If week 14 was Kempsey's argument, JackinGoff 213.45 is the rebuttal. The largest score in league history — twenty points clear of even Kempsey's 193 — landed on Post Chubb Depression in a prelim that was over by the early games. The six-seed fairytale ends; the record books need another new page; the decider gets its dream matchup.
Because at the other prelim, the football gods finally delivered a Kempsey classic: 131.3 to Push Tush's 122.7, an 8.6-point escape from the hottest club in the competition. The machine survives; the 177-point semi hero goes home wondering. Grand final: Kempsey (12-2, 2,175 points, two wins over Jacob by a combined 135) versus JackinGoff (12-2, fresh 213.45 world record). The Gazette has cancelled all leave.