If you were able to tip eight winners this week, congratulations, you must have a knack for tipping. For the rest of us tipping was very challenging.
You could have gone either way with the game Friday night in which St Kilda pumped Port, Collingwood were favourites on ANZAC day, but yet again disappointed in the final minutes and on Saturday night Richmond and Fremantle managed their first wins of the season.
Injuries could come at a big cost with fantasy sides already feeling the punch from Raines, Anthony, Cousins and Ottens; the list goes on. This week there were some big names casualties; David Hille, Brent Harvey and Matthew Richardson. Hille is out for the season and Harvey will be sidelined for an extended period, while Richo could miss just the one week.
Fantasy favourite, in particular in Dream Team, Bradd Dalziell added to the injury woes up north, he is out for two-three months.
In some more bad news on the injury front, last years Rising Star winner, Rhys Palmer will miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury on his right knee and Lachie Hansen will be out for at least a month with a troublesome hamstring.
Luckily there were no major reports to talk of, in what was an average week of Fantasy football. Â
I have not added the players scores next to their names this week as I presume you already know most of them. If you would like me to in the future, please comment.
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St Kilda 15.12.102 def Port Adelaide 5.6.36
Geelong beware. A St Kilda side, who notched their sixth comprehensive win against Port Adelaide, are rampaging and gathering momentum - fast. In the lead up to round 5 it was arguably match of the round; by half time it had become the farce of the round. Port had kicked just nine points to half time (including a dubious free kick which resulted in a goal) compared with St Kilda’s 65. Two sides coming off two big wins were put on the same park, in Aami Stadium and the
Saints excelled at every point.
The Saints backline, consisting of great users, Sam Gilbert, Farren Ray and Sam Fisher were too good for a Port Adelaide forward line who had kicked 39 goals in their past fortnight leading into the match. Nick Riewoldt and Lenny Hayes played superbly and reached their breakevens. Leigh Montagna and Jason Gram both reached SC tons despite knocks.
Port Adelaide were beaten in every area, including the fantasy scores. Dominic Cassisi, Steven Salopek and Nathan Krakouer would have pleased their coaches and to a lesser extent Travis Boak and Chad Cornes.
Last year the most talked about lead up to a match was round 17 when the two heavy weights, Geelong and Hawthorn played off. Will round 14 this year be the same as 17 last year? They are already talking of a relocation to the MCG.
Star Man: Lenny Hayes. Leading disposal getter on the ground with 32, which included 12 contested, seven tackles and a goal.
Shocker: Danyle Pearce. Well held by Jones and only could manage 12 disposals.
One to watch: Hamish Hartlett. Second week in a row as the OTW but his price rises this week and with Mitch Robinson not finding a game will you trade for him?
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Essendon 13.15.93 def Collingwood 12.16.88
Most ANZAC day matches provide a great contest between the Pies and Bombers and this year was no exception. Like most games played on Saturday and Sunday in the south, the players had to contend with driving rain – nothing compared with what the game was honouring mind you. Only the ’95 contest could rival this ANZAC day clash. The Pies fans will always look for excuses, this time with injuries, but David Hille went down early leaving the Bombers one short for the whole match.
David Zaharakis, a name probably only known to fantasy coaches and Essendon supporters before 5.30pm Saturday afternoon, stole the show with a goal just seconds out from the siren to get the Bombers over the line. Joffa already had his gold jacket out with the Pies up by 14 points with less than five minutes left, before the Bombers kicked three unanswered goals to steal the win.
Patrick Ryder won the ANZAC Medal and deservedly so, he had to shoulder the ruck duties single-handedly after Hille was struck down in the second minute. Jobe Watson and Brent Stanton played well and Ricky Dyson kicked a beauty as part of the comeback, he was the late replacement for Mark McVeigh.
The usual high scoring pair of Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan combined for 67 touches, 37 of which belonged to Swan to be best for the Pies. Leon Davis had 32, seven tackles and two goals in a great display.
Star Man: Patrick Ryder. The Medal judges got this one right.
Shocker: Anthony Rocca. Kicked the first goal but didn’t do a thing afterwards.
