6th Aussie Rules World Cup - Everything Thread

by **Ko-oren** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:15 am

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6th Aussie Rules World Cup

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Group A in Llandy and Penstead
Ko-oren (2)
StrayaRoos (6)
Acadiana (9)
Copper Cuprum (27)
Ibixa (UR)
Sorcery (UR)

Group B in Mawrystwyth
Sylestone (3)
Baggieland (5)
HUElavia (7)
Juvencus (18)
Southwest Eastnorth (UR)
Gran Saguaro (UR)

Group C in West Strand Riding
Sarzonia (1)
TJUN-ia (4)
Kriegiersien (13)
Alice Bay (18)
Busoga Islands (UR)
Katterimunk (UR)

Schedule:
MD1 1v6 2v5 3v4 (4-apr)
MD2 6v4 5v3 1v2 (6-apr)
MD3 2v6 3v1 4v5 (8-apr)
Easter break
MD4 6v5 1v4 2v3 (11-apr)
MD5 3v6 4v2 5v1 (13-apr)
QF (seeded) 1v4 2v3 5v8 6v7 (15-apr)
Eliminators (losers of the first two vs winners of the last two) (17-apr)
Semifinals (top four byes vs Eliminator winners) (19-apr)
3PPO/Final (semifinal winners, semifinal losers) (21-apr)

Cutoff: 22:00 CEST (or shortly after). Cutoff on the 17th and 19th will almost certainly be on the late side.
Format: three groups of six, with the top two of each group, and the two best third placed teams, moving on to the final eight (NRL/AFL finals style).
Tiebreakers: Points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw), Point Percentage, Coin Flip

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IC Info

Welcome (back) to Ko-oren! Your favourite C-shaped archipelago in northwestern Anaia.

Ko-oren is an island nation in Anaia's west with a little over 27 million inhabitants. With our 11 languages and nearly every climate under the sun, you'll find there's something here for everyone. From glistering, modern cities to quiet mountain retreats, from quaint, old towns to the actual middle of nowhere. Ko-oren is a pretty familiar face to everyone in sports ranging from football (soccer) to football (American), to football (rugby union), to football (rugby league), to football (Aussie rules), to ~~football~~ cricket, baseball, hockey, ice hockey, and more.

We'll play our matches in West Strand Riding, Mawryshire, and yDremdun. To get an idea, check Regions (click 'Present(ation)', then use the text links on the map). Both areas are known for their volatile weather - Mawryshire and yDremdun more so than West Strand Riding. The southwestern duo will be rainier and windier, while WSR will be a little colder. Train services will run frequently between our host cities, with connections between Mawrystwyth and Llandy especially good.

Aussie Rules is called 'Southern Rules' in Ko-oren despite being played on the west coast. Something with the etymology of the word 'Aussie', we presume.

History
What we're proud of: no wars, no civil wars, no armed conflicts, at any point in our history. We have several millennia of a continuous government, that started with a confederacy of four cities - which are still our capitals (yes, multiple capital cities) - and branched out along the Bay of Ko-oren to eventually encompass the entire archipelago. Slightly isolationist (not always by choice) for a while, then moving to the region of Anaia where, all of a sudden, our international side came out in full force.

Money
The Korona has been getting stronger and stronger as Ko-oren's economy keeps developing. One NSD gives you about 110 KOR these days. Public transport is very cheap (the Willowbourne metro takes just 1.1 NSD (or 121 KOR) for a journey), groceries (especially luxury goods not native to Ko-oren) are a little on the expensive side - for a Ko-orenite. Wages, pensions, and costs are rising quickly due to our growing economy - which started growing before the Anaian move but since then growth hasn't slowed down. Government policy makes sure that inflation doesn't get out of hand, while protecting workers' rights and the environment are huge priorities.

Tourism
Tourism is a huge sector of the Ko-orenite economy, so there will be enough hotels and things to do for everyone. Public transport is very advanced with good coverage, so you shouldn't need to rent a car while you're here.

Politics & Laws
We're a meritocratic nation, so almost all important positions are appointed. We have separation of powers - four of them, executive, legislative, judicial, and auditory. That last one is a democratically elected parliament who check the work of the meritocratic legislative branch. Two other themes dominate our politics: 1) solarpunk/green futures (having our environment thrive, while working with technology to give everyone a great place to live), and 2) a digital/international presence (as a technologically advance, benevolent country, working with nations around us and far away - though we're starting to learn not everything can be done with soft power alone. We are fiercely pacifist, though).
We'll just say it: alcohol is banned in Ko-oren. And so are other drugs. For the rest, we're fairly chill. Except when it comes to littering. Do not litter.

Climate & Weather
You're best off checking the local information for the city or subdivision you're visiting, as climates vary wildly from place to place.

Languages
The archipelago is home to many languages, some of which are only spoken in Ko-oren (Gehrennan, Tarrashall, Altioran and Aviansolan). Other languages were brought in from abroad (English, Dutch, French, Japanese). Two major languages were brought in from abroad, but the varieties spoken in Ko-oren do not closely resemble the foreign form anymore (Finisterran, Mawr). For this tournament, you're fine knowing just English (though Mawr helps if you play in the southwest - and Tarrashall, Gehrennan, or French help depending on how far west, north, or east you play your warm-up matches).

For just about anything else, there's the OOC Guide to Ko-oren or anything else in the factbook, especially the Systems article.

Stadiums
Groups A and B will play in Mawryshire, with group A going to Llandy and Penstead and group B going to Mawrystwyth. Group C will play in West Strand Riding: Eaglebury, Nyashawill, Myaranowra, Aralla, and Tarrashall.

Llandy
yBherafon Hills (24000) used by the Mawryshire cricket region and the Aussie Rules team of Llandy.
Llandy (population almost 200 000) is the 24th city of the country, and the second largest in the greater southwestern region. Most people there speak Mawr, a celtic language, but English is also widely understood.

Penstead
Ocean Crest Oval (9000) used by the T20 Penstead Pirates and the Penstead Aussie Rules team.
At just over 100k population, Penstead is a rapidly growing city that's unhelpfully far out of the way. A safe harbour for local fishermen and the alternative crowd alike. Mawr is spoken by almost everyone, but English and most other languages are also used, depending on who you approach.

Mawrystwyth
Bwdellafon Parc (17750) used by the Mawryshire cricket region as a backup stadium, the T20 Mawrystwyth Mustangs, and the Aussie Rules team of Mawrystwyth.
Abwffel-Strignaw Stadium (7000) is used by various soccer and rugby (union) teams, but can be configured into a (small) oval. A friendly neighbourhood ground.
The largest city of the southwest (population almost 370k), it doesn't get the respect that the 14th city of the country should probably command. Being so far out of the way, the place attracts a huge, diverse crowd of artists to preppers and disgruntled tech workers starting over as farmers to their digital nomad former colleagues. Wild and weird.

Eaglebury
Barrarindi Oval (12000) used by the Eaglebury cricket club (lower tier cricket) and the Eaglebury Aussie Rules team - but is primarily seen as an Aussie Rules stadium. It was nearly doubled in capacity for just this tournament.
South Amewarrie (8500) used by the West Strand Riding University soccer team, but by covering the athletic track in grass and moving some of the bleachers around, it fits an Aussie Rules oval.
At a little over 170 thousand people, the city gets more attention than it probably should as only the 26th city of the country. A sporting hotbed and a convenient weekend getaway from big cities like Willowbourne, Idyllwild, etcetera. English is widely spoken even though official education policy dictates that Tarrashall should be spoken more. Hidden behind the Western mountain range from urban Ko-oren, but still situated on a flat, convenient coast.

Nyashawill
Ryullissar Oval (10400) used exclusively as an Aussie Rules ground in northwestern Nyashawill.
Nyashawill is basically a big town at barely forty thousand souls. But with the northwest being so empty, it's very well known as a train terminus and the start of many family holidays - for families who decide that nice weather isn't part of their holiday plans (otherwise, they would have gone to Burnet or Selesi or Leleia). Famous starting point for many famous hikes, trails, walks, and more. Located along Lyomy lake, with a modest airport.

