TooSerious
For those who take it way too seriously
As some of you guys would already know, last week I was privileged enough to attend the AFLPA's Induction Camp.
Lucky enough to rub shoulders with the best and brightest talent entering the league (And a fair number of former champs).
The day was broken up into 4 distinct sections- the first two consisting of 8 workshops, followed by a panel and keynote speaker, finally finishing in a bit of a workshop.
I'm not going to cover all 8 workshops in depth, as there was a lot of player specific 'you-just-got-into-the-AFLPA-here's-what-you-need-to-know' kind of stuff, but a couple were pretty damn interesting.
The most interesting for mine was Setbacks. Presented by Nathan Brown, it revolved a lot around that horrid leg break that he picked up in 2005, but went on to describe just how difficult and lonely it is to rehabilitate such a long term injury.
He then went on to discuss the various other types of Setbacks that an AFL footballer can expect to deal with. All in all, a good talk.
Tom Steinfort, reporter for channel 9 took a workshop to cover Social and Personal Responsibility.
To sum it up in a nutshell, it's super important to have an on-line presence to interact with us fan, but it's just as important to not be, or say, stupid things!
Common sense stuff really, but it's always fun to catch a few disaster stories. (*cough*Stephie Rice*cough*)
Toby Thurstans and Ed Lower shared a presentation on Off Field Development, essentially sharing their divergent stories where one took advantage of the training and access that the AFLPA provided, leading to a stepping stone int a career after football, which the other- obviously didn't.
I'll let you guess who as who.
Of course, one of the biggest underlying messages through the entire day was that playing football is a job. Not a career. That the average life span of an AFL footballer is just 4.8 years. And that is a massive part of what the AFL provides- the ability to continue with a...
Lucky enough to rub shoulders with the best and brightest talent entering the league (And a fair number of former champs).
The day was broken up into 4 distinct sections- the first two consisting of 8 workshops, followed by a panel and keynote speaker, finally finishing in a bit of a workshop.
I'm not going to cover all 8 workshops in depth, as there was a lot of player specific 'you-just-got-into-the-AFLPA-here's-what-you-need-to-know' kind of stuff, but a couple were pretty damn interesting.
The most interesting for mine was Setbacks. Presented by Nathan Brown, it revolved a lot around that horrid leg break that he picked up in 2005, but went on to describe just how difficult and lonely it is to rehabilitate such a long term injury.
He then went on to discuss the various other types of Setbacks that an AFL footballer can expect to deal with. All in all, a good talk.
Tom Steinfort, reporter for channel 9 took a workshop to cover Social and Personal Responsibility.
To sum it up in a nutshell, it's super important to have an on-line presence to interact with us fan, but it's just as important to not be, or say, stupid things!
Common sense stuff really, but it's always fun to catch a few disaster stories. (*cough*Stephie Rice*cough*)
Toby Thurstans and Ed Lower shared a presentation on Off Field Development, essentially sharing their divergent stories where one took advantage of the training and access that the AFLPA provided, leading to a stepping stone int a career after football, which the other- obviously didn't.
I'll let you guess who as who.
Of course, one of the biggest underlying messages through the entire day was that playing football is a job. Not a career. That the average life span of an AFL footballer is just 4.8 years. And that is a massive part of what the AFL provides- the ability to continue with a...
When it comes to Supercoach there are 2 basic strategies you use, Guns and Rookies or Mid-Pricers. The majority of coaches go for the guns and rookies approach as it seems to be the most successful strategy for those going for overall honours. Over the years I've tried both and have found for those that are only concentrating on their league that the midpricers is way to go.
What I thought I'd do over next few weeks/months or for however long it takes me to get sick of writing these, is to highlight potential breakout players to keep close eye on over the preseason for those considering going the mid-price strategy. Let's be honest, everyone basically knows what to expect from the premium players. Gazza, Swan, Pendles, Watson will all score you 115+ every week so there really isn't any point me trying to talk you into those players.
The aim of these is to give you wider range of players to consider, not just the big names. Also thought would try get something up to try bringing some discussion to this awesome new Too Serious!
