TooSerious

So Im just gunna put this question out there:

If there was a hypothetical new SC-type game created, what features would you like to see?

Would you change scoring? trading? run with a different salary model? Perhaps change the structure and benches?

Personally, Ive got a number of different ideas that I would like to see, but Im wondering what you guys would like?

Good afternoon all.  Time for another instalment of Best Buys.

Advice for the week:
This week I think its pertinent to think of the run home for teams.  When you get players in from here you need to consider that you will hold them until the end of the year.  Because we are getting towards mid point of the year, you need to know whether teams are going to be better on the run home due to a better draw.  The flawed AFL fixture means that some teams should have the potential to generate late momentum (Saints, Pies) where others have landmines in their way.  Interestingly Geelong has a fairly difficult run in SuperCoach finals.

So - take into account "the next few rounds" in getting a few players in for cheap particularly if they have an OK run home.  But as most of us here are going to be trying to win our leagues, the key rounds to note are 19-22.  I find particularly 19 to set you up (20 the fall back if double chance), 21 is a must as is 22.  Loading up on the wrong teams and player combinations (e.g. Carlton has bogey team Essendon in 19, Richmond in what could be a useless 20, then Geelong in 21 and Freo away in 22) could prove costly.  Be warned and plan ahead.

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FRESH MEAT
This week much of the talk is about Jack Watts, the #1 pick thats done Jack All so far, but has strung two together for the Demons.  Whether to trade down a cow and enjoy watching Watts in action is a big decision.  I think you have to think about what youd be getting him in for if you do.  For a reliable F8, well Gumbleton is already handling this thanks very much.  For a F7 (well you are stuffed) or to get some cash for an upgrade it MAY be worth looking into, but I guess I would be loath to suggest Watts is the next Podsiadly SC-wise.   Maybe the next Fyfe for a few more $.  I personally am not convinced on his job security, but hey, I thought the same of Pods (blush..)

Another to get a run has been Henry...

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So, the second round of the <a href="http://www.iscent.com.au">iScent[/url] competition is completed. Once again, Im a bit of a slack bugger and havent coded up the ladder page- you did all get live chatting though, so its not like Ive just be sitting here, twiddling my thumbs going "doo ba do do do"... and so on.

Anyways, this weeks winner put in a great team. By far and away the best of the round.

The winning team for the round was:
namescoreDifference

Gary Ablett341

Adam Cooney2-31

Ryan OKeefe1040

Jobe Watson3-4

James McDonald315

Simon Black1019

Lance Franklin2-3

Lenny Hayes1-37



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Hello all, 

So maybe you asked for it, and maybe you didnt...maybe you wanted it, and maybe you didnt...but here it is anyway. 

Welcome to the all new TS Leagues Section, a place where everyone can discuss their weekly results, lament on a close loss, celebrate a victory over the top team, Psyche Out upcoming opponents, share how they are doing with others, and generally discuss anything to do with the leagues they are in. 

I will be writing up a weekly review of the 2 free TS leagues that were started this year; The TS Pine Warmers and The TS Orange Boys, which were started for those who missed the TS cash leagues but still wanted to be in a strong league none the less. Hopefully these leagues can continue how there going and finish strongly and create a legacy. 

Please feel free to write any league reviews yourselves - especially those involved in the TS cash leagues (walesy is far too busy). The amount of detail I put in each week will be dependant on time - and this week I had a bit...so enjoy and without further ado...let the banter begin!!!  

League review over the break... 

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THE PINE WARMERS:
The Pine Warmers continued their charge up the rankings and have moved into 19th overall which is a fantastic effort, they will be closing in on the Big TS leagues soon (less than 7 average points per game behind) and wouldnt that be something. This week saw all the top teams get knocked off by their respective opponents, and now there is just 1 game separating first and twelfth...talk about a tight league. The top scorer for the round was Whoknows? with 2245 proving this was a tough round for points scoring.

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ROUND 9 RESULTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



LiQuiD
2,214
def
2,030
Snotties
 
 
 



Veni Vidi Vici
2,106
def
2,081
Life Post-Richo
 
 
 



Year of the CATS
2,127
def
1,943
Thunder Guns
 
 
 



Krunchy Nuts...

Some big names played some big games on the weekend, which has given this years count a real shake-up.

