Alright, one more week til the finals and personally I hope your sitting in better positions that I am… Though let it be known, I’m gunna smash these other also runs…

Let’s check out the major ins and outs for the round

INS: Hille, Trengove, Davis
OUTS: Lockyer, Pods, Bartel, Maguire, Johncock, Hams
Extended: Davis, Sheppard

Two things are standing out to me- A number of people are going to struggle to field a full back line with Maguire, Johncock and Hams going out, particularly if Davis and Sheppard don’t get a call up and; Geelong look like they are kicking off their rest period with Pods and Bartel taking a spell- so keep an eye on those cats!

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First of all, I just want to remind everyone- until I get the login situation worked out over the offseason, we’re still stuck on the honour system. So impersonating users is still very *not* on – and in the case of last night, has resulted in a one week ban.

Now, the question was brought up on Ben- There’s an underlying feeling in these part that Ben, with his brash style – and constant off topic-ing, is lowering the level of discussion in these part. My personal thoughts on the topic are that I enjoy both forms of discussion- the serious, the too serious and the my-team-is-better-than-your-team.

However, the problem lies in the lack of structure in these parts. Now, I know that once I get the new forum system up, which will go up with the logins, then we’ll be able to segment discussions off nicely and pretty much knock this issue on the head.

So until then, Ben mate, I’ve got to ask you to turn the dial down for the next few weeks. General discussion is a good thing, but not at the expense of upsetting the many good folk in these parts. I know that next year we’ll have the structures in place to deal with it better- but until then, I beg restraint- at least until the season ends.

And if you could send me an email so that we can discuss the issue, that would be great.

So, originally this competition was meant to last 10 weeks… which means that this week was the last one. However, the good folk at iScent seem to be having as much fun with this comp as the rest of us are, so they are going to be running it til the end of the year. Woohoo! So go give their site a visit, ad if you are in the perfume market, give them a look see, they do good work.

Anyways, onto this week- we had two good tippers this week, but one was a little… gooder… that the other. So, it’s my pleasure to announce that Pickle his taken out the prize this week, with 4 perfect tips, and 2nd and 3 near misses. Great tipping mate!

Also, a special mention goes out to TP for your margain attempt this week, it certainly made me look twice.

Onto the winning squad for this week:

And the full results over the break…
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Afternoon all,

What a round we had, not only in SC leagues but the AFL served up a beauty with a draw (how many were on the bench anyway?), some floggings handed out by a couple of real contenders, some big upsets for sides aspiring to make the 8, and some flop performances from the games superstars.

On to the TS leagues which, like the real stuff, served up an absolute cracker this week and as we get to the business end of the year, wins in leagues this tight are nothing short of gold. To put it in perspective, a team in the Pine Warmers moved up from 12th to 4th in 2 weeks on the back of 2 great wins, and those above him falling at critical times.

The fact of the matter is, both these leagues are wide open and it’s anyone’s game this year.

On that note, I’m thinking of making these leagues inaugural next season (maybe start a third depending on numbers) but obviously would like to go a bit better in the rankings and maybe crack into the top 10 leagues, so I am throwing it out there to those who want to be in one of these leagues next year, drop me a line on this thread and I will file you away for next season (sorry but I cannot post my email publicly).

It will not be a cash league but maybe walsey can dig up some goodies out of his dust gathering prize cabinet. I know there are still 5 rounds left but I thought I would give all an opportunity to get on board. To ensure these leagues remain competitive throughout the season (so there are no teams that get blitzed early then come good, or blitz early and then drop off), players will need to submit their team id (which is the number required to enter the TS Sideways Cup and is shown here in bold – http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=87492&lid=1 – please click right here to figure out how to get this number) and hopefully we wont get a league with 15 top 2,000 players and 1 top 20,000.

or click right here to figure out how to get this number

On with the review and we shall start with the Orange Boys who had a very interesting round where ladder positions (last round) 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 all lost opening the 8 right up. Portland Players belted finals hopeful Banana Slugs by 300 points and bottom 3 placed sambeno embarrassed pseudonuts (another finals hopeful) by over 400 points. CJs Legends just got over the line against tommys guns by 67 points setting themselves up for a chance at the top 4 while bottom placed at the time Whispering Blaze caused upset of the round knocking off WesternRoys in a 32 point thriller. HFC-Premiers 2010! got over the line in a tight one against top 4 side The Mob Goes Wild and jumped into the 8 on the back of some results going their way.

