"THE BIBLE" ERA
1992 - 2003 - Ode to the Original Tipsters
I was a 14 old Rugby League freak (still a freak...just a lot older)
The likes of Mal Meninga, Allan Langer, Ricky Stuart and
Laurie Daley were still running around in the NSWRL competition.
The Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, Illawarra Steelers
& the Western Suburb Magpies still existed.
Internet hadn't even surfaced yet....or mobile phones.
In high school (1992-1996) we had a Tipping Book (or Predictions
Book) that got past around school classes (and out of school, staying the night at friends houses) for an entire season. Sometimes phone calls had to made at night to lock
in predictions before the weekend's game.
The book was rightfully labelled as "the Bible" to all tipsters
involved.
It was your basic A4 Exercise book that was laid out, rounds
1-22 + finals, with tipsters initials down the side.
The rules were (if I recall correctly), you would pick the exact score for each game.
A correct winner would land you 2 points & picking the score exactly a bonus 5 points.
If no one landed the perfect score in a match, the closest tipster/s would land an additional 3 points. Picking a draw would get you 10 points instantly.
A correct winner would land you 2 points & picking the score exactly a bonus 5 points.
If no one landed the perfect score in a match, the closest tipster/s would land an additional 3 points. Picking a draw would get you 10 points instantly.
Everyone had their own strategy. Some would play the same
score every game all year while others would try and pick a draw every round
(sometimes more, depending on how desperate for points they were).
I was the book keeper that would tally the points up after
every round.
Based on total points on the ladder, we would have a minor
premier at the end of the round robins and then a prize for winning the finals
part of the season.
This went on for four years and was then continued out of school for a
number of years after I moved out of the Hawkes Bay
to Wellington .
In our current Tipping competition, we have original tipsters
from this era still involved in my competition.
I kid you not.
I kid you not.
Listed in no particular (and the teams they support):
NZ Tiger (Balmain)
sava4 (Manly)
Feet Little (Canberra
NO1QPRNZ (Manly)
jared francois (Balmain)
Darren Scott (Manly)
Tubasaurus (Parramatta
Take a bow!
The competition took a slight hiatus between 2001-2003.
The competition took a slight hiatus between 2001-2003.
THE INTERNET ERA
2004 -
Present Day
When Oztips
was discovered (not the internet), it forever revolutionized this tipping competition.
In 2004, the competition started with only 16 tipsters. This year’s competition had a total of 82 tipsters, which has been the biggest turn out yet.
In 2011,
the competition shifted from Oztips to Footytips after Oztips revamped their
website to the displeasure of many users.
We have 9 Tipsters still involved in our tipping competition that were in the original 16 group that signed their lives away from 2004 ;)
They are as follows:
NZtiger
scotsta
Yo Mama
feet little
NO1QPRNZ
Kiwi_Misty
manic street preachers (Balmainadrian)
sava4
mdt64
Well done guys! Thanks for your support over the years!
NZtiger
scotsta
Yo Mama
feet little
NO1QPRNZ
Kiwi_Misty
manic street preachers (Balmainadrian)
sava4
mdt64
Well done guys! Thanks for your support over the years!
NZTiger’s 2004 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 16
Championship
etewhaiti & NZtiger (695 points each)
etewhaiti & NZtiger (695 points each)
NRL Premiers
Bulldogs 16-13 over the Sydney Roosters
Bulldogs 16-13 over the Sydney Roosters
NZTiger’s 2005 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 19
Championship
Jessamine (655 points)
Jessamine (655 points)
Bonus All Correct Winner
Jessamine (2x All Corrects)
Jessamine (2x All Corrects)
NRL Premiers
Wests Tigers 30-16 over the North Queensland Cowboys
Wests Tigers 30-16 over the North Queensland Cowboys
NZTiger’s 2006 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 24
Championship
Rob Killer (685 points)
Rob Killer (685 points)
Bonus All Correct Winner
Rob Killer (2x All Corrects)
Rob Killer (2x All Corrects)
NRL Premiers
Brisbane Broncos 15-8 over the Melbourne Storm
Brisbane Broncos 15-8 over the Melbourne Storm
NZTiger’s 2007 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 55
Championship:
shagger07 (705 points)
shagger07 (705 points)
Runner Up & 2nd Runner Up (Tied)
Bruciep and Rubbished (685 points each)
Bruciep and Rubbished (685 points each)
Bonus All Correct Winners
shagger07, Bruciep & Rubbished (1x All Correct each)
NRL Premiers: Melbourne Storm* 34-8 over the Manly Seaeagles
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
NZTiger’s 2008 NRL Tipping Competition
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
NZTiger’s 2008 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 69
Championship
jall091 (765 points)
Runner Up
BrucieP (750 points)
2nd Runner Up
shagger07 (735 points)
Bonus All Correct Winners
Joelnz, Yo
Mama, asitter, etewhaiti, Jessamine & Rex Kwando (2x All Corrects Each)
