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Another cracking week of action was rounded up with an emotionally-charged evening at Goodison where the<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-iipmv1P88"> Merseyside public remembered [/url]the 96 innocent victims of Hillsborough. It was a wonderful tribute from a club showing real class. Ill cover all the games over the break.<!--more-->

Stoke v Man City 1-1

Man City went back to a 4-4-2 which saw Clichy restored to the starting line-up and Maicon – who shared CK duties – make his debut. Javi Garcia scored on his debut from a Tevez (subbed on 64 mins) free kick and Sinclair another debutant kept Silva on the bench until the 75th minute. Kolarov, Rodwell and Dzeko all started on the bench while there was no sign of Zabaleta or Nastasic.

It was a familiar double act that brought Stoke’s goal. Walter’s assisting for Crouch who indulged in some hand-ball to the point of travelling before slotting away. N’Zonzi, Adam and Kightly all started. While Owen came on for his debut on the 90min mark. We’re still awaiting a first clean-sheet of the season for Kompany and company.

Man Utd v Wigan 4-0

There was plenty of speculation before the game about whether Kagawa and RVP would feature due to knocks picked up in the internationals. Only RVP featured and that was for the last 20mins of the game. Scholes scored in his 700th Utd game. Hernandez also hit the net while Powell and Buttner both scored on their debut.

Buttner also grabbed an assist as did Nani and Rafael. There was no sign of Evra while De Gea, Valencia, Cleverley and Kagawa all warmed the bench.

Maloney, who scored that wonder goal last year to help deny Utd the title, couldn’t repeat the feat and was subbed after 59mins. Ali Al-Habsi saved a Hernandez penalty after yet another dive from Welbeck. Kone and Di Santo both started again but couldn’t make any in-roads on the restored Ferdinand-Vidic partnership.

Villa v Swansea 2-0

“He’ll need another lung after that” was manager Paul...
Following on from last post, I reckon its time to reboot our annual TS tradition of heading down to <a href="http://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/lagerfield-sports-bar-beer-garden">the Lagerfield@crown[/url] for a few celebratory brownlow beers.

Seriously, where better to cheer in our runners than at the actual venue! (al beit, a few doors down!)

The action starts on Monday, 24th at 8, so we tend to get there around 7, grab a beer, maybe some chips and settle in for a good night.

And hey, even if you dont have any bets on- its always a lot of fun with a good group of folk.

(And hey, any of you writers make it down, Ill shout you a drink or two!! Really, the least I can do!)
<p style="text-align: center">Essendon Supercoach Season by H_Dons
Essendon’s season can be summed up in three sequential words: Excitement -> Frustration -> Disgrace. But on reflection, it can be seen as a disappointment, and a failure. In terms of SC, the sequence was largely the same, and if there were more SC-relevant players at the club, the ‘ugly’ section would be a LOT bigger.

While Essendon have in recent seasons had very few ‘SC-friendly’ players in terms of true premium scorers, Jobe Watson has launched himself into the very top category of elite. Apart from him, there is mostly daylight, and this other guy they call Stanton. I could claim I knew never to jump on him, as tempting as it was, but it is more likely that I just had some dumb luck in not bringing him in after those multiple 150+ scores. I will deal with him later. But apart from that, there shouldn’t really have been too many SCers getting burnt by Essendon players, at least not due to poor scoring, mainly injuries (Zaharakis, Hibberd). And it is on that note that I welcome you to the Essendon SC review for 2012.

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The Good

Jobe Watson

Avg: 120.95

Projected 2013 Price: $642,511

Nearly everybody dismissed Watson due to his dodgy hammies from 2011, so I find it quite ironic that in the season where Essendon had an injury toll bordering on the laughable, he plays EVERY game. Smashed his 2011 average of 106, was the Brownlow favourite for a large chunk of the season (good value at about 5.50 now) and almost certain to be All-Australian Captain. Only scored under 100 in four games, with a low score of 73. I could go on. Anybody who had him from round 1 at 574k would have been laughing (me J). Is an absolute gun and nearly single-handedly dragged Essendon to victory on more than one occasion. One of my first picked in 2013.

Patrick Ryder

Avg: 105.47

Projected 2013 Price: $560,239

After many seasons of inconsistency and frustration, Paddy...
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QPR

In
Samba Diakite (Nancy) Loan
Fabio da Silva (Manchester United) Loan
Robert Green (West Ham United) Free
Junior Hoilett (Unattached) Free
Andrew Johnson (Fulham) Free
Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham Hotspur) Free
Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea) Free
Julio Cesar (Inter Milan) Undisclosed
Esteban Granero (Real Madrid) Undisclosed

It’s hard to get a grip on QPR’s signings as Hughes has overhauled the squad. Rob Green, for instance, caught the attention of a few but will now play second fiddle to the since signed Brazilian goalie Julio Cesar from Inter Milan.

There might be reasonable returns from the likes of Bosingwa, Granero, Park, Ji-Sung and Hoilett but nothing prolific. So far QPR have featured 21 players in their 3 games.

Reading

In
Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed
Danny Guthrie (Newcastle) Free
Adrian Mariappa (Watford) Undisclosed
Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest) Free
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart) Free
Nicky Shorey (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Stuart Taylor (Manchester City) Free

Pogrebnyak and Guthrie due to their bargain-base price are the standouts here. Pogrebnyak scored six goals in 12 games for Fulham last year. Guthrie meanwhile is now Reading’s most advanced midfielder in McDermott’s new formation.

Harte, as long as his creaking limbs stand up to another PL season, should get some goals/assists on the board. McLeary and McAnuff should be monitored.