Next weeks fixtures prove a crucial one for all, as to be expected 1 week out from finals, but all games will have an impact on the top 8. There are still 2 spots in the 4 open and it comes down to 4 teams: Buzz Boys, Half Time Heroes, CJs Legends & The Mob Goes Wild with the last 3 mentioned playing in top 8 battles this week and Buzz Boys playing against bottom placed The Duds, who have been hot and cold this year. The last couple of spots in the 8 are still open and anyone down to 12th can still make it (although those lower teams must win and need some results to go there way).

The Armchair Athletes are set to take the minor premiership out playing the 2nd bottom placed Whispering Blaze while 7th placed HFC Premiers 2010 must beat guaranteed top 3 finisher Portland Players to stay in the 8. Other big pre-finals battles next week include Banana Slugs(8) vs The Mob Goes Wild(6), WesternRoys(9) vs Half Time Heroes(4), & pseudonuts(10) vs CJs Legends(5). Needless to say, this one’s coming down to the wire!!!

On to the Pine Warmers where this week dished up some classics with Prospectus Boy getting over the line against Year of the Cats by 24 points and setting themselves up for a shot at the finals in a must win game for Knightsee next week against top of the ladder Krunchy Nuts. A win for fcmeh would have moved them from 13th into 7th but alas, they got pipped at line by last minute ring-in Thunder Guns by 14 points, all but sealing their fate to miss out on finals while having the second highest overall score in the league (this loss makes it hard as they are coming up against a top 4 side this week, but they are still a chance pending some other results).

Team LiQuiD kept their finals hope alive with a 200 point win over the steamed hams. Tiger4Life convincingly knocked of ladder leader Krunchy Nuts, and snuck into the 8 in the process setting up a crucial game this week against Year Of The Cats. Life Post-Richo was handed an absolute shellacking by 9/11WasAnInsideJob to the tune of 230 points and securing them a spot in the finals, while making if difficult for LPR to stay up after being top of the summit for a long period earlier in the season.

In a top 3 battle, Jackson Harvey FC smashed Whoknows? by 150 points in a bit of an anti climax game and recent mover and shaker Razors continued their surge up the ladder after flogging bottom placed Snotties to the tune of 200 points and booting up to 4th on ladder after being 12th just 2 weeks ago. Game of the round was without a doubt the 6 point thriller that saw Veni Vidi Vici defeat PowerfromPort to keep them out of the 8, and keep VVV’s finals hopes alive with a relatively easy game coming up this week, and if the results go their way they could sneak into the 8.

Next weeks fixture is poised to be a beauty as all games have a bearing on the final 8, but the 4 matchups that will most likely shape up the top 8 are:

1. tiger4life(7th) vs Year of the CATS(8th) – separated by only 0.35%.
2. PowerfromPort(9th) vs LiQuiD(11th) – separated by only 0.53%.
3. Razors(4th) vs Life Post-Richo(6th) – LPR % is below 100 so a loss could see them falling out of the finals, and Razors is looking ominous.
4. Jackson Harvey FC(3rd) vs fcmeh(13th) – fcmeh has the best % outside the 8 and is ranked 2nd overall. A win could see fcmeh jump into the 8.
5. Krunchy Nuts(1st) vs Prospectus Boy(10th) – a win for the Nuts seals the minor premiership but a finals berth should be secured if Prospectus Boy gets up.

The winners of the first two games will most likely take up the 7th-8th spots however there are big chances for teams like fcmeh and Prospectus Boy to make it if they upset their top 3 opponents (Thanks TimmyJ ). Just like the Orange Boys, this one’s set up to be a cracker of a finish!!!

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So, we’re getting to the business of the season- well, at least for SuperCoach. One more round before the finals.

And this round got off to a real humdinger, a draw between the Saints and Hawks, and dare I say, with a little less contraversy, could have been a Hawks win- Cue the Hawks fans predicting September glory… Anyways, the game, Hodge top scored with a great 149. Burgoyne rewarded his owners with a 130 while Sewell rounded out the top3 with a 127. It seems I’ve lost my “Roo won’t break 100 til round 20″ bet, with the big man scoring a 106. Maybe one more week and bringing him in for the finals. Looks like we might be picking up a few bargins through the finals. Namely, Dal Santo’s 77 and Montagna’s 49 will see them both drop significantly from their current $600k pricetag, while in the backline a 45 to Gilbert will raise a few eyebrows.

