TooSerious

We used our final trade (Pav --> Rioli) last week! So later on, over the break, Ill post a list of all our trades which should be interesting to have a look through.

We have continued our rise up the ranks and are now 769th overall! Awesome work Donors! Thats 5 weeks in a row that we have improved our ranking, coming from 3,122nd at the completion of round 18.

We scored 2382 this week - good enough to win 2 of our 3 prelims, with the only loss against TS member Vic_Bitter. This week, we could have done better with both our captain selections and bench selections, but hey - we didnt do too badly with them.

We had GAJ as cap, who scored 125, which was less than 6 of our other players, but still not a low total. and in regards to benches, we sat Prestia and ISmith on the pine... the latter a great decision, but the former scored more than Rioli and Mzungu, but we only lost out about 20 points, so not to worry.

Over the break, will be all our players individual scores for round 23, as well as a look at our three prelims, and our trade history for the season::::::

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<td colspan="2">SCORING PLAYERS



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1. <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/player/632">Goddard[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">135



2. <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/player/575">Deledio[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">101



3. <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/player/627">Fisher[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">77



4. <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/player/241">Broughton[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">70



5. <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/player/763">Hurn[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">55



6. <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/player/411">Puopolo[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">151



7. <a...

Welcome to the first in a series of three retrospectives from the biggest names in SuperCoach this year. Were kicking it off with the current third place side YamumLuvsBigCox.

Thats right, not Joshuas Team!

So tune in over the break to catch his own personal view of the season so far- writen from the unique angle of not actually knowing who won yet!

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STARTING TEAM
DEF: Gibbs, Goddard, Deledio, Enright, Lower, Heppell, Duigan (Stanley, Toy, Coad)
MID: Swan, Selwood, Murphy, Boyd, Krakouer, Liberatore (Harris, Berwick, Atley)
RUCK: Cox, Sandilands (Smith, Tippett)
FWD: Pavlich, Goodes, N. Riewoldt, Franklin, Higgins, Petrie, Darling (Tapscott, Richardson, Matera)

Picking my starting team was a balance of not having too many players out with the three multi bye rounds, not compromising on must have premiums and very few injury prone players because I thought that with the byes injuries could ruin your year. Then there was looking for value; Boyd for example was very durable and with the change to champion data scoring with regards to turnovers he has increased his output 7-8 pts per game. Goodes price was low and Murphy was due for a break out year. The rookies pretty much picked themselves a lot of value in the Gold Coast.

One lineball decision I had was in tossing up between Higgins, Fyfe and Yarran. I went Higgins because of the round 6 bye and preseason form. He scored well went up in price and I didnt flinch about trading him so I cant complain.

My trading plan was 2 trades before the price rise and 1 sideways during the first 3 multi bye rounds if needed, then try to trade hard to get in a good position early.

THROUGH THE YEAR

RoundScoreRankingTrades

122997345No Trades

223751769No Trades

322136541 Trade
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Atley > Curnow

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423035161 Trade
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Bewick > Prestia
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Saved a donut with MPP to Fwd...

My face is as red as a baboons arse and Im sweating like a terrorist in a departure lounge, except my detonator is actually the mouse to my laptop. Theres a chance that this email will end up a major embarrassment... nay... utter humiliation for me. It goes something like this:

“Dear Mr TooSerious, I think youre awesome, can I write a piece for you please?”
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The thought of a reply saying “eh, fair dinkum that is total pish” or even worse, no reply at all, has me sweating bullets!

As it happens, theyre pretty cool at TS and they replied, “Yeah dude, thats cool, send us something in.

Nice one Walesy, nice one!

So heres some background info – Im an Ayr United (who?) fan. You know Ayr. A.Y. R. The Scottish First Division - The last team that Alex Ferguson played for, the team that sold the legendary right back Stevie Nicol to the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 80s. No? Well, theyre my team and theyre absolute black and white dynamite

I suffer from an unhealthy and inexplicable man-love for Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish aka King Kenny. I watch the EPL religiously, and will mostly be writing about all things EPL. I also find rhyming slang funnier than the average bear.

Achievements to date – being a top Dad, being the first Ayr fan to write for TS, and coming in 681st in last years Supercoach

Hope you enjoy the read

Runci

Harry and Brett Come Home

Just when we thought things couldnt get any better, were told that Brett Emerton has had enough of jellied eels, morris dancing, rioting in the streets and, of course, the rain. Yes, thats right – Mosman markets, Darling Harbour, Zumbos restaurants and taking the A-League up another notch or two is the way forward.

This news, coupled with Harrys return to Oz, has me more excited than a NSW MP who realises that a particular lady of the night accepts credit card.

These two signings are massive news for the A-League and personally, I cant wait until the...

One week to go.  This time next week, TAB will have released their odds for most team votes - and you will need to get in quick to jump on any bargains.

