TooSerious
For those who take it way too seriously
The week leading up to the last match before the bye started off very tame for us, generally not planning any trades in a wait-and-see approach as we go into the byes. Then, like most teams, we saw the Thursday team sheets, had a good look at our forward line, and thought something along the lines of oh sh!t”. We ended up making two trades, but couldn't completely cover our donuts, so we went looking at the future rather than the now. It wasn't so bad, as it ended up making our captain selection a little easier: we picked Bonts...
I'll get to that later, in the mean-time, we scored an even 2,200 points this week. By now many of you will have an appreciation as to how much I love round numbers, so to see this score, knowing that it was round but also pretty decent for the week, with us ranked at 7,251 made me quite happy! Overall our aggregate is now 21,035 which has us placed at 20,998 in the rankings. We're on the improve, and the next three weeks are the perfect time to make that move!
Defence:
A Oxley 122
K Kolodjashnij 108
H Shaw 94
J Gibson 71
J Newnes 53
J Lever 0 (I forgot to take him off...)
Bench of K McIntosh 54 (emergency score for Lever) and B Smith 67.
We were one of the more fortunate teams, who decided not to trade Oxley after seeing his high BE, recent performances, and exclusion from the original team on Thursday. His 122 definitely came in handy! A 108 from Kolo certainly didn't go astray either, while Shaw and Gibson were alright. Once again Newnes was a letdown, while my personal stupidity forgot to take Lever out of the side, meaning that we got McIntosh's 54 onfield, and missed the return of Smith (finally!) and his 67. Swapping Smith for Newnes would have given us an extra 14 points down back.
Midfield:
P Dangerfield 130 (VC loopholed for 260)
D Beams 127
L Parker 125
S Pendlebury 114
P Cripps 99
T Dumont 74
JP Kennedy 62
C Ellis-Yolmen 43
Bench of A Saad 70 (E), J Nelson 33, and D McKenzie...
I'll get to that later, in the mean-time, we scored an even 2,200 points this week. By now many of you will have an appreciation as to how much I love round numbers, so to see this score, knowing that it was round but also pretty decent for the week, with us ranked at 7,251 made me quite happy! Overall our aggregate is now 21,035 which has us placed at 20,998 in the rankings. We're on the improve, and the next three weeks are the perfect time to make that move!
Defence:
A Oxley 122
K Kolodjashnij 108
H Shaw 94
J Gibson 71
J Newnes 53
J Lever 0 (I forgot to take him off...)
Bench of K McIntosh 54 (emergency score for Lever) and B Smith 67.
We were one of the more fortunate teams, who decided not to trade Oxley after seeing his high BE, recent performances, and exclusion from the original team on Thursday. His 122 definitely came in handy! A 108 from Kolo certainly didn't go astray either, while Shaw and Gibson were alright. Once again Newnes was a letdown, while my personal stupidity forgot to take Lever out of the side, meaning that we got McIntosh's 54 onfield, and missed the return of Smith (finally!) and his 67. Swapping Smith for Newnes would have given us an extra 14 points down back.
Midfield:
P Dangerfield 130 (VC loopholed for 260)
D Beams 127
L Parker 125
S Pendlebury 114
P Cripps 99
T Dumont 74
JP Kennedy 62
C Ellis-Yolmen 43
Bench of A Saad 70 (E), J Nelson 33, and D McKenzie...
It was a long round and a massive score to Callan Ward. Wish I gave him the big C! Was thinking about it.
Will let you know when the stats are up- Will try to get them up before I sit down to watch game of thrones.
ps. No spoilers in the comments.
Will let you know when the stats are up- Will try to get them up before I sit down to watch game of thrones.
ps. No spoilers in the comments.
Oh the huge manatee!
I'm gunna crack this one early, cause the donut man is here.
He wants to talk.
Massive chance to climb this week if you've dodged the bullets.
I'm gunna crack this one early, cause the donut man is here.
He wants to talk.
Massive chance to climb this week if you've dodged the bullets.
