
Get ready for disappointment if you’re unlucky enough to be staring at a zero with this week’s selections.
Port Adelaide
FB: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Troy Chaplin, Domenic Cassisi
C: Travis Boak, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
HF: Robbie Gray, Warren Tredrea, Hamish Hartlett
FF: Brett Ebert, Brendon Lade, Daniel Motlop
Fol: Dean Brogan, Kane Cornes, Danyle Pearce
Int: David Rodan, Josh Carr, Tom Logan, Nick Lower
Emg: Marlon Motlop, Wade Thompson, Toby Thurstans
In: D. Cassisi, N. Lower
Out: M. Thomas, W. Thompson
St Kilda
FB: Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Zac Dawson
HB: Jarryn Geary, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Jason Gram, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
FF: Lenny Hayes, Steven King, Sam Gilbert
Fol: Michael Gardiner, Clinton Jones, Leigh Montagna
Int: Steven Baker, Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Robert Eddy
Emg: Xavier Clarke, Ben McEvoy, Luke Miles
In: R. Eddy
Out: J. Koschitzke
Essendon
FB: Dustin Fletcher, Tayte Pears, Henry Slattery
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Adam McPhee, Heath Hocking
C: Mark McVeigh, Brent Stanton, Sam Lonergan
HF: Jason Winderlich, Scott Lucas, David Zaharakis
FF: Patrick Ryder, Matthew Lloyd, Alwyn Davey
Fol: David Hille, Jobe Watson, Andrew Lovett
Int: Angus Monfries, Nathan Lovett-Murray, David Myers, Leroy Jetta
Emg: Ricky Dyson, Jay Nash, Bachar Houli
In: N. Lovett-Murray, S. Lonergan, H. Hocking, L. Jetta, D. Myers
Out: H. Skipworth, R. Dyson, J. Nash, D. Daniher, M. Quinn
Collingwood
FB: Shannon Cox, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nathan J. Brown, Marty Clarke
C: Shane O’Bree, Alan Didak, Dale Thomas
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
FF: John Anthony, Leigh Brown, Anthony Rocca
Fol: Josh Fraser, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Leon Davis, Jaxson Barham, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey
Emg: Anthony Corrie, Brent Macaffer, Sharrod Wellingham
No change
Hawthorn
FB: Jarryd Morton, Thomas Murphy, Brendan Whitecross
HB: Clinton Young, Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Cameron Stokes
FF: Campbell Brown, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Fol: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Travis Tuck
Int: Robert Campbell, Beau Dowler, Stuart Dew, Garry Moss
Emg: Josh P. Kennedy, Ben McGlynn, Ryan Schoenmakers
In: T. Tuck
Out: B. Guerra
West Coast
FB: Mark Nicoski, Darren Glass, Mitchell Brown
HB: Brett Jones, Eric MacKenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Sam Butler
HF: Tyson Stenglein, Ashley Hansen, Andrew Embley
FF: Ben McKinley, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Fol: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Adam Selwood
Int: Will Schofield, Brent Staker, Adam Hunter, David Wirrpanda
Emg: Adam Cockie, Chad Fletcher, Josh J. Kennedy
In: S. Butler
Out: C. Masten
North Melbourne
FB: Josh Gibson, Scott D. Thompson, Daniel Pratt
HB: Levi Greenwood, Lachie Hansen, Scott McMahon
C: Leigh Harding, Michael Firrito, Gavin Urquhart
HF: Ben Warren, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
FF: Lindsay Thomas, Aaron Edwards, David Hale
Fol: Hamish McIntosh, Jack Ziebell, Andrew Swallow
Int: Ed Lower, Brady Rawlings, Sam Power, Adam Simpson
Emg: Josh Smith, Daniel Harris, Ben Ross
In: A. Edwards, L. Greenwood
Out: M. Campbell, J. Smith
Richmond
FB: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Alex Rance
HB: Jordan McMahon, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Andrew Collins
HF: Richard Tambling, Jack Riewoldt, Joel Bowden
FF: Adam Pattison, Mitch Morton, Brett Deledio
Fol: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Foley
Int: Mark Coughlan, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Robin Nahas, Matt White
Emg: Shane Edwards, Jay Schulz, Will Thursfield
In: M. Coughlan, A. Pattison, R. Tambling, J. Oakley-Nicholls
Out: N. Brown, T. Simmonds, T. Hislop, D. Connors
