Giant Tap 2020

Giant Tap 2020. Then. Now. Forever*.
*While footy is still on.
Grundy got a perfect season last year.
Round 1:
Nuytsland vs Ararat
Grundy 179 vs Gawn 93
Eden vs Pearcedale
Soldo 100 vs Nankervis 27
Serengeti vs Banchang
Naismith 121 vs Lycett 70
Korumburra vs Staghorn Flat
Goldstein 136 vs Lobb 133
Gisborne vs Hughenden
Witts 50 vs Frampton 23
Christmas Island vs Cow Bay
Kreuzer 33 vs Ceglar 101
King Island vs Coolgardie
Naitanui 100 vs Martin 58
Southern Cross vs Pakenham
Jacobs 134 vs Marshall 92
Groote Eyelandt vs Blanchetown
Ryder 79 vs O'Brien 107

1-0: Grundy, Soldo, Naismith, Goldstein, Witts, Ceglar, Naitanui, Jacobs, O'Brien

Grundy now on a 28 game winning streak and just beat the last person to beat him.

 

Coming into round 2 and still early days. Many vying to stay undefeated.
Round 2:
Staghorn Flat VS Groote Eyelandt
Lobb 57 vs Stanley 122
Hughenden vs Eden
Atkins 34 vs Soldo 108
Cow Bay vs Banchang
Ceglar 71 vs Lycett 117
Southern Cross vs Christmas Island
Jacobs 56 vs Pittonet 134
King Island vs Korumburra
Naitanui 85 vs Goldstein 164
Pearcedale vs Blanchetown
Rioli 18 vs O'Brien 161
Coolgardie vs Gisborne
Martin 38 vs Witts 77
Pakenham vs Ararat
Marshall 70 vs Gawn 184
Nuytsland vs Serengeti
Grundy 115 vs Thomas 32
Total:
2-0: Goldstein (150)
Grundy (147)
O'Brien (134)
Soldo (104)
Witts (63.5)
1-0:
Pittonet (134)
Stanley (122)
Naismith (121)
Key Matches next week: Gawn vs Pittonet and Witts whose luck will be tested against Ivan the Awesome. Meanwhile, until they play, Goldstein and Grundy might just be seperated by average.

 

Round 3 and we have 5 undefeated players.
Round 3:
Korumburra vs Serengeti
Goldstein 151 vs Elliott 47
Banchang vs Coolgardie
Lycett 156 vs O-McInerney 132
Staghorn Flat vs Blanchetown
Lobb 41 vs O'Brien 91
Ararat vs Christmas Island
null vs Pittonet 137
Cow Bay vs Nuytsland
Ceglar 120 vs Grundy 103
King Island vs Pakenham
Naitanui 137 vs Marshall 81
Eden vs Gisborne
Soldo 32 vs Witts 147
Groote Eyelandt vs Pearcedale
Stanley 70 vs Rioli 18
Hugenden vs Southern Cross
Smith 37 vs Jacobs 95
Total:
3-0: Goldstein (150.3)
O'Brien (119.7)
Witts (91.3)
2-0: Pittonet (135.5)
Stanley (96)
2-1: Grundy (132.3)
Lycett (114.3)
Naitanui (107.3)
After a 29 game winning streak, Grundy has finally been defeated. By Ceglar who has finally escaped the midcard (sort of). He's just outside the top 8. He's 9th. Witts on the other hand gets a big score to show he's still a chance to win this. Underdog victories are not even uncommon here. I think Ararat once won from 8th if I remember the first season rightly.

Key Matches next week: Gawn vs Naitanui and Witts vs Pittonet the unlucky. Meanwhile Goldstein is now clear leader although O'Brien might be close in second. Goldstein won in 2015 with 15-2.

