The round prior to the All Stars game sees the Eastern teams and Western teams play against themselves as players stake their claims for a spot in next weeks gala matchup. Maralinga Atoms (6-2) vs Useless Loop Virgins (6-2) Port Lincoln Power (3-5) vs Neptune Island Noahs (7-1) Walpole Woylies (5-3) vs Mt Thirsty Boozers (5-3) Rutherglen Fugitives (6-2) vs Macquarie Island Whales (3-5) Black Swamp 29ers (6-2) vs Jan Juc Ducks (3-5) Drouin Dropbears (3-5) vs Nangkita Bucks (3-5) Mole Creek Glow-Worms (0-8) vs Cockburn Avengers (4-4) Mole Creek has locked in MSD pick 1 or 2 so @ViQBoZ will be pleased to see a heavily depleted Cockburn side which gives the hosts a strong chance of landing their first W of the season. Heard Island Shags (3-5) vs Wedge Island White Pointers (1-7) Please note that TSleagues should now be correct ! In intercomp contests the Champions League Semi Finals sees the Ducks flying the flag for the ORFFF as they take on the Coolgardie Prospectors of the ORFFU.
Despite nearly outdoing our lowest score for the year, Noahs go in unchanged. Def - Howe, Finlayson, Haynes, Rich (Morrison) Mid - Sidey, Gaff, Hunter, Ross (SPP) Ruck - Gawn Fwd - Lynch, Betts, Taylor, Smith (Florent) IC - Tyson, Fisher (Cumming)
Team will go up shortly, but this is becoming ridiculous, carrying massive injury lists in all three leagues. 1 of top 6 for this year available this week.
Avengers will no doubt have more to avenge after this week; DEFENDER Alex Witherden, Callum Mills, Robbie Tarrant, Jack Bowes MIDFIELDER Callan Ward, Jack Steele, Lachlan Weller, Adam Cerra RUCK Zachary SMITH FORWARD Jack Martin, Eric Hipwood, - , - INTERCHANGE - , -
Macquarie Island Round 9 Team Def: David Astbury, Sam Murray, Zach Tuohy, Heath Grundy (Michael Johnson) Mid: Shaun Higgins, Josh P Kennedy, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Dayne Zorko, (Ryan Griffin) Ruck: Nic Naitanui Fwd: Toby McLean, Josh Caddy, Kane Lambert, James Harmes (Jarman Impey) Int: Aaron Hall, Tom Doedee (Nick Holman) In: Nic Naitanui, Aaron Hall Out: Taylor Walker, David Armitage
Fugitives Round 9 Team v Macquarie Island In: Pendlebury, Simpkin, Rampe, Bonner Out: Parish, Hodge, Spargo, Harbrow New: Simpkin D - Bonner, Rampe, Salem, Macmillan (Hodge) M - Cotchin, Macrae, Pendlebury, Shiel (Gibson) R - Martin F - Gunston, Simpkin, Wells, Watts (Wood) I - Cunnington, Goddard (Harbrow)
Boozers finally getting players on the park, with Ryder, Fantasia, Rocky, Buddy, Sinclair, Trengove, McCartin, Daw, Cameron and Murphy all back over the last two weeks which helps offset the loss of Hurley and Carlisle. Def: H Shaw, M Suckling, J Webster, L McDonald (-) Mid: M Murphy, T Mitchell, T Rockliff, S Motlop (B Hartung) Ruck: P Ryder (M Daw) Fwd: J Cripps, J Cameron, L Franklin, B Brown (B Fritsch) Int: J Billings, O Fantasia (J Sinclair)
Black Swamp (Round 9) In – Viney Out - Hardwick McVeigh Geary Jonas SDT - Hardwick Beams R Henderson Duckwood Bont - Gallucci Westhoff Hooker JDG S Edwards - ANB Sinclair - no emg Cutler Viney - Hayward Viney makes his season debut with all 30 players now having laced up the boots at AFL level for the season. He replaces Hardwick who along with Gallucci, ANB and Hayward are emergencies. Roughead and Clark are named in the AFL but will play 2nds for the 29ers. Joining them in the ressies are Grigg and Mayes who are emergencies at AFL level. Newman, Stretch and Barlow remain on the outer. Fogarty has been managed for a 2nd week while Hill joins Joyce and Sam Reid on the injured list.
Round 9 Team - Useless Loop Virgins Def: Kade Simpson, Shannon Hurn, Steven May, Brennan Cox (Nicholas Coffield) Mid: Lachie Neale, Isaac Smith, Jared Polec, Tom Phillips Ruck: Aaron Sandilands Fwd: Robbie Gray, James Sicily, David Mundy, Mark Hutchings, (Jacob Townsend) Int: Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Josh J Kennedy Out: Aaron Naughton, Rhys Stanley In: Brennan Cox, Mark Hutchings
Heard Island round 9. Wedge Island have made their way across to Heard Island without needing to traverse the dreaded mainland. In: Jeremy McGovern, Jack Lonie Out: Matt Crouch D: Lloyd, Ryan, Johannisen, JMcGovern (BEllis) M: Fyfe, Swallow, AngBrayshaw, Lipinski (BrayAinsworth) R: Hickey (Soldo) F: Matera, Stephenson, MCox, Lonie I: Kreuzer, RClarke (Cousins)
Half way through the 3rd quarter the Fugitives @tyze1 are sitting on an impressive 1047/11 (95) with the Whales hot on their tail & looking to come home strongly with a current score of 863/9 (96). Macrae has already all but guaranteed best on ground with a stunning 177. If the players from both teams put up season averages from here the fugitives will perform a narrow escape and end up with 1432 ahead of the whales on 1392.
Midway through the 3rd quarter at the Swamp it is the home side on 10/971 leading the visiting Ducks 9/817 (as per JPK's calcs in the Champs League thread) Yet to play for the 29ers are Viney, Henderson, Beams, Cutler and Edwards while T McDonald, Lever, Jones, Lewis, M Robinson and Houli will be running out for the visitors. @thokash will be in the drivers seat if his Demons contingent go large, while TTH will want to be in front by 50 or more by the time Edwards and Houli take the field to determine proceedings.
Boozers and Walpole with quite a few 100’s and some disappointing scores in between. Walpole in the box seat. Boozers 12-1016 av 85 vs 8-741 av 92.5
Think @TheTassieHawk might come away with the W, by my calcs 1316 + Edwards vs 1297 + Houli, but so far Bachar not doing the deed
That appears correct @thokash, barring a big last 20 minutes from Houli it looks like the 29ers are set for win #7. On a brighter note it looks like the Ducks are running away with the Champions League semi final, so ti is good to see an ORFFF side doing well in that comp.
Boozers finally post a half decent score this year with 1309. But get towelled up by Walpole in a high scoring affair. Andrews 115, yeo 113 and darlings 181 helped them score 1473 before scaling
In a close scoring affair the Virgin’s sneak a win over the Atom’s @Brett Sanders Atom’s on 1,226/15 81.7 defeated by the Virgin’s on 1,270/15 84.7
If the Commish @That KI Guy doesn't rule in your favour I reckon your best bet is to prove conclusively to WADA that the Boozers (92017) and/or Noah's (2016) ORFFF premierships were attained illegally via the use of PEDA's (Performance Enhancing Data Analysis's) in which case the ORFFF Commish will have no other choice than to ban both teams from the 2019 and 2020 finals. Either that or you could just win your last 6 matches and earn the right the old fashioned way !