Fremantle
FB: Roger Hayden, Michael Johnson, Antoni Grover
HB: Nick Suban, Luke McPharlin, Steven Dodd
C: Byron Schammer, Paul Hasleby, Garrick Ibbotson
HF: Paul Duffield, Chris Tarrant, Rhys Palmer
FF: Brett Peake, Matthew Pavlich, Dean Solomon
Fol: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy
Int: Ryan Murphy, Stephen Hill, Clayton Hinkley, Scott Thornton
Emg: Michael Walters, Zachary Clarke, Matthew de Boer
In: R. Murphy, S. Thornton, C. Hinkley
Out: D. Gilmore, K. Bradley, J. Head
Sydney
FB: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Craig Bird
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Heath Grundy, Kieren Jack
FF: Paul Bevan, Jesse White, Luke Ablett
Fol: Darren Jolly, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
Int: Ed Barlow, Brett Meredith, Kristin Thornton, Amon Buchanan
Emg: Jarred Moore, Ryan Brabazon, Mike Pyke
In: A. Buchanan
Out: J. Moore
Geelong
FB: Andrew Mackie, Matthew Scarlett, Darren Milburn
HB: Joel Corey, Harry Taylor, Max Rooke
C: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, David Wojcinski
HF: James Kelly, Cameron Mooney, Mathew Stokes
FF: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
Fol: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett jnr
Int: Shane Mumford, Travis Varcoe, Shannon Byrnes, David Johnson
Emg: Tom Lonergan, Nathan Djerrkura, Ryan Gamble
In: Milburn, D. Johnson
Out: Cameron Ling, Lonergan
Brisbane
FB: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Jason Roe, Joel Macdonald, Josh Drummond
C: Jared Brennan, Simon Black, Daniel Rich
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Justin Sherman
FF: Lachie Henderson, Daniel Bradshaw, Luke Power
Fol: Mitch Clark, Travis Johnstone, Jed Adcock
Int: Bradd Dalziell, Tom Collier, Troy Selwood, James Polkinghorne
Emg: Albert Proud, Scott Harding, Pearce Hanley
In: Henderson, Polkinghorne, Collier
Out: Jamie Charman, Tim Notting, Cheynee Stiller
Western Bulldogs
FB: Dylan Addison, Brian Lake, Tom Williams
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Dale Morris, Ryan Hargrave
C: Josh Hill, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
FF: Jarrad Grant, Will Minson, Daniel Giansiracusa
Fol: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Shaun Higgins
Int: Nathan Eagleton, Jarrod Harbrow, Liam Picken, Callan Ward
Emg: Andrejs Everitt, Guy O’Keefe, Stephen Tiller
In: Grant, Murphy
Out: Jason Akermanis, Tiller
Carlton
FB: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Andrew Carrazzo
HB: Chris Johnson, Jarrad Waite, Paul Bower
C: Nick Stevens, Marc Murphy, Heath Scotland
HF: Jordan Russell, Simon Wiggins, Kade Simpson
FF: Cameron Cloke, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Fol: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Bryce Gibbs
Int: Dennis Armfield, Ryan Houlihan, Aaron Joseph, Setanta O’hAilpin
Emg: Steven Browne, Richard Hadley, Joe Anderson
In: Carrazzo, Jamison, O’hAilpin, Scotland
Out: Shaun Grigg, Sam Jacobs, Mitch Robinson, Hadley
Melbourne
FB: Neville Jetta, Matthew Warnock, Clint Bartram
HB: James Frawley, Stefan Martin, Aaron Davey
C: Jared Rivers, Ricky Petterd, Brock McLean
HF: Cale Morton, Michael Newton, Nathan Jones
FF: Brad Miller, Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate
Fol: John Meesen, Cameron Bruce, James McDonald
Int: Paul Johnson, Brent Moloney, Jamie Bennell, Lynden Dunn
Emg: Russell Robertson, Kyle Cheney, Addam Maric
In: McDonald
Out: Brad Green
Adelaide
FB: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Michael Doughty, Nathan Bock, Nathan Van Berlo
C: Patrick Dangerfield, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay
HF: Richard Douglas, Taylor Walker, Andrew McLeod
FF: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Bernie Vince
Fol: Jonathon Griffin, Tyson Edwards, Scott Thompson
Int: Brent Reilly, Myke Cook, Scott Stevens, Jared Petrenko
Emg: Jarrhan Jacky, Robert Shirley, Brad Moran
In: Cook, Griffin, Stevens
Out: Ivan Maric, Brad Symes, Shirley

Nathan G Brown, ffs!
and as if Hogan didn’t come in!
