WEEK 15 - Tuesday, 19/10/10

At one point during the evening Pup and I looked at each other and shrugged our shoulders. Pup also farted, but to be fair, he'd been doing that all night, so that was besides the point.

The point was that same resigned feeling we had a couple of seasons ago, when we struggled to keep the Cue-Tease at a reasonable level and failed despite our most heroic efforts, because we had too many new, inexperienced or just plain crap players.

Of course the crap part was not the case with the Bombers, but the new and inexperienced bit definitely was, with KE & Millsy in particular both in their first seasons and posting first season figures :-). The stats told us that Pup was clinging to positive in games won and in for & against, a heroic effort. After Pup there was not much between Diddy and Dux (in either games won or for & against) and we fell away after that. Once you factored in handicaps, Scotty joined Diddy and Dux just below Pup. But none of these four could be relied on to win big on any given night, as was evidenced by the fact that only Pup was clinging (barely) to positive results.

But I get ahead of myself (and as usual a little off track as well).

The home derby at the Clock featured the Boys at home to the Bombers and the Boys were always going to give us something.

Because we were still spotting KE 10, they gave us a modest 30 points. Protecting that lead was never going to be an easy task, but wins to Pup and KE in the first kept us within 20 going into the 2nd round.

Scotty got run out to 1 in the 2nd, so despite black ball losses to KE and Pup and a win to Diddy, the lead was just 5 after 2 rounds.

The 2rd round was a dark and soulless place with a black ball loss to Pup our best effort and we were 22 behind and fading fast.

Pup and Diddy lost on the black (Diddy went in off) and a win to Scotty meant we were 34 adrift going into the final round.

We needed to put in a big effort in the last to keep the result under 50. Scotty got run out on in the 5th and despite wins to Diddy and Pup, we gave the Boys exactly 50 points, max points in the most hurtful way possible - barely.

Bidwell Boys 230 - Bidwell Bombers 180.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Pup with -3.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Pup with -0.5.
- Best win/loss% was shared by Diddy and Pup with 2/5 (40%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
7. Millsy: (-23) -171.
6. Scotty: (-28) -107.
5. Hooters: (*) -76.
4. KE: (-17) -57.
3. Diddy: (-9) -49.
2. Dux: (*) -37.
1. Pup: (-3) +1.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 12.5.
5. KE: (+10 minus +12.5) -2.5
4. Pup: (+10 minus +12.5) -2.5
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +12.5) -5
2. Millsy: (+2.5 minus +12.5) -10
1. Scotty: (+2.5 minus +12.5) -10

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Scotty: (-28 minus -10) -18.
4. KE: (-17 minus -2.5) -14.5.
3.Millsy: -23 minus -10)-13
2. Diddy: (-9 minus -5) -4.
1. Pup: (-3 minus -2.5) -0.5.

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
Season Team Figures
7.Millsy: -152.5
6. KE: -56.5.
5. Diddy: -36.5.
4. Dux: -32.5
3. Scotty: -26.5.
2. Pup: +13.
1. Hooters: +58

WIN/LOSS% (CUMULATIVE)
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
7. KE: (3/12) 20.00%
6. Millsy: (13/47) 21.67%.
5. Scotty: (17/33) 34.00%
4. Hooters: (17/28) 37.78%.
3. Dux: (27/33) 45.00%.
2. Diddy: (25/30) 45.45%.
1. Pup: (33/32) 50.77%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html

WEEK 14 - Tuesday, 12/10/10

Well the Breaks were chock full of players who you could not give a chance to, so we knew there would be some run outs. The key was to capitalise when we got the chance to get to the table, but this was easier said than done.

They gave us a modest 35 at the top and got a 2.5 at the bottom for Kylie, a gyp if ever there was one.

Scotty, Diddy & KE started us off with wins in the first and even with Pup copping a 10-0 runout we were 37 ahead going into the 2nd round.

But the Breaks clicked into gear in the 2nd and we came away with a solitary win to Pup and a 14 point lead after 2 rounds.

Pup and Dux won in the 3rd but some pretty convinving smackings meant we were 3 behind after 3 and staring down the barrel of a max points bashing.

Diddy won in the 4th and KE lost on the black, but both Dux and Pup got run out on 10-0 ensuring we were 31 points adrift going into the final round.

We needed to put in a big effort in the last to keep the result under 50, but a solitary win to Scotty was not enough and the Breaks had won by max points running away.

