TooSerious

So, the big news today (apart from the fan planner from later today), is that the top 10 priced players in DT have been released.

I've updated the predictor column to reflect that (for those who don't have the previously mentioned planned)

The magic number is up to a massive 5150 which is a fair wack higher than it has been in the past.

1Dane Swan (Coll)MID$688,100
2Gary Ablett (GC)MID$642,500
3Dayne Beams (Coll)MID$599,400
4Matthew Boyd (WB)MID$593,700
5Jobe Watson (Ess)MID$579,400
6Trent Cotchin (Rich)MID$570,200
7Scott Pendlebury (Coll)MID$568,700
8Brett Deledio (Rich)MID$568,600
9Brent Stanton (Ess)MID$548,900
10Scott Thompson (Adel)MID$541,200


Swan had a massive, massive year last year, coming out with an average almost 20% higher than most of the other top10 alumni.

And of course with massive scores, comes a massive price.

Last year, I decided to skip on him because of the recreational *ahem* use rumours that were going round- and as we saw with Caro's article earlier in the off-season, those rumours won't be going away anytime soon.

But is it all unfounded? Should I just jump on the bloke and smile as my captain averages more than anyone else.

Ah yeah, love the smell of fantasy sports in the morning.

We had one for DT and we've got one for SC.

As expected, the Magic Number has stayed the same, which means all the planning we've done up to this point isn't in vain.

We're also given a price tag of $199,500 for the #1 pick, Whitfield.



$740,500Gary Ablett(GC)mid
$675,300Dane Swan(Coll)mid
$667,300Scott Pendlebury(Coll)mid
$657,600Dayne Beams(Coll)mid
$647,200Jobe Watson(Ess)mid
$643,300Josh P Kennedy(Syd)mid
$636,600Patrick Dangerfield(Adel)mid
$629,500Joel Selwood(Geel)mid
$624,100Brett Deledio(Rich)mid
$622,100Trent Cotchin(Rich)mid


Meanwhile, O'Meara and Crouch will be in most teams at $115k, as will Viney who comes in at $109k

With the release of player positions this arvo, trade season in the ORFFL is once again officially open! You know the deal; if you have a trade, post it in here, have it confirmed by the other party and then let others decide if it's legal and all. Trade season will run until around the start of the preseason comp, plenty of time to wheel and deal until your heart is (dis)content. So have at it! WHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

I'm working on updating a spreadsheet, with AFL teams/ORFFL teams, Free Agency, the whole kit-and-kaboodle. So if you want a copy, and I don't have your email, let me know what it is and I'll send it to you when it's done.

In the meantime, if you have urgent player position questions, and don't have access to SC Gold, ask away and I'll do my best to get back to you promptly. Be here all day most likely.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

DRAFT ORDER

1 GLE
2 WOY
3 HDH
4 PBR
5 BDB
6 TLP
7 JIM
8 [span style='color: #ff0000]BDB
9 POP
10 [span style='color: #ff0000]MIL
11 MBD
12 COU
13 MER
14 MAL
15 POO
16 MIL
17 WAR
18 [span style='color: #ff0000]MAL

19 GLE
20 WOY
21 HDH
22 PBR
23 BDB
24 TLP
25 JIM
26 QUE
27 POP
28 MIL
29 MBD
30 COU
31 MER
32 [span style='color: #ff0000]SAR
33 POO
34 MIL
35 WAR
36 SAR

37 GLE
38 WOY
39 HDH
40 PBR
41 [span style='color: #ff0000]QUE
42 TLP
43 JIM
44 QUE
45 POP
46 [span style='color: #ff0000]MIL
47 MBD
48 COU
[span style='color: #ff0000][span style='color: #000000]49 TOR
50 [span style='color: #ff0000]SAR
51 POO
52 [span style='color: #ff0000]TOR
53 WAR
54 [span style='color: #ff0000]MAL

55 GLE
56 WOY
57 HDH
58 PBR
59 BDB
60 TLP
61 JIM
62 QUE
63 POP
64 TOR
65 MBD
66 COU
[span style='color: #ff0000][span style='color: #000000]67 TOR
68 [span style='color: #ff0000]SAR
69 POO
70 POP
71 WAR
72 [span style='color: #ff0000]MAL