Painful week ahead; also, hartlett or Barham? If down grade Robinson to Hartlett makes very little cash…
Actually thought Cousins and/or Raines would have been pushed through in the hope of getting on the board. Hard to see where their first win will come from really.
Robinson out compounds the Skipworth injury for me… I’ll have to make an early call on Barham/Coughlan/Hartlett which isn’t nice.
robinson out. tuck better not late withdrawal again. skippy for walker and morton for bartel
n g brown you dog.
good to see coughlan back in
Just happy to see Chad Fletcher not in the 22, without his token clangers the Eagles are a chance!
Seriously though, nice to see Cheney still getting a gig on the extended bench, ven though he probably won’t play this week.
Shame about Mitch Robinson, but the writing was on the wall.
Jarrad Grant could be the answer that iron ore frontbum was supposed to be, not that I’m holding my breath!
what’s with nathan g brown???
robinson for ablett
skipworth for M Clark
With Clark taking on #1 Ruck pos for brissy for the next 4-5 weeks I expect he’ll get some good numbers and make a bit of cash then I’ll trade him
N Brown benched replaced by M Brown
gee bloody wizz !!
forward line copped a hammering, daniher out brown out, skippy out, shopenmakers emergency, sidefreckle not named !!
had a look at the two trades in
daniher and skippy out
for
krakour and harvey - fell agonisingly short by 100 dollars !! cant cop life hahah
had to settle for krakour and medhurst. cant afford to wait a week for buddy.
PAIN
anyone care to help me out… my team has been destroyed by injuries and suspension.
BACKS:
peter bourgoune is out, raines out, broughton out, cheney?
1 possibly 2 short!
nathan brown out
skipworth out
hentshel out
rookie not playing.
what would you trade? im thinking skipworth for higgins as one trade?
Not alot of comments from our intrepid reporter here I notice. Maybe thats because all of Montgomerys predictions and advice have gone pear shaped. Didnt notice Broughton, Suckling, SBottom, Hogan or Yarran make it in this week. Here my advice.
Stop trading as we are all in the same boat. I have done one trade for the season so far and thats to get Rance for Broughton. You must be there when the whips are cracking and from what I have seen on this site, it aint gonna be any of you lot.
who would u guys pick up for skipworth out of buddy,harvey or riewoldt? i think they are the best 3 options to chose from but i dont no which 1 i should go for
hmmm
Will cop a zero if I don’t trade out either Skipworth or NG Brown…Hopefully the footy show will shed some light on Browns injury, see how long he’s out for. Possible trade- Brown out: Rooy/SJ in…
Or Skippy out for someone…
Or Downgrade Robinson and then upgrade Skippy…
Hmmm, decisions decisions!
Extended bench for the Petrenk. You blokes reckon he’s set for the magoos this w/e. surely not, he’s been pretty servicable i would of thought
did nathan g brown get dropped? big lol
Where is Broughton?? Injured still or cut?
made my trades. only 1 this week
skippy straght swap for S mcmahon
AFL website says -
‘TIGER Mark Coughlan and Bulldog Robert Murphy make highly-anticipated returns from injury, Nathan Brown is ruled out with a groin complaint and Troy Simmonds has been dropped from the round five teams announced on Thursday night’
Terry Wallace is complaining about N.Browns groin
dylan: I already have buddy, and so I’m going riewoldt. just not sure about harvey - but im no expert. buddy looks good too, and a lot cheaper atm - he wont drop any lower.
i have no real concern is skippy. i think my only options are:
trade skip for ziebell
or put skip on bench for walker.
ziebell’s price will rise considerabley again after this week, so it is now or never. So am i at a disadvantage if i leave skippy? are there any advantages for not trdaing him now? he will be out for a month, and his price wont rise much higher, so i think it is best to trade him soon.
Also, is ziebell the best option under 400k (preferable lower than 300k)?
so far so good…my 22 are all playing and at least one of my bench players
Hi m0nty, is it possible to provide the SC BE’s on the BE page also?
is Houlihan safe on extended bench??
those pink donuts with sprinkles on the front page sure look tasty
bugger the teams….where did you get those donuts m0nty???
damnit hate those extended benches. with a back bench of cheney and broughton, petrenko and houlihan better drag their a$$es onto that ground.
hmmm… was hoping that raines would be back this week. now i have to put up with another week of stephen hill being in the side.
