Not a bad wee weekend until a minor collapse late on Sunday - I will never, ever play the Warriors again
Super 12:
Weekend - 2-0
Season to date: 27-12 (69.23%)
Very satisfying to get both semifinal winners. The Reds stuck close to the Brumbies in the first half but the home side made their weight of possession and territory pay in the second spell. Again, nice to get a win when one of the key factors you had worked into your wager came up trumps - the Brumbies should have been down more than six points early on but their outstanding defence came to the fore.
The Sharks covered more easily than I and most pundits thought as the Cats showed why they went 3-8 ATS in the regular season.
The final is set up to be a fascinating affair. You'd normally expect the Brumbies to be red hot but the absence of Finnegan, Mortlock and probably Harrison will make this a) an interesting game to set a line for,and b) an intriguing final. Will have much more on this thru-out the week.
Interestingly, one last winning play on the Super 12 would see the never-thought-humanly-possible strikerate of 70%
for the season
NRL:
Weekend: 2-1
Season to date - 26-21 (55.32%)
I correctly identified that the Warriors away game v the Cowboys was a "statement" game for the NZ side. The statement they made was - "We're not very good."! Defence was woeful against a home team who gave them every opportunity to win this match but the visitors weren't even near half as good enough to get a collect.
The other two punts were winners, with the Eels being particularly good value on Friday night and the Knights got up after a battle on Saturday - tighter than I had hoped but still a nice 'value' winner when you could get the league leaders at such odds v one of the cellar dwellers.
AFL:
Weekend: 1-2
Season to date - 14-11 (56.00%)
A tough weekend in the AFL, with a number of dogs covering the spread or winning SU. At least Fremantle cured their problems of collapsing in the final quarter by getting that over and done with in the first half v Geelong
The Saints never looked likely v the Kangaroos but the Blues rolled over the inconsistent Lions. Like Cartman said in his wrap, some very interesting results this round which may have many consequences for the season ahead.
Still undecided whether I will concentrate a lot more on the AFL after the Super 12 season finishes.
Overall season to date: 67-44 (60.36%)
Hope u all had a good weekend punting-wise and in general
[This message has been edited by Anders (edited 05-20-2001).]
Super 12:
Weekend - 2-0
Season to date: 27-12 (69.23%)
Very satisfying to get both semifinal winners. The Reds stuck close to the Brumbies in the first half but the home side made their weight of possession and territory pay in the second spell. Again, nice to get a win when one of the key factors you had worked into your wager came up trumps - the Brumbies should have been down more than six points early on but their outstanding defence came to the fore.
The Sharks covered more easily than I and most pundits thought as the Cats showed why they went 3-8 ATS in the regular season.
The final is set up to be a fascinating affair. You'd normally expect the Brumbies to be red hot but the absence of Finnegan, Mortlock and probably Harrison will make this a) an interesting game to set a line for,and b) an intriguing final. Will have much more on this thru-out the week.
Interestingly, one last winning play on the Super 12 would see the never-thought-humanly-possible strikerate of 70%
NRL:
Weekend: 2-1
Season to date - 26-21 (55.32%)
I correctly identified that the Warriors away game v the Cowboys was a "statement" game for the NZ side. The statement they made was - "We're not very good."! Defence was woeful against a home team who gave them every opportunity to win this match but the visitors weren't even near half as good enough to get a collect.
The other two punts were winners, with the Eels being particularly good value on Friday night and the Knights got up after a battle on Saturday - tighter than I had hoped but still a nice 'value' winner when you could get the league leaders at such odds v one of the cellar dwellers.
AFL:
Weekend: 1-2
Season to date - 14-11 (56.00%)
A tough weekend in the AFL, with a number of dogs covering the spread or winning SU. At least Fremantle cured their problems of collapsing in the final quarter by getting that over and done with in the first half v Geelong
The Saints never looked likely v the Kangaroos but the Blues rolled over the inconsistent Lions. Like Cartman said in his wrap, some very interesting results this round which may have many consequences for the season ahead.
Still undecided whether I will concentrate a lot more on the AFL after the Super 12 season finishes.
Overall season to date: 67-44 (60.36%)
Hope u all had a good weekend punting-wise and in general
[This message has been edited by Anders (edited 05-20-2001).]
