Second Cotswold Trophy (Aussie/Gaelic football)

by **The Babbage Islands** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:51 am

Welcome to the second Cotswold Trophy, one of the four events organised to test four modules of the Miscellanator scorinator prior to its June 2010 public release. This tournament will accept up to 10 national entries, maximum one entry per player.

About international rules football

Format

Qualifying is in a single round-robin or league format, at Cotswold Park (capacity 30 401) in Cardiff, North Island, The Babbage Islands. Four teams will advance to a Page-system playoff to determine the top four places. Ties for qualification placement will be broken by head-to-head results, then by total goals scored in all matches, then by total points scored in all matches.

Schedule

Signups

1 TBI
2 Lithatrius
3 Quintessence of Dust
4 Delaclava
5 Sorthern Northland
6 Toiletdonia
7 The Weegies
8 South Norwega
9 Silver Beach
10 Dimoniquid

by **Toiletdonia** » Fri May 14, 2010 12:01 pm

I could throw a puppet or two in if needed.

by **The Babbage Islands** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:57 pm

Toiletdonia wrote:I could throw a puppet or two in if needed.

They won't be needed. I'll be fine with six if that's what we get, I'll just tweak the schedule of playoffs so there is no gap after the end of the qualifying.

by **The Weegies** » Fri May 14, 2010 4:22 pm

Eh, possibly I would be interested? As long as it doesn't mess up the schedule though.

by **South Norwega** » Fri May 14, 2010 6:01 pm

I am also somewhat interested. And will sign up if there's room to do so.

by **The Babbage Islands** » Fri May 14, 2010 6:34 pm

The Weegies wrote:Eh, possibly I would be interested? As long as it doesn't mess up the schedule though.

South Norwega wrote:I am also somewhat interested. And will sign up if there's room to do so.

Room for both of you, I'll update the OP.

by **Silver Beach** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:39 am

Silver Beach would sign up

by **Dimoniquid** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:43 am

The Dominoes sign up.

by **The Babbage Islands** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:49 am

Silver Beach and Dimoniquid are in, we are now full.

by **The Babbage Islands** » Mon May 17, 2010 2:33 am

The original post has been edited to include the full schedule.

First scorination is in one week, as previously announced. RPs and rosters welcome starting now. Good luck to all.

by **Quintessence of Dust** » Mon May 17, 2010 7:22 am

Background

Australian rules football is unknown in Quintessence of Dust, but gaelic football has a small, dedicated following, linked to Highmark City's Irish community, and particularly the Highmark City Irish sports club. In general, at HCI, rugby is the men's game, gaelic football the women's game. HCI is most famous for its rugby exploits: several members of the defending world champion Sorthern team are on its roster, while it has supplied a number of players for the Quodite team.

HCI's women's gaelic football team is one of the only Olympic teams with a perfect record, having won every single match they played. They are the de facto Olympic champions, having won the demonstration event at the Fourth Summer Olympics, and produced the tournament's leading scorer, Brighid Ó Cíosóig.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Fiona Couse, Sally Bradley
Backs: Alexandra Healy, Amy Kavanagh, Caitlín Morrissey, Daria Wylie, Louise Dawson, Morna Bunbury
Half-backs: Aimee Fearnley, Brónach MacGowan, Dymphna Woods, Eibhlín Ranken, Enid Stacy, Róisín "Róis" Finer, Caitríona Chevron
Midfielders: Emma O'Riordan, Fiona Lawler, Léan Hogan, Siobhan Hogan
Half-forwards: Brighid Ó Cíosóig, Chloe Odgers, Gráinne Simmonds, Ophelia Cush, Rachel Muir, Siobhan McGuire
Forwards: Eilís Strummer, Emma Coulter, Gráinne McNally, Laoise O'Riordan, Orla Hunt, Sarah Clark

Starters
GK 1. Fiona Couse
RCB 2. Caitlín Morrissey
FB 3. Louise Dawson
LCB 4. Amy Kavanagh
RHB 5. Róisín "Róis" Finer
CHB 6. Aimee Fearnley
LHB 7. Caitríona Chevron
RM 8. Emma O'Riordan
LM 9. Fiona Lawler
RHF 10. Brighid Ó Cíosóig
CHF 11. Chloe Odgers
LHF 12. Siobhan McGuire
RCF 13. Emma Coulter
FF 14. Sarah Clark
LCF 15. Gráinne McNally

The women wear a grey kit cut with the green trim of Highmark City Irish.

