Media Bob's Stats - The Free Kick Table For Season 40

[cats_09]

Providing a weekly free kick update for ten seasons is a bloody long beez season, ngl. Dennis Lillee run up areas.

Thanks for the work you do with tracking this of this

Out of curiosity, have you ever tracked which position gets the most free kicks and which position gives away the most?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Thanks for the work you do with tracking this of this

Out of curiosity, have you ever tracked which position gets the most free kicks and which position gives away the most?

Not specifically, but over time I've noticed the followers (specifically ruck rover & rover) receive more than their share of free kicks while wingers are not the qumpire's friends.

 

[Gralin]

Not specifically, but over time I've noticed the followers (specifically ruck rover & rover) receive more than their share of free kicks while wingers are not the qumpire's friends.

checks out they made me sandpaper the sharp tips off my elbows to play inside

 

[Tonga Bob]

checks out they made me sandpaper the sharp tips off my elbows to play inside

We wrapped The Filth Wizard head to toe in bubble wrap

 

[The Filth Wizard]

We wrapped The Filth Wizard head to toe in bubble wrap

Every day like my birthday.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Well what a ride this turned out to be!

First of all a quick recap of where we were after round 14. Long term Silver Whistle Leaders Sin City were half a game clear of Baghdad who had the superior percentage. The Gumbies and Old Boys were a further half a game behind, with the Ophidians having the worst percentage of the remaining contenders but a remarkable ace up their sleeve in the form of a game in hand - the only game in round 15 against Mount Buller.

And boy did they play that ace well! They may have lost the qooty match, but they had a handsome 16-8 free kick win which not only saw them draw level with the ladder leaders on points, but the percentage boost saw them jump above the other three teams to lead the Silver Whistle with one full round remaining!

So what happened in that final round?

First of all the wooden spoon was decided when the Wonders lost to the Dragons 17-18. The Bears finished on a high, beating the Warriors 16-9 and the Hawks beat the Royals 22-15. Which leaves us to the three games involving the four remaining contenders. The Gumbies were neck and neck with the Furies coming into the final quarter, and when James Colorado was pinged for holding the ball with seven minutes left in the match the Gumbies were trailing by one kick.

Enter ossie_21

A couple of rash decisions meant that three of the free kicks they conceded were in the final five minutes, giving the Furies a 15-12 win and knocking the plasticne people out of contention for the Silver Whistle.

It was just as tight in the game between the Bombers and the Roys, so tight that when Phar Ace forgot what game he was playing and was reminded by the qumpire that throwing the ball wasn't allowed the free kick count was tied at 16 each. Then in the final mnute of the match Roys full back killer was doing his best gorilla impression and hanging onto Bombers full forward Grav for dear life. A grapple that was inexpicably missed by the qumpires so instead of a much needed Babylonian victory the game ended in a draw. This however was enough to put the Bombers equal on points with both the Old Boys and Swamprats, and with a healthy 114.42% the Bombers were now on top of the ladder temporarily!

Which brings us to the final home and away game of the season between the Ophidians and the Sin Citizens. Given that the OOFs had the better percentage of the two the equation was simple - winner takes all, while a draw sees the Silver Whistle head to Spotswood for the second time in three seasons. Again it was pretty close at three quarter time, with the Old Boys up in the free kick count 18-15, despite being behind on the qooty scoreboard by 17 points in a game that they hadn't led since the 5th minute of the first quarter.

Then the call came in to the qumpires:

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The free kick count in the final quarter ended up being 9-3 in favour of the Old Boys to turn what was a close affair into an eventual 27-18 shellacking which not only turned a 17-point qooty deficit into an 18-point qooty victory but it put the Ophidians 4 points clear atop the free kick table by the time the home and away season came to a conclusion.

So please join me in congratulating Tigerturbulance and the Ophidian Old Boys for winning the Silver Whistle for season 40! Here's your miniature novelty trophy.

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I'll wrap up the Spoons next week. It's Friday night and my apathy is really kicking in at this point.

 

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Or everyone!

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[Tonga Bob]

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Or everyone!

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Jim ain’t got shit on me!

 

[Tonga Bob]

Alright seeing as though the OOFs are giving themselves awards I'll do the same.

sausageroll was leading the Little Spoon after round 14 from Braklet, however the Ophidian had a game in hand so had the advantage. Maybe if there was a doughnut in the last round things might get tight? Let's see how the top 10 finished up.

In equal ninth place on 42 frees for are the stupid sexy Dingster and the incorrectly-named WAbulldog (only one Bulldogs in WA son).

Bit of a jump to equal seventh place on 45 frees we have season 31 Big Spoon winner Cap and Royal veteran Cadsky.

A kick ahead of them in sixth place on 46 frees is the recently retired NaturalDisaster (f*ck off already!)

Now to the top five.

In fifth place on 47 frees is Hawk ornament Tarkyn_24.

On the moral podium in fourth a kick ahead of Tarks is another Royal in Crimson Azure.

