ORFFF Round 12 matches are as follows, teams currently in the top 8 in bold Macquarie Island Whales (6-5) vs Rutherglen Fugitives (8-3) Black Swamp 29ers (3-8) vs Mt Thirsty Boozers (9-2) Neptune Island Noahs (8-3) vs Cockburn Avengers (4-7) Maralinga Atoms (6-5) vs Drouin Dropbears (6-5) Nangkita Bucks (4-7) vs Walpole Woylies (7-3-1) Wedge Island White Pointers (5-6) vs Heard Island Shags (5-6) Port Lincoln Power (2-9) vs Useless Loop Virgins (6-4-1) Jan Juc Ducks (7-4) vs Mole Creek Glow-Worms (1-10)
I reckon the Glow Worms might be a sneaky chance for their 2nd win in a row - the Ducks have quite a few missing this week, just hoping to scrape into the finals at this point!
After a complete list overhaul in the last 12 months, the boozers have gone from cellar dwellers this time last year, to sitting atop for the first time. Now time to continue the winning streak we have going. Def: J Hamling, M Suckling, M Hurley, J McVeigh (S Frost) Mid: T Rockliff, T Mitchell, B Goddard, J Watson (J Kelly) Ruck: P Ryder Fwd: L Franklin, J Cameron, J Billings, M Wallis (J Sinclair) Int: O Fantasia, D Zaharakis (J Elliott)
The Avengers are feeling more like Paper Tigers, but it's not like the Noah's are Jaws P DEFENDER Heath Shaw, Robbie Tarrant, Alex Witherden, Matthew Boyd - Luke Brown MIDFIELDER Marc Murphy, Adam Treloar, Callan Ward, Lachlan Hunter - Brandan Parfitt RUCK Eric Hipwood (OOP) FORWARD Lachlan Weller, Jack Martin, Jack Steele, Matthew Kennedy INTERCHANGE Josh Kelly, Callum Mills
Jabbers starting to depth test as we take on the might of Roy Scheider's Avengers. Def - Howe, Haynes, Smith, Newman (Hunt) Mid - Sloane, Gaff, Sidey, Ross (Hartung) Ruck - Gawn (Preuss) Fwd - Betts, Smith, Taylor, Menzel I/C - Rich, SPP
Mole Creek Round 12 Team After a rousing first win the Glow Worms are riding high, and on the hunt for two wins on the trot. Some strong performances in the twos have seen youngsters Perryman, Petrevski-Seton earn recalls, while Kent returns from his Contiki tour and Darcy comes off emergencies and gets his first chance to Ruck solo. Out go Barrett for a rest, Scharenberg needs a little more seasoning in the twos, whilst Majak Daw goes down to the Seconds Reserves to hopefully get a little form and learn how to play football. IN: Perryman, Kent, Petrevski-Seton OUT: Barrett, Daw, Scharenberg D: Saad, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Smith, O.McDonald, Perryman (e) M: Stretch, S.Gray, P.Cripps. Fiorini, McCluggage (e) R: Darcy F: Heeney, Miller, Petracca, Kent, Gresham (e) I: Petrevski-Seton, C.Curnow, J.Cripps (e)
Maralinga Atoms round 12 team Def. S Burgoyne, B Reid, M Hibberd, A Mackie Mid. D Martin, B Gibbs, A Swallow, B Crouch Ruck. B McEvoy Fwd. R Burton, J Roughead, W Milera , C Wingard Int. T Goldstein, C Pederson Emergencies J Berry, D Thomas, D Rioli T Dumont (Int Em)
Dropbears unchanged Docherty, Pittard, McIntosh, Atley (Sheppard) Dangerfield, Duncan, Shuey, Scully (Rosa) Mumford Liam Jones, Taylor Walker, Lester, Walters (Lobb) Steven, Wright (Melksham)
Useless Loop Virgins - Round 12 (AFL 16) Team Def: Kade Simpson, Steven May, Shane Biggs, Shannon Hurn (Sharrod Wellingham ) Mid: Lachie Neale, Robbie Gray, Matt Priddis, Jared Polec Ruck: Sam Naismith Fwd: Nick Riewoldt, Rhys Stanley, Levi Casboult, James Sicily (Shai Bolton) Int: David Mundy, Isaac Smith (Mark Hutchings) Out: Aaron Sandilands, Tom Phillips, Sharrod Wellingham In: Matt Priddis, Shannon Hurn, Sam Naismith
Fugitives Team after last weeks ordinary effort v the Noahs In: Cunnington & Towers Out: Macmillan & Langford B: Rampe, Johnson, Hodge, Harbrow (Talia) M: Pendlebury, Cotchin, Shiel, Cunnington (Cuningham) R: Martin F: Macrae, Lynch, Gunston, Towers (Gleeson) I: Lewis, Parish (Roughead)
When Broadbent was announced as a late out, I brought Clay Smith into his place in the 15 ! Bad move.
Black Swamp (Round 12) In - Duckwood (late withdrawal round 11), Beams, Plowman, Hardwick Out - Masten, SDT, Viney, BBrown Cutler Hooker Mayes Geary - SDT Duckwood Beams Grigg Sheed - Fisher Westhoff ANB DeGoey S Reid - BenBrown Hardwick (oop) Plowman Bont - K Stewart The 29ers match committee appear to have been on the sauce as Big Ben Brown was dumped accidentally while MSD pickups Plowman and Hardwick debut in a baptism of fire at home against the top of the ladder Boozers @leematty1
Selection Fail by the Noahs. Selected non playing Menzel over Florent and no emerg. Those 45 points more than likely to cost me the win. Progress - Noahs 901/11 (Hunt, Gawn, Gaff, SPP) vs Avengers 1008/12 (Tarrant, Murphy, Weller)
Correct weight, that appears to be 6 straight wins for the Boozers @leematty1 who can fine tune ahead of a first up home final in 3 weeks time and 5 straight losses for the 29ers whose supporters are currently unloading their 8th uteload of Chicken manure on TTH's front lawn this morning to express their frustration at their team's week in week out pathetic showings.
Seems someone has moved the premiership clock ahead of time, not that the coaching staff is telling the players that. Very unexpected considering M1 and D1 were moved on at MSD.