Hogg Premier League 2022

[Rik E Boy]

Round 3

REBCats 2222
Mediocre at Best 2147

Hondo SCC 2229
Roosters 2145

Richo Richo Man 2351
TEAM_FISH 2288

Inner Sanctum 2175
Captain Who? 2143

DAISYSDUDS 2295
Delicious 2175

Sharks 2215
Q Before You 2079

wycbloods 2288
Ecky's Fevolas 2229

Chops Clots 2190
Summer of George 2150

Watts & Motts 2282
The Far Callers 2108

Ladder

1 DAISYSDUDS 3 0 0 6775 6526 103.82 12
2 Watts & Motts 2 1 0 6635 6315 105.07 8
3 Captain Who? 2 1 0 6585 6499 101.32 8
4 Sharks 2 1 0 6684 6607 101.17 8
5 Richo Richo Man 2 1 0 6809 6766 100.64 8
6 Inner Sanctum 2 1 0 6548 6521 100.41 8
7 TEAM_FISH 2 1 0 6824 6804 100.29 8
8 wycbloods 2 1 0 6496 6481 100.23 8

9 Chops Clots 2 1 0 6355 6378 99.64 8
10 Summer of George 1 1 1 6538 6481 100.88 4
11 Q Before You 1 1 1 6424 6545 98.15 4
12 Hondo SCC 1 2 0 6653 6605 100.73 4
13 REBCats 1 2 0 6571 6568 100.05 4
14 The Far Callers 1 2 0 6603 6605 99.97 4
15 Roosters 1 2 0 6527 6672 97.83 4
16 Delicious 1 2 0 6597 6747 97.78 4
17 Mediocre at Best 0 3 0 6597 6842 96.42 0
18 Ecky's Fevolas 0 3 0 6602 6861 96.23 0

I think I'll have to block @daysofourlives from messenger if last night's shameless carryon continues. Bobbing up with a chirpy message to let me know that his Hawks had beaten the once mighty Cats AND that his team DAISYSDUDS were the sole members of the unbeaten club. I could have gleefully pointed out that the only was down but last year the last unbeaten side stayed that way for many weeks and I for one am not that patient. Nah, seriously DAISY well done mate on winning the April premiership, but as you know, you have to win it 'when it matters'

As for the rest of us mere mortals, the real star of the show was Richo Richo but seeing as he follows Richmond, I got no message from him. Now that I know it takes 2351 to beat @FISH I can work out why I didn't manage to secure the victory in round one. How to beat Richo might be the next problem to face however. Two teams opened their account for the season with Hondo accounting for the Chooks and the REBCats finally getting that elusive win over Mediocre at Best despite the worst efforts of Aaron Pingy Hall.

@wycbloods showed that winning runs in the family and it was a strong performance from the Sharks who put the @Q. back in the rack for his first loss. The Summer of George was over as well as the Clots rose to the top with another rather unimpressive display. The Clots aren't scoring shit this year so clearly the 2021 method of scoring big but losing matches has been abandoned by coach @David Brent.

Inner Sanctum has flown under the radar a bit but that they are starting to emerge after ending Captain Who's winning streak. Watts and Motts went deep into the finals last year and look set to repeat the dose as they are currently riding high in second place on the ladder. A few teams are in the gun early with the reigning premier among them. Losing to their 2021 bitches the REBCats surely wasn't in the script when @Feenix checked out the early fixture and last year's minor premiers Ecky's Fevolas are also struggling to get going as well. Another team with a good Premier League record is Delicious and they came a cropper at the hands of a rampant DAISY and The Far Callers are in a rather unusual 1-2 situation.

With so many good sides down the wrong end of the ladder, is it any wonder that the league is ranked a mighty 67. 67 boys! How well can we go? If my duddy REBCats can lift our game who knows! Moving ahead the match of the round is wycbloods vs. DAISYSDUDS. While the bloods are only in 8th spot on the ladder, more often than not they score well so I'm anticipating a cracking match and hopefully, a DAISY loss ha ha.

Good luck to all coaches as we climb the corporate ladder! Yes, even you @Hondo.

regards,

REB

[fish]

Just looking at the live and projected scores and wondering whether Delicious and Inner Sanctum have the same onfield team this week?

[Rik E Boy]

**** **** ****. Despite me missing Hayes I still got bloody beat.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 4

Hondo SCC 2204
REBCats 2174

Richo Richo Man 2392
Mediocre at Best 2159

Roosters 2189
Inner Sanctum 2068

TEAM_FISH 2146
Delicious 2068

Captain Who? 2193
Q Before You 2123

DAISYSDUDS 2246
wycbloods 2030

Sharks 2230
Chops Clots 2189

Ecky's Fevolas 2236
Watts & Motts 2082

The Far Callers 2344
Summer of George 2257

Ladder

1 DAISYSDUDS 4 0 0 9021 8556 105.43 16
2 Richo Richo Man 3 1 0 9201 8925 103.09 12
3 Captain Who? 3 1 0 8778 8622 101.81 12
4 Sharks 3 1 0 8914 8796 101.34 12
5 TEAM_FISH 3 1 0 8970 8872 101.10 12
6 Watts & Motts 2 2 0 8717 8551 101.94 8
7 The Far Callers 2 2 0 8947 8862 100.96 8
8 Hondo SCC 2 2 0 8857 8779 100.89 8

