Injuries and suspensions cost fantasy coaches some big scores this week but some stars showed their class. The likes of Shaun Burgoyne, Travis Tuck, Darren Milburn and Barry Hall all pulled out after lockout, but how many of you have big bad Barry?
To make matters worse Mitch Robinson and Patrick Dangerfield, who may have been some of your emergencies, didn’t do a lot. It was a fairly low scoring week in comparison to the bumper scores many produced last week, but would most be happy with their scores?
Some key injuries, in particular, to fantasy favourite Hayden Skipworth may force coaches to use yet another trade. Justin Koschitzke may be out for a few weeks and Brent Guerra also tweaked his hammy. Jamie Charman has fallen to the Brisbane ruck curse, he now becomes the second key ruckman injured this year. Who will replace him?
There were quite a few major upsets, namely Port Adelaide leaving the reigning premiers at 1-3, North Melbourne beating Essendon, Richmond falling to new lows against Melbourne and West Coast beating the rampant Doggies by five goals. Simon Black and Matt Thomas have both been sent straight to the tribunal for making contact with umpires, just as Heath Shaw was last week and Jason Akermanis can accept a one-match ban for tripping.
Collingwood 13.12.90 def Brisbane 10.13.73
Collingwood made the most of their extra three-day break to defeat a Lions outfit that looked lost at times. Mick Malthouse showed he still has it, making some key moves that Voss had no answers for.
The Pies were a lot harder at the footy, and it started in the midfield with Scott Pendlebury (135 DT/147 SC), Tarkyn Lockyer (131/146) and Jaxson Barham (122/77) all playing their part in the win. Leon Davis (104/131) kicked three important goals and Josh Fraser (117/128) was again dominant against weaker opposition. Fraser will face tougher competition next week in David Hille, as the Pies take on Essendon.
Bradd Dalziell (123/120) showed his worth with his best performance of the year, with two goals. Simon Black (92/118) went someway to repaying the faith of his coaches with his best game yet, and Jed Adcock (82/96) picked up 25 touches in three quarters of footy.
Star Man: Scott Pendlebury. Had 35 disposals, which included 13 contested. Also had 10 clearances and had six tackles.
Shocker: Daniel Bradshaw (34/18). Played 100% TOG for just seven disposals (efficiency of 43%) and just one shot on goal.
One to watch: Jaxson Barham. Many fantasy coaches and Collingwood fans are getting on him straight away, and rightly so. He played a fantastic game but had nine clangers. Wait one more week for this one.
Sydney 12.12.84 def Carlton 9.13.67
Sydney kept their extraordinary record against Carlton intact with a 17-point victory at the SCG. The Swans have now won the last 12 matches head-to-head.
Jarrad McVeigh (59/105) kicked three for the Swans who were without much of its key forward line (Hall,O’Loughlin). He has recently stepped out his brother Mark’s shadow and made a name for himself. Rhyce Shaw (106/130) played well for 29 touches, only three of which were contested so I presume he got them cheaply. Brett Kirk (96/113) and Martin Mattner (75/108) were also good for the Swans.
For the Blues Jarrad Waite (127/116), Paul Bower (94/154) and Bret Thornton (109/125) got some kick-to-kick action going due to Sydney’s game plan. Bryce Gibbs (103/87) got the job of tagging Adam Goodes (37/76) and he did it well, limiting the dual Brownlow medalist 12 touches and racking up 24 himself. Chris Judd had 30 disposals but he gave away three free kicks, which curbed his fantasy scores a tad.
Star Man: Jude Bolton (95/123). Had just the 19 disposals but laid a game high eight tackles which resulted in some decent fantasy scores.
Shocker: Brendan Fevola (76/26). Had a shocker, just the one fairly decent goal early and then four behinds to have 5.11 in the past two weeks. Had five clangers and a possession efficiency of 43%.
