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.
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
Should have backed in gablett even with his poor form against adelaide.
What are you doing with Skippy?
Possibly going to bring in the voldt. It doesn’t appear that he is doing his normal slow start to the year (probably because the saints are up and about). Although he scores poorly against Port normally, he is a premium investment.
How many trades are you using this week?
1. skippy to voldt.
Is Terry Wallace done?
Richmond still top 4 material Monty? 
He was 5 years ago
Can Freo win a game?
Western Derby’s in theory are 50/50 games, so one of those 2 is their best chance. I am sure they will have a good game at some point.
Chad
21 Apr 09 at 9:05 am
Great article again pal. Am keen to know anyones early thoughts on replacements for Skipworth? Ben Warren and Andrew Collins (both forwards)had promising early games but we all know that doesn’t mean much…
Which 400-450k forward is the likely trade-up for Skippy?
Frank
21 Apr 09 at 9:19 am
Who tipped Dockers for finals? It was only morons like Walls who did that.
Severian
21 Apr 09 at 9:29 am
Thx for the wrap.
Had problems with game day on Sunday,will this be rectified this week.
korza
21 Apr 09 at 9:44 am
Good read Mitch.
Skippy’s hammy twanged about 1-2 weeks too short for my liking, but don’t think there is a need to rush in to an immediate trade.
My thoughts are Mitch and Skippy both sit on the pine. Downgrade Mitch to Hartlett/Barham next week and upgrade Skippy.
The way the likes of Pav, Buddy and Gia are dropping, the options are vast.
Pierce (Environment) Brosnan
21 Apr 09 at 9:51 am
Woooohooooo mighty eagles are back!
Foxo
21 Apr 09 at 9:57 am
Unfortunately i have both Skippy and Kossi in my supercoach forward line. I’ll be playing both my bench players in Ziebell and M.Brown. Hoping that the scans on Justin’s hamstring will confirm a lesser grade of injury for ~2 weeks.
In the meantime i’ll be sitting tight on injury reports and lower scoring forwards.
Richmond won’t be able to listen to what Terry Wallace has to say. The man doesn’t want to put in his resignation, instead he will hold onto the mast of his burning ship.
The dockers will lose to the swans and then the eagles and continue to barrate their one true star in Pavlich. Mark Harvey’s head might breath his last breath just before they pull off a miracle upset against Carlton.
Foxo
21 Apr 09 at 10:19 am
Essendon website has Skippy out for 3-4 and they are usually fairly generous. I wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t back for quite a number of weeks. Looking at a either a straight swap with Ziebell as a single trade to free up 90K or tempt fate and swap for Lucas????? A known slow starter, not particulary playing well but starting to get the ball, at 300k averaging nearly 60 and playing awful football I think he may be a decent pickup if he pulls his finger out and gets a bit of confidence.
Jimma
21 Apr 09 at 10:47 am
How do you ‘score a solitary 28 points’?
Grammarpolice
21 Apr 09 at 10:48 am
Traded out B.Harvey for the “IN form” chapman. bad move this is why you shouldnt trade like a mad man at the start of the season. lesson learn t. Is skippy going to be injury prone this year monty????
Spazman
21 Apr 09 at 10:54 am
Hey monty
It seems the breakevens on your site are not accurate, is this going to be rectified.
For example last week you had Reiwoldt listed as 131 BE and he got about 114 and went up. This means you were about 20 off with his BE and have noticed you have had others a lot higher than they should be
hilly
21 Apr 09 at 11:19 am
If mitch robinson gets dropped this week do we trade him out or wait for him to get back in and make more money?
azzadoggies
21 Apr 09 at 11:39 am
just make more money i reckon. sounds like a good plan.
fishtaylor
21 Apr 09 at 11:52 am
“Shocker: Patrick Dangerfield. Largely unsited and he was filling in for some midfield’s due to the absences of Tuck and Burgoyne”.
