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Michael Barlow is on track to become the first player to win a Brownlow Medal in his debut season since Brad Hardie achieved the feat in 1985Â (Haydn Bunton is the only other player to accomplish this when he took home Charlie in his first year back in 1931.)
The similarities between Barlow and Hardie are quite remarkable. Both were 22 at debut. Hardie was drafted by Footscray from South Fremantle, whilst Barlow obviously went to Fremantle from Werribee (surely near Footscray???).
In any case, if its been done before, it can happen again. Barlows 3 votes on the weekend takes him 2 in the clear of Ablett, and 4 in the clear of Hodge and Pendlebury who are now sitting in equal 3rd on 7 votes.
The bookies are slowly coming around too, with odds in the last two weeks going from $126 to $81 to $34....do yourself a favour:Â GET ON HIM!
All votes over the page...
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Dogs v Saints
3. J. Harbrow (3)
2. L. Hayes (3)
1. L. Gilbee (3)
....Giansiracusa, Goddard, Cooney
Roos v Dees
3. A. Swallow (3)
2. D. Wells (5)
1. S. Thompson (1)
....Firrito, Adams, Anthony
Crows v Power
3. R. Gray (3) - Guaranteed 3 of the week
2. K. Cornes (5)
1. D. Cassisi (1)
....Johncock, Porplyzia, Pearce
Dons v Hawks
3. J. Watson (5)
2. N. Lovett-Murray (3)
1. J. Winderlich (1)
....Stanton, Fletcher, Hurley
Swans v Lions
3. D. Bradshaw (5)
2. K. Jack (2)
1. J. Bolton (2)
....OKeefe, Banfield, Malceski
Cats v Tigers
3. J. Selwood (3)
2. P. Chapman (3)
1. S. Johnson (1)
....Tuck, Podsiadly, Enright
Blues v Pies
3. D. Swan (6)
2. C. Judd (6)
1. L. Ball (1)
....Pendlebury, Wellingham, Murphy
Eagles v Dockers
3. M. Barlow (11)
2. B. Ebert (2)
1. P. Duffield (3)
....Mundy, Pavlich, Hasleby
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11. M. Barlow
9. G. Ablett
7. L. Hodge
6. S. Pendlebury, J. Brown, A. Sandilands, J. Brennan, C. Judd, D. Swan, N. Riewoldt
The similarities between Barlow and Hardie are quite remarkable. Both were 22 at debut. Hardie was drafted by Footscray from South Fremantle, whilst Barlow obviously went to Fremantle from Werribee (surely near Footscray???).
In any case, if its been done before, it can happen again. Barlows 3 votes on the weekend takes him 2 in the clear of Ablett, and 4 in the clear of Hodge and Pendlebury who are now sitting in equal 3rd on 7 votes.
The bookies are slowly coming around too, with odds in the last two weeks going from $126 to $81 to $34....do yourself a favour:Â GET ON HIM!
All votes over the page...
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Dogs v Saints
3. J. Harbrow (3)
2. L. Hayes (3)
1. L. Gilbee (3)
....Giansiracusa, Goddard, Cooney
Roos v Dees
3. A. Swallow (3)
2. D. Wells (5)
1. S. Thompson (1)
....Firrito, Adams, Anthony
Crows v Power
3. R. Gray (3) - Guaranteed 3 of the week
2. K. Cornes (5)
1. D. Cassisi (1)
....Johncock, Porplyzia, Pearce
Dons v Hawks
3. J. Watson (5)
2. N. Lovett-Murray (3)
1. J. Winderlich (1)
....Stanton, Fletcher, Hurley
Swans v Lions
3. D. Bradshaw (5)
2. K. Jack (2)
1. J. Bolton (2)
....OKeefe, Banfield, Malceski
Cats v Tigers
3. J. Selwood (3)
2. P. Chapman (3)
1. S. Johnson (1)
....Tuck, Podsiadly, Enright
Blues v Pies
3. D. Swan (6)
2. C. Judd (6)
1. L. Ball (1)
....Pendlebury, Wellingham, Murphy
Eagles v Dockers
3. M. Barlow (11)
2. B. Ebert (2)
1. P. Duffield (3)
....Mundy, Pavlich, Hasleby
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11. M. Barlow
9. G. Ablett
7. L. Hodge
6. S. Pendlebury, J. Brown, A. Sandilands, J. Brennan, C. Judd, D. Swan, N. Riewoldt
So, Round six, rivalry round, has come and gone. And what started with an absolute panic, has finished with a suprising amount of decent scores. One I noticed, and sorry for pointing you out, broke 2000 with Ablett, Mitchell and Rockliff sitting on the field. would have been close to 2300 had this round not been painful.
