Who thinks what teams will be in the finals this year, with such a tight top 6. From what i've seen here is mine
1st Pennant Hils - Probably best alrounded team. Can score goals with a solid defence
2nd Epping Eastwood - Expereince pays dividends in this league. May not be the quickest most attractive side but get the job done more often than not. Can't see them sustaining this run however and hypothesise PH will pip them at the post
3rd Hawks - Hitting form, similiar to PH Hawks have quite a well rounded squad. Expect them in an around top of the table come End of August
4th WPH - Play great attacking football with loads of goals laregely from Kane and very difficult to stop. However they leak goals with a young back four and at times have to outscore teams just to win games. With a more experienced, steardy back 4 would defs push for the title.
5th NER - Super league boys were off to a flyer, but can see them dropping down the ladder, during the crunch part of the season. Decent team, but not good enough for title condenders
6th St Andrews - Solid team as per usual that can grind out results, but lack the creativity needed. Will defs push for finals footy this season but can see them missing out
7th - Gladesville - Good upfront with quick attackers and a couple of handy defenders + midfielders. However lack the overall quality to compete with the big boys in the bigger game s
8th Normo - Started off probably as the fittest harrdest team to breakdown. Their inability to score goals however has been their achilles heel and injuries within the squad will see them drop down even further.
9th/10th Mac Uni/WRR - Hard to choose between the bottom 2 teams. Not much quality in either of these sides and much reflect a super league/AA1 team rather than a premier league squad.
Int Flavour Wrote:
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> sometimes i wonder about the Maccas..
>
> The uni attracts a host of foreign talents -
> wonder why they are always uncompetitive?
their team is a melting pot of talent, the problem is that they dont work as a team
i remember playing them in the first round and half the players didnt know each others names, a substitute came onto the field in 1sts and introduced himself to the players
if you matched each player up individually they would be a top team, but because this isnt an individual sport they suffer
also they have a really high turn over every year as players are here on exchange and such so never really have time to gel over a couple seasons like you see with the teams that are always up there - eew, kenthurst, penno
Assuming teams win the games they should (teams 7-10) its an even run home.
Highlighting top six team games left;
Pen (3) HWK EEW NER
Eww (2) PEN HWK (easiest run in)
hwk (4) PEN WPH STA EWW (hardest run in, but all at home)
wph (3) NER HWK STA
ner (3) WPH STA PEN
sta (3) NER WPH HWK
How did hawks manage to get all of their games at home in the last 5 rounds? That has to be advantageous
run home Wrote:
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> pen: hwk (a), nor (a), eew (h), wrr (a), ner (h)
> 29
> eew: rav (a), mac (h), pen (a), nor (h), hwk (a),
> nor ? 29
> hwk: pen (h), wph (h), nor (h), sta (h), eew (h)
> 25
> wph: ner (h), hwk (a), sta (a), rav (h), mac (a)
> 22
> ner: wph (a), sta (h), rav (a), mac (h), pen (a),
> nor (h) 22
> sta: wrr (h), ner (a), wph (h), hwk (a), rav (h),
> mac (h) 20
They play the same amount away in the first round so what does it matter. Penno get to play and train on carpet for the whole season. Isnt that advantageous?
Neutral party Wrote:
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> Actually, a strong home run can make a big
> difference, idiot
a hard start to the comp can also make a massive difference dampening the spirits of the team
you know Wrote:
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> playing kick and chase football can also be
> advantageous
its the best way to play when playing on ghfa grounds
kenthurst played kick and chase the whole time they were in pl and won how ever many premierships
it showed how useless the tactic was when playing on better grounds in the champion of champions though
The good samaritan
wrote on 04-Jul-17 10:08Who thinks what teams will be in the finals this year, with such a tight top 6. From what i've seen here is mine
1st Pennant Hils - Probably best alrounded team. Can score goals with a solid defence
2nd Epping Eastwood - Expereince pays dividends in this league. May not be the quickest most attractive side but get the job done more often than not. Can't see them sustaining this run however and hypothesise PH will pip them at the post
3rd Hawks - Hitting form, similiar to PH Hawks have quite a well rounded squad. Expect them in an around top of the table come End of August
4th WPH - Play great attacking football with loads of goals laregely from Kane and very difficult to stop. However they leak goals with a young back four and at times have to outscore teams just to win games. With a more experienced, steardy back 4 would defs push for the title.
