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In last week’s games all home teams won and did enough to mean the ladder positions didn’t change at all going into the finals. With half the tippers tipping, they all got 3. Everyone else got zero for zero effort. I’m fine to keep the tipping into the finals and to get a couple more games I’ll add in the reserves games too. Don’t care whether we to continue the tally on or start again for the finals series, punters call. With the usual contributors all in clubs playing finals, hopefully there are no media bans on players and the banter will continue!

To end out the normal season, here's the tipping ladder! Well done FL87, made the break from Mad Dog a couple of weeks back and has maintained it.

1. FL87 - 3 - 64
2. Maddog - 3 - 61
3. RJ - 3 - 58
4. BD 1980 - 0 - 56
5. Screech - 0 - 49
6. Footblr - 0 - 47



Now onto the games!!

Saturday’s forecast is maximum 23 degrees and 70% chance of a late shower. Winds are North at 15km/h turning West South West and increasing to 22km/h.

League;

Brentwood Booragoon vs. Secret Harbour @ Karoonda Park
Record; 1 – 1, BB by 10 Rd 9, SH by 6 Rd 18

They played last week in a bruising battle and both games have been decided by under two goals. Secret Harbour has not won any away games against the top 5 this season and Brentwood have only dropped one against the top 5 at home. No doubt there will be a few boys from the View hanging around after the ressies match to see the result, will be interesting to see who they will be cheering on to face next week. My tip is Brentwood by 31 points.

Southern River vs. Jandakot @ Sutherlands Park
Record; 1 – 1, SR by 1 Rd 2, JJ by 30 Rd 11

Final chance for them and Jandakot have the won their last battle at Sutherlands. I don’t think this stat will have any bearing on the match since Southern River were going through a slight form slump at the time. Southern River had a 4 goal win against the ladder leaders but the weeks preceding that they were all over the place. Is one good game in the last round enough to steady the ship for a solid finals campaign? This game will be decided by less than a kick in overtime and Jandakot will be ahead at the end.

Reserves;

Swan View vs. Secret Harbour @ Karoonda Park
Record; 1 – 1, SH by 2 Rd 8, SV by 54 Rd 17

Playing both of these teams at Karoonda in the first half of the year, the Harbour looked like they had more skill there, although in reserves the ins and results from rounds 6 and 9 count for very little. Seeing that Secrets league team last week finished with no bench it will be interesting to see if their best players get to call up and who take their spots. Both teams have steadily won the games they had to and are definitely both better at their own paddock so it will be interesting to see how the neutral ground goes. Swan View to win by 2 goals

Wembley vs. Osborne Park @ Sutherlands Park
Record; 1 – 1, W by 48 Rd 1, OP by 23 Rd 10

Wembley went AWOL from the competition a few weeks ago due to injuries in the higher grades but have still held on to 4th place by 0.36%. Wembley should have a full squad with their 3rds and colts not seeing finals action. Osborne Park started the season poorly although since round 8 have been in fine form. Again they should have the services of the fringe league players to bolster their stocks. Osborne Park to win by 4 points.

VICTORY IS MINE!!!! LOL

Im keen to continue if everyone else is.

I'm going to tip with preferences from who I'd like to play to make it to the GF, every game is winnable if we play the way we did last week.

I'm tipping Secrets to knock the Bullgids off their horse.
Can't go past The Rivef this week. Hoping for a good crowd, diffrent atmosphere playing in a final. Seeing its Jandakot's first, could give them a bit of shock.

Swan View and Osborne Park to round out the Reserves

Carn the Falcons!!

FL87 wrote: Can't go past The Rivef this week. Hoping for a good crowd, diffrent atmosphere playing in a final. Seeing its Jandakot's first, could give them a bit of shock.

Looking forward to the weekend. Have a bunch of planes flying in from the Pilbara today - so nice to have a sunny day for Twiggy's special cargo...

Isn't our first League finals - and Reserves obviously played in the GF last year - so alot of our side are seasoned campaigners.

We have special sponsors this weekend with: Woodside, Fortescue & BHP forking out the $ for charter flights into the Swamplands...

DB.

Going on what you said DB I would also like to thank our private sponsor Winfield for the generous donation of Winnie blues during the week for the boys to enjoy and Kmart for all the free water sandles.

Swampland wrote: Going on what you said DB I would also like to thank our private sponsor Winfield for the generous donation of Winnie blues during the week for the boys to enjoy and Kmart for all the free water sandles.

Oh! ... and don't forget to thank Shazza & Dazza who made the trip from Sunnyvale during the week to inspire the boys and leave behind some of their home grown 'vegetables'...

DB.

dickkyboy wrote:

Swampland wrote: Going on what you said DB I would also like to thank our private sponsor Winfield for the generous donation of Winnie blues during the week for the boys to enjoy and Kmart for all the free water sandles.

Oh! ... and don't forget to thank Shazza & Dazza who made the trip from Sunnyvale during the week to inspire the boys and leave behind some of their home grown 'vegetables'...

DB.

Been a very exciting week down in the muddy/ murky waters of Atwell

Was just looking at a few team sheets from the weekend and noticed a few teams had a lot of guys in ressies get their fifth game on the last home and away game. I hope there was no dodginess going on. As a few years ago a team got caught out when an opposition player knew that someone was working away while apparently qualifying for finals and fobbed him into the league.

Hey Touched...
What is the penalty for that?
I would think it would be fairly steep?

Black Currant wrote: Hey Touched...
What is the penalty for that?
I would think it would be fairly steep?

Hope so. It isn't fair.

We've had a few guys miss out as they have played 4.

Probably just reaffirms that 5 games is too few; should return to 7! sorry FIFO's

DB.

For the specific example of a listed player being away on game day; Not sure but it could come under the section of playing an ineligible player where scores are reversed for the game. Although the bylaws don't seem to consider the situation where it is a past game and its now during the finals.

For me it depends on whether someone else played under his name. ie if they played with 21 blokes and listed the missing guy as a 22nd it would be not playing within the spirit of the game but may not be illegal, since its similar to him being there but parking his arse on the pine the whole game.