<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;]Cox's dominant 171 SC points last week highlighted the benefit of being able to play around with our captain and vice-captain choices during the course of the round. Of course, that requires us to have a non-playing player on our team. Cox's score, and the loophole introduced this season, show us the benefit of perhaps identifying two players on our team who ought be handed the captaincy.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;]Let's see if the numbers help us decide &amp;hellip;
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Ablett v. Port Adelaide
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 9 2012: 111 SC points, 25 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 5 2011: 109 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2010: 145 SC points, 37 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 13 2009: 206 SC points, 36 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 12 2008: 161 SC points, 32 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 1 2008: 127 SC points, 24 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]GF 2007: 108 SC points, 19 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 21 2007: 104 SC points, 27 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 9 2007: 112 SC points, 25 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 131 SC points with 28 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Fantastic record against Port Adelaide - when he was playing with Geelong. Has only scored 109 and 111 against them since his move to Gold Coast. Most recently tagged by Cornes who is averaging 135 in his first three games this season. Has also been tagged by Thomas or Sujan/Cassisi (in his huge game of 206). After starting the season with a bang, has only managed poor scores of 99 and 112 in his past two games.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Swan v. Richmond
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 2 2012: 100 SC points, 32 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2011: 163 SC points, 33 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 17 2010: 190 SC points, 37 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 20 2009: 149 SC points, 34 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 3 2008: 69 SC points, 18 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 19 2007: 51 SC points, 13 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 3 2007: 132 SC points, 35 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 122 SC points with 29 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Fantastic recent record against Richmond. Three huge recent scores from past four games. Able to accumulate possessions despite being tagged by the likes of Tuck or Jackson. A quiet start to the season with scores of 136, 103 and 91 (average of 110).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Mitchell v. Fremantle
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 8 2012: 114 SC points, 21 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 19 2011: 117 SC points, 24 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 11 2011: 123 SC points, 31 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]EF 2010: 103 SC points, 34 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 21 2010: 98 SC points, 35 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 8 2009: 124 SC points, 34 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 2 2008: 103 SC points, 27 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2007: 151 SC points, 31 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 18 2006: 107 SC points, 29 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 9 2005: 134 SC points, 29 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 117 SC points with 30 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Tagged by Crowley in two most recent games against them. Solid record against Fremantle but only one big score over 125 which was 151 back in 2007. Fantastic start to the season with scores of 141 and 134. A bit quiet last week with a score of 89 (27 disposals at only 48% efficiency).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Watson v. St Kilda
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 15 2012: 93 SC points, 23 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 3 2011: 136 SC points, 33 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 18 2010: 100 SC points, 30 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 8 2010: 106 SC points, 25 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 20 2009: 196 SC points, 37 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 8 2009: 126 SC points, 39 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 22 2008: 92 SC points, 18 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 5 2008: 88 SC points, 28 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2007: 85 SC points, 25 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 15 2006: 111 SC points, 29 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 113 SC points with 29 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Solid record against St Kilda. Most recently tagged by Armitage who limited him to 23 touches. Started the season on fire with scores of 121 and 166 but returned to earth with a poor 67 last week (20 disposals at 35% efficiency).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Pendlebury v. Richmond
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 2 2012: 126 SC points, 29 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2011: 132 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 17 2010: 84 SC points, 30 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 20 2009: 116 SC points, 31 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 3 2008: 87 SC points, 21 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 3 2007: 92 SC points, 16 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 106 SC points with 26 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Poor record against Richmond with two good scores against them most recently. Solid start to the season with scores of 160, 121 and 124.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Cox v. Carlton
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 12 2012: 132 SC points, 14 disposals, 30 hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]SF 2011: 111 SC points, 19 disposals, 35 hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 14 2011: 108 SC points, 21 disposals, 22hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 17 2010: 33 SC points, 8 disposals, 16 hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 10 2010: 81 SC points, 13 disposals, 26 hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 10 2009: 116 SC points, 19 disposals, 29 hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2008: 149 SC points, 25 disposals, 36 hitouts
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2007: 125 SC points, 27 disposals, 22 hitouts