Myaranowra
Jyannagana Field (8500) used exclusively as an Aussie Rules ground in northern Myaranowra.
The 75th largest settlement in Ko-oren with 66000 people. Famously and proudly 'West Strand Riding' as in that Tarrashall is actively spoken as the most popular language. Bigger but less popular than Nyashawill, even though it's as much a starting point for great adventures. At the foot of the Salamantic Ridge - the northern part of the mountain range - the biggest and highest plateau, and next to beautiful Sorerla lake, it really deserves a more prominent spot in the tourism brochures.

Aralla
Kirlinyassa Field (9000) used exclusively as an Aussie Rules ground in western Aralla. It was turned from a modest 6000-seater to an actual, covered, stadium with a capacity of 9000.
A small town on the west coast at 27000 people. The famous halfway point of the scenic train route from Eaglebury, along the western route, to civilisation. This makes it very isolated. What else is there to say? Tarrashall is almost exclusively spoken here.

Tarrashall
Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground (8000) used exclusively as an Aussie Rules ground in western Tarrashall, and was doubled in capacity from 4000 to 8000.
A town on the west coast at 50000 people. Tarrashall is almost exclusively spoken here, the language named after the town and the court that used to be here. It's culturally dominant, especially for having so few people, and yet, it's very isolated.

by **Alice Bay** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:24 pm

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The Alicean Australian Football team returns for one more World Cup. The eternal underdogs come once more with hopes to get at least in the Knockout Round. The team is run by the Alice Bay Football Union (in opposition to the Alice Bay Football Association that manages Association Football, i.e. Soccer, and to the Alice Bay Rugby Union that manages Rugby Union.)

Australian Football, sometimes called Union Football (thus the choice of name) is the third sport in popularity in the Commonwealth, behind Cricket and Rugby Union. The sport grew by piggybacking on the popularity of cricket and using its venues. Currently, Alice Bay have a district-based league, much like the Rugby Union System Pre-United 10 and the Cricket T20 Alliance.

Roster (Jersey number in parenthesis)
FB: Finley Parkinson (33), Isaac Pettygrove (15), Leonid Arae (47)
HB: Peter Hystie (20), Michael Ioane (5), Leon Fowler(12),
C: Tommy Kallabillii (24), Marian Judji (45) Harvey Cook (10)
HF: Eric Taimana (11), James Hinnes (4), Kingi Henare (32)
FF: Ashton Liane (14), Luke Taera (22), Elan Yaringarra (27)
FOL: Hugo Whelan (1), Aiden Wheelwright (9), Luke Henare(16)
IC: Zac Evans (3), Spencer Taylor (29), Liam Price (50), Rieko Joris (63)
Coaches: Zane Meredith,Jason Astbury, Gary Selwood

RP Permissions
Choose my scorers: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my players: Yes, but nothing career-ending or permanently disabling. I’ll have to replace them if injuries happen,
so please TG me about it.
Suspend my players: Yes, but please TG me about it, since I’ll need some replacements if that’s the case.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes

OOC Note
Despite being my primary nation for Australian Football, Alice Bay is, in NationStates terms, a puppet nation. So I’ll probably have little time and opportunity to manage them, since I have more events to follow, as well as a job, college classes, life, a healthy relationship... Feel free to do as you wish, but please make it civil. It's probably the last ARWC with this roster. Any doubts, questions or whatever, TG Lisander.

by **Baggieland** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:12 am

The Throstles.

Colours:

Manager:
B.A.R.F.

Starting 18:
1. George Ayres (full back).
2. Kevin Moore (full back).
3. Alan Mills (full back).
4. Chris Austen (half back).
5. Collin Mew (half back).
6. Phil Knights (half back).
7. Bobby DiPierdomenico (centre line).
8. John Bohan (centre line).
9. Ben Edwards (centre line).
10. Dave Scott (centre line).
11. Matty Tuck (centre line).
12. Luke Matthews (centre line).
13. George Arthur (C) (half forward).
14. Dan Brereton (half forward).
15. Graham Buckenara (half forward).
16. Johny Dunstall (full forward).
17. Paul Hudson (full forward).
18. Jason Platten (full forward).

Reserves:
19. Carlos Langford (back).
20. Iggy Law (centre).
21. Rich Simmonds (centre).
22. Peter Salmon (forward).

International tournament records:
Runners up: ARWC I / II.
Third place: ARWC IV.
Quarter finals: ARWC III / V.

First ever game:
Baggieland 13.21.99
Megistos 6.12.48

Biggest win:
Central Shaneville 2.4.16
Baggieland 27.18.180

Biggest defeat:
Sarzonia 27.4.166
Baggieland 10.10.70

If my opponents RP first:
Choose my goalscorers- Y.
Godmod scoring events- Y.
Roleplay injuries to my players- Y.
Godmod injuries to my players- Y.
Godmod other events- Y.
Suspend my players- Y.
*NOTHING RIDICULOUS PLEASE.

by **Gran Saguaro** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 5:10 pm

SO VASTLY OUT OF place in Gran Saguaro — Aussie Rules Football is a textbook regional phenomenon. Unlike other stereotypically "foreign" sports like cricket and rugby, which have scrapped toeholds for themselves in the Saguaro sports market, Aussie Rules football is totally unknown to most Saguareños ... except for those in the city of Cocopah.

An otherwise unremarkable mid-size city in the San Quentin mountains, the residents of Cocopah have developed a diehard love for Aussie Rules football inexplicable to sociologists. Local legend traces the presence of Aussie Rules back to a Seventh-day Adventist missionary named "O'Conor" who visited the town in the 19th century, but wherever the source, Aussie Rules dominates and characterizes Cocopah. There is no official "league" and little in the way of professional organization — that's part of what makes the city's love for the sport so beautiful. Teams of players are formed throughout the city and need only register a "home field" and name with the Organización Cocopah de Fútbol de Reglas Aussie (OCOCOFRAU) and pay a 500-peso fee (~27 NSD). OCOCOFRAU schedules matches between teams based on their "tier" of skill and offers those teams with the most successful records the opportunity to move up one or two. Groups of ten or more teams can also form a league — for instance inter-company leagues, senior leagues, etc. The league of police stations is the largest run by OCOCOFRAU and contains more than 50 teams.

Unfortunately, the soul of Cocopah Aussie Rules football has been under threat, according to many locals and sports-sociologists. The regional phenomenon obviously attracts tourists from all over — the OCOCOFRAU tournament final has seen hordes of out-of-town attendees in recent years, driving up ticket prices and forcing out the locals who love the sport and want to watch their friends play. The best, oldest, and most celebrated teams have evolved out of their grassroots, homespun, pickup-game form and into franchises with custom jerseys, sponsors, merchandise, fanbases, and even small stadiums. There is a growing push among the sport's elite to professionalize Aussie Rules in Cocopah; in direct opposition to the longstanding amateur tradition of the city.

Nevertheless, for now, Aussie Rules football in Gran Saguaro is simply the spirit of a small city — a pure expression of communal joy over a uniquely regional sport. But before a national team can be chosen for the World Cup, A small tournament must be held...

La Sùper Siete
© 2023 OCOCOFRAU - Todos los derechos reservados

The top seven teams in OCOCOFRAU's Tier AAAA (the highest flight) look to face off in a competition to determine the 2023 Title Winner — and, for the first time, choose a squad to represent Gran Saguaro in the ARWC. Six of the seven teams have undefeated records — the seventh team only lost one match. The tournament is set to take place over one month, with a single-elimination bracket seeded by record, point differential, and pundit polling.