9 Roosters 2 2 0 8716 8740 99.73 8
10 Chops Clots 2 2 0 8544 8608 99.26 8
11 Inner Sanctum 2 2 0 8616 8710 98.92 8
12 wycbloods 2 2 0 8526 8727 97.70 8
13 Summer of George 1 2 1 8795 8825 99.66 4
14 Q Before You 1 2 1 8547 8738 97.81 4
15 REBCats 1 3 0 8745 8772 99.69 4
16 Ecky's Fevolas 1 3 0 8838 8943 98.83 4
17 Delicious 1 3 0 8665 8893 97.44 4
18 Mediocre at Best 0 4 0 8756 9234 94.82 0

DAISY has marched on for another week with Premier League rivals seemingly being reluctant to score against the Premier League newcomer. This week it was wycbloods who failed to fire a shot which is a bit of a worry for the prez who has now carded a couple of fairly low scores mixed in with some really good ones. Richo Richo is the leading scoring team in the Hogg this year and they bounced back with a massive win over the luckless reigning premier who got a huge score carded against him yet again. Even REBCats scored well against Feenix so it's looking like a year from hell so far for Mediocre.

Captain Who and the Sharks didn't have a big year last season but have got off to absolute flyers with a 3-1 start. Sharks were my tip for relegation but darned if i'm not in the frame for that myself after Hondo held on to a thirty point win after Crisp ran out of gas in the last quarter on ANZAC Day. The Far Callers are back in town with a solid 2344 which was enough to cover a solid response from Summer of George. FISH is FISH and they are going swimmingly while Roosters and more importantly Eckys got on the board.

Alarm bells are starting to ring for some. Mediocre can't get that winning feeling while Delicious and REBCats are also really struggling Q got himself a win and a draw but now he is treading water. Inner Sanctum are also a bit hit and miss this year and after a tied game looked like it was on the cards this weekend, in the end it was the Roosters who were crowing. After last season's barren run, Roosters would be delighted with 2-2.

Match of the round this week is Sharks vs. The Far Callers. The Callers hit back hard last week but the this season the Sharks have bene circling. I reckon the Callers get the job done and reel in one of the bigger fish in the sea this season.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Richo Richo Man has me covered by a lazy 400 points according to this week's score projection. In a week when nearly every ruck in the comp has gone down he has....yep....Gawn and Witts, probably one and two at the minute. Relegation here I come!

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 5

Richo Richo Man 2646
REBCats 2310

Hondo SCC 2521
Inner Sanctum 2376

Mediocre at Best 2521
Delicious 2376

Roosters 2461
Q Before You 2386

TEAM_FISH 2476
wycbloods 2355

Captain Who? 2736
Chops Clots 2293

Watts & Motts 2464
DAISYSDUDS 2261

Sharks 2648
The Far Callers 2439

Ecky's Fevolas 2489
Summer of George 2473

Ladder

1 Captain Who? 4 1 0 11514 10915 105.49 16
2 Richo Richo Man 4 1 0 11847 11235 105.45 16
3 Sharks 4 1 0 11562 11235 102.91 16
4 DAISYSDUDS 4 1 0 11282 11020 102.38 16
5 TEAM_FISH 4 1 0 11446 11227 101.95 16
6 Watts & Motts 3 2 0 11181 10812 103.41 12
7 Hondo SCC 3 2 0 11378 11155 102.00 12
8 Roosters 3 2 0 11177 11126 100.46 12

9 Ecky's Fevolas 2 3 0 11327 11416 99.22 8
10 The Far Callers 2 3 0 11386 11510 98.92 8
11 Inner Sanctum 2 3 0 10992 11231 97.87 8
12 wycbloods 2 3 0 10881 11203 97.13 8
13 Chops Clots 2 3 0 10837 11344 95.53 8
14 Summer of George 1 3 1 11268 11314 99.59 4
15 Q Before You 1 3 1 10933 11199 97.62 4
16 Mediocre at Best 1 4 0 11277 11610 97.13 4
17 REBCats 1 4 0 11055 11418 96.82 4
18 Delicious 1 4 0 11041 11414 96.73 4

And the Captain goes BANG! Groover has unleashed the biggest score of the Hogg so far this season when he smashed out a sensational 443 point victory over Chops Clots who must be wishing he was back in Divvy I after Groover's 2736. The Captain wasn't the only side handing out a hiding. My struggling REBCats copped a massive 336 point hiding at the hands of Richo Richo Man who has emerged as the number one team in the Hogg (as well as the number one team in SA as well). The most improved team in the Premier League this year is Sharks who racked up 2648 but had to fight off stiffer opposition in the form of The Far Callers but it's a big scalp for Spiro who after many years has finally emerged as the real deal in Premier League.

It looks like someone is copying someone's else's homework. Inner Sanctum and Delicious have carded the same score for three weeks in a row. Surely this has never happened before, at least not that I can remember. it's hard to suggest anything other than these teams are cookie cutter sides. Be interesting to see what happens when they play each other. Someone would have to blink in order to get the win. Someone else who did not blink was DAISY who came crashing back to earth. DAISY held fire on Gawn and like the rest of us paid the price. It will be interesting to see how the former league leader responds after the entire league got the jump on him last week.

A couple of teams who did well last year managed to secure vital victories. Eckys Fevola's won their second match in a row while the reigning premier Mediocre secured their first win of the season. This was bad news for Delicious who slipped to last spot and the REBCats whose percentage was slashed as they dropped into the delegation zone. Ouch.

