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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...

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!

HAWTHORN v. PORT ADELAIDE

Recent game: Round 4 2015 Adelaide Oval – Port Adelaide 99 defeated Hawthorn 91.

Gray v. Hawthorn

PF 2014: 103 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 10 2014: 107 SC points, 18 disposals
Rd 16 2013: 118 SC points, 19 disposals

Average is 109 SC points with 21 disposals.

Note: Missed the game earlier this year. Small sample size. Consistent scores. Has kicked 3 goals, 2 goals and 1 goal respectively in his previous matchups against Hawthorn.

COLLINGWOOD v. RICHMOND

Recent game: Round 7 2015 MCG – Richmond 105 defeated Collingwood 100.

Swan v. Richmond

Rd 7 2015: 130 SC points, 32 disposals
Rd 4 2014: 116 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 4 2013: 168 SC points, 35 disposals
Rd 2 2012: 100 SC points, 32 disposals
Rd 4 2011: 163 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 17 2010: 190 SC points, 37 disposals
Rd 20 2009: 149 SC points, 34 disposals

Average is 145 SC points with 33 disposals.

Note: Amazing record against Richmond. Most recently spent a lot of the game playing on Martin. He also kicked 2 goals in this game.

Pendlebury v. Richmond

Rd 7 2015: 85 SC points, 19 disposals
Rd 4 2014: 129 SC points, 24 disposals
Rd 4 2013: 105 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 2 2012: 126 SC points, 29 disposals
Rd 4 2011: 132 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 17 2010: 84 SC points, 30 disposals
Rd 20 2009: 116 SC points, 31 disposals

Average is 111 SC points with 27 disposals.

Note: Relatively poor record (compared with Dane Swan!) and most recently had a very quiet game against Richmond.

Deledio v. Collingwood

Rd 7 2015: 133 SC points, 30 disposals
Rd 4 2013: 99 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 2 2012: 141 SC points, 35 disposals
Rd 4 2011: 138 SC points, 33 disposals

Average is 128 SC points with 31 disposals.

Note: Good recent record against Collingwood with three scores over 130 from his past four matchups.

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v. SYDNEY

Recent game: Round 3 2015 SCG – Sydney 111 defeated Greater Western Sydney...

As I'm sure many of you will have noticed, what with the lateness and all, I've been flat out this week and can't do much of an intro.
Luckily this week there is no single Best Buy, as it all comes down to who your opponents are playing, so keep an eye on team selections and pay careful attention to POD options and the AFL opponents for teams this week. Good luck to all in the penultimate round of SC for the year, and hopefully we can all put up some big scores.







DEFENSE
ROOKIES

Jonathon Marsh (COL) D/F 123.9k 52 +36k

Marsh is on the bubble this week, just in time for a few coaches needing some cash in a hurry. He's a D/F and priced at just 124 grand, and after his 71 last week is averaging a solid 52. Marsh will likely be a popular trade in this week for teams with a few trades up their sleeves, and his flexibility could be very beneficial at this stage of the season.



Daniel Howe (HAW) DEF 117.3k 18 -7k
Howe is also on the bubble this week, but is so far much less appealing than Marsh. A score of 11 in his second game gives him an average of 18, and an expected price movement of minus 7 grand. Howe is 6 grand cheaper than Marsh however, and the majority of coaches won't be expecting to field any rookies they might bring in this round.
MID-PRICERS

Bachar Houli (RIC) DEF 453.4k 96 15.3%

Houli is still hanging in there as one of the better defenders this season, albeit at the bottom of the depth chart. His score of 101 last outing has placed his season's average at 96, and so far he's sitting in around 15% of teams. A bit of a POD, but fairly good value for his 450 grand price tag and has the potential to score well.



Tom McDonald (MEL) DEF 413k 95 23%

McDonald is also in the Best Buys again, with his average of 95 and price of 413 grand. After a break-out season for the defender many will be keeping a close eye on him for next year, and if he can work on his consistency he should be a great...

It feels strange looking for a picture of this weeks top scorer, but hey, 13 kicks, 20 handballs and 15 tackles made a massive score for Mitch Robinson.
On a side note, did anyone else noticed that Goldi had a predicted SC score of 187 this week?! Surely that's a record right? What a super star. (Sadly, it makes his 122 look weak in comparison! )
So, how did we do this week? Injuries cutting yet?

<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Week 2 of the Sc finals and all matches are now sudden death
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but there are a heap a late out rumours so keep your eyes out for the final teams announced 90 minutes before the start of each game
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0.26cm; padding: 0cm; border: none; text-align: left;] For all the stats on this weeks Captain and Vice captain choices head over to
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none; text-align: left;] If you are lucky enough to havetradesin hand thencheckout the best buys head over to
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