ROUND 5.1 LIVE DREAM TEAM WEEKEND CHAT

We are underway, again. Did you run the vice-captaincy loophole? I went Smurf after Pendlebury didn’t quite get the job done. Swanlow did & I contemplated giving him the job before running with Pendles.  Mark your scores in the usual format. Good luck to your teams this weekend. Throw in sub news, league comments, injuries, changes etc in the comments thread with your score.

CAPTAINCY CANDIDATES POLL

Difficult choice this week with the little master out, but, if you plan on using Watson, Stanton, Ryder, Pendlebury, Rusty or Swanlow you need to get organised because these captaincy candidates are playing tomorrow. Are you looking @ tomorrow’s match for your skipper or, the weekend’s games? Vote in the poll and leave a comment in the thread.

DREAM TEAM CHAT ANZAC DAY TEAMS

Teams in the thread, changes to both sides, don’t forget partial lockout and irreversible trades kick in tomorrow arvo. Feel free to make a comment on this game, Ablett, this weekend or anything you want really. Here’s some Anzac Day Highlights for your enjoyment.

ROUND 2 DREAM TEAM CHAT DIVISION 1 REVIEW

How did your team go on the weekend? How about your rivals? Division 1 rose ninety three positions in the league rankings to 261 with a league average of 2032, so well done to everybody. Lets see if we can’t improve our position this week. Don’t forget partial lockout is tomorrow for Essendon & Collingwood players. Reversible trades become irreversible @ that point so you need to be across that. More details about the round, including results, ladders & analysis in the comments thread. Feel free to add your own.

ROUND 2 DREAM TEAM CHAT DIVISION 2 REVIEW

How did your team go on the weekend? How about your rivals? Division 2 rose one hundred positions in the league rankings to 256 with a league average of 2032, so well done to everybody. Lets see if we can’t improve our position this week. Don’t forget partial lockout is tomorrow for Essendon & Collingwood players. Reversible trades become irreversible @ that point so you need to be across that. More details about the round, including results, ladders & analysis in the comments thread. Feel free to add your own.

ABLETT OUT 2-3 WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

This isn’t necessarily a 2-3 week injury as revealed in this clip by Marcus Ashcroft when he said “hopefully for him it’ll be a 2-3week injury”. That implies that it maybe a little bit more serious than a 2-3 week injury, which may mean that the Gold Coast Suns are lying to the media. This is obviously a shock because AFL clubs NEVER lie to the public & the media. How many weeks does the little master need to miss before you’ll trade him?

SUNDAY NIGHT DREAM TEAM CHAT

Well, it looks like it has been a tough week for many. How did you go? I’m struggling along, my two recruits Whitecross & Stanley combining for 93 pathetic points which are the two lowest individual scores of the weekend so far. Cheers. Martin went bang! with 96, Ellis fired up with 89, Morriss scored better in SC. Giles did his job & covered Mummy with a century, I am considering my options with Mummy, he nearly became 211 late Friday afternoon. Heater is another to come under the microscope. Will probably struggle to post many wins and need Magnet to tonne up for me to crack 2000. I’ve had my worst start since I first started playing this game. Need a liitle luck to go my way.

Whack your scores, team analysis and judgements in the comment thread. Hope your team went well & you beat your opponent -unless it’s me

DREAM TEAM LIVE CHAT ROUND 4

Rumours circulating that Grant Birchall will be a late withdrawal this weekend so make sure you have a defensive emergency switched on in your back 7. Ditto for Fyfe as well, not to mention Sam Gilbert. Know any other late changes? Got the good oil on subs? Maybe you just wanna talk Dream Team footy? The comments box is here to capture your thoughts, so use it. Good luck to your teams.

DREAM TEAM CHAT’S TOP 10 FORWARD’S

By the numbers, how does your team stack up? Throw your comments in the thread. Scoring format is avg/toatal score/breakeven. Breakeven‘s from fantastic Too Serious webpage.

