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I told you the corrupt fat Greek prick would be caught out eventually.

yep anyone who didnt think there were deals going on behind the scenes were very naive.

The fat greek is just as corrupt as the IOC and FIFA presidents.

Yeah nothing new here. Vlad needs to 'please explain' then resign.

Documents conveniently leaked to the HUN who was the media of choice of the Essendon spin doctors.

All this suggests is that infraction notices must be imminent.

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This is the central div thread

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1. Les's Men 4439
2. IF ManBearPigs 4353
3. Cossi's Carnts 4351
4. Sampi Turtle 4342
5. Bonngas Bulldogs 4331
6. Honey Badgers 4323
7. Ecky's Fevolas 4288
8. Ben Roflsburgers 4263
9. Cowboys 4259
10. harrynutts 4213
11. SHARKS 4212
12. Breust Rovers FC 4119
13. Honda's Heroes 4093
14. TEAM_FISH 4012
15. cdfcdevils 3971
16. Greedy Guns 3800
17. chardy socialists 3689
18. Dutchys Dodos 2524

league ranking 3638/24598

It would be an absolute Joke should Echunga be relegated after what they have achieved this year - particularly taking into account they couldn't even plan for Central until so late in the piece.

The points weight given to B grade and Senior Colts is too high considering the finance involved in competing in Central A grade.

I hope it doesn't come down to this match after all the great work we have done.

There are some people who are talking "legal" if it does and they are very passionate plus well equipped. (certainly as good as TV had when they secured a 2 year guarantee - watch this space)

The competition doesn't need another saga like last year - and I am sure the HFL doesn't want to see another clubs junior program decimated (which will happen if Echunga goes down).

Would the HFL let it happen with no feeling of guilt - my guess is they would after their attitude at the end of 2013.

Rules are rules Legs Man, simple as that. Just tell your blokes to pull their fingers out this weekend. Would much rather read your biased/annoying post about how good Echunga are week in week out than run around at Mt Torrens again.

Finally, Looks Good in Leather - surprised you think Bridgewater are in danger given they have to play Uraidla and Echunga, so between the senior colts and B grade will be over 150 points without much effort.

A lot of assumptions here, but here goes.

Bridgewater - curr 139
Expecting them to lose their 3 remaining A-Grade games (Mount Barker, Echunga & Uraidla). They should account for Echunga in the Bs (5 points) but I would expect them to lose the other two. In the senior colts I expect them to beat Echunga & Uraidla (10 points), but the Mount Barker game is hard to call. In the Junior colts I expect them to lose to Mount Barker, with the Echunga and Uraidla games in the balance.

Predicted Final Range: 155-166


Echunga - curr 116
This week very important in the A's against TV with the winner gaining an extra 10 points against a fellow relegation candidate. I expect them to beat both Bridgewater and Hahndorf (20 points). Unlikely to win any of the remaining games in the Bs (0 points). Expecting them to lose the Senior colts against Bridgewater & Hahndorf, with the game against Torrens Valley in the balance. In the junior colts I don't see them beating Hahndorf, but both the Torrens Valley & Bridgewater games are a chance.

Predicted Final Range: 136-157


Torrens Valley - curr 111
As mentioned, this week very important against Echunga and likely to beat Hahndorf (10 points) with the Ironbank game also a chance. Expecting TV to win their B-Grade games against Echunga & Hahndorf (10 points) and a chance to beat Ironbank. Not expecting them to win the Senior colts against Hahndorf or Ironbank but the Echunga game could be a chance. Similar in the Junior Colts I expect losses to Hahndorf & Ironbank but toss a coin in the Echunga game with it being a close one earlier in the year.

Predicted Final Range: 131-164

If Torrens Valley beat Echunga this week then Bridgewater should be safe, but their performance in the A-Grade mean that if a few results go Echunga's way, Bridgewater also find themselves in danger.

Should be an exciting finish.

Not sure if anyone on this forum has previously pointed this out but it's seems to me that if the HFL board simply followed the rules set out in the constitution then the league would run a whole lot smoother. As far as I am aware the rules involving relegation are clear and I'm unsure why a debate about which team should go down/ come up each year needs to occur. Sure we can all agree some teams are more deserving than others but rules are rules and they should be followed, why bother having a constitution at all if we don't follow it. The same disregard of the rules seems to occur with the points allocation each year also. Why not just stick to the points allocated by the constitution and leave it at that?

Further to that Panther32, if there is promotion/relegation why are some clubs allocated more points? This creates an unfair playing field and not every club has the same opportunity to remain in Central. Shouldnt everyone have the same points where relegation is going to be enforced?

I think you will find that there are a few people with several accounts that speak nonstop nonsense on the central forum just to push there own clubs agenda whilst attempting to tarnish the HFL with the purpose of trying to create more noise than is really there. When you speak face 2 face with the majority of HFL football goers you will notice their opinions are very different to the majority of post in the central forum. I totally agree with your opening post Scratcher but would advise you pay no mind to most of the junk on the central forum.
My opinion only

SAFooty Lobster league is now open.

Code is 504480.

When this fills, we'll open up a Pineapple.

REB the league is full now

Unfortunately, cos I'm in. I'll try again to get a higher ranked player in.

regards,

REB

Stay there REB

Surely you were close enough to the ranking cut off and besides I think we would all agree you deserve some reward for all the time you commit to organizing the Hogg leagues for us.

Hogg Premier Preview Round 2

Back in the old days there was this Cat dude who had ‘The Ablett Factor’ as his banner and he’d bob up at a heap of Geelong games. In Hogg Premier the Ablett factor is one to consider when trying to work out this week’s winners.

There are other factors at work here as well. Collingwood’s Scott Pendlebury could get the night off against the Saints as the Pies want him rested for ANZAC Day and popular rookie selection Kane Lambert has also done a shoulder so he’ll be out for a few weeks. Add that to O’Meara, Sidebottom, Rockliff and Selwood (but who would pick him hey Troy?) and you’ve got Round 20 carnage in Round 2. Let the fun and games commence!

Captain Who? v Cotch Lickers MATCH OF THE ROUND
The winner of this match will be two-zip and this is the match of the round this week. On paper the Captain looked very strong to start with but he has yet to pull the trigger on Rockliff and he has Ablett as well. This means Groover has 1.4 million dollars’ worth of Donut. Even Homer Simpson couldn’t eat a donut of that size. CoverKing has started off the season very well and just because he loses when I select him I am doing just that. Cotch Lickers to win the match of the round.

REBCats v Longwood Lions
Both sides got done in round one so they’ll be keen to get a win on the board. There has been a bit of carnage so far this season and it hasn’t bypassed the Cats with Gary Ablett providing the fur ball during last week. Alaska is down in the point-scoring already so I’m selecting my REBCats to open their account, especially as the Lions also have the little master in their squad.

Ben Rolfsburgers v wycbloods
Both last start winners with the Rolfs being more impressive in the scoring department. The bloods managed to scrape a win despite switching the captaincy from Nat Fyfe last week which is a mistake that he won’t be making this time around. Neither side has Ablett but the Rolfs do have Pendlebury. I reckon Pendlebury owners won’t make the trade so that means I’m leaning towards a wycbloods victory .

Cork in the Ocean v Eckys Fevolas
Ecky got the job done last week and Corky was pretty unlucky to lose after scoring one of the best scores in the Premier League last week. Corky is currently number two in the Hogg and if you keep scoring well then the wins will come. Both have Pendles and I can see Corky pulling the trigger on Gaz. Cork in the Ocean will get the win this week and draw level with the Fevs on points after two rounds.

Hondo SCC v Q Before You
Two highly credentialed Premier League coaches meet here after an uncharacteristic stumble to start the season. Both players have Pendlebury and Ablett so these factors will cancel each other out a bit. He won’t thank me for it but I’m tipping Hondo SCC to get the points this week.

Peptide Army v Les’s Men
Hammo would be lucky to win in Division V this week so a match up with the formidable Lezzes is the last thing he needs after an inglorious start. Les might have missed the boat in the pre-season but he hasn’t missed a beat now we are playing for keeps. Les has Pendles but Hammo has Gaz, Pendles and Scooter Selwood in a formidable midfield bakery. Les’s Men will romp this one in .