This week the match of the round is TEAM_FISH vs. Watts & Motts as two finalists from last year are battling out in a genuine eight point match. I'm liking FISH to to defend his hard earned top four position with Watts to slip back into the pack.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 6

Inner Sanctum 2267
REBCats 2166

Richo Richo Man 2278
Delicious 2267

Hondo SCC 2181
Q Before You 2133

Mediocre at Best 2299
wycbloods 2207

Roosters 2252
Chops Clots 2000

TEAM_FISH 2329
Watts & Motts 2200

The Far Callers 2303
Captain Who? 2063

Summer of George 2335
DAISYSDUDS 2281

Ecky's Fevolas 2267
Sharks 2153

Ladder

1 Richo Richo Man 5 1 0 14125 13502 104.61 20
2 TEAM_FISH 5 1 0 13775 13427 102.59 20
3 Captain Who? 4 2 0 13577 13218 102.72 16
4 Roosters 4 2 0 13429 13126 102.31 16
5 Hondo SCC 4 2 0 13559 13268 102.19 16
6 Sharks 4 2 0 13715 13502 101.58 16
7 DAISYSDUDS 4 2 0 13563 13355 101.56 16
8 Watts & Motts 3 3 0 13381 13141 101.83 12

9 The Far Callers 3 3 0 13689 13573 100.85 12
10 Ecky's Fevolas 3 3 0 13594 13569 100.18 12
11 Inner Sanctum 3 3 0 13259 13397 98.97 12
12 Summer of George 2 3 1 13603 13595 100.06 8
13 Mediocre at Best 2 4 0 13576 13817 98.26 8
14 wycbloods 2 4 0 13088 13502 96.93 8
15 Chops Clots 2 4 0 12837 13596 94.42 8
16 Q Before You 1 4 1 13046 13380 97.50 4
17 Delicious 1 5 0 13308 13692 97.20 4
18 REBCats 1 5 0 13221 13685 96.61 4

While there seems an inevitability about Richo climbing to the top of the ladder, the closeness of this league dictates that it was a narrow hard fought win over the 17th ranked side before he could get there. As Delicious carded the same score as Inner Sanctum for fourth straight week, it was a result that did not favour valleys as it appears to have for Inner Sanctum who squared the ledger with a comfortable win over the battling REBCats. TEAM_FISH was most impressive with a solid 2329 which was more than enough to dispose of Watts who couldn't keep up the pace. The division I premiers Far Callers are back in town with a smashing win over the previously inform Captain who tumbled down the ladder as the result of the 240 point destroyation.

Hondo and Roosters have been steadily building a block of solid form with Hondo relieving his glory days of his early Premier career when his side was a regular finalist and contender. The Roosters have put the relegation scrap of 2021 into the rear view mirror and are now sitting pretty in the top four in a fine return to form. Former ladder leaders DAISY and the Sharks had a reversal of fortune with DAISY dropping his second straight match in a surprise loss to Summer of George. The Sharks had a bit of a stumble this week as Ecky has rediscovered his mojo and is bounding back into contention.

It's a pretty tough league this one with matches just about untippable. You feel that any side in this league could win against any opponent on any given day. Chops Clots are dragging the chain with the scoring and my REBCats are stone motherless and can't buy a win so those two sides would have to be the early favourites for relegation, although this Catter ain't giving up and I reckon the Clots won't be either. The match of the round this week is Sharks vs. DAISYSDUDS. Both sides have been brilliant at times this year but both lost last week and the loser could be a side that begins a bit of a slide. I reckon it will be DAISY that arrests that slide in what should be a close encounter with the Sharks slipping out of the eight next week.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 7

REBCats 2267
Delicious 2243

Inner Sanctum 2239
Q Before You 2213

wycbloods 2280
Richo Richo Man 2191

Hondo SCC 2229
Chops Clots 2073

Mediocre at Best 2193
Watts & Motts 2191

The Far Callers 2300
Roosters 2181

Summer of George 2372
TEAM_FISH 2136

Sharks 2165
DAISYSDUDS 2091

Captain Who? 2297
Ecky's Fevolas 2241

Ladder

1 Richo Richo Man 5 2 0 16316 15782 103.38 20
2 Hondo SCC 5 2 0 15788 15341 102.91 20
3 Captain Who? 5 2 0 15874 15459 102.68 20
4 Sharks 5 2 0 15880 15593 101.84 20
5 TEAM_FISH 5 2 0 15911 15799 100.71 20
6 The Far Callers 4 3 0 15989 15754 101.49 16
7 Roosters 4 3 0 15610 15426 101.19 16
8 DAISYSDUDS 4 3 0 15654 15520 100.86 16

9 Inner Sanctum 4 3 0 15498 15610 99.28 16
10 Summer of George 3 3 1 15975 15731 101.55 12
11 Watts & Motts 3 4 0 15572 15334 101.55 12
12 Ecky's Fevolas 3 4 0 15835 15866 99.80 12
13 Mediocre at Best 3 4 0 15769 16008 98.51 12
14 wycbloods 3 4 0 15368 15693 97.93 12
15 REBCats 2 5 0 15488 15928 97.24 8
16 Chops Clots 2 5 0 14910 15825 94.22 8
17 Q Before You 1 5 1 15259 15619 97.70 4
18 Delicious 1 6 0 15551 15959 97.44 4

If anyone ever asks what is it like in Hogg Premier the answer is this - it's like playing a final every week in the season. There is absolutely no let up. Each week when you look at the opposition you think 'cripes how am I winning this one'. Well, that's what the view looks like from 15th anyway. This week we had a number of very close games that you are always relieved to be in the right side of. The reigning premier Mediocre has found it tough to back up from last year's dominant season and they looked Gawn for all money but somehow they managed to scramble over the line by a mere two points over Watts and Motts who must be wondering how they lost that one.