Lucky Breaks 220.5 - Bidwell Bombers 165.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Diddy with -14.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Scotty with -2.5.
- Best win/loss% was shared by Scotty, Diddy and Pup with 2/5 (40%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
7. Millsy: (*) -148.
6. Scotty: (-15) -79.
5. Hooters: (*) -76.
4. KE: (-17) -40.
3. Diddy: (-14) -40.
2. Dux: (-24) -37.
1. Pup: (-18) +4.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 15.
5. KE: (+10 minus +15) -5
4. Dux: (+10 minus +15) -5
3. Pup: (+10 minus +15) -5
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +15) -7.5
1. Scotty: (+2.5 minus +15) -12.5

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Dux: (-24 minus -5) -19.
4. Pup: (-18 minus -5) -13.
3. KE: (-17 minus -5) -12.
2. Diddy: (-14 minus -7.5) -6.5.
1. Scotty: (-15 minus -12.5) -2.5.

WIN/LOSS% (CUMULATIVE)
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
7. KE: (2/8) 20.00%
6. Millsy: (13/42) 23.64%.
5. Scotty: (16/29) 35.56%
4. Hooters: (17/28) 37.78%.
3. Dux: (27/33) 45.00%.
2. Diddy: (23/27) 46.00%.
1. Pup: (31/29) 51.67%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html

WEEK 13 - Tuesday, 05/10/10.

With Hooters departed unless needed in the finals, KE has stepped into the breach and with Pup out, today KE was on debut against the St Marys Brewhouse!

We gave them 2.5 at the top and 15 at the bottom, which was an ominous sign, given our low handicaps.

KE started out with a nervous ball in hand that gifted his opponent a 10-0 start and aside from Dux losing on the black and Scotty picking up a win, it was a pretty bad start for the Bombers Luckily the flip side said we should only get better, given we were now 34 behind after 1 round.

The second was a much better effort. Millsy lost on the black and Scotty, Diddy and Dux all won their games, leaving us 31 behind after 2 rounds.

Unfortunately a black ball loss to Diddy and wins to Dux and Millsy was the best we could muster from the 3rd and we were now 35 points behind and in danger of losing by max points.

We knew we had to pull it out in the 4th if we were to have any chance of bringing this back and it was our best round by far with wins to Dux, KE, Scotty and Diddy, leaving us just 19 points behind with a round to play.

Alas it was not to be. The Brewhouse finished with a flourish and only Dux managed a win, leaving us 37.5 points adrift at the end of play and now the unenvied owner of a dismal 30.77% win/loss percentage for the season.

St Marys Brewhouse 215.5 - Bidwell Bombers 178.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Dux with +21.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Dux with +14.
- Best win/loss% was Dux with 4/5 (80%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
7. Millsy: (-15) -148.
6. Hooters: (*) -76.
5. Scotty: (0) -64.
4. Diddy: (-3) -26.
3. KE: (-23) -23.
2. Dux: (+21) -13.
1. Pup: (*) +22.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 3.
5. KE: (+10 minus +3) +7
4. Dux: (+10 minus +3) +7
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +3) +4.5
2. Millsy: (+2.5 minus +3) -0.5
1. Scotty: (+2.5 minus +3) -0.5

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. KE: (-23 minus +7) -30.
4. Millsy: (-15 minus -0.5) -14.5.
3. Diddy: (-3 minus +4.5) -7.5.
2. Scotty: (0 minus -0.5) +0.5.
1. Dux: (+21 minus +7) +14.

WIN/LOSS% (CUMULATIVE)
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
7. KE: (1/4) 20.00%
6. Millsy: (13/42) 23.64%.
5. Scotty: (14/26) 35.00%
4. Hooters: (17/28) 37.78%.
3. Diddy: (21/24) 46.67%.
2. Dux: (26/29) 47.27%.
1. Pup: (29/26) 52.73%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html

WEEK 12 - Tuesday, 28/09/10

Hooters was playing her last game again and it was a friendly, a home game against the Reapers.

They gave us 35 at the top and 5 at the bottom, so it was really a case of putting on the shoes and seeing how fast we could run.

It was strangely hard for most of us to get fired up, probably because it seemed like a relaxing hit out amongst friends. Pup was the exception, champing at the bit to teach the entire Reapers team a lesson.

In the first Hooters and Pup won their games giving us a 27 point buffer going into the 2nd.

Diddy lost on the black but Dux and Pup won keeping the Bidwell Bombers 20 points clear as we entered the 3rd round.

Diddy lost another black ball game in the 3rd with Pup pulling out the sole win for the round which meant we were a tiny 3 points ahead heading into the 4th.

Diddy finally won a game and Pup continued his magnificent run, ensuring the Bombers were still in the battle only 6 behind going into the final round.

