Tipping 2020

Some team news - DrivingMaul failed to tip so he has been dropped by Canes Black for Bones who turned up a week late. Nevorian has also turned up a week late and has joined Blues B as they were the only team with 5 - so as of right now all teams have 6 players, let's see if this can last all season.

A few went for the Sharks but only 1-8 - namely Richie, Smudge, Broughie and DK- Smudge leads with 15 as the only one of the 4 to pick the Brumbies 9-16. Everyone picked a Brumbies win so close scores all round so far. Broughie leads overall, posting this in case he never leads again!

BOP Chiefs 9 - 8 Hurricanes Black
Blues A 9 - 9 Barbarians
Blues B 11 - 9 SunJags
South Island 10 - 9 Hurricanes Gold

Broughie 63
Hydro11 62
Langakali 62
Higgins 62
OomPB 62
Sportboy 61
Hooroo 59
GT12 59
Virgil 58
Smudge 58

I expect I'll collapse in the latter half of the weekend.

@Smudge said in Tipping 2020:

I expect I'll collapse in the latter half of the weekend.

Please do, we are both on the same score

Results are all in and everything is up to date at https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

Check out all of the stats as Duluth has done a fantastic job to present them all so well.

Top score of the weekend was OomPB with 47 to take him 7 clear at the top - Stag next best with 45 and only Gunner, Tim and Langakali scored 40 or more. All of those 5 except Stag picked the Bulls as low scorers - Stag picked up 4 maximums including taking the Canes 1-8. He and Tim were the only 2 brave enough to pick the Canes to win.

Langakali sits 2nd behind OomPB and amazingly Sportboy is 3rd, I can't remember him in so lofty a position. GT12 is 4th, Higgins 5th with Stag rising 22 spots to be level in 6th with Joan and Mary. Big rises also for Gunner (28th to 12th) and Tim (40th to 21st). A big fall for Hydro11 from 1st to 27th and also a spot on the lowest scores board with 19 - joining Antipodean who achieved the difficult feat of "beating" last week's score of 21.

@KiwiPie Beginners Luck. Musf enjoy this while it last

Can I just say....canes black you were warned.

Are the people tipping the sunwolves taking the piss or am I missing something

I'm assuming the Most points/fewest points on the tipping spreadsheet just doesn't work? As last week it said I had Crusaders as most points which I didn't and now this week it has Crusaders again even though I haven't selected them for most points.

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

I'm assuming the Most points/fewest points on the tipping spreadsheet just doesn't work? As last week it said I had Crusaders as most points which I didn't and now this week it has Crusaders again even though I haven't selected them for most points.

The tipping spreadsheet includes every set of tips made so far this season. You need to go to the end of the spreadsheet to see your latest tips where you'll find you picked the Chiefs ......

@Yeahtheboys said in Tipping 2020:

Are the people tipping the sunwolves taking the piss or am I missing something

Same as my reply to Hooroo - the most recent tips are at the end of the spreadsheet, so from 9 Feb onwards - so far there are 5 picks for the Chiefs and none for the Moondogs.

@Bones said in Tipping 2020:

Can I just say....canes black you were warned.

To be fair, you were the joint 2nd best tipper ... 3 worse than you

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

I'm assuming the Most points/fewest points on the tipping spreadsheet just doesn't work? As last week it said I had Crusaders as most points which I didn't and now this week it has Crusaders again even though I haven't selected them for most points.

The tipping spreadsheet includes every set of tips made so far this season. You need to go to the end of the spreadsheet to see your latest tips where you'll find you picked the Chiefs ......

Thanks mate. I'm guessing that is the umpteenth time you have had to say that.

@taniwharugby or in two rounds it seems.. Go grey power!

@dogmeat lets talk in 8 weeks, if you can still remember this conversation by then...just getting into form, week 4* I'll be fizzing, by the end I wont even be able to see you in my rear-view mirror!

if by some strange coincidence, my week 4 is no better than week 1 or 2, then I have decided that this competition isnt worth my time and I am dialling it in, just giving folk like you a bit of confidence.

If you're struggling to navigate the stats section to find the Cup draw - here it is

Time to tip everyone, looks like an easy week and only a complete failure will pick less than 7 out of 7 ......