Underdogs v SHARKS
These two sides have met many times in the Piglet Shield but this is their first meeting in the Premier League. The Dogs will lose a ‘development’ trade replacing Ablett but a quick look at the SHARKS shows that it’s a POD paradise. Isaac Smith, Andrew Swallow, Lachie Neale this team is capable of nothing and anything. With Gibbo a little off the pace right now it points to a SHARKS victory .

Squeakeroos DTC v Has Been
Squeaky didn’t frighten the scorers much last week but still did enough to get the win. This week they have the inside running as well as the Beeners have Pendles and Ablett while Squeaky only has to worry about Pendles. It will be an interesting night at selection for these two sides but I reckon that Squeakeroos DTC can live up to their name and record a narrow victory .

Buddy Franklin v Honey Badgers
Danger time already for both of these sides after they dropped their round one matches. The Badgers were struck by the ugly stick last week but look likey to be untouched by carnage (vest aside) in terms of long term outs and Buddy is one of the many coaches who have to resolve the Ablett factor. At this stage I’m selecting the more settled sides so I’m leaning towards a Honey Badgers win .

regards,

REB

i propose a moratorium on the following topics.....
"buying" a premiership
uneven points allowances

and encourage some discussion on football....

It was probably a case of the last person out put off the lights.

Another good round coming up and hopefully some good weather saturday will make some for more free flowing football, Here's my tips;

Blackwood V Echunga- Blackwood will have a serious challenge this week, Bricknell and maybe Woods will come back into the side whilst Carey will still be down at the crows for the Dees. However, Im not sure that will matter much as echunga on a fine day are the best team in the comp as they are quick and move the ball extremely well. Cranna will be to mobile for Herbert in the ruck and will beat him around the ground, whilst Lindsay, Jennings, Edwards and Co will be to strong in the midfield and will give AIsh and Harland plenty of scoring chances. Minuzzo, Catford and a few other young guys have been playing well for the Woods but echunga are just a bit to good for the woods. Echunga by 6 goals.
TV V Ironbank- Well we have the very tricky task of heading to Mt Torrens to take on a quality outfit. How to stop the three pronged forward set up of Boras and the Ellis Bros is hard enough but when you have the midfield class of O'sullivan, Hanna and Montgomery it's impossible to stop it from getting down there as they just dominate the middle. If we can get on top in the middle then we are a chance, Hitchcock, muirden and the rest of the midfield need to play big games. We prefer the fine weather which lets us run but still it's going to be a tough task to beat TV and whilst my heart says we can win my head says TV by 5 goals.
Barker V Onkas- The battle between the two winless teams, Barker have been rather disappointing so far whilst Onkas have been competitive but have just lacked the class with some key outs. Hughes appears to be playing a lone hand for the Roos at the minute in the midfield and it's time the others stood up and helped him. Onkas on the other hand need Tanner and Co back ASAP, if they return this week then there a big chance but if not Barker should be a bit to good. I still think Barker have to come good at some stage and im tipping it to be this week. Barker by 4 goals.
Lobethal V Lofty- Lobethal finally got a win last week and they will be extremely happy having seen a good weather forecast for this saturday as they can use their running game again. Lofty again competed hard as they always do but TV were just a little bit to good. If lobe arent switched on then they will be in trouble but if they are on Baust and Co will be running a muck on the wide expanses of Lobethal this week as they are very hard to stop on their ground with their run, carry and spread. Miles and burch once again are keys in the middle whilst Nielsen will kick a few but Lobe are just a bit to good all over the ground especially on a nice day. Lobethal by 8 goals.
Uraidla V Hahndorf- Hahndorf are up and about after 2 wins on the trot and will be full of confidence running into one of the best teams in competition in uraidla. Uraidla just keep winning as they always do, some of their young players are stepping up this year such as Gepp, Young, Etc which gives them a nice blend of youth and experience. The magpies are quite an even side with a good midfield in Paul, Tripodi and Hankin, whilst young male is playing particularly well so far this year. Hahndorf will challenge uraidla but I cant see them winning as Uris have to much class in Ivens, Delvins, Eberts, Etc and will kick away late in the day. Uris by 4 goals.

"If it aint broken don't fix it"

Sorry Lads been busy this week, here they are;
Onkas V Echunga- Onkas have been really competitive and it's good to see tanner and Hausler back but there just lacking a bit of class with Green and a few others still out to be able to beat most teams. Echunga will be wanting to make up for last week but if Edwards, Edmonds and Co are still out, Onkas may fancy their chances. Cranna will be to good in the ruck for ferraro which will give first use to lindsay, Jennings and Guy and once their on top good luck stopping Harland and Aish up forward. However, in Tanner, Klun and Mcgoo the dogs have a very good midfield but I think the Dees just have to much class all around the ground. Dees by 7 goals.
Hahndorf V Blackwood- This should be a cracker of a match, The woods need to win otherwise will slip to 2 and 4, whilst the Dorf would cement themselves in the 5 with a win. Handby was a handy inclusion last week but the young kids appear to be stepping up for the magpies to go along with the ever reliable Purling, Hankin and paul. The Woods by all accounts should of been up at half time against TV last week but poor kicking hurt them which they wont want to repeat this week. Thompson has been a great pick up and is dominating down back but it's time some of the young guns stepped up and stopped the reliance on the evergreens in Magarey, Herbert and Edwards. It's hard to go past the dorf at home, Hourigan to kick 6 and the Maggies to win by 3 goals.
Barker V Ironbank- Huge game for both sides, whoever wins will equal their wins and losses but whoever loses will go 2 and 4. Barker are coming of 2 wins and will be gaining confidence, Whilst we are coming of a big win and Motlop will return for certain this week which is a handy in. Barker like a few sides have a few key outs, whilst we will be missing de visser again but have mainly a full side. Thomas, Tags and Keeley have been outstanding for the bankers over the last few weeks providing a lot of run and carry, Whilst our midget forward line stepped up last week with Van den berg and Shearwood kicking a few. Hughes is one of the best players in the Comp for Barker and is all class, Hill has been kicking goals and Nunan is always hard to stop but they appear to be relying on to few to do to much at the minute. Ironbank by 2 goals.
Lobethal V Torrens- Game of the round, Dont be fooled by Lobe's ladder position they are a better side than that and I expect them to stand up this week. TV are one of the best sides in the comp, their just loaded with talent and who knows how to stop the Ellis Bros and Boras. Montgomery is a gun, O'sullivan is all class and Eichner and Co are all very good players in the midfield plus Renshaw controls the defensive 50. Bampton was very good last week for the tigers but Baust, Jenkins and Nitschke will need to lift to their usual standards as they need to control the middle to win this game. FIsher, WIlls and Co up forward could get on top of TV's defense if Lobe's mids get on top. Surely Callum Schild will come up from the Bs as he is way to good to be playing B grade, which would add another handy tall as well. I'm going to tip an upset just cause it's at Lobe and Lobe are a very good running side. Lobethal by 2 goals.
Uraidla V Lofty- Well good luck lofty, Beating Uraidla ar Uraidla is the hardest task in hills football and I just cant see them doing it. Lofty would be filthy after 10 minutes of bad footy cost them a game last week and should come out strong this week but their reliance on Miles, Nielsen and a few others is just to much to win to many games. Uraidla are just cruising along as per usual, Ivens, Richards and Delvins are playing very well, also young gepp is stepping up in the forward 50. Not much to say for this game other than lofty will try their hearts out but Uraidla will simply be to strong all around the ground. Uris by however much they choose to win by. (Hopefully Lofty people dont get annoyed by that, as I know we lost to you guys and you were far to good, I just think Uraidla are a very good side)

Fight it as hard as you can. The SFL has a hybrid (some participating in the Saturday program, some in the Sunday separate program, some both, some none) - it is an absolute clusterf***
Yeah I know SFL folk hate their junior program being so different from the senior one. What do we do if clubs like Uraidla & Torrens Valley can't field juniors though.