?? what does this mean? Are you saying that Tuck/Burgoyne and Dangerfield play on the same Team? WTF? Did your Girlfriend write this “wrap” or what?
croc187
21 Apr 09 at 12:06 pm
he means that because s burgoyne and t tuck were late withdrawls lots of people were relying on dangerfield to cover there donuts
Gerry01
21 Apr 09 at 12:10 pm
anybody have the inside word on whats happened to Greg Broughton from Freo? I read he’d hurt his ankle, but cant find how many weeks he’s out for, or how bad he did it?
chris
21 Apr 09 at 12:17 pm
croc187…lol
think before you criticise
jake
21 Apr 09 at 12:21 pm
@ Spazman….umm skippy just twanged his hammy, as you are well aware! To the casual observer you would think that would suggest he is injury prone.
Dr Faust
21 Apr 09 at 12:23 pm
croc187 is not a smart man
hilly
21 Apr 09 at 12:24 pm
Sorry mate, but this is a poorly written article. Simple mistakes like spelling and grammar are really unforgivable.
All you’ve really done is recite the scores, you haven’t really added much analysis apart from one or two statements about players.
Beau
21 Apr 09 at 12:27 pm
Ironic that skippy pulled his hammy when playing against the kangaroos!! Guess he is rooted now.
crazycrowsfan
21 Apr 09 at 12:37 pm
@ Beau
Give him a break man, judging by the photo he couldn’t be more than about 8 or 9 years old
hilly
21 Apr 09 at 12:49 pm
went from Skippy to Higgins,
good move?
Brady
21 Apr 09 at 12:49 pm
Re. Earlier post. My bad, sry to criticize. The sentence didn’t didn’t read well.
croc187
21 Apr 09 at 12:58 pm
@ Beau
So the kid can’t spell,big deal.So the above mentioned wrap had limited information,big deal.
GO and suck your middle finger, and taste your own feces.
S/C 328th
21 Apr 09 at 1:00 pm
so mr. robert murphy will get a go this week?
leroy
21 Apr 09 at 1:25 pm
@Beau
So have you got further analysis that you would like to add?
Thanks for the wrap, Mitch…
gecko
21 Apr 09 at 1:45 pm
I have thoughts to cover Skippy but would appreciate opinions from the educated in this caper.
Option 1)
Otten to Barham
Skippy to Gia
Option 2)
Skippy to Warren
S Burgoyne to Judd/Bartel
I have some real concerns about Burgoynes roll or should i say lack thereof this year.
He is struggling to settle and doesnt seem to be making good use of the pill when he has it.
I know everyone preaches against sideways trades but i think in the long term Judd/Bartel will be a better option.
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 1:50 pm
Don’t get it – “Patrick Dangerfield. Largely unsited and he was filling in for some midfield’s due to the absences of Tuck and Burgoyne”. Didn’t the Crows play Gazza et al?
addicted2tradebutton
21 Apr 09 at 1:51 pm
Good article Mitch. Don’t listen to the others, you are doing this for free i am sure and many people appreciate it.
@Criticisers- Get off his back, the idea is a high level review with key players scores, injuries and possible future direction for the clubs.
Pat
21 Apr 09 at 1:51 pm
I’ve got Skipworth, but I think I’ll keep him and might trade Henschel instead (also got Ballentyne sitting on the pine,….. seemed like a good idea at the time). Zeibell looks like a good in, as he will still go up in price.
Thanks for the wrap Mitch, but I’ve got to say it’s “unsighted” not “unsited”
Dicko
21 Apr 09 at 1:59 pm
@ Guys,
Mitch was saying that Danger was filling in, in fantasy terms, for Burgoyne & Tuck, for those that had Tuck and Burgoyne on the ground and Danger on the bench he simply came in to cover a doughnut.
It is really quite simple to understand.
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 2:08 pm
Why do you feel the need to sledge and nitpick the writer about spelling.
