Make a Big Call - Weekly Edition

[LaHug]

R21
Robbie Gray goes a season best 128+ in DT.
SOD doubles his career tally with 4+ against the Lions.
Geelong towel Richmond by 60+ points.
Sandi takes O'Reilly to the cleaners 120+ in SC.
A season best 136+ for the TOUK in DT.

Hate to say it but this doesn't seem like a big call to me... :(

OK I will change Geelong to 80+?

Line is 33 so that's probably big enough ;)

[T Dog]

Bux realises he needs Big Trav as a late in.
Pies beat Dogs
Lions vs Blues combined total game score tops 240 points
On Sunday the 3 home teams get up. Bombers; Tiges; Freeo
Mad Mitch Robinson goes beserk against the Blues. Tops scores in both SC and DT for the game.

[Yoosername]

Der Wayne Russell wont say more than 5 times combined "if you have just joined us"  and  "in the shadows of"

[HappyDEZ]

R21
Robbie Gray goes a season best 128+ in DT.
SOD doubles his career tally with 4+ against the Lions.
Geelong towel Richmond by 60+ points.
Sandi takes O'Reilly to the cleaners 120+ in SC.
A season best 136+ for the TOUK in DT.

Hate to say it but this doesn't seem like a big call to me... :(

OK I will change Geelong to 80+?

Line is 33 so that's probably big enough ;)

I will settle on 66+ then  :).

[T Dog]

Mitchell tagged, goes under 70 DT and SC
Port get up
Sunday games 2 out of 3 home teams win
Rocky under 80 DT and SC
Kerridge goes large 85+ in DT and SC

[HappyDEZ]

Dahl goes a season best 133+ in DT.
Lance goes a season best 142+ in SC.
Brodie Smith goes a season best 109+ in SC.
Lachie Neale lays a season high 10+ tackles.
At least 2 Lions miss round 23 due to suspension.

[T Dog]

Last Round..all about off season movements

Big Trav goes huge, 85+ in both SC and DT
Brad Crouch and Andrew Gaff both fail with under 80 in both SC and DT.
Ed Curnow out so Bombers sneak a win
Tom Mitchell vs TheTiges...Mitchell wins 120+ in SC and DT
Sam Day kicks 5.

[fanTCfool]

Round 17 Wrap

Incorrect Calls

T Dog
"Freeo take down the Cats" - A win for the Cats, though not by very much this time round
"Cloke gets 5 majors against the Crows" - Trav was pretty good against the Crows but a relatively low-scoring match meant he could only manage 2 majors
"Lions grub out a win over GWS" - Still no W for the Lions, they reached a club record losing streak after the Giants match
"Blues beat West Coast by more than 50 pts" - Blues were very close to a win, but a long way short of a 50 point margin
"Hodge top scores in both SC and DT for the Hawks" - Mr. Burgoyne amongst many other Hawks had Hodge covered this week
Hodge outscores Sloane, Bont and Neale in SC - Cheeky! This 6th call will not be counted.

HappyDEZ
"Gawn equals or betters the record. 80+ hit outs." - Only 36 hitouts for Big Maxy in a disappointing loss to the Saints.
"Maybe this time Blakely gets 10+ tackles." - Blakely had more hitouts than tackles this week!
"Wingard hasn't managed 4 goals all year. Surely he is due. Wingard 4+ goals." - 4 scoring shots, but only 2.2 for the Chad
"My new recruit TOUK backs up last weeks effort with another 100+ in both formats." - Tough night out for the Touk against the Doggies
"Scott Thompson has gone 11 games without so much as a point on the scoreboard. Surely he jags a goal in his 300th." - Only a behind for Thommo in his 300th!

R.Griffen
"Shaun Grigg, Dustin Martin and Brett Deledio all have 30+ possies and 3+ goals each" - An injury to Lids stopped this one
"Lindsay Thomas and Jarred Waite to kick 5+ goals each" - These two couldn't manage 5 goal combined!
"Stringer to be goalless" - Stringer was injured, but still snuck home one major
"Tim Membrey and Josh Bruce to kick more goals than Melbourne" - The Saints pair needed 6 more majors to outscore the Dees
"Nick Haynes to be top SC scorer at quarter time" - Haynes was quiet in Q1, and Jezza lead the way!


Correct Calls

No correct calls again this week!


