Ladder and Statistics after Round 17

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Ladder after Round 17

Code:
Pos Team                   P   W   L   D    F     A     %    Pen  Pts

1x  Southern Dragons      17  12   5   0  1722  1548  111.24  0   48
2   West Coast Wonders    17  10   7   0  1747  1591  109.81  0   40
3   Fighting Furies       17  10   7   0  1577  1538  102.54  0   40
4   East Side Hawks       17  10   7   0  1702  1498  113.62  4   36
5   Baghdad Bombers       17   8   9   0  1493  1606   92.96  3   29
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6   Mod Squad             17   7  10   0  1558  1616   96.41  0   28
7   Geelong Gumbies       17   7  10   0  1506  1682   89.54  3   25
8   Mount Buller Demons   17   4  13   0  1597  1833   87.12  1   15

x - clinched finals berth

SFA Headlines:

  • Inaccurate Hawks win as wheels fall off Mod Squad wagon
  • Wonders break drought to continue Mount Buller's woeful season
  • Baghdad enter the five after shock win over Dragons
  • Furies stay in touch after easy win over Geelong


Round 17 saw some siginificant games with some interesting movements in the ladder. Southern Dragons remain top of the ladder despite losing to Baghdad at Dragon Island. The loss proved costly for the Dragons as the rest of the competition gained one spot on the top placed side. They may not have the minor presmiership just yet and will need to win at least two games to get a bye in the first week of the finals.

West Coast Wonders finally broke their drought, winning a tight game against Mount Buller Demons. The win keeps the Wonders in second and they gain some ground against the top placed Dragons after the Dragons lost to the Bombers. The Furies are in much the same position and still sit third after easily defeating the Gumbies. Geelong and the Furies tussled for most of the first half but the boys from Punt Road showed why they are third, pulling away from the Gumby side in the second half to record a pretty comfortable win.

East Side remain fourth but they are proving to be a real threat now after another win, this time over the Mod Squad. East Side were fairly inaccurate, kicking 11.20 but they did more than enough to overcome the Mod Squad who are in a real trouble now. East Side now have the best percentage in the league and if it weren't for a four point penalty early in the season, they would actually be second on percentage and a real chance to take first place come season's end.

Baghdad move into the five after a shock win over the Southern Dragons at Dragon Island. The Bombers trailed early in the last quarter but had a fantastic final term to overrun the Dragons and post an important win. That win moves them into the five and they are a big, big chance to play finals now.

The Mod Squad drop to sixth and the wheels have well and truly fallen off the Mod Squad wagon. They are really, really struggling after another loss, this time to the Hawks. They were lucky they didn't lose by more as the Hawks wasted many chances up forward and the final margin flattered the blue and green men. They seem to be stumbling towards the end of the season and at the moment, regaining their place in the five looks a long way off.

Geelong Gumbies are seventh but they are a game and percentage outside the five now. The loss to the Furies has hurt their chances of making finals but they are still a chance to make it with four games to play. However, they need to win probably three of their last four games to get there and that may not even be enough with East Side and Baghdad boasting long winning streaks.

Mount Buller remain last and are now a firm favourite for the wooden spoon. Their defence continues to function poorly with the Demons conceding an average of 107.82 points per game, a figure which is far, far too many too be thinking about winning games regularly. Not much to be gained by the Dees' for the rest of the year but their first goal would be to start winning a few games and finish the year on a high. From there they can start planning for season 09/10.



Round 18

West Coast Wonders v Mod Squad

Wonders out to win two in a row and keep their chances of winning the minor premiership alive. Mod Squad to try and keep their finals chances in tact and end a horror run of form by getting a win.


East Side Hawks v Fighting Furies

Match of the Round by a mile. The battle for third at Waverly, East Side will be aiming to take third spot on the ladder while the Furies must win to remain a threat to the Wonders and Dragons in the battle for top spot.


Geelong Gumbies v Southern Dragons

Geelong must win too stay in touch with a top five. A loss could prove almost fatal for their season here. Southern Dragons must shake off the loss to the Bombers and win here to firm their hold on first place.


Mount Buller Demons v Baghdad Bombers

Baghdad would fancy themselves against the lowly Demons and a win would really help their finals aspirations. Meanwhile, the Demons' endeavours to get off the bottom start here and they must beat the Bombers in order to gain ground on the seventh placed Gumbies.
 

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Fighting Furies 21.6(132) v Geelong Gumbies 12.14(86)
The Gumbies were blown away in the second half after leading by 2 points at the main break. Cleishy and Equus lead the charge with 3 goals in the first half to keep the Furies in touch while Winty was on fire up forward for the Gumbies. The main man for the Gumbies though was held goalless for the best part of the second half, struggling particularly with innacuracy. The Gumbies though can take positives from the amount of forward entries they had, the Furies only managing 1 more scoring shot, however their accuracy in front of the big sticks needs to be improved.
WHO GETS BOG?
Equus – 13 hitouts, 31 possies, 5 tackles, 5 goals
Cleishy – 40 possies, 10 tackles, 4 goals.

Mod Squad 8.5(53) defeated by East Side Hawks 11.20(86)
In a terribly attended match (posting wise anyway), especially considering the ‘great’ occasion of Boncer’s 100th match and return the ruck, the Hawks pretty much made the Mods their bitches. With 31 scoring shots to 13, the margin really should have been bigger than 33 points but the Hawks train keeps rolling now that Wally and Big Man have their fitness high enough to both play the whole game in the midfield. They must make sure these 2 stay fit for finals, the team plays better when they remain in the guts the whole game, something that has only happened in 8 games this year. 7 wins in a row now for the Hawks meaning they’ve got the most recent victory against every other team. Biggie good with 29 possies, game high 7 tackles and 2 goals while Boncer may have somehow managed to get the BOG votes with that measly performance (not that I want to ruin the Mobbenfuhrer Medal count, he’s no chance anyway).

Southern Dragons 8.11(59) defeated by Baghdad Bombers 10.13(73)
Ripper game, good team efforts from both sides with individual performances hard to pick out. The Bombers, scoreless in the 3rd term, booted 5 goals to 2 in the last last to get over the line by 14 points. Loopy_cam was clearly the major ball winner collecting 31 touches, while HP was also good with 3 goals from CHF. Moo was probably the best for the Shagons but needed to be cleaner in front of goal. Ljp was also clean with the ball but was clearly not impressed with the troops, taking himself off the field with little over a minute left.

West Coast Wonders 18.12(120) def Mount Buller Demons 14.17(101)
Are the Wonders over their form slump, or is the fact that the worst side in the SFA managed 31 one scoring shots against their defence the most telling thing to come from the game? The Dees in fact had 1 more scoring shot than the winning team and should have won except for inaccuracy. Captain EBIAC can’t be angry with anyone but himself though, as he was the main culprit with 1 goal and 5 behinds. Postmanpav awesome in the ruck with 5 goals to compliment his 34 disposals, while Skippos booted 5 from CHF which is almost unheard of in fantasy footy.
 

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Meaning I can make believe whatever I want. Only remaining in starting position 8 out of 17 games says something though.
 

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