STARTERS

1. Brendan Whitecross 111.67/335/61

2. Buddy Franklin 106.67/320/174

3. Mitch Robinson 103.67/311/107

4. Chad Cornes 100.67/302/75

5. Brent Harvey 100/300/101

6. Jarrad Waite 99.67/299/40

7. Kurt Tippett 95.67/287/100

OFF THE BENCH

8. Steele Sidebottom 95/285/116

9. Nick Riewoldt 93/279/104

EMERGENCY

10. Michael Johnson 91.67/275/58

Whitecross is the go to guy if you wanna forward. Rhys Stanley from St.Kilda is a great go down option @ 226k. Keep an eye on Beams, he may be a good pick up in 2-4 weeks time. Interesting that Pav & Goodes are not in this list. Watch out for Didak as a potential pick up moving forward as well. Michael Johnson is the best def/fwd in the game @ the minute. Who saw that coming?

DREAM TEAM CHAT’S TOP 10 RUCKS

How are you set for your Rucks? Format is Average/Total Score/Breakeven. Breakeven’s pinched from Too Serious whilst Walsey was looking the other way. Go visit them in another tab, for all of your dream team break even’s.

STARTERS

1. Patrick Ryder 110.33/331/106

2. Aaron Sandilands 105.67/317/119

OFF THE BENCH

3. Dean Cox 95/285/192

4. Hamish McIntosh 89.33/268/14

EMERGENCIES

5. Sam Jacobs 89/267/143

6. Matthew Kreuzer 87.33/262/86

7. Jonathan Giles 82/246/-33

8. Ben McEvoy 81/243/155

9. Ivan Maric 80/240/58

10. Will Minson 79.67/239/125

SUMMARY

HMac & Giles provide the value, although you are only looking @ ruck trades if you buggered your initial selection, have Louie. or an itchy trigger finger. DO NOT TRADE RUCKS IN THIS WEEK. Unless it is Giles. Cox & Mumford -153- will drop, Sandi probably will drop, McEvoy & Jacobs will drop. There will be some good ruck prices over the next 3 weeks. If you can cover Louie, the bargains will be there for the taking.

DREAM TEAM CHAT’S TOP 10 MIDFIELDERS

SO most of us obviously have Gary @ #1, but, how do you match up against the top midfielders in the AFL according to the numbers? The numbers reveal a lot of new names, although things may settle down as we move through the early rounds of this marathon season. Still, it is good to know why you shouldn’t be scoffing @ your opponent if s/he has S. Selwood, Stanton & Ward in her/his midfield. Feel free to spread the good oil in the comments section below. Format is avg/total score/breakeven. I take my b/e’s from Too Serious, feel free to open them up in a new tab.

STARTERS

1. Gary Ablett 147/441/123

2. Matthew Boyd 129/387/151

3. Scott Selwood 126.33/379/62

4. Marc Murphy 123.33/370/151

5. Brett Stanton 120.67/362/181

6. Chris Judd 117.67/353/116

OFF THE BENCH

7. Brendon Goddard 116.33/349/104

8. Callan Ward 115.33/346/80

EMERGENCIES

9. Sam Mitchell 115.33/346/183

10. Jobe Watson 114.33/343/132

SUMMARY

Get around Scott Selwood and his 62pt breakeven if you think he can maintain his present form. Stanton seems to be calming down from his early season scores, but an 181 pt breakeven will see his value drop. Mitchell & Murphy will come down in price so wait a week or 3 before u/g here. Boyd should come down in price, although, Boyd vs the Dees may see Boyd surpass his break even.

Ablett is poised to make some more money, but you started with GAJ, right? Judd is best value of the top 10, but really this is a week to either invest in a developing mid, maybe take the risk with Treloar or Neale, or better still, just stay out of the midfield marketplace this week.

DREAM TEAM CHAT’S TOP 10 DEFENDERS

How many of the top ten defenders do you have in your side? Scoring format is Average/Total Score/Breakeven. Breakeven stats from the wonderful Too Serious site.

STARTERS

1. Brendon Goddard 116.33/349/104

2. Brett Deledio 114/312/92

3. Heath Scotland 102.67/308/127

4. Shannon Hurn 101.33/304/50

5. Andrew Carrazzo 98/294/143

6. Bachar Houli 97.33/292/86

7. Alex Rance 96.67/290/57

OFF THE BENCH

8. Josh Gibson 94/282/32

9. Grant Birchall 93/279/159

EMERGENCY

10. Sean Dempster 93/279/36

SUMMARY

AVOID Scotland & especially Birchall. Hurn, Gibson, Dempster & Rance have a lot of growth in them so get on if you can. Gibson & Dempster would be fairly unique picks @ this stage. Who do you think coaches should be avoiding or grabbing this week? Whack your thoughts in the comment thread.