One to watch: Paul Bower. If the Blues continue to kick to kick like they did against Sydney he could be a handy pick-up… or he could return to the wilderness and we may never see him reach these heights again.
Port Adelaide 17.13.115 def Hawthorn 12.13.85
Port Adelaide continued their rise as Hawthorn looked like they could be well have been still on their end of season trip from last year. Port Adelaide had all the answers, as they strode to a comfortable 30-point win at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
Travis Boak (133/120) and Danyle Pearce (130/92) had 32 and 33 disposals plus 10 and 11 marks respectively, to be the top two Dream Team players on the ground. Warren Tredrea (105/139) continued his awesome purple patch again kicking six goals straight, to prove he can do it against decent opposition. The Cornes pair of Chad (129/124) and Kane (103/68) were also influential, while the Burgoyne pair were absent.
Lance Franklin (92/77) kicked three but didn’t have a great bearing on the
match, well held by Carlile. Garry Moss (120/101) continued his rise as he grabbed 25 possessions plus a goal and 10 marks. Despite getting six kicked on him, Thomas Murphy (88/123) got some decent fantasy scores and Brad Sewell (108/117) played wide of Chad Cornes to have 28 disposals in his return match.
Star Man: Warren Tredrea. Kicked six important goals when the game was on the line, he was the catalyst for the win.
Shocker: Jarryd Roughead (34/31). Hawthorn will need more than that from him if they are to challenge for the flag again, just the seven disposals and no shots on goal.
One to watch: Hamish Hartlett (95/61). Picked up 23 touches in his debut match, proving that the Power taking him at pick number four wasn’t so bad after all.
St Kilda 17.9.111 def Fremantle 4.4.28
If people in Melbourne are calling for Terry Wallace’s head, those on the West Coast will be screaming for Mark Harvey’s. This was an absolute massacre, an 83-point whipping, St Kilda’s second consecutive domination of a Western Australian club. A grand total of four goals is what you would expect from an under-9 match.
Nick Dal Santo (116/136), Leigh Montagna (119/125), Brendon Goddard (104/113) and Clinton Jones (92/121) continued their impressive form, while Farren Ray (102/102) and Sam Gilbert (99/112) got plenty of cheap touches across half back. The only bad news for the Saints was the injury of Justin Koschitzke (8/17), which will have him out for a week.
For Fremantle, Michael Johnson (113/110) and Byron Schammer (108/107) toiled hard and Matthew Pavlich (72/92) cannot be blamed for another average match, the opportunities he was given from the midfield were few and far.
Star Man: Nick Riewoldt (114/146). One week he kicks inaccurately, the next he kicks five straight. Very much a confidence player, this outing should hold him in good stead for the rest of the season.
Shocker: Fremantle. For a side that were listed as a chance for the top eight, to only score a solitary 28 points is ridiculous. The lowest AFL score I can remember for a long time, I’m sure someone will give me an answer in the comments.
One to watch: Kepler Bradley (43/42). If Mark Harvey had any sense he would be the one to watch in the WAFL next week, unless that is what he expects from Bradley.
Geelong 21.8.134 def Adelaide 13.8.86
A Gary Ablett led Geelong and they were too good for a determined Adelaide outfit on Saturday night, winning by 48 points.
The ever reliable fantasy trio of Ablett (155/197), Jimmy Bartel (111/122) and Joel Corey (115/124) were again awesome setting up the win for the Cats. Particularly Ablett, 46 disposals with an efficiency of 85%. Bartel and Corey had 30 and 34 each, while Joel Selwood played well after an early knock to the face.
Tyson Edwards (108/102) was good for the Crows with 25 touches, while Simon Goodwin (85/90) and Scott Thompson (97/106) would have impressed Neil Craig with their run. Andrew McLeod (46/46) was quiet, while Taylor Walker (51/30) and Patrick Dangerfield (39/38) didn’t follow up their performances form last week.
Star Man: G. Ablett. Enough said.