One to watch:Â Jaxson Barham. Watch the amount of people who jump off him this week.
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Hawthorn 11.8.74 def West Coast 7.14.56
Hawthorn should never be challenged against West Coast at Aurora Stadium. The Hawks had an extra day’s break than the Eagles and had to fly three hours less. But that says a lot about Hawthorn’s title defence, wiry and shaky. Hawthorn were lucky their opponents didn’t kick straight, the Eagles had two more scoring shots.
Sam Mitchell continued his up and down season with a massive score and 40 possessions, Gary Moss‘ four goals were golden for the Hawks, he also had 24 touches and nine marks. Jordan Lewis had 34 disposals and Brad Sewell was again impressive with eight tackles.
Dean Cox confirmed his status as the games number one ruckman, he had 31 hit outs and a lazy 30 touches. Matt Priddis had 32 possessions and 10 tackles and Matt Rosa had 35.
Star Man: Sam Mitchell. Was everywhere, especially early, 40 disposals at an efficency of 85% was tremendous.
Shocker: Mark Williams. Just the three disposals, all at 100% efficiency though.
One to watch: Gary Moss. Has turned into a real find as a fantasy player. His price will never be as low this season as it is now.
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Richmond 13.16.94 def North Melbourne 7.16.58
It’s amazing what one win can do for a footy club. After Richmond’s wait for it, SPIRITED win Saturday night people seem to have forgotten they’re hungry for Terry Wallace’s head and turned to thinking of finals time. It is still a long long way off for the Tigers, but if they can continue to play the way they did against the Roos it may become a reality. Both clubs and many fantasy teams lost favourite sons in the early stages (Matthew Richardson and Brent Harvey), but it was the Tigers who looked more hungrier and ready to play.
Mark Coughlan is a cheap fantasy player and a former best & fairest winner at the Tigers, he finally made his return to the top level and looked injury free. He had 16 touches from 69% TOG as Richmond looked to ease him back into the big time. Joel Bowden and Jordan McMahon did what they do best and Robin Nahas would have pleased those who chose him as a replacement for Hayden Skipworth. Daniel Jackson didn’t have to tag anyone, he seemed better off, finishing with 33 posessions and 11 marks.
Andrew Swallow, Gavin Urquhart and Adam Simpson were the only Roos players to eclipse 20 touches, on a night where Richmond had 406-312 overall. Swallow kicked three to be the only multiple goal scorer and Hamish McIntosh got the better of the ruck duel.
Star Man: Joel Bowden. Played all 100% of the match, had 28 touches and kicked two goals.
Shocker: Richard Tambling. Didn’t want to give it to him but there was no one else. Earned a recall and didn’t show much to prove he wants to keep it.
One to watch:Â Levi Greenwood. Looked decent on debut and there is a shortage of good defensive rookies.
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Fremantle 18.13.121 def Sydney 16.4.100
15 goals were all that were needed by winning teams this weekend in seven of the eight games. The eighth game was this one, Sydney booted 16 goals and just four behinds – some tremendous accuracy. That would have meant nothing to Paul Roos, his Swans didn’t collect the four points. Fremantle kicked 18 sausages and proved they can beat more highly fancied opponents. The Dockers went into the game averaging less than 10 goals a game, they kicked 16 here, they will need to continue the trend of this game if they’re any chance at making the top eight this season.
David Mundy had only 20 possessions but returned the chocolates for his owners this week. Matthew Pavlich found some well needed form, he played large amounts of time in ball and kicked three. Aaron Sandilands was too good for Darren Jolly. The comps tallest player amassed 46 hit outs. Michael Johnson was also among the best for the Dockers.
Brett Kirk was awesome in his 200th, 27 disposals and 12 tackles. Jude Bolton had a game high 13 tackles to add to his 28 touches. Adam Goodes kicked three goals as well as 21 possessions and eight tackles, he may have playedwel enough to pick up a Brownlow vote, he always polls well.
Star Man: Matthew Pavlich. The critics were on his back all week, he did the best thing possible to get them off, perform! When he performs it looks as though his team mates follow as well.
