Fixtures
Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Sharks
Colorado are a team that could consider themselves slightly unlucky. With a list that is quite stable and has the fire power needed to take on those above them. Coach T Dog would be keen to get a win this week because there's a slim chance they could jump to 5-6 and find themselves in the top half of the table. The Sharks have had a few issues lately with injuries and poor captaincy choices, getting key personnel back and making sure the right duo lead the team is what will put them back on track and this is the week to do it against a team they should beat. Chicago should bounce back this week.
New Brooklyn Hawks vs Boston Terriers
The Hawks struggled last week and posted the worst score of the round. This isn't ideal considering their opponents this week. If they're gonna have any chance of winning this one, they'll need a large portion of their team to turn up or they'll stare down the barrel of an ugly defeat. It's not hard being Boston. Coach elephants has a very cushy job as the man in charge of the ladder leaders. The Terriers are pumping out big scores every week and don't really look like slipping up, so you could argue it's their season to lose. New Brooklyn will do well to get close, Boston should cruise home.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks vs San Francisco Grizzlies
The Ducks have stars left, right and centre but as the coach will let you know, they're missing half of them. That said, they're still a pretty good team and currently round out the top half of the ladder. Anaheim are perfectly capable of putting together a score and can definitely beat any team of their day. The Grizzlies had a horror start, but the boys from San Francisco didn't let that get them down, if anything it provided further incentive to defend their crown. From 0-4 and bottom of the ladder to winning six games straight and sitting in second place, that's impressive. It's hard to go past San Fran in that kind of form.
Ottawa Otters vs Carolina Panthers
Ottawa are the definition of the middle-of-the-pack team. Bouncing around the middle of table week after week. They were top 4 only a matter of weeks ago, but now they're not even in the top half of the table which doesn't bode well for their finals aspirations. The Otters wouldn't be happy with having the most points against. The Panthers are doing a pretty good job so far. Their consistency is probably a big factor in why they sit in third. Coach nas just needs to pick the right 18 players + sub every week and his team are a lock for a finals berth. This could be a flip of the coin, but the Otters will look to avenge last week's loss.
Houston Bombers vs Santiago Cockerels
This doesn't look like the most exciting clash, but it could certainly be a game to watch. Houston were very ordinary last round, but that doesn't tell the whole story. The Bombers are a much better side than what they showed and will be keen to restore some pride to their name by taking the win here. In their tracks are Santiago, the team that top scored last week. Being third for points scored is very good, but sitting in fifth isn't ideal, so they'll look to win strongly this week and hope other results go their way to claw their way back up the ladder. Santiago should be able to do enough to win.
Quito Quetzals vs Las Vegas Sinners
The bottom two teams face off in what is actually a really important game. If the home team in Quito win, they get distance on Las Vegas whereas if the Sinners take victory, they join Quito on 3-8 and all of a sudden are back in it. Quito keep banking on Sam Mitchell to do well as captain, relegating Bryce Gibbs the vice captaincy despite career best form, so it might be interesting to see where the coach makes a change. Las Vegas were a ghost ship last week and yet still managed to post a score that would have got them a win against other sides. Lose here and they've pretty much won themselves the spoon, so there's a bit to play for. Vegas to win here, but it could come down to the wire.
Ladder
Boston Terriers 8 2 1273 1136 112.06
San Francisco Grizzlies 6 4 1222 1168 104.62
Carolina Panthers 6 4 1168 1147 101.83
Chicago Sharks 6 4 1135 1119 101.43
Santiago Cockerels 5 5 1202 1183 101.60
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 5 5 1129 1131 99.82
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Ottawa Otters 5 5 1177 1188 99.07
Houston Bombers 5 5 1115 1126 99.02
New Brooklyn Hawks 5 5 1091 1144 95.37
Colorado Avalanche 4 6 1112 1121 99.20
Quito Quetzals 3 7 1122 1187 94.52
Las Vegas Sinners 2 8 988 1065 92.77
Lockout will occur at the start of North Melbourne vs Richmond at 7:50pm EST on Friday the 3rd of June.
