TooSerious

Heya fellas, the folk over at <a href="http://www.contestedfooty.com/" target="_blank">Contested Footy[/url] have been working hard this season to put together a number of reviews on this years draft pool. There work is always good reading, and have offered to share a little taster on TS. Who was I to say no!! So check it out.

Over at ContestedFooty we love the offseason. Our particular passion is for the <a href="http://www.contestedfooty.com/tag/afl-draft/" target="_blank">[span style="text-decoration:underline">NAB AFL Draft[/url]. There is nothing as exciting as the prospect of a young player coming into your team. That player has the potential to be the difference between your club succeeding over the next decade or floundering down the bottom searching for the next big thing. Luckily for us those young players are just as relevant for your SuperCoach or Dream Team. So with Too Serious providing their blessing, we thought we’d share with you five AFL Draft Prospects that you should keep an eye out for.

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<ol style="list-style:decimal"> <li style="margin-left:0pt">Lachlan Whitfield
Lachie will go top two in the 2012 AFL Draft and rightly so. He is a natural footballer with an exceptional work rate. Whitfield is predominately an outside player but is also capable of winning his own football. Whitfield is an exciting prospect who is arguably the best player in this year’s draft, from a fantasy football perspective though he won’t provide much value. He’ll be eased into football after playing school footy for most of the year. Skip him for your team.</li></ol> <ol style="list-style:decimal" start="2"> <li style="margin-left:0pt">Oliver Wines
Another likely top 10 draft pick here, Wines is a strong bodied midfielder who reads the game well and attacks the football like a man possessed

A personal favorite of mine, I expect Wines to play a lot of football next year. He is AFL ready, a massive accumulator of the football...

Well another week has past and things are starting to get interesting in all of the leagues. Injuries and byes are playing havoc with most teams and with the fantasy season almost half way in before playoffs start please join Karlos, Stowie and myself as we wrap up all the happenings and results for week 6.

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LEAGUE 1 (Review by Stowie)

Team Wiggles (Wiggles) 90 at Adelaide Maggotz (Maggots) 101

Week 6 saw Aaron Rodgers (40fpts) throw 6 touchdowns and give Maggotz their second straight win. Wiggles had strong performances from Vick (22fpts) and WR Mike Wallace (16fpts) but was always in trouble after the Packers demolition of the Texans. Maggotz will be hoping this is a sign of things to come from Rodgers.


Massillon Tigers (Johnson) 110 at Team Stowie (stowie) 64

The Tigers monstered Stowie this week thanks to a trio of highscoreres in RB Rice (22fpts) and WRs, Welker (20fpts) and Vincent Jacks (18fpts). Stowie was led by the dropper Dez Bryant (21fpts). This was the Tigers highest score this season and theyll hope they can get on a roll now as they have the team to challenge the top sides.


Under Achievers (UnderAchievers) 57 at Vicks Dog Fighters (Fez) 105

Fez is the other team on a 2 game winning streak with WR Jordy Nelson (31fpts) benefitting from Rodgers big game and #1 Draft Pick Foster (15fpts) doing the damage. It was really a case of no one showing up for UAs with WR Hartline (0fpts) and Phillip Rivers (5fpts) not living up to their recent form.


Show Me Ya TDs (wateman) 128 at Lilydale Leather Heads (bgt) 75

The second win for TDs on the year with big scores from WR Green (26fpts), TE Gates (20fpts) and Tom Brady (20fpts) proving too much for the Leather Heads to handle. RB Shonn Greene (34fpts) had his best outing of the year and WR Cruz (11fpts) fought hard, but the rest of the team failed to hit double figures. It will be interesting to see who gets the start at QB for...

Western Bulldogs SuperCoach Season Review by bkw77


2012 was a pretty ordinary year for the Doggies – only 5 wins and 11 straight losses to finish of the season says it all.

Below you’ll find a quick summary of the good (but not great) players of 2012 and the ones to watch out for next year.


