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Well with the Unwashed that is the Poms getting closer than they should it was up to the Aussies to see if they could gap the soap dodgers in the Ashes wins. Dodgers recon theyre up for it but time will tell ?????.........

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Ned V Fez: Ned I think sensed Fez going easy in a local derby reading for a crack at 1 of the unwashed and had a dip at this game ?. Fez shot a 2219 but wasnt good enough for Neds 2288. Ned after a slow start has his season back on track and Fez not bothered as his season has been going well.

Viddle V Yani: This game however was a grudge match with no holds bared !!. Viddle wanted to hurt Yani and his 2292 V Yanis 2271 was just the ticket for that. Pineapple inserted Viddle has felt relaxed and comfortable with the result. The same cannot be said for Yani who was bitter at the result and vowes to take it out on next weeks opponent !!.

Crossy V UA: Crossy jumped out of the blocks in this local derby and shot a 2376 which was an honest score but UA being a powerhouse went 1 better with a 2412. Word on the street is Crossy had a liquid tea that night as the appetite just wasnt there !!. Crossy also looking at taking the bitter pill into next weeks game !!.

Bones V Edbull: Bones shot a 2275 and handed Edbull a harsh one with Edbull scoring a 2270 !!. Story of Edbulls season lol. Bones not giving a stuff and happy to take the chokies as no mercy given in true SC fashion !!.

Sainter V Brogie: In the first of the Ashes games Sainter went in with a wounded team and came out wounded !!!. His 2081 falling well short of Brogies 2446. Brogie being a far can Northener showed the young convict no mercy and tore him a new one !!. Unwashed 1-0 up

Supercoachsuperstar V Slarty: The blue ranga was the next of the bath dodgers to step up and suffered as a result his 2226 not good enough as SCSSs 2292 got the cigar !!. SCSS yet again gets the biz done when needed and chalks 1 up for the Aussies !!. TS 1-1 all

Eleviathan V...

Last week was nice, but its a strong bounce back down to earth this week with 2150-2200 looking about the par.

While there were a fair few ouch scores, there werent however, too many shockers. just not many going large.

Nor were there many injuries, which is something we can all be thankful for.

So with that in mind, lets all jump into the review.

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Western vs Geelong

Result: Geelong by 20, 14.11.95 to 11.9.75

The first half was fairly well dominated by the cats, even though the Dogs kept themselves in it with some very straight kicking in front of goal. After half time however, it was a much more even affair, though now it seemed to be the Dogs turn to kick astray in front of goal, registering 5.7 after half time to 8.2

Stevie J led the way for the Cats, collecting 36 disposals and 146SC. Did you notice though when Scott was interviewed after the game, and asked about SJs "brilliant game"?, he looked pissed, and his - "yeah, well, he did get a lot of it" - made me think that he wasnt too impressed with it. Maybe he was straying too far from goals for Scotts liking?

Chappy did well with 27 touches and 128SC, while Hawkins scored a 119SC with a couple of late goals making the difference.

Boyd top scored for the Dogs, with 34 touches and 125SC- a classic Boyd effort really, just racked it up all game.

Wallis was very good, 24 touches for a 108SC, was up their with Liberatore and his 100SC.

Lake struggled to get much of the ball, playing a fairly tight role on Hawkins, but still managed a 78SC off 15 touches.

Rookie, Pearce, put up his first game, a full one, but could only make 9 touches for a 35SC.

Heroes: Johnson, Chapman, Hawkins, Boyd
Villians: Hargrave

Richmond vs Hawthorn

Result: Richmond by 62, 21.11.137 to 10.15.75

Yes, you read that right. Richmond, 10 goals in front. Against the "Premiership...

Ahhhh, no time for intros! Round 9 ORFFL Preview over the break!

NOW WITH HAMEDAY UPDATES!

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MOUNT BUGGERY DISAPPOINTMENTS (11th, avg. 1199) 729/8 vs TARWIN LOWER PIGS (10th, 1225) 934/11

Ive been educated by the football media that a week is a long time in football, and, if possible, to take that week once at a time. Last week the TLP and the MBD scored 1496 and 1449. I would definitely that just one of those weeks at a time. Regardless, the big question arising out of this match are thus: can Dan177 top last week and kick 7 in a quarter? Will walesy remember what he said to Watts and Pearce before last weekend? And if he does, will it work a second time?

