Hogg Shield Season 2009

[CoverKing]

i better get through the finals. i didnt look at my supercoach for 4 weeks. i still have 4 or 6 trades left. i could still be making some trades come finals, IF IM THERE.

Im spewin i got rid of johnson as he is playing this week for the catters, and i have 3 zeros, so this week il definitely get 1 zero. it could cost me! and stevey j has a great record against the crows so im spewin!

Hopefully Jolly can dominate again for m, scoring 160 odd in his first week. good pick up he was!

[Rik E Boy]

Leisa has Darren as well. Jolly bad luck CoverKing.

regards,

REB

[smac]

Good thing Smac wont have 21 people play he has had 11 scoring players so far and 9 have 100 or more and his lowest score is 77 . Hopefully i can just get over the line against him.

Just got over the line against Smac even though he had 15 players score and no captain thank god for that. Hopefully i can string a few wins together and sneak into the finals.

Bahaha. I haven't logged in since I 'auto selected' my side. Can I sell my trades to anyone else, I assume I still have 20 of them...

[CoverKing]

Leisa has Darren as well. Jolly bad luck CoverKing.

regards,

REB

ouch. im in BIG trouble here i think

[CoverKing]

Just looked at the sides.
I think i could still win and get demoted with how the games have panned out.

Leisa has Bartel, Judd, Gibbs and Hasleby

I have. Ablett, Corey, J and A Selwood.

It will come down to who wins the midfield i think.

Go the catters!!

[Rik E Boy]

Good thing Smac wont have 21 people play he has had 11 scoring players so far and 9 have 100 or more and his lowest score is 77 . Hopefully i can just get over the line against him.

Just got over the line against Smac even though he had 15 players score and no captain thank god for that. Hopefully i can string a few wins together and sneak into the finals.

Bahaha. I haven't logged in since I 'auto selected' my side. Can I sell my trades to anyone else, I assume I still have 20 of them...

Either that or start using them to see if you can figure out how to play this game. There is a 'bottom eight' finals series as well as a top eight. Just in case you want to play next year.

regards,

REB

[Q.]

Team for Round 18:

B: Newman, Broughton, Gilbee
HB: Hurn, Mackie, Hodge
C: Bartel, Selwood, K Cornes
HF: Riewoldt, Pavlich, J Brown
F: Rioli, Franklin, Didak
R: McIntosh, Judd, Goodes
I/C: S Hill, Rich, Kruezer, S Johnson

EMG: L Anthony, T Cloke


Bit the bullet and traded out Cox for Kruezer. Went for the extra cash from getting Kruezer over Cox and am just hoping for some steady but not mindblowing scores from the young lad. Got enough cash now to make some upgrades during finals.

[Hondo]

After being full strength/fully upgraded for the first time last week I am now down 2 already - Higgins & Gilbert. Will decide on what to do with Higgins next week.

B: Broughton, Drummond, Goddard
HB: Newman, Bock, Mackie
C: Pendlebury, Swan, Selwood
HF: Deledio, J Brown, Pavlich
F: Fevola, Franklin, Harvey
R: McIntosh, Judd, Ablett (c)
Int: Hurley, Sidebottom, Kruezer, Kornes
Emerg: Anthony, M Brown

PS: you are building a nice looking side there Quichey

[Q.]

Thanks Hondo, yours ain't so bad either.


I've got the Mackie blues again, it's not helping him that Scarlo and Taylor are out, but f***...

Also spewing that I picked Steve Johnson to start over Travis Cloke

[Rik E Boy]

24 for Jolly! He's had a great year the big fella but it just goes to show how much we have relied on Cox and his consistent point scoring in the ruck over the years. This week McIntosh my other ruck got 122 but last week he got bugger all and Jolly racked up the points. The golden pairing for 2010 will be Sandilands and Cox but a better strategy is always looking for a cheaper second ruck who is going to go on and have a good year.

Simmonds was that pick last year and this year McIntosh is the guy who has done it even better. If you have Clark you are also looking pretty handy.

btw Q Man, you will have to not only get by Darcy but also LKIF to join us in Premier League next season so the heat is on!

regards,

REB

[Q.]

Jolly also has a hamstring issue. Could be a massive blow for some teams if he misses this week.

Top four of Div 1 will be tough, could score 2200-2300 and still lose. Could come down to a bit of luck with injuries and who has trades up their sleeve. I did notice Darcy and LKIF have still got Cox and Higgins in their sides, I reckon they may only have 1-2 trades left.

[CoverKing]

Well i am happy with my convincing win over Leisa's lovelies by 408 points. This win secured my spot in the top 8, finishing 7th. Now i get to play Leisa's Lovelies again this week in a rematch.