After 2 games - for the latest from the Cup games, go to the Cup section at https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

BOP Chiefs 7 - 10 Barbarians
Blues A 8 - 12 SunJags
Blues B 6 - 10 South Island
Hurricanes Gold 6 - 12 Hurricanes Black

Paj 17
Stockcar86 17
Justin77 14
Voodoo 14
Corkscrew 14
Langakali 14
OomPB 14
Joan and Mary 14

OomPB 113
Langakali 106
Joan and Mary 100
Stag 98
Sportboy 97
GT12 95
Higgins 94
Hurrycanes 93
Richie 93
Caprice 92

With just the Jaguares v Reds game and category picks to be added on (plenty with the Chiefs as top scorers but nobody with the Blues as lowest), here are latest scores on doors and Cup is updated as well. Hooroo should probably screenshot this as he is temporarily joint leader overall with Langakali

BOP Chiefs 30 - 37 Barbarians
Blues A 28 - 31 SunJags
Blues B 24 - 29 South Island
Hurricanes Gold 29 - 40 Hurricanes Black

Stockcar86 46
Hooroo 42
KP 42
Hydro11 41
Hurrycanes 41
Waynes World 39
Voodoo 38
Paj 38
Victor 38
Joan and Mary 38

Hooroo 127
Langakali 127
OomPB 125
Joan and Mary 124
Higgins 123
Hurrycanes 122
Hydro11 115
Sportboy 114
Broughie 113
Stockcar86 113
GT12 112

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

With just the Jaguares v Reds game and category picks to be added on (plenty with the Chiefs as top scorers but nobody with the Blues as lowest), here are latest scores on doors and Cup is updated as well. Hooroo should probably screenshot this as he is temporarily joint leader overall with Langakali

BOP Chiefs 30 - 37 Barbarians
Blues A 28 - 31 SunJags
Blues B 24 - 29 South Island
Hurricanes Gold 29 - 40 Hurricanes Black

Stockcar86 46
Hooroo 42
KP 42
Hydro11 41
Hurrycanes 41
Waynes World 39
Voodoo 38
Paj 38
Victor 38
Joan and Mary 38

Hooroo 127
Langakali 127
OomPB 125
Joan and Mary 124
Higgins 123
Hurrycanes 122
Hydro11 115
Sportboy 114
Broughie 113
Stockcar86 113
GT12 112

I scoff at your lack of confidence in me. Unlike some on this leaderboard, I have actually won one of these before.

Everything now live at https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

Best of the weekend was Stockcar86 with 58. Nobody had 7/7 with the Highlanders result catching out most people. Hooroo 2nd on 57 which now puts him level overall with Langakali. OomPB down to 3rd with Joan and Mary in 4th and Higgins in 5th. Hurrycanes, Hydro11 and Dolamite move into the top 10, Stockcar86 up to 11.

The SunJags win again to be 3/3 and top of the table. 4 teams close behind with 2 wins from 3 and the 2 Blues teams and Canes Gold in danger of being dropped.

Only 6 games next week so 2 extra category picks for you to enjoy.

@ACT-Crusader & @Nevorian missing in action this week.

Less than 5 hours to tip - get busy https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

Less than 5 hours to tip - get busy https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

Did I really select Highlanders? I struggle with that spread sheet as the top row doesn’t remain fixed.

Must have clicked wrong button on phone as would never think the highlanders would win

GAH second bloody week on the trot I’ve forgotten to tip and the Friday games were gimmees both times

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

Less than 5 hours to tip - get busy https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

Did I really select Highlanders? I struggle with that spread sheet as the top row doesn’t remain fixed.

Must have clicked wrong button on phone as would never think the highlanders would win

Ahh, here come the excuses, must be Round 3...

@voodoo said in Tipping 2020:

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

Less than 5 hours to tip - get busy https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

Did I really select Highlanders? I struggle with that spread sheet as the top row doesn’t remain fixed.

Must have clicked wrong button on phone as would never think the highlanders would win

Ahh, here come the excuses, must be Round 3...

Some of us just learned to accept our shitness years ago

@dogmeat said in Tipping 2020:

GAH second bloody week on the trot I’ve forgotten to tip and the Friday games were gimmees both times

At least there was only the one game last night then, could have been much worse for you!

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

Less than 5 hours to tip - get busy https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

Did I really select Highlanders? I struggle with that spread sheet as the top row doesn’t remain fixed.

Must have clicked wrong button on phone as would never think the highlanders would win

Nah you picked Crusaders 9-16. I spotted an issue - everyone had bloody edit access on that spreadsheet so it was constantly changing. Fixed that now and have left it with most recent at the top so that this week's tips will be the first one of yours that you find.

Everything is now up to date.

