' [span style='font-size: 14px; color: #000000;]Jack Steven is the sub??? <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;]Saints are tanking.[span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]' <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffffff;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]Hopefully Len, because if that is their best team and effort they really are in trouble.
chels wrote: ' [span style='font-size: 14px; color: #000000;]Jack Steven is the sub??? <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;]Saints are tanking.[span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]' <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;] <p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]Hopefully Len, because if that is their best team and effort they really are in trouble. They are definitely in trouble chels, I would like to think they have hit bottom, but we are still be held up by aging stars. next year could go either way I think..
I was thinking the Cockies were doing ok tthis week, but we've finished off poorly today Our Captain only scored 11, which will be halved because he filled in in the ruck.
Iron Knob belt the Misfits by an unofficial 442, votes: Ward MBM 136 Goldstein IKC 133 Waite IKC 127 Hanley IKC 119 Ryder MBM 117
Len wrote: Iron Knob belt the Misfits by an unofficial 442, votes: Ward MBM 136 Goldstein IKC 133 Waite IKC 127 Hanley IKC 119 Ryder MBM 117 I bet you're so eager to check results, so you can see how Ward goes in the Les W! 5 votes here certainly helps him
anthak wrote: Len wrote: Iron Knob belt the Misfits by an unofficial 442, votes: Ward MBM 136 Goldstein IKC 133 Waite IKC 127 Hanley IKC 119 Ryder MBM 117 I bet you're so eager to check results, so you can see how Ward goes in the Les W! 5 votes here certainly helps him Unless there is skullduggery afoot ant, he can't lose now, our mums club is VERY proud and are jointly knitting him a celebratory sock.. The Bar members are planning chook raffles to fund a club owned replica so we can place it on his altar at the club.. (The management could fund it, but if this keeps them busy they might forget I benched Terlich this week in time for his 103)
Len wrote: anthak wrote: Len wrote: Iron Knob belt the Misfits by an unofficial 442, votes: Ward MBM 136 Goldstein IKC 133 Waite IKC 127 Hanley IKC 119 Ryder MBM 117 I bet you're so eager to check results, so you can see how Ward goes in the Les W! 5 votes here certainly helps him Unless there is skullduggery afoot ant, he can't lose now, our mums club is VERY proud and are jointly knitting him a celebratory sock.. The Bar members are planning chook raffles to fund a club owned replica so we can [;ace it on his altar at the club.. (The management could fund it, but if this keeps them busy they might forget I benched Terlich this week in time for his 103) Sounds good mate. Must be an exciting time in Marble Bar
What a great round of ORFFA. Some upsets, some close games, some high scores, some low scores Great to see Powlett Plains and Gundagai both scoring big wins over top 8 sides!
anthak wrote: What a great round of ORFFA. Some upsets, some close games, some high scores, some low scores Great to see Powlett Plains and Gundagai both scoring big wins over top 8 sides! Oops, PPP didn't beat a top 8 team, but still good to see them have a good win. I was thinking of Mt Beauty, who joined Gundagai in beating a top 8 team.
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a portent of things to come perhaps. Some very interesting results indeed. It appears that both third and fourth, seventh and eight, and the wooden spoon are still up for grabs. Interesting that percentages give different placings from points for - hmmmm. The Pinot Cup between the Waikicks and the visiting Warriors was settled late on Sunday afternoon. Some fortunate depth in the home side meant the emergencies just got the locals home after Nat's heroics early on.. Well played Sir TiB. And[span style='background: #ffffff;], as always, didn't Chelsea do a fine job. Les W Votes - 5. N Fyfe, 171, WKI 4. M Barlow 144, WSW 3. Josh J Kennedy, 127, WSW 2. S Jacobs, 121, WKI* 1. B Crouch, 121, WKI* * Coach's choice. Honourable mention to the Whit's Rory Sloane (112). The irony of an Adelaide player almost getting TiB's side home will not be lost on many.