Leaderboard - Round 17

Leaderboard - Overall
HappyDEZ - 10pts
T Dog - 9pts
LaHug - 4pts
_wato - 4pts
SilverLion - 3pts
Spite - 2pts
Big Mac - 2pts
Piccollo - 2pts
Holz - 2pts
Koop - 2pts
AaronKirk - 2pts
Torpedo10 - 2pts
Grufflez - 1pt
Gandalf123 - 1pt
SydneyRox - 1pt

Call of the Week
"My new recruit TOUK backs up last weeks effort with another 100+ in both formats." - HappyDEZ

Final Word:
Over the past 3 weeks, we've only had the one correct call! This recent drought of course means that HappyDEZ and T Dog are still leading the pack. As we enter the home stretch, I'm suspecting that our big calls will take a turn for the better, as those chasing the leaders think of more outrageous claims!

[fanTCfool]

Round 18 Wrap

Incorrect Calls

_wato
"Daniel Rich breaks the trend of spuds scoring spud scores and belts out a 150 in SC" - A solid 113SC for Rich, but not that 150 mark
"Saints upset the Dogs And Tigs beat the Hawks" - The saints did upset the Dogs! But the Tiges call tagging along cost you  :'(
"Shiel kicks first goal between Giants Port" - Robbie Gray was the first goal scorer in this match
"Parker JPK Hanners Jack Titch Buddy Curnow Docherty all get over 115dt points" - Both Blues did their bit, but many Swannies let you down!
"Bont scores under 65 in all formats" - The Bont! A solid 100+ in both SC and DT this week

Gandalf123
"buddy kicks 7 goals 4 exactly. that is all." - Big Lance! 7 goals 4 would have been an amazing exact prediction

T Dog
"Jack Redden will crack 90 DT and SC pts this week. His average of low 60's to be belted." - Redden was right down low in the 50s and 60s yet again this week
"Libba and Fasolo back too early from injury and neither last out the game." - Neither was much chop, but lasted out the game none the less
"Jack Riewoldt goes large against the Hawks with at least 7 goals." - Poor Tiges, the whole team could only manage 5 goals!
"With Robinson potentially not tagging this week, Zerrett hits 175 SC and DT pts" - That would have been massive! Zerrett finished with 130+ in both formats
"Big Trav has a night out against the Roos and kicks at least 8 goals." - Oh Trav...

HappyDEZ
"Treloar gets 40+ disp." - Only 25 touches for Adam against the Roos
"Lance has 10+ scoring shots." - Only 6 scoring shots for the Bud Machine against the Blues
"Essendon by 40+ points." - The Dons got done by a similar margin at the hands of the Lions
"Wagner (Melb) has his best DT day 99+." - Quieter day for Wagner with just the 62DT (and SC) points

King_Robbo
"Port and GWS dish up one of the games of the year. GWS win by under a kick" - A 19 point away win for the Giants
"Danger shows just how much Adel miss him and leads Geelong to a 4 goal win" - Very close! The final margin was exactly 5 goals
"Neale scores 180 in SC" - Neale couldn't carry Freo quite that much, only 109SC for him - less than the Touk!


Correct Calls

HappyDEZ
"TOUK goes bunta LOL 100+ in both formats.....PLEASE." - The TOUK! Only a couple of tons this year, but he's pulled it off in both formats, what a legend! (2)

King_Robbo
"St kilda and Brisbane provide the upsets of the round" - A win for both the Saints and Lions, though not massive outsiders (1)


Leaderboard - Round 18
HappyDEZ - 2pts
King_Robbo - 1pt

Leaderboard - Overall
HappyDEZ - 12pts
T Dog - 9pts
LaHug - 4pts
_wato - 4pts
SilverLion - 3pts
Spite - 2pts
Big Mac - 2pts
Piccollo - 2pts
Holz - 2pts
Koop - 2pts
AaronKirk - 2pts
Torpedo10 - 2pts
Grufflez - 1pt
Gandalf123 - 1pt
SydneyRox - 1pt
King_Robbo - 1pt

Call of the Week
"TOUK goes bunta LOL 100+ in both formats.....PLEASE." - HappyDEZ

Final Word:
HappyDEZ asked, begged, and received! Fresh recruit the TOUK delivered, leaving T Dog 3 points behind our leader on 12pts. We also welcomed King_Robbo to the leaderboard this week, joining a bunch on a single point. We now have 16 faces on the leaderboard, and, theoretically, anyone could win it from here! Can HappyDEZ hold on?

[LaHug]

Please don't take this as having a go but it is at all likely that we'll be up to date before the new round? Admittedly, I stopped putting in calls because the thread feels a little dead without a regularly updated leaderboard :(

[fanTCfool]

Please don't take this as having a go but it is at all likely that we'll be up to date before the new round? Admittedly, I stopped putting in calls because the thread feels a little dead without a regularly updated leaderboard :(

That's the plan! Going to be a busy night tomorrow  ;D

[HappyDEZ]

Parker goes a season best 4+ goals.
Tom Hawkins season best 5+ goals.
Goldstein a late out.
Dahl season best 3+ goals.
Wines season best 3+ goals.