Full Fixture list: http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,105841.0.html
Team lists: http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,99246.0.html
Team Submission
D: A. Player, B. Player, C. Player, D. Player
M: E. Player (c) or (cc), F. Player (vc) or (cc), G. Player, H. Player, I. Player, J. Player
R: K. Player
F: L. Player (evc), M. Player, N. Player, O. Player
U: P. Player, Q. Player, R. Player
Emg: S. Player, T. Player, U. Player, V. Player (sub)
-You must name either a captain (x2) and vice-captain (x1.5) or two co-captains (1.75x each), in addition to the emergency vice-captain. If listed captaincy options are exhausted the first-named non-captain midfielder is promoted.
-Emergencies can be of ANY position and in ANY order.
-Sub SHOULD be named as the last man on the bench to avoid them being called up as a regular replacement.
Carolina Panthers.
D: - Sam Docherty, - Luke McDonald, - Ricky Henderson, - Luke Brown .
M: - Callan Ward, - JPKennedy (C), - Dylan Shiel, - Marcus Bontempelli, - Josh Kelly, - Shane Edwards.
R: - Shane Mumford.
F: - Dustin Martin (EVC), - Steve Johnson, - Cyril Rioli (VC), - Ben McGlynn.
U: - Rory Atkins (M), - Sam Mayes (D/M), - Brodie Grundy (R).
E: - Nathan Krakouer (D), - Jonathan Patton (M), - Levi Casboult (F), - Mitch Brown (R) (OOP) (Sub)
Subject to Team Announcements
Previews are up lads, be sure to have a read and let me know what you think!
Nicely done Nige. You were very polite about Colorado. We are stinking it up lately.
Oi being Boston coach is hard, its so hard telling some genuinely great scorers they haven't made the cut :P
#SevenStraight
D: H. Shaw (cc), J. Pittard, SD Thompson, Z. Williams
M: J. Steven, K. Jack (evc), S. Coniglio (cc), C. Guthrie, A. Swallow, O. Wines
R: S. Martin
F: B. Deledio, L. Montagna, A. Christensen, E. Betts
U: A. Miles, R. Douglas, T. Hawkins
Emg: D. Pearce, M. Leuenberger, N. Smith, K. Kolodjashnij (sub)
Quote from: T Dog on May 31, 2016, 02:43:40 PM
Nicely done Nige. You were very polite about Colorado. We are stinking it up lately.
If you want me to be slightly more savage, I can do that too. :o
Quote from: elephants on May 31, 2016, 02:46:21 PM
Oi being Boston coach is hard, its so hard telling some genuinely great scorers they haven't made the cut :P
Was it too hard to give one of the lads the news that they'd be sub last week? :P
Haha shower sake I always forget that.
Good work Nige :)
Kb is the Rodney Eade of this league hahahaha
Chicago Sharks
D: Tom McDonald, Josh Gibson (EVC), Shaun Burgoyne, Courtenay Dempsey
M: Joel Selwood (VC), Andrew Gaff, Luke Parker (C), Liam Picken, Dom Tyson, Sam Gibson
R: Callum Sinclair
F: Brent Harvey, Tom T. Lynch, Jake Stringer, Sam Kerridge
U: Michael Rischitelli [M], Danel Wells [F/M], Elliot Yeo [D/M]
Emg: Clayton Oliver [M], Tom Sheridan [D], Rory Lobb [R/F], Daniel Menzel [F] (sub)
Colorado Avalanche
Backs: J. Bartel; T. Bugg; Z. Tuohy; R. Tarrant;
Mids: S. Thompson; D. Mundy (DVC); I. Smith; L. Hunter (C); T. Scully (VC); B. Ebert;
Ruck: T. Hickey;
Forwards: S. Gray; A. Hall; L.McCarthy; A. Everitt
Utilities: E. Curnow; J. Redden; M. Hutchings
Reserves: H. Grundy (D); W. Minson (R); A. Tomlinson (F); D. Parish (M)(Sub);
Santiago Cockerels
D: Steven May, Dane Rampe, Nick Malceski, Mark Baguley
M: Gary Ablett Jnr. (CC), Mitch Duncan, Luke Shuey, David Armitage, Jack Macrae, Hamish Hartlett
R: Max Gawn (EVC)
F: Josh J. Kennedy, Josh Jenkins, Charlie Cameron, Jarrad Waite
U: Lachie Whitfield, Dayne Zorko (CC) (M/F), Jack Billings
E: Touk Miller (mid/for), Eric Mackenzie (back), Daniel Gorringe (R/F), Luke Dunstan (sub)
In: Jack Billings
Out: Nick Suban (omitted)
Subject to Changes
Ducks
D: Enright, Birchall, Fantasia, B Smith
M: Hanners (c), Danger (VC), Boak, Greenwood, W Langford, Seedsman
R: Nicholls
F: Zerrett, Greene, T Bell, C Daniel
I/C: Tippa, Stretch, Stokes
Emerg, Brooksby (R), Cole (D), Rosa
Few quick stats:
Longest winning streak this season is the currently unbroken 6 game run by San Francisco - who also tie for the longest losing streak of 4 games with Anaheim, both of whom are in the top 6.
