Media Wonders too tricky by half (thread delivers ✅️ )

[Ant Bear]

The West Coast Wonders have been caught out trying to trick the simmers into giving them a second chance this morning, and the Sweet FA clubs are bringing down the hammer on them.

Reports just in say that the Wonders have been hit with a warning for incorrect team sheet formatting, after deliberately swapping their centre line and half forward line in the team sheet named for yesterdays game against the Swamprats.

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West Coast Wonders - Official Team Sheet
Round Four v Sin City Swamprats
Season 38

B: SSwans2011 / NinjaSwan / LukeParkerno1
HB: dogs105 / Ressies SwampPig / croweater 41
HF: BigChippa52 / HARPSichord / akkaps
C: DenieD / Giant YoYo / Cubs2Lions
F: BallaratBulldog / BFew / jezzajay
FOLL: AnUltimateRessie / Pamcake1 / ClarkeM
INT: Rubber Arm / JT_the_Man

CHANGES
Nil

MILESTONES
Nil​

As can be clearly seen here, the Centre line has been deliberately placed between the half-forward line and the full forward line, in an attempt to confuse the simmers and give themselves two shots at getting a positive result. This is considered to be a very serious infraction against the fabric and spirit of the game, and used to be punishable by a BGTID charge.

After the game was posted and the Wonders lost, captain ClarkeM attempted to enact this second chance by calling for a resim to the Administrator.

Sauces say that the Administrator has instead seen through this ruse, hit the Wonders with his very firmest wet lettuce leaf and called for a vote as to whether the resim is warranted. Swamprat representatives, as the innocent party in this, are ruoured to be furious that their fair and comprehensive win will possibly be wiped from the books by dirty tactics.

This has been sent to a Committee vote, all Sweet FA players are urged to contact your representatives to ensure that the Wonders are immediately fired from a cannon into the sun.

 

[BloodySwan]

Imagine the audacity of screwing up and then asking for a do over due to your own incompetence

 

[Pamcake1]

Never knew sauces could talk.

 

[Ant Bear]

Never knew sauces could talk.

Ruours are that they only speak in whispers

 

[spookism]

If The Filth Wizard doesn't throw the book at the Wonders, there will be a riot.

 

[Pamcake1]

Spellcheck is screaming.

 

[BloodySwan]

Spellcheck is screaming.

At least the sentences are in the right order....

 

[Pamcake1]

At least the sentences are in the right order....

Grammerbot?

 

[okeydoke7]

This is disgraceful from the Wonders. Double dip cheating.

Imagine leading into a Grand Final, just roll with a screw up on the team sheet, allow the game to be posted knowing you’ve done it, then request the resim if it doesn’t go your way.

This isn’t a simmer error, it’s a team sheet error. The Wonders requesting a re-sim is a disgrace to the league.

The committee surely can’t be stupid enough to set a dangerous precedent to reward two things - a team sheet submission error and a clear and obvious attempt to ‘let it ride’ knowing such a mistake was made and they could wait on a result to decide whether to appeal or not.

Surely.

Surely.

 

[HARPSichord]

Slow news day.

 

[okeydoke7]

If The Filth Wizard doesn't throw the book at the Wonders, there will be a riot.

If my understanding is correct, it’s been labelled by our admin as a ‘tricky one’ and he’s thrown it to the committee, which I do understand at least.

But what the hell is tricky The Filth Wizard?

I understand the rules may not have every single possible situation outlined in them but a modicum of common sense needs to be applied here.

If your committee, a rare mix of enthusiastic diplomats and imbeciles, finds in favour of a re-sim then you are leading the dumbest competition of all time and opening the loophole of all loopholes for double dipping teams to get two cracks at a win.

Don’t allow stupidity to win.

 

[okeydoke7]

Slow news day.

The ClarkeM post below, keeping in mind that the error your team made was having the Centre Line and Forwards named in the wrong spots:

You could say that team sheets are the centre of our focus, if I’m not to get too far forward and ahead of myself…

You can’t possibly stand for this HARPSichord, you’re better than that. Pretty fast news day I reckon, as surely this committee who really run this league will vote this down quickly.

 

[HARPSichord]

You clearly don't know Cubs2Lions to think he deliberately would do something like this. The poor bloke has had an absolute nightmare in trying to post the side on Thursday night and made an honest mistake.

I, personally, don't think this should be grounds for a re-sim but to call Cubsy a cheat is a bridge too far.

 

[Pugsley]

 

[The Filth Wizard]

If my understanding is correct, it’s been labelled by our admin as a ‘tricky one’ and he’s thrown it to the committee, which I do understand at least.

But what the hell is tricky The Filth Wizard?

I understand the rules may not have every single possible situation outlined in them but a modicum of common sense needs to be applied here.

If your committee, a rare mix of enthusiastic diplomats and imbeciles, finds in favour of a re-sim then you are leading the dumbest competition of all time and opening the loophole of all loopholes for double dipping teams to get two cracks at a win.

Don’t allow stupidity to win.

The trickiness is that if I didn't invoke an admin failsafe (and maybe the only one left) the simple answer is the rules to their letter say this is a re-sim. I don't know if you've looked at the rules nowadays but they ain't what we had to work with back then. I've got no option but to pull the levers I have at my disposal and then anticipate some commonsense taking place.

