Gigs Ladder Comp - We have a winner!
There was one final twist in the tale in the 2014 edition of the Gigs Ladder Comp. Not many forecast the Grand Final to be a blow-out, and very few predicted a blow-out going the way of the Hawks. But that's the way it panned out and, while the upset result was enough to affect the minor placings in the ladder comp, it wasn't enough to knock Tom R off the perch he's occupied since round 17. Tom's score improved from 18 to 16 with the Swans and Hawks swapping places on the ladder, not quite as low as the incredible 8 that was his score after round 22 but enough to give him the lowest final score in the history of the comp.
Tom finished six clear of Almanac head-honcho John "JTH" Harms, proving the man knows what he's talking (and writing) about when it comes to footy. Prior to the Grand Final, it was Toughie and Josh Ba who shared third place, but the Hawk triumph gave Toughie outright third, with a score of 24, two behind JTH, and saw Josh Ba slip back to 28, giving him equal fourth place with Janno T and Ben Cap. The Grand Final result was good to Ben Cap, as he jumped up from eight, but mp so good for John Ki's Take 2 ladder, which slipped from fifth to seventh.
Bring up the rear is Yvette W. Yvette W deservedly gets her $10 back after having a stronghold on the coveted 181st place on the Ladder Ladder since round 21.
Best of the so-called experts was The Age's and Footy Classified's Garry Lyon. Lyon finished in seventh place with a very respectable score of 30, proving he's not just a pretty face (??). The Entrant Average also finished in seventh place (30 points), proving that most of us kind of knew what we were talking about, with the pre-season betting two points further back on 32. Matthew Lloyd finished 21st with 34 and Rohan Connolly 29th, with 36.
Worst of the so-called experts was the veal vendor from Vladivostok, Yrag Legov, who vladi near finished outright last, with his score of 150 only two clear of Yvette's 152.
Tom R will pocket a cool $684 for his troubles, JTH will get $380 and Toughie will no doubt shout the bar (or at least me!) at Clifton Hill Cricket Club with his $228 reward for finishing third. The three equal fourth place getters, Janno T, Ben Cap and Josh Ba, will get an equal share of the combined fourth ($152) and fifth ($76) prizes, which equates to $76 apiece.
Congratulations to the winners, losers and everyone in between. Thanks for being part of the fun and can't wait to see your ladder predictions for 2015 - send 'em in now if you like! And tell all your friends, so we can make this an even bigger comp next year. Entrants will get an email with the full spreadsheet and prize and payment details in their inboxes very soon.
Cheers
Gigs
ENTRANT | SCORE | |
1 | Tom R | 16 |
2 | John Harms | 22 |
3 | Toughie | 24 |
=4 | Josh Ba | 28 |
=4 | Janno T | 28 |
=4 | Ben Cap | 28 |
=7 | Garry Lyon (S) | 30 |
=7 | John Ki Take 2 | 30 |
=7 | Marilyn M | 30 |
=7 | Jesse P | 30 |
=7 | Mick C | 30 |
=7 | Entrant Average (S) | 30 |
=7 | David L | 30 |
=14 | Adam B | 32 |
=14 | Geoff C | 32 |
=14 | Eggsy | 32 |
=14 | Pre-Season Betting (S) | 32 |
=14 | John Cl | 32 |
=14 | Lord MOC | 32 |
=14 | Mick W | 32 |
=21 | Susie G | 34 |
=21 | Matthew Lloyd (S) | 34 |
=21 | Andrew E | 34 |
=21 | Steiny | 34 |
=21 | Jesse H | 34 |
=21 | John M | 34 |
=21 | Rob N | 34 |
=21 | Leslie H | 34 |
=29 | Cookie | 36 |
=29 | Andy R | 36 |
=29 | Rohan Connolly (S) | 36 |
=29 | Glenn B | 36 |
=29 | Cam S | 36 |
=29 | Helen F | 36 |
=29 | Melissa L | 36 |
=29 | Pappy | 36 |
=29 | Swish Schwerdt | 36 |
