Telecom Virtual Rugby '08 - Page 3

mr selfdestruct · 15th April 2008, 11:48

I agree.

A few flashes of brilliance from the Chiefs won't be enough though I don't think. They can't plug the 'conceeding a try' leak and the Crusaders will exploit them.

SURELY the Canes run of luck can't carry on for another week can it?? Seriously! The Stormers are playing 10x better than the Bulls and I'm more confident of a Top 4 spot for them than the Canes, surely the Canes MUST lose this time.

Rince · 18th April 2008, 22:43

go teh chiefs!!

(2 txts I got from pb summed up a Crusader's fan's feelings: "Go fuck yourself")

muahahahhahahahahaah

Phrack · 18th April 2008, 23:19

for the last two weeks at work i said the chiefs would beat the crusaders.. should have listened to myself.

markE · 19th April 2008, 00:11

I had the chiefs in virtual, should of gone to TAB and gone 13 plus paying $8.45 when i last looked *idiot*

oOo Dragon oOo · 19th April 2008, 00:42

0 from 2 so far

Scumbag · 19th April 2008, 00:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rince

go teh chiefs!!

(2 txts I got from pb summed up a Crusader's fan's feelings: "Go fuck yourself")

muahahahhahahahahaah

Lol - would it be bad form for me to text him as well?

Very tempted.

buckies · 19th April 2008, 12:13

Had chiefs head to head on my multi and thought I was the man.

Went to a movie to see my Force Head 2 Head completely fail. WTF happened there

When chiefs hit their straps they are very hard to beat. Remember the streak they had season, where they had a miserable set of defeats in SA only to string together a late surge for the semi's.

This year's surge isn't too late, I'm going to check their semi final odds and perhaps pay a visit to the TAB on it Reds, Force, Lions & Sharks left. I can see them beating all.

Stormers are though if they beat the canes tonight.

mr selfdestruct · 20th April 2008, 13:24

Stupid Force ruined my multi. Can't believe Chiefs have won their last 4 games by 13+ and I've picked against them every time and they're my team!! what a dick!

My Stormers to make the top 4 bet is looking VERY good!

Dragoon go bye bye and I'm on top of the table again

oOo Dragon oOo · 20th April 2008, 13:34

Cant make excuses. I had a shocker.

BoyWonder · 21st April 2008, 10:13

Wicked - away all week in China and forgot to make picks. Auto picks went in for me for 13+ on all home teams and I got 42

Rince · 21st April 2008, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoyWonder

Wicked - away all week in China and forgot to make picks. Auto picks went in for me for 13+ on all home teams and I got 42

I think I speak for everyone else here when I say DIAFIRL!!!!!

Ab · 21st April 2008, 13:52

My heart said "GO THE CHIEFS" but my brain said "against an undefeated Crusaders team full of All Blacks? yeah right" and my fingers said "ok brain, you're the boss, submitting picks now".

Curse you, brain! Curse youuuuuuuuu!

Spoon1 · 22nd April 2008, 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

My heart said "GO THE CHIEFS" but my brain said "against an undefeated Crusaders team full of All Blacks? yeah right" and my fingers said "ok brain, you're the boss, submitting picks now".

Curse you, brain! Curse youuuuuuuuu!

Australia has corrupted you man... *shakes head*

mr selfdestruct · 23rd April 2008, 09:19

It has to be said, the Chiefs have come a bloody long way since round 5, they were absolute mud in the opening weeks.

oOo Dragon oOo · 27th April 2008, 12:50

33 Points this week. Got all the games but only 1 margin. :/

The site is being really stupid today tho.

mr selfdestruct · 28th April 2008, 10:24

I think at least 50% of the participants in virtual got all the games right since all the favourites won for the round.

I took a punt on the Cheetahs, the Hurricanes defense was inpenetrable and the Cheetahs were caught napping every time the Canes got a turnover or intercept.

I'm concerned for the Canes lack of ability to 'create' tries though, against a team that doesn't throw loose passes, it's always tough for them to score points, e.g. Stormers.

I got 1st Try Scorer Richie McCaw this week very happy

$5 = Return $125.

oOo Dragon oOo · 28th April 2008, 12:57

Do you have a screenshot of the NZGames challenge list? mine hasn't updated in 2 weeks.

mr selfdestruct · 29th April 2008, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by oOo Dragon oOo

Do you have a screenshot of the NZGames challenge list? mine hasn't updated in 2 weeks.

