BAFL: BFO meets Adam Etheridge

By Daniel Ferdinand

I've been a busy bee this week. Here I was luckly to get some time with Adam Etheridge the Secretary of the Coventry Cassidy Jets.

The Jets are the defending Britbowl Champions and booked their place in the final with another win over the Bristol Aztecs.

Here is what Adam had to say.


Daniel Ferdinand: As the defending Britbowl Champions are you feeling the pressure?

Adam Etheridge: Not at all, in fact quite the opposite. We go into this game as heavy underdogs after losing to the Blitz twice this season. They've been great all year & everyone expects them to walk away with it much like we were expected to after our perfect season last year.


DF: In the final you will again be facing the London Blitz, are you sick of them yet?

AE: It's fair to say that over the past 3 seasons ourselves and the Blitz have been the dominant teams in Britball and as such we look forward to testing ourselves against them, Britbowl XXIII will be no different.


DF: You have had a rough time against the Blitz this year, how do you score against them?

AE: Yeah, we haven't managed it yet in two games this year. If it goes anything like last year we'll use the pass to open it up for the run. Their defensive front is fearsome and unless we can show them that we've got a few dimensions to our game it'll be a long day.


DF: Your quarterback Stuart Franklin played for the Blitz last year, who does that help the most, Franklin or the blitz defence?

AE: Stuart has worked tirelessly building towards this moment, he's put a lot of work into creating an offense that can take advantage of the Blitz's weaknesses. Their roster hasn't changed a great deal from last year so we know them quite well. We've been through a rebuilding process this season so Stuart will be able to take advantage of personnel that the Blitz won't know much about.


DF: Can you tell us, what you believe will be the key to your team winning?

AE: Like any game, it'll be won & lost in the trenches. We need to shut down London's running game and make sure we get pressure on Fred Boyle. We know what he can do when he has time but I'm pretty sure he can be rattled. I think it's going to be a very low scoring game and more akin to 2007 than 2008, a defensive score could be what decides the game. Above all we need to protect the ball and win the turnover battle.


DF: You have added a few new players since the start of the season, how have they settled in?

AE: After winning it all last year our roster had a bit of an enforced overhaul and we entered a rebuilding phase. Our success in getting to the final this year is credit to the guys that have come in and been able to settle and contribute straight away.

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