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Rugby Union - Season 27

Preview

First, let's look at how we did last year. Well, we couldn't have been more right, in a sense, because we said there were no clear favourites to win the title and there were no outright contenders. Instead, we dumped four teams into the Second Tier for high-flyers: the Idyllwild Coronae, the Llandy Bulls, the Mawrystwyth Phoenix and the Maynard Andromeda. The top three was made up of three of these teams, with the exception of Mawrystwyth Phoenix who finished 8th. The other three all qualified for the finals, with the Llandy Bulls eventually winning it all. We were right about there being no clear favourites, as a further two teams came very close to spoiling the top 3 party.

Instead of looking at the tiers, which will look a lot like last year's as there isn't a lot of movement between teams and a lot of teams are fairly equal, let's look at each team's three additions this year. Every year, every team may add three players to their team who can play from day 1. Every addition after that may only play the second half of the season. All of these players come from the second divisions or the development league. Let's say this: there is a lot of talent and teams mostly addressed their needs, but barely any team was successful in signing three key additions. The Greencaster Galaxy had one immediate upgrade, one depth player and we just don't see this third signing, and the same goes for Maynard Andromeda, Willowbourne Foxes, Ansonville Comets. Probably the best trio are coming to the Tarrashall Travellers, with probably the best addition of them all, as well as two depth players. The Mawrystwyth Phoenix went solely by need in terms of position, but these are players that we couldn't be to enthusiastic about. Every other team falls somewhere between these extremes. The Penstead Bears probably had the second best choices, choosing three players that are starting-XV-quality but not necessarily future national teamers.

This time around, we're going to discuss the teams without putting them in tiers.
Ansonville Comets The worst spine in the Union, but making up for that by putting good players in nearly every other position. The forwards are fine and there is a lot of talent in the back, but getting the ball there in the right time and place is too hard for this team most of the time. Masahiko Morimoto, switched from League, is a huge upgrade at centre.
Aubury Swans Decent weight in the scrum but very top-heavy. Proper halves and alright backs, but no stars to carry this team in a pinch. 70 out of 80 minutes should not be a problem for this team, but maintaining a tiny lead or winning from behind needs character sometimes, and I have my suspicions about this team.
Eaglebury Aquila have put some decent players next to worse ones, but keeping the incredible duo of Whithingham at halfback and Sheehan on the wing intact. That duo will have to carry this team once again, though this time there are fewer weak spots.
Greencaster Galaxy what a signing. Going from one of the most unreliable halves to scouting one in rugby league, and nailing the contract. Greencaster, as a big city team, have to perform every single year and this is probably just about the biggest turnaround possible through a single choice, including attacking structures involving a lot of options, carrying over from the francophone rugby league teams. Ba Vasseur might just take the Union by storm.
Idyllwild Coronae they've mostly added weight to their team, in order to be among the top few teams for an extra year. The scrum will be a little better, but they've mostly kept the great players in a position to do well around the sides of the field. Solid additions, but no spectacular players - not that they need to, they still have Weddall, Alardice and Scenay in the second row, on the wing, and at fullback.
Llandy Bulls also followed the example of keeping your best players and surrounding them with players who make fewer mistakes. yMhalmawm and yTewnchaeg remain Ko-oren's best forwards, but the entire scrum is now superb. The biggest missing link was at fullback, but they've now signed the very young yFfewlchewm to that position.
Mawrystwyth Phoenix poor additions, after a season where they've thoroughly disappointed. We can't exactly say that this team is much better than last year, but they're all still very young so if they can live up to last year's hype with last year's team + one year, they'll be better than 8th.
Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia again leaning fully on their backs, there is now a fullback to match the backline with Leauntherinthen. A bit of a mediocre roster for the rest of it, and there are about four players that could be replaced on a whim, but not enough quality to coach those guys or correct their errors.
Maynard Andromeda this team continues to build slowly towards a better team. Even if some players are about to retire, they don't make haste to have one good season and jeopardise the future. Andromeda have always been a well-built team, and they even landed rugby league's Finisterran centre Viveiros - not a particularly spectacular player but a decent addition to their backs.
Penstead Bears are also not a team of splashy signings and big ups and downs. The second biggest home advantage in the Union also helps, and their remote location also means that there is never a lot of pressure on the team - although there is a lot of local pride involved. Two effective players have been added, and the Bears are absolutely getting near top-6 material. yDdofcaech is their new half, not as good as Vasseur but better than most halves in the Union.
Tarrashall Travellers are the team with the largest home advantage and a lot of local feelings. The Travellers are often a fun team to watch, and in a land that should bring great forwards they have incredible firepower at the back instead. The Travellers have a hard time signing talent not from West Strand Riding given how far away they are to the rest of the country, but they once again have a respectable team. Bilaranora, the new fullback, immediately competes as one of the best fullbacks in the Union.
Willowbourne Foxes like Greencaster, the Foxes always have to be good. Unlike Greencaster, they have no way to get there and they have made suspect decisions in new players once again. It's like this team is trying to be bland in a position where it's so easy to draw attention... Centre Carrington is the closest they get to being interesting.

Standings

KRUL                           Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Maynard Andromeda               22   12   3   7   337  261  +76    54 Grand Final
 2 Ansonville Comets               22   12   2   8   192  144  +48    52 Semifinals
 3 Penstead Bears                  22   12   1   9   253  220  +33    50 Semifinals
 4 Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia     22   12   0  10   220  230  −10    48
 5 Greencaster Galaxy              22   11   2   9   241  174  +67    48
 6 Aubury Swans                    22   11   2   9   190  162  +28    48
 7 Idyllwild Coronae               22   11   1  10   189  168  +21    46
 8 Eaglebury Aquila                22   10   2  10   244  264  −20    44
 9 Llandy Bulls                    22   10   1  11   237  256  −19    42
10 Tarrashall Travellers           22    9   1  12   156  193  −37    38
11 Mawrystwyth Phoenix             22    8   0  14   160  265 −105    32
12 Willowbourne Foxes              22    6   1  15   205  287  −82    26

Finals

Semifinal:
Ansonville Comets 20–13 Penstead Bears (HT 3-13)
Drop goals: 5' Morimoto, 66' White / 23' 39' yDdofcaech
Penalty Goals: - / -
Tries: 71' 78' Finnerty / 30' yBhaddras
Conversions: 71' 78' Morimoto / 30' yDdofcaech

Grand Final:
Maynard Andromeda 11–21 Ansonville Comets (HT 8-7)
Drop Goals: 48' Wilmer / -
Penalty Goals: 22' Wilmer / -
Tries: 18' Prater / 5' 55' Finnerty, 59' Morimoto
Conversions: - / 5' 59' Morimoto, 55' White

Analysis

As suggested by the close standings, the average score this year was 10-10. Or rather, 10-9.9, which surprisingly still realised a very decent home win percentage (53%). As close as the average score is, home teams were the favourites, and away teams struggled to get points (40% wins). The remaining 7% were draws.

It's been extremely close all season, so the final matchday results have had a big impact:
Maynard Andromeda 9–32 Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia - Mayara would've made it in if not for the Bears win, on H2H, with a negative PD! Huge service done by Andromeda.
Llandy Bulls 17–10 Mawrystwyth Phoenix - no impact
Greencaster Galaxy 13–6 Idyllwild Coronae - kept the Coronae out, if it weren't for the Bears Galaxy would've been in.
Tarrashall Travellers 8–15 Aubury Swans - also kept the Swans in the conversation.
Eaglebury Aquila 7–24 Ansonville Comets - secured the Comets.
Penstead Bears 12–7 Willowbourne Foxes - landed the Bears in the finals with a lot of teams just out! They were lucky to play the hapless Foxes at home on the last day.

For every team between 4th and 8th, there are multiple moments where a different bounce could've seen different finals, in every single game.

Derbies

Ansonville Comets 7–6 Greencaster Galaxy
Greencaster Galaxy 5–6 Ansonville Comets - Here's the difference between the Galaxy in the finals versus Comets in the finals.

Greencaster Galaxy 13–10 Willowbourne Foxes
Willowbourne Foxes 14–8 Greencaster Galaxy - this derby has lost some of its shine, but even the Foxes in 12th get the upset. The Galaxy would have made the finals with the win...

Maynard Andromeda 15–7 Idyllwild Coronae
Idyllwild Coronae 10–24 Maynard Andromeda - Two wins for Andromeda, over contenders Coronae, there's how you secure first place.

Idyllwild Coronae 0–5 Aubury Swans
Aubury Swans 7–3 Idyllwild Coronae - with differences so tiny, two Swans wins landed them over the Coronae, and kept the Coronae out of the finals!

Maynard Andromeda 16–0 Aubury Swans
Aubury Swans 10–0 Maynard Andromeda - two one-sided games, one for each team.

State of Origin
Mawryshire 20 - 24 WSR
Surbourneshire 24 - 11 Gehrenna
Gehrenna 16 - 21 Mawryshire
WSR 17 - 18 Surbourneshire
WSR 22 - 33 Gehrenna
Surbourneshire 22 - 32 Mawryshire

MAW 2-1 +11
 SRB 2-1 +4
 GEH 1-2 -7
 WSR 1-2 -8

Team of the Year

Props: Moore (Ansonville Comets), Luckett (Maynard Andromeda)
Hooker: yBhaddras (Penstead Bears)
Second row: Knight (Maynard Andromeda), Bashford (Aubury Swans)
Locks: yDdwffrell (Penstead Bears), Meahon (Idyllwild Coronae)
Eight: Atkinson (Ansonville Comets)
Halves: Wilmer (Maynard Andromeda), Vasseur (Greencaster Galaxy)
Centres: Morimoto (Ansonville Comets), Denrenaundhen (Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia)
Wings: Finnerty (Ansonville Comets), Alardice (Idyllwild Coronae)
Fullback: Ewell (Greencaster Galaxy)

Dev Leagues
GWU: Seameet, WSU: Regenton, MU: Llandy

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Ko-orenite Football - Season 200

Everyone plays each other once. Every team comes from a single census area, or in the past, from a county. There have (almost) always been 48 of these. Winning two thirds of your games or more lands you in the finals - so there is a different number of finalists every year.

