Official Round 18 Thread - Fixtures, Tips, Game Talk

[Norris Lurker]

We've made it to the final round before the finals. For five Premier Division teams, and plenty of teams through the other divisions, it's the last game for 2010. They will be looking to go out on a positive note - and as we saw in the final round last year when there were plenty of upsets, anything is possible.
For many players, it will be their last appearance - we've already got a thread for UNSW-ES great Brad Abbott, and there'll be others hanging up the boots after this game. And it will be a sentimental occasion for Pennant Hills, as they play on Ern Holmes Oval for the last time.

This weekend's fixtures :

Saturday 21st August 2010
Venue Village Green
UNSW/ES Vs Balmain Dockers Premier Div 2.10pm
UNSW/ES Vs Manly Warringah Division One 12.00pm
UNSW/ES Vs Balmain Dockers Division Two 10.00am

Venue Blacktown Olympic Park
Campbelltown Vs North Shore Premier Div 6.00pm TV Game
Campbelltown Vs Moorebank Sports Division Three 3.45pm
Team GWS Vs Nth Ballarat TAC Cup 1.00pm
North Shore Vs St Ignatius, Riverview U18 Premier 11.00am

Venue North Dalton Park
Wollongong Vs Western Suburbs Premier Div 6.10pm
Wollongong Vs Western Suburbs Division One 4.00pm
Wollongong Vs Western Suburbs U18 Premier 2.00pm

Venue Ern Holmes Oval
Pennant Hills Vs East Coast Eagles Premier Div 2.30pm
Pennant Hills Vs East Coast Eagles Division One 12.30pm
Pennant Hills Vs East Coast Eagles Division Three 10.30am
Pennant Hills Vs East Coast Eagles U18 Premier 8.30am

Venue Olds Park
St George Vs Sydney University Premier Div 2.10pm
St George Vs Nor West Division Two 12.00pm
St George Vs Sydney University U18 Premier 10.00am

Venue Gipps Rd Oval
Holroyd Parramatta Vs Sydney University Division Two 2.30pm
Holroyd Parramatta Vs Sydney University Division Three 12.30pm
Holroyd Parramatta Vs Mac Uni Kookas Division Four 10.30am
Holroyd Parramatta Vs Moorebank Sports U18 Challenge 8.30am

Venue Trumper Park
UTS Vs North Shore Division One 2.10pm
UTS Vs Macquarie University Division Three 12.00pm

Venue University Oval
Macquarie University Vs Sydney University Division One 2.10pm
Mac Uni Warriors Vs Sydney University Division Four 12.00pm
Macquarie University Vs East Coast Eagles U18 Challenge 10.00am

Venue Harrington Park
Camden Vs UTS Division Two 2.10pm
Camden Vs UTS Division Four 12.00pm

Venue Gwawley Oval
Southern Power Vs Manly Warringah Division Two 2.30pm
Southern Power Vs Penrith Division Three 12.30pm
Southern Power Vs Penrith Division Four 10.30am
Southern Power Vs Penrith U18 Challenge 8.30am

Venue Pioneers Park
Saints afc Vs Moorebank Sports Division Four 2.10pm
UNSW/ES Vs Nor West Division Four 12.00pm

Venue Mona Park
Auburn Vs Manly Warringah Division Four 2.10pm

Byes
Campbelltown U18 Premier
UNSW/ES U18 Premier
Manly Warringah U18 Challenge


This weekend's weather forecast looks OK :
Friday Mostly sunny. Windy.
City: Min: 10 Max: 17
West: Min: 7 Max: 17

Saturday Mostly sunny.
City: Min: 7 Max: 17
West: Min: 3 Max: 17

Sunday Partly cloudy.
City: Min: 8 Max: 18
West: Min: 1 Max: 19

[Norris Lurker]

