TooSerious

So, who won a grand final?
Second question, next week still applies to the overall ranking right?

In 2013 we held the inaugural TS Masters knockout SC comp with Tiger Of Old taking out the title.

In 2014 we held the TS Challenge in the first part of the season then had the Masters Series, TS Shield and TS Plate later on with SuperSquad2014, Ellis in Wonderland and Big River Trouts taking out the end of season competitions.

http://tooserious.net/Blog/tabid/90/Post/7051/The-TS-Knockout-Grand-Final-Results.aspx


Details
[span style='font-size: 14px; color: #484f54; background-color: #ffffff;]Once entries are closed the top 24 teams based on Rd15 rankings will compete in the Masters Series with the top 8 receiving a first Round bye, the next 64 will compete in the TS Shield and up to 64 others will fill up the TS Plate. Cutoffs are impossible to know but as a guide last year the Masters was top 2000, Shield top 10k and Plate top 25k.
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[span style='color: #484f54; background-color: #ffffff;]Fixtures will be drawn and posted prior to Round 17. The TS Shield and TS Plate will commence in Round 17 which is July 24-26, then the TS Masters in early August - Round 18 for those ranked 9-24 and Round 19 for those in the top 8.
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[span style='color: #484f54; background-color: #ffffff;]All Grand Finals will be played in Round 22, which is also Grand Final weekend in regular Supercoach competitions.



Best of luck to all those who enter.

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UPDATE 23/7 - the TS Shield starts this week - the<strong style='font-size: 14px;]1st Round (Round 17) draw is as follows (YELLOW = LIVE)[/b]

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GEELONG v. COLLINGWOOD

Recent game: Round 6 2015 MCG – Geelong 100 defeated Collingwood 59.

Pendlebury v. Geelong

Rd 6 2015 102 SC points, 24 disposals
Rd 3 2014: 115 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 8 2013: 118 SC points, 31 disposals
Rd 16 2012: 135 SC points, 36 disposals
Rd 8 2012: 147 SC points, 30 disposals
GF 2011: 143 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 24 2011: 135 SC points, 30 disposals
Rd 8 2011: 109 SC points, 20 disposals

Average is 126 SC points with 29 disposals.

Note: No big scores in the past three years. Most recently he was effectively tagged by Blicavs. He was tagged by Guthrie in 2014.

Selwood v. Collingwood

Rd 6 2015 104 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 3 2014: 138 SC points, 30 disposals
Rd 8 2013: 83 SC points, 20 disposals
Rd 16 2012: 107 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 8 2012: 140 SC points, 36 disposals
GF 2011: 145 SC points, 28 disposals
Rd 24 2011: 121 SC points, 21 disposals
Rd 8 2011: 153 SC points, 29 disposals

Average is 124 SC points with 27 disposals.

Note: Most recently tagged by Crisp. Poor game in 2013 when he was limited to 20 touches whilst being tagged by Macaffer. In the game last year, Macaffer was sent to Steve Johnson.

Swan v. Geelong

Rd 6 2015: 72 SC points, 22 disposals
Rd 3 2014: 70 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 8 2013: 84 SC points, 29 disposals
Rd 16 2012: 116 SC points, 40 disposals
Rd 8 2012: 97 SC points, 26 disposals
GF 2011: 71 SC points, 20 disposals
Rd 24 2011: 89 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 8 2011: 98 SC points, 30 disposals

Average is 87 SC points with 27 disposals.

Note: Poor numbers against Geelong. Only one score over 100 since 2011 in 8 games. Most recently played head to head against Duncan (In the past, Geelong normally chose to tag him with Ling).

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v. CARLTON

Recent game: Round 7 2015 Etihad Stadium – Greater Western Sydney 135 defeated Carlton 57.

Shaw v. Carlton

Rd 7 2015 118 SC points, 20 disposals
Rd 14 2014: 116 SC points,...

Teams for grand final week.