Shocker: Chris Tarrant. The ex-pie played 95% TOG, yet only touches the ball five times.
One to watch:Â David Mundy. Not a highly-priced player played terrificly. The question is, will he be able to do it week in week out.
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Geelong 18.18.126 def Brisbane 5.3.33
Watching this match on T.V you wouldn’t have got the real picture, Geelong were awesome. The conditions didn’t warrant 18 goals from one side but as only Geelong would have been able to do, they conjured the 18 goals. It was freezing, cold and the worst part, windy. A 93-point win was satisfying for those that braved the conditions.
Cameron Mooney and Tom Hawkins would have been in my top five for best-on-grond performances. Two talls, a wet day, it seemed impossible. Yet together they were awesome, each should have finished with five goals but passed up opportuinties, in Mooney’s case to his team mates, for Hawkins to the Lions. If Gary Ablett doesn’t win the Brownlow the umpires have a severe problem. He had 42 touches and two goals, including a pearler in another magical performance that keeps him drawing closer and closer to his father. Jimmy Bartel, Darren Milburn, Joel Selwood and Corey Enright all had a lot of the footy.
The Lions could only manage one DT ton and zero in SC compared with Geelong’s seven and eleven, that probably summed up the match. Jared Brennan and Simon Black would have been among their best. Jonathan Brown kicked three of the Lions five goals.
Star Man: Gary Ablett. Can they build a league so he can go play on his own?Â
Shocker: Ashley McGrath. Just the eight touches.
One to watch:Â Brisbane. Most scores were low, so a good week to pick up some bargains.
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Carlton 21.7.133 def Western Bulldogs 13.12.90
The odds in the lead up to the match were even and rightly so, two of the most attacking clubs and aesthetically pleasing were matched-up together. The comfort of Etihad Stadium greeted them and conditions were perfect for the game. High tempo, quick and skilful were words you would use to describe the opening three quarters, before Carlton opened up a 27-point buffer at the last break and strolled home to take the four points. They booked themselves third spot on the ladder and the respect from the AFL community.
Their kicking the week before was shocking (9.13), but this week they had just 6 more scoring shots and were better off 66 points. Whatever Brett Ratten and his staff did this week will not be forgotten. As for the Dogs, they have looked out of sorts in the past fortnight and will need to sharpen up this week in the lead-up to their crunch game against the red-hot Saints who will be coming off the back of an extra two-day break, priceless in this day and age.
Kade Simpson continues to fly under the radar and had another 29 touches and two goals, Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs each had 25 disposals and one goal to be among the best for the Blues. Ryan Houlihan earnt back some respect lost from last week, 29 disposals and two goals. Heath Scotland returned well from an absence to have 26 disposals. The Bulldogs forward line is the shortest in the comp, which meant Bret Thornton had no real match-up and roamed free to have 27 touches at 96% efficiency.
To a greater degree than Simpson, Matthew Boyd has flown well under the radar this season. He amassed another ton in DT and SC with 26 disposals. He has scored a ton in both DT and SC in all but one game this season. Brad Johnson kicked four, but had no other genuine help up forward. Shaun Higgins continued his good form, while Daniel Cross had just four kicks among 21 possessions.
Star Man: Heath Scotland. Did well in just his second game this season. 26 disposals at 92% efficiency was a great effort.
Shocker: Nick Stevens. Only the 12 disposals and Eagleton had the better of him.
One to watch: Aaron Joseph. Mesmerising how he still manages a game, murdered by Higgins.
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Adelaide 7.9.51 def Melbourne 4.10.34
Just a total of eleven goals between the two sides pretty much sums up this game of football. Just 14,219 people attended this contest, a little over 10% of the whole MCG full. You would have been forgiven if you thought it was an Adelaide home game, they were louder than those from Melbourne, but it wasn’t as if the Demon fans had much to cheer about. Just one goal up until three-quarter-time, they managed three goals in the last quarter, but it was clear Adelaide had already started to think of next week, a derby against bitter rivals the Power.
