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Well, we bounced back last week in The Podfather, with all players scoring well. We're into our 4th edition now, and I've been keeping records of the PODs mentioned to see how they stack up compared to some of the top class players of the competition. For example, over the past month (since the start of the article), Gary Ablett has averaged 115SC and Scott Pendlebury 129SC. These are clearly the two best players in our fantasy game. In comparison, looking at a couple of players featured in the very first edition of this series, Rory Sloane has averaged 114SC and Mathew Stokes 116SC. While they haven't quite reached the heights of Scott Pendlebury, you'll see these two POD options have stacked up against the best. That's what we're looking for in these players; left field choices that can outscore more popular selections.

In defence, Shannon Hurn was always going to be value. I hope you jumped on and have enjoyed his average of 107.75 in his last month of footy. Even Travis Cloke has averaged 96.75 in that same period. Last round, Zaharakis, Stokes and Sloane all dominated with massive scores and it's hard to see them staying at their current ownership levels for much longer.

Not many players are standing out to me this week, with a shorter than usual list of players to consider. Still, they should certainly be considered.

Rory Sloane (Adel) - Mid - $572,500 - 112.83 - 4.01%
Rory features once again as he continues to dominate matches of football. His work ethic is incredible, taking marks on the wing and in defence on Saturday night against North Melbourne. He recorded his lowest tackle tally (3) of the season yet his crucial intercept marks and attack through the middle boosted his points up considerably. He continues to fly under the radar and won't be getting tagged unless teams are willing to let Dangerfield run riot. Now fully convinced he is a premium option and you should target him in your midfield as a bench option or M8....

RICHMOND v SYDNEY

MCG, Friday June 20, 7.50pm




RICHMOND

B Troy Chaplin,Jake Batchelor,Alex Rance

HBBachar Houli,Matt Dea,Steven Morris

C Dustin Martin,Shane Edwards,Ricky Petterd

HF Nathan Foley,Aaron Edwards,Brett Deledio

F Reece Conca,Jack Riewoldt,Anthony Miles

FOLLIvan Maric,Brandon Ellis,Trent Cotchin

I/CDylan Grimes,Nick Vlastuin,Shaun Hampson, Matt Thomas

EMGBrad Helbig,Brett O'Hanlon,Nathan Gordon

IN Reece Conca, Matt Thomas

OUT Ben Lennon (omitted), Chris Newman (groin)


SYDNEY

BNick Smith,Ted Richards,Dane Rampe

HB Jeremy Laidler,Heath Grundy,Rhyce Shaw

C Nick Malceski,Josh Kennedy,Lewis Jetta

HFAdam Goodes,Sam Reid,Jarrad McVeigh

F Luke Parker,Lance Franklin,Harry Cunningham

FOLLMike Pyke,Kieren Jack,Craig Bird

I/CTom Derickx,Brandon Jack,Zak Jones,Jake Lloyd

EMGTim Membrey,Toby Nankervis,Gary Rohan

IN Mike Pyke, Zak Jones

OUT Gary Rohan (omitted), Dan Hannebery (ankle)


<p class='ecxad ecxadCentred]PORT ADELAIDE v WESTERN BULLDOGS

Adelaide Oval, Saturday June 21, 1.15pm ACST



PORT ADELAIDE

B Jack Hombsch,Alipate Carlile,Tom Jonas

HB Matthew Broadbent,Jackson Trengove,Jasper Pittard

C Angus Monfries,Travis Boak,Kane Cornes

HF Jared Polec,Justin Westhoff,Matt White

F Robbie Gray,Jay Schulz,Chad Wingard

FOLL Matthew Lobbe,Ollie Wines,Brad Ebert

I/C Kane Mitchell,Aaron Young,Sam Gray,Thomas Logan

EMG Jake Neade, Benjamin Newton, Cam O'Shea

IN Jared Polec, Sam Gray, Thomas Logan

OUT Jarman Impey (soreness), Hamish Hartlett (ankle), Dom Cassisi (knee)


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<p class='ecxad ecxadCentred]WESTERN BULLDOGS

B Liam Picken,Jordan Roughead,Easton Wood

HB Shaun Higgins,Dale Morris,Robert Murphy

CMarcus Bontempelli,Ryan Griffen,Jack Macrae

HF Koby Stevens,Mark Austin,Liam Jones

FLuke...

Jasmine is still abroad, but even half way around the world, is still supplying the best damn captains numbers this side of the equator.
Or the other side of the equator.

<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]RICHMOND v. SYDNEY
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Recent game - Round 18 2013: At the SCG last year, Sydney scored a convincing 47 point victory winning 110 to 63. Kieran Jack scored 146 SC points from 26 touches and 2 goals. O'Keefe (tagged by Jackson) was next best with 134 whilst Dustin Martin scored 126. Deledio was tagged by Bird and kept to 75 SC points. Cotchin scored 99 SC points from 30 touches. Kennedy played head to head against Tuck and finished with 82 SC points.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Kennedy v. Richmond
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Rd 18 2013: 82 SC points, 22 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Rd 7 2012: 101 SC points, 21 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Rd 21 2011: 117 SC points, 23 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Rd 12 2011: 103 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Rd 14 2010: 25 SC points, 15 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Rd 3 2010: 99 SC points, 24 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Average is 89 SC points with 22 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background: #fcfcfc;]Note: Most recently played head to head against Tuck in the two previous matchups.
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After a tough round for many in SC over the weekend with a host of late withdrawals coming from mainly popular fantasy selections, many coaches will be hoping for some respite this week. Unfortunately it isn't looking likely. Another rookie-less week severely limits the trading options of a lot of coaches, and with only a handful of even cheap alternatives it is looking like upgrades or no trades this weekend for many. No defenders and only a couple of 200 grand plus options spread out over the other positions will really test the depth of more than a few teams.

