Oceania 3rd Annual JC-FF Rugby League footy tipping competition -- Now into the finals!

Ray Warren? Cool? Man, I hope you're joking. There isn't a more annoying commentator in the world. He struggles to remember which swimmers are in a race let alone who's carrying the ball in footy. But he's hilarious in that respect.

Anyway, TIPS REMINDER!!!!

 

Tips are in, should be a good weekend.

 

Vagana gets 5 trys. Anyone happen to know when the last time that happened? I seem to remember Ettingshausen getting 5 in the early 90s. Maybe it was only 4 though. He absolutely carved them up tonight. Russell Richardson will be having nightmares all week.

1 for 1, BTW.

 

I know that it doesnt really aply to the tipping, but I was walkingthrough Parra today, and saw the Melbourne Storm boys getting out of the hotel, and into their bus.

 

That's pretty cool. My mate is going out with a relative of Matthew Gidley.

I noticed a couple of individuals didn't tip this week... Hopefully no-one's giving up in the first month. And a notice, you should be able to tip for the upcoming games until their scheduled starts. So get in if you can. PM me if it's not working and I'll see what I can do.

 

Cronulla V Souths
27 August 1994
Endeavour Field

Cronulla 42 (Ettingshausen 5, Bell, Healey, Long tries Healey 3 goals
Crossan 2 goals)

Souths 0.

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Go Souths!

 

I noticed everyone but me tipped the Broncos over the Sharks. LMAO! ... I just really like the Sharks this year - they're in great form. However, I still expect everyone else to be right about this game and not me as usual.

 

You almost pulled off a big one there. Phew though.

OK, Knights, Broncos and Eagles got up. I got 4 on the weekend. Not a top one.


Here's the ladder as we see it. epic is looking good since this year he decided to actually tip. farmboynz was this week's big mover, while I went nowhere.

Position - Last week's position - Name

1. (1) 41 epic
2. (4) 39 farmboynz
2. (1) 39 Uruk
2. (1) 39 wedge's girl
5. (5) 35 and justice for MAUL
5. (5) 35 silmarillion
5. (5) 35 wedge3210
8. (5) 33 Outback Dewback
8. (9) 33 SWNZ
10. (9) 31 opium
11. (13) 27 LisaJ001
11. (11) 27 stunty
13. (12) 25 HAL9000

 

I hate the middle of the table. It's means i'm neither hot nor cold. Argh!

Good win by the Warriors though, and the Storm for that matter.

 

Yeah the warriors

what a run by the big man mark tookey
and a lovely side step

How can a clash of heads be a high tackle?
And i am never going to hit Richard Villasanti in the head it must be made of stone.


Storm game what a comeback

 

Villasanti shouldn't have even been put on report. That was just one of those things. Freaky accident. But people get injured like that in legal tackles all the time.

Speaking of injuries, the Knights will take on the Roosters at Aussie Hospital... I mean stadium on Firday in what will be the most interesting game of the week. On paper the Knights should detroy them, but this is the type of game the Knights can and have lost before. Roosters/Knights games are always close.

Penrith will get off the bottom of the ladder this week with the bye. That'll leave hte hapless Cowboys there on their own.

But how good does the top of the ladder look at the moment?

 

No citing for Villasanti which is good

The Broncos are looking a bit wounded too, maybe a Brad Thorn comeback


Who were the commentators for the warriors/cowboys game? they were pretty good

 

Well Im glad im off the bottom of the table..but its early days yet...

 

Have faith Lisa - I will be below you on that ladder within weeks I bet.

I am in a quandry this week as my Roosters are up against the unstoppable Knights ... dammit!

Which means ... I have to tip against my own team? ?

 

Good ol' Tigers came through again for me. Penrith haven't changed much from last year, unfortunately.

Newcastle vs Brisbane will be a game to look out for... taking the current form and standings. And what's going on at the Roosters??

 

A few injuries for the Broncos too. Should be an interesting couple of weeks for you. You have the Knights in round 7. So three weeks away. Unfortunately that'll be the used as the excuse should we win there. We've been copping crap all season about playing no-bodies, even though Warriors in New Zealand is never easy and now the Roosters are already pulling out the excuses.

Kennedy, MacDougall and Perry are basically out. MacDougall may play, but only off the bench.

I think without Lockyer you guys will be alright. Harrison is a bigger loss. And pray that Tallis stays fit. You saw what happened last year with him out.

 

Luke Ricketson is out for tomorrow's game. I feel a little safer already. The Roosters will only have one full day to prepare their squad without him. Big rumours that Fittler will play even though he's not 100% fit.

And they call us the druggos...

Tip reminder!!!

 

Great ... I had to tip against my own team ...

My tips are in ...

And Freddy better bloody well play or we ain't got a hope in hell.

Wait, we don't have a hope in hell anyway against those Knights.

 

I gone out on a limb for this one. Should be interesting.

 

I'm so tempted to tip the Dragons.

 

Just watched the Roosters vs Knights match...thought it was going to be a fizzer, but it turned out to be a pretty good game...

Knights struggled to win.....but it was a well fought victory...

As for the rest of the weekend...I hope Souths win..

 

you never tip against your team!

 

I had no choice but to tip against the Roosters ... How could I tip against the mighty Knights?

But hey, it got me 2 points dude!

Good game though ... 6 - 6 at half time and 12 - 12 late in the second half. Then the Knights just ran away with the game after that (as usual). Roosters did pretty well for a team that was just put together yesterday afternoon (according to Ricky Stuart).

 

I am happy. I need to go out for some celebrating.

Knights were just too good in the end. The Roosters needed a cooler head and while Wing tried bloody hard, you could see the Knights regain their focus when Johns got that try of his.

Has HAL9000 officially dropped out of the tipping? What's going on? If you see this you should know you can tip up until kickoff.

 

Melbourne vs the Bulldogs was probably the closest pick of the round, I'd say.

Wing resigned this week with the Roosters, too. It would have been good for the Bunnies if he chose to return to them, but, oh well. I just think the Roosters need to find a specific place to put him, and work with him there. Like, five eighth of something. He's got the skills.

I actually felt bad for McDougall when he got injured again. Hopefully it's nothing too serious again -- even if I do hate the guy. The Knights, again, thank God that Johns is wearing their jumper.

Lockyer's season so far has been dampened with the return of Langer, there's no doubt. If he had of been injured last year, I would have a lot more worried. The injuries aren't as big a deal as people are making out. Why worry when you can bring in players like Brad Meyers and Michael Ryan (a better specialist hooker than Shane Walker, anyway) to replace them?