Thompson v. Gold Coast



Rd 23 2012: 119 SC points, 30 disposals

Rd 1 2012: 147 SC points, 39 disposals

Rd 22 2011: 162 SC points, 51 disposals

Rd 8 2011: 136 SC points, 34 disposals



Average is 141 SC points with 39 disposals.



Note: Small sample size but a fantastic record against the Suns. Most recently tagged by Horsley. He is in poor form at the moment coming off scores of 105, 68, 97 and 84 (average of 89).



Swan v. Port Adelaide



Rd 4 2012: 121 SC points, 36 disposals

Rd 20 2011: 136 SC points, 37 disposals

Rd 1 2011: 166 SC points, 34 disposals

Rd 15 2010: 127 SC points, 39 disposals

Rd 10 2009: 166 SC points, 48 disposals

Rd 20 2008: 118 SC points, 15 disposals

Rd 4 2007: 118 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 20 2006: 100 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 5 2006: 107 SC points, 22 disposals



Average is 129 SC points with 30 disposals.



Note: Fantastic record against Port Adelaide. Robbie Gray played on him last year but he is normally tagged by Cassisi. Prior to the bye he had scored 149, 148 and 131 (average of 143).



Ablett v. Adelaide



Rd 23 2012: 122 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 1 2012: 139 SC points, 42 disposals

Rd 22 2011: 145 SC points, 39 disposals

Rd 8 2011: 198 SC points, 41 disposals

Rd 16 2010: 76 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 18 2009: 115 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 4 2009: 197 SC points, 46 disposals

Rd 14 2008: 91 SC points, 25 disposals

Rd 19 2007: 86 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 11 2007: 104 SC points, 21 disposals



Average is 127 SC points with 30 disposals.



Notes: Fantastic scores against the Crows over the past couple of years: averaging 151 in four games. Most recently tagged by Wright in Round 23 last year. Played head to head against Thompson in the first half in Round 1 last year before being tagged by Van Berlo in the second half. Huge score in Round 8 2011 due to his dominant first quarter where he gathered 15 disposals and 3 goals. He was tagged by Douglas in that game. He is coming off a bye but had scored 147, 153, 129 and 149 in the weeks prior (average of 145).



Dangerfield v. Gold Coast



Rd 23 2012: 169 SC points, 36 disposals

Rd 1 2012: 93 SC points, 25 disposals

Rd 22 2011: 95 SC points, 16 disposals

Rd 8 2011: 138 SC points, 23 disposals



Average is 124 SC points with 25 disposals.



Note: Huge most recent score against the Suns whilst being tagged by Hine (who finished with 35 SC points for the game). Big score in Round 8 2011 was helped by the fact that he managed to kick six goals. He is in solid recent form with scores of 150, 97, 125 and 123 (average of 124).



Pendlebury v. Port Adelaide



Rd 4 2012: 134 SC points, 29 disposals

Rd 20 2011: 133 SC points, 31 disposals

Rd 1 2011: 120 SC points, 32 disposals

Rd 15 2010: 125 SC points, 30 disposals

Rd 10 2009: 94 SC points, 24 disposals

Rd 20 2008: 80 SC points, 18 disposals

Rd 4 2007: 115 SC points, 20 disposals



Average is 114 SC points with 26 disposals.



Note: Low scores in 2009 and 2008 as he was tagged by Cassisi. He most recently played head to head against Pearce last year. He is averaging 128 in his past four games against them. Had a bye last week but had scored 145 and 132 in the weeks prior.



Franklin v. Brisbane



Rd 12 2012: 118 SC points, 17 disposals, 5 goals, 1 behind

Rd 16 2011: 132 SC points, 26 disposals, 3 goals, 1 behind

Rd 12 2009: 23 SC points, 5 disposals, 1 goal, 2 behinds

Rd 19 2008: 136 SC points, 18 disposals, 6 goals, 1 behind

Rd 5 2008: 171 SC points, 20 disposals, 8 goals, 6 behinds

Rd 19 2007: 143 SC points, 15 disposals, 5 goals, 2 behinds

Rd 1 2007: 72 SC points, 15 disposals, 3 goals, 1 behind

Rd 16 2007: 72 SC points, 16 disposals, 3 goals, 0 behinds



Average is 108 SC points with 17 disposals with just over 4 goals.



Note: Solid record against Brisbane which just one shocking game in 2009 where he couldn't get much of the ball manned up against Roe. Taking out that game, his average jumps to 140 from five games. He has been marked by Maguire the past two games. He is coming off scores of 97, 124, 81 and 98 (average of 100).