“O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN”

Well. Is it Gary, or, do you not have him in your side? Hard to see anyone with Gary giving the job to someone else, but, we’ll whack this poll up in case you like Penders on the rebound, Boyd, Scott Selwood -outscoring both of his brother’s- or even Caaarlton gun, Marc Murphy.

DREAM TEAM CHAT DIVISION 2 REVIEW

Apologies for the late posting this week, will try to have the weekly review up sometime on monday or tuesday. R2 preview should be up this arvo sometime.

DIVISION 2 RESULTS

GUILD OF GUDISM 1860 defeated by WEST’S CHAMPIONS 1989

REAPER CREW 2026 defeated NEWMAN’S STARZ 2011

KATTS 1963 defeated A TOWN CALLED MALICE 1934

ATTACK FORCE Z 1976 defeated  MYSTERY INC. 1861

CANDY STALL 1916 defeated by THE DAVINATOR 1998

TRIMM TRABB 2053 defeated by SFC 2047

GO THE SWANNIES 1932 defeated by GIWS WHIPPETS 2023

ZIGGY’S BULLANTS 1975 defeated by THE UNKNOWN 2042

MEEKABOO 2087 defeated BLUEKADOOS 2062

DIVISION 2 LADDER

1.	West’s Champions	Harry	1	1	0	0	1-0	1989	1860	106.94	4
2.	attack force Z	Sinbad	1	1	0	0	1-0	1976	1861	106.18	4
3.	GIWS Whippets	Rob	1	1	0	0	1-0	2023	1932	104.71	4
4.	SFC	Jason	1	1	0	0	1-0	2147	2053	104.58	4
5.	Davinator	David	1	1	0	0	1-0	1998	1916	104.28	4
6.	The Unknown	michael	1	1	0	0	1-0	2042	1975	103.39	4
7.	KATTS	Jac	1	1	0	0	1-0	1963	1934	101.50	4
8.	Meekaboo	Alex	1	1	0	0	1-0	2087	2062	101.21	4
9.	Reaper Crew	Mat	1	1	0	0	1-0	2026	2011	100.75	4
10.	Newman’s Starz	Christo	1	0	0	1	0-1	2011	2026	99.26	0
11.	Bluekadoos	Pacca	1	0	0	1	0-1	2062	2087	98.80	0
12.	ATownCalled Malice	michael	1	0	0	1	0-1	1934	1963	98.52	0
13.	Ziggy’s Bullants	Joshua	1	0	0	1	0-1	1975	2042	96.72	0
14.	Candy Stall	Alistair	1	0	0	1	0-1	1916	1998	95.90	0
15.	Trimm Trabb	John	1	0	0	1	0-1	2053	2147	95.62	0
16.	Go The Swannies!	Steve	1	0	0	1	0-1	1932	2023	95.50	0
17.	Mystery Inc.	Greg	1	0	0	1	0-1	1861	1976	94.18	0
18.	Guild of Gudism	Craig	1	0	0	1	0-1	1860	1989	93.51	0

DIVISION 2 SUMMARY

The Unknown, Whippets, Kadoo & Newman are the early favourites in the fourth Dream Team Chat League closely followed by Meekaboo & Reapers.

West, Trimm, Katts, Davinator & the Swannies are just behind this group with a big chance of taking out this league, while just behind them are Ziggy, Malice, Candy, SFC, Mystery, Attack & Guild bring up the rear.

This league has an overall ranking of 356, just two places behind the top Dream Team Chat League, the Division 1 crew so an opportunity exists for this league to move up the rankings. Good luck to everyone this weekend.

DREAM TEAM CHAT DIVISION 1 REVIEW

Apologies for the late posting this week, will try to have the weekly review up sometime on monday or tuesday. R2 preview should be up this arvo sometime.

