The donors did pretty well this week, with a score of 2347, which placed us 20,857 for the round. This brings us to a total score of 14,801 giving us an overall rank of 25,803. Onto our leagues, and we’re 12th in Ucantbetooserio after a loss, 2nd in Ucantbe TS after a win, 2nd in TS Igotatheroy after a win, 4th in TS Pine Warmers after a win, and 16th in the TS WA League after a loss.

Join me after the break to get the rundown of our week.<!--more-->

Our trades last week were Magner (84 points and $23k increase) and C. Smith (10 points and a $12k decrease) out, with Adams (80 points and $73k increase) and Horsley (80 points and an $82k increase) coming in, so its safe to say we can count that as a win!

As for our team breakdown in round 7, it looked something like this:

1. Deledio,DEF,100
2. Goddard,DEF,113
3. Broughton,DEF,107
4. Clarke,DEF,90
5. Bugg,DEF,68
6. Shaw,DEF,142
7. Lake,DEF,108
8. Kennedy,MID,101
9. Pendlebury Captain 107 x 2 ,MID,214
10. Selwood Vice Captain,MID,114
11. Ablett,MID,125
12. Shiel,MID,62
13. Horsley,MID,80
14. Cox,RUC,141
15. Giles,RUC,134
16. Franklin,FWD,140
17. Dangerfield,FWD,98
18. Roughead,FWD,91
19. Martin,FWD,88
20. Milera,FWD,81
21. Porplyzia,FWD,70
22. Adams,FWD,80
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1. Morris Emergency,DEF,73
2. Ellis,DEF,2
3. Smith Emergency,MID,77
4. McDonald,MID,0
5. Redden,RUC,0
6. Pattison,RUC,0
7. Kennedy Emergency,FWD,75
8. Treloar,FWD,96

Once again our defence had a really good showing, with Deledio (100), Goddard (113), Broughton (107), Shaw (top scoring with 142), and Lake (108) all breaking the ton. The rookies of Clarke and Bugg scored 90 and 68 respectively. Our bench was made up of emergency Morris’ 73 and sub-effected Ellis’ lowly 2. We only lost a potential 5 points due to bench selections, which you definitely can’t sneeze at.

Onto the mids, where captain Pendlebury’s 107 was a real disappointment. The rest of our mid premiums topped the ton, with Kennedy on 101, Selwood on 114, and Ablett on 125. The rookies of Shiel and Horsley brought in 62 and 80 respectively, while our bench had emergency Smith’s 77 and old McDonald’s donut. Swapping Shiel with Smith would have made us an extra 15 points, while picking nearly any other premium in our side would have bettered our captain score!

The rucks were finally a point of sheer joy (on the field atleast), with big Cox getting a big 141, and big Giles getting a big 134. On the pine were the two ready-to-be-scrambled eggs of Redden and Pattison.

The forwards are finally starting to pull their weight on a more regular basis, lead by Buddy Franklin and his 140 points. He was our only ton, however most of the rest of the scores were quite acceptable, with Dangerfield’s 98 just shy of triple figures, Roughead’s 91, Martin’s 88, Milera’s 81, Adams’ 80, and Porplyzia’s 70 rounding out our team. The bench was made up of emergency Kennedy’s 75, and Treloar’s 96, which would have been much better on the park. Here we missed out on a potential 26 points for the week.

So, aside from the captain selection, we missed out on a potential 46 points. Picking Shaw as the captain would have added an extra 35 points, while the more-likely selection of an Ablett would have made us an extra 18 points for the week.

On the cash cow side of things, and our defenders seem to be nearing the end of the mooing, with $11-22k being made, although Ellis managed to lose $16k. The mids saw a great increase in new-recruit Horsley, with an $80k rise, while D. Smith keeps showing some promise and $24k more cash. The rucks sees the superstar Giles now being worth more than $400k, following another $34k rise in price thanks to the 134 points, which should also see him keep climbing over the next two weeks. We look forward to it, before a likely cull prior to round 11 and his bye. In the forwards, new recruit Adams jumped up $73k, while Treloar rose an extra $51k this week.

Onto the down side, and Goodard continues his slow decrease, now being a very affordable $505k. Our mids are all doing well, with only duckwood loosing cash this week, but still being up $20k for the season its not a huge concern (in terms of competitors picking him up cheaply). Big Cox is beginning to climb back up, and his big 141 should keep him going for the next two weeks. The forwards saw Roughie lose an even $5k, but everyone else is back in the green, even the hugely-disappointing Dustin Martin.

So, onto this week, and head over to the donors forum to get in on the discussions of who to trade, and how to keep our team climbing up the ladder.