You are so petty and have no flowering life. who cares what you think jackass.
You use this site, watch the live scores and use other peoples advice/opinions on players etc so be thankful that the site even exists.
Rather than try and make yourself look like a hero (you should know no-one else here thinks you serve any purpose) offer something constructive or spend your time elsewhere.
Moron.
Dippa
21 Apr 09 at 2:14 pm
Thanks for your constructive comment Dippa
Dicko
21 Apr 09 at 2:24 pm
Collingwood supporters. What’s the word on Jaxson Barham? Will he stay in the side and how far off is Sidebottom from getting a game?
Dicko
21 Apr 09 at 2:26 pm
Dicko-
Sidebottom could be a inclusion this week, has been getting plenty of it in the magoo’s.
Barham will be going head to head with the likes of beams and toovey for a spot.
Pat
21 Apr 09 at 2:31 pm
@ Dippa,
Well said mate.
No doubt the people sledging the author are the same worthless tools that bag the absolute flower out of every single AFL listed player on the game day blogs if they dont score 100 plus points, and then blue with each other over who called what score in the “color” game, flowering pathetic.
The only critisicm i have of this site is that it is not very well moderated and allows too much freedom to the unwashed and uneducated to voice their opinions.
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!
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 2:44 pm
Monty, How long untill Henchell from adelaide is back in? having him and skip on the bench doesnt look promising
dan
Daniel
21 Apr 09 at 2:51 pm
For all those complaining about the article, he’s doing it for free, and if you dont like it dont read it. Simple.
Bo
21 Apr 09 at 2:55 pm
Oh, and whilst im here, since when has anyone cared about spelling with regards to football ? I’ve seen people write Peter Bourgoyne and all kinds of similar spelling mistakes. Its footy, surely the sport is more interesting than the spelling and grammar.
Listen to Ricky Olarenshaw if you want to see the english language butchered. Ignore these tools mitch.
Maybe get a new profile pic with a fake moustache and a bowler cap so they leave you alone.
Bo
21 Apr 09 at 2:58 pm
Mitch, How long untill Henchell from adelaide is back in? having him and skip on the bench doesnt look promising
dan
Daniel
21 Apr 09 at 2:59 pm
@ Brad
If you haven’t already noticed, Monty markets this site to the great unwashed (BigFooty regulars, basically), with his cute little symbols he makes for some players and the silly colour game. Get used to it – Monty will never get rid of them – just have to ignore it.
It’s a great site for up-to-date scores, but if you want decent analysis, there are far superior websites for that.
Ben
21 Apr 09 at 3:00 pm
Haha Bo, nice. Since when has age ever been a credible indicator for fantasy football acumen anyway?
Chris
21 Apr 09 at 3:01 pm
@ Brad
If you want out trade out Skippy, then I’d wait till next week. You will know more about Barham by then and Otten will have made you another $20-30k. It also gives you another look at Burgoyne to be sure if you want to trade him. Sideways trades are bad but if they have a lingering injury its not the worst idea.
Mighty
21 Apr 09 at 3:08 pm
@ Mighty,
Appreciate your comments.
I will have another look at Burgoyne this weekend before i make my decision.
I am averaging close to 2200, s/c, but i just think i am lacking the killer punch i need to win my league matches, missing out on the likes of Rich & Gilbert from the start are killing me, having Hurn and Beams in place of those two is costing me 80-100 points each week.
Burgoyne’s 70′s & 80′s seem to be the fly in my ointment at the moment.
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 3:53 pm
So?
why does no one want to go with higgins to relace skippy?
seems a good move for me.
Brady
21 Apr 09 at 3:59 pm
why isnt monty writing up these? mitch here just askes questions and doesnt really analyse the games. if ur gonna keep doing this after each week, stop stating the obvisous and try give us more insight.
montyfan
21 Apr 09 at 4:04 pm
@ Brady,
Bcoz 99% of coaches had Skippy and Higgins to start with!