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COULTA COULDABEENS (8th, 1218) 1022/11 vs BONNIE DOON BANDITS (14th, 1145)  763/11

Another match thats a bit on the uneven side; 14th place Bonnie Doon travelling to face 8th placed Coulta. The recently found ability to field a full team has seen Bonnie average 1200+ over the past 3 weeks, a mark they failed to reach in the earlier part of the season. The host the Couldabeens have been tracking along nicely; Zaka running into a nice patch (avg. 117 over the last month), and Reilly (avg. 94) a revelation from R26 of the draft.

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GLENROWAN GUNSLINGERS (16th, 1143) 776/9 vs POOWONG POTOROOS (2nd, 1265) 947/10

Bit of a lob-sided affair this one, with 16th placed Glenrowan hosting 2nd placed Poowong. Some fun facts then: last week scored a mighty 457 in the midfield. Whats more astonishing is that thats 10 points above there average. While at the Gunslingers, the loss of Bock is really hurting them, averaging just 276 points in the back...

Well goodness me, here it is round 3 already and time to pay homage to the intellectually gifted but physically challenged types who seem to make up a fair percentage of our coaches.

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Preview and ladder over the break.......................

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Ladder after rnd 2.
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<td width="116" height="17">Darraweit Guim
<td align="right" width="64">8
<td align="right" width="64">2771



<td height="17">Foul Bay
<td align="right">8
<td align="right">2705



<td height="17">Venus Bay
<td align="right">8
<td align="right">2519



<td height="17">Far Kew
<td align="right">8
<td align="right">2442



<td height="17">Charlies Opening
<td align="right">8
<td align="right">2425



<td height="17">Gundagai
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2534



<td height="17">Mawson Base
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2503



<td height="17">Iron Knob
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2484



<td height="17">Mt. Beauty
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2451



<td height="17">Birdsville
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2404



<td height="17">Gariwerd
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2394



<td height="17">Marble Bar
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2264



<td height="17">Powletts Plains
<td align="right">4
<td align="right">2246



<td height="17">Cradle Mountain
<td align="right">0
<td align="right">2435



<td height="17">Nunawading
<td align="right">0
<td align="right">2269



<td height="17">Namitjara
<td align="right">0
<td align="right">2215



<td height="17">Waikikamoocow
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Well, not long to go til the teams are out- but from what Im hearing, Id sure hate to depend on a certain extended interchanged defender this round...



As always though, Ive cracked open the <a href="http://tooserious.net/live_scores.php?page=gameday&id=10251173&process=live">Live Chat[/url] so if you want to talk some footy this weekend, jump on in and watch the game with us.

Round 8 recap: Is there any more doubt about Ablett or his fitness or his role? He responded with a huge 150 which is good enough for me to reinstate him as the perma-captain. For those who (still!) don’t have him, my other choices of Stanton (142) and Pendlebury (147) impressed. Cox was also very impressive despite the Naitanui return with a solid 139.

Round 8 regrets: Watson was a slight disappointment with 111 and found himself camped in the forward line more than usual. From memory, I think he missed a gettable goal in the last quarter which certainly would have boosted his score in a close match. Swan had a poor average of 100 against Geelong and couldn’t even hit that score with a below par 97. And for those with Murphy, well, enough said.

With Swan and Murphy out injured, the number of potential captains has slightly dwindled. But the statistics again, point to two clear cut choices …
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Judd v. Melbourne

Rd 20 2011: 163 SC points, 31 disposals
Rd 10 2011: 155 SC points, 31 disposals
Rd 11 2010: 109 SC points, 22 disposals
Rd 21 2009: 132 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 5 2008: 167 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 8 2007: 166 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 9 2006: 91 SC points, 22 disposals

Average is 140 SC points with 27 disposals.

Note: Fantastic record against Melbourne. Four scores over 150. Take out his lowest score from 2006 and the average jumps to 149 SC points. Tagged by McKenzie in the two games last year and was tagged by McDonald in 2010. Melbourne tried to tag him with Moloney in 2009. Melbourne struggling at the moment and will likely try to curb Judd’s influence in Murphy’s absence. Since being rested three rounds ago, has come back to score 144 then 113.