Saturday rolled around and went off with a pair of thumpings. Firstly, a Dane Swan 190 lead the Pies to absolutely cream the Tigers. Holey, pencil in 3 votes for him mate! Macaffer did suprisingly well with a 150 while Didak tabled a 141. Really, it was all Collingwood, with only one Tiger, Morton, who scored above 100. Not too many suprises considering the score line, but for the Martin owners it was a little sad to see him score only 50.

And next up, the Cats missed doubling the lions by 1 point. This time, Selwood led the way with a great 175 off 41 touches. Bravo to all of you who picked his as captain. Milburn got a great 145, while Gaz returned to his Perma captain roots, with a 144. Worryingly though, it took him kicking 5 goals to do it! Personally, I liked having a chance to compare Rockliff to Pods- With the Pod getting ahead early, it good to see the Lobster getting a game back with his 101 to Pods 70.

Saturday night saw the Bombers fall over the line against a valant Roos outfit by 3 points. However it was the Swallow who took the cream as the highest scorer with a 156. Watson and Greenwood took the next two spots with a 139. I hear that someone’s opponent had Greenwood- did you still get the win mate? bloody unlucky though! Hardingham kicked 4 goals on debut for a 89, while MacMillian and Speight both got solid 40’s.

The other game saw the Eagles give the Blues a run for their money, getting out to a big lead at half time, only to get blown away in the 3rd quarter as the Blues kicked a massive 7.9. Simpson top scored with a 139 while Murphy and Grigg came in next with a 129 and 121. Le Cras top scored for the Eagles kicking 3.5 and scoring 113. Waite scored a 102, but scored himself another report in junk time- will he never learn?! Hams did magnificently scoring 95 off 13 touches, while newbie Strijkl did great with a 95. But it wasn’t enough to get them up with a number of disappointing efforts- Priddis 68, Hurn 60, NitNat 52, Cox 33 and Sheppard 27 were all telling of the Eagles game.

So, Sunday rolled around and bam, all of my tips went askew. Despite a trip to the NT last week, the Doggies managed to come back into town and destroy the Dockers. Unsuprisingly, the Dogs dominated the top scores, with the CoonDog top scoring with a 130. Griffen did well with a 124 while Harbrow’s 120 means that any neccessary back upgrades could be looking in his direction. Suban, Pav and Johnson all top scored for the dockers, and all on 99 points. The biggest news though was Sandilands. A 45 to the big man will hurt a lot of SuperCoaches. However, more hurt will be anyone covering with Fyfe, Roberton or Morabito- scoring 26, 16 and 7 retrospectively.

Next game saw the Dees destroy a near guarenteed September for Sydneys. In fact, were they not a game clear of 9th and 2 clear of 10th- with a heck of a lot of percentage, I would have written them off after their efforts today. But with 5 games left, they haven’t done themselves any favors today. Suprisingly, Goodes top scored, with a 141. Green and the maligned Sylvia came next with a 123 and 117. The biggest news for the game though is ROK. 25 points for the guy, anyone got any ideas on how that happened?

The final game for the round say me go 0/3 in tips for the day. The second team today to win from a trip back from NT. Port was lead by Chaplin who scored a 150, Cassisi with a 146 and Ebert with 130. Meanwhile, Adelaide only had 3 players who scored above 80 points. Adelaides barometer, the Tipster lost along with Adeliade, scoring a miserable 32. Not as miserable as Hitchcock or Stewart who scored a 20 and 17 respectively.

So that’s our week. A funny funny week in footy. In non footy news, apparently girls like Julia Gillard and boys like Tony Abbott. Seriously, since when did real life become high, no, primary school where you pick your team on gender lines? Bah, at least Masterchef is providing better watching

Joshy did a great job getting EPL talk into it’s own thread, and I believe he’ll be doing the same thing again this week- so everyone, wait til that thread before you get talking about the Drogba surgery…

I hear the good folk at iScent have extended their comp out to the end of the year, so as a thanks, I reckon you should all at least head over there and see what they have to offer.

So there we go- we’re getting close to the business end. Stats will go up once lockout ends and perhaps more importantly, how are you all doing?

Bloody hell, what a game! The amount of talking points to come out of this game will be huge.

The surface will be brought up again, but that interchange decision that killed the Hawks. boy oh boy, makes for an interesting week in footy.

Figured I would be a shoe-in with my iScent pick of Franklin considering his 5 goals- but what was I thinking going against old faithful Hodge- or even Goddard.

Man, big week already!

