We're live again - to sign up, Tip week 1 and I'll sort out the teams once I see who has entered. The link is the same as always
@duluth has connected everything together so you can link to the tipping form from there and check the submissions once they start coming in. He's also linked your tipping name to your Fern name so tip with your Fern name to keep that functionality working.
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
He's also linked your tipping name to your Fern name so tip with your Fern name to keep that functionality working
Yeah the tables, stats pages etc show your TSF avatar now
So use your forum name if you want to easily scan for your results. If not you'll show up as a question mark
Otago must be close to getting a team together given the number of posters in the Otago 2023 thread. Come on the likes of @frugby @SouthernMan @Smudge @Kiwiwomble @NateHill74 @macmanus @george33 @fakatavaallblack you must be able to muster a team amongst you lot (and others that might be lurking in the background
Who tipped as "Nick" and put their team as South Island? They picked Otago to win so was that you @frugby ? If you use your Fern name to tip then you'll be linked on the leaderboard and assorted stats.
By the way, the leaderboard being displayed is for last year's NPC. Winner @Crucial with @justin77 & @Donsteppa 2nd and 3rd
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@frugby said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie Is there a way for you to edit that for me, or shall I just fill it out again?
I'll change it when I process the tips - cheers!
@Tim said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Only one Harbour-Auckland tipper has submitted so far. Get your act together.
Will tip later today. It makes no difference but I like waiting until more teams are named
Can only endorse the comment made by @Tim (member of the 2022 Championship winning team) above but that it applies to all teams, including my own HB Team. The contest is fun and exciting and gives you a bit of extra interest in each and every game as you follow your selection. In addition if @Crucial can win (like he did last season) you don't have to have all the inside knowledge to come out on top! KPs Tipping is both an individual and team event so that gives double the fun.
The first game gets underway at the earlier time of 1735hrs NZ time today so get your tips in early to bank the easy points available on the Ta$man win but if you miss that you can still get in late entries without it costing you too much given the wayward tipping of most of us. This is the link to your tip entering page https://thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit/
Good luck to all those taking part!
29 tippers in so far - not long until the first game everyone. A few new people which is good and also means plenty of old people are still to get there tips in. For Bay of Plenty where are @bayimports & @sportboy ?
@bayimports said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
tipped although have no idea of teams this year
this year?
That describes my entire tipping history.
Just like Harbour I've had one cup run mired by mediocrity.
Actually, for me, mediocrity is aspirational.
@dogmeat said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@bayimports said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
tipped although have no idea of teams this year
this year?
That describes my entire tipping history.
Just like Harbour I've had one cup run mired by mediocrity.
Actually, for me, mediocrity is aspirational.
ha ha to be fair, i should have said something similar 
The results for week 1 are here https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/ and you can now tip week 2
Donsteppa charges to what may be the top score all season - 74 points out of a possible 80 and he's 5 clear of Dogmeat who is 3 ahead of Kirwan.
We still need more players - I've included on the leaderboard those that usually take part such as @sportboy @antipodean @Crucial @dK @Paj @FarNthHayden @Hurrycanes @Machpants but the comp is still open to anyone else who wants to play - if you tip week 2, you will start the competition with 36 points (when you forget to tip you get 5 less than the lowest score for the round)
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Dogmeat
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
We still need more players - I've included on the leaderboard those that usually take part such as @sportboy @antipodean @Crucial @dK @Paj @FarNthHayden @Hurrycanes @Machpants but the comp is still open to anyone else who wants to play
Nah stop the comp now :astonished_face:
@dogmeat said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Dogmeat
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
We still need more players - I've included on the leaderboard those that usually take part such as @sportboy @antipodean @Crucial @dK @Paj @FarNthHayden @Hurrycanes @Machpants but the comp is still open to anyone else who wants to play
Nah stop the comp now :astonished_face:
Seconded. All in favour?
