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This week looks to be a tough one for trading in SuperCoach, with a surprising lack of options all around and the byes taking their toll on many teams already. There are only 4 available forwards averaging over 90 this week for example, and only 2 rookies on the bubble, so some lateral thinking and more than a few risks may well be required.

Thankfully however, the first bye is over. This brings Collingwood, Geelong and Gold Coast players back into contention for the week, and gives us our Best Buy in Dane Swan. Swanny started poorly this year before re-finding form, but then had a bit of a downer again last game. With his bye out of the way now though, and having had a bit of a spell, we're expecting him to come out firing and finish out the year in top form. Priced as cheaply as you're likely to find him and a fantasy superstar, it will take a brave coach to leave him out of their considerations.
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DEFENSE
ROOKIES
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Joel Tippett (NM) DEF 123.9k 41 +21k
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Tippett is one of only two rookies on the bubble this week, and with an average of 41 he isn't incredibly appealing. However with minimal options around and the timing of the byes this year, he could still be worth considering if he can continue to get games. Only looking at a 20 grand rice rise this week however, most coaches wouldn't suffer too much by waiting for next week to see if there are any better options.

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<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Cale Hooker (ESS) DEF 472.6k 101
<p style='margin-bottom: 0pt;]Hooker continues to excel this season, now averaging 101 at a price of around 470 grand. Still a serious POD, with only 11,000 selections so far, his scoring ability has gone up a level this season and he is amongst the leading defenders at this stage in the year.
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Woah, short break this week! So short, we already have teams!

<h3 style='color: #474747; background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: normal;]ADELAIDE CROWSvCOLLINGWOOD</h3>
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]Adelaide Oval | 7:20pmACST | Thursday, May 15, 2014
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]ADELAIDE
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]B: Kyle Hartigan, Ben Rutten, Luke Brown<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB: Brodie Smith, Daniel Talia, Matthew Jaensch<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C: Rory Sloane, Scott Thompson, David Mackay<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF: Matt Crouch, Josh Jenkins, Matthew Wright<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
F: James Podsiadly, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
R: Sam Jacobs, Patrick Dangerfield, Richard Douglas<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
I/C: Sam Kerridge, Rory Laird, Brodie Martin, Charlie Cameron<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
EMG: Jared Petrenko, Sam Shaw, Mitch Grigg
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]IN: Ben Rutten, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas, Brodie Martin, Charlie Cameron<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
OUT: Sam Shaw (Omitted), Jared Petrenko (Omitted), Mitch Grigg (Omitted), Brent Reilly (Omitted), Tom Lynch (Jaw)
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]COLLINGWOOD
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 15px;]B: Nick Maxwell, Jack Frost, Marley Williams<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HB: Alan Toovey, Lachlan Keeffe, Tom Langdon<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
C: Heritier Lumumba, Brent Macaffer, Dane Swan<br style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px;[/img]
HF: Sam Dwyer, Jesse White, Steele Sidebottom<br style='margin: 0px; padding:...

Dat bye. And dat JJK! Thank you very much for showing up mate!

How has the bye (And this late finish to the weekend) treated you?

Lobbe kick anyone in the nuts over the bye or did you miraculously have coverage?

Hello Byes. I don't like you, and you don't like me- but with luck smiling on me, I approach you with a full 18 on the park.
Rock and roll.

That's right, 18 players have now officially gained DPP. This is the moment the TS's back-end design has been waiting for- don't fail us now site*
So what do we think about that? Personally, I'm alright with it. Wouldn't have traded out Xavier knowing it- but then, it gives new life to a Griffiths/Higgins combo.

