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Looks like <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/">its open[/url]
Mah team is in! Im expecting a million changes between now and 52 days.
Interesting to see the price of the rookies. Things are looking good.
Though it doesnt look like the eliminator made it across, nor did the multi-positioning stuff.
Ah well, I gotta crash, but Ill put this here to start discussion.
Mah team is in! Im expecting a million changes between now and 52 days.
Interesting to see the price of the rookies. Things are looking good.
Though it doesnt look like the eliminator made it across, nor did the multi-positioning stuff.
Ah well, I gotta crash, but Ill put this here to start discussion.
Looks like reports of the first intra-club match are coming out of Tiger town.
I myself usually find these sessions to be a fantastic indicator as to which rookies will make it through their NAB cup games and into the season proper, so Ill be trying to track them as the pre-season goes on. If anyone hears any reports that I miss, give me a shout ok?
Anyways, the teams were Best availiable vs The rest.
The yellow team consisted of the following:
B: Edwards, Post, Rance
HB: Newman, Moore, Tambling
C: McMahon, Deledio, Cousins
HF: Hislop, Riewoldt, Taylor
F: Morton, Polak, Polo
R: Graham, Thomson, Martin
With Graham, Browne and Vickery rotating through the rucks on both teams.
While its great to see Martin starting right in the guts, youll need to remember the following players werent participating: Jackson, Cotchin, Foley, McGuane, Simmonds, Nason, Griffiths and Roberts.
But still, the boy is boding well for a round 1 start and is doing everything that could be expected of him, so lock him in!
(ps- A big shout out to RT off BigFooty- quality work man.)
I myself usually find these sessions to be a fantastic indicator as to which rookies will make it through their NAB cup games and into the season proper, so Ill be trying to track them as the pre-season goes on. If anyone hears any reports that I miss, give me a shout ok?
Anyways, the teams were Best availiable vs The rest.
The yellow team consisted of the following:
B: Edwards, Post, Rance
HB: Newman, Moore, Tambling
C: McMahon, Deledio, Cousins
HF: Hislop, Riewoldt, Taylor
F: Morton, Polak, Polo
R: Graham, Thomson, Martin
With Graham, Browne and Vickery rotating through the rucks on both teams.
While its great to see Martin starting right in the guts, youll need to remember the following players werent participating: Jackson, Cotchin, Foley, McGuane, Simmonds, Nason, Griffiths and Roberts.
But still, the boy is boding well for a round 1 start and is doing everything that could be expected of him, so lock him in!
(ps- A big shout out to RT off BigFooty- quality work man.)
Its official. Supercoach is opening the same time as DreamTeam this year.
February the First. Thats right- only 5 more sleeps.
I for one am excited! I cant wait to see what new tricks theyve got up their sleeves.
(Though I have to ask- did anyone else get a 5 minute TAC commercial sent to them in the email? Wipe off five peoples.)
February the First. Thats right- only 5 more sleeps.
I for one am excited! I cant wait to see what new tricks theyve got up their sleeves.
(Though I have to ask- did anyone else get a 5 minute TAC commercial sent to them in the email? Wipe off five peoples.)
And boy am I a happy man.
I dont see myself putting this thing down for a while- and plan on digging every last ounce of knowledge out of this lengthy tome.
Did you know, that Cyril Rioli is the best kick in the AFL?
Also, a polish- being part of the No Passenger group on <a href="www.bigfooty.com/forum">Big Footy[/url], I can find no way to say this without feeling like a knob for stroking my own ego. But Ive got to say, it is a fantastic read. From team selection strategies, to trading, Injury management and captain selection strategies, the boys have done an outstanding job.
That, combined with the stats and freako reviews, makes it an easy purchase for this time of year.
So what are you waiting for?
(or yanno, if you want to ask a question in the comments, Im more than happy to "answer" it for you. From player positions to Freako reviews.)