REBCats and Inner Sanctum were two other sides who badly need the wins only just got over the line with Carlton's Corey Durdin the unlikely matchwinner for last placed REBCats in our desperate battle with Delicious. Another struggling side who had a big win were wycbloods who won a big win over his brother Richo Richo who stayed on top due to percentage despite the loss. Hondo continued on with his winning ways as did other top teams Captain Who, The Far Callers and Sharks.

In a week when a number of challenging teams stepped up a few top eight sides, apart from Richo, had the stumble. DAISY has now dropped three straight after his bright start to the season while FISH had an absolute shocker this weekend as they were thumped by Summer of George. The Roosters also got rolled and the top eight is going to be a real bunfight for those sides within striking distance.

There are a number of massive matches this week but the stand out fixture of the round is The Far Callers vs. Hondo. The Far Callers have an unapparelled record of success in the Hogg but come against the mighty Hondo at the peak of his powers. Winning form is good form but both of these teams have that and I get the feeling that Far Callers might just get a step closer to the top of the mountain at Hondo's expense.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 8

REBCats 2433
Q Before You 2221

Delicious 2425
wycbloods 2419

Chops Clots 2429
Inner Sanctum 2388

Richo Richo Man 2458
Watts & Motts 2310

The Far Callers 2426
Hondo SCC 2342

Summer of George 2436
Mediocre at Best 2291

Roosters 2417
Ecky's Fevolas 2383

TEAM_FISH 2358
Sharks 2315

Captain Who? 2449
DAISYSDUDS 2412

Ladder

1 Richo Richo Man 6 2 0 18774 18092 103.77 24
2 Captain Who? 6 2 0 18323 17871 102.53 24
3 TEAM_FISH 6 2 0 18269 18114 100.86 24
4 Hondo SCC 5 3 0 18130 17767 102.04 20
5 The Far Callers 5 3 0 18415 18096 101.76 20
6 Sharks 5 3 0 18195 17951 101.36 20
7 Roosters 5 3 0 18027 17809 101.22 20
8 Summer of George 4 3 1 18411 18022 102.16 18

9 DAISYSDUDS 4 4 0 18066 17969 100.54 16
10 Inner Sanctum 4 4 0 17886 18039 99.15 16
11 Watts & Motts 3 5 0 17882 17792 100.51 12
12 Ecky's Fevolas 3 5 0 18218 18283 99.64 12
13 REBCats 3 5 0 17921 18149 98.74 12
14 wycbloods 3 5 0 17787 18118 98.17 12
15 Mediocre at Best 3 5 0 18060 18444 97.92 12
16 Chops Clots 3 5 0 17339 18213 95.20 12
17 Delicious 2 6 0 17976 18378 97.81 8
18 Q Before You 1 6 1 17480 18052 96.83 6

@valleys07 is a former Hogg Premier League champion but last weekend's 6 point win over @wycbloods might just be one of the most important wins of Delicious' career. It's absolutely brutal in the relegation bunfight with some seriously good sides fighting tooth and nail just to stay in the divison. @Q. is another former champion who is doing it tough in the top flight for the first time in their career and right now they are marooned on one and a half wins and nervous times ahead. Recently promoted Chops is a former number 1 ranked scoring team in the Hogg but this year they are but mere mortals and @David Brent would be a relieved a coach after Chops finally got scoring and recorded a vital win over Inner Sanctum.

Not all the tooth and nail battles were at the arse end of the ladder. DAISY was flying high at the start of the season but have fallen on hard times in recent weeks and they fell to a third straight loss to an inform Captain Who by 37 points. @Groover can be well pleased with his season after date after having his own battles in the last couple of seasons at this level. @FISH and Roosters were back on the winners list with Roosters turning around a mini slump and getting back amongst it this week. FISH has been very solid this season and once again they are putting their hand up for their maiden Premier League premiership.

Summer of George have barged into the top eight after a slow start at the expense of DAISY while Far Callers and Richo Richo kept on keeping on with Richo continuing on with a fine season. Meanwhile, @Hondo and the Sharks are top eight sides who slipped up on the weekend. It's something you don't want to turn into a habit as stringing losses together puts you behind the eight ball very quickly in this company. Match of the round next week Captain Who vs. TEAM_FISH. This is a massive clash and will be one of the contests of the Hogg this week with two high scoring teams facing off to put one foot in the double chance. It's hard to go past Groover this year but @FISH has been too consistent for too long and I reckon FISHY might just be the winner of this one....kiss of death in 5, 4, 3, 2....

regards,

REB

[fish]

Was lucky to jag the win on the weekend, captain Oliver vs captain Neale helped!

[Rik E Boy]

Was lucky to jag the win on the weekend, captain Oliver vs captain Neale helped!

Hasn't Neale been off his tucker though! Started well but can't crack 110 lately. I went Oliver as well. Thought that it was obvious seeing as he didn't fire up against the Eagles so the odds of him not firing twice against shit sides looked low. Especially under a roof you've got to love Clarry there.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 9

REBCats 2441
wycbloods 2405

Chops Clots 2303
Q Before You 2256

Delicious 2438
Watts & Motts 2375

The Far Callers 2381
Inner Sanctum 2306

Summer of George 2549
Richo Richo Man 2496

Hondo SCC 2460
Ecky's Fevolas 2385

Mediocre at Best 2293
Sharks 2182

Roosters 2372
DAISYSDUDS 2323

Captain Who? 2425
TEAM_FISH 2301

Ladder

1 Captain Who? 7 2 0 20748 20172 102.86 28
2 Richo Richo Man 6 3 0 21270 20641 103.05 24
3 Hondo SCC 6 3 0 20590 20152 102.17 24
4 The Far Callers 6 3 0 20796 20402 101.93 24
5 Roosters 6 3 0 20399 20132 101.33 24
6 TEAM_FISH 6 3 0 20570 20539 100.15 24
7 Summer of George 5 3 1 20960 20518 102.15 22
8 Sharks 5 4 0 20377 20244 100.66 20