General RP permissions: You can pick my scorers, RP disciplinary events, a few minor injuries, etc. The players are highly skilled at gaelic football but completely unfamiliar with Australian rules.

by **Sorthern Northland** » Mon May 17, 2010 8:22 am

Foireann náisiúnta peil Ghaelach na Deiscirt Thuaidhtalamh
(National Gaelic football teams of Sorthern Northland)

Number, name, age, position (in English)

Starting fifteen

1: Conán Mac Donnchadh, 32, Cúl báire (goalkeeper)
2: Seosamh Ó Dubhghaill, 30, Lánchúlaí deas (right corner back)
3: Caitlín Uí Ghríofa, 27, Lánchúlaí láir (full back)
4: Kaylia O'Sullivan, 26, Lánchúlaí clé (left full back)
5: Proinnsias Ó Scolaighe, 29, Leathchúlaí deas (right half back)
6: Eoin Ó Loingsigh, 28, Lánchúlaí láir (centre back)
7: Dáithí Ó Loingsigh, 25, Leathchúlaí clé (left half back)
8: Íarla Ó Suileabháin, 29, Lár na páirce (midfielder)
9: Kathryn Crum, 30, Lár na páirce (midfielder)
10: Lyana Nunez-Hewitt, 32, Leatosaí deas (right half forward)
11: Pól Ó Loingsigh, 27, Leatosaí láir (centre half forward)
12: Ciarán Ó Branagáin, 26, Leatosaí clé (left half forward)
13: Órla Ní Ríain, 30, Lántosaí deas (right corner forward)
14: Aoibheann Ní Chadhla, 23, Lántosaí láir (full forward)
24: Natiga Teymurzadə, 26, Lántosaí clé (left corner forward)

Fir ionad (Substitutes)

16: Róisín Nic Fhíodhbhuidhe, 19, Cúl báire (goalkeeper)
17: Muirís Mac Donnchadh, 30 Lánchúlaí (back)
18: Moirrey Kissack, 25, Lánchúlaí (back)
19: Ffion Gedrych, 19, Lánchúlaí (back)
20: Aoibheann Ní Bhraonáin, 29, Lánchúlaí (back)
21: Conán Ó Scolaighe, 30, Lár na páirce (midfielder)
22: Mabyn Bargwanath, 26, Lár na páirce (midfielder)
23: Oisín Mac Giolla Eoin, 24, Lántosaí (forward)
24: Lìosaidh Nic an tSaoir, 20, Leatosaí clé (forward)
25: Oisín Ó Domhnaill, 30, Lántosaí deas (forward)

Comh-bainisteoirí (joint-managers): Dónal Ó Branagáin & Órfhlaith Uí Mhurchadha

RP permissions: Feel free to choose scorers, 'award' red and yellow cards and injure players if ye feel in that way inclined.

Kits

Home/Away

by **Toiletdonia** » Mon May 17, 2010 8:56 am

Starting fifteen

Name, Age, position.

