So, we have our Preliminary Finals this week! Only one more week to go until the Grand Final, with all 4 of these teams facing off to have the chance to play one more game this year. Last week we saw early premiership favourites in the Hurricanes get knocked out, as well as a high scoring affair between the Werewolves and the Bunnies, which saw the Bunnies being very unlucky to get knocked out after being the 2nd highest scoring team in finals thus far. This week, we see the Dragons hosting the highest finals scoring team in the Werewolves, and the Leeches hosting the Steins...
Week 3 Fixture:
Dragons vs Werewolves: The Dragons have been on a massive winning streak since Round 2, where they suffered their first and only loss to the Owls. Since then, it's been win after win. This week however, they may be in trouble. Zerrett is suspended, Duncan is suspended, Hall could be below his best after suffering a hamstring injury last week, and still may not be named for the Dragons regardless. That is a lot of their scoring power gone, and the real strength of this Dragons outfit has always been their midfield and utilities. Adding to that, their opponent in the Werewolves has been averaging over 2500 this finals series, and showing no signs of slowing down. Their whole side basically is in form, and while they do lose WitherGOAT this week, they have more than adequate replacements in Nic Newman, and possibly Nathan Wilson. With the form that the Werewolves are in, and the outs for the Dragons this weekend, I think the Werewolves will get it done away from home, and make yet another Grand Final!
Leeches vs Steins: Both of these teams have been two of the more consistent teams of the comp this season. Not as many high scores, but not many low scores either, always remaining competitive. Because of this, one of these teams will be playing in the GF next week, which is awesome to see, as both have moved up the ladder a fair bit since last year. The Leeches have probably shown that extra bit of scoring power over the Steins, and will be coming into this as favourites, particularly with HGA on their side. They will be missing their best midfielder and captain in Gary Ablett though, which is a huge loss to any team. Other than that though, they're at full strength and will likely have Clayton Oliver leading the way for them, who has been huge all year. The Steins also will be missing a very important player this week, their first ruck in Brodie Grundy, who has been hit with a 2 week suspension. Luckily for them, they have big Maxy GAWNNNNNNN who will move into the ruck, but with Blakely and Fiorini also out, their depth is being tested a bit, and their scoring will likely suffer. It's such a young side that the Steins have, and unfortunately I think that, along with their slightly larger list of outs, will see them fall short of the Leeches this week.
Birmingham Dragons
Def: We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit
Mids: We Forfeit (C), We Forfeit (VC), We Forfeit, We Forfeit
Rucks: We Forfeit
Fwds: We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit
I/C We Forfeit, We Forfeit
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 09, 2017, 12:28:45 PM
Birmingham Dragons
Def: We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit
Mids: We Forfeit (C), We Forfeit (VC), We Forfeit, We Forfeit
Rucks: We Forfeit
Fwds: We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit, We Forfeit
I/C We Forfeit, We Forfeit
Werent you thinking about not playing Zerret anyway ;)
Stains Steins:
Def: Nick Vlastuin - Callum Mills - Luke McDonald - Luke Ryan
Mid: Josh Kelly (VC) - Lachie Hunter - Marcus Bontempelli (C) - Sam Menegola
Ruck: Max Gawn (EVC)
Fwd: Christian Petracca - Elliot Yeo - Shane Kersten - Lewis Taylor
Util: Brayden Maynard - A M-Tippa
Emerg: A Tomlinson (D) - Nick Robertson (C/D) - Jarman Impey (F)
**Subject to Team Line ups.
Brayden Fiorini out, Sam Menegola to Mids.
A M-Tippa to Util.
James Harmes emerg out & A Tomlinson in.