Average weekly score this year? 114.45 points, or 1716.75 SC points. Five teams average above this mark - Boston, San Francisco, Santiago, Ottawa, and Carolina, with Chicago and Anaheim not far behind. Basically, you score 115 and you'll win more often than not - not so difficult, right?
In terms of amount of losses with a 115+ score, Santiago have the lead with 3, followed by Boston and Colorado with 2 - Chicago and Houston are the only teams without one.
On the other hand, New Brooklyn leads the way with victories while scoring 114 or under with 3. Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, and Houston have 2, while San Francisco are the only team without any.
Also, new segment next week - poll of the week! (Unless I forget)
could we start doing coach of the week like AXVIII DT i think it's fun
base it on a number of things like picking C/ sub and any team changes etc
We lost 4 straight as well :-\
I have to say this is the most even the competition has been so far - even the Sinners can bag huge results
Makes me think about Anaheim's potential next season
Quote from: powersuperkents on June 02, 2016, 11:23:09 AM
We lost 4 straight as well :-\
I have to say this is the most even the competition has been so far - even the Sinners can bag huge results
Makes me think about Anaheim's potential next season
Ahh yes that's correct, my bad. Seeing as you're fifth (and the third highest scoring team) it further supports my theory that long losing streaks = more wins :P
Definitely a very even competition this year, seeing as there's a win separating second from ninth. Sinners definitely been lifting the tempo recently, scoring 233 points the last fortnight - good for sixth in the competition.
Hopefully ele and I can actually have some real competition next year ;)
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on June 02, 2016, 04:51:42 AM
could we start doing coach of the week like AXVIII DT i think it's fun
base it on a number of things like picking C/ sub and any team changes etc
Good call, I'll take it upon myself to pick one out when I do the ladder.
Ducks
D: Enright, Birchall, Fantasia, B Smith
M: Hanners (c), Danger (VC), Boak, Greenwood, Rosa, Seedsman
R: Nicholls
F: Zerrett, Greene, T Bell, C Daniel
I/C: Tippa, Stretch, M Wood
Emerg, Brooksby (R), Tucker (D), J Merrett (SUB), Goodyear [M]
Houston Bombers
D: Alex Rance, Dylan Roberton, Jamie Macmillan, Andrew Mackie
M: Rory Sloane (C), Brandon Ellis (evc), Jack Crisp, Bernie Vince (VC), Stephen Hill, Nick Graham
R: Matthew Kreuzer
F: Lachie Henderson, Steven Motlop, Jack Riewoldt, Isaac Heeney
U: Michael Walters, Jack Darling, Paul Puopolo
E: Jacob Weitering (d), Kane Lambert (m/f), Nathan Vardy (r/f), Chris Masten (m)(SUB)
Boston Terriers
B: R.Laird, S.Biggs, D.Rich, J.Howe
M: S.Pendlebury (EVC), M.Priddis, L.Neale (C), T.Cotchin, R.Gray, N.Dal Santo
U: S.Ross, M.Wallis, C.Blakely
R: T.Goldstein (VC)
F: N.Riewoldt, L.Dahlhaus, M.LeCras, M.Robinson
EMG: S.Hurn (d), J.Trengove (m), Z.Smith (r), Wright (f - sub)
Congrats to Connor Blakely on his debut this week and great news with Jack Trengove getting amongst the emergencies!
