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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;]Part V and we begin to move into the final 6. Not to denigrate or diminish the chances of those ORFFL clubs mentioned previously, but for mine these 3 clubs mentioned in this preview have seriously strong claims to the The Jar in 2013. If I wasn't the coach of who I'm the coach of, I would be scared.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;]But I am and I'm not. Read on.[span style='line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;]


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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]MALLACOOTA MAGICIANS

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]It needs to be said first off. Johnny's mob got crucified by the positioning gods of CD. 3 of their best players in Fyfe (93.2), Bennell (97.5) and D Stanley (90.3) moved out of the forward line leaving it a wasteland. Despite this the Magicians remain a quality side, in my opinion if not their coach's.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]A quality ruck in McEvoy (104.2), who was frequently absent from the Mallacoota line-up in 2012 due to injury, and a midfield and defence that are amongst the leagues best practice.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]What's Working:

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]The Magicians midfield bats deep. 5 players average over 90 and a 6th in Duncan (80.2) who could well get there in 2013. Redden (102.8) is at the right age to break out to 110+, Fyfe (93.2) has already been there (and have you seen him lately!), while Bennell (97.5) could be anything at this stage. It's a midfield of 6 that is around 20 points better than the league average, and has a fair sight of improvement ahead of them.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Mallacoota's defence is similarly placed, 16 points above the league average, but with a dynamite D5 in Harbrow (77.5) who is around 10 points better that the league average in that position. D6 in Easton Wood (56.5) and D7 Jordan Russell (49.7) aren't much chop, but you can't have it all I suppose.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]What's Not:

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Up front the Magicians are not waving, but drowning. F1 Whitex (84.7) is behind the best scorers in that position and out for an extended part of the season after doing an ACL. Crameri (78.5) is second cab off the rank and is capable of posting big scores if he can improve his accuracy in front of goal, but after that it gets dire; Hill (72.6), Dickson (69.9), Leeroy Jetta (68.9) and Rhys Stanley (64.6) are at F4 standard yet will be forced to play at F2 and F3 for much of the year.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; color: #232323;]McEvoy (104.2) while a dominant ruck has no back-up at Mallacoota with Stanley somehow managing to be denied F/R status in 2013, and Hickey winding up at Torrumbarry in a pre-season trade.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]What Do They Need:

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]A back up ruck and some forward line scoring power. With 2 picks in the teens, either Grundy or Vardy is bound to fall in their laps, and if not Angus Graham is likely to be around too.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]While I hear a deal for Jude Bolton is in the works, a Menzel, Kennedy, Mayes or Jacksch will also be ripe for the picking in that first round if they can't get a deal done.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]Best 15:

D:D Stanley, Rance, Houli, Dempsey

M: Redden, McVeigh, Bennell, Barlow

R:McEvoy

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]F: Whitecross, Crameri, Hill, Dickson

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]I/C:Fyfe, Duncan


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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]TORRUMBARRY THUNDA

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Torrumbarry were in my top 3 a week ago. What happened? They went trading for home boys and cut a lot of quality out of there side. Vince (84.7) and Higgins (79.5) might not seem like a big loss, but they were valuable role players (and I hear this is Higgins best preseason yet!). It remains to be seen if Gilbert (72.5) and Schneider (68.8) can rebound this year after they both had poor scoring years by their own standards.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]What's Working:

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Defensively Torrumbarry are in the elite bracket, 2nd only to Coulta averaging 354 with their best 4 on the field. Broughton (82.6) we know can score 15ppg more, Heppell (84.1) has given a fair indication that he can. If Gilbert (72.5) can get back to his 90ppg form/role the Thunda may might be inclined to move Dyson or Greggy B out of defence to help out another line.

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Torrumbarry's forward line remains one of the best in the land despite their recent trade adventures; Franklin (115.5) is that much better than any other F1 (Pav aside). Goodes (89.7) is coming off a preseason hindered by a GF knee injury, but Cloke (81.6) could easily get back to 95-100ppg of yesteryear.

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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]And honestly they might need to, as the midfield in particular lags 14ppg behind the ORFFL average. Dangerfield (118.9) is one of the best mids in the game, after that though it gets a little shaky. Steven (89.9) has another gear to go to, but whatever gains he makes are likely to be offset by losses by Kerr (89.1) as he winds his career down. Douglas (80.4) and Parker (70.9) are solid enough, but all up the Thunda are short a 100ppg midfielder in their line up.

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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]What Do They Need:

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Parker (70.9) to break out to 90+ppg, Schneider (68.8) to retrieve his 80+ppg scoring of 2011. M6 Cripps (45.8) could help his side out by getting above 60ppg, but given that he's moved to WA, he may not be in Torrumbarry's plans for 2013.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]If a top rated midfielder slides in the draft, look for the Thunda to snap him up at P17. I'm thinking Menzel or O'Rourke could be in the mix.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; color: #424242;]Best 15:

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]D:Waters, Dempster, Heppell, Broughton

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]M:Dangerfield, Steven, Kerr, Douglas

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]R:Bellchambers

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]F:Franklin, Goodes, Cloke, Hille

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]I/C:Gilbert, Parker


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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]MERTON MEERKATS

<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Merton is a team I could see finishing top 2 if they didn't have the worst defence in the league. As it is it will be a pretty fair effort to cement themselves in a finals position with an area of the ground so severely lacking in points.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Why am I so confident the Meerkats will succeed? Read on.


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<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]Basically everything but their afore mentioned defence. Their midfield averages a whopping 438ppg, second only to the Gary Ablett led Poowong, with M1-4 all averaging over 100ppg. Grigg (97.4) at M5 is some better than the average for his position by some 17ppg; quality back up on the interchange. Oh and let us not forget Maric (113.4), an absolute powerhouse in the ruck.


<p style='margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: #424242;]The top end of the Meerkats forward line is also in terrific shape. Zorko (100) was a revelation last year and hangs on to his F/M status, as was Edwards (80.7) who gained said status for 2013. Martin (88.5) we know has another gear or two to move up too, while Dangles (70.2) is a potential 80ppg player. Yes, he's done it before.


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