 

Round 4 and we have 3 at the top.
Round 4:
Ararat vs King Island
Gawn 141 vs Nic-Nat 74
Korumburra vs Groote Eyelandt
Golder 116 vs Ryder 0
Pakenham vs Pearcedale
Marshall 117 vs Rioli 0
Nuytsland vs Staghorn Flat
Grundy 135 vs Lobb 87
Banchang vs Eden
Lycett 96 vs KKP 26
Serengeti vs Coolgardie
Naismith 79 vs O-McInerney 30
Christmas Island vs Gisborne
Pittonet 94 vs Witts 144
Blanchetown vs Hugenden
O'Brien 88 vs Smith 49
Cow Bay vs Southern Cross
Ceglar 86 vs Mummy 36

Total:
4-0: Golder (141.75)
O'Brien (111.75)
Witts (104.5)
3-1:
Grundy (133)
Lycett (109.75)
Ceglar (94.5)
2-1: Gawn (139.25)
Pittonet (121.7)
No close games this week. Grundy and Gawn regain form after 1 loss each putting the top 3 on notice. Witts proves to be more than just luck and O'Brien has an off week but still wins. Golder on top facing Lycett next week. Could be a danger game. Lycett in top form can win against almost anyone. Next key match is Pittonet vs Nic Nat to see who gets into the upper mid tier (3-2).

 

Round 5:
Serengeti vs Ararat
Keays 50 vs Gawn 163
Eden vs Blanchetown
Phillips 110 vs O'Brien 95
Coolgardie vs Cow Bay
Martin 51 vs Ceglar 53
Groote Eyelandt vs Nuytsland
Riewoldt 30 vs Grundy 151
King Island vs Christmas Island
Nic-Nat 107 vs Pittonet 83
Banchang vs Korumburra
Lycett 62 vs Golder 137
Gisborne vs Pakenham
Witts 83 vs Marshall 128
Southern Cross vs Staghorn Flat
Jacobs 0 vs Lobb 69
Pearcedale vs Hughenden
Nankervis 86 vs Frampton 31
Total:
5-0: Golder (140.8)
4-1:
Grundy (136.6)
O'Brien (108.4)
Witts (100.2)
Ceglar (86.2)
3-1: Gawn (144)
3-2: Naitanui (100.6)
Lycett (100.2)
Golder takes the lead by a game now. Witts and O'Brien both lost leaving Gawn and Grundy to take 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Next week: Witts vs Grundy and Golder vs Ceglar.

 

Round 6:
King Island vs Groote Eyelandt
Nic-Nat 85 vs Riewoldt 35
Serengeti vs Eden
Keays 50 vs Soldo 117
Ararat vs Southern Cross
Gawn 163 vs Mumford 88
Christmas Island vs Coolgardie
Pittonet 75 vs Martin 39
Pakenham vs Blanchetown
Marshall 76 vs O'Brien 103
Pearcedale vs Banchang
Chol 64 vs Lycett 108
Staghorn Flat vs Hughenden
Lobb 117 vs Frampton 31
Gisborne vs Nuytsland
Witts 83 vs Grundy 107
Cow Bay vs Korumburra
Ceglar 43 vs Golder 129

Total:
6-0: Golder (138.8)
5-1:
Grundy (131.7)
O'Brien (107.5)
4-1: Gawn (145.5)
4-2:
Lycett (101.5)
Naitanui (98)
Witts (97.3)
Ceglar (79)
Gawn ahead of Golder on average but Golder's a win ahead. This week he faces O'Brien. Also next week, Soldo faces Ceglar for a spot in the top 8. He's 3-1 now.

 

Round 7:
Southern Cross vs Gisborne
Mumford 70 vs Witts 109
Eden vs Cow Bay
Soldo 78 vs De Goey 76
Serengeti vs Pearcedale
Ballard 38 vs Chol 81
Staghorn Flat vs King Island
McEvoy 35 vs Naitanui 87
Blanchetown vs Korumburra
O'Brien 143 vs Golder 106
Hugenden vs Christmas Island
Cox 53 vs Pittonet 32
Nuytsland vs Pakenham
Grundy 144 vs Marshall 74
Coolgardie vs Ararat
Martin 46 vs Gawn 185
Groote Eyelandt vs Banchang
Ryder 128 vs Sinclair 69
Total:
6-1:
Golder (134.1)
Grundy (133.4)
O'Brien (112.6)
5-1:
Gawn (151.1)
5-2:
Witts (99)
Naitanui (96.4)
4-1: Soldo (87)
4-2 Lycett (101.5)

O'Brien gets a big win. Doesn't move up in the rankings but clears Golder's lead with Gawn now first by points. The Giant Tap has never gone to points but it can happen.