Apart from that and petrenko maybe not playing i’m all good.
Houlihan will play. He has not done much wrong this year so I’d be very surprised to see him out.
Seems like we are all in the same boat so there will be no panic trades from this little black duck.
Having said that I can only wait for Broughton to play for so long so perhaps next week….
maric, no good.
Whats with Simmomnds?
how lucky am i, kosi as my ruck is injured so i was going to have to put Angus Graham as starting Ruck….lol simmonds is dropped… the gods are watching over me!!!!
should i trade out travis cloke?
Petrenko will be playing unless there is a injury no1 knows about. Griff will be in for Maric and Stevens for Symes then there is also a chance of Cook or Jacky for Shirley
@m0nty: FYI Dons Pies Anzac day clash starts at 2.20pm not 2.10
Skipworth is priced $ 250800(DT)/306300(SC) averaging 81.8/85.5.
Roughly, upon his return if he averages:
81.8/85.5 he will get to ~$ 363k/459k profit ~$ 113k/153k
75 he will get to ~$ 333k/406k profit ~$ 83k/100k
70 he will get to ~$ 312k/363k profit ~$ 62k/57k
65 he will get to ~$ 285k/348k profit ~$ 35k/42k
He will make you some more money. However, looking at the fixture it looks bleak upon his 3 to 4 week return or after 1/2 VFL games (bar RT/MD):
3 wks - R8 @ St Kilda
4 wks - R9 @ Richmond
5 wks - R10 Geelong
6 wks - R11 Adelaide
7 wks - R12 Melbourne
8 wks - R13 Carlton
Wouldnt normally complain about Double D’s.
Except for the Dounle Donut that im facing.
I have P Burgs and Rainsey sitting on the bench and its not worth the trades to get rid of them. just going to have to bite the bullet. hope to stay in the top 2500 or so and come hope with a charge and plenty of trades remaining.
Thats good advice “dontdropyadidaks”. But its going to go unheeded. I some some people who have done 2 trades every week so far. They are loonies. I am currently sitting 350 something with PBurgoyne, Raines, LAnthony, Hentschel, now Wade T (and probably Petrenko) all out. You just gotta hang tough and not trade.
Mmmmmmmmm donuts
and Skippy and Spencer out too. Forgot about them!
Lots of people have been hit by injuries this week.
I’ve been looking at the fwd trade for Skippy a lot this week.
For some unknown reason I had Osborne in my team and he has been on the bench since Rd 1.
Hentchel is also on my bench, while M Brown and Ziebell are playing.
As I’ve got $280k in the bank I could do most trades.
My reasoning was:
Franklin - BE of 119 so even if he scores well won’t go up that much. He has a good run over the next 5 weeks against weaker sides. Pick up next week.
Harvey - Low BE of 77. Don’t think he’ll drop much more and should ave about 95 for you this year. Buy this week.
Riewoldt - BE of 90 so shouldn’t move too much. Has a hard run of games and his knee worries me. Without Kosi will be easier to mark. Wait 4 weeks and see.
Anyway I traded Osborne for Harvey and will start M Brown and Zeibell this week.
Also traded Jolly up to Cox for an extra $70k
Currently ranked 1880 averaging 2018
all these people keeping skipworth i dont understand. my feeling, he was on the brink of selection before he did his hammy anyway. and when he is finally fit, theres prismal and welsh getting close to fit mid year. is it worth sitting on a player with a bit of cash behind him if that when he’s fit he might be in and out of the team anyway. all these people who are thinking of getting donuts just to hold onto him. i dont get it
No donuts for me. Got Robinson, Purgoyne, Skipworth, Anthony, Hentschel. Depth is nice
Trading skippy but.
Can’t wait for Purgoyne back next week!
All these people Adam, would rather have 1 or 2 donuts now than 5 or 6 during the finals series because they blew their trades like a virgin in a knock shop in the first half of the season.
Second trade for the season….a sideways punt of Skippy for Lucas. I’m suprised that Lucas hasn’t been mentioned too much as a trade option for Skippy. He’s still averaging 70 and is likely to continue gaining in value.
Need advice…..
