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Rince · 10th March 2007, 09:56

13/24 so far for me

Highlanders - easy pick
Brumbies.... grrr, you weren't supposed to be going hard
Hurries... *sigh*

buckies · 10th March 2007, 10:37

Tough games overnight. I'd be amazed if anyone picked the winners AND the score margins.

Ahh the Highlander's. Irrespective of their win they're a trashy team and I hope the Sharks give them a thorough hiding next week. The reds were injury plagued and Carrisbrook gives them 10 points or so. The blues exposed them for the chumps they are and so will the sharks.

Picking the Brumbies to win wasn't difficult, but the score margin was. A good display of how essential Mortlock is to the team. The score line deserved to be 13+, as the late Stormers intercept was pretty fortunate.

Hurricanes/Force lived up to it's bogey status, much to my amusement. Bring back the AB's and get a new backline coach please.

Still awaiting my most anticipated game of the week which is Waratahs vs Bulls. Go the bulls!

wugambino · 10th March 2007, 10:44

18/24 for me so far , Over estimated the reds and underestimated the brumbies

Im sorry to say that I picked the force to beat the hurricanes , I knew the canes would loose after the abizmal way they played last week.

Rince · 10th March 2007, 12:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by wugambino

I picked the force to beat the hurricanes

TRAITOR!!!!!

caffiend · 10th March 2007, 16:28

Yeah, I picked Hurricanes as well - damned loyalty

- still 16/24 for me.

buckies · 11th March 2007, 02:34

The bulls pulled through like i said, all that's left is for the sharks to do otherwise - these two teams will violate the home advantage as promised. The cheetah's may have the currie cup edge over the sharks but it won't be enough at a super 14 leve (or at least i hope

)l. Blues 13+ was a predicatable outcome, let's not kid ourselves about the lions ability irrespective of their status on the table. Next week is a challenging week, i'd be intrigued to see what teams people man up too prior to the round.

Place your bets early and see how you fare!

Rince · 11th March 2007, 08:51

fuck!
all these 13 point margins are screwing with me!!!!

28(?) round points overall for me.....

buckies · 11th March 2007, 11:32

Yes, t'was an easy round to pick a winner, and an awful round to pick the margin.

Ezekiel 25:17 · 11th March 2007, 12:49

Can anyone else not get through to the virtual rugby web site? It just says "service unavaliable"

Jin · 11th March 2007, 12:52

A little off topic, was at the blues game, what a spectacle

blynk · 12th March 2007, 10:56

Man, that was a bad week. Luckily I got the margins correct.

Simon · 12th March 2007, 14:54

32 for me this week I think -- not enough to repair the damage from last week's 8.

wugambino · 12th March 2007, 16:02

man how shitty are the warratahs , I think greg clark would even struggle to talk them up at the moment

buckies · 13th March 2007, 22:52

Poo, this weeks picks are gonna be even more difficult than last week:

Chiefs/Lions
Force/Reds
Crusaders/Bulls
Waratahs/Stormers
Cheetahs/Brumbies
Sharks/Hurricanes

bye: highlanders & blues.

Personally, i'm gonna do a multi on:

Chiefs 13+
Force 12-
Brumbies 12-

Every other game is too tight to call.
Sharks should beat the Hurricanes 13+, especially based on prior form, yet there is always that element of unpredicatability with the canes.....
Crusaders/Bulls will be a fine contest. I'm thinking the Crusaders should pull through, especially given the home advantage, but by 12- or 13+? The bulls have proven their ability to score tries in every game, and have won two away games on the trot, so i'm thinking Crusaders 12-.
Waratahs/Stormers should be Waratahs 13+, but they have been so woeful as of late i wouldn't feel comfortable bank rolling them. Anything could pan out between these two deadbeats.

blynk · 14th March 2007, 10:51

I believe it will be Home team by 13+.

The lions have lost a lot of steam on the travels. If they played the cheifs before they played the blues, they may have won, but not now.
Force/Reds - Reds suck.
Crusaders/Bulls - Well Duh
Warratahs/Stormers - They both suck, Stormers on the road
Cheetahs/Brumbies - Cheetah home advantage, Brumbies For points is just about half of the cheetahs (but so is their against). So the Cheetahs can score big.
Sharks/Hurricanes - My support for the hurricanes is gone. Sharks are too good at the moment, even though I think the hurricanes have the best away record in SA. They aren't playing good rugby.

