Get ready for disappointment if you’re unlucky enough to be staring at a zero with this week’s selections.
Port Adelaide
FB: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Troy Chaplin, Domenic Cassisi
C: Travis Boak, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
HF: Robbie Gray, Warren Tredrea, Hamish Hartlett
FF: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Daniel Motlop
Fol: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
Int: David Rodan, Josh Carr, Tom Logan, Nick Lower
Emg: Marlon Motlop, Wade Thompson, Toby Thurstans
In: D. Cassisi, N. Lower
Out: M. Thomas, W. Thompson
St Kilda
FB: Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Zac Dawson
HB: Jarryn Geary, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Jason Gram, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
FF: Lenny Hayes, Steven King, Sam Gilbert
Fol: Michael Gardiner, Clinton Jones, Leigh Montagna
Int: Steven Baker, Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Robert Eddy
Emg: Xavier Clarke, Ben McEvoy, Luke Miles
In: R. Eddy
Out: J. Koschitzke
Essendon
FB: Dustin Fletcher, Tayte Pears, Henry Slattery
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Adam McPhee, Heath Hocking
C: Mark McVeigh, Brent Stanton, Sam Lonergan
HF: Jason Winderlich, Scott Lucas, David Zaharakis
FF: Patrick Ryder, Matthew Lloyd, Alwyn Davey
Fol: David Hille, Jobe Watson, Andrew Lovett
Int: Angus Monfries, Nathan Lovett-Murray, David Myers, Leroy Jetta
Emg: Ricky Dyson, Jay Nash, Bachar Houli
In: N. Lovett-Murray, S. Lonergan, H. Hocking, L. Jetta, D. Myers
Out: H. Skipworth, R. Dyson, J. Nash, D. Daniher, M. Quinn
Collingwood
FB: Shannon Cox, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nathan J. Brown, Marty Clarke
C: Shane O’Bree, Alan Didak, Dale Thomas
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
FF: John Anthony, Leigh Brown, Anthony Rocca
Fol: Josh Fraser, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Leon Davis, Jaxson Barham, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey
Emg: Anthony Corrie, Brent Macaffer, Sharrod Wellingham
No change
Hawthorn
FB: Jarryd Morton, Thomas Murphy, Brendan Whitecross
HB: Clinton Young, Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Cameron Stokes
FF: Campbell Brown, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Fol: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Travis Tuck
Int: Robert Campbell, Beau Dowler, Stuart Dew, Garry Moss
Emg: Josh P. Kennedy, Ben McGlynn, Ryan Schoenmakers
In: T. Tuck
Out: B. Guerra
West Coast
FB: Mark Nicoski, Darren Glass, Mitchell Brown
HB: Brett Jones, Eric MacKenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Sam Butler
HF: Tyson Stenglein, Ashley Hansen, Andrew Embley
FF: Ben McKinley, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Fol: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Adam Selwood
Int: Will Schofield, Brent Staker, Adam Hunter, David Wirrpanda
Emg: Adam Cockie, Chad Fletcher, Josh J. Kennedy
In: S. Butler
Out: C. Masten
North Melbourne
FB: Josh Gibson, Scott D. Thompson, Daniel Pratt
HB: Levi Greenwood, Lachie Hansen, Scott McMahon
C: Leigh Harding, Michael Firrito, Gavin Urquhart
HF: Ben Warren, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
FF: Lindsay Thomas, Aaron Edwards, David Hale
Fol: Hamish McIntosh, Jack Ziebell, Andrew Swallow
Int: Ed Lower, Brady Rawlings, Sam Power, Adam Simpson
Emg: Josh Smith, Daniel Harris, Ben Ross
In: A. Edwards, L. Greenwood
Out: M. Campbell, J. Smith
Richmond
FB: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Alex Rance
HB: Jordan McMahon, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Andrew Collins
HF: Richard Tambling, Jack Riewoldt, Joel Bowden
FF: Adam Pattison, Mitch Morton, Brett Deledio
Fol: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Foley
Int: Mark Coughlan, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Robin Nahas, Matt White
Emg: Shane Edwards, Jay Schulz, Will Thursfield
In: M. Coughlan, A. Pattison, R. Tambling, J. Oakley-Nicholls
Out: N. Brown, T. Simmonds, T. Hislop, D. Connors
Fremantle
FB: Roger Hayden, Michael Johnson, Antoni Grover