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 4:19 pm
It is a great move Brady, but most of us would have had both already!
Captain Fantasy
21 Apr 09 at 4:26 pm
any news on Liam Anthony yet?
Thoughts
The Fone
21 Apr 09 at 4:35 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.
Elroy67
21 Apr 09 at 4:43 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?
ihatemondays
21 Apr 09 at 4:47 pm
ihatemondays isn’t Ryan O’keefe in that range ? if he is he’s easily better than everyone you listed.
Bo
21 Apr 09 at 4:54 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.
S/C 328th
21 Apr 09 at 4:57 pm
ihatemondays gia by far
Evan
21 Apr 09 at 5:03 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!
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 5:11 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!
Frank
21 Apr 09 at 5:20 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.
ryz
21 Apr 09 at 5:22 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.
wirrapanda
21 Apr 09 at 5:33 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!
Charlie
21 Apr 09 at 5:34 pm
i have henchell and skipi in the forward line just wondering whether to trade or save both of them??
Daniel
21 Apr 09 at 5:37 pm
p.s they are currently on the pine
Daniel
21 Apr 09 at 5:37 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
pascoe
21 Apr 09 at 5:43 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
haryscary
21 Apr 09 at 5:45 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??
kouta
21 Apr 09 at 5:46 pm
Good question, Brad. I’m not sure why there is so much aggro on this site lately.
m0nty
21 Apr 09 at 5:56 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
jack
21 Apr 09 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!
Brad
21 Apr 09 at 6:08 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.
James
21 Apr 09 at 6:22 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
azzacooney
21 Apr 09 at 6:30 pm
Unless you feeling like donating some coin to Monty, STFU.
Good work, much appreciated Monty.
mEnty
21 Apr 09 at 6:32 pm
One option is to trade Skippy down to Nahas and free some cash, next week will be his third game.
same as last week
21 Apr 09 at 6:33 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.
diddley
21 Apr 09 at 6:44 pm
Too much vitriol, too little discussion about clever strategy and innovative tactics. How does that saying go….”enpty vessels make the most noise”?
Lee
21 Apr 09 at 7:00 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.
XztatiK
21 Apr 09 at 7:20 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.
phreophile
21 Apr 09 at 7:23 pm
Watch the Warren kid
Chuck Norris
21 Apr 09 at 7:42 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.
same as last week
21 Apr 09 at 7:43 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
Resch
21 Apr 09 at 7:50 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.
ecko
21 Apr 09 at 7:52 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.
u mad?
21 Apr 09 at 7:58 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.
Al
21 Apr 09 at 8:55 pm
yeh hawks suck some shit, no top 4 for u bastards this year
Patrick
21 Apr 09 at 8:57 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
Patrick
21 Apr 09 at 9:08 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.
Team_Lactose
21 Apr 09 at 9:24 pm
Patrick – you could use that dictionary yourself!!!
Frisco
21 Apr 09 at 9:25 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
ryz
21 Apr 09 at 9:28 pm
frisco its a bit different in the comments, its msn language
Patrick
21 Apr 09 at 9:30 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.
Frisco
21 Apr 09 at 9:33 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!
Hibbo
21 Apr 09 at 9:34 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’?
Frisco
21 Apr 09 at 9:37 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
pascoe
21 Apr 09 at 9:53 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!!
Graeme
21 Apr 09 at 9:56 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.
salo7227
21 Apr 09 at 9:57 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.
Graeme
21 Apr 09 at 10:02 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.
ash
21 Apr 09 at 10:25 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!
craig
21 Apr 09 at 10:26 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..
Flame
21 Apr 09 at 10:45 pm
haha it sure is mate, its only round 4 for crying out loud. even freo could still get up there! haha
maybe not
ryz
21 Apr 09 at 11:06 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)
sandilands
21 Apr 09 at 11:30 pm
keep up the great work m0nty and mitch. Gotta say a year ago when i found this site i thought that some of the features could do with upgrades and i remember m0nty saying its so people with slower net can still view the site and not have to wait forever(worded much better of course). Well im glad you did not change it because half the time im capped these days and its so good been able to check everyones dt scores from all the games and follow them along and then been able to check my dt/sc from the site.