It was there to play for, but wins to Millsy and a perfect night for Pup was never going to be enough, leaving us 11 points adrift at the end of play and now a dismal 33.33% win/loss percentage for the season.

Bidwell Bombers 205 - Reapers 216.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Pup with +19.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Pup with +22.
- Best win/loss% was Pup with 5/5 (100%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
6. Millsy: (-21) -133.
5. Hooters: (-21) -76.
4. Scotty: (*) -64.
3. Dux (-14) -34.
2. Diddy: (-14) -23.
1. Pup: (+19) +22.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 13.
5. Pup: (+10 minus +13) -3
4. Dux: (+10 minus +13) -3
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +13)-5.5
2. Millsy: (+2.5 minus +13)-10.5
1. Scotty: (-5 minus +13) -18

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Dux: (-14 minus -3) -11.
4. Millsy: (-21 minus -10.5) -10.5.
3. Diddy: (-14 minus -5.5) -8.5.
2. Hooters: (-21 minus -18) -3.
1. Pup: (+19 minus -3) +22.

WIN/LOSS% (CUMULATIVE)
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
6. Millsy: (12/38) 24.00%.
5. Scotty: (11/24) 31.43%
4. Hooters: (17/28) 37.78%.
3. Dux: (22/28) 44.00%.
2. Diddy: (19/21) 47.50%.
1. Pup: (29/26) 52.73%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html

Week 11 - Tuesday, 21/09/10.

Hooters asked to sit out again as she was finalising the removal of her earthly belongings to Qld. But she was certain she would be back for her last week the next week, a home game against the Reapers.

This week we were home to Jack Daniel Pioneer who gave us a paltry 5 points, so it was a fair fight with no advantage really to either side.

We started on fire. Pup took the cocky prize for the night when he said he would run out and promptly did so against Tony. Wins to Millsy and Diddy and a black ball loss to Dux rounded out a solid first round and we were 15 up heading into the 2nd round.

Millsy lost on the black and things only got worse from there in the 2nd, with the team failing to register a single win and we were 6 behind going into the 3rd.

Diddy lost on the black after kindly showing his opponent a ball in hand and Dux, Scotty and Pup all took out wins making the 3rd our best round thus far and we were only 3 behind with 2 rounds to go.

Dux and Diddy sniffed out wins but a couple of big losses meant we were 14 behind heading into the final round.

We had it all to play for and Millsy and Diddy lost narrow games on the black, but a solitary win to Dux was never going to do it and we finished 27 points behind, leaving us foundering on 36.36% win/loss percentage for the season.

Bidwell Bombers 180 - Jack Daniel 207.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Dux with +2.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Dux with 0.
- Best win/loss% was Dux with 3/5 (60%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
6. Millsy: (-15) -112.
5. Hooters: (*) -55.
4. Scotty: (-19) -64.
3. Dux (+2) -20.
2. Diddy: (-1) -9.
1. Pup: (+1) +3.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 8.
5. Pup: (+10 minus +8) +2
4. Dux: (+10 minus +8) +2
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +8)-0.5
2. Millsy: (+5 minus +8)-3
1. Scotty: (+2.5 minus +8) -5.5

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Scotty: (-19 minus -5.5) -13.5.
4. Millsy: (-15 minus -3) -12.
3. Pup: (+1 minus +2) -1.
2. Diddy: (-1 minus -0.5) -0.5.
1. Dux: (+2 minus +2) 0.

WIN/LOSS% (CUMULATIVE)
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
6. Millsy: (11/34) 24.44%.
5. Scotty: (11/24) 31.43%
4. Hooters: (16/24) 40.00%.
3. Dux: (21/24) 46.67%.
2. Pup: (24/26) 48.00%.
1. Diddy: (18/17) 51.43%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html

WEEK 10 - Tuesday, 14/09/10.

Hooters asked to sit out as she was running out of time to prepare for her move and was trying to focus on her marriage and family. I respected that, but she would be sorely missed by her team mates and we would not forget that her agreeing to play kept the team afloat for the first few weeks after we were dogged by Pick and co.

This week we had the Rat Pack who had to give us 52.5, so we really needed to pot balls and take all of our opportunities to keep them on the back foot.

Millsy lost on the black and Dux won his game, but Diddy was carved up to 2 by Pick and it was a slow start for the rest of the team, meaning the margin was reduced to 35 going into the 2nd round.

Diddy provided the only win of the 2nd round in what was a fairly pedestrian effort and we were 19 ahead going into the 3rd.

Scotty and Millsy were unlucky to lose on the black and Diddy picked up his 2nd but that left the Bombers 4 points ahead of a rampaging Rat Pack with 2 full rounds to go.

