BTB18 Daily June 2

Just 2 sleeps to go & the Boffins cover all the updates for the THC Premiership, Punter of the Year, MVP and Club Champion contests. Plus... the Stable Wars Waiters are announced! See you on tour boys...

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Forty eight weeks ago the field was set for Mums Bum Cup eighteen. The Happy Gilmore Tour provided all the ammunition for an explosive season. The THC Premiership, it comes down to just the one weekend in June. Two sleeps to go. The Big Basket Bed Tipping Comp Pillar Trophy. The winner has been decided. The punter of the year, similar. All that's left now is to crown our Mum's Bum Cup champion and our THC premiers for Be the Ball 18. I mean, I've hit some big ones, but that was a freaking rocket. It was like effortless but still ferocious. You gotta teach me how to do that, dude. Hello, hello, hello, all you be the ballers out there. This is our final podcast before we hit the tour. Adelaide Be the Ball 18, two sleeps to go. As we said at the top of the show, it's nearly all done. Oh, what a month it's been too. I think this is our 15th podcast we've put out this month. So if you're not pumped and ready to go on this tour, I'm not even sure you're alive, and uh you definitely shouldn't be in the bee the ball if this if you aren't ready to go and give everything. Let's get rocked, mate. That's what I say. We're gonna get rocked. Rock and roll, brother. It is coming, mate. Locking away. I've gotta say, even I'm uh starting to feel it a little bit myself. Those silver drink packages, they look good, good value. Plenty of guys gonna be up for it, but it's a long day that Thursday. It is indeed a lot of these guys are forgetting they're gonna have early starts. And it's not gonna be as easy as they think, but uh then again they're all grown men, they've got to look after themselves in the end and the golf on the Friday. There could be a few little issues and gremlins in the works, couldn't they, Ron? Yes, our golf committee headed up by Roger The Diva, Grunt and Growen and uh Warwick Farnfella, who may well be on a flight to London, I'm not sure. But uh we've spoken to both courses and the weather forecast, look, three weeks ago it was supposed to be three hundred mils of rain this week. Slowly but surely we've seen that turn around, and right now it's not looking too bad on the Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Sunday's looking absolutely delectable, if I may use that word. What does that even mean, mate? I don't know, but uh it certainly sums it up, I think. Delectable. Here I am just checking through the dictionary, and it means Ron is a posh a wenker. Ha ha ha. Getting back to the golf. So Friday at this stage, we're not going to know until Thursday whether we could have a mum's bum cup first. 18 years has never happened. We may be walking on the Friday. Oh jeez, that'll sort the shit from the clay very quickly. The wheat from the chaff. Oh, that's gonna bend some guys right out of shape. Yep, uh past 72, it'll be a decent walk, but at this stage it's not set in stone. We may get the carts the state of the paths. You'll still be doing a bit of walking, but by gee, it beats walking the entire round. Or we may get carts. It all depends on what happens this next couple of days. I believe the bulk of the rain should be falling in Adelaide as I speak. Hopefully that'll be done. They might get a bit of wind through come Friday. Uh they don't want to lose the sales for the carts for the day either, do they? So uh that's a lot of money. Uh I'm tipping and hoping and praying and touching wood that everything will go as normal Friday. I think Sunday we should be fine if this weather forecast holds up. I hope so, mate, because Sunday, you know, there's a lot of guys they're doing very well to get to that bus at 7am. Uh 6 a.m., sorry. T off at 7 a.m. Oh, they're going to be hurting beds, but uh they'll need cuts on Sunday. Well, it looks like that they're going to be there, so no dramas. Now, Sandy, the Wranglers are in a state of disarray, I believe, when it comes to the Mum's Bum Cup, and their THC Premiership back-to-back aspirations could be in a little bit of trouble. It has. Unfortunately, there was a death in the family last week, and uh Robo's pocket rocket is not going to be able to make it until 3D night Adelaide team. So he's gonna miss the first round of the Mums Bum Cup. I'm