Note: these may not be my true picks

I will probably pick brumbies over cheetahs, and different margins

buckies · 15th March 2007, 22:16

J P Nel out and Matfield starting on the bench, on top of other injuries.
Seems as though the bulls are counting their loses against the crusaders and looking to rest players for the Highlanders and Hurricanes, where they've got a much better chance at victory.

Rince · 18th March 2007, 09:27

18 points I think

fucking miserable

we better win the RWC Mr Henry... cos no ABs is really hurting my picks

wugambino · 18th March 2007, 10:50

fuck the brumbies / nsw are useless

buckies · 18th March 2007, 11:40

waratahs are the biggest dix of the round.

blynk · 18th March 2007, 11:56

Wow, if i had of listened to my own advice, i would have got 40, instead, i only got 29. God australians suck

oOo Dragon oOo · 18th March 2007, 11:58

I wish I had listened to your advice as well blynk. Stupid 20 points

Simon · 18th March 2007, 13:50

I nailed the Chiefs win (I love you boys, I never meant all that stuff I've been saying, honestly), the Force win, the Crusaders win... but I've missed everything else so far. I picked the Warahahahahas for a narrow win, the Bumbies for a narrow win, and the Canes for a narrow win.

Ezekiel 25:17 · 18th March 2007, 14:05

I went all home teams and got 31

caffiend · 18th March 2007, 14:48

5 pts.

5.

5.

BoyWonder · 19th March 2007, 10:17

42 points

markE · 19th March 2007, 16:54

32 points the Hurricanes let me down again

buckies · 19th March 2007, 23:35

Blues/Crusaders/Chiefs/Sharks should all be a solid 13+.

Lions/Hurricanes & Highlanders/Bulls are gonna be the tough ones to pick.

Technically the Hurricanes should win 13+ if we assess the game on paper, but there is always that element of fear when one backs the canes. Will home advantage really mean that much given the Lions have been on the road for so long and that this will be the Hurricanes seond week in SA?

Highlanders should pull through. Bulls are still injury depleted and Nel is still out on report. Question is to go 12- or 13+?

Scumbag · 19th March 2007, 23:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by caffiend

5 pts.

With repitition for effect

Sucks to be you - I actually forgot to do my picks and I ended up with 40

Ezekiel 25:17 · 20th March 2007, 00:11

how does that work? I thought it picked the away team at 13+ not home team at 13+.

Scumbag · 20th March 2007, 00:27

No idea - mine were all 13+ home team.

blynk · 20th March 2007, 10:23

Nah, I think it used to be away team, but this year it is home team.

I hate seeing the % people picked when I am choosing mine, I basically went with status quo (just the points diff for Highlanders game, and sharks game), but I might review them later in the week. See how I feel about the hurricanes with their ABs back.

caffiend · 20th March 2007, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scumbag

Sucks to be you - I actually forgot to do my picks and I ended up with 40

Why does that not surprise me?

CCS · 20th March 2007, 16:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scumbag

Sucks to be you - I actually forgot to do my picks and I ended up with 40

Same thing happened to me. I had no idea the picks get made for you when you forget (twice only) so I was pleasantly surprised to find that I'd managed to get my highest round score thus far, rather than the 0 I'd expected. Puts me in a nice placing near the top of my work challenge.

wugambino · 22nd March 2007, 18:01

I made some hail mary picks this week , including the brumbies to beat the sharks at home

buckies · 22nd March 2007, 23:47

^
Pretty big ask to beat the Sharks at home, especially without Mortlock or Larkham.

Highlanders/Bulls is the toughest to pick. Still mulling over 12- or 13+ but given that the Bulls are still injury plagued 13+ seems more probable at the brook.

Hurricanes 13+ (please god!). All Blacks all back and (hopefully) rearing to let loose!

For people playing virtual, and not betting odds, it's a great week to pick up heaps of points with such huge disparaties between the teams matched up.

wugambino · 24th March 2007, 02:49

oh dident know mortlock was out :|

Simon · 25th March 2007, 02:20

21 so far, &*^@#*^&$% Highlanders...

