Hogg Division III 2016

[Bigshow82]

Bye rounds are a cruel beast. Bottom knocks off top. If only the Hawkers named Williams as an emergency they would have got the win.

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[Rik E Boy]

Round 11

Northern Cats 1880
Right Nut 1749

Chicken Noodles 1994
Extend The Dukes 1851

The Willies 1803
Chelsea FC 1352

Magpie Mafia 1942
Wadey's Warriors 1863

ShiasuShiners 1868
OneWinWonders 1691

Killer Wombats 2066
FOOTYLEDGENS 1708

Greedy Guns 1762
Hawkers 1707

Blighty Teasdale 1835
Wacky Tigers 1616

Summer of George 1903
Ice Bank Mice Elf 1377

Ladder

1 Summer of George 8 3 23366 22532 103.70 32
2 Hawkers 8 3 23080 22373 103.16 32
3 The Willies 7 4 23091 22299 103.55 28
4 Killer Wombats 7 4 23923 23293 102.70 28
5 ShiatsuShiners 7 4 22999 22510 102.17 28
6 Magpie Mafia 7 4 23415 23106 101.34 28
7 Blighty Teasdale 7 4 22889 22645 101.08 28
8 Chicken Noodles 6 5 23369 23182 100.81 24

9 Wadey's Warriors 6 5 23263 23246 100.07 24
10 Ice Bank Mice Elf 6 5 22367 22548 99.20 24
11 Wacky Tigers 5 6 22098 23146 95.47 20
12 Chelsea FC 5 6 21466 22909 93.70 20
13 Extend The Dukes 4 7 23517 23614 99.59 16
14 FOOTYLEDGENS 4 7 22692 22952 98.87 16
15 Northern Cats 4 7 22115 22440 98.55 16
16 Right Nut 3 8 23353 23039 101.36 12
17 OneWinWonders 3 8 22260 22964 96.93 12
18 Greedy Guns 2 9 22517 22982 97.98 8

The Guns have done it! A massive boilover in Division III as bottom beats top. This result put the Summer of George back in their usual spot, that is, on top of the ladder. Most of the other leading teams had a good weekend with the notable exception of the Spankers. Ice Bank Mice Elf were sitting in third spot but after a total wipeout loss against Georgie boy sending my love down the well is all the way down to number 10. OUCH.

Wadey's Warriors had been in good form in recent weeks but the first bye week match put a stop to that as the Magpie Mafia continued on with their winning ways. This result combined with wins to Chicken Noodles and Blighty Teasdale saw those sides clamber into the top eight..at least for now. Pretty close in this league.

Northern Cats managed to rack up another win and all of a sudden FOOTYLEDGENS are starting to look like a third relegation in four seasons could be on the cards so Cubby in a bit of bother. Greedy Guns pulled off the big win as mentioned earlier but they still trail the Cub by two games and still have all the work ahead of them to avoid the drop.

regards,

REB

[Bigshow82]

Yes the guns are off the bottom of the ladder.....well for now anyway.

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[Rik E Boy]

Round 12

Extend The Dukes 1666
Northern Cats 1577

Right Nut 1887
Chelsea FC 1265

Wadey's Warriors 1990
Chicken Noodles 1813

ShiatsuShiners 1781
The Willies 1496

FOOTYLEDGENS 1736
Magpie Mafia 1549

Greedy Guns 1716
OneWinWonders 1565

Killer Wombats 1611
Wacky Tigers 1388

Summer of George 1870
Hawkers 1709

Ice Bank Mice Elf 1882
Blighty Teasdale 1567

Ladder

1 Summer of George 9 3 25236 24241 104.10 36
2 Killer Wombats 8 4 25534 24681 103.46 32
3 ShiatsuShiners 8 4 24780 24006 103.22 32
4 Hawkers 8 4 24789 24243 102.25 32
5 The Willies 7 5 24587 24080 102.11 28
6 Wadey's Warriors 7 5 25253 25059 100.77 28
7 Ice Bank Mice Elf 7 5 24249 24115 100.56 28
8 Magpie Mafia 7 5 24964 24842 100.49 28

