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<p style='margin-bottom: 15px; color: #474747; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 22px;]Hawthorn v Collingwood<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
MCG, Friday August 16, 7.50pm AEST
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In: L.Hodge, G.Birchall, L.Franklin<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
Out: J.Simpkin, M.Spangher, S.Grimley
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In: -<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
Out: -
<p style='margin-bottom: 15px; color: #474747; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 22px;]Richmond v Carlton<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
MCG, Saturday August 17, 1.45pm AEST
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In: R.Petterd, D.Grimes<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
Out: C.Newman (ankle), R.Nahas
<p style='margin-bottom: 15px; color: #474747; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 22px;]CARLTON<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
In: L.Casboult, M.Robinson, A.McInnes, T.Bell, N.Graham<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
Out: C.Judd (knee), S.Rowe, J.Garlett (glute), J.Cachia, M.Watson (foot)
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Rockliff v. Greater Western Sydney



Rd 8 2012: 146 SC points, 36 disposals



Note: Only one game against the Giants. He also kicked three goals and 4 behinds in the game. He is coming off scores of 126, 166, 111, 128 and 147 (average of 136 from five games) after only averaging 96 in the first thirteen games of the season. (Daniel Merrett kicked 7 goals in the matchup last year and finished with a game high 177 SC points whilst Jonathan Brown kicked 5 goals and scored 154).



Ablett v. Port Adelaide



Rd 4 2013: 131 SC points, 35 disposals

Rd 9 2012: 111 SC points, 25 disposals

Rd 5 2011: 109 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 4 2010: 145 SC points, 37 disposals

Rd 13 2009: 206 SC points, 36 disposals

Rd 12 2008: 161 SC points, 32 disposals

Rd 1 2008: 127 SC points, 24 disposals

GF 2007: 108 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 21 2007: 104 SC points, 27 disposals

Rd 9 2007: 112 SC points, 25 disposals



Average is 131 SC points with 29 disposals.



Note: Fantastic record against Port Adelaide - when he was playing with Geelong (average of 138). Has only scored 109, 111 and 131 against them since his move to Gold Coast. His score in Round 4 this year was a little disappointing given that he picked up 15 touches and 55 SC points in the first quarter. He is normally tagged by Cornes but has also been tagged by Thomas or Sujan/Cassisi (in his huge game of 206). He is in poor form at the moment with scores of 67, 100 and 116 (average of 94).



Watson v. North Melbourne



Rd 20 2012: 154 SC points, 32 disposals

Rd 1 2012: 107 SC points, 28 disposals

Rd 13 2011: 94 SC points, 29 disposals

Rd 17 2010: 139 SC points, 38 disposals

Rd 4 2009: 91 SC points, 24 disposals

Rd 1 2008: 148 SC points, 30 disposals

Rd 7 2007: 112 SC points, 32 disposals

Rd 13 2006: 92 SC points, 24 disposals



Average is 117 SC points with 30 disposals.



Note: Not the...

Here is the final ORFFA 2013 ladder:


The Ladder:

Iron Knob 60 23688

Waikikamoocow 56 21648

Foul Bay 52 22754

Charlies Opening 48 22006

Birdsville 44 20955

Powlett Plains 44 20657

Darraweit Guim 40 20637

Wagga Wagga 38 21022

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Gariwerd 38 20672

Venus Bay 38 20127

Mt Beauty 36 19965

Cradle Mountain 28 19780

Whitsundays 24 19300

Nunawading 20 18417

Lovely Banks 14 19360

Larrikin Lagoon 12 19820

Marble Bar 12 19304

Gundagai 8 16524


Now, onto the fixture and preview, written by Bandit (with approval of chris88):


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<div>Well the ORFFA FIXture leader Ant has received the submissions from the Top 4 teams, and the first round of finals matchups has been decided. There was a raft of bidding for the television rights form a lot of networks, however in a small surprise, the free-to-air rights were won by Imparja Television, a national, indigenous television service produced in Sydney and broadcast via Imparja Television's existing satellite capacity. For the PayTV component of the deal, Imparja partnered with SelecTV. SelecTV is available throughout Australia via satellite and focuses on providing content in comparatively low priced packages to a number of specialised market segments; including Spanish, Greek, and Italian. It is anticipated that being able to stream AFL in other languages may yield some exciting European style commentary. One hopes that a player can begin a scintillating run from the half back line, take 4-5 bounces and slot one from 50 with the commentator going off his nut and finishing with a long drawn out guttural GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL to bring the house down for those armchair surfers not getting out to the matches.
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<div>Onto the fixtures themselves.
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<div>Iron Knob v Powlett Plains : Friday 16 August 8:00pm AEST ...

