Over the duration of the 2009 Super 14 tvnz.co.nz will bring you the best picks from two old school pundits who have seen it all.
Final Tips: Perry Wallace: 102/188 (55%) Paul Johnson 101/188 (54%)
Perry Wallace
Bulls v Chiefs -
Prediction: Bulls 1-12
Paul Johnson
Bulls v Chiefs
- Prediction: Bulls
1-12
Semi-Final Tips: Wallace takes an unassailable lead heading into the Super 14 final with both tipsters picking the Bulls to prevail by 12 and under. Amazing really: this is the first time Wallace has the lead for the entire Super 14.
Perry Wallace
Chiefs v Hurricanes -
Prediction: Chiefs 1-12 (2/2)
Bulls v Crusaders -
Prediction: Bulls 1-12
(1/2)
Paul Johnson
Chiefs v Hurricanes
- Prediction: Hurricanes
1-12 (0/2)
Bulls v Crusaders
- Prediction: Bulls 13+
(2/2)
Round 14 Tips: The script could hardly
have been written any better: Wallace and Johnson are neck and neck
going into the semi-finals.
Perry Wallace (9/14)
Chiefs v Brumbies -
Prediction: Chiefs 1-12 -
(2/2)
Lions v Waratahs -
Prediction: Waratahs 13+ -
(1/2)
Blues v Crusaders -
Prediction: Crusaders
1-12 - (2/2)
Reds v Hurricanes -
Prediction: Hurricanes:
13+ - (1/2)
Force v Highlanders -
Prediction: Force: 13+
(1/2)
Cheetahs v Stormers -
Prediction: Cheetahs:
1-12 - (0/2)
Sharks v Bulls -
Prediction: Bulls:
1-12 -
(2/2)
Paul Johnson
(7/14)
Chiefs v Brumbies -
Prediction:
Chiefs 13+
- (1/2)
Lions v Waratahs -
Prediction: Waratahs 13+ -
(1/2)
Blues v Crusaders -
Prediction: Blues 1-12
- (0/2)
Reds v Hurricanes -
Prediction: Hurricanes
13+ (1/2)
Force v Highlanders -
Prediction: Force 1-12
(2/2)
Cheetahs v Stormers -
Prediction: Stormers 1-12 -
(2/2)
Sharks v Bulls -
Prediction: Sharks 1-12 -
(2/2)
Round 13 Tips: Wallace makes up some much
needed ground up, keeping true to his roots in picking the Chiefs
to pip the Canes. He is now just two points behind Johnson.
Perry Wallace: (8/14)
Lions v Highlanders -
Prediction: Highlanders 1-12
(0/2)
Crusaders v Reds -
Prediction: Crusaders 13+
(2/2)
Sharks v Waratahs -
Prediction:
Waratahs 1-12
(2/2)
Bulls v Cheetahs -
Prediction: Bulls 13+
(1/2)
Stormers v Force -
Prediction: Force 1-12
(0/2)
Chiefs v Hurricanes -
Prediction: Chiefs
1-12 (2/2)
Brumbies v Blues -
Prediction: Brumbies
1-12
(1/2)
Paul Johnson: (5/14)
Lions v Highlanders -
Prediction: Lions 1-12
(2/2)
Crusaders v Reds -
Prediction:
Crusaders 13+ (2/2)
Sharks v Waratahs -
Prediction: Sharks 1-12
(0/2)
Bulls v Cheetahs -
Prediction: Bulls
13+ (1/2)
Stormers v Force -
Prediction: Force 1-12
(0/2)
Chiefs v Hurricanes -
Prediction: Hurricanes 1-12
(0/2)
Brumbies v Blues -
Prediction: Blues 1-12
(0/2)
Round 12: Both our punters hit a rare vein of
form, successfully picking every single winning team and a fair few
margins. Late comeback perhaps?
Perry Wallace: (10/14)
Hurricanes v Blues -
Prediction:
Hurricanes 13+ (2/2)
Lions v Crusaders -
Prediction:
Crusaders 1-12 (2/2)
Cheetahs v Waratahs -
Prediction:
Watatahs 13+ (1/2)
Reds v Brumbies -
Prediction:
Brumbies 1-12 (1-12)
Bulls v Force -
Prediction: Bulls 1-12
(2/2)
Stormers v Chiefs -
Prediction: Chiefs
1-12 (1/2)
Sharks v Highlanders -
Prediction: Shaks
13+ (1/2)
Paul Johnson: (9/14)
Hurricanes v Blues -
Prediction:
Hurricanes 1-12 (1/2)
Lions v Crusaders -
Prediction: Crusaders
1-12 (2/2)
Cheetahs v Waratahs -
Prediction: Watatahs 1-12
(2/2)
Reds v Brumbies -
Prediction: Brumbies 1-12
(1/2)
Bulls v Force -
Prediction: Bulls 13+
(1/2)
Stormers v Chiefs -
Prediction: Chiefs 1-12
(1/2)
Sharks v Highlanders -
Prediction: Sharks 13+
(1/2)
Round 11:
Another monster weekend of upsets sees our two
pundits streak further down the road of mediocrity. By there own
admission - this season can't end soon enough!