9 DAISYSDUDS 4 5 0 20389 20341 100.24 16
10 REBCats 4 5 0 20362 20554 99.07 16
11 Inner Sanctum 4 5 0 20192 20420 98.88 16
12 Mediocre at Best 4 5 0 20353 20626 98.68 16
13 Chops Clots 4 5 0 19642 20469 95.96 16
14 Watts & Motts 3 6 0 20257 20230 100.13 12
15 Ecky's Fevolas 3 6 0 20603 20743 99.33 12
16 Delicious 3 6 0 20414 20753 98.37 12
17 wycbloods 3 6 0 20192 20559 98.21 12
18 Q Before You 1 7 1 19736 20355 96.96 6

Big scoring was the order of the round as Captain Who took over the top spot on the ladder as Summer of George pumped out a 2549 to sink Richo Richo Man who didn't have such a bad round themselves. Hondo, The Far Callers and Roosters all had good wins to keep the heat on the leaders with the Roosters inflicting DAISY's 5th straight loss which has undone all the good work of an unbeaten first month.

The Premier League clanger of the season so far goes to Spiro's Sharks. Attempting to loop in Junkley's 143, he was left to carry Carroll as his skipper as Weitering went off hurt for the 147th time in 138 matches. Mediocre was on the way to carding a Mediocre score and possibly another loss when Spiro pulled a boner and handed the match to the reigning premier. Several other battlers managed to get important wins during this round. Chops Clots managed to hang on for a vital win over Q who has now been left behind on last place on the table while the REBCats managed an important relegation scrap match against wycbloods. The other battling side to record an invaluable win was Delicious whose win over Watts has but the heat right on bd u15 09. Watts, wycbloods and now Ecky's Fevolas have been dragged into the relegation bunfight so the bye period is going to be an interesting battle for those teams at the wrong end of the ladder.

The match of the round this week is TEAM_FISH vs. Roosters. Both sides look pretty well set up for this bye which means it's a true 5th vs. 6th battle. FISH needs the win here to keep the edge over the Roosters and I reckon they might just fall over the line in a close one.

regards,

REB

[fish]

Advantage SC_FISH as English and Stewart misfire for Roosters

[Rik E Boy]

Advantage SC_FISH as English and Stewart misfire for Roosters

Stewart misfired? Nah, not copping that one. Knocked out by evil Bulldog!

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 10

Chops Clots 1978
REBCats 1819

wycbloods 2075
Watts & Motts 1859

The Far Callers 1914
Q Before You 1842

Inner Sanctum 2021
Ecky's Fevolas 1903

Richo Richo Man 1954
Sharks 1865

Hondo SCC 2108
DAISYSDUDS 1725

Mediocre at Best 1993
Captain Who? 1851

TEAM_FISH 2013
Roosters 1768

Delicious 2059
Summer of George 1819

Ladder

1 Hondo SCC 7 3 0 22698 21877 103.75 28
2 Richo Richo Man 7 3 0 23224 22506 103.19 28
3 The Far Callers 7 3 0 22710 22244 102.09 28
4 Captain Who? 7 3 0 22599 22165 101.96 28
5 TEAM_FISH 7 3 0 22583 22307 101.24 28
6 Roosters 6 4 0 22167 22145 100.10 24
7 Summer of George 5 4 1 22779 22577 100.89 22
8 Sharks 5 5 0 22242 22198 100.20 20

9 Inner Sanctum 5 5 0 22213 22323 99.51 20
10 Mediocre at Best 5 5 0 22346 22477 99.42 20
11 Chops Clots 5 5 0 21620 22288 97.00 20
12 Delicious 4 6 0 22473 22572 99.56 16
13 wycbloods 4 6 0 22267 22418 99.33 16
14 DAISYSDUDS 4 6 0 22114 22449 98.51 16
15 REBCats 4 6 0 22181 22532 98.44 16
16 Watts & Motts 3 7 0 22116 22305 99.15 12
17 Ecky's Fevolas 3 7 0 22506 22764 98.87 12
18 Q Before You 1 8 1 21578 22269 96.90 6

Hondo threw down his marker for the Hogg Premier title with a big win over a battling DAISY as Captain Who took a tumble at the hands of Mediocre at Best. Richo Richo continued on with his winning ways but for once he didn't lead the way in scoring as Hondo leapfrogged him to top of the table. @FISH got the chocolates against Roosters in the top eight clash while @Q. went very close to securing a vital win, falling just short of the highly rated Far Callers.

Inner Sanctum,, Mediocre at Best, and Chops Clots have emerged as the main contenders for a late crack at the top eight with Spiro's Sharks starting to look a bit wobbly. Summer of George had a reversal going down fairly easily to struggling Delicious. @Ecky's Fevolas and Watts and Motts drew the short straw this week in the relegation battle with losses while REBCats aren't safe yet after being outclassed by the Clots.