1: Gilberto Edmundo Muench, 27, (goalkeeper)
2: Markus Kuester, 17, (right corner back)
3: Leon Achen, 23, (full back)
4: Karo Vencini, 15, (left full back)
5: Tuyit Dersaven, 29, (right half back)
6: Verso Calok Versanan, 32, (centre back)
7: Kin Lun Herr, 22, (left half back)
8: Veralos Kerrsan Vertu, 19, (midfielder)
9: Vurkka Sensoano, 29, (midfielder)
10: Veil Perrsic, 21, (right half forward)
11: Po-so-sug, 29, (centre half forward)
12: Tarren Salamos, 18, (left half forward)
13: Vilo Creet, 34, (right corner forward)
14: Sign-Carlo-Voosung, 19, (full forward)
15: Segas Ventur, 21, (left corner forward)

Fir ionad (Substitutes)

16: Sevo Martas, 15, (goalkeeper)
17: Verso Tarento, 26, (back)
18: Derot Villieack, 22, (back)
19: Ssisssos Peles, 38, (back)
20: Ferretas Cersun, 23, (back)
21: Selos Parket, 22, (midfielder)
22: Bly Syrito, 16, (midfielder)
23: SatER LowFert, 18, (forward)
24: Arga Sevve, 16, (forward)
25: Gomer Wertuslava, 37, (forward)

Toiletdonia started training today despite the fact half the players hadn't heard of the game before this and only 2 of the players played this before.

by **The Babbage Islands** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:52 am

Reminder, first match scorinates on Monday. Game on!

by **Quintessence of Dust** » Sun May 23, 2010 12:25 am

Posted on the popular sports blog, He's Had An Absolute Holocaust.

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by **Sorthern Northland** » Sun May 23, 2010 3:02 pm

Nuachtán na Gaeil
Bainisteoir disputes overshadow Cotswold Trophy preparations

The Cluichí Gaelacha Cumann (CGC) looked to have been onto a winner when it merged the men's and women's national Gaelic football teams into a single squad for the upcoming Cotswold Trophy for compromise rules football. With Sorthern Northland having finished third in both the men's and women's Gaelic football demonstration events at the Fourth Summer Olympics and being one of the few nations where Gaelic football can be considered a major sport the new mixed sex squad are surely among the favourites for the Cotswold Trophy.

Merging the two sides into one however presented a problem. Who to appoint as bainisteoir*, Dónal Ó Branagáin from the men's team, or Órfhlaith Uí Mhurchadha from the women's? In the end it was a problem that the CGC tried solving by appointing the pair to the role of comh-bainisteoirí*. Reports from within the squad's Cardiff, North Island base would however suggest that that tactic would appear to have backfired.

The management pairing have discussed rumours about their relationship only sparingly, Ó Branagáin has claimed “There's several people I'd rather work with” whilst Uí Mhurchadha has condemned Ó Branagáin for being “a lazy bastard who never helps with tidying up the kit”. A number of players have however accused their bainisteoirí of having a poor working relationship.

Róisín Nic Fhíodhbhuidhe, the reserve goalkeeper and one of just three players to have been called up despite not having been in the Olympic squads, commented that “There's blatant tension between them”.

“You only have to see them at breakfast. Órfhlaith was extremely reluctant to pass Dónal the butter this morning.”

Ciarán Ó Branagáin, one of the stars of the men's tournament at the Summer Olympics, meanwhile observed “Ye can see they both just want to do the job without the other one. They've both got very different approaches to the game and there's definite splits on the management side”.

Ó Branagáin did however reassure fans that such splits hadn't spread amongst the players claiming “The players are certainly united. I think the selectors have chosen the perfect mix from the two squads and certainly we're very happy to be playing together and that can only bring us the confidence to perform”.

Sorthern Northland, who other than the host nation, are the only nation to make a return from the first Cotswold Trophy will be looking for a vast improvement from that tournament. The Sorthern squad at that tournament won just two of their five games to finish fifth out of sixth teams.

Íarla Ó Suileabháin, who played in that tournament is confident of a better performance this time round claiming, “There is a positive to be taken from that tournament, and that's we probably won't do worse”.

He went on to add “To be fair, that was the first time any of us had played by compromise rules, and the differences of that took a while to get used to. I think we're better prepared for that this time”.

