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4 more games to go and our teams will be fully locked for the year

I've put up the FSEN matchday thing over on the chat, so crack a beer, join the chat and lets watch some footy!

Sorry guys, been sick as a dog this week, surrounded by little who have also been afflicted by said dog-like status.

So much so, I might need to tip the Dogs this week.

No Crouch. Ouch. Could work for you though if you've got a certain Langdon locked in as E in your midfield.

Lincoln is in though. That's nice.

McIntosh in, Simpson out provides a very interesting prospect. Super cheap, premium potential...You were all on him 4 months ago. (I know I was!)


<h3 style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: normal;]Geelong v Adelaide</h3>
<p style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]Skilled Stadium , 7:10pm AEDT Thursday, March 20
<p style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]GEELONG CATS
<p style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]B:Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Taylor Hunt<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB:Corey Enright, Jared Rivers, Cameron Guthrie<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C:Jimmy Bartel, Josh Caddy, Mitch Duncan<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF:Jordan Murdoch, Harry Taylor, Joel Selwood<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
F:Mitch Brown, Tom Hawkins, Lincoln McCarthy<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
Foll:Hamish McIntosh, Steve Johnson, Matthew Stokes<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
Int:Travis Varcoe, Mark Blicavs, James Kelly, George Horlin-Smith
<p style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]Emg:Jackson Thurlow, Jackson Sheringham, Dawson Simpson
<p style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]ADELAIDE CROWS<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]

<p style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]B:Sam Shaw, Ben Rutten, Luke Brown<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB:Mitch...

She scored 2/4 tips last weekend, missing the GWS and Port tips, so you might be a better tipper than a 6th grader at this stage.

But how long will that continue?
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Don't forget, w[span style='font-size: 14px; color: #444444;]e have a league onSportsbets Million dollar tipping[span style='font-size: 14px; color: #444444;]. The league code is: 43777, the password is tooserious
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[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]We also have a league on Footytips. To join that one,Click hereSo get in them.
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[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Now, onto this weekends tips!
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[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Geelong vs Adelaide

North Melbourne vs Essendon

Hawthorn vs Brisbane

St. Kilda vs Melbourne

West Coast vs Western


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[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Couple of outsiders there, but then, there's already been a couple of upsets, so who knows!

<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]It seems that not much has changed. Ablett is still Ablett. Treloar top scored with 154 and he was followed by Wines with 145, Prestia with 144 and Ablett with 140. Next best were Beams and Deledio with 136 each.
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]For those who are thinking of rolling the dice on another, here are the numbers &amp;hellip;
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]GEELONG v. ADELAIDE
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Recent game: Adelaide won a thriller by 2 points in Round 17 at Footy Park. Ricky Henderson top scored with 160. He was followed by Dawson Simpson with 148 and Selwood with 137 (despite being tagged by Vince).



[span style='color: #444444;]Selwood v. Adelaide



Rd 17 2013: 137 SC points, 22 disposals

Rd 18 2012: 126 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 7 2012: 109 SC points, 29 disposals

Rd 21 2011: 87 SC points, 27 disposals

Rd 16 2010: 144 SC points, 35 disposals

Rd 18 2009: 127 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 4 2009: 124 SC points, 32 disposals

Rd 14 2008: 121 SC points, 37 disposals

Rd 19 2007: 127 SC points, 27 disposals



Average is 122 SC points with 28 disposals.



Note: Fantastic record against the Crows. Only one score below 100 which was an 11 point win at Footy Park in 2011. There are concerns that he may be a little underdone due to a pre-season limited by injury He had a strong finish to the season - averaging 130 in 11 games after his bye.


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The season is done and dusted. Please join over us over the break where we review the results from the grand finals for each league.



First of all I would like to thank Stowie, Pearcey and Headmandude for their tireless efforts throughout the year for providing the reviews for each league. It is much appreciated.



Also a big thanks to Ant for his help with setting up the leagues and inviting the discussion on the scoring format and rules.





