St Kilda v Collingwood
Etihad Stadium @ 7.40pm

St Kilda

B: Jason Gram, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna, Clint Jones, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Sam Fisher, Adam Schneider
F: Farren Ray, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, David Armitage, Lenny Hayes
I/C: Steven King, Brett Peake, James Gwilt, Jarryn Geary
Emg: Adam Pattison, Robert Eddy, Raphael Clarke

In: King, Fisher
Out: Adam Pattison, Ben McEvoy

Collingwood

B: Alan Toovey, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, John McCarthy
HF: Josh Fraser, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
F: Paul Medhurst, Brent Macaffer, Leon Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Leigh Brown, Shane O’Bree, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Beams
Emg: Simon Buckley, Chris Dawes, Ben Reid

In: Macaffer, McCarthy, O’Bree, Prestigiacomo
Out: Ben Johnson (knee), Heath Shaw (back), Ben Reid, John Anthony

Remaining teams are over the break.

SATURDAY APRIL 10

North Melbourne v West Coast
Etihad Stadium @ 2.10pm

North Melbourne
B: Scott McMahon, Scott Thompson, Sam Wright
HB: Michael Firrito, Lachie Hansen, Nathan Grima
C: Daniel Wells, Brent Harvey, Leigh Harding
HF: Liam Anthony, Brady Rawlings, Aaron Edwards
F: Ben Warren, David Hale, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Jack Ziebell, Andrew Swallow
I/C: Leigh Adams, Gavin Urquhart, Todd Goldstein, Ryan Bastinac
Emg: Ben Ross, Robbie Tarrant, Ben Speight

In: McMahon, Harding, Edwards
Out: Corey Jones, Ben Ross, Matt Campbell

West Coast
B: Matt Spangher, Darren Glass, Brett Jones
HB: Andrew Embley, Will Schofield, Beau Waters
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Bradd Dalziell
HF: Chris Masten, Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey
F: Mitch Brown, Ashley Hansen, Mark LeCras
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Daniel Kerr, Adam Selwood
I/C: Dean Cox, Brad Ebert, Scott Selwood, Tom Swift
Emg: Ben McKinley, Eric Mackenzie, Ashley Smith

In: Schofield, Rosa, Dalziell, Hansen, LeCras
Out: Sam Butler (facial fracture), Mark Nicoski (shoulder), Pat McGinnity (quad), Shannon Hurn (suspended) Eric Mackenzie

New: Bradd Dalziell (Brisbane Lions)

Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions
AAMI Stadium @ 3.10pm

Port Adelaide
B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Matt Thomas, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
F: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
I/C: Jackson Trengove, Paul Stewart, Mitch Banner, Tom Logan
Emg: Nick Salter, Matthew Lobbe, Cameron Cloke

No change

Brisbane Lions

B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Andrew Raines
HB: Daniel Rich, Matt Maguire, Josh Drummond
C: Tom Rockliff, Simon Black, Brent Staker
HF: Mitch Clark, Luke Power, Michael Rischitelli
F: Justin Sherman, Jonathan Brown, Jack Redden
Foll: James Polkinghorne, Brendan Fevola, Todd Banfield
I/C: Matthew Leuenberger, James Hawksley, Travis Johnstone
Emg: Joel Patfull, Albert Proud, Troy Selwood, Matt Austin

In: Hawksley, Polkinghorne, Rockliff
Out: Jared Brennan (suspended), Jed Adcock (quad), Cheynee Stiller
New: Tom Rockliff (Murray Bushrangers)

Carlton v Essendon
MCG @ 7.10pm

Carlton

B: Michael Jamison, Bret Thornton, Aaron Joseph
HB: Jordan Russell, Jarrad Waite, Dennis Armfield
C: Heath Scotland, Marc Murphy, Andrew Walker
HF: Chris Yarran, Setanta O’hAilpin, Ryan Houlihan
F: Eddie Betts, Lachie Henderson, Mitch Robinson
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Brock McLean, Bryce Gibbs
I/C: Andrew Carrazzo, Kane Lucas, Kade Simpson, Robert Warnock
Emg: Joe Anderson, Jeff Garlett, Richard Hadley