I thought fielding juniors was a requirement of Division 1, where is there a problem?
I know you're just saying that to cause controversy, you know damn well the problem with it.

Why should Onkaparinga Valley or Echunga get relegated this year when they do the right thing and field all grades, if there are others that don't?

Well after 8 rounds this season is proving to be very tight between the top 7 sides but neither of the bottom 3 sides are easy beats and in particular Onkas should get better from now on with players coming back. Here is the ladder and my review on each team at the first break;

TV- Sitting pretty at 7 and 1 after beating the previously undefeated Uraidla for the first time in Central Div. Dale ellis and Boras have combined for 62 goals between them and are very hard to control, Whilst their Midfield of Giadresco, O'Sullivan, Montgomery and Co have been dominating teams on a weekly basis. No doubt one of the teams to beat and will be looking forward to the challenge of Echunga in Round 9.
Uraidla- Also Looking good at 7 and 1, Dont appear to be playing great at the moment after stumbling over the line against Lofty and Ironbank before finally losing to TV. Defensively they are amazing, they are conceding only 43 points a game but offensively they have not been as effective as previous years as they only average 58 points a game. Oakley leads their goal kicking with 12, Whilst Down and the ever reliable Richards have been two of their better players. Big challenge against Lobe after the break as it will be interesting to see how they cope on a big oval against a very good running side.
Hahndorf- Big improvers in 2015 so far at 6 and 2 after only winning 2 games last year. Hourigan has been a big acquisition kicking 28 goals, whilst the return of a healthy Hankin has been huge. The evergreens in Paul and Purling have been excpetional in helping lead the youngsters, in Particular young Hayden who is having a breakout season after stepping up from the Junior Ranks. They have plenty of offensive weapons and with Wittwer playing after the break as the crows have the bye, they will be aiming to break their poor recent record at Ironbank Oval to go 7 and 2.
Echunga- Would probably be disappointed at being 5 and 3 and losing on the weekend to Ironbank wouldnt have been on the cards but they still appear to be sitting pretty for another deep run in the finals. Missed Cranna big time on the weekend and will welcome him back against TV after the break. Harland and Aish have 51 goals between them and are complemented well by Lindsay and Guy. Jennings has been fantastic all year, whilst Edwards and Liston have been consistent. Big game against TV after the break because if they lose they will fall back to the pack.
Lobethal- Probably the most disappointing side of the year to date, Had a great win over TV but then lost games to Ironbank and Blackwood when both teams had key personnel missing. Maybe they are just doing the opposite of previous years and will dominate the second half of the year. Fisher has been a great pick up kicking 21 goals and providing a great target, While Nitschke and the Jenkin Boys have been consistent which cant be said about many of the side. Baust and Bampton have been brilliant in patches but the team as a whole needs to get some consistency going. Massive game against Uris after the break which could set up their season.
Ironbank- Massive win against the Dees on the weekend to even up their record. Horrible start to the year which was hindered by injury and a lack of depth to cover it but the past 5 weeks have been positive. Motlop and De visser have missed a few games but still lead the goal kicking with 17 and 16 respectively. Hitchcock has been very good of late but the backline led by Thomas, Keeley and Cross have been exceptional in creating plenty of drive and run from defense. Huge game against the Maggies after the break which will be season defining.
Blackwood- To be 4 and 4 with Dundovic, Bricknell, Atkinson and Woods missing a few games is a very good effort. One big issue is they have Dundovic leading their goal kicking with 15, then the next best is 6 but they have won a couple without him so maybe it doesnt matter to much. Thompson has been a great pick up and is dominating down back, While Edwards and Ridley have been very handy in the midfield for the Woodies. Bricknell and Dundovic will be big ins after the break and they would be expecting to go 5 and 4 playing Mt Barker in round 9.
Mt Barker- Bit of a shock to see them so low, after being such a high scoring team over the past few years they are now the lowest scoring team in the comp averaging only 56 points a game. Hill has been a nice pick up kicking 15 goals but after that it's been a struggle to find a target. Injuries have hurt, with Johnson, Block, Higgs and Lores missing a fair amount of games but there skills are just not what i remember them being. Hughes has been the long ranger in the midfield and Ruckman Williams has been handy when playing but to much is being done by too few. Need a big second half of the year.
Mt Lofty- Been a bit inconsistent with some weeks challenging teams and then other weeks getting smashed, One win over Ironbank being a highlight. Pohl has been great up forward kicking 20 goals, Whilst Miles is as dominant as every. Always consistent burch has been in the best players every week, whilst young fellas like Van Paridon and Clements are getting better every game. Nielsen hasnt had his greatest year and they need him to lift as he is their key which was shown against the thunderers. They are the worst defensive team in the competition averaging 98 points against but in a positive note their B grade and Juniors Grades are doing quite well so the future bodes well. Would be expecting to win in round 9 against Onkas.
Onka Valley- Had to many Injuries to count, played the most players out of any team and Just continue to have no luck. Grocke is very nice in but they need woolford, Green and Co back ASAP otherwise they may struggle to win a game. Leonard has been good up forward with 17 goals and young Adcock has been promising with 11. Klun has been their best player, while young guys in George-Dent, Dean and Ferraro keep improving. Been a horrid year so far for Onkas as a whole with B grade struggling also but injuries permitting I expect them to bounce back with a few wins starting with a big match up against Lofty in round 9.

Rik E Boy wrote:Team Rankings Round 15

15 Ecky's Fevolas 31077

My ranking is higher here than it is in the Hogg Premier League (bottom)!

Sorry for missing last week been busy but was another interesting round and this was one should be similar;
Onkas V Barker- Well for the first time all year both of these sides are coming of wins at the same time, Onkas had a stirring victory over the Tigers and Barker are in fine form smashing the Dees and Maggies in their previous two encounters. Grocke was obviously a nice inclusion last week but young players like Oddy, Adcock and Co. are starting to play better with more experience playing senior football for the Dogs. For the Roos there getting a nice even spread now but Hughes is still their key and appears to be dominating through the middle. Block also seems to be fit again and playing well, which allows Nunan to spend more time up forward which gives them more avenues to goal. The midfield battle is obviously a key and Tanner, Klun and Oddy will need to be at their best to stop Hughes and Co. If the dogs get the ball forward enough Leonard and Grocke are a very handy tandem which can kick a winning score. Barker by 2 goals in a corker of a game.
Echunga V Blackwood- Echunga are coming of an amazing win where they kicked the only goal of the match, while the Woodies smoked the Bankers. The woods ever reliable trio of Edwards, Herbert and Magarey dominated in the wet last week, whilst the added inclusion of Wong and Sporn from Westies helped add some class. This game is huge for both sides as the Dees want that top 3 spot, whilst the Woods want to cement themselves in the 5. Echunga have class all over the ground led by Jennings in the middle but the key to this game will be Cranna against big Herby in the ruck, if Cranna can use his athleticism to get on top Echunga may be to hard to stop which will allow Aish and Harland to dominate up forward. Dundovic is a big out for the Woods but it may not be a bad thing as they may look at more avenues to goal. Im going to tip an upset and go with the Woods by a goal.
Hahndorf V Uraidla- Well the Dorf have had a bad fortnight and Uraidla are coming of a goalless game. Once again a huge game for both teams to cement their top 3 spot, Uris have some key outs at the minute in Delvins and Ivens, it will be interesting to see if they come back this week. The Magpies have hit a flat patch and need to lift this weekend, Skipper Tripodi is trying his hardest to keep them up and about with help from the ever reliable duo of Paul and Purling. Hourigan was quiet last week and will want to respond this week with a big game and may be to athletic and quick for the uraidla defence. Ricky ebert is back to his best for the demons and Thomas has been a big inclusion of late, Down will be huge this week as he can't let the Roberts boys dominate in the air also. Uraidla rarely ever lose big games like this and I expect them to add to the Magpies stumble by 3 goals.
Lofty V Lobethal- Lobe are coming of a shock loss to Onkas, the Devs on the other hand are coming of a very spirited performance against TV. This game may depend on the weather and Oval condition as the Devs are a better chance in the wet as Lobe are very hard to stop in the sun on a dry deck. Lobe must win basically otherwise it makes life hard for a finals berth. Lofty have shown over the past fortnight that they don't need to rely on Miles and Nielsen and in a weird way maybe their injuries were a blessing as it has forced these young fella to step up and when those lads return Lofty will be much better for this experience. Baust was very good last week but once again they have lots of players having inconsistent seasons, The Jenkin boys have been very good also but others must step up. Van Paridon is thriving in his role of Skipper for the Devs and youngsters like Hammond are also stepping up. Lobethal just by a goal.
Ironbank V TV- TV fought off a gallant Lofty last week while the Bankers got smashed of the park in the second half against the Woods. O'Sullivan returned for the lions and surely Renshaw isn't to far away from a return. Skipper Muirden was a big loss for the thunderers last week and hopefully he returns this week. One big question is how can ironbank control the monsters up forward for TV and the only way is to control the midfield so Baker, Harrison and Hitchcock must step up to control O'Sullivan, Hunter and Eichner. Bottin was good in the ruck last week in his debut for the Bankers and hopefully he can get on top off Watchel this week to give first use to their midfielders. Everybody talks about the stars of TV but blokes like Starkey, Broad and Hill have been might impressive for them and add plenty of grunt around the ground. Desengo has been very good down back for Ironbank and he will get the big challenge on Boras but his Job needs plenty of help from other defenders. TV will be to good by 6 goals.