Actually 8th is up for grabs, with 4 teams all realistically still capable of landing there. Its 6th and 7th that could go to either team. But it doesn't matter one iota which spot those two teams finish in. I have long been open about not being a fan of the current finals system where top teams choose their opponents, and this is a reason why. I believe that 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 is best. With that type of setup, there's a big difference between finishing 6th and 7th. Bandit wouldn't have had a few weeks of dead-rubbers to finish the regular season. Team 1 getting to play team 8 (and 2 getting to play 7 etc) is reward enough for a high placing I reckon. Anyway, we know what we got for this season, but it's something to think about when the FIXture committee asks for feedback from everyone at the end of this season.
anthak wrote: Actually 8th is up for grabs, with 4 teams all realistically still capable of landing there. Its 6th and 7th that could go to either team. But it doesn't matter one iota which spot those two teams finish in. I have long been open about not being a fan of the current finals system where top teams choose their opponents, and this is a reason why. I believe that 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 is best. With that type of setup, there's a big difference between finishing 6th and 7th. Bandit wouldn't have had a few weeks of dead-rubbers to finish the regular season. Team 1 getting to play team 8 (and 2 getting to play 7 etc) is reward enough for a high placing I reckon. Anyway, we know what we got for this season, but it's something to think about when the FIXture committee asks for feedback from everyone at the end of this season. I agree, but I think we are in the minority..
Great round of matches - wow, some really top games and upsets. Kudos to Mt Beauty as well, a big win over top 8 side Wagga Wagga. And Whitsundays got within a couple of Ben Griffiths possessions of pinching a game over the Waikiks. Going to give a shout out to Jen's mob too, who've lost 4 of their last 5 but averaged something like 1275 or so points a game in that period. Nabbed 1300+ this week despite losing and despite being without at least 4 starting players (including 3 mids). There's some real improvement in a number of teams in the league right now - great to see.
Len wrote: anthak wrote: Actually 8th is up for grabs, with 4 teams all realistically still capable of landing there. Its 6th and 7th that could go to either team. But it doesn't matter one iota which spot those two teams finish in. I have long been open about not being a fan of the current finals system where top teams choose their opponents, and this is a reason why. I believe that 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 is best. With that type of setup, there's a big difference between finishing 6th and 7th. Bandit wouldn't have had a few weeks of dead-rubbers to finish the regular season. Team 1 getting to play team 8 (and 2 getting to play 7 etc) is reward enough for a high placing I reckon. Anyway, we know what we got for this season, but it's something to think about when the FIXture committee asks for feedback from everyone at the end of this season. I agree, but I think we are in the minority.. Actually, it was pretty much 50/50... The prob was that the majority of people didn't think 1v8 etc etc was big enough reward for top teams. So the only way to accommodate both is to compromise the fixture somehow, play through byes etc. dilemma.
anthak wrote: Len wrote: anthak wrote: Actually 8th is up for grabs, with 4 teams all realistically still capable of landing there. Its 6th and 7th that could go to either team. But it doesn't matter one iota which spot those two teams finish in. I have long been open about not being a fan of the current finals system where top teams choose their opponents, and this is a reason why. I believe that 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 is best. With that type of setup, there's a big difference between finishing 6th and 7th. Bandit wouldn't have had a few weeks of dead-rubbers to finish the regular season. Team 1 getting to play team 8 (and 2 getting to play 7 etc) is reward enough for a high placing I reckon. Anyway, we know what we got for this season, but it's something to think about when the FIXture committee asks for feedback from everyone at the end of this season. I agree, but I think we are in the minority.. Actually, it was pretty much 50/50... The prob was that the majority of people didn't think 1v8 etc etc was big enough reward for top teams. So the only way to accommodate both is to compromise the fixture somehow, play through byes etc. dilemma. Did we explore something like 1v8 PLUS 2% of score for home ground advantage, 1.5% for 2v7, 1% for 3v6 abd 0.5% for 4v5? Maybe that increases advantage sufficiently for the higher placed team?
