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Last week there was the perfect storm in a lot of forward lines.  It caused me to do some munching.   It wasnt pretty let me tell you!

However, now that we enter a period where there are league matches where we only have one team affected this week (Hawthorn), a team that is rarely represented in top 22s next week (Port), you would expect a calm period where teams could solidify scores and be more strongly placed.

That is, if you dont take into account the impact of freak events, such as the Ablett injury or lack thereof, and the Boomer injury...or again lack thereof.

There are a lot of shadows that we can think about jumping out the way of.   Im not sure Id jump if I had either player, even though if youre in the mix for overall it will be a short term hit to the scoring capabilities if either player misses a game.   For what its worth, I tip Ablett out for 1, Boomer out for 2, and probably neither should be traded if youre light on.

For the Best Buys, All Australians, and Im sure a rollicking good discussion to come, read on after the break.

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Best Buys:

D: Shaw and Scotland look solid for those who dont have them.   Broughton with no bye is a player with huge scoring potential, and is probably a worthwhile investment trade for Lower to sure up the D7.  Interestingly in defence it appears you get rated, then your opponents take notice of you with a forward tag, then your score drops.   Fisher copped the Chad last week, and it showed.   Im not sure what this means for the future.   You might have to think outside the box to find your future defensive high scorer.   Though I dont agree with Sainters thought of Ben Reid, it does show the level of attention to detail you need to find the diamond in the rough that will propel your team onwards in the next few weeks.

Do I have one?   Silvagni is probably the best lowish-priced one.

M: Bartel at 348k.  Thanks for coming.  Montagna for those who want no...

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Alright guys, Ive just pulled together this weeks winner of iScent. It was a tough week at the office, even without Ablett the winner this week managed to take out the prize with a 2260

more over the break
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And the winner was- kakarot, who was certainly helped with the ruck combo of Goldstein and McEvoy leading the way- reckon I might have to start pulling those two into my squad!



The full winning team is:



DEF: Rance, Hurley, Shaw, Suckling, Goddard, Reid, McGrapth (Okeefe, Ferguson, Andreoli)

MID: Carrazzo, Thomas, Hodge, Pendlebury, Shiels, Griffin (Simpkin, Twomey, Wanganeen)

RUC: Mcevoy, Goldstein, McCulloch, Curnow

FWD: Dahlhaus, Nahas, Lobbe, Goodes, OKeefe, Chapman, Grundy (Schneider, Reilly, McGovern)



While here is the top ten for this round!


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,,<td style="font-weight:bold;">Player
,,<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://tooserious.net/competitions.php?competition=iScent&ladder=1&sort=score">Score[/url]
,,<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://tooserious.net/competitions.php?competition=iScent&ladder=1&sort=total">Total[/url]
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,,,<tr >
,,,<td >kakarot
,,,<td >2260
,,,<td >2260
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,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >yumow
,,,<td >2243
,,,<td >2243
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >Tim
,,,<td >2209
,,,<td >2209
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >Macca
,,,<td >2128
,,,<td >2128
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >TheOnion
,,,<td >2125
,,,<td >2125
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >stowie
,,,<td >2105
,,,<td >2105
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >gravenger
,,,<td >2104
,,,<td >2104
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >Daveo
,,,<td >2089
,,,<td >2089
,,

,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >Madness
,,,<td >2087
,,,<td >2087
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,,,,<tr >
,,,<td >torcida
,,,<td >2082
,,,<td >2082
,,

As did quite a few others, the Donor team succumbed to the weight of his consistent performances and bought in Sam Fisher last week, only to see him spud it up to be our lowest scoring player of the round (Ablett only just beat him, but needed his score doubled to do so). So yeah, just the one trade for the donor team last week - Otten to Fisher - which was not great and as already alluded to, our captain choice was equally sketchy; however we were obviously not alone.

We scored 2113 for round 16, which was probably slightly below par, although it was still good enough to see us move our ranking in the right direction - albeit by only 322 positions - to be now ranked 2544th.

Our bench selections were ok this week - but only OK. Heppell and Puopolo outscored Jacobs and Iles, so they were good decisions... but, Prestia outscored JackaRoo and also Isaac Smith; and jacobs and Iles outscored the likes of Deledio, Fisher and Ablett, but it would have taken some sort of devine intuition to predict that, and some huge cojones to actually put the players where they ended up best suited.

As usuall, all our players individual scores are over the break::::::::::::

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<td colspan="2">SCORING PLAYERS



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1. <a href="/player/575">Deledio[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">71



2. <a href="/player/627">Fisher[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">36



3. <a href="/player/110">Gibbs[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">118



4. <a href="/player/632">Goddard[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">108



5. <a href="/player/176">Shaw[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">119



6. <a href="/player/202">Heppell[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">86



7. <a href="/player/411">Puopolo[/url] (DEF)
<td align="right">91



8. <a href="/player/169">Pendlebury[/url] (MID)
<td align="right">160



9. <a...

Well, they beat me to the press this time.