LOBSTERMEN
Strangely-named for a desert-adjacent city far from any major water source, the Lobstermen were originally the seafood-importers union; made up of burly truck-unloaders who satisfied the Cocopah desire for fresh seafood. The Lobstermen have been around for nearly 60-years, and their hardly-changed style of play reflects their roots. They are physical, large, a little bit slow, and not great at kicking, but excel at the ruck, and at overturning possession. The Lobstermen aren't all fish importers still, but most are. Their top record gives them the highest seed and a first-round bye.

COMIS. 48 PUMAS
The winner of the Police League (LdP), Comisaría 48, formerly a middling team, was greatly aided by the transfer of detective Carlos Ancelotti from the juggernaut Comis. 05 in Cocopah's East End. Ancelotti is surely not the only reason Comis. 48 has been on an undefeated streak — the Pumas' match against Comis. 05 was played while Ancelotti was involved in a stakeout yet resulted in an 84-57 victory. The team has been on quite the unlikely cinderella run this year. Comisaría 48 is in the rough-and-tumble northern side of Cocopah, which seems to correlate with Aussie Rules success...

YANQUIS
Operated by the local chapter of the Yankee-Saguaro Co-Cultural Alliance, the Yanquis are made up entirely of, well, "Yanquis" or Saguareños with ancestry from Gran Saguaro's large and bellicose eastern neighbor with a history of suppressing their native peoples. Yanquis are the largest ancestral group in Gran Saguaro and stereotyped by their love for guns, cars, eating, and their over-exuberant focus on their national heritage. The latter is demonstrated by their "uniforms", custom jerseys that feature a garish pattern of the "Yankee Flag" (simply the stars-and-stripes). The Yanquis are small, fast, and pretty young, with many of the players in their 20s. The team has one of the largest "fanbases" in Cocopah (all the other Yanquis) and are known for showy displays and theatrics.

INFIERNOS
A group of friends who operate bodegas in the Carlton neighborhood, Infiernos is the only Sùper Siete team to have lost a match (against Lobstermen). They are known for hosting "rumbles", unofficial, unscheduled matches of arbitrary length against other teams for a variety of reasons — for instance to settle a dispute between members of the teams, or for a pot of money. The Infiernos lose a good number of these games, of course, as is statistically probable, but because the games aren't officially recorded their record is largely unhurt. These scrimmages allowed them to develop a fast-paced, coordinated style and exceptional marking ability.

5INCO MAFYA
This may or may not be an actual gang. They are stationed around the Bircardo–Calle 6 bloques (housing developments) and sport a devoted, armed, tattooed "fanbase" whom they call "brothers", and a shocking number of former 5inco Mafya players have either been tied to gangs (most often the gang coincidentally also called '5inco Mafya') or sent to prison. Nevertheless, 5inco Mafya is a physical, aggressive team infamous for breaking out into fights pre- and post-match. Expect speed, size, tackling skill, and the certain pungent stench of an illegal plant.

C.C. ROKETS
A tried-and-true team of slightly older players, the Central Cocopah Rokets formed when the team's founder and co-captain taped a signup sheet to a lamp post and exactly 18 people showed up. Keeping with that tradition, the C.C. Rokets have no subs — only 18 players. Nevertheless, the Rokets are very good kickers and markers ... a skill which mitigates their sometimes lacking other talents. The Rokets also make it a point to do community service before every game, and operate a public garden adorned with green and yellow plant life.

GORILAS Nº 2
Apparently, when this team sought to register their name with OCOCOFRAU, the name "Gorilas" was already taken. Bent on naming themselves after the ape, the group chose "Gorilas Nº 2" and stuck with it. When OCOCOFRAU emailed them to announce that "Gorilas" was once again available, they decided to keep their strange moniker, which fits their slightly eccentric team. Gorilas Nº 2 reportedly spends more time at the pub than they do practicing, but somehow their plan seems to work — they have not lost a regular-season game in two-and-a-half years.

by **Kriegiersien** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:01 pm

Kriegiersien Australian Football National team

After an invitation for the World Cup reached the Sport Minitry the same team that played at the last World Cup was reasembled in a hurry.

The recurring winners of the National Rugby Championships after Australian Rules were a team of Giants, Ogers, Trolls and Orcs from the wild north.
They just call it RAUSBY.
Team More Dakka won the title in the last years without losses but with many casualties in the opponents teams like:

The Scorpions
The Tigers
The Sharks
The Badgers
The Smurfs
FC Schoenwetter

They all need more new players now.

The Nationalteam (aka Team More Dakka) is managed by a strategic mastermind and preacher who hold them all together as the blue team, abiding the rules as much as needed.

Coach Wayne Ololo

Squad:

B:
Borg Grumnir back pocket	
Brezegrot    fullback	
Azig         back pocket

HB:
Drarg        half-back flank	
Gugrok       centre half-back	
Tukor        half-back flank

C:	
Trekorg      wing	
Blasakor     centre	
Daazug       wing

HF:	
Basizrog     half-forward flank	
Toizog       centre half-forward	
Herman       half-forward flank

F:	
Dharvius     forward pocket	
Kaixikas     full-forward	
Themong      forward pocket

Foll:	
Aloadae      ruckman	
Antaeus      ruck rover	
Caca         rover

Interchange bench:
Ebzer
Aranlech
Casira
Chakub
Duffthug
Sugbu

RP-Permissions: Go crazy

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:06 am

Manager: Katie Sampson
Assistant: Corey Sands

Full Forwards:
Left: Reggie Brown
Centre: Devontae Booker
Right: Hal Sanchez

Half Forwards:
Left: Rebekah Lee (she HATES being called Becky)
Centre: Davide Goldman
Right: Jack Wilson

Centre
Left Wing: Vontae Springer
Centre: Quincy Johnson
Right Wing: Keiana Briggs

Half Backs:
Left: Royce Diaz
Centre: Cullen Andersen
Right: Dani Sayers

Full Backs:
Left: Jackson Clark
Centre: Xavier Ferguson
Right: Greg Bolton

Followers:
Ruckman: Alvin Percival
Rover: Steve Hill
Ruck-Rover: Allyson Lee

Interchangers:
Wilma Maastricht (Full-Forward, Half-Forwards
Skylar Hanifer (Half-Forward, Centre
Vondell Blake (Half-Back)
Emmanuel Reniere (Full-Back)

If my opponents RP first:
They may do anything, just no killing.

by **Busoga Islands** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:53 am

Busoga Islands Aussie Rules National Team

Information
Country code: BUS
Denonym: Busogans/Busoga Islanders/Islanders(Busoga Islanders is the formal term; many Banijans call them Busogans, while locals refer to themselves simply as Islanders, which will be the terminology used by the journalists of this country)
Association: Busogan Footy Association(BFA)
Senior Coach: Basbug Mehmed. 54 years old. Busogan.
Assistant Coach: Gunduz Aykut. 47 years old.
Captain: Eylem Ataseven
Alternate Captain: Adiyaman Altun

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
RP Injuries to my players: Yes(please state what injury they have suffered and how many games they will miss).
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes(please state what injury they have suffered and how many games they will miss).
Godmod other events: TG me first
Style modifier: +3

Roster for ARWC VI

Starters
Full Forwards:
Left Forward Pocket- Totuk Tarcan. 22 years old.
Full Forward- Cenk Yildirim. 23 years old.
Right Forward Pocket- Gence Yalcinkaya. 31 years old.

Half Forwards:
Left Half Forward- Omur Nazif. 22 years old.
Center Half Forward- Uke Erbakan. 24 years old.
Right Half Forward- Nurhan Altan. 27 years old.

Center Line:
Left Wing- Ornek Hulusi. 27 years old.
Center- Onzi Kazinda. 21 years old. Banijan/Busogan dual-national. Born and raised in Istria to a Banijan father and a Busogan mother, but Banija lacks a NT.
Right WIng- Adiyaman Altun. 28 years old.

Half Backs:
Left Half Back-Turgut Erkoc. 22 years old.
Center Half Back- Tamer Ugurlu. 19 y ears old.
Right Half Back- Cevat Demirel. 27 years old.

