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Well, if I'm being honest, last week's edition of the Podfather was riddled with bad luck. Only one of the listed players scored above 100, with most having a poor game. Still, we push on. PODs are risky for a reason.
This week, we'll be seeing a couple of players return from the first edition. Players that have performed pretty well in the last few weeks and can still play a part in our seasons, no matter what you're aiming for. With news of a shock retirement out west, which will no doubt be pane-ful for the Eagles, we may start to see some key forwards featuring here in the next few weeks.

Stefan Martin (BL) - Ruc/Fwd - $242,700 - 112 - 1.57%
Playing his first game of the season, Martin was impressive against Will Minson, recording 32 hitouts, 17 possessions and 4 tackles. He loves playing as a ruckman and relishes the opportunity to play as the main man. In 2011, he averaged 85.9SC over the season's entirety however this increased to 94.93SC in matches he recorded 10 or more hitouts. I think it's unlikely the Lions will risk playing Archie Smith, leaving Martin as the only fit ruckman on the list. As a result, it's not unfair to expect an average pushing 90 until Leuenberger returns. His DPP status makes him a good trade-in option as cover for Sandilands if you have Thurlow as your R3/R4. Chuck him up forward or in the ruck. He'll do the job.

Rory Sloane (Adel) - Mid - $553,300 - 111.55 - 3.22%
Sloane is one of the most consistent SC performers this season. Having scored below 100 just once and with a top score of 136, he has locked himself into the premium category of midfielders. Yet he is still owned by only 3.22% of people. Halfway through the season, he has outscored teammate Patrick Dangerfield; a feat not many would've picked at the start of the season. He doesn't rack up huge numbers, but his enormous work ethic and gut running ability has him in the thick of the action more often than not. Would be up there in...
Friday, June 13

Carlton v Hawthorn at the MCG, 7.50pm AEST



Carlton



In: C.Judd

Out: J.Garlett



Hawthorn



In: D.Hale, B.Ross

Out: L.Lowden, B.Hartung (elbow)



Saturday, June 14

Richmond v Fremantle at the MCG, 1.45pm AEST



Richmond



In: C.Newman, A.Edwards, S.Hampson, D.Grimes

Out: M.Thomas (suspension), T.Vickery (suspension), B.Griffiths, M.McDonough





Fremantle

In: C.Sylvia, A.Silvagni

Out: L.McPharlin (knee), M.Johnson (knee)



Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide at the SCG, 2.10pm AEST



Sydney Swans



In: M.Pyke, B.Jack

Out: B.McGlynn (hand), K.Tippett (knee)



Port Adelaide



In: A.Monfries, M.White, T.Boak

Out: S.Gray, J.Polec (ankle), B.Newton



West Coast v Gold Coast at Paterson Stadium, 2.40pm AWST



West Coast



In: J.Kennedy, B.Sheppard, S.Lycett

Out: D.Glass (retired), D.Cox (soreness), S.Wellingham





Gold Coast



In: A.Sexton, A.Hall

Out: C.Cameron, K.Hunt (knee)



Brisbane Lions v Greater Western Sydney at the Gabba, 7.40pm AEST



Brisbane Lions

No changes



Greater Western Sydney



In: J.Hunt, P.Davis, J.Cameron, J.Kelly

Out: C.Hampton (shoulder), J.Lamb, K.Jaksch, R.Lobb



Adelaide v North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACST



Adelaide



In: B.Reilly, M.Wright, M.Crouch

Out: C.Ellis-Yolmen, J.Lyons, C.Cameron (groin)



North Melbourne



In: L.Thomas, R.Tarrant

Out: S.Wright, M.Daw



Sunday, June 15

Geelong v St Kilda at Simonds Stadium, 1.10pm AEST



Geelong

In: T.Varcoe, D.Simpson, T.Hunt, B.Hartman, D.Lang

Out: H.McIntosh (rested), J.Bews (rested)

New: Brad Hartman (Sturt), Darcy Lang (Geelong U18)



St Kilda

In: D.Armitage, J.Gwilt, J.Webster

Out: -



Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 3.20pm AEST



Collingwood

In: J.White, T.Adams,...
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Get around the table, it's time for the biggest sporting event in the history of, well, in the world.
Anyways, looks like there's a couple of comps going this time, so if you've got a league, jump in the comments.
For the official comp however:TooSerious
Haven't had the time to sit down and plan out any optimal strategies, so I'm going to enjoy reading a few comments. :D
And hey, this made me laugh.


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Hi, PL here, since Walesy kindly started this, I'll add some info as thanks :D



First off is the official game of the tournament, Macdonald's FIFA World Cup Fantasy





http://en.mcdonalds.fantasy.fifa.com/

League: TooSerious League (link)



So this game we have a salary cap of 100M to spend on a team and it will be stretched pretty thin by needing to fill 23 positions. There's a restriction of 3 players per nation, which is a little bit flexible and eventually as the tournament goes on you can pick more players per nation. The biggest thing to note for fantasy players that stands out is in this game you can sub players who don't perform, with those that haven't played yet - it's like the captain loophole only with starting playings, if only we had that in SC! So yeah, make the most of it and put your early players on the pitch first, in order to swing your others players in if they don't score well. Only thing is no rolling lock out, so the players you have are the ones you have to work with.



There's a few extra stats that score than in normal football games, like balls into penalty box, blocked shots for outfield players, and fouls as well as cards will impact negatively on scores. There are also bonus points available for...
Welcome once again to another edition of Best Buys.
After a brutal SC round for many, and a bloody long one at that, a lot of coaches will be looking to patch some holes this week and attempt to stay within touch of the leaders.
And speaking of leaders, that segways nicely into our Best Buy for the week, Robbie Gray.
Currently sharing top spot on the SC leaderboard, for forwards anyway, Gray also happens to play for the ladder leaders and is averaging 110 for a forward. Not bad at all, especially when you also consider he's only made it into around 30,000 teams so far this season.


