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And another week rolls round. Will Gaz dominate the Giants? Or will those who held him, cry bitter tears as hes used predominately through the forward line?

These and other things well follow through the <a href="http://tooserious.net/live_scores.php?page=gameday&id=10251160&process=live">live chat[/url]. So, like every week, join us for the frivolities.

Round 7 shapes as a defining round of the 2012 season of the ORFFL. So many matches sit on a figurative knife-edge; 1st vs 4th, 2nd vs 3rd, 6th vs 8th and others to boot. Victory could see consolidation from the mighty, or conquering of very same the same. Defeat on the other hand will bring only pain. How morbid. For more of the same, read on dear traveler.



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COULTA COULDABEENS (10th, Avg. 1199) 1071/13 vs TARWIN LOWER PIGS (12th, 1196) 1007/13



The closest match up I think we've seen to date in the ORFFL, with the 10th placed Coulda going up against the 12th place Tarwin Lower, and only 3 points separating them on average. Out of undying respect for the Couldabeens erstwhile leader, I zips my lid on the issue of team selection, and leave it in his more than capable hands. Suffice to say, if the big Q-Stick (avg. 66) wanted to have a big game, now would be the time to do it. The Pigs would surely give themselves a sniff this weekend; look for improved performance from Giles (avg. 91), Bastinac (avg. 86), and Hocking (avg. 59) in particular.







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MALLACOOTA MAGICIANS (3rd, 1267) 1280 vs POOWONG POTOROOS (2nd, 1248) 1355



An epic contest we have right here, 3rd place Mallacoota hosting 2nd placed Poowong. This match is full of intrigue, with the Magicians averaging just 19 ppg more that the Potoroos, yet Poowong sits one place higher on the ladder. Poowong also welcomes the return of Captain Gary (avg. 150), while Mallacoota come fresh off a 1317 last round, all the while playing a man down with the late out of BigBoy (avg. 95). Can Mallacoota keep it together in the face of a mounting injury toll? Or will the return of Gary galvanise an already strong...

Round 6 recap: Tough decision last week with Ablett missing his second game. My choice was “perma-captain in waiting” Pendlebury who didn’t disappoint with a 145. My second choice Swan was a disappointment with only 112 whilst my third choice of Selwood didn’t even get onto the park. I guessed that there would be no big scores from the Fremantle v. Gold Coast game and Pavlich proved me wrong. With everyone else though, I do wonder how he managed to get a 148.

Round 6 regrets: Carlton beat the Giants by 11 goals and Murphy has 27 disposals – the third most on the ground. Normally that should translate into a big SC score. Instead, in a game where eight players cracked 100, Murphy only managed 89 SC points which probably wasn’t helped by his 48% disposal efficiency.

The question this week is whether Ablett will be back. If not, another tough decision awaits …

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Selwood v. Adelaide

Rd 21 2011: 87 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 16 2010: 144 SC points, 35 disposals
Rd 18 2009: 127 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 4 2009: 124 SC points, 32 disposals
Rd 14 2008: 121 SC points, 37 disposals
Rd 19 2007: 127 SC points, 27 disposals

Average is 122 SC points with 30 disposals.

Note: Fantastic record against the Crows. Struggled in the most recent game which was an 11 point win at Footy Park. That was his only score below 120. Should be well rested after his week off. Solid form recently with scores of 144, 140 and 114.

Franklin v. Melbourne

Rd 18 2011: 132 SC points, 20 disposals
Rd 2 2011: 108 SC points, 22 disposals
Rd 20 2010: 116 SC points, 22 disposals
Rd 9 2009: 112 SC points, 14 disposals
Rd 9 2008: 103 SC points, 14 disposals
Rd 1 2008: 139 SC points, 16 disposals
Rd 2 2007: 62 SC points, 14 disposals

Average is 118 SC points with 18 disposals.

Note: Solid and consistent record against Melbourne. Normally manned up by Frawley or Garland. He is coming off scores of 131, 72 and 89 in his three most recent games.

Swan...

Plenty of big ins this week, with a lot of midfielders getting bolstered by the deliciousness that is Ablett and Selwood (And Judd.) That said though, with McDonald having a break, its good timing for at.

A couple of rookie defenders are getting their first game this week in Sierakowski and Zorko. The latter looking a fantastic downgrade option if ressies form is any guide!

Sadly, still no sign of Redden or the Big O for our ruck stocks though.