Coming up to the byes, hope you have a nice 8-10-12 spread across the 3 weeks!
Either way, we'll get the teams up as they come out.
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]FREMANTLE v RICHMOND
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]FREMANTLE
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]B Clancee Pearce, Luke McPharlin, Lee Spurr<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB Garrick Ibbotson, Michael Johnson, Tommy Sheridan<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C Paul Duffield, Nat Fyfe, Danyle Pearce<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF Michael Barlow, Matt Taberner, Michael Walters<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
F Chris Mayne, Matthew Pavlich, Hayden Ballantyne<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
FOL Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Stephen Hill<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
I/C Nick Suban, Cameron Sutcliffe, Zac Clarke, Lachie Neale<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
EMG Tendai Mzungu, Hayden Crozier, Jack Hannath<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
IN<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
No Change
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]RICHMOND
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]B Dylan Grimes, Jake Batchelor, Alex Rance<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB Bachar Houli, Troy Chaplin, Nick Vlastuin<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C Anthony Miles, Trent Cotchin, Kamdyn McIntosh<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF Ben Griffiths, Shane Edwards, Steven Morris<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
F Brett Deledio, Jack Riewoldt, Ty Vickery<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
FOL Ivan Maric, Dustin Martin, Brandon Ellis<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
I/C Shaun Grigg, Taylor Hunt, Connor Menadue, Corey Ellis<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
EMG Nathan Gordon, Liam McBean, Matt Arnot<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
IN<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]...
Either way, we'll get the teams up as they come out.
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]FREMANTLE v RICHMOND
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]FREMANTLE
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]B Clancee Pearce, Luke McPharlin, Lee Spurr<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB Garrick Ibbotson, Michael Johnson, Tommy Sheridan<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C Paul Duffield, Nat Fyfe, Danyle Pearce<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF Michael Barlow, Matt Taberner, Michael Walters<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
F Chris Mayne, Matthew Pavlich, Hayden Ballantyne<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
FOL Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Stephen Hill<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
I/C Nick Suban, Cameron Sutcliffe, Zac Clarke, Lachie Neale<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
EMG Tendai Mzungu, Hayden Crozier, Jack Hannath<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
IN<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
No Change
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]RICHMOND
<p style='color: #474747; margin-bottom: 15px;]B Dylan Grimes, Jake Batchelor, Alex Rance<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB Bachar Houli, Troy Chaplin, Nick Vlastuin<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C Anthony Miles, Trent Cotchin, Kamdyn McIntosh<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF Ben Griffiths, Shane Edwards, Steven Morris<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
F Brett Deledio, Jack Riewoldt, Ty Vickery<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
FOL Ivan Maric, Dustin Martin, Brandon Ellis<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
I/C Shaun Grigg, Taylor Hunt, Connor Menadue, Corey Ellis<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
EMG Nathan Gordon, Liam McBean, Matt Arnot<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
IN<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]...
FREMANTLE v. RICHMOND
Recent game: Round 13 2014 MCG – Fremantle 105 defeated Richmond 85.
Fyfe v. Richmond
Rd 13 2014: 128 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 17 2013: 88 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 5 2013: 93 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 21 2012: 77 SC points, 21 disposals
Average is 97 SC points with 26 disposals.
Note: Poor record against Richmond with only one score over 100 which was his most recent game playing head to head against Cotchin. In the two matchups in 2013, he initially played head to head against Cotchin before Jackson was sent to tag him in the second half of each game.
CARLTON v. ADELAIDE
Recent game: Round 10 2014 MCG – Carlton 81 defeated Adelaide 76.
Dangerfield v. Carlton
Rd 10 2014: 97 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 5 2013: 89 SC points, 20 disposals
Rd 8 2012: 174 SC points, 35 disposals
Rd 5 2011: 104 SC points, 21 disposals
Rd 4 2010: 52 SC points, 14 disposals
Average is 91 SC points with 20 disposals.