In: Lucas
Out: Joe Anderson

New: Kane Lucas (East Fremantle)

Essendon

B: Henry Slattery, Tayte Pears, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Cale Hooker, Nathan Lovett-Murray
C: Heath Hocking, Jobe Watson, Jake Melksham
HF: Brent Stanton, Scott Gumbleton, Bachar Houli
F: Jason Winderlich, David Hille, Mark Williams
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Andrew Welsh, Sam Lonergan
I/C: David Zaharakis, Kyle Reimers, Ricky Dyson, Travis Colyer
Emg: TBC

In: Colyer, Melksham, Reimers, Lovett-Murray, Houli, Lonergan
Out: Mark McVeigh (infection), Angus Monfries (quad), Ben Howlett, Brent Prismall, Alwyn Davey, David Myers
New: Travis Colyer (Claremont), Jake Melksham (Calder)

Sydney v Richmond
SCG @ 7.10pm

Sydney

B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Rhyce Shaw
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Kieren Jack
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy
F: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarred Moore
Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Ben McGlynn
I/C: Lewis Jetta, Tadhg Kennelly, Dan Hannebery, Mark Seaby
Emg: Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Paul Bevan

No change

Richmond

B: Shane Edwards, Kelvin Moore, Chris Newman
HB: Alex Rance, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Dustin Martin, Brett Deledio, Trent Cotchin
HF: Ben Cousins, Jack Riewoldt, Mitch Morton
F: Ben Nason, Jayden Post, Richard Tambling
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Daniel Jackson, Shane Tuck
I/C: Ty Vickery, Daniel Connors, Matthew White, Relton Roberts
Emg: Adam Thomson, Robin Nahas, Tom Hislop

In: Cousins, Roberts, Tuck, Polo, Rance, White
Out: Will Thursfield (leg), Mitch Farmer (leg), Tom Hislop, Jake King, Adam Thomson, Robin Nahas

SUNDAY APRIL 11

Melbourne v Adelaide
MCG @ 1.10pm

Melbourne

B: Matthew Warnock, James Frawley, Jamie Bennell
HB: James McDonald, Joel Macdonald, Lynden Dunn
C: Rohan Bail, Jackson Trengove, Aaron Davey
HF: Brad Green, Colin Sylvia, Cameron Bruce
F: Tom Scully, Ricky Petterd, Clint Bartram
Foll: Mark Jamar, Jack Grimes, Brent Moloney
I/C (from): Colin Garland, Jordie McKenzie, Nathan Jones, Matthew Bate, Kyle Cheney, Jake Spencer

In: Garland, Sylvia, Spencer, Cheney
Out: James Strauss

Adelaide

B: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Jared Petrenko
HB: Simon Goodwin, Nathan Bock, Richard Douglas
C: Tyson Edwards, Bernie Vince, David Mackay
HF: Jason Porplyzia, Taylor Walker, Patrick Dangerfield
F: Andrew McLeod, Kurt Tippett, Trent Hentschel
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
I/C (from): Myke Cook, Chris Knights, Brett Burton, Scott Stevens, Shaun McKernan, Tony Armstrong, Chris Schmidt

In: Knights, McKernan, Armstrong, Stevens, Schmidt
Out: James Sellar (hamstring), Will Young
New: Chris Schmidt (Brisbane Lions)

Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn
Etihad Stadium @ 2.10pm

Western Bulldogs

B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Brodie Moles, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Griffen
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Shaun Higgins
F: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Jason Akermnanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Daniel Cross
I/C (from): Dylan Addison, Andrejs Everitt, Josh Hill, Will Minson, Liam Picken, Jordan Roughead, Easton Wood

