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While they needed to win last year to live up to their Greatest team of all motto, they put in one hell of a performance today.

Such a hard won final in such treacherous conditions!

Congratulations to all the cats fans out there! It was a well deserved win in the harshest of football conditions.

And St Kilda, you fought hard all year. And as Geelong showed from last year. The loss of a grandfinal can certainly spur you on to greater things. So keep your heads up. You put in a ripping year!

(and on a side note- the TS best and fairest is coming up this weekend... just gotta drink a few more beers this evening. - Just to give everyone the insider though, Ablett wins the SuperCoach portion of it... )

Yes, Im aware of the irony of posting this after bitching about my lack of time to post... but this is too big a news to not try considering the implications of! - <a href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85230/default.asp">Brock McLean is now a Blue[/url]

The Melbourne midfielder was traded for the Blues 1st round (#11) draft pick.

The inside mid scored a 102 average back in 2006 but has since fallen away with an 82 average in 07, a 90 average in 08 and this year an average of 80.

Priced at a very tasty $430k, Brock could see his game step up to an elite level. Particularly a midfield of Judd, Gibbs and Murphy working around him.

Sadly though, with such a strong midfield, the question of game-time might come into question. But I cant imagine Carlton trading their first round draft pick for a player they didnt plan on playing.

The biggest problem Brock faces is that of Durability, with last year being his equal top output of 19 games. 14 games in 08 and 07, and 16 in 06.

Sorry guys, Ive had a nasty case of life getting too busy.

As such, my planned series to review each round before the real brownlow kicked in has been moved to next year...

Still, doesnt mean we cant run through the results just to see how close we get.

(Plus, theres still the little matter of $500 to give away)

So without further ado, lets get this count back on track.

Round 2
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... Just kidding...

Round 6

SC
10 Gary Ablett
9 Leon Davis
7 Brendon Goddard
7 Sam Mitchell

DT
9 Gary Ablett
9 Leigh Montagna
7 Nick Dal Santo
7 Bernie Vince
7 Paul Chapman

Round 7

SC
10 Gary Ablett
9 Leon Davis
9 Nick Dal Santo

DT
9 Gary Ablett
9 Leigh Montagna
9 Brent Stanton

Round 8

SC
10 Gary Ablett
9 Leon Davis
9 Nick Dal Santo
8 Brendon Goddard
8 Scott Pendlybury

DT
10 Leigh Montagna
9 Gary Ablett
9 Steve Johnson
9 Brent Stanton

Round 9

SC
13 Gary Ablett
12 Leon Davis
9 Nick Dal Santo
9 Leigh Montagna

DT
13 Leigh Montagna
10 Gary Ablett
9 Steve Johnson
9 Brent Stanton

Round 10

SC
16 Gary Ablett
12 Leon Davis
11 Leigh Montagna

DT
16 Leigh Montagna
10 Gary Ablett
10 Dane Swan
10 Steve Johnson

Round 11

SC
19 Gary Ablett
13 Leigh Montagna
12 Leon Davis

DT
16 Leigh Montagna
13 Gary Ablett
12 Dane Swan
11 Nick Riewoldt

Round 12

SC
19 Gary Ablett
16 Leigh Montagna
12 Leon Davis
12 Nick Dal Santo

DT
19 Leigh Montagna
13 Gary Ablett
13 Dane Swan
12 Lenny Hayes
12 Nick Riewoldt

Round 13

SC
22 Gary Ablett
16 Leigh Montagna
13 Nick Dal Santo
12 Leon Davis
12 Sam Mitchell

DT
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Dane Swan
16 Gary Ablett
12 Lenny Hayes
12 Nick Riewoldt

Round 14

SC
22 Gary Ablett
16 Leigh Montagna
13 Nick Dal Santo

DT
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Dane Swan
16 Gary Ablett
14 Paul Chapman
13 Lenny Hayes

Round 15

SC
22 Gary Ablett
19 Leigh Montagna
16 Nick Dal Santo
13 Dane Swan

DT
22 Leigh Montagna
16 Dane...

So, here we are, at fantasy footballs night of night.

The red carpet has been walked, and the WAGs are out in full flight.

The have been some winners, and a heck of a lot of shockers tonight, but there will only be one real winner tonight.

So without further ado, lets move onto round one.

Round One.