5th NER - Super league boys were off to a flyer, but can see them dropping down the ladder, during the crunch part of the season. Decent team, but not good enough for title condenders
6th St Andrews - Solid team as per usual that can grind out results, but lack the creativity needed. Will defs push for finals footy this season but can see them missing out
7th - Gladesville - Good upfront with quick attackers and a couple of handy defenders + midfielders. However lack the overall quality to compete with the big boys in the bigger game s
8th Normo - Started off probably as the fittest harrdest team to breakdown. Their inability to score goals however has been their achilles heel and injuries within the squad will see them drop down even further.
9th/10th Mac Uni/WRR - Hard to choose between the bottom 2 teams. Not much quality in either of these sides and much reflect a super league/AA1 team rather than a premier league squad.
Int Flavour
wrote on 04-Jul-17 17:03sometimes i wonder about the Maccas.. The uni attracts a host of foreign talents - wonder why they are always uncompetitive?
foreign talents
wrote on 05-Jul-17 07:09Int Flavour Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sometimes i wonder about the Maccas.. > > The uni attracts a host of foreign talents - > wonder why they are always uncompetitive? their team is a melting pot of talent, the problem is that they dont work as a team i remember playing them in the first round and half the players didnt know each others names, a substitute came onto the field in 1sts and introduced himself to the players if you matched each player up individually they would be a top team, but because this isnt an individual sport they suffer also they have a really high turn over every year as players are here on exchange and such so never really have time to gel over a couple seasons like you see with the teams that are always up there - eew, kenthurst, penno
run home
wrote on 05-Jul-17 15:05pen: hwk (a), nor (a), eew (h), wrr (a), ner (h) 29 eew: rav (a), mac (h), pen (a), nor (h), hwk (a), nor ? 29 hwk: pen (h), wph (h), nor (h), sta (h), eew (h) 25 wph: ner (h), hwk (a), sta (a), rav (h), mac (a) 22 ner: wph (a), sta (h), rav (a), mac (h), pen (a), nor (h) 22 sta: wrr (h), ner (a), wph (h), hwk (a), rav (h), mac (h) 20
tight butthole
wrote on 05-Jul-17 15:09Assuming teams win the games they should (teams 7-10) its an even run home. Highlighting top six team games left; Pen (3) HWK EEW NER Eww (2) PEN HWK (easiest run in) hwk (4) PEN WPH STA EWW (hardest run in, but all at home) wph (3) NER HWK STA ner (3) WPH STA PEN sta (3) NER WPH HWK
Hwk
wrote on 05-Jul-17 15:09How did hawks manage to get all of their games at home in the last 5 rounds? That has to be advantageous run home Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pen: hwk (a), nor (a), eew (h), wrr (a), ner (h) > 29 > eew: rav (a), mac (h), pen (a), nor (h), hwk (a), > nor ? 29 > hwk: pen (h), wph (h), nor (h), sta (h), eew (h) > 25 > wph: ner (h), hwk (a), sta (a), rav (h), mac (a) > 22 > ner: wph (a), sta (h), rav (a), mac (h), pen (a), > nor (h) 22 > sta: wrr (h), ner (a), wph (h), hwk (a), rav (h), > mac (h) 20
Sook
wrote on 05-Jul-17 17:07They play the same amount away in the first round so what does it matter. Penno get to play and train on carpet for the whole season. Isnt that advantageous?
Neutral party
wrote on 05-Jul-17 19:09Actually, a strong home run can make a big difference, idiot
works both ways
wrote on 06-Jul-17 10:02Neutral party Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Actually, a strong home run can make a big > difference, idiot a hard start to the comp can also make a massive difference dampening the spirits of the team
you know
wrote on 06-Jul-17 13:05playing kick and chase football can also be advantageous
classic kenthurst
wrote on 07-Jul-17 07:09you know Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > playing kick and chase football can also be > advantageous its the best way to play when playing on ghfa grounds kenthurst played kick and chase the whole time they were in pl and won how ever many premierships it showed how useless the tactic was when playing on better grounds in the champion of champions though