JACK WATTS
2012 Average: 86
2013 Price: $460,100
I hear you all asking, Jack Watts? Really? Before you completely right him off consider this. In 7 games from Round 8 to 15 last year he averaged 103. During that time he had 3 scores over 100 (150, 111, 104) and his other 4 scores were 99, 84, 87 & 80. I'll be honest here, I'm not an avid follower of Melbourne but from memory these score increases coincided with his move to the backline and this is where he actually looked like a real footballer.
Watts played 15 games in 2012 and scored over 80 in 9 of them. He also had 4 scores in the 70's. His two low scores (52 & 44) came which just happened to be game he got injured in and also his return game from injury.
In 2013 Jack Watts can be selected as Fwd/Def which will give you some added flexibility if you decide to take the gamble. If Melbourne decide to use him in defence than I can...
What I thought I'd do over next few weeks/months or for however long it takes me to get sick of writing these, is to highlight potential breakout players to keep close eye on over the preseason for those considering going the mid-price strategy. Let's be honest, everyone basically knows what to expect from the premium players. Gazza, Swan, Pendles, Watson will all score you 115+ every week so there really isn't any point me trying to talk you into those players.
The aim of these is to give you wider range of players to consider, not just the big names. Also thought would try get something up to try bringing some discussion to this awesome new Too Serious!
JACK WATTS
2012 Average: 86
2013 Price: $460,100
I hear you all asking, Jack Watts? Really? Before you completely right him off consider this. In 7 games from Round 8 to 15 last year he averaged 103. During that time he had 3 scores over 100 (150, 111, 104) and his other 4 scores were 99, 84, 87 & 80. I'll be honest here, I'm not an avid follower of Melbourne but from memory these score increases coincided with his move to the backline and this is where he actually looked like a real footballer.
Watts played 15 games in 2012 and scored over 80 in 9 of them. He also had 4 scores in the 70's. His two low scores (52 & 44) came which just happened to be game he got injured in and also his return game from injury.
In 2013 Jack Watts can be selected as Fwd/Def which will give you some added flexibility if you decide to take the gamble. If Melbourne decide to use him in defence than I can...
QPR v Spurs 0-0 Julio Cesar’s outstanding double save from Defoe and Adebayor helped to end Spurs record of scoring in every away game this season. Redknapp probably knows better than most how to keep Bale quiet and it showed. An excellent display from QPR’s back four that at the moment still includes Ryan Nelsen. While Taarabt was again deployed as the main striker. BAE, Caulker and Dempsey were all on the bench. Aston Villa v Southampton 0-1 DGW’ers Saints took the points thanks to Ricky Lambert’s controversial penalty as Villa plummeted into the relegation zone. Rodriguez claimed the assist with a blatant dive which now extends Saints impressive run with only two losses in 11 league games. Boruc continued in goals, while Shaw came off injured and is doubtful for the Chelsea match. Villa are in strife and continue to struggle to score, especially when Benteke can’t find the target. Stoke v Chelsea 0-4 A surprise result here but a very welcome one with many stocking up on DWG’ers Chelsea. Mata was again instrumental with three assists. Walters even more so with a missed penalty and two OG’s. Hazard scored a belter and Lampard scored a penalty. Mata owners will hope he’ll start v Soton after getting subbed halfway through the second half. Cahill was missing for the birth of his baby while JT came on a second half sub after weeks out with injury. Chelsea have now only conceded two goals in five league matches while the previously water-tight Potters defence has now conceded 10 in 3 games. Fulham v Wigan 1-1 Fulham have had a mostly disappointing season but have looked their most dangerous with Berbatov up top and Ruiz tucked in. Frustratingly Jol decided to put in Petric at CF and drop Ruiz back to CM with Berba tucked in. Riise again sat on the bench replaced by Richardson. Karagounis scored for The Cottagers. Wigan were the better team with Di Santo capping a fine...