@Donsteppa said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@dogmeat said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Dogmeat
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
We still need more players - I've included on the leaderboard those that usually take part such as @sportboy @antipodean @Crucial @dK @Paj @FarNthHayden @Hurrycanes @Machpants but the comp is still open to anyone else who wants to play
Nah stop the comp now :astonished_face:
Seconded. All in favour?
bah..im guessing you tipped Auckland!, the comp must continue for your punishment lol
@bayimports said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@Donsteppa said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@dogmeat said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Dogmeat
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
We still need more players - I've included on the leaderboard those that usually take part such as @sportboy @antipodean @Crucial @dK @Paj @FarNthHayden @Hurrycanes @Machpants but the comp is still open to anyone else who wants to play
Nah stop the comp now :astonished_face:
Seconded. All in favour?
bah..im guessing you tipped Auckland!, the comp must continue for your punishment lol
Usually I'm completely out of synch with Bay wins and losses, so this was a proverbial lightning stike
@Donsteppa said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@dogmeat said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Dogmeat
@KiwiPie said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
We still need more players - I've included on the leaderboard those that usually take part such as @sportboy @antipodean @Crucial @dK @Paj @FarNthHayden @Hurrycanes @Machpants but the comp is still open to anyone else who wants to play
Nah stop the comp now :astonished_face:
Seconded. All in favour?
I'm happy with 4th - so more than happy for the competition to be stopped now as well
@Tim said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
Just checking, these midweek games don't count for tipping, right?
Correct - these games don't exist for the media and they don't exist for tipping either
KP has envoked a compulsory draft for these usually regular tippers that have somehow managed to forget to tip in the opening round.
@sportboy (BoP), @Crucial (Counties-Waikato and defending champion!), @antipodean (Counties-Waikato), @dK (Harbour-Auckland), @FarNthHayden (Northland), @Paj (Hawkes Bay), @KiwiMurph (Northland), @Machpants (Wairarapa-Bush), @Hurrycanes (Wellington)
Naturally if your name is not amongst those mentioned above you are still very welcome to come in and make sure your teams have a full roster from now on. There is also scope for other diehard posters particularly like Northlanders @kev @Gunner to enter the contest and represent your areas. Maybe even @Dan54 might be tempted to tip his hat into the ring for the generally all conquering Wairarapa-Bush outfit as @Buck seems to be on an elongated sabatical and possibly even @Cactus-Jack might be tempted to make a return? @Kruse must resting on his laurels (joining @Crucial) after taking top honours on the last TSF contest on Superbru.com!
Use this to get to the tip entry page https://thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit/
Cut of time for the first game in the round (Counties v HB) is 7.05pm NZ Time on 11 August
@Machpants the mid-week games are not included in the tips, much like NZR, @KiwiPie is devaluing the NPC :face_with_tears_of_joy:
@taniwharugby LOL really? ANyway can't watch enough games I'd just be random guessing - which admittedly would probably give me a better score 
That's what @kirwan does. He's currently in third place
@Duluth said in TSF NPC Tipping 2023:
That's what @kirwan does. He's currently in third place
I won one of these comps doing exactly that.
Reminder - get your tips in everyone including the missing tipsters
@Winger Neither has @kiwimatrix for your opposition so I would call that all square.
Results for the weekend are live https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/
Comfortable wins for Northland, Wairarapa Bush, Harbour-Auckland and a narrow win for Hawke's Bay over Wellington. Bush, H-A & HB are level at the top on 9 points after 2 wins.
No points were scored for Southland v Northland as it ended in a draw so 6 results was the best you could get. Top scorer was Wayne's World with 59 with all 6 results picked and both category picks correct (you needed Canterbury/Wellington as top scorers, Otago as lowest). Also over 50 were 4 D's, Dan54, Donsteppa, Dolamite & DK. Donsteppa extends his lead to 11 points, Wayne's World is up to 2nd, followed by Dogmeat, Windows97 & Kirwan.
We welcome back @Paj @Hurrycanes & @sportboy to the world of tipping while @BartMan & @Grooter went AWOL and @BorderJB was too late to be counted.
Top 32 scores next week go into the first round of the Cup.
Time to get your tips in everyone - first game is just over 2 hours away https://thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit/
I don't know whether it serves any purpose, but I forgot to get my tippings in and I've now submitted them during the Canterbury v ManawatΕ« game. For the highest and lowest point scoring teams, I've picked teams from matches played after that game.
Can I still pick up points for the games that haven't started yet?
@Stargazer yeah you will...