Luckily, its finally time to start cashing in our cows. Or as they say in the biz, MMOOOOOOOOO. Theres a handful of cows that are due to be led to the slaughter, and a number of delicious premiums to get into.
Anyways, the round started with a battle between two of the top4 favorites. St. Kilda and the Western Bulldogs. And what an... interesting... game it was. About a kajillion disposals, under 100 points scored. Gilbee top scored in the game with a 153. Hargrave looks to have bottomed out. Looking pretty delicious at under $400k. Robbie Murphy bounced back with a 73 so his owners would be crossing their fingers for another good game from him next week. Higgins disappointed, but not as much as B. Hall who was held to 6 touches for one goal. He would have lost so cash, so if youve got a spare trade this week, it might be time to upgrade him.
More over the break,
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Saturday saw North Melbourne take on Melbourne. Jamar continued with his ripping for knocking up a ton. As did Petterd, hitting a solid 76, and breaking the $400k mark. Trengove and Scully did enough with 60s each, but will be approaching slaughterpoint if they cant put up a decent score next week. Meanwhile, Sylvia disappointed along with Harvey and Cunnington, who isnt coming out as the cashcow we all dreamed for. Currently his BE is worse than many of the options youd trade down to him.
The other game on Satuday was the Showdown. Which saw D. Rodan continue his post-knee form with another ton on the board, but it was Robbie Gray who impressed the most, rewarding those patient coaches with a solid 127. But there was a lot to not like about this game....
Luckily, its finally time to start cashing in our cows. Or as they say in the biz, MMOOOOOOOOO. Theres a handful of cows that are due to be led to the slaughter, and a number of delicious premiums to get into.
Anyways, the round started with a battle between two of the top4 favorites. St. Kilda and the Western Bulldogs. And what an... interesting... game it was. About a kajillion disposals, under 100 points scored. Gilbee top scored in the game with a 153. Hargrave looks to have bottomed out. Looking pretty delicious at under $400k. Robbie Murphy bounced back with a 73 so his owners would be crossing their fingers for another good game from him next week. Higgins disappointed, but not as much as B. Hall who was held to 6 touches for one goal. He would have lost so cash, so if youve got a spare trade this week, it might be time to upgrade him.
More over the break,
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Saturday saw North Melbourne take on Melbourne. Jamar continued with his ripping for knocking up a ton. As did Petterd, hitting a solid 76, and breaking the $400k mark. Trengove and Scully did enough with 60s each, but will be approaching slaughterpoint if they cant put up a decent score next week. Meanwhile, Sylvia disappointed along with Harvey and Cunnington, who isnt coming out as the cashcow we all dreamed for. Currently his BE is worse than many of the options youd trade down to him.
The other game on Satuday was the Showdown. Which saw D. Rodan continue his post-knee form with another ton on the board, but it was Robbie Gray who impressed the most, rewarding those patient coaches with a solid 127. But there was a lot to not like about this game....
Seems that Gary Ablett is out!
So last minute panicing is the modus operandi.
Its not so much what to do trading wise I wanted to discuss, but a topic that I havent thought about in a while. Non Ablett Captaincy.
One of the first things I do is go to the <a href="http://tooserious.net/example.php?page=gameday">TooSerious Live Scores pages[/url]. Click on the Pre game options. This is one of the little used features of TS, but was very handy before Gaz took the world by storm.
Using it, I can see that the following should make excellent captaincy options. (In no apparent order)
Goddard, Franklin, Hodge, OKeefe, Chapman, Bartel, Judd, Pendlebury, Swan, Simpson, Pavlich
Sure, theres not much time to go, but hopefully the page helps you a little bit!
So last minute panicing is the modus operandi.
Its not so much what to do trading wise I wanted to discuss, but a topic that I havent thought about in a while. Non Ablett Captaincy.
One of the first things I do is go to the <a href="http://tooserious.net/example.php?page=gameday">TooSerious Live Scores pages[/url]. Click on the Pre game options. This is one of the little used features of TS, but was very handy before Gaz took the world by storm.
