Actually, it's only two more weeks... LAHUG'S CAPTAINS ROUND 23!!!

[powersuperkents]

Im thinking Gablett :)

[aussymoose]

if you had swan would you pick him as captain? looks like he is on the Interchange

[bundyboy]

GAJ out of these choices no doubt.....

my question is whether I trade GAJ in this week, and if I do - is Swanny or GAJ going to be my captain....

[plugz19]

GAJ for me, over swan

[aussymoose]

and if you dont have GAJ, have peds, swan, a swallow, mitchell, boyd, and bartel. Which one??

[bundyboy]

no GAJ - just stick with Swanny

or....


if you are brave....Buddy could kick 10 this week.....

[LaHug]

So, I changed my mind and thought I'd put in the effort to do 2 more captains threads for the year.
Requests might take a long while though...

The facts:

Pendlebury
Last 3: 94, 107, 120 (107 avg)
Last 3 against Fremantle: 117, 86, 49 (84 avg)
Last 3 at Subiaco: 117, 139, 84 (114 avg)

Swan
Last 3: 119, 137, 155 (137 avg)
Last 3 against Fremantle: 131, 158, 72 (120 avg)
Last 3 at Subiaco: 131, 158, 72 (120 avg)

Mitchell
Last 3: 96, 128, 129 (118 avg)
Last 3 against Bulldogs: 103, 128, 112 (114 avg)
Last 3 at MCG: 128, 113, 137 (126 avg)

Boyd
Last 3: 123, 115, 126 (121 avg)
Last 3 against Hawthorn: 119, 121, 154 (131 avg)
Last 3 at MCG: 89, 121, 86 (99 avg)

Ablett
Last 3: 142, 106, 118 (122 avg)
Last 3 against Melbourne: 124, 121, 90 (112 avg)
Last 3 at MCG: 108, 109, 114 (110 avg)

Thompson
Last 3: 151, 89, 138 (126 avg)
Last 3 against Richmond: 122, 121, 124 (122 avg)
Last 3 at AAMI: 89, 71, 104 (88 avg)

The thoughts:

Pendlebury
The streak ended at 12 consecutive tons. A couple of mediocre weeks in a row sees Pendles as not the best option for this week. However, Fremantle are hugely depleted and he does like Subi. I expect him to bounce back this week but probably not going to match the likes of Swan and GAJ. Prediction - 120

Swan
The fact that people were disappointed with a 119 last week says it all. Swanny is a freak and we expect huge numbers from him. Fremantle are just getting more injury depleted by the week and, at Subi, you'd expect a large number of DT points to be racked up by Collingwood. Expect something HUGE from Swanny this week. Prediction - 150

Mitchell
Mitchell also ended his streak of consecutive tons at 11 last week. Nevertheless, he is playing against a team he likes to play against at a ground he LOVES to play at. He has been very reliable this season and should do well again this week. Prediction - 125

Boyd
Boyd is back and amongst the DT elite. I'll be honest, I was surprised when I saw his scores against the Hawks, but they are good! Only worry is whether he can kill it at the MCG. Prediction - 120

Ablett
Ablett hasn't played at the MCG yet this year but was 7/7 for tons there last year. That stat is actually a lot less exciting than you may think when you consider that he tonned 18/21 games last year... Still, good numbers against the Dees and back in great form. He must be a good option (especially if you want a non-Swan option). Prediction - 130

Thompson
Had to include this guy after his recent form. Interestingly, his big scores have been away from home. Against Richmond (who haven't won in Adelaide for yonks), you'd expect a lot of the ball from Adelaide and quite possible a huge score. Still, he's riskier than other options (but great if you want an edge). Prediction - 125

The verdict:

1. Swan (150)
2.Ablett (130)
3. Mitchell (125)
4. Thompson (125)
5. Pendlebury (120)

Requests:

Franklin - Requested by 2 large cokes
Last 3:92, 142, 86 (107 avg)
Last 3 against Bulldogs: 115, 96, 74 (95 avg)
Last 3 at MCG: 142, 127, 55 (108 avg)

Buddy Franklin is always a huge risk for captains choice. You can rarely predict his scores but you can look at his potential against a team. Just remember, before I go on, a potential 150 could still mean a 60 from this guy - you've been warned. His recent form isn't bad and that 142 was quite nice. He's played the Dogs once this year for a score of 115 (at Etihad) and the Bulldog backline is no stronger than it was back then. Buddy has very high potential at the MCG where he has been known to kick a bag. Prediction - 120 (but a risky one - only choose him if you're no chance of winning your game otherwise)

If you want me to look at another option, just ask in the comments!

