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As I said, round 3 was a disaster, with a lowly 2023 points. That ranked us at 104,234 for the round, and left us languishing at 64,493 for the season.



We made two trades leading into round 3, dropping Mitchell and Watts, and bringing in Dwyer and Dixon. Mitchell scored 35 points, lost $5,200 and has now been dropped back to the rookie list, while Watts didn't even play. In return Dwyer scored 68 points and rose $74,800 and Dixon scored 77 points, rose $42,700 and looks like he's injured. On pure round 3 scores and price changes we're well infront, time will tell if it was the right move, but it does look like it.



The team breakdown went like this:
Defenders
Gibbs 95
Dixon 77
Goddard 108
Heppell 93
Pittard 41
Stevenson 49
Midfielders
Pendlebury 124 - Captain 248
Ablett 112 VC
Cotchin 139
Goodes 85
Dangerfield 84
Viney 71
O'Meara 40
Crouch 50
Ruckmen
Cox 171
Roughead 71
Forwards
Kennedy 136
Rockliff 88
Franklin 121
Dwyer 68
Zorko 67
Varcoe 9
Bench
Heath 77 E
Terlich 62
Wines 121 E
Neade 76
Rowe 77 E
Currie 0
Macaffer 0
Karnezis 0 E



Down back we clearly made the wrong bench choices, with both Heath and Terlich outscoring Pittard and Stevenson by a combined 49 points.
In the mids we had Wines on the pine, which only” cost us 81 points over selecting O'Meara.
For the rucks, although we wouldn't pick it, selecting Rowe over Roughie would have given us an extra 6 points.
As for the forwards, the injury to Varcoe did cost both him and us, and with hindsight we could have had Neade on the field and scored an extra 68 points.
More astute captains selections could have given us the loophole on Cox, which would have netted and extra 47 points.
All up theres a total of 251 potential points that we missed out on in round 3 - very costly indeed.



As for our leagues, disaster there too, winning only 1 of the five! I won't go into depth on our leagues just yet, as...

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Three sides remain undefeated at the top of the ORFFA ladder after Relton Roberts Round - Round 3 - of action over the weekend.
And, aptly a few players channeled the brilliance of the aforementioned Mr Roberts, scoring closer to 0 than harbouring any delusions of adequacy.
Anyway, onto the review:

Birdsville 1545 defeated Marble Bar 1134

The Battlers had a Round 3 party, and every one of its players were invited, as Birdsville kicked the sweep against Marble Bar 1545-1134.

Nine players topped the ton for Birdsville, led again by McEvoy (139) and the frighteningly good midfield of Murphy, Rich, Wells, Moloney. Big Jono Brown enjoyed a welcome return to form with 129.

For Marble Bar, Paddy Ryder shaded his opponent in Ben McEvoy with 145 points, while Callan Ward, Rhys Stanley and Jack Steven also notched tons.
But Birdsville's greater depth shone through overall, with the Misfits forced to play Banana Firrito OOP up forward.

Gariwerd 1330 defeated Whitsundays 1256

Coach Anthak is celebrating after the boys from down Halls Gap way celebrated their first win, an impressive 74-point triumph over the Warriors.

Mighty performances from Brett Deledio (140), Chris Masten (141) and Bundy Christensen (108) led an even across-the-board effort for the Cockies.

For the Warriors, who were far from disgraced, six players topped 100 - led by rookie sensation Ollie Wines (121) and Travis Boak (134).
However the match was marred by a serious knee injury to the General, Jono Patton, who will miss a lengthy stretch of football. League coaches I am sure will join to wish Patton the best as he recovers over coming months.

Darraweit Guim 1191 defeated Larrikin Lagoon 1178

In the close, low scoring game, the Blimps held on for a nail biting 13-point win over the newcomers from the Lagoon.

The Paddock faithful were in shocked silence after injuries to McPharlin and Newnes saw both red-vested early; the former...

[span style='font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;]Sub Notifications! How do I get them?



Given I don't have my team entered into My Teams (worst wife ever) I thought I'd enter them in and



answer that much asked question - how do I get sub notifications??! With pictures!



First things first- What are sub notifications?