Lastly I would like to thank everyone who has placed comments in the threads during the season. I think we have the 2nd best community in Too Serious whereby we have a lot of discussion about the games and general NBA chat. We will be back bigger and better next year!



Here is a summary as to who has been promoted and relegated. Congratulations to everyone who has been promoted.



Promotions



From Div 3 to Div 2:

UnderAchievers

yumcha

doolz

headmandude

minis

russkoit



From Div 2 to Div 1:

twoeyec

bgt2110

Don_Cottagers

Pearcey47



From Div 1 to Premier:

Rev

Stowie

Relegations



From Premier to Div 1:

Jasmine

anthak



From Div 1 to Div 2:

trav00

Lano24

Hawker

fudge



From Div 2 to Div 3:

Rad_E_Cool

Reyloc

smokinjoemisiti

doobs

rodgo

lethal

Onto the reviews for the grand finals.



Premier League



Westside Hardcore 1837 defeated King of Karlos 1590



Westside timed their run to perfection and were able to claim the championship with a comfortable win over King of Karlos. Going into this match I was expecting Karlos to get the win as he has had the most consistent team right throughout the season but full credit must go to Westside. Games played were 48-47 in favour of Westside. Lowry was huge for Westside this round with (249/4), next best were CP3 (233/4) and Batum (213/4)....

Alright guys, leagues!

Gunna need a little help with the AFL Fantasy leagues however. Apparently there is a limit creating just 5 leagues So if anyone wants to help out, drop the league codes in the comments and we'll get them into the post!

We'll kick off our Platinum/Diamond leagues again this year, for the best o' the best, so if you're interested, drop your rank from the last few years in the comments, and we'll get you into a strong league.

Otherwise, join the team of your colours and represent!

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GENERAL LEAGUES
-[span style='color: #444444;]&#160;[span style='color: #444444;]TS WayTooSerious 465238 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]-&#160;[span style='color: #444444;]TS TooBuddySerious 332413 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- TS Let's Do It 644435 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- TS Game On 286272 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- TS So Serious 182040 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- TS WhySo2Serious? 385521 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- TS South Australia GREAT league 159382 -&#160;FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- WayheyheyTooSerious 714359 - FULL
[span style='color: #444444;]- TS Mondays Experts 864274
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TEAM LEAGUES
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TS Adelaide - SC: 982916, DT: 423419, AFL: XXMFHDZC



TS Brisbane - SC: 574064, DT: 863124, AFL: Y357ECNJ



TS Carlton - SC: 125873, DT: 225660, AFL: RF9ZFYP3



TS Collingwood - SC: 805576, DT: 571963, AFL: KR62JCKN



TS Essendon - SC: 424450, DT: 136085, AFL: FA7D5TAM



TS Fremantle - SC: 646601, DT: 880355, AFL:&#160;xxxx



TS Geelong - SC: 876353, DT: 632173, AFL:&#160;xxxx
- Wars is Committed Cats 401426 for SC ?????



TS Gold Coast - SC:...

In which walesy laments his premiums, reviews a game or two and slips in some kind of joke about how this weekend contained Steak and Blowjob day AND Swallow did great.

I dunno. Imagine an excellent play on words there.

Reviews are on their way though, as usual though, they are on walesy time.

In the meantime though, how did we all do?! Footy's back!!

Oh, and currently, sitting on color: #000000;]1291/12+C - Under par by about Cloke and B. Ellis I reckon.


GWS vs Sydney


I know it's going early, but man. Upset of the year in game 2. Seriously. How good were the Giants!?

And how about that rain! It started a nice sunny day, started raining through the first quarter, and and the quarter ended, the rain was going sideways and quarter time had to be extended and the field cleared least lightning strike! Fearsome stuff.