You and I are 4th equal on 331, 9 points behind the leader

oOo Dragon oOo · 3rd May 2008, 09:32

Good start so far this week. 3 Games - 3 correct margins. Will be interesting for the other games this week as Ive picked the bulls to beat the tahs as wel

oOo Dragon oOo · 4th May 2008, 20:11

48 Points for the weekend. Not top of the table but Im happy to be close now.

mr selfdestruct · 5th May 2008, 13:48

Congratulations stunning week for you. Out of the 4 possible upsets I had to pick the friggin' brumbies arrgghhh!! Could have practically picked any other non favourite and got it right!

buckies · 7th May 2008, 14:17

Hurricanes vs Force. Backing Canes but 12- or 13+. 12- methinks. TAB overwhelmingly backs the Canes H2H & 13+ for the margin. I hate it how they distort odds for NZ teams like this

Brumbies vs Bulls. Have bulls finally hit some late form? Both teams out of playoffs and playing for pride. Home adv makes me think Bulls 12-.

Stormers vs Tahs. Both teams have to win to make semi's. One of these teams will end their season based on this outcome. Home adv again makes me think Stormers 12-. However, perhaps the Tahs have adjusted to South Africa better for this week......

A great week for TAB odds on these games if one picks the margins right.

mr selfdestruct · 12th May 2008, 18:43

Dragoon owns HARD, you'll need a respectable score this week to secure the win, good luck! I'm COMPLETELY out of the running, what a disastrous few weeks for me.

Stupid Crusaders ruined two of my Multi's, EVERYTHING else came through. If I had a penny for EVERY time the most likely option in my multi was the one thing that didn't come through man........ Crusaders half and full time (how did they let those early 2 tries in so easily?!) and Crusaders 13+ in the other, gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!

oOo Dragon oOo · 15th May 2008, 00:15

Yeap do or die this week. And Ive struggled to make my picks this week. The Blues/Canes game can swing either way and the Reds/Tahs game is another one :/

Guess we'll find out on Sunday how it all goes tho

buckies · 15th May 2008, 14:06

Blues/Canes is very tough though.

oOo Dragon oOo · 16th May 2008, 23:03

GAH! Cheered for the Blues all the way through the game tonight, only to find out I'd muffed my picks and selected the Canes.

With this I feel I've lost the lead and probably the comp.

BoyWonder · 17th May 2008, 09:15

Those drop goals at the end and the drawn out finish were like torture! I'm glad I switched during the afternoon from the Canes to the Blues

markE · 17th May 2008, 22:06

Go the highlanders ! Was I the only person in NZ to pick them to win?

oOo Dragon oOo · 17th May 2008, 22:09

I reckon you'd be part of a very select group

markE · 17th May 2008, 22:14

You beauty ! I should of had coin on it

I checked my list of friends and of the 38 people I've got on my list I was the only one.

Ard Righ · 18th May 2008, 09:53

Semi-finals:

Crusaders vs Hurricanes in CHCH
Waratahs vs Sharks in Sydney

oOo Dragon oOo · 18th May 2008, 10:41

I would have been happier with a Crusaders vs anyone but the hurricanes. Especially the form the Crusaders are in at the moment :/

Good job to Dave Rob? on taking the lead back this week too.

BoyWonder · 18th May 2008, 11:46

Thanks

The semifinals could be a bit tricky to pick... The Crusaders will probably come through seeing it's crunch time. Australian teams always rise to the big games but the Sharks have a tendency to pull one out of the bag also!

Ab · 18th May 2008, 15:42

Another year, another broken heart thanks to the Chiefs.

mr selfdestruct · 21st May 2008, 17:26

Sharks haven't travelled well this season, Waratahs will smoke them.
Crusaders have looked pretty flat the last few weeks, Carter may lift them enough to beat the Canes.

mr selfdestruct · 21st May 2008, 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Another year, another broken heart thanks to the Chiefs.