Round 15 Preview

Three to go lads (and Sharksta) with all to play for. The final eight appears to be between nine sides so nothing will be decided on that score as early as this week. The relegation battle is on like Donkey Kong though with some high scoring teams currently sitting in the hot seat.

Cork in the Ocean vs. Captain Who? MATCH OF THE ROUND
This match between two former Hogg Premier League champions has top four implications with Corky just starting to generate some real momentum in their flag defence and Groover going beautifully until I select the Captain to win. Projections has this one comfortably to Groover but I’m going to do him a favour and select Corky who I reckon is timing his run beautifully and might have a trick or two up his sleeve. My tip – Cork in the Ocean

REBCats vs. Les’s Men
The Cats are probably a win short of ensuring Premier League survival but face a tough run home. Les’s Men haven’t done a lot wrong this season but recent form suggests they are off the pace a tad as compared to earlier in the season. Having said that though, I expect the Lezzes to bounce back against a side that has never beaten them in the Hogg Shield. My tip – Les’s Men

Q Before You vs. SHARKS
If the Q Man drops this match it opens the door somewhat for aspiring teams hoping to climb back into the finals hunt. Q has been a bit inconsistent and badly needs to string some form together with the finals only a few weeks away and gets his chance against the SHARKS who have struggled to put wins on the board over the past two months. Q should shut the door on Spiro and maybe a few other coaches as well in this match. My tip – Q Before You

Eckys Fevolas vs. Has Been
This one is almost match of the round status even if it is top against bottom. Ecky’s side is stacked with guns yet somehow they only have three wins to their name after 14 outings. Ecky’s strategy of biding their time early and roaring home has worked in terms of points scored and team value, but not in premiership wins. Ironically, if they made the eight the Fevs would be a genuine contender. There couldn’t be a worse time for the Fevs to play the top side but Eckys aren’t out of this. I reckon they’ll get the job done even though I’m hoping Has Been gets the chocolates to put the heat on Ecky. My tip – Eckys Fevolas

wycbloods vs. Cotch Lickers
There will be no brotherly love in this clash as the boys duke it out in this important match. Cotch has been building beautifully in recent weeks and is set for a decent crack at the flag and can’t afford to drop the four points to one of the league’s struggling sides. It’s an even more important match for wycbloods who have a poorer percentage than their relegation rivals and thus need to win an additional match to avoid the drop. I can’t see bloods scoring enough points here and the heat will be on him after Cotch gets the win. My tip – Cotch Lickers

Longwood Lions vs. Honey Badgers
Alaska has assembled a crack squad of guns and plenty of current top eight sides will be hoping he drops one of his last three matches and misses the eight. The Lions roared last week and I reckon they will show plenty of pride before the season is out. In their sights this week is the Honey Badgers who won a crucial match against Ecky last week to get off the bottom of the ladder. Other results weren’t kind to the Badgers last week but unfortunately for him this week’s result won’t be kind to him either. My tip – Longwood Lions

Ben Rolfsburgers vs. Buddy Franklin
The Rolfs have been brought back to the pack many times this season when seemingly they had a top four spot there for the taking. This week they should once again surge up the ladder as they are playing Buddy Franklin who are going through a bit of dry spell when it comes to scoring. Buddy will be closely monitoring the results of wycbloods and REBCats matches because all of a sudden their drop off in form has led to them being dragged into the relegation bunfight. Buddy needs one more to be safe but it won’t be this one. My tip – Ben Rolfsburgers

Hondo SCC vs. Squeakeroos DTC
Squeaky has convinced me that his Roos are genuine contenders for the flag after some powerful wins in recent weeks. Hondo is the perennial challenger who has had more than a few ups and downs this season that are once again in the top eight. If Squeaky is to complete his transformation from lower table battler to premiership contender this is a test he must pass. I’m liking Squeaky in this one to continue Hondo’s roller coaster season. My tip – Squeakeroos DTC

Peptide Army vs. Underdogs
Peptide Army is the Nick Kyrigos of the Premier League as does more tanking than the Carlton Football Club. His whole approach is keeping the power dry until he needs it and not really bothering all that much if he feels he can’t win the match. This round will determine whether this strategy is a goer or a gonner. The Underdogs look like missing the eight again despite being a good scorer again but a win against Hammo here leaves the door open. If ever Peptide needs dry powder it’s now. His percentage is the worst in the league and they can’t afford to drop into the relegation zone and one more win should save him. I’m backing Hammo to win this even though I’d get plenty of chuckles out of a Peptide loss. My tip – Peptide Army

regards,

REB

Gee Jetters... you know how to upset folks. (insert disclaimer here ;) )
My two bobs worth:
- No club with aspirational objectives can get away without payments given everyone else is and it's a competition.
- The salary cap is in my view great in principle for many reasons but will be near nigh impossible to police for the other many reasons already laid out by other respondents.
- To make it work, the penalties for clubs found breaching the rules need to be so great that it won't be worth the risk... this may have to be the Al Capone factor, ie hung out by the Tax office + other penalties such as suspension / relegation etc.
- at present, what a club is prepared to pay is up to them and should not be the source of derision by others. The question for the club is; should we be spending money building a club where people want to play rather than forking out so much to players that we have nothing left for the "club building" strategy, such as junior developement etc?
- how little UMJ pay players would surprise many - we have a large core of ex-juniors, college graduates and their mates who want to play with us because we have a good club culture and an ongoing strategy to maintain it. Some of these lads have been together since under 9's. We have 98% volunteer players, with many of our A Grade who could be earning big money elsewhere just wanting to play for the jumper. Neither do they mind the odd marquee player pulling a few bucks. (and don't tell me I don't know what I am talking about because I most certainly do.) We have got where we are through a strategic planned approach and a lot of hard work off field rather than just throwing money at chaps and crossing the fingers.

So my view is if a Div 7 club or anyone else for that matter, wants to pay players, that's up to them, but if they think thats all they need to do to bring long term success, think again.

RB wrote:Just heard that Ballance has been replaced by Bairstow in the squad for the third test. Bairstow has five centuries for Yorks. this season.

Ballance was tipped to be dropped.

safooty gets a plug in his latest offering:

Patrick Dangerfield keen to know what Patrick Dangerfield is doing

Adelaide Crows superstar Patrick Dangerfield says he is as keen to know where he will be playing next year as everyone else.

“It’s a question I keep asking myself. I read and listen to every story in the media just trying to get some clue,” said the in demand midfielder.