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Matthew Boyd
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,<li>2012: finishing price $ 550,100, Average 113</li>
,<li>2013 likely starting price = $601K</li>
,<li>2013 estimated SC average = 100-115 </li>
,<li>Likely position / role: Midfield</li>
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The Doggies ever reliable captain had a good year (easily the best player in a poor team) and fantasy wise was just below last season’s output of 116 points per game. Boyd played every game and finished the year strongly averaging 120 over the last five games ensuring he was pretty valuable during the SuperCoach finals. As always Boyd was solid as a rock with only one score under 80 and 16 scores over 100, with a high score of 141 against the Hawks in round 16. Plays every week and gives his all.

Ryan Griffen
<ul>
,<li>2012: finishing price $ 553,700, Average 106</li>
,<li>2013 likely starting price = $563K</li>
,<li>2013 estimated SC average = 100-115 </li>
,<li>Likely position / role: Midfield</li>
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Griff’s year was on par with last year, averaging 106 with a high score of 170 vs. the Swans in round 21 – not a bad effort considering he was tagged almost every week.  Griffen has the potential to improve further however I can’t see it happening until he has better outside players around him that can share the tag. Griff is one of my favourite players although he is still too inconsistent for fantasy in my opinion. His numbers were almost identical to 2011 - In 2012 he scored under 80 six times and over 120 five times, compared with 2011 where he scored under 80 four times and over 120 five times....

Only a bit over 2 weeks before the season starts!!!

I was planning to do a preview of each NBA team for this upcoming season but I have that many things happening at the moment I will have to give that a miss. However, I thought I would give a quick summary of some of the player movements that have occurred during the off season.

Please read over the break.

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The biggest move that occurred during the off season that everyone knows about was the trade of Howard to the Lakers. The Lakers had to give up Bynum to get the deal done. The other big move for the Lakers was picking up Nash from the Suns. Nash finally gets the chance to play for a team with a legitimate chance of winning the championship.

As part of the Howard trade, Bynum has now landed in Philly. The 76’ers get the big man they have been looking for and I fully expect Bynum to have a huge season. Unfortunately for Philly as part of the Howard trade, they lost Iggy who is now with the Nuggets. Iggy was huge in the playoffs last year but he will fit in well with the fast paced offence at Denver.

Linsanity is officially dead in New York City. Lin is now with the Rockets and it will be interesting to see how he backs up after his break out season last year. However the fast food owners of New York City are rejoicing with the news that Raymond Felton is back in town. Fast food sales will go through the roof now that Felton is back playing for the Knicks. Carmelo will also be happy that all the limelight is back on him instead of playing second fiddle to Linsanity.

The big 3 at Boston have been broken up with the news that Ray Allen has switched to the dark side and joined up with Lebron, DWade and Bosh at the Heat. KG is not happy about it and has not spoken to Ray Allen since he left. Boston have been able to improve their roster with the additions of “Jet” Terry and Courtney Lee. Plus Jeff Green is back after not playing at all last season.

All Star Joe Johnson is now the...

Week 5 proved to be a tough one in terms of  injuries to some highly rated players while the byes continue to make it difficult to field full strength teams. Join Karlos, Stowie and myself as we wrap up week 5 of the NFL fantasy season TS leagues.

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LEAGUE 2 (REVIEW BY KARLOS)

<a href="http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/boxscorequick?leagueId=822150&amp;teamId=1&amp;scoringPeriodId=5&amp;seasonId=2012&amp;view=scoringperiod&amp;version=quick">Kings of Karlos @ Mount Gambier MONTSTARS[/url]

The undefeated Kings of Karlos crossed the border for a clash with the MONTSTARS who had 3 Dallas starters out with the Bye.  Things started well for the MONTSTARS with Smith stepping in at the QB and having a huge game for 28.  Marshall had 20 in Chicago’s big win and the Raven’s D, Rice and the kicker Vinatieri all contributed 11+.  A competitive scored was already on the board but donuts from Tate (3 weeks in a row), the stand in TE Watson and a -2 from Williams meant it wouldn’t be enough.  KOK was once again led by the Bears D with a massive 28, Mathews returned to form with 19, Brady with 18, Morris 13 and Green 12 which ably covered 1 point each from Johnson and the Lawfirm.  KOK would have too much in this game and win 105-86 to stay undefeated.