HB: Nick Suban, Luke McPharlin, Steven Dodd
C: Byron Schammer, Paul Hasleby, Garrick Ibbotson
HF: Paul Duffield, Chris Tarrant, Rhys Palmer
FF: Brett Peake, Matthew Pavlich, Dean Solomon
Fol: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy
Int: Ryan Murphy, Stephen Hill, Clayton Hinkley, Scott Thornton
Emg: Michael Walters, Zachary Clarke, Matthew de Boer
In: R. Murphy, S. Thornton, C. Hinkley
Out: D. Gilmore, K. Bradley, J. Head
Sydney
FB: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Craig Bird
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Heath Grundy, Kieren Jack
FF: Paul Bevan, Jesse White, Luke Ablett
Fol: Darren Jolly, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
Int: Ed Barlow, Brett Meredith, Kristin Thornton, Amon Buchanan
Emg: Jarred Moore, Ryan Brabazon, Mike Pyke
In: A. Buchanan
Out: J. Moore
Geelong
FB: Andrew Mackie, Matthew Scarlett, Darren Milburn
HB: Joel Corey, Harry Taylor, Max Rooke
C: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, David Wojcinski
HF: James Kelly, Cameron Mooney, Mathew Stokes
FF: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
Fol: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett jnr
Int: Shane Mumford, Travis Varcoe, Shannon Byrnes, David Johnson
Emg: Tom Lonergan, Nathan Djerrkura, Ryan Gamble
In: Milburn, D. Johnson
Out: Cameron Ling, Lonergan
Brisbane
FB: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Jason Roe, Joel Macdonald, Josh Drummond
C: Jared Brennan, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Justin Sherman
FF: Lachie Henderson, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Fol: Mitch Clark, Travis Johnstone, Jed Adcock
Int: Bradd Dalziell, Tom Collier, Troy Selwood, James Polkinghorne
Emg: Albert Proud, Scott Harding, Pearce Hanley
In: Henderson, Polkinghorne, Collier
Out: Jamie Charman, Tim Notting, Cheynee Stiller
Western Bulldogs
FB: Dylan Addison, Brian Lake, Tom Williams
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Dale Morris, Ryan Hargrave
C: Josh Hill, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
FF: Jarrad Grant, Will Minson, Daniel Giansiracusa
Fol: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Shaun Higgins
Int: Nathan Eagleton, Jarrod Harbrow, Liam Picken, Callan Ward
Emg: Andrejs Everitt, Guy O’Keefe, Stephen Tiller
In: Grant, Murphy
Out: Jason Akermanis, Tiller
Carlton
FB: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Andrew Carrazzo
HB: Chris Johnson, Jarrad Waite, Paul Bower
C: Nick Stevens, Marc Murphy, Heath Scotland
HF: Jordan Russell, Simon Wiggins, Kade Simpson
FF: Cameron Cloke, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Fol: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Bryce Gibbs
Int: Dennis Armfield, Ryan Houlihan, Aaron Joseph, Setanta O’hAilpin
Emg: Steven Browne, Richard Hadley, Joe Anderson
In: Carrazzo, Jamison, O’hAilpin, Scotland
Out: Shaun Grigg, Sam Jacobs, Mitch Robinson, Hadley
Melbourne
FB: Neville Jetta, Matthew Warnock, Clint Bartram
HB: James Frawley, Stefan Martin, Aaron Davey
C: Jared Rivers, Ricky Petterd, Brock McLean
HF: Cale Morton, Michael Newton, Nathan Jones
FF: Brad Miller, Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate
Fol: John Meesen, Cameron Bruce, James McDonald
Int: Paul Johnson, Brent Moloney, Jamie Bennell, Lynden Dunn
Emg: Russell Robertson, Kyle Cheney, Addam Maric
In: McDonald
Out: Brad Green
Adelaide
FB: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Michael Doughty, Nathan Bock, Nathan Van Berlo
C: Patrick Dangerfield, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay
HF: Richard Douglas, Taylor Walker, Andrew McLeod
FF: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Bernie Vince
Fol: Jonathon Griffin, Tyson Edwards, Scott Thompson
Int: Brent Reilly, Myke Cook, Scott Stevens, Jared Petrenko
Emg: Jarrhan Jacky, Robert Shirley, Brad Moran
In: Cook, Griffin, Stevens
Out: Ivan Maric, Brad Symes, Shirley
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mEnty
April 23, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Nathan G Brown, ffs!
and as if Hogan didn’t come in!