Southampton

In
Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) Undisclosed
Steven Davis (Rangers) Free
Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham) Undisclosed
Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) Undisclosed
Emmanuel Mayuka (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed
Gaston Ramirez (Bologna) Undisclosed
Cody Cropper (Unattached) Free

Clyne has won a few individual awards in his...
So, the live stats may or may not make it tonight- hopefully they do. :)

Either way, tonights game should be a big-un. I made mention <a href="http://tooserious.net/TSNewsletter_2012_Finals_Edition.php">a few weeks back[/url] that Freo were in top4 form, predicting a Hawthorn v Fremantle semi. Dont let me down Dockers!!

Who are you guys tipping to win through tonight?
<p align="center">Richmond Season Review by TigersTooTough

It was very much a hit and miss season for the Tigers. Encouraging signs were shown against really good quality teams and we even managed to beat the best teams in the competition (Hawthorn and Sydney). They did not get thumped and lost a staggering 7 matches by less than two goals. Imagine if half of those games were won!!! With all the “good” came lacklustre performances which resulted in losses to Fremantle, Gold Coast and in the last round, a draw with Port Adelaide. But season results aside, a new style of play implemented by Dimma Hardwick made Richmond a much more relevant Supercoach team (3rd in average of all clubs). A little chipping style and high possession game showed real potential both Supercoach-wise and for the club’s future. Debutants Steve Morris and Brandon Ellis did their jobs for most teams by playing most games and providing good bench cover while bolters Shane Tuck and Shaun Grigg proved to be good PODs. The following is split into The Good, The Bad and The Ones to Watch.

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The Good:

Ivan Maric (Avg. 113.4): For those who were courageous enough to buy big Ivan at             $338 300 as their starting ruckman, I salute you. Brought across from Adelaide this season, “Mullet Man” proved to be an outstanding investment in Supercoach. It is hard to find ruckmen who can be consistent and play a lot which is why Ivan (who only missed one game) was a mid-season upgrade for many. Some figures for you: He scored 100+ in 15 of his 21 games; 5 of those games were 130+. In the six games he didn’t crack the ton, three of them were above a respectable 90. His reliability and his ability to monster opposition ruckmen (was 3rd for the year in hitouts) made him one of the best buys in 2012 and definitely a good for Richmond.

Next year, according to TooSerious, Ivan’s projected price is around the $600 000 mark which for me, is a little too expensive...
KEEPER LEAGUE  review by bgt2110

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Rigil Kentuarus (101) lost to Canuck Warriors (128)

In one of the great rivalries it was the Canucks who triumphed by 27 points in a runaway win. For the Canucks Matt Bryant kicked the lights out with 17fpts, equally admirable were Foster, Ridley, Maclin and RG3 who was dominant in his first game as a rookie QB. For my mob Julio Jones looks like he could be in for a breakout year whilst Cutler and Gore tried hard in defeat. All i can say is there is always next week....well not for Toby Gerhart anyway !!

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Bradys Bunch (90) lost to Billy Bass (107)

A nice 17 point win for Billy over Bradys Bunch. Billy had an even spread of scorers across the board with Rodgers, Bradshaw, Sproles and Bradford leading the way. Bradys Bunch had good scoring from Rice and Alex Smith, however eating a donut by playing Matt Flynn as number two QB cost the team and no doubt they will be searching the waivers for a starting QB this week.

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Candlestick 49ers (101) lost to Canton Bullldogs (103)

Match of the round with the Bullldogs (3 ls no less) getting up by just 2 points over an unlucky 49ers outfit. The 49ers have already flagged their interest in a RB with Turner, Wells and Williams combining for a grand total of 4 fpts. On the positive side they had huge performances from Brees, Lance Moore, Ravens d/st and Steves favourite kicker David Akers who equalled the record for longest field goal of 63 yards. For Canton, Peyton Manning showed he can still drive the length of the field with his no huddle offence while the two "f"s Flacco and Forte showed they are going to be valuable players for the Bullldogs.

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Jimbos Juggernaut (87) lost to The Jug-O-Naughts (125)

In a battle between the two "jugg er nauts" it was Fez who came out the winner with a powerful display of fantasy football with big scores across all lines. Matt Ryan looks an inspired pick and in...
Over the next month or two we will have a season review for each club from a supercoach perspective. They will include The Good, The Bad &amp; The Ugly and will also include a small watchlist of players to keep an eye out for heading into season 2013. These will be written by fans of each club and if you are interested in writing one for your own club then let us know!

This review is on the Pies and is written by Popey.

Collingwood have had one hell of an interesting year! They have been up and down like a yoyo and I think that it is fair to say that some of its players have caused us some Supercoach heartache over the course of 2012.

Lets get stuck in and see who have been the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly from the pies in 2012.

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The Good

Dayne Beams

Avg: 122.90

Projected 2013 Price: $652,000

What a jet! Beams has taken his game to a new level this year and has been an absolute Supercoach stud. Since round 8 Beams has only dipped below the ton once, with a respectable 80. In that time, 8 of them were 130+ scores which made him a serious first choice captaincy option, right up there with the SC god, Gazza himself. If Beams is a mid/fwd next year, which seems unlikely, then you would be very silly to overlook him as your first choice forward. Well done if you jumped on him when he was 500k!

Jamie Elliot

Avg: 60.92

Projected 2013 Price: $323,000

Jamie had an impressive debut year this year, providing us with some handy backup as the season progressed. He had his downer days but he also had some good ones. Mooed out around 200k at his peak and if you were clever enough, you made some serious cash out of him. A respectable average of 61 deserved to be more and would have been if he wasnt the sub in his first game. The sky is the limit for this little tackling machine, one to keep an eye on as his career progresses.

Steele Sidebottom

Avg: 106.24

Projected 2013 Price: $564,000

Steele has had...
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