<a href="http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/boxscorequick?leagueId=822150&amp;teamId=2&amp;scoringPeriodId=5&amp;seasonId=2012&amp;view=scoringperiod&amp;version=quick">Team Walles @ Wantirna Dum Dum’s[/url]

Team Walles who dropped their first game last week took on the high scoring (every other week) Wantirna Dum Dum’s.  Only 6 players on the field would score in double figures in this game which went right to the wire Monday night.  The Dum Dum’s were led by 23 from Cruz, 18 from the rookie Richardson and 10 from the Texans D.  No other player was in dub figs with the biggest disappointments being a 3 from a concussed RG3 and 2 from 2rnd pick Gronkowksi.  Team Walles got a match winning 31 from Colston...

Loads of controversy this week with boots stamping and elbows flailing. Luckily for some, the FA were all on holiday so no bans were handed out. Golden boy [span style="text-decoration: line-through">Chris Judd RVP somehow escaped punishment for the second time in two weeks. While Huth’s stamp went unpunished as it was on Suarez. Plenty more happened  that will be covered after the break..<!--more-->

Newcastle v Man Utd 0-3

DDG was brought back into the starting XI while Valencia was fit enough to take his place on the bench, replacing Kagawa on 55mins.

Evans unsurprisingly scored Utd’s first – unsurprisingly because I left him on my bench. Evra and Cleverley completed Utd’s scoring.

Welbeck, RVP and Rooney all started with Rooney dropping deep. He still managed to come up with a couple of assists, RVP with the other.

Injury-plagued Newcastle were poor and had few chances although Ba came close hitting the post with a header and Cisses follow up adjudged not to have crossed the line.

Spurs v Villa 2-0

Caulker continues to impress in the absence of Kaboul, Naughton and BAE. He scored the opener before Lennon finished the game. Lloris brought an end to Friedels run of 310 consecutive league games while Sigurdsson appears to have lost his place to Dempsey. Bale again looked dangerous without quite seeing the returns.

Paul Lambert left Bent, N’Zogbia and Bannan on the bench as Villa continue to struggle.

Liverpool v Stoke 0-0

It was another frustrating home match for Liverpool as they came up against a resolute Stoke side.

Suso started as did Wisdom who’s replacing the injured Kelly. Assaidi only managed 10mins while the confidence-shorn Borini spent the match on the bench.

Suarez and Sterling remain Liverpool’s top performers, while Johnson continues to push forward from defence. Downing was left out altogether. Adam had Stoke’s best chance in a dour display. Huth may find himself with a retrospective ban for stamping on Suarez....

So, the trading period is now upon us and weve already had a couple off the mark:

8/10

GWS Receive Pick 2
GC Receive Pick 1 in the mini-draft (Jack Martin)

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Port Receive Angus Monfries
Essendon Receive Pick 48

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St Kilda Receive Tom Lee, Pick 24 and Pick 43
GWS Receive Pick 12

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Hawthorn receive: Lake &amp; Pick 27
Western Bulldogs receive: Pick 21 &amp; 41

9/10

Melbourne Receive Jesse Hogan, Dom Barry and Pick 20
GWS Receive Pick 3 and Pick 13

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Eagles Receive Sharrod Wellingham
Collingwood Receive Pick 17

Hey yall. Its been suggested that theres been a dearth of information about whats been going on in the ORFFL of late, and that what little there is has been deeply sequestered away in the burrows of the forum. It was further suggested that maybe someone should combine all that relevant information in an easy to find place.

THIS ONES FOR YOU, SUGGESTER!

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TRADE WRAP

Pretty big news with Queenstown offloading one of the best fantasy players in the game in Dane Swan to Jimcubilly for a couple of youngsters in Howe and Howlett. That loud snap you just heard is the sound of Queenstown shutting their premiership window and bunkering down with some youngsters. BB could pull a Johnson, and rise up the ladder on the back of talented youth, or could just as easily find his team mired at the bottom like Glenrowan and the PBR.

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Queenstown Gives: Dane Swan and Orren Stephenson

Jimcumbilly Gives: Jeremias Howe and Benjamin Howlett

Queenstown Gives: "I like" Mike Pyke and Adam Cooney

Poowong Gives: Tendai Mzungu

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I dont know if it was discussed or not, my memories a little hazy post-GF, but in regards to the timing of the pre-2013 season the general feeling was:

- Trade period re-opens once VS/CD release player positions (somewhere between the middle of Dec-late Jan)

- Delistments to 20, followed by a week break so that people can review the changes.

