TooSerious

Supercoach backlines of late have been absolutely decimated this year. from injuries, to suspension, weve seen it all.

But for the first time this year, Im having a difficult time in choosing who to bench. And man, its a good feeling.

Anyways, heres my current backline.

Broughton - 159 (98.71)
Grimes - 142 (98.12)
Lake - 134 (87.07)
Bock - 117 (97.40
Hodge - 112 (88.73)
McMahon - 111 (95.93)
Goddard - 99 (114.64)

Cornes - 0 (94.2)
Cheney - NA

I suppose the easy answer would be Brian Lake, having the lowest average there. But to be fair, his 3 round average is sitting on 109.33. Not a bad return.

But no, I digress. The purpose of this post isnt to big note my backline. (alright, maybe just a little bit... it feels good to have such form! ), but to bring attention to
<a href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/80097/default.aspx">this[/url] article.

Cornes is set for an early comeback! Which should be a nice game against Melbourne to get back into things.

If they werent playing Melbourne, I would strongly be considering keeping Studly chad on the bench... but hey, its Melbourne.

So, if you were me. Who would you bench? (All, if this is the worst of my problems for the week, Im gunna be smiling all week! )

Alright, scores are up, and boy am I celebrating.

2493. My highest score in the year.

In fact, 5 weeks ago, I was lamenting down in 6000th+ place.

This week, broke into the top 1000!

But enough about me.

This week was the clash of the titans. The biggest game of the year by far, in which the mighty Saints won by a single goal over the Cats. Not just that though, Lenny Hayes top scored this week in Supercoach with an impressive 174.

Rounding out the top five were the always impressive Chris Judd (165);

a welcome return to defended Andrew Carrazzo scoring a year high total of 164;

Perhaps the score of the round, a MASSIVE 159 to rookie Greg Broughton.

And rounding out the top five was an impressive return to the form of old, Brad Johnson. Scoring a 153 in the dogs routing of the once mighty Hawks.

The TooSerious Legends held onto top spot, but were caught by the pack a little... still holding a substantial lead, but we gotta lift!

Kismet made the biggest move this week, with a 2300 moving him up into the money in second place and closing in fast on the lead.

The highest score of the round didnt break the 2700 mark this week, coming in at 2630. Makes me wish that Stevie J had played this week... I reckon my 58th this week could have given it a shake with him on the field!

Ah well. Im just stoked to have made it into the top 1000!

Anyways, stats are up everyone. How did you all go?

Just a quick post...

<a href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79966/default.aspx">The 2009 NAB AFL Under-18 All-Australian team:[/url]

B: Andrew Hooper (VC), Blayne Wilson (WA), Bradley Sheppard (WA)
HB: Josh Toy (VM), Daniel Talia (VM), David Swallow (WA)
C: Anthony Morabito (WA), Dustin Martin (VC), Mitchell Duncan (WA)
HF: Kane Lucas (WA), Jack Darling (WA), Gary Rohan (VC)
F: Brandon Matera (WA), Matthew Panos (SA), Ben Cunnington (VC)
Foll: James Craig (SA), Jack Trengove (SA), Tom Scully (VM)
IC: Luke Tapscott (SA), Ryan Harwood (TAS), Dylan McNeil (NSW/ACT), Travis Colyer (WA)
Coach: Andrew Lockyer (WA)
Asst Coach: Brenton Phillips (SA)

Managed to get 13... awwww.

How you all go? anyone take it out? Understandably, theres a *lot* of WA in there.

Arg, twas a decent match. Closer than the scoreboard read I though while watching it.

But hey, what can be said. The pies are a great team this year. I was happy to see us perform the way we did!

But thats not why were here. Were here for Supercoach!

And Diddles. scoring excellently for a 4th week with a 136. Meanwhile, Swan scored himself a single point in the TS Best and Fairest.

Beams once again rewarded all those coaches that held onto him by scoring another 90+

For the Bombers, Dempsey and Prismall both did very well. And Lucas once again rewarded those coaches that held onto him.

But it wasnt all roses tonight. Paddy Ryder scored a dismal 37 (compared to Frasers 144, I reckon that was the difference in the game!), Lockyer, Neon Leon and Pendles all scored in the 60s. Which will make some coaches pretty upset for the weekend. (and others smiling at the potential cheaper injury replacements in upcoming weeks... )

Anyways, onwards and upwards. Drop in a comment on how youre going.

Sure this isnt going to be the best week for Best Buys, but you might need to think if you have Cox, Giansiracusa or Pavlich.   Otherwise heres a list of the good (premium), the bad (or sometimes bad - midrange) and the ugly (rookies generally have pimples on their faces...)

Until next week, hope the blockbuster (Saints-Cats) and mockbuster spoiler (Pies-Dons) turn out to be classics, and that the SuperCoach God treats your players kindly.    Donations to this site do not count as indulgences.

DEF
Rookie
Silvester (83400) - Suffering suckatash - a cliffhanger selection - wont get 90s but like rocky - hes cheap
Schoenmakers (166900) - Getting game time
Hurley (154200) - Will get a run sooner or later

Midrange
S Fisher (416700) - Average SuperCoach form but in a great team.  Gilbert Grape strikes again?... Also could be even better next week.
Harding (409100) - Change of coach, return of Harvey - good portents
Hodge (442400) - I think hes on his way up again.

Premium
Newman (491600) - And getting better.  Next week...
Mattner (474400) - Released to just gather SuperCoach points, he delivers again.  Watching R Shaws score decline correspondingly.
Goddard (537100) - Just get him if you dont have him.  Clearly the best DEF.