9 Blighty Teasdale 7 5 24456 24527 99.71 28
10 Chicken Noodles 6 6 25182 25172 100.04 24
11 Extend The Dukes 5 7 25183 25191 99.97 20
12 FOOTYLEDGENS 5 7 24428 24501 99.70 20
13 Wacky Tigers 5 7 23486 24757 94.87 20
14 Chelsea FC 5 7 22731 24796 91.67 20
15 Right Nut 4 8 25240 24304 103.85 16
16 Northern Cats 4 8 23692 24106 98.28 16
17 Greedy Guns 3 9 24233 24547 98.72 12
18 OneWinWonders 3 9 23825 24680 96.54 12

Summer of George moved one game clear at the top of the ladder after dealing a decisive blow against previously second ranked Hawkers in the Division III match of the round last weekend. The Hawkers fell to fourth spot as the Wombats and the Shineboners recorded victories in the second of the bye week rounds. Shiatsu Shiners were the big winners as The Willies were feeling a little deflated after their loss as the Shineboners snaffled the Willies' top four spot.

Ice Bank Mice Elf are back into the top eight after the Spankers, um, Spanked Blighty Teasdale who fell out of the top eight in a manner that would have served the Woodpeckers proud. Chicken Noodles went cold this week as well after they were swamped by Wadeys Warriors who got a league high (and one of the highest scores in the Hogg) 1990 which proved too much for the Noods.

At the bottom of the ladder Greedy Guns made it two on the trot as they cleaned up fellow cellar dwellers OneWinWonders. Things finally went Right for Right Nut who tightened up with a massive win over an unconvincing Chelsea FC. FOOTYLEDGENS earned themselves some invaluable breathing space as they accounted for a formerly in form Magpie Mafia who must have called Nathan Buckley for advice last week.

regards,

REB

[Arch44]

Bye round form is terrible. will no doubt be 0 and 3 after this week.

[Rik E Boy]

Round 13

Northern Cats 1467
Chelsea FC 1213

Wadey's Warriors 1767
Extend The Dukes 1488

ShiatsuShiners 1539
Right Nut 1496

Chicken Noodles 1685
FOOTYLEDGENS 1551

The Willies 1493
Greedy Guns 1476

Magpie Mafia 1715
Wacky Tigers 1349

Summer of George 1648
OneWinWonders 1553

Killer Wombats 1850
Ice Bank Mice Elf 1547

Hawkers 1691
Blighty Teasdale 1682

Ladder

1 Summer of George 10 3 26884 25794 104.23 40
2 Killer Wombats 9 4 27384 26228 104.41 36
3 ShiatsuShiners 9 4 26319 25502 103.20 36
4 Hawkers 9 4 26480 25925 102.14 36
5 The Willies 8 5 26080 25556 102.05 32
6 Magpie Mafia 8 5 26679 26191 101.86 32
7 Wadey's Warriors 8 5 27020 26547 101.78 32
8 Chicken Noodles 7 6 26867 26723 100.54 28

9 Blighty Teasdale 7 6 26138 26218 99.69 28
10 Ice Bank Mice Elf 7 6 25796 25965 99.35 28
11 Northern Cats 5 8 25159 25319 99.37 20
12 FOOTYLEDGENS 5 8 25979 26186 99.21 20
13 Extend The Dukes 5 8 26671 26958 98.94 20
14 Wacky Tigers 5 8 24835 26472 93.82 20
15 Chelsea FC 5 8 23944 26263 91.17 20
16 Right Nut 4 9 26736 25843 103.46 16
17 Greedy Guns 3 10 25709 26040 98.73 12
18 OneWinWonders 3 10 25378 26328 96.39 12

There is a saying in fantasy football that the bye rounds sort out the men from the boys. At the start of the bye period it was almost anyone's guess which teams would make the eight but after the byes the situation looks a lot clearer. Seven of the top eight from last week won their match on the weekend in what has turned out to be the lowest scoring round of the byes. The big loser was Ice Bank Mice Elf who were flogged by the Wombats. The Spankers slipped out of the top eight after the Chicken Noodles proved to be too hot for FOOTYLEDGENS.