DIVISION 1 RESULTS

RAWALPINDI EXPRESS 2050 defeated by SFC 2150

BUMMERS BANDIT 1975 defeated by PEAKING PIRATES 2003

CHAMPS OR CHUMPS 2060 defeated ZINZANZ 1954

MEEKABOO 2087 defeated SUPERHANS 2015

HAWKATHON 1906 defeated by KATTS 1963

CARNAGE 2015 defeated STATIN STOMPERS 1901

POLDO’S SMOKIES 1925 defeated GUT INSTINCT 1693

A TOWN CALLED MALICE 1934 defeated by EARL OF SLANDER 2125

SYDNEY UNI 1810 defeated byJUAN HUNG LOW 2012

DIVISION 1 LADDER

1.	Poldo’s Smokies	Jason	1	1	0	0	1-0	1925	1693	113.70	4
2.	JuanHungLow	PA	1	1	0	0	1-0	2012	1810	111.16	4
3.	Earl of Slander	Chris	1	1	0	0	1-0	2125	1934	109.88	4
4.	Carnage	Nathan	1	1	0	0	1-0	2015	1901	106.00	4
5.	ChampsorChumps	Matt	1	1	0	0	1-0	2060	1954	105.42	4
6.	SFC	Jason	1	1	0	0	1-0	2147	2050	104.73	4
7.	Meekaboo	Alex	1	1	0	0	1-0	2087	2015	103.57	4
8.	KATTS	Jac	1	1	0	0	1-0	1963	1906	102.99	4
9.	Peaking Pirates	James	1	1	0	0	1-0	2003	1975	101.42	4
10.	Bummers Bandits	Cal	1	0	0	1	0-1	1975	2003	98.60	0
11.	HawkaTHON	VinDude	1	0	0	1	0-1	1906	1963	97.10	0
12.	Super Hans	Nars	1	0	0	1	0-1	2015	2087	96.55	0
13.	Rawalpindi Express	Cupido	1	0	0	1	0-1	2050	2147	95.48	0
14.	zinzanz	John	1	0	0	1	0-1	1954	2060	94.85	0
15.	Statin Stompers	Rohan	1	0	0	1	0-1	1901	2015	94.34	0
16.	ATownCalled Malice	michael	1	0	0	1	0-1	1934	2125	91.01	0
17.	Sydney Uni	Warren	1	0	0	1	0-1	1810	2012	89.96	0
18.	Gut Instinct	Ben	1	0	0	1	0-1	1693	1925	87.95	0

SUMMARY

Shoaib & Slander are the flag favourites @ this early stage, although Pirates, Bandits, SuperHans, Meekaboo, Juan, Carnage & Poldo are lurking dangerously behind waiting to pounce in what is shaping as a close & competitive league.

Katts & Statin are well placed, just behind this group poised to strike, whilst the next logjam of teams include Zinza, Hawka, Champ, Malice & SFC. Finally, we have Syd Uni & Gut Instinct who are still right in this.

Good luck this weekend everybody, we are ranked @ 354 and have an opportunity to rise further with our continued good efforts. Well played so far.

THE FYFE CONUNDRUM

Well are you trading or keeping him?