Got caught out last week by not trading Leuenberger and now some of possible trades have gone up in value…
So this week do I trade Leuenberger for consistant points and a steady rise in $$ value in Kurt Tippett from Adelaide or do i go rookie and buy John meeson from Melbourne and hope to get another cash cow…???
have already blown 4 trades this season. FYI Ruck stocks are Kruezer, J. pencer and S.Jacobs
Constructive Advice please !!!!!
Im really thinking this week could break a lot of dream teamers (Monty if you think there has been agro this week - wait till next). I can see a huge swing in rankings for a lot of people this week.
Rookie backs falling down, what to do with Skipworth, NG not playing, Simmonds ommitted. Imagine if Cheney/Houlihan dont get a game from the extended bench - Didak may not play, Adcock could yet miss.
Huge week!
John Meesen eh, Steven? I’ll stand by the toilet with my finger on the flusher and you tell me you are about to throw 2 more trades in!
Well i’m pretty sure i’ve got 22 fit, and 3 on the bench that won’t play. So…. should be OK for now. Might think about trading Skippy next week…. hm… a few potential new rookies to watch out for.
How many $ can you afford Steven?
McWarne - Dont wanna waste trades but ruck stock is only area letting me down -
Croquet King - If i sell Leuenberger only have $226,500 to play with - hence Tippett as likely option. Also considering getting ride of Skipworth… If so i would buy Brisbanes Clarke as a ruck and maybe buy Nahas ( $hit i know ) but cash cow option as break even score is -62…..
Steven - Tippett does look like your best trade option.
But given that you can’t get anyone with a decent average I can’t see any other obvious trades with the $ you have.
Some options maybe later down the track when you have a little for $ are Gardiner and Simmonds. Although Simmonds is out this week his price will continue to drop like a stone and in 2 weeks of playing you will pick him up for $250k.
My theory is it if isn’t a definite trade up and if you have any cover, just wait and see.
I have 380k in the bank and made 2 trades so far.
Ctr Bench: Robinson/Anthony
Fwd Bench: Walker/Brown
Problems this week = skipworth and ng brown (who can be covered by walker/brown) but then no ctr emgs and starting beams as the 6th mid.
Im wondering whats better:
1) Robinson to Gablett = Leaves me with 44k in the bank
2) Skipworth to Riewoldt or Harvey and sit on the ctr situation for now
Help?
I really really really hope Adcock pulls through! I’m playing my mate (who doesn’t have him) and it’s gonna be very tight. Last thing i need is a donut!
Apart from the outs, I have noticed two major things that may have been overlooked.
Malthouse has been decidedly boring this Anzac Day with no changes. Could have at least put a left field rookie as an emergency to keep face.
The other is Lachie Henderson making his first appearance this year, his price is rather low if he can stay in the team.
Btw to go with my above post, the way im thinking is that getting Gablett for Robinson will make my midfield more solid and move beams to the EMG spot until Anthony returns (which i don’t mind waiting on)
Robinson to Gablett
Mid = Gablett, Gibbs, Boyd, Dalziell, Selwood, Rich (Beams/Anthony)
Then if NG Brown returns within a week or so, it means i only have Skippy sittin on the pine with 1 of Walker or Brown subbing in for him and the other being an EMG.
Of course unless Pav or Gian drop in price dramatically before Skippy returns, this may change the setup.
But im leaning towards getting Gablett. Another captain option and makes my mids a bit more solid.
Thoughts?
Thanks
AdamG03
I think Petrenko is safe for the time being.
The crows bench should look like:
Moran (or Stevens if he pulls through)
Reilly
Shirley
Petrenko
I hope anyway!
Surely Shirleys spot is the most in danger compared to Petrenko and the others on the bench. Is Craig expecting him to hold his opponent to only 40 possies this week?
SC Currently ranked 989 overall - weekly ranking third out of 309,000. I reckon that trading out Skippy is a waste of a trade.
The only guy who’ll make you real money up forward will be Ben Warren from North. The obvious trade right now is young Mitch Robbo for Hartlett from Port.
To me the Port kid has all the hallmarks of a 15 game first year player. He got a beautiful set of hands, is a good size and can kick better than most kids. He’s good good match awareness too, so he knows where to be to get it. And he’s quick. Better get Robbo out of there in 2 or 3 weeks to see of Carrazzo doesn’t get re-injured as he has done twice before.
I’m concerned about rumours about GAJ carrying a groin from the Adelaide game. I did a lot of work in Geelong this week and it was persistent and multi-sourced. But it is just hearsay, not fact.