[LaHug]

Patrick Cripps to top the round in SC
Pies to kick the first 5 goals against the Hawks
Fremantle to beat the Doggies
Essendon to beat Carlton by 30+
Boomer to kick 3+ and get 20+ disposals but North still lose, making Brad Scott look like a fool

[fanTCfool]

Round 19 Wrap

Incorrect Calls

GoLions
"Lions go on to win 2 in a row, beating Port by 30+" -  It was not to be for the Lions, a whopping 94 point loss
"Rocky goes 150+ in both DT and SC for the 2nd week in a row" - Not a single Lion passed the DT ton, Rocky was kept to 70s.
"Maxy GAWNNNNNNNNN goes 200+ in SC" - Nothing special for Max this week, just 108SC
"Freo upset the Swans to win by <20 points" - The Swannies comfortably accounted for the woeful Dockers in the west
"Crows make a statement after their poor showing against the Cats, beating the Bombers by 100+ early in the 4th, only for the Bombers to kick a few late ones to bring the final margin into the naughty nineties" - A ridiculously unlucky result for what was a very detailed call, the Crows got out to a 101 point lead late in the last term, before the Bombers snuck a few home, as predicted, but the final margin finished just outside of the 'naughty nineties'.

T Dog
"Overawed Boomer flops with under 60 SC and DT" - Boom Boom Boomer finished in the 90s in both formats, after some love from his teammates
"Archie Smith snags 40+ hit out in his 1st game for the Lions." - Big Archibald was one of the Lions' best, in DT at least, but fell just H.Os short of the 40 mark
"Adam Marcon busts out with 80 + SC in his 1st game for the Tiges" - Horrible day to debut for the Tiges, Marcon showed promise nonetheless
"Bombers sneak a win, taking down the overconfident Crows." - The crows are very hard to stop at home!

HappyDEZ
"Gawn gets the star in FF." - Jack Watts stole the star from the clutches of Big Max
"Goldy gets the star in FF." - Jamie MacMillan was best afield in Boomer's milestone match
"Heath Shaw goes 150+ in SC." - GWS' second highest SC scorer, but not too close to the 150SC mark

LaHug
"Dunno if it's happened this year but all the favourites win this weekend" - Pies over Eagles was no doubt an upset to most
"Crows to be up by 50+ at quarter time" - They would have very much liked such a lead
"Sloane, Danger, and Rocky to combine for 400+ in AF" - The 400AF calls just aren't falling your way!

Correct Calls

HappyDEZ
"Jackson Trengove (PA) goes 100+ in both formats." - Correct! Though it always looked possible against an opposition ruck making his debut(1)
"Hannebery goes a season best 137+ in DT." - Bingo! Dan the Man managed 145DT against the dreadful Dockers (1)

LaHug
"Richmond to have a goalless quarter ( :( )" -  Not once, but twice! Given Richmond's recent form, it was not completely unpredictable (2)
"Average winning margin for the round is 30+ points" - First time all year, but it was somewhat foreseeable, Adelaide at Home, GWS at Home, Brisbane against Anyone...(1)


Leaderboard - Round 19
LaHug - 3pts
HappyDEZ - 2pts

Leaderboard - Overall
HappyDEZ - 14pts
T Dog - 9pts
LaHug - 7pts
_wato - 4pts
SilverLion - 3pts
Spite - 2pts
Big Mac - 2pts
Piccollo - 2pts
Holz - 2pts
Koop - 2pts
AaronKirk - 2pts
Torpedo10 - 2pts
Grufflez - 1pt
Gandalf123 - 1pt
SydneyRox - 1pt
King_Robbo - 1pt

Call of the Week
"Crows make a statement after their poor showing against the Cats, beating the Bombers by 100+ early in the 4th, only for the Bombers to kick a few late ones to bring the final margin into the naughty nineties" - GoLions

Final Word:
Two callers pulled off two correct calls this week, with LaHug moving into outright third place on 7pts. Surely T Dog couldn't be overtaken after leading for so long? HappyDEZ again extends an already solid lead, now out in front by 5pts, and would look to be pretty safe from here. GoLions would be feeling pretty unlucky after a heavily detailed call fell just short of 3 point success. Round 20 awaits.

[T Dog]

Last Round..all about off season movements

Big Trav goes huge, 85+ in both SC and DT
Brad Crouch and Andrew Gaff both fail with under 80 in both SC and DT.
Ed Curnow out so Bombers sneak a win
Tom Mitchell vs TheTiges...Mitchell wins 120+ in SC and DT
Sam Day kicks 5.

Better add Freeo and Pies get up. C'Mon...surely you 2 teams can get me over HD   :o