I will be going in as a big favourite, but if my combination of Ablett, J and A selwood and corey loses to Judd Gibbs bartel and hasleby i could be in big trouble. I would be interested to know if Leisa's Lovelies have any trades left, because i have a couple up my sleeve, with Jolly in doubt, i may have to get rid of him after one/two weeks in my side. Young Jack Grimes has been the pick up of the year in my side. This kid racks up the effective touches.

[wycbloods]

Happy to sneak into the finals this year and will look to be much better next year, now that i understand this game a little more. Like don't burn all your trades early .

[Rik E Boy]

HOGG PREMIER
League Ranking: 1803

Round 15 Results

REBCats 2,140 def 1,827 Mr Football
FOOTY LEDGENS 1,749 def by 1,932 dunKsKrew
Hawkeye 1,834 def by 1,976 the chardonnays
Boxheads Best 1,561 def by 2,078 It Hurts So Bad
Testaccio SPQR 1,905 def 1,785 wonder elephants
The Ginger Ninjas 1,777 def by 2,318 Black Magic SCE
GordonBlues 2,118 def by 2,150 Poon Army
Juddernaut 1,732 def by 2,006 Buddy And The Boys


Round 15 Ladder

1. REBCats REB 15 12 0 3 5-0 32350 29663 109.06 48
2. GordonBlues Jiskar 15 12 0 3 3-2 31524 29107 108.30 48
3. Black Magic SCE Reuben 15 11 0 4 4-1 32058 28669 111.82 44
4. the chardonnays darien 15 11 0 4 2-3 30338 28671 105.81 44
5. Poon Army Troy 15 10 0 5 5-0 30562 28964 105.52 40
6. Buddy And The Boys Brett 15 10 0 5 3-2 30048 28774 104.43 40
7. FOOTY LEDGENS cub 15 9 0 6 4-1 30601 30372 100.75 36
8. Mr Football Nick 15 8 0 7 2-3 29449 28530 103.22 32


9. dunKsKrew duncs 15 8 0 7 3-2 28378 28122 100.91 32
10. Hawkeye David 15 6 0 9 2-3 28607 29164 98.09 24
11. The Ginger Ninjas Ben 15 5 0 10 1-4 27861 29748 93.66 20
12. Boxheads Best Shaun 15 5 0 10 0-5 26974 29234 92.27 20
13. It Hurts So Bad Blue 15 4 0 11 2-3 27156 28764 94.41 16
14. wonder elephants ben 15 3 0 12 1-4 28598 29820 95.90 12
15. Juddernaut Steve 15 3 0 12 1-4 26705 29914 89.27 12
16. Testaccio SPQR Dario 15 3 0 12 2-3 26235 29928 87.66 12

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

HOGG DIV I
League Ranking: 15173

Round 15 Results

Leisa's Lovelies 1,612 def by 2,020 CoverKing
Q Before You 2,072 def 2,018 BensGorillas
Supre Cil Dluohs 1,833 def 1,085 smac
LKIF 1,893 def 1,647 Manbaggers
Squeakeroos_DTF2,461 def 1,733 Dutchys Dodos
Mighty Crows1,492 def 1,249 Punk Roosters
WYCBLOODS 1,835 def 1,402 Maria Sharapova
darcy DTF 2,200 def 1,521 The Fenders


Round 15 Ladder

1. darcy DTF darcy 15 14 0 1 5-0 31803 26019 122.23 56
2. LKIF Matthew 15 13 0 2 5-0 29333 25395 115.51 52
3. Q Before You Quichey 15 12 0 3 4-1 30817 27323 112.79 48
4. Squeakeroos_DTF Jaryed 15 11 0 4 5-0 31865 25907 123.00 44
5. Supre Cil Dluohs Matthew 15 10 0 5 3-2 28424 24926 114.03 40
6. Leisa's Lovelies Leisa 15 9 0 6 3-2 29862 27037 110.45 36
7. CoverKing Jake 15 9 0 6 2-3 28300 27479 102.99 36
8. WYCBLOODS Mark 15 9 0 6 5-0 27596 26835 102.84 36


9. Manbaggers Andrew 15 8 0 7 2-3 26233 25593 102.50 32
10. BensGorillas Ben 15 7 0 8 2-3 27031 25773 104.88 28
11. Dutchys Dodos Paul 15 6 0 9 1-4 27025 26629 101.49 24
12. The Fenders Joey 15 6 0 9 1-4 26173 27244 96.07 24
13. Mighty Crows Jamie 15 3 0 12 2-3 20347 27004 75.35 12
14. Maria Sharapova douglas 15 2 0 13 0-5 21938 27678 79.26 8
15. Punk Roosters Simon 15 1 0 14 0-5 18831 27716 67.94 4
16. smac Stuart 15 0 0 15 0-5 19778 26798 73.80 0



regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

HOGG DIVISION II
League Ranking: 11421

Round 15 Results

REBCats 2,140 def 1,374 Jake Lillie's
FOOTY LEDGENS 1,749 def 1,671 The Underdogs
Leisa's Lovelies 1,612 def by 2,026 holland's heros
The Ginger Ninjas 1,777 def 1,234 Bazbulldog
Buddys Dealer DTF 1,485 def by 1,996 FNQ Trotters
Brendamage 1,281 def by 2,064 The Willies
Powerfools 1,699 def by 2,458 Hondo's Hard Nuts
cobra's 1,825 def 1,796 Jacks Stars

