Finally, after 2 months, 15 matches, PFL 2009 Division 2 has come to a close. The originally speculated two horse race between Phoenix and Falcon unfolded with Phoenix running away with the title with a 4 point cushion.
There were much more drama going on in the silver medallist position; three teams were sticking their necks out right up to the finishing line. 300, who enjoyed some early success, beating Bullets, faded away as they were too dependent on the M&M pair, who themselves were struggling to rediscover their fine form that exploded only at the early stages of the league.
Falcons who was further force to concede a walkover after a blow by Phoenix, rose from the dead, ended their campaign with a bang, landing themselves a bronze.
But the one who had the last smile, was Bullets. After suffering losses against 300 and eventual champions Phoenix, Bullets fought hard to secure a win against Griffins. With result else where going their way, Bullets and Falcons tied in points but due to the walkover gifted by Falcons earlier, they walked away with the silver.
At the other end, both Griffins and Firebrands were out-matched by other teams most of the time. Their match up was a tight game and thought to be a decider of who will end up empty handed without points. Griffins narrowly scrapped through but Firebrands responded with their best match of the league by drawing up against 300. A milestone for Firebrands.
Overall, the league has been a success. It was not totally one sided, there were room for competitions and speculations. This forced each team to fight all out in every match knowing that it could make a huge difference at the end of the league.
Furthermore, with the intervention of luck and fate, the league was spiced up with a series of unpredicted events.
First we had outsider 300 beating favourites Bullets.
Then contender Falcons pulled out due to unavoidable school events, granting Bullets 2 points.
The Big Boys match up turned out to be one sided with Phoenix crushing Falcons.
And 300 squandered their medal hopes with Firebrands shocking them with a draw.
Oh ya, not to mention the final game, Falcons versus Firebrands, 10-1, biggest scoreline, biggest win/loss, and Drew scored enough goals to retain his point leader title.
It was a great experience, but this is not the end, more Floorball action to follow. Next stop, Youth Wave Challenge.
See you all there!!!
Final League Standings
There were much more drama going on in the silver medallist position; three teams were sticking their necks out right up to the finishing line. 300, who enjoyed some early success, beating Bullets, faded away as they were too dependent on the M&M pair, who themselves were struggling to rediscover their fine form that exploded only at the early stages of the league.
Falcons who was further force to concede a walkover after a blow by Phoenix, rose from the dead, ended their campaign with a bang, landing themselves a bronze.
But the one who had the last smile, was Bullets. After suffering losses against 300 and eventual champions Phoenix, Bullets fought hard to secure a win against Griffins. With result else where going their way, Bullets and Falcons tied in points but due to the walkover gifted by Falcons earlier, they walked away with the silver.
At the other end, both Griffins and Firebrands were out-matched by other teams most of the time. Their match up was a tight game and thought to be a decider of who will end up empty handed without points. Griffins narrowly scrapped through but Firebrands responded with their best match of the league by drawing up against 300. A milestone for Firebrands.
Overall, the league has been a success. It was not totally one sided, there were room for competitions and speculations. This forced each team to fight all out in every match knowing that it could make a huge difference at the end of the league.
Furthermore, with the intervention of luck and fate, the league was spiced up with a series of unpredicted events.
First we had outsider 300 beating favourites Bullets.
Then contender Falcons pulled out due to unavoidable school events, granting Bullets 2 points.
The Big Boys match up turned out to be one sided with Phoenix crushing Falcons.
And 300 squandered their medal hopes with Firebrands shocking them with a draw.
Oh ya, not to mention the final game, Falcons versus Firebrands, 10-1, biggest scoreline, biggest win/loss, and Drew scored enough goals to retain his point leader title.
It was a great experience, but this is not the end, more Floorball action to follow. Next stop, Youth Wave Challenge.
See you all there!!!
