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Good day viewers, today at TS we will be reviewing the Super <a href="http://www.xalia.com.au/?page=player&id=152&pcid=7292">Jolly[/url] <a href="http://www.xalia.com.au/?page=player&id=236&pcid=7376">White[/url] <a href="http://www.xalia.com.au/?page=player&id=531&pcid=7660">Currie[/url].

This happy little Red and White Curry smells delicious, In particular when given a sprinkle of Cox.

This particular meal was brought to my attention by one PAFCsince1870, so I hope he he doesnt mind me devulging it.

Cox is well known to be an everyspice- Making any recipe tastier. Though I suppose if you must cheap out, then a little Petrie, Sand or even some Hille might suffice.

Essentially, the guts of this meal revolve around the Jolly. Starting the year as the 5th best rucking option and an average of 91 up to round 17 last year. Bringing both a robustness to the meal, but also a hint of cinnamon.

The beautiful subtlety of this dish revolves around the fact that both White and Currie are very cheap bench options (only 40k more than a rookie-rookie option.) And whilst being cheap, between them they are the #2 and #3 ruck selections at the swans.

Basically meaning, Two of these three will play most games this year. Saving you from needing to spend any trades in this area, and also preventing you from getting a nasty case of Zero.

There is a question about this dish though. Whilst it smells delicious now, will it still taste great? And more importantly (and heres where the analogy takes it *waaaaay* too far), will it sting the next morning?

Well, the jury is still out on that one. Whilst jolly is one of the most durable rucks out there (last missed 2 games in 2005)- He finished last year (Rounds 18-22), with a shattering average of 45.

Did that sting? Yes. Yes it certainly did. But why did it happen?

Why did Jolly average half the touches hed had all season? Perhaps there is a learned Swans fan out there that can solve the riddle of this meal....

These are players that had awesome 2007s, struggled in 2008 making their prices tempting in 2009. Heres my top 10 list of players that will come back after a shocking 2008.

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10. Andrew McLeod (2007 Ranking: 28, 2008 Ranking: 109)
One of the greats of game was left a little rattled with the CHB sweepers being tagged out of the game. This hurt his scores all year, but no doubt - like all champions - he will bounce back in 2009.

9. Tarkyn Lockyer (32, 11o)
Had only eight scores over the 100 mark in 2008, and his average drops from 103 to 87 in 2008. But with his scores in 05 and 06 also being quite high averaging in the 90s. Its hard to see Lockyer continuing the bad form seen last year.

8. Jed Adcock (14, 190)
I dont know alot about what happened to Jed in 2008, but hopefully he returns to score 110 week in, week out.

7. Adam McPhee (62, 215)
Never really was a SuperCoach great, even in 2007 he only averaged 94. But at his price it will be nice to see 94 next to his name every week.

6. Hamish McIntosh (175, 289)
Ham McBurger. When is Ham going to be part of the Maccas menu? Oh, and is McIntosh really going to be part of Kangaroos menu in 2009? With Hale as the number ruckman and Petrie rotating through the ruck and the forward line. Watch how Dean plays him in the NAB cup before selecting.

5. Lindsay Gilbee (19, 46)
Not a massive drop, but those backline taggers hurt Gilbee a little in 08 but he will be back in 2009. A must buy.

4. Paul Chapman (10, 39)
Speaking of must buys, Chapman has had his first injury-free preseason in two seasons. Watch out for him in the Geelong midfield in 2009 and some big scores will be on order.

3. Heath Shaw (23, 75)
This man was the SuperCoach story of 2008, starting the season strong and slowly but surely, each SuperCoach Coach would find room in his budget to fit him in, then we seen some of the biggest falls from grace. Getting tagged weekly and scoring...

Completely off topic, but I want to wish good luck to all of you who have been caught up in the bushfires.

I hope that you all and your loved ones come though today/tonight unharmed.

Just to put this on the front page.
The best way to donate is through direct deposit to the Victorian Bushfire Relief Fund - BSB 082-001, Account number 860-046-797.

So please give. This has been an extreme tragedy.

But that was expected. Its a heck of a lot of data Ive loaded into this thing over the holidays.

Anyways, Thanks guys, Ill get the ffollowing things fixed up.

- No stats for Dal Santo.
- No stats for Van Berlo.
- No stats for N G Brown.
- No stats for N J Brown.
- No stats for S D Thompson
- No stats for J P Kennedy
- Scott Thompson has 28 games (has been merged with Scott D Thompson.)
- No Chris A Johnson for the Blues

Hmmmm, I guess someones script didnt like dealing with Spaces in names.

And the 5 row issue.

Can someone who has said 5 row issue please email me a picture of their screen?

Or even better- Save the webpage as a HTML file and email it to me?

Thank you!

Priced at $712,000, or an average of 132 - Is <a href="http://www.xalia.com.au/?page=player&amp;id=182&amp;pcid=7100">Gary Ablett[/url] Worth the price tag?

There is room for it to go either way.

Firstly the pros.

Ablett last year, up until round 13, was averaging a MASSIVE 146 points per round. The next closest player was Adam Cooney, on 121.