Perry Wallace: 4/14
Highlanders v Stormers
- Prediction: Highlanders 1-12
(0/2)
Force v Lions
- Prediction: Force 1-12
(1/2)
Blues v Reds -
Prediction: Blues 13+
(0/2)
Hurricanes - Brumbies -
Prediction:
Hurricanes 1-12 (1/2)
Cheetahs v Crusaders -
Prediction:
Crusaders
1-12 (0/2)
Bulls v Chiefs -
Prediction: Bulls 1-12
(2/2)
Paul Johnson: 5/14
Highlanders v Stormers
- Prediction: Highlanders
1-12 (0/2)
Force v Lions
- Prediction: Force 13+ (2/2)
Blues v Reds
- Prediction: Blues 1-12 (0/2)
Hurricanes - Brumbies:
Prediction: Hurricanes
1-12 (1/2)
Cheetahs v Crusaders:
Prediction: Crusaders
13+ (0/2)
Bulls v Chiefs -
Prediction: Bulls 1-12
(2/2)
Round Ten: Wallace clawed back a few points,
picking the Force to trump the Tahs, but both tipsters would
acknowledge an average season has unfolded.
Perry Wallace: 7/14
Blues v Highlanders -
Prediction: Highlanders
1-12 (0/2)
Brumbies v Bulls -
Prediction: Brumbies 1-12 (2/2)
Hurricanes v Stormers -
Prediction: Hurricanes
13+ (2/2)
Reds v Lions -
Prediction: Reds 13+
(0/2)
Waratahs v Force -
Prediction: Force 1-12
(2/2)
Cheetahs v Chiefs -
Prediction: Chiefs 1-12
(
1/2)
Sharks v Crusaders -
Prediction: Sharks 1-12
(0/2)
Paul Johnson: 4/14
Blues v Highlanders -
Prediction: Blues 1-12
(1/2)
Brumbies v Bulls -
Prediction: Bulls
1-12 (
0/2)
Hurricanes v Stormers -
Prediction: Hurricanes
1-12 (1/2)
Reds v Lions -
Prediction: Reds 1-12
(0/2)
Waratahs v Force -
Prediction:
Waratahs 1-12 (0/2)
Cheetahs v Chiefs -
Prediction: Chiefs 1-12
(1/2)
Sharks v Crusaders -
Prediction:
Sharks 1-12 (
0/2)
Round Nine: The late, late Hurricanes try
deep into injury time in Perth provided a two point swing for
Johnson and he continues to hold a solid lead over
Wallace.
Perry Wallace: (5/12)
Blues v Lions - Prediction:
Blues
13+ (2/2)
Force v Hurricanes - Prediction:
Force 1-12
(0/2)
Highlanders v Reds - Prediction:
Highlanders
13+ (1/2)
Brumbies v Stormers - Prediction:
Brumbies 13+ (1/2)
Waratahs v Bulls - Prediction:
Bulls
1-12 (1/2)
Cheetahs v Sharks - Prediction:
Sharks
13+ (0/2)
Paul Johnson: (7/12)
Blues v Lions -
Prediction: Blues
13+ (2/2)
Force v Hurricanes -
Prediction: Hurricanes
1-12 (2/2)
Highlanders v Reds -
Prediction: Highlanders
13+ (1/2)
Brumbies v Stormers -
Prediction: Brumbies
1-12 (2/2)
Waratahs v Bulls -
Prediction: Waratahs
1-12 (0/2)
Cheetahs v Sharks -
Prediction: Sharks 13+
(0/2)
Round Eight: Our tipsters went very different ways
last weekend but both ended up with surprisingly similar
results.