The season opened with two former West Coast champions, battling for their new clubs. But it was Carlton, led by their captain, Chris Judd and a massive effort by Marc Murphy that got Carlton over the line. Meanwhile the grand final rematch turned out to be a ripper with Geelong again failing to convert in front of goal, and Hawthorn making it an eight point ball game.
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Richmond VS Carlton
3: Marc Murphy | Simon Wiggins
2: Chris Judd | Richard Hadley
1: Simon Wiggins | Marc Murphy

Hawthorn VS Geelong
3: Brad Ottens | Steve Johnson
2: Gary Ablett | Brad Ottens
1: Sam Mitchell | Gary Ablett

Collingwood VS Adelaide
3: Tyson Edwards (SC) | Bernie Vince (DT)
2: Simon Goodwin (SC) | Tyson Edwards (DT)
1: Leon Davis (SC) | Scott Pendlebury (DT)

Brisbane VS WCE
3: Luke Power (SC) | Travis Johnstone (DT)
2: Travis Johnstone (SC) | Luke Power (DT)
1: Joel Macdonald (SC) | Joel Macdonald (DT)

St Kilda VS Sydney
3: Nick Dal Santo (SC) | Nick Dal Santo (DT)
2: Sam Gilbert (SC) | Luke Ball (DT)
1: Brendon Goddard (SC) | Farren Ray (DT)

Melbourne VS North Melbourne
3: Hamish McIntosh (SC) | Leigh Harding (DT)
2: Leigh Harding (SC) | James McDonald (DT)
1: Brent Moloney (SC) | Hamish McIntosh (DT)

Port Adelaide VS Essendon
3: Peter Burgoyne (SC) | Brent Stanton (DT)
2: Danyle Pearce (SC) | Hayden Skipworth (DT)
1: Daniel Motlop (SC) | Peter Burgoyne (DT)

Fremantle VS Western Bulldogs
3: Daniel Giansiracusa (SC) | Daniel Giansiracusa (DT)
2: Matthew Boyd (SC) | Lindsey Gilbee (DT)
1: Shaun Higgins (SC) | Ryan Hargrave (DT)

Now, to prevent this post from being ludicrously big, well cut it down to reveal the...

Yes, were still here!

And I come baring a gift. (Well, just a little gift. If I had more time, it would be a much more *awesome* gift!)

<a href="http://tooserious.net/?page=main&comp_code=DT&round=23">DT Finals Stats.[/url]

Normally my site is coded to ignore finals games, but you can still get there with the above link.

Hopefully it helps you in selecting your team for tonight!

Also.

EPL! Its back on again this weekend! So if youve got a squad (or yanno, THREE OF THEM!) Then get your trades in, your benches worked out and your wildcards finalized!

The TS League is still smashing out miles in front of the competition. So lets keep it that way guys!!

And finally, Drinks on Saturday! Hopefully people can make it! As far as finding the crowd, I probably should have bought myself a TS hat or something so I would be recognized. Ah well, well just have to wing it. Ive roughly 6 foot, a mop of brown curly hair, rugged good looks, strong muscula... alright, Ill stop there.

Anyways, Ill probably be standing around in one of the following yellow circles.

<a href="http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/shalexade/?action=view&current=MitreTavern.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/shalexade/MitreTavern.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket">[/url]

Watching one of the green TV screens. The red TV is only good if youre interested in grabbing some grub!

Peace guys, and I hope to see you there!

So the squad of 40 has been announced, and with it, a new competition sponsered by Four N Twenty.

<a href="http://www.afl.com.au/AFLHQ/Awards/AllAustralian/Competition/tabid/15004/Default.aspx">Four N Twenty All Australian Comp.[/url]

Pretty easy comp to get into to with a nice enough prize for the 2 minutes it takes you to enter your team.

(Also, you might notice that Fridays game will not be mentioned. )

So, the official results for the Too Serious leagues are in.

The TooSerious Legends SMASHED the TooSerious Champs!

So, here are the lucky prize winners.

From the Champs:

1st: McGregor Booms - Clint - $650.
2nd: WTF Just Happened - Clint - $100.
3rd: Squad Spudwick - Julian - Wine.

With the grand final winner being: The Ninja Penguins - Michael - $50 and Wine.

From the Legends:

1st: Windy Hill Wizards - Ilmar - $650.
2nd: Kismet - Dennis - $100.
3rd: Impromptu - Jay - Wine.

With the grand final winner being: Windy Hill Wizards - Ilmar - $50 and Wine.

So, Im going to need these people to get in contact with me so that we can arrange payment/delivery of wine.

Cheers folks, it was great fun! I reckon next year will be even bigger!