Birmingham Dragons
D: Matt Suckling, Conor McKenna, Robbie Tarrant, Robert Murphy
M: Brad Ebert (VC) , Tom Mitchell (C), Jack Crisp, Tom Rockliff
R: Ben McEvoy
F: Josh Caddy, Josh Jenkins, Luke Breust, Will Hoskin-Elliott
I/C: Sean Darcy, Aaron Hall
Emerg: Jordan Roughead (R), Shaun Atley (D), Will LangFord (M), Ben Howlett (F)
Leeds Leeches
D: Alex Rance, Jeremy Howe, Michael Johnson, Dylan Roberton
M: David Mundy, Jack Viney (VC), Clayton Oliver (C), Tom Scully (EVC)
R: Sam Jacobs
F: Isaac Smith, Jack Billings, Jack Sinclair, Taylor Walker
U: Dom Tyson, Sam Kerridge
E: Liam Duggan (M), Tom Stewart (D), Lewis Jetta (F), David Mackay (R)(OOP)
Winchester Werewolves
D: Kade Simpson, Michael Hibberd, Luke Hodge, Nic Newman
M: Nathan Fyfe (C), Dayne Zorko (VC), Matt Priddis, Robbie Gray
R: Toby Nankervis
F: Luke Dahlhaus, Jarryd Roughead, Toby McLean, Jack Steele
I: Lachie Whitfield (EVC), James Sicily
E: Sam Gibson (M), Nathan Wilson (D), Ryan Clarke (F), Matthew Leuenberger (R)
(Potential) Milestones Games for Semi Finals
Lachie Hunter (Staines) 50 games
Quote from: nas on August 09, 2017, 08:26:19 PM
Stains Steins:
Def: Nick Vlastuin - Callum Mills - Luke McDonald - Luke Ryan
Mid: Josh Kelly (VC) - Lachie Hunter - Marcus Bontempelli (C) - Sam Menegola
Ruck: Max Gawn (EVC)
Fwd: Christian Petracca - Elliot Yeo - Shane Kersten - Lewis Taylor
Util: Brayden Maynard - A M-Tippa
Emerg: A Tomlinson James Harmes (D) - Nick Robertson (C/D) - Jarman Impey (F)
**Subject to Team Line ups.
Brayden Fiorini out, Sam Menegola to Mids.
A M-Tippa to Util.
James Harmes emerg out & A Tomlinson in.
** James Harmes back to the Emerg.
flower me Dahlhaus could you actually kick the ball once in a while >:(
how early was Caddy's injury
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 04:22:28 PM
how early was Caddy's injury
Dunno what time the injury was but he should be sitting at around 20% game time at the end of the game, cant remember if the rule was <25 or <20 though
Quote from: iZander on August 12, 2017, 04:34:46 PM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 04:22:28 PM
how early was Caddy's injury
Dunno what time the injury was but he should be sitting at around 20% game time at the end of the game, cant remember if the rule was <25 or <20 though
It's 20%, and it'll be very very close :P
good thing GL made me realize Hall wasnt dropped like expected lol
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 06:51:24 PM
good thing GL made me realize Hall wasnt dropped like expected lol
I was wondering why you named him as I thought he'd done a hamstring.
In other news, we're cooked. Some absolutely terrible scores already. Our only chance is a shocker from Titch which never happens :'(
Quote from: Rusty00 on August 12, 2017, 06:53:37 PM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 06:51:24 PM
good thing GL made me realize Hall wasnt dropped like expected lol
I was wondering why you named him as I thought he'd done a hamstring.
In other news, we're cooked. Some absolutely terrible scores already. Our only chance is a shocker from Titch which never happens :'(
an underdone Hall still better than Langford was my thinking
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 07:08:53 PM
Quote from: Rusty00 on August 12, 2017, 06:53:37 PM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 06:51:24 PM
good thing GL made me realize Hall wasnt dropped like expected lol
I was wondering why you named him as I thought he'd done a hamstring.
In other news, we're cooked. Some absolutely terrible scores already. Our only chance is a shocker from Titch which never happens :'(
an underdone Hall still better than Langford was my thinking
Agree, I just didn't actually realise he was playing.
Quote from: Rusty00 on August 12, 2017, 08:37:56 PM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 07:08:53 PM
Quote from: Rusty00 on August 12, 2017, 06:53:37 PM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 12, 2017, 06:51:24 PM
good thing GL made me realize Hall wasnt dropped like expected lol
I was wondering why you named him as I thought he'd done a hamstring.