In: Addison, Roughead, Wood
Out: -

New: Jordan Roughead (North Ballarat)

Hawthorn

B: Josh Gibson, Stephen Gilham, Tom Murphy
HB: Rick Ladson, Ryan Schoenmakers, Brent Guerra
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Grant Birchall
HF: Jarryd Morton, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman
F: Campbell Brown, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Xavier Ellis
I/C (from): Taylor Duryea, Jarrod Kayler-Thomson, Garry Moss, Carl Peterson, Ben Stratton, Brendan Whitecross, Matthew Suckling

In: Duryea, Kayler-Thomson, Moss, Stratton, Whitecross, Suckling
Out: Liam Shiels (suspended), Michael Osborne (suspended), Rhan Hooper (hamstring)
New: Taylor Duryea (Murray Bushrangers), Ben Stratton (East Perth)

Fremantle v Geelong
Subiaco Oval @ 4.40pm

Fremantle

B: Jay van Berlo, Chris Tarrant, Ryan Crowley
HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Anthony Morabito, David Mundy, Paul Hasleby
HF: Michael Johnson, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
F: Des Headland, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
Int (from): Matthew de Boer, Nick Suban, Steven Dodd, Nathan Fyfe, Kepler Bradley, Adam McPhee, Alex Silvagni,

In: Matthew de Boer, Nathan Fyfe, Kepler Bradley, Steven Dodd
Out: Garrick Ibbotson (shoulder)

Geelong

B: Josh Hunt, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB: James Kelly, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Ling, Joel Selwood
HF: Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Gary Ablett
F: Steve Johnson, James Podsiadly, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Brad Ottens, Joel Corey, Paul Chapman
I/C (from): Mark Blake, Ryan Gamble, Simon Hogan, Nathan Djerrkura, David Wojcinski, Taylor Hunt, Max Rooke

In: Podsiadly, Gamble, Hogan, Djerrkura, Rooke, Hunt
Out: Cameron Mooney (suspended), Matthew Scarlett (suspended), Steven Motlop (shoulder)
New: James Podsiadly (Geelong VFL), Taylor Hunt (Sandringham)

Forwards – Patrick Dangerfield

Patrick is now entering his third season in the AFL system, commonly seen as the ‘breakout ‘year for young midfielders like Patrick. Playing predominantly as a small forward pocketer / HHF for 2009, A move to the Midfield is a likely move for 2010, Making him a perfect selection for 2010.

Adelaide fans rate this kid very highly, and why wouldn’t they, he is a natural. Dangerfield has great speed and skills. With a good pre season, and a little more size to his frame he is the perfect candidate to spend some extra time in the midfield.

Playing 19 games last year plus 2 finals, Patrick averaged 52 points per game. An increase of 15+ points isn’t out of the questions. $232,000 is his 2010 price, and I predict he will be a very popular pick.

Rucks – David Hille

David has been one of the most talked about players this pre-season.  How’s his pre season going? Has he recovered from his ACL knee reconstruction? What will his role in the Essendon team?  These are all very frequently asked questions in fantasy football land at the moment.

There are a lot of doubts hanging over this fellas head at the present time. Hille tore his ACL in Essendon’s round 5 ANZAC Day clash against Collingwood in 2009, and since this, I’m sure a lot of fantasy coaches have had Hille high on their radar.  As with most big men returning from these types of injuries, Hille has made a slow, but steady recovery, and is a race against time to be 100% fit for round 1. From most recent reports, Hille is completing full training, including contact drills. Matthew Knights has stated that they hoped for him to be back within 12 months from the initial injury,  and it’s comments like this that are going to scare off Dreamteam coaches as Hille may not make a return until round 4-5.