The category picks and the Blues game were the key things this weekend. For category picks, Corkscrew actually got all 4 which was good for him as his tips generally sucked. Antipodean was one of 4 to get 3/4 and made him top scorer for the weekend, a big improvement on previous form. Also 3/4 for mikedogz, Winger and Broughie. Everyone picked the Chiefs to win so no 6/6 in picks this week.

A shift around at the top as the top 3 all bombed and all are now out of the top 5. Moving up to take places 1-5 are Joan and Mary, Higgins, Hurrycanes, Hydro11 and Triple T. Big rises for previous top performers Winger and Donsteppa to just outside the top 10, spectacular falls for Sportboy and Stockcar86, so shocked by their previous lofty positions around the top 10, they now share 34th place.

In the Cup, GT12 won the replay against Broughie by scoring 2 x 10s for the first 2 games. Into the quarter-finals go Triple T, Hurrycanes, Higgins, Victor, DK, Joan and Mary, Caprice and either Langakali or Phooey who drew.

In the team comp, the Sunjags made it 4 wins from 4 by taking down the BOP Chiefs, Canes Black beat Blues B to stay close behind in 2nd (with Blues B 0/4 and last). Wins also for Blues A who go into the top 4 and a first win for the season for Canes Gold.

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

Antipodean was one of 4 to get 3/4 and made him top scorer for the weekend, a big improvement on previous form.

2 hours to tip. Make this the week you rise up the table, you just have to believe in yourself!

(Although picking the right winners and margins can help too!)

Forgot to do my tips before Highlander/Rebels but I would have taken the Landers anyway lol

It is all live at https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and next week's tipping form is up. Tough week with nobody picking the Rebels, only 13% going for the Blues and Reds v Sharks split about 50/50. So given the Hurricanes game was basically an easy 20 points for most people (17+, most points, biggest margin), there were some badddddd scores - nobody picked 5/6.

Tim was best with 44, Dogmeat 43, Fiamacho 42 and then a whole posse on 41. No change at the top as all the top 3 scored 41 and moved away a little from the chasers. Hitting the top spot is proving bad news for some people as Sportboy, OomPB and Hooroo have all crashed out of the top 10 shortly afterwards. Joan and Mary still leads by 3 from Higgins with Hurrycanes a point back.

Voodoo scored lowest, just 17 after bizarrely ignoring the Hurricanes in the category picks.

Yet another win for the SunJags who are 5/5. Yet another defeat for Blues B who are 0/5.

In the Cup, Triple T and Higgins are into the semi-finals - Hurrycanes/Joan and Mary and Victor/Langakali have replays to decide.

Back to 7 games next weekend which is good news. All of @ACT-Crusader @Nevorian @Bones missing in action this week - get those tips in now for next week.

Can't be often that the top picks are 4 results and two margins. Tough week!

WARNING - Sunwolves game has switched to Australia and is being played on Friday afternoon. I won't be changing the tipping form but the deadline for your picks is now Friday at 4.45PM (NZ time)

TIP NOW - 90 minutes to go - https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

TIP NOW - 90 minutes to go - https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

Bro! Can you please take my second iteration that I have uploaded right now?

Morning all. Tipping results are live - possible report later on.

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

TIP NOW - 90 minutes to go - https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

Bro! Can you please take my second iteration that I have uploaded right now?

I did. Think you swapped your Blues pick for the Canes ....

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

@Hooroo said in Tipping 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Tipping 2020:

TIP NOW - 90 minutes to go - https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

Bro! Can you please take my second iteration that I have uploaded right now?

I did. Think you swapped your Blues pick for the Canes ....

IT would have been in error if I picked the Blues in the original as I thought the travel etc would have been too much,

Quick report - the clear winner of the weekend was Fiamacho with 56 points, tipping all 7 games with 3 margins on a tough week for them (bar the Sunwolves of course). He climbs from 41 to 21 overall. Also getting 7/7 but just one margin is Broughie who scored 46 to move up to 4th and just 12 off the lead.

Joan and Mary still holds the lead by 1 from Hurrycanes and 5 from Higgins. She also made the Cup final where her opponent is Triple T.

Worst was Mikey07 with an astonishing season low of only 10 - picking only the Crusaders and Brumbies to win with incorrect margins. He contributed to the SunJags losing their 1st game of the season to the Barbarians who are now just 2 behind them in 2nd and level with Canes Black who are 3rd because of fewer points scored. Blues B had their 6th straight defeat, never losing by more than 3 points. @Nevorian has gone missing so their active 5 need to improve.