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Round 7 – aka the Walesy Appreciation Round, you rock Chief
The FIXture Committee served up some fine match ups – in particular the under rated Whitsunday Warriors hosting the second placed Cradle Mountain Devils, and recent winners, the Nunawading Nuffers, against the so called easy beats, the Larrikin Lagoon Lefties. Tasty fare indeed, especially as the latter game could have been subtitled “the nascent” v “the subjugated” (did I mention you might need a dictionary to follow what follows.)
In the reviews that follow your scribe has affixed an * to the team he predicted to win. To put this into perspective as a multi bet the nine favourites in the afl this week were offering a payout of $12.34 for a $1 bet. I have it on good authority that for ORFFA members ChiefBet™ would have offered slightly better odds. The ** denotes what I thought would be the upset, if there were to be one, by the rapidly improving, and far better looking, Packers.
So what happened? In the physical games upsets abounded – CR’s grin was visible across the Tasman. Was it the same in our synthetic games?
Charlies Opening Spelunkers (1091) v Venus Bay Vultures* (1022)
a doddle, a walk in the park, a cruise, a …; insert your own apothegm here. Fizzy has developed a keen sense of satire as evidenced by this post: “Bit unlucky/silly from me, remembered I had Beams in the midfield even though he was out, but wasn't online at the time and figured I had O'Meara emergency anyway... now hearing that O'Meara is very likely to be a late out today, here's hoping a donut doesn't cost me a win.” Unfortunately, it was pair of donuts with Jobe also out. Have we seen the first weakness in the favourite for the title? Or was “the kid” subtly tanking for a better MSD slot?
That after Docherty (103), Yeo (125) but before – well not much . The undergrounders...
Round 7 – aka the Walesy Appreciation Round, you rock Chief
The FIXture Committee served up some fine match ups – in particular the under rated Whitsunday Warriors hosting the second placed Cradle Mountain Devils, and recent winners, the Nunawading Nuffers, against the so called easy beats, the Larrikin Lagoon Lefties. Tasty fare indeed, especially as the latter game could have been subtitled “the nascent” v “the subjugated” (did I mention you might need a dictionary to follow what follows.)
In the reviews that follow your scribe has affixed an * to the team he predicted to win. To put this into perspective as a multi bet the nine favourites in the afl this week were offering a payout of $12.34 for a $1 bet. I have it on good authority that for ORFFA members ChiefBet™ would have offered slightly better odds. The ** denotes what I thought would be the upset, if there were to be one, by the rapidly improving, and far better looking, Packers.
So what happened? In the physical games upsets abounded – CR’s grin was visible across the Tasman. Was it the same in our synthetic games?
Charlies Opening Spelunkers (1091) v Venus Bay Vultures* (1022)
a doddle, a walk in the park, a cruise, a …; insert your own apothegm here. Fizzy has developed a keen sense of satire as evidenced by this post: “Bit unlucky/silly from me, remembered I had Beams in the midfield even though he was out, but wasn't online at the time and figured I had O'Meara emergency anyway... now hearing that O'Meara is very likely to be a late out today, here's hoping a donut doesn't cost me a win.” Unfortunately, it was pair of donuts with Jobe also out. Have we seen the first weakness in the favourite for the title? Or was “the kid” subtly tanking for a better MSD slot?
That after Docherty (103), Yeo (125) but before – well not much . The undergrounders...
Got the fright of my life this week, just after lockout, I got a call from a mate asking me if I knew that Port and the Suns had a bye this week.
Now, I *knew* that they didn't, but in that moment, my heart sunk. What, how could I have missed that I wondered? I'm gunna be swimming in donuts I
Anyways, it didn't take too long to cotton onto the fact that I was being wound up, but it did get me to thinking- with all the rookies missing thus far, it might be tough.
Thankfully, Nank should be back by then to cover for Witts/Butler, but with 4 trades remaining between now and then, it's probably time to consider your plans- then the actual byes behind them!
Anyways, onto this week. I actually had a good one this week, with a 2160. About 100 above par I reckon.
Captain Rocky lead the way beautifully with his 148, and some stud performances from Hanners, Witts and Yeo rounded it out. Thinking though that it might just about be time to cut WHE. He's made some good dollars, but his roller coaster ride is getting awful close to de-railing I reckon!