As usual Stowie will do the review for Division One and Rev will do the review for Division Two.   Premier League   King of Karlos (6-5)   1667  v  Linsanity 17 (1-11)   1399   Anthak (7-4)   1410   v  Adelaide Maggotz  (3-7-1)   1197   Jasmine's Mob  (9-2)  1823  v  Wade Machine (5-6)   1330   Westside Hardcore (6-5)   1218  v  Fudge's Sixers (2-9) 1045   The Jug-O-Naughts (8-3)   1112  v Run TMC (5-5-1)   1065   Team Heaver (8-3)   1689   v  Ruddy's Cavaliers (5-6)  1368
Division One
<div dir='ltr]TRADES: A number of deals were complete recently starting with Broady Broncos recieving Paul Pierce from The Sausage Arm Butchers in exchange for Kyle Lowry. This was followed by Albert Park Rangers sending Kirilenko to the Canuck Steelers for O.J. Mayo and shortly after the Mildura Dunkanauts struck a deal to send Lou Williams to Crossy Crusaders for Loul Deng.
Albert Park Rangers (1-10) (bgt) 1322 def by Canuck Steelers (6-5) (UnderAchievers,nickluya) 1344
The Albert Park Rangers will be kicking themselves, hard, after leaving Kirilenko (163 / 4) on the bench for the last day of the matchup. His score, along with strong performances from Sanders (160 / 4) and Randolph (151 /4), would've carried Albert Park Rangers to just their second win of the season. The Canuck Steelers catch a break and it could be the difference at the end of the season. Leading the points for the Canuck Steelers were Mayo (152 / 4), Redick (135 / 3) and CP3 (134 / 2).
Team Stowie (6-5) (stowie) 1372 def by Mildura Dunkanauts (8-3) (walesy) 1477
The Mildura Dunkanauts extend their winning streak to four on the back of strong...
Division One
<div dir='ltr]TRADES: A number of deals were complete recently starting with Broady Broncos recieving Paul Pierce from The Sausage Arm Butchers in exchange for Kyle Lowry. This was followed by Albert Park Rangers sending Kirilenko to the Canuck Steelers for O.J. Mayo and shortly after the Mildura Dunkanauts struck a deal to send Lou Williams to Crossy Crusaders for Loul Deng.
Albert Park Rangers (1-10) (bgt) 1322 def by Canuck Steelers (6-5) (UnderAchievers,nickluya) 1344
The Albert Park Rangers will be kicking themselves, hard, after leaving Kirilenko (163 / 4) on the bench for the last day of the matchup. His score, along with strong performances from Sanders (160 / 4) and Randolph (151 /4), would've carried Albert Park Rangers to just their second win of the season. The Canuck Steelers catch a break and it could be the difference at the end of the season. Leading the points for the Canuck Steelers were Mayo (152 / 4), Redick (135 / 3) and CP3 (134 / 2).
Team Stowie (6-5) (stowie) 1372 def by Mildura Dunkanauts (8-3) (walesy) 1477
The Mildura Dunkanauts extend their winning streak to four on the back of strong...
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Part 3 in our ongoing series of ORFFL Preseason Previews. This week we take a look at the Glenrowan Gunslingers, the Tarwin Lower Pigs and the Purnululu Bungle Rangers. Three teams that fell well short of making the finals last year, but three teams that I believe are every chance to reverse their fortunes in 2013.
Read on dear traveller.
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Part 3 in our ongoing series of ORFFL Preseason Previews. This week we take a look at the Glenrowan Gunslingers, the Tarwin Lower Pigs and the Purnululu Bungle Rangers. Three teams that fell well short of making the finals last year, but three teams that I believe are every chance to reverse their fortunes in 2013.
Read on dear traveller.
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A number of changes look to set AFLFantasy apart from SuperCoach this year, the two biggest are not rolling lockouts and a massive 44 trades.
That's 2 per week. Craziness!
I'm actually pretty interested in which game plays out better. 2 trades a week, on the surface, sounds ridiculous. But that is coming from the mindset of us, the players who are too serious.
'Everyone will have the same team'
'Just luck based'
'No skill'
Are all going to be thrown out over the next few weeks- but it makes me wonder. is it?