A
dylan
21 Apr 09 at 11:34 pm
What a load of bulltish you dopey buggers have written about Monty and this site. 90% percent of us would be stuffed without the info on this site especially pre season. Close it down Monty. Then we will see how badly the whinging buggers miss it.
Manikato1
22 Apr 09 at 12:07 am
Too many Damn Communists
J Edgar Hoover
22 Apr 09 at 12:33 am
Yep, I too have found this website recently and love it. I would even pay a premium fee to use its service.
KUDOS to everyone that put effort in here.
…and to women that complain here, STFU and harden the f@ck up, if not, just leave… your presence will not be missed you twats.
Nick
22 Apr 09 at 12:56 am
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
That my eagles are gonna be a force at subi and gablett is a son of a gun
Who are you happy with?
lokyer and higgins. bloody good pickups
Who will you be trading?
skipworth and palmer
What are you doing with Skippy?
traing him for taylor walker so i can upgrade palmer to nicky dal.
How many trades are you using this week?
2
Is Terry Wallace done? yer few more games tho
Can Freo win a game?
GOD NO! if they keep playin guys like soloman and kepler there never a chance. btw pav should go bak to adelaide.
BTW is hartlett for rich a good trade-save 90 grand??
GIbbo
22 Apr 09 at 1:17 am
What are your thoughts after Round 4? I will never put someone other than ablett captain again.
Who are you happy with? Nick Dal Santo, Josh Drummond, Brendon Goddard and all the cheap people that everyone pretty much has.
Who will you be trading? Skippy and Robinson soon.
What are you doing with Skippy? Wait for a bit.
How many trades are you using this week? 0
Is Terry Wallace done? He is well done
Can Freo win a game? Yes, they’ll beat Geelong
All welcome to have your say in the comments below.
jazz
22 Apr 09 at 1:26 am
Geez !! And you say us Poms whinge !!
Fair play to M & M for even running the site in the first place. Most people find this site through word of mouth and referral due to all the good work that is done.
Stop your arguing ladies……
Personally, I don’t sit on here all weekend as I do have a social life. For those of you that have to complain about not being able to log in on a Friday night, I suggest that you grow some balls, get out of your smelly little bedroom, get to a bar ( im hoping you are legally able to get in a bar ), order a beer and watch the game with your mates and get a life.
You should then be able to get over a very small problem of not being able to see how many points collingwood players are getting as you are watching the game on tv.
A Cat
22 Apr 09 at 1:27 am
keeping skippy but dropped J.Riewoldt for buddy. can someone tell me why i choose that hack?
keep it up monty and co. the silent majority love the site.
Don Gibson
22 Apr 09 at 1:55 am
long time reader first time poster.
Thanks monty and mitch!
Second year player, coming about 2000th in SC thanks to little baby jesus! I have $230000 in the bank. I have made 3 trades already this season.
My question relates to skippy. I am 5 grand of getting the Volt so I would have to make 2 trades to get him.I have brown and walker on the bench, or should I just use 1 trade and get boomer or chappy (or pretty much anyone)
What do you reckon?
ROb_85
22 Apr 09 at 8:43 am
Monty & Co – keep up the great work. Cannot beleive some of morons bagging you and getting agro. My advice to the morons: how about turning away from the keyboard, go to the door, open it, walk outside and get some fresh air! All those pizzas and endless hours on the computer are doing you some harm….
As for Skippy; I’ll be keeping him and review my team next week. Might do a double trade next week: Haselby or T.Tuck to Pendlebury and Skippy to ?? not sure.