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So right off the bat, thats 25 points per week, you would have been better off selecting Ablett for. However, theres more. Because Ablett would wear the captain mantle- that effectively would have brought his upside to an extra 50 points per week.

Which will really add up over a season.

If he starts next season, the way he did this season, his cheapest price would be Round 4, $678,800 while at round 13, he would be sitting on a massive $778,700

But here comes the alternative. The sceptic that says Ill get him when he comes down in price. So lets play with that.

Ablett, in round 5 of last year, put on a unforgettable 254. Changing that to a leasurely 115, and we find the following.

Round 8 - $595,700 - Which includes a 62 in round 6.
Round 13 - $748,000.

Its amazing to think though, that one game, while having a small affect in the long run (30k difference overall), can potential create an ideal trading moment. (80k cheaper than otherwise.)

Now, the two important questions.
Who was the 254 against. And who was the 62.

The 62, coupled with an 81 later in the year. (and an injury in both games) was against Freo.
The 254 strangely enough, was against the Swans. (Followed by a 155 later in the year). Sydney Proof? Another Pro?

So lets look at these games. Geelong play Sydnet twice. Once in round 7 and once in round 20. Both could be good.

However, they also play Fremantle twice. The first game is in round 12 - So that salary killing game is a while off, however the second game is in a potentially season destroying round 22.

Which has danger all over it.

So what do we think? It Ablett a lock...

Perhaps just the new Palmer? Or maybe Im just overstating...

Either way, I woke up to the news this morning that <a href="http://www.xalia.com.au/?page=player&id=444&pcid=2069">Simon Black [/url]has <a href="http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/5298254/simon-black-sidelined-broken-hand">broken his hand[/url].

Surely this will have to bring Daniel Rich to the mind of every fantasy coach out there.

While technically Black will only be out for 6 weeks, it will have to hamper his preseason.

Either way- Its something to keep an eye on.

First it was <a href="http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/">Supercoach[/url], now <a href="http://afl.virtualsports.com.au/">DT [/url]has opened.

$50k prize money in one.
Your choice of 5 cars in the other.

Good times ahead peoples.

Good times.

(Man I love this time of the year)

Lets go BETA already.

So, TS has been rebuilt from the ground up. Im hoping that it is now more stable.

Along with the rebuild however, there is now a lot of new functionality and data availiable.
(Some of it is active now, some of it wont work til the official figures are released and the season starts, and some of it is still in my head).

The first thing you will notice is that there is a lot more data around the place. Sadly, it is restricted to players who are still of AFL lists however.
Firstly, you can now go back into the past to view results from other years (with the above caveat). (ignore the salaries from prior years though, they arent right).

Not only that, clicking on a player will now bring up a wealth of information on said player. From their past DT/SC/Y! scores, to their actual stats come gameday.
Clicking on a game here will bring up a list of all players who played that game. [STILL IN HEAD]
Clicking a team will bring up team based stats, including Total scored for, and Against. [CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT]

All links will be linkable- provided you are logged in, so linking to someones page/calculator will be easy. (currently the calculator isnt on the front end- and it wont be until the season starts.)

On the accounts page, youll notice some new features over the old site. Namely, the Reference numbers, and the Watchlist Management.

Using the SC/DT/Y! reference numbers, TS will- once the season starts- be able to automatically sync itself up with your currently published (see- viewable by all) team. If there is future demand to make that work faster, it should also be posible to hookup as username/password feature to have it log in automatically to your account and suck out the details. But thats only if people want it (Voting buttons at the ready).

The Watchlist management will allow you to create your own watchlists, rather that be restricted to the one I game you last year. They are customisable, per competition, and will allow you to...

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So, the Hawkers got over the line, and as much as it pains me to say this, good on them. they put in a good effort.

I guess the same thing can be said for JOHN and the NEWBERRY STARS. While I cant say I like his manouver, I didnt make a rule against it.

So, youre the winner mate. Well done.

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However, Im thinking Ill throw up a handful of TS memberships to some randomly draw out competitors.

These memberships are actually going to mean something more for next year as TS is currently undergoing a complete re-design, to make it easier to use, faster and most importantly, to add new features to assist you as a coach. And to access these new features, youll need a subscription. (Though I believe the current TS site will stay around for free - It just wont score the new features of the updated version).

The blog is definitely going to be pumping next year with a couple of top 20 finishers (Supercoach) saying their bits. And who knows, perhaps Ill be able to get someone in on the DreamTeam side of things for next year.

And speaking of Top 20 finishers - Ive started a thread on the forum for <a href="http://www.xalia.com.au/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=111">testimonials[/url] - So if you use TS and did alright, drop by, let us know. Or if you just want to say a good word.

Dont forget to check back in during the off-season, both to keep up to date with any important news (Like did you know that Steele Sidebottom kicked 10 goals in his premiership game this weekend?), trade week, Im sure will generate some interesting discussions, and finally, any updates to the site will be put up throughout the offseason.

So keep looking in. (Though Im sure you EPL guys will - Ill get that as a "default" option shortly...)

Its been a heck of a year, a lot of fun.

So thank you from all us here at TooSerious.

And have a great off season.

- walesy.

PS - If youve read this far,  heres the prize winners. Drop me an email to claim.

NEWBERRY STARS - JOHN -...