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For those who take it way too seriously

Next week after the completion of Round 4, I will go through some of the stats for players. There have been some big movers and some big sliders in fantasy basketball.

However, this week I am bit pressed for time so we will go straight into the review. As usual I will do the review for the Premier League, Stowie will do the review for Div One and Rev will do the review for Div Two.

Please read over the break.

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King of Karlos (2-1) 1481 v Run TMC (2-1) 1335

Karlos was able to build a very sizeable lead throughout this matchup and had enough pts in the bank to withstand the 384 pts scored by Run TMC on the last day to post a comfortable victory. Karlos played 3 more games than Run TMC and had 7 players break the 100 pts mark. Al Jefferson (177/4) led the way followed by Boozer (131/4) and Deng (143/4). Run TMC posted their first loss of the season but their team has been playing well in the first part of the season. The best playesr for Run TMC were Westbrook (234/4), Noah (175/4) and Gay (125/3).

Ruddy’s Cavaliers (2-1) 1368 v Fudge’s Sixers (0-3) 968

Ruddy was able to score a big win against Fudge this round. Fudge is just sitting tight at the moment trying to ride out storm until some of his key players come back from injury. Ruddy would have been happy with Durantula scoring 306 from 4 games who has backed up being picked number 2 in the draft. Monroe (194/4) was next followed by Ibaka (152/4). For Fudge he had to rely upon Pierce (172/5), J Rich (155/4) and Timmy D (138/3)

Adelaide Maggotz (2-1) 1461 v Wade Machine (1-2) 1093

The Maggotz showed no mercy to the Wade Machine this week who were knocked around with injuries to key players this week (Wade). The Maggotz had a whopping 8 players score more than 100 pts this round with Jennings the best with (200/3), Harden (180/4) and Bosh (152/4). The best players for Wade Machine were Millsap (171/4), KG (131/5) and Lou Williams (126/3).

Anthak (3-0) 1582 v Westside...
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Man City have hit top spot again after all their big guns fired- Tevez, Aguero and Silva. While Utd disappointed slipping to defeat against an impressive Norwich. Join me over the break where Ill cover all the games..<!--more-->

Arsenal v Spurs 5-2

Incredibly this was the score when the two teams met last season at The Emirates. This time there were seven different scorers – Adebayor, Bale, Walcott, Cazorla, Giroud, Podolski and Mertesacker. Spurs were looking decent until Adebayor got himself sent off early on.

Both teams made some changes with Lloris coming back in for Spurs and Dempsey dropping to the bench as Ade and Defoe started up front. Caulker was missing from the squad.

Arsenal also had a change in goals with Szczesny, finally, fit to take his place. Ramsey was on the bench with Walcott starting and causing havoc down the right side. He got his wish with a 5min cameo at CF when he scored his goal. Cazorla was excellent.

Norwich v Man Utd 1-0

Utd surrendered top spot after a poor performance. DDG was missing with complications after a dentists’ appointment while Rooney was out with tonsillitis. Hernandez as expected started the game. Smalling continued with Evans still out.

Snodgrass came back in while Whittaker looked good coming forward. Pilkington scored with Garrido assisting. That’s now four clean sheets in five games for Norwich, that’s two more than Utd have managed all season.

Man City v Villa 5-0

City scored just before HT to open the floodgates. Tevez and Aguero both scored a brace as intriguingly they scored a penalty apiece. Silva scored his first for the season as he has finally found form and fitness.

Nastasic was again afforded a starting place in defence, as was Maicon. This left Zabaleta, Lescott and Kolarov on the bench. Dzeko was again a bench warmer as City’s first choice pairing (and most dangerous pairing) of Tevez and Aguero started.

As I predicted a couple of weeks ago, Villa have...
With only 1 round to go in the keeper league before the playoffs and around 3 to go in the other leagues playoff spots are up for grabs and each week is more important than the last. Week 10 saw a number of QBs go down with what could be serious injuries. It is one of the closest seasons in memory with no real favourite staking a claim for outright favouratism. Atlanta suffered their first loss, New Orleans are now on a winning streak, the 49ers lost their QB to a concussion, same with the Bears. Perhaps my Texans are now the favourites, we shall see over the coming month. Join myself and Stowie with the results of week 10.

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THE KEEPER LEAGUE (REVIEW BY bgt2110)

Welcome Back Mr Wallace(148) def Rigil Kentaurus(114)

In a high scoring game Mr. Wallace prevailed by 34 ftps thanks mainly to Jimmy Graham(26) returning to the type of form he showed last year, now over his ankle injury and the Saints on a winning streak some high scoring games should follow. The Cowboys d/st(23) knocked Vick out of the eagles lineup and knocked out any hope of Rigil getting the win. For Rigil, Stafford(24) is hitting some late season form while Torrey Smith(18) has been good all year. Special mention to Danny Woodhead(17), if he doesn’t get a mention this week he might never get one .

