Matt Eliminator Champion

Congratulations to Matt who has prevailed in the Eliminator showdown with Benoit to take how the inaugural title and $40 cash.

Benoit was made venerable early after his selection of the Manly Sea Eagles failed miserable after they were smashed by the mighty Rabbitohs. Matt's selection of the Bulldogs seemed a winner when they led 21-10 but there were some nervous moments when the Raiders came back to make it 21-20. However in the end the dogs hung on and it was victory to Matt.

The Eliminator proved to be a very successful side comp and it was thoroughly enjoyed by most. It will almost certainly return in 2010.

 

Updates/Eliminator Finale

I have returned from overseas and now the comp will again be updated as normal. Thanks for your patience, I ran into a number of troubles and simply was unable to keep the comp constantly updated while in Europe.

Matt and Benoit are the final 2 left in the Eliminator and will square off until one of them takes out the victory.

The ladder should be fully up to date, if you have any queries don't hesitate to ask me.

Cheers

 

4th Round Eliminator Results

THROUGH: Matt, Shane, Dean (DRAGONS), Jamie, Steve, Frank (KNIGHTS), Benoit, Rhys (Titans).

KNOCKED OUT: Rachel, Josh (BRONCOS), Danny (SHARKS), Roger, Nathan (STORM).

 

3rd Eliminator Round Results

THROUGH: Rachel, Jamie, Rhys, Steve, Matt, Josh, Shane, Frank, Roger, Nathan, Dean, Benoit (BULLDOGS), Danny (COWBOYS).

KNOCKED OUT: Bec (TIGERS), Carly (BRONCOS), Rob (RAIDERS), Tom (ROOSTERS).

NOTE: Bec was randomly drawn Tigers. The Bulldogs were randomly picked for her last week because she did not tip, therefore the Bulldogs could not be picked again this week.

 

2nd Round Eliminator Results

THROUGH: Bec, Tom (BULLDOGS), Benoit, Rachel (DRAGONS), Jamie, Rhys, Steve, Matt, Danny, Josh, Shane, Carly, Frank (STORM), Rob (TIGERS), Roger, Dean, Nathan (TITANS).

KNOCKED OUT: Col (RAIDERS).

Sorry for the delay in updating the ladder this week.

Also apologies for the round results table not being updated, I haven't had time for that lately. If you want to see results for a particular round please e-mail me. Otherwise the table will be updated later in the season.

There will be no bonus point given for any full rounds in round 15.

 

1st Eliminator Round Results

THROUGH: Rob, Rhys, Tom, Steve, Roger, Benoit, Dean, Col, Matt, Danny, Josh G, Shane, Carly, Frank (SEA EAGLES), Jamie, Bec (COWBOYS), Nathan, Rachel (STORM).

KNOCKED OUT: Christian, David, Chris (DRAGONS), Josh T, Gloria, Brendo, Dom, Brett, Joy, Steven M, Jake, Jeff (KNIGHTS), Carl (RABBITOHS), Nick (ROOSTERS), Nancy (TIGERS).

Remember to select your Eliminator tip for Round 14 if you are still going. You can not pick the team you picked this weekend again for another 2 weeks.

 

Round 13 Info

This is a slightly shortened round, with 7 games. However, a bonus point will still be awarded for any full rounds.

Hope you got your eliminator tip in!

 

Eliminator Information Up

Check out the Eliminator page to find out all you need to know about this season's side competition, starting in Round 13.

I will also send out a reminder e-mail before round 13 to make sure everybody knows about Eliminator.

If you have any questions after reading the Eliminator page, don't hesitate to e-mail me.

 

Short Round Info

Next week there are only 4 games, with numerous teams having a bye because of the Test Match and City vs Country on Friday night. Please note we are NOT tipping those representative games.

Also, because there are only 4 games to tip next week, there will be NO bonus point for tipping a 'full' round.

 

Jake Flying out in Front

Competition leader Jake showed no signs of a slip up this week as he continued his dream run, banking another 5 points. He has stretched his massive lead out to 5 now, skipping another point ahead of 2nd place Frank after he could only manage 4.

This round saw an ironing out of the main pack with some top tippers sinking back and now lower ones scoring well. The result is an amazing 10 tippers deadlocked on 31 points, all equal 6th, while Chris, Steve and David crept ahead of this pack.

The next round could be cutthroat for some in the main pack. Round 8 is 50/50s a plenty and a bad round for anyone fighting in that group could see them tumble down the order to 16th or lower.

And for those queries about what happens with the drawn game between the Storm and the Warriors, it is simple. Nobody tipped the result correctly, so nobody gets points!

Good luck for round 8.

 

Jake Extends Lead with Tigers Tip

An upset win by the Wests Tigers has handed Jake another buffer in his gap to 2nd place. He now has a massive 4 point lead over Frank. Further back in equal third is Tom, Nick and three time champion Steve.

Brendo has lost his early form as he recorded a shocker this weekend, only scoring 2. He has dropped to equal 6th, 7 points off the pace.

Former leader Tom had another ordinary round of 4, while Frank matched Jake's effort over the last two weeks by backing up his full round with 6.

Starting to Recover: Dom
After being outright last, he has scored 12 points over 2 weeks to recover to equal 24th.

 

Full Round Inevitable

After a round full of upsets last week, the NRL has returned with a round of minimal suprise. Our comp average is more than double what it was last week.

With only one game remaining in round 5, we have 3 tipsters sitting on a perfect round so far. Jake, Frank and Brendo have tipped perfectly this weekend. Match of the round Bulldogs v Rabbitohs will decide which of these 3 tipsters record the first rull round of 2009.

Jake and Frank have gone with the Doggies while Brendo has tipped top of the table Rabbits. Suprisingly counting all tipsters, 20 have gone with Souths and 13 the Dogs. Souths are also slight favourites with the bookies.

A Bulldogs win will see Jake take a commanding early competition lead, the gap will blow out to 3 points back to Brendo in 2nd. A Rabbitohs win will see things remain tight at the top, Brendo will hit the lead with a one point gap back to Jake and again a one point gap to Tom.

Either way, our comp will easily record its best average this round.
 

Champ Shines in Tough Tipping Week

Eight tipsters scored only one point, thirteen managed two in what will end up the toughest tipping round of the year. While Tom and Jake managed respectable 'threes' to keep their names on top of the table, three time champion Steve kicked his season into gear with five correct picks.

After trailing the lead by four after round three, Steve halved the deficit in one week.