The Best Buy for the week this week is a particularly risky one, especially with all the negative press going on at the moment, but he's my pick all the same. David Zaharakis, come on down. Probably somewhat surprisingly for a few, Zaharakis has exploded in the absence of skipper Jobe. Questions around ASADA seem never-ending with the Dons, but Zaha may be one of the only players not directly effected. Unless of course the rest of his team get suspended, cause then he's screwed. All in all this pick isn't one for the faint-hearted, but if it comes off could be one of the moves that define a season.



DEFENSE
MID-PRICERS
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Shaun Burgoyne (HAW) D/M 453.7k 97
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Burgoyne has been a stalwart down back this year, averaging 97 for his 55,000 coaches and consistently scoring well for most of the season. Priced at a great 450 grand he is a proven star, and with SMitch on the way back could see more time in the midfield again soon. Facing a small price drop this week, but not enough to deter the potential recruiters.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Pearce Hanley (BRI) D/M 478.7k 94
Hanley seems to be returning to form, after starting the season well before succumbing to injury he belted out a very solid 133 in his last game, which also happened to be a hammering by...

ORFFA ROUND 10 REVIEW ~ International Appreciation Round~ By sNoZ



Gundagai lost to Charlie's Opening, 1053 to 1136
In the battle of top 3 Vs bottom of the table, Charlie's Opening hung on to win in a low scoring affair by only 83 points. Both teams were hit by cavity inspections at Customs, with Charlie losing Gunston at JFK airport & the Hoppers plane took off without two forwards, last seen playing ultimate Frisbee on the beaches of Miami.
Led by Mackie's (117) welcome return to form, Charlie had no real standouts but an average score of 75 across the board was enough to compensate for Petrie Dish (58) who did nothing but grow bacteria. The Hoppers were surprisingly led by the mini three: Adams (114), Dwyer (100) & Taylor (101) but could not overcome their inept forward line.



Birdsville Battlers crushed Venus Bay, 1220 to 980
This middle of the table battle saw two teams going in different directions. The Battlers have now won 4 in a row, led by Ebert (147), SMurph (106), young gun Treloar (118) and even Clokey (110) for a solid all- around score of 1220. Now one game out of the eight, the Battlers are making a serious mid-season push to the Finals, but will need Laird (25) and White (37) to pull their socks up.
Venus Bay were hurt by tattoo boy's late out (Beams 0) & no covering emergencies. Continuing their Jekyll & Hyde performances, the Vultures have gone LWLWL over the last month and will need more from Parker (60), Mayes (45) & Blair (40). Gibbs (128) & Mundy (115) must have sore backs carrying their mates.



Lovely Lilacs in a thriller over Marble Bar, 1196 to 1149
In a match that came down to 47 points, the Lilacs win a close one against the Misfits & hang onto 8th spot on the ladder. With 3 wins in their last 5 games, the Lilacs will need to keep pressing as others are knocking on the door of the top 8. Led superbly by Duncan (136) & Thompson (102), the Lilacs went with no Ruck & concentrated...

Man, what a rough week. Late outs, low scores and Australia couldn't get that 2nd goal in the world cup.
At least Neymar is my captain though, right?
How did this weekend treat you guys?

How good have the Spurs been!
After a solid Game 1 W in sweltering heat and then getting smashed by a monster LeBron James performance in Game 2, the Spurs have come out and played some of the best basketball ever seen in the two games in Miami. The Heat are one of the best defensive teams in the league, but they have been made to look second rate, with the ease that the Spurs are creating open looks and just generally dominating the games. They have made shots at a remarkable rate, setting records for FG% along the way, and their D should not go unmentioned either. The Heat have also been shooting ok, but the Spurs have been limiting their opportunities and they been blowing them out.

Also gotta shout out to Patty Mills, who has contributed strongly throughout the Finals. Its so great to see him with a solid role in the rotation and contributing well. He's been awesome, drawing charges, getting steals, assists, no-look passes, draining treys, driving, and playing good D, even on LeBron at times.
Also, Baynes has done alright in junk time a couple of times. I think he even hit a 3 in Game 3.

Anyway, the game is about to start in 10 minutes, so I'll get this posted.

There's football, there's the World Cup, there's federal court proceeding launches.

It's a big round 13.

Carn the Aussies!

<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] Big Roughead led the way with a monster 184 SC points last week helped by his 8 goals. Goldstein was next best as he returned to form with 166 SC points. Third best was another ruckman, Sandilands with 154. Gibbs (153) and Hartlett (152) were next best. The rest of the top ten were Lobbe (150), Ablett (149), Harvey (145), Dunn (145) and Zaharakis (142).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] CARLTON v. HAWTHORN
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] Recent game - Round 19 2013: At Etihad last year, Hawthorn had a 15 point victory winning102 to 87. Gibbs and Judd scored the best with 132 and 128 respectively whilst Franklin scored 124 from his four goals. Murphy was subbed off with injury in the second quarter. Armfield was sent to tag Birchall, Cachia went to Hill and Curnow was sent to Isaac Smith.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] RICHMOND v. FREMANTLE
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] Recent game - Round 22 2013: Richmond scored an impressive 27 point victory at the MCG winning 84 to 57. Rance was magnificent with 147 from 30 touches whilst Cotchin (playing head to head against Fyfe) scored 137 and Grigg scored 115. Crowley tagged Deledio and kept him to 64 SC points from 15 touches. Jackson tagged Mundy (81 SC points) for the first half before going to Fyfe (88 SC points).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] SYDNEY v. PORT ADELAIDE
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; background: #fcfcfc;] Recent game - Round 13 2013: Port Adelaide scored an 18 point victory at AAMI Stadium winning 72 to 54. Eight Port players scored...