The only other side out of the eight apart from Noodles who won were the Northern Cats who have now won four of their past five matches. After their slow start it is hard to see the Catters making a late bid as they are still two games behind the Noodles. Another problem for Andy is that the teams in the eight all appear to be in pretty good form. Blighty Teasdale can't seem to quite get into the eight as the Hawkers pulled out of a form slump which saw them lose top spot.

The Noodles still have some work to do to grab that last spot with Blighty and the Spankers the best bet to challenge but neither of these sides can stay in the eight so it could be Chicken Noodles with the Cup....but they've got to keep steaming on to get to the finals.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 14

Wadey's Warriors 2302
Northern Cats 2142

ShiatsuShiners 2152
Chelsea FC 1961

FOOTYLEDGENS 2227
Extend The Dukes 2188

Right Nut 2180
Greedy Guns 2138

Chicken Noodles 2145
Wacky Tigers 1964

Summer of George 2299
The Willies 2028

Magpie Mafia 2259
Ice Bank Mice Elf 2143

OneWinWonders 2359
Blighty Teasdale 2059

Killer Wombats 2220
Hawkers 2202

Ladder

1 Summer of George 11 3 29183 27822 104.89 44
2 Killer Wombats 10 4 29604 28430 104.13 40
3 ShiatsuShiners 10 4 28471 27463 103.67 40
4 Wadey's Warriors 9 5 29322 28689 102.21 36
5 Magpie Mafia 9 5 28938 28334 102.13 36
6 Hawkers 9 5 28682 28145 101.91 36
7 Chicken Noodles 8 6 29012 28687 101.13 32
8 The Willies 8 6 28108 27855 100.91 32

9 Ice Bank Mice Elf 7 7 27939 28224 98.99 28
10 Blighty Teasdale 7 7 28197 28577 98.67 28
11 FOOTYLEDGENS 6 8 28206 28374 99.41 24
12 Right Nut 5 9 28916 27981 103.34 20
13 Extend The Dukes 5 9 28859 29185 98.88 20
14 Northern Cats 5 9 27301 27621 98.84 20
15 Wacky Tigers 5 9 26799 28617 93.65 20
16 Chelsea FC 5 9 25905 28415 91.17 20
17 OneWinWonders 4 10 27737 28387 97.71 16
18 Greedy Guns 3 11 27847 28220 98.68 12

Summer of George and Killer Wombats not only identified themselves as premiership contenders but quite possibly they have identified this week's beaten foes as premiership pretenders. The Willies look good earlier in the season but in recent weeks their earlier form has not been evident. The Willies have dropped in the colder weather and they are half mast hoping for a quick turn around so that they can go up again. The Hawkers were another early season bolter but they've also had their tallons clipped in recent weeks. The Hawkers are now down to sixth and it is these two sides that those teams outside the eight will have their eye on in the next three rounds.

Keeping your eye out is one thing but what happens when you get absolutely ambushed? Blighty Teasdale must be wondering what hit him after the OneWinWonders went BANG and pulled out a mighty 2359 that sent Blighty sprawling on the canvas. Where the hell did that one come from? It was an invaluable win there for the OneWins as the relegation bunfight is incredibly tight. Last placed Greedy Guns got rolled by Right Nut who managed to go up four spots after that result. However, Greedy Guns aren't quite out of this league just yet. With a heap of teams on 5-9 BigShow just needs to start collecting the Ws and they could get out of jail here. Two teams that don't look like it at the moment are Wacky Tigers and Chelsea who both look cooked at this level.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 15

ShiatsuShiners 2304
Northern Cats 2228

Wadey's Warriors 2416
FOOTYLEDGENS 2236

Greedy Guns 2104
Chelsea FC 2005

Extend The Dukes 2473
Wacky Tigers 1959

Right Nut 2342
Summer of George 2231

Ice Bank Mice Elf 2312
Chicken Noodles 2194

Blighty Teasdale 2157
The Willies 2088

Hawkers 2469
Magpie Mafia 2248

OneWinWonders 2224
Killer Wombats 2188

Ladder

1 Summer of George 11 4 31414 30164 104.14 44
2 ShiatsuShiners 11 4 30775 29691 103.65 44
3 Killer Wombats 10 5 31792 30654 103.71 40
4 Wadey's Warriors 10 5 31738 30925 102.63 40
5 Hawkers 10 5 31151 30393 102.49 40
6 Magpie Mafia 9 6 31186 30803 101.24 36
7 Chicken Noodles 8 7 31206 30999 100.67 32
8 The Willies 8 7 30196 30012 100.61 32

