Not much change at all in this but here we go:
Teams in the dance right now:
1. The Danes- They just keep rolling along. The Aussies offer a bit of a rest prior to a huge game with Taylor. Still with 4 games left against the top 5 teams, so their back end schedule is no cakewalk and anyone within a couple of games has a shot at them.
2. PM- Off an easy game with the Aussies, PM faces their toughest opponent thus far in a one loss Taylor team. Taylor would love to get this game and knock PM back a bit after the last time they played PM knocked Taylor out of the playoff race. Both are in the playoffs barring a meltdown so this game is for positioning. PM still has 5 games left with playoff teams and they could easily lose all of them.
3. Trilla- Solidified their spot and now have big wins over Taylor and the GCMM. Only loss coming to the Danes and still has games with PM and Bendigo.
4. Taylor- Showed the depth of the top 4 teams with AA experience with a big win over Bendigo. Taylor now faces league powers PM & The Danes back to back and would love a sweep here to cause a 4 way tie at the top.
5.GCMM- Even with the loss to Trilla, this is the best 3 loss team though they still must run the Gauntlet of Bendigo/PM/Danes. That will really test this upstart team.
6. Norfolk holds here with a big win over Siracusa and virtue of their prior win over Bendigo. They still have a huge game with the nuggets that will determine a seeding spot in the playoffs.
7. McNuggets- 2 Huge wins in a row but now facing league power Trilla. Even if they drop that, they can legitimately run the table to the Taylor game and solidify their playoff spot.
8.Bendigo-Not just a loss, but a bad loss and due to losses to Norfolk and McNuggets just trying to hold onto the playoff spot. Still with 4 games against top level teams GCMM and after a break a three game run of Trilla, PM, & the Danes. Could be a tough back half to hold onto the playoff spot.
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Just out right now
9. Cobden after 3 straight losses is just 1 game out of a playoff spot and have played the tough part of their schedule. The problem is they lost to Bendigo who has the toughest schedule left, so they need big wins.
10- Shrooms- Just trying to hang on but with 5 games remaining against the top 5 teams, getting that last spot is going to be a chore.
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Out of the picture:
Siracusa, Telstar, Guam, Puerto Rico, Australia, Suva
Teams in the dance right now:
1. The Danes- They just keep rolling along. The Aussies offer a bit of a rest prior to a huge game with Taylor. Still with 4 games left against the top 5 teams, so their back end schedule is no cakewalk and anyone within a couple of games has a shot at them.
2. PM- Off an easy game with the Aussies, PM faces their toughest opponent thus far in a one loss Taylor team. Taylor would love to get this game and knock PM back a bit after the last time they played PM knocked Taylor out of the playoff race. Both are in the playoffs barring a meltdown so this game is for positioning. PM still has 5 games left with playoff teams and they could easily lose all of them.
3. Trilla- Solidified their spot and now have big wins over Taylor and the GCMM. Only loss coming to the Danes and still has games with PM and Bendigo.
4. Taylor- Showed the depth of the top 4 teams with AA experience with a big win over Bendigo. Taylor now faces league powers PM & The Danes back to back and would love a sweep here to cause a 4 way tie at the top.
5.GCMM- Even with the loss to Trilla, this is the best 3 loss team though they still must run the Gauntlet of Bendigo/PM/Danes. That will really test this upstart team.
6. Norfolk holds here with a big win over Siracusa and virtue of their prior win over Bendigo. They still have a huge game with the nuggets that will determine a seeding spot in the playoffs.
7. McNuggets- 2 Huge wins in a row but now facing league power Trilla. Even if they drop that, they can legitimately run the table to the Taylor game and solidify their playoff spot.
8.Bendigo-Not just a loss, but a bad loss and due to losses to Norfolk and McNuggets just trying to hold onto the playoff spot. Still with 4 games against top level teams GCMM and after a break a three game run of Trilla, PM, & the Danes. Could be a tough back half to hold onto the playoff spot.
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Just out right now
9. Cobden after 3 straight losses is just 1 game out of a playoff spot and have played the tough part of their schedule. The problem is they lost to Bendigo who has the toughest schedule left, so they need big wins.
10- Shrooms- Just trying to hang on but with 5 games remaining against the top 5 teams, getting that last spot is going to be a chore.
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Out of the picture:
Siracusa, Telstar, Guam, Puerto Rico, Australia, Suva
Last edited Mar 14, 2009 14:17:51