Full Backs:
Left Back Pocket- Iskender Kemal. 23 years old.
Full Back- Eylem Ataseven. 31 years old. Captain.
Right Back Pocket- Sayan Yavuz. 26 years old.

Followers
Ruckman- Akil Toker. 24 years old.
Rover- Nkalubbo Kagombé. 18 years old. Born to Banijan parents in Lakiska, grew up in Banija- but, by birth, is a Busogan citizen.
Ruck-Rover- Akkoz Inanc. 22 years old.

Interchange Players
Forwards- Lala Samet. 22 years old.
Midfielders- Sarihan Ergen. 23 years old.
Backs- Alperen Kemal. 30 years old.

ARWC VI Group C Schedule
Matchday 1: TJUN-ia(4) v. Busoga Islands(UR) @ South Amewarrie (8500) in Eaglebury, Ko-oren
Matchday 2: Busoga Islands(UR) v. Kriegiersien (13) @ Ryullissar Oval (10400) in Nyashawill, Ko-oren
Matchday 3: Alice Bay(18) v. Busoga Islands(UR) @ Jyannagana Field (8500) in Myaranowra, Ko-oren
Matchday 4: Katterimunk(UR) v. Busoga Islands(UR) @ Kirlinyassa Field (9000) in Aralla, Ko-oren
Matchday 5: Busoga Islands(UR) v. Sarzonia(1) @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground (8000 in Tarrashall, Ko-oren

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:34 am

Five Aussie Rules World Cup appearances alone does not establish security with a team. However, in the case of Katie Sampson, the head coach of the Sarzonian national Aussie Rules Football team, she has more than just longevity on her side.

Sampson and her charges come into the sixth edition of this tournament with reason to be hungry. They lost to Ko-oren in the finals in ARWC V, depriving them of a third consecutive championship victory. It would also have been their fourth title from five competitions to go along with a bronze medal in ARWC II.

Winning matches and holding trophies aloft were no strangers to a Sarzonian Aussie Rules Footballer. In fact, supporters including Joseph Lee had grown accustomed to victories. Thus, a defeat in the final, in particular, to a team not named Baggieland or Sylestone felt like a betrayal.

“We fell one match short of our goal,” Sampson said during the press conference that marked the last day of training in Sarzonia before the flight to West Strand Riding. “Losing for this team is always gonna leave a bad taste in our mouths. We set a standard we expect to meet and we failed last time.”

One thing that concerns veteran observers of Sarzonian Aussie Rules Football is the lack of depth on the Sarzonian squad. Thus far, that lack of depth has not come back to haunt the Stars, but Sampson warned that the team was beginning to get “rather long in the tooth” and needed to inject some new blood before long. That’s where the new Sarzonian Aussie Rules league comes into play.

“National team scouts believe we have a strong core of players who’ll be ready to make their debuts by the time of ARWC VII,” said Alasdair Lamothe, deputy commissioner of the league. “We’re confident that several of our players are ready right now, but they didn’t show well during scrimmage matches. We think when it’s time, they’ll do fine.”

Meanwhile, Sampson began to review the results of the group draw which put her side in West Strand Riding. They’d get the Jaguars of TJUN-ia, a team Sampson expected to be eager to prove they belong on the stage with Sarzonia as a consistent semifinalist eager to take the next step.

“They’re ranked fourth in the multiverse,” assistant manager Corey Sands said. “They’ve lodged between Sylestone and Baggieland behind Ko-oren and are looking to show the traditional Big Three is now a Big Five.” That battle will be on Matchday 2 after the Stars open the competition with unranked newcomers Katterimunk. Speaking of rivals, Kriegiersien will face the Stars on Matchday 3, prior to the three-day Easter break. While they might not be considered Sarzonia’s big rivals, they have faced the Stars in a variety of sporting competitions. Meanwhile, they consider Sarzonia a rival.

“That means we’re going to get their best shot,” fullback Jackson Clark said. “They’re going to come after us like a bigtime rival so we have to be prepared for it.” The Stars will face Alice Bay, an experienced opponent before wrapping up the group stage with another unranked side in Busoga Islands. Whereas the Stars have a bit of Aussie Rules history with Alice Bay, Busoga Islands carries a bit of history in a different way.

“Didn’t they fight a war against Banija?” Clark asked. Informed that was in fact the case, Clark said, “that should be interesting.”

by **Baggieland** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:46 am

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:05 pm

Ko-oren's EAGLES at the Fifth Aussie Rules World Cup

Why the Eagles? In absence of players from the central bits of Ko-oren, and as long as Aussie Rules isn't that popular in those areas at all, the team has opted for Eagles over Dragonflies.
Colours: Brown, with yellow, green, and blue elements. Away: White, with green and blue trim.
Which languages are spoken by this team? About half of the team speaks the rarest language within the Ko-orenite language family: Tarrashall. The rest speaks Mawr (a Gaelic language). A small minority speaks English, French, Gehrenna, or Dutch. The names of the players should speak for themselves.

The team will change its tactics a lot depending on the opposition. Handballing down the corridor, or widening the field by patiently finding uncovered players on the wings, or kicking down the middle, it's all on the table. If the Eagles are comfortable playing their own game, they'll play it a bit wider, through the air.

The absolute star of the team is yFfachwis. Curramback and Wanbin are both tremendous scorers who used to reign over the WSR conference, but with Curramback's move - quite unprecedented - to the Mawr conference, each conference has its own dominant full forward. yByciri is the big man on the last line of defence, and Yembeane sets up shots on goal like no one else. With that, you've seen the truly greats of our game. Aside from them: Bodhidhen is a right little devil who's there to tackle people and get into (and out of) scrappy situations, while yAdrafon is a bit better at ball distribution from crowded areas. The weakness of the team is in midfield, with the followers in decent shape but the C/W (centre & wingers) not as great: Sabilline is not awful, though. The team does like to play out wide which is often done by tilting the entire team to one side and connecting the halfbacks to the half-forwards instead. While successful in overload situations, it leaves the team weakened elsewhere - but it takes a fast and structured team to really take advantage of that. Once the ball is with Curramback or Wanbin, however, we're expecting a goal.

Starting XVIII
FB Brian yByciri (26) - Mawrystwyth
FB Targabiddy Winnlip (30) - Eaglebury
FB Pelishwl yMidwol (30) - yNelseg

HB Cemrwd yFfachwis (32) - Llandy
HB Gudduni Joserra (24) - Myaranowra
HB Loongarra Taranay (29) - Nyashawill

C/W Edmond Sabilline (30) - Jillong
C/W Peswfis yGwllcwl (28) - Llandy
C/W Mullerwula Winung (28) - Aralla

R Kharak Bodhidhen (23) - Tarrashall
R Regan yAdrafon (20) - yMhinem
R Garyth yCynnion (19) - yNelseg

HF Oporu (f) Sathongauthen (21) - yNelseg
HF Caddas yGorllaenanach (23) - Llandy
HF Limbie Yembeane (34) - Myaranowra

FF Jongalin Curramback (27) - Myaranowra
FF Kagageera Wanbin (30) - Tarrashall
FF Lewrnhael yFidcawd (31) - yMhinem

Interchange
HB Cadeyren yAtcion (23) - yNelseg
FF Swini yMadocmac (25) - Llandy
C/W Sauronu Thunjerdindhen (28) - Llandy
FB Dodtwr yGeollrhom (28) - Mawrystwyth

Choose my scorers: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod Injuries to my players: N
Suspend my players: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
Godmod other events: N

by **TJUN-ia** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:27 pm

Name: TJUN-ia
Trigram: TJU
Nickname: Jaguars or Jags
Governing Body: TJUN-ia Association of Australian-rules Football (TJUN-ia-AAF/TAAF/"the TAAFy")
Home Colours: Light Blue/Orange
Away Colours: Orange/Light Blue
Clash Colours: Black/Dark Orange

Yes, we're back...and for some, for one last ride. Two years ago, the Jaguars of TJUN-ia competed in the Aussie Rules World Cup in StrayaRoos, falling in the Aussie-style Semifinal to Sylestone, but now, the #4 team in the world heads to Ko-oren as it gets to a point where some players are thinking about potentially hanging their boots. It's not something David Scott wants to think about, but it's coming...and they will have to be ready one day. For now, their focus will be on this 6th ARWC and whatever twists and turns may come because of it...but how will this ageing squad do?

