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well after everything going perfectly for the season this round was an utter disaster for us

i was looking 75% likley to make 4th, dont care about the money, it is trivial, but the achievement would mean everything to me

then i lost the game to the surging rat and in the same time downunder thunker threw the game with yarra park which i cant understand at all, don't they want 2nd seed, and suddenly i am 5th

yarra park has also now spent $1.3 million on some new dude so it loks like they are planning to have a shot at koop in the playoffs

as for the rat, since he dropped the 2 million on Héctor Abundis and especially Noe Goodes he has been virtually unbeatable, but i cant really understand his strategy

he has spent a fortune, hasnt changed his league position, and has worsened his draft position, he obviously has deep pockets after 5 seasons in d2, but i cant understand his thinking unless he was worried about the relegation matches, but if he can wipe the floor with dt and razzies, then the flames will be a cakewalk

interesting to see everyones salaries at this time

Total Salaries this Season
# Team Players Salary Tot Average Std Dev. Top 5 Tot.
01. The Meateors (38699) 13 $ 440 441 $ 33 880 $ 46 469 $ 376 083
02. Steves Crocs (38611) 11 $ 347 738 $ 31 613 $ 47 277 $ 291 154
03. Razzle Dazzles (38712) 12 $ 341 150 $ 28 429 $ 29 803 $ 284 181
04. Koopasaurus (196370) 11 $ 321 287 $ 29 208 $ 24 846 $ 261 941
05. Ratman (38588) 13 $ 315 374 $ 24 260 $ 25 893 $ 260 007
06. DownUnder Thunder (38838) 14 $ 308 230 $ 22 016 $ 24 475 $ 234 461
07. Yarra Park Bears (38601) 14 $ 287 702 $ 20 550 $ 20 548 $ 210 827
08. Aussie Battlers (38691) 14 $ 286 959 $ 20 497 $ 18 582 $ 194 412
09. Northcote Slammers (38593) 13 $ 273 599 $ 21 046 $ 26 032 $ 224 590
10. Flames (38632) 14 $ 245 260 $ 17 519 $ 24 561 $ 184 062
11. Aussie Pride (196262) 15 $ 214 050 $ 14 270 $ 12 955 $ 145 662
12. Melbourne Goldfish (38642) 13 $ 209 705 $ 16 131 $ 11 686 $ 130 510
13. Kynlala Knights (196208) 11 $ 203 799 $ 18 527 $ 21 030 $ 180 929
14. Cowboys From Hell (196291) 14 $ 200 671 $ 14 334 $ 15 326 $ 148 362
15. The Bricklayers (38732) 11 $ 138 854 $ 12 623 $ 12 793 $ 112 566
16. Dingleton Dingers (38778) 11 $ 131 366 $ 11 942 $ 3 946 $ 75 216

no surprise to see meateors on top, with crocs, koop and razzies right there, funny to see the rat spending with the big boys tho, thunder spends a lot as does now ypb with their new addition, it looks like from aussie pride down, we just arent trying...

then i lost the game to the surging rat and in the same time downunder thunker threw the game with yarra park which i cant understand at all, don't they want 2nd seed, and suddenly i am 5th

yarra park has also now spent $1.3 million on some new dude so it loks like they are planning to have a shot at koop in the playoffs

I'm just trying to set my team up for next season. Not gonna threat the likes of DT, Razzle, and koop for another few seasons yet. Just trying to get a bit more balance and see how things go. Plus I slightly overpaid for that player I just got, cause I can never find anyone at a decent hour.

As far as the match against DT goes, I believe he Tied so it benefits him in the playoffs and also played different players then in his last match so game shape can be right. Will still get 2nd now if I can somehow beat RD. Razzle is still a tough team to beat, so you may still end up in 4th. Anyway, its that time of the season where people are doing all different sorts of things to try and get the most of their team for when it counts most.

lies all lies!!
gearing up your team to take down the top seed in the GREAT 8 aye!!!

im watching very warily lol

I agree - it was more about managing players minutes and enthusiam. No hard feelings Goldy.
Even though i didnt put my strongest team in I still felt that I had a competitive team and they were for 3 qtrs. Its one of those lessons you learn about your team.

This season the seedings are still up in the air right until the last game of the season. The top teams have a real advantage as they can just sit back and watch the other teams beat themselves up. Because of that I am going to predict a Koop & Meat to be in the box seat. Are they the best teams though? We'll find out soon!

I am definitely not in the running for the best team... and fishy's salary table is clear evidence of that. I am where I am now on the ladder cos I didn't have the CUP games to deal with and I guess my team is playing above its weight.

I love how everyone in this league just tries to deflect the spotlight... it is clearly a DT versus Meteors grand finals. Yara park bears and razzle dazzle are also an outside chance.

Don't forget that with the salary table, one of my players is getting $169,000 a week.

Am I overpaying my centre LLanes?

definitely not, I'll happy trade you for one of my centers lol

so Holtz what is the feeling of going back to the ABBL like? cos there is where you will be headed.

The overall feeling is

It aint over until the fat lady sings!

I got smashed last time I went up, not sure if I have done enough to stay up IF I go up again....but the $ is good.

no, absolutely worth it holtz. from memory, inside was always your weaker area before you went up to the ABBL last time, so money well spent. especially in the ABBL with a guy like Rudolph Radford playing!

I am intrigued by Battlers use of Manovsky - clearly a good centre given the wage, but rarely rolled out for big minutes...could be the secret weapon. OR he is either weaker in one of rebounding, IS or ID maybe? either way, it will be Crocs or Holtz's problem to deal with next week!

I am hoping to reclaim 3rd, but am expecting Jeeves to try and go out with a bang in his final divII game for the season, so will need to be careful.

holtz to win it all. just in case i haven't said this enough!

already too excited for next season as it will be even closer than this one with several teams ready to take the step. Dell'Asta will be the player to watch. I'll call him the MVP for next season already!

I'm trying to slip ahead of Iwen in the draft standings so I'll be losing to you by as much as possible. Feel free to bang it inside against a couple of Lucky Fans defending at PF and C ;)