A Gaelic Football Invitational: Everything Thread

[Free South Califas]

In which we open signups for A Gaelic Football Invitational or AGFI1.

Signups are CLOSED. Good luck

We do this, intending to provoke a new Gaelic Football World Cup through some combination of inspiration and outrage. In South Califas, this mixed emotion is wishfully referred to as "inspiroutrage".

If ye be footballin', put yer nation in this here thread.

Signups: 8/8

Free South Califas
Ruadha
Cosumar
Darmen
Kitsunia-Deesse
Falconear
Filopines
Maron

Anyone know if there are current rankings available?

[Free South Califas]

As a courtesy, we sign up here, and reserve this space for the verification of our puppets, should any of them enter.

[Ruadha]

Sure!

[Cosumar]

In

[Darmen]

We'll be there.

[Free South Califas]

Anarchies and gentlestates, here is bump 1 of 1, since we slipped to last on the second page.

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/af ... p+deadline

New signup deadline: 4 PM Pacific, about two hours from now. Roughly. Unless there is some outpouring of interest.

[Kitsunia-Deesse]

The Kitsunes of Kitsunia-Deesse would like to participate.

[Falconear]

In.

[Filopines]

In.

[Israeli Apartheid Client-State]

Puppet of Free South Califas, signing in.

[Free South Califas]

Signups are closed, though a late entrant may send their roster by TG to me or Israeli Apartheid Client-State and they will replace that puppet. (Edit: Maron did this, and is now a part of the tournament. The group draw was redone.) Submit your rosters and any RPs in this thread by 0900 Monday July 2, 2012, Pacific time (California), please.

Please specify your style; a full range from -5 to +5 will be used, with xkoranate's gaelic football scorinator. NSFS formula is used, with NSFS-type style modifiers; any objections, please say so here or by TG.

There will be two groups of four teams each, who will play a single-round-robin group stage. Semifinals will ensue, and a Cup, Shield, Plate and Bowl will be issued in that order. Good luck everyone!

Groups were drawn at random, there being no extant ranking system that I am aware of. Draws were not going to be allowed, but xkoranate begs to differ.
Tiebreakers go:
Standings pts
H2H standings pts
H2H pts diff
H2H pts for
Pts diff
Pts for

Rosters will get 1.50-2.50 bonus points, RPs will get 1-2. Cumulative, but not degrading. Rosters will be checked between every cutoff, so feel free to submit one if you are late, or improve the one you've already posted. I will get the minimum bonus for a roster if I post one, and the minimum RP bonus if I post something substantial.

Group A
Ruadha
Falconear
Free South Califas
Filopines

Group B
Darmen
Cosumar
Maron
Kitsunia-Deesse

[Maron]

The crowd was jubilant. Prime Minister Timothy Barker stepped up to the podium. "Ladies and Gentlemen, as we have done in this country for over 225 years, we have played football. Now for the first time, as a nation we set our sights on an international prize. In just a few moments, on behalf of the Labour Government of Maron, i will announce to you the starting 15 for our Pride of Maron- The Maron National Football Team. So, i believe that it is now time to give the starting 15:

Keeper- James Henderson
Right Corner Back- Harry Henderson
Fullback- Kingsley Richards
Left Corner Back- Tyler Christiansen
Right Half Back- Christopher Norris
Centre Half-Back- Mike Norris
Left Half-Back - John Richards
Midfielder- Ryan McAdams
Midfielder- John Taylor
Right Half-Forward- James Watson
Centre Half-Forward- Sherlock Jackson
Left Half-Forward- Eric Spoelstra
Right Corner Forward -Michael Kensington
Centre Forward- Robert Reynolds
Left Centre Forward -Gianni Fedele

Style: +3

[Kitsunia-Deesse]

Presented at Arena de La Déesse at Kitsunia, the Gaelic Football Team of Kitsunia-Deesse was first presented as they recieved a special blessing from La Déesse herself. Kitsunia-Deesse, who already have obtained an international prize as Armée de la Déesse was the Unzucneru Cup Champion, is know looking forward to a good participation at the Gaelic Football.