Shocker: Patrick Dangerfield. Largely unsighted and he was filling in for some midfields due to the absences of Tuck and Burgoyne.
One to watch: Tom Lonergan (90/72). He looked good in defence, coming in as the late replacement for Darren Milburn. Will he keep his spot for the game against Brisbane?
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North Melbourne look to be back to their fighting best with a good win against Essendon. The Bombers had 22-19 scoring shots but were unable to convert when it needed.
Brent Harvey (131/169) looks to have found some form after a horrid opening three weeks. He kicked three goals and had 33 possessions. Lachie Hansen (114/122) looked a lot more comfortable across the back line, Daniel Pratt (113/139) looks to have overcome a fortnight he would rather forget and David Hale (112/127) was good up front, kicking 4.3. Jack Ziebell (87/94) played his best game for North Melbourne with 22 disposals.
Brent Stanton (103/134) was great for the Bombers, but they lacked run and carry through the midfield. Matthew Lloyd (92/98) kicked 3.2, just one short of his 900th milestone and Jobe Watson (91/91) was good but lacked efficiency. David Zaharakis (62/61) had 20 touches and looked good at times.
Star Man: Brent Harvey. Looked in ominous form and the Roos players look to be blocking and playing for him more, a good sign for his fantasy coaches.
Shocker: Michael Quinn (25/26). Didn’t look anywhere near as good as his first match.
One to watch: Ben Warren (64/67). He looked good especially early, one to watch for sure.
Melbourne 14.16.100 def Richmond 13.14.92
Melbourne added a nail into the coffin, getting over the top of the woeful Tigers by eight points in a scrappy contest.
Brad Miller (107/132) booted three in his best for the season, if not his career. Aaron Davey (111/115) continued his great form with 25 meaningful possessions. Brock McLean (102/100) had six tackles and 25 disposals and bad boy Colin Sylvia (96/111) also had his best game for the year, with 19 touches and two majors.
Nathan Foley (90/106) got the better of his match-up with Nathan Jones (55/46), the Tiger had 32 disposals. Joel Bowden (155/176) picked up an easy 44 possessions and Matthew Richardson (125/121) gave his all kicking 4.5. If Richo had kicked truly, could the scoreboard have read differently? We will never know.
Star Man: Joel Bowden. Although he was allowed to roam free and collect 44 disposals, his fantasy coaches wouldn’t have minded one bit.
Shocker: Troy Simmonds (45/33). One of the older players at Richmond, he needs to step up and not get beaten by youngsters such as John Meesen.
One to watch: Andrew Collins (84/54). In just his first game he had 20 touches and booted two goals. Should wait one more week.
West Coast 17.14.116 def Western Bulldogs 12.11.83
West Coast showed that they can perform at home, yet not on the road. The bounced back from a 93 point hammering last week to defeat the previously unbeaten Bulldogs by 33 points.
David Wirrpanda (153/117) returned and had am immediate impact, kicking one goal plus 28 touches, 15 marks and seven tackles. Dean Cox (119/102) is widely regarded as just another on-baller, and he showed that against Sunday with 25 disposals plus 31 hit outs. Andrew Embley (110/115) finally gave his owners something to cheer about and Daniel Kerr (93/143) was again good with 29 possessions.
Shaun Higgins (116/109) proved he will be a keeper with another stellar performance where he kicked four goals. Matthew Boyd (114/126) got the better of Kerr early and finished with 30 disposals and two goals himself. Daniel Cross (94/104), Nathan Eagleton (96/37) and Akermanis (97/102) all did their bit but couldn’t get the Dogs over the line.
Star Man: David Wirrpanda. Read above.
Shocker: Mitch Hahn (44/49). Very quiet, just the 11 disposals.
One to watch: Liam Picken (82/70). Looks like he has consolidated his spot and still has a major upside to make you some cash.
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
Who are you happy with?
Who will you be trading?
What are you doing with Skippy?
