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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]There was a little talk preseason about fantasyAFL draft leagues. There are plenty of options out their now - Supercoach Draft, Dream Team Elite, Ultimate Footy etc etc etc. Tell us about their strengths and weaknesses as those of us who aren't involved may choose to avoid again next year or jump aboard to get another fantasy fix.
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Are fantasyAFL draft leagues more or less interesting than regular Supercoach, Dream Team, Sportsbet and similar comps, and why ??
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]If you have created an fantasyAFLdraft league with mates tell us why it's the best thing since sliced bread or was fun at first but now has fallen apart.
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]If you could make all the decisions that need to be made what would make the best fantasyAFL draft league format?, ie I'd be keen to know
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]-Do you prefer to participate in a keeper league or draft afresh completely every year?
- Do you prefer a live&amp;rdquo; draft over one (or more) night/s or a longer draft with a 12/24 hours time limit for each pick.
- Do you like trading during the season, having a midseason draft or both.
- Is a salary cap a good idea in a draft league and how should it work through the season.
- Do you have a 3 week break over the rd11/12/13 byes, play with reduced squad sizes, or have another creative solution such as
- picking teams as normal but counting each players best score only during rounds 11-13
- having round 11 scores count as normal, then completign the round with the 6 bye teams scores from round 12 (not counting other games from round 12 and then having round 13 off)
- Do you prefer leagues where the number of teams and team size means the worst players are mid pricers&amp;rdquo; or do you get a kick out of larger leagues or team sizes where teams are copping donuts or putting out spuds and rookies to make up the numbers
- Don't forget scoring systems,...
The Foul Bay Chickens have made it back-to-back flags after a comfortable 135-point win over Darraweit Guim in the weekend's ORFFA grand final.
The Scoreboard:





Foul Bay

Def: Pearce (42), Ibbotson (0), Harwood (82), Yarran (91)

Mid: Dangerfield (131), Selwood (127), Liberatore (159), Kelly (82)

Ruck: Mumford (159)

Fwd: Pavlich (56), Stokes (106), Bartel (156), Dahlhaus (72)

I/C: Roughead (118), Thomas (90)

TOTAL: 1471
Darraweit Guim

Def: McKenzie (73), Thompson (70), Otten (126), Frawley (59)

Mid: Harvey (127), Cunnington (84), Foley (81),Seedsman (85)

Ruck: Maric (68)

Fwd: Westhoff (132), Vickery (83), Walker (123), Betts (87)

I/C: Hill (67), Rance (71)

TOTAL: 1336

In a battle between the reigning 2012 ORFFA premier and a team which made the grand final from seventh on the ladder, it was always going to be a challenge for the lower ranked team to make a contest of proceedings.
Team selections did little to help the build-up to the big game - a mysterious case of 'Ross-itis' felling a Chicken defender (Johnson) as well as a Guim forward (Walters).
Both teams were forced to make two further changes, with McLean and Broughton injured for Foul Bay, while Newnes (injured) and Edwards (suspended) couldn't be considered for Darraweit.
The Chickens opened up a sizeable early lead due to the efforts of Roughead and Mumford. The Big Mummy in particular was in fine form. Brad Hill tried hard in the early going for the Dirigibles, the youngster capping off a solid first season at the Guim with a pleasing score.
Ross-itis hit the Chickens hard on Saturday, with Garrick Ibbotson struck down and unexpectedly unable to take his place on the field. This left the Chickens one player short and opened up a glimmer of hope for Darraweit Guim.
Poor scoring from Pavlich and Dan Pearce didn't help the situation, but this was only a blip on the radar as Selwood, Bartel,...
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0px; font: inherit; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #434343;][span style='font: inherit; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;]ORFFL 2013 GRAND FINAL REVIEW
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0px; font: inherit; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #434343;]<strong style='outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;]MOUNT BUGGERY DISAPPOINTMENTS [/b][span style='outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;]1310 Def by[span style='font: inherit; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;]<strong style='font-weight: bold; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;]SARAH ISLAND SAVAGES [/b][span style='outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;]1321
<p style='margin-bottom: 0px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #434343;]It. Was Epic.
<p style='margin-bottom: 0px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #434343;]This was by far the most gripping fantasy football match I've ever been involved in. On Friday night it was JPK (103) against Jughead (118), with Archie's mate narrowly shading 'Joey' (HIS NAME IS JOSH FFS ROOSY) with a bag of goals. On Saturday Ross The Boss pulled a Hornsy on Hornsy and sent his B-team over to Melbourne and to the slaughter. I thought it was pretty funny even if the Savages were missing 3 of their top liners in Mundy, Mayne and Ibbo. With no one to feed him the ball though, Disappointment Danyle Pearce (42) struggled to get a touch.
<p style='margin-bottom: 0px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #434343;]Later that day Brisbane looked likely to cause an upset on the back of aRockliff...
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]I should be writing a review right now, but the ORFFL grandfinal is on, and it's 123 + Watts against Minson and Frawley.
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Nail biting stuff!
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Hopefully you've already got your wrapped up alright. Either way though, it's been a good season.
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Also, bfish- hope you've got time for an interview mate! ;)
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;]Alright, there's only the one major comp that I'm aware of over the finals, and that's theSupercoach Finals comp.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;]Fingers crossed, but that link should take you in to register to our league, but if it doesn't, feel free to use the league code:819060.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;]If that isn't enough to scratch your fantasy itch, I hear thatStadiumSportwill be running their weekly comps over the finals- so you have a few more chances to snag a few dollars over there!
Know about any others? Drop them into the comments!
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Yes, here we are. The ultimate round!
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]The grand final for a few, the beginning of 2014 for others.
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]For local, bfish however, this weekend, he's currently sitting in first place in both the Sportsbet and Centrebet competitions.
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]So, whatever you're up to, have a few thoughts to the pressures that guy must be under, and wish him good luck!
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Now, remember, keep on visiting after the season is through, there's still the finals comps on (Post later this week), there's the Brownlow - and the Brownlow night (Which is certainly a highlight to my year).
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]It's the last week, so we'll go early with the team posts.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Also, there's a fathers day thing on at #2's school tonight, meaning if I don't do it now, I'll probably forget!
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In: H.Cunningham, S.Biggs, B.Jack, J.Bolton<br style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fbfbfb;[/img]
Out: R.Shaw (knee), N.Smith (calf), D.Hannebery (hand), J.Lamb<br style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fbfbfb;[/img]
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In: J.Lewis, P.Puopolo, T.Duryea<br style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fbfbfb;[/img]
Out: B.Guerra (back soreness), C.Rioli (ankle), L.Shiels (ankle)<br style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fbfbfb;[/img]
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St Kilda v FremantleEtihad Stadium, Saturday August 31, 1.45pm AEST<br style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fbfbfb;[/img]
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In: J.Koschitzke, D.Roberton, T.Lee<br style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fbfbfb;[/img]
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;]Hello and welcome to the final edition of Best Buys for the 2013 season. It's been a tough year for many of us, trying to adjust to a raft of changes across the board, as well as all the usual issues of injuries, the General, and Heath Shaw. With the grand final upon us it's as important as ever to get your trade choices right, and the Best Buys is here for the last time to help you do so.
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;]The Best Buy of the week for me, is a fishing rod. The weathers turning, the fish are starting to come back, and all my fantasy teams suck. But for those of you still on track for success, Adcock's the guy to look at. Playing the Cats at home is always a tough ask, but with the Lions season on the line and Hanley still under a cloud Adcock has the potential for a big game this week. I don't have any stats in particular to back this up, but with the last couple of Best Buys falling flat this ones all on me.
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<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;]Now is also the perfect time to get in your donations to TooSerious for next year, giving one less thing to worry about and the site a little extra to help it through the pre-season. The work walesy does on this place year-in, year-out is nothing short of amazing, and...
SYDNEY v. HAWTHORN