KorFOOT                    Pld    W   L 
 1 Alara                       47   38   9 - Round 2
 2 Sydberg                     47   37  10 - Round 2
   yGladdfawr                  47   37  10 - Round 2
 4 Finisterre                  47   36  11 - Round 1
 5 Amillon                     47   35  12 - Round 1
   Heuveltuinen                47   35  12 - Round 1
 7 Etena                       47   34  13 - Round 1
   Sterrenwolde                47   34  13 - Round 1
 9 Katashi                     47   33  14 - Round 1
   Sudoren                     47   33  14 - Round 1
11 Greencaster                 47   32  15 - Round 1
   Pays d'Amandine             47   32  15 - Round 1
   Thornwich                   47   32  15 - Round 1
14 Aminey                      47   31  16
   Anarcourt & Norille         47   31  16
16 West Strand Riding          47   30  17
17 Maethoru                    47   29  18
   Oren                        47   29  18
   Santa Teresa                47   29  18
20 Aerellen                    47   27  20
21 Nordoren                    47   25  22
   Senoren                     47   25  22
23 Laringerland                47   24  23
24 Auburylength                47   23  24
   Gehrenna                    47   23  24
   Pays d'Étouille             47   23  24
   Willowbourne                47   23  24
28 Schemerdrecht               47   22  25
29 Mayara                      47   21  26
   Penshaw                     47   21  26
31 Burnet & Grainshire         47   19  28
32 Dawsbury                    47   17  30
   Nitoyagawa                  47   17  30
34 Aviansolagawa               47   16  31
   Idyllwildland               47   16  31
36 Ferrovente                  47   15  32
   Ouleux                      47   15  32
   Pays de Baie                47   15  32
39 Straudum                    47   14  33
   yDhinas                     47   14  33
41 Aevanna                     47   13  34
42 Albion & Argyle             47   12  35
   Guildwood                   47   12  35
44 Selesi                      47   11  36
45 Angloren                    47   10  37
   Donkerburg & Keizerdal      47   10  37
   Gemwright                   47   10  37
48 Metalwright                 47    8  39

Round 1
Finisterre def. by Thornwich
Amillon def. Pays d'Amandine
Heuveltuinen def. by Greencaster
Etena def. Sudoren
Sterrenwolde def. Katashi

Round 2
Alara def. Thornwich
Sydberg def. by Greencaster
yGladdfawr def. by Sterrenwolde
Amillon def. Etena

Round 3
Alara def. by Greencaster
Amillon def. by Sterrenwolde

Final
Greencaster def. by Sterrenwolde

TEAM         1  2  3  4  5  6  TOTAL
Greencaster  O  X  O  33 X  O  3+33
Sterrenwolde O  O  X  X  O  39 3+39

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Rugby League - Season 17

Preview
Starting with the end of last season, how accurate were the predictions last year? Did the Harriers and the Scorpions end up with the best spots? Did the Owls disappoint everyone?

Well, yes they did. The Harriers were the best team by far in the 22 regular games of the season, the Scorpions finished in third, and the Owls were 5 full wins away from 11th (out of 12). For the rest, we saw that there were a lot of just above-average teams that could very easily turn a decent season into a great one. Lots of teams went for energetic players that could turn around a game single-handedly, but it doesn't say much about the mental strength. It turned out that the Buffaloes had the right mix of everything at the right time, taking second place, focusing on forwards instead of backs, against the grain of the league, and getting rewarded for it. However, that's just the regular season. Then there were the playoffs, in which the Scorpions first upset the Buffaloes 18-19 (a first half drop goal, actually) - and then trashed the Harriers 30-10, making the Scorpions the grand champions of the year.

As most teams stay relatively the same from year to year, here are the best new signings since last season:
1) Aminey Owls: Asselin and Boudon, prop and lock. The Owls finally get back to what their forward pack should be like. There is so much talent up front in Cote Austral and somehow none of it landed with the Owls so far. Massive upgrade to a team that desperately needed talent.
2) Étouille Vultures: fullback Kaplan and centre Duchamp. Both were highly sought after, but nobody could imagine both signing with the same team. The Vultures mean business this year - but are among 4-5 teams that desperately need a star.
3) Nitoya Foxes: halfback Vamadate and fullback Jamakava, the Foxes have the spine needed to keep any game close. If the rest of the team shows up, the Foxes are in for a massively better year.
4) Ferrovente Scorpions: lock Van Ekkelkamp, winger Lista and halfback Vales. The Scorpions should remain among the top teams for the next 5 years with these kinds of sinings.
5) Katashi Wasps: with hooker Okazaki, the Wasps have done what it took to eclipse the Hawks. More forward talent from Leleia, out of nowhere.

Other notable players:
- Alara Spiders centre Ffwllnhil yLleorrhag. Switched from Union to League, would be an immediate upgrade at the position with any team.
- Katashi Hawks: prop Vakasugi. Forward talent is few and far between in the Japanophone lands, but here is one that commanded attention from everywhere.
- Linieux Harriers: halfback Bourseiller, the creativity needed to propel this team to the top once again, and this time win the final.

Standings

KRL                      Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Ferrovente Scorpions      22   18   0   4   564  385 +179    72 - Grand Final
 2 Santa Teresa Sabres       22   15   0   7   509  433  +76    60 - Semifinal
 3 Linieux Harriers          22   13   0   9   512  404 +108    52 - Semifinal
 4 Katashi Wasps             22   12   1   9   502  423  +79    50
 5 Etena Vipers              22   10   2  10   484  456  +28    44
 6 Alara Spiders             22   10   0  12   428  459  −31    40
 7 Aminey Owls               22    9   1  12   451  446   +5    38
 8 Selesi Dragons            22    9   1  12   453  480  −27    38
 9 Katashi Hawks             22    9   0  13   427  478  −51    36
10 Aminey Buffaloes          22    9   0  13   414  524 −110    36
11 Nitoya Foxes              22    8   1  13   425  514  −89    34
12 Étouille Vultures         22    6   2  14   399  566 −167    28

Finals
Semifinal
Santa Teresa Sabres 24–16 Linieux Harriers (6-12 HT)
Tries: '31 '48 '51 '58 Canlas / '5 Brunet '12 Bourseiller '61 Cousteau
Conversions: '31 '48 Arceo '51 '58 Rodas / '5 '12 Bourseiller
Penalty goals:

Grand Final
Ferrovente Scorpions 14–22 Santa Teresa Sabres (10-8 HT)
Tries: '20 H. Vales '39 '76 Lista / '2 Rodas '46 Mira '72 Canlas
Conversions: '20 Saavedra / '46 Mira '72 Rodas
Penalty goals: - / '18 '29 '58 Arceo

The derby final, on Ferrovente soil... won by Santa Teresa. Can't make this up even if you tried.

Analysis
Well, it's back to the drawing board for the Étouille Vultures. This looked like it could be their year at the start of the season, but every single team easily overpowered them, and they're the only team to score fewer than 400 points, as well as concede over 550. On the other side, the Santa Teresa Sabres surprised everyone with their incredible comeback, as well as staying a full two wins ahead of the next team. The Ferrovente Scorpions won it all, and between the top two, this has been Finisterre's year. They even won State of Origin... the smallest Rugby League state of all has been absolutely dominant.

The Katashi Wasps came just short of a postseason appearance, and that on the back of a single good offseason. The Katashi teams are on their way up, and the Wasps more than all. Next up are the Vipers and Spiders, the two 'northern' teams, in another decent showing. Neither can figure out how to break into the semifinals, but neither ever finishes beneath 8th, it feels like. Incredibly stable teams. The Owls go from 12th to 7th, so that's their season complete.

Total number of games: 132
Number of home wins: 80, so 60.6% of games ended in a home win
Number of away wins: 48, so 36.4% of games ended in an away win
Number of draws: 4, so 3% of games ended in a draw
Total number of points: 5568
Home points: 3050
Away points: 2518
Average number of points scored by the home team: 23.11
Average number of points scored by the away team: 19.08
Average number of total points scored per game: 42.18

The Vultures' season: LDLWWLLDLLWLWLLLLLLLWW
Panic mode started in week three with just two points so far, off decent and improved teams. The next two weeks stabilised the mood somewhat, but going for five straight games without a win after that not only dashed their playoff hopes, they also sprang a set of panic moves by the Vultures' staff. They took the two wins in three weeks as a sign they did well... then they lost seven straight. This is a class on what you don't do when things don't go your way.

The Scorpions' season: WWWWWWWWLWWLWWWWLWWWLW
Come on, you only read this because you want to know who the Scorpions lost to. Here goes: the Hawks (30-10), the Owls (20-16), the Harriers (36-6), and the Wasps (24-18), all were away games. For some reason, both Katashi teams got the better of Ferrovente. The Owls and Hawks punched well above their weight in this one.

