Competition [Congratulation, Edmund hunt – the WINNER!] S31 H.I.T. – The Headless' Interchange Trophy

[Headless]

Gee, it just feels like we might need to award some bonus points.

 

[GremioPower]

BREAKING NEWS!!!

CHANGES:

Ned_Flanders C to Int
ChappyUK Int to FP

ChappyUK, leader of the HIT, is out of the bench this week! Are the Furies favouring Edmund hunt? Or do they believe Ned_Flanders has a shot at the IC Trophy?

 

[GremioPower]

There will certainly be a complete change at the top of the H.I.T. ladder in this round, since 7 of the Top-10 players won't be on the bench.

That's good news for the other contenders, specially Edmund hunt (2nd), Maylandsman (5th), Ok Boomer (9th), and Headless (10th), who have a great opportunity to take the lead after R5.

On the other hand, R1 winner AngryRanga is back to the sidelines. Will he be the first to win two rounds in S31?

 

[Tigerturbulance]

Ned_Flanders has been practicing all week for his S31 debut on the bench

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Ned_Flanders has been practicing all week for his S31 debut on the bench

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****ed if i even put that much effort in

i plan to be lazier than Grockadoc after his 4th kfc run

 

[GremioPower]

ROUND 5




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It's time for announcing Round 5's best. First time with no Wonder, but the Royals have finally made the list. The acurate one was close to make the Top-3, but lost to his own teammate:

#3 - Paddles_ (GCR)
It was a great day for the Royals' bench in a warm day at the Eyrie. Pad got in the Top-3 due entering the field three minutes before his teammate TAO. He replaced Ulahoopski at HFF and gave Agent93 plenty of trouble. He ended the match with 16 disposals, 6 marks, and 2 goals.

#2 - bone2468 (GUM)
S29 Class is represented! Bone replaced Riviat at RR and spent the rainy afternoon at the VCP hunting down Warriors. He tackled a match-high 8 times (twice as much as the game's second tackler). Poor DockerDen5215 didn't stand a chance. If it weren't for his teammates fauling DD all the time, Bone would have won the award this week.

#1 - TheCoach16 (BOM)
No Licorice, no problem. TheCoach is the coach, after all. He entered the game with 40 seconds in, but at CHB, replacing The God Himself. The Bomber boss changed his mind 7' later. Still, his hunch that TC16 should play was strong, and in the 13th minute, Coach was back again for miggs. This time, at FF, for good. If Baghdad lost under the rain at the BJO, was not because of The Coach, who ended being the match's top scorer (5.3:33), beating Barrels in almost every time he got a chance to do it.

Spoiler: Match Stats

 

[DenieD]

Poor DockerDen5215 didn't stand a chance. If it weren't for his teammates fauling DD all the time, Bone would have won the award this week.​

 

[GremioPower]

R5 - Leaderboard

A new leader! But not a new club. ChappyUK was taken out of the bench and lost his position at the top of the ladder to his teammate Edmund hunt.

Maylandsman is now third, followed by... [Is this correct? Are you sure this is right? Well, if you are certain, I will announce it.] ... followed by the SFA most famous interchanger, ... [Do I really need to say this? Really?! All right... All right... (sigh)] ... a qooty great, a Demon legend, no other than... (dramatic pause) ... Headless!

In fifth, closing the Top-5, we have Bear Ok Boomer.

Spoiler: R5 Ladder

After five rounds, only 7 players have been listed every match in their club's interchange.

 

[Headless]

Love your work, GP.

 

[GremioPower]

There will be 4 new faces battling for the HIT this week:
- Spanna_ (CIW);
- andleanback (HAW);
- RU_ (ROY); and
- Gameova_ (SCS).

This means that at least one more spot in the Top-10 is up for grabs.

They are replacing:
- 8th-place, GCB85 (ROY);
- 12th-place, Milera2Betts (HAW);
- 22nd-place, edgie (SCS); and
- 26th-place, Raveneyes (CIW).

 

[GremioPower]

ROUND 6

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It's Round 6, and The acurate one was held at the door once again! Yet, the best interchanger of S31 is back at the week's Top-3, along with a couple of new faces. This time all three players were called up to play in the same position, on the wing, and they all excelled in it.


#3 - Gameova_ (SCS)
How about a pause from all the maddening Rats-talk that has been going on in Sweet? Well, then you must look elsewhere, because the Rats are back in the H.I.T. Top-3! [YES!!!] The Gameova_'s Witnesses are in frenzy after their favourite player came out of the bench to replace the current Mobbs-medal winner, Nunez, and dominated poor Ned Ryerson. Ova was among the Rats' best in their win against the Gumbies in a warm day at the House.