Simon Goodwin was impressive as always across the half-back line and racked up 35 possessions. Scott Thompson was among the Crows best with 29 disposals and nine tackles, while Bernie Vince would have impressed his coaches. Ben Rutten and Nathan Bock ran off their opponents with ease, combining for 56 disposals. Jared Petrenko and Taylor Walker were in many starting 22’s they only had 50% TOG each. Kurt Tippett recorded his first two tons of the season with 19 disposals, 19Â hit outs and two goals.
Brock McLean and Brent Moloney each had 29 possessions and could hold their head high. Cameron Bruce had 26 touches and Aaron Davey was probably the best for the Demons with accurate disposal.
Star Man: Simon Goodwin. Game-high 35 touches, again proved his status among fantasy elite.
Shocker: Brad Miller. Amazing last week, just six disposals and 0.2 this week.
One to watch: Jack Grimes. Is he in line for a call-up after a solid display in the reserves?
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Were Richmond and Fremantle’s wins flukey?
Apart from Gary Ablett who else shined for you this week?
How were you affected by injury this week (Harvey, Hille, Richo, Dalziell, Hansen, Palmer)?
How many trades will you be using and how many do you have left?
Who is on your chopping block?
Welcome to a free-for-all in the comments below.
GIbbo
April 28, 2009 at 6:51 pm
guys i want to get greenwood but i dont no who to get rid of out of either petrenko or cheney??
also is liam anthony that good or should i just go for hartlett in for robinson now??
@detau
dont get rid of rich, he is going to make you some much money then trade him later for a big name.
some douchebag..
April 28, 2009 at 6:52 pm
i’m thinking j.lewis could be a handy pick up this week in DT .. around the same price as mitchell and hodge at the moment but i cant imagine his b/e to be as big as theirs so he’s bound to go up.. thinking of bringing him in for dalziell just to free up some cash?? any thoughts?
Evolved
April 28, 2009 at 6:58 pm
@ Gibbo- don’t trade either this week. Petrenko should play. Craig mentioned about giving the kids a go in the Showdown would be a good experience for them. Wait a week and then you will have an idea of who is more likely to play and see if Greenwood will be picked for a 3rd game
Give the Spud to Hairyscary- if you don’t like it, please do fuck off to the AFL site so we don’t have to hear you whinge anymore
Evolved
April 28, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Why didn’t the swear filter work just then?
Peter G
April 28, 2009 at 7:00 pm
While I don’t share hairyscary’s vehemence, I was a bit disappointed myself that Monty didn’t notify his viewers of the downtime situtation, particularly afterwards.
It was only after trawling through the forums I saw some obscure reference to upgrades. I understand that this is a useful site, but it is a business (not a hobby as some tools continually maintain), and if we’re going to have perpetual outages, we’d like a little respect also. If my favourite coffee shop was closed for repairs, I’d expect notice apologising for same.
AFL.com is slow, but ultimately reliable over the weekend. Smarten up, Monty, or your viewers may vote with their mice away from this blog… (or translate the metaphor however you’d like)
GIbbo
April 28, 2009 at 7:03 pm
k cheers mate… btw where do we find the breakevens for players??
Evolved
April 28, 2009 at 7:07 pm
tooserious.com.au
Has B/E’s for DT (as does fanfooty) but for S/C too. It’s a great tool
some douchebag..
April 28, 2009 at 7:23 pm
so do you really think abusing the crap out of monty is going to make him answer your question.. nice try mate
gomaz84
April 28, 2009 at 7:25 pm
korza, why onb earth would trade p.burgoyne.
he is avg 112, and is only out for 2 weeks. an absoloute premium, why waste a trade.
btw, you dont win your league till round 22, and i for one am saving my trades & letting my cash cows rise in price for a while
Smit
April 28, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Great Rapp, yes, please include the points in future…..
Korza
April 28, 2009 at 8:02 pm
@ Gomaz
P.Burgoyne has been sitting on the pine for two weeks costing most about 120pts min, for me that is about 800 places on the rung.I would prefer to be ranked 32 instead of 832.If anyone would disagree, you might as well turn off your computer.
PS: I am not going for a league win..