Basically, you put your team into MyTeams and we send you an email to let you know if any players on any of your teams have been green vested or made a late out, giving you time to get in there and fix your team rather than suffering through a sub-affected score.



This works for SuperCoach (obviously) but also AFL Fantasy, Centerbet, SportsBet and Sportal. We should be getting something up for Stadium Fantasy soon as well to give you guys the edge at winning the fast money over there.



How to get them?



To start, you need to get your team entered into My Teams and uploaded. This can be any flavour of fantasy football that tickles your fancy (Centrebet, AFL Fantasy, SuperCoach, Sportal or Sportsbet) but I'll be entering in my SuperCoach team.



How do I enter my team into My Teams?



1. Go to 'My Teams' on the menu bar above.
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3. Fill in the form! Put in the name of your team, the competition it's in (Centrebet, Dreamteam, Sportsbet, Sportal or Supercoach). With 'Type' you can create watchlists or play with the donor league if you're a donor but we're just going to create a supercoach team.
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4. Click 'Create New Team'.



You've now created a team!



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So Hornsy's gone awol as he's taking the search for Ibbotson to heart.

So erm, in the meantime I'll just post up results etc and he can fill in the rest when he feels like it.

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Heroes for Savages: JP Kennedy (136), JJ Kennedy (136), Goddard (108), Christensen (108), Taylor (103)

Villains: Frawley (23), Simpson (42), McGrath (54), Chaplin (56)

Heroes for Wizards: Hodge (122), K.Cornes (117), C.Pearce (113), Montagna (102)
Villains: Bird (14), Fletcher (30), Whitfield (31), S.Martin (46)
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Heroes for Wanderers: Boak (134), Griffen (119), Hartlett (118), Murphy (114), Johnson (107)

Villains: Higgins (32), Kreuzer (35), Scully (42), Bailey (50)

Heroes for Potoroos: Darling (141), Ablett (112), Malceski (108), Hawkins (107)
Villains: Jo. Roughead (26), Dickson (29), Crouch (50), Garland (59)

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It's been another big week in fantasy sports, with some massive games, some disappointments and a bit of fools gold that is turning out to look a lot shinier than we would have thought.



Fremantle vs Essendon

Result: Essendon by 4.



It was an epic win for the Bombers. A horror week off the field, quickly turned into a horror on the field. I was a wet night, and for the longest time, it seemed that the Bombers couldn't find touch with the ball- with it slipping out of their hands on numerous occations.



It wasn't just with hands that teams were struggling, nor just the Bombers, with Hurley, Ballantyne and Pavlich all putting forward some of the worst shanks at a set shot I've ever seen. Ballantynes literally went sideways. If you haven't seen it, surely it's on YouTube somewhere.



74% of the first quarter was played in the Dockers half, and the second quarter it wasn't much better with the Dockers going into the main break six goals up 7.5 to 1.5



I dunno if there was powder applied to hands, or if things just dried out a little, but when the second half rolled around, it looked a different Bombers outfit. They were direct, their disposal was clean and they dominated. They kicked 5.5 to just 2 behinds, then carried that through to the 4th quarter to hit the lead.



Fremantle struck back with their first goal in 51 minutes, but it was the Bombers who took the lead in the dying minutes due to a Paddy Ryder snap. Chris Mayne had the chance to put his boys back in front, but only managed a posted from his left-foot snap, 15 meters out.



Due to those heroics, Patrick Ryder scored a massive 145SC from just 13 disposals and 25 hitouts. A welcome relief for his coaches, but still concerning.



Jake CARLISLE was fantastic all evening. Kept Pavlich to a minimal impact,...

<div style='color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; background-color: #ffffff;]So. Did you field the right players last weekend? I did exactly the opposite of the first week which landed me in hot water again. And I accidentally left kanezis on the field which cost me dearly and saw me tumble 1000 places. It is tight at the top, that's for sure! Obviously subscribing to the TS Sub notifications is the first point of call there! Silly me.
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<div style='color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; background-color: #ffffff;]For those that might have missed it, there were some excellent tips in the comments last weekhere.

