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So, 45 outs hey.

Good thing we had a grand final last week!

ROUND 23 (All times AEST)
RICHMOND v NORTH MELBOURNE
Friday September 4 at Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm
TIGERS
B: C.Newman, J.Batchelor, T.Chaplin
HB: N.Vlastuin, A.Rance, B.Houli
C: B.Ellis, B.Deledio, T.Hunt
HF: K.McIntosh, T.Vickery, D.Martin
F: T.Cotchin, J.Riewoldt, S.Edwards
Foll: I.Maric, S.Grigg, K.Lambert
Inter: D.Grimes, A.Miles, B.Lennon, S.Lloyd
Emer: S.Morris, D.Astbury, M.Dea
In: T.Cotchin
Out: M.Thomas
KANGAROOS
B: J.Tippett, R.Tarrant, S.Atley
HB: L.McDonald, L.Hansen, J.Macmillan
C: S.Gibson, J.Ziebell, T.Dumont
HF: M.Wood, D.Petrie, T.Garner
F: B.Harvey, M.Daw, R.Nahas
Foll: B.Brown, R.Bastinac, B.Jacobs
Inter: B.McKenzie, A.Black, K.Turner, A.Mullett
Emer: D.Currie, K.Harper, S.McMahon
In: M.Daw, M.Wood, T.Dumont, L.McDonald, J.Tippett, B.McKenzie, A.Black, K.Turner, A.Mullett
Out: N.Dal Santo (managed), J.Waite (managed), M.Firrito (knee), A.Swallow (knee), S.Higgins (knee), T.Goldstein (managed), S.Wright (knee), B.Cunnington (knee), S.Thompson (ankle)
GEELONG v ADELAIDE
Saturday September 5 at Simonds Stadium, 1.05pm
CATS
B: J.Kolodjashnij, T.Lonergan, C.Enright
HB: C.Guthrie, H.Taylor, A.Mackie
C: S.Motlop, J.Selwood, N.Cockatoo
HF: C.Gregson, N.Vardy, M.Stokes
F: D.Menzel, T.Hawkins, S.Johnson
Foll: M.Blicavs, J.Kelly, J.Bartel
Inter: J.Cowan, G.Horlin-Smith, J.Thurlow, J.Walker
Emer: J.Bews, J.Cunico, S.Kersten
In: M.Stokes, J.Cowan, G.Horlin-Smith
Out: J.Bews, D.Lang (Achilles), J.Murdoch (finger)
CROWS
B: J.Lever, K.Hartigan, R.Laird
HB: N.Van Berlo, D.Talia, R.Henderson
C: B.Smith, R.Sloane, R.Atkins
HF: C.Cameron, T.Walker, E.Betts
F: T.Lynch, J.Jenkins, M.Crouch
Foll: S.Jacobs, P.Dangerfield, S.Thompson
Inter: L.Brown, R.Douglas, J.Lyons, R.Knight
Emer: M.Grigg, M.Wright, A.Otten
No change


BRISBANE LIONS v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Saturday September 5 at Gabba, 1.45pm...

Less than 2 months to go now before the season starts.

Here's how our leagues are looking:

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' style='color: #000000;][span class='s1]PREMIER:Stowie;Ruddy;HEAVER;Karlos; Rev;Mick; jet;Dabombers;Steve;LiQuiD_SiXx;bgt2110;anthak.
<p class='p2' style='color: #000000;]
<p class='p1' style='color: #000000;][span class='s1]DIVISION 1:Walesy; Owen;Fez;Pearcey47;crossy;Philosoraptor; costak;Jasmine;rodgo;headmandude;yumcha;ddsaints.
<p class='p2' style='color: #000000;]
<p class='p1' style='color: #000000;][span class='s1]DIVISION 2:nicksnow; 6'10;maggots;Don_Cottagers;trav00;doolz;underachievers;HEATalicious; OutKast_au;Rad_E_Cool;tasho;Spurs_jay.
<p class='p2' style='color: #000000;]
<p class='p1' style='color: #000000;][span class='s1]DIVISION 3: lethal;smokinjoemisiti; hawker;Lano24; doobs;Jmulldihno;Peaches;sparks1511;Jaammiiee;clintongary; BradM;insider.
<p class='p2' style='color: #000000;]
<p class='p1' style='color: #000000;][span class='s1]emergencies: Emes; chris88; grav; macca118;




Premier and Division 1 are both full up. We are still waiting on 1 from Division 2, and 4 from Division 3.
Emes, chris88 and grav are all in Division 3, I just haven't moved them in yet for transparency.
macca118 is still waiting in the wings, and probably likley to get a spot.

***
In the last thread, we opened up discussion on a...

Join Johnson and Myself as we wrap up and analyse the recent NFL keeper league draft - do you agree with our thoughts on the hits and misses of each round of the draft ?



TS NFL Keeper League - Re-Draft
** Only the Canuck Warriors and Waito's Warriors re-drafted in Rounds 5 and 6, whilst Jimbo's Juggernaught also began re-drafting in Round 6. All other teams began redrafting in Round 7.



Round: 5

(49) Brady's Bunch - Julian Edelman WR

(50) So Long Mr Wallace - Bishop Sankey RB

(51) Canuck Warriors - Mark Ingram RB

(52) The Jug-O-Naughts - Frank Gore RB

(53) Waito's Warriors - Carlos Hyde RB

(54) Team Simonoz - Travis Kelce TE

(55) Rigil Kentaurus - Golden Tate WR

(56) Jimbos Juggernaut - Antonio Brown WR

(57) Yo Yo Marshawn - Blake Bortles QB

(58) Billy Bass - Justin Forsett RB

(59) Kings of Karlos - Sammy Watkins WR

(60) Team Stowie - C.J. Anderson RB




Unsurprisingly, Ingram and Hyde, as the expected lead RBs for the Saints and 49ers respectively were first off the board.

Round: 6

(61) Brady's Bunch - Owen Daniels TE

(62) So Long Mr Wallace - Derek Carr QB

(63) Canuck Warriors - Teddy Bridgewater QB

(64) The Jug-O-Naughts - Mike Wallace WR

(65) Waito's Warriors - Melvin Gordon RB

(66) Team Simonoz - Odell Beckham Jr. WR

(67) Rigil Kentaurus - Philip Rivers QB

(68) Jimbos Juggernaut - Amari Cooper WR

(69) Yo Yo Marshawn - Allen Robinson WR

(70) Billy Bass - T.Y. Hilton WR

(71) Kings of Karlos - Brandin Cooks WR

(72) Team Stowie - Latavius Murray RB




Bridgewater looked to be the best QB available and was taken early by Canuck, before the first 2 rookies were taken. Melvin Gordon was drafted by Waito's Warriors and Jimbo's Juggernaughts entered the fray by taking the highest ranked first year WR, Amari Cooper. Both are expected to be prominent this season, and being a dynasty league, for years to come for these two teams.


Round:...

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.
<p class='p2]
<p class='p1][span class='s1]DIVISION 1: Walesy; Owen; Fez; Pearcey47; crossy; Philosoraptor; costak; Jasmine; rodgo; headmandude; yumcha; ddsaints.
<p class='p2]
<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.
<p class='p2]
<p class='p1][span class='s1]DIVISION 3: lethal; smokinjoemisiti; hawker; Lano24; doobs; Jmulldihno; Peaches; sparks1511; Jaammiiee; clintongary; BradM; insider.
<p class='p2]
<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...