When a mummy team and a daddy team love each other very much… Team happen.

So, teams are out and every trade is becoming like gold. So it’s a welcome relief that we are seeing some big ins this week. Namely with the names Franklin, Hall and Johnson should bolster a lot of forwardlines.

Sadly though for the people that held him, Hille still isn’t back, but he should be back next week.

Any last minute downgrades would have to be happy with the inclusion of Kyle Hardingham and the continued selection of Ashley Smith. There’s also a pair of Freo youngins that should be worth a lookin.

Personally though, I’m a little sad that Crichton is getting a game this year- I had him pencilled in for my squad next year!

IN: Franklin, Nason, Johnson, Hall, Gray, Bock
OUT: Peterson, Shaw, Silvagni

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Hello all,

Sorry for the delay, but I’ve been hammered at work, so I have to keep this one quick. Also, I would like to send my best out to SoUpS who’s dad is hospital and thus he won’t be contributing this week. Hope he is okay mate from all here at TS.

On with the review and we are 2 weeks out of the finals and things are heating up in all leagues around the country, with some make or break games due to happen this week. Do you trade to ensure top 4 in the finals (I say no unless you have heaps), do you trade to get in full stop (of course).

Key outs over the week cost a few I am sure (NDS in particular, cost me a game by 2 points and I dropped from 2nd to 5th in another league), but with a mass of in’s, I am sure we saw some teams that were struggling get right back in the mix.

On to the review and in the TS 20 league, the weekly top score by SoUpS sees him move into the top spot, with Mash Sticks and Behind the Goals hot on his tail. Some close games saw Hard@It and Winners r Grinners sneak over the line against Sultans of Swing and Behind The Goals respectively, and game of the round was a 13 point thriller that saw The Green Jelly Bean take the chocolates over The Dirty Dozen.

In the Orange Boys (who moved up 10 posies to sit 179 overall), we had a top of the table clash that resulted in top place getting knocked off in a 30 point thriller. Next week shapes up as a crucial round for many teams with 2 top 8 games being played and 7 teams still vying for the last 4 spots in the finals.

The Pine Warmers continued there string run and moved into 19th overall and this round had a bit of everything. There was a few upsets, some massive movement up and down the ladder, a 2 point thriller and a whopping high score. The thing is, finals are open to anyone all the way down to 14th in this league (percentage makes it tough but not impossible)…it is tight like a tiger.

Veni Vidi Vici got over the line in the game of the round against Prospectus Boy to the tune of a measly 2 points, Thunder Guns knocked off 9/11WasAnInsideJob in a massive upset, fcmeh plummeted 3 spots down the ladder, and Razors top scored for the round, knocked off 3rd place, and rocketed 4 spots up the ladder into 6th and with a couple of easy games coming up, is a chance at the top 4.

Next week is crucial in this league with a top 4 clash and 2 top 8 clashes…and this is going to be an absolute ball tearer of a finish.

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So, we’re nearing the end of our run with the iScent comp, and with only one score below 50, six below 70, it was a pretty tough week!

But one selector managed to take out the prize with a score of 42.

matty.hutch, put in a great week, missing only 2 tips, which was better than the rest of us! Well done mate, expect an email in the not-too-distant future.

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So, Round 16 and the king is dead. Gary “PermaCaptain” Ablett scored his second 70 in two weeks and his salary is TANKING! – And for mine, for the games sake, I couldn’t be happier! I love the strategies involved in selection captains- It’s a lot of fun! Might even need to bring back the weekly Captains post if it wasn’t just pointing at Hodge, Goddard or Swan.

So, the first game, with big news, Former #16 crows take down the Cats!! Ablett, got himself a 76, Corey 72, Bartel 70. How the mighty ABC has come down! At least the S kicked on with a 144. Taylor also did well with a 138. The Crows biggest scorers were Vince, Stevens and Johncock with 113, 111 and 111. I reckon if the Crows can keep this form through to the end of the year, they are going to provide a lot of value next year- so keep an eye on them, particularly Vince. I reckon Tippett will prolly go better next year as well, just needs to drop out his 23 point games as like today.

Saturday day saw two games, both of them whitewashes. First up saw Collingwood decimate St Kilda to the tune of 48 points, in the process securing top spot on the ladder. I think after this weekend, the premiership race is well annd truely on! and for mine, with 3 teams vying for the top2, 5 teams for the top4, means that it’s going to be tough for teams to rest players. Which should be great news for us fantasy coaches!! As for the game, Fisher top scored with a 147 with a massive 18 marks, but not far behind was Swan on a 145. Rounding out the top 3 was Montagna on 137. On the low side, Davis dropped further below $300k! While J. Gram continued the kind of form that will make him a delicious pick up next year! Gotta keep an eye on those bargains now!

