Gigs Ladder Comp Round 18 update – Way to go, bro!

Back in the good old days – round 9 to be exact – things were much simpler. Richmond was where they should be, just outside the eight, Adelaide and West Coast were top eight teams and Hawthorn and Geelong were equal top of the ladder. In the Gigs Ladder Comp, Michael Ba and Gavin T occupied the top two places, ahead of a bunch of seven in equal third place – Lou H, Jesse H, Leon C, Ted A, Peter M, Patrick K and Leslie H.

But time waits for no one and many things have changed in the eight rounds since. Here’s how those two months unfolded, ladder ladder-wise.

AFTER ROUND 10
James W took centre stage and the lead on 40 points.
Two behind him on 42 were Peter Ca, Geordie C, Theo Harms, Damian B, Paul L and Mick C.
At the other end of the scale, Lou and Yvette were locked at 156 apiece.

AFTER ROUND 11
Paul L had his moment in the sun, on 36 points.
Theo Harms sat in second place on 38.
And 2011 winner Lou H jumped into third spot on 40. Equal fourth on 42 were Geordie C, James W, The Holy Boot, Michael Ba, John B and Susie G.
Lou was 180th with 158 points and Yvette was 181st (160).

AFTER ROUND 12
Geordie C and Pete Ca shared the limelight, each on 40 points.
On 44 points in equal third place were Theo Harms, The Holy Boot and Paul L.
Lou was still 180th but up to 152 points and Yvette was still 181st, up to 154.

AFTER ROUND 13
Geordie C flew solo in top place on 40 points, with Pete Ca two behind.
Theo Harms was third (44 points) and Michael Ba was fourth (46 points).
In equal fifth place on 48 points were:
The Holy Boot, Paul L, last year’s winner Matthew W, Scott H and Keith B.
And Lou and Yvette were reunited at 148 points each.

AFTER ROUND 14
Geordie C maintained his lead on 42 points.
Theo Harms was second on 44.
Pete Ca was third on 46 and…
in equal fourth place on 48 were Michael Ba, The Holy Boot, Matthew W and Damian B.
And Lou and Yvette were locked together on 148 points each.

AFTER ROUND 15
Geordie tumbled to third, on 42 behind a resurgent Theo Harms and Pete Ca on 40.
Equal 4th were The Holy Boot and The Gentle Giant.
Lou jumped up to 179th spot, equal with the coach of the Verkhoyansk Vulcans, Yrag Legov. They were on 142, four clear of Yvette’s 146.

AFTER ROUND 16
Geordie struck back and joined Pete Ca back in the lead on 38, four clear of…
Theo Harms on 42 and The Holy Boot on 44.
Equal fifth on 46 were Lou H, Damian B, Scott H and Garry N.
Lou slipped back to 180th, her 146 points putting her two clear of Yvette.

And so, it’s come to this…

With six rounds plus finals to go, Geordie and Pete Ca are hanging on to top spot for grim life. They’re on 40 points, four clear of The Holy Boot, who just happens to be the brother of Pete Ca. We had a family affair with the Watsons in 2012 and we may yet have another in 2013.

And speaking of the Watsons, Matthew is waiting in the wings in fourth spot, along with Theo Harms, Michael Ba and Damian B. Those four are on 46. Ready to pounce on 48 points are Lou H, Scott H, Garry N, The Gentle Giant, Darren C, Peter M, Keith B, Jesse H, Leon C and Paul L.

Best of the so-called experts is none other than the head honcho of the equal greatest publishing company in the free world, Geoff Slattery. He’s on 52 points, in equal 25th place, four clear of his nearest expert rival Rohan Connolly.

And Lou and Yvette are together yet again in equal 180th place, on 148 points.

