Tipping 2021

Everything is added up and

Victor is the Champion.
Laurence is the Cup Winner.

All the leaders made similar choices so it actually came down to not making mistakes in actually submitting your tips. Tim mistakenly went against the Hurricanes and I'm pretty sure that Laurence didn't mean to pick the Force to win. That left the way clear for Victor to take the title by 5 points having been in the lead after every round.

Laurence took the cup from Hooroo 47-44 despite picking the Force mainly because Hooroo picked the Brumbies (presumably intentionally) in a bold move that could have given him a league and cup double if it had come off.

Top scorer for the final week was Crucial who lifted from 21 to 11 with a score of 59.

Canes4life picked the results of 24/25 games correctly which is unprecedented accuracy while many had 23 (picking NZ teams to always win). Tim and Plastered Peni picked 11 of 25 correct with margin while Victor picked most categories (9/20) which was the key to overall victory.

Thanks for playing for this short burst and we'll be back with NPC Tipping in August with 7 games a weekend, teams forming again and all that good stuff.

If you’re only as good as your last game that makes me awesome

I did worse in this comp then I did in SRA oh well wait for the NPC to start.

NPC Tipping is live for the competition start this coming weekend. Usual format and usual rules, tip Week 1 to enter.

Has the Superbru Fern NPC Tipping Competition been reactivated for 2021 yet as I am hoping to improve on my silver medal from last season into a gold medal this time out?

@higgins I reactivated one - not sure if it was last season's comp

Join Fern NPC, my Bunnings NPC league on Superbru! You can find my pool here:

or by downloading the Superbru app and searching for the pool with code:

buckgait

Still plenty of space in some of the teams to fill up to their full muster of six. Sme of these maybe/should be interested in joining up in the worlds best tipping competition where there are both individual and teams component.
Regulars/last years tippers still to decide on their tips include
Northland @FarNthHayden @Gunner @justin77
Harbour/Auckland @dice @tim @caprice @Virgil
Counties/Waikato @yeetyaah @Hooroo
Bay of Plenty @sportboy @bayimports @Cactus-Jack @KiwiPie @trooa
Hawkes Bay @Stargazer @propsicle @billsy
Wairarapa Bush @victor @buck
Wellington @Winger @laurence
South Island @Corkscrew @Smudge @Kiwiwomble @Phooey

If some teams are full you will be allocated to another to fill up rosters that might need another tipper, or even the possibility of having a another team like Wellington Development formed if enough want to tip for Wellington! If you were in that boat last season you obviously elect to tip for your preferred option naturally. There is also the individual component as well that also creates a lot of interest.

Others that might want to take the plunge include the likes of @Bovidae @Dan54 @kiwimurph @ACT-Crusader @Daffy-Jaffy @Duluth @booboo @canefan @antipodean @Machpants (Bush might be needing you as both myself and the captain - Waynes World have yet to locate Buck) @MN5 @Number-10 (we seem to struggle to get a 6th tipper for our HB team!) @kev @Pepe @foobaNZ @gt12 @shark @george33 and many others out there that are not listed.

With the lockdown over in Aus there might be a bit more interest from expats over there that will have more time to follow and watch the games (on Stan I believe) so they can have a slightly better idea on who teams are going and thus making picking winners a bit easier. If in doubt you can always use the blindfold and stick a pin in method! Anyway give it some though and get your tips in by 7.05pm NZ time tonight (or if you miss that you can still tip for the remaining games)

@Higgins

I gave up as I always forget to put my tips in.

That's kind of ok as an individual but untenable if I'm letting down others in a team.

On that basis I rule myself out and I'll sit back and watch.

@higgins great commitment from yourself. Will give it a go again..hopefully i remember every week

Brilliant work @Higgins - doing my job for me!

I've tipped as an individual Hopefully I can remember to tip every week.

Sounds good - i'm in

Good to see at least three Saffas tipping this year so there is no excuse for anyone from Aussie (or anywhere else for that matter) having a go! Tips from the following received so far
Northland: MuddyRiver, TaniwhaRugby, FarNthHayden, Gunner, Justin77, One still needed
Harbour/Auckland: DK, Fiamacho, Andrew Farrell, Dogmeat, Two still needed
Counties/Waikato: Mikedogz, Crucial, OomPB, Unite, Hooroo, One still needed how about @OleOleOle ????
Bay of Plenty: Donsteppa, Bayimports, Sportboy, Three still needed
Hawkes Bay: Delicatessen, PAJ, Stockcar86, Higgins, Two still needed
Wairarapa Bush: Waynes World, Triple T, Langakali, Plastered Peni, Victor, One still needed
Wellington: Hurrycanes, Richie, Canes4Life, Mikey07, Hydro11, Laurence, Roster fill but still enter for Wellington if you want as KP will make the final determination as to the starting lineup
South Island: Broughie, Stag, Four more still required
Individual: Joan & Mary, Jonathan Wiltshire, Kruse, Antipodean, Kiwimurph, Still room for plenty more Remember cut off time if you want to be in for every game is 7.05pm NZ time. Miss that time you can still tip for the remaining games

@higgins i support Otago! you mixing up your blue and gold teams

...i'm also shit at tipping

@kiwiwomble Like we all hope we can do at the start of every tipping season you might come good this time round, just like your Otago team promises to do. Plenty of room in the South Island Team for you.