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 106 SC points with 18 disposals and 27 hitouts.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Solid average against Carlton. One poor game in Rd 17 2010 when he was affected by the flu in the week leading to the game. Take out that score and his average jumps to 114 SC points, 20 disposals and 28 hitouts. Started the season with scores of 96 and 118. Dominated last week against Melbourne with 171.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Murphy v. West Coast
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]SF 2011: 109 SC points, 23 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 14 2011: 93 SC points, 28 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 17 2010: 129 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 10 2010: 135 SC points, 36 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 10 2009: 143 SC points, 32 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2008: 85 SC points, 19 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2007: 52 SC points, 15 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 11 2006: 81 SC points, 26 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 104 SC points with 26 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Great scores in 2009 and 2010 surrounded by a number of poor scores. Most recently played head to head against Kerr before being tagged by Adam Selwood. Poor start to this season with scores of 104, 92 and 114.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Judd v. West Coast
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 12 2012: 47 SC points, 12 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]SF 2011: 90 SC points, 17 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 14 2011: 84 SC points, 17 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 17 2010: 110 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 10 2010: 142 SC points, 25 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 10 2009: 110 SC points, 29 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2008: 112 SC points, 24 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 99 SC points with 21 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Not a good record against his former team. Has been tagged by Scott Selwood in the past three games and has been limited to 74 SC points with 15 touches. A good 130 last week after starting the season slowly with scores of 106 and 91.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Selwood v. Sydney
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 23 2012: 111 SC points, 27 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 13 2012: 101 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 23 2011: 105 SC points, 22 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2011: 95 SC points, 22 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 18 2010: 102 SC points, 32 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2010: 117 SC points, 26 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 20 2009: 66 SC points, 19 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2009: 140 SC points, 34 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 20 2008: 72 SC points, 25 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 5 2008: 69 SC points, 20 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 13 2007: 69 SC points, 19 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 95 SC points with 25 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Poor record against Sydney with only one score above 120 which was back in 2009. Most recently tagged by Kirk but was allowed to play head to head against Kennedy in the earlier game last season. Great start to the season with scores of 126 and 140 before being nullified by Carrazzo last week and only scoring 74.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Kennedy v. Geelong
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 23 2012: 105 SC points, 24 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 13 2012: 94 SC points, 21 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 23 2011: 80 SC points, 10 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 4 2011: 129 SC points, 29 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 18 2010: 55 SC points, 13 disposals
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2010: 92 SC points, 21 disposals
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 93 SC points with 20 disposals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Small sample size. Two scores over 100 through six games. Has started the season with scores of 147, 106 and 136.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Franklin v. Fremantle
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 8 2012: 99 SC points, 21 disposals, 1 goal, 2 behinds
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 19 2011: 63 SC points, 19 disposals, 0 goals, 3 behinds
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 21 2010: 129 SC points, 17 disposals, 5 goals, 1 behind
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 8 2009: 109 SC points, 11 disposals, 4 goals, 0 behinds
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 2 2008: 74 SC points, 13 disposals, 4 goals, 1 behind
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 7 2007: 69 SC points, 14 disposals, 1 goal, 4 behinds
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 18 2006: 54 SC points, 9 disposals, 1 goal, 0 behinds
<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Rd 9 2005: 49 SC points, 11 disposals, 0 goals, 1 behind
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Average is 81 SC points with 14 disposals and 2 goals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Note: Terrible record against Fremantle. Normally manned up by McPharlin or Tarrant. Started the season with a disinterested 62 but has scored 116 and 121 in the two games since.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]My opinion: This week, Port Adelaide play Gold Coast at Metricon whilst Melbourne host Greater Western Sydney. Normally one would expect a player to score big against any of these four teams - perhaps with the exception of Port Adelaide who are playing great football to start this season. Port has surprised many with its start to the season and are led by Kane Cornes who is averaging a huge 135 SC points in his first three games. However, I am not brave enough to pick any players from these teams as captain this week - except for Ablett of course.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]However, will Ablett play? Will he play through an injury to his right hand? Will he be effective? Will he give us another Round 1 score of 178 or will he give us a Round 2 or 3 score (99 or 112 respectively)?
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]For me, I am giving Ablett another chance. Cox, playing against a Kreuzer-less Carlton is next. Pendlebury edges out Swan for third place.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 0cm;]Good luck all!