Ablett v. Port Adelaide

Rd 11 2011: 109 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 4 2010: 145 SC points, 37 disposals
Rd 13 2009: 206 SC points, 36 disposals
Rd 12 2008: 161 SC points, 32 disposals
Rd 1 2008: 127 SC points, 24 disposals
Rd 21 2007: 104 SC points, 27...

Finally, a little respite from the Giants with a lot of big ins and only one out.

Might help those of us with Swan and Murphy!

Ins : Bugg, Shiel, Smith, Kennedy, McDonald, Priddis
Outs : Smith, Smedts, Swan, Murphy, Greene, Heppell
Extended Bench : Zorko, Bower, Magner, Spurr

Full teams over the break.

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<h3>Western Bulldogs v Geelong Cats</h3>
ES &#8211; Fri May 25, 7:50pm
Western Bulldogs
B: Robert Murphy, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave

HB: Daniel Cross, Mark Austin, Patrick Veszpremi

C: Zephaniah Skinner, Matthew Boyd, Justin Sherman

HF: Shaun Higgins, Jordan Roughead, Daniel Giansiracusa

F: Luke Dahlhaus, Ayce Cordy, Mitchell Wallis

Foll: William Minson, Ryan Griffen, Liam Picken

I/C: Adam Cooney, Thomas Liberatore, Daniel Pearce, Tory Dickson
Emg: Liam Jones, Christian Howard, Clay Smith
In: Cooney, Veszpremi, Roughead, Pearce

Out: Addison, Grant, Jones, Smith
New: Daniel Pearce (Oakleigh Chargers)
Geelong Cats
B: Matthew Scarlett, Tom Lonergan, Josh Hunt

HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie

C: Steve Johnson, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel

HF: Paul Chapman, James Podsiadly, Steven Motlop

F: Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Mathew Stokes

Foll: Trent West, Joel Corey, Taylor Hunt

I/C: Jonathan Simpkin, Jesse Stringer, Cameron Guthrie, Orren Stephenson
Emg: Shannon Byrnes, Billie Smedts, George Horlin-Smith
In: Simpkin, Scarlett

Out: Kelly, Smedts
New: Jonathan Simpkin (Geelong VFL)
<h3>Richmond v Hawthorn</h3>
MCG &#8211; Sat May 26, 1:45pm
Richmond
B: Steven Morris, Alex Rance, Chris Newman

HB: Bachar Houli, Jake Batchelor, Brandon Ellis

C: Shaun Grigg, Dustin Martin, Shane Edwards

HF: Brett Deledio, Tyrone Vickery, Nathan Foley...

Hi guys.

Alright so Ive been awfully slack this week and obviously only just finished the Best Buys, and dont really have time for much of an intro. This last week has seen more carnage with Swan and Murphy both out for an unknown time, and many smaller worries popping up all over the place. Hopefully you can find some good options for replacement players, and for the lucky few who avoided it all, some great upgrade targets to claw some points back on the overall lead.

My pick this week is none other than ROK. He started poorly this season and as such is priced accordingly, and on previous form, or even just the last three weeks form, show he is a bargain for those willing to risk him. Hopefully this week my tip will perform a bit better than last weeks tip in Stevie J, who whilst playing a reasonably good game just couldnt make enough of an impact in a star-studded match-up.

Join me for the Best Buys and all your thumbs needs, which incidentally should be kept to this thread, over the break. Apologies about the tardiness.

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The Best Buys uses a mix of price, form, break-evens and projected salaries to assess the Best Buys of each round. These are essentially the players that represent the best “value” which is determined by the above factors. Some player will not be mentioned on here even if they are playing well, as value is the key for this article. If a player is averaging 110, which is certainly solid, but priced at an average of 112 then they will not be rated. This does not mean these players should be avoided or not picked due to this, but simply that they aren’t as good “value” as the others in the Best Buys. For all the player I’ve missed, and any more you’re wanting opinions on, the thumbs are always there.