In other news, we're cooked. Some absolutely terrible scores already. Our only chance is a shocker from Titch which never happens :'(
an underdone Hall still better than Langford was my thinking
Agree, I just didn't actually realise he was playing.
same until i read preview lol
Looks as if all over for the Steins. To make the Preliminary Finals in first year, reasonably happy with this.
Ah well, bring on trading now!!
Congrats KB. Good luck in the GF!
Quote from: Rusty00 on August 13, 2017, 07:31:50 PM
Congrats KB. Good luck in the GF!
gg dude and ty
Rocky back in form and some blokes returning bring it on
Well, team hits form at the right time KB!!
i know Zerrett will come in for Darcy or McEvoy but honestly no idea who Duncan will replace or if he will play
Final score adjustments:
Dragons:
-43 Howlett on over Lamb
+66 HGA
Leeches: +53 HGA
Final match results:
(https://i.gyazo.com/556b4d5db321e52db26fcde801bb7255.png)
The Dragons prove too strong for the Werewolves, with Rocky returning to form, Crisp stepping up, Hall performing very well after being in doubt during the week, and Tmitch leading the way as captain. Injury to Newman didn't help the Werewolves, along with Priddis, Gray, Nank, and Dahl all performing below par.
The Leeches got it done against the Steins, who put up what may have been their worst score for the season. Too many poor scores, and nobody really stepped up to even the balance, with their highest scoring player being Elliot Yeo with 165. The Leeches did well without Ablett leading the way, and will hope to regain him next week in the granny!
So just to clarify, Caddy is listed as playing 20% game time on the weekend and was auto replaced with a forward emergency. Yet in the rules thread it states
Quote from: Ringo on December 29, 2012, 03:13:56 PM
7.4h If a starting player has less than 20% TOG then the score from the emergency in the same position will apply.
It won't affect the outcome of our match with the Dragons, however it's probably worth just clearing that up before there is a future controversy ;)
Quote from: Rusty00 on August 14, 2017, 01:55:04 PM
So just to clarify, Caddy is listed as playing 20% game time on the weekend and was auto replaced with a forward emergency. Yet in the rules thread it states
Quote from: Ringo on December 29, 2012, 03:13:56 PM
7.4h If a starting player has less than 20% TOG then the score from the emergency in the same position will apply.
It won't affect the outcome of our match with the Dragons, however it's probably worth just clearing that up before there is a future controversy ;)
Seeing as UF does it automatically, I'd assume one of two things:
1. His actual percentage might have been, say, 19.8%, and on stats sheets is rounded up to 20%, but technically was under
2. UF makes it inclusive, even though the rules in the league settings specify that it needs to be below
Rule in UF:
(https://i.gyazo.com/a7a946d7ea4f2541b251081914cf4447.png)
Personally I think he might have been in between 19-20%, because when I looked at 3QT it seemed as though he was going to just get under the threshold. And I'm happy to stick by UF if it auto-replaces due to the threshold rule.
Thanks for bringing that up though Rusty! :)
Howlett needs to replace Lamb too btw
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on August 14, 2017, 02:20:13 PM
Howlett needs to replace Lamb too btw
Quote from: GoLions on August 14, 2017, 01:33:19 PM
Final score adjustments:
Dragons:
-43 Howlett on over Lamb
+66 HGA
Leeches: +53 HGA
;)
roger didn't see u had fixed it
Quote from: GoLions on August 14, 2017, 02:04:03 PM
And I'm happy to stick by UF if it auto-replaces due to the threshold rule.
Yeah, that makes sense. Just thought I'd check ;)
Birmingham Dragons
D: Matt Suckling, Conor McKenna, Robbie Tarrant, Robert Murphy
M: Brad Ebert (VC) , Tom Mitchell (C), Zach Merrett, Tom Rockliff
R: Sean Darcy
F: Steven Motlop, Josh Jenkins, Luke Breust, Will Hoskin-Elliott
I/C: Mitch Duncan, Aaron Hall
Emerg: Jordan Roughead (R), Shaun Atley (D), Jack Crisp (M), Jed Lamb (F)
i'm just naming a team name now for next week incase i lose internet or something