9 Ice Bank Mice Elf 8 7 30251 30418 99.45 32
10 Blighty Teasdale 8 7 30354 30665 98.99 32
11 Right Nut 6 9 31258 30212 103.46 24
12 Extend The Dukes 6 9 31332 31144 100.60 24
13 FOOTYLEDGENS 6 9 30442 30790 98.87 24
14 Northern Cats 5 10 29529 29925 98.68 20
15 OneWinWonders 5 10 29961 30575 97.99 20
16 Wacky Tigers 5 10 28758 31090 92.50 20
17 Chelsea FC 5 10 27910 30519 91.45 20
18 Greedy Guns 4 11 29951 30225 99.09 16

In Golf they have this shit called 'Moving Day'. I think it refers to the third day of a Golf tournament and is roughly the equivalent to the premiership quarter. When the dust settles on this comp Round 15 might be the round that could be considered Moving Day due to the amount of upsets and a couple of key results in the middle of the table that have kept the finals door open for the Spankers and Blighty.

The upsets would have made a Pakistani Cricketer look twice. Right Nut has been scoring well for the majority of the year but not getting the wins and Summer of George has been doing it on the bit as they have for the majority of their Hogg career. Then out of nowhere WHACK the Bluebaggers home by 111. Even more remarkable was the win over relegation threatened stragglers OneWinWonders who pulled off a shock boilover (is there any other kind Lt McAfferty?) over the Killer Wombats who must have been lost in the bush or something. These results were gold for the Shineboners who would be a lot happier than your average Shinboner at the present time.

In the middle of the ladder the Hawkers arrested their form slump and the Magpie Mafia copped a solid flogging not handed out since the good old days of St Kilda Police Station. Meanwhile, Chicken Noodles and The Willies got the wobbles by losing eight point games against their nearest rivals on the ladder and both are now under threat. Looking at scoring patterns I'd be on the Noodles and the Spankers to get those last two spots.

At the arse end I reckon Greedy Guns (despite winning some games of late), Chelsea and the Wacky Tiggers are all GAWN. Meanwhile OneWinWonders has the Northern Cats and FOOTYLEDGENS looking very nervous. Stay tuned sports fans...


regards,

REB

[tipper]

OneWinWonders 2224
Killer Wombats 2188

Even more remarkable was the win over relegation threatened stragglers OneWinWonders who pulled off a shock boilover (is there any other kind Lt McAfferty?) over the Killer Wombats who must have been lost in the bush or something.

the umpires were biased, my players were drunk (or on the take) and i want the entire wonders team swabbed for performance enhancing drugs.....

[Rik E Boy]

Round 16

FOOTYLEDGENS 2231
Northern Cats 2169

ShiatsuShiners 2281
Greedy Guns 2278

Wadey's Warriors 2352
Wacky Tigers 2058

Summer of George 2315
Chelsea FC 1906

Extend The Dukes 2313
Ice Bank Mice Elf 2204

Right Nut 2316
Blighty Teasdale 2197

Hawkers 2328
Chicken Noodles 2127

Killer Wombats 2363
The Willies 2180

Magpie Mafia 2355
OneWinWonders 2288

Ladder

1 Summer of George 12 4 33729 32070 105.17 48
2 ShiatsuShiners 12 4 33056 31969 103.40 48
3 Killer Wombats 11 5 34155 32834 104.02 44
4 Wadey's Warriors 11 5 34090 32983 103.36 44
5 Hawkers 11 5 33479 32520 102.95 44
6 Magpie Mafia 10 6 33541 33091 101.36 40
7 Chicken Noodles 8 8 33333 33327 100.02 32
8 The Willies 8 8 32376 32375 100.00 32

