@Crucial I believe my Great grandfather and grandfather had a lot to do with setting up the Counties union (then South Auckland of course), when I read it in a newspaper clipping I explained to Mrs Dan why I was such a rugby maniac, in the blood. I do actually cheer for CM when it's against most teams, just for my Dad, as I know he would of been doing it if still alive!
There is a Facebook group for tipping here https://www.facebook.com/groups/590271681147113
I post a reminder before the first game each week and let you know when the scoring has been updated.
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31 people are in with quite a few regulars (including me) still to tip. Just need everyone to keep at it the whole season to make the teams comp work.
I not too sure how to join facebook group, I go in under Facebook name and not mine, but no worries, I can still do things here.
Have to say, first time I have tried SF tipping comp, and like the look of it, but one problem, I checked if I had put in my tips,I had, but thought bugger me I not sure they are what I want now lol. I would do that everytime I looked anyway so will never change tips.
@Dan54 You can change your tips right up until kick off time in the first game of the round if you like. Not always the wisest of things to do as remember the old saying when you accidentally put a wager of the wrong horse - "never change a wrong ticket as Murphy's Law is likely to happen"!
You can check here to see if your tips have been received https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ using the "Have I tipped?" tag or this one here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kxisdgGg3rHj5KY5vtQsi3iUxSbU21ebLhGaCidUhx8/edit#gid=1973723998 will probably work too. It also gives you the chance to fix things if you have accidentally tipped Rebels 17+ when you really meant the tip to be Crusaders 17+ for example
Just a roundup of where we are at the moment (2.00pm), keep checking back to this post as I will update it when I can. Good to see a number of newcomers, hopefully they will last the distance ie tip every week! Looks like the Official Selector will have to do a bit of mixing and matching in a couple of instances where there might be more than six tippers sticking their hand up to represent a team. Don't let that put you off though as KPs Tipping Contests are SIMPLY THE BEST
Barbarians:
Tipped = Langakali, Rico#1, Triple T, Higgins
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other possibilities: Victor, Waynes World (last I heard he was thinking seriously of delaying his tipping retirement!)
BoP Chiefs
Tipped = Mikedogz, Crucial, Chimoaus, Donsteppa, Unite
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other possibilities: @KiwiPie, @Hooroo, @BayImports @Sportboy, @Bartman, @OleOleOle, @ARHS, @Trooa
Almost enough for a Development Squad when you all get your entries in!
Blues A
Tipped = J77, George, TR, Tim
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other probabilities: @JK, @Fiamacho, @Duluth – remember guys 6 tippers needed to get a full team so make the effort please!
Blues B
Tipped = DK, Broughie
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other probabilities: @Dogmeat, John Nolan (defending 3rd place), @Dice, @Farnthhayden @gunner. Generally the better performing Blues team so you have a duty to rustle up a 6 man team
Canes Black
Tipped = Cactus Jack, Hurrycanes, Mikey07, PAJ, Dan54, Antipodean, Delicatessen
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other possibilities: @Hydro11 (defending champ)
Injured/Unavailable: Stockcar86, Bones(?)
Well done on the responses so far, looks like a decision to be made by the selectors as to the final makeup of this team!
Canes Gold
Tipped = Machpants, Canes4Life, Mackerzz, Laurance, BorderJB, Winger,
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other possibilities: @Plastered Peni
Transferred to BoP Chiefs: Crucial
South Island
Tipped = ACT Crusader, Nevorian, Corkscrew
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other possibilities: @Smudge, @SouthernMann, @FakatavaAllBlack, @Chris, @ChrisB, @kiwiwomble, @Canerbry. Come on some of you guys pull finger to get a full 6 man roster.
Sunjags
Tipped = Joan & Mary, Richie
Still awaiting last year’s tippers/other possibilities: @OomPB, @GT12, @Neal Davies
Individual/Awaiting for the Draft = Dolamite, Kruse
Link to the weekly tipping submission page https://thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit/
@Kiwiwomble This might the year you turn over a new leaf! Here is the link to get you started for this week anyway. Cut off time for the first round is 7.05pm tonight
@Kiwiwomble said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@Higgins look man! every comp i sign up...and then promptly forget to tip....im tired of letting everyone down
I tend to forget too Kiwi, but this year I doing it in SF, so time to remember!!