Ive spent the last few days completing a review on the season as a whole, and have moved away from each players tally simply being the sum of their 3-2-1s.  Results are almost as expected.  With one round to play, Judd is a certainty for a top 2 finish.  Swan has moved into third favourite behind Pendlebury in most betting markets - and I couldnt agree more.  Top 20 broken down below, and then over the page for a detailed look at just who will get the most votes for each team (and as always - this weeks votes).
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<td width="122" height="40">PLAYER
<td width="52">Strong 3s
<td width="62">Likely poll
<td width="54">Chance Poll
<td width="113">Potential Polling Games
<td width="71">Overall Prediction



<td height="20">Judd (CAR)
7
3
4
10 - 14
29



<td height="20">Pendlebury (COL)
7
2
4
9 - 13
28



<td height="20">Mitchell (HAW)
5
5
2
10 - 12
27



<td height="20">Swan (COL)
3
7
2
10 - 12
26



<td height="20">Boyd (WBD)
5
4
2
9 - 11
24



<td height="20">Ablett (GCS)
2
6
4
8 - 12
22



<td height="20">Goodes (SYD)
3
5
1
8 - 9
22



<td height="20">S Thompson (ADE)
3
5
2
8 - 10
21



<td height="20">Selwood (GEE)
4
4
1
8 - 9
21



<td height="20">Dal Santo (STK)
4
3
1
7 - 8
20



<td height="20">Murphy (CAR)
0
8
2
8 - 10
19



<td height="20">Priddis (WCE)
3
2
4
5 - 9
19



<td height="20">Franklin (HAW)
4
3
1
7 - 8
18



<td height="20">Cox (WCE)
2
4
2
6 - 8
16



<td height="20">Watson (ESS)
2
4
1
6 - 7
16



<td height="20">Moloney (MEL)
3
3
1
6 - 7
16



<td height="20">Swallow (NM)
2
4
2
6 - 8
15



<td height="20">Johnson (GEE)
2
2
3
4 - 7
14...

DW asked the question in the review and I reckon its worth its own thread-

Any interest in meeting up in some kind of central location for a few quiet beers to celebrate a hopeful TS win?

Im sure the iPhones will be on- and hopefully Ill have TS reporting a live ladder for the leading guys, so it could be for some good fun.

With the conclusion of round 23 fast approaching, and Essendon once again following the tried and true formula of winning the ones they shouldnt and losing the ones they should [edit: Ha! They won! Whoda thunk! ] - I reckon its time to ask that all important question-

Reckon youre in the Grand final?

I know that personally, unless Heppell can knock out a 180, then Ive been bundled out by Rommels Legion- give em cotton Lucas!

On the plus side though, I did knock out the Green Jellybeans- so I do have one chance of premiership glory (after being smashed in my third by the cattery).

Check out the full review over the break!

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Fremantle vs Collingwood
Results: Collingwood by 80, 20.12.132 to 8.4.52

So, it was expected- Collingwood would go west and conquer and well thats exactly how it went down.

Pendlebury smashed it, collecting 36 possessions and top scoring with a 154SC. Dane Swan was just behind him on 35 possessions but only managed a 124SC. Big 211 top scored for the Dockers with a 37 hitout, 124SC. Not a bad guy to have if you held him this long!. Lower and Beams both rounded out the top5 on 121. Heres hoping you didnt have him sitting on your bench, particularly if you copped his 10 the other week! On the villians front, Mzungu let us down when we needed him, while Broughton once again underperformed.

One thing I think is crazy about this game is that only 6 Collingwood players scored under the "average" 75, while only 6 Freo pla]yers scored above!

Heroes: Pendlebury, Swan, Sandilands
Villians: Mzungu, Broughton, Sinclair

Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs
Results: Hawthorn by 46, 16.17.113 to 10.7.67

It was a good effort by the Doggies for the first half, but with the season essentially over, its not suprising that they were going through the motions after half time and were really smashed.

Puopolo put in a season best effort, scoring a massive 151SC off 27 touches...

Alright, its the Semi- just one more week to go after this, so lets give it our all and come back in a week with our rested Blues filling in for the General.

Good luck everyone!!

Apologies for the quick post (with not as many players as last week) but I am a little under the pump at work. Here’s some numbers for you to consider …
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Ablett v. Melbourne

Rd 10 2010: 138 SuperCoach points, 32 disposals
Rd 16 2009: 124 SuperCoach points, 40 disposals
Rd 6 2009: 91 SuperCoach points, 25 disposals
Rd 19 2008: 84 SuperCoach points, 22 disposals
Rd 3 2008: 115 SuperCoach points, 29 disposals
Rd 3 2007: 130 SuperCoach points, 30 disposals

Average is 114 SuperCoach points with 30 disposals.

Note: Not a huge average against the Dees but two very solid recent scores against them. Melbourne struggling at the moment. In great form recently averaging 139 over his past three games (145, 134, 138).

Pendlebury v. Fremantle

Rd 8 2010: 107 SuperCoach points, 27 disposals
Rd 22 2008: 91 SuperCoach points, 24 disposals
Rd 1 2008: 81 SuperCoach points, 15 disposals
Rd 10 2007: 99 SuperCoach points, 21 disposals

Average is 95 SuperCoach points with 22 disposals.