*site will be updated over the weekend. Time and blah blah blah

First week of the byes here people. Did you stack your team appropriately?
<h3 style='color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;]Byes</h3>
<h3 style='color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;]<strong style='color: #555555; text-align: center; letter-spacing: -1px;]Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Richmond[/b]</h3>
<h3 style='color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;][span style='font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: -1px; color: #3b3b3b;]Sydney vs. Hawthorn</h3>
<h3 style='color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.5px;]Friday, May 9th | 7:50pm AEST

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<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 1.5em;]SYDNEY

B: Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Dane Rampe

HB: Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Rhyce Shaw

C: Dan Hannebery, Craig Bird, Kieren Jack

HF: Lewis Jetta, Lance Franklin, Ben McGlynn

F: Harry Cunningham, Adam Goodes, Luke Parker

R: Tom Derickx, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C: Jeremy Laidler, Jake Lloyd, Sam Reid, Kurt Tippett

EMG: Brandon Jack, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Dean Towers
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 1.5em;]IN: Lance Franklin, Kurt Tippett

OUT: Brandon Jack (omitted), Mike Pyke (hamstring)
<p style='color: #555555; background-color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 1.5em;]HAWTHORN

B: Kyle Cheney, Josh Gibson, Ryan Schoenmakers

HB: Luke Hodge, Ben Stratton, Matthew Suckling

C: Grant Birchall, Shaun Burgoyne, Bradley Hill

HF: Cyril Rioli, Jack Gunston, Isaac Smith

F: Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, David Hale

R: Ben McEvoy, Jordan Lewis, Mitch Hallahan

I/C: Billy Hartung, Paul Puopolo, Taylor Duryea, Will Langford

EMG: Jonathon Ceglar, Derick Wanganeen, Jonathan Simpkin
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<p style='background-color: #fcfcfc; line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;][span style='font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #444444;]Round 8 is upon us. The first of the bye rounds and arguably the
hardest in picking a captain. With Gold Coast, Collingwood, Geelong and
Adelaide amongst the teams having a bye, we are robbed of our likely first and
second and possible third choices. Before we get to the numbers for round 8,
let's quickly re-cap the top scores from last week. In a round highlighted by
good, but not great scores, Callan Ward led the way with 145. Montagna, despite
being on the wrong end of a 145 point hiding by Hawthorn, was next best with
144. Josh Gibson scored 142 whilst Ablett and Polec both scored 141. The best
of the rest were Breust and Liberatore with 139 each, Brodie Smith with 148 and
Roughead with 147.
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The bye rounds have always been tough in Supercoach, since they started anyway, and this year looks to be no different. With an especially vicious opening round taking our Crows, Suns, Pies, Tigers, Cats and Roos out of contention this week many teams will be struggling to even field a full 18 (reduced squads due to byes). Having an extra trade each week for the bye rounds will help somewhat, but that still relies on there being good options to trade in.

The Best Buy this week, albeit a tentative one, is Callan Ward. Ward burnt us late last year after being named the Best Buy, and while not quite over that just yet, his numbers mean he warrants another chance. Priced well under his current average Ward offers good value as well as being a POD, but really has only been named the Best Buy this week as no-one else stands out. An inconsistent player to date Ward has shown glimpses of his true potential, but will really need to work on bringing it into every game.
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DEFENSE
ROOKIES





Angus Litherland (HAW) DEF 125.9k 26

Litherland re-joined the Hawks senior side last weekend to burst his bubble, but as he's only averaging 26 his price really hasn't risen much so far. Priced at 126 grand and with questionable job security, he won't be too popular a trade-in this week and may struggle to keep his spot in the side.



Darcy Gardiner (BRI) DEF 139.6k 40 +12k

Gardiner has made the Best Buys again this week, simply because of the lack of other options. Averaging 40 and looking at a 12 grand price rise after his next game Gardiner unfortunately is one of the better rookie options still going around.

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Shaun Burgoyne (HAW) D/M 490.8k 105

Burgoyne is one of many Hawks to make the Best Buys this week, influenced considerably by the thrashing of St Kilda over the weekend and consequent scoring. Averaging 105 after his 128 in that game and still priced below 500 grand make Burgoyne one of...

Last round before the bye rounds. The usual stuff, an update on the level of GnR strategy in the initial team selection and I'll have a look at trading strategy so far.
Round 7 season to date
Initial Team Selection:
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<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Position
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Player
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Team
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Score
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Price



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D1
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Cale Hooker (D)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]ESS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]121
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]417500



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D2
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]David Swallow (D,M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]GCS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]135
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]429400



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