It is the car or nothing,and i am well aware the odds are astronomical.
phil
April 28, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Can everyone thats critising Monty about his site just stop using it or stop complaining about it… Im coming 498th in supercoach and would never be doing this well if i didnt use the info on this site (since december) I didnt start with a single Hawthorn player (after Monty had them down as a 2-4 par start after 6 rnds) and after adding Hodgey at a reduced price last week will do the same with Buddy shortly. The reason the site is struggling during game times is obviously due to such popular interest but if your not satisfied, by all means go to afl.com.au, but good luck on getting any useful advice there
jimmyk
April 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm
does anyone have an opinion on trading haselby to moss this week or is it too early to be dropping the purple haze…
reasoning is Moss (227,000) BE is -97, Haselby (418,000) breakeven is 116….
would leave me wit 15 trades but…..
would u do it
Gun
April 28, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Who should I get for Hille?
In Supercoach, Petrie or Sandilands?
moiecoute
April 28, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Could all those idiots who are being unreasonably critical of the site and what Monty give us please leave.
Better yet petition Telstra to build a similar site. That way they can make a killing charging fans like you $10 a month to access.
Idiots.
Pete
April 28, 2009 at 9:06 pm
hey guys,
My SC backline is taking a hit every week due to my favourtism to the other positions (i.e got judd ablett and bartel) and wondering whether it is worth a straight trade from dempsey to gram this week or hanging around longer incase a better opportunity arises e.g an enright, hodge or s.fisher.
personally i think gram is a decent SC player but is of the most overated i.e no where near the premium likes of goddard as he is so oftenly associated with. Just not sure a decsison to commit to him for the rest of the season (i wouldn’t trade him if i did get him now) is a good one.
if anyone can be bothered responding that would be great 🙂
P.S my backline currently consists of goddard, c.cornes, houlihan, j.macdonald, dempsey, s.hill, greenwood :with raines and broughton on the pine (both would play when fit over greeny and hill)
Murray
April 28, 2009 at 9:16 pm
To everyone who is having a crack at Mitch, STOP. Last week you asked for a little more opinion and he delivered. Also, this post looks like it is supposed to be a wrap, where he sums up the previous round.
@ Pierce, Mitch gave his opinion just like he should be able to do. Geelong have Ling, Harley, Ottens and Hunt out and can still win matches. Gary Ablett is a gun and no one in the league comes close.
@ Mitch is awful, Mitch is doing a great job and giving up his own time for everyone who uses this site and just as Lee said you should go whinge some where else.
Also who should I trade for Hille?
Damo
April 28, 2009 at 9:23 pm
@Simon – lol
Anybody got any injury news on kozi? Looking ay him as replacement for hille in SC.
timstix
April 28, 2009 at 9:47 pm
skippy to moss this week? leaving 15 trades
worth it?? yay or nay
any help is majorly appreciated if anyone can be buggered…
cheers
Mighty
April 28, 2009 at 10:12 pm
@Brad
Do you still have S Burgoyne? You might want to trade him and then look at the Harvey trade.
If you want to trade out Skippy this week then warren might be your man.
If you just want to do the one trade then Harvey – Franklin is a pretty good trade. Franklin has been pretty serviceable while Hawthorn haven’t been at their best. As they improve he should too.
Joel
April 28, 2009 at 10:59 pm
agree with Matt on Tarrant, do you say Presti has a bad game if he only get 15 dt points?
He played a defensive man on man roll, bit naive to say he had a shocker
tim
April 28, 2009 at 11:05 pm
SC Trades…
Hille to McIntosh
Harvey to <550k forward (who is best option?)
cash made on forward
or
Hille to Kruezer
Harvey to Riewoldt
40k
(cox is my first ruck, have no forward emerg. atm, walker replacing skippy, who will be traded next week)
Thoughts???
Dream Coach Killer
April 28, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Ok – I’m pretty sure hates me.
I had raines, cousins, ottens, hille, skippy, harvey, palmer, burgs and dalziell in my team. PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE THAT INJURES THEMSELVES!!!
Do i do you all a favour and put a bullet in my head???
Do I jinx gabbo and put him in my side?
Bring on 2010!!