Note: Poor record against Carlton with only two scores over 100 from his past five games against them. Most recently played whilst nursing sore ribs. Scored a massive 174 in Round 8 2012 when he was matched up against Gibbs and Curnow.
GOLD COAST v. SYDNEY
Recent game: Round 12 2014 Metricon Stadium – Sydney 109 defeated Gold Coast 74.
Kennedy v Gold Coast
Rd 12 2014: 126 SC points, 28 disposals
Rd 2 2013: 110 SC points, 28 disposals
Rd 18 2012: 127 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 16 2011: 81 SC points, 16 disposals
Average is 111 SC points with 26 disposals.
Note: Most recently played head to head against Stanley. He also kicked two goals. Solid record but no big scores over 130.
ESSENDON v. GEELONG
Recent game: Round 15 2014 Etihad Stadium – Geelong 89 defeated Essendon 80.
Selwood v. Essendon
Rd 15 2014: 138 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 7 2013: 100 SC points, 19 disposals
Rd 17 2012: 83 SC points, 19 disposals
Rd 12 2010: 91 SC points, 24 disposals
Rd 1 2010:...
Recent game: Round 13 2014 MCG – Fremantle 105 defeated Richmond 85.
Fyfe v. Richmond
Rd 13 2014: 128 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 17 2013: 88 SC points, 27 disposals
Rd 5 2013: 93 SC points, 23 disposals
Rd 21 2012: 77 SC points, 21 disposals
Average is 97 SC points with 26 disposals.
Note: Poor record against Richmond with only one score over 100 which was his most recent game playing head to head against Cotchin. In the two matchups in 2013, he initially played head to head against Cotchin before Jackson was sent to tag him in the second half of each game.
CARLTON v. ADELAIDE
Recent game: Round 10 2014 MCG – Carlton 81 defeated Adelaide 76.
Dangerfield v. Carlton
Rd 10 2014: 97 SC points, 25 disposals
Rd 5 2013: 89 SC points, 20 disposals
Rd 8 2012: 174 SC points, 35 disposals
Rd 5 2011: 104 SC points, 21 disposals
Rd 4 2010: 52 SC points, 14 disposals
Average is 91 SC points with 20 disposals.
Note: Poor record against Carlton with only two scores over 100 from his past five games against them. Most recently played whilst nursing sore ribs. Scored a massive 174 in Round 8 2012 when he was matched up against Gibbs and Curnow.
GOLD COAST v. SYDNEY
Recent game: Round 12 2014 Metricon Stadium – Sydney 109 defeated Gold Coast 74.
Kennedy v Gold Coast
Rd 12 2014: 126 SC points, 28 disposals
Rd 2 2013: 110 SC points, 28 disposals
Rd 18 2012: 127 SC points, 33 disposals
Rd 16 2011: 81 SC points, 16 disposals
Average is 111 SC points with 26 disposals.
Note: Most recently played head to head against Stanley. He also kicked two goals. Solid record but no big scores over 130.
ESSENDON v. GEELONG
Recent game: Round 15 2014 Etihad Stadium – Geelong 89 defeated Essendon 80.
Selwood v. Essendon
Rd 15 2014: 138 SC points, 26 disposals
Rd 7 2013: 100 SC points, 19 disposals
Rd 17 2012: 83 SC points, 19 disposals
Rd 12 2010: 91 SC points, 24 disposals
Rd 1 2010:...
Hey, hey FYI ORFFL folks. The midseason trade and draft period is fast approaching so here be dates, provisional except for the opening of the trade period. Discussion below.
Opening of the MidSeason Trade Period: Mon 8th June, at the conclusion of the Mel vs Col match.
Closing of the MidSeason Trade Period: Thurs 18th June, at the conclusion of the Ade vs Haw match.
Delist 'em If You Got 'em: Frid 19th June, at the conclusion of the WCE vs Ric match.
Beginning of the MidSeason Draft: Sat 20th June, at the conclusion of the PTA vs Car match.