DREAM TEAM CHAT PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW

DREAM TEAM CHAT PREMIER LEAGUE-ROUND 1

THE EARL OF SLANDER 2125 defeated THESE PRETZELS 1867

HIGH VOLDTAGE 2044 defeated DISH BEST SERVED 1979

PUXATONY WERRITS 2017 defeated CAPTAIN KICK ASS 1957

JODES BOYS 1945 defeated by HAPPY AS BRU! 1946

SHANODONS 1851 defeated by MONDAYS EXPERTS 1986

SPARTAN PIES 1992 defeated SPARTAN CRUMPETS 1867

A TOWN CALLED MALICE 1934 defeated by MEEKABOO 2087

JEZ7ADON 2003 defeated SHIREE’S DYNAMOES 1885

DAZZA’S ALLSTARS 2001 defetaed FLETCHERS BROWNLOW  1859

DREAM TEAM CHAT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REVIEW

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS

A TOWN CALLED MALICE 1934 defeated by THE MAULERS 2018

KING MAXIMUS 2006 defeated by BRUTAL DELUXE 2060

SHIREE’S DYNAMOES 1885 defeated by YOU BUDDY RIPPER 2092

ABOUT TO GET REIMERED 1890 defeated by BOMBER ROCK 1966

NICKO28′S HAWKIES 1669 defeated by DAZZA’S ALLSTARS 2001

MAKPIES 2014 defeated OJ’S OUTFIT 1829

BARNEY’S RUBBLE 2006 defeated by CATTA’S CLAN 2025

PURE MOZZO 2113 defeated SHINBONER SPIRIT 1991

BARRIER BREAKERS 2123 defeated WETDREAMTEAM 1981

MONDAY MORNING POST MORTEM

How did you fare on the weekend? Better than me & my 1934 I hope, my lowest score in quite a while, winning one league battle out of five in an abysmal effort. Many of us are waiting on Fyfe news, but, it looks like an unwanted trade is on the cards. Dusty is causing concerns, Heater performed better, and, Lake may be on report for what has been documented as a ‘love tap’. So what is on your menu this week? trading? holding? Whack your trading plans, your scores and league results here.

ROUND 3 LIVE TEAM CHAT

Feel free to whack subs, rumours, scores in here etc etc. Hope your team wins this weekend unless its Caaarlton. GO PIES!!!! I have made two sneaky last minute rookie trades bringing in Greene & Milera. First two of the year. How are you going on the trade front?

GEELONG ROOKIE, OUT!

As I understand it, Billie Smedts has a shoulder niggle and will miss 1 week. Amend your team accordingly ensuring that he is not on-field or an emergency. I’d be ensuring that you have a ruck emergency selected if you have Mumford as your ruckman.

CAPTAIN’S POLL

Who gets the big job this week? I’m leaning towards GAJ, who is rapidly becoming my perma-captain. How about you?

ROUND 3 TEAMS

Carlton v Collingwood MCG – Fri Apr 13, 7:50pm
Carlton
B: Jeremy Laidler, Lachlan Henderson, Christopher Yarran
HB: Nick Duigan, Paul Bower, Zach Tuohy
C: Heath Scotland, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Jeffrey Garlett, Jarrad Waite, Marc Murphy
F: Michael Jamison, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts
Foll: Shaun Hampson, Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs
I/C: Dennis Armfield, Mitch Robinson, Kane Lucas, Edward Curnow
Emg: Jordan Russell, Bret Thornton, Brock McLean
In: Michael Jamison, Nick Duigan
Out: Jordan Russell, Bret Thornton

Collingwood
B: Heritier O’Brien, Lachlan Keeffe, Heath Shaw
HB: Nick Maxwell, Ben Reid, Tyson Goldsack
C: Dane Swan, Luke Ball, Sharrod Wellingham
HF: Dale Thomas, Chris Dawes, Ben Sinclair
F: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Alex Fasolo
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
I/C: Alan Toovey, Martin Clarke, Cameron Wood, Jarryd Blair
Emg: Tom Young, Paul Seedsman, Jackson Paine
In: Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham, Cameron Wood
Out: Chris Tarrant (Calf), Paul Seedsman, Jackson Paine

Richmond v Melbourne MCG – Sat Apr 14, 1:45pm
Richmond
B: Steven Morris, Alex Rance, Chris Newman
HB: Bachar Houli, Dylan Grimes, Brandon Ellis
C: Shaun Grigg, Dustin Martin, Daniel Jackson
HF: Brett Deledio, Tyrone Vickery, Shane Edwards
F: Brad Miller, Jack Riewoldt, Robin Nahas
Foll: Ivan Maric, Trent Cotchin, Nathan Foley
I/C: Shane Tuck, Reece Conca, Jake Batchelor, Addam Maric
Emg: Angus Graham, Matthew White, Matt Dea
In: Addam Maric
Out: Jake King (Knee)

Melbourne
B: James Frawley, James Sellar, Clint Bartram
HB: Tom McDonald, Jared Rivers, Colin Garland
C: Rohan Bail, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones
HF: Cale Morton, Jack Watts, Jeremy Howe
F: Matthew Bate, Mitchell Clark, Aaron Davey
Foll: Mark Jamar, James Magner, Jack Trengove
I/C: Lynden Dunn, Stefan Martin, Jordie McKenzie, Luke Tapscott
Emg: Brad Green, Jack Fitzpatrick, Joel Macdonald
In: Aaron Davey, Cale Morton, Stefan Martin, Luke Tapscott
Out: Brad Green, Ricky Petterd, Jamie Bennell, Joel Macdonald

Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans AS – Sat Apr 14, 1:40pm
Port Adelaide
B: Ben Jacobs, Alipate Carlile, Jackson Trengove
HB: Danyle Pearce, Troy Chaplin, Jacob Surjan
C: Hamish Hartlett, Domenic Cassisi, Kane Cornes
HF: John McCarthy, Daniel Stewart, Robert Gray
F: Chad Wingard, Jay Schulz, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Jarrad Redden, Bradley Ebert, Travis Boak
I/C: Matt Thomas, Paul Stewart, Matthew Broadbent, Cameron O’Shea
Emg: Simon Phillips, Brent Renouf, Darren Pfeiffer
In: Robert Gray
Out: David Rodan

Sydney Swans
B: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Alex Johnson
HB: Andrejs Everitt, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw
C: Craig Bird, Kieren Jack, Nick Malceski
HF: Jarrad McVeigh, Sam Reid, Lewis Jetta
F: Jude Bolton, Jesse White, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Shane Mumford, Adam Goodes, Josh P. Kennedy
I/C: Ryan O’Keefe, Daniel Hannebery, Gary Rohan, Luke Parker
Emg: Mark Seaby, Nathan Gordon, Harry Cunningham
In: Jesse White, Shane Mumford, Andrejs Everitt
Out: Lewis Roberts-Thomson (Cheekbone), Nicholas Smith (Virus), Mark Seaby

Fremantle v Brisbane Lions PS – Sat Apr 14, 2:40pm
Fremantle
B: Garrick Ibbotson, Zac Dawson, Adam McPhee
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, Tendai Mzungu
C: David Mundy, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF: Matthew de Boer, Matthew Pavlich, Michael Barlow
F: Christopher Mayne, Kepler Bradley, Josh Mellington
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nathan Fyfe, Greg Broughton
I/C: Paul Duffield, Nick Suban, Zachary Clarke, Clancee Pearce
Emg: Jay van Berlo, Dylan Roberton, Alex Silvagni
In: David Mundy
Out: Jack Anthony

Brisbane Lions
B: Ashley McGrath, Matt Maguire, Josh Drummond
HB: Mitchell Golby, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
C: Jed Adcock, Tom Rockliff, Daniel Rich
HF: Claye Beams, Jonathan Brown, Todd Banfield
F: Ryan Harwood, Matthew Leuenberger, Ryan Lester
Foll: Billy Longer, James Polkinghorne, Jack Redden
I/C: Pearce Hanley, Andrew Raines, Jesse O’Brien, Jared Polec
Emg: Niall McKeever, Rohan Bewick, Elliot Yeo
In: Jonathan Brown, Josh Drummond, Andrew Raines, Ryan Harwood, Billy Longer
Out: Simon Black (Hand), Cheynee Stiller, Niall McKeever, Rohan Bewick, Ben Hudson

Western Bulldogs v St Kilda ES – Sat Apr 14, 7:40pm
Western Bulldogs
B: Easton Wood, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Robert Murphy, Lukas Markovic, Dylan Addison
C: Daniel Cross, Ryan Griffen, Liam Picken
HF: Daniel Giansiracusa, Liam Jones, Jarrad Grant
F: Shaun Higgins, Jordan Roughead, Luke Dahlhaus
Foll: William Minson, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney
I/C: Ayce Cordy, Nathan Djerrkura, Thomas Liberatore, Clay Smith
Emg: Patrick Veszpremi, Justin Sherman, Tory Dickson
In: Ayce Cordy
Out: Tory Dickson

St Kilda
B: Jarryn Geary, Sam Gilbert, Jason Blake
HB: Tom Simpkin, Sam Fisher, Sean Dempster
C: Jack Newnes, Lenny Hayes, Brendon Goddard
HF: Jack Steven, Nick Riewoldt, Jamie Cripps
F: Stephen Milne, Rhys Stanley, Leigh Montagna
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Clinton Jones, Nick Dal Santo
I/C: Justin Koschitzke, David Armitage, Tom Ledger, Terry Milera
Emg: Farren Ray, Dean Polo, Beau Wilkes