So round 20 was pretty decent for the donor team, we didn't do extremely well, but we didn't choke either, and we missed a fair few of the shortfalls that many others picked up. We scored 2246 points for the week, which placed us at 18,840 for the round, not too shabby. We jumped 1786 places in the overall chase, to now be at 23,491 for the season.
Our team breakdown for the week was just like this:
Backmen:
Goddard 122
Hanley 95
Heppell 86
Gibbs 83
Clisby 73
Webster 35 (Emergency)
Midfielders:
Selwood 160
Pendlebury 150 Captain 300
Griffen 114
Cotchin 103
Dangerfield 101
Kennedy 93
Ablett 67
Mitchell 60
Ruckmen:
Goldstein 109
Cox 107
Forwards:
Rockliff 126
Roughead 113
Westhoff 100
Johnson 96
Zorko 58
Kennedy 45
Bench:
Ibbotson
Thurlow
Vlastuin 68
Martin
Rowe 50
Currie
Staker 79
Franklin
Down back we had Goddard put in the star performance that we expect to see from him, yet having watched the match I can't quite figure out how he managed 122 points. No-one else managed to top the ton, and with Ibbotson being a late out we ended up having to field two rookies in Clisby and Webster.
In the midfield we missed the Selwood option as captain, which hurt a little when he scored 160 points, but we were lucky enough to not try Ablett, with his lowly 67 points, instead selecting Pendlebury to lead our side, and we were rewarded with 150 points. Griffen, Cotchin, and Dangerfield also topped the ton, while Kennedy had an off game, only scoring 93 points, and his rookie teammate Mitchell chimed in with a less than average 60 points. Definitely time to upgrade some rookies!
In the rucks we had Goldy and Cox both top the ton, so I guess you can't ask for too much more from your ruckmen!
Up forward we held onto Buddy while he chewed up space and cash on the bench, but that was ok, as Rocky, Roughy, and the Hoff all tonned up. Stevie J just missed out, Zorko continued to prove that he and Rocky can't...

It's the middle of August and so ends another ORFFL regular season. It got a bit heated in the last week as we began to have that difficult conversation that every professional fantasy keeper league must have at some point in time. The talk of tanking.



The season is over for the majority of teams in the ORFFL, so now seems as good a time as any to have that discussion about what if any is to be done about this spectre. And I'll try and use far more moderate language and temperament than I have in the past couple of weeks.



The facts are that the drafts we have are an equalisation method; the worse your team is, the better picks you get. In theory if your team is poor, you'll have the opportunity to draft better players so your team isn't so bad in the future (relative to every other team).



This system of course is open to teams deliberately trying to lose in order to get better picks. See any sport with such a last to first draft, fantasy is no different. The issue with this is that if half the teams are trying to lose to finish further down the ladder and half the teams trying to do the opposite it can be argued that it's not a true competition as not everyone's trying to win (although theoretically if you kept drafting good players your team would get better, making it harder to keep losing, perhaps somewhat besides the point).



As to how best to stop it, I'm all for ideas. My 3 main ones are:



a) shame. Calling out teams that tank and punishing them with ego-deflating peer pressure and a loss of draft picks if caught.



Although this is pretty much what we have now and no one likes fingering other coaches, err, so to speak.



b) Some kind of lottery system so teams are not guaranteed P1 if they finish last and etc.



You can obviously still tank under this system, the result is less certain.



c) Accept that it's a part of any competition with a last to first draft and agree to not be really blatant about...

