The OG League Draft semi-finals are half way done! Nabung looks to be in cruise control with the grand final being his destination, while Harry holds a reasonable lead over 2019’s most improved Wylie. Check out our teams and let us know who you think will get the win!
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:
(4) Burnin’ Bridges 643 leads 383 Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen (1)
(2) Call me Big Papali’i 501 leads 359 Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs (3)
The Draft Teams
OG Draft League Semi-Final Highlights:
Best 1st Round Pick: Sevu Reece 62.3 AVG, what more can I say!
Biggest Balls up: Blakes back line, Irae Simone and Matias Orlando, with Bonilla inside him…… WOW
Value Pick (Snuck through late): Ryan Crotty picked up in round 10 by Harry
Best Smokie: Salesi Rayasi picked up in the 12th round by Harry
Best Sub: Agustin Creevy sitting on Blakes bench so that Nabung couldn’t ge his own starter.
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 = 2nd pick Harry 469.1 point average
2nd = 4th pick Nabung 456.8 point average
3rd = 1st pick Blake 444.8 point average
4th = 3rd pick Wylie 423 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 | Richie Mo’unga (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Beauden Barrett (HIG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Ardie Savea (HUR) | |
| Pick 2 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Pablo Matera (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | TJ Perenara (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Codie Taylor (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | David Havilli (CRU) | |
| Pick 3 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Allan Alaalatoa (BRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Folau Fainga’a (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Jack Goodhue (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Ngani Laumape (HUR) | |
| Pick 4 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Dane Coles (HUR) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Tevita Kuridrani (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Rory Arnold (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | George Bridge (CRU) | |
| Pick 5 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Guido Petti (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Kieran Read (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Lachlan McCaffery (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Matt Todd (CRU) | |
| Pick 6 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Jordie Barrett (HUR) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Sebastian Cancelliere (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Emilliano Boffelli (JAG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Ben Lam (HUR) | |
| Pick 7 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Thomas Banks (BRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Scott Barrett (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Whetu Douglas (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Joe Powell (BRU) | |
| Pick 8 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Tomas Cubelli (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Sam Whitelock (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Bryn Hall (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Sam Carter (CRU) | |
| Pick 9 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Agustin Creevy (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Tomas Lezana (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Peter Umaga-Jensen (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Christian Leali’ifano (BRU) | |
| Pick 10 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Joaquin Diaz Bonilla (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Ryan Crotty (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Matias Moroni (JAG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Rob Valetini (BRU) | |
| Pick 11 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Gareth Evans (HUR) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Henry Speight (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Isea Walker-leawere (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jeronimo De La Fuente (JAG) | |
| Pick 12 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Irae Simone (BRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Salesi Rayasi (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Toni Pulu (BRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jeff Toomaga-Allen (HUR) | |
| Pick 13 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Matias Orlando (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Reed Prinsep (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Otego Desio (JAG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | James Blackwell (HUR) | |
| Pick 14 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Thomas Cusack (BRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Scott Sio (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Owen Franks (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Julian Montoya (JAG) | |
| Pick 15 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Tomas Lavanini (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Joe Moody (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Medrano (JAG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Toby Smith (HUR) | |
| Pick 16 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Mayco Vivas (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Joe Moody (CRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Braydon Ennor (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Michael Alaalatoa (CRU) | |
| Pick 17 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Jordan Taufua (CRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Ramiro Moyano (JAG) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Vea Fifita (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Andrew Makalio (CRU) | |
| Pick 18 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Tom Wright (BRU) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Asafo Aumua (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Drummond (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Luke Romano (CRU) | |
| Pick 19 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Marcos Kremer (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Richard Judd (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Ben May (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jahrome Brown (BRU) | |
| Pick 20 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Felipe Ezcurra (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Darcy Swain (BRU) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | James Marshall (HUR) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Matt Lucas (BRU) | |
| Pick 21 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Domingo Miotti (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Du’Plessis Kirifi (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Mitchell Hunt (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Jonah Lowe (HUR) | |
| Pick 22 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (JAG) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Damian McKenzie (CHI) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | Liam Squire (HIG) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Connal McInerney (BRU) | |
| Pick 23 | Havili’s Homophobic Henchmen | Kane Leaupepe (HUR) |
| Call me Big Papali’i | Xavier Numia (HUR) | |
| Karl Marx Groomed these Maddogs | George Bower (CRU) | |
| Burnin’ Bridges | Stephen Larkham (BRU) |
Written by Harrison Dale.
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