I dont see myself putting this thing down for a while- and plan on digging every last ounce of knowledge out of this lengthy tome.
Did you know, that Cyril Rioli is the best kick in the AFL?
Also, a polish- being part of the No Passenger group on <a href="www.bigfooty.com/forum">Big Footy[/url], I can find no way to say this without feeling like a knob for stroking my own ego. But Ive got to say, it is a fantastic read. From team selection strategies, to trading, Injury management and captain selection strategies, the boys have done an outstanding job.
That, combined with the stats and freako reviews, makes it an easy purchase for this time of year.
So what are you waiting for?
(or yanno, if you want to ask a question in the comments, Im more than happy to "answer" it for you. From player positions to Freako reviews.)
In 2008, 59 players averaged at least 10 more per game in their last 6 games of the season than they did for the entire season.
Of those, 15 players went on to improve their average by 10ppg or more in 2009. Of those, we find the following.
six were qualified defenders.
Duffield, Gilbert, Goddard, Goldsack, Maxwell and LRT.
*Though Goddard scored a move to the midfield.
Two were Forwards
Garland and Davis
*Though Davis scored a move to the midfield.
One was a Ruck - The big Kreuzer.
And the other 6 were mids
Mackay, Gibbs, Selwood, Lewis, Murphy and Morton.
So, why is it important? Because when you sum up every player that improved their average by 10 or more last year (and played at least 10 games), youll find a quarter of them coming from that 15.
Also consider though, out of the thirty players who increased their average by 18 or more last year, only 6 of them came from the above 2008 list so take the following list with the neccessary pinch of salt.
(Just as an aside though, the 2008 finishing average distribution for the best average improvers of 09 went as follows.
50-60: 13
60-70: 10
70-80: 5
80-90: 0
90+: 2 (Which shows how important finding this years Montagna and Swan is! - interesting to note that neither of these players were in the above list.)
This saw a trend away from the year before where the majority of value came from the 60-80 bracket of players.)
So, who are the alumini for 2009, who brought their 2009 season home with a bang?
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Of those, 15 players went on to improve their average by 10ppg or more in 2009. Of those, we find the following.
six were qualified defenders.
Duffield, Gilbert, Goddard, Goldsack, Maxwell and LRT.
*Though Goddard scored a move to the midfield.
Two were Forwards
Garland and Davis
*Though Davis scored a move to the midfield.
One was a Ruck - The big Kreuzer.
And the other 6 were mids
Mackay, Gibbs, Selwood, Lewis, Murphy and Morton.
So, why is it important? Because when you sum up every player that improved their average by 10 or more last year (and played at least 10 games), youll find a quarter of them coming from that 15.
Also consider though, out of the thirty players who increased their average by 18 or more last year, only 6 of them came from the above 2008 list so take the following list with the neccessary pinch of salt.
(Just as an aside though, the 2008 finishing average distribution for the best average improvers of 09 went as follows.
50-60: 13
60-70: 10
70-80: 5
80-90: 0
90+: 2 (Which shows how important finding this years Montagna and Swan is! - interesting to note that neither of these players were in the above list.)
This saw a trend away from the year before where the majority of value came from the 60-80 bracket of players.)
So, who are the alumini for 2009, who brought their 2009 season home with a bang?
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But the comments on that last post have switched off, so I figure will get it back up here.
Progress in updating the site for all the Oh10 new features is coming along very slowly. Not helped by my laptop deciding that it doesnt want to turn on anymore.
But if things just stop working for no good reason in the not-too-distant future, youll know why.
Also, I hear that DreamTeam is supposed to be opening in 2 weeks. (Feb 1.) and pre-registration, with additional prizes is <a href="https://entry.afl.com.au/">already open[/url].
I guess DreamTeam is trying to catch up for the ground lost in the 08 schamozzle.
Progress in updating the site for all the Oh10 new features is coming along very slowly. Not helped by my laptop deciding that it doesnt want to turn on anymore.