Painful week ahead; also, hartlett or Barham? If down grade Robinson to Hartlett makes very little cash…
Doug C
April 23, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Actually thought Cousins and/or Raines would have been pushed through in the hope of getting on the board. Hard to see where their first win will come from really.
TRS
April 23, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Robinson out compounds the Skipworth injury for me… I’ll have to make an early call on Barham/Coughlan/Hartlett which isn’t nice.
pascoe
April 23, 2009 at 7:26 pm
robinson out. tuck better not late withdrawal again. skippy for walker and morton for bartel
love4thegame
April 23, 2009 at 7:28 pm
n g brown you dog.
good to see coughlan back in
Peanut
April 23, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Just happy to see Chad Fletcher not in the 22, without his token clangers the Eagles are a chance!
Seriously though, nice to see Cheney still getting a gig on the extended bench, ven though he probably won’t play this week.
Shame about Mitch Robinson, but the writing was on the wall.
Jarrad Grant could be the answer that iron ore frontbum was supposed to be, not that I’m holding my breath!
Dave
April 23, 2009 at 7:32 pm
what’s with nathan g brown???
robinson for ablett
skipworth for M Clark
With Clark taking on #1 Ruck pos for brissy for the next 4-5 weeks I expect he’ll get some good numbers and make a bit of cash then I’ll trade him
N Brown benched replaced by M Brown
juddanaught
April 23, 2009 at 7:34 pm
gee bloody wizz !!
forward line copped a hammering, daniher out brown out, skippy out, shopenmakers emergency, sidefreckle not named !!
had a look at the two trades in
daniher and skippy out
for
krakour and harvey – fell agonisingly short by 100 dollars !! cant cop life hahah
had to settle for krakour and medhurst. cant afford to wait a week for buddy.
PAIN
subilax
April 23, 2009 at 7:35 pm
anyone care to help me out… my team has been destroyed by injuries and suspension.
BACKS:
peter bourgoune is out, raines out, broughton out, cheney?
1 possibly 2 short!
nathan brown out
skipworth out
hentshel out
rookie not playing.
what would you trade? im thinking skipworth for higgins as one trade?
mcwarne
April 23, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Not alot of comments from our intrepid reporter here I notice. Maybe thats because all of Montgomerys predictions and advice have gone pear shaped. Didnt notice Broughton, Suckling, SBottom, Hogan or Yarran make it in this week. Here my advice.
Stop trading as we are all in the same boat. I have done one trade for the season so far and thats to get Rance for Broughton. You must be there when the whips are cracking and from what I have seen on this site, it aint gonna be any of you lot.
dylan
April 23, 2009 at 7:59 pm
who would u guys pick up for skipworth out of buddy,harvey or riewoldt? i think they are the best 3 options to chose from but i dont no which 1 i should go for
Hibbo
April 23, 2009 at 8:03 pm
hmmm
Will cop a zero if I don’t trade out either Skipworth or NG Brown…Hopefully the footy show will shed some light on Browns injury, see how long he’s out for. Possible trade- Brown out: Rooy/SJ in…
Or Skippy out for someone…
Or Downgrade Robinson and then upgrade Skippy…
Hmmm, decisions decisions!
Matt
April 23, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Extended bench for the Petrenk. You blokes reckon he’s set for the magoos this w/e. surely not, he’s been pretty servicable i would of thought
hakuna
April 23, 2009 at 8:07 pm
did nathan g brown get dropped? big lol
Ev
April 23, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Where is Broughton?? Injured still or cut?