Coolio
April 28, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Anyone else think that Buddy looks like he is carrying a bit extra this season under the #23 or was it padding for an injury?
Any news out there on Raines?
Can we cease the shirtfronts on Monty and Mitch and start talking some footy people.
Professor
April 29, 2009 at 12:09 am
I’d just like to say I tipped 8 winners last week !! Obviously going better that SC & DT. Raines should be back this week.
Narkee
April 29, 2009 at 12:23 am
Eat a dick Hairyscary!
craig
April 29, 2009 at 1:27 am
So much crap advice on here. Wish you nuff nuffs were in my league…
Dare you all to use all your trades by round 10. That is the way winners win. Get the best players in ASAP cause then you’ll reap the rewards for longer. Seriously!
-Rich. Gone!
-Hartlett. Craptastic. As if he’ll keep his spot from the Burgoyne’s.
-Barham. Jump on board, this guy is going to be 500k in 4 weeks time. I bet my 11th finger on it.
-Ben Warren… do you dare bite the Dean Laidley carrot?
-Collins… @ the tigers… surely that bodes well for high DT scores… wait, they have the lowest no. LTIs, and are playing crap. Hm….. if it wasn’t for Richo going down do you think they could kick a goal?
-Pavlich: drop him now, what a spud
-Hodge: drop him
-Hille: hang onto this bargain. He’ll come back rnd 7 just you wait!
-Gary Ablett: if you have him you’re a nuff nuff. Dammit i have him :'(
craig
April 29, 2009 at 1:29 am
Oh btw… how awesome was Jarrad Grant. I’m on board!
micklovin
April 29, 2009 at 1:33 am
I don’t see what the big problem is this week… I got 2156 DT and finally moved inside the top 1000. Amazing what actually using your trades will do…
Last 2 weeks i’ve gone robindon to beams and paul johnson to h-mac
and garlett to nahas and skippy to riewoldt.
My only problem is starting both petterd and rance on my field 5 rounds into the year…
Was thinking about dropping down to 13 trades this week and going suban to greenwood and haselby to bartel or another top liner… Suggestions???
Jdog
April 29, 2009 at 1:47 am
lost hille and harvey this week and have skippy and raines sitting on the bench.
thinking kreuzer for hille to free up some cash, then stevie johnson in for harvey.
any thoughts on peterenko and rich. have they topped out yet, if not how long do they have left?
Jdog
April 29, 2009 at 2:06 am
disreguard that last comment about rich and peterenko, just had a look a their BE’s. both have at least 2 more weeks left in them based on their averages.
Pierce (Environment) Brosnan
April 29, 2009 at 8:17 am
Does anyone know how Steele Sidebottom went in the VFL last week and the possibility of a call up in the near future? Is Mick likely to weild the axe this week with the likes of Toovey or Barham and give this kid a go?
Have him on the pine with Skippy and the injury to Booma has left the forward line fragile.
Brad
April 29, 2009 at 9:17 am
@ Mighty,
Thanks a million mate.
Appreciate your comments.
the cheif
April 29, 2009 at 10:07 am
when is naitanui debuting?
Peter G
April 29, 2009 at 11:10 am
Sidebottom had the equivalent of a 100 DT game in VFL. Lot of tackles. Nice.
Andrew
April 29, 2009 at 11:47 am
yarren? where is he?
torn
April 29, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Hey just need a bit of advice …
i’ve got $720,000 in the bank with 15trades left so i can do whatever i like.
I don’t have any of the injured players and my emergency’s play.
But im contemplating biting the bullet and upgrading Fevola to Riewoldt just cause Fev’s BE is huge and too inconsistent.
ive got Chapman, Higgins, Krakour (upgrade him later if form drops), Pav, Deledio & Nahas (will upgrade when he maxes out)
Also thinking bout upgrading Hasleby in the middle to anyone .. thinking Pendlebury? or mayb wait a week for Judd?
Got Ablett, Richo, Selwood, Rich & Otten on field as well atm.. beams to come for richo if need be..
Can upgrade otten when he maxes out in a few weeks.
What you guys think?
