Well guys, let’s have a look at how everyone is doing in the Sharksworld Currie Cup Fantasy league.
Round 1 was an interesting one. Husband and wife team flop and sexkitten somehow managed, despite having different teams, to end up in joint first place with exactly the same score. The 5-point round MVP bonus is shared amongst all players who get the top score for the round, meaning that the dynamic duo snag a 2.5 point bonus each.
The gap over third place is impressive; 9.5 points after just one round. Remember, though, that over the course of this competition a lot is going to change, so expect the lead to change hands regularly. Rounding out the top 5 are bstott, our very own Le Requinny and evyn. Check out the full log here.
Remember that the competition is still open to new entrants and will be up to round 5. Anyone entering a team before the close of round 2 (which will be midday on Friday) will be allocated a default score of 30 points for Round 1. This will slot you in below the last-placed contestant, but will still allow you to be competitive over the course of the season. For details on how the competition works and how to enter, look here.
Let’s have a look at some interesting stats from the first round. Obviously the one most will be interested in is the players who racked up the best scores. Quite surprisingly, MVP for the round was Boland fullback Justin Peach, who scored 9.75. Remember that there are 3 extra points for a guy that kicks 7 or more in a match. Peach also scored a try and was on a winning team, explaining his mega haul. Valke and WP flyahlves True Blue Smit and Willem de Waal came in joint second with 7.5 points each. Both were on the losing side and both succeeded with 7 kicks at goal.
Hat-trick heroes Johns Mametsa and Daniels were just a quarter of a point further back on 7.25. Again, both scored three tries in a winning effort. The unlucky man is Sharks scrummie Rory Kockott who had to make do with a haul of 6 points, by dint of the fact that he only succeeded with 6 kicks. Had he landed just one extra he would have been right up there with Peach, given that his try counted more (not being an outside back). The only other players to score significant points this week were the four winning captains, Johann Muller, Conrad Burke, Wikus van Heerden and Hendro Scholtz.
Let’s finish off our stats for this round by having a look at the ten most-owned players. Kockott’s is the name heading the list, with a staggering 40 out of 45 contestants having included the nuggety halfback in their squads. The trio of Willem de Waal, Jacques Botes and Waylon Murray are in joint second, each having been selected 32 times. Jannie du Plessis, Wikus van Heerden, Baywatch Grobbelaar, Deon Carstens, Stefan Terblanche and Heinrich Brussow are the other guys in the top ten.
That’s it for next week. We’ll have another update on completion of Round 2.
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@ra-cheltjie de’ be-er (Comment 2) : I doubt it contains the Sharks winning the 2008 Currie Cup 🙁
My type of FL this.
Now that i am going on 4 weeks holiday i don’t have to worry about managing my team. 😎
Same can’t be said for SB though 👿
if Only i had De Waal in my team. 👿
Well…the first round wasn’t so bad…hopefully all the risks will pay off at the end. Good to see the field spread out…this means the idea and the criteria used work. This is surely gonna add more value to the CC. Well done SHARKSWORLD!
I’m last…didn’t choose wisely though have no Capt nor goal kickers should have read the fine print on the scoring system..
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 6) : only the first round… you’ll get better
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 6) :
I didn’t even think of the Capt criteria. 🙁
Kickers were important in my selection……………….ask yourself why i missed De Waal then. 😳
Sheers idiocy if you ask me. 🙁
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 6) : Captain? Do you get points for having a captain? 🙄 😳
@Villie (Comment 9) : Only if his side wins
Captain?Eish!Im rudderless!!
I was going to get flying old boy john daniels, then settled on Kakkerlakkie.
Ag, .man….if the boks in my team played in the CC – you all would have been eating my dust!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 8) :
I had him in….and then listened to the hubby and selected someone else…. 👿
Well I did try to find a balance between potential try-scorers, kickers and people who are likely to captain a winning side (and perhaps score as well).
Anyway…it’s early days…
@blackshark (Comment 14) :
Hi BS..
being the rugby technical analyser that I am… 🙄 I just chose people who I think would be in the starting 22….
@I’ce (TKMITFM) (Comment 15) :
Of what, the Bok team?
I dont think I have any current Boks in my team.
@Salmonoid (Comment 16) : I picked one or two…and hopefully I’ll be rewarded in the final rounds of the game.
@Salmonoid (Comment 16) :
Sammie – i kept a few spots for some Boks when they do have a chance to play in the CC (I HOPE!!!)) 😕
I think the Boks being only available for some of the season is whats going to make this game really interesting. I like. 😆
lol, It is good to see our names at the top, although like you say, that is bound to change pretty soon. With no Springboks in my team, we will already have players this week that will not be scoring us any points, not to mention the fact that those returning boks will be scoring other people points. Interesting times ahead.
I like this pick once and hope for the best (in my case anyway) way of doing this. 😀
Rob is there any way I can see my team I selected (no I don’t remember all my players)…
And also is there a possibility of posting the weeks players…I know it won’t make a dif as we cannot sub players….but for interest sake…yes if a player (like Barrit) changes then you can always update that thread!??!