73 GLE
74 WOY
75 HDH
76 PBR
77 BDB
78 TLP
79 JIM
80 QUE
81 POP
82 TOR
83 MBD
84 COU
85 MER
86 MAL
87...

Ok, so it won’t be definitive but here’s a look at some players to consider who should be on the rise:

Batters

Ben Rohrer $48,700 105pts/2games

Adam Voges $50,000 108pts/2games

Joe Burns $36,000 101pts/2games

Luke Pomersbach $48,500 103pts/2games

Nathan Reardon $36,000 87pts/2games

Evan Gulbis $36,000 78pts/2 games

Voges has the double-game week, be the only Scorcher you should consider; Burns has probably the best form. Gulbis has his bowling which is his main asset at the moment. Pomersbach is hot/cold so be warned. Others look good if you want a POD.

 

All-Rounders

Aaron O’Brien $52,700 144/2games

The only cheap all-rounder, red hot form at the moment with the ball. You’re most likely to want premiums here though. Hopes is as good a backup as any whilst he’s not injured and keep an eye out for Alfonso Thomas this double-round for Perth.

 

Wicketkeepers

Ryan Carters $36,000 111pts/2 games

Tim Paine $46,500 98pts/2 games

Brad Haddin $55,800 71pts/2 games

Carters has been getting points despite the Thunder’s spudding up, have to consider him if you need one. Paine has looked solid and he’s opening the batting. If you don’t have Haddin now with the double game-week coming up you’re going to be left in the nets!

 

Bowlers

Christopher Tremain $32,000 129pts/2 games

Ben Laughlin $53,000 102pts/2 games

Michael Hogan $37,000 97pts/2 games

Ben Cutting $34,000 91pts/2 games

Nathan Hauritz $38,100 68pts/2games

Luke Feldman $36,000 60pts/1 game

Gary Putland $36,000 55pts/2 games

It’s like a buffet here as pacer-bowlers are going out the door as spinners lose their effectiveness. Best bets here are Cutting and Tremain, they’re consistent and going up but don’t discount Hogan and Laughlin if you want them. Hauritz and Putland will also go up in price and Feldman is a cheapie from the Sixers with their double game-week coming up.

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If...

Stoke v Everton 1-1

An eventful game for Shawcross, notching an assist, an OG and receiving a Glasgow kiss from Fellaini – who’ll be banned for a few. Shawcross’ assist was for Jones who kept Crouch out of the team.

Howard’s powers appear to be on the wane this season as he let in another soft goal. Naismith started with Mirallas again out with a hammy. Etherington continues on the flank in place of Kightly.

A draw was no surprise in this agricultural exchange.

Man Utd v Sunderland 3-1

DDG retained his spot while Rafael was rested. Jones and Smalling both started. Vidic came on for the last 20mins. Rooney and RVP with a goal apiece were excellent while Cleverley scored a beauty. Young was decent while we still wait for more from Valencia.

Sess rewarded those who were unable to trade him straight back out with another assist, this time for Campbell. Adam Johnson started but didn’t look fully fit.

Newcastle v Man City 1-3

Newcastle’s horrible form continues but it doesn’t stop Ba from banging them in. That’s 11 for the season now. It’s just as well because no-one else is doing anything of note. Ben Arfa missed again with injury and will miss the Xmas period.

Tevez was afforded a start at the expense of Balotelli who dropped out completely as he “needs to train more” according to Mancini. It was the first time since 17th November that Aguero and Tevez have started together. Kompany missed out while Nasri and Kolarov (Nasri’s replacement) went off with injury.

Aguero, Garcia and Yaya were City’s scorers with Nasri, Silva and Zabaleta the suppliers. Yaya and Silva were the standout performers.

Spurs v Swansea 1-0

Spurs excellent record with Dembele in the team continues. Vertonghen racked up a CS as well as a goal while Caulker dropped to the bench. Walker notched the assist. While Bale didn’t recover in time. Defoe is one yellow away from suspension before the New Year amnesty kicks in.