Closing of the MidSeason Draft: When all teams have 26 players.
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]PURNULULU BUNGLE RANGERS
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]A bit like Glenrowan, the PBR could be a lot of things if they had their full complement of players on the park; a contender for the flag most importantly. First they lost Liberatore preseason to a knee injury, then they lost Swallow during the season to another knee injury. Losing two premier MIDs in a squad that has only four then Myers then a motley collection of F/M's has turned the PBR from a possible contender to a team that will probably finish the season outside the 8.
<p style='color: #424242;]
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]This seemingly paints a damming portrait but it ain't really like that at all. Losing MIDs of the calibre of Liberatore and Swallow would wound any team and when fit and coupled with Selwood and Treloar you have a rotation that will be as good as any for the next 4 years. Then up FWD the Rangers have six names averaging over 79ppg and a further four that I'd wager plenty of other clubs would love to have in their side.
<p style='color: #424242;]
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]The...
Opening of the MidSeason Trade Period: Mon 8th June, at the conclusion of the Mel vs Col match.
Closing of the MidSeason Trade Period: Thurs 18th June, at the conclusion of the Ade vs Haw match.
Delist 'em If You Got 'em: Frid 19th June, at the conclusion of the WCE vs Ric match.
Beginning of the MidSeason Draft: Sat 20th June, at the conclusion of the PTA vs Car match.
Closing of the MidSeason Draft: When all teams have 26 players.
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]PURNULULU BUNGLE RANGERS
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]A bit like Glenrowan, the PBR could be a lot of things if they had their full complement of players on the park; a contender for the flag most importantly. First they lost Liberatore preseason to a knee injury, then they lost Swallow during the season to another knee injury. Losing two premier MIDs in a squad that has only four then Myers then a motley collection of F/M's has turned the PBR from a possible contender to a team that will probably finish the season outside the 8.
<p style='color: #424242;]
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]This seemingly paints a damming portrait but it ain't really like that at all. Losing MIDs of the calibre of Liberatore and Swallow would wound any team and when fit and coupled with Selwood and Treloar you have a rotation that will be as good as any for the next 4 years. Then up FWD the Rangers have six names averaging over 79ppg and a further four that I'd wager plenty of other clubs would love to have in their side.
<p style='color: #424242;]
<p style='color: #424242;][span style='letter-spacing: 0px;]The...
With the byes fast approaching SC is becoming more difficult by the week, with a whole range of factors needing to be considered before every trade. While it generally isn't a great idea to bring in a player this week who won't be playing next, coaches have a wide range of individual strategies for dealing with the byes so these players are still included in the Best Buys for this round.
So it seems that the Best Buy curse has returned, with Rocky performing well for those that brought him in but re-breaking his ribs and is now listed on the AFL website as being 4-6 weeks away from playing again. Sorry about that. While he will be sorely missed by those like me that grabbed him last week, a fair few coaches will be in the position of having to bench him to maintain trades and hoping he returns sooner rather then later.
Due to the byes there is a bit of a shortage of Best Buy contenders this round, with players like Hodge taking a week off next round, so we've had to make do. This brings us to the Best Buy for this round, Heath Shaw. Inconsistent and sometimes stupid, Shaw has had a good run this season and is yet to be suspended, as well as having the round 13 bye. Realistically he probably wont be scoring big every week, but always has the potential to do so and at the moment is more consistent then a lot of the other defenders going around. As the Best Buy this week he will likely spud it up on the weekend, but here's hoping he can fight the curse and come out firing against a struggling Lions side.
Also included this week is a list of the bye rounds for reference.
Round 11: ADE, RIC, WBD, BL, CAR, HAW
Round 12: GCS, StK, SYD, COL, ESS, FRE
Round 13: NM, GWS, PTA, WCE, GEE, MEL
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DEFENSE
MID-PRICERS
Josh Gibson (HAW) DEF 481.6k 97 14%
Gibson has been good this year, although a bit up and down. He scored a nice 119 in the last game to bring his average for the season to 97, which while not great...