@gt12 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
I'm in and will try to tip...
I think we had @Kruse in the Sunjags last year and needed him
I've put my first week tips in as "Individual" - to be drafted wherever.
But SunJags does sound familiar - so yeah, happy to rejoin SunJags.
Seems appropriate - a bunch of misfit ex-pats.
@Kruse said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@gt12 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
I'm in and will try to tip...
I think we had @Kruse in the Sunjags last year and needed himI've put my first week tips in as "Individual" - to be drafted wherever.
But SunJags does sound familiar - so yeah, happy to rejoin SunJags.
Seems appropriate - a bunch of misfit ex-pats.
Sunjags = Land of misfit toys
@BartMan said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
wrong thread...?
There's one in the Sports forum too linking to this one
The results are up for week 1 at https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and this will be the home all season, bookmark it now. The tipping form for Week 2 is live.
Mikedogz had the top score of 47, 2 ahead of Donsteppa, Tim, Hydro11, Hurrycanes & Higgins. Nobody picked 6/6 despite 9 tippers going for the Chiefs to win.
Everyone has been put into a team, priority is given to regular players going into their regular team. Look on the leader board to see which team you are in. 47 tippers and only the Blues B team is playing with 5 as I confidently expect @dogmeat to turn up for Week 2. If anyone else wants to join, tip for week 2 and you will start on 9 points (if you don't tip you get 5 less than the worst tipper).
Wins for BOP Chiefs, Blues A, Barbarians & SunJags.
@chimoaus said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
Go the BOP Chiefs, thanks for all the work.
Our title to lose! Cheers
@JK said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
Blues A has enough of a squad. No need for this old campaigner to be involved.
We usually lose a few tippers in the first couple of weeks, you would soon be a starter. Give it a go - see if you can beat @dogmeat
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@JK said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
Blues A has enough of a squad. No need for this old campaigner to be involved.
We usually lose a few tippers in the first couple of weeks, you would soon be a starter. Give it a go - see if you can beat @dogmeat
Nah. A wise man once said, if you don't miss the first week, you can't miss em all.
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@Dan54 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@voodoo said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@Dan54 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
I would be in, but am away for a couple of weeks to Aus after the first week, but maybe I could put in picks before I go.
Hey Dan - just FYI, we have the interweb here in Oz now too.
Chur
Well there's a suprise mate, when did that happen?
But when I holiday ,I usually not on the net!If you DM me with your picks for the weeks you're away picking according to the tipping sheet we'll be good
KiwiPie, just to let you know, really appreciate the offer of sending you picks etc, I have done this weeks, and have managed to work out how to log in on phone ,so will do next weeks fron OZ! Much appreciate the offer mate!
@Dan54 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@Dan54 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@voodoo said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@Dan54 said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
I would be in, but am away for a couple of weeks to Aus after the first week, but maybe I could put in picks before I go.
Hey Dan - just FYI, we have the interweb here in Oz now too.
Chur
Well there's a suprise mate, when did that happen?
But when I holiday ,I usually not on the net!If you DM me with your picks for the weeks you're away picking according to the tipping sheet we'll be good
KiwiPie, just to let you know, really appreciate the offer of sending you picks etc, I have done this weeks, and have managed to work out how to log in on phone ,so will do next weeks fron OZ! Much appreciate the offer mate!
Nice one. And on a general point if you're the sort who is likely to forget, make your tips at the start of the week when the results come out - submit again close to the first game if you want to change and I'll use your latest tips.
A reminder to tip, the first game kicks off at 8pm
The site was down when I posted the results this morning so here is the summary from the weekend. https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping
Best of the weekend was Bartman with 49, one of only 2 (along with OleOleOle) to pick all 6 results. If you reached 40 you had a pretty good score. Tim bagged 42 to lead by 1 from Bartman and GT12. Low score for the weekend was TR with just 22.
Barbarians take over at the top by a point from the SunJags, the only teams with 2 wins from 2. South Island are propping up the table.