Michu was the lone front-man and again...

As usual, I will do the review of the Premier League, Stowie will do the review for Division One and Rev will do the review for Division Two.

<strong>Premier League</strong>

King of Karlos (4-2) 1686 v Team Anthak (3-3) 1549

Karlos posted the highest score this week in the Premier League. While Anthak has now lost 3 in a row but he can count himself unlucky as he keeps pumping out the high scores only to come up against someone who has scored very well that week. Karlos had 8 players break the 100 pt mark this round led by Curry (246/4), Walker (194/4) and Deng (157/4). The best players for Anthak were LBJ (224/3), Kobe (244/3) and Chandler (177/4).

Jasmine's Mob (4-2) 1549 v Fudge's Sixers (0-6) 962

Jasmine showed no mercy to the injury hit team that Fudge has. This match was all over on day one when Jasmine had already built a sizeable lead. The Clippers duo of CP3 (204/4) and Griffin (237/4) were the leading scorers for Jasmine. For Fudge, Lawson was the best with (155/4) followed by Knight (122/4) and Timmy D (111/3).

Run TMC (4-1-1) 1560 v Westside Hardcore (2-4) 1365

Going into the final day of this matchup things were very close but Run TMC were able to outscore Westside by 121 on that day to post a comfortable victory. The leading scorers for Run TMC were George (223/4), Noah (215/4) and Westbrook (165/3). Westside will be looking to bounce this week and had to rely upon Howard (172/4), Felton (159/4) and Gallo (146/4).

Wade Machine (3-3) 1289 v Linsanity 17 (0-6) 1240

Both teams were desperate for a win in this matchup and going into the final day Wade Machine was leading by 7 pts but Linsanity had 2 extra players playing on the last day. Once again Linsanity's mob did not cope with the pressure and Wade Machine scored a very good win. Millsap (187/4) was the best for Wade Machine followed by Blatche (156/3) and Ellis (173/4). The less said about Linsanity's team the better!

Ruddy's Cavaliers...

UPDATE: NEW RULES FOR 2013



Some major and some what controversial rule changes have been announced for 2013.



1. Four Emergencies - This is up from 3 which means you will be able select an emergency on every line.



2. New Team Structure: 6-8-2-6 - Yes you have seen correctly next year we will have to select six defenders, six forwards, two rucks and eight midfielders. This is possibly one biggest changes the game has seen and should be well received as it was getting pretty boring with all 375,000 coaches having the same midfield.



3. PERMANENT ROLLING LOCKOUT! - This is going to be very controversial. What it means is your players arent locked in until their game starts. Instead of everyone being locked in at 7.40pm on Friday you will have until bounce of ball in every game to lock those guys in.



In reality it gives unfair advantages to those that have access to Internet 24/7 over weekend or have no life! IMO its has the potential to really ruin the game. How annoyed will you be if you have no access to internet, yet your opposition does and is able to switch the captaincy off say Gazza cos he was late withdrawal or sub couple players off!



The good thing about rolling lockout is that you will be able to take advantage of the captain loophole every single week!



4. 30 Trades - Thats right you will have massive 30 trades next year! Is it just me or are they trying to get this game to become much easier! This is up from 24 this year, and lets be honest for most people this was enough. All I can see is that with 30 it gives you 6 more to burn for cash cows. If you dont have full list premiums and few premiums sitting on bench with 30 trades I think you might be doing something wrong! Or you know be incredibly unlucky!



5. Free Draft Game - you can create a league with your mates and stage your own draft in which each player can be selected only once.