Using it, I can see that the following should make excellent captaincy options. (In no apparent order)
Goddard, Franklin, Hodge, OKeefe, Chapman, Bartel, Judd, Pendlebury, Swan, Simpson, Pavlich
Sure, theres not much time to go, but hopefully the page helps you a little bit!
So, did we all survive midfield-gate?
Either way, its too late now!
I guess the rumours of Gia running around with a broken rib were a little... exaggerated.
I gotta say though, those sainters are good at keeping the score down, arent they!
Also, Ive been screwing around in the code and have set something up you might like.
A delay feature on the live scoring. Currently its in its test phase, but if you want to see it in action, pull up the live score page.
Once there, add (&delay=60) to the URL and press enter.
Alternatively, you could just go here: http://tooserious.net/example.php?page=gameday&delay=60
Now any game you view will be delayed by 60 minutes - so set that timer to your liking! Ill figure out a better way to set it up in the future, but until then, we can test it this way. Now I can finally watch the stats and the game at the same time!
Also, adding &refresh=60 will make the page automatically refresh every 60 seconds.
Either way, its too late now!
I guess the rumours of Gia running around with a broken rib were a little... exaggerated.
I gotta say though, those sainters are good at keeping the score down, arent they!
Also, Ive been screwing around in the code and have set something up you might like.
A delay feature on the live scoring. Currently its in its test phase, but if you want to see it in action, pull up the live score page.
Once there, add (&delay=60) to the URL and press enter.
Alternatively, you could just go here: http://tooserious.net/example.php?page=gameday&delay=60
Now any game you view will be delayed by 60 minutes - so set that timer to your liking! Ill figure out a better way to set it up in the future, but until then, we can test it this way. Now I can finally watch the stats and the game at the same time!
Also, adding &refresh=60 will make the page automatically refresh every 60 seconds.
Well, its official. My worst start to tipping...ever. And we have another really hard week here. Good luck, youll need it.
Friday April 30
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm Top Scorer: Daniel Cross, 132
Saturday May 1
North Melbourne v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
Adelaide v Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, 2.40pm
Essendon v Hawthorn at the MCG, 7.10pm
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions at the SCG, 7.10pm
Sunday May 2
Geelong Cats v Richmond at Skilled Stadium, 1.10pm
Carlton v Collingwood at the MCG, 2.10pm
West Coast v Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 2.40pm
No Riewoldt, no Saints? No quite, but they havent looked quite as solid without him in the last two weeks. Bulldogs will be desperate to stamp themselves as premiership contenders, which they have failed to do so far in the regular season. Melbourne-can they win another? North were lucky to win against an insipid Hawks outfit last week. Im giving the Crows one last chance, as the Power will be sore after the Saints and we all know the Crows get up for the Showdowns. Essendon are looking like a bottom 2 side, and should be smashed by the Hawks (watch out for Buddy, especially without Pears!) Swans havent faced much opposition, but Im hoping they can get over the Lions, coming off a disappointing game against the Dees. Cats V Richmond, do I have to explain??? Carlton were great against the Cats, but big game fever may strike again, and the Pies are simply a better side. Freo have had an awesome start, and hold the wood over the Eagles in derbies.
Friday April 30
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm Top Scorer: Daniel Cross, 132
Saturday May 1
North Melbourne v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
Adelaide v Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, 2.40pm
Essendon v Hawthorn at the MCG, 7.10pm
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions at the SCG, 7.10pm
Sunday May 2
Geelong Cats v Richmond at Skilled Stadium, 1.10pm
Carlton v Collingwood at the MCG, 2.10pm
West Coast v Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 2.40pm
No Riewoldt, no Saints? No quite, but they havent looked quite as solid without him in the last two weeks. Bulldogs will be desperate to stamp themselves as premiership contenders, which they have failed to do so far in the regular season. Melbourne-can they win another? North were lucky to win against an insipid Hawks outfit last week. Im giving the Crows one last chance, as the Power will be sore after the Saints and we all know the Crows get up for the Showdowns. Essendon are looking like a bottom 2 side, and should be smashed by the Hawks (watch out for Buddy, especially without Pears!) Swans havent faced much opposition, but Im hoping they can get over the Lions, coming off a disappointing game against the Dees. Cats V Richmond, do I have to explain??? Carlton were great against the Cats, but big game fever may strike again, and the Pies are simply a better side. Freo have had an awesome start, and hold the wood over the Eagles in derbies.