not sure that will perturb him too much, to be honestly. He loves Ambrose, so he'll be in there Ambrose Sundays, but obviously that's another one less that we've got that can make the cut to really try and sow up that advantage. Well, we will be covering the THC Premiership today and putting out the final points uh before we go into Mum's Bum Cup weekend. I think there's 3,700 points from memory, somewhere around that, up for grabs. Uh, and their league could be cut into, especially if they don't have a good day of golf on the Friday. That's the truth. We need a couple of the boys to stand up and make us proud. I mean, Sage or Sam's gonna be carrying the bulk of the team on those broad shoulders of his. So he'll be do looking to make a captain's knock of this and get him home. Carnival, well, he's gonna have to try and do something as well in a support role there. If they can get, or we can get, sorry, the Wranglers, if we can get a couple through to the cut, I think we might be right for the premiership. But if not, I tell you, we're in a world of paying come Sunday relying on other results. Yeah, but you've still got half a dozen there, that's the main thing. You've already mentioned too, so you got Sideshow and Carnival. Water Tank Matt's had a fabulous season, he's got to be a chance. Uh so you know, he he may step up to the plate and just cap off a truly remarkable year. Uh, who else we got? Smithy Wynn maybe a little bit short on handicap, but he's still gonna be in there. You've lost Warwick Farm Feller, of course, who was bought in primarily for the golf. He's gonna be on the overseas tour over there playing the DP World Tour in Europe. Next of Win 9th, he's going to be having a baby. Gone. The Cattle Dogs, we may be a chance, you know. Gildigger Gaverby, that fine specimen of Chai athlete manhood. He could produce something. He has been backed off the map for the Hendo's Hall opening. Aye, but that's one hole, not thirty-six, you know, so uh I'm hoping Gav goes really well, of course. Maybe he's been practicing on the sleigh, you know, his little miners helmet on, patting the ball down the tunnels there. I don't know. Hopefully, I think the whole Orangler brigade will be hoping that that is the case. Uh, because Highwire Will has picked up a golf club about three times this year and he's made sure they've been months apart. So I don't know that you can count on the 60 handicap there either. So him and Gavy, oh, we'd need probably minor miracles. Uh Robo's gone, Wok's gone, next of win, Natha's gone, Smithy Win. Well uh he's probably still not at the handicap we need, so it's on like Donkey Kong again. There's that scene. That it is. We might as well look. The crocs are a sneaky chance too, Mario, between you and I. Uh not the fucking crooks again, haven't they? Won enough? The shooters pumped them up to make them look like world beaters across every sport. I'll give us a break there. It was a tough seven years, you know, we're up against it. How do you think it felt to be going? Smash, smash, smash, getting smashed seven years running. It felt like the dragons after fifteen straight games, but it went for bloody seven years. There were only two teams too in those days. Come on, let's get real, mate. All I can say is look at the history books, boys. We might just go and have a look at that THC Premiership ladder now, going into Mum's Bum Cup weekend. THC Premiership. Okay, this is the state of players the THC Premiership stands going into this weekend, and we have to remember that we had that points dump from the final Tattoo Trophy event, the USPGA major, so that's gone in as well. We also have all the end of year numbers now in that these totals, and the only thing outstanding are the Mum's Bum Cup scores that will go in on the Friday for the group winners, uh, and Saturday for the ultimate winners and the Ambrose uh winners as well, right down through. So everyone gets points who plays. So straight away the Wranglers have got lost three guys on that Friday who aren't going to garner any points at all for them. So that will help the other teams get that little bit of head start they want. But at as we go, from behind closed doors out into the light, the Wranglers are still leading. They are on 4,754 points. In second, the Crocs, four double one four. In third, the Cattletogs, four zero, two zero. The shooters who have had a little bit of a renaissance