Tell me about it

*sigh*

Still the only NZ team to never make a final.

mr selfdestruct · 3rd July 2008, 09:30

Who was DaveRob?

oOo Dragon oOo · 3rd July 2008, 13:16

I think it was BoyWonder. If it was.. fantastic job of closing out the rounds and winning the nzgames Virtual S14

mr selfdestruct · 3rd July 2008, 13:51

Especially since he wasn't at ANY time in the lead until the completion of the competition! Stink for you Dragon, pipped you at the last hurdle :P

oOo Dragon oOo · 3rd July 2008, 16:57

lol I know. Nevermind considering I started off bloody awful after the 1st week I thought about pulling the pin, Im pretty happy with how it ended.

Bring on the Air New Zealand Cup!

15th April 2008, 11:48	#81
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	I agree. A few flashes of brilliance from the Chiefs won't be enough though I don't think. They can't plug the 'conceeding a try' leak and the Crusaders will exploit them. SURELY the Canes run of luck can't carry on for another week can it?? Seriously! The Stormers are playing 10x better than the Bulls and I'm more confident of a Top 4 spot for them than the Canes, surely the Canes MUST lose this time. __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

18th April 2008, 22:43	#82
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	go teh chiefs!! (2 txts I got from pb summed up a Crusader's fan's feelings: "Go fuck yourself") muahahahhahahahahaah __________________ 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 April 2008, 13:24	#88
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Stupid Force ruined my multi. Can't believe Chiefs have won their last 4 games by 13+ and I've picked against them every time and they're my team!! what a dick! My Stormers to make the top 4 bet is looking VERY good! Dragoon go bye bye and I'm on top of the table again __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

23rd April 2008, 09:19	#94
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	It has to be said, the Chiefs have come a bloody long way since round 5, they were absolute mud in the opening weeks. __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

28th April 2008, 10:24	#96
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	I think at least 50% of the participants in virtual got all the games right since all the favourites won for the round. I took a punt on the Cheetahs, the Hurricanes defense was inpenetrable and the Cheetahs were caught napping every time the Canes got a turnover or intercept. I'm concerned for the Canes lack of ability to 'create' tries though, against a team that doesn't throw loose passes, it's always tough for them to score points, e.g. Stormers. I got 1st Try Scorer Richie McCaw this week very happy $5 = Return $125. __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

18th April 2008, 23:19	#83
Phrack	for the last two weeks at work i said the chiefs would beat the crusaders.. should have listened to myself. __________________ .......

19th April 2008, 00:11	#84
markE	I had the chiefs in virtual, should of gone to TAB and gone 13 plus paying $8.45 when i last looked idiot __________________ Wellington -it's just better

19th April 2008, 12:13	#87
buckies	bah Had chiefs head to head on my multi and thought I was the man. Went to a movie to see my Force Head 2 Head completely fail. WTF happened there When chiefs hit their straps they are very hard to beat. Remember the streak they had season, where they had a miserable set of defeats in SA only to string together a late surge for the semi's. This year's surge isn't too late, I'm going to check their semi final odds and perhaps pay a visit to the TAB on it Reds, Force, Lions & Sharks left. I can see them beating all. Stormers are though if they beat the canes tonight. Last edited by buckies : 19th April 2008 at 12:17.

20th April 2008, 13:34	#89
oOo Dragon oOo	Cant make excuses. I had a shocker.

21st April 2008, 10:13	#90
BoyWonder	Wicked - away all week in China and forgot to make picks. Auto picks went in for me for 13+ on all home teams and I got 42

21st April 2008, 13:52	#92
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	My heart said "GO THE CHIEFS" but my brain said "against an undefeated Crusaders team full of All Blacks? yeah right" and my fingers said "ok brain, you're the boss, submitting picks now". Curse you, brain! Curse youuuuuuuuu!

27th April 2008, 12:50	#95
oOo Dragon oOo	33 Points this week. Got all the games but only 1 margin. :/ The site is being really stupid today tho.

28th April 2008, 12:57	#97
oOo Dragon oOo	Do you have a screenshot of the NZGames challenge list? mine hasn't updated in 2 weeks.

3rd May 2008, 09:32	#99
oOo Dragon oOo	Good start so far this week. 3 Games - 3 correct margins. Will be interesting for the other games this week as Ive picked the bulls to beat the tahs as wel

4th May 2008, 20:11	#100
oOo Dragon oOo	48 Points for the weekend. Not top of the table but Im happy to be close now.