The match of the round this week is between two sides who have topped the table at times this year. Richo Richo Man vs. Captain Who should be a classic contest as both teams seek to stake their top four claims during this second bye week. Looking at the preview scores it appears that @Groover is not too well set up for this bye round so this gives the high scoring @CoverKing the edge in this vital match.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 11

Watts & Motts 1945
REBCats 1701

Chops Clots 1990
The Far Callers 1819

Summer of George 1999
wycbloods 1942

Ecky's Fevolas 1884
Q Before You 1846

Delicious 2100
Sharks 1798

Inner Sanctum 2138
DAISYSDUDS 1999

Richo Richo Man 1984
Captain Who? 1911

TEAM_FISH 1864
Hondo SCC 1793

Mediocre at Best 1793
Roosters 1610

Ladder

1 Richo Richo Man 8 3 0 25208 24417 103.24 32
2 TEAM_FISH 8 3 0 24447 24100 101.44 32
3 Hondo SCC 7 4 0 24491 23741 103.16 28
4 Captain Who? 7 4 0 24510 24149 101.49 28
5 The Far Callers 7 4 0 24529 24234 101.22 28
6 Summer of George 6 4 1 24778 24519 101.06 26
7 Mediocre at Best 6 5 0 24139 24087 100.22 24
8 Inner Sanctum 6 5 0 24351 24322 100.12 24

9 Roosters 6 5 0 23777 23938 99.33 24
10 Chops Clots 6 5 0 23610 24107 97.94 24
11 Delicious 5 6 0 24573 24370 100.83 20
12 Sharks 5 6 0 24040 24298 98.94 20
13 Watts & Motts 4 7 0 24061 24006 100.23 16
14 wycbloods 4 7 0 24209 24417 99.15 16
15 Ecky's Fevolas 4 7 0 24390 24610 99.11 16
16 DAISYSDUDS 4 7 0 24113 24587 98.07 16
17 REBCats 4 7 0 23882 24477 97.57 16
18 Q Before You 1 9 1 23424 24153 96.98 6

It was advantage @FISH and Richo Richo in Round 11 in the Premier League as both sides navigated a tough bye round against tricky opposition. Richo's win over the Captain enabled them to go back to the top of the ladder as @Hondo stumbled to defeat against FISH who are looking more impressive by the week. Speaking of funky bye results the big one was the loss of The Far Callers who were unable to get by a resurgent Chops Clots combination.

Mediocre and Innner Sanctum are back in a big way with Mediocre grabbing a vital win over the Roosters as the reigning premier plucked the chooks and took their top eight place. Sanctum smashed out an impressive 2138 which consigned early pacesetter DAISYSDUDS to an unprecedented 7th straight loss. Delicious were another side on the ball this week as they smashed out a 2100 which was too much for the Sharks.

In the relegation battle it was big wins for @Ecky who just fell over the line against a luckless Q who are now a massive ten points adrift of 17th ranked REBCats who have not had a good bye period as they were smashed by Watts. Despite the efforts of some of the teams in this paragraph, the Premier League is now ranked at a season high 48. No wonder I can't win a game!

There are a couple of pretty important games next week but for me the match of the round appears to be Hondo SCC vs. Mediocre at Best. Mediocre have been building steadily and Hondo has a few slip ups in recent rounds and according to the predictor both will score reasonably well with not much in it. I'm liking @Feenix at the moment and I reckon his good recent run will continue at the expense of Hondo.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 12

The Far Callers 1877
REBCats 1834

Summer of George 1878
Watts & Motts 1784

Ecky's Fevolas 1786
Chops Clots 1760

Sharks 1713
wycbloods 1493

DAISYSDUDS 1672
Q Before You 1633

Captain Who? 1995
Delicious 1778

TEAM_FISH 1755
Inner Sanctum 1622

Roosters 1788
Richo Richo Man 1678

Mediocre at Best 1903
Hondo SCC 1885

Ladder

1 TEAM_FISH 9 3 0 26202 25722 101.87 36
2 Richo Richo Man 8 4 0 26886 26205 102.60 32
3 Captain Who? 8 4 0 26505 25927 102.23 32
4 The Far Callers 8 4 0 26406 26068 101.30 32
5 Summer of George 7 4 1 26656 26303 101.34 30
6 Hondo SCC 7 5 0 26376 25644 102.85 28
7 Mediocre at Best 7 5 0 26042 25972 100.27 28
8 Roosters 7 5 0 25565 25616 99.80 28

9 Sharks 6 6 0 25753 25791 99.85 24
10 Inner Sanctum 6 6 0 25973 26077 99.60 24
11 Chops Clots 6 6 0 25370 25893 97.98 24
12 Delicious 5 7 0 26351 26365 99.95 20
13 Ecky's Fevolas 5 7 0 26176 26370 99.26 20
14 DAISYSDUDS 5 7 0 25785 26220 98.34 20
15 Watts & Motts 4 8 0 25845 25884 99.85 16
16 wycbloods 4 8 0 25702 26130 98.36 16
17 REBCats 4 8 0 25716 26354 97.58 16
18 Q Before You 1 10 1 25057 25825 97.03 6

As the dust settles on the bye period in the Premier League only one thing is clear: that there is no clear standout in the league. The only team that really stands apart from the pack is the unlucky Q Before You who are ten points adrift of second last REBCats. Things didn't get much better for Q last week when DAISY saluted by a mere 39 points to provide the DUDS with their first win in over two months. i optimistically predict that there are still 17 contenders in this league but us duds on 4-8 would have to make almost every post a winner to get back into the finals action.

FISH has been solid all season and he would take a one game buffer at the top of the Premier League after the byes. FISHy has never won the Premier League but has been a regular finalist and this could be his year. Other teams such as Hondo and Summer of George are others who have yet to taste victory while teams like Captain Who and Richo Richo are former Premier League champions and we all know The Far Callers win Hogg Premierships for fun.