How many trades are you using this week?
Is Terry Wallace done?
Can Freo win a game?
All welcome to have your say in the comments below.
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Elroy67
April 21, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Good wrap, really appreciate the effort Mitch.
I like the quick overview of each game as I only get to see one game each week, and even then that is a couple of days after the event.
ihatemondays
April 21, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Liam Anthony will probablys return through the VFL, so a few weeks away yet.
With skippy, I think I’ll wait 1 week and take my pick of Bradshaw, Roughead, Giansiracusa, Betts and Gray. Thoughts on which one is best?
Bo
April 21, 2009 at 4:54 pm
ihatemondays isn’t Ryan O’keefe in that range ? if he is he’s easily better than everyone you listed.
S/C 328th
April 21, 2009 at 4:57 pm
@ Monty
You are an absolute coward.
While poor little Mitch is getting attacked from all angles,fighting a battle against all odds.Where the hell are you…Let me guess filling that fat gut of yours.
Evan
April 21, 2009 at 5:03 pm
ihatemondays gia by far
Brad
April 21, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Am I missing something here?
Are the people tearing shreads of Mitch and Monty old mates or relatives that can get away with this kind of abuse?
They must be because surely no one would treat them with such disrespect if they hadn’t known them personally for 10 years or more!
Frank
April 21, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I agree Brad, this isnt a site for b*tch*ng. Its a site about football! Those that are just plain ol frustrated – take it out on a brick wall, go for a jog, smash some balls at the range or just do something else than type on your keyboard.
Stick to football otherwise flower off for flowers sake!
ryz
April 21, 2009 at 5:22 pm
@ brad
“I have real concerns that Fantasy Football is really going to devalue true football passion amongst the youth.
Anyone that can take pleasure in hearing that a certain player has gone down with a serious injury is just a tool who sees football as nothing more than a computer game!”
totally agree. would hate to think that footy is going down the road where cheap kicks from joel bowden are applauded cause their dt is winning without even caring bout the real deal.
all the fkheads that are on this site in the chat talking about get this score or i will die, if i guess this right i will blow my load, wake up to this player etc. etc. are fking immature imbeciles.
i love my dt, no doubt about it and it has definately made the game as a whole more enjoyable and brought intrest into all teams rather than just mine, but if its just going to turn into fantasty footy where as said deadbeet morons are cheering for injuries then that is just a bloody disgrace.
would be willing to lay some green down on the fact that a majority of those tools never even played the game before anyway and probably dont understand it.
anyway mitch and monty top stuff.
wirrapanda
April 21, 2009 at 5:33 pm
@ ryz. what the deal deal with writing an essay?
it is only suppose to be a short post u clown.
i dont think that anybody cares what you have to say and what your rediculous thoughts are.
if pavlich was to go down with a broken knee, i would be stoked becuase i dont have him in my team. it sounds harsh but it is fair if you were me and didnt have him in your team (i bet you do cos u sound like a chump).
even if dream team didnt exist or i didnt compete in it, i would be stoked if someone like pavlich broke his knee cos i dont barrack for freo, and when the eagles played them i would be wrapped cos we would have a better chance of beating them.
when players like bowden get cheap kicks in the back line i get stoked and i hink you are just jealous cos you dont have him in your team, so stop complaining and just buy him already.
you are the chump of the fantasy football world.
i disagree with you and believe that your face is a fail.
Charlie
April 21, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Good work, Mitch. Enjoy the article
Two bits of unsolicited advice:
1. Soak up the petty criticism, gotta get used to that rubbish without letting it bother you.
2. Yeah it’s footy and the internet and so most people don’t care about spelling and grammar…but if you’re fair dinkum about footy writing, it’s worth making the effort to get these things right – will help make your work stand out.
Cheers!
Daniel
April 21, 2009 at 5:37 pm
i have henchell and skipi in the forward line just wondering whether to trade or save both of them??