Round 15 Ladder

1. REBCats REB 15 13 0 2 5-0 32350 27990 115.58 52
2. Hondo's Hard Nuts David 15 12 0 3 4-1 32721 27070 120.88 48
3. Leisa's Lovelies Leisa 15 12 0 3 3-2 29862 26603 112.25 48
4. FOOTY LEDGENS cub 15 10 0 5 5-0 30601 26973 113.45 40
5. holland's heros shaun 15 10 0 5 2-3 29607 27270 108.57 40
6. cobra's dale 15 10 0 5 3-2 29599 28108 105.30 40
7. The Underdogs Michelle 15 9 0 6 2-3 27861 26700 104.35 36
8. FNQ Trotters Christine 15 8 0 7 3-2 28455 27033 105.26 32


9. The Willies Bryce 15 7 0 8 4-1 28669 26967 106.31 28
10. Jacks Stars Jacki 15 7 0 8 2-3 28018 26670 105.05 28
11. The Ginger Ninjas Ben 15 7 0 8 4-1 27861 27868 99.97 28
12. Powerfools Dave 15 5 0 10 1-4 26110 28111 92.88 20
13. Buddys Dealer DTF Michael 15 5 0 10 1-4 25874 28458 90.92 20
14. Brendamage Bren 15 4 0 11 1-4 26083 27885 93.54 16
15. Jake Lillie's Jake 15 1 0 14 0-5 19824 28164 70.39 4
16. Bazbulldog Phil 15 0 0 15 0-5 15736 27361 57.51 0


regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

END OF MINOR ROUND HOGG SHIELD TOTALS


Points
1 Hondo's Hard Nuts David - 32721
2 REBCats REB - 32350
3 Black Magic SCE Reuben - 32058
4 Squeakeroos_DTF Jaryed - 31865
5 darcy DTF darcy - 31803
6 GordonBlues Jiskar - 31524
7 Q Before You Quichey - 30817
8 FOOTY LEDGENS cub - 30601
9 Poon Army Troy - 30562
10 the chardonnays darien - 30338
11 Buddy And The Boys Brett - 30048
12 Leisa's Lovelies Leisa - 29862
13 holland's heros shaun - 29607
14 cobra's dale - 29599
15 Mr Football Nick - 29449
16 LKIF Matthew - 29333
17 The Willies Bryce - 28669
18 Hawkeye David - 28607
19 wonder elephants ben - 28598
20 FNQ Trotters Christine - 28455
21 Supre Cil Dluohs Matthew - 28424
22 dunKsKrew duncs - 28378
23 CoverKing Jake - 28300
24 Jacks Stars Jacki - 28018
25 The Underdogs Michelle - 27861
26 The Ginger Ninjas Ben - 27861
27 WYCBLOODS Mark - 27596
28 It Hurts So Bad Blue - 27156
29 BensGorillas Ben - 27031
30 Dutchys Dodos Paul - 27025
31 Boxheads Best Shaun - 26974
32 Juddernaut Steve - 26705
33 Testaccio SPQR Dario - 26235
34 Manbaggers Andrew - 26233
35 The Fenders Joey - 26173
36 Powerfools Dave - 26110
37 Brendamage Bren - 26083
38 Buddys Dealer DTF Michael - 25874
39 Maria Sharapova douglas - 21938
40 Mighty Crows Jamie - 20347
41 Jake Lillie's Jake - 19824
42 smac Stuart - 19778
43 Punk Roosters Simon - 18831
44 Bazbulldog Phil - 15736


Well done to Hondo, and to Phil LOL.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Hogg Premier League Finals

Qualifying Finals - winner the week off, losers to play winners of Elimination Finals.

REBCats vs. the chardonnays
GordonBlues vs. Black Magic SCE

Elimination Finals - winners to play losers of Qualifying Finals. Losers out.

Poon Army vs. Mr Football
Buddy and the Boys vs. FOOTYLEDGENS

Relegation Matches - Losers relegated to Hogg Division I

It Hurts so Bad vs. Testaccio SPQR
wonder elephants vs. Juddernaut

Good old Poon did me a massive favour by taking out GordonBlues this weekend as I have no wish to meet up with the frankly scary Black Magic until Grand Final day. I'm hoping to turn up the ol Jag-o-meter a bit higher and see if Gordy can do my dirty work for me! Black Magic has qualified for his second straight finals series after making the top four last year and bombing out. I reckon he's here for the journey this year though. Well done to GordonBlues who was a bit unlucky missing out on the minor premiership after suffering a costly loss to Hurts so Bad during the year. the chardonnays have also done well who like GordonBlues were elevated from Hogg Division I last season.