“Last week, I spent a whole day on the Big Footy and the SA Footy forums just seeing if I could get an inside word but I suspect no one on there really knows, despite saying they do.

“Still, there’s a lot of great theories on there and it’s definitely helped shape my thinking.”

Dangerfield’s manager Paul Connors says it very hard to pick between Adelaide and Geelong.

“Geelong is great because it’s near the surf coast. That’s probably it’s big selling feature, being near somewhere else.”

“Adelaide’s good too, with the Central Market and ah… oh Amalfi does a really good pizza.”

Dangerfield says he hopes people keep writing articles and talking about his future on TV and radio.

“It’s a nice distraction from playing football and if people keep speculating enough I’m sure at least one of them will be right.”

“People need to understand how tough it is to choose between Adelaide and Geelong. I guess I’m just the luckiest guy in the world, who wouldn’t want to live in either of those places?”

Round 17

Eckys Fevolas 2421
REBCats 2258

Q Before You 2369
wycbloods 2297

Les's Men 2521
Longwood Lions 2436

SHARKS 2428
Ben Rolfsburgers 2390

Has Been 2524
Cork in the Ocean 2248

Cotch Lickers 2545
Hondo SCC 2371

Honey Badgers 2333
Peptide Army 2293

Underdogs 2416
Buddy Franklin 2326

Squeakeroos DTC 2459
Captain Who? 2410

Ladder

1 Squeakeroos DTC 13 4 36397 34848 104.45 52
2 Has Been 13 4 36893 35513 103.89 52
3 Cotch Lickers 11 6 36392 35211 103.35 44
4 Ben Rolfsburgers 10 7 37021 36403 101.70 40
5 Cork in the Ocean 10 7 35436 35236 100.57 40
6 Les's Men 10 7 36268 36497 99.37 40
7 Q Before You 9 8 35521 35788 99.25 36
8 Hondo SCC 8 9 36368 36124 100.68 32

9 Underdogs 8 9 35878 35919 99.89 32
10 Captain Who? 8 9 35964 36156 99.47 32
11 SHARKS 8 9 35178 36079 97.50 32
12 Honey Badgers 7 10 36006 36366 99.01 28
13 REBCats 7 10 35429 35941 98.58 28
14 Peptide Army 7 10 34999 35828 97.69 28
15 Ecky's Fevolas 6 11 36511 36485 100.07 24
16 Longwood Lions 6 11 36070 36124 99.85 24
17 Buddy Franklin 6 11 35256 35537 99.21 24
18 wycbloods 6 11 34078 35610 95.70 24

That is all she wrote for the Minor Round of the Hogg Premier League for the 2015 and as you can see above there were plenty of nervous coaches about the place today. As it turned out the Honey Badgers and Q Before You came through in the end which means wycbloods and Buddy Franklin will be relegated to Division I next season. Both teams can consider themselves very unlucky to be demoted. wycbloods had come good towards the end of the season after they suffered an extended losing run earlier in the season while Buddy's form deserted them at the wrong time of year. It's a fair fall from grace for the Buddster who made the top eight this time last year.

The news was much better for most. Longwood Lions, REBCats, Peptide Army, SHARKS and deservedly Honey Badgers and Eckys Fevolas won't be in the in the finals but all will be relieved to be in the top flight again next season. The two unhappiest teams outside the eight would be Underdogs who continue to score well but can't quite crack it for a finals spot and Captain Who as Groover has fallen off the pace a bit this season. It will be interesting to see what approach Eckys in particular takes next season as his cautious start strategy went very close to dropping them to Divvy I.

So on to the finals. Congratulations to the top eight although I'm still not sure how Hondo and Q Before You made the top eight. Normally these blokes pretty much coast through but Q Man stumbled in at the last minute and the Captain's 49 point loss provided Hondo with his ticket. Squeakeroos DTC has won the Minor Premiership for the first time and he will be very keen to make 2015 his year. Jared is the only coach from the AFL Online website to remain in the Hogg and he could be the third winner originally from that site if he can salute in four weeks.

The big challengers for me are Cotch Lickers and Has Been and what a huge match up we have next week between those two. Both sides are scoring large and Squeaky has done well to avoid those sides in the first week of the finals even though the Rolfs are no pushover. Cork in the Ocean carded the lowest score of the round so hopefully for him he has the trades required to compete against Hondo or his premiership defence is over. In recent weeks he has dropped a notch in the pecking order and needs a big finish to the season.

regards,

REB

I believe Echunga have appointed Glen Elliott as their new senior coach for 2016

The Essendon decision is not great for the club or the game perhaps but it certainly a brilliant outcome as far as Fantasy Footy goes. Expect rookies to be upgraded and young cheap players getting plenty of game time this season. That coupled with the cessation of the hated sub rule should lead to some cracking scoring in SuperCoach this season.

regards,

REB

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Any chance The Footy Show may decide to take a more serious look at matches instead of giving them 45 seconds....

Season 2 of "Better Call Saul" has started to air on Stan. Watched the first episode last night, and it's up to the high standard set by Season 1. Worth a look if you've watched Breaking Bad or not.

Hogg Premier Preview 2016

The Hogg Premier League is a much different beast to what it was in earlier seasons. I used to think a league ranking of 5000 meant it was a pretty hard league but this year’s Hogg Premier should expect a top 100 ranking if last seasons effort is anything to go by

Out with the old, in with the new

Relegated from last year’s league are the unlucky Buddy Franklin and wycbloods. Both of these sides won 6 matches last year so both were very unlucky to go down. wycbloods wasn’t helped by a poor percentage in comparison with their rivals and Buddy lost that winning feeling when all the teams around them managed to scramble some late wins.

Promoted to the top flight are two excellent sides. Valleys07 and his team Delicious have been consistent performers in the Hogg for many years and they have been in excellent scoring form over the past couple of seasons. Pool Swimmers haven’t been around as long but their short Hogg record is a proud one. I expect both of these teams to make the eight.

Contenders

I believe the winner of Hogg Premier will come from one of the following six teams. Has Been always looks strong and I expect a strong showing from the Beaners this year. They will be about the place for sure. Ben Rolfsburgers are another top side who I hate playing because the guy flogs me every time. Both of these sides are top four locks. I can see the Pool Swimmers also challenging at this level along with the other promoted side Delicious .

The other two sides who could threaten are Eckys Fevolas and Squeakeroos DTC . Squeaky showed last year that they are the genuine article and they have been getting better and better. Last year Ecky was very slow out of the blocks and left his run too late. If his goal is league success in the Premier League you can expect a more consistent output from the Fevs in the early rounds.

Scramblers

The scramble for top eight spots is going to be massive this year. The scramblers represent the middle six of the league. This group will include teams with decorated Premier histories who may feel they’ve been underrated but this league is just that tough. Les’ Men are one team that should make the eight, but then again it’s hard to ignore the claims of Premier League stalwarts Captain Who? , Q Before You and Hondo SSC . Hondo and Q have mastered the art of winning games while seemingly scoring bugger all but Hondo appeared off the pace a little at times last season.

I think Hondo could miss as will one of Captain Who? or even the unthinkable, Q Before You . The Honey Badgers showed some brilliant late season form and I think they won’t be involved in a relegation dogfight unlike last season. The other team who I believe can challenge will be Longwood Lions but they will need to start much better than the past two seasons.

Pretenders

These are the bottom six teams who I reckon will be in for a tough year. It might surprise to see Cork in the Ocean in this group but this is more about my belief that they will struggle to match teams above rather than being a genuine chance at relegation. Richo Richo Man are also a bit stiff to be placed in this group but while Richo’s best is top four standard his worst is bottom six standard. Richo has a very up and down history and after a strong year last year it could be time for him to lose the extra two or three matches that turns a top four into a bottom six at this level. I don’t think Richo is a genuine relegation chance but it wouldn’t surprise me to see him miss the eight.

