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[Montrose]

Puddlemere time. They’re traditionally a powerhouse team, in the last asterisk season they did outrank us, and they have a long history in this league. This has been a...very up and down season for them. Some excellent moments and matches reminiscent of Puddlemere at their height...and some truly appalling ones. But they play clean games and there’s no way of knowing which Puddlemere will show up on the day so prepare for their best and hope we get their worst.

Puddlemere Notes

Chasers: Incredibly hit and miss this season really. Griffiths is their big scorer with Duke as their reliable second. Hawksworth is the support and weak link in the trio. Mostly, it seems, because he’s captaining from the back and letting the other chasers make the goals. Force them to use him by cutting off the passing through him, you’re likely to find he’s better with strategy than accuracy.

Beaters: Very good on the defense. They’re currently the team with the least overall injuries and aren’t bad at packing a punch at all. In fact there’s a couple matches where they’ve been downright brutal. Probably the most stable part of their team, and ones to watch out for.

Seeker: Solid enough on skill, but only about a 50% catch rate. Not on a great streak at the moment but has come through for Puddlemere when they really needed her more than a few times this season. But like Puddlemere as a whole this season...you don’t know which version of her you’ll get.

Keeper: Well...their old keeper was a very respectable one and for that he was obviously snapped up by a foreign team looking for a good keeper from a previously more regarded league. The upgraded reserve is Oliver Wood, I’m sure some of our younger players might know him 'and speak up if you have any input on his style) as the former Gryffindor captain for a few years there. My Aunt speaks highly of him and from what I saw of the few Gryff matches I attended in those years, he was definitely pro material in the making early on.

He might be young and lacking pro experience but don’t go easy on him. It’s his first match as an official starter, and he is going up against the top team. Intimidation is on our side, hammer him hard with shots.

Roster: Reserves got to shine last match. Starters, you’re all up.

They’ve been on a losing streak since the break and will be looking to redeem themselves and cement that playoff spot so watch out for a return to form. Any questions/ideas/comments?

[OOC Edit] And it'd be remiss of me not to mention and congratulate our Bulgarian beater. Happy Birthday, Georgi. Many happy returns, and may this be a great year for you. You'll have an owl coming for you today.

Any birthday requests? I know I have 2 weeks but..