I was planning to do a piece on Sam Mitchell being in danger of repeating Chris Grant and Corey McKernan with most votes and being ineligible and yadda yadda yadda, but the HS managed to get that up 8 hours ago.

Seriously though, can you please get the facts straight: "As with Chris Grant in 2007, this Round 5 incident could cost Sam Mitchell the Brownlow Medal. Picture: Michael Dodge".

Not sure what Chris Grant was doing in 2007, but Im pretty sure it wasnt hitting Nick Holland.

<!--more-->[span style="text-decoration: underline">West Coast v Geelong

TS:
3 - A. Embley (6)
2 - M. Priddis (15)
1 - N. Naitanui (2)

Holey:
3 - A. Embley (9)
2 - C. Ling (11)
1 - M. Priddis (14)

[span style="text-decoration: underline">Hawthorn v Brisbane

TS:
3 - L. Hodge (14)
2 - S. Mitchell (19)
1 - L. Franklin (13)

Holey:
3 - S. Mitchell (20)
2 - L. Hodge (9)
1 - L. Franklin (13)

[span style="text-decoration: underline">Sydney v Gold Coast

TS:
3 - R. OKeefe (14)
2 - J. McVeigh (2)
1 - S. Reid (1)

Holey:
3 - R. OKeefe (13)
2 - J. McVeigh (2)
1 - B. Reid (1) (repaying his brother for last week)

[span style="text-decoration: underline">Essendon v Richmond

TS:
3 - B. Stanton (4)
2 - D. Zaharakis (5)
1 - H. Hocking (1)

Holey:
3 - B. Stanton (4)
2 - D. Zaharakis (5)
1 - T. Cotchin (7)

[span style="text-decoration: underline">Collingwood v North Melbourne

TS:
3 - D. Swan (14)
2 - S. Pendlebury (18)
1 - D. Thomas (12)

Holey:
3 - S. Pendlebury (17)
2 - D. Swan (15)
1 - D. Thomas (*)

[span style="text-decoration: underline">St Kilda v Port Adelaide

TS:
3 - N. Dal Santo (12)
2 - B. McEvoy (2)
1 - H. Hartlett (2)

Holey:
3 - N. Dal Santo (11)
2 - H. Hartlett (5)
1 - R. Gray (1)

[span style="text-decoration: underline">Western Bulldogs v Carlton

TS:
3 - A. Cooney (4)
2 - M. Boyd (20)
1 - M. Murphy (18)

Holey:
3 - M. Boyd (21)
2 - A. Cooney...

Alright, time to roll up the sleeves and take a look at whats gone down this week.

*rolls up sleeves*

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West Coast vs Geelong
Results: West Coast by 8 points, 14.12.96 to 13.10.88

In almost a replica of last week, we saw Geelong pull out an early lead- only for them to give it up in the first quarter, and never catch up. Though as with last week, a late game charge certainly put some heat on the game! Embley top scored for the Eagles with 32 touches for a 126SC, while big Harry Taylor top scored for the Cats with a very nice 123SC off just 23 touches. Nic Naitanui picked up 115SC off 24HOs, and I gotta say- Im really liking this kid. He still seems so genuine and appreciative of everything that hes earned thus far, I do hope that he can continue to ton up so that one day he can wear the TS strip again. 4th and 5th went to both Ling and Corey, both on a 114SC off 30 and 28 touches repsectively. Not too many disappointments from this game, except for Darling. His form of late has truely been going downhill- to the point where if you held him as coverage, youd have been better off downgrading him to well, anyone, and playing them.

Heroes: Embley, Taylor, Naitanui
Villians: Darling, Varcow, LeCras

Hawthorn vs Brisbane
Results: Hawthorn by 42, 16.9.105 ro 9.9.63

I was suprised when I flicked over to this game in the third to find Hawthorn with only their noses in front, so I guess it was little suprise to see them kick away so easily in the final quarter and run out 7 goal winners. This was also the first game we had Torcida bringing in the stats- and huge thank you from all of us mate- and if I do say so myself, his fingers move at a rate! Ladies, its quite a talent! Anyway, back to the game. Hodge went BAM. 31 touches and a goal for a very good 163SC. Miles ahead of the pack with "50-50 to play" Franklin posting a 132SC off 26 touches and 3 goals. Glad my semi-flulike state wasnt strong...

Alright, round 16 is fast approaching, and we *still* have no internets! Now its because Telstra have refused to send someone around to fix our box! Seriously, are they even allowed to do that!? Wasnt there a case just today where a dude in Diamond Creek or something got the same end of the stick from Telstra before Gillard stepped in with a "All Australians deserve phones and internets?!"

Cmon Julia, youre in an SuperCoach league with Jo- Step up to the plate for us! Or at least, someone send around the goonsquad from Today Tonight- those guys are bound to dig up some shady filming and dogdy sounding music, perhaps a reenactment or two to make it sound like Telstra are eating babies!!.

