Hogg Division IV 2014

[Rik E Boy]

Round 11 Results

Wigg Brothers 2012
Crack Foxes 1767

Daisy's Duds 2118
ZedForce 2105

Adelaide Crows 2118
thewonderelephants 1929

Nutkickers 2026
onegameatatimers 1857

hairy Hobbits 2150
The Willies 1945

DA HEAT 2004
FoxInSox 1890

Duromine Dependent 2247
Crawf's SuperSquad 1821

Scros Swimmers 2257
Holland's Hero's 2013

FNQ Trotters 2041
Tongue of Fury 1864

Ladder

1 Duromine Dependent 11 0 23215 21004 110.53 44
2 The Willies 9 2 22630 21068 107.41 36
3 hairy Hobbits 8 3 22003 20571 106.96 32
4 Wigg Brothers 8 3 22463 21106 106.43 32
5 Adelaide Crows 7 4 23446 21919 106.97 28
6 FNQ Trotters 7 4 22364 21434 104.34 28
7 DA HEAT 7 4 22386 21916 102.14 28
8 Daisy's Duds 7 4 22228 22014 100.97 28

9 ZedForce 6 5 22810 22874 99.72 24
10 Crawf's SuperSquad 6 5 22059 22132 99.67 24
11 Scros Swimmers 5 6 22512 21747 103.52 20
12 Crack Foxes 5 6 20158 20983 96.07 20
13 Tongue of Fury 4 7 20573 21875 94.05 16
14 Holland's Hero's 3 8 21534 22445 95.94 12
15 thewonderelephants 3 8 20259 21538 94.06 12
16 Nutkickers 2 9 20447 22324 91.59 8
17 Onegameatatimers 1 10 20822 22855 91.10 4
18 FoxInSox 0 11 20326 22430 90.62 0

Duromine Depedent's unbeaten run has continued to an eleventh straight match as they smashed Crawf by 400 points to go two games clear at the top of the ladder. It's catch me if you can for the Dependable ones after The Willies drooped to a second loss for the year with a limp effort against the hairy Hobbitts who have claimed another big scalp to move into the top four.

As written about above Daisy's Duds have deservedly snuck into the top eight on the back of six straight victories. The latest in the series was a narrow in over ZedForce and a look at the ladder will show just how vital that win was for daisy. I still think there is a top eight spot for Zed but at whose expense it remains to be seen. I'm thinking the FNQ Trotters are the most vulnerable of the teams currently in the eight.

Another team who is capable of throwing a spanner into the works for Zedman is Scros Swimmers who are coming even further back than Daisy did. The Swimmers have had more than a few unlucky losses but have turned around their form in time to have a real crack at the flag. Grasshopper is two games out of the eight though so he will be relying on others to do his dirty work and hope that he can keep on winning.

In the relegation zone, Nutkickers enjoyed a rare win at the expense of onegameatatimers who simply do not resemble the team that was good enough to challenge the likes of eddieslittleindians and Ben Rolfsbergers. Nutkickers are back with a chance of avoiding the drop although they do trail Hollands by one win and percentage. There has been a slip of the Tongue of Fury and now they are in the shit but with four wins they might have enough early runs on the board to avoid the drop. The elephants can do anything but I reckon they are a monty to drop back to Divvy V.

regards,

REB

[Moe]

Time to cause some upsets.
Relegation not an option for the Onegamers!

[Rik E Boy]

Round 12 Results

ZedForce 2191
Crack Foxes 1899

Wigg Brothers 2329
Adelaide Crows 2280

Daisy's Duds 2370
Nutkickers 1999

The Willies 2221
thewonderelephants 2186

onegameatatimers 2005
FoxInSox 1829

hairy Hobbits 2267
Duromine Dependent 2238

DA HEAT 2203
Holland's Hero's 2040

FNQ Trotters 2254
Crawf's SuperSquad 1931

Scros Swimmers 2319
Tongue of Fury 2138

Ladder

1 Duromine Dependent 11 1 25453 23271 109.38 44
2 The Willies 10 2 24851 23254 106.87 40
3 hairy Hobbits 9 3 24270 22809 106.41 36
4 Wigg Brothers 9 3 24792 23386 106.01 36
5 FNQ Trotters 8 4 24618 23365 105.36 32
6 DA HEAT 8 4 24589 23956 102.64 32
7 Daisy's Duds 8 4 24598 24013 102.44 32
8 Adelaide Crows 7 5 25726 24248 106.10 28