5th May 2008, 13:48	#101
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Congratulations stunning week for you. Out of the 4 possible upsets I had to pick the friggin' brumbies arrgghhh!! Could have practically picked any other non favourite and got it right! __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

7th May 2008, 14:17	#102
buckies	three big games to call this week Hurricanes vs Force. Backing Canes but 12- or 13+. 12- methinks. TAB overwhelmingly backs the Canes H2H & 13+ for the margin. I hate it how they distort odds for NZ teams like this Brumbies vs Bulls. Have bulls finally hit some late form? Both teams out of playoffs and playing for pride. Home adv makes me think Bulls 12-. Stormers vs Tahs. Both teams have to win to make semi's. One of these teams will end their season based on this outcome. Home adv again makes me think Stormers 12-. However, perhaps the Tahs have adjusted to South Africa better for this week...... A great week for TAB odds on these games if one picks the margins right.

12th May 2008, 18:43	#103
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Dragoon owns HARD, you'll need a respectable score this week to secure the win, good luck! I'm COMPLETELY out of the running, what a disastrous few weeks for me. Stupid Crusaders ruined two of my Multi's, EVERYTHING else came through. If I had a penny for EVERY time the most likely option in my multi was the one thing that didn't come through man........ Crusaders half and full time (how did they let those early 2 tries in so easily?!) and Crusaders 13+ in the other, gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

15th May 2008, 00:15	#104
oOo Dragon oOo	Yeap do or die this week. And Ive struggled to make my picks this week. The Blues/Canes game can swing either way and the Reds/Tahs game is another one :/ Guess we'll find out on Sunday how it all goes tho

15th May 2008, 14:06	#105
buckies	Red's won't beat the Tah's Blues/Canes is very tough though.

16th May 2008, 23:03	#106
oOo Dragon oOo	GAH! Cheered for the Blues all the way through the game tonight, only to find out I'd muffed my picks and selected the Canes. With this I feel I've lost the lead and probably the comp.

17th May 2008, 09:15	#107
BoyWonder	Those drop goals at the end and the drawn out finish were like torture! I'm glad I switched during the afternoon from the Canes to the Blues

17th May 2008, 22:06	#108
markE	Go the highlanders ! Was I the only person in NZ to pick them to win? __________________ Wellington -it's just better

17th May 2008, 22:09	#109
oOo Dragon oOo	I reckon you'd be part of a very select group

17th May 2008, 22:14	#110
markE	You beauty ! I should of had coin on it I checked my list of friends and of the 38 people I've got on my list I was the only one. __________________ Wellington -it's just better

18th May 2008, 09:53	#111
Ard Righ	Semi-finals: Crusaders vs Hurricanes in CHCH Waratahs vs Sharks in Sydney

18th May 2008, 10:41	#112
oOo Dragon oOo	I would have been happier with a Crusaders vs anyone but the hurricanes. Especially the form the Crusaders are in at the moment :/ Good job to Dave Rob? on taking the lead back this week too.

18th May 2008, 11:46	#113
BoyWonder	Thanks The semifinals could be a bit tricky to pick... The Crusaders will probably come through seeing it's crunch time. Australian teams always rise to the big games but the Sharks have a tendency to pull one out of the bag also!

18th May 2008, 15:42	#114
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Another year, another broken heart thanks to the Chiefs.

21st May 2008, 17:26	#115
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Sharks haven't travelled well this season, Waratahs will smoke them. Crusaders have looked pretty flat the last few weeks, Carter may lift them enough to beat the Canes. __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

3rd July 2008, 09:30	#117
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Who was DaveRob? __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

3rd July 2008, 13:16	#118
oOo Dragon oOo	I think it was BoyWonder. If it was.. fantastic job of closing out the rounds and winning the nzgames Virtual S14

3rd July 2008, 13:51	#119
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Especially since he wasn't at ANY time in the lead until the completion of the competition! Stink for you Dragon, pipped you at the last hurdle :P __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

3rd July 2008, 16:57	#120
oOo Dragon oOo	lol I know. Nevermind considering I started off bloody awful after the 1st week I thought about pulling the pin, Im pretty happy with how it ended. Bring on the Air New Zealand Cup!