- 2013 Draft to commence sometime around the NAB Cup starts/is on. 6 or so rounds. Probably take two weeks, tops.

Thats the general vibe, if youd like it to be be otherwise, speak up now.

DRAFT ORDER

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3. (HDH) –
4. (PBR) –
5. (BDB) –
6. (TLP) –
7. (JJ) –
8. (QQ) –
9. (POP) –
10. (TT) –
11. (MBD) –
12. (CC) –
13. (MER) –
14. (MAL) –
15. (POO) –
16. (MS) –
17. (WAR) –
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Well we are already a month into the NFL season and things are starting to take shape with a few surprises, lots of down to the wire matchups and we all welcomed back the real refs this week. Join Stowie, Karlos and myself as we review the games for week 4 of the TS NFL Fantasy leagues.

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THE KEEPER LEAGUE (Review by bgt2110)



The Jug-O-Naughts (104) def Welcome Back Mr Wallace (83)

Like a left jab and a right hook it was the dynamic Brady (31) / Ryan (24) QB combination that this week sent Mr Wallace to the canvass. It was lights out as soon as they combined for more than half of the Jugs score, with Peterson (12) and Austin (11) rounding it out for a convincing 21 point win which improved the Jugs record to an impressive 3 and 1. When i saw Mr Wallace had lost faith in CJ2K and started Battle in place of him i thought to myself “is he mad”...turns out Battle (19) was equal highest scorer with Marshall (19). CJ2k (15) showed signs of life but sitting on the bench was not able to help Mr Wallace, perhaps a spot can be found on the starting roster next week ?

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Team Stowie (101) def Team Simonoz (77)

Team Stowie were always going to bounce back this week and they did it in style after Newton(30) managed one of the highest individual scores of the round. The Panthers let slip a certain win but not Team Stowie, who with McGahee(19) and Gronk (14) were able to slam the lid shut on an up and down Simonoz outfit. Vick(17) was best for Simonoz, well supported by Bryant(12) and Lloyd(11) but they could only manage 77 points when last week just their bench combined for 81. If the Raiders didn’t have the bye this week then i’m sure Simonoz would be sticking a fire cracker up McFadden(3) who was disappointing. Team Stowie have an important match up next week against Mr Wallace and with Freeman having the bye it is time for Kolb to shine on the big stage. Team Simonoz meet Jimbo, both teams desperate for a...

Sydney 2012 Supercoach Season Review by Sean

The Swans were at the top most of the year not because of a lopsided draw Mick Malthouse, (like Adelaide were) but because they had a team that play and continue to play for each other week in, week out. The late season slide from an injury returning Goodes, and an out of sorts Jetta has turned with the finals, and I believe those two firing will make the difference between the last time we played the Hawks and the match we play them on Saturday. Go you good things!

But it’s the team philosophy that got us there, and from a rock solid back six (by far the best in the game) an unrelenting midfield and a forward line of Reid, LRT and Morton finding their way with the help of Goodes, Mumford, McGlynn and Hannebury – amongst others.

From a Supercoach perspective it was a frustrating year with injuries to the two SC superstars – Goodes and Mumford. But the midfield trio of Jack, Kennedy and ROK repaid their investors with some massive scores.

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THE GOOD

Josh P Kennedy – MID - Av 120 - 589,700

A lot has already been said about JPK – but clearly he found another gear this year raising his average a whopping 30 points and into the game’s elite. His work in the finals to date around the stoppages has been outstanding and he will continue to gain plenty of possessions. Would have to be a lock in for next year for many.

Kieran Jack – MID -  AVE 112 – 540,200

I keep saying every year that Kizza will be the leading point scorer, and each year he doesn’t quite do it. In spite of an early trip against Freo in Round 2 he found some real consistency and value from round 8 onwards. I love this guy’s skills and attitude, and think he’s a real possibility to go up another level again next year.

Ted Richards – DEF – Ave 78 – 325,200

I mentioned Teddy here last year but thought I’d do it again to celebrate his all Australian form and selection. Best fullback in...