NRL GRAND FINAL TIPPING COMPETITION 2021 - Commemorative Special - Results Posted, Awards Presented

[Graham]

WELCOME...

to this our special Grand Final Tipping Competition 2021

This Grand Final Competition is traditionally in memory of three special forum people

• George Fairclough (Bourbon Rat) of this forum

George was a lifelong Wigan Fan and a Melbourne Storm fan from their inception. He lived in Melbourne but lived in Wigan until his teenage years. He married Irene, an Australian and with her raised a family of three boys. He was taken from us far too soon one week after celebrating his 65th birthday. He was a good friend of mine. George, with others, sponsored a Wigan player annually. He never forgot his roots.

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 George Fairclough RIP

• Richard Glover (Kiwityke) of this forum - New Zealand Warriors and Batley Bulldogs fan. Richard was brought up in Batley where he followed his local team.  He moved to New Zealand as an adult where he married and lived the rest of his life. In the latter years he lived just outside Auckland. He never forgot his roots and continued to follow Batley from afar. He did travel to the UK once a year to visit relatives and friends. While over here he would sponsor a Batley game. In later years he  sponsored the annual Batley v Featherstone Rovers fixture and invited Barney and me to the match as his guests.
  Read the notice of Richard’s death here

 Richard as a boy. RIP

Both dear friends and regular contributors, sadly missed.

• Simon Cooper (Lounge Room Lizard) who sadly passed away during the 2020 season. Simon contributed to this forum and was an ever present in our annual Fantasy Team/SuperCoach competition. He did a huge amount of work in the development of Rugby League in Germany.(some details -click here) 

 Simon Cooper RIP

We remember too all other friends of this forum who have passed away.

NRL Grand Final 2021
To be played Sunday 3rd October 7:30pm local time at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane (9:30 am in the UK)

Tempus fugit 
It seems like only yesterday that we were starting with our Round 1 tipping competition and now here we are with our blockbusting Grand Final occasion just a few days away after yet another non-standard season. 
Everyone is welcome to take part in this competition
This season has once again been a friendly and close fought affair.
Thank you to everyone who has been a part of it. Your friendship and company has been much appreciated.

QUESTIONS:
1. Name the WINNING TEAM ... Panthers or Rabbitohs
2. Tot up the two teams predicted scores and give us your predicted match POINTS TOTAL
3. Poll question this week: How many tries will be scored altogether by the two teams in the game? 
pick one of the options above - answer in the poll above but also in your posting.

So here's to a great competition, and may the best tipster and team win! 
Good Luck everyone - there'll be an animated award as usual.

[StormGirl]

Poll Question

3 or 4 tries.

 

Grand Final Winner

South Sydney Rabbitohs

 

Total Points

47.

[Irish Saint]

3 hours ago, StormGirl said:

Poll Question

3 or 4 tries.

 

Grand Final Winner

South Sydney Rabbitohs

 

Total Points

47.

Union rules for the grand final lots of penalties kicked

[Graham]

[StormGirl]

18 hours ago, Irish Saint said:

Union rules for the grand final lots of penalties kicked

######. I was not quite with it when I posted, but can’t change it now. I guess it could happen.

[Graham]

1 hour ago, StormGirl said:

######. I was not quite with it when I posted, but can’t change it now. I guess it could happen.

You can edit your entry as long as it is before kick off SG. The thing is though that your two current choices hedge your bet covering a low and relatively high scoring game,

[Cameron Highlander]

Winning Team - Panthers.

Points Total - 42.

Total of tries scored - 6 or 7 tries.

Good luck to all.   Cheers.

[R L Winger]

WINNER

Rabbitohs

TOTAL POINTS

13

POLL

0 to 3 tries in total

LETS SEE HOW CLOSE THIS COMES TO BEING CORRECT

At fulltime a nil all draw......At the end of 10 minutes each way 6 all draw......With the Rabbitohs scoring first and converting in the first 10 minutes.....The Panthers scoring and converting in the last 10 minutes.......Then 4 minutes into Golden point Rabbitohs kick a field goal and win the game 7 to 6.

[Dee Deuce]

WINNER - Penrith Panthers

TOTAL POINTS - 30

POLL - 4 Or 5 Tries

 

[Spotty Herbert]

I think Souths might just do it for Reynolds and Bennett and because I am not convinced the Panthers team is fully fit.

Total points : 40

Poll : 6 or 7 tries

If the match is postponed for a week I reserve the right to change my mind!! (I already have done on a number of occasions. After a year of blowout scores I think this could be very close).

[Graham]

3 minutes ago, Spotty Herbert said:

I think Souths might just do it for Reynolds and Bennett and because I am not convinced the Panthers team is fully fit.

Total points : 40

Poll : 6 or 7 tries

If the match is postponed for a week I reserve the right to change my mind!! (I already have done on a number of occasions. After a year of blowout scores I think this could be very close).

Yes Sp H I’ve narrowed down the winners to one of two teams. I think I’m doing quite well.

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Winning Team - Penrith Panthers

Points Total - 42

Poll - 5 to 6 Tries

[Graham]

Good luck everyone

[barney]

Poll 6 to 7

Winners Rabbits 

Points 33

Thanks Graham for a great tribute to our forum heros

[Farmduck]

Poll 6/7

Winners: Panthers

Points 44

[Graham]

Summary of Grand Final Tipping Competition 2021

Animated Awards graphic to follow.

Well done all round Dee Deuce.

[Graham]

Here's our final tipping competition weekly award for the completed 2021 NRL Season on this forum:

Congratulations to Dee Deuce on a clean sweep in all three categories this week. 

I have created a small banner for our overall champion tipster for the season.

Thank you everyone who's taken part at any point in this season.

The intention is to run it again in NRL season 2022, so I hope to see you all here again for that.

You are welcome to bring a friend! 

Cheers, Graham

[Graham]

The Red Rooster… please click here to see your reward for your season tipping competition victory

… it’s towards the bottom of the page…

[R L Winger]

TRIPLE WELL DONE DEE DEUCE ON THE CLEAN SWEEP

[R L Winger]

AND A HUGE WELL DONE TO GRAHAM ON YET AGAIN RUNNING THE BEST FORUM BASED NRL TIPPING COMP ON THE NET.

[R L Winger]

On 30/09/2021 at 17:26, R L Winger said:

 

LETS SEE HOW CLOSE THIS COMES TO BEING CORRECT

At fulltime a nil all draw......At the end of 10 minutes each way 6 all draw......With the Rabbitohs scoring first and converting in the first 10 minutes.....The Panthers scoring and converting in the last 10 minutes.......Then 4 minutes into Golden point Rabbitohs kick a field goal and win the game 7 to 6.

About as close with that prediction as Sydney is to London.....Ah well there is always next year.....GO THE MIGHTY DRAGONS.

[Graham]

I tipped Rabbitohs on here despite thinking Panthers would win. It was a last throw of the dice to catch Cameron Highlander as I was just one behind.  If Souths had won I’d have been level. I knew I couldn’t be caught up by others.

I tipped Panthers on the ESPNFOOTYTIPS comp run by R L Winger.