I reckon young Ben Warren from North bears serious looking at. If any of guys need a $94K Skippy solution, you could do worse. Skippy will be back before June.
Expect my North to struggle against Richmond tomorrow night. Not a bad night night to do a smokey quarter quad. Richmond could easily win.
No one has mentioned the SKippy to Hale sideways trade or even Campbell Brown for a little bit more. Whats ur thoughts???
Thanks Croquet King for the advice - ill have a look at Symonds and see.
What does everyone think as Nahas as a quick cash cow swap for injured skipworth ??? i know he isnt the best by breakeven is -62 this week !!!!
Still got 18 trades with only injuries being Skippy and Raines, benched Raines for his 4 weeks off. Thinking gonna trade Skippy for a forward rookie next week, then Gibbs for Ablett as Ablett killed me last week. Which means bit vunerable in forward line with 2 of Ziebell, M.Brown or Walker starting. Ziebell will be my next upgrade target in probably 3 or 4 weeks
Very nice to see greenwood get a game. Local Port Adelaide Magpie boy (moulds of Michael Wilson) and if he plays well could downgrade petrenko to greenwood in a couple of weeks.
Chad i just did exactly what u sed to get gablett this weeek. not cause u sed it, just coincidental
Is anyone worried about Harvey getting such heavy tags lately? With wells getting injured he might cop it even more. I’m probably going to trade him in for Skippy, but its not a comfortable trade…
pete stop copying chad.
@Dave Hale is a superb idea, already dropped nearly $100k because of illness but 120 in Round 4 he’s way underpriced, breakeven about 75 despite the awful start!
Stay calm men … remember your deep strategy and do not cast yourselves to the mercy of the first chill winds … we are all of One ocean and in the same fantasy boat … heed the words of mcwarne and trust ,,,
My team will carry a donut this week, but you should see the opposition … NGB scored only 64 points last week … we’ll hardly miss him - better he should rest that groin
But for those of you addicted to panic … Mitch robinson and Ryan houlihan have both been named on the wings for the Northern Bullants
greg not to skippy injury prone
oi m0nty what’s the go with Jack Grimes? he’s not appearing on any of the regular injury lists … is he fit? changed his name perhaps to addam with two Ds?
as for hawthorn and their ‘indefinite’ listings … grrrrr
With Houlihan in the 2nd’s and Petrenko also on extended bench - Steve says Its Donut Time !!!
arhh the only donut im receiving this week (hopefully) is due to Koschitzke as i picked spencer and andrew browne as my back up rucks.
sorta tinkered with the idea of swapping one for meeson but wat a waste that wud be.
yea im currently 5200 in SC so i hoping ppl infront of me have MANY donuts and use LOTS of trades lol
“zenmaster Says: 12:11 pm, April 24th, 2009
But for those of you addicted to panic … Mitch robinson and Ryan houlihan have both been named on the wings for the Northern Bullants”
and
“steven Says: 12:29 pm, April 24th, 2009
With Houlihan in the 2nd’s and Petrenko also on extended bench - Steve says Its Donut Time !!!”
Thanks for wasting 7 minutes of my life Steven & zenmaster, I want them back.
Everyone named on Carlton’s extended bench is named for the Bullants so working on this theory Carlton is going with a 0-man interchange. Innovative.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN JACK GRIMES IS COMING BACK???? AND RAINES??? PLEASE LET ME KNOW??
what’s the go with xavier ellis, hawkies, how long do you reckon he’s out for?
Missing rucks: 00000’s
Maric,Simmonds,Charman,Kosi,Bradley,
Monty are those doughnuts from Krispy Kremes,if so, why not hit them for some advertising costs.
Superfist - was was merely commenting on zenmasters point !
Just one more thing - If it took you 7 minutes to read those 2 comments, you have a lot more to worry about in life than your dream team results. Good luck with it all !!!
how do u kno that houlihan is in the 2s?? i thought teams were not named til 5pm mate??
or r u just trying to stir the pot more??
that joseph bloke is apparently sore and they won’t play setana. it wud be that browne fellas 1st game and considering they really need to win i doubt that they wud play him against the dogs - thats a load of bollocks isn’t it??
I have not suggested i know anything about the final team list! i was just commenting that if he is in the 2nds as zenmaster suggested i will be getting a big fat donut for him this week !!!!
subilax bro if u havent already got higgins then your a bad coach.
i got rid of skippy for barhan
and upgraded hasleby for bartel
still got 150 000 in bank. carlton dogs should be a high point game for dt cmon gibbs!