 

Round 8:
Cow Bay vs Groote Eyelandt
Noble 23 vs Ryder 142
Banchang vs Nuystland
Sinclair 59 vs Grundy 61
Blanchetown vs Coolgardie
O'Brien 86 vs McInerney 74
Gisborne vs King Island
Witts 97 vs Naitanui 84
Korumburra vs Pearcedale
Golder 69 vs Chol 43
Pakenham vs Hughenden
Marshall 160 vs Mayne 33
Ararat vs Staghorn Flat
Gawn 157 vs McEvoy 93
Christmas Island vs Eden
Pittonet 53 vs Soldo 98
Southern Cross vs Serengeti
Jacobs 74 vs Ballard 30
Total:
7-1:
Golder (126)
Grundy (124.4)
O'Brien (109.2)
6-1: Gawn (151.9)
6-2: Witts (98.7)
5-1: Soldo (88.8)
5-3: Naitanui (94.9)
4-2 Lycett (101.5)

Gawn getting a big win to keep his average up, the others in the 4 facing close matchups. Witts moves to 1 game clear on 5th while Soldo goes to 5-1 close behind. Don't have the 2017 records but I'm sure every winner played every game. Next week, Goldstein faces Gawn in a top of the table clash between 2 former winners.

 

I realised something with the byes. Max Gawn would technically get an extra game as an advantage. So what I'm going to do is count his game (and the Essendon ruck's) as no ruck selected thus nullifying Gawn's advantage but not turning it into a loss. So he would be 6-1 but 6-1 with others to miss a game too.

 

Round 9:
Nuystland vs Christmas Island
Grundy 118 vs Pittonet 69
Blanchetown vs Southern Cross
O'Brien 94 vs Jacobs 104
Eden vs Pakenham
Soldo 69 vs Marshall 90
Pearcedale vs Cow Bay
Chol 80 vs Ceglar 89
Groote Eyelandt vs Gisborne
Ryder 81 vs Witts 74
King Island vs Banchang
Naitanui 146 vs Sinclair 89
Coolgardie vs Staghorn Flat
McInerney 91 vs McEvoy 85
Korumburra vs Pearcedale
Golder 140 vs Gawn 87
Hughenden vs Serengeti
Mayne 15 vs Draper 73
Total:
8-1:
Golder (127.6)
Grundy (123.7)
7-2: O'Brien (107.6)
6-2: Gawn (144.7)
6-3: Naitanui (100.6)
Witts (96)
5-2: Soldo (86)
Ceglar (80.4)

Golder won that to keep level on top spot. Meanwhile in a sleeper match, O'Brien could not beat Jacobs in his former home town. He goes to 4-2 now just outside the 8. Lots of close games this week.

 

Round 10:
Cow Bay vs Ararat
Gould 0 vs Gawn 107
Eden vs Korumburra
Soldo 28 vs Golder 102
Pearcedale vs Coolgardie
Chol 54 vs McInerney 128
Blanchetown vs Nuytsland
O'Brien 50 vs Grundy 147
Staghorn Flat vs Gisborne
Vandenburg 21 vs Witts 107
Serengeti vs King Island
Draper 74 vs Henry 35
Banchang vs Southern Cross
Sinclair 85 vs Mumford 101
Hughenden vs Groote Eyelandt
Mayne 0 vs Ryder 68
Pakenham vs Christmas Island
Marshall 143 vs Pittonet 0
Total:
9-1:
Grundy (126)
Golder (125)
7-2: Gawn (140.9)
7-3: O'Brien (101.8)
Witts (97.1)
6-3: Naitanui (100.6)
5-2: Ceglar (80.4)
5-3: Soldo (78.75)

Grundy and Golder are separated by average still. They play off this week though. For top spot perhaps. I wondered if they might miss each other but they are both in the same bye group.

