In this years opening round of the much (less) awaited Zac Dawson Cup the following versus are in play Wagga Wagga Wombats vs Wineglass Bay Packers Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles vs Marble Bar Misfits Cradle Mountain Devils vs Lovely Banks Lilacs Charlies Opening Spelunkers vs Nunawading Nuffers Whitsunday Warriors vs Gundagai Grasshoppers To those not having had the privilege of being here before, welcome, to those returning to the scene, welcome back. Here we celebrate mediocrity whilst plotting to join or rejoin the elite ranks. Winner with the lowest score joins the losers, the top 4 scoring winners move on to next week.
As a newbie to the Zac, how does it work? 9 v 18, 10 v 17 through to 13 v 14 means 5 winners this week with two rounds to go. How does this format lead to four semi-finalists after this week's round? Does the low scoring winner drop out?
Here be Misfits, some for what is almost certain to be the last time; DEFENDER Zachary Williams, Daniel Rich, Rory Laird, Orazio Fantasia MIDFIELDER Callan Ward, Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield, Matthew Kennedy RUCK Shaun Hampson - Andrew Phillips FORWARD Devon Smith, Caleb Daniel, Joe Daniher, Josh Bruce INTERCHANGE Michael Hartley, Lachlan Weller - Adam Tomlinson May as well start writing your victory speech now @graeme
Don't fire the script writer @Len. Multiple groin problems suggest 11 starters, one on an extended Sunday bench and two Emergencies. No confidence among the Cows faithful. Delighted though that we should see the debut of Ryan Burton (F) Hawthorn our fourth pick from the 2016 PSD. Did not think we would see him until next year.
Zac Cup Squad.......IN: Dumont/Hughes OUT: Curnow/Collins DEF: HGrundy/Aish/Weitering/Hughes (Collins) MID: Rocky/Neale/Cripps/Adams (Curnow) FWD: Stringer/Billings/Brayshaw/JMartin (Langdon) RCK: BGrundy I/C: Mills/Dumont (Cockatoo)
Wow, nice team sNoZ. With recent results and that squad I reckon that if ChiefBet framed a book for lower tier events like the Zac the 'hopers would be the short priced favourite.
Spelunkers side for the ZDC Def: Shane Savage, Luke Brown, Oscar McDonald, Shaun ATLEY, (Phil Davis) Mid: Marcus Bontempelli,. Kieren Jack, Stephen Hill, Ryan BASTINAC, (Ben Keays) Ruck: Mark Blicavs Fwd: Zac Merrett, Jack GUNSTON, Mark LeCras, Mitch McGovern, (Adam Oxley OOP) Int: Andrew Swallow, Blake Acres, (Sam Butler) In that list, 6 players are playing for their spot in the team next year... time for a cull.
Packers DEFENDER Mark HUTCHINGS, Billy Stretch, Sean Dempster, Eric Hipwood - Jed Anderson MIDFIELDER Rory Sloane, Tom SCULLY, David Mundy, Danyle Pearce - Jarrad Jansen RUCK Aaron Sandilands, FORWARD Tom Lynch, Lachie Henderson, Brandon MATERA, Sam Kerridge - Jack Silvagni INTERCHANGE Majak DAW, Anthony Miles - George Hewett
Wagga Wagga D: Macmillan, Sheppard, Impey, O'Shea M: Gibbs, Shiel, Griffen, Picken R: Lycett F: Franklin, Jenkins, J.Cripps, L.Thomas (Lennon) Int: Oliver, R.Davis (Sheed) IN: Impey, O'Shea, R.Davis OUT: Dempsey (hamstring), Crozier (calf), Sheed (omitted)
Well done Len, the Misfits' team were too strong for the less than optimum herd of Cows we could find to put on the track. Best of luck in the next two rounds.
WTF? Hoppers score 1296 in the ZDC, and TiB squashes me like a bug by 72 pts! I thought this was the spud cup ??!! Congrats lad!!!
One takes what small wins one can get and a first up Zac victory will do it, only just avoided being cut as the lowest scoring winner though so suspect the run will be very short
Spelunkers through with a solid showing in the who gives a shit cup.... becoming more and more certain of whom the bell will be tolling for come end of season. Good game @melbandy, special mention to the cheerleaders down the tailings pool end of the ground.
Spelunkers team for this week: In: Lonie Out: Jack Def: Shane Savage, Luke Brown, Oscar McDonald, Shaun ATLEY, (Phil Davis) Mid: Marcus Bontempelli,. Blake Acres, Stephen Hill, Ryan BASTINAC, (Ben Keays) Ruck: Mark Blicavs Fwd: Zac Merrett, Jack GUNSTON, Mark LeCras, Mitch McGovern, (Jack Lonie) Int: Andrew Swallow, Sam Butler, (Adam Oxley)
Misfit's take this cup very seriously, it's the only thing we ever actually find ourselves competing for.. In Tomlinson, Out M Kennedy Squad to take on the Devils is; DEFENDER Zachary Williams, Daniel Rich, Rory Laird, Orazio Fantasia MIDFIELDER Callan Ward, Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield, Lachlan Weller RUCK Shaun Hampson - Andrew Phillips FORWARD Devon Smith, Caleb Daniel, Joe Daniher, Josh Bruce INTERCHANGE Michael Hartley, Adam Tomlinson
Cradle Mountain’s team for Round 2 of the Zac Dawson cup against the Misfits In: J Hopper Out: T Nankervis Def: N Vlastuin, L Spurr, J Lever, S Gilbert (N Smith) Mid: S Pendlebury, S Grigg, D Zaharakis, J Hopper (J Redden) Ruc: J Roughead Fwd: D Zorko, S Johnson, T Membrey, D Petrie (T Boyd) Inter: L Shiels, J Gresham (J Walker)