Daniel
April 21, 2009 at 5:37 pm
p.s they are currently on the pine
pascoe
April 21, 2009 at 5:43 pm
i know what i am doing with skippy. trade him out for taylor walker this week and then the week after, hopefully bartel goes down another few thousand, i will trade cale morton, just after he has almost maximised in price for the year, and trade morton for bartel. i would way rather bartel and walker then skippy and cale morton! ps, i already have ablett
haryscary
April 21, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Its a disgrace that the site was down on Friday night – It kept crashing all weekend. An explanation would be great MONTY – your silence is not acceptable.
To remind you please see below:
MONTY & OTHER PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE THAT THE SITE GOING DOWN FOR WHATEVER REASON ON FRIDAY NIGHT WAS NOT A DISGRACE:::
A few points need to be made here.
1. Monty would not do this site for fun – he makes money from advertisingm and so me and everyone else who visits he site assist with MAKING MONTY MONEY
2. With the above point in mind, and the fact that Monty has set this site up and is supposed to run it efficiently, its an absolute disgrace that the site was down on Friday evening during the Collingwood V Brisbane game. Wht not do it during the week and spare people of mollys useless un-informed match reports??
3. Monty if your going to run a site like this, (and youve said yourself its grown by 100%), the upgrade your servers accordingly so that the site oes not continue to crash over and over again every single weekend. This to is simply un-acceptable and needs to be fuxed.
4. Monty – Obviously i can go over to afl.com.au and get the numbers…. but this is not the point – if your going to run a site and profit from it (profiting because of US the viitors and members) then do it properly or not at all
All of this may seem unreasonable to some – however, if monty is not prepared to run things proffesionally then people will simply go elsewhere – OR – it will not take long for someone else to develop a better way of doing things in seasons to come.
Smarten up your act monty – the last two weekends on this site have been poor due to the site being down friday and consisten crashing of the site throughout the weekend.
Yours truly
Haryscary
kouta
April 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm
I wanna trade skippy for Brent Harvey. To do so I am also going to have cash in Mitch Robinson for a mid rookie (I have to do it this week to be competitive against my opponent). QUESTION – how risky buying Barham this week? Surely whatever happens barham will get 3 plus games??
m0nty
April 21, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Good question, Brad. I’m not sure why there is so much aggro on this site lately.
jack
April 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm
@ haryscary
ur right, monty give us an explanation please. this is a very important site to everyone, so get it right would ya. Last weekend was just shocking. pull ya finger out
Brad
April 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Mony,
I think it is time to open a complaints/suggestions box, that can only be seen by you and the person with the gripe.
This is getting out of hand, just bcoz someone feels the site isnt up to scratch that is their opinion but we have absolutely no interest in reading complaints from grown men who are supposed to be hardened footy lovers, who are now moonlighting as sookie little pre menstrual woman who have nothing better to do than to bore the flower out of us with they get their rags on.
If i wanted to hear the complaints of a hagged old women i would go and talk to my mother in law on the phone for 5 minutes.
Where has the footy chat gone? It has gone completely off the rails, that’s where it has gone!
James
April 21, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Haryscary & Jack,
Yes, Monty probably does make a buck off this site but I’m guessing the per-hour return isn’t enough to quit the day-job and therefore he’s doing it in his free time. If you have issues with it then feel free to use the AFL in-game scores. They are a major organisation and are therefore likely to have more resources at their disposal (although obviously not in the two hours before round 1 lockout, that would be expecting too much). Even better, as it’s money for old rope, set up your own site, do your own research and put up with your own mindless criticism from ignorant tools.
We’re behind ya Monty.
@wirrapanda, you’re a disgrace to the Eagles. Grow up.
azzacooney
April 21, 2009 at 6:30 pm
haha have a listen to you all, nice writeup. get rid of skippy hes played his part, downgrade or upgrade wateva u want. and watch how many teams trade for barham this week haha
mEnty
April 21, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Unless you feeling like donating some coin to Monty, STFU.
