NPC - Premiership remaining matches

[Donsteppa]

@Chris-B said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

@frazzerbazzer said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

Anyone could get relegated the only team in the clear is auckland

I think Ta$man and Waikato are safe.

I don't think there's any way that both Harbour and BoP can get to 29 points, is there?

I didn't think this was possible either, but somehow the sporting gods find a way

@Chris-B said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

@bayimports

Ta$man 33 BoP 7
BoP 44 Canterbury 8
Canterbury 29 Ta$man 0

FFS!!!!

[Nogusta]

@Duluth Auckland will probably send a B team down south anyway given they have already secured home semi (and home final if they win semi) . They are pretty banged up at the moment

[Kirwan]

@Nogusta said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

@Duluth Auckland will probably send a B team down south anyway given they have already secured home semi (and home final if they win semi) . They are pretty banged up at the moment

It's only Canterbury.

[mariner4life]

@Kirwan said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

@Nogusta said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

@Duluth Auckland will probably send a B team down south anyway given they have already secured home semi (and home final if they win semi) . They are pretty banged up at the moment

It's only Canterbury.

Canterbury getting relegated in teh NPC would be the most 2020 thing ever. It's like all the weird retarded shit for a decade is being compressed in to about 8 months

[ARHS]

Waikato loss to BOP has earned Auckland the luxury of resting some of their troops next weekend. So I am expecting Canterbury to join other teams on 29 points if the others trip up. Hoping that BOP and Waikato do the business though, and there are no countbacks.

[KiwiPie]

The mighty Bay can finish 2nd and get a home semi-final or 7th and get relegated. If we're expecting Canterbury and Wellington to win then the Bay v Harbour game is going to be a titanic struggle with a semi-final for the winner and relegation for the loser.

[mariner4life]

@KiwiPie said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

The mighty Bay can finish 2nd and get a home semi-final or 7th and get relegated. If we're expecting Canterbury and Wellington to win then the Bay v Harbour game is going to be a titanic struggle with a semi-final for the winner and relegation for the loser.

the relegated team is gonna be shitty that 5 wins doesn't guarantee safety, but 6 gets you a semi...

[Bovidae]

As discussed above, Auckland is guaranteed to finish 1st and along with Ta$man and Waikato, are the only teams that can't be relegated. The rest of the placings (#2-7) are up for grabs.

As Canterbury hosts Auckland in the final match of the round robin they will know what they need to do to make the SFs or avoid relegation.

[Donsteppa]

So if Auckland takes this weekend seriously they can save both:

• Their Blues franchise partner North Harbour from relegation, and
• The Mighty Bay of Plenty Steamers who saved Auckland from relegation in the final round of 2017 by beating Waikato 36 - 32 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Mitre_10_Cup)

And Auckland can relegate Canterbury in the process. This clearly calls for a full strength Auckland side

[Bovidae]

@Donsteppa The other twist is that Canterbury could lose and still not get relegated. That does require Manawatu to beat Wellington, and Wellington to not get any bonus points. Very unlikely but a possibility amongst the many.

[Donsteppa]

@Bovidae said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

@Donsteppa The other twist is that Canterbury could lose and still not get relegated. That does require Manawatu to beat Wellington, and Wellington to not get any bonus points. Very unlikely but a possibility amongst the many.

Yep, it feels like too much to hope for, but I imagine Manawatu will have a point to prove against their Hurricanes big brother!

[mikey07]

@Bovidae Given the rubbish we’ve put on the paddock the last two weeks I wouldn’t be so quick to poo poo the idea.

[dogmeat]

So as it stands going into the final round; Harbour have beaten the top two sides in the Premiership while losing to the bottom two and the 3rd from bottom in the Championship.

Twas ever thus

[Chris B.]

@dogmeat I'm very annoyed with Harbour.

They were paying $26 to win a seven horse race after beating the favourite convincingly - and everyone else was looking pretty dogshit.

So I put on an insurance bet - and then I looked at the odds again and put on a bet for profit!

And then somehow they lost to Wellington - basically by playing like clowns!

[African Monkey]

@Donsteppa You guys also let us get a crucial bonus point win that year when we played so yeah, Auckland do owe you guys one.

[African Monkey]

@Chris-B The rest of the country is annoyed at your mob for throwing your last game to keep your mates in the division .

[Chris B.]

@African-Monkey That's very fair - I'm fucking annoyed with them, as well!

If this sort of shit continues, there's a vague possibility we will no longer be NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

[mariner4life]

@Chris-B said in NPC - Premiership remaining matches:

@African-Monkey That's very fair - I'm fucking annoyed with them, as well!

If this sort of shit continues, there's a vague possibility we will no longer be NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

pretty much anything that happened pre-covid has been written off bro, let it go

[Tim]

[ARHS]

Attractive odds on Manawatu. The rest seem about right to me this week. Counties v Southland and North Harbour v BOP should be thrillers.