[LaHug]

Just realised that my top 5 is almost identical to Calvin's... woops ::)

[Fireballz]

Still putting Pendles in top 5 over Boyd?

[biggy]

thanks mate. needed that advice coming into the prelims!

[2 large cokes]

the big budwiser? back at the G against a weak backline? could go big?

[goodes37]

i thought i would help la hug because i liked his work so i will do my best

dane swan last 3 vs fremantle  72, 158, 131 avg 117.2 at p/s avg against fremantle 109.8

                last 3 rounds         155, 137, 119 avg 137 in his last 3 games

swan has averaged 122.6 for the season in my opinion collingwood will thrash fremantle and swan will have a field day

prediction 130


scott pendlebury  last 3 vs fremantle 49, 86, 117 avg 106.5 at p/s avg against fremantle 85.4

                         last 3 rounds         120, 107, 94 avg 107 in his last 3 games

pendlebury has averaged 115.7 for the season same story with collingwood and swan             prediction 120


travis cloke          last 3 vs fremantle 73, 101, 104 avg 71 at p/s avg against fremantle 72.6

                         last 3 rounds         115, 66, 134 avg 105 in his last 3 games

cloke has averaged 97.2 for the season i think he will lead out at half forward and go back to full forward should have a huge game.


prediction 110


sam mitchell       last 3 vs bulldogs 112, 128, 103 avg 90 at the mcg avg against the bulldogs 93

                       last 3 rounds        129, 128, 96 avg 117 in his last 3 games

mitchell has averaged 113 for the season he should chop the bulldogs to pieces he loves playing the dogs     

prediction 125


lance franklin      last 3 vs the bulldogs 74, 96, 115 avg 87 at the mcg avg against the bulldogs 87

                       last 3 rounds             86, 142, 92 avg 106.7 in his last 3 games

franklin has averaged 100.7 for the season against the bulldogs backline he should really kick a bag    prediction 100+


matthew boyd   last 3 vs hawthorn 154, 121, 119 avg 86.4 at the mcg avg against hawthorn 96.4

                       last 3 rounds          126, 115, 123 avg 121.3 in his last 3 games

boyd has averaged 114.4 for the season as you can see he loves playing hawthorn and last 3 been on fire

prediction 125+


joel selwood       last 3 vs sydney 107, 111, 92 avg 102.2 at skilled stadium avg against sydney 90.6

                        last 3 rounds      135, 84, bye avg 132.3 in his last 3 games

selwood has averaged 109.3 for the season he loves playing at skilled the game before his 135 he got 178 against melbourne at skilled

prediction 125


steve johnson    last 3 vs sydney  111, 144, 104 avg 86.8 at skilled stadium avg against sydney 92.8

                       last 3 rounds       171, 146, 100 avg 139 in his last 3 games

johnson has averaged 108 for the season loves playing at skilled like selwood he got 143 against the bulldogs at skilled in round 11 aswell

prediction 120


gary ablett        last 3 vs melbourne  90, 121, 124 avg 93.5 at the mcg avg against melbourne 83.7

                      last 3 rounds            118, 106, 142 avg 122 in his last 3 games

ablett has averaged 111.1 for the season this is his first game at the mcg this year he will want to do well and should be on everyones radar with swan

prediction 125+



there are a few captain choices for you guys if you want me to look a player up for you i will do my best this one is for you la hug. 

                 

[aussymoose]

cheers bundy

[LaHug]

Still putting Pendles in top 5 over Boyd?

Yes because I think his ceiling is higher this season. Boyd hasn't been pumping out huge scores. He's probably safer but less likely to get you a huge score.

the big budwiser? back at the G against a weak backline? could go big?

I'll have a look now just before I go to bed.

[LaHug]

Thanks for this! Always good to have more stats and opinions than less. (Was tempted to say "always goodes" but I thought it was too late at night for awful puns).
If one of the administrators could maybe combine this in with my thread?