Good work, much appreciated Monty.
same as last week
April 21, 2009 at 6:33 pm
One option is to trade Skippy down to Nahas and free some cash, next week will be his third game.
diddley
April 21, 2009 at 6:44 pm
@haryscary.
mate, give the guy a break. he runs a good site here.
did you ever stop to think the problems were out of his hands? ever been late for work cause your car broke down/flat tire/flat battery? same situation here. things dont always go right everytime.
monty is only human, and i am sure every one of us that has ever been on this site has made a mistake, or otherwise, in their profession.
also, while monty might get paid to do this website through advertising, we do not pay to be on this site. so really, without being paying customers, who really cares what you have to say, or if you have a problem with it.
as for the people giving mitch grief, get over yourselves, for flowers sake.
Lee
April 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Too much vitriol, too little discussion about clever strategy and innovative tactics. How does that saying go….”enpty vessels make the most noise”?
XztatiK
April 21, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Calm down people!
Mitch, take Beau’s comment’s on board. He wasn’t really bagging you. I agree that a bit more analysis would really improve this weekly wrap, rather than just telling us the scores, which we already know. I’m not sure how good you are at DT, but you seem smart enough to give the people some tips. A spellcheck would be handy too.
I’m sure some wanker will bag me for this post too, but just understand that Beau and I are being fairly constructive and just want to see better quality wraps every week – which I’m sure Mitch is capable of.
phreophile
April 21, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Is wirrapanda taking the PI55 out of us? Surely no-one can be such a clown concerning the diatribe that he has written. James is right. You are a disgrace to the Eagles as well as to any genuine follower of footy. Grow up wirrapanda.
Chuck Norris
April 21, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Watch the Warren kid
same as last week
April 21, 2009 at 7:43 pm
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
Who are you happy with?
Who will you be trading?
What are you doing with Skippy?
How many trades are you using this week?
Is Terry Wallace done?
Can Freo win a game?
Amazing how it always goes off topic.
Resch
April 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
Injured players who are cheap are a risk – Raines, Cuz, Skipworth and Hentschel all gone in 4 weeks.
Who are you happy with?
HMac – rucks seem to be scoring higher this year
Who will you be trading?
Not this week
What are you doing with Skippy?
Wait a week and see
How many trades are you using this week?
Zero
Is Terry Wallace done?
Sometime during the year. Hopefully it is done in a respectful manner.
Can Freo win a game?
Yes – if WC can Freo can
ecko
April 21, 2009 at 7:52 pm
This is a guy who does fanfooty in his free time and all you keyboard warriors jump on here and rip him because there was a problem with a site.
Last time I checked, you guys weren’t paying M0nty & Co. to run the site, so enough with the criticisim..the man does it off his own back, he runs a service for you guys which makes watching footy that much more enjoyable, and you keyboard warriors give him lip.
M0nty & Co, I along with Brad and a select few others in this thread say thanks for what you do for fantasy football! Keep the good work up my friend.
In other news, ill be trading Big Bad Barry for a smaller name and trading Skippy for Danyle Pearce. Yes I know I shouldnt have got Barry to start with but I took a punt that hasnt paid off.
u mad?
April 21, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Anyway…back to footy discussion people!
Who’s a good downgrade option down the back? Looking to offload Cheney soon if he doesn’t get a game.
Al
April 21, 2009 at 8:55 pm
If Monty really wanted to do this for money then you guys would all be paying for the privilege. If you don’t like the site, set up your own.
Mitch, I mean this in a productive way, try to give us a little more than an overview next week. Give us your spin on things. People will still complain, but it will make for a better read imo.