Evan
April 23, 2009 at 8:20 pm
made my trades. only 1 this week 🙂
skippy straght swap for S mcmahon
The3rd
April 23, 2009 at 8:23 pm
AFL website says –
‘TIGER Mark Coughlan and Bulldog Robert Murphy make highly-anticipated returns from injury, Nathan Brown is ruled out with a groin complaint and Troy Simmonds has been dropped from the round five teams announced on Thursday night’
Terry Wallace is complaining about N.Browns groin
Ev
April 23, 2009 at 8:23 pm
dylan: I already have buddy, and so I’m going riewoldt. just not sure about harvey – but im no expert. buddy looks good too, and a lot cheaper atm – he wont drop any lower.
j drummo
April 23, 2009 at 8:30 pm
i have no real concern is skippy. i think my only options are:
trade skip for ziebell
or put skip on bench for walker.
ziebell’s price will rise considerabley again after this week, so it is now or never. So am i at a disadvantage if i leave skippy? are there any advantages for not trdaing him now? he will be out for a month, and his price wont rise much higher, so i think it is best to trade him soon.
Also, is ziebell the best option under 400k (preferable lower than 300k)?
Macca
April 23, 2009 at 8:30 pm
so far so good…my 22 are all playing and at least one of my bench players
Disco (UK)
April 23, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Hi m0nty, is it possible to provide the SC BE’s on the BE page also?
Ryan
April 23, 2009 at 8:36 pm
is Houlihan safe on extended bench??
the dud
April 23, 2009 at 8:38 pm
those pink donuts with sprinkles on the front page sure look tasty
Macca
April 23, 2009 at 8:40 pm
bugger the teams….where did you get those donuts m0nty???
u mad?
April 23, 2009 at 8:47 pm
damnit hate those extended benches. with a back bench of cheney and broughton, petrenko and houlihan better drag their a$$es onto that ground.
Keza41
April 23, 2009 at 8:48 pm
hmmm… was hoping that raines would be back this week. now i have to put up with another week of stephen hill being in the side.
Apart from that and petrenko maybe not playing i’m all good.
Heater
April 23, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Houlihan will play. He has not done much wrong this year so I’d be very surprised to see him out.
Seems like we are all in the same boat so there will be no panic trades from this little black duck.
Having said that I can only wait for Broughton to play for so long so perhaps next week….
Pendles
April 23, 2009 at 8:55 pm
maric, no good.
Gary
April 23, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Whats with Simmomnds?
denis
April 23, 2009 at 8:56 pm
how lucky am i, kosi as my ruck is injured so i was going to have to put Angus Graham as starting Ruck….lol simmonds is dropped… the gods are watching over me!!!!
George
April 23, 2009 at 8:59 pm
should i trade out travis cloke?
dylan
April 23, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Petrenko will be playing unless there is a injury no1 knows about. Griff will be in for Maric and Stevens for Symes then there is also a chance of Cook or Jacky for Shirley
oddsok
April 23, 2009 at 9:06 pm
@m0nty: FYI Dons Pies Anzac day clash starts at 2.20pm not 2.10
Disco (UK)
April 23, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Skipworth is priced $ 250800(DT)/306300(SC) averaging 81.8/85.5.
Roughly, upon his return if he averages:
81.8/85.5 he will get to ~$ 363k/459k profit ~$ 113k/153k
75 he will get to ~$ 333k/406k profit ~$ 83k/100k
70 he will get to ~$ 312k/363k profit ~$ 62k/57k
65 he will get to ~$ 285k/348k profit ~$ 35k/42k
He will make you some more money. However, looking at the fixture it looks bleak upon his 3 to 4 week return or after 1/2 VFL games (bar RT/MD):
3 wks – R8 @ St Kilda
4 wks – R9 @ Richmond
5 wks – R10 Geelong
6 wks – R11 Adelaide
7 wks – R12 Melbourne
8 wks – R13 Carlton
dontdropurdidaks
April 23, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Wouldnt normally complain about Double D’s.
Except for the Dounle Donut that im facing.
I have P Burgs and Rainsey sitting on the bench and its not worth the trades to get rid of them. just going to have to bite the bullet. hope to stay in the top 2500 or so and come hope with a charge and plenty of trades remaining.
mcwarne
April 23, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Thats good advice “dontdropyadidaks”. But its going to go unheeded. I some some people who have done 2 trades every week so far. They are loonies. I am currently sitting 350 something with PBurgoyne, Raines, LAnthony, Hentschel, now Wade T (and probably Petrenko) all out. You just gotta hang tough and not trade.
Hank jnr
April 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Mmmmmmmmm donuts
mcwarne
April 23, 2009 at 9:37 pm
and Skippy and Spencer out too. Forgot about them!
