Competitions 2024 GWS Board Goalkicker Knockout Competition

[Giant Strides]

I imagine we are all knocked out now? No goals on the weekend

That, sir, is my nightmare!

 

[MelbourneGWS]

OK, looking ahead to when Giants return in round 13 after the bye.

We need to start losing some participants ... can't get to the last round and have everyone still in!

So, the rule change will require both of your selected players to kick a goal to progress to the next round. Given the propensity for Hogan & Greene to kick goals, I will restrict participants from swapping to a Hogan-Green combo (I will for the moment allow those already with that combo to keep it). You may also nominate a reserve player in case of a late out (since any player missing a game will now cause you to automatically lose). And no, you may not choose the player out of Green/Hogan whom you don't have as your reserve.

We shall see what happens over the next couple of weeks then, and see if I need to make any other tweaks to gain an outcome.

Here's who everyone currently has:

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Cadman
Giant Yoyo: P - Hogan S - Greene
Giant Gutsache: P - Greene S - Daniels
MelbourneGWS : P- Hogan S- Greene
BarryAglett: P - Greene S - Riccardi
dlanod: P - Hogan S - Daniels
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene
Giant Strides: P - Hogan S - Daniels

As an example, with Callum Brown presumably coming back in, I will nominate him as my secondary player, and Daniels as my reserve player.

Any questions, or scenarios, put it into the thread.

P- Hogan/ S-Greene (pre existing combo) + Reserve - Callum Brown

 

[Giant Strides]

OK, reminder for today's game, the new rule will be in force, requiring both primary & secondary players to kick goals to advance, with an additional player able to be nominated as a reserve (in case of late drop out of a P or S player).

As it stands:

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Cadman
Giant Yoyo: P - Hogan S - Greene
Giant Gutsache: P - Greene S - Brown R - Daniels
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene R - Brown
BarryAglett: P - Greene S - Riccardi R - Cadman
dlanod: P - Hogan S - Riccardi R - Brown
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene R - Riccardi
Giant Strides: P - Hogan S - Brown R - Daniels

 

[Giant YoYo]

Giant Strides may I please update mine to:

Giant YoYo: P - Hogan S - Brown +

Reserve - Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

30

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

Thank you

 

[Giant Strides]

Well, at halftime, if we don't get any more goal kickers, we'll go from everyone's in, to a winner in one round! Hogan-Cadman the only duo that's scored up to halftime.

 

[Giant Strides]

OK, well we had a couple more goalkickers in the second half that meant it wasn't a complete wipeout, and so the new rule has done its job in thinning out the competition. Both your primary & secondary goalkickers needed to kick goals, so a "double green" gets you a smiley face, and anything else a frowney face. No reserves required to be put into play this round. A couple of posters jinked left when they should have jinked right or stayed straight - I'm referring to putting Brown into your selections (including mine ), I'm afraid.

Goals: O'Halloran, Peatling, Hogan, Cadman, Daniels, Greene, Riccardi, Angwin.

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Cadman
Giant Yoyo: P - Hogan S - Brown R - Greene
Giant Gutsache: P - Greene S - Brown R - Daniels
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene R - Brown
BarryAglett: P - Greene S - Riccardi R - Cadman
dlanod: P - Hogan S - Riccardi R - Brown
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene R - Riccardi
Giant Strides: P - Hogan S - Brown R - Daniels

So:

• knocked out = Giant Yoyo, Giant Gutsache, Giant Strides (seems like the team, the Giants have been cut down!)
• onwards = Colonial, MelbourneGWS, BarryAglett, dlanod, Orange Crush

 

[Giant Gutsache]

OK, well we had a couple more goalkickers in the second half that meant it wasn't a complete wipeout, and so the new rule has done its job in thinning out the competition. Both your primary & secondary goalkickers needed to kick goals, so a "double green" gets you a smiley face, and anything else a frowney face. No reserves required to be put into play this round. A couple of posters jinked left when they should have jinked right or stayed straight - I'm referring to putting Brown into your selections (including mine ), I'm afraid.

Goals: O'Halloran, Peatling, Hogan, Cadman, Daniels, Greene, Riccardi, Angwin.