<a style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" href="http://www.premiership-coach.com/index.html"><img src="http://tooserious.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/190x190_PremCoach.jpg">[/url]So, deep in the bowels of TooSerious, weve waved our magic wand, cast our bones and used the internet to both generate our lucky winners, and predict the next big injury in football.
The lucky winners are, Lachy, Stowie and SPA. Congratulations fellas, you should have a winning email sitting in your email box.
And to those who werent quite as lucky, dont forget- were giving away tickets, and a chauffeured ride to the Big Day Out shortly, so keep an eye out.
Also, dont forget, you can still download the demo. Its a damn good game and well worth the $40 you would pay for the sheer amount of hours youll get out of it!
The lucky winners are, Lachy, Stowie and SPA. Congratulations fellas, you should have a winning email sitting in your email box.
And to those who werent quite as lucky, dont forget- were giving away tickets, and a chauffeured ride to the Big Day Out shortly, so keep an eye out.
Also, dont forget, you can still download the demo. Its a damn good game and well worth the $40 you would pay for the sheer amount of hours youll get out of it!
While last week had some big ins, round 6 sees the outs come flying fast!
A timely reminder of just how important our trades are.
One big thing to note though. Bock and Stevens came in, but Davis didnt go out.
Rockliff, Peterson, Dangerfield, Reimers is going to hurt a lot of peoples forward line.
While Moles and Martin are going to hurt the Mids.
IN: Hargrave, Bock, Jaensch, Stevens, Buchanan, Power, Duncan, Bower, Lockyer, Sheppard, Palmer.
OUT: Moles, Dangerfield, Lobbe, Melksham, Colyer, Reimers, Peterson, Rockliff, Dustin Martin, Warnock, Dalziell.
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Friday April 30
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda
Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Nathan Eagleton, Daniel Cross, Andrejs Everitt
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney
Int: Dylan Addison, Jarrad Grant, Shaun Higgins, Jordan Roughead
Emg: Matthew Boyd, Josh Hill, Easton Wood
In: Hargrave
Out: Brodie Moles (ankle)
ST KILDA
B: Jason Blake, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Farren Ray, Nick Dal Santo, Raphael Clarke
HF: Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Adam Schneider
F: David Armitage, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna
Int: Jack Steven, Jarryn Geary, Clinton Jones, Steven King
Emg: Robert Eddy, Brett Peake, Ben McEvoy
In: Ray, Steven
Out: Brett Peake, Robert Eddy
Saturday May 1
North Melbourne v Melbourne
Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
NORTH MELBOURNE
B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Sam Wright
C: Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Edwards, Todd Goldstein, Brent Harvey
F: Daniel Wells, David Hale, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Liam...
A timely reminder of just how important our trades are.
One big thing to note though. Bock and Stevens came in, but Davis didnt go out.
Rockliff, Peterson, Dangerfield, Reimers is going to hurt a lot of peoples forward line.
While Moles and Martin are going to hurt the Mids.
IN: Hargrave, Bock, Jaensch, Stevens, Buchanan, Power, Duncan, Bower, Lockyer, Sheppard, Palmer.
OUT: Moles, Dangerfield, Lobbe, Melksham, Colyer, Reimers, Peterson, Rockliff, Dustin Martin, Warnock, Dalziell.
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Friday April 30
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda
Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Nathan Eagleton, Daniel Cross, Andrejs Everitt
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney
Int: Dylan Addison, Jarrad Grant, Shaun Higgins, Jordan Roughead
Emg: Matthew Boyd, Josh Hill, Easton Wood
In: Hargrave
Out: Brodie Moles (ankle)
ST KILDA
B: Jason Blake, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Farren Ray, Nick Dal Santo, Raphael Clarke
HF: Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Adam Schneider
F: David Armitage, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna
Int: Jack Steven, Jarryn Geary, Clinton Jones, Steven King
Emg: Robert Eddy, Brett Peake, Ben McEvoy
In: Ray, Steven
Out: Brett Peake, Robert Eddy
Saturday May 1
North Melbourne v Melbourne
Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
NORTH MELBOURNE
B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Sam Wright
C: Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Edwards, Todd Goldstein, Brent Harvey
F: Daniel Wells, David Hale, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Liam...
<img style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://tooserious.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/combined_chauffeured_cars.png" alt="" />Is your missus a SuperCoach widow?