The Harriers' season: WWWWWLWLWWWWLLLWWLLLLW
Things looked all amazing come the season half. Nine wins, two losses, and only behind the Scorpions who were 10-1 at that point(!!) and ahead of the Sabres at 8-3. The rest of the league was well off (Wasps, 4th place, 5-6). Then they just, stopped. Four wins in the remaining 11 games... and now the Harriers look like a team that is going to lose the semifinal straight away. What a collapse.

Derbies

Selesi Dragons 20–24 Linieux Harriers
Linieux Harriers 13–28 Selesi Dragons - The Harriers get the last laugh, though.

Santa Teresa Sabres 16–24 Ferrovente Scorpions
Ferrovente Scorpions 22–20 Santa Teresa Sabres - This derby has never been more relevant. Two contenders for game of the year.

Katashi Hawks 18–22 Katashi Wasps
Katashi Wasps 28–10 Katashi Hawks - The Wasps showcase just how much more they've improved than their citymates.

Alara Spiders 28–12 Katashi Hawks
Katashi Hawks 24–12 Alara Spiders - Two alright games, lack of spectacle.

Aminey Buffaloes 24–22 Aminey Owls
Aminey Owls 34–6 Aminey Buffaloes - The Owls showcase just how much more they've improved than their citymates.

Katashi Wasps 36–6 Alara Spiders
Alara Spiders 34–18 Katashi Wasps - Alara can't win them all.

State of Origin
Cote Austral - Finisterre 6-30
Yoshima - Leleia 18-18

Leleia - Cote Austral 20-28
Finisterre - Yoshima 16-15

Yoshima - Cote Austral 26-34
Leleia - Finisterre 28-12

Finisterre:   2-0-1
Cote Austral: 2-0-1
Leleia:       1-1-1
Yoshima:      0-1-2

Team of the Year

Props: Bran (Scorpions), Bonnet (Harriers)
Hooker: R. Mira (Sabres)
Second rowers: Rodas (Sabres), Levasseur (Owls)
Lock: Nagao (Wasps)
Halves: Saavedra (Scorpions), Bourseiller (Harriers)
Wings: Kamizumi (Wasps), Nakazono (Vipers)
Centres: Canlas (Sabres), Brunet (Harriers)
Fullback: Higuchi (Dragons)

Dev Leagues
Yoshima League: Aviansola. Cote Austral-Finisterre League: Vionne

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Semi-professional and amateur sports - Season 5

Ice Hockey

KIHL                          Pld    W   D   L    Win % 
 1 Egevea Islanders               44   27   7  10    0.693
 2 Aevanna Plains Wanderers       44   24   8  12    0.636
 3 Aevanna Scouts                 44   22   9  13    0.602
 4 Straudum Ice                   44   25   3  16    0.602
 5 Launott Polar Bears            44   24   4  16    0.591
 6 West Coast Blizzards           44   23   6  15    0.591
 7 Egevea Northerners             44   21   5  18    0.534
 8 Southwest Aevanna Rangers      44   19   6  19    0.500
 9 Noordrug Bi-state              44   19   4  21    0.477
10 Aevanna Explorers              44   12   5  27    0.330
11 Aevanna Bay Mariners           44    8   4  32    0.227
12 South Aevanna Storm            44    5   9  30    0.216

In a weak year for the competition, only a few teams manage to improve enough to be contenders. West Coast is always up there, as are the Scouts, this year joined by the Islanders and the Plains Wanderers.

In the end, the West Coast Blizzards fall back quite a bit but manage to win over 50%. the Islanders run away with the league, followed by the other contenders. Straudum Ice hold on to last year's quality and finish above 60%. The entire top eight goes .500 or over, courtesy of a few dreadful teams at the bottom and it'll be hard to see them do much better over the next few years - but that's sports for you. South Aevanna win 5 out of 44, the worst team of the last decade. Aevanna Bay win 8 out of 44, the fourth lowest total of the last decade.

Field Hockey

KFHL                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Rozenvoorde                 22   16   4   2    52   29  +23    52
 2 Wintertoorn-S'drecht        22   11   7   4    42   26  +16    40
 3 Vleugelberg                 22   12   4   6    41   29  +12    40
 4 April                       22   11   4   7    48   36  +12    37
 5 Sterrenwolde                22   10   5   7    46   27  +19    35
 6 Angelwoud                   22   10   4   8    36   29   +7    34
 7 Oostgemeenten-S'drecht      22    7   8   7    44   36   +8    29
 8 Laringen                    22    8   5   9    37   44   −7    29
 9 Venstertoren                22    8   2  12    29   38   −9    26
10 Herengein-S'drecht          22    6   4  12    28   49  −21    22
11 Donderen-S'drecht           22    3   7  12    31   50  −19    16
12 Hazel-Amber                 22    2   2  18    20   61  −41     8

Hazel-Amber lose a huge amount of players and their championship window is now clearly over. They all move to either Wintertoorn-S'drecht or Sterrenwolde, who are both now incredibly improved teams capable of getting that title. It'll be one of them, or Oostgemeenten-S'drecht, after being so close last year. Rozenvoorde hold on to most of their championship team and are ready for a repeat.

In fact, they do repeat. By 12 points, even, and lose just two for the entire year. Wintertoorn-S'drecht and Vleugelberg come closest, but they have absolutely nothing on ruthlessly strong Rozenvoorde. The other contenders disappoint heavily, and Hazel-Amber fall to last place as expected.

Lacrosse

KLL                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win % 
 1 Anarcourt                      11    8   0   3   159  108  +51    0.727
 2 Sydberg - Greencaster          11    7   2   2   136  112  +24    0.727
 3 Windward - Greencaster         11    7   0   4   132  123   +9    0.636
 4 Cirelbourne                    11    6   0   5   133  135   −2    0.545
 5 Marinwood                      11    6   0   5   126  139  −13    0.545
 6 Bruncester                     11    5   1   5   139  127  +12    0.500
 7 Cresthill - Willowbourne       11    5   0   6   124  130   −6    0.455
 8 Thornwich - Greencaster        11    5   1   5   114  122   −8    0.500
 9 Ansonville                     11    4   1   6   116  115   +1    0.409
10 Norille                        11    3   2   6   123  134  −11    0.364
11 Maynard                        11    3   0   8   136  163  −27    0.273
12 Dalmington - Willowbourne      11    3   1   7   121  151  −30    0.318

The Lacrosse season is short and sweet, and mostly is a battle between the two largest cities of the country. The Lacrosse league enjoys some popularity in cities and towns alike, even in such a saturated (though densely populated) area. Most teams are from Greencaster or Willowbourne, and Lacrosse is the most urban sport of all by this measure. Anarcourt win the league over Sydberg on goal difference and number of wins, and we have had one of the closest competitions in a while. Even Windward were in it until the end, but Anarcourt won 12-4 and improved their GD some more.

Basketball

KBL                                 Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Mayara Blues                         44   36   8  3660 3032 +628
 2 Lunay-Aminey Argonauts               44   33  11  3561 3105 +456
 3 Miradela-Santa Teresa Silvers        44   30  14  3462 3244 +218
 4 Étouille Energie                     44   29  15  3553 3189 +364
 5 Senoren White Diamonds               44   27  17  3390 3201 +189
 6 Ouleux-Aminey Sapphires              44   25  19  3328 3243  +85
 7 Montelo-Santa Teresa Snipers         44   22  22  3318 3388  −70
 8 Couziers-Linieux Centurions          44   21  23  3322 3433 −111
 9 Gehrenna Lions                       44   18  26  3280 3470 −190
10 Serramonte-Santa Teresa Castles      44   11  33  3134 3555 −421
11 Maethoru Banshees                    44    6  38  2982 3554 −572
12 Ferrovente Tazers                    44    6  38  3032 3608 −576

The Basketball League is small but spread out across Ko-oren's southern bay coast. Between the capitals (Mayara, Gehrenna, Maethoru, Senoren), the contrarian cities in Cote Austral (Couziers, Ouleux, Lunay, Étouille), and the religious cities of Finisterre (Miradela, Serramonte, Ferrovente, Montelo), there are some clashing ideas about how sports should be enjoyed. Étouille have the best offseason, attracting some good players while the top all lose a culture-defining player to retirement.

However, it's the Mayara Blues who come away with the title, almost keeping their points allowed under 3000! The entire contingent placed 4th to 6th last year move up three spots. Mayara, Lunay-Aminey and Miradela-Santa Teresa. The Banshees find themselves near the bottom once again and hope for the offseason Étouille had.

Kabaddi

KYKL                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Nitoya                 22   20   2  1085  625 +460
 2 Alara                  22   15   7  1017  780 +237
 3 Katashi East           22   15   7   984  788 +196
 4 Furune                 22   12  10  1004  820 +184
 5 Teragaseki             22   12  10   884  810  +74
 6 Aonishi                22   12  10   930  938   −8
 7 Lejana                 22   12  10   834  848  −14
 8 Suvira                 22   10  12   846 1003 −157
 9 Echizen                22    8  14   832  922  −90
10 Katashi West           22    8  14   800  969 −169
11 Arakura                22    6  16   759 1024 −265
12 Aviansola              22    2  20   610 1058 −448

Kabaddi is quietly becoming the sports enthusiast's guilty pleasure, and the venues of Yoshima are filling up accordingly. That said, sponsor income falls by a significant margin and the talent level drops significantly as well. Nitoya are quietly dominating this league and take the championship by FIVE wins over a 22-game season! Alara and Katashi East keep the damage to a minimum, but one has to wonder what Aviansola are doing.

