Hogg Premier League 2019

[fish]

Irony is accepting that you'll absolutely tank the middle bye round (16 playing only), only to get to Sunday and look like getting your first win since Round 4.

I am 34 + Conglio vs Larkey. The only thing that can **** me now is Coniglio a late out.

INB4 Larkey tons up and Cogs gets 23

[Rik E Boy]

Round 11

Q Before You 1764
Longwood Lions 1640

Chicken Twisties 1835
Sharks 1451

Buddy Franklin 1792
Hondo SCC 1701

Inner Sanctum 1808
Richo Richo Man 1650

TEAM_FISH 1882
Ecky's Fevolas 1727

Mediocre at Best 1822
Captain Who? 1685

Poon Illuminati 1746
Has Been 1543

Delicious 1511
Ben Rolfsburgers 1508

Honey Badgers 1496
REBCats 1432

Ladder

1 Ben Rolfsburgers 9 2 0 23871 23064 103.50 36
2 Poon Illuminati 9 2 0 23690 23335 101.52 36
3 Delicious 7 3 1 23007 22675 101.46 30
4 Inner Sanctum 7 4 0 23235 22212 104.61 28
5 Hondo SCC 7 4 0 23861 23000 103.74 28
6 TEAM_FISH 6 5 0 23498 23290 100.89 24
7 REBCats 6 5 0 23221 23127 100.41 24
8 Richo Richo Man 6 5 0 23623 23528 100.40 24

9 Chicken Twisties 5 6 0 23169 22976 100.84 20
10 Buddy Franklin 5 6 0 23416 23297 100.51 20
11 Has Been 5 6 0 23072 23163 99.61 20
12 Ecky's Fevolas 5 6 0 22840 23346 97.83 20
13 Sharks 4 6 1 22391 23241 96.34 18
14 Mediocre at Best 4 7 0 22815 22903 99.62 16
15 Captain Who? 4 7 0 22706 23244 97.69 16
16 Q Before You 3 8 0 22933 23242 98.67 12
17 Longwood Lions 3 8 0 22439 23215 96.66 12
18 Honey Badgers 3 8 0 21783 22712 95.91 12

Delicious pulled of a sensational win over the ladder leaders Benny Rolfs in the match of the round in a three point nailbiter that might have secured valleys the double chance this season. Inner Sanctum replaced Hondo in the top four after they secured an important win over fellow top eight side Richo Richo Man who seem to drop matches when the top four appears to be in reach.

A couple of struggling sides earned themselves important victories, no more so than last ranked Honey Badgers who condemned an out of for REBCats to a fourth straight loss. Mediocre at Best recorded their first win for several weeks against a battling Captain Who while Q Before You finally broke through for a win with a key four points against Longwood Lions who are back in the relegation zone after losing a match to his key rival.

Chicken Twisties were most impressive against the Sharks who weren’t and Poon just keeps rolling along as they cleaned up Has Been without too many issues. Buddy Franklin has started to get some genuine momentum now and are eyeing off a spot in the top eight once again. FISH are back on the winning list with a win over Eckys who will now spend another week on the outside looking in.

Crikey could do with a win!

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Gutsy work valleys! Turned down Gawn's 150 to roll me with Grundy. I knew Grundy would go big but after last round went conservative and guessed incorrectly again. Still think that's the way to go more often than not but got bitten on the arse this week.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Round 12

Longwood Lions 1825
Sharks 1762

Q Before You 1921
Buddy Franklin 1732

Chicken Twisties 2136
Richo Richo Man 1985

Hondo SCC 1895
TEAM_FISH 1829

Captain Who? 2018
Inner Sanctum 1973

Poon Illuminati 2025
Ecky's Fevolas 1866

Ben Rolfsburgers 1934
Mediocre at Best 1773

Has Been 1928
Honey Badgers 1887

Delicious 2034
REBCats 1974

Ladder

1 Ben Rolfsburgers 10 2 0 25805 24837 103.90 40
2 Poon Illuminati 10 2 0 25715 25201 102.04 40
3 Delicious 8 3 1 25041 24649 101.59 34
4 Hondo SCC 8 4 0 25756 24829 103.73 32
5 Inner Sanctum 7 5 0 25208 24230 104.04 28
6 Chicken Twisties 6 6 0 25305 24691 102.49 24
7 TEAM_FISH 6 6 0 25327 25185 100.56 24
8 REBCats 6 6 0 25195 25161 100.14 24