(PS- The B&F will be saved for next week, maybe even the week after... so keep tuning in... )

So, weve had interest in running an end of year drinks, so Im thinking a quietish pub, in the middle of the city (For ease of access), where we should be able to drink a few tasty beverages, talk crap about football, and watch what should be one heck of a game.

So, Im thinking my favorite pub should do the trick, The Mitre Tavern.

The Mitre Tavern
5 Bank Place
Its a lane off that runs between Collins and little Collins, between William and Queen.
Or, in google maps: <a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?rlz=1C1DVCB_enAU335AU335&sourceid=chrome&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=the+mitre+tavern&near=Melbourne+VIC&fb=1&split=1&gl=au&cid=0,0,17407796689266160097&ei=PXCeSp-fOsz-kAXVhPDZBA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1">here[/url]

Im thinking the game starts at 7ish, so rocking up around then should do the trick.

Anyways, Ive no idea how many people will make it, nor can I promise a good time, but Im sure that the more that show up, the better it will be. Give us all a chance to put faces to names or even meet some of you mightnt post, but enjoy lurking.

Before I start my first ever TooSerious post, I would first like to take the opportunity to officially thank Walesy for all the work he does on the site, it has been a godsend to me over the last year and a half.  Also to Lucas, knighty and all posters who freely offer up advice every week even if they are giving up trade secrets.  If there is a question needed to be answered, guaranteed someone on this site knows the answer such is the wealth of knowledge.

Ok, now that thats off my chest, Walesy has asked me to put toghether a sort of SuperCoach year in review for my all conquering Buster Gonads.  So here it is...

Pre Season:

I think getting the right team before Round 1 is the most important part of the season.  Without a strong initial team, too many trades are wasted on getting competitive.  I tried to create a nice blend of premiums who were decently priced, some injured
returning players who i could depend on, some severely under priced stars and then the un-tried rookies.  The one exception to this is the great one, Gary Ablett Jnr.  Not having him would be like racing the Tour de France not for Team Astana, whats the point?  So pre-season Im hoping for a top 1000 finish after a top 2,000 finish in 08.

So my initial team was:

Backs : Goddard, Fisher (my only 2 premiums in defence), Drummond, Chornes, Raines, Houlihan (returning from injury), Hill, Petrenko, Broughton (rookies).

Mids : Gaz (my pride and joy, show him off to all the girls etc etc...), Judd, Gibbs, Selwood (4 premiums in the middle, altho i went Gibbs and Selwood as two, what i thought, under priced premiums), Skipworth (returning from injury), Rich, L Anthony, Otten (rookies).

Rucks : Cox (duh...), McIntosh (under priced proven performer), Spencer and Jacobs (no money on the bench in the rucks, complete waste!).

Forwards : Chapman, Buddy, Delidio, Pavlich (4 premiums here too), Higgins (star who was WAY under priced), Krakeour (thought a break out...

So there we have it, a huge year in football thats had many highs and lows. The end to Geelongs in air of immunity, St. Kilda trying to fill those vacated boots, Last years premiers missing the finals, an 8th spot that just didnt want to be sown up.

So the biggest news for the year? Chris "Buster Gonads", regular commenter and all round good guy, has taken out the grand prize!

Top year lad. Seriously, you played the year beautifully, and never lost you cool. Youre an inspiration to the rest of us!

But we didnt all come first. So post your ranking if you want to have a little brag. I myself came 1323. Was aiming for better, but really dropped off in the past few weeks.

But hey, while Supercoach is giving out 50k- weve still got a good 2k to hand out to all the lucky winners.

Not just that though, but thank so much to a very generous donation, weve got some lovely bottles of wine to send out to both of the TS league Grand Final winners, to truly celebrate your win!

Also, thanks to the same generous donor, weve also got some lovely bottle of wine to give to the people who came third in overall points in both the leagues. I like to call them the Krispy special.

Ill work out and contact the winners in the not too distant future (and get a post up as well) - So Bray, if you could email me the results and scores of everyone over in the Champs, that would be fantastic!

Ill also announce the winner of the TooSerious Best and Fairest. I havent checked the scores on it for a number of weeks now, so even Im excited to see how it works out!

Also, I gotta slip this in somewhere.

Alms, Alms, Alms for the poor. I got five kids to feed man. Seriously though, Im sure weve helped, so if you can tip a few bucks into the jar on the way out, well be very appreciative.

Now, Im sure Ive forgotten something, but hey, until I remember it- peace out!

...

alright, enough break. What now?

Well, first of all, weve got the DreamTeam Finals comp...