Week 9 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) continued with plenty of intriguing matchups. This was a perfect chance for playoff-bound teams to further solidify their place in the elite echelon, but a couple teams faltered in that regard.Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) needed to look strong. The matchup against the 4-12 NRG eSports looked like the perfect warm-up for momentum, but the plan did not exactly fall into place. NRG eSports did not look like the team its record indicated. Although the set ended up in CLGs favor, 2-1, NRG gave its foes a run for their money.CLG took the first game in a macro-intensive slugfest. The team suffocated the map with great vision and objective prioritizing. The fights were labored and NRG eSports looked outclassed. CLG simply dominated with snap calls, great decisions, and better rotations. However, NRG eSports would take game two and stood even in game three. In both games, CLG was punished for incorrect priorities, messy team fight execution and poor trading.Team Liquid entered the week with plenty left to prove. This was a show me matchup to test whether the team was prepared for the playoffs; it was predictably rocky. Apex Gaming blew through Team Liquid, 2-1. Game one was close. Team Liquid and Apex Gaming traded fights and objectives and the gold lead never fell out of control for either side. But for Team Liquid, who wanted to demonstrate commanding strength, that was unacceptable. Apex Gamings mid-game execution was better than Liquids. It prioritized the correct trades and fights, and managed to snake through the late game with the advantage. Team Liquid contrived to even the set, but then was thrown out of the building by the end of game three.If this was a preview of Team Liquids strength, its going to be impossible to call either way.Phoenix1s resurrection tour continued with a very strong showing against LCS second-place team Immortals. When Immortals lost against Team SoloMid yesterday and looked no worse for wear, the matchup against Phoenix1 looked easy on paper. As it turned out, this wasnt the case. Phoenix1 was masterful in the first game. Whether it was better rotations, stronger objective control, or just great decision-making, the team outclassed Immortals. The duo of Brandon Brandini Chen and Rami Inori Charagh were the stars of the set, regardless of the results.Immortals did manage to salvage and dominate the rest of the set, but with that kind of performance against a team in eighth place, it begs the question: Is Immortals even the second-best team? Carlos Tevez Jersey . 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Patrick Dangerfield has dedicated his AFL Brownlow Medal to fellow Geelong great Paul Couch in an emotional tribute.The Cats midfielder polled a record 35 votes, with Sydney onballer Luke Parker nine back in second.Dangerfield came to Monday nights count with mixed emotions, knowing he was the overwhelming favourite, but still angry about their preliminary final loss to the Swans last Friday night.He said a touching tribute to Couch midway through the evening helped him realise the enormity of what it would mean to win his first Brownlow.Couch, the 1989 Brownlow winner, died on March 5 of a heart attack.His former teammates Andrew Bews, Tim McGrath, Tim Darcy and Barry Stoneham spoke about Couch in a recorded segment during the Brownlow telecast.Cough was Geelongs fourth Brownlow winner and Dangerfield is now their seventh.Ultimately, as footballers, team success is the most important thing, Dangerfield said in his acceptance speech.But I think halfway through the count, when Paul Couch was replayed and the conversations around hhow Paul contributed to the game, it hit me what it would be like to be a Brownlow Medallists.ddddddddddddSo Couchy, this one is for you mate.Dangerfield was under intense pressure when he left Adelaide at the end of last season and went to Geelong under free agency.But his game went to another level and he formed an outstanding midfield combination with Cats captain Joel Selwood, to the point they are now nicknamed Dangerwood.Dangerfield thanked Adelaide for giving him his AFL start and thanked Geelong for helping him improve even further.I dont think any individual that ever stands up here, stands up here just because of themselves, he said.It is a collaborative effort from previously Adelaide and now Geelong.(Playing at Geelong) has been a recipe for success and a recipe for enjoyment.Dangerfields tally of 35 beat by one the previous Brownlow votes record, set by Collingwood star Dane Swan in 2011. 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