 

Round 11:
Ararat vs Pearcedale
Jackson 73 vs Chol 79
Groote Eyelandt vs Eden
Stanley 112 vs Soldo 82
Christmas Island vs Blanchetown
Pittonet 0 vs O'Brien 106
Southern Cross vs King Island
Null 0 vs Naitanui 129
Pakenham vs Staghorn Flat
Marshall 89 vs Lobb 88
Nuytsland vs Korumburra
Grundy 100 vs Golder 100
Serengeti vs Cow Bay
Gleeson 37 vs Ceglar 54
Gisborne vs Banchang
Witts 107 vs Lycett 63
Coolgardie vs Hughenden
McInerney 113 vs Mayne 30
Total:
9-1-1:
Grundy (123.6)
Golder (122.7)
8-3: O'Brien (102.2)
Witts (96.9)
7-2: Gawn (140.9)
7-3: Naitanui (103.4)
6-2: Ceglar (77.1)
6-5: Marshall (101.8)

And they draw. Seems fitting that it comes down to 2 former winners. Still 6 games to go, but a game and a half clear is a big advantage. Now it may come down to who loses first. Or average.

 

Round 12:
Groote Eyelandt vs Ararat
Stanley 88 vs Blakey 56
Eden vs King Island
Soldo 85 vs Naitanui 153
Blanchetown vs Cow Bay
O'Brien 124 vs McPherson 21
Pakenham vs Coolgardie
Marshall 119 vs McInerney 99
Christmas Island vs Banchang
De Koning 71 vs Lycett 90
Pearcedale vs Staghorn Flat
Chol 52 vs Lobb 80
Southern Cross vs Nuytsland
Jacobs 84 vs Grundy 148
Hughenden vs Korumburra
Mayne 0 vs Golder 134
Gisborne vs Serengeti
Witts 107 vs Draper 63

Total:
10-1-1:
Grundy (125.7)
Golder (123.7)
9-3: O'Brien (104)
Witts (96.6)
8-3: Naitanui (107.9)
7-2: Gawn (140.9)
7-5: Marshall (103.25)
6-2: Ceglar (77.1)
Gawn unfortunately getting injured. He probably could have won. Not much else to say really, top 5 all won.

 

Round 13:
Coolgardie vs Groote Eyelandt
McInerney 59 vs Stanley 140
Ararat vs Gisborne
Bytel 26 vs Witts 86
Pearcedale vs Southern Cross
Chol 43 vs Mumford 77
Serengeti vs Pakenham
Draper 122 vs Marshall 96
King Island vs Hughenden
Naitanui 146 vs Atkins 30
Nuytsland vs Eden
Grundy 85 vs Soldo 103
Banchang vs Blanchetown
Lycett 128 vs O'Brien 82
Korumburra vs Christmas Island
Golder 58 vs De Koning 39
Staghorn Flat vs Cow Bay
Lobb 55 vs Patton 52
Total:
11-1-1: Golder (118.6)
10-1-2: Grundy (122.5)
10-3: Witts (95.8)
9-3: Naitanui (111.1)
9-4: O'Brien (102.3)
7-2: Gawn (140.9)
7-6: Marshall (102.7)
6-2: Ceglar (77.1)
A bit of good luck and Golder takes the lead after Grundy faces Soldo motivated after 4 losses. O'Brien takes a loss to Lycett too, costing him a top 4 spot. Lycett and Soldo are 9th and 10th respectively but both on 6 wins.

 

Round 14:
Coolgardie vs Nuytsland
Allir 41 vs Grundy 127
Southern Cross vs Eden
Mumford 69 vs Soldo 72
Ararat vs Banchang
Gawn 135 vs Lycett 86
Christmas Island vs Staghorn Flat
De Koning 29 vs Lobb 48
Blanchetown vs King Island
O'Brien 0 vs Naitanui 98
Cow Bay vs Hughenden
Ceglar 80 vs Atkins 41
Serengeti vs Groote Eyelandt
Phillips 101 vs Stanley 109
Gisborne vs Pearcedale
Witts 116 vs Chol 0
Pakenham vs Korumburra
Marshall 129 vs Golder 95

Total:
11-1-2: Grundy (122.9)
11-1-2: Golder (116.9)
11-3: Witts (97.2)
10-3: Naitanui (110.1)
9-5: O'Brien (102.3)
8-2: Gawn (140.4)
8-6: Marshall (104.6)
7-2: Ceglar (77.4)
Back to level pegging with Grundy and Golder with Witts close behind still. He doesn't have a score advantage but that doesn't really matter unless he too draws.