9 Has Been 6 6 0 25000 25050 99.80 24
10 Richo Richo Man 6 6 0 25608 25664 99.78 24
11 Buddy Franklin 5 7 0 25148 25218 99.72 20
12 Captain Who? 5 7 0 24724 25066 98.64 20
13 Ecky's Fevolas 5 7 0 24706 25371 97.38 20
14 Sharks 4 7 1 24153 25066 96.36 18
15 Q Before You 4 8 0 24854 24974 99.52 16
16 Mediocre at Best 4 8 0 24588 24837 99.00 16
17 Longwood Lions 4 8 0 24264 24977 97.15 16
18 Honey Badgers 3 9 0 23670 24640 96.06 12

Last season Chicken Twisties overcame a slow start to the year to gatecrash the Division I finals and eventually they qualified for the Grand Final and consequently, Hogg Premier League. Ah, all very well to do it in Divvy I but let's see you try that shit here! However, it seems like the chook man is up to his old tricks because after a slow start here he is in the last bye week topping the Hogg in scoring and smashing his way into the top eight. Ha! But the joke's on him isn't it? It's only round 12 dude you are a bit early. Plenty can go wrong in five weeks, I should know.

Other teams who have been going disgustingly well is my mate Poon. And hasn't he let me know all about it as I rack up loss after loss. Anyone would think I've had a slight piss take at his expense once or twice over the past decade. Heaven forbid! Seriously though Poon is flying and if he can win it he will make history as the winner of the first Hogg title and this year...unless he chokes which I sincerely hope he does. Come on Benny Rolfs don't let me down!

Other sides who are looking good include former champion Delicious as well as Hondo who somehow still hasn't won this comp. The battle at the fag end of the comp is really firing up as well now. Q Man is all of a sudden winning matches which put the heat right on Longwood and Badgers but don't worry Mediocre at Best you've got the REBCats this week...just go the opposite of my captains call and your home. Bitter? Yep, bit him too! Still, I shouldn't complain too much, spare a thought for Richo Richo who, not for the first time scored well enough to beat most but got trumped once again. Now there's a win for REB surely.

regards,

REB

[LMA]

Don't worry about the twisties I am down to crumbs trying to field a competitive team after some poor selections to the initial squad, any injuries and and she's all over. Happy to take a scalp though along the way.

You gifted me a win REB, should be on 24 pts.

[Rik E Boy]

Don't worry about the twisties I am down to crumbs trying to field a competitive team after some poor selections to the initial squad, any injuries and and she's all over. Happy to take a scalp though along the way.

You gifted me a win REB, should be on 24 pts.

I've been doing that a lot lately.

regards,

REB

[fish]

With Billings and Houli spudding up to half time I reckon I've got the edge on Q.

Just need a decent captains score from Max...

[fish]

With Billings and Houli spudding up to half time I reckon I've got the edge on Q.

Just need a decent captains score from Max...

Oh dear looks like I spoke too soon

[Q.]

With Billings and Houli spudding up to half time I reckon I've got the edge on Q.

Just need a decent captains score from Max...

Oh dear looks like I spoke too soon

You'll probably still beat me

[fish]

With Billings and Houli spudding up to half time I reckon I've got the edge on Q.

Just need a decent captains score from Max...

Oh dear looks like I spoke too soon

You'll probably still beat me

Gawn back on - every point will be vital

[LMA]

Witherden a late out gives Twisties the win over Captain Who

[Rik E Boy]

REB wins one!

[fish]

REB wins one!