But if things just stop working for no good reason in the not-too-distant future, youll know why.
Also, I hear that DreamTeam is supposed to be opening in 2 weeks. (Feb 1.) and pre-registration, with additional prizes is <a href="https://entry.afl.com.au/">already open[/url].
I guess DreamTeam is trying to catch up for the ground lost in the 08 schamozzle.
Looks like those boys over at <a href="http://dreamteamtalk.com">DT Talk[/url] have dropped the first bombshells of the preseason.
Rumours of a rolling lockout and positional swapping.
Now, firstly, the Rolling lockout. This will be delicious. Getting your team sorted at 2am Friday morning will be fantastic (well, except for your Carlton/Richmond players- but they will already be sorted!). I feel that it will be a big positive to the game, removing the sadness caused amongst players who arent able to get into their teams on the Thursday night.
Secondly, position swapping. It seems the assumption is that you will be able to swap an M/F sitting in the mids with an M/F sitting in the forward lines. And so on.
Which looks to be a huge boon to coaches who put in the fore-thought and plan their teams well.
With one particular caveat- for there to be much benefit, youre going to need multi-positional rookies who also make good cashcows.
Otherwise, the only coverage gained is if the actual multi-positional goes down injured AND you dont have coverage for him where hes positioned AND you have additional coverage availiable that you can move over. (aka- unlikely.)
Whether or not VS decide to give us those, would be another kettel of fish!
The funny thing is though, To this caveat, theres also another caveat to consider.
What position dont you care about making money? The worst cashcows in history? Who, by virtue of having the worst cashcows in history, also have the worst bench coverage of all the positions. And play in a position where injuries should be expected?
Yes, Ive hinted enough- the rucks.
Throw in a multi-positioned rookie ruckman on your bench, with a Clark (or if youre feeling daring, a Tippett or Kosi) in the forward line.
And suddenly, your backup ruck becomes Clark, this years highest scoring ruck, and your forward bench then goes on to cover for that lousy Ruck division.
Add to that the posibility of decent...
Rumours of a rolling lockout and positional swapping.
Now, firstly, the Rolling lockout. This will be delicious. Getting your team sorted at 2am Friday morning will be fantastic (well, except for your Carlton/Richmond players- but they will already be sorted!). I feel that it will be a big positive to the game, removing the sadness caused amongst players who arent able to get into their teams on the Thursday night.
Secondly, position swapping. It seems the assumption is that you will be able to swap an M/F sitting in the mids with an M/F sitting in the forward lines. And so on.
Which looks to be a huge boon to coaches who put in the fore-thought and plan their teams well.
With one particular caveat- for there to be much benefit, youre going to need multi-positional rookies who also make good cashcows.
Otherwise, the only coverage gained is if the actual multi-positional goes down injured AND you dont have coverage for him where hes positioned AND you have additional coverage availiable that you can move over. (aka- unlikely.)
Whether or not VS decide to give us those, would be another kettel of fish!
The funny thing is though, To this caveat, theres also another caveat to consider.
What position dont you care about making money? The worst cashcows in history? Who, by virtue of having the worst cashcows in history, also have the worst bench coverage of all the positions. And play in a position where injuries should be expected?
Yes, Ive hinted enough- the rucks.
Throw in a multi-positioned rookie ruckman on your bench, with a Clark (or if youre feeling daring, a Tippett or Kosi) in the forward line.
And suddenly, your backup ruck becomes Clark, this years highest scoring ruck, and your forward bench then goes on to cover for that lousy Ruck division.
Add to that the posibility of decent...
Happy new year everyone!
And with the new year, I figure- why not throw out my very-early first cut of a team.
I reckon, even at this stage of the year, this team will be competitive next year- but to be honest, Im expecting a lot of changes (Particularly if Jesse Smith can stay fit!!)
Anyways, without further ado-
Defenders.
Keepers.