Essendon completed their first intra club match just a few days ago, in which Hille played around 50% TOG, spending much of his time up forward but also with a little bit of ruck work around the ground. Will a move to the forward line effect Hille’s scoring potential? It’s hard to say, with the departures of Lloyd and Lucas; Hille would become somewhat of a focal point in the forward line. My view is that Hille will be eased back into it by Essendon starting into the forward line and then a move back into the ruck on a more permanent basis once he picks up the pace of the game and gets full fitness back.

Hille is a risk, of course, but priced at $237,300, and averaging 87 back in 2008, Hille could be one of the bargain buys of 2010.

Midfielders – Mark McVeigh

Throfies McVeigh! Mark had a very disappointing year last year, both on field and off field both of which are no secret. Mark’s 2009 season was dogged by ongoing injuries that he could never get over 100%, and when he did finally get back on the park, his form let him down greatly. All this was evident in his DT performance as well, only managing 12 games for an average of 60 points.

Thus far his 2010 pre season, by all reports has been rock solid. Flying on the track without a hiccup as yet. In a recent interview an Essendon official stated that he was 4-5Kgs lighter this season, so he is putting in the hard yards on the track.

Durability is the concern for Mark, whilst also being injury prone throughout the years; he has also shown he has a tenancy to throw a punch of two. In the past two seasons, Mark has only managed 16 out of 42 matches.

Averaging 89 and 80 in 2009 and 2008 respectively, he has shown that he can accumulate the pill. If he manages to put it all together in 2010, both on and off field he could be a very hand pickup at $268,400.

Defenders – Nick Malceski

It’s hard to say what 2010 holds for Nick, but it should be a lot better than what 2009 did. After being the first AFL player to have the new ACL knee reconstruction procedure, Nick wasn’t the play he once was. As is common with most players returning from Knee reconstructions Nick found it hard to pick up the pace of the game again, get full confidence, and cement his place back into the Swans best 22.

In 2007, Nick played 23 games averaging 87 points running of the HBF flank, so there is definitely room for improvement off his 55 point average in 2009.

Can he cement his spot back in the Swans best 22 on the HBF? With the return of Kennelly in 2010, and Mattner also playing a similar position there is a danger that Malceski may lose his spot if his form drops.  The other worry is if he can’t regain full confidence and re capture that blistering form of 2007, but now, almost 2 years after the reco, reports from the club say that his is fit and firing on the track.

There are a few other players around his price range in the backline that come with similar risks and doubts, but at Malceski’s price, he is worth a punt.

Rumours of a rolling lockout and positional swapping.

Now, firstly, the Rolling lockout. This will be delicious. Getting your team sorted at 2am Friday morning will be fantastic (well, except for your Carlton/Richmond players- but they will already be sorted!). I feel that it will be a big positive to the game, removing the sadness caused amongst players who aren’t able to get into their teams on the Thursday night.

Secondly, position swapping. It seems the assumption is that you will be able to swap an M/F sitting in the mids with an M/F sitting in the forward lines. And so on.

Which looks to be a huge boon to coaches who put in the fore-thought and plan their teams well.

With one particular caveat- for there to be much benefit, you’re going to need multi-positional rookies who also make good cashcows.

Otherwise, the only coverage gained is if the actual multi-positional goes down injured AND you don’t have coverage for him where he’s positioned AND you have additional coverage availiable that you can move over. (aka- unlikely.)

Whether or not VS decide to give us those, would be another kettel of fish!

The funny thing is though, To this caveat, there’s also another caveat to consider.

What position don’t you care about making money? The worst cashcows in history? Who, by virtue of having the worst cashcows in history, also have the worst bench coverage of all the positions. And play in a position where injuries should be expected?

Yes, I’ve hinted enough- the rucks.

Throw in a multi-positioned rookie ruckman on your bench, with a Clark (or if you’re feeling daring, a Tippett or Kosi) in the forward line.

And suddenly, your backup ruck becomes Clark, this years highest scoring ruck, and your forward bench then goes on to cover for that lousy Ruck division.