CCS · 25th March 2007, 03:19

Fuck, I reckon :(

BoyWonder · 25th March 2007, 07:45

I started so well. 3 out of 3 then just 5 points for the Chiefs and unless the Hurricanes do something miraculous it looks like 29 points for me.

wugambino · 25th March 2007, 08:55

rekin , fucking highlanders

In other news , what a good call on the brumbies game

, if the canes dont let me down it's a 40 pointer

10th March 2007, 09:56	#161
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	13/24 so far for me Highlanders - easy pick Brumbies.... grrr, you weren't supposed to be going hard Hurries... sigh __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman

11th March 2007, 08:51	#167
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	fuck! all these 13 point margins are screwing with me!!!! 28(?) round points overall for me..... __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman

18th March 2007, 09:27	#177
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	18 points I think fucking miserable we better win the RWC Mr Henry... cos no ABs is really hurting my picks __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman

20th March 2007, 00:27	#190
Scumbag Crouching Styles!	No idea - mine were all 13+ home team. __________________ Hello, I'm shallow

25th March 2007, 03:19	#198
CCS Stunt Pants	^^^ Fuck, I reckon :(

10th March 2007, 10:37	#162
buckies	Tough games overnight. I'd be amazed if anyone picked the winners AND the score margins. Ahh the Highlander's. Irrespective of their win they're a trashy team and I hope the Sharks give them a thorough hiding next week. The reds were injury plagued and Carrisbrook gives them 10 points or so. The blues exposed them for the chumps they are and so will the sharks. Picking the Brumbies to win wasn't difficult, but the score margin was. A good display of how essential Mortlock is to the team. The score line deserved to be 13+, as the late Stormers intercept was pretty fortunate. Hurricanes/Force lived up to it's bogey status, much to my amusement. Bring back the AB's and get a new backline coach please. Still awaiting my most anticipated game of the week which is Waratahs vs Bulls. Go the bulls!

10th March 2007, 10:44	#163
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	18/24 for me so far , Over estimated the reds and underestimated the brumbies Im sorry to say that I picked the force to beat the hurricanes , I knew the canes would loose after the abizmal way they played last week.

10th March 2007, 16:28	#165
caffiend	Yeah, I picked Hurricanes as well - damned loyalty - still 16/24 for me. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

11th March 2007, 02:34	#166
buckies	The bulls pulled through like i said, all that's left is for the sharks to do otherwise - these two teams will violate the home advantage as promised. The cheetah's may have the currie cup edge over the sharks but it won't be enough at a super 14 leve (or at least i hope )l. Blues 13+ was a predicatable outcome, let's not kid ourselves about the lions ability irrespective of their status on the table. Next week is a challenging week, i'd be intrigued to see what teams people man up too prior to the round. Place your bets early and see how you fare!

11th March 2007, 11:32	#168
buckies	Yes, t'was an easy round to pick a winner, and an awful round to pick the margin.

11th March 2007, 12:49	#169
Ezekiel 25:17	Can anyone else not get through to the virtual rugby web site? It just says "service unavaliable"

11th March 2007, 12:52	#170
Jin	A little off topic, was at the blues game, what a spectacle

12th March 2007, 10:56	#171
blynk	Man, that was a bad week. Luckily I got the margins correct.

12th March 2007, 14:54	#172
Simon SHG	32 for me this week I think -- not enough to repair the damage from last week's 8.

12th March 2007, 16:02	#173
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	man how shitty are the warratahs , I think greg clark would even struggle to talk them up at the moment

13th March 2007, 22:52	#174
buckies	Week 7 Poo, this weeks picks are gonna be even more difficult than last week: Chiefs/Lions Force/Reds Crusaders/Bulls Waratahs/Stormers Cheetahs/Brumbies Sharks/Hurricanes bye: highlanders & blues. Personally, i'm gonna do a multi on: Chiefs 13+ Force 12- Brumbies 12- Every other game is too tight to call. Sharks should beat the Hurricanes 13+, especially based on prior form, yet there is always that element of unpredicatability with the canes..... Crusaders/Bulls will be a fine contest. I'm thinking the Crusaders should pull through, especially given the home advantage, but by 12- or 13+? The bulls have proven their ability to score tries in every game, and have won two away games on the trot, so i'm thinking Crusaders 12-. Waratahs/Stormers should be Waratahs 13+, but they have been so woeful as of late i wouldn't feel comfortable bank rolling them. Anything could pan out between these two deadbeats.

