TooSerious

Good news everyone.

Old TS now calculates salary movements on the ol Virtual Sports EPL comp.

Heres hoping the Alumina misses just one more week, cause damn, that Arsenal keeper is gunna FLY UP!

A new monthly cycle is starting again in the iinet comp, so get thinking about your trades to capitalise best on the up coming matches.

Everton, Arsenal, ManU and Tottenham look to be your best bet over the coming game weeks. And if youre a fan of a little risk, Burnley have been in ravaging form at home this year. So could definitely be looked at in terms of a budget option!

The Too Serious league is still leading- but weve all got to keep the good work up if we want to finish the season on top.

So lets stay focused and win this thing!
(And yanno, if youre finding your enthusiasm lacking/going on holidays, feel free to contact too.serious.team.management@gmail.com, or our iinet organiser, JJ for some helpful tips and advise for getting the most out of your squad for each gameweek. )

As for AFL news, the NAB Draft camp is winding up, with all the usual names being bandied around. (Unsuprisingly).

But just a refresher for you all (yes- keep an eye on these kids no matter where they are drafted to.) -

Lewis Jetta - We all know how much fantasy gold is found in the words "mature-aged recruit"
Gary Rohan - Led the way in the shiny new Buckleys Kicking Challenge. Should help with his SuperCoach potential one would think.
Anthony Morabito - (definitely will be a player come draft week...)
Dustin Martin - Also did very well in the kicking test according to reports

Also, keep in mind that the highly rated Jack Trengove and Alex Carey arent attending due to playing in the SANFL GF. Which in my book lifts their stocks.

Also, dont forget about Scully and his knee!

Hopefully in the not too distant future, Ill be able to pull up some figures for you all to mull over!

But until then- Its trade week.

And if the talk is anything to...

So, theres been a grand final, the cats were victorious and now there is just one last prize to hand out for this season.

The Too Serious Best and Fairest.

So lets stop dilly dallying and get right into the count.

Round 20

Right after this word from our sponsors...

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Kidding...

SC
27 Gary Ablett
22 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Paul Chapman

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
22 Gary Ablett
19 Paul Chapman
16 Brad Johnson

Round 21

SC
28 Gary Ablett
25 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
17 Adam Goodes

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
22 Gary Ablett
19 Paul Chapman
18 Bryce Gibbs

Round 22

SC
30 Gary Ablett
28 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
20 Adam Goodes

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
23 Gary Ablett
20 Bryce Gibbs

So there we have it, the favorite from round 5 got ahead, and with it, the prize money of $500 is split between the 4 people who made the Ablett/Montagna selection.

Winner will be contacted by email in the not too distant future, congratulations!

Most importantly, we now know the Too Serious Best and Fairest player for 2009.

53 Gary Ablett
53 Leigh Montagna
44 Dane Swan

And for those who want to know, the final count for each of the comps went like this:

SC
30 Gary Ablett
28 Leigh Montagna
21 Dane Swan
20 Adam Goodes
18 Lenny Hayes
16 Nick Dal Santo
16 Paul Chapman
14 Alan Didak
14 Brendan Fevola
13 Ryan OKeefe
13 Brendon Goddard
13 Leon Davis
13 Andrew Swallow
13 Sam Mitchell
12 Joel Selwood
12 Kade Simpson
11 Chris Judd
11 Scott Pendlebury
11 Paul Duffield
11 Aaron Sandilands
11 Brett Deledio
11 Brian Lake
10 Jason Winderlich
10 Bryce Gibbs
10 Michael Doughty
10 Simon Goodwin

DT
25 Leigh Montagna
23 Dane Swan
23 Gary Ablett
20 Bryce Gibbs
19 Paul Chapman
19 Brent Stanton
18 Jonathan Brown
17 Nick Dal Santo
16 Brad Johnson
16 Kane Cornes
16 Lenny Hayes
15 Adam Goodes
15 Mitch Clark
15 Sam Mitchell
14...

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.