Add to that the posibility of decent multi-positioned rookies, and you might even have your midfiled bench covering for your rucks.

A very tasty prospect for coaches who are paying attention.

That said, who knows if the same rules will apply to Supercoach, or if they will just keep it DT specific.

The Too Serious Best and Fairest.

So let’s stop dilly dallying and get right into the count.

Round 20

Right after this word from our sponsors…

Kidding…

SC
27 Gary Ablett
22 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Paul Chapman

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
22 Gary Ablett
19 Paul Chapman
16 Brad Johnson

Round 21

SC
28 Gary Ablett
25 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
17 Adam Goodes

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
22 Gary Ablett
19 Paul Chapman
18 Bryce Gibbs

Round 22

SC
30 Gary Ablett
28 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
20 Adam Goodes

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
23 Gary Ablett
20 Bryce Gibbs

So there we have it, the favorite from round 5 got ahead, and with it, the prize money of $500 is split between the 4 people who made the Ablett/Montagna selection.

Winner will be contacted by email in the not too distant future, congratulations!

Most importantly, we now know the Too Serious Best and Fairest player for 2009.

53 Gary Ablett
53 Leigh Montagna
44 Dane Swan

And for those who want to know, the final count for each of the comps went like this:

SC
30 Gary Ablett
28 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
20 Adam Goodes
18 Lenny Hayes
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Paul Chapman
14 Alan Didak
14 Brendan Fevola
13 Ryan O’Keefe
13 Brendon Goddard
13 Leon Davis
13 Andrew Swallow
13 Sam Mitchell
12 Joel Selwood
12 Kade Simpson
11 Chris Judd
11 Scott Pendlebury
11 Paul Duffield
11 Aaron Sandilands
11 Brett Deledio
11 Brian Lake
10 Jason Winderlich
10 Bryce Gibbs
10 Michael Doughty
10 Simon Goodwin

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
23 Gary Ablett
20 Bryce Gibbs
19 Paul Chapman
19 Brent Stanton
18 Jonathan Brown
17 Nick Dal Santo
16 Brad Johnson
16 Kane Cornes
16 Lenny Hayes
15 Adam Goodes
15 Mitch Clark
15 Sam Mitchell
14 Alan Didak
14 Domenic Cassisi
13 Ryan O’Keefe
13 Brendan Fevola
13 Jobe Watson
13 Bernie Vince
13 Jimmy Bartel
12 Kade Simpson
12 Joel Selwood
11 Travis Boak
11 Matthew Boyd
11 Scott Thompson
10 Steve Johnson
10 Brad Sewell
10 Darren Jolly
10 Scott Pendlebury
10 Brett Deledio

Funnily enough, while Ablett scored 30 points in both the SuperCoach B&F AND the real Brownlow, Montagna and Swan were well underneath what they scored here.

Outside of that though, it looked to rate fairly with the team winners. (Which I might add, can spring for some *very* tasty multi’s when you get it right.)

Which brings me to a brownlow experiment that I’ll be trying next year. Basically, I’ll be creating an interface for anyone to enter their opinion one their 3-2-1’s, with a grand plan being to average it out, and clean up at the Brownlow next year… Anyone interested?

As such, my planned series to review each round before the real brownlow kicked in has been moved to next year…

Still, doesn’t mean we can’t run through the results just to see how close we get.

(Plus, there’s still the little matter of $500 to give away)

So without further ado, let’s get this count back on track.

