The Rugby Championship prediction game - Final Table up, ASBO wins!

First topic message reminder :

As you all know the Rugby Championship is on its way. Same game as last time.

Predict the score in each match, currently RDW has the number 1 ranking, he earned his position with the summer tours.

Because this is the big SH tournament it will count for the same ranking points as the summer tours.

Fixtures.

18 August 2012
Australia vs New Zealand - Sydney
South Africa vs Argentina - Capetown

25 August 2012
New Zealand vs Australia - Auckland
Argentina vs South Africa - Mendoza

8 September 2012
Australia vs South Africa - Perth
New Zealand vs Argentina - Wellington

15 September 2012
Australia vs Argentina - Gold Coast
New Zealand vs South Africa - Duneden

29 September 2012
South Africa vs Australia - Pretoria
Argentina vs New Zealand - La Plata

6 October 2012
South Africa vs New Zealand -Soweto
Argentina vs Austalia - Rosario.

Get you predictions in, remember you miss a game you get 50 points penalty.

LEADERBOARD.

Spoiler:

LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND TWO.

Spoiler:

FINAL LEADERBOARD

1ST ASBO
2ND Taylorman
3RD KIA


Well done boys.

Spoiler:

OK mate, I was referring to kia's comment.

I know all too well that the Wallabies have been on thin ice and getting away with it in their games against the Boks and Argies so far.

I'm tipping it to come crashing down this weekend. I hope I'm wrong though. I'll stick with the Boks by 11.

Well they key here is whether they are skating on thin ice or not, they have won 5 in succession against us, it is amazing though when you look at those 5 matches bar of course our away match last year in the Tri Nations, those games could have gone either way, so it does say something about the wallabies, they know how to win tough matches.

The Boks currently doesn't seem to know how to win tough matches.

I suspect Morne Steyn has a lot to do with it due to his kicking, but it has also been infuriating watching certain tries go begging due to some very poor execution and decision making in the back line.

EG.

Last match vs the All BLacks, 3 of the 6 kicks that went amiss was easy regulation kicks, that's nine points, then two passes went lost on definite tries. That's at lest another 10 points.

So in the All Black game we threw away 19 points.

Against Australia the week before, Jean de Villiers runs diagonally across the pitch cramping Kirchner's space for a certain try as the only defender left is AAC who tackles bith at the same time.

I can look at all our matches this year, we should have won more, could have won all of them.

But I guess that is proof of how small the margins are in test rugby.

SA 21 Aus 24
Arg 18 NZ 34

Biltong wrote:Well they key here is whether they are skating on thin ice or not, they have won 5 in succession against us, it is amazing though when you look at those 5 matches bar of course our away match last year in the Tri Nations, those games could have gone either way, so it does say something about the wallabies, they know how to win tough matches.

The Boks currently doesn't seem to know how to win tough matches.

I suspect Morne Steyn has a lot to do with it due to his kicking, but it has also been infuriating watching certain tries go begging due to some very poor execution and decision making in the back line.

EG.

Last match vs the All BLacks, 3 of the 6 kicks that went amiss was easy regulation kicks, that's nine points, then two passes went lost on definite tries. That's at lest another 10 points.

So in the All Black game we threw away 19 points.

Against Australia the week before, Jean de Villiers runs diagonally across the pitch cramping Kirchner's space for a certain try as the only defender left is AAC who tackles bith at the same time.

I can look at all our matches this year, we should have won more, could have won all of them.

But I guess that is proof of how small the margins are in test rugby.

Kind of what I mentioned earlier. The current Boks squad 'needs' things to go their way. They're not good at finishing, coming from behind and its simply a skill and strategy issue. Goosen I believe will tidy up those areas enough for things to go SA's way a little more often...

bsando wrote:SA 21 Aus 24
Arg 18 NZ 34

Yes Aus will win but i have no idea on points, i predict a greater margin for NZ who will undo Arg defence out wide

Arg 16 - 12 NZ
SA 25 - 20 Aus

Aus 31 SA 29
NZ 28 Arg 26

I don't honestly feel Oz will win this one but couldn't bring myself to tip against them, it feels treasonous.

Gee my 34-14 wasn't far off. NZ to follow hopefully. Not as confident with this one...

Stuff it, here goes....

SA 13 NZ 32
Arg 17 Oz 13

I'm with you ebop...

NZ 38, SA 14
Arg 29, Oz 22

Ok I'll never hear the end of it otherwise.