Ottawa Otters
Easton Wood, Jeremy McGovern, Matt Broadbent, Marcus Adams
Adam Treloar (c), David Zaharakis (vc), Liam Shiels, Pearce Hanley, Ben Cunnington, Shaun Grigg
Nic Naitanui
Jesse Hogan, Luke Breust, Charlie Dixon, Sam Lloyd
Ben McEvoy, Nathan Jones, Dion Prestia
Andrew Walker (f/d), Karl Amon (m/f), Ben Griffiths (f), Billy Hartung (m - sub)
Las Vegas Sinners
DEF: Harry Taylor, Brad Sheppard, Nick Haynes, Zak Jones
MID: Tom Rockliff(VC), Jordan Lewis, Jack Ziebell, Josh Caddy, Tom Mitchell(EVC), Jake Lloyd
RUCK: Kurt Tippet
FWD: Lance Franklin(C), Justin Westhoff, Taylor Walker, Jeff Garlett
UTI: Harry Cunningham(FWD), Jordan De Goey
EMERG: Sam Wright(DEF), Christian Petracca (MID) SUB, Tim Obrien(FWD), Jonathon Griffin (RUC)
New Brooklyn Hawks
DEF: Lee Spurr, Nathan Wilson, Taylor Duryea, James Frawley
MID: Steele Sidebottom (C), Tom Liberatore, Patrick Cripps, Jack Newnes, Mark Blicavs, Matt Crouch
RUCK: Sam Jacobs
FWD: Jack Gunston (VC), Daisy Thomas, Lewis Taylor, Jamie Cripps
UTIL: Mav Weller, Brendon Ah Chee, Adam Oxley
EMG: Tim Membrey (F) (SUB), Jack Sinclair (M), Daniel Talia (D), Daniel Currie (R)
Quote from: Pkbaldy on June 03, 2016, 06:03:18 PM
New Brooklyn Hawks
DEF: Lee Spurr, Nathan Wilson, Taylor Duryea, James Frawley
MID: Steele Sidebottom (C), Tom Liberatore, Patrick Cripps, Jack Newnes, Mark Blicavs, Lewis Taylor
RUCK: Sam Jacobs
FWD: Jack Gunston (VC), Daisy Thomas, Ben Brown, Jamie Cripps
UTIL: Mav Weller, Daniel McKenzie, Adam Oxley
EMG: Tim Membrey (F) (SUB), Jack Sinclair (M), Daniel Talia (D), Daniel Currie (R)
Quito Quetzals
D: Kade Simpson, Jarrad McVeigh, Shane Savage, Ben Reid
M: Sam Mitchell (VC), Bryce Gibbs (C), Brendon Goddard, Craig Bird, Jared Polec, Jacob Hopper
R: Scott Lycett
F: Tom J Lynch, Chad Wingard, Jeremy Cameron, Michael Barlow
I: Jack Steele, Jesse Lonergan, Matt Suckling
E: Lachie Weller (M), Callum Mills (M)(SUB), Jordan Roughead (B/R), Travis Cloke (F)
All right Gibbs. Show me what you've got (watch him get the hard Mitch Robbo tag now)
Quote from: powersuperkents on June 01, 2016, 06:38:36 PM
Santiago Cockerels
D: Steven May (56), Dane Rampe (105), Nick Malceski (52), Mark Baguley (62)
M: Gary Ablett Jnr. (205), Mitch Duncan (73), Luke Shuey (77), David Armitage (82), Jack Macrae (114), Hamish Hartlett (68)
R: Max Gawn (115)
F: Josh J. Kennedy (49), Josh Jenkins (171), Charlie Cameron (65), Jarrad Waite (74)
U: Lachie Whitfield (109), Dayne Zorko (170), Jack Billings (56)
E: Touk Miller (mid/for), Eric Mackenzie (back), Daniel Gorringe (R/F), Luke Dunstan (sub - 46)
I just saw that score were scaled again and I cannot be bothered changing it :(
3 goals, 28 touches (20 kicks), & 9 marks... Whitfield you superstar - give him a 130 hack SC scorers
How the flower does Heath Shaw get a higher score than him as well... the only area he beat Whitty in was being 4% more efficient with his disposals
Shame on SC (I still prefer SC scoring to DT though) :P
Quote from: nas on May 30, 2016, 07:41:22 PM
Carolina Panthers.