6. Top 18 Over Bye Weeks - From rounds 11 to 13 of...

THE KEEPER LEAGUE (review by bgt2110)



#2 Canton Bullldogs (125) lead #6 Welcome Back Mr Wallace (95)



Both semi final leaders this week had one standout player who went a long way in helping to create a decent lead for their teams. For the bullldogs it was Marshawn Lynch(30) who ran for over 120 yards but more importantly had 3 TD's in the Seahawks drubbing of Arizona. Beast mode no doubt and with a handy 30 point lead going into week 2 it will be difficult for Mr Wallace to make up the deficit. Vincent Jackson(19) has really found his feet in Tampa Bay, Flacco(15) was ok in a losing Ravens outfit while Peyton Manning(14) is right up there in MVP territory. With all of these guys firing and Nicks(12) having a solid game as well the bullldogs will be looking for more of the same in week 2 of this semi final. Although trailing by 30 Mr Wallace still has plenty of room for improvement next week with the likes of Spiller(4), CJ2K(5) and Jimmy Graham(5) all able to punch out scores in the mid teens or higher. Russell Wilson(8) left it all up to his Seahawks d/st to do the damage which didn't help the cause of Mr Wallace. Brandon Marshall(22) had another day out for Mr Wallace and is one of the best WR's in the NFL. He was backed up by the Browns d/st(16), Palmer(14) and Reggie Wayne(12) who has found a new fire in the belly with rookie QB Luck tossing it his way a lot of the time down in Indianapolis. No doubt this margin will be hard to overcome but with the talent at his disposal Mr Wallace can't be written off.



Best of luck to both teams in week 2.







#1 Team Stowie(144) lead #5 Waito's Warriors(126)



After a few pre-game nerves and worries about injuries Team Stowie came out and scored a huge 144 points and in a high scoring and entertaining encounter and the Warriors were able to go toe to toe and score a very impressive 126 themselves. An 18 point lead, although very handy, will not be enough for the...

Last year, we all struggled with the byes.



Horribly horribly struggled with a guaranteed two donuts over the period.



This year, not such a problem with the latest change.
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This year, rather than just giving us 3 trades to deal, in addition to the 3 trades, they are also making it so that the top 18 players for your team that week score.



Does this mean that youll be able to roll all 10 of your mids in a single week if they are all playing? From the wording it sounds like they will.



Regardless though, what it is doing is giving us a lot more flexibility over the bye week. We no longer need to balance our team per-position over the byes, just week by week!

I don’t have much time this week so I will get straight in the review for Round 5.

As usual I will do the review for the Premier League, Stowie will do the review for Division One and Rev will do the review for Division Two

Please read over the break

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Premier League

Adelaide Maggotz (3-1-1) 1284 v King of Karlos (3-2) 1096

The Maggotz were able to get the win here thanks to good scores from Love (141/3), Harden (131/3) and Kmart (121/4). For Karlos, the best players were Al Jefferson (162/4) followed by DWill (142/4) and Curry (122/2)

Ruddy’s Cavaliers (3-2) 1360 v Wade Machine (2-3) 1000

The Cavaliers played 7 games more than Wade Machine in this matchup and this clearly showed in the final result. The Cavaliers led from start to finish and were led by Durant (226/4), Ibaka (133/4) and Hill (132/3). Ellis /124/4) led the way for Wade Machine followed by Thad Young (120/3) and Millsap (116/4)

Run TMC (3-1-1) 1191 v Fudge’s Sixers (0-5) 843

Run TMC was able to post a comfortable victory against the winless Fudge due to playing 8 more games . Westbrook was the leading scorer with (224/4), followed by Gay (1283/4) and Noah (141/3). The best players for Fudge were Timmy D (161/3), Knight (120/4) and Lawson (132/3)

The Jug-O-Naughts (4-1) 1158 v Linsanity 17 (0-5) 1079

The Jug-O-Naughts have now won 4 games in a row while Linsanity are still searching for their first win of the season. Carmelo was the best player for the Jug –O-Naughts with (214/4), Holiday was next with (135/30) and then Lee (112/2). Linsanity was best served by Asik (134/3), J Smoove (127/2) and Dragic (118/4).

Team Heaver (3-2) 1415 v Team Anthak (3-2) 1350

Heaver has now posted 3 wins on the trot while Anthak has now had 2 losses in a row. Heaver was able to post the highest score in the Premier League this round and this was due to Conley (179/4), PatPat (140/3) and Manu (129/3). Anthak can count himself unlucky as he scored the 2nd highest...