Patrick
April 21, 2009 at 8:57 pm
yeh hawks suck some shit, no top 4 for u bastards this year
Patrick
April 21, 2009 at 9:08 pm
wtf are u on about anyway theirs no spelling mistakes, plz port adelaide, hawthorn and collingwood supporters, use a dictionary next time u come onto this site, or dnt read it at all, get some free education at least
Team_Lactose
April 21, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I dont know what everyone else does for a crust? But i know when i first started my apprenticeship I didnt know shit and had to LEARN my trade. If this is a passion of Mitch’s then surely he deserves time to learn his trade. Lay off ya cretins.
Keep it up Mitch and Monts. Good Work.
Frisco
April 21, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Patrick – you could use that dictionary yourself!!!
ryz
April 21, 2009 at 9:28 pm
wirra, think your response says it all mate, but just in case, your a fkn flangsmoker. shut the f up and piss off to facebook with your emo friends you disease.
anyway, how much money you got u mad?
guessing only a little bit if your ready to boot cheney. dont think that there is much down back at the moment without having to wait and see a little. imo wait it out a little
Patrick
April 21, 2009 at 9:30 pm
frisco its a bit different in the comments, its msn language
Frisco
April 21, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Using ‘theirs’ instead of ‘there’s’ you mean? Correcting spelling in the comments is bogus, I know, but if you’re telling people to get a dictionary, making grade 2 errors doesn’t look good.
Back to DT – Don’t touch Nahas, fair chance to be off the tiger list soon. Rance looks like he’ll play several more weeks though.
Hibbo
April 21, 2009 at 9:34 pm
What are your thoughts after Round 4? Carn the Sainters!!!!! And wow I’m in some good quality leagues!
Who are you happy with?
Ablett, most of my players to date, just need some better consistency from a few, NG cough cough deledio cough Chappy Cough Luke Ball cough cough…
Who will you be trading? No one 🙂
What are you doing with Skippy? Keeping him, until some premiums drop more in price.
How many trades are you using this week? None, done 3 all up.
Is Terry Wallace done? Hope not, give him the season to see if he can turn it around.
Can Freo win a game? Doubt it, will be a classic game richmond vs Freo, cant wait!
Frisco
April 21, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Why do people feel Wallace ‘deserves’ a season to turn it around when in 4.5 years he’s ruined so much with poor recruiting (kids, McMahon etc), and general team leadership? Where in all that does he earn the word ‘deserves’?
pascoe
April 21, 2009 at 9:53 pm
leave m0nty alone, its not like any of you guys are making the trouble to try and run an entire site for thousands of people to look at each weekend. Monty, i completely understand the downfall. You have made this a terrific site for years now and a slip up here or there is perfectly fine with most of us, just not with those lazy arrogant buggers.
The only problem with the site is that it takes up my entire weekend watching the numbers tick on by!!!!!!! HHHAAHAHAHAHAHAH , especially sundays!
Keep up the good work mate, Pascoe
Graeme
April 21, 2009 at 9:56 pm
M0nty,
i think all the agro that is on this website is due to underperforming Dream Team coaches frustrated by their poor selections at the start of the season!!
salo7227
April 21, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Whilst injuries/no game time aren’t landing me donuts, they are affecting my ability to trade. I’ve got Raines in defense, Liam Anthony in the Mids, J. Spencer in the ruck and Simon Hogan in the forwards. This is really tying my hands to exploit the cash cows as I’m reluctant to trade sideways. Any advice is welcome.
PS – my back cash cows are Petrenko and Rance, Mids are Beams, Robinson and Rich (keeping Rich for the time being) and Forwards are M. Brown and T. Walker.
Graeme
April 21, 2009 at 10:02 pm
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
The Sainters are rolling and Gary Ablett Jnr will be remembered as a better footballer than his father after he finishes his career.
Who are you happy with?
The Big Ham! Killing it in the ruck!
Who will you be trading?
Nobody just yet.
What are you doing with Skippy?
Putting him on the pine, Tex Walker to play
How many trades are you using this week?
0
Is Terry Wallace done?