How'd you all go?
Now, I *knew* that they didn't, but in that moment, my heart sunk. What, how could I have missed that I wondered? I'm gunna be swimming in donuts I
Anyways, it didn't take too long to cotton onto the fact that I was being wound up, but it did get me to thinking- with all the rookies missing thus far, it might be tough.
Thankfully, Nank should be back by then to cover for Witts/Butler, but with 4 trades remaining between now and then, it's probably time to consider your plans- then the actual byes behind them!
Anyways, onto this week. I actually had a good one this week, with a 2160. About 100 above par I reckon.
Captain Rocky lead the way beautifully with his 148, and some stud performances from Hanners, Witts and Yeo rounded it out. Thinking though that it might just about be time to cut WHE. He's made some good dollars, but his roller coaster ride is getting awful close to de-railing I reckon!
How'd you all go?
I feel like I'm saying this every week, but there are some nasty outs this week!
Annoying, there's not many ins to make up for it!
St Kilda v GWS Giants
Friday May 5 at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
SAINTS
B: J.Geary, N.Brown, J.Webster
HB: J.Newnes, J.Carlisle, D.Roberton
C: N.Riewoldt, J.Steele, L.Montagna
HF: J.Gresham, J.Bruce, J.Billings
F: D.Minchington, T.Membrey, J.Sinclair
FOL: B.Longer, S.Ross, J.Steven
I/C: B.Acres, S.Gilbert, K.Stevens, N.Wright
EMG: T.Hickey, P.McCartin, D.McKenzie
IN: N.Wright
OUT: M.Weller
GIANTS
B: Z.Williams, A.Corr, H.Shaw
HB: A.Kennedy, P.Davis, T.Taranto
C: N.Wilson, C.Ward, T.Scully
HF: S.Johnson, R.Lobb, M.Kennedy
F: D.Smith, J.Patton, J.Cameron
FOL: S.Mumford, J.Kelly, D.Shiel
I/C: H.Himmelberg, S.Coniglio, J.Hopper, A.Tomlinson
EMG: M.de Boer, D.Simpson, H.Perryman
IN: P.Davis, S.Congilio, H.Himmelberg
OUT: S.Reid, N.Haynes, T.Greene
North Melbourne v Adelaide
Saturday May 6 at Blundstone Arena (1.45pm)
KANGAROOS
B: M.Williams, R.Tarrant, E.Vickers-Willis
HB: L.Hansen, S.Thompson, J.Macmillan
C: N.Hrovat, B.Cunnington, K.Turner
HF: T.Garner, B.Brown, M.Wood
F: J.Anderson, J.Waite, S.Higgins
FOL: T.Goldstein, J.Ziebell, S.Gibson
I/C: L.McDonald, R.Clarke, T.Dumont, S.Atley
EMG: B.Preuss, C.Wagner, D.Mountford
IN: J.Waite, R.Clarke
OUT: A.Mullett, J.Simpkin
CROWS
B: L.Brown, K.Hartigan, J.Lever
HB: R.Laird, D.Talia, J.Kelly
C: B.Smith, R.Douglas, R.Sloane
HF: D.Mackay, T.Walker, T.Lynch
F: C.Cameron, J.Jenkins, E.Betts
FOL: S.Jacobs, B.Crouch, M.Crouch
I/C: C.Hampton, R.Atkins, A.Otten, W.Milera
EMG: R.Knight, T.Menzel, R.O’Brien
Unchanged
Collingwood v Carlton
Saturday May 6 at the MCG (2.10pm)
MAGPIES
B: J.Howe, B.Reid, T.Goldsack
HB: J.Smith, L.Dunn, B.Maynard
C: S.Sidebottom, S.Pendlebury, D.Wells
HF: J.De Goey, D.Moore, W.Hoskin-Elliott
F: A.Fasolo, M.Cox, J.Elliott
FOL: B.Grundy, A.Treloar, T.Adams
I/C: L.Greenwood, T.Phillips, J.Crisp,...
Annoying, there's not many ins to make up for it!