'Everyone will have the same team'
Yes. Everyone will have fully upgraded teams. But, everyone will still have two trades per week to maximise their squad for the upcoming week. So while yes, there are only a limited number of premiums in each line, I reckon you'll see a good mix of them float few with less punishment placed if you decide to go with a smokey.
'Just luck based'
Personally, I think that a system which has the guys who cops the least amount of injuries to premiums, as the most rewarded, to be supremely luck based.
Sure, you put a premium on consistent, un-injured players, but in the end, all that really does is play into point 1, and limit the already limited pool of players you can jump into.
'No skill'
I'm just gunna touch on this one, cause it's the topic of an article brewing inside my head. Fantasy sport skill isn't about knowledge anymore. We all know our stuff. We know in depth on how the game works, on how best to play and structure our team to maximise scores.
The biggest determining factor that separates top1000 teams from top10 teams is bench selection. Squeezing every single point out of your list. That's where we are at- and it's a tough gig to achieve consistently.
So. What are we thinking? Less emphasis placed on injuries. Is that a good thing? Or are SuperCoach going to absolutely romp it in?
That's 2 per week. Craziness!
I'm actually pretty interested in which game plays out better. 2 trades a week, on the surface, sounds ridiculous. But that is coming from the mindset of us, the players who are too serious.
'Everyone will have the same team'
'Just luck based'
'No skill'
Are all going to be thrown out over the next few weeks- but it makes me wonder. is it?
'Everyone will have the same team'
Yes. Everyone will have fully upgraded teams. But, everyone will still have two trades per week to maximise their squad for the upcoming week. So while yes, there are only a limited number of premiums in each line, I reckon you'll see a good mix of them float few with less punishment placed if you decide to go with a smokey.
'Just luck based'
Personally, I think that a system which has the guys who cops the least amount of injuries to premiums, as the most rewarded, to be supremely luck based.
Sure, you put a premium on consistent, un-injured players, but in the end, all that really does is play into point 1, and limit the already limited pool of players you can jump into.
'No skill'
I'm just gunna touch on this one, cause it's the topic of an article brewing inside my head. Fantasy sport skill isn't about knowledge anymore. We all know our stuff. We know in depth on how the game works, on how best to play and structure our team to maximise scores.
The biggest determining factor that separates top1000 teams from top10 teams is bench selection. Squeezing every single point out of your list. That's where we are at- and it's a tough gig to achieve consistently.
So. What are we thinking? Less emphasis placed on injuries. Is that a good thing? Or are SuperCoach going to absolutely romp it in?
As Walesy irons things out this site isn't very port(id10t) friendly and we've seemed to have lost the other BBL threads.
This is a test post as much as anything but all going well, use this for all discussions as we get into the all important finals.
[span style='font-size: 16pt;]Big Bash Finals Cheat Sheet
Seriously, don't even think about picking outside these players!
Batsmen
Renegades - [span style='color: #c00000;]Hales, Finch, Rohrer, Cooper
Heat - [span style='color: #c00000;]Pomersbach, Burns, Lynn, Forrest
Scorchers - [span style='color: #c00000;]Marsh, Gibbs, North/Voges/Hussey (two of these three will play)
Stars - [span style='color: #c00000;]Hodge, White, Quiney
All-Rounders
Renegades - [span style='color: #c00000;]O'Brien
Heat - Christian, [span style='color: #c00000;]Hopes
Scorchers - [span style='color: #c00000;]Thomas
Stars - [span style='color: #c00000;]Mascarenhas, Wright, Hastings
Wicketkeepers
Even simpler. Nevill + Triffitt/Hartley. Use Wade only for bench loophole if you have the $$$
Bowlers
Renegades - [span style='color: #c00000;]Muralitharan, Rimmington, Sheridan, Pattinson
Heat - [span style='color: #c00000;]Cutting, McDermott, Roach
Scorchers - [span style='color: #c00000;]Hogg, [span style='color: #c00000;]Beer, Coulter-Nile,[span style='color: #c00000;] Behrendorff
Stars - [span style='color: #c00000;]Faulkner, Bird, Warne
Red = best picks. What do you guys reckon?