So, with the Field of Women round looming, thought has been given to all the ladies out there widowed by SuperCoach. Yes. Us wives and girlfriends who have to put up with all of your endless speculation over whether or not whats-his-face has done a hammy or just how stuffed your front line really is... The hours glued to the computer agonizing over trades and captain selections and which rookie is going to actually... you know... touch the ball more than twice this round.
Make it up to her with chocolate? Bah! Chocolate just isnt going to cut it! You need to make it up to her with... like... chauffeured cars and tickets of some descript! This is where this competition is for you. Cars. And two tickets. To the Big Day Out, no less. All thanks to the good folks at Combined Chauffeured Cars. Who are, clearly, awesome.
Dont have a girlfriend/wife? No issue. You can always Goodes it up and bring a mate.
As to how to win, youll just have to wait till tomorrow to find out.
Oh nom nom nom... Now I just have to convince walesy to get me chauffeur driven some place awesome. And you know, chocolate wouldnt go astray...
~Jo
So, with the Field of Women round looming, thought has been given to all the ladies out there widowed by SuperCoach. Yes. Us wives and girlfriends who have to put up with all of your endless speculation over whether or not whats-his-face has done a hammy or just how stuffed your front line really is... The hours glued to the computer agonizing over trades and captain selections and which rookie is going to actually... you know... touch the ball more than twice this round.
Make it up to her with chocolate? Bah! Chocolate just isnt going to cut it! You need to make it up to her with... like... chauffeured cars and tickets of some descript! This is where this competition is for you. Cars. And two tickets. To the Big Day Out, no less. All thanks to the good folks at Combined Chauffeured Cars. Who are, clearly, awesome.
Dont have a girlfriend/wife? No issue. You can always Goodes it up and bring a mate.
As to how to win, youll just have to wait till tomorrow to find out.
Oh nom nom nom... Now I just have to convince walesy to get me chauffeur driven some place awesome. And you know, chocolate wouldnt go astray...
~Jo
Three players have this week moved in to contention for this years Brownlow Medal, with best on ground performances in their respective matches. Scott Pendlebury winning the Anzac Day Medal, Aaron Sandilands who would have to be this years most consistent player, and Luke Hodge in a losing side all polling three votes to move within striking distance of superstar Gary Ablett and wonder-rookie Michael Barlow.
Ablett and Barlow both did enough to earn two votes and move in to outright first and second on 9 and 8 votes respectively.
With the competition now being 5 rounds in, it is worth a look to see how some of this years favourites are tracking:
Gary Ablett - $4 - 9 (1st)
Chris Judd - $7 - 4 (=13th)
Jonathan Brown - $15 - 6 (=4th)
Luke Hodge - $17 - 7 (3rd)
Adam Goodes - $17 - 1 (=66th)
Ryan Griffen - $21 - 4 (=13th)
Jimmy Bartel - $21 - 4 (=13th)
Marc Murphy - $21 - 3 (=20th)
Aaron Sandilands - $21Â - 6 (=4th)
Barlow will have to start shortening soon...still paying $81, coming in from $126 after his 33 possession, 132 SuperCoach game on the weekend. If Fremantle keep winning games like they are - which midfielders are going to take votes off of him? Sure Sandilands and Pavlich will poll well, but both are key position players, and traditionally will not poll as well as a sides gun midfielder - which Barlow is fast becoming.
Whilst I have GAJ in first on 9 votes, I myself would be suprised if he is sitting on that many after round 5. Looking at each game individually, he is a strong chance to poll in all (aside from the Hawthorn game) - however will the umpires rate him against the others players on the park, or against what he is ultimatley capable of? If it is the latter dont be suprised if he has only amassed 5-6 votes to date.
All votes over the break.
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Bulldogs v Crows
3. D. Giansiracusa (3)
2. R. Griffen (4)
1. N. Eagleton (1)
....B. Hall, L. Gilbee, A. Cooney
Swans v Eagles
3. J. McVeigh (5)...
Ablett and Barlow both did enough to earn two votes and move in to outright first and second on 9 and 8 votes respectively.