9 Ice Bank Mice Elf 8 8 32455 32731 99.16 32
10 Blighty Teasdale 8 8 32551 32981 98.70 32
11 Right Nut 7 9 33574 32409 103.59 28
12 Extend The Dukes 7 9 33645 33348 100.89 28
13 FOOTYLEDGENS 7 9 32673 32959 99.13 28
14 Northern Cats 5 11 31698 32156 98.58 20
15 OneWinWonders 5 11 32249 32930 97.93 20
16 Wacky Tigers 5 11 30816 33442 92.15 20
17 Chelsea FC 5 11 29816 32834 90.81 20
18 Greedy Guns 4 12 32229 32506 99.15 16

With only one round to play nothing has been decided yet in what has been incredibly tight Division III this season. Two teams can win the minor premiership with the Shineboners looking very sharp indeed as they keep the heat on the perennial Minor Premiers Summer of George. History suggests Georgie boy will do it again.

The double chance is up in the air as well. Hawkers had a bit of a mid season slump but in recent weeks they have returned to form with a vengeance. They won this weekend by over 200 points against the Chicken Noodles who look to be trying very hard to throw away a top eight spot with both hands. The problem for Hawkers is that the Killer Wombats bounced back to form with another side trying to throw away a top eight spot in The Willies. Wadey's Warriors have been on the warpath (geddit) for some weeks now and it's hard to see them losing next week so perhaps that mini slump the Hawkers had could cost them a double chance next month.

As mentioned above, The Willies and Chicken Noodles have got the wobbles. However, their immediate challengers in the Spankers and Blighty Teasdale have been unable to nail down 8th spot all season. The collective failure of those four teams in recent weeks has somehow left the door open for Right Nut who looked to be facing relegation not so long ago. Extend the Dukes and even 13th ranked FOOTYLEDGENS are still a chance of making the eight but obviously the further down you are the more needs to go right next week.

Then there is the relegation battle. The two most out of form sides at the moment are Chelsea and Wacky Tigers and I think they'll both go down but a win could see them escape. Amazingly, last placed Greedy Guns can still avoid relegation even though they have a 4-12 record. It's all set up for the Guns next week...they play out of form Northern Cats while the other relegation threatened teams all have tough assignments to finish the season. If Right Nut make the eight and the Greedy Guns avoid the drop both feats would have to rank alongside the all time great escapes in Hogg history. Everyone has something to play for next week in a top finish to what has been an excellent league so far this season.

regards,

REB

[Bigshow82]

A 3 point loss with points wasted on the bench was hard to watch this round. I'm hoping to make the great escape this weekend.

[McAlmanac]

It could be the 1956 Hotham Handicap as they lunge for the line to make the eight.

[Rik E Boy]

Greedy Guns has done it! The great escape! Northern Cats down.

regards,

REB

[Bigshow82]

Greedy Guns has done it! The great escape! Northern Cats down.

regards,

REB

Cheers REB. Everything fell in line for me.

[Rik E Boy]

Round 17

Greedy Guns 2358
Northern Cats 2185

FOOTYLEDGENS 2239
Wacky Tigers 1926

Summer of George 2528
ShiatsuShiners 2375

Ice Bank Mice Elf 2413
Wadey's Warriors 2409

Blighty Teasdale 2495
Chelsea FC 1931

Extend The Dukes 2470
Hawkers 2305

Killer Wombats 2384
Right Nut 2233

Chicken Noodles 2308
OneWinWonders 1895

Magpie Mafia 2303
The Willies 2231

Ladder

1 Summer of George 13 4 36257 34445 105.26 52
2 Killer Wombats 12 5 36539 35067 104.20 48
3 ShiatsuShiners 12 5 35431 34497 102.71 48
4 Wadey's Warriors 11 6 36499 35396 103.12 44
5 Hawkers 11 6 35784 34990 102.27 44
6 Magpie Mafia 11 6 35844 35322 101.48 44
7 Chicken Noodles 9 8 35641 35222 101.19 36
8 Blighty Teasdale 9 8 35046 34912 100.38 36