So it seems that the Best Buy curse has returned, with Rocky performing well for those that brought him in but re-breaking his ribs and is now listed on the AFL website as being 4-6 weeks away from playing again. Sorry about that. While he will be sorely missed by those like me that grabbed him last week, a fair few coaches will be in the position of having to bench him to maintain trades and hoping he returns sooner rather then later.
Due to the byes there is a bit of a shortage of Best Buy contenders this round, with players like Hodge taking a week off next round, so we've had to make do. This brings us to the Best Buy for this round, Heath Shaw. Inconsistent and sometimes stupid, Shaw has had a good run this season and is yet to be suspended, as well as having the round 13 bye. Realistically he probably wont be scoring big every week, but always has the potential to do so and at the moment is more consistent then a lot of the other defenders going around. As the Best Buy this week he will likely spud it up on the weekend, but here's hoping he can fight the curse and come out firing against a struggling Lions side.
Also included this week is a list of the bye rounds for reference.
Round 11: ADE, RIC, WBD, BL, CAR, HAW
Round 12: GCS, StK, SYD, COL, ESS, FRE
Round 13: NM, GWS, PTA, WCE, GEE, MEL
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DEFENSE
MID-PRICERS
Josh Gibson (HAW) DEF 481.6k 97 14%
Gibson has been good this year, although a bit up and down. He scored a nice 119 in the last game to bring his average for the season to 97, which while not great...
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Birdsville Battlers 1152 def Whitsunday Warriors 1018
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]With the Warriors safely loading 6 defenders onto the Hook Island Express Cessna for the short trip to the deep sou-west, officials were left red-faced as only one disembarked onto the Birdsville strip. While many ice-fuelled, paranoid central Queenslanders were pointing the finger at the Blackall Blackhole&rdquo;, it appears more likely that the Whitsunday backline were mesmerised by the duty -free delights of Longreach International and failed to re-board following a routine fuel stop. Consequently, Johannisen's (101) donut stall was over-run with customers with Jetta (108) feasting heavily. With one arm, one ear and a dining table tied behind their back, the Warriors still managed to put up a blistering effort. JJK (148), Boak (122) and Wines (123) all dipped into the pot of gold after channelling the rainbow spirit to give the home side a bloody huge scare. A late flurry from Taylor (98), saw the Battlers scrape through for an un-deserving win.
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Best
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Battlers - Ebert 134, Jetta 108
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Warriors - JJK 148, Wines 123, Boak 122, Johannisen 101
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Powlett Plains Packers 1225 def Charlies Opening Spelunkers 1130
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]The Packers continue to surprise many as they continue to get the job done with dogged team-footy. The Troggs can consider themselves unlucky as Grundy and Savage pulled out late and...
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]With the Warriors safely loading 6 defenders onto the Hook Island Express Cessna for the short trip to the deep sou-west, officials were left red-faced as only one disembarked onto the Birdsville strip. While many ice-fuelled, paranoid central Queenslanders were pointing the finger at the Blackall Blackhole&rdquo;, it appears more likely that the Whitsunday backline were mesmerised by the duty -free delights of Longreach International and failed to re-board following a routine fuel stop. Consequently, Johannisen's (101) donut stall was over-run with customers with Jetta (108) feasting heavily. With one arm, one ear and a dining table tied behind their back, the Warriors still managed to put up a blistering effort. JJK (148), Boak (122) and Wines (123) all dipped into the pot of gold after channelling the rainbow spirit to give the home side a bloody huge scare. A late flurry from Taylor (98), saw the Battlers scrape through for an un-deserving win.
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Best
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Battlers - Ebert 134, Jetta 108
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Warriors - JJK 148, Wines 123, Boak 122, Johannisen 101
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]Powlett Plains Packers 1225 def Charlies Opening Spelunkers 1130
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]
[span style='color: black; background: #fcfcfc;]The Packers continue to surprise many as they continue to get the job done with dogged team-footy. The Troggs can consider themselves unlucky as Grundy and Savage pulled out late and...
