Arguably the most surprising selection for round 13 is Collingwood naming Harry O’Brien after a shoulder dislocation in round 11 that was listed as having him out for at least another two weeks. Over at Nick’s there are rumblings that the whole thing is a furphy, the lads at Lulie St Dash think it’s a case of Mick’s mind games, and the Pie fans also wonder if Alan Didak will recover emotionally from his recent brush with the constabulary.
- Over at Red & White Online there is some gnashing of teeth at the exclusion of Heath Grundy because there is a huge Barry Hall-sized hole at full forward that needs to be filled. Peter Everitt is the fan favourite to be the shag on a rock, which would not only mean better things in fantasy terms for Darren Jolly but would also hurt Spida’s numbers, remembering of course that Jonathan Brown had a dirty day in much the same role last round at Skilled Stadium.
- The naming of Michael Newton gave the long-suffering Demon supporters at Demonology something to cheer about, as he has become a fan darling since being picked in the 2004 draft despite not getting a senior game before now. Not a huge Gray/Westhoff fantasy buzz about the boy, though.
- Hawks fans are mostly in agreement on BigFooty that the final changes on Sunday will be Lance Franklin in for Xavier Ellis. Slight chance of Mitchell Thorp being selected for his first game with Michael Osborne being the other bench player likely to be sacrificed.
- Similarly, no one at BomberBlitz is fooled by the naming of Brent Stanton who is a monty to be replaced by either Ricky Dyson or Angus Monfries, though Andrew Lovett may also be a late withdrawal so both Dyson and Monfries may play.
- Debate at Saintsational centres on the ruck, which the Saints did not bolster despite the injury to Justin Koschitzke. Michael Rix and Jason Blake will go up against Adam Pattison and a returning Troy Simmonds who has had a very limited preparation after major injury. Plenty of fantasy coaches will have their beady eyes firmly fixed on Simmonds’ performance against such weak opposition: if he can’t beat this lot, he’s not going to be worth picking up.
- A “slight doubt” on Aaron Edwards may mean that Djaran Whyman will survive the cut to make his AFL debut according to some iffy speculation on The Searching Kangaroo.
- The poor buggers at TalkingCarlton are whinging about a number of selection issues, with the prospect of Cain Ackland and Setanta O’hAilpin going up against Aaron Sandilands not filling anyone with confidence. Some speculation about the omission of Luke Blackwell whose six games so far this season had actually been very impressive in fantasy currency compared to his cheap price, but scores of 32 and 17 sealed his fate. The opinions of the fans as to Blackwell’s skill and workrate cast doubt on his future as a fantasy prospect.
- And finally, all is sweetness and light at Cat’s Claw with no hint of injury concerns down at Geelong. One wonders how long that will last…
Oops, a little bug there. Thanks for that Barnaby.
On AW last night they had Brad Johnson and G Healy was asking if he was going to miss. Johnson didn’t exactly give the biggest denial. Maybe trend carefully with Johno this week!
Molly
Good round-up monty. Wouldn’t be surprised if Roos goes the Wallace route of playing several small forwards on the bigger and slower Geelong backs. Go Michael Newton! I hear he is a freak
So Luke Power going to play or is this another Nigel Lappin? Have Judd also and only one playing midfield reserve.
Goodes was named at full-forward and it wouldn’t surprise me if he and Everitt both play as targets in the forward line.
Luke Power is regarded as a safe bet. He’s had three weeks off.
(Michael Newton is nicknamed The Freak partly because he called Cameron Bruce that when he first arrived at the club… doesn’t hurt that he’s a very agile tall)
PS - Anyone notice today’s Herald Sun where Gerard Healy compares the Melb 22 to Geelong, pointing out a gaping hole in the Dees’ ruck stocks - and fails to mention a certain J. White ???
Is there any news on on Heath Shaw’s injury from last weeks game?
Just a quick one with all the injuries, I am relying on Mitch Brown to get a guernsey against the crows. Think its a goer? or will he be cut when the fat is trimmed? Cheers Fellas. Great job aswell, Monty…
Tom, i did read that article with gerard Healy leaving out White and i also thought WTF?
But then i actually read the article and he was talking about a new coach coming to the Demons next year and then starting to build for a flag. He doesn’t include White because he’s over 30 and not part of their long term plans.
Which i think is crap, White looks like he could go around another 4-5 years.
Anyone got any idea’s on whether Nathan Krakour will play again this season? Read somewhere he is injured for another week, but does he have a realistic chance of playing again this year?
Cheers!
Ok…
Im downgrading Aaron Edwards and then upgrading Judd…
Should i:
A) Trade Edwards for one of Westoff or Gray, and then trade Judd for K Cornes?
or
B) Trade Edwards for one of F Watts or B Reid, and then trade Judd for Bartel??
Cheers
Btw, Edwards (and whoever i trade for) will be an emergency - and my other fwd emergency is Harbrow…
The media in Adelaide has reported that Krakouer has got shin soreness, which could mean nothing or could mean stress fractures. I’d check the Port Adelaide Magpies site to see if he’s playing there. He might find it hard to get back into the side even if he’s alright considering the form of Gray, Rodan, Ebert etc.
No one will help you fixing your team on this blog. That is what BF is for.
I like this chocolate brown background BTW.
Why is the date showing 30th June by the way? If so, who won last night and by how much? I might put a pineapple on the result.
Hack again?!
Thanks for catching that one, Brithney.