TooSerious

Always with the war of attrition.

Teams when they come out.

<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] ROUND 19
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] ADELAIDE v RICHMOND
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] Friday August 7 at Adelaide Oval, 7.50pm
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] CROWS
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] B: J.Lever, D.Talia, L.Brown
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] H: R.Laird, K.Hartigan, R.Henderson
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] C: B.Smith, S.Thompson, N.Van Berlo
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] HF: M.Crouch, T.Walker, J.Lyons
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] F: E.Betts, J.Jenkins, T.Lynch
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] Foll: S.Jacobs, P.Dangerfield, R.Sloane
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] Inter: D.Mackay, R.Atkins, C.Cameron, R.Knight
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] Emer: J.Podsiadly, C.Ellis-Yolmen, S.Shaw
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] In: N.Van Berlo, R.Atkins
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] Out: R.Douglas (appendix removed), M.Wright
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] TIGERS
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] B: D.Grimes, J.Batchelor, T.Chaplin
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] HB: N.Vlastuin, A.Rance, B.Houli
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] C: B.Ellis, B.Deledio, R.Conca
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; padding: 0cm; border: none;] HF: B.Lennon, T.Vickery, D.Martin
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After a long and grueling SC season the finals are now upon us. For those lucky, or skilled, enough to still be in the running for overall congratulations are in order, and for the rest of us hopefully a few league wins are still on the cards.

The Best Buy this week is Swan Dan Hannebery, who is enjoying an excellent season and even though he is the 3rd highest averaging midfielder still has a selection rate of under 20%. That's great news for those that are looking for another midfielder to take them to glory, and even better now his price has now dropped to under 570 grand.

Apologies if the Best Buys seem rushed this week, and good luck to all for the remaining rounds.


DEFENSE
ROOKIES





Tom Barrass (WCE) DEF 123.9k 60 +47k
Barrass has started his AFL career strongly, averaging 60 over his first 2 games with a high score of 71. This will see his price rise by an expected 47 grand after his next game, and with a price of 124 grand he looks like a good value downgrade choice. As with all rookies though of course, team selection will need to be monitored this week.



MID-PRICERS





Shaun Higgins (NM) D/F 497.4k 95 17.4%
Missy has been excellent value this season, starting in a fair few teams and delivering well for those that kept the faith. A price of just under 500 grand is around the mark for his average of 95, and with D/F positioning he has good flexibility. He hasn't put up many huge scores this season, his 138 on the weekend being one of the exceptions, but Higgins appears a solid choice for cover and loopholes especially when combined with the likes of Goddard.



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Liam Picken (WBD) DEF 529.9k 101 7.2%

Picken is still one of the leading defenders in SC this season, averaging 101 after his 104 point effort against the Dons. A price of around 530 grand is a bit on the high side for his numbers but he has shown the ability to go large, and with only 7.2% of teams...

<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;]The blue moon was out in full force this weekend and was a sight to see, whilst the corresponding ORFFA round did not not disappoint either...
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<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;]Birdsville Battlers 1126 lost to Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles 1147
<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;]Not showing much respect for their opponent, Waikikamoocow decided they could afford to leave a few players home to save on airfares this week, finishing up playing 1 short in defence and with only 1 on the bench. Nevertheless, they seem to know what they're doing, pulling off an excellent victory playing 2 short, which moved them up to 3rd on the ladder. McVeigh (143) and Hannebery (134) dominated in the midfield for Waikikamoocow, with Tom Mitchell (130) running rampant up forward. Birdsville had 6 players battle with less than 65 points each, whilst Lewis Jetta (122) put in a game to remember, dedicating his performance after the game to his mate at Cradle Mountain who missed this week due to personal reasons.
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<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;]Birdsville: Jetta 122, Murphy 117, Treloar 111
<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;]Waikikamoocow: McVeigh 143, Hannebery 134, Mitchell 130, Dal Santo 101
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<p style='color: #000000; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;]Nunawading travelled to Venus Bay this week and as promised, they performed their[span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Haka cum Spear Dance cum Electric Boogaloo dance,...