With the competition now being 5 rounds in, it is worth a look to see how some of this years favourites are tracking:
Gary Ablett - $4 - 9 (1st)
Chris Judd - $7 - 4 (=13th)
Jonathan Brown - $15 - 6 (=4th)
Luke Hodge - $17 - 7 (3rd)
Adam Goodes - $17 - 1 (=66th)
Ryan Griffen - $21 - 4 (=13th)
Jimmy Bartel - $21 - 4 (=13th)
Marc Murphy - $21 - 3 (=20th)
Aaron Sandilands - $21Â - 6 (=4th)
Barlow will have to start shortening soon...still paying $81, coming in from $126 after his 33 possession, 132 SuperCoach game on the weekend. If Fremantle keep winning games like they are - which midfielders are going to take votes off of him? Sure Sandilands and Pavlich will poll well, but both are key position players, and traditionally will not poll as well as a sides gun midfielder - which Barlow is fast becoming.
Whilst I have GAJ in first on 9 votes, I myself would be suprised if he is sitting on that many after round 5. Looking at each game individually, he is a strong chance to poll in all (aside from the Hawthorn game) - however will the umpires rate him against the others players on the park, or against what he is ultimatley capable of? If it is the latter dont be suprised if he has only amassed 5-6 votes to date.
All votes over the break.
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Bulldogs v Crows
3. D. Giansiracusa (3)
2. R. Griffen (4)
1. N. Eagleton (1)
....B. Hall, L. Gilbee, A. Cooney
Swans v Eagles
3. J. McVeigh (5)...
Wow, football is a funny game. If you had told me that Sydney would be on top of the ladder, by percentage over Fremantle, while the Dogs and Cats languished in 7th and 8th, by percentage over the Demons, I would have laughed.
But thats what this week has turned up. St Kilda losing to Port, Brisbane losing to Melbourne, Geelong to Carlton- it was a huge week for upsets! Heck you could probably through in Hawthorn in there as well as far as the bookies were concerned. (Though with their injuries, I think theyre a bottom 4 team with the Bombers, Richmond and Adelaide at the minute.)
Football is such a funny game! That said though, putting the call out early, I reckon the top 8 of right now is where its going to finish in round 22. Its just a matter of the order.
Port, while impressive on the weekend, I think were advantaged by both the home ground and the wet conditions bringing the Saints, and their precision playing, down to their level- while the Dees- though impressive thus far, will be interesting to see if they can keep up their intensity (and dont have the homeground advange that the Dockers will have to fall on as their younger guys get tired.)
Still, as a football fan, its been an integring season so far. Im looking forward to seeing it unfold.
Well start off with the results of the tipping for this week, funnily, picking the home teams this week would have netted you 7 points. I think next year I might just pick the home team for the first 5 rounds and see how it goes. Our to picker on TS was Jo again, picking 5 with Ryan Griffen as her top scorer. Loving her work
Anyways, this weeks review turned into a bit of an essay, so its over the break! - oh, and the Stats are updated!
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On to the games. Friday saw the Dogs destroy the Crows after an early challenge. Giansiracusa top scored with a 134. Looks like hes bottomed out with a 33 BE next week. Barry Hall mooed along with a 119- continueing to tick up nicely. Phil Davis,...
But thats what this week has turned up. St Kilda losing to Port, Brisbane losing to Melbourne, Geelong to Carlton- it was a huge week for upsets! Heck you could probably through in Hawthorn in there as well as far as the bookies were concerned. (Though with their injuries, I think theyre a bottom 4 team with the Bombers, Richmond and Adelaide at the minute.)
Football is such a funny game! That said though, putting the call out early, I reckon the top 8 of right now is where its going to finish in round 22. Its just a matter of the order.
Port, while impressive on the weekend, I think were advantaged by both the home ground and the wet conditions bringing the Saints, and their precision playing, down to their level- while the Dees- though impressive thus far, will be interesting to see if they can keep up their intensity (and dont have the homeground advange that the Dockers will have to fall on as their younger guys get tired.)
Still, as a football fan, its been an integring season so far. Im looking forward to seeing it unfold.
Well start off with the results of the tipping for this week, funnily, picking the home teams this week would have netted you 7 points. I think next year I might just pick the home team for the first 5 rounds and see how it goes. Our to picker on TS was Jo again, picking 5 with Ryan Griffen as her top scorer. Loving her work
Anyways, this weeks review turned into a bit of an essay, so its over the break! - oh, and the Stats are updated!
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On to the games. Friday saw the Dogs destroy the Crows after an early challenge. Giansiracusa top scored with a 134. Looks like hes bottomed out with a 33 BE next week. Barry Hall mooed along with a 119- continueing to tick up nicely. Phil Davis,...
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