TEAM
Manager: David Scott (54)
Assistant Manager: Alex Noongar-Wardandi (40)

STARTING 18
RBP: #1 Nic Fulton (30)
FB: #2 David McCarrow (31)
RBP: #3 Andre Oceanique (30)

LBF: #4 Peter McGovern (29)
CHB: #5 Micky Fuller (29)
RBF: #6 Ang Wanganeen (31)

LW: #7 Chris Rowell (28)
C: #8 Logan Markus (29)
RW: #9 Lewis Hamish (21)

LFF: #10 Joe Kelleher (27)
CHF: #11 Jack Wood (28)
RFF: #12 Harry Christoff (29)

LFP: #13 Logan Jackson (30)
FF: #14 Gregor McHulton (31)
RFP: #15 Steven Cox (31) (C)

Ru: #16 Killian Clegg (32)
RR: #17 Jason Carters (30)
Ro: #18 Hamish McWillson-Pakatawa (31)

INTERCHANGE
INT: #19 Liken Davidson (27, FF/HF)
INT: #20 Finn Todd (26, HF/C)
INT: #21 Jack Petawanni (28, HB)
INT: #22 Hamish McGollah (29, FB)

MEDICAL SUBSTITUTE
MS: #23 Alisha Goey (18, Any)

THE CALL
The Jaguars are here to win it all,
For TJUN-ia, we'll play for all!
Our flag is raised, Orange and Blue,
And we all know just what to do!
We'll fight, fight, fight and we'll win, win, win
Until the flag is ours to win!
So come aboard and sing, sing, sing
FOR THE JAGUARS ARE HERE TO WIN!

SCHEDULE (Group B)
MD1: vs Busoga Islands (UR)
MD2: vs Sarzonia (1)
MD3: vs Katterimunk (UR)
-----------------------Easter Break-----------------------
MD4: vs Kriegiersien (13)
MD5: vs Alice Bay (18)

PERMISSIONS

If my opponent RPs first:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
Roleplay injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Godmod other events: Y (no death/murder)

by **Sylestone** » Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:12 am

Two years after a third-placed finish in StrayaRoos, the Sylestonean Southern Rules football team are back again, rearing and ready to go as they set their sights on Ko-oren. With the majority of the team aging significantly heading into the tournament, a series of fresh faces will take the field against debutants Gran Saguaro come Mawrystwyth later this week. Over the past few years, the Hawthorns have not been able to quite perform up to standards set in earlier editions in the Aussie Rules World Cup, falling to Ko-oren in the quarterfinal in The Alani four years ago and to Sarzonia in the semifinal in StrayaRoos, although a clinical team performance saw surprise packages StrayaRoos stand no chance in the third place playoff. However, if Sylestone want to be serious about winning this tournament, performances against the big names must improve - there should be absolutely zero doubt about it. In addition to that loss in a low-scoring game against the Stars in the semifinal, the Hawthorns also emerged second best in the quarterfinal to the Eagles for the second tournament in a row and if it weren't for the trialling of a new format, would not have even received the opportunity to face TJUN-ia for the opportunity to cement a spot in the final four.

But with the likes of Baggieland and HUElavia in their group - even Juvencus has shown in the past that they are more than capable of holding up against giants in the sport - and the possibility of only two progressing from the group, the Hawthorns are going to need to hit their straps early on if they don't wish to tumble to an embarrassing group stage elimination. Yet, if they are able to overcome those challenges that have presented themselves, perhaps it may be just the practice required needed to tackle the likes of Ko-oren and Sarzonia in the knockout stages of the tournament. Under the captaincy of 35-year-old half forward Felix Armstrong and the coaching of 57-year-old pioneer Henry McLaren, tactically Sylestone are in safe hands, and there is absolutely zero doubt about it. However, with many youthful, untested faces coming through the squad, whether the depth is there is yet to be discovered.

Nickname:
The Hawthorns

Full Forwards:
Left: James Stevenson (34)
Centre: Lachlan Fiedler (30)
Right: Brian Cleavey (31)

Half Forwards:
Left: Thomas Eade (20)
Centre: Sean Rasp (32)
Right: Felix Armstrong (35) (c)

Centre
Left Wing: Skye Schneider (31)
Centre: Hayley Osborne (19)
Right Wing: Hamish Medford (23)

Half Backs:
Left: Riley Mershert (25)
Centre: Steven Mead (29)
Right: Amber McFarlane (Half-Back) (22)

Full Backs:
Left: Jason Crow (24)
Centre: Jordan Bride (27)
Right: Fergus Boult (34)

Followers:
Ruckman: Percy Jones (31)
Rover: Jackson Bourchier (28)
Ruck-Rover: Rhonda Kirkgard (30)

Interchange:
Peter Mackay (Full-Forward) (32)
Anil Garagar (Half-Forward) (29)
Indiana Curran (Centre) (18)
Ashlyn Mead (Half-Back) (31)
Archie Canterbury (Full-Back) (19)

If my opponents RP first:
They may do anything, just no killing or cheating of the sort. If you plan on doing something drastic, please gain my prior permission.

by **Ko-oren** » Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:08 pm

6th Aussie Rules World Cup
Matchday 1

Group A
Ko-oren 15.14.104 def. Sorcery 12.10.82
StrayaRoos 7.27.69 def. by Ibixa 15.12.102
Acadiana 24.20.164 def. Copper Cuprum 10.7.67

*                     GP  W  D  L   PF  PA   PD  Pt     P%
1 Acadiana             1  1  0  0  164  67  +97  4  244,78
2 Ibixa                1  1  0  0  102  69  +33  4  147,83
3 Ko-oren              1  1  0  0  104  82  +22  4  126,83
4 Sorcery              1  0  0  1   82 104  −22  0   78,85
5 StrayaRoos           1  0  0  1   69 102  −33  0   67,65
6 Copper Cuprum        1  0  0  1   67 164  −97  0   40,85

Group B
Sylestone 24.15.159 def. Gran Saguaro 7.10.52
Baggieland 14.27.111 def. Southwest Eastnorth 8.13.61
HUElavia 14.17.101 def. Juvencus 10.10.70

*                     GP  W  D  L   PF  PA   PD  Pt      P%
1 Sylestone            1  1  0  0  159  52  +107  4  305,77
2 Baggieland           1  1  0  0  111  61   +50  4  181,97
3 HUElavia             1  1  0  0  101  70   +31  4  144,29
4 Juvencus             1  0  0  1   70 101   −31  0   69,31
5 Southwest Eastnorth  1  0  0  1   61 111   −50  0   54,95
6 Gran Saguaro         1  0  0  1   52 159  −107  0   32,70

Group C
Sarzonia 18.19.127 def. Katterimunk 10.9.69
TJUN-ia 12.19.91 def. Busoga Islands 12.8.80
Kriegiersien 26.2.158 def. Alice Bay 20.10.130

*                     GP  W  D  L   PF  PA   PD  Pt     P%
1 Sarzonia             1  1  0  0  127  69  +58  4  184,06
2 Kriegiersien         1  1  0  0  158 130  +28  4  121,54
3 TJUN-ia              1  1  0  0   91  80  +11  4  113,75
4 Busoga Islands       1  0  0  1   80  91  −11  0   87,91
5 Alice Bay            1  0  0  1  130 158  −28  0   82,28
6 Katterimunk          1  0  0  1   69 127  −58  0   54,33

by **Ibixa** » Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:05 pm

IBIXA NATIONAL AUSSIE RULES TEAM
(SELECCIÓ IVITXE DE REGLES MERIDIONAL)