Welcome Back Mr Wallace 6-4 and Rigil Kentaurus 3-7

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Billy Bass(131) def The Jug-O-Naughts(113)

Another high scoring entertaining match up saw Billy’s score prove just a little too much for the Jugs to overcome in an almost must win game for Billy to keep his playoff hopes alive. The Bronco’s d/st(28) were huge while Dalton(23) and Bradford(19) look like steering the QB positions for Billy for years to come. Blair Walsh(15) was also instrumental in getting Billy over the line. The Jugs could have pulled a game clear of Billy but let the opportunity slip, they were still more than competitive thanks to Ryan(26), Peterson(25), Sidney Rice(17) and...
The second week of the season saw the firing of the first coach. Mike Brown from the Lakers was given his marching orders. Mike D’Antoni has now been appointed as coach of the Lakers. MDA is famous for his offence (fast tempo, 3 point shooting) but is not renowned for his defence, so it will be interesting to see what impact he will have on the style of play for the Lakers.

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 of Division Two ( I will edit this thread once I receive the review for Division Two)

Please read over the break

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There has not been much activity this week in the Premier League. No trade offers were accepted so it looks like everyone is backing their original draft choices for the moment. But there has been plenty of activity on the FA list and waivers.

King of Karlos (1338) v Fudge’s Sixers (989)
Karlos was able to post his first win of the season by comfortably defeating Fudge. Once again Fudge was hit hard by injuries and suspensions (he currently has Bynum, J Rich and Barea all out injured and then Robinson got done for 2 games for elbowing one of his opponents). Fudge was leading this match after day one but it all went downhill from that point onwards. Karlos showed no mercy and also had Nelson miss most of the round as well. The best players for Karlos were Gortat (179/4), Curry (155/4) and Al Jefferson (159/4). For Fudge, Timmy D turned back the clock again with (217/4) followed by Pierce (143/3) and Lawson (142/4)

Run TMC (1359) v Wade Machine (1213)

Run TMC was able to make it 2 from 2 with a hard fought win over Wade Machine. This match was neck and neck right up until the final day when Run TMC was able to outscore Wade Machine by 99 pts. It was a very good win for Run TMC as they had both Crash Wallace and Henderson out for all of the match up. Wade Machine now has a record of 1-1 and will be hoping to bounce back next...
I gotta say, I love the work these guys put in throughout the off season, and again theyve lifted the bar with their <a target="_blank" href="http://www.contestedfooty.com/contestedfootys-2012-afl-draft-guide/">2012 AFL Draft Guide[/url].

It contains a quick bio, an expected draft range and a general summary of the top 50 players in the draft (along with a link through to a more detailed analysis.)

Seriously, if it had the combine info packaged with it, it would contain all youd need to know!

So check it out, and add it to your repertoire of fantasy info- cause when it comes to selecting the right rookies for you list, all these little pieces paint a rich tapestry.
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Villa v Man Utd 2-3

Hernandez was the hero with two goals and an assist (Vlaar OG) after coming off the bench at HT.

I needed Utd to win this one to win some cash for the TooSerious Punt Club so it was probably inevitable then that they should go two goals down. Weimann scoring both of them, DDG prevented his hat-trick with an outstanding save.

RVP and Scholes had the assists. Utd weren’t great and RVP was pretty much anonymous until the 70min mark when he twice hit the bar.

Smalling came in for the injured Evans and looked very rusty. Nani missed through injury while Rooney came off with a foot injury.

Apart from Weimann, Bannan, Ireland and Benteke were impressive for Villa.

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Man City v Spurs 2-1

A familiar tale here as Dzeko came off the bench to notch a late winner. Aguero also scored for the citizens. Kolarov, Maicon (sub) and Silva (one assist) were all back from injury. City are unbeaten in 35 home games.

Caulker scored for Spurs from a Huddlestone freekick. Bale was quiet while Defoe was dropped for Adebayor. Naughton, Siguardsson and Lloris remain on the periphery.

Newcastle v West Ham 0-1

In hindsight there could only have been one result as Allardyce, Carroll and Nolan headed back to the North East. Nolan with a MOTM display as well as the winner. It was a deserved win too. McCartney (replaced by the returning Demel), Jarvis and Benayoun all came off injured.

Ba started for the disappointing Geordies while Cisse’s poor showing saw him hooked at HT. His replacemenet Shola Ameobi wasn’t much better. Gutierrez came off injured while Colocinni was missing through suspension. Newcastle are at home to Swansea next week.