(F) - Female
(M) - Male

Keeper: Juliette Mercene (F)
Right Corner Back: Jean-Marie Tatsu (M)
Fullback: Jean-Marie Eustache (M)
Left Corner Back: Jason Benoit (M)
Right Half Back: Théo Amable (M)
Centre Half-Back: Tsuno Aspagé (M)
Left Half-Back: Loup Florence (M)
Midfielder: Yuuka Akemi (F)
Midfielder: Haruka Chou (F)
Right Half-Forward: Akane Aimi (F)
Centre Half-Forward: Haruna Keiko (F)
Left Half-Forward: Jessica Kokoro (F)
Right Corner Forward: Laure Marcelline (F)
Centre Forward: Osanne Marcelline (F)
Left Centre Forward: Etsuko Gwenaëlle (F)

Reserve 1-DEF: Hibiki Kaede (M)
Reserve 2-DEF: Victor Gilles (M)
Reserve 3-DEF: Winoc Gilles (M)
Reserve 4-DEF: Samuel Sacha (M)
Reserve 5-DEF: Zacharie Guillaume (M)
Reserve 1-OFF: Gwenaëlle Natsuki (F)
Reserve 2-OFF: Tatienne Natsuki (F)
Reserve 3-OFF: Reine Marielle (F)
Reserve 4-OFF: Shun Françoise (F)
Reserve 5-OFF: Albine Donatienne (F)
Reserve K: Marilou Benedicte (F)

STYLE: +3

[Free South Califas]

Luckily for K-D, i forgot to come in and cut this one off. So...cutoff!

[Free South Califas]

From Heartwell Park in Los Angeles, matchday 1:

Group A
Ruadha 1-10 (13) def. Free South Califas 0-8 (8)
Falconear 1-15 (18) def. Filopines 0-13 (13)

  Group A               Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Falconear               1   1  0  0   18  13  +5    3
2 Ruadha                  1   1  0  0   13   8  +5    3
3 Filopines               1   0  0  1   13  18  −5    0
4 Free South Califas      1   0  0  1    8  13  −5    0

Group B
Darmen 0-2 (2) def. by Kitsunia-Deesse 3-27 (36)
Cosumar 0-3 (3) def. by Maron 1-22 (25)

  Group B               Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Kitsunia-Deesse         1   1  0  0   36   2 +34    3
2 Maron                   1   1  0  0   25   3 +22    3
3 Cosumar                 1   0  0  1    3  25 −22    0
4 Darmen                  1   0  0  1    2  36 −34    0

Looks like it pays to submit a roster, eh?

[Morthyr]

Ignore

[Darmen]

Darmen National Gaelic Football Team

Manager: Tomas Ire

GK:Patrick O'Donahue
RCB:Gerald Kavanagh
FB:Kelly Kavanagh
LCB:Gerry Ungren
RHB:Tony O'Connell
CHB:Mikey O'Patrick
LHB:Robert O'Limerick(Captain)
MID:Joe Waters
MID:Terry Renalds
RHF:Jerry Tynalds
CHF:Berry Geralds
LHF:Ferry Benalds
RCF:Gerry Denalds
CF:Kerry Zenalds
LCF:Lerry O'Patrick

OOC: Just a suggestion, but you should probably change the thread's title. It can be a bit misleading for those who arn't follwoing the competition.

[Free South Califas]

Thanks. I didn't actually realize end users could change their thread's title.

[Maron]

Maron Sports Channel Football Invitational Review show

"Well folks, Steve McManaman here, alongside Football legend James Hawkins, who happened to be on the national team back in 1986 and James, the Maron national Team did what was expected in the first game did they not?

James replied, " Well Steve the team did us proud this afternoon. What a win for the National Team." Unbelievable goalkeeping and as a former centre-forward, i know how tough it is to score in Football and and we did just that this afternoon. "

"Well folks there you have it. Maron is 1-0 in this competition so far. Hopefully more wins are on the way, and the title game would be the hopes for this team. The nation is watching hopefully the world is too," Steve said.