Aussie Rules

KMARL                 Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 yMhinem                20   15   0   5  2000 1731 +269    60
2 Mawrystwyth            20   13   0   7  2130 1726 +404    52
3 Penstead               20    9   0  11  1888 1877  +11    36
4 yDremdwn               20    9   0  11  1744 1839  −95    36
5 Llandy                 20    8   1  11  1736 1824  −88    34
6 yNelseg                20    5   1  14  1725 2226 −501    22

  KWSRARL               Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Aralla                 20   14   0   6  2348 1802 +546    56
2 Myaranowra             20   13   0   7  2226 1693 +533    52
3 Tarrashall             20   13   0   7  2147 1786 +361    52
4 Eaglebury              20   11   0   9  2055 1850 +205    44
5 Jillong                20    6   0  14  1715 2469 −754    24
6 Nyashawill             20    3   0  17  1547 2438 −891    12

Aussie Rules is the best kept secret of the west coast, and even though the towns are small, the sport is taken very seriously. Field sizes do depend on the ground - not every town has a large enough flat space. The top teams are really running away from the rest this year, with yMhinem and Mawrystwyth ruling over the KMARL. Aralla win a highly contested KWSRARL, just over Myaranowra and Tarrashall. New teams fall to the bottom, so at least there is some movement. The top teams look hard to beat over the next 5 years, though.

yMhinem 19.12.126 def. Aralla 13.9.87

yMhinem's best record in the league gives them home advantage for the final! In a high scoring match, the home team are clearly a full few sizes larger than their opponents and Aralla can't play as advertised.

[Ko-oren]

Gridiron Season 45 - Previews

This offseason, we saw multiple rarities: moves between teams. Usually, a player is picked up by one of twelve teams, stuck in the D-league (Developmental League) for a while (maximum of four years), then in the second division, all on teams that are affiliated with the team in the pros. If a player does not pan out, they are usually swapped, traded, sold or fired from the D-league team, or from the second division team, but rarely from the professional team. The farm system has about 4-5 years of video on most players trying to go pro, so most of the time, the only players on the roster for the professional teams are players that have been picked and prepared for anywhere between 1-6, or even more years. Trades are a luxury problem only rarely encountered, and this year it happened because some teams moved away from some fan favourite players.

Ko-oren Bowl losing quarterback Fullmore moves from the 14-2 65ers to the 4-12 Saints, as the 65ers pin their future on a new draftee: Kjell Enkwist from the Salamantic Professors of NSCF fame. The Saints have a gap at QB from their old signalcaller retiring after last year. More QB news: draftee Aalander, fresh in the (6-9-1) Astronauts' system, was moved to the (12-3-1) Ko-oren Bowl winning Destroyers before seeing a regular season snap! The Destroyers' Bowl win didn't rely on a quarterback and it doesn't look like they will this year either.

For other positions, Reinsma has been a more than passable option at safety for the Admirals, and will now strengthen the Caspians' secondary, which is now taking on scary forms. The Dragonflies have dealt around the league, sending off their disappointing TE and acquiring one from the Emperors, while also securing a punter as special teams around the league are shaping up. Lastly, the Explosions now have an intimidating offensive line with the addition of C Welsh. Winners of the offseason seem to be the Dragonflies, adding two immediate impact players (punters are people too!!).

QB Fullmore 65ers -> Saints
QB Aalander Astronauts -> Destroyers
SS Reinsma Admirals -> Caspians
K Eiren Explosions -> Astronauts
TE Kagageera Emperors -> Dragonflies
TE Goudveld Dragonflies -> Godspeed
P yPenmheos Centaurs -> Dragonflies
P Redsmith Saints -> 65ers
C Welsh Saints -> Explosions

TE Gardet Godspeed -> RETIRED
C Tarabel Explosions -> RETIRED

And now for the preseason power rankings, which take on a different form every year:
Schemerdrecht 65ers
Offence: a great, though hard to manoeuver offensive line should keep newly acquired QB Enkwist clean. They will need to, because Enkwist really only has TE Van Luttert to throw to. Plenty of youth in this team, so they should remain good for a while. RB Galway is one of the best rushers in the league, so there are a lot of options here. Passing will be somewhat of an issue, though.
Defence: The defence consists of a wildly inconsistent line, with national teamers Maatman and Braakjans, but also rookie (and candidate to not be in the league for long) Neenyah. There's not much at linebacker, and the secondary really only has national hero CB Ensink.
Overall: Very decent offence with plenty of options, just lacking receiver depth. The defence relies on pressure by Braakjans and Maatman - if the opponent can get them out of the way, nothing will stop you.
Schemerdrecht Admirals
Offence: On the line, everything is alright. It's not the best unit in the league, but it will be far from the worst either. Right tackle is a liability, lots of shifting of players to and from this position in preseason. They seem to go for Carpentier. There is not much to pass protect, QB De Croon lacks talent but is still first choice. RB Mannussen, TE Klijn and WR Aidivan show that there is talent at the skill positions, but will that be enough to mask other issues? There are too many question marks here.
Defence: Players are hitting their best years, from DE Binnenpoorte, to MLB Ramsbottom, Salamantic Professor SS Turaundhinthen. The latter two are rookies, and that suggests that the Admirals have probably gotten the best rookies this offseason. The bad thing is that they have these unproven players to rely on and outside of this core, quality varies.
Overall: Lots of question marks on both sides of the field. Well addressed in the offseason, but it doesn't seem to be enough to turn the team around.
Sterrenwolde Dragonflies
Offence: Poor offensive line which means that QB Reeman (top 3 QB) will have to get rid of the ball quickly. He has new TE Kagageera, WR Schoolhendrik, and there's definitely some upside to rookie RB Olink too. To be honest, despite the new arrivals, there is still a lot to improve on this offence. If anything, Reeman is the perfect man for the job, but this team needs to give him better options. Skill positions are not great, not terrible.
Defence: In the front 7, four are likely future Hall of Famers, or at least Hall of Very Gooders. The defensive line is stellar (DE Bakker, DT Avink), with Bakker likely on his last good years. MLB Fokke is one of the pillars of the World Bowl winning NT. Safeties are incredible ball hawks from FS Kadwell (just 19 years old, huge talent) and SS Dollen (led the World Bowl NT in interceptions). CB Ecaliris is looking to be making his first NT appearance soon, too. Lack of depth, but that's alright.
Overall: Unimpressive offence, but that defence is easily best of the league. New additions seem to have strengthened the defence, that which was already good, and the offence remains ignored. QB Reeman has won a World Bowl for his team, can he bring the Dragonflies to glory too?
Aminey Caspians
Offence: QB Sylvestre has a few good options, from WR Lokaguthen to WR Crozier, and Aminey seems to always find receivers in a league so devoid of receiving talent. This team makes a single-dimension passing offence possible, and honestly it's the only thing keeping them afloat. There is no running game here. The line is composed of greats and then a few players that would find it hard to get employed at other teams...
Defence: They have addressed depth more than any other team. For the linebackers, they have a massive unit but lack a star. The entire defence should be doing just fine, but there is no star pass rusher or ballhawk to turn the ball over to. The defensive line is very good, but not the best in the league. If anything, fumbles will have to come from there. Other than that, it won't be easy to score on this D either.
Overall: Wildly inconsistent team, with several upsides and individual stars. The defence is fine, but will struggle against well-prepared teams.
Noordrug Astronauts
Offence: High personnel counts will have to do it, just like the national team, as there is little receiving talent on the Astronauts. TE Antonsen is an upside, as is RB Svenszoon, all while QB Plasman really isn't bad at all. Plasman is often passed up, but he might challenge the top 3 of quarterbacks. The line is fine, but might be directionless with 21-year old unproven C Hofstad.
Defence: Pressure comes from OLBs Holmgroen and Ehrenkorn, but the rest of the front 7 won't impress much. Two new players on the line, DT Ruijtenberg and DT Bicker look way out of place. The secondary has something at least, with CB Nieuwstroom and FS Eisenman. That won't be enough, though.
Overall: The Astronauts have a 12th player on the field in the form of home advantage, especially when those cold, cold northern winters kick in. Apart from that, this team has a talent issue. There is plenty of good on this team, but it is too easy to pick on the worse points.
Aerellen Explosions
Offence: There was some commotion on the national team as QB Arerira appealed for extra playing time. We now know why: it's not like he can show what he can do with this starved receiving corps. WR Varafin is alright, TE Voorhorst should be the big man as a blocker, receiver and general jack of all trades, but he's new in this unit. Arerira loves to run, and has a stable of running backs (Alaraicia, Westergroen) to help him too. One of the better offensive lines in the league turns this into a run-first, pass-never offence.
Defence: Every single player on the defence is a fine role player - but not more than that. Don't get me wrong, they should all be good additions to any of the 11 other teams, and they work very well together, but there's nobody to step up and lead this unit. CB Aemino does most of that, but he's only 21. DT Verian might do that as well, but he didn't even make the national team. DE Asafala might, as the most senior player here. The linebackers and secondary aren't too impressive.
Overall: If you thought the Astronauts had home advantage in the cold, think again. The Explosions' stadium is open, further north, further east, and the team knows that running works, and passing doesn't. That said, it's very onedimensional, and half the season consists of away games. The defence won't subtract much from this, but won't add much either.
Eaglebury Emperors
Offence: The Emperors have taken their rivals (Centaurs) idea for an offence and are currently perfecting it. The line is serviceable, definitely among the top 50% in the league, with QB Parkes making the game look easy, throwing to newly attracted WR Junga, Salamantic Professor TE Suthmeer, and now the Emperors have a sneaky good offence. Running will be an issue, but they didn't do that much to begin with.
Defence: The stars have stayed, SS Minjarrah, DT Farrier, OLB Darknoll. The rest are doing just fine, from nice additions at cornerback (Wongar, Nakada) that have the energy to stay with good receivers all day. They might be a little soft in the middle, but there's enough around them to hide that.
Overall: The Emperors have gone from middle-of-the-pack to contenders in one offseason, through a great multi-year plan and good targets in the offseason. They will be postseason candidates.
Mawryshire Centaurs
Offence: It all starts with the quarterback, as they say, and the Centaurs currently don't have one under contract that can play the pass-happy game the Centaurs are known for. QB yThollhas is definitely not the worst passer in the league, but TE Pwlh and WR ySarrwdd deserve better. With RB yGwmrwll, not selected for the national team for some reason, and C ySegrwm and OT yPeolewf, there is enough of good support to make this something. Unfortunately, the line isn't strong everywhere and the question whether they can pass enough to sustain drives remains.
Defence: They added a surprise to their roster in rookie DE Sugimoto: one of very, very few Japanese-speaking players in the league, ever. Sugimoto grew up on rugby league but made the switch sometime around the start of his college education, and is touted as a possible national teamer soon. Behind him, there is an up-and-down group of linebackers, and a downright poor secondary. The defence will cost this team.
Overall: The offence should be fine, though maybe a little predictable by midseason. The defence is a huge liability and we cannot see them win much with it. Special teams are alright, with K yTantews and P Tadhinthen (from the Professors).
Mayara Wolves
Offence: The typical run-first element is still here, with RB Zanonthen and bulky QB Loder, supported by a wide range of TEs to create more potential running lanes. TE Maret should be the man going forward for them, with plenty of depth around him. WR Junstarin is a welcome target for Loder. The line doesn't reflect their running game, with only C Thalkurinden up to snuff.
Defence: The strong 4-3 defence has been improved some more. DE Payne and DT Sjouwman were added from the D-league, and it should immediately make this D-line an intimdating one. Adding OLB Dauntaringun and MLB Kinportinden makes the entire front 7 well over average, with an underwhelming secondary beyond that.
Overall: R Garsasunthen gives this team a nice extra dimension. This team is not bad in any position but still feels very incomplete. They might challenge for the postseason, but in an alternate universe they could find themselves near the bottom of their division as well.
Mayara Destroyers
Offence: Take last year's Ko-oren Bowl winner, and it wouldn't surprise you that there is still a lot to like. They were forced to use a new QB, Aalander, which is a downgrade, but otherwise it's mostly the same team - but there will be some retiring after this year or the next. The line is fine from C Likathinden to OT Tathinden, running support from RB Jurethen is fantastic, depth is well done, WR Whitlock and TE Tharadhen are some of the best catchers in the league. This offence is good - as long as Aalander can do something with this.
Defence: The defence is mostly the same, so it will still be a huge unit this year. DT Rushadhin for tackles for a loss, RS Mesjathaunden with the interceptions, OLB Gunmothinden with a huge national team effort.
Overall: This team is slightly worse from last year, and special teams weren't a selling point either. Still, they're pretty much a lock for the postseason.
Greencaster Godspeed
Offence: There isn't much to see here, apart from RB Thorebourne continuing to put the unit on his shoulders. WR Turner is a much needed extra, but now to see whether QB Whistling can deliver the ball to him at all. They won't get much help from the line, although C Penn isn't a liability.
Defence: The young defence will have to provide the points for the Godspeed. The line is solid, especially with just 22-year old DE Burton, incredible middle linebacker play from Casey and Nottle (Casey might be on his last or second-last year) and a serviceable secondary with CB Knight and FS Wheelwright.
Overall: This team isn't great, will struggle to get points on the board but might be able to stop a few offences. They deserve a little more recognition for taking special teams this seriously. Returner Bronsvoord and K Bennett will decide games for them.
Willowbourne Saints
Offence: The Saints had the addition of the year with QB Fullmore. He'll be asked to do a lot to get this team with a deep losing record up to .500 and above. The line is absolutely awesome, from C Gavreau, to OG McLelland and OT Schildwacht, he has targets in WR Harrington and TE Barbary, and there's rushing help from RB Hellyer. The Saints have put together an offence, and only needed one offseason to do so.
Defence: It's a different story defensively. The line is prone to get pushed around, the linebackers are anywhere from ok to unimpressive, and the secondary has a lot to be desired. Their additions will help, but there is no one to step up and change a game single-handedly here. CB Dwyer, maybe, or ex-Professor FS Fortuin.
Overall: This is a hard to like team. On the one hand, there's something here, especially on the offence. This is a young team apart from Fullmore, and if they can find a quarterback in a few years' time they can go places. This year, I just don't see them do much.