Heater
22 Apr 09 at 8:45 am
@ Gibbo
Would not trade Rich for Hartlett, Rich will still earn plenty more $$ he could turn out to become a ‘keeper’ the way he’s travelling. Hartlett only played one game, could easily prove to be a fluke score- much like Robinsons and cheney first rd 1 score.
Hibbo
22 Apr 09 at 8:57 am
well said, Cat. Most of these guys come across as smart-ass pimply faced sub teen try-hards with no lives, living their he-man fantasy dreams behind computer screens. Go
out and kick a footy, if you know how…
ronl
22 Apr 09 at 9:00 am
*
I reckon Monty domminates because he is from a famous movie and likes to get naked.
As for you clowns that whinge just stop crying while you can about evry god damn thing. This is MONTYS internet site and he can run it as he pleases.
If he lets it crash on a Friday then better luck to the man he can bloody well do what he wants when he wants.
On a side note my team is now int he top 5000 on the AFL dream team site but I am trying to work a way out to upgrade haselby.
I have 90k in th ebank and hasbleby to palm off and looking for an up and commer. All I cqan say is those that didnt get kakour in the forward line would be kicking them selves he has dont great. As for Fraser I am kicking myself 70K fo a ruckman is soooo sexy.
I love Fraser he is hell good at kicking the ball and he knows how to mark the ball as well. Unlike Lynch who hasnt learnt the art of marking the football yet. As for the pies go all of them I mean I like meat pies the most then a nice hot chicken pie the AFL team I couldnt care much for though.
wirrapanda
22 Apr 09 at 9:06 am
Eagles Smashed Port, Port Smashed Hawks….
Hawks Vs Eagles….
now i know footy doesnt work like this…dare we dream?
James
22 Apr 09 at 9:26 am
happy with GODDDARRDDD, C Cornes, foley ,corey richardson, higgins, macintosh… buddy, deledio,J brown, pav, hodge, mackie, simmonds can all pick up ther Game!
Skippy to voldt or boomer.
Fremantle just suck and wont be going anywhere for a few years. even befre the season Stephen Hill over Rich wasa BAD decision.
Terry will be gone mid season.
bummers
22 Apr 09 at 10:47 am
What are your thoughts after Round 4?
That the media are getting worse and worse with all the tiny insignificant bullshit stories they are writing. Also, backline is proving to be an issue again this year.
Who are you happy with?
Bryce Gibbs, H-Mac, Daniel Rich, Higgins, Houlihan, choosing Goddard over Fisher.
Who will you be trading?
This all depends on team lists. My concerns are my back line. Have Raines, Broughton & Cheney. If Cheney or Broughton (or a rushed back Raines) are named then may hold off on a trade.
What are you doing with Skippy?
Putting him on the pine – have Walker and Brown to cover. Still more money to be made from Skippy and he will come back in to the side when fit again.
How many trades are you using this week?
Depending on team lists – max 1
Is Terry Wallace done?
My opinion is he shouldn’t be sacked mid season because what effect will this have on the players who are all obviously under an enormous amount of pressure (I think the media and general public forget that the players are under just as much pressure to win).
He should be allowed to finish the season off but if they don’t make the 8 then he is gone gone gone. Richmond would know sometime from about rd 11 if they are looking like making the 8, so they would have plenty of time to look for a new coach (Sheedy, Pagan etc etc)
Can Freo win a game?
).
Yes, but not more than 4 – 6 games. We have a lot of young kids in the team and they need games under their belt. I believe Harvey is doing the right thing and playing the kids and I personally back his decision (not that my opinion has much say at Freo
I believe that last years recruiting of 14 young kids, the retirement/delisting of old players and not picking up “recycled” players was the first draft in quite a number of years that I think they have done the right thing. Now you have to give these kids a few years and see if they can make the grade and prove that they were the right draft choice.
