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Premier League



Anthak (3-4) 1389 defeated Wade Machine (5-2) 1300



Anthak was able to get back on the winner's list this week with a hard fought win over Wade Machine. Games played were 40-35 in favour of Anthak. Both teams were missing key players throughout the matchup. Carmelo was the standout for Anthak with (248/4), next best were Rubio (195/4) and Bledsoe (186/3). Wade Machine had a quiet week this round and will be eager to bounce next week. This week their best players were Curry (251/4), Noah (184/3) and Monroe (135/4).

Run TMC (3-4) 1357 defeated Jasmine's Mob (1-6) 1266



This match went down to the wire and Rum TMC were able to outscore Jasmine by 80 pts to build onto their slender lead at the beginning of the final day. Games played were 40-39 in favour of Run TMC. Jasmine is not having much luck this season and will be hoping to get some wins on the board over the next few rounds to avoid getting drawn into a relegation battle. This week the best players for Run TMC were Drummond (162/4), J Smoove (152/4) and Jennings (148/4). The leading scorers for Jasmine were D12 (161/3), Holiday (145/3) and Boozer (139/4).

Westside Hardcore (6-1) 1523 defeated Ruddy's Cavaliers (1-6) 1300



Both teams played 43 games in this matchup but Westside were far too strong. Westside is firing on all cylinders at the moment but Ruddy is struggling to recapture their form from last year. CP3 led the way for Westside with (268/4), next best were Batum (184/4) and Bogut (143/4). Ruddy's best players were Walker (169/4), Jefferson (152/4) and Burke (145/4).

The Jug O Naughts (4-3) defeated Too Seriouseses (3-4) 1246



The Jug O Naughts were able to get a comfortable victory over Walesy and improved their record to 4-3 for the season. LMA was the best for Jug O Naughts with (259/4), DMC (231/4) and Z Bo (139/4). Walesy this week relied upon IT2 (206/4), Irving...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]The crazy bastards actually did it. From the prospectus:
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Round 1 will be treated as a 'test' week given it is split over two weeks. Your score however will count towards your season tally.



Unlimited trades can be made to your side prior to the commencement of Round 2. Once that round begins though, your team is locked away.



Player prices will begin changing after Round 2 (ie, between rounds 2-3) as final teams will be locked prior to round 2
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Meaning, you get to chase the fixture over the first week and get an idea on actual teams before locking in.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]The kicker for me though, is that sixth line. The one about the player prices moving after round 2! That's a massive change to the formula.

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]So, we've got a bunch of new toys to play with, but not a whole bunch of information to work with yet.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]So, while we're leading up to the silly season, let's talk plan teams.
I've used m0nty's fanplannerso I'm not 100% sure that the prices/positions are all up to scratch yet, but it seems pretty close.
Anyways, I've gone with a fair mid-priced strategy here, grabbing a swag of value! Would love to hear your take on value this year, as I reckon, last year, showed us that the extra trades made value an even greater commodity on the field than ever before.
Take that inconsistent GnR's!
Defenders: Sam Mitchell, Pearce Hanley, Grant Birchall, Jack Grimes, Beau Waters, Matt SUCKLING (Luke McDonald, <a href="http://tooserious.net/Player.aspx?id=2304&name=Dylan Van Unen">Dylan Van Unen[/url] )

Mids: Jobe Watson, Callan Ward, Marc Murphy, Dayne Beams, Dale Thomas, Jack Martin,...

[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Ok so this is a little ad-hoc but basically here's a blog post that we can all access easily and talk about the Big Bash and it's fantasy games. We'll post up leagues for people to join, some strategies and predicted teams as well offer any RMT advice.
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]There's two main fantasy competitions, Fantasy Big Bash which is the official one and run by Sportal and then there's the Foxsport's Fantasy 20/20 Cricket as an alternative with slightly different scoring.
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]To open, Thokash posted a great post in the forum about the BBL so the following is all credit to him and it is must-know info!
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Double Game Weeks/BYE ROUNDS
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 3 (Dec 30 - Jan 1)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Renegades play twice (Heat, Hurricanes)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Sixers do not play
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 4 (Jan 2 - Jan 5)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Sixers play twice (Heat, Strikers)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Hurricanes do not play
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Right, surely we're in the future now and the embargo on posting/discussing this stuff has been lifted.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]So, let's take in a full list of what's changed for the new season.
Players who have gained Dual Position eligibility in 2014


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Bellchambers, Tom
Ess
R
R/F




Caddy, Josh
Geel
M
F/M




Dangerfield, Patrick
Adel
M
F/M




Daw, Majak
NM
R
R/F




Day, Sam
GC
F
D/F




Dixon, Charlie
GC
D
R/F




Duigan, Nick
Carl
D
D/F




Edwards, Shane
Rich
F
F/M




Fitzpatrick, Jack
Melb
R
R/F




Grimes, Jack
Melb
D
D/M




Hanley, Pearce
Bris
D
D/M




Hodge, Luke
Haw
M
D/M




Howlett, Ben
Ess
M
F/M...

Premier League



Wade Machine 1183 (5-1) defeated Feel the Love 1083 (2-4)



At the start of this matchup, I thought there was no way Wade Machine could win this matchup just purely based on the number of games played. How wrong was I? I did not expect Wade Machine to average 45pts per player per game! It really was an awesome performance by Wade Machine to get the win considering I played 9 games more than him. Curry did most of the damage with 202/3, next best were Monroe 166/4 and Dirk 161/3. Feel the Love was Loveless this round and their best players were Anderson 152/3, Koufos 133/3 and Lee 118/3.