14th March 2007, 10:51	#175
blynk	I believe it will be Home team by 13+. The lions have lost a lot of steam on the travels. If they played the cheifs before they played the blues, they may have won, but not now. Force/Reds - Reds suck. Crusaders/Bulls - Well Duh Warratahs/Stormers - They both suck, Stormers on the road Cheetahs/Brumbies - Cheetah home advantage, Brumbies For points is just about half of the cheetahs (but so is their against). So the Cheetahs can score big. Sharks/Hurricanes - My support for the hurricanes is gone. Sharks are too good at the moment, even though I think the hurricanes have the best away record in SA. They aren't playing good rugby. Note: these may not be my true picks I will probably pick brumbies over cheetahs, and different margins

15th March 2007, 22:16	#176
buckies	Crusaders will win 13+ J P Nel out and Matfield starting on the bench, on top of other injuries. Seems as though the bulls are counting their loses against the crusaders and looking to rest players for the Highlanders and Hurricanes, where they've got a much better chance at victory.

18th March 2007, 10:50	#178
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	fuck the brumbies / nsw are useless

18th March 2007, 11:40	#179
buckies	losers. waratahs are the biggest dix of the round.

18th March 2007, 11:56	#180
blynk	Wow, if i had of listened to my own advice, i would have got 40, instead, i only got 29. God australians suck

18th March 2007, 11:58	#181
oOo Dragon oOo	I wish I had listened to your advice as well blynk. Stupid 20 points

18th March 2007, 13:50	#182
Simon SHG	I nailed the Chiefs win (I love you boys, I never meant all that stuff I've been saying, honestly), the Force win, the Crusaders win... but I've missed everything else so far. I picked the Warahahahahas for a narrow win, the Bumbies for a narrow win, and the Canes for a narrow win.

18th March 2007, 14:05	#183
Ezekiel 25:17	I went all home teams and got 31

18th March 2007, 14:48	#184
caffiend	5 pts. 5. 5. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

19th March 2007, 16:54	#186
markE	32 points the Hurricanes let me down again __________________ Wellington -it's just better

19th March 2007, 23:35	#187
buckies	Easy Week Ahead. Blues/Crusaders/Chiefs/Sharks should all be a solid 13+. Lions/Hurricanes & Highlanders/Bulls are gonna be the tough ones to pick. Technically the Hurricanes should win 13+ if we assess the game on paper, but there is always that element of fear when one backs the canes. Will home advantage really mean that much given the Lions have been on the road for so long and that this will be the Hurricanes seond week in SA? Highlanders should pull through. Bulls are still injury depleted and Nel is still out on report. Question is to go 12- or 13+?

20th March 2007, 00:11	#189
Ezekiel 25:17	how does that work? I thought it picked the away team at 13+ not home team at 13+.

20th March 2007, 10:23	#191
blynk	Nah, I think it used to be away team, but this year it is home team. I hate seeing the % people picked when I am choosing mine, I basically went with status quo (just the points diff for Highlanders game, and sharks game), but I might review them later in the week. See how I feel about the hurricanes with their ABs back.

22nd March 2007, 18:01	#194
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	I made some hail mary picks this week , including the brumbies to beat the sharks at home

22nd March 2007, 23:47	#195
buckies	^ Pretty big ask to beat the Sharks at home, especially without Mortlock or Larkham. Highlanders/Bulls is the toughest to pick. Still mulling over 12- or 13+ but given that the Bulls are still injury plagued 13+ seems more probable at the brook. Hurricanes 13+ (please god!). All Blacks all back and (hopefully) rearing to let loose! For people playing virtual, and not betting odds, it's a great week to pick up heaps of points with such huge disparaties between the teams matched up.

24th March 2007, 02:49	#196
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	oh dident know mortlock was out :\|

25th March 2007, 02:20	#197
Simon SHG	21 so far, &^@#^&$% Highlanders...

25th March 2007, 07:45	#199
BoyWonder	I started so well. 3 out of 3 then just 5 points for the Chiefs and unless the Hurricanes do something miraculous it looks like 29 points for me.

25th March 2007, 08:55	#200
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	rekin , fucking highlanders In other news , what a good call on the brumbies game , if the canes dont let me down it's a 40 pointer Last edited by wugambino : 25th March 2007 at 08:57.