Sorry for the essay! lol
Dicko
April 29, 2009 at 1:17 pm
“i’ve got $720,000 in the bank with 15trades left so i can do whatever i like.
I don’t have any of the injured players and my emergency’s play.”
I reckon you can work it out yourself you lucky bastard! 🙂
Analyst
April 29, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Mitch, kudos for the article, better than last week. It was good to see you going beyond simply reciting the players’ stats and actually providing reasons why they scored as they did, particularly helpful for those who may not have watched the game.
Things like: “Patrick Ryder won the ANZAC Medal and deservedly so, he had to shoulder the ruck duties single-handedly after Hille was struck down in the second minute” are informative comments and are much appreciated.
As previous comments have mentioned, you should be careful labelling a player’s performance as “shocking” simply because they had limited stats. Tarrant and Joseph are two examples of players who did their job well this week, even though they didn’t get many possessions.
Roy
April 29, 2009 at 1:32 pm
natanui and sidebottom will get games this week. making it very interesting on whther ppl will upgrade to premiums with their cash cows or downgrade to these young guns for cash
Chris
April 29, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Naitanui will be unlikely to get a game, I think you’ll find he’ll play for Swan Districts in the WAFL again this week.
Worsfold expects him to be a key player for years to come and has continually stipulated he’s in no hurry to rush him into afl – especially derby week when there’s already so much more media hype.
Tim
April 29, 2009 at 2:12 pm
@ Roy. Interesting call on NicNat. Last Friday he pulled up with hamstring soreness. He was going to play in the WAFL reserves last weekend, but the Eagles subsequently said they would “hold him back.”
So do you have new information or are you making it up and trying to mislead others?
Dicko
April 29, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Can’t see Nat playing.
Where can I find BE for Supercoach?
Brad
April 29, 2009 at 3:02 pm
@ Dicko,
S/C BE @ tooserious.com
It takes 2 seconds to register.
haryscary
April 29, 2009 at 3:07 pm
MONTY – please just respond with an explanation instead of being the stupid nerd coward you are.
Secondly… everyone that writes on this forum actually has no idea about football. players like paul johnson, palmer and garlett…just to name a few – WHY BOTHER – If you have picked any of these players and many more you have no idea – GIVE UP.
Anyone who thinks being rude to monty about the continual crashing of the site is not on…guess again…. NOT ONCE have i ever taken one of his opinions and applied them to my dream team – so if you have your side is crap – he really does not know much about DT or football in general.
SO… i really do not have to bow to his site simply becuase he provides ill informed opinions about footballers who on almost every occasion turn out to be rubbish.
MONTY WAKE UP AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF
McHavok
April 29, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I don’t know what to do!
I want to upgrade Petrenko to Hodge, and I have just under 250K to do it, which is fine. But I also have Boomer, which means with the approx 400K I will have I can only really pick up J Brown. I know I should wait for Riewoldt / Stevie J, but I can’t wait to trade.
Also, I think H Hartlett is a big unit. And by big, I mean I want him inside me – isn’t he handsome? But I can’t trade him in if I fix Trenko and Boomer.
Please help. I can be friendly if you help me out. And by friendly, I mean a wildcat in bed AND I’ll cook you brekkie.
Please help.
Sincerely,
DT amateur.
Brad
April 29, 2009 at 3:28 pm
@ haryscary,
I can totally appreciate that you are entitled to your opinion but i remain very curious as to why you keep coming back if you hate the site so much and if you do not apply any of Monty’s opinions in your team planning?
Why dont you excercise your rights as a consumer and click off FF once and for all?
Do you get a sexual release on writing your weekly whinge every Wednesday??
If i dont like a pub or restaurant because the food is aweful or the service is bad i simply dont go back.
Narkee
April 29, 2009 at 3:29 pm
@haryscary
I will say it again….eat a dick and piss off!
McHavok
April 29, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Please help me I am a freckle face loser .. actually I look like mOnty. I am really ugly.
I think I am cool … but I was teased at school a lot. McHavok = king.
Haryscary
April 29, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I’ll do what I like thanks… as soon as monty pops his ugly head out from behind his computer and gives me an explanantion this will all end!