Season 2: First Class Shield (Discussion Thread)

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Rd 1 [25th October D/N]
Q Koalas    v    NT Kangaroos
NSW Platypuses    v    SA Wombats
ACT Cockatoos    v    V Possums
T Devils    v    WA Swans

Rd 2 [4th November]
SA Wombats    v    Q Koalas
V Possums    v    NT Kangaroos
WA Swans    v    NSW Platypuses
T Devils    v    ACT Cockatoos

Rd 3 [17th November]
Q Koalas    v    V Possums
SA Wombats    v    WA Swans
NT Kangaroos    v    T Devils
NSW Platypuses    v    ACT Cockatoos

Rd 4 [26th November]
WA Swans    v    Q Koalas
T Devils    v    V Possums
ACT Cockatoos    v    SA Wombats
NSW Platypuses    v    NT Kangaroos

Rd 5 [5th December D/N]
Q Koalas    v    T Devils
WA Swans    v    ACT Cockatoos
V Possums    v    NSW Platypuses
SA Wombats    v    NT Kangaroos

Rd 6 [1st February 2017]
ACT Cockatoos    v    Q Koalas
NSW Platypuses    v    T Devils
NT Kangaroos    v    WA Swans
SA Wombats    v    V Possums

Rd 7 [10th February]
Q Koalas    v    NSW Platypuses
ACT Cockatoos    v    NT Kangaroos
T Devils    v    SA Wombats
WA Swans    v    V Possums   

Rd 8 [25th February]
Major Semi Final: 1st v 2nd
Minor Semi Final: 3rd v 4th

Rd 9 [7th March]
Prelim Final: Loser of Major Semi v Winner of Minor Semi

Rd 10 [16th March]
Winner of Major Semi v Winner of Prelim

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Also note that Internationals (Smiddy, Hazlewood etc) will be available for Round 1 so probably named. Not sure on those carrying injuries like Starc however, we all know that Aussie fast bowlers can't bowl more than 20 overs a week otherwise they get injured for 5 months.

[BratPack]

Maxy not even named...really Vic?  >:(

At least I have Cartwright to cover for him

[Nige]

Oh, no Stoinis wtf. Neser comes on then.

Jewell named for Tassie though.  :o

[Torpedo10]

Probably should've named Hemphrey over Henry, might be playing with a donut.  :-X

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So of the 66 players playing today, all 66 are owned by D6s teams!! Would have to be the first time ever that this has occurred!

NT Kangaroos   9
NSW Platypuses   7
WA Swans   6
SA Wombats   11
T Devils   9
ACT Cockatoos   7
V Possums   10
Q Koalas   7

And I have 11 of them!! o.O SA the only team yet to have made the top 4 in any comp so far, hopefully we make it in this one :D

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So the match-ups for Round 1:
Q Koalas [5]: Joe Burns (C), Travis Head, Sam Whiteman, James Faulkner, Cameron Boyce
vs
NT Kangaroos [6]: Cam Bancroft, Aaron Finch, Peter Forrest, Matthew Wade (C), Jason Behrendorff, Luke Feldman

NSW Platypuses [6]: Callum Ferguson, Jake Lehmann, Jake Doran, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar (C), David Moody
vs
SA Wombats [6]: Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, George Bailey, Peter Siddle, Chadd Sayers, Nathan Lyon (C)

ACT Cockatoos [6]: Adam Voges, Marcus Harris, Steve Smith (C), Peter Nevill, Andrew Fekete, Scott Boland
vs
V Possums [6]: Michael Klinger, Jake Weatherald, Peter Handscomb, Michael Neser, Joe Mennie (C), Chris Tremain

T Devils [6]: Tom Cooper, Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Moises Henriques (C), Jackson Bird, Kane Richardson
vs
WA Swans [5]: Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Dunk, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc (C), Josh Hazlewood


Depsite everyone having 6 or more players available two teams named too many non playing players so only have 5 on the field :( As we know though it's irrelevant because if one player has a good game (Like Mitch Starc with a Pink Ball) it can more than make up for the extra player.

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And because why not... Live scores...

Q Koalas: 33
NT Kangaroos: 254

NSW Platypuses: 10
SA Wombats: 101

ACT Cockatoos: 519
V Possums: 236

T Devils: 41
WA Swans: 54

ACT off to a flyer with Smith and Harris both making 100s!

[BratPack]

I love how in a round with all the test hopefuls and big buys available that it's 75k buy Luke Feldman carrying my team so far  ::)

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Stumps Day 1:

Q Koalas: 134
NT Kangaroos: 437

NSW Platypuses: 17
SA Wombats: 173

ACT Cockatoos: 531
V Possums: 360

T Devils: 90
WA Swans: 127

[Torpedo10]

Hazlewood, tick
Starting Marnus over Hemphrey, double tick.
NSW declaring with Starc 36*, cross.  >:(

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Hazlewood, tick
Starting Marnus over Hemphrey, double tick.
NSW declaring with Starc 36*, cross.  >:(

Well, you had 5 so Hemphrey would've been 6 but he sits on -20 so far so maybe you're lucky :P

[Nige]

Weatherald getting a duck was not ideal.  :(

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Live live scores.... :o

Q Koalas 563 vs 487 NT Kangaroos
NSW Platypuses 215 vs 203 SA Wombats
ACT Cockatoos 588 vs 483 V Possums
T Devils 237 vs 416 WA Swans

QLD have come alive today with Joe Burns and Travis Head both making runs. Josh Hazlewood the main scorer for WA. NSW get the benefits of Ferguson's century, could've had more but Kurtis Patterson stuck on the emergencies.

Weatherald getting a duck was not ideal.  :(

Hoping for a Travis Dean like start to the season from him?

[Torpedo10]

Dunk goes 11 off 60, then out.  :P

Meanwhile I need Starc to lift to Hazlewoods efforts!