Ins: Jenkins, Selwood, Ablett, Drummond, Zorko, Goldstein, Sierakowski, Dickson, Smith, Sandilands, Judd
Outs: Hodge, McDonald, Bock, Goodes, Adcock, Crisp (Told ya )
Extended Bench: Dickson, Smith, Sierakowski, Broughton, Spurr

Full teams over the break

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Melbourne v Hawthorn
MCG – Fri May 11, 7:50pm
Melbourne
B: James Frawley, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram
HB: Jack Grimes, Colin Garland, Cale Morton
C: Ricky Petterd, Brent Moloney, Jack Trengove
HF: Nathan Jones, Mitchell Clark, Jamie Bennell
F: Jeremy Howe, Colin Sylvia, Aaron Davey
Foll: Mark Jamar, James Magner, Jordie McKenzie
I/C: Matthew Bate, Rohan Bail, Jack Fitzpatrick, Tom McDonald
Emg: Lynden Dunn, Luke Tapscott, Joel Macdonald
In: Ricky Petterd, Jamie Bennell, Jack Fitzpatrick
Out: Lynden Dunn, Luke Tapscott, James Sellar (Calf)
Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Benjamin Stratton
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Matt Suckling
C: Brendan Whitecross, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Isaac Smith, Lance Franklin, Luke Breust
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Michael Osborne
Foll: David Hale, Shaun Burgoyne, Brad Sewell
I/C: Clinton Young, Liam Shiels, Shane Savage, Paul Puopolo
Emg: Kyle Cheney, Bradley Hill, Broc McCauley
In: Stephen Gilham, Clinton Young
Out: Luke Hodge (Knee), Jarrad Boumann (Appendix)
Adelaide v Geelong Cats
AS – Sat May 12, 12:45pm
Adelaide
B: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Graham Johncock
HB: Matthew Jaensch, Daniel Talia, Brent Reilly
C:...

Welcome again to the Best Buys.

With upgrade season normally starting around now, this season feels a bit different so far, with many SCers already having made a couple to cover the injury crises that have appeared. Goodes is gone, as the title suggests, and this will throw even more doubt into the minds of SCers about their squads and how many trades will be needed for injuries over the year. So far no-one has seemed to avoid the bullets and it would be safe to say that the majority of SC teams have had a couple of worries already. This is where the Best Buys comes in. Hopefully you can find some good options to cover these injuries, and some great upgrades to keep the points rolling in. I was a little bit rushed with the Best Buys this week so feel free to let me know of any mistakes on issues I may have missed.

My pick of the week is actually 2 this week, downgrading into Horsley and Adams, and then pulling a double-upgrade next week. Magner is staying put for me, as even with the tagging roles hes had I feel hes showed the most potential, and Shiel is pretty close in price anyway. If you have Goodes then he most likely will need to be traded and with the rookies on the bubble this round it seems that now is the best time to do it. As always you should wait until the teams are announced to make the final call, but the double-downgrade appears to have soem real merit this week.

So, grab a coffee, join me over the break, and we can get into the Best Buys for this week properly. Id love to hear opinions from you guys on the Best Buys and who should/shouldnt have made it, so Ill look forward to hearing from you in the comments.

Good luck and good trading!


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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...

Anyone who has been over to the donor forum will have seen Ucantbetooserious’ results for round six, so thanks to Shanaz for showing me up! Our team got 2163 in round 6, placing us in the top 40,000 for the round, and we’re now at 12,454 points, and 33,450 overall. In our leagues we won four of five, and are sitting 9th (Ucantbetooserio), 4th (Ucantbe TS), 3rd (TS Igotatheory), 5th (TS Pinewarmers), and 13th (TS – WA League).

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Prior to round 6 we traded out Dickson and Mumford, and brought in Roughead and Pattison. Both our outs didn’t play, and while we didn’t expect Pattison to play either, Roughies 120 in the forward line was an instant win! So, going into round seven we have 18 trades remaining, and $133,400 in the bank. There’s already some discussion in the forum about what to do this week, so once you’re done reading the review, head on over and join in the discussions.

As for the rest of round 6, here’s our scoring breakdown:

1. Deledio,DEF,143
2. Goddard,DEF,120
3. Broughton,DEF,85
4. Clarke,DEF,100
5. Bugg,DEF,55
6. Lake,DEF,91
7. Shaw,DEF,120
8. Kennedy,MID,118
9. Pendlebury Captain 145 x 2 ,MID,290
10. Magner,MID,61
11. Shiel,MID,74
12. McDonald,MID,84
13. Cox,RUC,141
14. Giles,RUC,56
15. Franklin,FWD,131
16. Dangerfield,FWD,122
17. Roughead,FWD,120
18. Martin,FWD,92
19. Porplyzia,FWD,66
20. Milera,FWD,54
21. Kennedy,FWD,40
1. Morris Emergency,DEF,63
2. Ellis,DEF,72
3. Selwood,MID,0
4. Ablett Emergency,MID,0
5. Smith,MID,0
6. Redden,RUC,0
7. Pattison,RUC,0
8. Smith,FWD,111
9. Treloar Emergency,FWD,0

Once again our defence did well for the team, with Deledio (143), Goddard (120), Clarke (100), and Shaw (120) all tonning up! They were ably supported by Broughton (85), Bugg (55), and Lake (91). Our bench of Morris (63, emo), and Ellis (72) both outscored Bugg, but we only lost a maximum potential of 17 points there.

The mids was a bit upsetting...

Round 6, and finally a big(ish) round. At least bigger than the last few that have been.

Well, not for me- I had a shocker, but Im seeing a lot of good ones out there!

Full review is over the break though.