=29 | Rowdy | 36 |
=29 | Tim I | 36 |
=29 | Gus P | 36 |
=29 | Jason L | 36 |
=42 | The RoCo Switcheroo (S) | 38 |
=42 | The Gentle Giant | 38 |
=42 | Anthony O | 38 |
=42 | Kick It Long To Royce | 38 |
=42 | Jackie T | 38 |
=42 | Andrew Gigacz | 38 |
=42 | Michael D | 38 |
=42 | Brad B | 38 |
=42 | Hogbelly Morton | 38 |
=42 | David D | 38 |
=42 | Secret Agent Hamilton Syme | 38 |
=42 | Ben Re | 38 |
=42 | Laurie B | 38 |
=42 | DJ Litsa | 38 |
=42 | Lucas G | 38 |
=42 | Paul L | 38 |
=42 | The Wrap | 38 |
=42 | Oliver Gigacz | 38 |
=42 | Pocka | 38 |
=42 | hold steady girl | 38 |
=62 | Al W | 40 |
=62 | John B | 40 |
=62 | Helen G | 40 |
=62 | The Brain | 40 |
=62 | The Thoroughbred | 40 |
=62 | Kerry P | 40 |
=62 | Paul C | 40 |
=62 | Peter M | 40 |
=62 | Rusty Berther | 40 |
=62 | DanFan | 40 |
=62 | Haiku Bob | 40 |
=62 | Yvette #2 | 40 |
=62 | Leaping Larry (S) | 40 |
=62 | Dave Mi | 40 |
=62 | John Ki Take 1 | 40 |
=62 | Tim A | 40 |
=78 | Gabe and Archie | 42 |
=78 | Matty H | 42 |
=78 | Marty N | 42 |
=78 | Eddie C | 42 |
=78 | Dave N | 42 |
=78 | Pete Ca | 42 |
=78 | Theo Harms | 42 |
=78 | Rick K | 42 |
=78 | Scott H | 42 |
=78 | Sean R | 42 |
=78 | Damian B | 42 |
=78 | The Saint | 42 |
=78 | Anne Fed | 42 |
=91 | Rob Ch | 44 |
=91 | Sean L | 44 |
=91 | Mathew S | 44 |
=91 | Peter Hanlon | 44 |
=91 | Darren "Smokie" Dawson | 44 |
=91 | Dave B | 44 |
=91 | Paul Daffey | 44 |
=91 | 2013 Ladder | 44 |
=91 | The Holy Boot | 44 |
=91 | Ian H | 44 |
=91 | Garry N | 44 |
=102 | T Bone | 46 |
=102 | Lou H | 46 |
=102 | Andrew Ga | 46 |
=102 | Paul Br | 46 |
=102 | Chris W | 46 |
=107 | Jamie G | 48 |
=107 | Jon B | 48 |
=107 | Peter King | 48 |
=107 | Paul Ro | 48 |
=107 | Howard K | 48 |
=107 | Harro | 48 |
=107 | Convict Badger | 48 |
=107 | Damien L | 48 |
=115 | Luke R | 50 |
=115 | Gary K | 50 |
=115 | Adam C | 50 |
=115 | Chegs | 50 |
=115 | Andrew M | 50 |
=115 | Loose Men Everywhere | 50 |
=121 | Dinahcat | 52 |
=121 | Gary V | 52 |
=121 | Frank L | 52 |
=121 | Leon C | 52 |
=121 | Lord Bogan | 52 |
=121 | Swinburne Computer (S) | 52 |
=121 | Action Man | 52 |
=128 | Andrew F | 54 |
=128 | Gavin T | 54 |
=128 | Paul H | 54 |
=128 | Shotgun | 54 |
=132 | Katwoman | 56 |
=132 | Tom C | 56 |
=132 | Thomas Sodor | 56 |
=132 | Ravenous Bird | 56 |
=132 | DOS | 56 |
=132 | Peter S | 56 |
=138 | Matthew W | 58 |
=138 | Alovesupreme | 58 |
=138 | Ben P | 58 |
=138 | Andrew P | 58 |
=142 | Mad Dog | 62 |
=142 | FootyMaths Institute | 62 |
=142 | Benjamin Button (S) | 62 |
=145 | Goalside (S) | 64 |
=145 | Anwar N | 64 |
=145 | Spencer Gigacz | 64 |
=148 | Geordie C | 66 |
=148 | PremierHealthMaree | 66 |
=150 | Butane's Beagle | 68 |
=150 | 2012 Ladder | 68 |
=150 | Matthew B | 68 |
=150 | Michael Bo | 68 |
=150 | Are You Experienced? (S) | 68 |
155 | Brian Sodor | 70 |
156 | Elsie F | 72 |
157 | 2007 Ladder | 74 |
=158 | Rehana | 76 |
=158 | Sherryn B | 76 |
160 | Ben B | 78 |
161 | Oldies But Goodies (S) | 80 |
162 | Helen E-B | 82 |
=163 | Lou's Last Stand | 88 |
=163 | 2008 Ladder | 88 |
=165 | 2011 Ladder | 90 |
=165 | NAB Cup | 90 |
167 | 2005 Ladder | 94 |
=168 | Tall Boys (S) | 98 |
=168 | Heavy Hitters (S) | 98 |
=168 | Gigs's Mum | 98 |
=171 | 2010 Ladder | 100 |
=171 | Remy Niscence (S) | 100 |
=171 | Stefan G | 100 |
174 | 2006 Ladder | 106 |
175 | halfwrittentale | 114 |
176 | 2009 Ladder | 118 |
177 | Chance Fateman (S) | 122 |
178 | Alpha Presnell (S) | 130 |
=179 | Dunny Long Shot | 150 |
=179 | Yrag Legov (S) | 150 |
181 | Yvette W | 152 |
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