*Bainisteor is Irish for manager, whilst comh-bainisteoirí (hopefully) means joint-managers

by **South Norwega** » Sun May 23, 2010 11:30 pm

COTSWOLD TROPHY TEAM ANNOUNCED
No, they're not the same as all of our other international teams, says the International Rules Association of South Norwega, they're a different batch of clones, trained differently, and look, there are more of them!Four more! And the crowd sighed in excitement, as the now familiar faces appeared on the announcing stage and waved, Margaret Thatcher now apparently missing several teeth, and Clement Atlee with an oversized left ear. The cloning machine wasn't working entirely properly, so said the rumours. Well, even with a large eared Clement Atlee, and a toothless Margaret Thatcher, the team would play its best.

STARTERS:
14- GORDON BROWN (Left Corner Forward)
1- TONY BLAIR (C) (Full Forward)
7- JOHN MAJOR (Right Corner Forward)
11- STANLEY BALDWIN (Left half Forward)
3- JAMES CALLAGHAN (Centre Half Forward)
8- CLEMENT ATLEE (Right Half Forward)
13- HAROLD WILSON (Midfielder)
15- EDWARD HEATH (Midfielder)
9- ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME (Right half back)
4- HAROLD MACMILLAN (Centre half back)
5- ANTHONY EDEN (Left half Back)
10- NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN (Right corner back)
2- MARGARET THATCHER (Full back)
12- RAMSAY MACDONALD (Left Corner Back)
6 - WINSTON CHURCHILL (Goal Keeper)

SUBSTITUTES:
16 ANDREW BONAR LAW (Goal Keeper)
17 DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (Back)
18 HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH (Back)
19 HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN (Back)
20 ARTHUR BALFOUR (Midfield)
21 ROBERT GASCOYNE CECIL (Midfield)
22 Archibald Primrose (Forward)
23 William Ewart Gladstone (Forward)
24 Benjamin Disraeli (Forward)
25 Edward Smith-Stanley (Forward)

IRASN apologises for the difference in capitalisation of the official roster.

by **The Babbage Islands** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:17 am

The Second Cotswold Trophy
DAY 1

Toiletdonia           3-16-12-18   1.13.4 (49)
Sorthern Northland    17-25-4-38   4.17.9 (84)

South Norwega         10-4-11-8    1.7.6 (33)
Dimoniquid            21-22-4-14   3.11.10 (61)

The Babbage Islands   9-14-21-19   0.15.18 (63)
Delaclava             6-11-6-30    1.12.11 (53)

The Weegies           19-7-19-18   4.10.9 (63)
Lithatrius            6-4-8-6      0.3.15 (24)

Quintessence of Dust  21-30-18-31  6.16.16 (100)
Silver Beach          20-22-13-22  2.18.11 (77)

by **Sorthern Northland** » Mon May 24, 2010 8:37 pm

Nuachtán na Gaeil
Toiletdonia flushed aside as Ó Branagáin locked in gents

A naïve Toiletdonia were unable to cause serious worry for Sorthern Northland in the opening round of matches of compromise rules football's Cotswold Trophy. High scoring second and fourth quarters for the Sorthern team provided the basis for a thirty-five point margin of victory. Despite the impressive opening performance however the relationship between the comh-bainisteoirí looks likely to further overshadow the players.

Much has already been made of the frosty relationship between Dónal Ó Branagáin and Órfhlaith Uí Mhurchadha and whilst the pair had suggested a mutual dislike they appeared, on the coaching side at least, to be attempting to manage the situation in a pragmatic manner prior to the opening round of matches at Cardiff's Cotswold Park.

Pragmatism however didn't long manage to keep a lid on personal feelings. Ó Branagáin's decision early in the second quarter to interchange Oisín Mac Giolla Eoin in place of corner forward Órla Ní Ríain was on that Uí Mhurchadha clearly disagreed with, the match briefly being paused as a melee of players intervened in as the managerial pair squared up for a heated row.