[Free South Califas]

Group A
Free South Califas 0-12 (12) def. by Filopines 0-13 (13)
Ruadha 0-12 (12) def. Falconear 1-8 (11)

  Group A               Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Ruadha                  2   2  0  0   25  19  +6    6
2 Falconear               2   1  0  1   29  25  +4    3
3 Filopines               2   1  0  1   26  30  −4    3
4 Free South Califas      2   0  0  2   20  26  −6    0 E

Group B
Kitsunia-Deesse 0-20 (20) def. by Maron 1-23 (26)
Darmen 1-27 (30) def. Cosumar 0-3 (3)

  Group B               Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Maron                   2   2  0  0   51  23 +28    6
2 Kitsunia-Deesse         2   1  0  1   56  28 +28    3
3 Darmen                  2   1  0  1   32  39  −7    3
4 Cosumar                 2   0  0  2    6  55 −49    0 E

[Maron]

Maron Sports Channel'S Football Week In Review Show (Steve McManaman and James Hawkins)

*Theme music plays*

"Hello everyone and welcome to the second edition of the Football Week In-Review Show Football Invitational Special Report, I'm Steve McManaman and alongside me is Hall of Fame Centre-Forward James Hawkins. We start off with the Maron National Team's match against the National team of Kitsunia-Deesse. Giani Fedele does what he does best and puts the football in the back of the net. Giving Maron their only goal, but that wasn't all from the captain. Giania a few minutes later kicks over the posts and gets his first point of the match, leading Maron to a 1-23 (26) Kitsunia-Deesse 0-20 (20) victory. James, the man they named after you James Henderson proved he could be a Keeper at the international level didn't he today?

"Well Steve, he sure did. James Henderson is wonderful in net, and let's not forget he's got fourteen other guys working together to win this game and give Maron a 2-0 record in its first ever International Football competition. Surely Maron proved they were going to be a favorite to advance to the knockout round of this competition. Unbelievable from Giani, and of course Ryan Reynolds who has been the best at his position in Maron for quite sometime."

"Maronians, there you have it, an expert's take on the Football Invitational second day matchup. Maron has done good so far, perhaps at the end of the day, Maron will give us all a little something to celebrate. For James Hawkins, I'm Macca, Steve McManaman and we'll see you next time on the Maron Sports Channel's Football In-Review Show."

[Free South Califas]

And cutoff. Final day of group action coming soon.

[Free South Califas]

From the Irish Festival in Irvine, Orange County:

Group A
Falconear 0-9 (9) def. by Free South Califas 2-10 (16)
Filopines 0-14 (14) def. by Ruadha 0-17 (17)

  Group A               Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Ruadha                  3   3  0  0   42  33  +9    9 Q
2 Free South Califas      3   1  0  2   36  35  +1    3 Q
3 Falconear               3   1  0  2   38  41  −3    3
4 Filopines               3   1  0  2   40  47  −7    3

Group B
Cosumar 0-9 (9) def. by Kitsunia-Deesse 0-33 (33)
Maron 1-26 (29) def. Darmen 0-15 (15)

  Group B               Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Maron                   3   3  0  0   80  38 +42    9 Q
2 Kitsunia-Deesse         3   2  0  1   89  37 +52    6 Q
3 Darmen                  3   1  0  2   47  68 −21    3
4 Cosumar                 3   0  0  3   15  88 −73    0

Maron vs Free South Califas
Ruadha vs Kitsunia-Deesse

Thank you all for helping make AGFI1 a reality, and good luck to those moving forward! Maron certainly seems to have gotten the memo about the cumulative-but-not-degrading RP bonus

[Kitsunia-Deesse]

A GLORIOUS SPORT-RELATED INFORM BY THE HOLY EMPIRE OF KITSUNIA-DEESSE

The Holy Empire of Kitsunia-Deesse is in the next phase of the Gaelic Football Invitational as the Kitsunes qualify to the next round, as the Kitsunes take on Ruadha. According to the players, it has been pretty funny to stay in another nation and being noticed with strangeness thanks to their peculiar appearence. Jean-Marie Tatsu, player of the Kitsunes Rugby Team said that he was very happy with the place and admits that they are lucky that the country accepts their religion.

[Free South Califas]

Cutoff! Semifinals coming right up.