MANAGER (GERENT)
Francesc Sabater

FULLBACKS (PLERERES)
12. Malaquies Pallares (BP/Plerere de butxaca)
2. Guiu Muntana (FB/Plerere central)
24. Hugo Cerdan (BP/Plerere de butxaca)

HALFBACKS (MEITRERES)
7. Robert Giralt (HBF/Meitrere flanc)
17. Domènec Llombart (HB/Meitrere central)
3. Xavier Márquez (HBF/Meitrere flanc)

CENTRES (MIGCAMPISTES)
5. Jeroni Albera (LW/Ala esquerra)
1. Sergi Clusella (C/Jugador mitjà)
14. Darios Basart (RW/Ala dreta)

HALF FORWARDS (MEITAVANTES)
8. Benjamí Cornelas (HFF/Meitavante flanc)
25. Oriol Monill (HF/Meitavante central)
22. Bernabè Frigola (HFF/Meitavante flanc)

FULL FORWARDS (PLEDAVANTES)
10. Àngel Canal (FP/Pledavante de butxaca)
20. Abundi Sagaró (FF/Pledavante central)
27. Alexandre Durán (FP/Pledavante de butxaca)

FOLLOWERS (CAÇADORS)
9. Llorenç Mayol (RUC/Fanal)
21. Albà Artola (ROV/Voltor)
15. Antoni Colomina (RR/Portador)

INTERCHANGES (CANVIS)
31. Elià Purra
32. Pere Malet
33. Moisès Bolivar
34. Pau Descarré

GUERNSEYS (ARMILLES)
Primary: White with dark green and orange sash
Secondary: Red and yellow stripes with purple accents

by **Baggieland** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:33 am

by **TJUN-ia** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:57 am

After all this time, it's finally time to get the Sherrin's out and enjoy this beautiful game. The Jaguars of TJUN-ia were back in the ARWC and this time, they knew that age was catching up to them and they knew they need to create a legacy for themselves and fast. David Scott's side has been here since the very start and is considered one of the more consistent outfits in the entire sport, but there is just one thing missing - a flag - and that thing will certainly be difficult to try and claim. This competition always has the best teams competing for that flag and here in Ko-oren, there is a prevailing sense that things will be hard...but this team won't give up, no matter what.

Up first was a debutant in the form of the Busoga Islands, led by head coach Basbug Mehmed, and while we weren't expecting too much from this contest, the Busogans certainly gave us a good fight and deserved all the plaudits after this fixture. Cenk Yildirim ended up with 4.1 on the day, with Omur Nazif and Gence Yalcinkaya both getting 3 goals each as they certainly pushed us to the wire. The reason for that was our 19 behinds as while we had more shots at goal, we were inconsistent in our kicking and that showed here today. Still, Steven Cox managed 5.5 and Harry Christoff 3.9 in a performance that certainly wasn't perfect, but enough to claim the win by 11 points in the West Strand Riding.

THE CALL
The Jaguars are here to win it all,
For TJUN-ia, we'll play for all!
Our flag is raised, Orange and Blue,
And we all know just what to do!
We'll fight, fight, fight and we'll win, win, win
Until the flag is ours to win!
So come aboard and sing, sing, sing
FOR THE JAGUARS ARE HERE TO WIN!

Getting a win to start is good and all, be we seriously need to be better with our attempts at goal if we want to perform against the big teams in this tournament - like the one coming up. Our history with Sarzonia, especially in this sport, is obvious and while the Stars aren't the defending champions anymore, they're still ranked #1 and deservedly so as one of the powerhouses of this sport since the ARWC came into existence. You don't need to tell us how hard this game will be...and o matter what, we have to be ready for a fucking war. GO JAGS!

SCHEDULE (Group B)
MD1: vs Busoga Islands (UR) W by 11 (3rd)
MD2: vs Sarzonia (1)
MD3: vs Katterimunk (UR)
-----------------------Easter Break-----------------------
MD4: vs Kriegiersien (13)
MD5: vs Alice Bay (18)

by **Sarzonia** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:44 pm

Katie Sampson grimaced as she began her walk from the pitch to the interview room at the playing grounds in West Strand Riding.

It had nothing to do with her team's play. Other than a brief hiccup at the start of her team's contest against unranked Katterimunk when her team only supplied one behind to answer their opponents' two goals, the Sarzonian national Aussie Rules Football team snapped back into focus, beating their overrated opponents 127-69.

She would have some areas she wanted to address with her team. She didn't like the fact it took her calling the attention of team captain Jackson Clark to read him the riot act. She didn't like the fact that her team got outscored in the final quarter of play even though her team played its depth players as much as possible.

She warned her team about Katterimunk being a trap match because it preceded the team's battle with No. 4 ranked TJUN-ia. Fir the most part, her team met the challenge of not playing down to their opponents.

Still, she wasn't worried about answering the usual questions, even if she began to get bored with the canned nature of her seemingly robotic answers to questions. She almost wished a ~~motherfucker~~ *AHEM*reporter would ask a unique question that brought her out of her usual run of responses.

However, there was one question she hoped no one would dare ask. It had nothing to do with tactics or potential line-up changes. No efforts to surreptitiously spy on her team's training to glean insights from the team's preparations for easily the biggest match of the group stage.

Facing TJUN-ia was more than just a Big Five battle between the Group C heavyweights. It was a rivalry match. It didn't have the cachet of Sarzonia v. Baggieland or Sylestone v. Baggieland. It was possibly a more intense rivalry than Sarzonia v. Sylestone, although the Stsrs typically came out ahead in those contests.

Sampson paused at the doorway awaiting her team's sport information director's introduction. While she was waiting, she looked down at her mobile phone, on which she tapped out some notes on what she wanted to say for her opening remarks. She also accessed notes she had for answering boiler plate questions on the Jaguars and on the multi-sport rivalry the two countries had.

Katterimunk's manager was going on.a bit long, so it gave Sampson a little more time to go over her notes. It also gave her more of a chance to face one intrusive thought that kept nagging her.

She saw the Katterimunk manager finally depart the dais and knew it was go time soon as the Sarzonian SID began his walk up to the podium. She looked up at the ceiling, inhaled deeply, then blew the air out of her mouth.

Please let me get through this without anyone asking me about That GameI, she thought. That was one subject she hoped would be over and done with. It didn't matter the sport. It didn't matter how much time had elapsed or how anyone measured that time. Anytime the Stars faced the Jaguars, someone was going to bring up That Game.

As she walked toward the podium, she scanned intently, wondering who would pop that particular question.

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:19 am

Sampson finished answering the battery of questions from the collection of journalists, Sarzonian, TJUN-ian and various others.

That was, until she saw a hand that barely reached the shoulder height of a typical reporter. She pointed to that hand. It turned out to belong to a 12-year-old boy who was there on assignment from his school's newspaper.

"Coach, your team played a great match on defence," the kid began. That's debatable she thought, remembering how her team seemed to lose focus at the very end and its somewhat bumbling start. She decided to hold her tongue in a way she wouldn't have for a grown-up reporter, however. "Is your team's success based on tactics or is it attitude?"

Sampson blinked for a moment in an effort to hide her surprise. No, it wasn't one of the usual brand of questions she'd almost grown bored answering. It also wasn't a question about THAT GAME that seemingly followed every Sarzonian ever since the infamous football match took place in the Cup of Harmony so long ago. She thought for a moment. Was the team's success due to her tactical nous, as Baggieland media might reluctantly attribute it or was it the determination of her players? Or perhaps a combination of the two? She thought about it for a moment and smiled.

"That's a great question," she said. "What's your name?" The kid gave it. "And who do you work for?" The kid revealed the name of his middle school newspaper.