Dux had the dubious honour of copping the first run out of the night by Pick in the 4th but Diddy lost on the black and Pup and Scotty both won to put us a respectable 8 points behind with a sniff if we finished strong, going into the 5th and final round.

Pick ran out on Scotty and their Scotty did the same to Dux but sunk a ball for him, so the only saving grace in the final round was a black ball loss to Pup and a win by Diddy.

So in the end it was a virtually identical scoreline to the previous week and we were down to a 40% win/loss percentage for the season.

Bidwell Bombers 196.5 - Grey Guns 227.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Diddy with 0.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Diddy with +10.
- Best win/loss% was Diddy with 3/5 (60%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
6. Millsy: (-22) -97.
5. Hooters: (-17) -55.
4. Scotty: (-20) -45.
3. Dux (-24) -22.
2. Diddy: (0) -8.
1. Pup: (-17) +2.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 17.5.
5. Pup: (+10 minus +17.5) -7.5
4. Dux: (+10 minus +17.5) -7.5
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +17.5)-10
2. Millsy: (+5 minus 17.5)-12.5
1. Scotty: (+2.5 minus +17.5) -15

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Dux: (-24 minus -7.5) -16.5
3. Pup: (-17 minus -7.5) -9.5.
3. Millsy: (-22 minus -12.5) -9.5
2. Scotty: (-20 minus -15) -5.
1. Diddy: (0 minus -10) +10.

WIN/LOSS%
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
6. Millsy: (10/30) 25.00%.
5. Scotty: (10/20) 33.33%
4. Hooters: (16/24) 40.00%.
3. Dux: (18/22) 45.00%.
2. Pup: (22/23) 48.89%.
1. Diddy: (16/14) 53.33%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html

WEEK 9 - Tuesday, 07/09/10.

Pup called me up mid afternoon of game day, trying to exit stage left after a tiring day on the golf course, but I really believed we could win this stoush at home with the top dogs of our zone and needed our best players on deck for the mission.

We got 40 at the top and 5 at the bottom but needed to be on our game from the start and we were just off. Hooters started us off with a win, but Pup's loss on the black was the best of a series of narrow losses to follow and we were 29 clear going into the 2nd.

Dux had the dubious honour of being on the receiving end of the first runout for the night and Hooters also went down for the loss of just 1 ball. Suffice to say that Pup's black ball loss was the best of a bad round and the Grey Guns had destroyed the 40 point lead and took a 2 point advantage into the 3rd.

Diddy took his turn to be run out on in the 3rd and the single highlight was Dux pulling out just the 2nd win for the team and we were 24 behind and looking like losing by max points with 2 rounds still to play.

Dux was close to run out on in the 4th, but 3 black ball losses to Hooters, Scotty and Pup kept things slightly respectively and Diddy's win kept us 38 points behind and playing to stop them getting max points on us.

It was Pup's turn to be run out on in the 5th, but a fighting finish with wins to Diddy, Scotty and Dux left us 36 points behind at the end of play, saving the indignity of being thrashed by max points.

Bidwell Bombers 191 - Grey Guns 227.

So in summary on the night:
- Best outright f&a was Diddy with -11.
- Best handicap adjusted f&a was Hooters with +2.
- Best win/loss% was a tie between Diddy and Dux with 2/5 (40%).












BOMBER SCORECARD

FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
6. Millsy: (*) -75.
5. Hooters: (-17) -55.
4. Scotty: (-12) -25.
3. Diddy: (-11) -8.
2. Dux (-15) +2.
1. Pup: (-26) +19.

Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 14.
5. Pup: (+10 minus +14) -4
4. Dux: (+10 minus +14) -4
3. Diddy: (+7.5 minus +14)-6.5
2. Scotty: (+2.5 minus +14) -11.5
1. Hooters: (-5 minus +14) -19

FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Pup: (-26 minus -4) -22.
4. Dux: (-15 minus -4) -11
3. Diddy: (-11 minus -6.5) -4.5.
2. Scotty: (-12 minus -11.5) -0.5.
1. Hooters: (-17 minus -19) +2.

WIN/LOSS%
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
6. Millsy: (10/25) 28.57%.
3. Scotty: (9/16) 36.00%
4. Hooters: (16/24) 40.00%.
5. Dux: (17/18) 48.57%.
2. Diddy: (13/12) 52.00%.
1. Pup: (21/19) 52.50%.

Bombers Draw – Las Vegas 2
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/las-vegas-2-draw.html

Bomber Stats Explained
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-stats.html

Bomber House Rules
http://bidwellbombers.blogspot.com/2010/07/bomber-house-rules.html