15 May 2009

SuperBru Week 14

Wow. Great start to the weekend for me; I even predicted the events as they unfolded - check it out... 11:01am I sent a GTALK message to Jonny G, and said "BrYan: No one will settle for a draw today though. 7-10 final kick at the 50m? You bet they'll run it." .. at that point it bode well for the results this weekend. I was the first in the soeper fortien pool to hit the 90's, and then baas oltman was behind me at 82.00 so the lead was growing steadily... come on LIONS I had hoped :) ...

... but then tragedy struck - a match-winning (and for me, BP earning) try was disallowed in the LIONS game, and I was out of contention for a GSP, and the SHARKS were finding it hard to make a semi. It was so painful - the LIONS deserved it, and it would have made me unstoppable in "Soeper Fortien" and close enough the same in the $ pool. As things unfolded, I ended up willing the BLUES to win, and they just missed out. The FORCE let me down by giving in a soft try that gave my challengers a MP, and denied by brother Al a BP. The STORMERS did me a favour because it broke the chances of a GSP to pretty much anyone who was close to me. The SHARKS vs BULLS game was down to the wire - and a place in the semi's for the SHARKS, and a boost of my lead in SUPERBRU. Bismarck should have been awarded a penalty on the 5m because the BULLS weren't 10m, but in the end, they got a scrum, and then a try, and then a BP, but not enough for teh w1n.

(as an aside - did anyone else notice that EVERY SINGLE game this weekend, apart from the HURRICANES / REDS, was decided by within 7 points?)

My overall haul for the weekend was abysmal, and stressful too - my points hauls were as follows:

Soeper Fortien: 5.5 (dropped my lead by 1.5)
Legends09: 6 (dropped my lead by 2.7)
Shark pool: 5.5 (dropped my lead by 2.5) - VIPER SCORED 15 points!!!!
GLOBAL: 5 (dropped out by 380 positions)

Provided I pick one of the semi's right, I can't really be beaten except in the one pool I don't care much about. The semi's count for 2WP+1BP+0.5MP each = 7 points for the weekend, and the final is 3WP+1BP+0.5MP = 4.5 points.

I have learnt that being gutsy at this stage of the competition is stupid, I should be defending my leads so I should pick the same sides my contenders are likely to be picking, and then we all lose, or we all win...

Soeper Fortien: 1st by 6.83 with lots of people breathing down my neck now. If I pick one right, then I'm theoretically 8.83 up, with one game to go (max haul of 3.5) = 5.33 which can't be reached in the final...


PtsBPTot
1Brattex86.08.8394.83
2baas oltman Player is the chairman of this pool79.09.0088.00
3Grant80.07.4287.42
4Jonny G83.03.8386.83
5Slimon75.59.0884.58
6mRp72.08.5880.58
7Graeme71.54.5076.00
8Karin69.55.5875.08
9James Bond70.54.3374.83
10RDM 70.04.5074.50
11GT63.08.0071.00
12Al54.07.3361.33


Legends09: 1st (by 3.6 and then 5.83). In theory I should win some $ in this pool (but only 1st spot is a sweet prize), but I need to make sure I secure a BP or at least a MP to keep ahead. Getting one wrong and the 2nd spot gets it right means we go into the final neck-and-neck. If I pick one right, then I'm theoretically 7.83 up on 3rd spot, with one game to go (max haul of 3.5) = 4.33 which can barely be reached in the final if they pick right with BP and MP and I pick wrong... The key here is to predict what they'll pick and pick the same. I suspect a BULLS win is a safe bet :)


PtsBPTot
1Brattex86.03.3389.33
2Louis Koch83.02.7385.73
3Lindie Stroebel80.53.0083.50
4niel76.54.9081.40
5Andre Tredoux78.52.6281.12
6Lukas76.04.7880.78
7Esti Player is the chairman of this pool78.52.2080.70
8Slimon75.53.9079.40
9Rudy78.00.7578.75
10kobushorn78.00.6578.65
11Liselette-en-Pierre76.50.6277.12
12Suzanne72.54.5877.08
13Louis Stroebel75.01.6276.62
14Kalahari72.02.7574.75
15faffa72.01.9073.90
16Marlize72.51.3373.83
17Pof70.02.2572.25
18Dezza70.01.8771.87
19Jannie V69.02.2071.20
20Pieter Lap68.52.5871.08
21Bloutor68.52.5071.00
22Danie67.52.7570.25
23Muscle66.02.6768.67
24Frans66.02.5068.50
25Rocco Strachan67.50.9568.45
26Emile Marais64.53.3767.87
27Amy65.02.0067.00
28BramZan66.00.2566.25
29Juanita Fevrier62.03.0065.00
30Hendrik63.01.3364.33
31Keevy59.53.9563.45
32Aneska61.02.2563.25
33Eddie Spagetti60.02.0862.08
34 Doc All In Craven60.01.9261.92
35Gifsmous57.51.0058.50
36Gorman44.53.0847.58
37SWAPO40.51.8342.33

Shark pool: 1st (by 1 point). I don't really care about this pool because I've never really been challenged and the pool is so tiny, someone can get 15 points in a weekend. I've hit 100 points, but anything can happen. Dyldo can do a lot of damage to my reputation overall in this pool - he's even overtaken me in the GLOBAL ratings!


PtsBPTot
1Brattex86.014.50100.50
2Dyldo86.013.5099.50
3Bronnie80.011.1791.17
4Slimon Player is the chairman of this pool75.511.5887.08
5Hobbit77.08.2585.25
6Viper76.58.0084.50
7Taffy76.57.7584.25
8Rodders68.07.2575.25
9NoChance RFC7.00.007.00
10Handyandy4.00.004.00


GLOBAL: This has been a tough pill to swallow. I've dropped right out of the top 30, and even landed up on page 10 of 1000 - that's been a horrible plummet. I can't believe the top achiever this week got a haul of 12.5 global points, with a TDM of only 7!!!

Top 10
PlayerWPMPGSPTot
1Dougal72.019.510.0101.50
2Gusman69.018.08.095.00
3Tahman68.019.08.095.00
4OSCAR68.018.58.094.50
5DaDude66.020.58.094.50
6Shakes69.017.08.094.00
7doc66.019.58.093.50
8Garryowens69.018.06.093.00
9Plaasyuppies68.019.06.093.00
Your positionWPMPGSPTot
485Brattex65.017.04.086.00


TeamPWL DPFPALP
Crusaders 13112 0367176 52
Waratahs 1393 1245186 46
Sharks 1393 1271209 42
Hurricanes 1384 1310204 41
Stormers 1384 1270211 41
Blues 1385 0354267 40
Chiefs 1385 0358351 34
Western Force 1376 0247278 33
Brumbies 1367 0277317 30
Bulls 1367 0324347 28
Highlanders 13310 0252328 19
Reds 1339 1258324 18
Cheetahs 13112 0265336 13
Lions 13210 1206367 12

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