The following four teams are going to struggle at this level. Underdogs is probably the best of these but the aura this team once had is fading fast and they can now be viewed as one of the easier teams to play in this league. That is a scary thought as Gibbo (sharksta) has a proud Hogg history. The SHARKS were promoted last year and were one of the few promoted sides to not make much of an impact and I can see them going down. Last year they got off to a flyer but they were easy meat at the back end of the season. This leaves the two sides who have been in this league the longest, Poon Army and the REBCats . Both of these teams have struggled to keep up in recent years with the Army struggling to make inroads and the REBCats falling down the ladder a little more each season. Both of the founding clubs could be the two to go down but we would both have high hopes on the SHARKS .

The Verdict

I think that Squeakeroos DTC could have a breakthrough premiership win, possibly coming from outside the top four in order to get the job done. The other team in the Grand Final will be Has Been . I think it will be Q Before You and Les’s Men to make the top eight with Captain Who? and Hondo to miss. I reckon the SHARKS will get the spoon and the REBCats will escape yet again at the expense of Poon Army so SHARKS and Poon to go down.

Minor Round Ladder prediction
1. Has Been
2. Ben Rolfsburgers
3. Pool Swimmers
4. Delicious
5. Eckys Fevolas
6. Squeakeroos DTC
7. Q Before You
8. Les’s Men
9. Hondo SCC
10. Captain Who?
11. Honey Badgers
12. Longwood Lions
13. Richo Richo Man
14. Cork in the Ocean
15. Underdogs
16. REBCats
17. Poon Army
18. SHARKS

Regards,

REB

Bit early to do a complete review of each team as not all the clearances are through but I'll give a ladder prediction;

Hahndorf- Hard to go past the reigning premiers, have added matsen, Nick Hankin and Wyld. Matsen in particular should be a star and there midfield depth is quite incredible with the likes of Paul, Tripodi, male brothers, Hankin brothers and a few others. I believe Jaryn Male and Sam Hayden are down at a SANFL club so they may be losses but they have a lot of depth and size all round the ground. They have 3 quality ruckman, best forward and one of the best backman in the competition to back up their quality middle.
Mt Barker- Form team of the comp in the second half of the year last year. Showed the difference that injuries make as once they got a full side they were smashing everyone. Lost the A-Z brothers and a couple of other solid players but a few players like James Hughes, Brooks, Higgs and lores who all had injury hit seasons last year should be good to go from round 1. If pope is able to come back at some stage this year it could make them the team to beat.
Lobethal- Don't appear to have changed much, lost Schild and Williams who were ok A graders but not going to hurt them to much. I was big on them last year but they had a disappointing season where they were very inconsistent. There best is very good as shown by the fact they smoked uraidla twice but then they lost to Onkas and Ironbank. There main issue is the bottom half of their side who can be let them down at time as there top dozen are all class led by the Jenkins, Baust and wills.
Uraidla- New coach will be interesting to see and whether a few have retired will also be interesting but they will be up there again as there just very good. Ebert is a nice in but to be honest they need pace not more inside players as shown in the past few GF's. Having Thomas and Tudor-sourtos all year round will be nice as they are all class and we know how good Delvins and Ivens are but I just think they may slip a bit unless they get some more outside runners.
Blackwood- Picked up Anderson and Djksman who will be very handy. They have missed the finals for a few years now which would annoy them but I think they will be back in this year. The two Westies recruits last year were very handy and add the two new ones this year and they will take another step forward. Atkinson will be a good in all year round and they have the best depth in the comp assuming none of the key players get injured, which no team can deal with. The loss of dundovic may hurt but personally I thought they were very one Dimensional with him.
TV- Probably should be higher with all their talent but having seen them last year I just found them to be a bit lazy and didn't really like it when it got hard as shown in the finals. Montgomery is a huge loss as he is all class and obviously the Ellis boys are gone but that is for the best to stop the infighting. Ex captain Thompson returns and he adds some defensive pressure, Ex Junior Walkley is an underrated pickup also and they have picked up ex tailem Bend ruckman Thursby. O'Sullivan and Boras will dominate again and Giadresco is very good but I think they may miss the finals.
Ironbank- Bit Biased as most people may have us lower but have picked up Yeomans, Wendleborn, Munn, Searle, Harradine, Pitson and Ottoway. Lost Hitchcock and De visser who will be missed obviously but not as much as others think (We were better the year before without them and only Motlop as a big name). An underrated loss is keeley who was very good down back last year. Played almost 50 players last year due to a horror run with injury and assuming everyone is fit we will be much better as we were 5 and 5 before collapsing after an embarrassing loss to Mt Lofty. Still lack size and probably depth to beat the other teams however but certainly not easy beats.
Echunga- Huge losses in Harland, Cranna, Liston and Lindsay. The loss of Cranna is huge as he was there only ruckman and obviously a very good one at that. Don't appear to have recruited much and don't have much depth in the B grade to offset the losses. Still have plenty of good players like Jennings, Guy, Maslin, Edwards and Fleet but they don't have much size at all now Aish may have to kick 80 goals for them to be in the 5. To much will be left too to few this year unless they gain some players soon.
Onkas- Picked up a few handy players like O'brien who should do alright. Personally I think there best recruit is the return of Damien green from injury as they missed him massively last year. I can't see them moving up the ladder to much even with their recruits as they were a long way behind the pack last year. There midfield will have improved as they were far to slow in their last year but Still lack some class in my opinion.
Mt Lofty- picked up a couple of OK players and young Radbone returning is very handy. Also the return of O'brien will be good as he is a tackling maching but unless Miles returns soon they will struggle. Lucky for them they play us in round 1 and considering that was their only wins last year they would be expecting a good start to the year. Will be competitive as they always are and Burch, Nielsen, van Paridon and Clements will be very good but they are relied on heavily. Unfortunately I can see another long year ahead for the Devs.

Can't wait to see how wrong I am this year :)

Full!

NSW going for the win

So the source is Ricky Nixon, wondering why we all think its not credible? Wouldn't have anything to do with the fact its come from a coke snorting, school shagging de-registered player manager............

I mean other than that you could take that to the bank right?
Of course its a credible source, he sold them the gear

It's getting closer now.... I can almost smell the cut grass from here!

I am lucky enough to have foxtel at home, and this year (starting yesterday) they have a dedicated 24 hour Masters channel. Good thing I have to go to work or I would be on the lounge watching old replays all this week. I just love the Masters!

Got home last night flicked it on, just in time to see The Shark get knocked over by Larry Mize with his chip in on the second playoff hole, of whatever year that was.... Trivia question . The playoff had 3 players, one was eliminated at the first play off hole..... any takers for a guess at who that was?

Anywho - foxtel followed that up with the full replay of the 1996 Shark meltdown Vs Faldo. Norman had a 6 shot lead at the start of the day... that evapourated quickly. I recall watching it "live" 20 years ago. It was painfull re-living it again last night!

Onto 2016 - Jason Day goes in as the #1 golfer in the world following wins at the world matchplay and at Bay Hill. Jordan Speith will be right there as defending champion. Throw in Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, plus any number of yanks and it promises to again be sporting drama at its best.

Tiger Woods will be missing with injury.

Bring it on!

I can hear the wood clunking and FORE from down here

Would have been planned all along to be used at some point.
He would've just been unsure when.

PS: The clear highlight for me was Fake Sansa.

Hogg Premier League Preview 2017

The pre-season is finally over and on Thursday night the real stuff finally begins. This season is the eleventh season of the Premier League and the standard gets tougher every season. In the past couple of years we’ve had a team on holiday which has held our ranking back a little so hopefully this season we all crack in and get a decent ranking for the league.
Here’s my view on this year’s field.

Hondo SCC
Hondo dominated last year but the wheels fell off in the finals. History shows that it can be difficult to back up a very strong year so I’m expecting a slight stumble down the ranks for Hondo as he attempts to prime himself for August. I think it was more bad luck than bad management last year but a more prudent Hondo could see himself launching his premiership assault this year from outside the top four. 2-8.

Buddy Franklin
Buddy has been an awesome coach…except for the 2015 season which somehow saw the Buds relegated to Divvy I. Normally what goes down will not come back up but Buddy has bounced back and has now become the first team to qualify for the Premier League twice. I believe that 2015 was an aberration and that Buddy Franklin will be a real force this year. 1-4.

