Peter Bates

His gray hair was in great disorder, while his face was black with passion.

The man was Peter Bates.

What is this I hear about there being a whispering in my pasture? He cried.

Speak, you pack of meddling fools, or I'll choke the truth out of you.

Encouraged by numbers and warned by the liquor he had drunk, the bolder of the two talebearers answered.

Go listen for yourself, Peter Bates.

If you can't believe what an honest man's saying, go listen for yourself what the boy showed us back at your pasture by that piece of soapstone rock.

At these words, the face of Peter Bates went ashen, and he fell back as if before a well-directed physical blow.

up against the Tommy Lander, Dex and Ruben line.

Peter Bates was on against that line almost every single time I noticed in the first period.

So kudos to the Canberra coaching staff for that.

you know, really leveraging what they perceived to be mismatches.

Let's call it a slap pass.

It could have been a misdirected slap shot, but he did extraordinarily well to get that puck from skate to stick and poke it home, given the juice that we know that Lucas can put on those one-timers.

Yeah, and then we held the lead for about nine minutes, and then it was Peter Bates who has been one of the most outstanding players for the Brave all throughout the season.

There was a question mark as to whether or not he would play.

He's going to be a top player in this league, believe you me.

The IHL, Peter Bates is going to be a top, top player as well.

But yes, really good performance.

Great to see everybody, as I say, contributing.

I hate that one.

Peter Bates, Logan Cockrell, Peaka P- Patrick Guay, and Carl Pilson.

Pi- Persson.

Fuck.

Uh, who, who do you like the look of, Steve?

Yeah, stand out to me, I'm gonna go for the three Ps on this one.

Uh, Peter Bates, like, as soon as he was announced I was like, what a, what an absolute signing that is.

And for me, I kind of put the standard for every other team to try and reach.

A voice in the assembly spoke up.

There's something wrong with Peter Bates.

Ever since Wilson disappeared last autumn, and Bates got the mill, he hasn't been the same man.

Not the same man, echoed a dozen voices.

It was midnight when a form stole from the house that stood at the northern west corner of Bates' pasture, and cautiously made his way towards the spot where two ranked briars had lately flaunted their blood-red blossoms.

It was the form of a powerful, round-shouldered man, about fifty years of age, his face distorted with hate and fear and horror.

Peter Bates had not slept that night.

He had not gone to bed at all.

Our latest, sorry, our last rival came in this morning.

So Peter Bates is now in and he'll practice tomorrow and hopefully be ready to go to Germany at the weekend.

So yeah, it's been a long, long summer.

A lot of, obviously, changes, a lot of different things have happened.

But yeah, they're going to be a tough, tough ask.

And look, you can only put the best team that you can out.

And, you know, obviously with Gooch, you know, missing out and Peter Bates coming in, I have no idea what Adam's going to do with regards to the Lions.

He might slot right in there.

I mean, brought back all the players you'd expect from last season and some of the new names.

Peter Bates, point per game from the coast.

Caleb Pearson, 28 goals on the coast last season.

Morten Jensen, this Danish offensive D-man.

Is there? Yeah, there is.

You know you cut someone at some point, and it's year on year.

But I'm looking at the guys you brought in, like Peter Bates, which Funder just scores.

And then you've got Caleb Pearson, standout year.