MID
Rookie
Meyer (83400) - Power rookie but ex-Tiger has got two games and looked OK.
Swift (124700) - Eagles midrange draft pick getting a run.
Muston (196400) - Hawks will want a good look at him.  Playing team role.

Midrange
Moloney (410000) - You can do far worse.  94 average.
Kerr (340500) - Still can be seen to be value
Hasleby (418700) - Getting well fed by Sandilands.

Premium
Gibbs (476300) - Good game in losing team - is this the turning point?
Bartel (546500) - Write him off at your peril.
Cross (491400) - Looks to be back churning out the points...and the handballs...

FWD
Rookie
Schoenmakers (166900) - better forward than back
Jurrah (144200) - 3rd game about to go up
Vickery...

Last chance for the <a href="http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18allaustraliancompetition/tabid/14416/default.aspx">U18 All Australian championships.[/url]

Registration closes tonight I think. (or maybe tomorrow... depends if its inclusive of the 1st I guess!)

So get your entries in!

And if your feeling sporting, post your entries into the comments here!

Its an easy $1000 bucks on research you should already be doing! So get in there!

And good luck!

Alright, I promised myself I would avoid the unlucky 13 cliche, but its been a big big round!

Firstly, Ablett. You legend! 206 points worth of legend!

The top 5 were rounded out by Dane swan (whos making a run in the TS best and fairest) with a 167,
Diddles with a 163 (raising 130k over the last 2 weeks!),
Mattner, with a 161 who is in massive form at the moment, and
Sam Mitchell who did great in a losing side for a 160.

My boys finally put in a decent effort with a 2374. (Not having cox might actually pay off! )

Buster Gonad jumped the woodyman up into 4th position with a mighty 2355. Funnily, a Cox - Sandi trade would have had him a single point behind the lead...

But, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts... how does that go again?.

The legends once again pulled away from their rivals outscoring every other league down to 9th... But even my 2374 (up into 2000th), could I top score this round with those honors going to The Zappers, with a might 2465 jumping them up to 269th! and second overall in the league. Just 50 points behind the Windy Hill Wizards and 1st place!

Was a far cry from the top score for the round which again topped 2700, 2741 to be exact.

Anyways, were in the home stretch for the finals now. Hopefully weve spent all the trades we need, and can cruise through reletivily unharmed up until the finals.

Good luck all.

Go you good things!!!

Ryder and Lucas continue their good form, but the big scores went to a couple of blues - Murphy and Gibbs.

Anyways, this weekend is off to a great start! (At least if youre a bomber fan, or you dont have Judd as captain!)

How are you all going?

Another week, another lot of Best Buys. Its a real shame Ballantyne is coming in now, as all trades from here on in should be reserved for upgrades or replacing injured players, like Ziebell. Still, there are some great options to look at.

Defenders

Rookies
<ol>
,<li>C Pearce, 83400</li>
,<li>M Hurley, 154200</li>
,<li>M Maguire, 162900</li>
</ol>
Pearce the only option here, though you would have to think Maguire and Hurley are close to games.

Midrange
<ol>
,<li>S Gilbert, 410300</li>
,<li>L Hodge, 430200</li>
,<li>T Thurstans, 410100</li>
</ol>
Hodge is a star, but still has some falling to do. I have a feeling Ill be laughedat for Thurstans, but hes averaging 100 in the Chad Cornes role and may end up being similar to Nick Maxwell. If you missed out on Gilbert before, get on now.(look at the Saints run home!) Also look at Lake, Milburn, Ellis, Pratt and Broughton.

Premium
<ol>
,<li>S Fisher, 453200</li>
,<li>N Bock, 481300</li>
,<li>B Goddard, 539800</li>
</ol>
Probably better looking at the midrangers. Fisher is cheap, but Gilbert is better, while Goddard and Bock are super defenders to own, although Hodge may end up scoring more in the next few weeks.

Midfielders

Rookies
<ol>
,<li>T Swift, 107400</li>
,<li>J Davenport, 94200</li>
,<li>L Anthony, 94200</li>
</ol>
Stay away until Anthony gets a game. At least Swift is getting a game, though e should be dropped.

Midrangers
<ol>
,<li>B Stanton 422300</li>
,<li>D Kerr 329300</li>
,<li>B Muston, 206600</li>
</ol>
Surprisingly few options. Kerr is a smokey, while Muston has a lot of upside to him still.

Premiums
<ol>
,<li>N Dal Santo, 552200</li>
,<li>D Cross, 470800</li>
,<li>L Davis, 550000</li>
</ol>
Guns! How did Cross get so cheap, while Dal Santo and Davis could be options for replacing Pendlebury (should probably hold onto him though). Also look at Crossys partner in crime Matthew Boyd at 456000, and Luke Power at 480900 is another...

Hi all.

Im not sure if Im going to be able to get the Best Buys out this week (though there could be some real beauties in weeks to come that arent ripe now - read Hodge, Drummond, Pendlebury and Harvey).  If I get an update out, great, if not, put down some of your bargains in the comments.   Will help each of us out.

What I thought would be pertinent to do was look at the teams playing each other in the Supercoach finals weeks of Round 19-20-21-22.   Because it could be curtains for some of your teams if you dont do the analysis now.   My team has a Buddy-Roughy front end which could come home like a freight train....but in what is very likely to be a knockout final I will have the Hawks v Saints down at Aurora.   After the Lions belting still making me shiver, I am not looking forward to this.

Also Ive done the sheet having say the Collingwood-Dogs match in Rd 22 as effectively a Dogs home game.   Because the AFL was stupid enough to have us playing Dogs in 2 matches at the Dome within 10 weeks.   Other games have been treated similarly.

So take a look at the draw, and lets do some group think about the key matches that will go into crowing each other as Supercoach League winners in 2009!

 
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