Perry Wallace: (6/12)
Crusaders v Bulls - Prediction:
Crusaders
1-12
(2/2)
Force v Reds - Prediction:
Reds
1-12
(0/2)
Cheetahs v Brumbies - Prediction:
Cheetahs
1-12 (0/2)
Chiefs v Lions Hamilton - Prediction:
Chiefs 13+
(1/2)
Waratahs v Stormers - Prediction:
Waratahs
1-12 (1/2)
Sharks v Hurricanes - Prediction:
Sharks
13+
(2/2)
Paul Johnson: (7/12)
Crusaders v Bulls - Prediction:
Bulls
1-12 (0/2)
Force v Reds - Prediction:
Force
1-12 (1/2)
Chiefs v Lions Hamilton - Prediction:
Chiefs 13+ (1/2)
Waratahs v Stormers - Prediction:
Waratahs 1-12
(2/2)
Sharks v Hurricanes - Prediction:
Sharks 1-12
(1/2)
Cheetahs v Brumbies - Prediction:
Brumbies 13+
(2/2)
Round Seven:
A strong backend to the weekend
see's Johnson takes the honour but both tipsters are beginning to
concede that 2009 is hard making money.
Perry Wallace: 6/12
Blues v Waratahs - Prediction:
Blues by 13+
- 0/2
Highlanders v Bulls - Prediction:
Bulls by 13+ -
0/2
Crusaders v Stormers - Prediction:
Crusaders by
1-12
- 2/2
Reds v Chiefs - Prediction:
Chiefs by 13+ -
2/2
Sharks v Brumbies - Prediction:
Sharks by 1-12 -
1/2
Lions v Hurricanes - Prediction:
Hurricanes by
13+ -
1/2
Paul Johnson: 7/12
Blues v Waratahs - Prediction:
Blues by 1-12 - 0/2
Highlanders v Bulls - Prediction:
Bulls by
1-12 -
0/2
Crusaders v Stormers - Prediction:
Crusaders by
1-12 - 2/2
Reds v Chiefs - Prediction:
Chiefs by
1-12 -
1/2
Sharks v Brumbies - Prediction:
Sharks by 13+ -
2/2
Lions v Hurricanes - Prediction:
Hurricanes by 13+
2/2
Round Six:
Horror week for both tipsters: their worst
return but Wallace and Johnson are confident they can improve.
Perry Wallace - 5/12
Hurricanes v Bulls
- Prediction:
Hurricanes by 13+ -0/0
Highlanders v Cheetahs
- Predicton
:
Highlanders by 13+ - 2/2
Chiefs v Blues - Prediction:
Chiefs by 13+ 2/2
Waratahs v Crusaders
- Prediction:
Waratahs by 13+ - 0/2
Force v Sharks - Prediction:
Sharks by 13+
1/2
Lions v Brumbies - Prediction:
Brumbies by
13+ 0/2
Paul Johnson - 4/12
Hurricanes v Bulls - Prediction:
Hurricanes by 1-12
- 0/0
Highlanders v Cheetahs - Predicton:
Highlanders
by 13+ - 2/2
Chiefs v Blues - Prediction
: Blues by 1-12
- 0/2
Waratahs v Crusaders - Prediction
: Waratahs by
1-12 - 0/2
Force v Sharks - Prediction:
Sharks by 1-12 -
2/2
Lions v Brumbies - Prediction:
Brumbies by 1-12
0/2
Round Five:
Johnson streaks ahead after round five
by correctly picking five out of seven matches. The first draw of
the season and the Reds upset were the only results that rightfully
tripped him up.
Perry Wallace - 6/12
Blues v Cheetahs - Prediction:
Blues 13+ - 2/2
Brumbies v Waratahs - Prediction:
Waratahs 1-12 - 0/2
Crusaders v Force
- Prediction:
Force 1-12 - 0/0
Highlanders v Chiefs
- Prediction:
Chiefs 1-12 -2/2
Reds v Sharks
- Prediction:
Sharks 1-12 - 0/2
Stormers v Lions
- Prediction:
Stormers 13+ -
2/2
Paul Johnson - 10/12
Blues v Cheetahs
- Prediction:
Blues 13+ -2/2
Brumbies v Waratahs
-
Prediction:
Brumbies 1-12 - 2/2
Crusaders v Force
- Prediction:
Crusaders 1-12 - 0/2
Highlanders v Chiefs
- Prediction:
Chiefs 1-12 - 2/2
Reds v Sharks - Prediction:
Sharks
1-12 -
0/2
Stormers v Lions - Prediction:
Stormers 13+
- 2/2
Round Four: Wallace delivers his best round yet
while Johnson fails to recognise the implications of the Blues
jet-lag. As a result Wallace is now just one point behind
Johnson.