That brief interlude to the action on the pitch however did little to derail what had until then been an impressive performance with Aoibheann Ní Chadhla leading the way scoring a goal, two overs and four behinds in the second quarter alone. Sign-Carlo-Voosung meanwhile lead the scoring for Toiletdonia with a goal, an over and two behinds.

Further managerial confrontation would come following a third quarter in which Sorthern Northland added just four points to the scoreboard. Dónal Ó Branagáin failed to emerge from the dressing room for the fourth quarter, with reports from within the squad claiming this was due to him having been locked in a toilet cubicle by Uí Mhurchadha.

Half forward Pól Ó Loingsigh reported, “Dónal was blaming Órfhlaith for the third quarter, and Órfhlaith was blaming Dónal, they were really at each others throats.”

“In the end Órfhlaith shoved Dónal into one of the toilet cubicles and locked him in, I think he only got out because a worker in the stadium heard him trying to yell abuse at Órfhlaith.”

“You'd think something like that would disrupt our performance, but we went out and scored thirty-eight points in the last period, so I guess you could say it worked.”

Cluichí Gaelacha Cumann (CGC) president Aodhán Ó Ríain has meanwhile called upon the managerial pair to improve their behaviour ahead of the clash against Silver Beach commenting, “It's clear that the joint manager structure, with the pair we have at the moment at least, is something that won't work and it is something to will deal with after the tournament. Until then however I would ask that Dónal Órfhlaith conduct their business at the Cotswold Trophy.”

“Whilst the players have been an absolute credit to Sorthern Northland and the CGC thus far, the same unfortunately cannot be said of the comh-bainisteoirí and if their antics continue it can only harm the chances of achievement that the players are working so hard for.”

by **The Babbage Islands** » Tue May 25, 2010 4:24 am

The Second Cotswold Trophy
DAY 2

Sorthern Northland    19-28-36-30  5.22.17 (113) 2-0
Silver Beach          11-4-11-12   0.11.5 (38)   0-2

Lithatrius            17-11-10-22  0.17.9 (60)   0-2
Quintessence of Dust  10-17-32-19  2.19.9 (78)   2-0

Delaclava             20-10-4-15   1.11.10 (49)  1-1
The Weegies           4-3-5-16     0.7.7 (28)    1-1

Dimoniquid            8-33-15-25   2.18.15 (81)  2-0
The Babbage Islands   13-19-17-18  2.15.10 (67)  1-1

Toiletdonia           20-10-10-10  2.11.5 (50)   1-1
South Norwega         6-7-6-10     1.3.14 (29)   0-2

by **The Babbage Islands** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:46 am

The Second Cotswold Trophy
DAY 3

South Norwega         16-2-6-9     0.9.6 (33)   0-0-3
Sorthern Northland    6-16-25-17   1.16.10 (64) 3-0-0

The Babbage Islands   15-20-13-17  1.17.8 (65)  2-0-1
Toiletdonia           13-8-13-3    0.11.4 (37)  1-0-2

The Weegies           10-24-24-21  1.21.10 (79) 2-0-1
Dimoniquid            18-6-19-21   3.12.10 (64) 2-0-1

Quintessence of Dust  3-11-8-14    0.9.9 (36)   2-0-1
Delaclava             20-21-12-13  3.13.9 (66)  2-0-1

Silver Beach          15-23-20-5   3.12.9 (63)  0-1-2
Lithatrius            22-16-4-21   3.12.9 (63)  0-1-2

by **Sorthern Northland** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:59 pm

Nuachtán na Gaeil
Sorthern Northland leaders as South Norwega far from prime form

The warring coaching pairing of Dónal Ó Branagáin and Órfhlaith Uí Mhurchadha appeared able to put their differences aside long enough to manage the entire match against South Norwega without breaking into a heated row on the touchline or resorting to locking each other in the toilets. Whilst the pair didn't manage to manage the whole game in a relatively good natured manner, there was slight concern that a further argument might break out when Ó Branagáin was overheard to tell South Norwega full back Margaret Thatcher that'd he'd dance on her grave.