And will you be posting score achieved per round!??! With a roll-up…?
Plus a ingery list and potential/estimated time out!??!
And a log of the MVP of every round?
@Hmmm (Comment 26) : click on the Fantasy League Log link, you muppit!
And record of the highest score and the lowest score for a single round!??!
Record of the best run!?!? This one might not be that easy…and slight unnecessary…but suggestion non the less….
Almost like a FL stats page….
All a few questions/suggestions to make the FL a tad more interesting….
@robdylan (Comment 27) :
Have I gone and suggested stuff that are already there…
@robdylan (Comment 27) :
AND THEN!??!
There is just a poster and a score!??!
SO bland….so boring…
ROBBIE…are you lazy?
Hmmmmm, I dont think you get extra league points for the most consecutive comments, or do you rob?
@Salmonoid (Comment 35) :
Very good idea…I actually think one should!??!
@robdylan (Comment 27) : Hi Rob. I joined the TESTRUGBY competition on Sharksworld. How about some feedback on that since I’m in the lead 🙄 Ok Ok I know only 3 people where playing in our pool, but I did manage to place 271st among 80 000 odd players
@Hmmm (Comment 36) :
Hmmmm if you’re so bright,suggestive and productive why don’t you go create your own blog with all these things on…. I am sure you will have a lot of comments from the most exclusive selection of posters? 😉
@Pokkel (Comment 37) : Actually just checked,
248th of 82,661 players. Not bad hey! 😉
@Pokkel (Comment 39) :
Not the current inbound tours competition?
@Dive Pass (Comment 38) :
I have the ideas…not the skills…I am like the Senior Exec and Rob is like the guy that makes it happen….LoL…
Like the reply option…I suggested a few features there too…
I don’t think I am bright…merely throw ideas around that could possibly improve the site or their logs / comps and stuff…and I am sure Rob and co appreciate…
If it is too much work or they don’t think it is an all that bright idea they just can the thought….simple as that…
@Dive Pass (Comment 38) :
What have you ever done to help!??!
And I am not talking about helping yourself…cozz that won’t impress many!??!
@Dive Pass (Comment 38) :
Oh just in-case you get your undies all twisted…I don’t read smileys….
Robbie…I am hoping your silence means you are working on the suggestions….LoL
@Dive Pass (Comment 40) : It’s called June Rugby Tours 2008… dunno is it the same thing?
So I guess it is just a HELL NO to all my suggestions Robbie….
@Pokkel (Comment 45) :
Don’t see you listed there Pokkel? 7 of us in league.
@Hmmm (Comment 46) : dude – go check what’s already there before suggesting more stuff
@Dive Pass (Comment 47) : I’m in the Sharksworld pool and the only other player I can see is
Standings: sharkworld Division Rank Round Changes Team Name Points World Rank Supports
Pokkel’s Team 9,575 248
Viviers Dream Team 8,190 1,277
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Note. Only teams active in this series are displayed on this page.
@Pokkel (Comment 49) : Am I in the wrong pool? Help Rob
Hmmm
@Pokkel (Comment 50) :
Standings: Sharksworld Division
Dive Pass 9,500 296
Barags15 9,395 358
RobDylanators 8,285 1,214
BlacksharkZ 7,820 1,471
Sinbinners 5,775 2,050
SeaShark 5,185 2,191
Maurauders 3,650 2,488
@Dive Pass (Comment 52) : Could it be …my sharksworld division is spelt with a small s and only contains two players.Wonder if I can move my division… Lets see
@Dive Pass (Comment 47) :
Dive what league is that..the Tri-Nations Fantasy league..I’m confused now..Your fault Hmmm..you talk to much dammit
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 54) :
That is the Sharksworld June tours to SA/NZ and Aus on http://www.testrugby.com, the 3N is now open and hopefully we can put together a good Sharksworld showing
@Dive Pass (Comment 55) : What is the invitaion code? Rob are you there?
@Dive Pass (Comment 55) :
Thanx!
@Pokkel (Comment 56) :
Because I was in the Super 14 and June Tours I didn’t need an invitation code for the Sharksworld Trinations….Rob seems to be offline
@Dive Pass (Comment 58) : I found instructions on how to change pools,but it doesn’t work. Thats . I’ll see if Rob can send me an invitaion so I can join the Tri Nation…. by the did you see my score 9575 and ranked 248… pity I joined the wrong pool 😆 😆
@Pokkel (Comment 59) :
Ja I’m glad your not in the right pool or I wouldn’t be leading ;)…. I actually stuff up last week and had a couple of Aussie players in my squad, I thought the Australia vs France Test was last week 😳
@robdylan (Comment 48) :
Why?
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 51) :
Yes?
@Dive Pass (Comment 60) : I really had a bad 1st round.It was the first time I played and I didn’t read the rules. I thought I had to buy 15 players and bought a couple of cheap Italian locks that didn’t even play.Anyway looking forward to joining the right pool for the tri nations
@robdylan (Comment 48) :
The only thing that is there from what I suggested was my team (sharksworld players team)….
So I am not sure what you are on about?