Mediocre at Best has resurrected their premiership defence in the last five or six weeks and this week they racked up another important victory. The Roosters are back in the eight after a vital win over Richo Richo who has the goods but hasn't quite managed to secure the advantage that looks theirs for the taking. In the relegation battle it is tight tight tight Tuco. Q's record looks bad but they are by no means a bad side and Q Before You have made a habit this season of racking unlucky losses. Q is running out of time to avoid the drop. The teams on 4-8 are the sides also in the brown stuff with the REBCats having a horrible bye period after being on the cusp of the eight before it. wycbloods has a massive difference between their best and worst while Watts' vital win over REBCats the other round could be the result that sends my boys down. All of the bottom four badly need a win this week.

Two teams that certainly don't need to worry about relegation this year are in the match of the round - Hondo SCC vs. Richo Richo Man. Hondo has really slipped in recent weeks while Richo is also struggling to recapture that early season dominance. In a toss of the coin job I reckon it's Richo that hits back which will put Hondo right amongst the ruck after seemingly being well clear of it a few weeks ago.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 13

Summer of George 2575
REBCats 2341

The Far Callers 2586
Ecky's Fevolas 2321

Watts & Motts 2522
Sharks 2391

Captain Who? 2426
wycbloods 2159

TEAM_FISH 2522
Q Before You 2234

Delicious 2587
Roosters 2522

DAISYSDUDS 2391
Chops Clots 2148

Inner Sanctum 2420
Mediocre at Best 2368

Richo Richo Man 2529
Hondo SCC 2512

Ladder

1 TEAM_FISH 10 3 0 28724 27956 102.75 40
2 Captain Who? 9 4 0 28931 28086 103.01 36
3 Richo Richo Man 9 4 0 29415 28717 102.43 36
4 The Far Callers 9 4 0 28992 28389 102.12 36
5 Summer of George 8 4 1 29231 28644 102.05 34
6 Hondo SCC 7 6 0 28888 28173 102.54 28
7 Mediocre at Best 7 6 0 28410 28392 100.06 28
8 Inner Sanctum 7 6 0 28393 28445 99.82 28

9 Roosters 7 6 0 28108 28203 99.66 28
10 Delicious 6 7 0 28938 28908 100.10 24
11 Sharks 6 7 0 28144 28313 99.40 24
12 DAISYSDUDS 6 7 0 28176 28368 99.32 24
13 Chops Clots 6 7 0 27518 28284 97.29 24
14 Watts & Motts 5 8 0 28367 28275 100.33 20
15 Ecky's Fevolas 5 8 0 28497 28956 98.41 20
16 wycbloods 4 9 0 27861 28556 97.57 16
17 REBCats 4 9 0 28057 28929 96.99 16
18 Q Before You 1 11 1 27291 28347 96.27 6

Is this the year of the FISH? On top for another week after fishy smashed a struggling Q who almost looks certain to be relegated this year. While that's tough on Q spare a thought for those teams that scored 2500 and couldn't bring home the chocolates. The Roosters were in this unhappy state and the win by Delicious leaves the door open for them a bit but a few extra points from the Chooks would have made life very difficult for Delicious indeed. In the match of the day it was a thrilling win by Richo Richo but I don't reckon Hondo would have been all that thrilled about getting rolled by a slender 17 points after racking up 2512.

A couple of top eight sides consolidated their place in the upper part of the ladder with Inner Sanctum putting the brakes on a mid-season resurgence by Mediocre at Best who aren't quite in the form they were in this time last year. While it was business as usual for sides such as Captain Who, The Far Callers and The Summer of George. Things were less encouraging for the Sharks and Chops Clots but the relegation woes set fairly on the feet of Q man who needs a miracle and wycbloods and REBCats who can't seem to get over the finsih line in recent weeks.

The match of the day once again features Richo Richo in the Richo Richo Man vs. Inner Sanctum clash. The finals aspirants will all be hoping that Richo Richo does the business but Sanctum will be up for the fight as are most teams in this league bar my mob. Smart money (not that you can bet on Premier Leauge) is on Richo Richo and so say all of us.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Hogg Premier The Run Home

With four weeks to go the contenders are lining up in what has been (unfortunately) been the best ever. So who is going to triumph in this bumper Premier season? Well, I'm buggered if I know but I'll have a crack anyway.

1. TEAM_FISH 40 (Chops Clots, The Far Callers, Eckys Fevolas, DAISYSDUDS)

It's been a top season by FISH who are a game clear of the pack and having gotten there by playing all of the contenders bar one. I reckon FISH get three wins but Far Callers may get the best of them. It's too close to call for the minor premiership at this stage but in two weeks I reckon we'll all be the wiser. With this run Fishy should hold on to the double chance.

2. Captain Who? 36 (Watts & Motts, Summer of George, Sharks, REBCats)

The Captain has had his best season in years and like FISH they've got a fairly soft run into the finals. I reckon you can pencil the captain in for three wins but Georgie boy looks like a potential banana skin. With three wins from here the Captain should get the double chance.

3. Richo Richo Man 36 (Inner Sanctum, Q Before You, Chops Clots, The Far Callers)

Richo has been a bit inconsistent of late but if he beats Inner Sanctum this week they should hold on against two of the lower scoring teams in the Premier League this year before facing the ominous Far Callers combination in the last round. After being a top four side all season, they could be a shock omission from that part of the draw at the end of the minor round.

4. The Far Callers 36 (DAISYSDUDS, TEAM_FISH, Mediocre at Best, Richo Richo Man)

The Far Callers win premierships for fun but this is a tough run home. I reckon they will clean up DAISY no problems this week and that might drop one of the last three but four wins would not surprise with this might team. I reckon they win the lot and earn a well deserved minor premiership but jeez there's three pretty tough matches there.

