Mehl on the move
Johan Greyling remains firm favourite to win the ‘readers versus staff’ prediction game, after a weekend of surprises, but it is the race for second place that took a dramatic turn.
Last week Phil Coetzer and Steve Farrell looked comfortable in second place, but Rudolf Mehl upset the apple cart with his nine-point haul – the highest for the weekend – and have slipped into a joint second place.
Coetzer, who has had some good weeks recently, remain second – 12 behind leader Johan Greyling – with Mehl joining him on 74 points.
Farrell, who had a big wobble on Saturday after an impressive start on Friday, slipped into fourth place one point further back.
Defending champion John Granger had another nightmare weekend – the week’s lowest score of five – and slipped further behind the chasing pack. He is now in danger of being caught by Rob Peters and Hennie van Staden.
Jan de Koning still looks very (un)comfortable in last place.
Standings after Week 12:
86 – Johan Greyling
74 – Phil Coetzer, Rudolf Mehl
73 – Steve Farrell
70 – John Granger
65 – Rob Peters, Hennie van Staden
58 – Jan de Koning
Predictions for Week 12:
Johan Greyling:
Crusaders v Sharks: sharks by 2 = 0
Reds v Blues: Blues by 10 = 2
Cheetah v H’landers: Cheetahs by 5 = 0
H’canes v Lions: Canes by 15 = 1
Force v Chiefs: Chiefs by 10 = 0
Bulls v W’tahs: Bulls by 5 = 2
Stormers v ACT: Stormers by 10 = 2
Total for the week = 7
Total after 12 weeks = 86
Steve Farrell (rugby365):
Crusaders v Sharks – ‘Saders by 13 = 2
Reds v Blues – Blues by 10 = 2
Cheetahs v Highlanders – Cheetahs by 8 = 0
Hurricanes v Lions – Lions by 3 = 0
Force v Chiefs – Chiefs by 18 = 0
Bulls v Waratahs – Bulls by 10 = 1
Stormers v Brumbies – Stormers by 2 = 1
Total for the week = 6
Total after 12 weeks = 73
Phil Coetzer (rugby365):
Crusaders v Sharks – Crusaders by 11 = 2
Reds v Blues – Blues by 15 = 2
Cheetahs v Highlanders – Cheetahs by 10 = 0
Hurricanes v Lions – Canes by 20 = 1
Western Force v Chiefs – Chiefs by 8 = 0
Bulls v Waratahs – Waratahs by 17 = 0
Stormers v Brumbies – Stormers by 10 = 2
Total for the week = 7
Total after 12 weeks = 74
John Granger:
Crusaders v Sharks – Saders by 18 = 1
Reds v Blues – Blues by 5 = 1
Cheetahs v Highlanders – Cheetahs by 8 = 0
Hurricanes v Lions – Canes by 15 = 1
Force v Chiefs – Chiefs by 15 = 0
Bulls v Waratahs – Tahs by 10 = 0
Stormers v Brumbies – Stormers by 7 = 2
Total for the week = 5
Total after 12 weeks = 70
Rudolf Mehl:
Crusaders v Sharks – Saders by 5 = 2
Reds v Blues – Blues by 11 = 2
Cheetahs v Highlanders – Cheetahs by 7 = 0
Hurricanes v Lions – Canes by 12 = 1
Force v Chiefs – Chiefs by 9 = 0
Bulls v Waratahs – Bulls by 6 = 2
Stormers v Brumbies – Stormers by 5 = 2
Total for the week = 9
Total after 12 weeks = 74
Rob Peters (iafrica):
Crusaders v Sharks – Saders by 12 = 2
Reds v Blues – Blues by 10 = 2
Cheetah v H’landers – Cheetahs by 10 = 0
H’canes v Lions – Canes by 15 = 1
Force v Chiefs – Chiefs by 12 = 0
Bulls v W’tahs – Bulls by 10 = 1
Stormers v ACT – Stormers by 10 = 2
Total for the week = 8
Total after 12 weeks = 65
Hennie van Staden:
Crusaders v Sharks: Crusaders by 10 = 2
Reds v Blues: Blues by 5 = 1
Cheetahs v Highlanders: Cheetahs by 5 = 0
Hurricanes v Lions Hurricanes by 20 = 1
Force v Chiefs: Chiefs by 7 = 0
Bulls v Waratahs: Bulls by 5 = 2
Stormers v Brumbies: Stormers by 7 = 2
Total for the week = 8
Total after 12 weeks = 65
Jan de Koning (rugby365):
Crusaders v Sharks – ‘Saders by 20 = 1
Reds v Blues – Reds by 10 = 0
Cheetahs v Highlanders – Cheetahs by 10 = 0
Hurricanes v Lions – Hurricanes by 25 = 2
Force v Chiefs – Force by 10 = 1
Bulls v Waratahs – Bulls by 5 = 2
Stormers v Brumbies – Stormers by 10 = 2
Total for the week = 8
Total after 12 weeks = 58