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Cadman
Giant Yoyo: P - Hogan S - Brown R - Greene
Giant Gutsache: P - Greene S - Brown R - Daniels
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene R - Brown
BarryAglett: P - Greene S - Riccardi R - Cadman
dlanod: P - Hogan S - Riccardi R - Brown
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene R - Riccardi
Giant Strides: P - Hogan S - Brown R - Daniels

So:

• knocked out = Giant Yoyo, Giant Gutsache, Giant Strides (seems like the team, the Giants have been cut down!)
• onwards = Colonial, MelbourneGWS, BarryAglett, dlanod, Orange Crush

Thanks for running the competition Giant Strides.
Did Brown really have 3 marks and 2 disposals?

 

[Giant Strides]

Thanks for running the competition Giant Strides.
Did Brown really have 3 marks and 2 disposals?

Sadly, yes.

 

[Giant Strides]

Round 14 - goals: Brown, Thomas, Daniels, Cadman, Bedford, Hogan, Kelly

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Cadman
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene
BarryAglett: P - Greene S - Riccardi
dlanod: P - Hogan S - Riccardi
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene

 

[dlanod]

Funny that I would've gotten through if I hadn't swapped Daniels to Riccardi.

 

[Giant Strides]

Funny that I would've gotten through if I hadn't swapped Daniels to Riccardi.

Yep, just when you think one is going well and the other less well ...

... for a while I thought it was going to be a complete wipeout with Jesse and Toby unable to find the centre sticks!

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Yep, just when you think one is going well and the other less well ...

... for a while I thought it was going to be a complete wipeout with Jesse and Toby unable to find the centre sticks!

Out of curiosity what would have happened if Jesse and Toby were both goalless, and there was a complete wipeout?

 

[Giant Strides]

Out of curiosity what would have happened if Jesse and Toby were both goalless, and there was a complete wipeout?

 

[Giant Strides]

I would have negated the wipeout and continued next week with the starting 5 posters.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

I would have negated the wipeout and continued next week with the starting 5 posters.

Thanks. So we keep going until our season finishes, or there is just one survivor - whichever comes first?

 

[Giant Strides]

Thanks. So we keep going until our season finishes, or there is just one survivor - whichever comes first?

I will aim to get it to a single winner. If down to the last few games, I'll go to a countback or points system.

I'll probably tweak the rules again for next week - all 3 remaining posters have Hogan, and we have 2 Hogan-Greene selections. Jesse Hogan is effectively irrelevant. I'll think about a solution tomorrow.

 

[Orange crush]

I will aim to get it to a single winner. If down to the last few games, I'll go to a countback or points system.

I'll probably tweak the rules again for next week - all 3 remaining posters have Hogan, and we have 2 Hogan-Greene selections. Jesse Hogan is effectively irrelevant. I'll think about a solution tomorrow.

Is this still going?

 

[Giant Strides]

Is this still going?

Yes, you are one of the final 3.

Stay tuned for a tweak later this evening.

 

[Giant Strides]

OK, sorry guys, I haven't had time to put that tweak in (I'm away from home and heavily distracted by family affairs), so we will stick with the existing rule of both primary and secondary players need to score to remain in the comp (and you may have a reserve player named in case of a player coming out).

Colonial - you need to replace Cadman as your secondary player before the start of the game, otherwise you'll be automatically out.

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Cadman
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene R - Browne
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene R - Riccardi

If there's a wipeout from those selected players who start the team, then those players will stay in. But if a player is not in the starting line up, you'll be out.

 

[Colonial]

Ummm Kelly is my replacement

 

[Giant Strides]

OK, final starters for round 15:

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Kelly
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene

Both selected players need to goal to get a tick for this week.

However, if Hogan doesn't goal, all 3 posters will go around again rather than all go out. Similarly, if both Kelly & Greene don't goal, you'll all go around again next week. i.e. I am still trying to find a single winner.

Good luck!

 

[Colonial]

OK, final starters for round 15:

Colonial: P - Hogan S - Kelly
MelbourneGWS: P- Hogan S- Greene
Orange Crush: P - Hogan S - Greene

Both selected players need to goal to get a tick for this week.

However, if Hogan doesn't goal, all 3 posters will go around again rather than all go out. Similarly, if both Kelly & Greene don't goal, you'll all go around again next week. i.e. I am still trying to find a single winner.

Good luck!

*cough it’s J Kelly.

 

[Giant Strides]

*cough it’s J Kelly.

You still have 9 minutes to change if you don't trust him ...

 

[Giant Strides]

OK, well there's Greene + Hogan.

Kelly was almost there ...

 

[Giant Strides]

Ummm Kelly is my replacement

You still have 9 minutes to change if you don't trust him ...