late, courtesy of that USPGA points dump, and also they've done very well in the comps over the back end of this uh last month, five weeks there were. They are in fourth on three seven two five, and the King Browns look like they may get another wooden spoon, three five, nine, four. Ah fac there goes your last tree down there in King Brown Town. Piss off, Lurry. Oh Ben, don't worry, mate. They may not finish last. Leave Ben alone, everybody. It's been a tough eight years for him. Pass me that fan wham bottle, Mario, would you? So by me reckoning the Wranglers have a six hundred and forty point lead going into the weekend. That's not too dissimilar to last year, which I think was around the seven hundred point lead going in. Uh only won by a couple of hundred, and that was with a full contingent of players. So it's not as set and concrete as many may think it is. Nope, not at all. I know Mikabee will have those crocs all pumped up now. He'll be looking at his golfers saying, My goodness, we're a chance here, boys. We need to pull our fingers out, and we've got to get up and get into that cut. In saying that, I don't know that they have won last year in that cut. And uh this year looking at their team, Mikkaby, well, he's still struggling from the handicap. Roger, well, he's one of the favourites, so he's a big chance. Nickabee's done nothing for years. Strength and Johnna, so there's two. Uh Josh will be next, uh, you wouldn't think so. Jonaby Stifler, who knows? He may have been practicing day and night over there in Adelaide. Uh, let's call a two and a half. Big win, Neil, win Daniel's son, Ericaby arrives. Probably a shock if any of those three did win. So they may not be the team, it may be the cattle dogs. Yes, mate, it would be, but our golfing team is up there as well. I don't know that we've got the cattle in the cattle dogs to be able to pull off the mum's bum cup. Well, there's got to be the shooters or the King Browns. They are by far and away the best two golf groups going into the Mum's Bum Cup. But the problem is they've stacked their team with golfers. Have they given up too much of a head start? Come for come THC Premiership. Possibly, maybe not. It'll be one of the It'll be a bigger comeback than Lazarus if one of those teams won. Maybe, maybe not. There's a lot to play out. It's actually quite exciting, and I can't wait to see how it all unfolds. But there it is, the THC Premiership going into the weekend. I'm sure Carnival will post that at some point on the chat group just to remind everyone where play is at. Uh, and while we're here, we might as well have a quick look at the Punter of the Year and see how that went over the final five weeks. Punter of the Year and Stable Wars. Okay, here's the update on Punter of the Year. When we went behind closed doors, Frogman Grant was a long way in front. He was on 487. Back in second was another King Brown, saving private, 231. Copy of that condo in third on 120, Smitty win fourth, 54, a couple of Crocs next, 43, Dukes Row Daniel, ballroom Ben 15. The rest are all in the uh red, so we're not going to go into that. As we went into week 44, there were two collects. The latter remained this way. Week 44, top spot Frogman Grant 487, Saving Private, 231, copy that condo 120, in fourth spot Smithy Win 54, Dukes Row Daniel 43, Benzaber 32, Ballroom Ben 15. That took us over to week 45. There was one collect in week 45, and that's where we're going to be leaving that one, boys. Oh, you can't do that to us. Please don't, Benny. Benzaber's forced his way in the top eight. Captain's knock, he's coming home hard. How many collects were there over the final weeks then? At least give us that. I'm not going to give you all that, but what I will tell you is that there were a couple of shooters that did collect and were doing very well. Benzaber's a shooter, and there were shooters collecting. That's all I've got to say. Don't tell me King Brown's gonna get rolled again. Frogman Grant saving private. Surely not. They're scores that could win most years. That they are. That's all I'm saying for now. That's all the carnival will allow me to say. So we've got a covers weeks 46, where there were a couple of collects, 47 and 48, and I'm not telling you about the collects at all in those weeks. We've got to keep you guys in suspend as much as it hurts the eyes. Uh, but that's where we're at. What about Stable Wars, mate? How is