Chelsea v Liverpool 1-1

Reina and Skertel were missing as Liverpool played five across...
TIM Membreys September was over almost before it started. <p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-right: 163px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em;]A month later and the Traralgon lad was locked in as a first-round draft pick.The power forward decided to pull the boots on in the qualifying final just 20 minutes before the bounce and on the back of no training owing to a groin injury. <p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-right: 163px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em;]Membrey spent his weekdays assembling pipes in his full-time job as an apprentice plumber and his weekends tearing opposition defenders apart, kicking 16 goals in three finals. <div>
The Jack Darling-type booted 8.2 in the preliminary final on the back of '15 minutes of training' to drag Gippsland to the grand final, where his fourth goal handed the Power the lead in the last quarter. 'It was awesome. One of the best efforts Ive seen, from a junior footballer especially,' Power coach Nick Steven said of his captains monster haul. 'He was marking really strongly, he beat everyone that came to him. They had two on one in the end and he was still catching everything. 'He kicked three goals from outside 50m at crunch times and one from about 58m to put us in front.' Stevens said Membrey was a better kick for goal than former teammate Brendan Fevola. 'Its a big comment, but hes such a powerful and penetrating kick for a kid his age and he just doesnt miss many. Recruiters have told the golden boot to work on his endurance with Membrey too short to hold down a key-position at AFL level. 'Im 189cm which isnt your ideal key-position, so Im more looking at being that third tall who can play higher up the ground and trying work the opponent over,' Membrey, who made his senior debut at 16, said. 'Jack Darlings 190 but he definitely plays like a key forward, with strong hands and a good kick for goal, so I model my game on him.' But while Darling slipped to pick 26,...
The first round of the NBA fantasy season has come and gone.  This round was either hit or miss for a lot of teams due to the schedule where some teams were playing 4 games and other teams were only playing 2 games.   Also a lot of people may already be having second thoughts about some of their draft choices.   There already has been a lot of activity in the Premier League where teams have been raiding the FA list and waivers.

The first week of the season has seen the Knicks  come out of the gate flying and they are looking very impressive and are playing good defence.  The Lakers are struggling and now Nash is out for a week, the Hornets have surprised everyone with their play, the Bobcats even won their first game and there are some teams which have not improved on their play from last season (Wizards, Pistons,  Kings)

Please read over the break for the review of each league.

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

Premier League

Ant hak    (1097)    v   Linsanity 17   (768)

The matchup between the former league manager and the current league manager was a one sided contest right from day one.   Ant hak had a full complement of players to choose from while Linsanity were missing Nash and J Smoove at various times during the matchup but it would have not made any difference if they played.  The best players for Ant Hak were LBJ (179/3), Kobe  (175/4) and Varejao (146/3).  The leading scorers for Linsanity were Dragic (128/3), Ray Allen (106/3) and Cousins (87/3).

Wade Machine   (907)    v    King of Karlos   (905)

This was the closest match in the Premier League this round and went right down to the wire.  Karlos threw everything at the Wade Machine by raiding the FA list but still was not able to get over the line.  The 2 negative scores from Gerald Green -5 and Wilson Chandler -3 came back to haunt Karlos.  The best...
In both of the TS NFL leagues there were some close matchups, some blowouts, playoff changing wins and losses. There were standout performances and there were players who could have given a lot more. How did your team fare in week 9 ? Which players got you the win ? Which players were you cursing ? For all the reviews and commentary for week 9 please join Stowie and myself as we wrap up all of the results.

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LEAGUE 1 (REVIEW BY STOWIE)

WEEK 9 RESULTS

Jimbos Juggernaut (jimbowan) 78 def Under Achievers (UnderAchievers) 79

The Under Achievers score a crucial one point win keeping their playoff chances well and truly alive. It was Issac Redman (20fpts) doing the damage with support from Philip Rivers (14fpts). Jimbos had good performances from Reggie Wayne (13fpts) and Jimmy Graham (13ftps) but injuries to Charles and Harvin proved costly. The Dolphins D/ST (-3fpts) almost cost UA the win.


Show Me Ya TDs (wateman) 137 def Team Wiggles (Wiggles) 102

Wiggles would have been jumping for joy with ADP (31fpts) winding back the clock and putting up big points, but it didnt last long... Rookie Doug Martin (54fpts) exploded for the TDs scoring four touchdowns. The 54fpts ranks right up there with the best fantasy performances ever (Fez has the numbers) and more importantly keeps TDs in the race for a playoff spot.


Vicks Dog Fighters (Fez) 124 def TooSerious TooSeriousesses (walesy) 55

Last week having two players on the bye cost TooSerious the win, this week they had one but it didnt influcence the result. The Dog Fighters had big scores from Marshall (30fpts) and Beastmode Lynch (20fpts) while Peyton Manning (19fpts) continues his excellent season coming back from injury.


Massillon Tigers (Johnson) 89 def by Adelaide Maggotz (Maggots) 108

Maggotz continue their good run after a slow start, as they continue to follow Aaron Rodgets (26fpts) fortunes. The Bears D/ST (26fpts) have aslo been...
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