The tipping ladder going into the last round:
Midfield - 67 (4)
Taamea - 66 (5)
tara - 65 (4)
Mahatma - 64 (5)
OLDMATE - 63 (5)
Johno74 - 62 (4)
ShortHalfHead - 61 (4)
The Purse - 61 (4)
Hawknik - 61 (5)
shinerunner - 61 (4) - Non-tip 2
Oscar - 60 (4)
BeeEmmAre - 60 (4)
shearer - 60 (4) - Non-tip 1
Pekay - 59 (5)
felix - 59 (4)
bomber-princess - 59 (4)
beameup - 58 (4)
NorthShoreAngel - 58 (4)
laughingnome - 58 (4)
Junior - 56 (4)
chaz - 55 (4) - Non-tip 1
Norris Lurker - 54 (5)
Benny&thejets - 54 (4)
Doped Youth - 53 (4) - Non-tip 1
BOOMERHARVES - 47 (4) - Non-tip 2

YoungKanga and Tubzy have missed 3 rounds in a row, and are therefore eliminated.


This week's Premier Division fixtures:
UNSW-ES v Balmain Dockers (Village Green, Sat 2:10pm)
St George v Sydney University (Olds Park, Sat 2:10pm)
Pennant Hills v East Coast Eagles (Ern Holmes Oval, Sat 2:30pm)
Campbelltown v North Shore (Blacktown Olympic Park, Sat 6:00pm)
Wollongong v Western Suburbs (North Dalton Park, Sat 6:10pm)


My tips:
Balmain
Sydney Uni
Pennant Hills
North Shore
Wests

[Midfield]

Here's an early look:
UNSW-ES
Sydney Uni
East Coast
North Shore
Wests

[Oscar]

UNSW-ES
Sydney University
East Coast Eagles
North Shore
Western Suburbs

[Junior]

UNSW-ES
Sydney University
East Coast Eagles
North Shore
Western Suburbs

[The Purse]

bulldogs
eagles
syd uni
bombers
magpies

[Hawknik]

UNSW
Sydney University
Penno
North Shore
Western Suburbs

[Bert]

Should be a good TV game this week.......

[felix]

Balmain
syd uni
eagles
norths
magpies

[The Purse]

if there is a game??

[Norris Lurker]

LOL. I've got no idea what happened to the numbers down there last week, but one would hope that was a one-off.
But the Blacktown games are scheduled around a TAC Cup game, and I can't see the AFL talent scouts etc there being impressed by forfeits in our league. If Campbelltown advise the league today or tomorrow that they won't be able to field a Third Division team this week, I'd be seriously tempted to bring the Premier Division game forward to 3:45 rather than having a 2-hour gap in the program.

[tara]

LOL. I've got no idea what happened to the numbers down there last week, but one would hope that was a one-off.
But the Blacktown games are scheduled around a TAC Cup game, and I can't see the AFL talent scouts etc there being impressed by forfeits in our league. If Campbelltown advise the league today or tomorrow that they won't be able to field a Third Division team this week, I'd be seriously tempted to bring the Premier Division game forward to 3:45 rather than having a 2-hour gap in the program.

town have told the league they willbe fielding a team

[Norris Lurker]

Excellent, that's a relief. There must have been some one-off factor down there last weekend.
And Moorebank Sports will get a chance to play at Blacktown, a good preparation for the finals.

[ShortHalfHead]

Excellent, that's a relief. There must have been some one-off factor down there last weekend.
And Moorebank Sports will get a chance to play at Blacktown, a good preparation for the finals.

Wonder what the price of a pie will be. And the entry fee.

My Tips.

UNSW-ES v Balmain Dockers (Village Green, Sat 2:10pm) Balmain by 6 goals
St George v Sydney University (Olds Park, Sat 2:10pm) Uni by 10 goals
Pennant Hills v East Coast Eagles (Ern Holmes Oval, Sat 2:30pm) Penno by 3 goals
Campbelltown v North Shore (Blacktown Olympic Park, Sat 6:00pm) North Shore on forfeit
Wollongong v Western Suburbs (North Dalton Park, Sat 6:10pm) Wests by 7 goals

[bomber-princess]

balmain
syd uni
ece
north shore
wests