The thumbs act as a polling tool for the TS community, if you pose a question with either a yes-no answer or a “thumbs-up X, thumbs down Y” in there then the community as a whole can give you some great feedback into...

Well, another round of the ORFFA has been won and lost. Two rounds into the season and some coaches are looking forward to the mid season draft. The grudge match between Mawson and Charlies Opening a highlight which went down to the wire. Results  over the break.......<!--more-->

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Whitsundays  918 lost to Marble Bar 1054

The talk is all about marshmallows and cocktail umbrellas again this week after the Warriors lose their second home match in a row to the heavily refreshed Misfits. The Whitsunday board has come out in full support of the coach after a dreadful week for Warriors fans.

Birdsville 1235 lost to Darraweit Guim 1265

Crackerjack match this one with a huge effort by the Guim skipper to get them over the line. A long haul back up the Birdsville Track after a loss, but no shame in this one.

Gariwerd 1300 defeated Powlett PLains 976

Some things in life are just plain great. Brett Deledio is one of these things and powered the Grampians to a big win over an injury riddled Packers. Coach of Powletts Plains in more trouble with injury than he has been since the Permian extinction.

Namatjira 1080 lost to Far Kew 1140.

In the battle of the haves and have nots, the haves ended up having again, if you get what I mean. Class warfare makes it onto the football field with the Frogs hopping off home with the four points.

Nunawading 1054 lost to Venus Bay 1205.

Nuffers go to zip and two with a defeat at the hands of the Vultures, whilst the converse holds true for the boys from Venus Bay. Rookie coach of the pipi diggers continues to impress with another good win.

Waikikamoocow 1167 lost to Foul Bay 1386

Incorrigible spirit not enough to get the Kiwis over the line against a powerful Foul Bay outfit. Mitch Robinson had a poor week after alleged dog bite rumours levelled against him. The Coup claims another victim.

Iron Knob 1336 defeated Gundagai 1300

Fantastic high scoring game played in ugly conditions at Iron...

The donors had an absolute ripper week this week, scoring a massive 2561 points, ranking us 488th for the round!!! This brings us to a total season score of 17,362, with an over-all ranking of 11,602 for the year, so we’re heading in the right direction at a rapid rate (jumping 14 thousand places this week ). In our leagues its W’s across the board, placing us 6th in Ucantbetooserio, 1st in both Ucantbe TS and TS Igotatheory, 3rd in TS Pinewarmers, and a lowly 12th in the TS WA League.

A big congratulations and thankyou to everyone who’s been contributing to the team over the past couple of months. Lets keep up this great run, and get ourselves into the top rungs of the over-all leaderboard (if we gain another 14k places this week we’ll be a LONG way infront!!!) We are still 1,320 points behind the leader, but we made up 22 points on him this week, so at this rate we’ll beat him by mid season, 2015!

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Our team breakdown was pretty impressive this week, looking like the following:

1. Deledio,DEF,157
2. Goddard,DEF,115
3. Broughton,DEF,109
4. Clarke,DEF,89
5. Shaw,DEF,133
6. Lake,DEF,112
7. Morris,DEF,48
8. Pendlebury Vice Captain,MID,147
9. Kennedy,MID,132
10. Sidebottom,MID,111
11. Selwood,MID,140
12. Ablett Captain 150 x 2 ,MID,300
13. Horsley,MID,104
14. Cox,RUC,139
15. Giles,RUC,92
16. Dangerfield,FWD,174
17. Franklin,FWD,99
18. Roughead,FWD,90
19. Martin,FWD,74
20. Porplyzia,FWD,86
21. Milera,FWD,48
22. Adams,FWD,62
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1. Bugg,DEF,0
2. Ellis Emergency,DEF,39
3. Kennedy Emergency,MID,0
4. McDonald,MID,0
5. Redden,RUC,0
6. Pattison,RUC,0
7. Smith,FWD,0
8. Treloar Emergency,FWD,84


Once again our defence stood strong, led by Deledio’s magnificent 157. He was followed in by Shaw’s 133, Goddard’s 115, Lake’s 112, and Broughton’s 109, meaning we had five defenders crack the ton. Bringing up the rear were the rookies Clarke on 89 and Morris on...