ROUND 22 (All times AEST)
GEELONG v COLLINGWOOD
Friday August 28 at MCG, 7.50pm
CATS
B: C. Enright, T. Lonergan, J. Kolodjashnij
HB: J. Thurlow, H. Taylor, A. Mackie
C: S. Motlop, J. Selwood, J. Kelly
HF: J. Murdoch, N. Vardy, D. Lang
F: D. Menzel, T. Hawkins, S. Johnson
Foll: M. Blicavs, C. Guthrie, J. Bartel
Inter: J. Bews, N. Cockatoo, C. Gregson, J. Walker
Emerg: B. Smedts, M. Stokes, G. Horlin-Smith
In: J. Kelly, D. Menzel
Out: J. Caddy, G. Horlin-Smith
MAGPIES
B: T. Langdon, N. Brown, M. Williams
HB: B. Maynard, J. Marsh, B. Sinclair
C: J. Crisp, D. Swan, S. Sidebottom
HF: T. Varcoe, B. Reid, J. Elliott
F: A. Fasolo, T. Cloke, D. Moore
Foll: B. Grundy, L. Greenwood, S. Pendlebury
Inter: J. Blair, M. Scharenberg, T. Adams, J. De Goey
Emerg: B. Kennedy, J. White, A. Oxley
In: N. Brown, M. Scharenberg
Out: J. Frost, A. Toovey
GWS GIANTS v CARLTON
Saturday August 29 at Spotless Stadium, 1.45pm
GIANTS
B: N. Wilson, A. Corr, H. Shaw
HB: A. Kennedy, C. Marchbank, T. Greene
C: A. Treloar, R. Griffen, T. Bugg
HF: R. Palmer, J. Cameron, C. McCarthy
F: D. Smith, A. Tomlinson, L. Whitfield
Foll: T. Downie, C. Ward, S. Coniglio
Inter: J. Stewart, L. Plowman, Z. Williams, J. Kelly
Emerg: P. Ahern, J. Pickett, R. Lobb
In: A. Kennedy, D. Smith, A. Tomlinson, T. Downie, J. Stewart, L. Plowman
Out: N. Haynes, W. Hoskin-Elliott, R. Lobb, J. Patton, A. Phillips, J. Patfull
BLUES
B: S. Rowe, M. Jamison, S. Docherty
HB: D. Buckley, Z. Tuohy, K. Simpson
C: J. Tutt, E. Curnow, B. Boekhorst
HF: T. Menzel, T. Bell, C. Yarran
F: A. Walker, M. Watson, A. Everitt
Foll: M. Kreuzer, P. Cripps, M. Whiley
Inter: M. Dick, D. Ellard, C. Wood, B. Walsh
Emerg: C. Smith, T. Fields, N. Holman
In: C. Yarran, C. Wood, B. Walsh
Out: M. Murphy, A. Carrazzo, K. Jaksch
HAWTHORN v BRISBANE LIONS
Saturday August 29 at Aurora Stadium, 2.10pm
HAWKS
B: B....

This week is Grand Final week in SuperCoach, for those that made it that far in leagues anyway, and unfortunately it's looking more and more likely to also be my last writing the Best Buys. Time pressures are continuing to mount and I don't feel that I'm doing this article justice at the moment and as such I think it's looking like time to move on and let someone else take over. Expressions of interest should be sent to walesy if you're thinking about contributing to the site next season (I'm specifically looking at you ORFFL/A folk, as well as people like TheTassieHawk, JPK, anthak, etc).

With all the time constraints, and it being grand final week and all, the Best Buys this week is very different to those previous, consisting of just 2 players per position. Each player has been picked due to their recent form, opponent this week and selection rate, and hopefully they provide you all with some decent options to consider when attempting to spring a surprise on your opponent.



DEFENSE



Corey Enright (GEE) DEF 482.4k 95 4.7%
Enright has been a solid defender this season in SC, playing 19 games to date with an average of 95. He's price under 500 grand, scored 107 last match to keep his 3 game average at 108, and is sitting in just 4.7% of sides. With Hodge out and needing a trade Enright is the best available replacement on recent form while still being a POD. The Cats play off against Collingwood on Friday night in a must-win game for Geelong, although the Pies will be looking to make amends for a poor showing against Richmond last week.




Michael Hurley (ESS) DEF 488.4k 94 2.7%



Hurley has been unreliable so far this season, but we only need him to stand up for one game. Averaging 94 for the season after his 113 last week he has now scored 110+ in 3 of his last 4 games, and is playing against a flying Richmond side on Saturday who should have the ball down Hurley's end much more often than not. A somewhat surprising...

The 2015 season is over early for five Collingwood players who will miss the next two weeks through injury.

Tyson Goldsack has been added to the long term injury list, after the club revealed he will have knee surgery this week. Goldsack has been suffering from knee tendinitis for the majority of the second half of the season and has not played in the Pies' senior side for the past month.
He is expected to be ready for the beginning of pre-season training.

With finals no longer an option, despite the race for spots still wide open, Bet at William Hill Australia, the Magpies have also decided to pull the pin on trying to get youngster Nathan Freeman back on the park, with a troublesome hamstring injury keeping him out of the last two games of the season.

Tim Broomhead (shoulder), Brenden Abbott (shoulder) and Jackson Ramsay (shin) will also miss the final two games.

Its been great to see so many people recommitting to play again this season (and a shame that some have said they are stepping away).

If y'all missed it, Steve posted an NBA thread a couple of weeks ago to welcome everyone back for the new season - our 6th year in a row running these fantasy NBA leagues at TS.

Here are the leagues as they're looking for this season:

Each division is ranked based on last season's final standings, and then teams promoted and relegates up and down accordingly.
If there are any teams who drop out this year, all teams will move up in the order they are listed here:

Teams in bold have recommitted already. Teams in italic have already stated they are out...


