Redbacks: Pura Milk Sheffield Shield 1st / Mercantile Mutual Cup 1st

[FR0GGY]

Actually, since the VFL went national, the sheffield shield has moved 3 days later whereas the footy has came forward 24 days........

Year	Sheffield		Shield	AFL Rd 1
1990​	23-Mar-90​	-	27-Mar-90​	31-Mar-90​
1991​	23-Mar-91​	-	27-Mar-91​	22-Mar-91​
1992​	28-Mar-92​	-	1-Apr-92​	21-Mar-92​
1993​	26-Mar-93​	-	30-Mar-93​	26-Mar-93​
1994​	24-Mar-94​	-	28-Mar-94​	26-Mar-94​
1995​	24-Mar-95​	-	28-Mar-95​	31-Mar-95​
1996​	30-Mar-96​	-	3-Apr-96​	29-Mar-96​
1997​	21-Mar-97​	-	25-Mar-97​	27-Mar-97​
1998​	20-Mar-98​	-	24-Mar-98​	27-Mar-98​
1999​	19-Mar-99​	-	23-Mar-99​	25-Mar-99​
2000​	17-Mar-00​	-	21-Mar-00​	8-Mar-00​
2001​	23-Mar-01​	-	27-Mar-01​	30-Mar-01​
2002​	22-Mar-02​	-	26-Mar-02​	28-Mar-02​
2003​	14-Mar-03​	-	18-Mar-03​	28-Mar-03​
2004​	12-Mar-04​	-	16-Mar-04​	26-Mar-04​
2005​	18-Mar-05​	-	22-Mar-05​	24-Mar-05​
2006​	24-Mar-06​	-	28-Mar-06​	30-Mar-06​
2007​	19-Mar-07​	-	23-Mar-07​	30-Mar-07​
2008​	15-Mar-08​	-	19-Mar-08​	20-Mar-08​
2009​	13-Mar-09​	-	17-Mar-09​	26-Mar-09​
2010​	19-Mar-10​	-	23-Mar-10​	25-Mar-10​
2011​	17-Mar-11​	-	21-Mar-11​	24-Mar-11​
2012​	16-Mar-12​	-	20-Mar-12​	24-Mar-12​
2013​	22-Mar-13​	-	26-Mar-13​	22-Mar-13​
2014​	21-Mar-14​	-	25-Mar-14​	14-Mar-14​
2015​	21-Mar-15​	-	25-Mar-15​	2-Apr-15​
2016​	26-Mar-16​	-	30-Mar-16​	24-Mar-16​
2017​	26-Mar-17​	-	30-Mar-17​	23-Mar-17​
2018​	23-Mar-18​	-	27-Mar-18​	22-Mar-18​
2019​	28-Mar-19​	-	1-Apr-19​	21-Mar-19​
2020​	27-Mar-20​	-	31-Mar-20​	19-Mar-20​
2021​	15-Apr-21​	-	19-Apr-21​	18-Mar-21​
2022​	31-Mar-22​	-	4-Apr-22​	16-Mar-22​
2023​	23-Mar-23​	-	27-Mar-23​	16-Mar-23​
2024​	21-Mar-24​	-	25-Mar-24​	7-Mar-24​
2025​	26-Mar-25​	-	30-Mar-25​	7-Mar-25​

Not really? There were crossovers back in 91 & 92

 

[spenze]

Wonder if SA will bat all day ( and Sweeney probably get to 75 N.O. with the way he bats) and keep the bowlers fresh for the final or will they see what his Holiness can do on a last day track?

 

[spenze]

Nah, we are batting all day, tire their bowlers out. Would have preferred Vic or WA as opponents but I guess we're confident

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Certainly doing the Qlders no favours

Would be fun times in the field. Smart choice by Usman to sit this one out

 

[Moonwatcher]

Final might be a case of first innings points then hold out for the draw.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

I suppose this kill Queensland making the final.

 

[spenze]

Certainly doing the Qlders no favours

Would be fun times in the field. Smart choice by Usman to sit this one out

Wondering if when the umpires offer to finish the game 30 minutes early, we decline and keep them out there

 

[Vader]

I suppose this kill Queensland making the final.

QLD will make the final unless Vic or WA have an outright win today. Given that Vic is still batting, leading by 372 with 2 wickets in hand, the odds on a drawn result in that game are growing better by the minute.

SA's decision to keep batting is all about wearing down the QLD bowlers, making them less effective for the final next week.