Nice one. I won too but it feels like a hollow victory with the Gawn injury

[LMA]

Caleb Daniel out now

[Feenix]

REB wins one!

You were always gonna get the W, you were playing a team of spuds. At least I got to see the Cats win at Kardinia on Friday night, that was my W for the weekend

[Rik E Boy]

Round 13

Buddy Franklin 2225
Longwood Lions 2207

Sharks 2318
Richo Richo Man 2131

TEAM_FISH 2281
Q Before You 2234

Chicken Twisties 2322
Captain Who? 2240

Hondo SCC 2291
Poon Illuminati 2181

Ben Rolfsburgers 2271
Inner Sanctum 2214

Ecky's Fevolas 2097
Honey Badgers 2027

REBCats 2291
Mediocre at Best 2172

Delicious 2321
Has Been 2210

Ladder

1 Ben Rolfsburgers 11 2 0 28076 27051 103.79 44
2 Poon Illuminati 10 3 0 27896 27492 101.47 40
3 Delicious 9 3 1 27362 26859 101.87 38
4 Hondo SCC 9 4 0 28047 27010 103.84 36
5 Inner Sanctum 7 6 0 27422 26501 103.48 28
6 Chicken Twisties 7 6 0 27627 27201 101.57 28
7 TEAM_FISH 7 6 0 27608 27419 100.69 28
8 REBCats 7 6 0 27486 27333 100.56 28

9 Buddy Franklin 6 7 0 27373 27425 99.81 24
10 Has Been 6 7 0 27210 27371 99.41 24
11 Richo Richo Man 6 7 0 27739 27982 99.13 24
12 Ecky's Fevolas 6 7 0 26803 27398 97.83 24
13 Sharks 5 7 1 26471 27197 97.33 22
14 Captain Who? 5 8 0 26964 27539 97.91 20
15 Q Before You 4 9 0 27088 27255 99.39 16
16 Mediocre at Best 4 9 0 26760 27128 98.64 16
17 Longwood Lions 4 9 0 26471 27202 97.31 16
18 Honey Badgers 3 10 0 25697 26737 96.11 12


The finals may be four weeks away but perhaps the top four positions were decided in Round 13 of Hogg Premier League action. Benny Rolfs went one game clear after a decisive victory over fifth ranked Inner Sanctum which meant they fell 8 points behind fourth ranked Hondo who defeated Poon in the match of the round. The other top eight sides all managed to salute even the woefully out of form REBCats who their first match in six attempts at the expense of the struggling Mediocre at Best.

The teams all outside the eight were rolled but this was good news for teams such as Ekcys Fevolas and Sharks who put in a solid shift this week with a big win over Richo who can't seem to string two wins together this season. The most dangerous team currently outside of the eight as most regular Premier League coaches will know, is Buddy Franklin. We've all seen what the Buddster can do when they get a roll on and they are hovering in ninth spot waiting for REB or FISH to slip up so they can go into the top eight.

Some teams just haven't got going this season and that obviously includes the teams currently in red. The Badgers have been the ugly sister at the ball all year with just three wins while Alaska's Lions need a few beer googles as well before you'd take her for a spin on the dance floor. Mediocre is balls deep in a relegation dog fight while the Captain hasn't been able to mount his usual rearguard action this season......you know these sailors.

With four to play you can probably put a line through the bottom four including Q who can probably put it in the rack once relegation has been avoided but I can't imagine Q and Groover being relegated...it just wouldn't feel like Hogg Premier anymore if they were gone.

regards,

REB

[fish]

Boak OUT leaves Buddy Franklin with a donut - Franklin and Burgess on his bench

[Q.]

Donuts everywhere thanks to Boak and Gawn

[Q.]

Donuts everywhere thanks to Boak and Gawn

And yet, victory is mine

[hambone]

Well done Q.. tried to win without trading in a strange week and lucked out. You must have been happy with Billings score! Jeremy Cameron has already been rage traded to Sicily for me...