Grimes is playing for Casey Scorpions at the moment, building match fitness. He played his first game last week in a back pocket, starting on the bench and managing a goal, and has been named this week on a wing.
nice behind closed doors info there monty keep it up
That’s not closed door info, that’s a little bit of research in VFL results!
Houlihan won’t play 2’s.
I have no donuts in my line-up. Perhaps the rumours about Monty preventing the EliteDreamTeamers from claiming #1 spot are true? j/k
i have a problem i have skippy but dont have enough to get a gun i av 82k in bank so 330k to get a forward i have walker to fill in but am i wasting points starting walker?
1)should i hold onto skippy for some1 to go down eg gian but this might take 2 wks and a possibility he wont drop enough
2)downgrade skippy to a rookie
3)do 2 trades to get a good forward but all my players are still rising and wont make max profit from them?
Now, i’m not going to claim to be an expert. I’ve been following fanfooty since DT opened this year and across rounds 1-3 there was all this talk about no sideways trades.
Isn’t trading out Skippy for someone of equal or lesser value just that? Why not wait a week, and do a double trade? Trade out (for example) Beams/Robinson for Barham and use the extra $100k to get a $400k keeper for Skippy rather than a $290k player who you’ll want to trade out later in the season.
Just my 2 bob.
@m0nty - thanks. well dean bailey, bring the grimenator back!
@Ben, no-one would recommend taking as gospel everything an opponent of yours says.
with trades, i figure the key is who yr playing in yr league. if yr opponent is a tough one and you’ll need every win to make the finals, then strengthen yr team. if you don’t need every point, hang on to skipworth, play a rookie and hope franklin or someone has a shocker this week to bring down his $
am getting rid of skippy, thinking of getting someone cheap like nahas or ben warren, not sure who tho. Warren only played his first game last week and it named in the hf line, nahas plays his 3rd but named 3rd on bench. who do i get??
Hi guys I have knights, anthony, and robinson, therefore will have a donut this week if i do not trade.I have only used 1 trade so far so i can afford to trade this week. Im leaning towards a knights- ablett trade, however I have kept knights this long it seems pointless because I believe he will score well when he returns in a week or two. Thoughts anyone?
I to am tossing up skipwort for Nahas - ……. what to do !!!!
Sean: Completely agree. If you’re not going to a cash cow or to a keeper, your trade is a mistake I reckon.
If your looking for a sideways trade for Skippy that still has value why not N.Krakouer?
It will cost you $39.2k in SC but he will still rise in value anyway. Averaging 100 points a game at the moment so might be a keeper as well.
Might be a donut solution if needed
@Jake
Don’t let pride get in the way of a decision. You need Ablett, get him.
what if you dont have enough for N. Krakouer but still happy to trade Spikworth ??? Any one with sound advice
looking to trade skipworth for a $90,000 player to free up some cash, either nahas or warren, but not sure who will be more of a benfit.
any suggestions??
Nahas is better value i think warren is to be dropped when anthony is fit.
Why is everyone trading for Hartlett and Warren this week, they have only played one game!!
taz
Will you be copping a donut if you don’t trade skipworth? If not it might be an idea to wait a week and hope that sidebottom gets a call up soon. Because I only believe in buying rookies who i know will increase a lot in value and average 70-80. Hence, i didnt jump on cheney when everyone did! Personally i’m keeping skipworth, i believe he will increase in value enough when he returns to warrant not trading him.
Warren and Anthony play completely different roles.. Warren will be in danger if Campbell is fit quickly
Good point Taz !!!
maybe Skppiworth gets another week in my team !
what about skippy to ziebell?
it is the best option i can find, as i have no spare cash…
or is there someone else?
bugger!
got maric (idiotic) with spencer and jacobs on the pine!
my options are(SC):
1.
hill to broughton
skippy to franklin (18k short of riewoldt)
2.
skippy to sidebottom (or other rookie) or ziebell
3.
do nothing
(i have walker who can fill in 7th forward)
What do you think is the best option? or is there another better option?
i don’t understand why no one has mentioned scotty lucas for skippy!
i’m still tossing up between lucas and mitch clark from brisbane. he’s $227k and will be 1st ruck for the next month.
woop woop woop 27 of 30 should play this week. no trades required. skippy on the pine.