Perry Wallace
-
11/12
Chiefs v Force - Prediction:
Chiefs 1-12 -
1/2
Waratahs v Reds - Prediction:
Waratahs by 1-12 -
2/2
Hurricanes v Cheetahs - Prediction:
Hurricanes 13+ 2/2
Blues v Sharks - Prediction:
Sharks 1-12
-
2/2
Highlanders v Crusaders - Prediction
Crusaders
13+ -
0/2
Bulls v Stormers: - Prediction:
Bulls 1-12 -
2/2
The Johnson Judgement -
8/14
Chiefs v Force - Prediction:
Chiefs 1-12
-1/2
Waratahs v Reds - Prediction:
Waratahs
by 13+ 1/2
Hurricanes v Cheetahs - Prediction:
Hurricanes 13+ - 2/2
Blues v Sharks - Prediction:
Blues 1-12 -
0/2
Highlanders v Crusaders: - Prediction
: Crusaders
13+ - 0/2
Bulls v Stormers - Prediction
: Bulls 1-12
-
2/2
Round Three:
A mediocre round by both Wallace and Johnson
- a couple of upsets killing any chance of a decent return and home
teams lost on five separate occasions
Perry Wallace - 5/14
Crusaders v Hurricanes - Prediction: Crusaders
1-12 -
0/2
Waratahs v Highlanders - Prediction:
Waratahs 1-12 -
1/2
Chiefs v Sharks - Prediction:
Sharks by 1-12 -
2/2
Brumbies v Force - Prediction: Brumbies by 13+
-
0/2
Lions v Bulls - Prediction:
Bulls by 13+
-
1/2
Stormers v Blues - Prediction: Stormers by 1-12 -
0/2
Reds v Cheetahs - Prediction:
Reds by
1-12 -
1/2
The Johnson Judgement - 6/14
Crusaders v Hurricanes - Prediction: Crusaders by 1-12 -
0/0
Waratahs v Highlanders - Prediction:
Waratahs by
13+
- 2/2
Chiefs v Sharks - Prediction: Chiefs by 1-12 -
0/2
Brumbies v Force - Prediction: Brumbies by 13+ -
0/2
Lions v Bulls - Prediction:
Bulls by 13+ -
1/2
Stormers v Blues - Prediction:
Blues by
1-12 -
2/2
Reds v Cheetahs - Prediction:
Reds by 1-12
-
1/2
Round Two:
Both tipsters came up with a consistent
performance in week two - the injury time Brumbies try giving
Wallace a narrow edge.
Perry Wallace -
10/14
Hurricanes v Highlanders - Prediction:
Hurricanes by
13+
1/2
Force v Cheetahs -
Force by 13+
1/2
Waratahs v Chiefs -
Waratahs
by 1-12
2/2
Stormers v Reds -
Stormers by 13+
1/2
Brumbies v Crusaders -
Brumbies by
1-12
2/2
Bulls v Blues -
Bulls by 1-12
1/2
Sharks v Lions -
Sharks by 13+
2/2
Paul Johnson -
9/14
Hurricanes v Highlanders - Prediction:
Hurricanes by
1-12
2/2
Force v Cheetahs -
Force by
13+
1/2
Waratahs v Chiefs -
Waratahs by 1-12
2/2
Stormers v Reds -
Stormers by 13+
1/2
Brumbies v Crusaders -
Crusaders by 1-12
0/2
Bulls v Blues -
Bulls by 1-12
1/2
Sharks v Lions -
Sharks by 13+
2/2
Round One: Paul Johnson stamps his authority in
Round One - jumping out to a four point lead. Perry Wallace though
is confident he can make amends in Round Two.
Perry Wallace - 7/14
Highlanders v Brumbies - Prediction:
Brumbies by
1-12 -2/2
Western Force v Blues -
Blues by 1-12 -
2/2
Lions v Cheetahs -
Lions by 13+ -
1/2
Crusaders v Chiefs -
Chiefs by 1-12 -
0/2
Hurricanes v NSW Waratahs -
Hurricanes by
13+
- 0/2
Bulls v Queensland Reds -
Bulls by 13+ - 2/2
Stormers v Sharks -
Stormers by
1-12 -
0/2
Paul Johnson - 11/14
Highlanders v Brumbies - Prediction:
Brumbies by
1-12 -2/2
Western Force v Blues -
Blues by
1-12 -2/2
Lions v Cheetahs -
Lions by 1-12 -
2/2
Crusaders v Chiefs -
Crusaders by
1-12 2/2
Hurricanes v NSW Waratahs -
Hurricanes by
1-12 0/2
Bulls v Queensland Reds -
Bulls by 1-12 -
2/2
Stormers v Sharks -
Sharks by 1-12
- 2/2