9 Ice Bank Mice Elf 9 8 34868 35140 99.23 36
10 Extend The Dukes 8 9 36115 35653 101.30 32
11 FOOTYLEDGENS 8 9 34912 34885 100.08 32
12 The Willies 8 9 34607 34678 99.80 32
13 Right Nut 7 10 35807 34793 102.91 28
14 Greedy Guns 5 12 34587 34691 99.70 20
15 Northern Cats 5 12 33883 34514 98.17 20
16 OneWinWonders 5 12 34144 35238 96.90 20
17 Wacky Tigers 5 12 32742 35681 91.76 20
18 Chelsea FC 5 12 31747 35329 89.86 20

Division III is not the highest ranked league in the Hogg this season but I reckon it's the best league in Hogg history in terms of competitiveness. If the AFL could order a league I reckon it would look a bit like this one. Nothing was decided until round 17 had been completed. Summer of George continued with their run of Minor Premierships when they defeated second ranked ShiatsuShiners fairly easily in the end. The magnitude of that result must be a worry for the Shiners' premiership chances as they have to get by Georgie boy to win this one.

Fellow contender Killer Wombats had a very strong finish to a very strong season when they put paid to high scoring Right Nut's (ha ha) chances of a dramatic eleventh hour entry into the finals race. The Wombats looked primed to graduate from Divvy III and start moving into the big leagues. Wadeys Warriors have gained strength steadily in the second half of the year but they held on to their top four spot despite losing Spankers by a mere four points. It was tough luck for the Spankers because Blighty Teasdale smashed the bottom side Chelsea and they leaped frogged them into the top eight OUCH. The Hawkers dropped the ball against Extend the Dukes which cost them a top four spot while Magpie Mafia qualified for the top eight for a second straight season at this level. FOOTYLEDGENS were a bit like Extend the Dukes and the Spankers, finishing the season with a win but missing out. The Willies after a bright start lost their way and drooped considerably as the season went on so a disappointing finish for them.

Normally the glory goes to the finalists when you write up the last round but this week it's all about the mighty Greedy Guns. After 10 rounds the Big Show was batting like the Big Show in Test cricket sitting a sorry arsed 1-9. Then along came the byes and all of a sudden BigShow went into World Cup mode with some brilliant wins and an unlucky loss against a top side along the way. The result was that Greedy Guns went from their normal 18th rank all the way up to a season high 14th in what ranks as the greatest escape in Hogg Shield history. I'll have to laugh if he gets relegated next season though.

So that leaves the dearly departed. Northern Cats seemed to be scratched pretty early but bared their claws briefly over the bye period before having another Cat nap while Woollballs didn't get warm and Wacky Tigers and Chelsea looked like lame ducks a long way home despite a deceiving win-loss record.

regards,

REB

[JK]

As if I didn't hate Chelsea FC enough as it is!!

[Bigshow82]

Let's hope this ends the slide for the Greedy Guns. In 2013 we were in div 1. Time to climb back up.

[redwhiteandblueblooded]

A dropped mark on the siren saves The Shiners bacon!

[tipper]

well played by the shiners. somehow i lost both my games this weekend by tiny margins. finished top of the league in my work comp and lost my first final by 11..... frigging wombat pretenders, dropping the ball when it counts

[Rik E Boy]

Finals Week 1

Qualifying Final
Wadey's Warriors 2477
Summer of George 2331

Qualifying Final
ShiatsuShiners 2313
Killer Wombats 2311

Elimination Final
Blighty Teasdale 2290
Hawkers 2208

Elimination Final
Chicken Noodles 2323
Magpie Mafia 2282

After the minor round that was, this week's finals in Division III were hardly going to be hum-drum affairs that went to script. Top scoring Wadeys Warriors defeated the Minor Premiers Summer of George to secure a promotion to Hogg Divsision II after they won their final quite convincingly. In the other Qualifying Final, ShiastuShiners held on to win by a mere two points to join Wadeys Warriors in Division II next season. A dropped mark DOH!

In the knockout finals Blighty Teasdale upset 5th ranked Hawkers to somehow remain in contention. Scoring patterns suggest that he won't be too far off the mark for his Semi against Summer of George either so quite a comeback there by the Warriorpeckers. Meanwhile, the Division III finals proved to be to tough for Magpie Mafia who have now slipped to a 0-3 record in finals at this level. Dare we say the Colliwobbles at work?

regards,

REB