The finals format was the best of three games which went for 8 minutes each (split into two four minutes halves). The Chug Monkeys faced the number 4 placed team in the semi final.
Finals Roster: Chug Monkey Dan, Moose, Trent Attack, Wing Man Bruce, Projects Sean & Gemma.
Semi Final: Chug Monkeys versus That team which never shares the ball during warm ups.
With our opponents only featuring 4 players, it didn’t take long for the Chug Monkeys to start kicking the sh*t out of them. The Chug Monkeys got off to an early lead in both games and took out the semi final in only 2 games.
Team Leaders:
Winners: Trent 8, Dan 7
Winners to unforced errors ratio: Trent 8:0, Dan 7:1
Assists: Sean 10, Trent 7
Points Won on Serve: Gemma 7, Wingman Bruce 6
Grand Final: Chug Monkeys versus Mad Cow
The Chug Monkeys were facing an opponent who was the first team the Chug Monkeys ever beat. However Mad Cow and easily thrashed the Chug Monkeys the last time the 2 teams met.
Game 1:
Led by some sweet serving from Gemma, the Chug Monkeys jumped out of the blocks against Mad Cow who looked almost half asleep initially. The Chug Monkeys managed to reach double figures before their opponent even got on the scoreboard, running out winners 14-1.
Game 2:
This time the Chug Monkeys looked asleep early as they fell behind the 8 ball with Mad Cow shooting out to a 5 point lead. A late comeback was staged, setting up a tense finish. At the then end of the first 8 minutes scores were tied with next point won on serve to win. Both teams had chances to win, but sadly Mad Cow capitalized on theirs to force a game 3 showdown.
Game 3:
From the opening serve scores were close and the tension was rising on the beach. Late in the 2nd half the Chug Monkeys had a slim lead during a crucial rally which would prove decisive in the context of the match. Chug Monkey Dan managed to get a hand on an opponent’s slam after it hit the back net, Trent then managed to pop the ball up and a late fist from Sean at the front net sent the ball into the opponents back net and then the sand. The Chug Monkeys managed to maintain their lead after this point with Mad Cow making several costly errors and Gemma’s continued good serving helpinh to close out the match.
CHUG MONKEYS WIN! EVERYBODY BACK TO DAN’S FOR BEER AND PIZZA!
Team Leaders:
Winners: Dan 10, Trent 8, Sean 8, Wing man Bruce 8
Winners to unforced errors ratio: Dan 10:1, Wing Man Bruce 4:1
Assists: Dan 10, Wing Man Bruce 8, Moose 6
Points Won on Serve: Gemma 8, Moose 7