There's been a lot of big news recently but in fantasy terms, not so much. However there was one piece of news overnight that was quite huge in fantasy terms for Supercoach next season:...

Finals are GO!

I hope!

ROUND 18 (all times AEST)
HAWTHORN v RICHMOND
Friday July 31 at MCG, 7.50pm
HAWKS
B: B.Stratton, B.Lake, S.Mitchell
HB: G.Birchall, J.Frawley, J.Gibson
C: B.Hill, S.Burgoyne, I.Smith
HF: C.Rioli, R.Schoenmakers, L.Shiels
F: J.Gunston, J.Roughead, L.Breust
Foll: D.Hale, L.Hodge, J.Lewis
Inter: P.Puopolo, B.Hartung, T.Duryea, B.McEvoy
Emer: J.Anderson, A.Litherland, J.O'Rourke
In: B.Stratton, J.Frawley, L.Shiels, T.Duryea
Out: M.Spangher (hamstring), M.Suckling (hamstring soreness), A.Litherland, J.O'Rourke
TIGERS
B: D.Grimes, J.Batchelor, T.Chaplin
HB: N.Vlastuin, A.Rance, B.Houli
C: B.Ellis, B.Deledio, K.McIntosh
HF: B.Lennon, T.Vickery, D.Martin
F: A.Miles, J.Riewoldt, T.Cotchin
FolI: I.Maric, S.Grigg, K.Lambert
Inter: C.Newman, T.Hunt, R.Conca, S.Lloyd
Emer: L.McBean, C.Menadue, S.Morris
In: T.Vickery, R.Conca
Out: S.Hampson (ankle), B.Griffiths (finger)



GEELONG v BRISBANE LIONS
Saturday August 1 at Simonds Stadium, 1.45pm
CATS
B: C.Enright, T.Lonergan, J.Kolodjashnij
HB: C.Guthrie, H.Taylor, A.Mackie
C: J.Bartel, J.Selwood, S.Motlop
HF: M.Duncan, S.Kersten, D.Lang
F: J.Murdoch, T.Hawkins, S.Johnson
Foll: M.Blicavs, J.Kelly, J.Caddy
Inter: N.Cockatoo, B.Smedts, J.Thurlow, J.Walker
Emer: J.Rivers, D.Simpson, M.Stokes
In: N.Cockatoo
Out: C.Gregson (managed)
LIONS
B: J.Clarke, D.Merrett, H.Andrews
HB: D.Rich, M.Paparone, S.Mayes
C: D.Zorko, D.Beams, L.Taylor
HF: J.Redden, D.McStay, A.Christensen
F: S.Martin, J.Freeman, J.Adcock
Foll: M.Leuenberger, T.Rockliff, P.Hanley
Inter: M.Robinson, R.Bewick, N.Robertson, L.Dawson
Emer: L.McGuane, T.Cutler, H.Beasley
In: J.Freeman, D.Beams, P.Hanley
Out: B.Staker, J.Aish (hand), H.Beasley
COLLINGWOOD v MELBOURNE
Saturday August 1 at MCG, 2.10pm
MAGPIES
B: T.Langdon, N.Brown, M.Williams
HB: A.Toovey, J.Frost, B.Maynard
C: P.Seedsman, D.Swan, S.Sidebottom
HF: S.Dwyer, D.Moore, J.De Goey
F:...

HAWTHORN v. RICHMOND

Recent game: Round 6 2014 MCG – Hawthorn 118 defeated Richmond 52.

GEELONG v. BRISBANE

Recent game: Round 23 2014 Simonds Stadium – Geelong 143 defeated Brisbane 81.

Rockliff v. Geelong

Rd 23 2013: 117 SC points, 37 disposals
Rd 5 2012: 140 SC points, 32 disposals
Rd 17 2011: 126 SC points, 30 disposals
Rd 17 2010: 101 SC points, 31 disposals

Average is 121 SC points with 33 disposals.

Note: Good record against Geelong. He has missed the last two games against Geelong. Has always picked up lots of touches.