So, its with the grace of JoshyC that they live scores will work this weekend- mate, had I brought my mobile with me- I would have smsed you in advance before dobbing you in! but in leiu of that, if you cant manage it for whatever reason, just let us know mate. .

Further to that- Ill be locking the various comps early this week (well, as late as possible, but before I lose the internets) to avoid the... messiness... of last week.

Anyways guys, hopefully we can get back to regular programming shortly, maybe we can start some kind of pertition?
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Or perhaps we could start some kind of radio transmission, revealing one secret a day about Telstras dodgy dealings until they play fair-
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This is to be  a tribute page for the efforts done over the past 15 rounds to get Impromptu SCE (I gather thats Supercoach Elite) into the lead for Supercoach 2011.

Sure we can get all hung up about trying to topple the leader, and lets be honest, it would be a difficult thing to see Impro win given the lack of trading options he has relative to the opposition.   However, given you need guts to make decisions and to trust your instinct over what the majority would do, I have been impressed by the trading action Impromptu has done this year to get him into this position.  For one thing, getting tempo advantage is key in terms of winning overall.    Past winners to a man have almost always upgraded fully as early as possible, and then managed their team on the smell of an oily rag to the finish line.

I love the analogy that we have with the Tour de France hitting the crucial stages just at the same time as Supercoach, because I see so many parallels.   Just as the big mountains in the Pyrenees loom large, so do the final rounds of the year, when General Soreness becomes a more regular factor.  Just as the maillot jeune is consistently fought for in the early action, a very important series of "battles within a battle" are fought.

Theres the points award (green jersey), similar to winning your leagues.  It requires significant ongoing investment to get wins, and time your run to perfection.
Theres the stage award, similar to winning a round.   This is often almost a fluke, but some people solely participate in Supercoach just to do this.
Theres the  king of the mountain award, similar to even making the finals in some of the leagues Im in!   This rewards peaking only when the going is tough, getting enough wins to make the finals, then unleashing.

Finally, there is the yellow jersey.   To win requires not just complete dedication on every stage by the winner (team leader), but also the support of an entire team working to achieve the same...

Thanks Stkilda Thunda for this, scammed straight from the Forums...
Stk v Port
StKilda IN: McQualter, Geary, Siposs
Port Adelaide IN: Pettigrew, Salopek, Banner, Davenport, Hitchcock, C Cornes OUT: Phillips, Westhoff, Moore.
Ess v Rich. Dyson for Welsh. McGuane, Conca for Farmer, Browne.
WB v Carl. Minson, Djerrkura, Stack, Hill for Barlow. McLean, Power, Duigan, Joseph for White.
Coll v North. McCarthy, Keeffe, Seedsman, Young for Dawes. Campbell, Delaney, Harper, Atley, Richardson for Grima, McKinley.
Haw v Bris. Hawksley, Banfield for Bewick, Golby. Ellis, Milne for Bateman, Lisle.
WC v Geel. McGinnity, Stevens for Lynch, Butler. Corey, Varcoe, Hunt for Mackie, Gillies, Brown.
GC/Syd.Rischitelli,Thompson,Bennell,Lynch 4 Jolly,Hutchins,Day, Tape.Malceski,Jack,Smith,Spangher,Mumford 4 Seaby,Bevan,White,Everitt,Parker
WB v Carl. Minson, Djerrkura, Stack, Hill for Barlow. McLean, Bower, Duigan, Joseph for White.

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For those that dont get the newsletter - here are the results of the iScent comp for this week, and they are pretty impressive!! and also, if youre still not getting the newsletter, you are missing out, make sure that you’ve ticked that you want to recieve newsltters in your profile (click [Edit] under your avatar and then scroll down and check the box for newsletters).

I must admit that over the past few years I have often laughed out loud when seeing the marketing of Supercoach that encourages people to sign up half way through the season as they still have a chance to win the car. I have always thought that you would need to have a team in from the beginning, and be upgrading cash cows, to have any chance at the weekly prize. The excellent article by the Silverback in the forum each week has smashed that theory to smitherines, with his TOTR consistently beating the weekly winner.

And now... This weeks iScent winner has put together a super impressive team that would have won the weekly prize by almost 200 points!!!  Even the 2nd best team would have won the weekly $1000, not to mention be the front runner for the car! Ill give you the hint, all of my family and friends that dont play Supercoach are gonna have teams in it by the end of the season

Now over the break, are this weeks results:::::

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Congratulations to Weazel! 2nd time winner after taking out week 1 as well! Your gonna have to share your secrets mate!

And also a big congrats to kakarot as well for coming 2nd but also beating the actual weekly winners score this week.

Go over<a href="http://tooserious.net/competitions.php?competition=iScent&amp;ladder=1&amp;sort=score" target="_blank"> here [/url]for the full ladder, but......

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Sadly though, we only have 3 prizes- so its coming down to a closest to the pin!

So check over the break for the winners!
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Superblues - missed by 7

,UnderAchievers - missed by 9

,RooBloke - missed by 10

,And bad luck to Sainter! missed Gazs score by 11 points! Just one point off a prize!
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