The next game saw the Hawks smash the Lions to the tune of 75 points. Lewis top scored with a massive 170, while Hodgy did his thing and picked up 153. Skipper was the big mover though, picking up a massive 149 and proving himself a great cashcow. Sucks to be sitting with Warnock and Lobbe on the bench with that kind of score backing you up! No real big suprises from a scoring front though, the Hawks dominated both boards, with the Lions top scorer being J. Brennan, who might be a bargain trade-up if needs be…

Saturday night started with the Coasters putting possibly the final nail into the coffin of one M. Knights. In fact, LeCras himself put 12 nails in himself, all the while scoring a massive 226 points! Bout time you paid some back man! Priddis was next on 148 points while rookie, Ashton Hams rounded out the top3 with a 128. Delicious cash cow. A couple of stinkers in this game, Ryder 56, Waters 40, Sheppard 29 and Melksham 29. But perhaps the biggest news of all, since the first Bombers game young Eli has seen was a loss, it means 3 more years of winter for us Bombers fans.

The next game on Saturday night came from all the way up in the balmy temperatures of Marrara Oval where the NT saw the Dogs run out as 34 point winners. However, in his 200th game, Kornes top scored with 36 touches and 152 points. After that, it was all dogs with Cross scoring 138 and Boyd 130. Hargraves is finally starting to show some form with his 3rd decent game in a row. Moles did great for the coaches that haven’t cashed him in with a 102. At the other end, Higgins continued his low form with a 53 and Hitchcock is going way backwards with a 17- you’d almost prefer a Zero!!

Sunday rolled round and we saw another upset as Mumford led his Swans to victory over the blues with 33 hitouts and 124 points. Goodes came second with a 121 while Murphy rounded out the top3 with a 115. Plenty of good times in this game with ROK, Kennelly, Grundy annd Malceski all breaking the ton, while Waite did servicible with a 91. Kane Lucas however did the opposite, his 2 tackle, 1 Handball, 1 FA – 5, has taken his salary backwards.

The next game saw the inform Tigers go down hard to the under-the-radar Roos. Currently only percentage out of the top8, they might suprise a lot of people pinching one of the spots. Time will tell I guess. As for the game, Swallow did his thing and put on a fantastic 157. He currently the 22nd highest averaging midfielder at the moment, but if he- and North can work on their consistancy issues next year, I can see him being a big candedate for a break out to elite status. Adams second placed with a 137 while Tuck top scored for the Tigers with a 125. D. Conners put in another star performance with a great 110, while Martin did his owner proud with a 96.

The final game of the round saw the Dockers knock off a valant Demons outfit, though to be fair, they were a lot more inaccurate. Michael Johnson looked a huge benefactor of the SuperCoach scoring model more that doubling his DT65 with a score of 151. I feel for anyone who’s league opponeny had his playing for them! Duffield and hill both put in a great 115, while Garland top scored for the Demons with a 99. Scully did his owners proud with a 98 while Ballantyne kicked 4 goals on his way to a respectable 98. Roberton and Fyfe did well on the rookie front with a 75 and 71 respectively while Silvagni hasn’t done his BE real any favors with a 44.

So we finish round 16 with the finals race well and truely on. The top2, top4 and top8 are all well and truely up for grabs, while at the other end, 16th through to 12 are seperated by a single game- and percentage. Basically, 6 games to go and anything can happen!

On a different note, the Premier league Competition has opened to us all, and we all now have a month to get our squads in (To those of you interested. ). There are a pair of TS leagues availiable to anyone interested, they are- Classic: 32457-12154 and H2H: 32457-12169. I’ll get an official post up once the VS competition opens as well.

And if there are any other comps out there that run over the off-season that you guys get into, whether it’s one of the american sports or whatever, drop me a line- we’ve got fantasy sports nuts from all walks here and I’m sure we could drum up some decent numbers in any comp. Plus, I’ve been meaning to play in the NFL league, so I’ld love to get a few tips from some of you guys!

Cheers guys, I hope you’ve scored well this week, personally I’m sick of my DT team constantly beating my SC team- but hey, we can’t win them all! how’d you all go??