Sam Fisher
A solid defender who suffered a handful of bad games last year. Hes making the squad for his durability and my belief that he will raise in average next year a good 5-10 ppg.
Luke Hodge
Carrying an injury through most of last year, and averaging 118 the year before, I can see Luke Hodge be the single most popular player in every team next year. (With the exception of Ablett).
Grant Birchall
Should bring at minimum an average of 80+. Showed through the start and end of last year just what he has the potential to do.
Jason Gram
With runs through the a star studded midfield, Gram wont suffer any issues with a tag. has historically held a 115% ish SC/DT percentage, but a 14ppg DreamTeam average increase brought that ratio to 86%. If he can keep getting as much of the ball, but lift his disposal again, a 105 average is not unachieveable.
Speculative.
Rick Ladson
Will need to watch his preseason, but its hard to go past paying a 58 average+ discount for a player who averaged 91 over 22 games in a premiership team.
Tadhg Kennelly
Again, been missing a year, and will depend a lot of the discount earned. Even with his shoulders, if he can return to his 85 over 20 average of 08, then well be laughing!
David Myers
So Im biased. Perhaps I want him to do well. Played last year for Bendigo as an inside mid and being groomed to assist Watson. So if he can get gametime, he should be well worth it.
Bench.
Phil Davis
With Ottens going down, it has been hinted that Phil is on a short list to step into the role. Will be delicious if he does.
Andrew Moore
Picked...
And with the new year, I figure- why not throw out my very-early first cut of a team.
I reckon, even at this stage of the year, this team will be competitive next year- but to be honest, Im expecting a lot of changes (Particularly if Jesse Smith can stay fit!!)
Anyways, without further ado-
Defenders.
Keepers.
Sam Fisher
A solid defender who suffered a handful of bad games last year. Hes making the squad for his durability and my belief that he will raise in average next year a good 5-10 ppg.
Luke Hodge
Carrying an injury through most of last year, and averaging 118 the year before, I can see Luke Hodge be the single most popular player in every team next year. (With the exception of Ablett).
Grant Birchall
Should bring at minimum an average of 80+. Showed through the start and end of last year just what he has the potential to do.
Jason Gram
With runs through the a star studded midfield, Gram wont suffer any issues with a tag. has historically held a 115% ish SC/DT percentage, but a 14ppg DreamTeam average increase brought that ratio to 86%. If he can keep getting as much of the ball, but lift his disposal again, a 105 average is not unachieveable.
Speculative.
Rick Ladson
Will need to watch his preseason, but its hard to go past paying a 58 average+ discount for a player who averaged 91 over 22 games in a premiership team.
Tadhg Kennelly
Again, been missing a year, and will depend a lot of the discount earned. Even with his shoulders, if he can return to his 85 over 20 average of 08, then well be laughing!
David Myers
So Im biased. Perhaps I want him to do well. Played last year for Bendigo as an inside mid and being groomed to assist Watson. So if he can get gametime, he should be well worth it.
Bench.
Phil Davis
With Ottens going down, it has been hinted that Phil is on a short list to step into the role. Will be delicious if he does.
Andrew Moore
Picked...
To the EPL folk out there, I just need to apologise.
I missed getting the data for round 17, and as such, this weeks salary predictions are going to be incorrect.
They should be fine from next GW though!
ps- Damn you Wigan!
I missed getting the data for round 17, and as such, this weeks salary predictions are going to be incorrect.
They should be fine from next GW though!
ps- Damn you Wigan!
Alright, with all the teams down for the Christmas period, this will probably be my last post for the year.
Unless you cop a drunken Christmas/New Years greetings.
So I figure, Ill make the last post a spot check for where each team is. Broken down into the three major categories we care about.
1. Whos injured?
2. Whos been pencilled in for the midfield
3. Whos been training the house down!
Adelaide:
Injuries -
Otten (knee)
Moran (knee)
Symes (knee)
Bock (heel)
Van Berlo (back)
More in the midfield - Dangerfield
Training the house down - Walker
Brisbane:
Injuries -
Clarke (knee)
Bartlett (knee)
Golby (knee)
More in the midfield - Brennan, Staker
Carlton:
Injuries -
Jamison (hip)
Waite (knee)
More in the midfield - McLean.