9 ZedForce 7 5 25001 24773 100.92 28
10 Scros Swimmers 6 6 24831 23885 103.96 24
11 Crawf's SuperSquad 6 6 23990 24386 98.38 24
12 Crack Foxes 5 7 22057 23174 95.18 20
13 Tongue of Fury 4 8 22711 24194 93.87 16
14 Holland's Hero's 3 9 23574 24648 95.64 12
15 thewonderelephants 3 9 22445 23759 94.47 12
16 Onegameatatimers 2 10 22827 24684 92.48 8
17 Nutkickers 2 10 22446 24694 90.90 8
18 FoxInSox 0 12 22155 24435 90.67 0

The King is dead, long live the King! The hairy Hobbits are proving to be unstoppable at the moment. Leading scorer in the Hogg? NEXT! Second on the ladder in career best form? NEXT! And now the Hobbits are declaring 'Return of the King' after knocking off the previously unbeaten ladder leaders Duromine Dependent NEXT! A few weeks ago the Hobbits were looking like the vulnerable team in the top eight but instead of being knocked out of the eight they have claimed three top scalps to emerge as a genuine premiership contender.

This league has ranked as well as Hogg Division II and the reason for that is that there are eleven very good sides trying to fit in eight spots. In recent weeks Crawf has lost his way but there are ten other sides that deserve to be playing finals this season and two of them will miss out. Scros Swimmers have climbed back into contention and could yet be counting the cost for their slow start to the season but high scoring Zed needs to find a way to get over the line or he could be Hogg Elite but remain in Division IV next season.

The relegation battle didn't change much even though Moe recorded just his second win for the season. Crack Foxes with their five wins look reasonably safe but so far Tongue of Fury and Holland's Hero's aren't really doing enough to keep the bottom four at bay. Moe's win against winless Foxy means that the Sox will be going down, I can't see them winning three or four matches in the last five to dodge the drop. Holland's and Fury need to win only one or two more to put the bottom four away but there is still some hope for Nutkickers, wonderelephants and onegameatatimers.

regards,

REB

[grasshopper22]

Only 1 game out now,

[daysofourlives]

Only 1 game out now,

I reckon you're really 2 games out mate, cant see Adelaide Crows missing out. He is the best scorer in our league and must have an easy draw considering he has lost so many games at this point.
I have an easy draw as well so think you have to look at displacing one of the top 6, a couple of them have hard draws. The Willies, Wigg Bro and FNQ have the toughest if i recall correctly

[grasshopper22]

Only 1 game out now,

I reckon you're really 2 games out mate, cant see Adelaide Crows missing out. He is the best scorer in our league and must have an easy draw considering he has lost so many games at this point.
I have an easy draw as well so think you have to look at displacing one of the top 6, a couple of them have hard draws. The Willies, Wigg Bro and FNQ have the toughest if i recall correctly

Yeah I have Adelaide crows coming up I'm pretty. But I can still make it just need to trade smart and a bit of luck anything can happen

[daysofourlives]

Only 1 game out now,

I reckon you're really 2 games out mate, cant see Adelaide Crows missing out. He is the best scorer in our league and must have an easy draw considering he has lost so many games at this point.
I have an easy draw as well so think you have to look at displacing one of the top 6, a couple of them have hard draws. The Willies, Wigg Bro and FNQ have the toughest if i recall correctly

Yeah I have Adelaide crows coming up I'm pretty. But I can still make it just need to trade smart and a bit of luck anything can happen

Will post everyones fixtures and projections for remainder of season soon, think u will sneak in

[daysofourlives]