Final League Standings
| GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | |
| ZPX | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -6 | 17 | 10 |
| CBL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | -13 | 6 | 6 |
| DFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | -14 | 10 | 6 |
| FL3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -13 | -4 | 5 |
| ZGF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -16 | -8 | 2 |
| FBR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -28 | -21 | 1 |
GP game played; W wins; D draws; L Loses; GF goals for; GA goals against; P points
Match Schedule & Results
20 Jan 2009 - Contact Bullets vs Firebrands 8-0
31 Jan 2009 - Dalat Falcons vs Frontliners 300 7-2
03 Feb 2009 - Ztec Griffins vs Ztec Phoenix 0-3
07 Feb 2009 - Frontliners 300 vs Contact Bullets 3-0
10 Feb 2009 - Firebrands vs Ztec Griffins 1-2
14 Feb 2009 - Ztec Phoenix vs Dalat Falcons 4-1
17 Feb 2009 - Ztec Griffins vs Frontliners 300 1-2
21 Feb 2009 - Firebrands vs Ztec Phoenix 3-6
24 Feb 2009 - Contact Bullets vs Dalat Falcons 5-0(wo)
28 Feb 2009 - Ztec Phoenix vs Contact Bullets 7-2
03 Mar 2009 - Dalat Falcons vs Ztec Griffins 6-2
07 Mar 2009 - Frontliners 300 vs Firebrands 2-2
10 Mar 2009 - Contact Bullets vs Ztec Griffins 4-3
14 Mar 2009 - Frontliners 300 vs Ztec Phoenix 0-3
17 Mar 2009 - Firebrands vs Dalat Falcons 1-10
| PLAYER | TEAM | G | A | P | |
| 1 | Drew Steiret | DFL | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Adrian Koay | ZPX | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Michael Cheah | FL3 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Danial Tan | FBR | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Ian Khor | CBL | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Amos Lim | ZGF | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Reagan Mahoney | DFL | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Kerry Mahoney | DFL | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Samuel Ong | ZPX | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Calvindav | ZPX | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheryn Ng | CBL | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Andy Goh | DFL | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Isaac Ng | CBL | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Isaac Ang | CBL | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Kelvin Tan | ZPX | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Hai Chin | CBL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Julian Tan | FL3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Teik Hong | ZPX | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Riley Mahoney | DFL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Mekanath | FL3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Kyle Ladner | DFL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Brandon Pereira | ZGF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Daniel | ZPX | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Andrew Chan | FBR | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Benjamin Lim | CBL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Kevin Pyee | DFL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Michelle Prestidge | DFL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Chan Per Yue | FBR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Dominic Ewe | ZGF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Daniel Boey | ZGF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Gim Hoong | ZGF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Chern Hang | ZPX | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Siu Keong | ZPX | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Joshua Wong | CBL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Ang Kim Beng | CBL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Allan Goh | DFL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Ben Weidemann | DFL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Brian Weidemann | DFL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Yi Min | ZGF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
G goals; A assists; P points
Top Scorers:
8 - Drew Steiret (DFL)
7 - Adrian Koay (ZPX); Michael Cheah (FL3)
6 - Daniel Tan (FBR)
5 - Ian Khor (CBL); Reagan Mahoney (DFL)
4 - Amos Lim (ZGF); Samuel Ong (ZPX)
3 - Calvindav (ZPX); Isaac Ng (CBL)
2 - 7 players
1 - 14 players
Top Assists:
4 - Kerry Mahoney (DFL)
3 - Julian Tan (FL3)
2 - 5 players
1 - 15 players
To win a Floorball match, you need to score more than your opponent, simple. And so, we present you the final point ladder.
In Floorball, 1 point is award for each goal scored and assist. Unlike last year, the competition for point leader was head on and narrow.
Michael Cheah from 300 lead the charts for awhile before Adrian Koay from Phoenix over take him after Phoenix beat 300 in a title decide match. However, out of nowhere, the thought to be out-of-form Drew Steiret, decided to leave thing till the end, spring out with 4 goals in his final match saw him tipping off Adrian and retained his crown as PFL Div 2's point leader.
As a team game, the assister is often as important as the scorer. However, as we can see from the charts, the highest number of assist is only at a miserable 4, by Kerry Mahoney of Falcons. This portrays that much of the goals socred were unassisted, via individual brilliance.
However spectacular a individual goal is, the essence of Floorball is still the team, hence the assist chart shows much work is need to be done by coaches to build their teams and so we would be able to witness more team goals and real Floorball.
Next year maybe? :)
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