DEFENSE
MID-PRICERS

Lynden Dunn (MEL) DEF 462.7k 93

Dunn has really excelled this season so far under Roosy, scoring a 145 on Monday to bring his season's average up to 93 and his price to just over 460 grand. A versatile player who has spent time both forward and down back this year Dunn is still building consistency but has shown the potential to go large. A mid-priced punt, Dunn has under 2,000 selections so far this year and will likely increase in value by around 33 grand this week.



Brodie Smith (ADE) DEF 479.4k 96

Smith is another up-and-coming young defender, averaging 96 for the season and priced at just under 480 grand. The Crows upcoming run looks fairly good really, but with Henderson due to return soon some may be wondering if a change of role is on the cards. Around 7,000 coaches have backed in Smith so far, making him a decent POD option.



Pearce Hanley (BRI) D/M 439.8k 89
Hanley was a popular pick early in the year before succumbing to injury, but appears to be bouncing back into form now nicely. A 119 on the weekend brought his season's average to 89, showing why around 30,000 coaches have kept the faith. Looking at around a 20 grand price rise this week, and the Lions playing some decent footy in the last 2 weeks, Hanley looks to be another good defensive pick once again.
PREMIUMS

Nick Malceski (SYD) DEF 536.2k...
I've had a couple of emails from people, noticing that TS has decided to stop sending out emails. Feel it's probably in everyones interest to let you all know what's going on.

A couple of weeks ago, we had some folk decide that they would be clever and script their way to creating a couple of thousand TS accounts (Despite the fact that from what I can tell, they haven't figured out how to use said scripts to script their way posting links)

But I digress, a thousand spammed accounts sends out a thousand bounced emails and a thousand bounced emails makes my host say- hey goobers, what are you doing man!? No email for you!

Which is were we are now, convincing the fine folk at Amazon that dudes, we totally aren't spammers and please give us our email back.
A massive week from Roughy this week, and were the Pies all to get their averages, a 2200 would be about par for the week I reckon.
How has the long weekend treated you?

Ready for the long stint of no-public-holidays as we head into the home stretch?

How many more upgrades do you need? Trades in hand?
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In February and March we called for entries for the 2014 TS Challenge and have had 237 willing entrants.



Here's the 2014 TS CHALLENGE draw, last year's Masters Series Round of 16 teams in yellow, 6 other randomly drawn bye teams in grey !!


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Living in WA, I was very keen to watch the Hawks vs Eagles game on right now. I tried to turn on my laptop at the start of the game and it wouldn't power up :( Not sure what's wrong with it, and I couldn't get it working, so now I'm resigned to my phone and the wireless :) I then realised there was no Round 12 thread up yet, so here 'tis ... Go Hawks!

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The Podfather is back. Apologies for missing last week; was a late withdrawal due to a busy schedule. But now we're back and ready to bring you some more left-field options that can potentially, save your season.

In the first edition, I looked at 7 players. In the two matches following the article, all of these players scored 100+ in at least one of their appearances. Unfortunately, we did see a little inconsistency with their other scores. This, however, is something we will come across with all our premiums (one G.Ablett got 75SC recently). You just need to back yourself and consider whether players featured here are right for your team.

There are some solid options this week, with the midfield providing some well-known PODs, and a particular left-field option that could become a handy M8/M9. There's a blue and white flavour to this week's edition and doesn't it look appealing? Let's jump in!

Josh P. Kennedy (Syd) - Mid - $657,600 - 122.8 - 6.57%
You'll have to fork out top dollar for old mate JPK, but at this stage, you'll pay anything for guaranteed points. 2012 was a top year for Kennedy, however he has gone to a new level this season, absolutely racking up the SC points. His lowest score is 91 (only score below 100) and has topped 130 on four occasions. The best part about him is that no one can stop him. The best example is Hawthorn sending Langford to him in Rd8 for a return of 153SC. He's the number 1 midfielder at the club and should continue to dominate. In fine form, JPK will continue to average 120+. Ablett's only opponent for the Brownlow.

Nick Dal Santo (NM) - Mid - $575,500 - 113.8 - 5.48%
The most appealing thing about North Melbourne is that they have a pretty soft draw for the rest of the season. This should equate to more SC points for their better players. NDS certainly fits into this category, enjoying an excellent season floating around the NM midfield and back line. He continues to rack up possessions...
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Rockliff led the way last week with an incredible 182 to help give Brisbane their second win for the season. Cloke returned to form with a massive 164 whilst Murphy was brilliant in a losing side scoring 156. Howlett had a great game finishing with 150 whilst Taylor Walker (146), Malceski (144), Ward (142) and Devon Smith (139) were next best. Craig Bird (137) and Rory Sloane (136) rounded out the top ten.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Recent game - Round 3 2013: Geelong scored a tight 16 point victory a Etihad Stadium last year winning 119 to 103. Andrew Walker (137) and Chris Judd (130) top scored with Stokes (125) not far behind. No other Geelong player scored over 110.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Selwood v. Carlton
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Rd 3 2013: 74 SC points, 14 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Rd 11 2012: 154 SC points, 29 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Rd 9 2011: 121 SC points, 29 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Rd 21 2010: 110 SC points, 27 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt; background: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #444444;]Rd 5 2010: 98 SC points, 19 disposals
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