Franklin v. Sydney




GF 2012: 122 SC points, 24 disposals, 3 goals, 4 behinds

Rd 22 2012: 77 SC points, 14 disposals, 4 goals, 3 behinds

Rd 5 2012: 72 SC points, 14 disposals, 0 goals, 3 behinds

SF 2011: 95 SC points, 17 disposals, 4 goals, 3 behinds

Rd 9 2011: 146 SC points, 28 disposals, 6 goals, 6 behinds

Rd 19 2010: 101 SC points, 21 disposals, 4 goals, 4 behinds

Rd 10 2010: 81 SC points, 15 disposals, 3 goals, 2 behinds

Rd 11 2009: 99 SC points, 17 disposals, 3 goals, 2 behinds

Rd 2 2009: 72 SC points, 11 disposals, 2 goals, 2 behinds

Rd 15 2008: 113 SC points, 21 disposals, 4 goals, 7 behinds

Rd 22 2007: 81 SC points, 11 disposals, 1 goal, 1 behind

Rd 11 2007: 157 SC points, 17 disposals, 6 goals, 2 behinds



Average is 101 SC points with 18 disposals and just over 3 goals.



Note: Has been manned by Ted Richards on the past four matchups. Only scored over 100 in one of these games. Kicked 5 goals last week and finished on 116 SC points which had followed scores of 101, 53 and 119 (average of 97 from four games).



Kennedy v. Hawthorn



GF 2012: 86 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 22 2012: 126 SC points, 35 disposals

Rd 5 2012: 173 SC points, 28 disposals

SF 2011: 124 SC points, 35 disposals

Rd 9 2011: 73 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 19 2010: 112 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 10 2010: 90 SC points, 18 disposals



Average is 112 SC points with 26 disposals.



Note: Most recently tagged by Sewell but has also been tagged by Lewis. Scored 89 last week which had followed scores of 136, 93, 68 and 82 (average of 94 from five games).



ST KILDA v. FREMANTLE



Dal Santo v. Fremantle



Rd 15 2013: 92 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 4 2012: 87 SC points, 18 disposals

Rd 20 2011: 133 SC points, 25 disposals

Rd 10 2011: 137 SC points, 30 disposals

Rd 12 2010: 138 SC points, 24 disposals

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It's that time of year again. Spring is just around the corner and yours truly is in another grand final. Oh the joys of being alive! This past week in the ORFFL we've seen Warburton travel up the mountain only to suffer from oxygen deprivation at the halfway point, and in the second preliminary final, probably the match of the season - two point scoring titans neck and neck until the final quarter of Sunday's match. It was a classic and I was proud to be a part of it. There would have been no shame in losing to Mallacoota on the weekend. They are capable of some truly magical feat on the fantasy footy field.







MOUNT BUGGERY DISAPPOINTMENTS1413 Def<strong style='font: inherit;]<strong style='font: inherit;]<strong style='font: inherit;]WARBURTON WANDERERS[/b][/b][/b]1185
[span style='font: inherit;]Mount Buggery Disappointments
[span style='font: inherit;]IN A WORD:Have lost just 2 games all year.
[span style='font: inherit;]SPLIT:[span style='font: inherit;]346/326/132/388/221

<p style='font: inherit;][span style='font: inherit;]Warburton Wanderers
<p style='font: inherit;]<strong style='font: inherit;]IN A WORD:[/b]Just didn't fire.
<p style='font: inherit;]<strong style='font: inherit;]SPLIT:[/b][span style='font: inherit;]291/274/68/175/381




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