Selwood v. Brisbane

Rd 23 2014: 176 SC points, 29 disposals
Rd 2 2014: 140 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 23 2013: 127 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 5 2012: 114 SC points, 18 disposals
Rd 17 2011: 78 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 17 2010: 175 SC points, 41 disposals
Rd 8 2010: 124 SC points, 32 disposals

Average is 133 SC points with 28 disposals.

Note: Great record in recent times; averaging148 in his last three games. Also kicked two goals in the most recent game.

COLLINGWOOD v. MELBOURNE

Recent game: Round 10 2015 MCG – Collingwood 110 defeated Melbourne 85.

Pendlebury v. Melbourne

Rd 10 2015: 114 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 12 2014: 112 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 11 2013: 132 SC points, 34 disposals
Rd 12 2011: 129 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 12 2010: 123 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 2 2010: 122 SC points, 23 disposals

Average is 122 SC points with 27 disposals.

Note: Solid average against Melbourne but no huge scores. Tagged by Vince in the two most recent matchups. Played head to head against Sylvia in 2013. He missed the 2012 game and was tagged by McKenzie in 2011.

Swan v. Melbourne

Rd 10 2015: 91 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 12 2014: 89 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 11 2013: 148 SC points, 39 disposals
Rd 11 2012: 160 SC points, 42 disposals
Rd 12 2010: 173 SC points, 38 disposals
Rd 2 2010: 93 SC points, 21 disposals

Average is 126 SC...

Brownlow - Top 10...

[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Venus Bay Vultures 1161 def by Birdsville Battlers 1234

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[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]With a top two finish up for grabs, this top rung tussle didn't disappoint. Big Boy (124) dominated the tag team Martin/Kreuzer duo and readily fed candy into the Battlers guts of Smurph (114), Treloar (132) and Risky (99). The late withdrawal of Beams was telling but sub-par performances across all lines was the rub for the home side. Jetta (106) reminded us all that imaginary spear-throwing ultimately leads to war-dancing which leads to booing which in turn leads to more war-dancing and then even more booing. There is no place in the AFL for any of this shit and the sooner the AFL bans all imaginary spears, the better off this game will be.

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[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Best

[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Vultures - Howe 108, Parker 105

[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Battlers - Treloar 132, McEvoy 124, Murphy 114, Jetta 106

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[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Vultures last 3 - Nuffers, Warriors, Cows

[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Battlers last 3 - Cows, Chooks, Guim

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[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles 1116 def Gundagai Grasshoppers 830

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[span style='color: black; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Unfortunately this was always gonna be a one-sided affair. The Hoppers were left stranded following the eruption of the long-dormant Wee Jasper volcano....

Last week was an especially tough one for many in SuperCoach, the Best Buys curse took a week off and then hit twice as hard with Gaz out for the rest of the year and Rockliff only managing a score of 50. Add to that the withdrawals of players such as Franklin and Beams and the scoring of guys like Hannebery, Armitage and Neale and you start to get the picture.

Hopefully this week will see some easier going for most, and that starts with the Best Buy. This week there are two of them, as they were so close in a variety of areas that I really couldn't pick one over the other. They are both reasonably priced, both scoring well enough to be in the leading bracket of players for their position and both in a relatively small number of teams. The players I'm talking about are Matt Priddis and David Mundy. Either one at this stage looks to be a good replacement for Ablett, and could well make a difference for your side come finals.


DEFENSE
ROOKIES





Hugh Goddard (StK) D/F 122.3k 60 +47k
Goddard is a familiar name at St Kilda, and a fair few fans have been waiting to see what impact he can have at the highest level. A score of 49 against the Demons has brought him to the bubble with an average of 60, bringing with it a likely price rise of around 47 grand after his next game. If he can remain in the side he looks like a great option, and his D/F eligibility will be a boon for many.





Alex Browne (ESS) DEF 123.9k 54 +38k

Browne looked the goods on the weekend, racking up 84 points in just his second match at AFL level. Now on the bubble with a price rise of 38 grand on the way his average is sitting at 54 and with a low price he looks like a good candidate for a backline downgrade.


MID-PRICERS





Rory Laird (ADE) DEF 493.8k 96 5.6%
Laird has been good in his break-out year, pumping out 124 points on the weekend to bring his average for the season back to 96. While he has been inconsistent and suffered...