Ben Rolfsbergers
The Rolfs were so keen this year that they entered Premier League and Elite twice. Unfortunately for Josh, half his teams were culled ha ha. The Rolfs are a very consistent side and I’d expect them to make the top eight this season but it’s almost impossible to predict where. 1-8.

Underdogs
The Dogs had a fine season last year but come up short when it mattered just like everyone else except for Richo. Just like last year I’m writing the Underdogs off, this time on the basis of a poor pre-season which saw the Dogs a very late entrant into the league. I’m not sure Gibbo has done the hard yards in the research department and she could very well be playing catch up this year. 6-12.

Hips Don’t Lie
The Hippys will make their Premier League debut after being in the Hogg for many years so that’s two of CoverKing’s mates in the Premier League now so expect plenty of ‘Westies’ derbies throughout the season. Hips have moved up through the ranks a little slower than Les’s Men and their scores have been quite similar throughout their career. Last year Hippys surpassed Les but perhaps both will be mid table this season 8-12

Les’s Men
Side by side again in the points scoring Les’ is right by his old mate Hippy. Les scored ok last season but didn’t get his usual tally of wins. In what will be a really tough season of premier league I think Les will be one of many sides battling out for the lower reaches of the eight. 7-12.

Poon Army
Anyone who lost to the REBCats last season can’t be considered a genuine contender even though the Poon missed out by a bees dick on making the eight last season (0.01%!). While this was most amusing what will be more amusing is Hammo being confused by a glut of Essendon duds that he can possibly put in his side. I expect a drug test at the Poon Army as they battle it out with my idiots in the relegation zone in July. 12-17.

Delicious
Valleys went down a bit last season as for perhaps the first time in their history delicious was not so tasty. If one player has a lone decent season and another has a blip on the radar, then the smart money should be on the blip to be corrected. I think Delicious will hit back and challenge for the top four this year. 2-8.

Has Been
The Beaners left their run late last year…a little too late. They were one of the sides who must have been wondering how Richo Richo Man went by them. This year I expect a more consistent showing and that the Beaners will be back in town. 5-10.

Pool Swimmers
Despite some good scores on occasion, Tommy’s boys don’t seem to score consistently enough to rank up there with the big boys in this league. I can see a few upsets on the horizon but when August comes around I expect the Pool Swimmers to not be on deck. 9-16.

Longwood Lions
Alaska has been a worthy addition to Premier League ranks but the Lions appear to be another side who are struggling to keep up with the Joneses as the standard goes up. The Lions are never easy beats but they might find it harder to get wins this season. 10-15.

Captain Who?
The Captain, along with great rival Q Man took a bit of a tumble in the pecking order last season the same way the REBCats did a few seasons earlier. This league is getting brutal but at least the Captain has been good enough to secure a premiership. It might prove to be more difficult to win another. Groover always picks strong teams but last year a few funky players started to bob up. Watch this space 9-16.

Richo Richo Man
It was an unbelievable finals series for Richo as they did a Bulldogs’ like run to win their first Hogg Premier League Premiership. It was a miracle that they even made the finals at all so it was perhaps the best Hogg Premier League premiership ever. No way he does that shit again. 9-16.

Eckys Fevolas
Ecky is another very good team trying to get traction in an increasingly tough league. I reckon this year Ecky could sneak into the eight. Just a hunch. It’s what managers do to win ball games Simpson. Ecky is no dud but he’s my pick to do a bit of a Richo next season. 6-13.

Q Before You
Q does my head in. Makes all sorts of shocking moves but he beats me every time. This year you are mine! And once you lose to the REBCats its season over for you Q Man! I reckon we will be pretty close next season. 11-17.

REBCats
My controversial trade burning strategy sucks bad so I’ve been to the Doctor to see if there is a cure. Unfortunately there isn’t so if I’m 1-4 like I normally am then it will be a third straight relegation fight for my Catters. One day I’ll learn…in Division III. 11-17.

Honey Badgers
The Honey Badgers were more like the Honey Wombats this year as they were nowhere to be found as they burrowed in. The Badgers are too good a team to be outscored by the mangy Cats so I’m expecting a bit of a bounce for them this year. 8-17.

SHARKS
Thank god for the SHARKS. Spiro isn’t a dud but I think his team has, if you’ll pardon the expression, jumped the shark. His scoring went south last year and it is a miracle he is still in this company. I’m tipping the Sharkies for the spoon so he’s one you won’t want to be losing to this season. 15-18.

REB sez..

Granny – Buddy Franklin d. Delicious
Relegated – Poon Army, SHARKS


Good luck to all teams.

regards,

REB

2381 up to 213th overall, I have a good feeling about the year ahead

Bloody hell, ranked number 1 on points, ranked number 18 (that's last) on head to head Need some wins soon!

Been watching Silicon Valley.
Very, very amusing.
I'm a big Elrich fan.

The Run Home - Round 15


1. Buddy Franklin 48 ( Poon Army, Q Before You, SHARKS )
Buddy has pretty much secured the Minor Premiership with this week’s win over Benny Rolfs but all three remaining opponents have the capacity to score well. Maybe they drop one who knows but it’s hard to tip against the Buddster he has been that consistent.

2. Delicious 40 ( Pool Swimmers, Hips Don’t Lie, Honey Badgers )
Delicious is evil! This I know from personal experience after posting my best score of the year and still getting cleaned up. The Pool Swimmers are probably the biggest challenge but I’m hoping that Delicious does the business there as my furry pelt is not yet secure.

3. Ben Rolfsbergers 40 ( Longwood Lions Les’s Men , REBCats)
Benny went down narrowly to the ladder leaders last week but I reckon the Lions might have jumped the shark so Benny can bounce back and clean up Alaska this week and secure the double chance. This cocky Cat is liking our chances to go one point better than the draw I got against Benny last year.

4. Captain Who? 36 ( Honey Badgers, Hondo SCC, Underdogs )
Groover was not disgraced but it was an upset loss against out of the eight Pool Swimmers last week. Groover won’t want any more upsets on the way with three teams only a game behind the Captain at this stage. Expect the captain to bounce back to winning form this week.

5. Longwood Lions 32 (Ben Rolfsbergers, Poon Army, Q Before You )
The Longwood Lions bold POD strategy seemed to come a bit of a cropper last week and now they face traditional powerhouses Benny Rolfs before a tricky match up against Poon Army who are fighting for survival. I’ve jumped off and I reckon they get a maximum of two wins and could even end up with just the one.

6. REBCats 32 ( Hips Don’t Lie, Ecky’s Fevolas, Ben Rolfsbergers )
The Cats finally got their scoring game going but were not rewarded last week. Screw it, I win all three of these but I’d take two. No gimmies alas and I can’t afford to go back to my normal shitty scoring or I’ll be looking on again. Not this year boyos!

7. Hondo SCC 32 ( Has Been , Captain Who?, Pool Swimmers )
Don’t look now but here comes Hondo. Hondo has been scoring well pretty much all year but hasn’t been getting the Ws but right now he looks a good bet to finish in the top eight. Two more wins I think for Hondo which will see him probably play Alaska or my REBCats in a knockout final.

8. Poon Army 28 ( Buddy Franklin, Longwood Lions, Les’s Men )
Hammo is under pressure after failing to claim the scalp of Richo Richo last week and might be looking to Longwood Lions as the makeup game that gets them into the eight. The Army might get in with 32 but two more wins are probably needed to secure their place in the finals. As I said last week going to be tight.

9. Ecky’s Fevolas 28 ( Les’s Men , REBCats, Hips Don’t Lie)
The Fevs are staying alive and things are looking better this week for the Ecky man. A match up against last ranked Les should ensure another four points before a clash against the REBCas and what could be a decisive match up against Hippys to see if they can scramble in. Poon’s main threat.

10. Pool Swimmers 28 (Delicious, Honey Badgers , Hondo SCC)
Pool Swimmers cleaned up the Captain last week to stay alive and well in the premiership race but need to beat an even tougher team this week to stay in the race. If they get the job done this week then I reckon Poony and Ecky are gawn.