NZ 28 SA 21
Argentina 25 Australia 21

I'll back the Wallabies to win and the kiwis too

SA 20 (2 tries + 3 pens) ABs 35 ( 4 tries 2 pens ) all converted
Arg 16 ( 1 try 3 pens ) Oz 25 ( 4 tries 1 pen ) 1 converted

SA 23 AB 20
Arg 18 Aus 21

probably just given SA and Aus the kiss of death.

Sa by4
Oz by 10

Biltong:
Can you explain, please, how to calculate the "CUMULATIVE" row?

Argiefan, I don't have my laptop with me, but I'll show you your accumulative scores on monday morning and explain them then.

blackcanelion wrote:SA 23 AB 20
Arg 18 Aus 21

probably just given SA and Aus the kiss of death.

Good work bc. Taking one for the team.

SA 21 - NZ 21 (just can't pick us to lose)
Arg 22 Aus 12

NZ 21 - SA 18
Oz 25 - Arg 22

NZ by 12
AR by 6

It comes down to the Argentina Wallabies match. Who else has predicted all the wins bearing in mind no one picked the draw between SA and Argentina?

A few of us Kia. With todays and last weeks oz score my points diff are going to be there or abouts...but i got nowhere near the NZ diff last week.

I'm way off on that as well. I'm just happy to have turned round a horror display in Super rugby.

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:It comes down to the Argentina Wallabies match. Who else has predicted all the wins bearing in mind no one picked the draw between SA and Argentina?

Hey! I picked the draw! I just got the week wrong...

Anyone pick Australia to win in the last round? If those pesky Wallabies aren't defying the critics and beating the ABs then they're messing up my picks. Have they no shame?

I did... by 5.

Bloody tipped the Boks by 8 though.

Biltong, any chance of the final table?

Table up boys.

Biltong, massive thanks for running this comp (again) - much appreciated

Pleasure mate, truth be told I run it cause I want to win it.

Didn't though.

Thanks Biltong - t'was good fun.

Congrats As.

Cheers Biltong. Good work mate. Well done on not fudging the figures.

And so happy ASBO you got a win over the Kiwis this autumn.

Yeah awesome stuff biltong

Good fun, even though I sucked the kumara, damn pesky ozzies stuffing up my picks

What colour boots do you wear Kia? Not them fancy pink ones I hope.

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:Cheers Biltong. Good work mate. Well done on not fudging the figures.

And so happy ASBO you got a win over the Kiwis this autumn.

swap you for a real one, buddy?

Newsflash. ASBO claims victory was not real. A thinly veiled admission he was on performance-enhancing drugs. Made all his picks on LSD.

Now to trump up some charges on Taylorman and I can claim outright victory.

ebop, you get a honorary mention for just -3 points difference. I don't have anything pink except my little finger. My boots were always muddy brown because I couldn't be bothered cleaning the buggers. That way I had a ready excuse when my kicks didn't go over.

yep like valerie still waiting for the drug test results.
Thanks biltong. Was fun. You going to run a AI one?

Will do so Taylorman.

FOURTH! I came FOURTH! There is quite amazing when you consider I made all my picks before the tournament start and change nothing! And was only beaten by some highly respectable opinionated posters!

Also I made a mistake and actually picked the DRAW between SA and ARG, but I got the week around the wrong way because I thought the tournament start the home and away game the other way for those two. Otherwise I would have won.

Which goes to show, a lot of people are disrespecting my opinions, but it turns out I am right quite a lot I think.

anotherworldofpain wrote:FOURTH! I came FOURTH! There is quite amazing when you consider I made all my picks before the tournament start and change nothing! And was only beaten by some highly respectable opinionated posters!

Also I made a mistake and actually picked the DRAW between SA and ARG, but I got the week around the wrong way because I thought the tournament start the home and away game the other way for those two. Otherwise I would have won.

Which goes to show, a lot of people are disrespecting my opinions, but it turns out I am right quite a lot I think.

How very dare you?!?!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

anotherworldofpain wrote:FOURTH! I came FOURTH! There is quite amazing when you consider I made all my picks before the tournament start and change nothing! And was only beaten by some highly respectable opinionated posters!

Also I made a mistake and actually picked the DRAW between SA and ARG, but I got the week around the wrong way because I thought the tournament start the home and away game the other way for those two. Otherwise I would have won.

Which goes to show, a lot of people are disrespecting my opinions, but it turns out I am right quite a lot I think.

How very dare you?!?!

I said something wrong? I meant I respect very much their opinions. Maybe I made a mistake in the grammar?

Well done Asbo, just continuing Scotlands Success in the Southern hemisphere.

Nice one Laurie. Maybe the stars are aligning for the Murrayfield game and we're placing too much emphasis on Brisbane. Be afraid.