D: - Sam Docherty (79), - Luke McDonald (78), - Ricky Henderson (62), - Luke Brown (89).
M: - Callan Ward (125), - JPKennedy (C 97 x 2 = 194), - Dylan Shiel (115), - Marcus Bontempelli (147), - Josh Kelly (66), - Shane Edwards (94).
R: - Shane Mumford (76).
F: - Dustin Martin (74), - Steve Johnson (53), - Cyril Rioli (VC 65 x 1.5 = 98), - Ben McGlynn (51).
U: - Rory Atkins (65) (M), - Sam Mayes (68) (D/M), - Brodie Grundy (80) (R).
E: - Nathan Krakouer (D), - Jonathan Patton (51) (M), - Levi Casboult (38) (F), - Mitch Brown (29) (R) (OOP) (Sub)
18 / 1614
Quote from: T Dog on June 01, 2016, 11:37:49 AM
Colorado Avalanche
Backs: J. Bartel 115; T. Bugg 56; Z. Tuohy 110; R. Tarrant 80 ;
Mids: S. Thompson dnp; D. Mundy (DVC) 124; I. Smith 83; L. Hunter (C) 124x2=248; T. Scully (VC)80x1.5=120; B. Ebert 81;
Ruck: T. Hickey 68;
Forwards: S. Gray 72; A. Hall 59; L.McCarthy 50; A. Everitt 46
Utilities: E. Curnow 141; J. Redden 60 ; M. Hutchings 67
Reserves: H. Grundy (D); W. Minson (R); A. Tomlinson (F); D. Parish (M)(Sub)73;
1653
So that coin flip of Zaha v Grigg ended terribly.
Chicago Sharks
D: Tom McDonald (94), Josh Gibson (99) (EVC), Shaun Burgoyne (73), Courtenay Dempsey (49)
M: Joel Selwood (150*1.5=225) (VC), Andrew Gaff, Luke Parker (100*2=200) (C), Liam Picken, Dom Tyson (142), Sam Gibson (81)
R: Callum Sinclair (79)
F: Brent Harvey (127), Tom T. Lynch, Jake Stringer, Sam Kerridge (126)
U: Michael Rischitelli (107) [M], Daniel Wells (138) [F/M], Elliot Yeo [D/M]
Emg: Clayton Oliver [M], Tom Sheridan [D], Rory Lobb [R/F], Daniel Menzel (86) [F] (sub)
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Looking at a huge week. I've almost had the top scorer in each game so far 8)
Ducks
D: Enright 103, Birchall 69, Fantasia 40, B Smith
M: Hanners 226 (c), Danger 186 (VC), Boak, Greenwood, Rosa 117, Seedsman
R: Nicholls 81
F: Zerrett 128, Greene 57, T Bell 31, C Daniel
I/C: Tippa 80, Stretch 66, M Wood 85
Emerg, Brooksby 54 (R), Tucker 63 (D), J Merrett 56 (SUB), Goodyear [M]
1288/13
Both Easton and Gov out. ::)
Actually have cover this week, but only for one. God damn it.
Ottawa Otters 13.22.100 lost to Carolina Panthers 15.18.108
(Real: 1507 vs 1623)
Geez, this was an ugly match. Both teams played far below what we've seen of them this season, with these teams having averaged 117.7 and 116.8 this season. Bontempelli was the star for the visitors, with help from fellow midfielders Ward, Shiel, and captain JPK, who each topped the ton. Ottawa possibly could have won if not for the late withdrawals of McGovern and Wood, forcing Walker and Griffifths (OOP) to come in, and if VC Zaharakis didn't score 20!
Best
Ottawa: Grigg, Prestia, Jones
Carolina: Bontempelli, Ward, Shiel, Kennedy
Houston Bombers 17.12.114 lost to Santiago Cockerels 17.13.115
(Real: 1708 vs 1716)
Heartbreak for the Bombers as the Cockerels sneak home on the back of a goliath performance by Josh Jenkins! Ellis being terrible and Kreuzer getting injured could be blamed for the bombers, who's performance was improved on previous weeks, with captain Sloane (139) and vice-captain Vince (130) doing their absolute best to push them over the line, just to fall short. Santiago move to a positive record at 6-5 and stay in the top 6...barely.