By<a style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none #84b714; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #84b714; text-decoration: none; outline: none medium; background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;' href='http://www.fridayexperts.com/]www.FridayExperts.com[/url]
[span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;]Footy diets were once pretty simple.


Need protein? Eat steak and fish.



Need carbs? Pasta and bananas.



Need to wake up? Black coffee, no sugar.



Need to write yourself off? Slab of green cans.



As footy deviated onto an increasingly pragmatic trajectory, footballers themselves began to stray from that well-trodden gastronomic path.



Need protein? Blend up a milkshake full of powdered chemicals that will give you backne and liquefy your guts.



Need carbs? No you don't. Carbs make you fat.



Need to wake up? Take five of these No-Doz pills then pop a couple of sleeping pills after the game to knock yourself out.



Need to do a number on yourself? Grab a carton of Cruisers, Breezers or anything that smells like a tropical fruit and matches at least one colour on your sleeve tattoo. But not beer. Too many carbs.



Would Ted Whitten have drunk protein shakes and Midori Illusion Shakers if a sports scientist told him to?



No, he would have whipped up a couple of Molotovs and hurled them at the sports scientist's car.



So what would Mr Football make of the 2012 Essendon Bombers' diet?



Notorious Essendon sports scientist Stephen Dank this week identified a selection of substances he claims to have injected into Essendon footballers last year.



Pig brain peptides, sometimes...

<p style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 18px;]Sub notifications have gone out and have hopefully hit everyones inboxes without a hitch. Everyones teams should be locked and loaded and I'm looking forward to watching the Essendon Freo game coming up. Should be a good one!


Join us below or in thechatto talk about the round. Is your team doing well or spudding out?

<div>Full teams are out. Big ins and outs are as follows



Ins : Kavanagh, LeCras, Lee, Wright, S. Johnson, Scotland, Broughton, Vlaustuin, Gray

Outs: Crozier, Watts, Karnezis,

xInt: Vlastuin, Macaffer, Russell, Thomas, Wines, Gray, Mitchell, Kerridge



FREMANTLE v ESSENDON

Friday April 12th, 6:40pm, Patersons Stadium
Fremantle

B: Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Michael Johnson

HB: Nick Suban, Luke McPharlin, Danyle Pearce

C: Tendai Mzungu, Ryan Crowley, Clancee Pearce

HF: Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Pavlich, Nathan Fyfe

F: Kepler Bradley, Chris Mayne, Michael Walters

FOLL: Jonathon Griffin, David Mundy, Stephen Hill

INT: Cameron Sutcliffe, Paul Duffield, Michael Barlow, Matt De Boer

EMERG: Hayden Crozier, Tom Sheridan, Jack Hannath
IN:Hayden Ballantyne

OUT:[span style='font-size: 1em;]Hayden Crozier
Essendon

B: Michael Hibberd, Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher

HB: David Myers, Jake Carlisle, Courtenay Dempsey

C: Dyson Heppell, Jobe Watson, Brendon Goddard

HF: Brent Stanton, Stewart Crameri, Travis Colyer

F: Alwyn Davey, Patrick Ryder, Michael Hurley

FOLL: Tom Bellchambers, Ben Howlett, Heath Hocking

INT: Nick Kommer, David Zaharakis, Jake Melksham, Elliott Kavanagh

EMERG: Jackson Merrett, David Hille, Leroy Jetta



IN:Travis Colyer , Elliott Kavanagh

OUT:Mark Baguley (ankle) , Jackson Merrett
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NORTH MELBOURNE v SYDNEY SWANS

Saturday April 13th, 1:45pm, Blundstone Arena
North Melbourne

B: Scott McMahon, Scott D. Thompson, Michael Firrito

HB: Aaron Mullett, Nathan Grima, Shaun Atley

C: Daniel Wells, Ryan Bastinac, Liam Anthony

HF: Ben Cunnington, Robbie Tarrant, Lachlan Hansen

F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Leigh Adams

FOLL: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell

INT: Sam Gibson, Sam Wright, Jamie Macmillan, Taylor Hine

EMERG: Kieran Harper, Taylor Garner, Majak Daw
IN:Sam Wright, Taylor Hine

OUT:Kieran Harper, Ben Jacobs
Sydney

B:...