(1) Duromine Dependent
Vs 15 W + 229
4 W + 44
8 L - 50
2 W + 35
12 W + 213

(2) The Willies
4 W + 29
8 L -77
12 W + 172
1 L -35
5 W + 80

(3) Hairy Hobbits
5 W +99
10 L -85
6 L - 67
16 W + 116
7 L - 21

(4) The Wigg Brothers
2 L -29
1 L - 44
5 W + 39
10 L -76
6 L -8

(5) FNQ Trotters
3 L - 99
15 W + 44
4 L - 39
8 L - 189
2 L - 80

(6) Da Heat
13 W + 144
11 W + 215
3 W + 67
15 W + 112
4 W + 8

(7) Daisys Duds
18 W + 340
14 W + 164
13 W + 206
11 W + 238
3 W + 21

(8) Adelaide Crows
12 W + 332
2 W + 77
1 W + 50
5 W + 189
10 W + 82

(9) Zed Force
17 W + 193
18 W + 399
14 W + 270
13 W + 294
11 W + 347

(10) Scros Swimmers
11 W + 286
3 W + 85
15 W + 133
4 W + 76
8 L - 82

Ladder at the end would look something like this with points differential as a guide for %
Duromine Dependent 60 + 2653
The Willies 52 + 1766
Daisys Duds 52 + 1554
Da Heat 52 + 1179
Adelaide Crows 48 + 2198
Zed Force 48 + 1731
Hairy Hobbits 44 + 1503
Scros Swimmers 40 + 1444

Wigg Brothers 40 + 1288
FNQ Trotters 36 + 890

Disclaimer: this does not take into account any trades or lack there of. Nor does it any stupid captaincy decisions
Will be interesting to see how it all pans out.

Grasshopper, looks like your 2nd last game vs Wigg Brothers may decide your fate

[Rik E Boy]

Interesting post Daisy. I reckon hairy Hobbits will beat DA HEAT and yourself. He's just knocked off the Crows, Dependent and the The Willies in the last three weeks.

regards,

REB

[daysofourlives]

Yeah there is every chance of that happening. I reckon all the games with projections under 100 difference can go either way. For games with bigger difference than that alot out of the ordinary has to happen.

Zed Force about the only one that will definitely win all 5

[daysofourlives]

Also having a look at the Hobbits team, there is alot of holes in it, I reckon he has got real lucky over the last 3 weeks and there is no way he will beat either of us

[redwhiteandblueblooded]

So who wont I beat? I did get lucky this week with K Simpson well held by the Giants, but for future reference, which is your team DOOL?

[daysofourlives]

So who wont I beat? I did get lucky this week with K Simpson well held by the Giants, but for future reference, which is your team DOOL?

Da Heat and myself in reference to REB's post. Daisy's Duds would be my team.

[redwhiteandblueblooded]

Ok

[Rik E Boy]

A bit of spice in this league....

regards,

REB

[WOS Dragons]

How does promotion/relegation work in the Hogg?

[Rik E Boy]

How does promotion/relegation work in the Hogg?

In this league the top four go up to Hogg Division III. That is decided in the finals. You have to qualify for a Preliminary Final to be promoted. For relegation it is the bottom four teams at the end of the minor round who get relegated to Hogg Division V.

There isn't much difference in the standard between III and IV, but there is a massive drop in standard to Division V, which is a real cripple fight.

regards,

REB

[woodublieve12]

How does promotion/relegation work in the Hogg?

In this league the top four go up to Hogg Division III. That is decided in the finals. You have to qualify for a Preliminary Final to be promoted. For relegation it is the bottom four teams at the end of the minor round who get relegated to Hogg Division V.

There isn't much difference in the standard between III and IV, but there is a massive drop in standard to Division V, which is a real cripple fight.

regards,

REB

HEY!!!

[Rik E Boy]

How does promotion/relegation work in the Hogg?

In this league the top four go up to Hogg Division III. That is decided in the finals. You have to qualify for a Preliminary Final to be promoted. For relegation it is the bottom four teams at the end of the minor round who get relegated to Hogg Division V.

There isn't much difference in the standard between III and IV, but there is a massive drop in standard to Division V, which is a real cripple fight.

regards,

REB

HEY!!!

Blame my brother inlaw brettsrazorbacks. Burns all his trades and his team is still shit.

regards,

REB

[grasshopper22]

Too trade or not to trade this wk? That is the question with Bontempelli and Impey both with very low breakevens hopefully they both play and score well and just holding the trigger for another wk could potentially make me some more money and with my target player having a breakeven of 140 odd, with a bit of luck he will have a stinker also, which will result in a decent drop in $$$