This is a test post as much as anything but all going well, use this for all discussions as we get into the all important finals.
[span style='font-size: 16pt;]Big Bash Finals Cheat Sheet
Seriously, don't even think about picking outside these players!
Batsmen
Renegades - [span style='color: #c00000;]Hales, Finch, Rohrer, Cooper
Heat - [span style='color: #c00000;]Pomersbach, Burns, Lynn, Forrest
Scorchers - [span style='color: #c00000;]Marsh, Gibbs, North/Voges/Hussey (two of these three will play)
Stars - [span style='color: #c00000;]Hodge, White, Quiney
All-Rounders
Renegades - [span style='color: #c00000;]O'Brien
Heat - Christian, [span style='color: #c00000;]Hopes
Scorchers - [span style='color: #c00000;]Thomas
Stars - [span style='color: #c00000;]Mascarenhas, Wright, Hastings
Wicketkeepers
Even simpler. Nevill + Triffitt/Hartley. Use Wade only for bench loophole if you have the $$$
Bowlers
Renegades - [span style='color: #c00000;]Muralitharan, Rimmington, Sheridan, Pattinson
Heat - [span style='color: #c00000;]Cutting, McDermott, Roach
Scorchers - [span style='color: #c00000;]Hogg, [span style='color: #c00000;]Beer, Coulter-Nile,[span style='color: #c00000;] Behrendorff
Stars - [span style='color: #c00000;]Faulkner, Bird, Warne
Red = best picks. What do you guys reckon?
It is hard to believe that we have now reached 10 rounds of the NBA.   There are now only 6 rounds left before the finals commence.
As usual I will do the review of the Premier League, Stowie will do the review of  Division One and Rev will do the review for Division Two.
Premier League
With 6 rounds to go, Jasmine’s Mob is leading the way with a record of 8-2 followed by the Jug-O-Naughts (7-3) and Team Heaver (7-3).    The next team is Anthak with  a record of 6-4 followed by Run TMC with a record of 5-4-1 and then we have 4 four teams with a record of 5-5 (King of Karlos, Ruddy’s Cavaliers, Wade Machine and Westside Hardcore.  Fudge’s Sixers (2-8) and Linsanity 17 (1-9) will need a miracle to avoid relegation and the only team they can most likely catch is the Adelaide Maggotz (3-5-1).
Linsanity 17  (1-9)    1595    v    Adelaide Maggotz   (3-5-1)   1335
Linsanity were able to finally post their first win of the season with a comfortable victory over the Maggotz.    DMC led the way with (257/4), followed by J Smoove (203/4) and Vucevic (170/3).  For the Maggotz, the leading scorers were Harden (259/4), Bosh (162/4) and Jennings (121/3).
Anthak  (6-4)   1346   v  Ruddy’s  Cavaliers (5-5)   1237
This was a remarkable win considering Anthak played 7 games less than Ruddy.  He only had 10 players lining up this round and 8 of them managed to break the 100 pt mark.  LBJ was the best with (273/4), followed by Kobe (167/3) and Scola (135/4).  For Ruddy, the best players were Durant (198/4), Lopez (171/4) and Ibaka (171/4).
Jasmine’s Mob  (8-2)   1601   v  King of Karlos   (5-5)   1437
Once again Jasmine scored the highest score for the round and was able to get the win over...
As usual I will do the review of the Premier League, Stowie will do the review of  Division One and Rev will do the review for Division Two.
Premier League
With 6 rounds to go, Jasmine’s Mob is leading the way with a record of 8-2 followed by the Jug-O-Naughts (7-3) and Team Heaver (7-3).    The next team is Anthak with  a record of 6-4 followed by Run TMC with a record of 5-4-1 and then we have 4 four teams with a record of 5-5 (King of Karlos, Ruddy’s Cavaliers, Wade Machine and Westside Hardcore.  Fudge’s Sixers (2-8) and Linsanity 17 (1-9) will need a miracle to avoid relegation and the only team they can most likely catch is the Adelaide Maggotz (3-5-1).