"You write for a middle school newspaper?" she asked, incredulously. "That might be the best question I've ever been asked as a manager. I've never been asked that before." She saw the SID walk up and say, "thank you ladies and gentlemen," but she put her hand up. "I'm not finished yet," she said. "I've got another question to answer first."

"The bus back to the hotel will be leaving soon," he said.

"Tell 'em to wait," she said. "I'm answering this young man's question." The SID grimaced and shook his head, muttering to himself as he walked off. He'd have to text the drivers of both buses to ensure that Sampson was on at least one of them. Sampson looked out at the young reporter, smiled and said, "I think it's probably a combination of the two. We spend a lot of time in training going over our opponents, their strengths, their weaknesses, and how we can best work around their strengths and exploit their weaknesses. But a lot of what we do has little to do with me or [assistant manager] Corey [Sands]. A lot of it has to do with the men and women on the pitch every single match. I try to put them in a position to succeed and they, in turn make me look better than I really am."

She looked back at the boy, who was still writing despite having his recording device on. She smiled.

"I have a nephew who's a reporter," she said. "We tell him all the time to write stuff down so he still has something even if his recorder doesn't work. I see you learned journalism super well." She smiled her approval. "Did I answer your question?"

"Yes, ma'am," he said. "Please. Katie," she said.

After he was done, she gathered her things from the makeshift office at the grounds and walked toward the team bus. She overheard a couple of grizzled veteran reporters talking dismissively about the kid reporter like he had no business being among the kids.

"That 'kid reporter' asked a better question than any of you ever have," Sampson retorted. "Show some respect." She turned toward the tunnel leading toward the buses with a sideways glance that betrayed her irritation at the two reporters. As she boarded the bus, she let out a sigh of relief.

At least they didn't ask about THAT GAME. At least not yet.

by **Ko-oren** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:40 pm

Wrensong Daily

Leeshire, Mawryshire town signage vandalised

Various towns in Leeshire and Mawryshire woke up to town and road signs defaced by graffiti. Across a single night, signage in eighteen different towns and cities was changed from their English name to the Gehrennan one. Mayors call for an end to the vandalism, such as Idyllwild's Eliza Hastbeck's call to "knock it off! Cleanup is paid for by the municipality - your taxes - this doesn't help anyone!"

On a higher level, police are working together across regional borders to find the people behind the actions, taking into account a coordinated effort with how many different locations were targeted during a single night. At a political level, governors and the central government are identifying factors that could have led to the vandalism overnight. Many will instantly recall similar Gehrennist actions from five years ago, where English, French, Dutch, and Japanese signs were overwritten with Gehrennan and Aviansolan text equivalents on a large scale. Ko-oren's liberal language policies have led to a linguistically diverse society, the limits of which seem to have been reached. The current Laurderinthen cabinet has taken small actions to increase the rights of Gehrennic languages - Gehrennan, Aviansolan, but also Tarrashall and Altioran - without necessarily taking away functions and domains from the later arrivals - exactly the languages targeted last night.

With the census looming ahead, it will be interesting to see what people primarily identify themselves with, and what they report as their language spoken in and around the home. Last census, there was a slight increase in households speaking the four later arrivals, as Ko-oren was increasingly opening up to foreign trade and international affairs. The expectation for next census is that that trend will reverse slightly, but that people will still include as many languages as before in their list of 'Languages you speak'. The census differentiates between the primary language (spoken in the domain of home and family), languages acquired while growing up (through friends and family), the school languages acquired later in an educational setting, and languages used for employment. The idea being that different domains call for different languages to be used, and that mapping the domains and the associated languages tells us much more than just 'first language', 'second language', etcetera.

Police investigation should reveal whether this was a politically motivated operation.

Mataluruneikui - News and Backgrounds

So what was graffitid onto signage in the southwest? And what do these words mean?

Interestingly, when it comes to location names, (old) Gehrennan seems to have completely ignored grammar and morphology, so often it's just two nouns, or a noun and an adjective, pushed together.

Place name - Old Gehrennan - Modern Gehrennan - Meaning
Idyllwild - Idihlbahl - Idilbal - Valley hill, unsurprisingly, you can't have hills without valleys.
Mawrystwyth - Mahrapasathi - Hamlet on the peninsula in the sea
Eaglebury - Igolibah - South plains
Llandy - Alathi - Hamlet on the cape (note the use of 'athi' in both Mawrystwyth and Llandy! Which seems to be a bit of a local thing, as 'athi' isn't encountered too much outside the southwest, with the exception of the far northeast in Aerellen, which suggests it was used everywhere and then slowly phased out elsewhere)

Towns on the west coast weren't hit - they use Tarrashall names, which are Gehrennic in origin and therefore pass the nationalists' test. Tarrashall itself comes from 'Tereh (desert) Shalu (four)' where desert has come to mean 'dunes' or even 'sand(y) plains' as deserts, in the landscape sense, don't occur anywhere near the west coast. And Tarrashall is indeed located behind a handful of dunes separating the town from the coast!

by **Ko-oren** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:02 pm

6th Aussie Rules World Cup
Matchday 2

Group A
Sorcery 8.18.66 def. by Copper Cuprum 10.15.75
Ibixa 14.12.96 def. by Acadiana 15.10.100
Ko-oren 17.16.118 def. StrayaRoos 10.8.68

*                     GP  W  D  L   PF   PA    PD Pt      P%
Acadiana               2  2  0  0  264  163  +101  8  161,96
Ko-oren                2  2  0  0  222  150   +72  8  148,00
Ibixa                  2  1  0  1  198  169   +29  4  117,16
Copper Cuprum          2  1  0  1  142  230   −88  4   61,74
Sorcery                2  0  0  2  148  179   −31  0   82,68
StrayaRoos             2  0  0  2  137  220   −83  0   62,27

Group B
Gran Saguaro 10.10.70 def. by Juvencus 19.17.131
Southwest Eastnorth 10.9.69 def. by HUElavia 22.10.142
Sylestone 21.14.140 def. Baggieland 10.6.66

*                     GP  W  D  L   PF   PA    PD Pt      P%
Sylestone              2  2  0  0  299  118  +181  8  253,39
HUElavia               2  2  0  0  243  139  +104  8  174,82
Juvencus               2  1  0  1  201  171   +30  4  117,54
Baggieland             2  1  0  1  177  201   −24  4   88,06
Southwest Eastnorth    2  0  0  2  130  253  −123  0   51,38
Gran Saguaro           2  0  0  2  122  290  −168  0   42,07

Group C
Katterimunk 16.15.111 def. Alice Bay 6.16.52
Busoga Islands 10.12.72 def. Kriegiersien 6.23.59
Sarzonia 12.14.86 def. TJUN-ia 12.13.85

*                     GP  W  D  L   PF   PA   PD Pt      P%
Sarzonia               2  2  0  0  213  154  +59  8  138,31
Kriegiersien           2  1  0  1  217  202  +15  4  107,43
TJUN-ia                2  1  0  1  176  166  +10  4  106,02
Busoga Islands         2  1  0  1  152  150   +2  4  101,33
Katterimunk            2  1  0  1  180  179   +1  4  100,56
Alice Bay              2  0  0  2  182  269  −87  0  67,66

by **HUElavia** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:49 pm

HUElavia National Aussie Rules Football Team

Full Forwards:
Left: Bruno Fontes Nunes
Centre: Yaku Condor Maygua
Right: Aritz Gallego

Half Forwards:
Left: Eduardo Carpentier
Centre: Márcio Lima Lopes
Right: Siyaya Cancha Ccasani

Centre
Left Wing: Ugoorji Yobanna
Centre: Cipriano Fallaci
Right Wing: Lucas Quintana Branco

Half Backs:
Left: Iñigo Vargas
Centre: Hitoshi Koga
Right: Izzaddeen el-Hosein

Full Backs:
Left: Qhatuk Pari Llancay
Centre: Oby Munachiso
Right: Omar Navarro

Followers:
Ruckman: Salvino Martin
Rover: Murilo Aguiar Borges
Ruck-Rover: Chi-Won Na

Interchangers:
Chimpu Pinchi Condor (Full-Forward, Half-Forwards)
Amjad al-Syed (Half-Forward, Centre)
Thiago Pinto Pires (Half-Back)
Tomas Olloqui (Full-Back)

If my opponents RP first:
Choose my goalscorers- Y.
Godmod scoring events- Y.
Roleplay injuries to my players- Y.
Godmod injuries to my players- N.
Godmod other events- Y. (but no killing)

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:02 pm

When a team usually dominates most opponents in Aussie Rules Football, the period between the clock on display, in this case, the one at the West Strand Riding grounds and the actual end of a quarter can carry a variety of thoughts and emotions.