Treloar was a beast, with 34 disposals, 15 contested and a massive 154SC. Mumford, is looking like a massive pickup, with 45 hitouts, 13 disposals and a very nice 132SC. If the bloke can play 22 games, you've got a huge win on your hands. Ward was also huge with 31 disposals, 24 of them contested. Personally, I'd give the bloke the 3 votes to go with his 131SC.

On Sydney's side it was ugly. No scores over 100, though it was good to see that Parker wasn't effected by that eye, top scoring with 23 touchs and 95SC. Equaling top score was 'rookie' Jeremy Laidler. His scores were looking very bad, scoring just 7 in the first quarter, but finished the game with an excellent SC/DT ratio of 95 from 16 touches.

Rookies of note, ouside of Laidler, was Harry Cunningham, who looked good in his game, just 13 touches, but plenty of tackles and a high efficiency rate in delivering forward helped him to a tidy 66.

Gary Rohan on the other hand managed just 47SC from 9 touches and from reports, pulled up very sore the next day. Still, a weeks break and he'll be cherry ripe.

On the injury front, Rhys Palmer went off with...

<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #444444;]Welcome to another year of captain’s picks by the numbers! Every week I will try to identify obvious (and maybe not so obvious) captain’s choices based on past numbers.
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #444444;]&#160;
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #444444;]Everyone probably thinks that Gary Ablett is Captain Obvious; but I will try to identify other candidates for those seeking a point of difference or for those who have decided to start the season without him. For those still deciding on whether to select Ablett or not, let’s look at some numbers. Ablett finished last season with a massive score of 164. In the five games prior to that game, however, his average was only 94. Ablett’s average for the season was a league leading 129. However, this average was boosted by his incredible average of 138 in 12 games prior to the bye. In his 9 games after the bye, he only averaged 116.
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #444444;]&#160;
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #fcfcfc; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #444444;]This average of 116 after the bye was fifth best in the league. Joel Selwood led the league in averages after the bye with 130. He was...

]All this lead up and it's finally go time!



]In case you've missed any, here is the full list of the articles we've had published in the Herald Sun this year and their uncut counterparts that we've published on TooSerious for your last minute cramming pleasure!

Ha a lot of fun writing these, hope you guys have enjoyed reading them
Serious SuperCoach: how to chase overall glory or beat your mates to the league title

By Lucas Garth



Lucas has been on a bit of a hiatus enjoying his new little babe. Very happy to see him back in fine form for TooSerious this year though. This articles about whether you want to shoot for the main prize or lord it over your mates at the end of the season. There's a lot of discussion around winning the main prize but shooting for the top often means sacrificing league wins. This is a great one to review just as our season gets off to a start.



Herald Sun



Serious SuperCoach: How to Balance Your SuperCoach Budget

by Iain McDonald



A great article on how to manage your spend across the field to get the most bang for your buck. An excellent read if you're trying to do the final juggles and adjustments to your team.



Herald Sun



Serious SuperCoach: All the right moves &amp;mdash; Cash Cow buying guide

By Anthony Hack



All about cash cows- analysis on how their prices are dervied, the value you should be looking for and which cows are most likely to moo in time for you.



Herald Sun...

Thedraft planneris awesome. It lets you enter in what you think a player will average, then use that to generate an awesome draft list for you based on the results of a VBD calc.
You know what else it let you do? Lets you put your fingers on the pulse of the players that people believe will break out this year.
Now, of course, this tends to miss a lot of rookies, since those guys generally won't average enough to be draft league relevant.
So lets take a look at some of the data.
Top 20 raisers



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ave
Diff




Will LANGFORD
60
46




Viv MICHIE
85
45




Dom Tyson
90
45




Liam Shiels
94
33




Matt SUCKLING
32
32




Aaron Sandilands
90
26




John BUTCHER
68
24




Tomas Bugg
78
21




Josh CADDY
80
20




Jackson Macrae
80
19




Shane Savage
82
19




Rhys Palmer
85
19




Joe Daniher
70
19




Tom Hawkins
83
16...