Previous winners Jimmy Bartel and Adam Cooney were two stars to pick up 3 votes, as did Matthew Pavlich and Lenny Hayes to keep themselves in contention.

But the biggest news is Luke Hodges best on ground performance leapfrogging him into the lead.  Hodge has been in best on ground in each of Hawthorns 3 wins this season - and would likely be further in front had they won a few more games.

If Hodgey can manage to take home the chocolates in September, he would be the 4th to do so from the famous 2001 draft, joining Judd, Bartel and Ablett.  Whilst hes only managed to pick up 9 votes over the past 2 years, he has polled over 15 on 2 occassions earlier in his career.

All votes over the page:

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Cats v Pies
3. J. Bartel (7)
2. J. Kelly (2)
1. D. Beams (4)
...C. Ling, M. Scarlett, A. Mackie

Roos v Dogs
3. A. Cooney (6)
2. B. Lake (5)
1. M. Boyd (4)
...R. Griffen, R. Hargrave, J. Hill

Swans v Dockers
3. M. Pavlich (6)
2. N. Malceski (4)
1. K. Bradley (1)
...P. Hasleby, D. Mundy, N. Fyfe

Dons v Tigers
3. D. Hille (4) - Guaranteed 3-of-the-week
2. J. Riewoldt (2)
1. L. Jetta (1)
...B. Howlett, J. Watson, J. Winderlich

Demons v Power
3. T. Boak (3)
2. A. Davey (2)
1. B. Green (2)
...N. Jetta, James McDonald, J. Frawley

Crows v Lions
3. R. Douglas (3)
2. A. McGrath (2)
1. N. Van Berlo (2)
...D. Rich, S. Thompson, B. Rutten

Blues v Hawks
3. L. Hodge (13)
2. L. Franklin (2)
1. M. Osborne (1)
...C. Judd, K. Simpson, H. Scotland

Eagles v Saints
3. L. Hayes (9)
2. B. Goddard (6)
1. N. Dal Santo (6)
...A. Selwood, M. Priddis, R. Clarke

[span style="text-decoration: underline">Leaderboard
13 - L. Hodge
12 - G. Ablett
11 - M. Barlow, D. Swan
9 - L. Hayes, C. Judd
7 - A. Sandilands, K. Cornes, J. Bartel, James McDonald

They say that a week is a long time to not use cliches, and for what- the third or fourth week running, Im gunna say it again, maybe mix in another one. A week is a long week in football, which is a funny old game. Who would have thought that after last weeks performance, Hawthorn would be able to knock off the Blues, who in the last three weeks have knocked off both Geelong and the Saints. That said though, the Saints have been in some ugly form of late, although they did put in a pair of great half to knock off the Eagles. speaking of everyone knocking someone down though, Brisbane are looking in some serious trouble. 5 losses in a row, topped off with this weeks loss to the Adelaide Crows. Worrying signs not just for them, but for us Brown owners since surely they have to give him a rest soon after another lackluster performance.

Well, the week started with a clash of the titans with Collingwood taking on Geelong. And as with every other week, started with rumours of Ablett missing. But miss he didnt, and 29 touches plus a goal for 109 points later- along with a 114 from Bartel and Chapman saw the cats run out as 26 point winners. Beams kicked 4 goals for the pies, and was joined at the top of the pies table with such staples as Swan, Didak, Pendlebury and Thomas. Podsiadly made a welcome return scoring 83 points, despite only kicking a single goal. At the other end of the table, Luke Ball managed to turn 27 touches into 58 SuperCoach points. Neon Leon put in another terrible effort falling well below $400k, in fact hes tracking downwards towards $350k- ugly stuff from this former All Australian. I think if he can find his form from that year, the Pies will be that much closer to a Grand Final. Fingers are crossed that that doesnt happen.

Next up saw the Doggies take another step towards the top 4 with a big win over the Roos. Now, I got told last week that its obvious that I hate the Kangers. I just want to put it on the record that I dont hate...

Alright, you asked for it, and you got the first cut.

Chatting on the live scores page is now not just a desire, its a reality.

Now, you will need need to be logged in to use it- So dont go being a dickhead, I am watching.

That said though, Hopefully it works well for game watching and chatting fun. Cmon Ablett, youre my captain. LIFT!

