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Farum Cats Down Copenhagen Barracudas in Danish Decider

  • Sunday, October 02 2016 @ 04:31 pm ACDT
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The Farum Cats have withstood a mighty fight from the Copenhagen Barracudas to take out the 2016 DAFL Grand Final last weekend. In the end the margin was a solid 28 points, but it was a match of changing fortunes.

But for some inaccurate kicking, the ‘Cudas might well have led at quarter time. They had eleven scoring shots to six, but the Cats made the most of their chances to keep scores level at the first break.

Cats 5 1 31 v Barracudas 4 7 31

The Cats opened the game up in the second quarter with a five goal to one performance. After their wasteful first quarter, the ‘Cudas found it hard to regroup enough to hold the Cats, kicking just one goal and four behinds for the quarter while the Cats rattled on five more goals.
Cats 10 3 63 v Barracudas 5 11 41

Any chance of a “premiership quarter” comeback by the Barracudas was wiped out when the Cats, now full of running and confidence, hammered home another six goals for the quarter. Whilst the “Cudas improved their accuracy and kicked three goals of their own, they were now in trouble. The Cats held an almost unassailable 41 point lead and it would take a miracle from here for the “Cudas.

Cats 16 5 101 v Barracudas 8 12 60

It was a heroic quarter from the Copenhagen Barracudas to fight out the Grand Final, keeping the cats goalless. If it weren’t for the kicking yips biting again the result may have been closer, but in the end the ‘Cudas, despite having more scoring shots for the match, went down to the Farum Cats by 28 points.

FINAL SCORE: Farum Cats 16 10 106 defeated Copenhagen Barracudas 10 18 78

The Barracudas finished the home and away season in first place, a game ahead of the Farum Cats. Both were impressive in their Preliminary Final matches with the Barracudas outclassing the first time finalists, Odense Lions, by 137 points and the Cats handing a similar mauling to the Port Malmö Maulers by 146 points. They were clearly the two best teams of 2016 and both deserved their Grand Final places. But congratulations go to the Farum Cats, DAFL premiers for 2016.