Stallions Wednesday

As some of you may or may not know i'm a current member of the Staffordshire Stallions, who are the reigning BUAFL Northern Conference Champions. Therefore, every Wednesday I will dedicate this site to the Stallions.

Welcome to the first Stallions Update....

The Stallions travelled to Birmingham for their first preseason game before the season kicks off on the !6th of November. The Stallions arrived expected a joint training session but instead found a very motivated Birmingham side who were ready for a game.

The scrimmage didn't go the way the Stallions had hoped as Birmingham consistently had long drives which ended in scores. The Stallions' offence was less potent and failed to punch the ball into the endzone at all.

However, despite the lack of scoring there were many positive points that the Stallions' could take away from the game. The day also awoke the Stallions to the physicallity of one of the stronger teams in the country. Therefore, letting them know what to expect in their tougher games against Loughborough and Leeds.

First of all, the Stallions face off against Huddersfield in hope of getting their season started by beating the second year team. Huddersfield struggled last in their first BUAFL year but a year can make a big difference with the new intake of students.

The Stallions return most of their players and hope to replicate last season when they went 8-0 in the regular season, progressed all the way through the playoffs, but were unable to cap of the season with a win in the championship game. With a strong line in front of RB Edem Goka, he can hope to have another record breaking season.

In some ways the Stallions may thank the Lions when the season arrives for better preparing them for the games ahead.

Check back next Wednesday for the next Stallions day when I will post up the game preview of the Huddersfield game and more.