 

[spenze]

Vics batting on, I guess they don't see the point of going for victory if we aren't

 

[spenze]

QLD will make the final unless Vic or WA have an outright win today. Given that Vic is still batting, leading by 372 with 2 wickets in hand, the odds on a drawn result in that game are growing better by the minute.

SA's decision to keep batting is all about wearing down the QLD bowlers, making them less effective for the final next week.

Vics can't make it unless we won outright, a draw gives QLD a point which gets them a tiny bit over six points ahead including this rounds BPs

 

[Vader]

Vics batting on, I guess they don't see the point of going for victory if we aren't

It makes sense for SA to play for a draw, given that we've already qualified for the final - and batting all day just wears out the QLD bowlers even further.

Victoria's situation is completely different - they need an outright win to make the final.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

QLD will make the final unless Vic or WA have an outright win today. Given that Vic is still batting, leading by 372 with 2 wickets in hand, the odds on a drawn result in that game are growing better by the minute.

SA's decision to keep batting is all about wearing down the QLD bowlers, making them less effective for the final next week.

Yes, agree. Just looked at the table.

 

[Moonwatcher]

We're practicing batting for 5 days.

 

[Vader]

Vics can't make it unless we won outright, a draw gives QLD a point which gets them a tiny bit over six points ahead including this rounds BPs

Correct me if I'm wrong here (I surely will be).

• It's 1pt + BPs for a draw, and 6 + BPs for an outright win.
• QLD (36.8) led Vic (32.49) by 4.31 pts coming into this round.
• A QLD draw & Vic win would add 1 pt to QLD and 6 pts to Vic - resulting in Vic leading by 0.69 points.
• It would therefore all come down to BPs to determine who goes through.

Even if it's 2 pts for the draw, it would still come down to BPs.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Gillespie reckons the game will be called off at tea. Should make them bowl till stumps if we want to wear them out. A week is a decent break so maybe there's no point.

 

[Moonwatcher]

With bonus points for this round included
QLD 38.76
VIC 33.49

If Qld draw this game and get 1 point then VIC will be 6.27 points behind and a win would get them 6.

 

[Vader]

With bonus points for this round included
QLD 38.76
VIC 33.49

If Qld draw this game and get 1 point then VIC will be 6.27 points behind and a win would get them 6.

So Vic are out - only NSW & WA can still make it.

NSW will start at 0/71, needing to score 458 runs today to win (it's a D/N match, so play hasn't started yet).
WA are 1/1, needing 381 runs from 83.3 overs to win.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Jason Sangha on 88 atm. deserves a 100.

 

[GreyCrow]

So Vic are out - only NSW & WA can still make it.

NSW will start at 0/71, needing to score 458 runs today to win (it's a D/N match, so play hasn't started yet).
WA are 1/1, needing 381 runs from 83.3 overs to win.

If I'm captain ( both sides) my instructions are ''we are playing for the win ''

 

[Vader]

If I'm captain ( both sides) my instructions are ''we are playing for the win ''

NSW are 0/101 after 25 overs. Their required runrate is now 4.86. Looks like they're going along steadily, aiming for a late surge to the line if they still have wickets in hand.

WA are 1/25 after 10.3, with a required runrate of 4.9. The Sandgropers are showing little, if any, interest in chasing down the target.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Match drawn

 

[Vader]

NSW lost 2 wickets in an over. They appear to have called off their run chase, settling for a draw.
WA never even bothered with their run chase.

It appears that QLD will qualify for the final - effectively a replay of the game which just finished (same teams, same venue).

 

[spenze]

NSW lost 2 wickets in an over. They appear to have called off their run chase, settling for a draw.
WA never even bothered with their run chase.

It appears that QLD will qualify for the final - effectively a replay of the game which just finished (same teams, same venue).

Hold your horses

You may be right but WA have 66 overs to get 326, if they take 50-60 off that total in the next 16 and keep all wickets in hand, they can launch a chase from there, 270 in 50 overs is a big call without field restrictions but not impossible by any means.

 

[spenze]

Of course, losing wickets isn't going to help that cause...and to Todd Murphy as well, jeez, you'd be organising quarter hourly welfare checks on the batsman

 

[Rabish Binney]

Hold your horses

You may be right but WA have 66 overs to get 326, if they take 50-60 off that total in the next 16 and keep all wickets in hand, they can launch a chase from there, 270 in 50 overs is a big call without field restrictions but not impossible by any means.

WA 2/97

Need 285 off 59 overs.......

Is there a twist yet to happen?