ACTAFL finals-0.1%

[Dees]

Last weekend was the final round of the home and away season in the ACTAFL. The finals system is 1vs2-winner straight through to the grand final, loser plays winner of 3vs4 for the other spot in the grandfinal. So while first isn't that much better than coming second, second is alot better than coming third.

Queanbeyan and Ainslie were both competing for second spot on the weekend, both on equal points and Queanbeyan the slightly higher percentage. Ainslie then came out and thumped Tuggeranong by 120 points. Queanbeyan required a large victory against Eastlake. Eastlake kicked the last goal of the match after the siren and it sent people to their calculators working out who finished second.

It was worked out that Queanbeyan had a percentage of 161.5% and AInslie 161.4%! After all this was done it was discovered that when Ainslie played Wagga in round 1 the score was 11.5-72 when 11.5 is 71! If the appeal is upheld and the score is changed from 72 to 71 then Ainslie move 0.01% ahead of Queanbeyan.

THis would have to be the closest finish between two teams ever and I guess the moral of the story is that every point counts!

[WCL]

Good tight finish, I hate both clubs so it doesn't really worry me, though it will be interesting to see who gets second spot on the table. I just hope we get a different GF match-up, instead of Belconnen V Queanbeyan, plus I would love to see the Magpies (Belconnen) get knocked off, nothing better than seeing them lose!

Just on another note, I play U18's for the Weston Creek Lion's and played last weekend against Marist College and then stayed on to watch the seniors play the Sydney Swans Reserves and there were more people watching the U18 game than watching the Senior team. I know it is late in the season and the Creek have had a bit of a lean year but there must of been about 35 people there at Manuka. Another thing if anyone is moving to Canberra and wants a game of footy, see the Weston Creek Football Club they will look after you. There really are good times ahead for the club with off field stability and a promising U18's team coming through the ranks I would say a Premiership for the lions in 2006. Watch out for names like Robertson, Sidwell, Balchin, Nolen, Brooker, Kearon, Dean, Ablett & Monaghan.

[Bomber Spirit]

The AFL Canberra website has Wagga's round 1 score as 11.6 (72). I wonder if the umpires' scorecards are still available.
Unbelievable that it could be so close that the positions are decided by a point. Surely the closest in any competition anywhere ever.

[Kingpin]

This is one reason why I get so terminally p***ed off when I see incorrect scores published.
I once saw a match at KGV in the SFL when the Hobart score was up as 13.9.79 :confused: And the bloody goal umpires gave it the all clear :rolleyes:
A very tight, exciting comp by the sounds of it. :)

[WCL]

It is a good comp, but there are 2 teams that really aren't competitive with the rest of the comp unless they play well above themselves and they are Weston Creek Lions and Tuggeranong Hawks. They really need to enforce a salary cap on the comp because these clubs cannot keep up withy the times.

[WCL]

No, but our whole team apart from 3 players are all under 17s and we put up some very good performances, such as being the team that got closest to beating the un-defeated Marist. We finished 3 wins out side the four, yet we were able to beat all bar the top 3 teams. Watch out next year we will win the comp!