Round 2

… Just kidding…

Round 6

SC
10 Gary Ablett
9 Leon Davis
7 Brendon Goddard
7 Sam Mitchell

DT
9 Gary Ablett
9 Leigh Montagna
7 Nick Dal Santo
7 Bernie Vince
7 Paul Chapman

Round 7

SC
10 Gary Ablett
9 Leon Davis
9 Nick Dal Santo

DT
9 Gary Ablett
9 Leigh Montagna
9 Brent Stanton

Round 8

SC
10 Gary Ablett
9 Leon Davis
9 Nick Dal Santo
8 Brendon Goddard
8 Scott Pendlybury

DT
10 Leigh Montagna
9 Gary Ablett
9 Steve Johnson
9 Brent Stanton

Round 9

SC
13 Gary Ablett
12 Leon Davis
9 Nick Dal Santo
9 Leigh Montagna

DT
13 Leigh Montagna
10 Gary Ablett
9 Steve Johnson
9 Brent Stanton

Round 10

SC
16 Gary Ablett
12 Leon Davis
11 Leigh Montagna

DT
16 Leigh Montagna
10 Gary Ablett
10 Dane Swan
10 Steve Johnson

Round 11

SC
19 Gary Ablett
13 Leigh Montagna
12 Leon Davis

DT
16 Leigh Montagna
13 Gary Ablett
12 Dane Swan
11 Nick Riewoldt

Round 12

SC
19 Gary Ablett
16 Leigh Montagna
12 Leon Davis
12 Nick Dal Santo

DT
19 Leigh Montagna
13 Gary Ablett
13 Dane Swan
12 Lenny Hayes
12 Nick Riewoldt

Round 13

SC
22 Gary Ablett
16 Leigh Montagna
13 Nick Dal Santo
12 Leon Davis
12 Sam Mitchell

DT
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Dane Swan
16 Gary Ablett
12 Lenny Hayes
12 Nick Riewoldt

Round 14

SC
22 Gary Ablett
16 Leigh Montagna
13 Nick Dal Santo

DT
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Dane Swan
16 Gary Ablett
14 Paul Chapman
13 Lenny Hayes

Round 15

SC
22 Gary Ablett
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Nick Dal Santo
13 Dane Swan

DT
22 Leigh Montagna
16 Dane Swan
16 Gary Ablett
14 Paul Chapman

Round 16

SC
23 Gary Ablett
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Nick Dal Santo
15 Lenny Hayes

DT
22 Leigh Montagna
19 Dane Swan
17 Gary Ablett
16 Paul Chapman

Round 17

SC
24 Gary Ablett
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Dane Swan
15 Lenny Hayes

DT
22 Leigh Montagna
22 Dane Swan
19 Gary Ablett
16 Paul Chapman

Round 18

SC
24 Gary Ablett
22 Leigh Montagna
19 Dane Swan
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Paul Chapman

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
22 Dane Swan
19 Gary Ablett
19 Paul Chapman
15 Bryce Gibbs

Round 19

SC
24 Gary Ablett
22 Leigh Montagna
19 Dane Swan
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Paul Chapman

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
22 Dane Swan
19 Gary Ablett
19 Paul Chapman
15 Bryce Gibbs

So here we are, a couple of rounds to go, and the Ablett/Montagna combination is still looking the goods.

But will it stay this way, or will Swan be able to collect the extra points that he was *so* lacking in in the actual brownlow?

Turn in tomorrow for the conclusion to this most exclusive of awards.

The red carpet has been walked, and the WAGs are out in full flight.

The have been some winners, and a heck of a lot of shockers tonight, but there will only be one real winner tonight.

So without further ado, let’s move onto round one.

Round One.

The season opened with two former West Coast champions, battling for their new clubs. But it was Carlton, led by their captain, Chris Judd and a massive effort by Marc Murphy that got Carlton over the line. Meanwhile the grand final rematch turned out to be a ripper with Geelong again failing to convert in front of goal, and Hawthorn making it an eight point ball game.