#2 - Edmund hunt (FUR)
It was a close call for first, but Ed's dominant performance ended up in second. It was raining at the hippodrome. Hunt replaced Bastyy and managed to beat Matt_352. Almost at the end, the Dragons put Ashman OG on him, but Ed kept his Fury BOG performance. If the rest of his team had played like him, the Furies would at least have kept the score close, instead of being completely roasted by the Dragons in the second half.

#1 - toxic (CIW)
Toxic's first half was so poisonous that his quieter second half couldn't take the first place away from him. In warm conditions at the Golden Throne, Toxic replaced Dinsdale and simply demolished ShaunDuggan. When Noobz0r went to W to slow Toxic down, most of the damage had already been done. Toxic lead the Warriors against the Royals, finishing the match with 27 disposals (many in center bounces), 4 goals, 120 DT points, and the R6 IC of the Week award!

Spoiler: Match Stats

 

[GremioPower]

R6 - Leaderboard

There is no new member in the H.I.T. Top-5 Club. Edmund hunt is still first and has build up considerable lead over the rest of the competition. The season is still long enough, however, for anyone to win it.

Ed's main competitor is Dragons' Maylandsman, who is followed by Headless (a bit further behind). ChappyUK has now fallen to 4th, and Ok Boomer once again closes the Top-5.

Just like Chappy, Easty (6th) and LicoriceAllsorts (7th) had been so good that even not playing from the bench for a while now, they kept their place among the best. Meanwhile, Fizzler, The acurate one, and (R6 winner) toxic have jumped into the Top-10.

Spoiler: R6 Ladder

After six rounds, only 5 players have been listed every match in their club's interchange.

 

[Headless]

Headless is making a strong campaign for All-Sweet FA honours here.

 

[GremioPower]

ROUND 7

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It's Round 7! A rookie returns to the Top-3; the best interchanger of the league leaves his mark once again; while the Hawks manage to be the first club to win a round twice. This time, it was Rat LukeParkerno1 who almost got a spot among the best.

These were this week's Top-3:

#3 - WaywardSonSon (ROY)
He may not post often or maybe ever, but WSS is revealing himself quite a Gun coming out of the bench for the Roys. He is now back at the Top 3, and he has played as IC only 4 times. This time he didn't play much (only 48' ToG), replacing Supersuns at RR. However, not even the rain could hide all Rioli8217's sweating after he entered on the field. SonSon finished the game with 9 disposals, 4 tackles, and 1 goal. Although he was better than Supersuns, his performance wasn't enough to secure his team a win.

#2 - Edmund hunt (FUR)
The Furies won again, and Edmund hunt was active, specially for a FP. He replaced Piggy Smalls right after the first bounce. He struggled a bit against windyhill, but had a field day against a struggling Supersuns. If not for his Stormtrooper skills, Ed would have been the match hero. However, his 2.5:15 statsheet doesn't look as good as a 5.2:32 one – regardless of the rain. Still, it was more than enough to give him his third H.I.T.'s Top-3 appearance; the first player to achieve that! It is no surprise, since Ed has been the best SFA interchanger this season by far.

#1 - larrikin (HAW)
The winner, however, is larrikin. The Hawks may have lost to the Warriors, but it would have been a pretty much one-way affair, if not for larrikin. He played only for 61', but was pivotal for his team reaction in a warm afternoon at VCP. He first came in as CHB, but his performance against Dinsdale convinced his coach to soon putting him on a W. Lord_Flashheart didn't see much of the qootball for the rest of the game. larrikin finished the match with 14 disposals and 5 marks in his way to become the second Hawk to win the IC of the Week award.

Spoiler: Match Stats

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Protest I tell ya!

But those three deserve the award!

 

[GremioPower]

R7 - Leaderboard

Edmund hunt won't lose his spot on the top of the ladder even if he doesn't play on the bench next week.

Maylandsman (2nd) and Headless (4th) passed the entire round seated on the bench, scoring just the minimum of 25 points. In third comes Ok Boomer, who was a lot on the field, but didn't do much while there. Joining the Top-5 for the first time, there is WaywardSonSon (5th).

In the Top-10, Easty (6th), toxic (7th), ChappyUK (8th), and Fizzler (10th), are joined by Paddles_ (9th) and AngryRanga (10th) – who returns to his old place among the best.