Of course, its the first cut- things will be improved. Particularly the fact that its one chat that goes across all games. But I kinda ran out of time. So let me know what you think here, well see how it works.

Ok, so while the Simpsons may be responsible for nearly all of my knowledge,they arent great at tipping. Doh! I cant be bothered coming up with something creative this week, so Im just going to do the tips using that small thing in my head.

Friday May 21
Collingwood v Geelong Cats at the MCG, 7.40pm G Ablett 155

Saturday May 22
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
Sydney Swans v Fremantle at the SCG, 2.10pm
Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.45pm
Melbourne v Port Adelaide at TIO Stadium, 7.10pm

Sunday May 23
Adelaide v Brisbane Lions at AAMI Stadium, 12.40pm
Carlton v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
West Coast v St Kilda at Subiaco Oval

No logic this week,Im in a hurry. Sorry spud and other readers, I promise to start concentrating on footy again-after exams are over!

So, it looks like weve got some good ins and big outs.

Podsiady coming in is good news for a lot of coaches, but with Duncan, Higgins, Jaensch, Waite and Murphy going out, I reckon people are going to need them.

On the plus side though, Brown and Hitchcock look like theyll be playing- which is great news!

INS: Kelly, Podsiadly, Campbell, Griffen, Bradshaw, Wonaemirri, Thompson, Clark
OUTS: Duncan, Higgins, Murphy, Broughton, Hooker, Colyer, Hughes, Vince, Jaensch, Waite, Lucas, Gram, Armitage
Extended Bench: Thompson, Davis, Armstrong, Clark

Anyways, all the teams are over the break-

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FRIDAY MAY 21Geelong v Collingwood
MCG @ 7.40pmCollingwood
B: Heath Shaw, Ben Reid, Ben Johnson
HB: Harry O&rsquo;Brien, Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey
HF: Shane O&rsquo;Bree, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
F: Dayne Beams, Brent Macaffer, Leon Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Nathan Brown, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom, Cameron Wood
Emg: Tarkyn Lockyer, Josh Fraser, John AnthonyIn: Wellingham
Out: John AnthonyGeelong
B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn

,,C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Travis Varcoe
F: Mathew Stokes, Tom Hawkins, Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Paul Chapman
I/C: Shannon Byrnes, James Podsiadly, David Wojcinski, Tom Lonergan
Emg: Simon Hogan, Mitch Duncan, Taylor HuntIn: Kelly, Podsiadly
Out: Simon Hogan, Mitch DuncanSATURDAY MAY 22North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs
Etihad Stadium @ 2.10pmNorth Melbourne
B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Daniel Pratt
C: Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Edwards, Josh Smith, Brent Harvey
F: Daniel Wells, Nathan OKeefe, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
I/C: Scott McMahon, Ben...

Hi all,
Its time for some more Best Buy goodness.
Im sorry I cant be more expressive this week, but Im a bit busy, probably getting my team back in shape!

Advice for the week:
There will almost always be bargains up for grabs. Your particular favourite player might not be available at a cheap price, but because we are looking at the same pool of money, and with the development of precocious rookies, for players to keep their value they generally have to score at 9% increases on the average they currently have. With only 3300 up for grabs each week...and no 9% increase on this even over time...it stands to reason that just as some players go up in value, some must go down.

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FRESH MEAT
This week, its the West Coast Eagle Brad Sheppard who is up in the mix.  With a lovely 87 he showed us all what he is capable of continuing.  Most of us would have had him from the get-go if hed not had those injury rumours.  An early draft pick who is in a rebuilding team, and is going up - likely to be more so than Webberley.  If you are going to make two defensive cow kills then it could pay to go Sheppard-Webberley.

So yeah, Webberley is the other.  He has good reviews and is a straight-up player in the Hardwick manner.  Good games makes him look like he is going to have a solid run but with Richmond giving everyone "a go" security is always a difficult thing to promise.  At 67 in the draft was a bit of a diamond in the rough like Nason.

People have also forgotten about Roberton.  Maybe a good D9 option if he gets a recall.  Johnson is out this week and if fit Roberton will keep the youth revolution happening in the exciting up the guts Dockers.

Forwards have some options too.  Brennan Stack has always interested me as he is a fast footballer in the Dogs style.  Some may baulk at his price in the 190 range, but with Johnson an extended out, could have a place in the team where everyone seems to score...