St Kilda v GWS Giants
Friday May 5 at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
SAINTS
B: J.Geary, N.Brown, J.Webster
HB: J.Newnes, J.Carlisle, D.Roberton
C: N.Riewoldt, J.Steele, L.Montagna
HF: J.Gresham, J.Bruce, J.Billings
F: D.Minchington, T.Membrey, J.Sinclair
FOL: B.Longer, S.Ross, J.Steven
I/C: B.Acres, S.Gilbert, K.Stevens, N.Wright
EMG: T.Hickey, P.McCartin, D.McKenzie
IN: N.Wright
OUT: M.Weller
GIANTS
B: Z.Williams, A.Corr, H.Shaw
HB: A.Kennedy, P.Davis, T.Taranto
C: N.Wilson, C.Ward, T.Scully
HF: S.Johnson, R.Lobb, M.Kennedy
F: D.Smith, J.Patton, J.Cameron
FOL: S.Mumford, J.Kelly, D.Shiel
I/C: H.Himmelberg, S.Coniglio, J.Hopper, A.Tomlinson
EMG: M.de Boer, D.Simpson, H.Perryman
IN: P.Davis, S.Congilio, H.Himmelberg
OUT: S.Reid, N.Haynes, T.Greene
North Melbourne v Adelaide
Saturday May 6 at Blundstone Arena (1.45pm)
KANGAROOS
B: M.Williams, R.Tarrant, E.Vickers-Willis
HB: L.Hansen, S.Thompson, J.Macmillan
C: N.Hrovat, B.Cunnington, K.Turner
HF: T.Garner, B.Brown, M.Wood
F: J.Anderson, J.Waite, S.Higgins
FOL: T.Goldstein, J.Ziebell, S.Gibson
I/C: L.McDonald, R.Clarke, T.Dumont, S.Atley
EMG: B.Preuss, C.Wagner, D.Mountford
IN: J.Waite, R.Clarke
OUT: A.Mullett, J.Simpkin
CROWS
B: L.Brown, K.Hartigan, J.Lever
HB: R.Laird, D.Talia, J.Kelly
C: B.Smith, R.Douglas, R.Sloane
HF: D.Mackay, T.Walker, T.Lynch
F: C.Cameron, J.Jenkins, E.Betts
FOL: S.Jacobs, B.Crouch, M.Crouch
I/C: C.Hampton, R.Atkins, A.Otten, W.Milera
EMG: R.Knight, T.Menzel, R.O’Brien
Unchanged
Collingwood v Carlton
Saturday May 6 at the MCG (2.10pm)
MAGPIES
B: J.Howe, B.Reid, T.Goldsack
HB: J.Smith, L.Dunn, B.Maynard
C: S.Sidebottom, S.Pendlebury, D.Wells
HF: J.De Goey, D.Moore, W.Hoskin-Elliott
F: A.Fasolo, M.Cox, J.Elliott
FOL: B.Grundy, A.Treloar, T.Adams
I/C: L.Greenwood, T.Phillips, J.Crisp,...
Chooks 1128 def by Battlers 1157
An unexpected loss sees the Foul Bay scratchers downing a pint of reality.
The young, rebuilding Battlers beat up on what is normally a stellar mid-field with Blakely tagging like a pimple-faced teenage nightfill. With Birdsville’s defence choking the cockadoodle out of the chooks forwards, an upset was looming. Finally, in what arguably summed up the Chooks weekend, Mumford blinded by flea dust, accidentally tackled team mate Libba and had him seeing stars like a bad Foghorn cartoon.
Spelunkers 1032 def by Hoppers 1228
In a season where the sophisticated interface that is ts leagues has flommoxed the most savvy campaigners, Bandit’s Troggs woke up to Groundhog Day. Bont (141) and BigBoy (125) played out of their skins but were no match for the slap-happy Hoppers.
Eternal patience and smart trading has snoz giggling like a fat, rich locust on Viagra. Rocky was down but Neale (124) and Adams (120) steadied the ship supported by a solid forward line turnout.
Welcome to the sunshine snoz, hopefully you left me some decent wine downstairs.
Packers 1079 def by Nuffers 1241
In what was billed to be a tight contest, the Nuffers snapped out of their celler-dwelling funk to bring the noise to a sleepy Freycinet outfit. The Nuffers engine room still spluttered along but Simmo and Charlie drooped a couple of circa 150s to carry the can. Sloane continues on his brownlow-fancied form at the Bay while ANB and Matera revert back to their historic mean. Under performance was the story of the match for the Packers as many an old dog fell flat with barely enough zip to lick the Nuffers boots.