Gold Coast Suns v Essendon MS – Sat Apr 14, 7:40pm
Gold Coast Suns
B: Jared Brennan, Matthew Warnock, Seb Tape
HB: Maverick Weller, Nathan Bock, Jarrod Harbrow
C: Josh Caddy, Dion Prestia, Trent McKenzie
HF: Luke Russell, Tom Lynch, Harley Bennell
F: Brandon Matera, Sam Day, Aaron Hall
Foll: Zac Smith, David Swallow, Gary Ablett
I/C: Karmichael Hunt, Josh Fraser, Matt Shaw, Michael Rischitelli
Emg: Josh Toy, Joel Wilkinson, Jeremy Taylor
In: Josh Fraser, Sam Day, Nathan Bock, Seb Tape
Out: Campbell Brown (Groin), Tom Hickey, Steven May (Rested), Jeremy Taylor

Essendon
B: Courtenay Dempsey, Dustin Fletcher, Jake Carlisle
HB: Kyle Hardingham, Tayte Pears, Dyson Heppell
C: Michael Hibberd, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton
HF: Stewart Crameri, Michael Hurley, Alwyn Davey
F: David Zaharakis, Patrick Ryder, Leroy Jetta
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Heath Hocking, Jake Melksham
I/C: Ricky Dyson, Angus Monfries, Kyle Reimers, Ben Howlett
Emg: Henry Slattery, Cale Hooker, Luke Davis
In: Ricky Dyson, Heath Hocking, Alwyn Davey, Kyle Reimers, Tom Bellchambers
Out: David Hille (Calf), Sam Lonergan (Suspension), Nathan Lovett-Murray (Hamstring), Mark McVeigh (Soreness), David Myers (Hamstring)

GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles BISP – Sun Apr 15, 1:10pm
GWS Giants
B: Phil Davis, Tim Mohr, Jack Hombsch
HB: Luke Power, Chad Cornes, Adam Kennedy
C: Rhys Palmer, Tomas Bugg, Tom Scully
HF: Stephen Coniglio, Jeremy Cameron, Adam Tomlinson
F: Toby Greene, Jonathan Giles, Devon Smith
Foll: Dean Brogan, Callan Ward, Dylan Shiel
I/C: Shaun Edwards, Israel Folau, Curtly Hampton, Jacob Townsend, Adam Treloar, WIlliam Hoskin-Elliot, Liam Sumner
In: Shaun Edwards, Adam Treloar, Adam Tomlinson, Liam Sumner, Dean Brogan
Out: Nathan Wilson, Dom Tyson (Injured)

West Coast Eagles
B: Beau Waters, Eric Mackenzie, Ashley Smith
HB: Adam Selwood, Will Schofield, Shannon Hurn
C: Andrew Gaff, Scott Selwood, Chris Masten
HF: Josh Hill, Quinten Lynch, Jack Darling
F: Dean Cox, Josh Kennedy, Ashton Hams
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey, Daniel Kerr
I/C: Sam Butler, Mitch Brown, Patrick McGinnity, Bradd Dalziell, Koby Stevens, Ryan Neates, Jacob Brennan
In: Sam Butler, Mitch Brown, Patrick McGinnity, Bradd Dalziell, Koby Stevens, Ryan Neates, Jacob Brennan
Out: Andrew Embley (Shoulder), Darren Glass (Groin), Matthew Priddis (Quad), Matthew Rosa (Quad)

Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG – Sun Apr 15, 3:15pm
Hawthorn
B: Benjamin Stratton, Josh Gibson, Brent Guerra
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Matt Suckling
C: Brendan Whitecross, Sam Mitchell, Shane Savage
HF: Shaun Burgoyne, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
F: Jarryd Roughead, David Hale, Luke Breust
Foll: Broc McCauley, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
I/C: Chance Bateman, Michael Osborne, Clinton Young, Liam Shiels, Kyle Cheney, Jack Gunston, Bradley Hill
In: Clinton Young, Liam Shiels, Kyle Cheney, Bradley Hill
Out: Isaac Smith (Back)

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Brent Reilly, Daniel Talia, Brodie Smith
C: Rory Sloane, Scott Thompson, David Mackay
HF: Bernie Vince, