I think as the owner of the 1-6 Seals, thanks to most of you I am about to rank, I am emminently qualified to list what I believe are the current power rankings in the upper portions of the "Much Harder Than Alpha, Zeta confererence".
I am not just going by scores versus the teams but by what I think from scouting them and reviewing the games....but it is still just an opinion:
1. Tasmania Tigers.....In spite of the close win against the Vampires early in the year, and me not knowing the boost situation for either team, I think the Tigers are a little bit better than the Vampires. I do think this is the conference championship game as seen in week 2. Just two well built teams....no holes.
2. Wollongong Vampires.....The Vamps winning the conference would surprise me not the least. I would look at them and the Tigers as 1 and 1A really. Both teams run/pass well and defend both equally well.
Now it gets a bit more interesting....
3. Newcastle.......Havn't played them yet, but from what I have seen, they are an impressive team and I would put them as the dark horse for the conference championship.
4. SAFSjerbia......I think they beat Hattrik 9/10 times, but they didn't do it this time and Hattrik got a well deserved win. That being said, I think the SAFS will make some noise in the playoffs, but I also think they are a notch, below the first 3 teams. Just a very small notch mind you.
5. Huli.........I think you could throw the Warriors and Vanuatu in a barrel, a big one, shake them up and you wouldn't be able to find much difference in team quality. Both very solid teams who will outlast the SAFS for a home game, but I think both are just below the SAFS in power.
6. Vanuatu.......To make this one easy.....What I said about Huli.
7. Hattrik.......I put them and Chillicothe in the same category. Teams that are good and getting better, but a notch below teams 1 through 6. Hattrik has started a brutal stretch of 7 games (2 down, 5 to go) that will tell a lot of where they stand. Nice job guys....but work to do.
8. Chillicothe.....See Hattrik above.
The second half of the season should be fun to watch. A lot of the rankings are skewed due to some extreme differences in scheduling. Below are my final standings/records prediction:
1. Tigers 16-0
2. Vampires 15-1
3. Minotaurs 13-3
4. Warriors 12-4
5. SAFS 11-5
6. Volcano 11-5
7. Hattrick 10-6
8. Convicts 9-7
I wish I could put Hattrick/Convicts at 8-8 or 7-9, but I really can't. Things are not looking good for the Seals playoff aspirations....but we will keep working....an upset of Newcastle in week 15 would sure help us....hmmmmm
I am not just going by scores versus the teams but by what I think from scouting them and reviewing the games....but it is still just an opinion:
1. Tasmania Tigers.....In spite of the close win against the Vampires early in the year, and me not knowing the boost situation for either team, I think the Tigers are a little bit better than the Vampires. I do think this is the conference championship game as seen in week 2. Just two well built teams....no holes.
2. Wollongong Vampires.....The Vamps winning the conference would surprise me not the least. I would look at them and the Tigers as 1 and 1A really. Both teams run/pass well and defend both equally well.
Now it gets a bit more interesting....
3. Newcastle.......Havn't played them yet, but from what I have seen, they are an impressive team and I would put them as the dark horse for the conference championship.
4. SAFSjerbia......I think they beat Hattrik 9/10 times, but they didn't do it this time and Hattrik got a well deserved win. That being said, I think the SAFS will make some noise in the playoffs, but I also think they are a notch, below the first 3 teams. Just a very small notch mind you.
5. Huli.........I think you could throw the Warriors and Vanuatu in a barrel, a big one, shake them up and you wouldn't be able to find much difference in team quality. Both very solid teams who will outlast the SAFS for a home game, but I think both are just below the SAFS in power.
6. Vanuatu.......To make this one easy.....What I said about Huli.
7. Hattrik.......I put them and Chillicothe in the same category. Teams that are good and getting better, but a notch below teams 1 through 6. Hattrik has started a brutal stretch of 7 games (2 down, 5 to go) that will tell a lot of where they stand. Nice job guys....but work to do.
8. Chillicothe.....See Hattrik above.
The second half of the season should be fun to watch. A lot of the rankings are skewed due to some extreme differences in scheduling. Below are my final standings/records prediction:
1. Tigers 16-0
2. Vampires 15-1
3. Minotaurs 13-3
4. Warriors 12-4
5. SAFS 11-5
6. Volcano 11-5
7. Hattrick 10-6
8. Convicts 9-7
I wish I could put Hattrick/Convicts at 8-8 or 7-9, but I really can't. Things are not looking good for the Seals playoff aspirations....but we will keep working....an upset of Newcastle in week 15 would sure help us....hmmmmm
Last edited Aug 15, 2008 20:39:05