The OG League Draft finals are finally here! Our semi-final runs over two consecutive weeks, with the combined scores deciding the head to head match-ups.
The finals Draft are not snake drafts like our initial season draft. Instead we pick 1st to 4th, then 1st to 4th again. Our season finished as follows:
This week the match-ups are:
The Championship:
(1) Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen V Burnin’ Bridges (4)
(2) Call me Big Papali’i V Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs (3)
The Draft Teams
OG Draft League Semi-Final Highlights:
Best 1st Round Pick: Sevu Reece- The best player in the comp a full 11 points! It was never going to be anyone else.
Biggest Balls up: Braydon Ennor – The Crusaders bench outside back was taken in the 7th round by Wylie as he looked to load up on Crusaders outside backs. Never mind that he also had George Bridge who literally took his spot.
Value Pick (Snuck through late): Tomas Cubelli – gone in the 15th round, he scores 0.51 points per minute! Not bad for a last starter.
Best Smokie: Peter Umaga-Jensen, with only two rounds of form he is probably the biggest smokie of the round.
Best Sub: Agustin Creevy, the tireless hooker scores 0.68 points per minute, if he gets big minutes he could be the top hooker of the week!
Average Points Value per team ranked 1-4
Looking at the starting lineups we found the total value of each team from 2019’s stats to see who should be favourite this year.
1st = 1st pick Blake 574 point average
2nd = 4th pick Nabung 564 point average
3rd = 2nd pick Harry 534 point average
4th = 3rd pick Wylie 505 point average
Our picks as per the Pick order was:
Here is our full 2019 draft order, hopefully it might give you some insight into how Rugby Union Super Nerds draft their finals.
| Picks | Drafter | Player: |
| Pick 1 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Sevu Reece (CRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Ardie Savea (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Ngani Laumape (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Anton Lienert-Brown (CHI) | |
| Pick 2 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Beauden Barrett (HUR) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Richie Mo’unga (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | George Bridge (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | David Havilii (CRU) | |
| Pick 3 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Daniel du Preez (SHA) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Rob Thompson (HIG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Ben Lam (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | RG Snyman (BUL) | |
| Pick 4 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Jack Goodhue (CRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Jackson Hemopo (HIG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Brodie Retallic (CHI) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Folau Fainga’a (BRU) | |
| Pick 5 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Pablo Matera (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Dane Coles (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Kieran Read (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Guido Petti Pagadizaval (JAG) | |
| Pick 6 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Cody Taylor (CRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Sebastian Cancelliere (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Waisake Naholo (HIG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jordie Barrett (HUR) | |
| Pick 7 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Brad Weber (CHI) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Solomon Alaimalo (CHI) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Braydon Ennor (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Pita Gus Sowakula (CHI) | |
| Pick 8 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Ben Smith (HIG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Emiliano Boffelli (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Liam Squire (HIG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Tom Banks (BRU) | |
| Pick 9 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Lizo Gqoboka (BUL) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Lachlan Boshier (CHI) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Rory Arnold (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | TJ Perenara (HUR) | |
| Pick 10 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Sean Wainui (CHI) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Aaron Smith (HIG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Tevita Kurindrani (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jesse Kriel (BUL) | |
| Pick 11 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Jack Goodhue (CRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Tyler Ardron (CHI) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Josh Ioane (HIG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Sam Cane (CHI) | |
| Pick 12 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Scott Barrett (CRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Matt Todd (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Angus Ta’ avao (CHI) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Allan Alaalatoa (BRU) | |
| Pick 13 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Luke Whitelock (HIG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Mzamo Majola (SHA) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Duane Vermuelen (BUL) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Whetu Douglas (CRU) | |
| Pick 14 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Atu Moli (CHI) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Trevor Nyakane (BUL) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Liam Coltman (HIG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Handre Pollard (BUL) | |
| Pick 15 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Thomas Franklin (HIG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Peter Umaga-Jensen (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Tomas Cubelli (JAG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Coenie Oosthuizen (SHA) | |
| Pick 16 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Curwin Bosch (SHA) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Wes Goosen (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Owen Franks (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jack Debreczeni (CHI) | |
| Pick 17 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Shaun Stevenson (CHI) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Peter Samu (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Makazole Mapimpi (SHA) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Sam Whitelock (CRU) | |
| Pick 18 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Sam Carter (BRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Agustin Creevy (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Bryn Hall (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Ryan Crotty (CRU) | |
| Pick 19 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | M. Van Starden (BUL) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Santiago Medrano (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Jaquin Diaz Bonilla (JAG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Rob Valetini (BRU) | |
| Pick 20 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Nathan Harris (CHI) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Sio Tomkinson (HIG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Kerron Van Vuuren (SHA) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Rosko Speckman (BUL) | |
| Pick 21 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Andre Esterhuizen (SHA) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Joe Powell (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Isaia Walker-Leawere (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Tyrel Lomax (HIG) | |
| Pick 22 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Louis Schreuder (SHA) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Jason Jenkins (BUL) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Tom Cusack (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jaco Visagie (BUL) | |
| Pick 23 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Jeff Toomaga-Allen (HUR) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Damian Mckenzie (CHI) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Scott Sio (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Andre Warner (BUL) |
Written by Harrison Dale.
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