Why Heroes Men Should See Some Finals Action This Season

With my new role over at the BUB, I've had little to post Heroes-centric sentiment on the interwebs. So here it is.

The punters are saying we're going to finish 4th (Stefan, Gref). This is despite winning 1 game in our last 2 seasons. With 9/12 of our boys training with Firestorm, it's fair to expect vast improvement this season. With 2 losses out of 2 on the board and Dojo looming, one could say that we haven't had the best start to the season.

However, Dojo, Bugs and Slamtown seem set to carry on their merry way to a Top 3 finish (probably in that order). So how are we to secure the fourth spot and get our first taste of finals action?

I would suggest that we have to win 4 games minimum. Heroes must beat the largely unknown Cobras in round 4 and again in round 9. The Cobras haven't proven anything yet, beating the new kids on the block 15-1, but bowing out in quick-time against the Dojo Mojo, 15-5 after being in a 5-5 headlock. Their performance in Round 3 against the Buggers will be worth keeping an eye on.

The other team to beat twice is Los Bandidos, who have shown improvement after their embarassing start, with a better scoreline of 9 - 15 against the Bugs. We come up against them for the first time after Nationals, which is a dangerous time, with Heroes having 10 players playing at Nationals. We face them again in the last round, and they will no doubt be well improved by this stage.

Is 4 wins enough? If we beat those teams twice, one of them will have to beat two top 3 teams to challenge. Beating one of the top 3 would mean big things for Heroes. I believe that with all players available and on our game, we are capable of beating anyone. How long will it take for us to gel?

This is, of course, a lot of speculation. But it's fun. For now, it's the old cliche of one week at a time. We've gotta be hungry for that first win in a long time. We have a chance to prove our depth next week when we come up against the Giants from Dojo.