When Sarzonia are badly beating a hopelessly overmatched opponent, the emotion is usually boredom. Sometimes, one could all but plead for merciful blasts of the whistle that would formalise the result.

Yeah, that wasn't the case this time. Twenty minutes had elapsed on the fourth quarter clock. The contest between Sarzonia and TJUN-ia was extremely tight. In fact, it was level. Manager Katie Sampson looked at her watch pensively.

The match was every bit as tense as an observer would expect from a Big Five contest. The teams in the Big Five weren't just the unquestioned elite in this code of football, they were archrivals. Three of the five teams owned all of the championship trophies conferred by the codes governing authorities. Seemingly every team played against each other with every accolade at stake.

Near as Sampson could tell, her Stars had one final chance to score the potential match-winner against the Jaguars. The Jags defence had no answers for right full forward Hal Sanchez, who had notched five of the 12 Sarzonian goals. Interchange half-forward Skylar Hanifer, on due to a blood rule swap that roved Davide Goldman from the centre banged his attempt to find Sanchez for a sixth tally.

Much to Hanifer's chagrin, the ball sailed well above Goldman toward the goal. He immediately began to gesture with frustration as he saw left halfback Peter McGovern in the path of his attempted pass. McGovern would easily brush aside the errant pass, the whistle would sound and the two sides would play to a draw.

Except, the ball knuckled a bit. McGovern leapt to head the ball our of danger, but the ball bounced mere centimetres behind his head instead of in front. He hesitated for a split second, realised the ball wasn't at his feet, but rather, was behind him. He looked, then dove to try to prevent it from crossing the back line. The ball trickled past, and all McGovern could do from his prone position on the pitch was watch the umpire signal a behind. The all important behind. THAT BEHIND.

Before the countdown clock kept by the lead official could stop the match, the whistle blasted its indication that the match was over. It was agony for Jaguars players, managerial staff and supporters alike. It was ecstasy for the Stars and their backers.

Sure, it was but Matchday Two of five group stage contests. Sure, there was potential for these sides to meet again when one team's defeat would end their dreams of glory for a term. But on this night, the L.E.D. scoreboard read Sarzonia 86, TJUN-ia 85. The Group C table would show Sampson's charges on eight points as the only side with nary a loss.

There was a long way to go before a World Cup winner would be decided. The Jaguars could still win their first, ensuring their place among the code's elite. Sarzonia could still possibly win a fourth trophy from six attempts, one that would further establish their dominant stance as the number one ranked side. Baggieland could win their first crown, although former champions Sylestone routed them fairly comfortably 140-66 in another Big Five game for the ages. Defending champions Ko-oren made quick work of StrayaRoos 118-68.

But of all nine matches fought throughout Ko-oren, this one v. four war would be an early contender for the instant classic of the entire competition. And if there was one thing both sides shared, it was pure exhaustion. Both teams left everything out there on the pitch. Both tanks were empty.

by **Baggieland** » Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:55 pm

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 5:09 am

Cabinet Rift

Minister yNwllanmac for Police refuses to denounce vandalism in Leeshire and Mawryshire

In the wake of the signage graffiti incidents in the southwest, and the ongoing investigation by local and regional police, minister yNwllanmac for Police has scarcely made mention of the course of action in his weekly briefing. He acknowledges police efforts in the southwest but otherwise did not go into detail regarding the current status of the investigation. Only upon questioning by Waterflask Daily, a Greencastrian newspaper, did yNwllanmac delve slightly deeper into the issue, calling it a graffiti incident but never copying the communcation from the mayors and local police, who have consistently called it 'vandalism'. Questions on the whether the acts were politically motivated, the minister did not answer the question directly, saying that it is a 'matter for investigation', and declining to reveal his playbook if it were revealed to be a political incident.

His senior colleague, Minister of Justice Al Bonhomme, had a significantly more sharply articulated response. "We must avoid a vigilante situation, where people think it's ok to replace the language on signs because it doesn't directly fit their worldview. We all live in this country together," the political veteran commented. Language commissioner - an important advisory position to the government - Hetou Maddya also warned for situations like those five years ago, alerting the country to recurring language debate that is increasingly brought into the public space.

Ultimately, however, the decision to display certain languages on certain signs comes from advice from the Language Commissioner, but policy is made by the Ministry for Information and Communication in conjunction with the Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport. Maddya: "At present we see no reason to change our advice, which is to use the language that is used most for day-to-day communication in the area. If people living in the area overwhelmingly say 'Idyllwild', that's what the sign should read."

Minister for Information and Communication, Amie Teunissen, commented along the same lines, but left the door slightly ajar for future changes. "That said, we are proud of our Gehrennan heritage, and for the sake of nationally universal names, we are always working on better ways to communicate locally and nationally. Idyllwild is the local name - however, to those outside of the English language community, we see mixed use of Idyllwild and Idilbal, and we have recognised those differences."

While the investigation is ongoing, it's the task of prime minister Laurderinthen to present a single view as a cabinet. Polling among the general public reveals that 18% of Ko-orenites would support a Gehrennan-only policy for road and town signs, and the overwhelming majority like to keep signage as-is, eg. single-language indication in the local tongue. A follow-up question, whether one would support a dual-language sign with the local language and Gehrennan, saw 'yes' as a response in 71% of cases, which potentially gives Laurderinthen a solution already - but will the cabinet play out the rift as far as it goes, or seek a fast way out via democratic consensus? That's not entirely what the country was built on - the idea remains that those in power were appointed for a reason and that they must, and will, work out a better system with their views and merits.

by **TJUN-ia** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:21 pm

After winning a nervy one against the Busoga Islands, the Jaguars of TJUN-ia were heading into the game everyone wanted to see with a mixture of both excitement and dread. Everyone knew of the football powerhouse Sarzonia and Katie Sampson had become since the ARWC had started, but David Scott was still hopeful. He was a firm believer in the idea of a Big Five instead of a Big Three in this sport and while that debate is certainly going to rage on no matter what happens from here, he was hopeful that this team could step up to the Stars of the world and potentially take them down at that.

What we ended up with in the West Strand Riding was the game of the tournament so far, a classic of a football game that certainly threw the sport into a new stratosphere of high sporting drama. The Stars certainly had weapons in this contest and they would be put to good use tonight with Hal Sanchez scoring 5 goals in an epic performance. But we certainly had weapons too and Steven Cox managed to make 4 goals out of the game and Harry Christoff got 3. It looked to be heading for a famous draw between the 2 sides until the very last, when Skylar Hanifer's shot was misjudged by Peter McGovern and from out of nowhere, the Stars had a walkoff behind...and that was the game. We gave it our all...and just like that, it was all turned into dust. Maybe we can't ever break that glass ceiling anymore...maybe this is just our fate forevermore.

We will look to bounceback against Kattrimunk...but we will do so feeling slightly hollow. That was our chance...and now, we just have to move on. GO JAGS!

SCHEDULE (Group B)
MD1: vs Busoga Islands (UR) W by 11 (3rd)
MD2: vs Sarzonia (1) L by 1 (3rd)
MD3: vs Katterimunk (UR)
-----------------------Easter Break-----------------------
MD4: vs Kriegiersien (13)
MD5: vs Alice Bay (18)

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