Also keep in mind the following players that haven’t played a game yet –
Mayne – Good young half forward who can move up the ground. Good mark and kick.
Headland – At his best is a great running player with a great kick. Although he does need to stand up and actually play at his best for more than a few games a year.
Ballantyne – hasn’t played AFL yet but has proved in the WAFL that he can kick goals. Freo struggle for a second and third option goal kickers behind Pav.
If you have players in the forward line who can kick goals then that is going to help the morale/confidence of the midfield/half back players trying to get the ball forward and obviously make the team more competitive (from a scoring point of view)
I believe we are a chance to beat Sydney this week because Sydney like to lock the ball up which would mean less long kicks (which is a weakness in a number of Freo players). Lock it up, have some good marking targets up forward and if they can play in front, take their fair share of marks and convert then we are chance (still don’t know if I can tip Freo though)
Interesting to see how Jolly goes this week playing against Sandy. Want to see if he still scores big.
To all the idiots who are having a go at Mitch/Monty… piss off to another web site if this doesn’t cut the mustard for you. You sit on your ass doing a great deal of nothing while the team here put in the work to bring you a great resource for fantasy football.
Monty/Mitch – great work and to have only a few hours downtime during a server change is a great job seeing as I am assuming that you dont actually host the server yourself.
Valkorum
22 Apr 09 at 11:09 am
Dudes and dudettes:
Robbie Gray or Shannon Cox as an upgrade from Skippy???
Robbie looks to be playing out of his skin so can he keep it up? Or perhaps the volatile Daniel Motlop??
Frank
22 Apr 09 at 11:30 am
Monty, thanks for the site. I really like the bubble boy posts you did last year and possilbe trades for injured players. Seams there is none of that this year.
Roger
22 Apr 09 at 11:37 am
@James
Im pretty sure i read somewhere that Monty makes enough money from this site to not have to have a day job, apologies if i;m mistaken. I’m not whingeing about it, but if most people’s performance in a job had been this low, they wouldn’t be getting away with it scott free.
Random
22 Apr 09 at 12:02 pm
Just did a double trade
Haselby –> Beams
Skippi –> N Revolt
What do ppl think???
Daniel
22 Apr 09 at 12:05 pm
Frank, don’t make any of the moves you suggested. Just awful. Wait on Skippy until you can turn him into a premium (i.e. Robinson – Barham, add the $$ to get someone half decent). If it’s not going to work, downtrade Skippy to a rook, and use the $$$ to upgrade elsewhere. Sideways trading is a mug’s game (barring premium injury or rookie).
Peter G
22 Apr 09 at 12:09 pm
Those people laying into Monty should give themselves a kick in the head.
He provides the site, a podcast and his opinion.
If you think you can do better then try do so. If all you want to do is criticise then go to a game and let rip at the umps no Monty.
moiecoute
22 Apr 09 at 12:46 pm
@ Daniel – pretty bad.
You forced the first trade to enable the Roo upgrade. Haselby will play all year and go well (would be a nice upgrade later in the year). Beams might only last 2-3 more weeks (Sidebottom’s in soon…) and you’ve missed a lot of his price rise. So by default this is almost a 3-trade move as you might have a ‘Beams issue’ shortly. Not good work, buddy.
Tim
22 Apr 09 at 12:48 pm
Added to what Tim said Daniel you should never really trade before the teams are announced, you never know when coaches might throw up a surprise or someone might injure themselves at training/get the flu.
Chris
22 Apr 09 at 1:07 pm
Fucking hell Mitch, I could get more insight from reading the live scores and painfully hovering my house over those gay little icons.
I put it to you that you have no formal training in writing. Further, I put it to m0nty that he should be ashamed of himself for letting you cop the above criticism without even a hint of defence. If you’re going to profit from this site, at least provide a service.
At this point in time, I hope traffic deserts this site and you are forced to steal coupons from people’s mailboxes in order to feed your pizza hut addiction.
m0tny_for_PM
22 Apr 09 at 1:12 pm
Some choice abuse from somebody who can’t even spell the word “monty”.