We had our best score for the season, with a 2,285 point week. Ordinarily you'd think that'd be enough for a decent ranking, but not this week, where we still only managed to get 25,178th place! On the overall standpoint, we're sitting at 28,292 with an aggregate score of 18,835.
The team this week was littered with some huge scores, although not from our captain. Its like we're taking pot-shots with the selections, but always missing the target.
Team breakdown:
Defence:
H Shaw 144
J Gibson 119
J Newnes 117
J Lever 74
K Kolodjashnij 43
A Oxley 25
Bench of K McIntosh 98 (E) and B Smith 0.
Shaw gave us one of our missed captain opportunities, although it would have been an absolute miracle to select him. Gibson and Newnes back up well, with recent recruit Lever pulling in another 74 points. Then we crashed to Kolo and Ox, who both stunk it up pretty bad. With Smith still floundering away on our bench, and McIntosh finally showing that R1 wasn't a complete fluke, we missed a total of 73 points (McIntosh for Oxley). Wasn't entirely out of the question to make that change either...
Midfield:
P Dangerfield 188
D Beams 144
T Rockliff 103
C Ellis-Yolmen 103
P Cripps 91
S Pendlebury 81 (C, 162)
J Kennedy 73
L Parker 59 (VC)
Bench of A Saad 78 (E), J Nelson 63, and D McKenzie 48.
There you have it. Terrible captain selection. We went the path of most, selecting a Swan as VC, expecting them to go large against the hapless Blues, but all of our three (including Titch) were absolutely terrible. We had the C on our safety, the man you're supposed to be able to depend on, who didn't live up to his name, with his doubled score still less than our top-scorer. Two huge missed opportunities, with Danger on fire in the wet against Freo, monstering 188 points, while Beams turned out 144 to show why we all brought him into our sides this year. New recruit Rocky did a job, but with another injury, its not what we needed (or most teams who also...
The team this week was littered with some huge scores, although not from our captain. Its like we're taking pot-shots with the selections, but always missing the target.
Team breakdown:
Defence:
H Shaw 144
J Gibson 119
J Newnes 117
J Lever 74
K Kolodjashnij 43
A Oxley 25
Bench of K McIntosh 98 (E) and B Smith 0.
Shaw gave us one of our missed captain opportunities, although it would have been an absolute miracle to select him. Gibson and Newnes back up well, with recent recruit Lever pulling in another 74 points. Then we crashed to Kolo and Ox, who both stunk it up pretty bad. With Smith still floundering away on our bench, and McIntosh finally showing that R1 wasn't a complete fluke, we missed a total of 73 points (McIntosh for Oxley). Wasn't entirely out of the question to make that change either...
Midfield:
P Dangerfield 188
D Beams 144
T Rockliff 103
C Ellis-Yolmen 103
P Cripps 91
S Pendlebury 81 (C, 162)
J Kennedy 73
L Parker 59 (VC)
Bench of A Saad 78 (E), J Nelson 63, and D McKenzie 48.
There you have it. Terrible captain selection. We went the path of most, selecting a Swan as VC, expecting them to go large against the hapless Blues, but all of our three (including Titch) were absolutely terrible. We had the C on our safety, the man you're supposed to be able to depend on, who didn't live up to his name, with his doubled score still less than our top-scorer. Two huge missed opportunities, with Danger on fire in the wet against Freo, monstering 188 points, while Beams turned out 144 to show why we all brought him into our sides this year. New recruit Rocky did a job, but with another injury, its not what we needed (or most teams who also...
Tonights round review will take place at the Mitre Tavern.
Round about 5ish. There will be beer and wonderful conversation.
So if you're looking for something to do, come on down!
It's in Bank Place if you didn't already know.
Round about 5ish. There will be beer and wonderful conversation.
So if you're looking for something to do, come on down!
It's in Bank Place if you didn't already know.
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