Tipping 2021

The results are in and are broadcast https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

After last week took real skill to pick both games, this week was much more of a lottery - yeah right. Anyway Hurrycanes picked both games with margins to score 63 and top score by 15 and also hit the top of the table - 16 ahead with 2 weeks to go. With all games so tight, it is still all to play for though. If you picked 1/2 you had a decent week and went up in the table. Stockcar86 is up to 3rd, Crucial is up to 7th and Corkscrew and Donsteppa are up to 11th. Plenty picked neither game and fell accordingly.

J77 squeaked past Mikey07 by a single point and will play Crucial in the final of the TSF Cup - he thrashed Victor to get through. This weekend and next weekend count for the final.

Finally if you want to know who has scored the most 5 pointers for category picks - either picking the exact number of tries for a team or within 1 of a team's points total - here are the best so far

Now I feel pressure.

Get your tips in now.

@kiwipie Sorry KP shouldn't have sent that last entry in, I thought I had the Crusader Blues match points wrong. Please keep the first entry. Been going through a bit of hell here. Sorry.

@joan-and-mary No problem - that entry was duly ignored!

The site is updated for Week 9 - next weekend is the final time you have to tip for Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021.

With the title in his hands, Hurrycanes chose to pick the Blues to win which has given everyone else some hope. He still leads but is only 4 ahead of me. Then it is Winger 2 points behind and another 7 down to Crucial in 4th. Nobody had both results and margins but a few were close with Crusaders 9-16 and Chiefs 1-8. One of those was Triple T who top scored with 59 and is up to 6th overall.

Crucial leads J77 52-45 in the TSF Cup Final. All to play for next week.

For the final time in Super Rugby Aotearoa, it is your time to tip.

Still all to play for (except for those that don't have anything to play for)

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

For the final time in Super Rugby Aotearoa, it is your time to tip.

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Still all to play for (except for those that don't have anything to play for)

Had a peek at the tips from the top 4. This could get interesting. All four have gone for the same first tip and quite close on points/tries. For the second game the top 2 have gone for a close one with the next two going for 9-16 (all for the same winner). Again the points/tries are similar but different enough that they could make a difference.
Could be a very close scoreboard at the end of this or we all have it wrong and someone will come storming up the ladder and zooming past.

@crucial Thanks for the tips. I might go the direct opposite and hope for two upsets. No chance in hell in winning if I pick basically the same as those ahead of me on the table (and that's plenty this year). I have to decide whether to possibly crash and burn (or come out in a blaze of glory) or to maintain my current position. Decisions decisions...........

@higgins said in Tipping 2021:

@crucial Thanks for the tips. I might go the direct opposite and hope for two upsets. No chance in hell in winning if I pick basically the same as those ahead of me on the table (and that's plenty this yea. I have to decide whether to possibly crash and burn (or come out in a blaze of glory) or to maintain my current position. Decisions decisions...........

I usually try that approach about half way through the comp. good luck.

@crucial You could have ensured your maiden Cup Victory simply by mirroring J77s tips which came in before yours!!!!!! Good luck anyway in defending you seven point half time lead.

@higgins said in Tipping 2021:

@crucial You could have ensured your maiden Cup Victory simply by mirroring J77s tips which came in before yours!!!!!! Good luck anyway in defending you seven point half time lead.

Nah. Played fair on that one. Tipped first then looked.

@crucial said in Tipping 2021:

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

For the final time in Super Rugby Aotearoa, it is your time to tip.

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Still all to play for (except for those that don't have anything to play for)

Had a peek at the tips from the top 4. This could get interesting. All four have gone for the same first tip and quite close on points/tries. For the second game the top 2 have gone for a close one with the next two going for 9-16 (all for the same winner). Again the points/tries are similar but different enough that they could make a difference.
Could be a very close scoreboard at the end of this or we all have it wrong and someone will come storming up the ladder and zooming past.

I think it's strange that you're caring about the top of the table for once!