Training the house down - Gartlett, Yarran
Collingwood:
Injuries -
Medhurst (back)
Anthony (sholder)
Fraser (knee)
Dick (shoulder)
More in the midfield - Ball
Training the house down - Jolly
Essendon:
Injuries -
Neagle (groin)
Hurley (wrist)
Slattery (leg)
Hille (knee)
Fremantle
Injuries -
Dodd (shoulder/wrist)
Training the house down - Palmer, Hill, Mayne, Duffield, DeBoer
Geelong
Injuries -
Johnson (hil)
Menzel (groin)
Training the house down - Drum
Hawthorn
Injuries -
Franklin (minor foot)
Burgoyne (knee)
Melbourne
Injuries -
Garland (foot)
Blease (leg)
Wonaeamirri (hamstring)
More in the midfield - Bennell, Jetta, Morton, Watts
Training the house down - Grimes
North Melbourne
Injuries -
Wells (The dreaded OP)
Anthony (hand)
More in the midfield - Greenwood
Training the house down - Warren, Wright, Grima, Ziebell, Bastinac, Edwards
Port Adelaide
Injuries -
Rodan (knee)
D. Motlop (ankle/shoulder/groin)
Carr (ankle)
Davenport (shoulder)
More in the midfield - Lobbe (as ruck), Gray, M. Motlop
Training the house down - Hartlett, Broadbent, Lobbe, Gray, Ebert
Richmond
Injuries -
Foley (ankle)
Cotchin...
Unless you cop a drunken Christmas/New Years greetings.
So I figure, Ill make the last post a spot check for where each team is. Broken down into the three major categories we care about.
1. Whos injured?
2. Whos been pencilled in for the midfield
3. Whos been training the house down!
Adelaide:
Injuries -
Otten (knee)
Moran (knee)
Symes (knee)
Bock (heel)
Van Berlo (back)
More in the midfield - Dangerfield
Training the house down - Walker
Brisbane:
Injuries -
Clarke (knee)
Bartlett (knee)
Golby (knee)
More in the midfield - Brennan, Staker
Carlton:
Injuries -
Jamison (hip)
Waite (knee)
More in the midfield - McLean.
Training the house down - Gartlett, Yarran
Collingwood:
Injuries -
Medhurst (back)
Anthony (sholder)
Fraser (knee)
Dick (shoulder)
More in the midfield - Ball
Training the house down - Jolly
Essendon:
Injuries -
Neagle (groin)
Hurley (wrist)
Slattery (leg)
Hille (knee)
Fremantle
Injuries -
Dodd (shoulder/wrist)
Training the house down - Palmer, Hill, Mayne, Duffield, DeBoer
Geelong
Injuries -
Johnson (hil)
Menzel (groin)
Training the house down - Drum
Hawthorn
Injuries -
Franklin (minor foot)
Burgoyne (knee)
Melbourne
Injuries -
Garland (foot)
Blease (leg)
Wonaeamirri (hamstring)
More in the midfield - Bennell, Jetta, Morton, Watts
Training the house down - Grimes
North Melbourne
Injuries -
Wells (The dreaded OP)
Anthony (hand)
More in the midfield - Greenwood
Training the house down - Warren, Wright, Grima, Ziebell, Bastinac, Edwards
Port Adelaide
Injuries -
Rodan (knee)
D. Motlop (ankle/shoulder/groin)
Carr (ankle)
Davenport (shoulder)
More in the midfield - Lobbe (as ruck), Gray, M. Motlop
Training the house down - Hartlett, Broadbent, Lobbe, Gray, Ebert
Richmond
Injuries -
Foley (ankle)
Cotchin...
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