 

Round 15:
Eden vs Coolgardie
Soldo 50 vs McInerney 85
Groote Eyelandt vs Pakenham
McLean 73 vs Bellchambers 0
Blanchetown vs Ararat
O'Brien 141 vs Gawn 150
Staghorn Flat vs Serengeti
Lobb 104 vs Draper 64
Nuytsland vs King Island
Grundy 104 vs Naitanui 72
Pearcedale vs Christmas Island
Nankervis 35 vs Pittonet 79
Hughenden vs Banchang
Smith 0 vs Sinclair 55
Korumburra vs Southern Cross
Balta 97 vs Mumford 83
Cow Bay vs Gisborne
Williams 46 vs Hamling 0
Total:
12-1-2: Grundy (121.6)
11-1-2: Golder (116.9)
11-3: Witts (97.2)
10-4: Naitanui (107.4)
9-2: Gawn (141.4)
9-6: O'Brien (105.1)
8-6: Marshall (104.6)
7-2: Ceglar (77)
With the byes about to even out, Grundy keeps the lead by a game. He's got 1 game left though so will have to win in the last round against Cholkervis and keep his average up to get the win though.

 

Round 16:
Southern Cross vs Groote Eyelandt
Jacobs 127 vs McLean 24
King Island vs Pearcedale
Naitanui 0 vs Conca 34
Banchang vs Staghorn Flat
Lycett 76 vs Lobb 61
Ararat vs Eden
Gawn 132 vs Fort 0
Christmas Island vs Serengeti
Pittonet 0 vs Draper 74
Nuytsland vs Hughenden
English 132 vs Smith 41
Gisborne vs Blanchetown
Witts 96 vs O'Brien 105
Pakenham vs Cow Bay
Marshall 105 vs Ceglar 58
Coolgardie vs Korumburra
McInerney 65 vs Golder 101
Total:
12-1-2: Grundy (121.6)
12-1-2: Golder (115.9)
11-4: Witts (97.1)
10-2: Gawn (140.6)
10-5: Naitanui (107.4)
10-6: O'Brien (105.1)
9-6: Marshall (104.6)
7-3: Ceglar (75.3)
Last round and it's down to whether Grundy wins his last game. Will he become a 3-time champ?

 

Round 17:
Staghorn Flat vs Eden
Lobb 98 vs Soldo 28
Hughenden vs Ararat
Smith 51 vs Gawn 150
Banchang vs Pakenham
Lycett 128 vs Marshall 76
Blanchetown vs Serengeti
O'Brien 101 vs Draper 61
Pearcedale vs Nuytsland
Nankervis 99 vs Grundy 105
Cow Bay vs King Island
Ceglar 47 vs Naitanui 143
Korumburra vs Gisborne
Golder 76 vs Witts 71
Coolgardie vs Southern Cross
McInerney 104 vs Mumford 102
Groote Eyelandt vs Christmas Island
Ryder 115 vs De Koning 66
Total:
13-1-2: Grundy (120.6)
13-1-2: Golder (113.4)
11-2: Gawn (141.3)
11-5: Naitanui (109.7)
11-5: Witts (95.5)
11-6: O'Brien (104.8)
9-7: Marshall (102.8)
8-4: Lycett (98.3)

Your winner and 3-time Champion: Brodie Grundy

 

That being said, if Gawn had gotten those 3 more games, it would be entirely possible that he would have won all 3. But I can't award would haves here.

 

Nice job, Holky and that goes for the Lucky Finds too. Really appreciate the time and effort you put into these. Cheers.