Croquet Kings
April 23, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Lots of people have been hit by injuries this week.
I’ve been looking at the fwd trade for Skippy a lot this week.
For some unknown reason I had Osborne in my team and he has been on the bench since Rd 1.
Hentchel is also on my bench, while M Brown and Ziebell are playing.
As I’ve got $280k in the bank I could do most trades.
My reasoning was:
Franklin – BE of 119 so even if he scores well won’t go up that much. He has a good run over the next 5 weeks against weaker sides. Pick up next week.
Harvey – Low BE of 77. Don’t think he’ll drop much more and should ave about 95 for you this year. Buy this week.
Riewoldt – BE of 90 so shouldn’t move too much. Has a hard run of games and his knee worries me. Without Kosi will be easier to mark. Wait 4 weeks and see.
Anyway I traded Osborne for Harvey and will start M Brown and Zeibell this week.
Also traded Jolly up to Cox for an extra $70k
Currently ranked 1880 averaging 2018
adam
April 23, 2009 at 9:58 pm
all these people keeping skipworth i dont understand. my feeling, he was on the brink of selection before he did his hammy anyway. and when he is finally fit, theres prismal and welsh getting close to fit mid year. is it worth sitting on a player with a bit of cash behind him if that when he’s fit he might be in and out of the team anyway. all these people who are thinking of getting donuts just to hold onto him. i dont get it
Athomas
April 23, 2009 at 10:02 pm
No donuts for me. Got Robinson, Purgoyne, Skipworth, Anthony, Hentschel. Depth is nice 🙂
Trading skippy but.
Can’t wait for Purgoyne back next week! 😀
mcwarne
April 23, 2009 at 10:10 pm
All these people Adam, would rather have 1 or 2 donuts now than 5 or 6 during the finals series because they blew their trades like a virgin in a knock shop in the first half of the season.
Mangers
April 23, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Second trade for the season….a sideways punt of Skippy for Lucas. I’m suprised that Lucas hasn’t been mentioned too much as a trade option for Skippy. He’s still averaging 70 and is likely to continue gaining in value.
Steven
April 23, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Need advice…..
Got caught out last week by not trading Leuenberger and now some of possible trades have gone up in value… 🙁 So this week do I trade Leuenberger for consistant points and a steady rise in $$ value in Kurt Tippett from Adelaide or do i go rookie and buy John meeson from Melbourne and hope to get another cash cow…???
have already blown 4 trades this season. FYI Ruck stocks are Kruezer, J. pencer and S.Jacobs
Constructive Advice please !!!!!
PIESBOY
April 23, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Im really thinking this week could break a lot of dream teamers (Monty if you think there has been agro this week – wait till next). I can see a huge swing in rankings for a lot of people this week.
Rookie backs falling down, what to do with Skipworth, NG not playing, Simmonds ommitted. Imagine if Cheney/Houlihan dont get a game from the extended bench – Didak may not play, Adcock could yet miss.
Huge week!
mcwarne
April 23, 2009 at 11:27 pm
John Meesen eh, Steven? I’ll stand by the toilet with my finger on the flusher and you tell me you are about to throw 2 more trades in!
craig
April 23, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Well i’m pretty sure i’ve got 22 fit, and 3 on the bench that won’t play. So…. should be OK for now. Might think about trading Skippy next week…. hm… a few potential new rookies to watch out for.
Croquet Kings
April 23, 2009 at 11:51 pm
How many $ can you afford Steven?
steven
April 23, 2009 at 11:57 pm
McWarne – Dont wanna waste trades but ruck stock is only area letting me down –
Croquet King – If i sell Leuenberger only have $226,500 to play with – hence Tippett as likely option. Also considering getting ride of Skipworth… If so i would buy Brisbanes Clarke as a ruck and maybe buy Nahas ( $hit i know ) but cash cow option as break even score is -62…..
Croquet Kings
April 24, 2009 at 12:27 am
Steven – Tippett does look like your best trade option.
But given that you can’t get anyone with a decent average I can’t see any other obvious trades with the $ you have.
Some options maybe later down the track when you have a little for $ are Gardiner and Simmonds. Although Simmonds is out this week his price will continue to drop like a stone and in 2 weeks of playing you will pick him up for $250k.
My theory is it if isn’t a definite trade up and if you have any cover, just wait and see.