Spoiler: R7 Ladder

 

[GremioPower]

ROUND 8

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We have just played Round 8, and the H.I.T. brings a couple of surprises – and one known name (at least, for those following this competition). The reigning premiers, the Royals, decided to show Sweet that they deserve respect, with their interchangers being very involved in the win against the Dragons. Still, there's one fellow in strong pursuit of the title of "King of the Pine"...

Here, this week's Top-3:


#3 - WaywardSonSon (ROY)
His no-nonsense no-posting approach has been quite fruitful, so one should understand why SonSon doesn't change it. He has become the second player to be three times in the Top-3, but while Edmund hunt did in 7 rounds, WW did it in 5. This time, it took a while for the coach decide where he should play (3 changes in 11 minutes – one in each line!), but he finally settled at CHF, replacing RU_. RelaxMax tried his best to stop SonSon, but for no avail. Waywo finished the game with 22 disp., 5M, and 2G, among the Roys' best in their win over the Warriors in a perfect cloudy afternoon at the BJO.

#2 - Danger in Texas (GCR)
The Royals had two players in the Top-10 of the H.I.T. leaderboard. Still, Noobz0r and The Filth Wizard decided to take them out of the bench this week. Oh, boy! And how right they were! That which was already good only got better. Gold City obliterated the Dragons, and their bench had a lot to do with it. DiT was made into a rover, replacing nahnah, and dominated T2B_, who passed the day tackling anything in front of him, but couldn't get much of the ball at all. Danger finished with 22 disp., 5 marks, and a goal – which were all way more than what Teechoo did.

#1 - Gadzorks (GCR)
Still, DiT wasn't R8 IC of the Week. This week's winner is his teammate, Gadzorks. Gadz replaced ShaunDuggan in the wing and dominated Bradesmaen. He not only contained his opponent, but also helped the Royals to win in a warm day at Dragon's Island. In less than 80 minutes, Zorks got 24 disp., 7 M, and 2 T. This performance also made him the best interchanger of the round.

Spoiler: Match Stats

 

[GremioPower]

R8 - Leaderboard

Edmund hunt did well enough to preserve his lead over Maylandsman.

WaywardSonSon continues his meteoric rise and is now third. Below him, neck-and-neck, Ok Boomer (4th) and Headless (5th) close the Top-5.

There is a tie for 6th between toxic and Fizzler; closely followed by AngryRanga (8th). Bomber Keg still on legs is 9th, while in 10th comes Easty, who didn't participate of the H.I.T this week.

Spoiler: R8 Ladder

It took 4 rounds, but ChappyUK has finally lost his spot among the Top-10.

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Note: Gadzorks actually scored 155 points in this round. From R11 onwards, his total points have been fixed.

 

[ChappyUK]

R8 - Leaderboard

Edmund hunt did well enough to preserve his lead over Maylandsman.

WaywardSonSon continue his meteoric rise and is now third. Below him, neck-and-neck, Ok Boomer (4th) and Headless (5th) close the Top-5.

There is a tie for 6th between toxic and Fizzler; closely followed by AngryRanga(8th). Bomber Keg still on legs is 9th, while in 10th comes Easty, who didn't participate of the H.I.T this week.

Spoiler: R8 Ladder

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It took 4 rounds, but ChappyUK has finally lost his spot among the Top-10.

Only due to Ned_Flanders betting a spot that wasn't his.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Only due to Ned_Flanders betting a spot that wasn't his.

I lost a bet arsehat

 

[GremioPower]

HT - Club Leaderboard
After (almost) half of the season gone, which club has the best IC Corps in the league?


Last time we looked, the best bench belonged to the Fighting Furies. That was true from R2 to R7, but it's not anymore. Danger in Texas and Gadzorks did enough damage this week to put the Gold City Royals on top.

The rest of the teams seem not to be far behind from the leaders, specially The Roys. The exception is the Bottom-2. They seem to be playing in a league of their own.

And they have been playing in it from the get go. In every round, but one, the Las Vegas Bears, have been in 11th. In their turn the Mount Buller Demons have always been in dead last. (Yes, Headless, you read it right.)

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Truth be told, the last four haven't changed since R6.

The club leaderboard will be back after R12, at the season's 3QT.

 

[GremioPower]

I lost a bet arsehat

That's what he said...

 

[GremioPower]

The full results from R1 to R8:

Spoiler

 

[ChappyUK]

That's what he said...

It's ok. I just bet his car and lost. My brother will be in touch with him soon to pick up the keys.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

It's ok. I just bet his car and lost. My brother will be in touch with him soon to pick up the keys.

MWPP you're car has been lost in a bet, soz