Linsanity 17  (1-9)    1595    v    Adelaide Maggotz   (3-5-1)   1335
Linsanity were able to finally post their first win of the season with a comfortable victory over the Maggotz.    DMC led the way with (257/4), followed by J Smoove (203/4) and Vucevic (170/3).  For the Maggotz, the leading scorers were Harden (259/4), Bosh (162/4) and Jennings (121/3).
Anthak  (6-4)   1346   v  Ruddy’s  Cavaliers (5-5)   1237
This was a remarkable win considering Anthak played 7 games less than Ruddy.  He only had 10 players lining up this round and 8 of them managed to break the 100 pt mark.  LBJ was the best with (273/4), followed by Kobe (167/3) and Scola (135/4).  For Ruddy, the best players were Durant (198/4), Lopez (171/4) and Ibaka (171/4).
Jasmine’s Mob  (8-2)   1601   v  King of Karlos   (5-5)   1437
Once again Jasmine scored the highest score for the round and was able to get the win over...
It''s the final round this weekend in the BBL and there''s still 7 teams that can make the finals so its all up to grab and the bats will be flying this round in earnest.
For us fantasy coaches its the last chance to update the team and get some value into our squad before the unlimited trades that will happen in the finals.
Bearfly has kindly written a heap of stuff about some of the players to look at this read so read on after the break
Batsmen:
Ponting – whilst he only returned a modest score in R7 against some good bowling, he is still clearly the class batsman going around in the league
Lumb – took control of Sixers run chase last night when carrying his bat through the full 20 overs, hitting form at the right time
Klinger – can put in the occasional sub-par performance but is a quality opener
Marsh – the other class T20 player and one of the leading run scorers in the comp, only concern is his hamstring problem
Other batsmen to consider after recent performances but who can be hit or miss include Pomersbach, Burns, Ferguson, Reardon, North, Voges
Bowlers:
Murali – opponents continue to find him hard to get away for more than a single and regularly chips in for a wicket, all class in this format/comp
Hogg – has hit form at the right time with Perth fighting for a top4 berth, plays on the usually spin friendly Adelaide Oval in R8
Beer – has been consistent throughout the comp regularly chipping in for wickets and usually at a decent ER
Laughlin – has been one of the best wicket taking bowlers throughout the comp and if you haven’t got him in your team do it now!!!
Behrendorff – his past 2 matches have been solid with some good scores, can be a little expensive at times though
Boyce – was a revelation against Hobart the other night taking the 3 vital wickets of Paine, Ponting & Birt at a nice ER, Botha not frightened to back the young spinner either and would expect him to be given another go against the Scorchers at AO...
For us fantasy coaches its the last chance to update the team and get some value into our squad before the unlimited trades that will happen in the finals.
Bearfly has kindly written a heap of stuff about some of the players to look at this read so read on after the break
Batsmen:
Ponting – whilst he only returned a modest score in R7 against some good bowling, he is still clearly the class batsman going around in the league
Lumb – took control of Sixers run chase last night when carrying his bat through the full 20 overs, hitting form at the right time
Klinger – can put in the occasional sub-par performance but is a quality opener
Marsh – the other class T20 player and one of the leading run scorers in the comp, only concern is his hamstring problem
Other batsmen to consider after recent performances but who can be hit or miss include Pomersbach, Burns, Ferguson, Reardon, North, Voges
Bowlers:
Murali – opponents continue to find him hard to get away for more than a single and regularly chips in for a wicket, all class in this format/comp
Hogg – has hit form at the right time with Perth fighting for a top4 berth, plays on the usually spin friendly Adelaide Oval in R8
Beer – has been consistent throughout the comp regularly chipping in for wickets and usually at a decent ER
Laughlin – has been one of the best wicket taking bowlers throughout the comp and if you haven’t got him in your team do it now!!!
Behrendorff – his past 2 matches have been solid with some good scores, can be a little expensive at times though
Boyce – was a revelation against Hobart the other night taking the 3 vital wickets of Paine, Ponting & Birt at a nice ER, Botha not frightened to back the young spinner either and would expect him to be given another go against the Scorchers at AO...
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