Uí Mhurchadha later joked that she felt her colleague should have wished Thatcher a merry Christmas instead.

Whilst Thatcher was the focus of much attention during the match it was corner forward John Major who had been touted as the dangerman pre-match, with Ó Branagáin claiming, “We'll need our backs to make sure he's not able to get a word in. He's just so bloody dull that he'll bore them to death”.

Kaylia O'Sullivan, the left full back charged with keeping Major under control certainly did her job well, though she would go on to claim that her opponent had made it easy saying, “He was utterly inept really, wasn't he?”

Instead the point scoring for South Norwega was left to Major team-mates in the full forward line, the disgraced ex-Comrade Tony Blair who oddly retains the captaincy of his side and the Supreme Leader Comrade Gordon Brown. It was this pairing who scored four overs and four behinds in the opening eighteen minutes to lead South Norwega into a shock 16-6 lead after the first quarter.

Sorthern Northland's greater experience came to the fore in the remaining three periods however with just two points being scored against and sixteen being scored for in the second period. Ciarán Ó Branagáin scored the only goal of the match as part of a twenty-five point Sorthern haul in the third quarter, with the Comrade Brown – ex-Comrade Blair partnership picking up six points for South Norwega in the same period.

A number of behinds and overs mainly from Aoibheann Ní Chadhla and Lìosaidh Nic an tSaoir bought seventeen points in the fourth quarter, whilst South Norwega picked up nine consolation points to complete their 64-33 loss.

Defeats for Dimoniquid and Quintessence of Dust in their games against The Weegies and Delaclava respectively leave Sorthern Northland as the only undefeated team after three rounds of the Cotswold Trophy and in a strong position to move one step closer the knock-out rounds with their fourth group stage match being against a Lithatrius side yet to record a win. Lithatrius match against Silver Beach in the third round of group stage matches has thus far been the only draw of the tournament however.

by **Quintessence of Dust** » Wed May 26, 2010 10:52 pm

Posted on the In Brief section of the QBS website.

HCI finally beaten in Delaclav washout

by **The Babbage Islands** » Thu May 27, 2010 4:14 am

The Second Cotswold Trophy
DAY 4

Sorthern Northland    22-19-23-20  2.20.12 (84) 4-0-0
Lithatrius            16-23-23-14  0.22.10 (76) 0-1-3

Delaclava             17-21-8-16   6.6.8 (62)   3-0-1
Silver Beach          4-2-4-15     0.5.10 (25)  0-1-3

Dimoniquid            12-9-10-7    0.11.5 (38)  2-0-2
Quintessence of Dust  12-15-18-14  0.16.11 (59) 3-0-1

Toiletdonia           21-12-10-9   1.12.10 (52) 2-0-2
The Weegies           11-4-6-10    0.8.7 (31)   2-0-2

South Norwega         13-3-8-12    0.9.9 (36)   0-0-4
The Babbage Islands   13-7-10-17   1.10.11 (47) 3-0-1

by **The Babbage Islands** » Fri May 28, 2010 4:38 am

The Second Cotswold Trophy
DAY 5

The Babbage Islands   34-17-18-33  6.20.6 (102) 4-0-1
Sorthern Northland    13-28-19-13  2.18.7 (73)  4-0-1

The Weegies           21-15-7-10   1.12.11 (53) 2-0-3
South Norwega         19-30-8-14   2.15.14 (71) 1-0-4

Quintessence of Dust  12-26-16-24  0.23.9 (78)  4-0-1
Toiletdonia           10-22-14-16  1.17.5 (62)  2-0-3

Silver Beach          18-6-15-15   5.5.9 (54)   0-1-4
Dimoniquid            16-21-11-13  1.16.7 (61)  3-0-2

Lithatrius            26-12-22-11  1.18.11 (71) 1-1-3
Delaclava             28-8-22-11   2.16.9 (69)  3-0-2

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