Overall
The 65ers and Destroyers remain the league's best teams, despite things going a bit south for them. The Dragonflies and Emperors are new challengers, and there are plenty of middle-of-the-pack teams that could be a nice surprise. The Admirals, Explosions and Centaurs feel much too unprepared to do much.

Contenders: 65ers, Destroyers
Pretenders: Dragonflies, Emperors
Middle of the pack: Caspians, Astronauts, Godspeed, Saints, Wolves
Not finishing last: Admirals, Explosions, Centaurs

[Ko-oren]

Gridiron Season 45 - Regular Season

In the regular season, each club will play their division home and away, and the teams in the other division once: three home and three away. Informally, the season is divided into two sections: the first phase, where every club plays each other club once, and then the second phase, which has the divisional matchups' second legs.

KGL                              Pld    W   D   L    Win %    Win % 
 1 Mayara Destroyers                 11   10   0   1    0.909    0.909
 2 Eaglebury Emperors                11    8   0   3    0.727    0.727
 3 Schemerdrecht 65ers               11    8   0   3    0.727    0.727
 4 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies          11    7   0   4    0.636    0.636
 5 Noordrug Astronauts               11    5   2   4    0.545    0.556
 6 Aerellen Explosions               11    5   1   5    0.500    0.500
 7 Mayara Wolves                     11    4   2   5    0.455    0.444
 8 Schemerdrecht Admirals            11    4   2   5    0.455    0.444
 9 Aminey Caspians                   11    3   0   8    0.273    0.273
10 Willowbourne Saints               11    3   0   8    0.273    0.273
11 Greencaster Godspeed              11    2   2   7    0.273    0.222
12 Mawryshire Centaurs               11    2   1   8    0.227    0.200

The four most hyped clubs from the preseason have at least stayed true to their projections in the first 11 games. The Destroyers are near-perfect, losing only the Round 2-game against the 65ers. The Emperors finish second and are provisionally second in the Western division. After that, we get four Eastern division teams, from the 65ers, then the Dragonflies, and then two teams that are a little further behind in the race, the Astronauts and Explosions. The other teams are more or less eliminated, a lot will have to go right for any of the 4-win teams to make it.

WEST                             Pld    W   D   L    Win %    Win % 
 1 Mayara Destroyers                  5    5   0   0    1.000    1.000
 2 Mayara Wolves                      5    4   0   1    0.800    0.800
 3 Eaglebury Emperors                 5    2   0   3    0.400    0.400
 4 Mawryshire Centaurs                5    2   0   3    0.400    0.400
 5 Willowbourne Saints                5    1   0   4    0.200    0.200
 6 Greencaster Godspeed               5    1   0   4    0.200    0.200

The Destroyers remain as good as ever in the division and are 10 from 10 against the West. The real fight is for second place: the Emperors were fantastic across the first 11 but they have fallen back. The Wolves have taken advantage but it will be too little, too late. Mawryshire even have something to celebrate after being called the worst. The Saints and the Godspeed are derby mates and are both very, very lackluster.

EAST                             Pld    W   D   L    Win %    Win % 
 1 Schemerdrecht 65ers                5    5   0   0    1.000    1.000
 2 Aminey Caspians                    5    2   1   2    0.500    0.500
 3 Noordrug Astronauts                5    2   1   2    0.500    0.500
 4 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies           5    2   1   2    0.500    0.500
 5 Aerellen Explosions                5    1   1   3    0.300    0.250
 6 Schemerdrecht Admirals             5    1   0   4    0.200    0.200

The 65ers do the Mayara Destroyers thing and are perfect against the East in the remainder of the season. The Dragonflies have a disappointing end to their season with the playoff spot more or less taken care off, but the Caspians, Astronauts and Explosions cannot get close enough. Even with a decent 4-5-2 start, the Admirals fall way back and let the division slip past them.

Final Standings

KGL                              Pld    W   D   L
 1 Mayara Destroyers                 16   15   0   1 - #1 WEST
 2 Schemerdrecht 65ers               16   13   0   3 - #1 EAST
 3 Eaglebury Emperors                16   10   0   6 - #2 WEST
 4 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies          16    9   1   6 - #2 EAST
 5 Mayara Wolves                     16    8   2   6
 6 Noordrug Astronauts               16    7   3   6
 7 Aerellen Explosions               16    6   2   8
 8 Schemerdrecht Admirals            16    5   2   9
 9 Aminey Caspians                   16    5   1  10
10 Mawryshire Centaurs               16    4   1  11
11 Willowbourne Saints               16    4   0   9
12 Greencaster Godspeed              16    3   2  11

Discussion & Stats

Total number of games: 96
Number of home wins: 36, so 37.5% of games ended in a home win
Number of away wins: 53, so 55.2% of games ended in an away win
Number of draws: 7, so 7.3% of games ended in a draw -> one more draw than last year
Total number of points: 3973 -> 14 more than last year
Home points: 1837
Away points: 2136
Average number of points scored by the home team: 19.1 -> up 0.1 from last year
Average number of points scored by the away team: 22.3 -> up 0.1 from last year
Average number of total points scored per game: 41.4 -> up 0.2 from last year

Destoyers' season: WWWWWWLWWWWWWWWW. 1 loss to the 65ers, which was followed up by a 50-3 win over the Admirals. Taking revenge on the one least deserving of it, it looks like. It was their only 40+ score of the year, though they've come close here and there.

