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Good luck.

Well I have made my play, guess we just see how it all pans out from here, glad I don't have to afford these salaries for too long!

Yes, I saw your moves. I'm assuming you saw CROCKERS second purchase. Ouch. Hi first purchase produced instant results in our PL. I will be officially pulling the plug tonight (selling...tanking) and preparing for a lauch in a couple of seasons.

I did, hence why I needed to move boldly also. I am sick of coming close, I want to challenge for promotion, if you come back down from DII it shouldn't mean a free ride back after an easy season..

PART 1

Well, the finals are almost here and having neglected my MVP voting duties I have decided to do a brief pre-finals write-up.

Who’s in and who’s not? Here is how I predict the ladders for both sides of the league will look after this Saturday’s final league game for Season 18:

Big 8

1. CROCKERS
2. Glenvale Cheaters
3. HawthornFC
4. Mash Brewers
5. Top-prides
6. The Legends678
7. statesmans
8. KyV


Great 8

1. GC Vikings
2. Cheltenham Bombs
3. Moorditj Magick
4. Maltese Falcons
5. CARLTON SUNS
6. XBB
7. Doons Dazzlers
8. Greenbank Raiders


Well, some of you will not be surprised and others may feel I’ve got it wrong. Firstly, the only finals’ positions up for grabs are in the Big 8 with three teams vying for 3rd and 4th. While Top-prides currently hold 3rd spot on account of tonight’s performance, unfortunately for them, they seem destined to finish 5th as they must face the might CROCKERS on Saturday on the CROCKERS home soil. Ouch! In the Great 8, the CARLTON SUNS and the Maltese Falcons are vying for the coveted 4th spot and an appearance in the finals. I believe the Maltese Falcons will steal 4th given the CARLTON SUNS v Cheltenham Bombs game on Saturday which the Cheltenham Bombs will be desperate to secure. If the Cheltenham Bombs win that game they will snag HCA in the opening finals’ game given that the Magick meet the GC Vikings on the Vikings home court. Ouch!

As for the relegation series, I think that I will add an additional post. I will just say that XBB will likely try and win their match with Doons Dazzlers to ensure an easier series.

Okay, as I did last season (with psychic-like results lol) I will attempt to predict the finals series results, including the Div III.3 Champion.

PO

CROCKERS v Mash Brewers
Glenvale Cheaters v HawthornFC
GC Vikings v Maltese Falcons
Cheltenham Bombs v Moorditj Magick

Winners:
CROCKERS
Glenvale Cheaters
GC Vikings
Cheltenham Bombs

No surprises in the opening round although a few things will be interesting. If Glenvale doesn’t go hard (CT) then HawthornFC will take it. With the Magick in full tank mode at this stage, the Bombs will go through with minimal resistance.

SF

CROCKERS v Glenvale Cheaters
GC Vikings v Cheltenham Bombs

Winners:
CROCKERS
GC Vikings

The CROCKERS will have the more difficult of the two games in the Semis.

F

CROCKERS v GC Vikings

Winner:
GC Vikings

If neither team adds anymore players to their line-ups then this will be an awesome three game series. Yes, that’s right, three games not two! I predict, given the final round fixtures that the GC Vikings will have a higher points difference and hence HCA in this series. With that said, I had great difficulty picking the winner in this one and believe only GC Viking’s HCA will help them win the 3rd game. Of course, this is assuming no more roster changes occur and it doesn’t account for injuries or poor tactic choices.



Last edited by Mr J at 1/17/2012 7:27:29 AM

PART 2

With greater experience, Bevers’s CROCKERS will need to get the tactics right to steal this series. Likewise, a mistake by SchaBoom will end his dream. With both teams bringing $350k starting 5s to the contest this will be a great encounter. Both teams have recently acquired two new bigs. Both teams already have some certified talent.

Questions:
1. Where will CROCKERS play McPhail?
2. Will Plasier be able to score or be restricted by the CROCKERS guards?
3. Will the GC Vikings be able to stop Javadov who has the edge at the SF position?
4. Which teams’ bigs will perform best?
5. How significant will their GS be in the deciding third game?
6. Will CROCKERS be able to steal an away win either in the first or third to win this Championship?
7. Which manager will have any nails left after the dust settles?


Well, there it is. Despite my belief all season that CROCKERS had this one wrapped up, I have weighed everything up and think that maybe, just maybe, the Vikings will go one step further than last year. Their current team is stronger than last season's team. I will finish this post with a single question directed at Bevers: How bad do you want it and are you prepared to PAY for it? Somehow, I don't think we've seen the last of the roster changes...

Last edited by Mr J at 1/17/2012 7:35:00 AM

Great write up there mate

Cheers, Bevers. Good luck mate. For those of us who will become spectators by the time GF series start, it's going to be a great series.

Well written man, I am certainly in hope that your predictions are right, though will my new guys be enough to hold off his new bigs is my question..

Gday Mate

if only we had people like you in our league

literally no one talks and its quite frustrating!

anyways good luck to you and your league

cheers
roozer

Cheers, Roozer. Appreciate the compliment mate.

Last edited by Mr J at 1/20/2012 5:48:41 PM