that looking? That might give us a clue here, Ben. Great thinking, Mario. Well, there were plenty of changes in Stable Wars over that last five weeks, and having that extra week in there, it does create some chaos and mayhem, I'll tell you what. Uh but in Stable Wars, the only thing I can tell you right at this stage is who will be wearing donning those fluorescent, can't punt for shit waiters vests on Thursday night when you arrive with a thousand bucks on the bar boys for a couple of beers to kick off, there will be some men in fluoro shirts waiting with a big smile on their dolls, I'm sure, to give you drinks. Oh no, I got a feeling about this, he keeps looking at me. That I do, Sandy. Drum roll, please. The stable, the players wearing the waiters vests in be the ball eighteen are none other than the Wink Stable Wranglers. They've gone from first to last in the space of one season. Oh yeah, baby, can't wait to get a drink off those boys. Tell us who's in that stable we're on. Can't wait. And and you know, take your time and let us really sink in for who the shit house punters were for this season as a group. Well, none other than the skipper, Sideshow Sam. He's up there, minus a hundred. Highwire Will, minus one hundred, Greg's Carnival, minus seventy-five. Robbo's Pocket Rocket, minus ninety-two, and Goldliga Gaverby, minus forty-eight. For a total combined, they lost four hundred and fifteen dollars for the season. Holy shit, can we afford that? Well, thankfully some of the boys won up the top, of course, uh to even it all out. I can give you the total for where we're at as far as the punt for the season went, and that is we lost, which is uh half for the course, pardon the pun, always has been, probably always will be. So that's good, uh, but not a great result overall. But those Wranglers wing stable, they will be wearing the Fluoro yellow vests. Robo's pocket rocket picked a good team, not to be a room, didn't he? He's gonna get out of carrying the drinks, and I think this is Carnival's fourth team, so he'll be absolutely over the moon. Well, it doesn't matter. That's part of the deal. We can't tell you who won stable wars. Obviously, they get a bit of cash that comes off their fees. They also get to uh become champions on the punt as a stable, a group for that year. Uh, but the Wranglers Wink stable will be carrying those drinks. MVP and Club Champion. Jeez, this will be getting interesting now going into the weekend. Can you give out these scores? Yes, we can. We can give an update on the MVP and club champion because we've still got the Mum's Bum Cup to go, and both of these uh both comps have Mum's Bum Cup results go into them. So I'm just bringing them up here with the MVP. Okay, this is uh let's call it the top half dozen or so we'll do, we'll cover. So after week 48, with just the Mum's Bum Cup points to go in, Smitty Wynn, number 104 for the Wranglers, is leading the MVP race on 669.5. Just two and a half points behind him, King Brown Mustard Keen Matt. Jeez, he's a good player. I don't know if he's ever won a premiership, though. He's got to be the best player to have never won a premiership. No, I believe he won a few years ago when he was with the Crocs. Uh, he's been around for a long time, Mustard, and one of the most consistent players across any beat the ball competition. So he's right on the hammer of Smitty Win. Water Tank Matt is in third, 658 points. Uh great to see another Wrangler there. Some a little bit a late on the horizon for today's news. Well, get ready for this, Andy, because you've got another one. Golddigger Gaverby, 594.5. So the top four go Wrangler King Brown, Wrangler, Wrangler. Uh, copy that condo, 594. He's only half a point off Gaverby. He's had a great season for the shooters, first year as a marquee. And Big Win Neil, he was picked up, snavelled by the Crocs a couple of seasons ago, and he is proving why. He is the top croc as far as the MVP goes, going into the Mum's Bum Cup. So in the club champion race, now the differences between these two are quite simple. The MVP covers everything, every competition, every Tatdoo Trophy event, all the big pillar events, the group two and the group three events throughout the season, all the points go into that MVP total. Club champion is just the group one and group two events, the big pillar events and uh the secondary events like Dell EM, Stable Wars, things like that. Club