Very interesting to look at the ladder at this time last year compared to right now. Last year's ladder was: Iron Knob 56 22227 Waikikamoocow 52 20242 Foul Bay 48 21424 Charlies Opening 44 20705 Birdsville 44 19724 Powlett Plains 44 19582 Darraweit Guim 40 19433 Venus Bay 38 19237 -------------------------------------- Wagga Wagga 34 19805 Gariwerd 34 19343 Mt Beauty 32 18708 Cradle Mountain 24 18730 Whitsundays 24 18056 Nunawading 20 17450 Lovely Banks 14 18288 Marble Bar 12 18131 Larrikin Lagoon 8 18517 Gundagai 8 15429 Some big improvers amongst the teams both in terms of wins and points scored. Lovely Banks, Cradle Mountain and Wagga Wagga among the notable improvers.
chels wrote: a portent of things to come perhaps. Some very interesting results indeed. It appears that both third and fourth, seventh and eight, and the wooden spoon are still up for grabs. Interesting that percentages give different placings from points for - hmmmm. The Pinot Cup between the Waikicks and the visiting Warriors was settled late on Sunday afternoon. Some fortunate depth in the home side meant the emergencies just got the locals home after Nat's heroics early on.. Well played Sir TiB. And[span style='background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffffff;], as always, didn't Chelsea do a fine job. Les W Votes - 5. N Fyfe, 171, WKI 4. M Barlow 144, WSW 3. Josh J Kennedy, 127, WSW 2. S Jacobs, 121, WKI* 1. B Crouch, 121, WKI* * Coach's choice. Honourable mention to the Whit's Rory Sloane (112). The irony of an Adelaide player almost getting TiB's side home will not be lost on many. Thank you chels. All had a wonderful time and the gracious hospitality made them try a bit harder.
Len wrote: anthak wrote: Actually 8th is up for grabs, with 4 teams all realistically still capable of landing there. Its 6th and 7th that could go to either team. But it doesn't matter one iota which spot those two teams finish in. I have long been open about not being a fan of the current finals system where top teams choose their opponents, and this is a reason why. I believe that 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 is best. With that type of setup, there's a big difference between finishing 6th and 7th. Bandit wouldn't have had a few weeks of dead-rubbers to finish the regular season. Team 1 getting to play team 8 (and 2 getting to play 7 etc) is reward enough for a high placing I reckon. Anyway, we know what we got for this season, but it's something to think about when the FIXture committee asks for feedback from everyone at the end of this season. I agree, but I think we are in the minority.. Then it is a minority of 3. I have been pestering the fixtures mob for two years now to come up with an AFL or SC-style finals set-up, or shortened version thereof. The answer always seems to be something like, 'that would mean we would have to play through the byes' or, 'then every team couldn't play each other twice', etc. Well, now you have to live with it.
TerryinBangkok wrote: Len wrote: anthak wrote: Actually 8th is up for grabs, with 4 teams all realistically still capable of landing there. Its 6th and 7th that could go to either team. But it doesn't matter one iota which spot those two teams finish in. I have long been open about not being a fan of the current finals system where top teams choose their opponents, and this is a reason why. I believe that 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 is best. With that type of setup, there's a big difference between finishing 6th and 7th. Bandit wouldn't have had a few weeks of dead-rubbers to finish the regular season. Team 1 getting to play team 8 (and 2 getting to play 7 etc) is reward enough for a high placing I reckon. Anyway, we know what we got for this season, but it's something to think about when the FIXture committee asks for feedback from everyone at the end of this season. I agree, but I think we are in the minority.. Then it is a minority of 3. I have been pestering the fixtures mob for two years now to come up with an AFL or SC-style finals set-up, or shortened version thereof. The answer always seems to be something like, 'that would mean we would have to play through the byes' or, 'then every team couldn't play each other twice', etc. Well, now you have to live with it. Personally, I'm not massively invested either way. But again it is probably a really good discussion to have now in the lead-up to the end of the year and any moves towards alterations and tweaks in the off-season. Maybe we might need to get a referendum type thing going after our finals are done in order to get everyone to vote on proposed changes in a binding way.