Watson v. West Coast



Rd 7 2012: 150 SC points, 36 disposals

Rd 22 2011: 83 SC points, 22 disposals

Rd 7 2011: 148 SC points, 31 disposals

Rd 16 2010: 66 SC points, 22 disposals

Rd 4 2010: 124 SC points, 34 disposals

Rd 18 2009: 99 SC points, 29 disposals

Rd 19 2008: 110 SC points, 31 disposals

Rd 12 2008: 66 SC points, 20 disposals

Rd 11 2006: 101 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 8 2006: 54 SC points, 12 disposals



Average is 100 SC points with 26 disposals.



Note: Seems to alternate good games with bad games (which do not necessarily coincide with away games or losses). He is normally tagged by either Scott Selwood (injured this week of course) or Adam Selwood. He is coming off a bye (and a big week in the media!) but is coming off scores of 130, 79 and 73 (average of 94).



Selwood v. Fremantle



EF 2012: 128 SC points, 28 disposals

Rd 1 2012: 116 SC points, 33 disposals

SF 2010: 124 SC points, 33 disposals

Rd 3 2010: 110 SC points, 27 disposals

Rd 22 2009: 63 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 12 2009: 75 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 15 2008: 116 SC points, 35 disposals

Rd 6 2008: 108 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 17 2007: 81 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 8 2007: 55 SC points, 14 disposals



Average is 98 SC points with 26 disposals.



Note: Solid recent record against Fremantle averaging 120 in his past four games against them. Most recently played head to head against Fyfe. He is coming off scores of 135 and 137 which had followed three scores below 100 in the weeks prior.



Griffen v. Melbourne



Rd 4 2012: 77 SC points, 16 disposals

Rd 15 2011: 144 SC points, 28 disposals

Rd 7 2010: 109 SC points, 23 disposals

Rd 8 2009: 87 SC points, 22 disposals

Rd 2 2008: 94 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 7 2007: 56 SC points, 12 disposals

Rd 17 2006: 81 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 2 2006: 91 SC points, 19 disposals

Rd 21 2005: 104 SC points, 19 disposals



Average is 94 SC points with 20 disposals a game.



Note: Poor record against Melbourne with only three scores over 100. Has been tagged by McKenzie in the two most recent matchups. He is in career best form at the moment coming off scores of 143, 129, 176, 136, 101 and 171 (average of 143 from six games).



Cox v. Essendon



Rd 7 2012: 135 SC points, 21 disposals, 32 hitouts

Rd 22 2011: 107 SC points, 16 disposals, 29 hitouts

Rd 7 2011: 125 SC points, 15 disposals, 34 hitouts

Rd 16 2010: 84 SC points, 18 disposals, 23 hitouts

Rd 4 2010: 119 SC points, 19 disposals, 30 hitouts

Rd 19 2008: 97 SC points, 21 disposals, 36 hitouts

Rd 12 2008: 56 SC points, 14 disposals, 29 hitouts

Rd 22 2007: 76 SC points, 12 disposals, 27 hitouts

Rd 11 2007: 67 SC points, 15 disposals, 28 hitouts

Rd 8 2006: 93 SC points, 12 disposals, 23 hitouts

Rd 12 2005: 50 SC points, 17 disposals, 28 hitouts



Average is 92 SC points with 16 disposals and 29 hitouts.



Note: Poor overall average against Essendon but averages 114 in his past five games against them. He is coming off a score of 115 against Hawthorn last week and a score of 132 in the week prior to his bye.



Kennedy v. Carlton



Rd 19 2012: 90 SC points, 21 disposals

Rd 13 2011: 104 SC points, 26 disposals

Rd 6 2011: 108 SC points, 28 disposals

Rd 16 2010: 53 SC points, 17 disposals



Average is 89 SC points with 23 disposals.



Note: Most recently played head to head against McLean. He has also been picked up by Curnow in the past. Picked up lots of touches last week but only managed 107 in a disappointing loss to Port Adelaide. Prior to the 107, he had scored 86, 126 and 56 (average of 94 in four games).



My opinion: Ablett has a great record against Adelaide which includes two scores in the 190's. His average of 151 in his past four games against them is hard to ignore.



Following Ablett, the numbers suggest a Collingwood player playing against Port Adelaide or an Adelaide player playing the Suns. Scott Thompson's recent form is worrying me, so, my preference would be Swan, Pendlebury and then Dangerfield. I would round out my top 5 with Griffen who is in great form at the moment and coming up against struggling Melbourne.



Good luck all!