11. Hips Don’t Lie 28 (REBCats, Delicious, Ecky’s Fevolas )
Hips Don’t Lie refuse to go away but need to beat one of REBCats or Delicious to make the eight. Hippy scored well again but unfortunately for them, their opponents over the next fortnight scored even better. Close, but no cigar.

12. Honey Badgers 24 ( Captain Who?, Pool Swimmers, Delicious)
After writing off the Honey Badgers last week they promptly turned it around and cleaned up Has Been to remain in the hunt for the finals. And guess what…I’m writing them off again this week as well LOL. No soup for you Badgers!

13. Richo Richo Man 20 ( Q Before You , SHARKS, Has Been )
What the? No way. He can’t surely? Richo has been scoring solidly but not winning matches but as we all found out this time last year there is nothing the Richo man loves more than a late run at the flag. Richo’s next opponent is against another regular finalist who is not quite done with just yet so if he wins that the SHARKS match becomes an important one for more than just the two sides involved.

14. Q Before You 20 ( Richo Richo man, Buddy Franklin, Longwood Lions)
The Q Man has somehow smashed his way back into revelance in recent weeks and appears to have shaken off the threat of relegation that has loomed over him all season. I can see perhaps one win out of three but despite last week’s good score I’m not liking him in any of the three remaining games. This week against Richo is massive in what is an early elimination final for them both.

REB Sez
1. Buddy Franklin 60
2. Delicious 52
3. Captain Who? 48
4. Ben Rolfsbergers 48
5. REBCats 44
6. Longwood Lions 40
7. Hondo SCC 40
8. Poon Army 32

Relegated…
17. Underdogs
18. Les’s Men

regards,

REB

This week's MRP results

Brodie Grundy and Tom Hawkins can both accept two-week bans. Shane Mumford, Mitch Duncan and Zach Merrett can accept one-week bans.

Not disputing the suspension, but only in the AFL could there be a 2 week suspension handed out for an action that was awarded a free kick on game day 8-}

This is the seeded invite list for the 12th season of Hogg Premier League. 2250 the weekly average.

1 Delicious valleys07 50624
2 Captain Who? Groover 50552
3 TEAM_FISH fish 50253
4 Buddy Franklin Masha 50215
5 Hondo SCC Hondo 50125
6 Hips Don't Lie Scott 50070
7 Ecky's Fevolas Ecky 49734
8 Richo Richo Man CoverKing 49721
9 Inner Sanctum AGENT09 49613
10 Ben Rolfsburgers Josh 49564
11 Poon Army Troy 49463
12 Pool Swimmers Tom 49158
13 Honey Badgers Banker 49094
14 Longwood Lions Alaska 48805
15 Has Been One Club Player 48670
16 REBCats REB 48572
17 SHARKS Spiro 48500
18 Q Before You Quichey 48072

regards,

REB

Hi everyone, not sure if you all know but there is a group function on Supercoach that allows everyone in the Hogg Shield to join and it just ranks you for points for the season amongst other Hogg Shield participants. Im hoping if we can get everyone in the Hogg to join it would help out RIKEBOY a fair bit. It also means when supercoach comes out of lockout you can see where you are ranked for the highest point scorer in Hogg rather than having to wait for RIK to update on a Tuesday or Wednesday

The group is called
SAF HOGG SHIELD
the code is 307030

Good luck to everyone for the year ahead

The Run Home Round 14

How are the challengers shaping up with one month to go? If you aren't in the post, your team is crap. Sorry. ;)


1. Ben Rolfsburgers 40 (Honey Badgers, Captain Who?, Has Been, Poon Army)

Three top eight sides in the last month for the league leaders with a soft kill at the end with the lowest scoring team in the league in Poon Army. I reckon Benny can win another three and maybe even all four of these matches. The danger games here are the top of the table clash with the Badgers and the match against Has Been.

2. Honey Badgers 36 (Ben Rolfsburgers, Richo Richo Man, Hips Don’t Lie, Inner Sanctum)

A couple of real toughies for the Badgers in Benny Rolfs and Inner Sanctum. Hips Don’t Lie also won’t be a doddle seeing as they are right in the relegation dog fight and the lowly ranked teams sometimes conjure up a last stand that can upset the applecart for top four contenders. I reckon the Badgers only win two of these.

3. Longwood Lions 36 (Inner Sanctum, Hondo SCC, Sharks, REBCats)

The next two are tough for a Alaska but if they can beat Inner Sanctum then the Lions will be looking at a top four spot. I reckon he can pinch one of the next two and beat the Sharks and the REBCats and make the top four in what has been their best season in the Premier League to date.

4. Has Been 32 (Delicious, Q Before You, Ben Rolfsburgers, Richo Richo Man)

Has been is in top form at the right time of the year and I’d expect them to win three maybe all four of these matches on the run home. Delicious might not have played their best SuperCoach this year so that might danger game and Has Been has earned the right to start favourites against Q Man. Benny Rolfs is the tricky one but you couldn’t discount the Beeners on current form. Should go top four.

5. TEAM_FISH 32 (Hondo SCC, REBCats, Buddy Franklin, Delicious)

If FISHy can get back to his earlier form then all of these are wins. In recent weeks though TEAM_FISH has been a little inconsistent and an inconsistent side wins two of these four matches, but three is the most realistic number. REBCats and Hondo look the toughest opponents in the last month.

6. Inner Sanctum 32 (Longwood Lions, Eckys Fevolas, Sharks, Honey Badgers)

That’s a pretty tough run home for Inner Sanctum with four contenders to play in the last four weeks. If they make the finals they would have done it the hard way. Despite their good form earlier in the year, I can’t see any more than two wins from this lot and they could only end up with one.

7. Q Before You 28 (Captain Who?, Has Been, Poon Army, Pool Swimmers)

Q Man has a massive match this week against his old rival the Captain. Win that and Q Before You makes the eight. Can’t have him against the Beeners but you’d back him to come home with two wins over the final fortnight. Should make the eight from here.

8. REBCats 28 (Pool Swimmers, TEAM_FISH, Hondo SCC, Longwood Lions)

The Cats have been struggling for scoring ever since the bye period and will need to lift their rating to win any of these final four matches. If the Cats can get over the Swimmers this week then I reckon we pinch one more and hang on to a spot in the eight but the REBCats are the vulnerable side for the teams currently looking for a spot.

9. Captain Who? 28 (Q Before You, Ben Rolfsburgers, Richo Richo Man, Hips Don’t Lie)

If they can beat Q Man the Captain should be able to make the eight with Benny Rolfs the obvious tough match here. A loss this week with that poor percentage though probably ends his season.

10. Ecky’s Fevolas 26 (Hips Don’t Lie, Inner Sanctum, Longwood Lions, Sharks)

Ecky will need to win both matches against the teams he heads and maybe beat one of the top eight opponents to sneak into the eight. That extra two points is crucial now but they do have the percentage advantage over Hondo if 8th spot comes down to that.

11. Hondo SCC 26 (TEAM_FISH, Longwood Lions, REBCats, Buddy Franklin)

With three top eight sides to come and an inferior percentage than Ecky, Hondo has to beat two very tough opponents in the next two weeks just to stay alive. I only reckon he gets one of them so he might just miss out this year. At his best Hondo wins all four but despite scoring well this season there have been times this year when winning matches has proven to be problematic.

12. Buddy Franklin 24 (Poon Army, Pool Swimmers, TEAM_FISH, Hondo SCC)

Buddy needs to win the next two in order to keep their season alive but then they play against FISH in a match which could make or break their season. Buddy has been off his tucker in comparison to recent seasons but remains a finals chance and won’t get relegated like he did four years ago.

REBSez

1. Bens Rolfsburgers 56
2. Longwood Lions 52
3. Honey Badgers 48
4. Has Been 44
5. TEAM_FISH 44
6. Inner Sanctum 40
7. Q Before You 40
8. REBCats 36


regards,

REB