Best
Houston: Sloane, Vince, Walters, Rance
Santiago: Jenkins, Ablett, Macrae, Whitfield, Rampe
Quito Quetzals 15.13.103 lost to Las Vegas Sinners 19.7.121
(Real: 1552 vs 1809)
The Sinners continue their fine run of form with a big win down in Quito, on the back of Rockliff's huge 204 as vice-captain and many other good scorers. Quito predicted a hard tag on captain Gibbs and he got it, being held to just 42 - although it didn't matter in the end.
Best
Quito: Simpson, Savage, Wingard, Suckling, Reid Barlow
Las Vegas: Rockliff, Mitchell, Walker, Ziebell, Tippett, Westhoff
Colorado Avalanche 17.12.114 lost to Chicago Sharks 20.9.129
(Real: 1711 vs 1933)
Unlucky for the Avalanche as they crumble in the face of a huge Chicago performance, rebounding from recent poor form. Captain Hunter and Ed Curnow were impressive for the Avalanche but they were no match for the Shark star power, who had 5 scores over 125 - headlined by vice-captain Selwood's 150.
Best
Colorado: Curnow, Hunter, Mundy, Bartel, Tuohy
Chicago: Selwood, Tyson, Wells, Harvey, Tyson, Rischitelli, Parker, Gibson
New Brooklyn Hawks 17.10.112 lost to Boston Terriers 20.9.129
(Real: 1684 vs 1930)
No Goldy, no problems.
Best
New Brooklyn: Jacobs, Liberatore, Talia, Gunston
Boston: Neale, Dal Santo, Pendlebury, Smith, Cotchin, Priddis, Robinson, Howe
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 17.13.115 defeated San Francisco Grizzlies 3.94.112
(Real: 1728 vs 1674)
Hmmmm, to count players inputted with nicknames (Zerrett, Tippa, Hanners) as ineligible players, hmmmm...
Best
Anaheim: Z. Merrett, Dangerfield, Rosa, Hannebery, Enright, Seedsman
San Francisco: Shaw, Miles, Guthrie, Hawkins, Steven, Swallow
Panthers will take any win, wether ugly or beautiful. ^^^^
Genuinely terrible.
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Note: For those that saw, I thought I would change the post because they are both changed men
you're killing me Jukes
reckon we're chance to win
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on June 05, 2016, 09:38:31 PM
you're killing me Jukes
reckon we're chance to win
I'mma go even slower now ;)
quack quack quack
Damn it, Jenkins!
Quote from: Jay on June 05, 2016, 10:14:06 PM
Damn it, Jenkins!
You've gotta admit you love him
He's growing on me this season... and I'm a Port supporter (I'm hoping he can get the Coleman at this point)
Quote from: powersuperkents on June 05, 2016, 10:29:24 PM
Quote from: Jay on June 05, 2016, 10:14:06 PM
Damn it, Jenkins!
You've gotta admit you love him
He's growing on me this season... and I'm a Port supporter (I'm hoping he can get the Coleman at this point)
I can't stay mad at him :P
Ladder...eventually
Ladder...now
Boston Terriers 9 2 1402 1248 112.34
Chicago Sharks 7 4 1264 1233 102.51
Carolina Panthers 7 4 1276 1247 102.33
San Francisco Grizzlies 6 5 1334 1283 103.98
Santiago Cockerels 6 5 1317 1297 101.54
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 6 5 1244 1243 100.08
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Houston Bombers 5 6 1229 1241 99.03
Ottawa Otters 5 6 1277 1296 98.53
New Brooklyn Hawks 5 6 1203 1273 94.50
Colorado Avalanche 4 7 1226 1250 98.08
Las Vegas Sinners 3 8 1109 1168 94.95
Quito Quetzals 3 8 1225 1308 93.65
Colorado just out of finals contention on % :(
The Boston train rolls on!
That loss was huge, fuark.