Note: Poor record against the Dockers. Risk of being rested against the injury savaged Dockers if the game is in hand. Is he showing signs of tiredness with his two most recent scores this season of 108 and 102?? Prior to that had averaged 144 over five games (133, 160, 123, 145, 160).

Swan v. Fremantle

Rd 8 2010: 133 SuperCoach points, 31 disposals
Rd 13 2009: 167 SuperCoach points, 41 disposals
Rd 22 2008: 89 SuperCoach points, 21 disposals
Rd 1 2008: 80 SuperCoach points, 27 disposals
Rd 10 2007: 152 SuperCoach points, 35 disposals

Average is 124 SuperCoach points with 31 disposals.

Note: Three big scores over 130 and then two poor scores under 90. Has recently said he is feeling great after his trip to Arizona. In fantastic recent form with 132, 156, 136 and 176 in his four most recent games at an average of 150.

Dal Santo v. North Melbourne

Rd 15 2011: 139 SuperCoach points, 31 disposals
Rd 20 2010: 76 SuperCoach points, 21...

So Carlton with the Bye and the all important semi-final upon us.

Leaves us all to ask- what does the General have to serve up tonight?!

Full teams over the break

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Fremantle v Collingwood

PS &#8211; Fri Aug 26, 6:40pm
Fremantle
B: Peter Faulks, Luke McPharlin, Ryan Crowley

HB: Greg Broughton, Michael Johnson, Nick Lower

C: Garrick Ibbotson, Michael Barlow, Tendai Mzungu

HF: Clayton Hinkley, Nathan Fyfe, Paul Duffield

F: Kepler Bradley, Christopher Mayne, Zachary Clarke

Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nick Suban, Stephen Hill

I/C: Byron Schammer, Rhys Palmer, Clancee Pearce, Jack Anthony

Emg: Benjamin Bucovaz, Joel Houghton, Justin Bollenhagen
In: Paul Duffield, Byron Schammer, Kepler Bradley, Clancee Pearce, Peter Faulks, Jack Anthony, Nick Lower

Out: Antoni Grover (Hamstring), David Mundy (Ankle), Matthew Pavlich (Calf), Hayden Ballantyne (Hamstring), Adam McPhee (Foot), Alex Silvagni (Concussion), Jayden Pitt (Groin)
Collingwood
B: Leon Davis, Ben Reid, Heritier O&#8217;Brien

HB: Tom Young, Chris Tarrant, Tyson Goldsack

C: Dayne Beams, Dale Thomas, Alan Didak

HF: Ben Sinclair, Ben Johnson, Alex Fasolo

F: Steele Sidebottom, Travis Cloke, Leigh Brown

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Andrew Krakouer

I/C: Dane Swan, Alan Toovey, Chris Dawes, Jarryd Blair

Emg: Cameron Wood, John McCarthy, Luke Rounds
In: Leon Davis, Ben Johnson, Chris Dawes, Andrew Krakouer

Out: John McCarthy, Lachlan Keeffe, Luke Ball (Soreness), Simon Buckley
Milestones: Ben Reid &#8211; 50 games
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs

MCG &#8211; Sat Aug 27, 2:10pm
Hawthorn
B: Brent Guerra, Josh Gibson, Thomas Murphy

HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Shaun Burgoyne

C: Cameron Bruce,...

Hi all,

I guess its the 2nd last edition of Be The Best as Impromptu remains P1 but we also have Shagga and Yamum in the drivers seat as well in P2 and P3.

Theres probably 8 teams in the running for the main prize, and in some ways thats being generous on these teams, but weve seen charges from a long way out, and I guess they are still possible providing everything goes right for these teams.   Any others and wed need to have some seriously strange results happening with multiple PODs and captains really shaking up the mix.

Heres my take: Impromptu is looking solid.   The only team that can really damage his in terms of defence is the Cunning Stunts (P4), but being 259 behind, its a big gap to make up on this alone.   Therefore the gap needs to be breached with not just defence, but also rucks.   Captains makes a difference, and to be honest, its hard to see mids being a key area of swings unless there are early injuries.   Which are, of course, possible.

In terms of the team that I think can do the most damage to Impromptu, Id suggest it is 2008 winner, resident quiet man and fast finisher Lings Bandits (P8).   There is a strong defence, backed with the strongest coverage of Gibbs/Scotland.   The midfield pits Murphy/Judd, Dal Santo/Selwood.   Pretty even, but you could see Lings team getting an edge.   Then you have the forwards, where again Johnson and Rioli are entered for again maximum pain to the P1.   Combined with Le Cras with WCE neat run home, you can see a team finely balancing risk and reward.   This is emphasised by Mumford in the R2 slot where Petrie is up against it.

On these changes alone, without captains influence, I could see potentially 80-90 points going the way of the Bandits each round.   This would leave the rest in the lap of the risk taking captain selection.   And of course, if I were Impromptu, Id stick with the most solid choice that I can, and if I were the Bandits, I would maximise the pain by using a...