Round 17 Thread - Final Round!

[Jukes]

Okay so here we are, the last round of the season. Last year we did a ladder-based rivalry round, and I'm not sure about what we'll be going with this week - out of a ladder-based rivalry round and just more randomised fixture.

A rough league ladder: Anaheim 14-2, Boston 13-3, Carolina 13-3, Houston 12.5-3.5, San Francisco 10-6, Wisconsin 8.5-7.5 ||| Las Vegas 8-8, Chicago 6-10, NBH 4-12, Ottawa 3-13, Colorado 3-13, Quito 1-15

A rough reserves ladder: Nevada 14-2, Harlem 11-5, Rio Grande 10-6, Stanford 10-6, North Carolina 10-6, Milwaukee 9-7 ||| Suffolk 8-8, Rockford 7-9, Galapagos 7-9, Colorado 5-11, Montreal 3-13, Birmingham 2-14

Two things I have atm against repeating with a ladder-based rivalry round - firstly, it could be unfair to teams who have been great all year but stuff it on the last week because they got a harder fixture than they would have had in a random game. Second, with reserves going on we could award a great league match-up but a ridiculously easy reserves match-up that helps a team get an unfair leg up - for example, Anaheim vs Carolina would be great for league but unfair for reserves.

Just want to gauge the opinion on this matter before we officially lock in the fixtures. Cheers.


Fixtures
Boston Terriers vs Carolina Panthers
Las Vegas Sinners vs Chicago Sharks
Ottawa Otters vs Colorado Avalanche
Houston Bombers vs Anaheim Mighty Ducks
San Francisco Grizzlies vs Wisconsin Cockerels
New Brooklyn Hawks vs Quito Quetzals

League Ladder
Anaheim Mighty Ducks   14   2   1960   1813   108.11
Carolina Panthers   13   3   1991   1790   111.23
Boston Terriers   13   3   1980   1795   110.31
Houston Bombers   12.5   3.5   1913   1806   105.92
San Francisco Grizzlies   10   6   1835   1841   99.67
Wisconsin Cockerels   8.5   7.5   1823   1804   101.05
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Las Vegas Sinners   8   8   1786   1821   98.08
Chicago Sharks   6   10   1762   1813   97.18
New Brooklyn Hawks   4   12   1799   1908   94.29
Ottawa Otters   3   13   1707   1802   94.73
Colorado Avalanche   3   13   1697   1841   92.18
Quito Quetzals   1   15   1666   1815   91.79

Reserves Ladder
Nevada Desert Coyotes   14   2   1052   781   134.70
Harlem Naggers   11   5   981   821   119.49
Rio Grande Valley Rockets   10   6   1014   802   126.43
Stanford Cardinal   10   6   909   809   112.36
North Carolina Tar Heels   10   6   870   803   108.34
Milwaukee Roosters   9   7   891   853   104.45
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Suffolk Terriers   8   8   912   843   108.19
Rockford Bears   7   9   809   838   96.54
Galápagos Tortoise   7   9   743   856   86.80
Colorado Bootleggers   5   11   784   876   89.50
Montreal Moose   3   13   530   908   58.37
Birmingham Dragons   2   14   590   861   68.52

Full lockout will occur at the start of Adelaide vs Geelong at 19:50 EST on Friday the 21th of July.

Full Fixture List: http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,108878.0.html

Team Submission
D: A. Player, B. Player, C. Player, D. Player
M: E. Player (c) or (cc), F. Player (vc) or (cc), G. Player, H. Player, I. Player, J. Player
R: K. Player
F: L. Player (evc), M. Player, N. Player, O. Player
U: P. Player, Q. Player, R. Player
Emg: S. Player, T. Player, U. Player, V. Player (sub)

Reserves: W. Player (c), X. Player, Y. Player, Z. Player, AA. Player, BB. Player, CC. Player, DD. Player, EE. Player, FF. Player

[kilbluff1985]

1 v 2
3 v 4
5 v 6
7 v 8
9 v 10
11 v 12

well aware will mean we vs Boston again but think it's the fairest option?

[nas]

1 v 2
3 v 4
5 v 6
7 v 8
9 v 10
11 v 12

well aware will mean we vs Boston again but think it's the fairest option?

Reckon this sounds reasonable.

[SydneyRox]

Yeah this looks good, in most cases some teams in better shape/form than others anyway

[Jukes]

I'd make a couple changes to that:

Anaheim vs Carolina
Boston vs Houston

Because Boston and Anaheim played on the weekend so I'd prefer not to double up, while Houston knocked over Boston earlier so a rematch would be nice.

But yeah, mostly so we don't have the same fixture on consecutive weeks.

[kilbluff1985]

i don't mind

just send out a vote and see if any complaints

[Jukes]

I could even do multiple group-randomising - three groups of four teams with random draws, elements of both methods.

So group one - Anaheim, Boston, Carolina, Houston.
Group two - San Francisco, Wisconsin, Las Vegas, Chicago.
Group three- NBH, Ottawa, Colorado, Quito.

I've definitely warmed to this idea aha

[Nige]

I could even do multiple group-randomising - three groups of four teams with random draws, elements of both methods.

So group one - Anaheim, Boston, Carolina, Houston.
Group two - San Francisco, Santiago, Las Vegas, Chicago.
Group three- NBH, Ottawa, Colorado, Quito.

I've definitely warmed to this idea aha

Do this.

[powersuperkents]

I could even do multiple group-randomising - three groups of four teams with random draws, elements of both methods.

So group one - Anaheim, Boston, Carolina, Houston.
Group two - San Francisco, Santiago, Las Vegas, Chicago.
Group three- NBH, Ottawa, Colorado, Quito.

I've definitely warmed to this idea aha

Do this.

I like this option - as an experimental effort

I'm not too fussed, my team isn't getting through and even if we do by some miracle... what's the point - we'll just be humiliated next week (they just never fail to disappoint me hahahaha). At least the Sinners will have a chance of causing a finals upset with their pig status players.

I'm writing this off as another disappointing season (barring the young talent that's emerged on our list)

[SydneyRox]

either way, i am good.

[Jukes]

I think I'll be going with the group-based randomised fixtures. I'll be doing them on random.org - do you guys want me to video myself doing it and I'll post the vid in discord or do you all trust me enough to just do them? :P

[nas]

I think I'll be going with the group-based randomised fixtures. I'll be doing them on random.org - do you guys want me to video myself doing it and I'll post the vid in discord or do you all trust me enough to just do them? :P

not fussed either way.

[fanTCfool]

I think I'll be going with the group-based randomised fixtures. I'll be doing them on random.org - do you guys want me to video myself doing it and I'll post the vid in discord or do you all trust me enough to just do them? :P

So long as you're not in the video  ;)

[Jukes]

I think I'll be going with the group-based randomised fixtures. I'll be doing them on random.org - do you guys want me to video myself doing it and I'll post the vid in discord or do you all trust me enough to just do them? :P

So long as you're not in the video  ;)

Quito added to group one to replace Houston tbh ;)

[Jukes]

Okay so the results are in!

Group One Fixtures
Boston vs Carolina
Houston vs Anaheim

Group Two Fixtures
Las Vegas vs Chicago
San Francisco vs Wisconsin

Group Three Fixtures
Ottawa vs Colorado
New Brooklyn vs Quito

All games are on neutral grounds (no HGA) so whoever is listed first/second doesn't matter.