Well round 18 wasn`t too good for most of us!
Since the majority opted to go "according to form"...and
with the bookies, most people were quite surprised by some
of the results.
Only a few tipsters were brave enough to tip against the
odds, but for a handful this certainly paid off.
But only 3 people managed to get all 5 results correct
...Ian L, Ramses and Arthur. Ian L and Ramses got 9pts
leaving
ARTHUR as ***Tipster of t`Week" on 10pts
The rest of us scored mostly 5 or 6 pts, meaning that
there is very little movement in the Ladder this week,
although it has to be mentioned, sadly, that The Magician`s
heroic attempts to beat the odds have very sadly back-
fired and he is only just holding onto his top 6 position
by the skin of his teeth!
With quite a few important clashes coming up before
the Cup semi-finals at the end of this month, the
next few weeks could be crucial in the Ladder,
so....bestaluck to one and all
Cheers!
Oh, and don`t forget....the rearranged Hull - Salford
game is on July 29th....tips for this one game will be
invited, the week before
Leeds 14 - 38 Bradford Bulls by 24
Tips received.......40
Tipped Leeds......31 by an average of +9 spread from +2 to +22
Tipped Bulls.........9 by an average of +8 spread from +1 to +16
"Average" tip.....Leeds by 5 (bookies have Leeds by 6 )
Tipped Bulls to within 6 points..........0
Tipped Bulls to within 7-12pts...........3
No-one tipped the correct margin
Nearest was Vicky on +16
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Les Catalans 24 - 22 Warrington Catalans by 2
Tips received.........42
Tipped Catlns........34 by an average of +9 spread from +3 to +18
Tipped Wire............8 by an average of +8 spread from +6 to +12
"Average" tip....Catalans by 6 (bookies have Ctlns by 4 )
Tipped Catalans to within 6 points.........18
Tipped Catalans to within 7-12pts..........13
No-one tipped the correct margin
Nearest was Colin Tilley on +3
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Saints 54 - 4 Huddersfield Saints by 50
Tips received..........42
Tipped Saints .........41 by an average of +19 spread from +4 to +40
Tipped Giants.............Wonder who? by +4
"Average" tip.....Saints by 18 (bookies have Saints by 16 )
Tipped Saints to within 6 points..........0
Tipped Saints to within 7-12pts...........1
No-one tipped the correct margin
Nearest was Glynnie on +40
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HarlequinsRL 32 - 18 Hull KR Quins by 14
Tips received.......41
Tipped Quins........38 by an average of +13 spread from +4 to +26
Tipped Robins........3 by an average of +10 spread from +6 to +14
"Average" tip.....Quins by 11 (bookies have Quins by 10 )
Tipped Quins to within 6 points.........33
Tipped Quins to within 7-12pts............4
Correct margin tipped by Alf King, Dee Brookes, John Charnock,
John Turner, Phil L , and of course, Arthur
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Wakefield 32 - 6 Wigan Waky by 26
Tips received.........42
Tipped Waky...........9 by an average of +7 spread from +4 to +13
Tipped Pies............33 by an average of +13 spread from +4 to +28
"Average" tip.....Pies by 9 (bookies have Pies by 8 )
Tipped Waky to within 6 points.........0
Tipped Waky to within 7-12pts..........0
No-one tipped the correct margin
Nearest was Frisbee`s usual +13
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HullFC - Salford POSTPONED
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Ladder after rd 18
1 (1) Scully 13 127 05 132
2 (3) Wirral Saint 116 05 121
3 (4) Tom K 112 07 119
4 (2) Ken Wood 117 01 118
Bookies 108 05 113
5 (6) Easygoing Dave 106 05 111
6 (4) The Magician 112 -2 110
7 (6) WiganLeedsAndy106 03 109
7 (8) Jeff 104 05 109
9 (9) Gordon 102 05 107
10 (10) Lloyd Barkham 99 07 106
Joe Average 100 05 105
11 (10) Alf King 99 06 105
11 (13) Ian L 96 09 105
13 (10) Glynnpot 99 05 104
14 (13) Dee Brookes 96 06 102
15 (13) Bill L 96 04 100
16 (16) St Dave 95 04 99
17 (17) Stefos 91 07 98
18 (18) Craig M 90 05 95
19 (19) Ian Stewart 88 05 93
20 (19) Rusty Spokes 88 04 92
20 (21) Dave Heaton 87 05 92
20 (22) Frisbee 86 06 92
20 (24) XL5 85 07 92
24 (22) Wirral Warrior 86 03 89
25 (26) John Turner 83 05 88
26 (26) Mark Raynor 83 04 87
27 (29) Ramses 76 09 85
28 (25) Tony Houghton 84 -3 81
29 (28) Ken Smith 80 n/r 80
29 (31) Whoateallt`pies 75 05 80
29 (31) John Charnock 75 05 80
32 (33) Erasmus 73 01 74
33 (29) Junior Saint 76 -3 73
33 (36) Dave Houghton 66 07 73
35 (34) Colin Tilley 71 01 72
35 (37) Joyrider 65 07 72
37 (35) Simon E 67 03 70
38 (38) Phil L 64 03 67
38 (39) Vicky Brookes 60 07 67
40 (42) Arthur Pye 55 10 65
41 (39) Peter Foster 60 03 63
42 (42) Kevin Brock 55 07 62
43 (41) Dave Richardson59 n/r 59
44 (44) Baz 44 n/r 44
45 (45) JCH 43 n/r 43
46 (46) Danny 39 01 40
47 (47) Tom Whitford 23 n/r 23
48 (48) The Trinity 21 n/r 21