On the real podium in third place is two time Big Spoon winner Bradesmaen.

So that leaves us with the aforementioned top two. One of them doughnutted in the final round, and that was....







sausageroll who finished on 52 frees for which makes the season 40 Little Spoon winner Ophidian cephalopod (the second cephalopod to win after crazywildhorse in season 37) - Braklet!

Kudos fella, here's your miniature novelty trophy.

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Here's the final leader board...

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[Tonga Bob]

The Big Spoon leader board wasn't as close heading after round 14, with DemonJim holding a sizeable lead over SSSSSS while the only Ophidian within cooee (nobody says that anymore, have you noticed?) with two games remaining was Fleabane.

Here's how the top ten eventuated in the Big'un.

A bunch of people finished in equal ninth place on 21 frees against - cats2rise crazywildhorse Crimson Azure Frothies Mcveigh (winner in season 37) HinkleysHeroes Orange crush and Roonescape.

In eighth place on 22 frees is another former winner in Loonerty.

One kick ahead in equal sixth place are beez and Phar Ace.

A couple of people hit the moral podium with 24 frees against, HARPSichord and Fleabane who was too far back to make up the gap to the leaders.

Ulahoopski from the Royals took out third place with 25 frees.

The threat of sharpening up their elbows wasn't enough for SSSSSS who is this season's Big Spoon runner up on 26 frees, which means that with a five kick advantage the Big Spoon winner for season 40 is the Bob Log III of Sweet, Mount Buller's DemonJim! Kudos Jum, here's your miniature novelty trophy.

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And here's the final Big Spoon leaderboard:

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I shall now provide the customary end of season summaries...

 

[Tonga Bob]

WAbulldog JoeldTrafford Bovo Irish BlueBagger Raz Jabba73 SaintsSeptember TubbsFarquhar CursingFijian ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

The Filth Wizard spudmaster Barrybran FootyGuy13 toxic pantskyle TheInjuryFactory ubiquitous226 ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

Bradesmaen Hatchy1992 Pie 4 Life Strigoi Blaze Storm Ljp86 Chief ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

sausageroll Tarkyn_24 TY24 Loonerty cats2rise Tadpole Zoops ​

 

[Hatchy1992]

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Bradesmaen Hatchy1992 Pie 4 Life Strigoi Blaze Storm Ljp86 Chief ​

What can I say, im an umpires pet.

 

[Tonga Bob]

NaturalDisaster Greenery TRUMAN#1 Chronz Frothies Mcveigh Pickitt crazywildhorse Orange crush omgfridge ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

Crimson Azure Cadsky GreyCrow grumbleguts Ulahoopski Membling Nothing raskolnikov TasSixer ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

GWS Goose Supercheapgiants cats_09 beez bone2468 ossie_21 Matthew Jelley Brick Loosener Falconista Mop ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

Cap Millky95 Matera92 RonnieRaven SSSSSS Electronic_Renaissance ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

Gralin Proper Gander Scythe Yakker Jatz DemonJim moginie tomcruise sante ​

 

[Millky95]

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Cap Millky95 Matera92 RonnieRaven SSSSSS Electronic_Renaissance ​

I don't duck we don't win

 

[Tonga Bob]

Braklet Dingster thewizardmelon Fleabane Elton Johns Wig sabso manicpie Pugsley ​

 

[Tonga Bob]

royboy2 Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever DERRINALPHIL Phar Ace 3KZ is Football fitzroybowiedog HinkleysHeroes SpecialBruce Mobbs ​

 

[Bradesmaen]

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I perfected my Joel Selwood duck.

 

[WAbulldog]

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Alright seeing as though the OOFs are giving themselves awards I'll do the same.

sausageroll was leading the Little Spoon after round 14 from Braklet, however the Ophidian had a game in hand so had the advantage. Maybe if there was a doughnut in the last round things might get tight? Let's see how the top 10 finished up.

In equal ninth place on 42 frees for are the stupid sexy Dingster and the incorrectly-named WAbulldog (only one Bulldogs in WA son).

Bit of a jump to equal seventh place on 45 frees we have season 31 Big Spoon winner Cap and Royal veteran Cadsky.

A kick ahead of them in sixth place on 46 frees is the recently retired NaturalDisaster (f*ck off already!)

Now to the top five.

In fifth place on 47 frees is Hawk ornament Tarkyn_24.

On the moral podium in fourth a kick ahead of Tarks is another Royal in Crimson Azure.

On the real podium in third place is two time Big Spoon winner Bradesmaen.

So that leaves us with the aforementioned top two. One of them doughnutted in the final round, and that was....







sausageroll who finished on 52 frees for which makes the season 40 Little Spoon winner Ophidian cephalopod (the second cephalopod to win after crazywildhorse in season 37) - Braklet!

Kudos fella, here's your miniature novelty trophy.

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Here's the final leader board...

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Nah West Perth better.