2008 NRL Premiers:
Manly Sea
Eagles 40 – 0 over the Melbourne
NZTiger’s 2009 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 65
Championship & Runner Up (Tied)
devoid & stevefromoz (725 points each)
devoid & stevefromoz (725 points each)
2nd Runner Up
HappyMagpie (715 points)
Bonus Pool Winners:
POOL A: scotsta
(670 points)
POOL B: stevefromoz
(725 points)
POOL C: Daffydad
(710 points)
POOL D: boo89
(695 points)
POOL E: devoid
(725 points)
POOL F: HappyMagpie
(715 points)
Knockout Prize Winner:
gadaffi
2009 NRL Premiers:
Melbourne
Storm* 23-16 over Parramatta Eels
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
NZTiger’s 2010 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 66
Championship Winner
petarangi (685 points)
Runner Up
stevefromoz (670 points)
2nd Runner Up
fawltysyb (665 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
POOL A: ctfc1969 (650 points)
POOL B: fawltysyb (665 points)
POOL C: queenie78 (640 points)
POOL D: stevefromoz (670 points)
POOL E: Rex Kwando (635 points)
POOL F: petarangi (685 points)
Bonus Knockout Prize Winner
Tigers To Roar
Runner Up
stevefromoz (670 points)
2nd Runner Up
fawltysyb (665 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
POOL A: ctfc1969 (650 points)
POOL B: fawltysyb (665 points)
POOL C: queenie78 (640 points)
POOL D: stevefromoz (670 points)
POOL E: Rex Kwando (635 points)
POOL F: petarangi (685 points)
Bonus Knockout Prize Winner
Tigers To Roar
NRL Premiers:
St George–Illawarra 32-8 over the Sydney Roosters
NZTiger’s 2011 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 80
Championship
B1998 (777 points)
Runner Up
sole@basher (765 points)
2nd Runner Up
linknz (763 points)
Bonus Pools Winners
Pool A:
sole@basher (765 points)
Pool B: taijay
(745 points)
Pool C: toma13
(739 points)
Pool D: Simply
The Bears (760 points)
Pool E: linknz
(763 points)
Pool F: Warmess
(745 points)
Pool G: mickeytheboot (735 points)
Pool H: B1998
(777 points)
Bonus Knock Out
Winner
Tigers To Roar (2nd Knock out title)
NRL Premiers:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-10 over the NZ Warriors
NZTiger’s 2012 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 82
Championship:
sava4 (162 points)
Runner Up: The
Neighbour (161 points)
2nd Runner Up:
BEARlythere (158 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
Pool A: ootz (151
points)
Pool B: The
Neighbour (161 points)
Pool C: sava4
(162 points)
Pool D:
BEARlythere (158 points)
Pool E: Wilshere
Wonderland (152 points)
Pool F: Jessamine
(149 points)
Pool G:
Kiwi_Misty (156 points)
Pool H:
cmcnls+1day (145 points)
NRL Premiers:
TOP 30 ALL
CORRECT LIST
2004 - 2012
For the 2013 season, I want to have all the former champions return to celebrate our TENTH season since the Internet Competition began. I have something special planned for all our Tipping Championship winners.
If you are still in contact with any of these tipsters, please let them know I am looking to get hold of them or pass on my contact details (nztigers.nrl.tipping@gmail.com)
2004 - etewhaiti & myself
2005 - Jessamine
2006 - Rob Killer
2007 - shagger07
2008 - jall091
2009 - devoid & stevefromoz
2010 - petarangi
2011 - B1998
2012 - Sava4
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2004 - 2012
|
TOTAL
|
SEASONS
|
Avg.
|
||
|
1
|
sava4
|
7
|
9
|
0.78
|
|
2
|
Jessamine
|
7
|
8
|
0.88
|
|
3
|
NZTiger
|
6
|
9
|
0.67
|
|
4
|
gregorr_77 (aka flyingdingo)
|
6
|
8
|
0.75
|
|
5
|
Kiwi_Misty
|
5
|
9
|
0.56
|
|
6
|
1QPRNZ
|
4
|
9
|
0.44
|
|
7
|
mdt64
|
4
|
9
|
0.44
|
|
8
|
scotsta
|
4
|
9
|
0.44
|
|
9
|
Rex Kwando
|
4
|
6
|
0.67
|
|
10
|
Annecat (Anne Duis)
|
4
|
5
|
0.80
|
|
11
|
tais1 (Tai Wharepapa)
|
4
|
5
|
0.80
|
|
12
|
Kyle Thompson
|
4
|
4
|
1.00
|
|
13
|
linknz (Link Abrams)
|
4
|
2
|
2.00
|
|
14
|
B1998
|
4
|
1
|
4.00
|
|
15
|
Balmainadrian (aka Prize
Baboon)
|
3
|
9
|
0.33
|
|
16
|
Yo Mama
|
3
|
9
|
0.33
|
|
17
|
rubbished
|
3
|
7
|
0.43
|
|
18
|
etewhaiti
|
3
|
7
|
0.43
|
|
19
|
Rob Killer
|
3
|
6
|
0.50
|
|
20
|
Bruiser (Bruciep)
|
3
|
6
|
0.50
|
|
21
|
Tubasaurus
|
3
|
6
|
0.50
|
|
22
|
scotzbabe2006
|
3
|
5
|
0.60
|
|
23
|
boogs_nz
|
3
|
5
|
0.60
|
|
24
|
BT Ross (aka alieta)
|
3
|
5
|
0.60
|
|
25
|
LOUNGIN SON
|
3
|
4
|
0.75
|
|
26
|
Bargby (Barbara Godfrey)
|
3
|
3
|
1.00
|
|
27
|
justincredible99
|
3
|
1
|
3.00
|
|
28
|
The Neighbour
|
3
|
1
|
3.00
|
|
29
|
Feet Little
|
2
|
9
|
0.22
|
|
30
|
Kelren
|
2
|
7
|
0.29
|
For the 2013 season, I want to have all the former champions return to celebrate our TENTH season since the Internet Competition began. I have something special planned for all our Tipping Championship winners.
If you are still in contact with any of these tipsters, please let them know I am looking to get hold of them or pass on my contact details (nztigers.nrl.tipping@gmail.com)
2004 - etewhaiti & myself
2005 - Jessamine
2006 - Rob Killer
2007 - shagger07
2008 - jall091
2009 - devoid & stevefromoz
2010 - petarangi
2011 - B1998
2012 - Sava4
Be a part of the 2013 Tipping season and get your name in the history books!
Sign up on Footy Tips now!
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