65ers' season: WWWWWWWWWWWLLWLW. Three losses aren't bad at all, but it's slightly worrying how they've all come towards the end of the season. Losing back to back, at home, to the Saints and the rival Admirals, that's a serious slide. At the end they lose to the Emperors, which is a perfectly possible result.

The Godspeed have a nice 7-game losing streak from week 2 to week 8. At least the Centaurs spread out their losing across the season. Makes you wonder if more was possible during that streak for the Godspeed...

Divisional Round

Mayara Destroyers (West) 13–6 Eaglebury Emperors (West)
Schemerdrecht 65ers (East) 20–23 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (East)

The Destoyers are in a league of their own with a nice win over the Emperors. Low scoring, fine, but a win is a win and it's one in a long tradition. The Destroyers go to their second straight Ko-oren Bowl and their third overall in the modern era. The Dragonflies are back to the big one after having missed two - and they are also on their third overall. We will have a repeat winner in the modern era, and the champion will be the first team to two modern titles. Let's not forget the first modern title, Ko-oren Bowl XLI (that's just four seasons ago)... which was exactly this matchup.

Ko-oren Bowl

Mayara Destroyers (West) 23–16 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (East)

The Destroyers, as their name suggests, destroy the opposition and smash a bunch of records while they're at it! The first team with two consecutive Ko-oren Bowl wins, the first team with two modern titles... What haven't they proven yet during this dynasty?

Derbies

Mawryshire Centaurs 30–43 Eaglebury Emperors
Mawryshire Centaurs 10–41 Eaglebury Emperors

Willowbourne Saints 27–10 Greencaster Godspeed
Willowbourne Saints 9–23 Greencaster Godspeed

Mayara Destroyers 49–13 Mayara Wolves
Mayara Destroyers 33–17 Mayara Wolves

Noordrug Astronauts 10–10 Aerellen Explosions
Noordrug Astronauts 6–31 Aerellen Explosions

Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 16–16 Aminey Caspians
Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 31–17 Aminey Caspians

Schemerdrecht 65ers 27–28 Schemerdrecht Admirals
Schemerdrecht 65ers 24–12 Schemerdrecht Admirals

Developmental Leagues

D-league Final
Willowbourne Wildcats 10-16 Schemerdrecht Skies

KG2 Playoffs
Gehrenna Mountaineers (1) 26-20 Intermare Internationals (4)
Aevanna Phoenix (2) 31-18 Greencaster Anchors (3)

Gehrenna Mountaineers 11-27 Aevanna Phoenix

Season Stats

Offence of the Year Mayara Destroyers
Defence of the Year Sterrenwolde Dragonflies
Team of the Year Eaglebury Emperors

League MVP Garathen Jurethen (Mayara Destoyers)
QB of the Year Kjell Enkwist (Schemerdrecht 65ers)
RB of the Year Garathen Jurethen (Mayara Destroyers)
Receiver of the Year Thorlibin Junga (Eaglebury Emperors)
Pass rusher of the Year Baluin Dauntaringun (Mayara Wolves)
Defensive back of the Year Aelithage Ecaliris (Sterrenwolde Dragonflies)
ST of the Year Abner Bennett (Greencaster Godspeed)

Postseason Announcements

Retirements:
Louw Klijn, TE Schemerdrecht Admirals
Gwerwd Pwlh, TE Mawryshire Centaurs
Lathaun Haunidhindhen, DE Mayara Destoyers
Auneferin Asafala, DE Aerellen Explosions
Amame Alaraicia, RB Aerellen Explosions
Zeb Drogace, R Eaglebury Emperors
Noud Bakker, DE Sterrenwolde Dragonflies
Thor Svenszoon, RB Noordrug Astronauts
Viggo Muikelist, WR Noordrug Astronauts
Hugh Aldridge, DE Eaglebury Emperors
Be Rutenfrans, FS Schemerdrecht Admirals
Torsten Eisenman, FS Noordrug Astronauts
Gus van de Weg, WR Schemerdrecht 65ers
Nungen Egaboo, WR Eaglebury Emperors
Burur Zorowen, OT Greencaster Godspeed
Ugathen Piralasthen, OLB Mayara Destroyers
Karentak Karentathen, DE Mayara Wolves
Guust Geitenbeek, OT Sterrenwolde Dragonflies
Aethegale Ahalidane, MLB Eaglebury Emperors

Ahalidane retires at just 26 years old, having played one year in the Top League and spending the rest of the time in the second division. Robin Reeman remains the oldest active player in the league as the quarterback of the Sterrenwolde Dragonflies at 35 years old.

[Ko-oren]

Rugby Union - Season 28

Preview
Last season, the Ansonville Comets won the championship after first winning the 2nd vs 3rd semifinal and then the final as the second placed team. Maynard Andromeda had it all as the 1st placed team after the 22 regular games - then lost the final. Lastly, the Penstead Bears, using their immense home advantage, finished third but crashed out in the semifinal, which was an away match for them. The very worst team by some distance were the Willowbourne Foxes, and to a lesser extent the Mawrystwyth Phoenix. Local pride dictates that the Tarrashall Travellers should be competitive, but they placed 9th and were not a force for most of the season.
The best players going to the worst teams through a short and simple draft means that the overall talent is very, very similar between teams and it really is a question of getting the best players in the spine and securing the best coaching staff. Minimising injuries is very important as well. Just looking at the rosters, it seems that the Llandy Bulls have made roster building an art in the era of parity, and it's Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia who are just a tad worse than the rest.

The best halves and fullbacks (subjectively) play for:
1. Tarrashall Travellers - Amaranga dealing the ball around and Bilaranora as safety insurance makes for an impressive combination. The Travellers only have a single great half, which could hurt them.
2. Greencaster Galaxy - they have a combination much like the Travellers, with Vasseur at the half and Ewell as fullback. Ewell really is one of the more explosive and reliable players at his position. The trio is completed with Hopperton, who really is a step down from the other two.
3. Mawrystwyth Phoenix - as bad as they were, it really is not on the spine. yThwllmhel and yPheffchawll (bless you) are a massive duo at half and fullback respectively, with plenty of state pride for Mawryshire.
4. Maynard Andromeda - they didn't come as far last year without Wilmer and Laurtingun, both as halves. Kicking has few secrets for them. They can't rely on Rick as a fullback, not showing up when he's needed most, though.

The most impressive and heaviest scrums:
1. Llandy Bulls - they would be on this list with their quality overall roster. There are monsters on every line of this unit, but they aren't strong at every position. There is room for improvement...
2. Idyllwild Coronae - there aren't any truly bad players on their scrum, though discipline issues sometimes sell them short. The true forces are on the lines further back, with second rower Weddall and recently acquired flanker Reejulga.
3. Penstead Bears - aiding their home advantage is a punitive group of forwards that slow down and wear down any opponent that faces them. Prop yBhaddras is the strongest of the lot, with yPawfewn and yDdwffrell capable of a lot of tackles and run metres alike.
4. Maynard Andromeda - while not universally powerful, the Andromeda forwards combine strength with a bit of gamesmanship. Knight and Luckett are known to be quicker than their size should allow, and gets them in positions to score or assist tries occasionally. Moore completes a trio to be reckoned with.
The quickest guys on the sidelines:
1. Ansonville Comets - Finnerty and Morimoto operate on the same wing, and that's usually where the Comets' tries come from, if speed is needed. With Sedhaninthen, the new winger from West Strand Riding, they have a decent option on the other side as well.
2. Llandy Bulls - there are two truly strong centres on this team, which aids the defence and provides some odd scoring options at the same time. yPhwgaragh and Weston have some support in the extremely fast (but soft) Porden on the wing.
3. Willowbourne Foxes - as much flak as their team gets, the backs do not deserve it. Bartley is a new winger who is insanely fast, and with Carrington at centre they have a scary combination. If both are healthy, this team has possibilities.
4. Penstead Bears - they are the only team with good options at all four positions here. wingers yCawslall and Bolubung (the latter is a rookie) and centres yNellchawr and Norebor (the latter also a rookie) the Bears have added a lot of options. The Bears are the only team that can make something happen on both wings, but without a single star.