Champion has been around since Beat the Ball 1. The MVP, I think, started either Beat the Ball 5 or Beatleball 6. Uh Dukes Row Daniel, how's this? Second year. He is leading the club champion race. He's off uh 15 handicap for the Mums Mum Cup and can play and has been uh a chance for the Cattle Dogs from day dot. If he goes well in the golf, he could take out the club champion in just his second year. That would be massive. He's on 353 points. Guess who's in second? Ah, has to be Mustard Man. That's right, sure is. 349. So he's Mustard's running second in both with the golf to come. Uh saving private. He's having a great season as far as the club champion goes. Uh MVP not so much. He's in third on 335. Copy that condo. He's up there as well, 328. Smitty win, he's also a chance, 323. So your top half dozen there are a cattle dog, two King Browns, shooter, Wrangler, shooter, and then after that, there's three Wranglers and two Cattle Dogs not far away. But you'd think the winners are going to come from that top half dozen. Uh in s well, we still have punter of the year and big basketball two revelations to come. Uh, and we saw Saving Private a couple of years ago really fly from nowhere because he flew home in the punter of the year and they had a great year with the Mums Mum Cup. So that's where we're at with those for all you boys. Well the pressure is on now. It's Smitty Win versus Mustard Kim Matt. Duke's roll Daniel versus Mustard King Matt. Mustard King Matt. He is going sensational. Will he ever leave the King Brands, do you think? Well we do have the Beat the Ball 19 draft only in a few weeks. It will be interesting. No doubt will be a wrinkle in there. Carnival will make sure that there'll be a little uh turn of the dial, but I think overall the captains won't be too disappointed for this one. Uh they generally get their knickers in a knot each year, but uh I think this one's going to be good. Yeah, but then there's the beat the ball twenty one. Well maybe, yeah, who knows? He he may be softening them up for a big, you know, smack o in beat the ball twenty. Is it true, mate? I am hearing whispers that there is some massive news that's going to be revealed on tour on this Sunday. Correct? Am I hearing right? I've heard the same. I think it might be that E word coming into play. Well, I can't give away too much on that, and I don't know a hundred percent myself what Carnival's doing, but I have been told, and he did say to me in the hallway only earlier this morning, there is some massive news coming Sunday afternoon, and uh he's very excited by it. I can see the sparkle in his eye, so that will be revealed on Torf. You gotta worry about. Don't worry about it. Oh yeah, yeah, bring that shit on, man. Oh god, I love it. Oh god, I hurt a little, but I'm alright. Well, gentlemen, that just about wraps it up. We're here in Adelaide. Uh the coach trip was uneventful in the end. Uh we were hoping to get to speak to the green keepers, but with all this rain around Adelaide, we haven't been able to get anyone there. They've all gone home for the week, essentially. Uh, we're looking forward to having all you be the ballers over here commentating, calling, and spotting you throughout the weekend all over Adelaide City. So travel safe and we'll see you then. Yeah, can't wait. You bring 'em down, Benny Bear, you lead us up front, shooter. Pew pew. Come on, you good things. You know what to do, Lebba. Yes, you do mate. I don't need to say anything but love you, Lebba. All right, Ran, we don't need another wooden spoon. Let's pull the finger out of the clacker and get going, hey? We've got to leave that spoon with the shooters. It's all yours. We don't need it. No thanks. We got a couple of our own. I don't care. Come on, Ran, now's the time. What about you, Sandy? You're looking down, sitting down there looking uh a little perplexed, not as uh confident as you normally do. There's a little bit more to it, but I am comfortable with that six hundred point lead that uh the boys that are on deck for the Wranglers this coming weekend will do the job. I'm not so sure about that. I've got a great faith in our skipper Mikaby McKenna. I'm sure he's devised a plan and a strategy and those crack crocs sorry, the crack crocs will be snapping at your heels. Alright, we'll see you all in Adelaide, boys. Till then wherever you are, whatever you're doing. Be them all Everything, everything.