Your score next weekend matters - the top 32 scores go into the 1st Round of the TSF Cup.
Get you tips in everyone, still plenty of people left to submit
Everything is updated at https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and next week's tipping form is live.
The first weekend where anyone reached 50 points and it was Higgins, Triple T & Unite who had 50 each. Higgins now leads by 5 from Plastered Peni with Tim dropping back to 3rd, Triple T & Unite move into the top 10. Kruse & Rico#1 were the only tippers to get 5/6 with the Drua and Rebels wins catching most people out.
Barbarians won again to be the only team with 3/3, the SunJags in 2nd and still unbeaten. BoP Chiefs and Blues A make up the top 4 but only 2 points between 3rd and 7th.
The first round draw of the Cup is shown - if you were in the top 32 of scorers this past weekend, you're in the draw.
Finally, OleOleOle leads the table for picking results - 15/18 picked correctly so far.
Get your tips in right now
All information is up to date at https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and next week's tipping form is live.
Best week for scoring so far with 14 tippers picking all 6 results correctly and Machpants getting 5/6 with correct margin. Category points were important and these enabled Higgins and Winger to top score with 64 apiece with Antipodean on 62. Blues v Crusaders was the key game to pick correctly. Higgins now leads by 18 from Triple T with Hydro11 and GT12 level on 3rd, 2 points back. Moving into the top 10 were Bartman, Antipodean and Dolamite to replace Donsteppa, OleOleOle & Unite who crashed out. After a terrible start, Winger is up to 12th.
The draw for the 2nd Round of the Cup has been made, change the drop-down to First Round to see why you didn't make it. I won the 3 way replay to get into the 1st round which gave me the pleasure of being thrashed by Higgins.
The match of the season took place between Hurricanes Gold and Barbarians with the Canes inflicting the Baa-Baa's first defeat 54-53 with those totals the top 2 of the weekend. 4 scores over 50 for the Canes. With the BOP Chiefs defeating the SunJags (Kruse forgot to turn up), there are now just 4 points covering the top 6.
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
The draw for the 2nd Round of the Cup has been made, change the drop-down to First Round to see why you didn't make it. I won the 3 way replay to get into the 1st round which gave me the pleasure of being thrashed by Higgins.
The pleasure is all mine! 
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
All information is up to date at https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and next week's tipping form is live.
Best week for scoring so far with 14 tippers picking all 6 results correctly and Machpants getting 5/6 with correct margin. Category points were important and these enabled Higgins and Winger to top score with 64 apiece with Antipodean on 62. Blues v Crusaders was the key game to pick correctly. Higgins now leads by 18 from Triple T with Hydro11 and GT12 level on 3rd, 2 points back. Moving into the top 10 were Bartman, Antipodean and Dolamite to replace Donsteppa, OleOleOle & Unite who crashed out. After a terrible start, Winger is up to 12th.
Out of interest KP, how many of the 48 tipsters selected the Saders?
@ACT-Crusader said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
All information is up to date at https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and next week's tipping form is live.
Best week for scoring so far with 14 tippers picking all 6 results correctly and Machpants getting 5/6 with correct margin. Category points were important and these enabled Higgins and Winger to top score with 64 apiece with Antipodean on 62. Blues v Crusaders was the key game to pick correctly. Higgins now leads by 18 from Triple T with Hydro11 and GT12 level on 3rd, 2 points back. Moving into the top 10 were Bartman, Antipodean and Dolamite to replace Donsteppa, OleOleOle & Unite who crashed out. After a terrible start, Winger is up to 12th.
Out of interest KP, how many of the 48 tipsters selected the Saders?
18 of the 43 who tipped went for the Crusaders - pretty unusual for the Crusaders to not be Fern backed.
@KiwiPie said in TSF Super Tipping 2023:
(Kruse forgot to turn up)
WTF? I was certain I tipped. I've got a bloody reminder on my work calendar. Which reminds me to do TSF, then SuperBru.
I always do TSF before SuperBru... and I just checked, I did do SuperBru, pretty fucking well, I might add.
This is bullshit. I finally understand the tern "BOP Mafia". Dodgy... as... fuck.
Where's that Conspiracy Thread?