Table

KRUL                           Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts  
 1 Llandy Bulls                    22   16   0   6   301  157 +144    64 
 2 Greencaster Galaxy              22   14   2   6   250  141 +109    60 
 3 Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia      22   15   0   7   274  200  +74    60 
 4 Idyllwild Coronae               22   14   0   8   272  198  +74    56 
 5 Maynard Andromeda               22   11   2   9   249  208  +41    48 
 6 Tarrashall Travellers           22   11   2   9   239  216  +23    48 
 7 Mawrystwyth Phoenix             22   10   2  10   195  193   +2    44 
 8 Penstead Bears                  22   10   1  11   205  249  −44    42 
 9 Aubury Swans                    22    8   1  13   246  279  −33    34 
10 Ansonville Comets               22    6   1  15   160  321 −161    26 
11 Willowbourne Foxes              22    6   0  16   173  254  −81    24 
12 Eaglebury Aquila                22    5   1  16   158  306 −148    22

Finals
Semifinal
Greencaster Galaxy 25–16 Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia
Drop goals: - / Denrenaundhen 73'
Penalty goals: Vasseur 4' 7' / Denrenaundhen 34'
Tries: Teague 20', Jauffret 51', Aldridge 54' / Warmeling 34' 69'
Conversions: Vasseur 20' 54' / -

GRAND FINAL
Llandy Bulls 11–14 Greencaster Galaxy
Drop goals: yFfewlchewm 38' / -
Penalty goals: Weston 25' / -
Tries: yPhwgaragh 6' / Risewell 65', Morino 72'
Conversions: - / Vasseur 65' 72'

Analysis
While home teams had a significant advantage last year, this year the away teams had a better chance of winning. 50% of matches ended with the away team stealing four points away, and with a few draws here and there only 45% of matches ended in a home win. It was harder than ever to keep points at home and only the teams that kept their stadium as a fortress shot up the standings. This is where most of the Llandy Bulls' points came from, as well as the Tarrashall Travellers, Mawrystwyth Phoenix, as the teams with the strongest home following. Like last year, the average score was 10-10 (10.2 vs 10.5).

The Llandy Bulls and the Greencaster Galaxy went into the final round as surefire finals candidates. On the last day, the Greencaster Galaxy lost 14-0 to the Tarrashall Travellers to give up on the regular season title (and straight placement in the grand final). The Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia needed a draw to get there, but they won 16-6 over Maynard Andromeda instead to get their on their own strength. Idyllwild Coronae won 10-31 at the Penstead Bears, an amazing feat given how good the Bears are at home - but it wasn't enough.

So, the Llandy Bulls go straight to the grand final. They didn't get there easily (LWWWWWLWWWWWWWLLLLWWWW): they started with a loss at the Travellers, then lost four straight right when things were starting to heat up. Four straight losses raised some eyebrows in Llandy, but they kept their confidence to win the final four games anyway. The four losses were to the tune of 6-3, 6-8, 3-10, and 14-8, all low-scoring matches. After that they went to regular scheduling with 17-7, 3-23, 46-7 and 17-28 wins. What caused their attack to break down... we'll never know.

The Greencaster Galaxy improve massively on their previous season and had few setbacks during their campaign (LDLWLWWWWWDWWLWWLWWWWL). They started off with two points in three matches, a horrid start but they kept their composure. With a 15-7 loss, 7-7 draw and 5-3 loss, they kicked off a campaign for the ages.

Derbies
Maynard Andromeda 19–9 Idyllwild Coronae
Idyllwild Coronae 6–18 Maynard Andromeda 2-0

Maynard Andromeda 27–24 Aubury Swans
Aubury Swans 0–25 Maynard Andromeda 2-0

Aubury Swans 7–10 Idyllwild Coronae
Idyllwild Coronae 5–16 Aubury Swans 1-1

Willowbourne Foxes 0–16 Greencaster Galaxy
Greencaster Galaxy 20–9 Willowbourne Foxes 2-0

Ansonville Comets 7–14 Greencaster Galaxy
Greencaster Galaxy 13–3 Ansonville Comets 2-0

The Greencaster Galaxy win both of their rivalry series, the Idyllwild Coronae lose both of theirs, Maynard Andromeda win both of theirs again.

State of Origin
Mawryshire 15-25 WSR
Surbourneshire 14-14 Gehrenna
Gehrenna 3-28 Mawryshire
WSR 0-12 Surbourneshire
WSR 3-20 Gehrenna
Surbourneshire 23-3 Mawryshire

SRB 2-0 
GEH 1-1 
WSR 1-2 
MAW 1-2

Team of the Year
Props: Newddlawdd yTewnchaeg (Llandy Bulls), Cowan Holden (Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia)
Hooker: Namawch yBhaddras (Penstead Bears)
Second row: Al Jauffret (Greencaster Galaxy), Gene Weddall (Idyllwild Coronae)
Locks: Mayra Reejulga (Idyllwild Coronae), Bayou Grootemarsink (Tarrashall Travellers)
Eight: Jurgasen Hilnasindhen (Aubury Swans)
Halves: Ba Vasseur (Greencaster Galaxy), Tharind Laurtingun (Maynard Andromeda)
Centres: Rhonws yPhwgaragh (Llandy Bulls), Burrula Bebenna (Tarrashall Travellers)
Wings: Tei Warmeling (Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia), Morton Carson (Mawrystwyth Phoenix)
Fullback: Sinclair Ewell (Greencaster Galaxy)

Dev Leagues GWU: Senoren. WSU: Langward. MU: Southern WSR.

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Rugby League - Season 18

Preview
First of all, what is last season's aftermath? We leave the 17th season with resounding victories for both Finisterre and Cote Austral in the State of Origin - the 'Forward' states completely overpower the 'Backs' states of Leleia and Yoshima. Could we be at the start of a revolution, where slow progress through the forwards begins to be more important than flashy plays from the backs, on the sidelines? Also, the Santa Teresa Sabres win the championship in a dramatic final where they beat regular season title holders Ferrovente. That's a Finisterran final - another indication that changes are afoot. Yoshiman and Leleian rugby league is at an impasse, can they make a comeback? Can the Cote Austral teams find a way up into the top? The Linieux Harriers finished third to make the semifinals (3rd vs 2nd) - but we find the other Cote Austral teams all the way at 7th, 10th and 12th.

Given all this, which teams look the strongest heading into the 18th season?

1) Aminey Buffaloes. On the back of a completely Leleian/Yoshiman spine, the Buffaloes have added the right pieces in the last few offseasons to jump into second place from way behind. Jamakava as fullback is a quick, technical tackler. Muramoto and Vamadate as halves give this team a ridiculous edge that could rival the Scorpions' spine for the next 5-10 years. There is a little bit of everything on this team, with Matthieu and Gaudin providing some weight in the tackles as well. Backs could hold this team back.
2) Ferrovente Scorpions. Again, they prepare for a campaign with the best spine. Saavedra, Vales and Higuchi have finally been crowned - but a single championship wasn't enough to force them into retirement. They're back, but another year slower than they were last year. Could this, finally, be the end of the best spine in RL? They are once again aided by a prime forward pack, with Bran, Ramo, Levasseur and Sakakibala hitting their best years and giving plenty of tackling and ball carrying options.
3) Selesi Dragons. With 21-year-old Cellier at halfback, the Dragons are putting together something that resembles a pretty decent core to rely on. With Vales (Heitor, brother to Scorpions' Adan Vales) at the back and Castex to provide a little experience as Cellier grows, the Dragons are in the best position to jump up a few ranks. With a mixed bag at the back, from veteran Trottier to new recruit Wakao - and true star Ogawa - there is more reason to jump on the Dragons bandwagon.
4) Santa Teresa Sabres. The Sabres could be going to back-to-back finals, this time with more incredible skills from do-it-all fullback Monteverde. Kotake and Okabe are a bit of a comedy duo, but their quality is not up for debate.
5) Nitoya Foxes. Fujioka has been the key to our national team for a while, and he's getting on in years. Adding Pinchon at fullback should help the Foxes a little - and so this team is high up on the preseason rankings with nothing to show for it. Criticism that Fujioka is strictly a national team star, not a club star, is looking more and more accurate. Nitoya needs a good season to earn respect from friends and foes. They're past preseason hype. There are no excuses if things go wrong again. There's so much speed on the wings (Abbadie, 19yo, Burress, 19yo) that there is reason for hype again, though.
6) Étouille Vultures. The 12th placed team actually do not have a bad team. A lot went wrong, sure, but they have made some steps to ensure it doesn't happen again. Kaplan is their fullback, asked to do a lot but it finally seems like he's up for the job. Medin and Fukuhara are the halves here, providing decent options and creativity - but not top 3 stuff. Not much at the back, but they have gone for the forward options (that have made the Scorpions near-champions last year), with 19-year-old Poulin as second rower, aiming to add dozens of metres to his team's total every single game. Laza, Charbonnier, Rousselot - there's actually a lot of talent here. It might take another 2-3 years before they hit their stride, though.

Notable teams among 7-12: Linieux Harriers: National team backs on this team, actually. Not bad for a Cote Austral team, which is supposed to be a 'heavy' state. Brunet and Ocampo could be in for a good season on the left wing (winger and centre combo). Alara Spiders: Despite years and years in mid-table mediocrity, the Spiders are ready for an upswing. Few teams have better backs than them. Scratch that, they have the best backs in the league. yLeorrhag and Satomi as centres, Suganuma and Sanada as wingers. Suganuma might not last long, but he could pass on his tricks before retirement. Aminey Owls: They completely overhauled the forward pack, adding Asselin, Boudon and Uematsu, as well as Andrade, as prop, lock, hooker, and second rower. If they can get their strength and conditioning in check, this might develop into something. Don't expect too much this year yet. Katashi Hawks, Katashi Wasps, Etena Vipers: there are great players on each team, but don't hold your breath on them. There'll be great moments for all of them, yet it's hard to see them finish in the top 6.

