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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...

Welcome to my <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/wp-wall">WP Wall[/url] Guestbook!

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 -...

<img border="0" src="http://tooserious.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/01/untitled1_copy.jpg" title="Untitled1_copy" alt="Untitled1_copy" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" />Here it is, the highly anticipated 2008 TooSerious All-Australian SuperCoach Team. To get into this team you have to the best of the best. Do you take SuperCoach Too Seriously?

This All-Australian team is hard to break into since it will be based on total points for the year of 2008. Seriously, what good are averages when your man misses 4 games for the year and you have to play Tippett? You might remember half way through the year I done a Team of the Year at the half way mark. Back then
it was based on averages but this one is the real deal.&nbsp;

Anyway, straight into the team and what I believe is my sharpest work yet...

Enjoy.

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Backline: Samuel Fisher, Chris Newman, Martin Mattner, Brendan Goddard, Jarrad Waite, Lindsay Gilbee, Brain Lake.

I couldnt believe it when I seen Brain Lake get a gig in the backline before players like Bock, Bowden, Pratt, Brennan, Gram and Bradshaw. But I had a look, he regulary scores well over 100 and even pulls off scores as big as 150. Reminds me alot like the highest scoring defender this year Sammy Fisher, averaging 101 (ranked 3rd), who manages to stand a man like Jonathan Brown and Roughnut but still waltzing around collecting some handy SuperCoach points running out of defence. He must be in contention for the real AA. Chris Newman, Marty Mattner and Lindsay Gilbee are vital to their respective sides in getting the ball out of the defensive 50 and are even more vital to our SuperCoach teams scoring some handy numbers. Brendan Goddard has even managed to sneak in, even though he played just 20 games. Thats something to remember next year, cause alot avoided him before...

Its all over now, boys. Lets start thinking about next year? Who are some player you just never go past? What bargains will you be looking at? Discuss it all here.

Guys, dont leave after this week. Stick around talk about Finals DT, and the $100* (will be halved if we cant get to 200 people) prize up for grabs. And, just talk footy. Also, Im planning to having a very exciting SuperCoach competition planned for the Grand Final and there will be plenty of great prizes. Just got to talk to Walesy about that one first.

Also, an reminder if you want to help us in the off-season, leave a comment or pop me an email - braydog@live.com.au.

Thank you.