by Sorry for the delay but I was in Manchester to see Peter Kay last night and
working today.
So there we have it. After 27 weekly rounds and 3 weeks of playoffs we have
the unlikely pairing of Saints and Rhinos in next weeks Grand Final. The
first time ever that neither of the top 2 after the weekly rounds have made
it to Old Trafford. This will be the 4th GF in 5 years contested by Leeds
and Saints and the 5th consecutive for Saints. Will they make it 5 losses on
the bounce too? :^)
In the RSRL play-offs we have a new leader with Dee Brookes getting the
correct margin in the Saints win over Wigan. In 2nd place 4 points behind is
Bill L also with a correct margin. In 3rd place is last weeks joint leader,
Ken Smith a further 2 points behind.
Full table to follow.
In the Virtual Playoffs we have a tie in both ties as all 4 tipsters went
for the losing sides. As per the long standing rules the highest placed
tipster after the weekly rounds goes through in the event of a tie.
Therefore the Virtual Playoffs GF will be between Lloyd Barkham and
Wigan/Leeds Andy.
Lloyd Barkham (1st) - Vicky Brookes (6th) (-2) - (-2)
Wigan/Leeds Andy (2nd) - Wirral Saint (3rd) (-2) - (-2)
Warrington 24 - 26 Leeds (Rhinos by 2)
Tips received.....20
Tipped Wire..............20 by an average of +18 spread from +8 to +34
Tipped Rhinos.............. no-one!!!!
Average tip....Wire by 18 Bookies tip Wire by 12
Tipped Rhinos to within 6 points.....0
Tipped Rhinos to within 7-12 pts.....0
No correct tips as everyone tipped Warrington!!
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Saints 26 - 18 Wigan (Saints by 8)
Tips received.....20
Tipped Saints.............10 by an average of +10 spread from +4 to +24
Tipped Pies.................10 by an average of +11 spread from +7 to +14
Average tip.....Draw Bookies tip Pies by 2
Tipped Saints to within 6 points.....9
Tipped Saints to within 7-12 pts.....0
2 correct tips from Dee Brookes and Bill L
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