<p class='p1][span class='s1]PREMIER: Stowie; Ruddy; HEAVER; Karlos; Rev; Mick; jet; Dabombers; Steve; LiQuiD_SiXx; bgt2110; anthak.
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<p class='p1][span class='s1]DIVISION 1: Walesy; Owen; Fez; Pearcey47; crossy; Philosoraptor; costak; Jasmine; rodgo; headmandude; yumcha; ddsaints.
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<p class='p1][span class='s1]DIVISION 2: nicksnow; 6'10; maggots; Don_Cottagers; trav00; doolz; underachievers; HEATalicious; OutKast_au; Rad_E_Cool; tasho; Spurs_jay.
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<p class='p1][span class='s1]DIVISION 3: lethal; smokinjoemisiti; hawker; Lano24; doobs; Jmulldihno; Peaches; sparks1511; Jaammiiee; clintongary; BradM; insider.
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<p class='p1][span class='s1]emergencies: Emes; chris88; grav; macca118;




We're still obviously looking for a whole bunch of folk to recommit, however the main purpose of this thread is to propose and discuss a new structure of the leagues for...

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<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]ORFFA - First Week of Finals
<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]Chaos with outs, but some handy performances. Bit unusual for ORFFA with only one really close game.
<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]Foul Bay 1386 defeated the Waikiks 1083
<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]The Chief's choice of opponent paid off in spades. Having brushed aside the Cows he must now firm as favourite for another flag. An anticipated donut up forward for the Cows rubbed salt into the wound, but they were never in the race as a few unheralded Chooks stepped up to the plate. Heater top scored with 164 and there was a handy 112 from Danger. But it was 121 from Michael Johnson, 107 from Sam Wright and 106 from Zach Smith in ruck that sealed the deal. The Cows were brave 119 from Sauce, 115 from Mcveigh, 108 from Fyfe and 103 from Harry Taylor (&amp;lsquo;bout bloody time). Sadly the Waikiks fell away at the pointy end of the season while the Chooks look to be building nicely.
<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]Packers 1160 defeated by Birdsville 1229
<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]Pretty much an even spread for the Birds with a handy 130 from McDonald, the Basher chipping in with 113, a much welcomed return from Treloar with 114 and a 107 from evergreen Enright. The Packers had some major contributors with 149 from Rory (no, we don't regret that trade), 142 from Sandi and Hutchings on the interchange with 121. But it was the 9 from Fasolo, 29 from Garlett and 30 from Lake that was the Packer's downfall. The early holiday for Smurf might have the Birds struggling. Foul Bay are seasoned campaigners and know what it's all about.
<p dir='ltr' style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;]Vultures 1182 defeated by the Blimps...

It was a pretty good week for the donors, scoring 2,438 points, at a weekly ranking of 3,179. That moves our aggregate along to 45,301 and gives us an overall ranking of 7,408. So how did we get there?

Defence
H Shaw 164
B Houli 113
J Gibson 111
B Smith 108
K Kolodjashnij 86
L Hodge 60 (and hopefully rubbed out for weeks...)
Bench of N Malceski 68 and B Maynard 22.
A great start down back, with four tons, including a massive 164 from Cheater (who unfortunately wasn't our captain or VC). Houli, Gibson, and Smith also did really well, while Kolo was alright with his 68, and Hodge was completely dirty with his 60. Seriously, that bump - he could have broken Wingard's neck! I for one won't be sad about having to cover for Hodge for the next couple of weeks. Eski actually outscored Hodge, by 8 points, which is 8 potential points we missed out on.

Midfield
J Kennedy 129 (VC)
M Priddis 122
P Dangerfield 112 (Captain, 224)
N Fyfe 108 (and should have been rubbed out - bloody MRP doesn't have the b@lls to suspend the Brownlow favourite - it'll be tainted this year if he wins, that's for sure!)
S Pendlebury 106
C Ward 103
H Bennell 102
J Selwood 81
Bench of N O'Brien 88, J Nelson 37, and J Steele 0.
We started with JPK as the VC, and after seeing his 129, thought about it, but ended up sticking with Danger against Brissie, which didn't quite pay off. Still we had a lot of tons in the midfield this week, with everyone except for Ducky topping the 100. The big news was Fyfe, who we should be covering this week, and I for one am spewing that he's been let off yet again. Three despicable acts in the one year, and yet we're still thinking he's the best and fairest.... Excuse me for not understanding. Anyway, we wouldn't have made the move, but O'Brien on for Ducky would have given us an extra 7 points this week.

Ruck
N Naitanui 137
T Goldstein 116
Bench of M Cox 0.
Fantastic work by NicNat to come back after the passing of...

Donuts are officially here, and trades have run dried. Thankfully, the granny is here next weekend, and not on the rest weekend.
That is, if you made the granny!