RANK	ENTRANT	SCORE
=1	Pete Ca	40
=1	Geordie C	40
3	The Holy Boot	44
=4	Theo Harms	46
=4	Damian B	46
=4	Michael Ba	46
=4	Matthew W	46
=8	Lou H	48
=8	Scott H	48
=8	Garry N	48
=8	The Gentle Giant	48
=8	Darren C	48
=8	Peter M	48
=8	Keith B	48
=8	Jesse H	48
=8	Leon C	48
=8	Paul L	48
=18	John B	50
=18	Peter S	50
=18	Anwar N	50
=18	Mick C	50
=18	FootyMaths Institute	50
=18	Dave Mi	50
=18	Tim A	50
=25	Ted A	52
=25	James W	52
=25	Geoff Slattery (S)	52
=25	Luke R	52
=25	Al W	52
=25	Peter C	52
=25	Haiku Bob	52
=25	Matthew B	52
=25	Paul Ro	52
=25	Entrant Average (S)	52
=25	Gavin T	52
=25	Leslie H	52
=25	Pants!!!!	52
=25	Patrick K	52
=25	Laurie B	52
=40	Susie G	54
=40	Christopher D’A	54
=40	Rusty Berther	54
=40	Pocka	54
=40	Victoria E-B	54
=40	Eggsy	54
=40	Eamon L	54
=40	Geoff C	54
=40	Peter Hanlon	54
=40	Melissa L	54
=40	Oliver C	54
=40	Mathew S	54
=40	Mark Hunter	54
=53	Daniel H	56
=53	John Harms	56
=53	Mick W	56
=53	Tim I	56
=53	Secret Agent Hamilton Syme	56
=53	Rohan Connolly (S)	56
=53	Brad B	56
=53	David V	56
=53	Pre-Season Betting (S)	56
=53	Paul Daffey	56
=53	The Wrap	56
=53	Jamie G	56
=53	Sherryn B	56
=53	John Ma	56
=53	Rob N	56
=53	Anthony M	56
=53	Adam C	56
=70	Janno T	58
=70	Frank L	58
=70	Paula from Twitter (S)	58
=70	Andrew F	58
=70	Kerry P	58
=70	Michael Bo	58
=70	Robert Walls (S)	58
=70	Jim N	58
=70	Ravenous Bird	58
=70	Thomas Sodor	58
=70	Spencer Gigacz	58
=70	Katwoman	58
=70	Anthony O	58
=70	David W	58
=84	Andrew P	60
=84	Alison C	60
=84	Shaun C (S)	60
=84	Kick It Long To Royce	60
=84	Dave B	60
=84	Swinburne Computer (S)	60
=84	Matthew Lloyd (S)	60
=84	Garry Lyon (S)	60
=84	Greg W	60
=84	Gary V	60
=84	Rob O’N	60
=84	Eddie C	60
=84	Danny Power	60
=97	Lord MOC	62
=97	David D	62
=97	Benjamin Button (S)	62
=97	Cookie	62
=97	Andrew Ga	62
=97	Paul H	62
=97	Paul C	62
=97	Kyle B	62
=97	Angela N	62
=97	Damien L	62
=97	Lucas G	62
=97	Joan C	62
=97	Andy Maher (S)	62
=97	Paul Br	62
=97	Andrew L	62
=97	Tony Ro	62
=97	Helen F	62
=97	Jackie T	62
=115	Sally B	64
=115	NFI	64
=115	2012 Ladder	64
=115	Ben Mo	64
=115	Mark Sc	64
=115	Avenging Eagle	64
=115	Josh Ba	64
=115	Ben Re	64
=115	Anthony L	64
=115	Howard K	64
=115	Burkey’s Jive Turkeys	64
=115	Alovesupreme	64
=127	Rowdy	66
=127	Marty N	66
=127	Rob L	66
=127	Gary K	66
=127	Ben Cap	66
=127	Jason L	66
=127	Dinahcat	66
=127	Sasha L	66
=127	Scott Cummings (S)	66
=127	Rob Ch	66
=127	Dave N	66
=138	Richard A	68
=138	Lord Bogan	68
=138	Oliver Gigacz	68
=141	Andy R	70
=141	Glenn B	70
=141	Helen E-B	70
=141	Ben P	70
=141	Bron R	70
=141	John Ki	70
=141	David L	70
=141	Rick K	70
=141	Remy Niscence (S)	70
=150	Peter K	72
=150	Peter King	72
=150	Andrew Mc	72
=150	Rehana	72
=150	Bill F	72
=150	Darren “Smokie” Dawson	72
=150	Son of Ravenous Bird	72
=150	Chris W	72
=158	Yvette #2	74
=158	Chance Fateman (S)	74
160	Robbie “The Brain” Tohill	76
=161	Gojko S	78
=161	Andrew Gigacz	78
=161	Joel L	78
164	Mad Dog	80
=165	Maya V (S)	82
=165	T Bone	82
167	Anne Fed	84
168	Krystal C	86
=169	Matt C	88
=169	NAB Cup	88
=169	Deb B	88
=172	Elsie F	90
=172	Tess “Complete Guess” Bambridge (S)	90
174	Stefan G	92
175	Ian S	98
176	Gigs’s Mum	100
177	Jackie “RipTorn” Bambridge (S)	108
178	Alpha Presnell (S)	112
179	Yrag Legov (S)	140
=180	Lou F	148
=180	Yvette W	148

For contestants, the full version of round 17 Ladder Ladder Leader Loader is coming soon to an email inbox near you.

Until next week, happy laddering.