<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]2013 Masters Series Draw
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]There were 128 teams entered in 2013. Thetop32 teams after round 10 gained seedings (see green and orange highlighting) and everyone else was drawn randomly for their first round matches (Round 14).Seeded teams (top 3100 overall after round 10) didn't play another seed until the 3rd round (if the seeds had won through).Unseeded teams (outside top 3100 overall after round 10) were drawn to face a seed in the first or second round (Rounds 14/15) with a1 in 3 chance of this being in the first round.
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]Results for Rounds 14-16 are now final and can be viewed at:- http://tooserious.net/Blog/tabid/90/EntryId/1805/TS-Masters-Series-Rd17.aspx
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]Results - Round 17-19 - see below - NOW FINAL !!
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]TYLO prevails over Tyze1 in the GF - well done to you both.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]That's it for this year. Hopefully the comp is back again in 2014.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]If so feel free to add thoughts on whether the 2013 comp can be tweaked.
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]I was thinking either do the same as this year, OR
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]- perhaps get it kicked off from Round 2 or 3 with 3 weeks off for the Rd8-10 Mb's, and the Grand Final in around round 13/14, whichmeans a maxmium number of entrants of perhaps 256/512 teams up from 128 this year but would mean no seeding would apply
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]- we continue the need for people to 'nominate' their team as per this year so that we have a link
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt;]between names and teams which helps for write up and...

Wagga Wagga 1217 d Lovely Banks 1072
Wagga Wagga celebrated securing a finals place with a comfortable win over Lovely Banks.
The Wombats were led by tons from D Swallow (135), Goddard (122) and Cox (107), as well as four further players scoring 90+. A consistent effort across the lines was noted.
For Lovely Banks, well, the Lilacs couldn't take a trick. Three players subbed out, including Mitch Duncan who only scored 4 before having his head buried into the turf, put paid to a last round win. Swan (128) and Corey (120) led the scoring for Lovely Banks.

Waikikamoocow 1406 d Birdsville 1231
The Incorrigibles warmed up for finals action with a thumping 1400+ score and an easy win over Birdsville.
Seven centuries, led by McVeigh (150), Sauce Jacobs (133), Hibberd (130) and Harry T (119), were more than enough for the Cow-kickers, whose impressive total is definitely sounds a warning to fellow finalists.
Birdsville were led by Mayne's 130, and received a big boost from Wells and Clarke (124 and 120) on the bench. But a couple of low scores up forward to a wayward Cloke and the still-in-need-of-a-gallop Varcoe didn't help the Battlers bridge the gap.

Foul Bay 1330 d Gundagai 1095
Foul Bay enjoyed an even spread of scorers to seal a 235-point win over Gundagai.
A magical performance from Joel Selwood (16) led the way for Foul Bay, with Mumford and Roughead also playing well. However coach ChiefRussell admits concerns remain over an underperforming forwardline, while boom recruit Chris Judd is out of the finals with injury.
For Gundagai, Rockliff, Lachie Neale, Tomas Bugg and Sam Mitchell cracked the ton for an outfit that showed plenty of improvement and potential once the injury curse started to abate.

Larrikin Lagoon 1303 d Marble Bar 1173
Appropriately the Lefties notched a win in the ORFFA's Lefties Round, with a 130 point victory over Marble Bar.
A wonderful performance from Gus Monfries (126) spearheaded the team...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]I wanna hear talk of your finals.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]You gunna win? Got it locked away already?
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Me? I need a 120 from Barlow, so I'm not too happy right now- just crossing my fingers and praying for a miracle!

<p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #444444;]G'day folks, here we are back again calling on the help, support and wisdom of the wider TS community as we attempt to snare some footy multi bet riches in round 19.
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #444444;]As with previous weeks, we are looking for suggestions of single bets to include in the final multi bets, and/or complete multi-bet suggestions.
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #444444;]You're suggested bets can be from any of the markets regularly provided on footy, however as our Club's account is with Luxbet, we are limited to the markets they provide only (which is a fairly decent range anyway).
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #444444;]Just like previous weeks, it would be easier for everyone if each individual bet suggestion is made in a separate comment (makes it much easier for others to vote on using the thumbs). If you are suggesting a complete multi bet then put all legs in the same comment, and it would be good if you can also add the total value of the multi.
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #444444;]The whole idea of putting it out there for the entire TS community to be able to contribute suggestions is so we can capitalize on the combined wealth...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Round 20, and the first round of the finals is officially upon us!
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]In celebration, we're giving out more tickets for the TS Footy Show evening!
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]It's a piece of cake really, first be 18 or over.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Secondly, we're gunna do a draw to give out the remaining tickets.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]To enter the draw, you just need to leave the following comment below.
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]'TooSerious is gunna give me something awesome!'
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Additionally, for an extra entry, you can tweet
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]'@TSWalesy is gunna give me something awesome!'
<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]And then we can draw out winners and give out the remaining tickets and get this thing locked and loaded!