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

@crucial said in Tipping 2021:

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

For the final time in Super Rugby Aotearoa, it is your time to tip.

View embedded content

Still all to play for (except for those that don't have anything to play for)

Had a peek at the tips from the top 4. This could get interesting. All four have gone for the same first tip and quite close on points/tries. For the second game the top 2 have gone for a close one with the next two going for 9-16 (all for the same winner). Again the points/tries are similar but different enough that they could make a difference.
Could be a very close scoreboard at the end of this or we all have it wrong and someone will come storming up the ladder and zooming past.

I think it's strange that you're caring about the top of the table for once!

So do I. Uncharted territory for me! I think I was about 20th at the beginning of the month.

None of the leaders was bold enough to pick a big win in either game and so Hurrycanes held on to be the champion by just 3 points from Winger who rose above me to be second. 4th was Victor who jumped above Crucial.

Smudge was the best of the weekend with 51 ahead of Kruse and Delicatessen on 49. Mikedogz recorded the lowest score of the season with just 2 points, if the Highlanders had scored just 1 try fewer he would have had the perfect zero.

Crucial won the TSF Cup, beating J77 by 2 in the 2nd leg to win by 9 overall.

Thanks to everyone who played, we'll be back for the NPC whenever that starts.

@kiwipie ha I didnt come last in that round after missing the 1st game!

Thanks as always KP

Cheers KP. Long time between silverware for me. Got a lucky run in the last month.
Well played @J77 that was tough

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

Thanks to everyone who played, we'll be back for the NPC whenever that starts.

And thanks for running to your usual very high standard.

He was me thinking a solid result would get me near the top ten. My strategy I repeated got me mid table so can't complain.

@kiwipie thanks mate.

Every Ferner from 29-46, hang your heads, I actually beat you!

Anyone keen for a 5 week trans Ta$man tipping blast?

@act-crusader lol. It was a hard competition to assess. #23

@kiwipie I am always game but watching YouTube highlights to get a feel for what is happening does not help.

@kiwipie I'm in if you have numbers

@kiwipie said in Tipping 2021:

Anyone keen for a 5 week trans Ta$man tipping blast?

Yep I’m keen ( happy @taniwharugby )

Yeah, I'd give it a go.
Superbru comp is also open for anybody interested

Worth a crack Nigel.

Thanks all and to those that posted on Facebook - it will happen!

• Usual tipping for the 5 games - maximum of 10 points each.

• *** NEW NEW NEW ***
  Select one of the 5 games and you get double points for that game.
  *** NEW NEW NEW ***

• Pick the top scoring and lowest scoring team for both NZ and AU (5 points each for the 4 categories)

Still the traditional maximum of 80 points.

Keen

We're live - get your tips in for this weekend's games. Thanks as ever to @Duluth for making the adjustments.

I’m in

16 players so far, this is a reminder for the usual suspects to get their tips in.

@kiwipie

Could you take my 2nd tips. If not stick with the first

@winger said in Tipping 2021:

@kiwipie

Could you take my 2nd tips. If not stick with the first

Took the first as the first game was being played for the 2nd set.

Leaders so far after 2 games - all above 17 have "played their joker" for double points on one game, nobody picked the Highlanders 17+. Best without a joker are the 4 players on 17 listed below.

Victor 25
Hooroo 21
Laurence 21
Broughie 20
Tim 19
Higgins 19
Sportboy 17
Winger 17
Kruse 17
Waynes World 17

@kiwipie If I were to change some tips, based on the excellent form of the Ozzie ‘s, do I just complete the form for the remaining games?

@broughie said in Tipping 2021:

@kiwipie If I were to change some tips, based on the excellent form of the Ozzie ‘s, do I just complete the form for the remaining games?

Too late now but no. You're stuck with those tips like everyone else.

@kiwipie But can you change tips before a game starts?

@broughie said in Tipping 2021:

@kiwipie But can you change tips before a game starts?

I'm not keen. It means extra work for me!

@kiwipie understand. NP.