Standings

KRL                      Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts  
 1 Aminey Buffaloes          22   14   0   8   519  428  +91    56 - Grand Final 
 2 Ferrovente Scorpions      22   13   1   8   481  438  +43    54 - Semifinals 
 3 Nitoya Foxes              22   13   0   9   462  423  +39    52 - Semifinals 
 4 Aminey Owls               22   12   0  10   477  521  −44    48 
 5 Selesi Dragons            22   12   0  10   507  394 +113    48 
 6 Alara Spiders             22   12   0  10   470  443  +27    48 
 7 Santa Teresa Sabres       22   11   0  11   460  463   −3    44 
 8 Etena Vipers              22   11   0  11   426  476  −50    44 
 9 Linieux Harriers          22   10   1  11   425  432   −7    42 
10 Étouille Vultures         22   10   0  12   478  468  +10    40 
11 Katashi Wasps             22   10   0  12   450  457   −7    40 
12 Katashi Hawks             22    3   0  19   352  564 −212    12

Finals

Semifinal Ferrovente Scorpions 18–19 Nitoya Foxes
Tries: Kamizumi '30, Ramo '77, Levasseur '79 / Abbadie '33, '38, Nagao '60
Conversions: Saavedra '30, '77 / Fujioka '33, '38, '60
Penalties: Saavedra '7 / -
Drop goals: - / Mori '80

Drama and excitement in Ferrovente! The home crowd were used to finals appearances, but they usually go over better for them. This time, they climbed to a small 8-0 lead, but the Foxes immediately came back for two tries before half time (8-12) and another one well into the second half (8-18). A monumental last-minute push gave the Scorpions two more tries, from the famed forward duo Ramo and Levasseur. Ramo's was grounded near the middle of the field for an easy Saavedra conversion... and with second left on the clock, Saavedra had the opportunity to kick his team to a final. Levasseur went over, unchallenged, though nearly over the sideline. The Scorpions five-eight couldn't connect, the ball flew short of the goalposts, and it was all tied 18-18. In a battle of the halves, with two geniuses dividing up plays (Fujioka for the Foxes, Saavedra for the Scorpions), to decide who would be the better player from their generation... and it looked to come up equal. Only, the Foxes came prepared and while Fujioka was bugged into not handling the ball, Mori took a shot - a last second drop goal to send the Nitoya Foxes to the Grand Final!

Grand Final Aminey Buffaloes 18–32 Nitoya Foxes
Tries: Matthieu '20, Vamadate '37 / Burress '7, Nagao '28, Itou '54, Abbadie '70, Mori '75
Conversions: Muramoto '20, '37 / Fujioka '7, '28, '54, Mori '70
Penalties: Muramoto '66, '79, Gaudin '72 / Fujioka '14, Pinchon '79
Drop goals: - /-

Another 18 points suffered by Nitoya, but they were even better than last week. Nitoya wins the championship! After a few futile years they go back to the form of three years ago - with a completely different team. Poor discipline gave the Buffaloes enough chances to pull up in sight of the Foxes again - but the 32 points were far too much to get back to. Fujioka, the architect behind this team and finally in a position to prove that he is also a great club half, didn't see the end of the match through injury.

Analysis There was a lot of regression to the mean this year. The Ferrovente Scorpions and Santa Teresa Sabres had insanely good teams last year, but age caught up, the lucky breaks stopped coming, and now they're back within reach for the rest of the competition. The Aminey Buffaloes peaked early, the Nitoya Foxes and Selesi Dragons had an alright season but have still to profit fully from their young, amazingly talented teams, while the Étouille Vultures and Linieux Harriers weren't up to snuff yet. Apart from the Aminey Buffaloes, the largest overproduction came from the Aminey Owls: the Aminey derby wasn't very special last year - this year it's a very different story. That said, the Owls allowed vastly more points than they scored, and they finished over the Selesi Dragons with the highest PD. As I said, a lot of regression to the mean and apart from the top three, everything was very close together.

And then there were the Katashi Hawks.

Katashi Hawks: LLLLLLLWLLLLLLWLWLLLLL. Wins over Linieux Harriers (30-6), Katashi Wasps (18-24), Ferrovente Scorpions (12-23). Well, one of these isn't like the rest. The Ferrovente Scorpions could have finished even closer to first place if they hadn't lost to the worst team in rugby league. And they're not just a little beneath the rest in a parity-filled season: they finished 7 wins beneath the 11th placed team, in a 12 team league.

Aminey Buffaloes: WWLWLWLWLLWWWLWWLWWWLW. Fourteen wins would get the Buffaloes a third place with barely enough points to get into the semifinal last year, this year it's a clean championship. Not just that, they came from 10th last season. That's a turnaround of 5 wins - not huge, but still enough to climb from 10th to 1st. Their losses came to the Owls, Wasps, Scorpions, Harriers, Dragons, Owls again, Sabres, and Dragons again. Even if they tripped up against the teams in 4th and 5th, they won't see them again - they're lucky only the top 3 goes to the finals.

Total number of games: 132
Number of home wins: 76, so 57.6% of games ended in a home win -> down from 60.6
Number of away wins: 55, so 41.7% of games ended in an away win -> up from 36.4
Number of draws: 1, so 0.8% of games ended in a draw -> down from 3
Total number of points: 5507
Home points: 3023
Away points: 2484
Average number of points scored by the home team: 22.9 -> down from 23.11
Average number of points scored by the away team: 18.8 -> down from 19.08
Average number of total points scored per game: 41.7 -> down from 42.18

Derbies
Alara Spiders 12–25 Katashi Wasps
Katashi Wasps 10–24 Alara Spiders

Aminey Buffaloes 18–24 Aminey Owls
Aminey Owls 24–20 Aminey Buffaloes - The Owls take the city, yet the Buffaloes take the nation.

Katashi Hawks 12–28 Katashi Wasps
Katashi Wasps 18–24 Katashi Hawks

Linieux Harriers 11–22 Selesi Dragons
Selesi Dragons 30–12 Linieux Harriers

Katashi Hawks 18–24 Alara Spiders
Alara Spiders 40–12 Katashi Hawks

Santa Teresa Sabres 18–22 Ferrovente Scorpions [img]
https://i.imgur.com/kv1fOgM.png[/img]Ferrovente Scorpions 18–24 Santa Teresa Sabres - a season-final penalty goal gets them the derby win. The Scorpions have the last laugh, they can take the trophy back.

State of Origin
Cote Austral - Finisterre 16-18
Yoshima - Leleia 16-22

Leleia - Cote Austral 22-20
Finisterre - Yoshima 14-20

Yoshima - Cote Austral 36-12
Leleia - Finisterre 10-20

Yoshima      2-1 +24 
Finisterre   2-1 +6 
Leleia       2-1 -2 
Cote Austral 0-3 -28

Team of the Year
Props: Baris Bran (Ferrovente Scorpions), Lei Vilashima (Etena Vipers)
Hooker: Miza Uematsu (Aminey Owls)
Second row: Na Matthieu (Aminey Buffaloes), Zaquiel Ramo (Ferrovente Scorpions)
Lock: Marin Gaudin (Aminey Buffaloes)
Halves: Shunmyo Fujioka (Nitoya Foxes), Yoma Muramoto (Aminey Buffaloes)
Wings: Isamu Ogawa (Selesi Dragons), Hirokata Suganuma (Alara Spiders)
Centres: Glenn Burress (Nitoya Foxes), Hugo Canlas (Santa Teresa Sabres)
Fullback: Heitor Vales (Selesi Dragons)

Dev Leagues Yoshima League: Arakura. Cote Austral-Finisterran League: Vionne (2nd consecutive championship)

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Chairmen & Chairwomen

KFA (Soccer) Rodi Gaubert (KFA), Taleolu Justorthaunthen (Top League), Suzana Katlagithunten (2nd Division), ...
KGFL (Gridiron) Tisgonatlun Kalperinden
KRL (Rugby League) Kayu Okudaira
KRU (Rugby Union) Cyrus Whitesmith
KBA (Baseball) Inez Ishikawa
KCA (Cricket) Ffenton yLeomchawm (Mawryshire), Rhoda Mildenhall (Western Surbourneshire), Reuben Argall (Leeshire), Godfrey Crayford (Greencaster), Aria Aveline (Willowbourne), Cornelius Castleton (Eastern Surbourneshire)
Olympiad Maya Salgado

Referees & Officials

KFA (Soccer)
Male: Roland Holdaway (strict), Wilson Hooper (strict), Targolsen Naunthonthen (lenient), Adam Dalstroom (talkative), Izumo Shimamoto (lenient), Shuke Utsunomija (friendly), Dirre Rensink (authoritarian, Gré Vaugeois (lenient)
Female: Kath Treloar (lenient), Lavinia Northwood (strict), Mé Regnard (average), Veerle Middelwijk (talkative), Maiko Aomine (friendly), Dorotea Nova (authoritarian), Isolda Lence (lenient), Leona Walgroen (strict), Zasda Janaulerinthen (strict)
KGFL (Gridiron)
KRL (Rugby League)
KRU (Rugby Union)
KBA (Baseball)
KCA (Cricket)

Reporters, Bloggers & Talking Heads

KFA (Soccer) - Lunaro Tsukida ('the Numbers Game', statistics)
KGFL (Gridiron)
KRL (Rugby League)
KRU (Rugby Union)
KBA (Baseball)
KCA (Cricket)
General/Olympic - Therguil Jadheshugithen ('Opinion Piece', sociologic)

Commentators

KFA (Soccer)
KGFL (Gridiron)
KRL (Rugby League)
KRU (Rugby Union)
KBA (Baseball)
KCA (Cricket)