5. Summer of George 34 (Sharks, Captain Who?, Roosters, Hondo SCC)

That draw against 18th ranked could prove very costly but not all is yet lost for George who is finally having the sort of season one would expect of such a fine coach in the Premier League. The Captain and Hondo are the tough ones and if he gets those, which I think he might, he can steal Richo's top four spot.

6. Hondo SCC 28 (Delicious, wycbloods, Watts & Motts, Summer of George)

I reckon Hondo is in strife. You can pencil him for the bloods game but I reckon Watts is 50-50 only and that he's not getting near the circling Delicious or the inform George. It's a far cry from the early part of the season where Hondo was up there with the big boys. Hondo has the staggers and looks like missing out.

7. Mediocre at Best 28 (Q Before You, Chops Clots, The Far Callers, Eckys Fevolas)

The reigning premier makes the finals from here I feel. A good recovery after a very tardy start. Not sure Mediocre can take Far Callers but they deserve to start favourites against the rest. A fine recovery indeed.

8. Inner Sanctum 28 (Richo Richo Man, Delicious, wycbloods, Watts & Motts)

Like Hondo, I reckon Sanctum are a bit vulnerable. The rise of Delicious as a credible finals force has done them no favours and to make the eight they might have to overhaul a massive three percentage point difference against Hondo. Troubled times ahead if they don't win at least one of their next two.

9. Roosters 28 (wycbloods, Watts & Motts, Summer of George, Sharks)

Just like the NRL Roosters, and Michael Corelone, they are currently out but they'll drag themselves back in. The Roosters have two winnable games over the next fortnight but a tough assignment against George. Then they get another winnable match to finish and come August the Chooks will be crowing.

10. Delicious 24 (Hondo SCC, Inner Sanctum, wycbloods, Chops Clots)

Delicious can't afford a slip up from here on the run home but I reckon they are in red hot form and can win all four of these matches. The first two are the toughest but if they get past them then it should be a finals spot on the cards for valleys.

11. Sharks 24 (Summer of George, REBCats, Captain Who?, Roosters)

I reckon the Sharks are cooked. Nice to get to play them when they are weak like this too as I will badly need the four points. I reckon they get a burger ring from here and sink down to the ladder to an inglorious end to what was once a promising season.

12. DAISYSDUDS 24 (The Far Callers, Eckys Fevolas, REBCats, TEAM_FISH)

DAISYS mid-season slump has cost them a spot in the eight this year. I reckon he halves his matches from here with wins over the stragglers but they aren't beating FISH or The Far Callers. No finals for DAISY.

13. Chops Clots 24 (TEAM_FISH, Mediocre at Best, Richo Richo Man, Delicious)

Chops are the lowest ranked side that has a chance at finals action but unlike DAISY I can't see a couple of wins in his last month as that is a pretty tough draw. I reckon he gets a globe like Spiro but with six wins he's probably safe from the drop.

REB Sez....

1. The Far Callers 52
2. TEAM_FISH 52
3. Summer of George 50
4. Captain Who 48
5. Richo Richo Man 48
6. Mediocre at Best 40
7. Delicious 40
8. Roosters 40

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Hogg Division I Membership Applciation

And the nominees are......Watts & Motts, Ecky's Fevolas, wycbloods, REBCats and Q Before You. With four weeks to go for the rest of the minor round only three of these teams will be participating in the Premier League next week. If the last post was for the run home, this one is pretty much the run away. We are were you don't wanna be...

14. Watts & Motts 20 (Captain Who?, Roosters, Hondo, Inner Sanctum)

I have Watts winning zero of these matches as that is a pretty tough draw with four matches against teams above them. However, after the game last night Watts is already out to a good lead and if he finishes the job this will be the last time you see this team in this type of thread. They'd need to drop the lot and for REBCats and bloods to win two out of four so not impossible, but probably unlikely.

15. Ecky's Fevolas 20 (REBCats, DAISYSDUDS, TEAM_FISH, Mediocre at Best)

This week is absolutely massive for the Fev. If he wins this one he gets thrown a lifeline but a loss to 17th ranked REBCats could mean he faces the drop. It seems to get harder and harder for Fevvy with two top eight sides to finish. A very nervy end to the season for the Fevalator!

16. wycbloods 16 (Roosters, Hondo SCC, Inner Sanctum, Q Before You)

The bloods have really dropped away in recent weeks and I can't see how he gets a win in the next three rounds. In the last round he plays Q but even though Q might break though, such is the demise of the bloods over the second half of the season. Second last REBBY here is cheering on a few of these sides over the next month due to my own spuddy performance.

17. REBCats 16 (Ecky's Fevolas, Sharks, DAISYSDUDS, Captain Who?)

It is with more hope than certainty here that Im backing myself in with Ecky and Sharks. After one game already I can see that the match against Ecky is going to be massively close. My record against Sharks isn't all that flash either but if I'm not beating those two then I'm not beating DAISY or the Captain Either and it's bye bye the Cats as the last foundation team disappears from the Premier League.

18. Q Before You 6 (Mediocre at Best, Richo Richo Man, Delicious, wycbloods)

Every year there appears to ba hard luck story as a gun team totally falls apart. This year that team is Q who after a decade in the top flight, look certain to go down afte what has been a truly horrible season. Q hasn't been squibbing it, his scoring is ok, it's just the rest of the league is a lot better than ok and like a few of us, we haven't kept up. Spoon day looming with only the match against bloods the possible consolation win.

REBSez

14. REBCats 24
15. Watts & Motts 20
16. Ecky's Fevolas 20
17. wycbloods 20
18. Q Before You 6

regards,

REB