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 54) :
Get a cup of strong coffee and come back and try again…maybe you will be awake then…LoL
My new team is made up of Wallabies only
@blackshark (Comment 66) :
Was tempted to go that route but decided to have Chabal and a few of his friends with my convicts…
@Dive Pass (Comment 67) : Well…both squads are not STRONG…I’ve never had so much money left over…
@blackshark (Comment 66) : mine too. I have almost 2M left 😉
@Hmmm (Comment 62) : I think that you just like the sound of your own picture… 😕
@Ragged (Comment 70) : does anybody know how old Hmmm is?
Comment 71, posted at 27.06.08 13:21:38 by blackshark
Why don’t you ask his girlfriend PJLD?
@wpw (Comment 72) : Can’t wait for bolla to log on … 😈
😆 😆 😆
👿
@Ragged (Comment 70) :
Wouldn’t you…LoL
@Hmmm (Comment [email protected]Hmmm (Comment 76) : @Hmmm (Comment 76) : @Hmmm (Comment 76) :
Honestly?
No…. and like I told you i am not from Cape Town
@Ragged (Comment 70) : classic 😉
@blackshark (Comment 71) :
You can see my picture…take a guess…
@wpw (Comment 72) :
Hey that is not funny….I really thought PJLD was a girl in that very first pic on ruggaworld…
@Ragged (Comment 77) :
Well I did not ask where you lived…not interested in knowing…and don’t recall reading that!??!
@blackshark (Comment 73) :
LoL
@Hmmm (Comment 81) : You made an off colour remark to me yesterday… I still think that you should have received a yellow card for it. But because it is Friday afternoon and because the Bulls are going to ruin your weekend anyway, I will let it slide. I recon that you however should act your age instead of your IQ.
@Ragged (Comment 83) :
Well my IQ is much much much higher than my age…so I donno if I should actually be following that advice…
The Bulls spoiled my weekend last week…not really bothered with their game this week…
Stop referring to everything by colour…it is politically incorrect…and that is not tolerated here unfortunately…but you might not have know so it is let go this once…
@Ragged (Comment 70) :
And if you say that about me at 2000 comments….what would you say about Robd and KSA with 9000 odd commnets each….
@Hmmm (Comment 80) :
And if you recall I still complemented him (well her) on the picture…still saying that I never knew PJLD is such a nice looking lady…or something like that….and I was the joke of the sitre for a few days….
Guys cut it out please
yeah – have to agree. Guys, cut out the personal attacks, please? Seriously, we’re trying to be nice here, but if you don’t take the hints were going to start being less nice. Capish?
@robdylan (Comment 88) :
Guess what????? 😈
@PJLD (Comment 87) :
Hope you not referring to me…was merely telling about my oops way back when rugga started with the RugRat gallery…and did say that it was not funny…
@robdylan (Comment 88) :
Hope you not referring to me as I never attacked anyone…
I merely complemented Ragged yesterday on his picture…
And merely advised WpW that what he said was not funny as I was the joke of the day way back then…
I am the innocent boy next door….
@Hmmm (Comment 90) : Was referring to your and raggeds feud,lets move on.
Fued?
He I was off colour and said we dont talk race and colour here, but said it is ok…
And advised him that my age is less than my IQ so I would be stooping…unless that is what he wants but was not sure though….leave it for him to clarify….
lmimp
Hoesit Bolla???
@Hmmm (Comment 86) : No pal you have it wrong 😯 , you said something about me next to Eddie Jones … then I told you I was the old guy and the other person was a Russian Kickboxer… now do you remember the rest? You obviously make a habit of getting facts mixed up. Narcotics will do that to you as will Alzheimer’s. Cheers.
@I’ce (TKMITFM) (Comment 89) : What? 🙂
@PJLD (Comment 92) :
Ai…to which site are we moving onto now!??! This will be the 4th already in hardly over a year!??!
Are you sure we cannot stay here a little longer?
Ok. Just stop, both of you. It doesn’t matter anymore, so just leave it
Guys,seriously i know who said what, i’m just asking you both to drop it now.
@robdylan (Comment 88) : Okay you have my vote!
hi Ice long time no see.
Sheesh are you still on it Hmmm?
Lets rather talk about rugby…
Do you think the Lions might actually win a game this season??? 🙄
@Ragged (Comment 95) :
Now I understand…you confusing me with Divepass…
I never asked who/where or what was on you picture…
I merely complemented the picture…
Found this poll on TSF:
Who will win Tri Nations 2008
Shackle Draggers? (Aus)
Steroid Brutes (SA)
Men in Black (NZ)
@Hmmm (Comment 102) : Take the hint, dude. Please. Just leave it
@robdylan (Comment 98) : @PJLD (Comment 99) :
I have no idea what you are talking about….
@wpw (Comment 103) : Steroid brutes???NIIIICE
@wpw (Comment 101) :
Maybe the Valke home and away…
Boland at home…
And maybe Griekwas at home…
Any other win will be a bonus….
@robdylan (Comment 104) :
Leave what man!??!
Here…..read from comment 23….