In the knockout games Poon Army looks the pick of these sides and Troy looks poised to end the premiership defence of Mr Football who has been a bit off his game in 2009. Troy has now qualified for his third straight finals series, the other two teams to have managed this is yours truly and the cub who takes on Sargent Parko (he's actually related to David Parkin as well) who's Buddy and the Boys have finally cracked it for a finals berth after three years of trying. Nice work by the cub who started the season off at 0-3 but obviously he needs to keep winning or it's night night.

In the relegation matches It Hurts so Bad looks a good bet to continue in Premier League even though Testaccio SPQR has gradually improved over the second half of the season. Blue Boy got off to an absolute shocker at the start of the season but has provided plenty of nusciance value over the last few weeks of the season. wonder elephants were planning a premiership assault this time last year but this season they wll be fighting it out with the Juddernaut to see who remains in Hogg Premier. I reckon that Juddernaut might survive and that the elephants will be grazing in easier company next season.


regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Hogg Division I Finals

Qualifying Finals - winner the week off, losers to play winners of Elimination Finals.

darcy DTF vs. Squeakeroos_DTF
LKIF vs. Q Before You

Elimination Finals - winners to play losers of Qualifying Finals. Losers out.

Supre Cil Dluohs vs. WYCBLOODS
Leisa's Lovelies vs. CoverKing

Relegation Matches - Winners relegated to Hogg Division II, Losers relegated to Hogg Division III

MightyCrows vs. smac
Maria Sharapova vs. Punk Roosters

The top four have been able to coast through the year in Hogg Division I but life as they know it has now ended. For the rest of this season and next year in the Hogg there won't be any smacs or Punk Roosters to beat up on. Darcy DTF has been the top dog pretty much all year but a check on the purple table above shows that he has dropped from 1st midseason to 6th in total points scored. One of the teams that has gone past Darc are the Squeakeroos and they could put Darcy in an awkward knock out final next week. The Q Man has been this sites most impressive Div I coach and even though LKIF is no walkover, he appears to have the easiest Qualifying Final match up. A win in these games for these coaches will plant one foot in Hogg Premier League. GAME ON.

In the knockout finals the Blood brothers WYCBLOODS and CoverKing might both advance to the semis after showing some good recent form. Supre Cil Dlouhs accounted for Bloods earlier in the year but since then they have racked up about six wins in a row. Leisa opened up a donut shop last week against CoverKing so this week's rematch should be a closer match.

That's right they are all going down. The performance of Hogg Division I has been very poor this season to say the least and the whole point of a divisional system is to be ale to play against coaches of the same ability as you. The bottom four have been pretty ordinary and Hogg Division I is a league in which coaches are auditioning for Premier League in the next season. This means that the (eligble) Grand Finalists in Division II and Division III will both be playing in Hogg Division I next year. Just in case the bottom four still give a shit, they can still use a couple of trades to avoid being relegated to Divsion III.

[Rik E Boy]

Hogg Division II Finals

Qualifying Finals - winner the week off, losers to play winners of Elimination Finals.

REBCats vs. FOOTYLEDGENS
Hondos Hard Nuts vs. Leisa's Lovelies

Elimination Finals - winners to play losers of Qualifying Finals. Losers out.

holland's heros vs. FNQ Trotters
cobra's vs. The Underdogs

Congratulations to Hondo who despite being a self confessed SuperCoach novice, has outscored every other coach in the Hogg Shield this season. Hondo has to do the business now and defeat all of the 'REBites' in the finals so he can advance to Hogg Division I next season. Once again I have dodged the best team in the comp in week one in the finals and it will be Mrs REB with her donut shop who will have to face the mighty Hard Nuts first. Cub is playing off in an elimination final in Premier League this week so I won't be getting an easy match first up. At this stage the favourites for promotion would be Hondo and Carey who was in Div I last year but was a bit late getting to the starting gate this year.

The reward for a magnificent comeback for the FNQ Trotters is to take on holland's heros who bounced back to form last week against a weakened Leisa's Lovelies. A special mention must be made here to Jacks Stars who somehow missed out on the finals after being two games clear with two to play and Brod's The Willies who stormed home only to do a Richmond and finish 9th. I reckon holland's will advance and that the cobra's will fall over the line against The Underdogs. Both sides appear to be on their last legs so I don't see either of them making the Grand Final.

There are no relegation matches in this league as this is the 'family' league and you can't get relegated from it. Four places will open up though for the bottom two and the those who get promoted to Hogg Division I.

regards,

REB