Please those of you prevaricating because your worried you might forget to tip. Give it a go. Then forget. You're all that keeps me off the bottom every year

@higgins Happy to join Auckland tipping team. Should probably run that decision by @dK @dogmeat etc. who can review my tipping prowess (or lack thereof).

I'm on for Auckland

Sorry @Higgins I'm out - don't know how much of it I'll be able to see, so will definitely end up letting the side down.

This year I don't think I even managed Super rugby tipping...

@gt12 Soft!

@tim said in Tipping 2021:

@gt12 Soft!

Need a better place to get links as NPC doesn't seem to get picked up by the streamers. It doesn't look like the NPC is on Wowow either.

@gt12 if you have a hong kong vpn and a wechat account you might be alright

All live now for Week 1 at https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

Hooroo is the early leader by 7 points after a superb score of 61, only missing the first result and nailing both category picks (Wellington & Northland for high and low score). Antipodean is 2nd with Stargazer in 3rd. Hooroo, Antipodean, Mikedogz, OomPB and Cactus Jack all picked 6/7 results. The fact that the first 4 of those are all in the Counties-Waikato team means they top scored for the round. At the other end of the table, only 22 pts for Andrew Farrell, Delicatessen & FarNthHayden.

Wins for South Island, Counties-Waikato, Bay of Plenty & Wellington in Round 1. South Island picked up the only bonus point for getting 3+ maximums more than their opponent (Wairarapa Bush) and so they are the early leaders.

48 tipped in all so they all slot nicely into 8 teams and all teams have 6 tippers. For those who chose Individual I have assigned you a team - you can see which team it is on the Leaderboard.

The form is live for Week 2.

@virgil C'mon Virgil you can still do it. Form fluctuates and you have your good weeks and your bad weeks, no better example of this than the likes of @kiwipie who had a bit of a toe stubbing first time up!!!!!

@virgil said in Tipping 2021:

mind is everywhere at the moment, work stuff i doubt id remember to tip half the time!

Tipping half the time but not overthinking it sounds good enough for a Top Ten finish.

@donsteppa said in Tipping 2021:

@virgil said in Tipping 2021:

mind is everywhere at the moment, work stuff i doubt id remember to tip half the time!

Tipping half the time but not overthinking it sounds good enough for a Top Ten finish.

then why havent i won every tipping comp since 2008...

@virgil said in Tipping 2021:

@donsteppa said in Tipping 2021:

@virgil said in Tipping 2021:

mind is everywhere at the moment, work stuff i doubt id remember to tip half the time!

Tipping half the time but not overthinking it sounds good enough for a Top Ten finish.

then why havent i won every tipping comp since 2008...

Because there is a (BoP) Mafia involved? Top ten isn't quite victory either...

Don't forget to tip for Week 2 - it's a marathon not a sprint https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

The scores are in https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

In the Teams comp, wins for Counties-Waikato, Wairarapa Bush, South Island & Wellington. Northland were 2 players short and BOP 1 player short (if you don't tip you score 5 less than the lowest score - in this case 17 as DK scored 22).

South Island lead after 2 rounds with Counties-Waikato & Wellington also 2 wins from 2. Hawke's Bay, Harbour-Auckland and Northland all with 2 defeats to start.

Best of the weekend was Dogmeat with 57 points, picking all 7 games (as did TR and Bay Imports). Most picked 6/7 which meant higher scoring overall than last week. Hooroo still holds the overall lead by 6 from Corkscrew and Stargazer with Justin77 up to 4th and Langakali to 5th.

Missing tippers from last week were Jonathan Wiltshire @sportboy @KiwiMurph @Gunner Andrew Farrell and @FarNthHayden

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

Missing tippers

My plan is working

Not in an @Snowy way I hasten to add

@dogmeat said in Tipping 2021:

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

Missing tippers

My plan is working

Not in an @Snowy way I hasten to add

I have a plan? Complete opportunist. That's why I am so good.

@snowy I would never credit / accuse you of anything as substantial as a plan...

No I meant the tippers that are missing haven't been in your basement (I assume)

@dogmeat Right you are then, re me ever having a plan that actually might work is ludicrous.

The question then is have any of these tippers "visited" my place. Did they piss me off?

tip 7 winners..only get one margin FML ..typical

@bayimports said in Tipping 2021:

tip 7 winners..only get one margin FML ..typical

When it was small you went big and vice-versa!

2nd Friday now... I get a pop-up reminder on work calendar - to do various bits of paperwork, with the very first item on the list being "TSF Tipping"...

• I excitedly click on the link, and start thinking about a weekend of rugby ahead...
• And then remember... yeah.... nah....

@kruse said in Tipping 2021:

2nd Friday now... I get a pop-up reminder on work calendar - to do various bits of paperwork, with the very first item on the list being "TSF Tipping"...

• I excitedly click on the link, and start thinking about a weekend of rugby ahead...
• And then remember... yeah.... nah....

The more I think about it the more I think that we should just stop the comp now.

Sorry Hooroo but tipping is back

Only 4 games but your score will be out of 80 as that is what we do. First round of the TSF Cup as well.