 

[spookism]

You clearly don't know Cubs2Lions to think he deliberately would do something like this. The poor bloke has had an absolute nightmare in trying to post the side on Thursday night and made an honest mistake.

I, personally, don't think this should be grounds for a re-sim but to call Cubsy a cheat is a bridge too far.

So even the Wonders leadership isn't united in this appeal.

Case closed right here The Filth Wizard

 

[okeydoke7]

You clearly don't know Cubs2Lions to think he deliberately would do something like this. The poor bloke has had an absolute nightmare in trying to post the side on Thursday night and made an honest mistake.

I, personally, don't think this should be grounds for a re-sim but to call Cubsy a cheat is a bridge too far.

Posting the team sheet wrong is not cheating at all, it’s a mistake. No big deal.

Then demanding another crack at a win via resin after your own club’s error is disgraceful - whoever requested it is ordinary.

Especially when there’s clear evidence members of the Wonders KNEW the mistake was made prior to game posting without telling anyone, waiting on the result before requesting a resim.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

You clearly don't know Cubs2Lions to think he deliberately would do something like this. The poor bloke has had an absolute nightmare in trying to post the side on Thursday night and made an honest mistake.

I, personally, don't think this should be grounds for a re-sim but to call Cubsy a cheat is a bridge too far.

I'll support this, having spoken to Cubs. I won't stand for anybody accusing him of cheating, he's made a mistake and one that has been missed through a couple of avenues. I know he is deeply regretful.

 

[HARPSichord]

Posting the team sheet wrong is not cheating at all, it’s a mistake. No big deal.

Then demanding another crack at a win via resin after your own club’s error is disgraceful - whoever requested it is ordinary.

Especially when there’s clear evidence members of the Wonders KNEW the mistake was made prior to game posting without telling anyone, waiting on the result before requesting a resim.

It's not that deep, mate.

Yeah, we ****ed up and the **** up slipped through multiple cracks. Should we have pointed out our **** up? Maybe. But this result is much funnier.

 

[Pugsley]

You clearly don't know Cubs2Lions to think he deliberately would do something like this. The poor bloke has had an absolute nightmare in trying to post the side on Thursday night and made an honest mistake.

I, personally, don't think this should be grounds for a re-sim but to call Cubsy a cheat is a bridge too far.

He goes alright for a Wonder. At least he got the right season.

 

[okeydoke7]

The trickiness is that if I didn't invoke an admin failsafe (and maybe the only one left) the simple answer is the rules to their letter say this is a re-sim. I don't know if you've looked at the rules nowadays but they ain't what we had to work with back then. I've got no option but to pull the levers I have at my disposal and then anticipate some commonsense taking place.

As I said, I do understand you taking it to the committee even if I don’t think it’s necessary.

I checked the rules before this media piece was brought out. There is scope, in my view, for the administrator to interpret it with common sense and not take it to the committee.

The relevant rule for a resim: players are not named in the correct on field positions according to the official team sheet

You could’ve cut the crap and backed in your simmer team and said the players were named in their correct on field positions according to the team sheet, the Wonders just made an error with the C and the CHF and cop their warning. Thus closing the loophole.

But I do accept you taking it to the committee and if it is going to lead to a change to further clarify rules it isn’t bad practice.

Instead of an essay calling it a tricky one, you could’ve just said the request was disgraceful and would set a dangerous precedent, and you are taking it to committee for a vote but fully endorse the right outcome.

But hey, based on our history in your first reign, you bloody love opening rule loopholes until they blow up in your face and it runs the risk of making you slightly less popular. Oh no!!

This time ClarkeM, the admin before you, seems to be enjoying exploiting your loophole. Ironic, isn’t it. Will you charge him with bringing the game into disrepute or are you less fragile now?

 

[spookism]

Should we have pointed out our **** up? Maybe. But this result is much funnier.

More evidence against the Wonders.

Lock this thread, we are done.

 

[okeydoke7]

It's not that deep, mate.

Yeah, we *ed up and the * up slipped through multiple cracks. Should we have pointed out our **** up? Maybe. But this result is much funnier.

It’s so deep.

 

[Pugsley]

It’s so deep.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

As I said, I do understand you taking it to the committee even if I don’t think it’s necessary.

I checked the rules before this media piece was brought out. There is scope, in my view, for the administrator to interpret it with common sense and not take it to the committee.

The relevant rule for a resim: players are not named in the correct on field positions according to the official team sheet

You could’ve cut the crap and backed in your simmer team and said the players were named in their correct on field positions according to the team sheet, the Wonders just made an error with the C and the CHF and cop their warning. Thus closing the loophole.

But I do accept you taking it to the committee and if it is going to lead to a change to further clarify rules it isn’t bad practice.

Instead of an essay calling it a tricky one, you could’ve just said the request was disgraceful and would set a dangerous precedent, and you are taking it to committee for a vote but fully endorse the right outcome.

But hey, based on our history in your first reign, you bloody love opening rule loopholes until they blow up in your face and it runs the risk of making you slightly less popular. Oh no!!

This time ClarkeM, the admin before you, seems to be enjoying exploiting your loophole. Ironic, isn’t it. Will you charge him with bringing the game into disrepute or are you less fragile now?

This all seems totally unnecessary.