Richmond VS Carlton
3: Marc Murphy | Simon Wiggins
2: Chris Judd | Richard Hadley
1: Simon Wiggins | Marc Murphy

Hawthorn VS Geelong
3: Brad Ottens | Steve Johnson
2: Gary Ablett | Brad Ottens
1: Sam Mitchell | Gary Ablett

Collingwood VS Adelaide
3: Tyson Edwards (SC) | Bernie Vince (DT)
2: Simon Goodwin (SC) | Tyson Edwards (DT)
1: Leon Davis (SC) | Scott Pendlebury (DT)

Brisbane VS WCE
3: Luke Power (SC) | Travis Johnstone (DT)
2: Travis Johnstone (SC) | Luke Power (DT)
1: Joel Macdonald (SC) | Joel Macdonald (DT)

St Kilda VS Sydney
3: Nick Dal Santo (SC) | Nick Dal Santo (DT)
2: Sam Gilbert (SC) | Luke Ball (DT)
1: Brendon Goddard (SC) | Farren Ray (DT)

Melbourne VS North Melbourne
3: Hamish McIntosh (SC) | Leigh Harding (DT)
2: Leigh Harding (SC) | James McDonald (DT)
1: Brent Moloney (SC) | Hamish McIntosh (DT)

Port Adelaide VS Essendon
3: Peter Burgoyne (SC) | Brent Stanton (DT)
2: Danyle Pearce (SC) | Hayden Skipworth (DT)
1: Daniel Motlop (SC) | Peter Burgoyne (DT)

Fremantle VS Western Bulldogs
3: Daniel Giansiracusa (SC) | Daniel Giansiracusa (DT)
2: Matthew Boyd (SC) | Lindsey Gilbee (DT)
1: Shaun Higgins (SC) | Ryan Hargrave (DT)

Now, to prevent this post from being ludicrously big, we’ll cut it down to reveal the top 5 in each competition after each round.

Round 2
In a lot of ways, set the tone for the year. St Kilda again dominated their opponent, Geelong did enough to get over the line, while Hawthorn opened their title defense with a second defeat due to a might effort by Darren Jolly.

SuperCoach
4 Chris Judd
4 Nick Dal Santo
3 [many]

DreamTeam
5 Nick Dal Santo
5 Steve Johnson
4 Richard Hadley
3 [many]

Round 3
Saw St Kilda smash the West Coast Eagles by a massive 97 points, while on the other side of the spectum, the Bombers snuck over the line in a 4 point defeat of arch rivals Carlton in front of a packed MCG. Meanwhile, the Hawks get their title defence off and running with a convicing victory over the Kangeroos.

SuperCoach

5 Aaron Davey
5 Gary Ablett
5 Matthew Richardson
4 [many]

DT

6 Darren Jolly
6 Leigh Montagna
5 Brent Stanton
4 [many]

Round 4
While it might seem repetitive to keep mentioning the Saints, they really have had a ripper of a season, and round 4 is no exception absolutly decimating Fremantle 17.9 111 to a poultry 4.4 28.

SC
8 Gary Ablett
6 Matthew Richardson
6 Nick Dal Santo
5 [many]

DT
9 Leigh Montagna
7 Nick Dal Santo
6 Gary Ablett
6 Darren Jolly
5 [many]

Round 5
To replicate the week before effort, St Kilda went on to defeat Port Adelaide 15.12 102 to 5.6 36, not to be outdone by Geelong who decimated the Lions 18.18 126 to 5.3 33 firmly instilling both teams as the teams to watch, and starting the countdown to round 14.

And it must be mentioned, in front of a packed MCG, David Zaharakis put the Bombers 5 points in front of the Magpies with seconds remaining.

SC
10 Gary Ablett
6 Matthew Richardson
6 Nick Dal Santo
6 Leon Davis
6 Matthew Boyd

DT
9 Gary Ablett
9 Leigh Montagna
7 Nick Dal Santo
6 Darren Jolly
6 Brent Stanton

So, as we take our first break, we see Ablett leading both competitions with the Ablett (SC), Montagna (DT) combination currently taking out the prize.

As we know though, Dane Swan is bound to start his charge up the leader board sooner or later.

So tune in tomorrow as we continue the count down to fantasy footballs greatest prize of all.