@tim definetly option 3, wait till sidebottom is NAMED for his 3rd game b4 getting him, same goes for Broughton (also Hill still has upside). Plus, Taylor Walker is playing against Melbourne and should do pretty well.
Broughton is looking like a good downgrade target for Petrenko or one of my other docker kids.
Just made two big risky trades then in SC — Had 222000 abouts to play with…
Got rid of Cheney for Greenwood
Got rid of S.Burgoyne for G.Ablett (whose now captain)…
now left with 56,000 in the bank…thoughts??
Question for everyone and anyone - Do Geelong players generally average better or worse down at KP in the wet and windy conditions? I know that efficiency is most likely to be down but you’d think hard ball gets would be up… Anyone got any cold hard facts on the matter?
Has anyone hear heard of saving trades. All you guys will be screwed and still complained in the last 7 rounds. ive got 20 trades left and still averaging over 2000. Plus a got skip,anthony,hentschell,raines,purgoyne. HARDEN UP FELLAS
SC!!!!
I have Skipworth with 290k to spend…
Who should I get?
@ Klasse.
Agree with you totally, mate. The panic trades make me laugh
Its early days yet so if you can keep your trades; they are like gold come Round 14-15 onwards.
Damo Jimmy B loves it wet at KP (ave 130 ). Never doubt Ablett down there (easily gets over 120 - 140 ). Only issue is i think Ablett did his ankle in the wet at KP last year. Worried about Chappy’s hamstrings though in the wet
ablett will rip it, so will bartel and joel selwood. stop worrying. they are freaks
My team:
Goddard, Gilbert, Lockyer, McMahon, Hurn, Petrenko, Cheney.
Ablett, Dal Santo, Boyd, A Selwood, R Shaw, Rich.
Fraser, McIntosh.
Betts, Krakouer, Higgins, Rioli, M Clark, Byrnes, Ziebell.
Emergencies: Suban, Beams, Warren.
Not really after advice, just wanted to let you know why I will be winning this week.
What is the point of offering the stats on delay if they are hopelessly out of synch with the telecast?
I understand it not being accurate at the start of the televised match, but by halftime you really should have them lined up if you’re going to bother at all.
There’s not much point me watching most of the third quarter hoping Goddard will touch the footy - I know it won’t happen now, don’t I?
You’re committing a few clangers lately monty
I can’t understand people watching numbers going up on a screen. Check the numbers at the end and watch the game, seems like sense to me.
Yeah its a bit frustrating, but just check at the intervals and watch the game mate, DT is an easy game to add up.
Not Montys fault channel 7 makes qtrs go for longer than they actually do.
I dont expect him to sit at home watching the telecast just so it can sync up with fanfooty stats.
Its better than nothing.
Ch 7 do a good job of packing those ads in…
great to see that houlihan (which i assumed), Dalziell(which i knew) and Petrenko (which was the real worry) all get past the extended benches to make the starting 22 for their respective teams
The delay you have on the Roos Tigers game is more than the actual delay.
This is much better.
Thank you monty
i quite like a slight delay. if it was instantaneous we would just take it for granted and not watch for the scores to be added 9 hooray! this being-online-plus-watching-and-commenting business is new to me and a bit strange but i like how it works. plus we get in ahead of the count in our comments.
but i had a fair bit of trouble getting on to the ff live update pages earlier today. page wouldn’t load - but several times the ad at the top loaded fine, and then the rest stalled and the stats didn’t come up. didn’t much like that.
Regarding the new prices, it is interesting that Harvey and Hille have gone down in price (based on their 0 this week) in Supercoach but not in Dreamteam.
agree very laggy new server
Hi Monty
This has nothing to do with this post!
I have taken a fairly large cross section and found that all supercoach score when combining both team tally up to within 5 to 10 points of 3300 everytime. Why is this so????
monty where the hell is a new blog mate!
@ Brent
Supercoach has always done this as far as I am aware.
It is to do with “momentum” points and influence on the game etc and to ensure consistency between games (i.e unlike DT the total points in any one game is limited, but a players score within that total is not).
It is also why scores can go backwards for no apparent reason and somethings get massive points. i.e kick to win game gets lots more points than goal in first quarter.
Basically, points are weighted to get to the overall total.
M0NTY, how do u find past blogs on here? I’m looking for the one that had all the pre-season supercoach scores. Where do i go to get it?