Lilacs 1065 def by Vultures 1376
Throughout a weekend of mid-field mayhem, the flag favourites reinforced their strength across the board as they comfortably dismantled the Purple Haze. With a rock-solid defence lead by Doc (149) and killer forward set up (Yeo 150) the Vultures we able to quickly putty over the sub-par...
An unexpected loss sees the Foul Bay scratchers downing a pint of reality.
The young, rebuilding Battlers beat up on what is normally a stellar mid-field with Blakely tagging like a pimple-faced teenage nightfill. With Birdsville’s defence choking the cockadoodle out of the chooks forwards, an upset was looming. Finally, in what arguably summed up the Chooks weekend, Mumford blinded by flea dust, accidentally tackled team mate Libba and had him seeing stars like a bad Foghorn cartoon.
Spelunkers 1032 def by Hoppers 1228
In a season where the sophisticated interface that is ts leagues has flommoxed the most savvy campaigners, Bandit’s Troggs woke up to Groundhog Day. Bont (141) and BigBoy (125) played out of their skins but were no match for the slap-happy Hoppers.
Eternal patience and smart trading has snoz giggling like a fat, rich locust on Viagra. Rocky was down but Neale (124) and Adams (120) steadied the ship supported by a solid forward line turnout.
Welcome to the sunshine snoz, hopefully you left me some decent wine downstairs.
Packers 1079 def by Nuffers 1241
In what was billed to be a tight contest, the Nuffers snapped out of their celler-dwelling funk to bring the noise to a sleepy Freycinet outfit. The Nuffers engine room still spluttered along but Simmo and Charlie drooped a couple of circa 150s to carry the can. Sloane continues on his brownlow-fancied form at the Bay while ANB and Matera revert back to their historic mean. Under performance was the story of the match for the Packers as many an old dog fell flat with barely enough zip to lick the Nuffers boots.
Lilacs 1065 def by Vultures 1376
Throughout a weekend of mid-field mayhem, the flag favourites reinforced their strength across the board as they comfortably dismantled the Purple Haze. With a rock-solid defence lead by Doc (149) and killer forward set up (Yeo 150) the Vultures we able to quickly putty over the sub-par...
Man, this season hey? Another week, another horror! And it's only round 6!!
Nank, Rocky, Beams, Fyfe, Captain Dangerfield- it's been a disaster!
Heck, I had Doch's 149, Yeo's 150 and WHE's 125 and still barely cracked 2k.
Man, looking around the grounds, I might have even gotten above par with that rubbish!
What is going on this season!?
Anyone do well this week?
Nank, Rocky, Beams, Fyfe, Captain Dangerfield- it's been a disaster!
Heck, I had Doch's 149, Yeo's 150 and WHE's 125 and still barely cracked 2k.
Man, looking around the grounds, I might have even gotten above par with that rubbish!
What is going on this season!?
Anyone do well this week?
Ok, this week is more like it.
Teams over the break.
Teams over the break.
Ok, so 2200 - 2300 seems to be about par this week. Not bad considering the carnage we've seen at the rookie level.
Stats will probably be late this evening as I won't get much of a chance to get on for the next few.
How have we all gone?
Stats will probably be late this evening as I won't get much of a chance to get on for the next few.
How have we all gone?
Round 4 was International moment of laughter day round in the ORFFA.
Read over for the review....
Read over for the review....
Think we can sum this up with a picture.
Teams over the break
Teams over the break
I'm gunna open this post by making you all feel better about yourselves.
1919
I can't remember scoring a worse score than that! Awful stuff!
Danger (C), Treloar's 72, Roughy's 53 and Watson's 44 the highlights, but there was a lot of players down on their usual form.
Not even Dahl could save my score!
Hopefully we see a few better scores in the comments
1919
I can't remember scoring a worse score than that! Awful stuff!
Danger (C), Treloar's 72, Roughy's 53 and Watson's 44 the highlights, but there was a lot of players down on their usual form.
Not even Dahl could save my score!
Hopefully we see a few better scores in the comments
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