King of Karlos 1556 (4-2) defeated Anthak (2-4) 1092



Judging by Ant's comments during the week, he conceded the win to Karlos very early in the round based on the number of games played (42-30) and was already thinking about the next round with some of his planning. As a result, Karlos was able to get a comfortable victory. It helps when Durant scores 276/4 by himself plus good support from Lillard 196/4 and Oladipo 149/4. The leading scorers for Ant this round were Carmelo 150/3, Rolo 152/4 and Mayo 116/4

Jasmine's Mob 1201 (1-5) defeated &amp;frac12; Gasol 0 Eyebrow 861 (3-3)



Finally Jasmine has been able to post her first win for the season. She came very close last week to getting a win but this round was able to beat a depleted &amp;frac12; Gasol 0 Eyebrow. Games played were 42-29 in favour of Jasmine and Jet will be hoping that some of his injured players come back very soon so that he can get back on the winner's list. The best players for Jasmine were D12 198/4, Holiday 169/3 and Hickson 129/4. This round for Jet the leading scorers were Henson 152/4, Hayward 146/4 and Conley 109/3.

Westside Hardcore 1502 (5-1) defeated Run TMC 1266 (2-4)



Westside are travelling nicely at the moment and were able to get another win this week over Run TMC. Games...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Firstly, a thanks toK'noath who has kicked of our 2014 previews in absolute style.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Just a quick note, this was written before the Sammy Mitchell, Luke Hodge M/D was leaked, which really makes him a must have. Perhaps not a must have starter, but certainly a pick up in the year. - walesy
The year 2013 saw Hawthorn as the premiers after a super-solid season that only saw three losses including two at the hands of Geelong. The Hawks are a formidable side that hunt in packs and spread the game-day load very well across the whole team. As a result though only GWS and Melbourne had less players with a 100pt SC average than Hawthorn in 2013, which might come as a surprise to some. Only Sam Mitchell broke the ton average for the year. Players such as Franklin, Birchall. Lewis and Hodge all had SC years down on previous bests. Can Hawthorn's guns return to their previous scoring heights? Will it be a premium breakout year for the likes of Isaac Smith, or Gunston? Can returning injured players like Suckling return to their high scoring potential. Here is how I break down Hawthorn's list for 2014...
The dependable (SC Guns):
Jarryd Roughead - 98.50 - (RUC/FWD):
Lived up to expectations for those that had him for 2013. His versatility on the field ensures hotouts, possessions, marks and goals meaning plenty of SC points. His versatility as a MPP in this game is just as important. A must have in most SC teams for 2014.
Sam Mitchell - 104.19 (MID):
The highest SC scorer for the Hawks in a premiership year. Sure, Creepy Crowley kept...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]You know how sometimes you get that kid who cracks open his entire advent calender on the first day and ruins it for everyone?
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]This year, I'm that kid.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Enjoy
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]And like that, it was gone. Vanished without a trace.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]... well, for most of you mwahahahahahaha ...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]It's a Christmas countdown with a difference.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]The folk at AFLFantasy are releasing a different team every day.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]The Giantsare up first!
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]First thing to note, is that the #1 draft pick, Tom Boyd is massively priced at $262,900. (I've heard that this massive rookie loading is a DT only initiative this year. Wonder is SC will follow)



Positional changes are as follows.



Curtly Hampton went from D/F to D

Nick Haynes went from F/M to D

Will Hoskin-Elliot went from F/M to M

Liam Sumner went from M to F

Mark Whiley went from D to M

Sam Frost went from D to F

Rhys Palmer went from M to M/F
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Premier League



King of Karlos (3-2) 1494 v Too Seriouseses (3-2) 1450



Both teams had huge days on the last day of this matchup but thanks to Durantula racking up 126 points by himself, Karlos was able to claim the win over Walesy. Games played were in favour of Walesy by 46 to 41 so this was a big win for Karlos. Durant was the best player for Karlos with (220/3), next best were Hill (175/4) and Parsons (168/4). The leading scorers for Walesy were George (223/4), Bargnani (188/4) and Green (146/4). Both teams now have a record of 3-2 and will be looking to get another win next round to keep pace with the top teams in the league.

Wade Machine (4-1) 1611 v Ruddy's Cavaliers (0-5) 1336



An unbelievable score by Wade Machine this round considering he only played 39 games. His average points per player over the round was 41.5. As a consequence of this, Ruddy never stood a chance of getting the win this round. The best players for Wade Machine were Curry (260/4), Deng (168/3) and Gortat (164/4). Ruddy is still on the lookout for his first win of the season and this week Wall (227/4) was the best followed by Jefferson (168/4) and Ellis (143/4).

Run TMC (2-3) 1423 defeated 1 Gasol 0 Eyebrow (3-2) 1353



Run TMC was able to claim a much needed win this round and unfortunately for Jet the day ended up even worse with the news that the Monobrow is now out indefinitely with a fractured hand. Games played were 43-40 in favour of Jet this round. Run TMC was helped with a huge score by Drummond on the last day. LBJ led the way with (253/4), next best were Drummond (201/4) and Webster (169/4). Jet will be hoping that Gasol and Lin come back soon to ease the pain of the Monobrow going down. This week he was best served by Monobrow (167/4), Pekovic (162/4) and Henson (146/4).

Heaver (4-1) 1368 defeated Anthak (2-3) 1301



This was another close match in the Premier...