Speedy
22 Apr 09 at 1:19 pm
My reasoning…
Revolt has gone down what like 60k or somethin…hes only going to go up…beams will get more than 3 more games (Who would replace him at collingwood?…the woods midfeild is shallow as it is)
Haselby plays for freo…enough said…he was lucky to get what he already has done.
Skippi will be out for at least 5 weeks and he made me some $$$ already..im already carrying henchell
p.s i am a collingwood supporter hehehe…
dan
Daniel
22 Apr 09 at 1:21 pm
No wonder you have no concept of logic!
m0nty_for_PM
22 Apr 09 at 1:22 pm
Daniel – it’s a exceedingly bad set of trades that you’ll regret deeply very soon.
This whole ‘he plays for Freo so he’s shit’ train has really gained steam! Don’t matter if they play for Ballarat 3rds, if they get you more DT points than their price warrants AND if they’re going to play week in week out, you don’t trade them in mid April.
Tim
22 Apr 09 at 1:29 pm
i got 2171 in dt this week and my 2 trades im thinking of doing this week are this
skippy out
barhan im
hasleby out
bartel in
thoughts?
azzacooney
22 Apr 09 at 1:30 pm
had boomer since round 1, lucky i kept him! now its lid’s turn to pull his finger out!
ZEDMAN
22 Apr 09 at 1:39 pm
@ TIM
You are prob right but i think this is as cheap as revolt will get — dont want to miss this opportunity
Does the fact that im only in SC make ne difference lol
dan
Daniel
22 Apr 09 at 2:01 pm
FAO – m0tny_for_PM
I’m interested in hovering my house over an icon? Please explain.
A Cat
22 Apr 09 at 2:02 pm
Anyone who has a problem with this site flower off!!
I for one will be using it as a reference!
Whingeing bastards!
Narkee
22 Apr 09 at 2:04 pm
Oh… and well done Monty. I appreciate your work and contribution to DT and SC!
Narkee
22 Apr 09 at 2:05 pm
@ A Cat
I meant during the live scores when you hover your mouse over the icon next to the player to see exactly how many stats they have and what they’ve been doing during the game.
m0nty_for_PM
22 Apr 09 at 2:08 pm
All this BS! Examples of the false sense of entitlement so many people have these days. Nothing a long, deep recession won’t fix. m0nty’s site is fine – thanks m0nty – nothing in this life is perfect.
DT – here’s a free scrap of independent thought for all those whinging seagulls: Lids is cheap, getting cheaper. Tigers playing awful. Cousins & Cogs back in a week or two, Cotchin not long after that. Will remove/decrease the tag from Lids, will improve the Tigers’ output and also increase the hard ball being fed to Lids as Cogs / Cousins will get it for him. In 3-4 weeks, he’ll probably be the buy of the year. Plan around that.
Charlie
22 Apr 09 at 2:14 pm
@ Dan,
bad idea trading before the teams are announced mate.
can anyone give me a heads up on what the news is with heath hocking and if he will play this week.
dont mind the thinking there either charlie
and everyone stop whingeing and deal with it
tom
22 Apr 09 at 2:47 pm
What has Mitch actually done wrong here?
Jonny
22 Apr 09 at 7:27 pm
Nothing. But his spalling could do with a bit of work.
Dicko
22 Apr 09 at 8:05 pm
Like which words and where?
Jonny
22 Apr 09 at 8:36 pm
Leeve Mitch alone im not the smarest bloke and didnot lern alot from his articull but then agian im ownlee in grade for butt mi bro lernt alot hes in grade one, keap up the good work Mitch
Jusso
22 Apr 09 at 10:06 pm
Don’t listen to us Mitch. Appreciate your good work.
Dicko
Dicko
23 Apr 09 at 1:31 pm