Time to tip - TSF playoffs start this weekend https://silverfern.rugby/tipping-submit/
BOP v Counties-Waikato (Round: Semi 1)
Northland v Wellington (Round: Semi 2)
Hawke's Bay v Harbour-Auckland (Round: Plate 1)
Wairarapa Bush v South Island (Round: Plate 2)
The week's results are in https://silverfern.rugby/tipping/ and the form for week 9 is live - Thursday game this week so tip early.
Best of the weekend was @Chris with 46 just ahead of @Winger (45) and @hydro11 (44). Nobody at all picked Otago to win and very few went for Counties and Waikato and only @ploughboy picked 5/7.
The effect has been to close the title race right up with just 2 weeks to go. There is a 3 way tie between @justin77 @Laurence & Propsicle with Winger in 4th a point back and @Corkscrew another point back in 5th. 1st to 9th are covered by 10 points so plenty can still come through to win.
Counties-Waikato beat the minor premiers BOP and will contest the final against Wellington who thrashed Northland. The final (and other placings) are decided over 2 legs for the final 2 weeks.
Propsicle wins the TSF Cup beating @barky1 over 2 legs.
@Duluth said in NPC Tipping 2025:
We have better charts on the stats page now
just goes to show my tipping hasnt been that diabolical but cant pick a margin to save myslef
If you feel like NPC tipping is much harder this season, well it is.
In 2024, 13 players picked results at 67% or better - this season only Corkscrew (70%) is above that mark.
In 2024, 13 players picked margins at 25% or better - this season only 6 players are achieving this.
@KiwiPie Often it becomes a bit monotonous with form prevailing but not this year where there have been plenty of what could be called "upsets". and big swings in form between weeks for some teams. Not picking the favoured team has been fruitful this season!
Even better is that the overall leaderboard sees a miserly two points between the top fiver tippers and nine within ten points (that's just one win!). I sneak into the top ten but are too far back to be any realistic hope of podiuming. It is noted @Winger is lurking there in a very challenging spot, timing his run impeccably as per usual.............................
Interesting to note that the defending Teams champs missed out on making the playoffs thanks to having the most points scored against them but there's not much you can do about that other than to bemoan bad luck that your opposition all seem to have their best performances when coming up against you!!!!!
OK start flipping that coin and making your picks for week 9 of TSF Tipping https://silverfern.rugby/tipping-submit/
The first game starts in 4 hours time.
For once it was a predictable week - all the results are up at https://silverfern.rugby/tipping/ - one more week left to tip and then you can rest and recuperate until February.
With the first draw of the season (zero points for all) all of the other 6 went to form meaning more people picked 6/6 than didn't. Best was @Winger with 4 margins and 57 points to move into the overall lead by 2 ahead of @Laurence who shared the 2nd best score of 54 with @Donsteppa . 3rd is Plastered Peni who is another 9 back so it could be Winger and Laurence battling it out in the final week.
In the Teams final, it's a pretty low scoring affair with Wellington leading Counties-Waikato by 38-34 after the first leg. Good scoring by BOP to have a huge lead in the 3rd place playoff and a top game between Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Bush (44-43) for 5th place.
It's the final week of TSF NPC Tipping and there are some tricky choices to be made https://silverfern.rugby/tipping-submit/
The fact that there are a fair few games without a clear favourite means someone can still come through to steal the tipping crown. The top 10 going into the round are
and the teams final is poised at
Wellington 38-34 Counties-Waikato
I'll try to do an update after tonight and after Saturday's games.
@mikey07 said in NPC Tipping 2025:
Hopefully I got in just in time
Yep more than 5 minutes to spare!
Here's the top 10 after 1 game - @Laurence draws level with @Winger
1 Laurence 7 352
1 Winger 5 352
3 Plastered Peni 10 346
4 Propsicle 10 343
5 Barky1 7 340
6 Justin77 10 337
6 Kiwipie 7 337
8 Higgins 7 328
8 Paj 10 328
10 Corkscrew 2 325
Final Wellington 4 (42) - 6 (40) Counties-Waikato
3rd BOP 7 (53) - 4 (31) Northland
Plate Hawke's Bay 7 (51) - 6 (49) Wairarapa Bush
7th South Island 4 (35) - 1 (17) Harbour-Auckland
Missing tippers (who didn't give up a while ago) are @Landers92 @sparky @BorderJB
Top 10 update - both the top 2 have struggled with margins so far and the teams final is very close. Otago with 51 points are the clubhouse leaders for top scorers but Hawke's Bay will hope to get more.
1 Laurence 17 362
1 Winger 15 362
3 Plastered Peni 25 361
4 Propsicle 25 358
5 Justin77 25 352
5 Kiwipie 22 352
7 Barky1 14 347
8 Higgins 22 343
8 Paj 25 343
10 Corkscrew 17 340
Final Wellington 53 - 51 Counties-Waikato
3rd BOP 64 - 39 Northland
Plate Hawke's Bay 64 - 57 Wairarapa Bush
7th South Island 41 - 19 Harbour-Auckland
Still tied at the top. Final picks for the top 3 are
Laurence H 1-8, H 1-8
Winger H 9-16 H 1-8 Manawatu as low scorer
Plastered Peni H 9-16 H 1-8 Manawatu as low scorer
1 Laurence 37 382
1 Winger 35 382
3 Plastered Peni 45 381
4 Kiwipie 42 372
5 Propsicle 37 370
6 Justin77 37 364
7 Higgins 42 363
8 Paj 42 360
9 Barky1 26 359
10 Hydro11 40 358
Final Wellington 69 - 64 Counties-Waikato
3rd BOP 81 - 56 Northland
Plate Hawke's Bay 80 - 69 Wairarapa Bush
7th South Island 52 - 22 Harbour-Auckland
It's all over for TSF NPC Tipping 2025. https://silverfern.rugby/tipping/
The winner and retaining his title is @Winger by just a single point from Plastered Peni with @Laurence in 3rd. Laurence was leading until the category picks when the 2 above him picked Manawatu as low scorers. Rounding out the top 5 were Propsicle in 4th and @justin77 in 5th, along with @mikedogz the only 2 tippers with 7/7.
Winning the teams comp were Wellington 78-75 against Counties-Waikato. BOP were bronze medalists, Hawke's Bay won the Plate and South Island avoided the wooden spoon which went to Harbour-Auckland, down to a single tipper by week 10.
Thanks to everyone who played, especially those who stuck with it until the end. Come back in early February for Super Rugby Tipping.
@Winger wins his 4th NPC tipping title after 18 competitions since 2006. He is now the leading title winner ahead of @Higgins & @bayimports on 3 and @taniwharugby on 2.
Wellington won their first title since 2014, only their 2nd title and still behind Hawke's Bay with 5 wins and Northland & Wairarapa Bush on 3.
