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The boring old NAB Challenge has finally come to a close which means it's almost time for our players to sober up and attack the season proper. Plus more importantly it means the Goal Kicking Game is back for another season!
"What's the Goal Kicking Game?" all the newbies are no doubt wondering. Well, it's a game. And it's to do with goal kicking. It's been running for a few years on the Adelaide Board and depending on how you fare in it, is either a lot of fun or a source of immense frustration. Now that Patrick Dangerfield is gone, the game should last all season.
Read on.
Current Reigning Champion: AdelaideFan14
Hall of Fame: Coopers, Hinkstuff, SugarShane, Dirty Bird, jenny61_99, AFC979810
Broom Closet of Fame: johnnypanther, AFC979810, Glenno23, @Brown_WOLF, Tarasque36, DangerSloane, DD#23, Glenno23 again, Mattrox, Pilchard_Adams, Red mist
Rules
The competition rules change even more than the AFL ones. They are designed specifically to confuse so read carefully.
Basic plot: You have to pick an Adelaide goal kicker each week. If he kicks a goal you move on to the next round. If he doesn't you're out. Can't pick the same player twice. Last person left wins.
Selections: You make your selections in this thread. Your selection must be in by the first bounce. If you pick someone twice you're eliminated. You can change your selection right up until the first bounce if you get a late vibe.
Immunity Card: If your player kicks the first goal of the game (the game, not just the Crows first goal) then you earn an Immunity Card. An Immunity Card can be used if your selected player fails to kick a goal. It's like a Get Out of Jail Free card.
Late changes: If your selected player is named in the 22 but is a late withdrawal then you get whoever comes in for him. If there's more than one late change then I'll match up players alphabetically to work out who replaced who.
Forgetting: If you forget to put in a goal kicker you will be allocated the Crows player with the lowest guernsey number that you are eligible to pick.
Tiebreaker: We have had the situation a few times where our last couple of tipsters both bomb out at the same time and there is no outright winner. That's all changed now due to our Tiebreaker Rule. As the competition goes on I will count your goals. Eg if you pick Betts this week and he kicks 5 goals then those goals go against your name. If our final participants all bomb out at the same time then the winner is whoever has the most goals up until that point. If the remaining participants are also equal on goals then there is no outright winner and into the Broom Closet you go.
Rule Changes
Latecomers
The Crows kick off with an Easter Saturday blockbuster on March 26. We've got 12 days before the season starts so if you don't get your selection in by then... TOO BAD. That's plenty of time. If you ain't in, you're out.
Buying Back In
Gone! I liked this experimental rule, but didn't love it. Don't think it added enough plus it didn't change who our winner was.
TL,DR
Pick a goal kicker
Side note - I am actually disappointed that the sub vest is no more. I had the genius idea that if your player was the sub and came on and kicked a goal that you would earn a Green Card. Different to an Immunity Card - a Green Card would let you use a goal kicker of your choice again. Oh well... that rule is dust. Opportunity missed.
Round 10 selections:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MU6FM81JK7Y-ulyoi8YXtIbYQ6Ng95CA8saEx-3VUh0/edit#gid=0
"What's the Goal Kicking Game?" all the newbies are no doubt wondering. Well, it's a game. And it's to do with goal kicking. It's been running for a few years on the Adelaide Board and depending on how you fare in it, is either a lot of fun or a source of immense frustration. Now that Patrick Dangerfield is gone, the game should last all season.
Read on.
Current Reigning Champion: AdelaideFan14
Hall of Fame: Coopers, Hinkstuff, SugarShane, Dirty Bird, jenny61_99, AFC979810
Broom Closet of Fame: johnnypanther, AFC979810, Glenno23, @Brown_WOLF, Tarasque36, DangerSloane, DD#23, Glenno23 again, Mattrox, Pilchard_Adams, Red mist
Rules
The competition rules change even more than the AFL ones. They are designed specifically to confuse so read carefully.
Basic plot: You have to pick an Adelaide goal kicker each week. If he kicks a goal you move on to the next round. If he doesn't you're out. Can't pick the same player twice. Last person left wins.
Selections: You make your selections in this thread. Your selection must be in by the first bounce. If you pick someone twice you're eliminated. You can change your selection right up until the first bounce if you get a late vibe.
Immunity Card: If your player kicks the first goal of the game (the game, not just the Crows first goal) then you earn an Immunity Card. An Immunity Card can be used if your selected player fails to kick a goal. It's like a Get Out of Jail Free card.
Late changes: If your selected player is named in the 22 but is a late withdrawal then you get whoever comes in for him. If there's more than one late change then I'll match up players alphabetically to work out who replaced who.
Forgetting: If you forget to put in a goal kicker you will be allocated the Crows player with the lowest guernsey number that you are eligible to pick.
Tiebreaker: We have had the situation a few times where our last couple of tipsters both bomb out at the same time and there is no outright winner. That's all changed now due to our Tiebreaker Rule. As the competition goes on I will count your goals. Eg if you pick Betts this week and he kicks 5 goals then those goals go against your name. If our final participants all bomb out at the same time then the winner is whoever has the most goals up until that point. If the remaining participants are also equal on goals then there is no outright winner and into the Broom Closet you go.
Rule Changes
Latecomers
The Crows kick off with an Easter Saturday blockbuster on March 26. We've got 12 days before the season starts so if you don't get your selection in by then... TOO BAD. That's plenty of time. If you ain't in, you're out.
Buying Back In
Gone! I liked this experimental rule, but didn't love it. Don't think it added enough plus it didn't change who our winner was.
TL,DR
Pick a goal kicker
Side note - I am actually disappointed that the sub vest is no more. I had the genius idea that if your player was the sub and came on and kicked a goal that you would earn a Green Card. Different to an Immunity Card - a Green Card would let you use a goal kicker of your choice again. Oh well... that rule is dust. Opportunity missed.
Round 10 selections:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MU6FM81JK7Y-ulyoi8YXtIbYQ6Ng95CA8saEx-3VUh0/edit#gid=0
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