Keeper Lg. BigFooty Dynasty (Ultimate Footy)

[tenderwarrior]

Cheers mate. Walters, Merrett and the Doggies contingent got me over the line, but before the Freo/Essendon game kicked off things were looking a little shakey. I think the Granny is going to be a close one. Hoping tenderwarrior's GWS backs don't get too much of the ball given Gold Coast probably aren't going to be doing much damage going forward...

I think you will be too strong, I will be relying on luck, but let's see. I think if I win I would be the first team to go back-to-back, is that right?

 

[deeman87]

I think you will be too strong, I will be relying on luck, but let's see. I think if I win I would be the first team to go back-to-back, is that right?

Nah you're dreaming mate. I've gone back 2 back in my first 2 seasons. In fact I think if you count the teams previous owner I've 3 peated! Oh what's that you're talking about winning and not spoons? What's this winning thing can someone please talk me through it...

 

[Rockford]

I think you will be too strong, I will be relying on luck, but let's see. I think if I win I would be the first team to go back-to-back, is that right?

You will be the first team to go back to back if you win. Although Drew23 did claim it, just at the wrong end of the season

 

[Rockford]

Uh oh. Lost my one decent loophole option in Stringer, and up against a full compliment of loopholes. Going to be an interesting one. I’ll be flying out of Singapore when the game starts.

 

[tenderwarrior]

Interesting to see the GF teams of players not playing due to injury/form/talent/development.

Rockford:
B: H.Cunningham - T.Langdon - L.McDonald - J.Clark - C.Wilkie - K.Kolodjashnij
C: L.Parker - D.Sheed - T.Cotchin - B.Stretch - A.Tomlinson
R: C.Sinclair
F: J.Martin - J.Stringer - B.Parfitt - J.Newnes - Z.Butters - J.Hunt
U: T.Nankervis - P.Ladhams - D.Howard - R.Mathieson (L.Scholl)

Tenderwarriors:
B: S.Hill - J.Howe - M.Gleeson - B.Williams - S.Mayes - M.Pickett*
C: C.Ward - D.Heppell - A.Hall - J.Redden - N.Jones
R: T.Bellchambers
F: T.McDonald - B.Ebert - J.Caddy - J.Daniher - J.Jenkins - H.Greenwood
U: D.Tyson - A.Christensen - Z.Clarke - B.Longer - (S.Draper)

Both teams have a bit of talent missing. Rockford has a crazy midfield to have Parker and Cotchin outside the best 22!

Edit: Love the mind games being played with pre-games lineups. This is current teams *not* playing

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Good luck to both teams, don’t know who anyone is supporting probably think Rockford’s season deserves it and don’t like the thought of tender going back to back. Both great teams at the moment though.

 

[tenderwarrior]

Good luck to both teams, don’t know who anyone is supporting probably think Rockford’s season deserves it and don’t like the thought of tender going back to back. Both great teams at the moment though.

Yeah, Rockford has certainly had the more dominant side. Warriors are happy to just be there given players who have struggled with injury and form in 2019! It is good to have depth!

 

[deeman87]

Good luck to both teams, don’t know who anyone is supporting probably think Rockford’s season deserves it and don’t like the thought of tender going back to back. Both great teams at the moment though.

Definitely neutral for me! Gooooooo sports team!

 

[Rockford]

Not off to a great start with Polec currently top scoring in the North/Dees clash and Billings on track for his lowest score of the season. At least I left Parker out though who's up to 7 FA so far

 

[tenderwarrior]

Not off to a great start with Polec currently top scoring in the North/Dees clash and Billings on track for his lowest score of the season. At least I left Parker out though who's up to 7 FA so far

Macmillan playing less than half a game doesn't help me

 

[tenderwarrior]

Macmillan playing less than half a game doesn't help me

And now Curnow injured just after half time...

 

[Rockford]

Cameron probably gets the Norm Smith? Win or lose, 9 goals in a GF reminiscent of Ablett Snr.

I don't want to jinx him, but, Dunkley has carried me this Finals series so far. Hoping for a similar all action performance from him today.

Edit: So much for not jinxing him Since I wrote the initial post Dunkley has added 1 kick. Seedsman in the same time period, 8 touches and 3 marks...

 

[Rockford]

Consecutive Lynch and Tex goals looking likely to get TW across the line in at least 5 cats.

 

[Rockford]

Jeez flaps - you’d be happy with Jones’ game today.

 

[Rockford]

Doggies coasting in the last quarter is going to hurt me. Tex getting to 5 goals, I need to win kicks, hbs, marks, tackles and hope I land one of the free categories for a win now.

 

[tenderwarrior]

Great effort Rockford, a well deserved win. Warriors had a disappointing year all up, but a few highlights being Charlie Cameron and Rowan Marshall cementing themselves inside the best 22 and Zac Williams proving to be a great acquisition. Lowlights being injuries and form affecting most of my midfielders at some point and the inconsistency of my forwards. Gaff, Lloyd and Whitfield were probably my best 3 players for the season and can hold their heads up high

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Congratulations Rockford and sounds like you gave it a real shake in the end tenderwarrior will review the outcome n more detail shortly.

 

[tenderwarrior]

Congratulations Rockford and sounds like you gave it a real shake in the end tenderwarrior will review the outcome n more detail shortly.

It wasn't close, Rockford was being kind/dramatic

 

[Zim^zuM]

It wasn't close, Rockford was being kind/dramatic

Totally agree. Never in doubt

 

[tenderwarrior]

Totally agree. Never in doubt

Yeah, once I lost Macmillian and Curnow to injury in my Saturday arvo games I knew I would be up against it. Oh well. Time to start thinking about 2020!

 

[Zim^zuM]

Yeah, once I lost Macmillian and Curnow to injury in my Saturday arvo games I knew I would be up against it. Oh well. Time to start thinking about 2020!

Once round 1 started it was all over red rover

 

[Rockford]

Thanks guys. You never know how elimination Finals can turn out. Throughout the season there's been many rounds where I've looked at the numbers put up by other teams and seen I would've been defeated had the fixtures been different. A lot of time goes into discussions around trades and, this season especially, looking at the match up and trying to set a best 22 that matches up well against my opponent. A fair bit of luck comes into it all too.

Congrats to tenderwarrior who had a great season too and could well be asking what might have been had he not copped injuries to key personnel at the pointy end of the season.

I thought the rest of the top 8 was all really close (and Tutty just missing out) and any of us are a couple players away from being favourites next season (and I don't necessarily mean Cogs and Dev Smith, hands off ). Jordie_tackles was unlucky in our first Final to put up some of his worst numbers for the season, and then shaded by a rampaging richcogs in his second. To those teams rebuilding, take a leaf from Jordie_tackles' book, in a couple seasons of astute trading and drafting he's gone from bottom 4 to top 4, and recycled plenty along the way. I know deeman87 and Zim^zuM are very active in terms of looking for trades, Drew23 seems to be getting an early jump on a rebuild and Orasia Fantazio went at his first draft in a big way. Staying top 8 is going to be a challenge. I'm pretty sure I finished our first season in 13th place (and TW, you were 12th?). Building a list, trading and drafting is more than half the fun in this game IMO and now that our Finals series is done, we can get down to the important stuff

 

[tenderwarrior]

Once round 1 started it was all over red rover

No way. I would have beat Rockford more weeks than not in the last month or two

 

[Zim^zuM]

No way. I would have beat Rockford more weeks than not in the last month or two

He was resting players

 

[tenderwarrior]

He was resting players

Haha. Yeah. I thought I had the Paul Roos Cup stitched up and look how that ended