the Slavers Bay Raiders looking to finish their rookie season on a high.
- Watto


Oct. 15th, 2024
Kangaroos cause Car crashes The Old World Classic Kangaroos managed to finish the regular season in first place after their last round opponent forfeited the match, which left them facing the Car Yard Pharaohs, who finished the season in 8th place , in a quarter final match. Both teams came in with very similar experience as they are both rookie teams this season, so the incidents were light on, with only a weather mage being taken by the Pharaohs. The match started off with the Kangaroos receiving and an Officious Ref trying to take control from the outset, thankfully he wasn’t too overzealous and the Kangaroos didn’t lose a Blitzer from the outset. It wasn’t to deter the Kangaroos though as they went about a fairly centralised offence to begin with. Once they saw the Pharaohs concentrating on one side a little more, they pushed down the other, and with some strong blocking, they were able to start removing a few of the Pharaohs’ players from the pitch. In a comfortable position, the Kangaroos stalled for the rest of the half and bashed as much as they could, scoring just before half time. But all their bashing didn’t help much come the second half, as all the knocked out players returned to the pitch. In the second half, the Kangaroos put up a stout defence, but eventually the Pharaohs broke through and were able to get a equalising TD. Undeterred and with plenty of time remaining, the Kangaroos made a strong push to get into scoring position. But a determined blitz from the Pharaohs knocked the ball free and despite getting into a position to pass for the winning TD, the Pharaohs were able to intercept the final pass on the siren and send the game into overtime. In overtime the Kangaroos received first again, and with were able to start making a few hits count that saw the Pharaohs continue to be down on players as they didn’t recover from being knocked out in the second half. The Pharaohs put up a dogged defence and harried the Kangaroos well which meant the Kangaroos couldn’t steal as long this half, and when they could see they couldn’t reliably mark all the Pharaohs players, they scored a go ahead TD. Again the Pharaohs were down numbers as the knocked out players still didn’t return, and one bad catch attempt left the door ajar for the Kangaroos to pressure the ball. It wasn’t long before they had recovered the ball and scored a game sealing 3rd TD. With mere moments remaining in the game from that point, the Kangaroos just kept their distance from the Pharaohs to let the clock run out and finish with a tough 3-1 win. Next up is another tough assignment for the Kangaroos, a veteran team in the form of the Hellpit Abominations in the semi final. A win will see them compete for the WCL championship.
- Watto


Sep. 20th, 2024 - old news
Kangaroos are Rusty against Rams The Old World Classic Kangaroos have suffered their first defeat of the season when they played the veteran team, the Rusty Rams. The Kangaroos started off a little slowly despite recruiting the help of a Legendary Lineman Mercenary. And it proved costly for the Kangaroos almost immediately with 2 of their Blitzers being Knocked Out in the early stages and spending the rest of the first half off the pitch. In spite of receiving, the Kangaroos could see early that their chances of holding the Rams at bay was going to be difficult, so they opted to try spread the Rams in hopes of dashing in for a TD. With their numbers depleted further by their Dirty Player lineman getting sent off by the ref, it wasn’t long before the Kangaroos had the ball turned over. The Kangaroos were valiant in trying to stop the Rams from scoring, however they couldn’t stop the inevitable. As the second half began, the Rams received and were able to steadily drive down the field, being in a power position and they scored again to lead 2-0. With a quarter of the game remaining, the Kangaroos were determined to fight for a lead a draw and were able to get a quick TD in response to close the gap. As the game was drawing to a close, the Kangaroos pushed to put themselves into a position that if they did turn the ball over, they may be able to score. But they ended up pushing a little too hard, falling over in exhaustion and ultimately destroying any chance they had to level up. The Rams couldn’t find any further way to score, but had done enough to keep the Kangaroos at bay. The Kangaroos lost 2-1, but are all but assured of a finals position as they head into the last round of the regular season.
- Watto


Aug. 25th, 2024 - old news
Kangaroos Dull the Fangs The Old World Classic Kangaroos have shown their fortitude and determination in a tough match against the latest opponent, The Maimy Dull Fangs. A decent crowd attend and despite being a long way from their traditional home stadium, the fan numbers were greatly in favour of the Kangaroos. As the match started, it was the Kangaroos receiving and it was the crowd getting over zealous, creating a Pitch Invasion and stunning 3 of the Dull Fangs’ players. From here the Kangaroos were determined to push deep with the ball into the Dull Fangs’ half. It proved to be a mistake though as they were soon dispossessed of the ball and scrambling to stop the Dull Fangs themselves. After a few turns of scrambling though, they were able to turn the ball back over and sprint away to score a TD, but just as they reached the end zone, they tripped over. The Dull Fangs tried to scramble after the ball themselves, but they too tripped and the ball was left free for the Kangaroos to scoop up and finally get the opening TD. With a little time remaining in the half, the Kangaroos were able to keep the Dull Fangs at bay and gave them no chance to level at halftime. As the second half began, the Kangaroos were outnumbered slightly, but they were determined to make life difficult for the Dull Fangs and were keeping constant pressure on them, stopping them from making any clean break. As the game was winding down, the Kangaroos were finally able to knock the ball free, but weren’t in the strongest position yet to keep the Dull Fangs from getting it, but one bad block from the Dull Fangs ruined their chances and the Kangaroos were again able to just keep the ball far enough away from their opponents to secure the win. With 5 wins the Kangaroos are looking likely to have secured themselves a finals spot, but their biggest test will come next round as they verse a veteran team in the Rusty Rams.
- Watto