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Motherchucker

14 August 1960 – 3 September 2026

Few could match the spin generated by Mochu, and that observation has nothing to do with a ball in flight.

Not without occasional flashes of brilliance in the field of play, the player initially known as Motherchucker, then Whiz Fizz, then Teflon and then Mochu once again, had a reputation for talking the talk. Some would say blowing his own trumpet. Others would say playing with it, or big-noting himself.

Referring to himself as KGMC (for kind and gentle Motherchucker champ), Mochu was never one to hold back with an observation about his stellar prospects for the season or the shortcomings of other contenders or pretenders.

One of only four two-time AATBL individual champions, Mochu held the Grand Bocce trophy aloft in 2002 and 2007. In the 2008 finals, Mochu again made it from fourth place to the grand final, but SNHDT was too good, prevailing 8-4.

He came close to greatness in 2010, but Stormboy again came closer, taking the title for a third time. The 2011 finals saw Mochu begin in ninth place, only to exit in the first round, again at the hand of his arch-nemesis, SNHDT.

As for Mochu’s success in the teams era, we kept hearing that a return to the glory days was just around the corner.

He came tantalisingly close in 2018. Playing as Mobank with Banker, the lads made it as close as the grand final. Again in 2019, Mochu, playing in Mother Reg, made it to the season finale, only to be pipped at the post. That disappointment might have had some effect on the great man, as he managed to take home the Asti in 2020, playing with Buzz Lightbeer as Sunshine.

He turned that frown upside down in 2021 when, playing solo, he again rose to the grand final. Unfortunately, he missed the main prize by that much, losing 4-7 to Reg. In 2022, again playing solo, Mochu made it as far as the semis, where he was eclipsed by the day’s Grand BOCCE, SuperMario. In the 2023 finals, Mochu’s run continued only as far as the second round.

In the 2024 finals, Mochu made it to the grand final yet again, only to lose 3-7 to Stormballs. The 2025 result was unusually low for Mochu. Although he was minor premier, the finals told a different story and he crashed and burned in the prelims.

Vale Motherchucker.

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