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Western vs Collingwood

Result: Collingwood by 21, 15.8.98 to 11.11.17

Boy, the Pies are just doing enouhg these days arent they- The Doggies were right in this one til the death, and really, with some more accuate kicking would have made it very difficult for the Pies in the first.

Griffen was great for the Dogs, top scoring on a massive 152SC, off 33 disposals and kicking 2.2

Cross was a little jibbed for mine, 31 disposals at a 97% efficiency for just 109SC.

Hargrave and Lake both continue to be fantastic pickups, with scores of 95SC and 91SC.

Boyd disappointed, his 29 touches just making 81SC, but it was Dahlhaus who really let is owners down, some exellent work over the last few weeks really let down by just 12 touches and a 38SC. The dangers of the mid-pricer!

A lot of the usual suspects for Collingwood, with Pendles leading the charge on 145SC. Forward options followed him with Beams and Sidebottom both fantastic with 137SC and 131SC.

Shaw was next, bouncing back with a very tidy 120SC off 22 touches and a goal, and Swan rounded out their top5 players with another solid 112SC.

Clarke is a beautiful pick, his 100SC just fantastic.

Heroes: Griffen, Pendles, Beams, Sidebottom, Clarke.
Villians: Boyd, Dahlhaus.

Essendon vs Brisbane

Result: Essendon by 67, 19.15.129 to 9.8.62

I have to say, as a Bombers fan, its nice to hear the media starting to talk seriously about the Bombers. There disposal seems to have gone up a level this year, along with Hurley and Crameri (The former of which missed this game). Personally, Im keeping a lid on it, but wow, the way its shaping...

Round 6 is best summarised as the round AFL coaches decided to screw their ORFFL counterparts. The late out. Gone, but not forgotten. This AFL witchcraft cursed at least a deformed handful of ORFFL clubs; curse this sorcery! Ah, well. The game goes on regardless. Over the page.



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SARAH ISLAND SAVAGES1484 VSTARWIN LOWER PIGS1071



If only. If only NicNat had played... I dream. Meanwhile in reality, 14 Savages participated in a massacre of a drift of Pigs at Sarah Island, and collected a 413 point win as reward. Despite NicNat feeling like he didn't need to show up, once again 10 Savages tonnedup (BJ, Robbo, JPK, Simmo, JORI, Chaplin, Chip, Minno, Mayney, Prestia), Chris Mayne a 128 on debut. :milhouse:



For Tarwin Lower, it must have been a miserable away trip. Pendles (145) back to his usual tricks, McIntosh (111) proving a consistent performer and astute R3 pick, and NRoo (108) continue to turn back the clock somewhat. That being said, Bastinac (41) and Geary (54) are in form troughs, their early season scores desserting them.











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POOWONG POTOROOS1243 VSJIMCUMBILLY JACKRABBITS1094



The fancied match of the round turned out to be fizzer, 2nd placed Poowong coasting away to a 149 point win over Jimcumbilly. SJ was the star in Captain Gary's absence, a mighty 169 and single handedly lifting his average into the 80's. The Thompson Twins also continued where they've left off in recent weeks; 119 and 104 for the Potoroos this weekend.



For Jimcumbilly, it was a horror. scoring 194 points below their 5 game average. Top liners NDS (46), Fisher (66), Droopy (64), and Beamer (59),...

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Newcastle v Man City

The FA Cup final might be on this weekend but this is absolutely a cup final for both teams here. Newcastle are only 1pt behind Arsenal in 3rd place after a brilliant 2-0 win at Chelsea midweek. Cisse scored another two wonder goals (13 goals in 12 games) to seal the win. Tiote was stretchered off in the game.

Man City are top!! Two more wins and the title is theirs, what a turnaround. They’ve got to do it from here haven’t they?

Tiote could be available despite a nasty blow to the head midweek.

Blackburn v Wigan

It’s last chance saloon for Blackburn here as they face the rampant Latics who aren’t yet safe from relegation.

Wigan are certainly the form team and took four off Newcastle last time out, so will be favourites – but relegation clashes bring out exceptional performances and Blackburn need two of them.

Arsenal v Norwich

Arsenal are now sitting a solitary  nerve-shredding point above both Spurs and Newcastle and therefore 5th place. Norwich, in theory, shouldn’t cause too many problems, and really Arsenal’s desperation for points should see them through. Walcott might be back before seasons end.

Man Utd v Swansea

Oh dear! 4pts from 4games and all of a sudden from being 8pts clear United are now relying on others doing them a favour.

Swansea, who have already passed luminaries like Arsenal off the park, this season won’t lie down either. Especially after Mancini’s motivational speech that this would be an easy game for United.

United must win this or will most likely relinquish the title to their bitter City rivals. Evans and Welbeck are out.

Villa v Spurs

This is another intriguing fixture as CL chasing Spurs play Villa, who steadfastly refuse any help from other relegation threatened teams by continuing their...

Kreuzer out? Not so!
Gaz out? Yeah, still gone- love to hear how his run today went though!

In the meantime though- dont forget to join our <a href="http://tooserious.net/live_scores.php?page=gameday&id=10251146&process=live">live chat[/url] over the weekend. Should be fun as always!