Sadly, yes. Whether that is this week, im not sure, but being Richmond, it doesnt suprise me!
Can Freo win a game?
Yes, they are a good chance against the Swans on Saturday night.
ash
April 21, 2009 at 10:25 pm
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
Generally happy with my team and stoked that the Sainters are 4-0.
Who are you happy with?
Bryce Gibbs, Higgins and Chad Cornes (thank god that turned out ok!)
Who will you be trading?
No one this week, will be looking to downgrade next week for Skip replacement.
What are you doing with Skippy?
Holding off for a week in DT, Hoping to downgrade Walker, Brown or Robinson depending on their scores and upgrading Skip to Pav. SC I will trade Jesse White out this week, trade Skip to ROK.
How many trades are you using this week?
None in DT, 2 in SC
Is Terry Wallace done?
Nope, they got on a winning streak last year, it can happen again. Don’t like him as a coach but dont think its fair the amount of flak he is copping from the media.
Can Freo win a game?
They have some good players, but 28 points is really amateur. The whole team needs to lift, Sandi, Haselby, Pav, McPharlin and Palmer could really turn it on if they are supported by the fringe players.
craig
April 21, 2009 at 10:26 pm
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
Really interested to see how Boak, Barham and Hartlett do in Round 5. Could potentially switch out a future target trade of acquiring Bartel for Boak instead to give my midfield more team variety… (and cheaper)
Who are you happy with?
Lockyer! Legend so far. Stevie Johnson, Gablett, Chad and JSelwood all being good. Foley being a consist 90 player. Higgins has done more than i expected from him at this point in time. Very surprising.
Who will you be trading?
Thinking about Skippy… probably wait a week to get better info on Mid Rookie downgrade targets in Hartlett and Barham or even someone else?
What are you doing with Skippy?
On the pine for a week till better info on his injury and better rookie info. Franklin/Didak/Gia/Riewoldt/Harvey all potential swaps.
How many trades are you using this week?
0
Is Terry Wallace done?
No, i actually like him. I’m an eagles supporter and dig into Freo a lot. But i think Mark Harvey and Terry Wallace have done a lot of good things at their clubs. I still think Richmond are set for top 8 this year. Potentially making it into the semis if they perform late in the season. It will be quite tragic if the media gets their way (as they often seem to do) against what is the real truth. The media tends to take very heartless, easy arguments, that you can’t lose by whinging about. E.g. no one is going to slam the media about badgering a company about the environment (because it looks good and sells papers). But they will get slammed for talking about drugs/suicide/poverty/etc. so they don’t do it.
Can Freo win a game?
Haha. If Pav and Haselby (the old guards) can boot 10 goals between them… maybe 😛
Extra stuff:
Congratulations Monty from surviving through an interesting server transition! Great to see you doing all this hard work for something that you’re passisionate about. It really shows and a lot of people that don’t post in here and just view the live stats appreciate all your effort, time, blood, sweat and tears.
@Mitch another great read. I get what you’re doing. This isn’t meant to be an insider’s opinion on the issue. Just a quick recap summary of all the events of the weekend. Really liking having another perspective that reads differently to all the stuff Monty puts together.
Cheers!
Flame
April 21, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I only found out about this website this year and it is awesome. Don’t know what I ever did without it. Cut out the whingeing & the aggro and get behind Monty and Mitch.
Keep up the good work guys!!
The only person unhappy about me finding this site is my wife.. and Go the Hawks..Top 4 is still a realistic chance..
ryz
April 21, 2009 at 11:06 pm
haha it sure is mate, its only round 4 for crying out loud. even freo could still get up there! haha
maybe not
sandilands
April 21, 2009 at 11:30 pm
geez people what with all the extremely long posts.
first of all it was ryz and then wirrapanda and now craig has taken it to a new level.
no one cares what you have to say!
also in wirras defence i believe he was the best on ground on the weekend, so he is not a disgrace to the eagles. do some research before posting james (u fool)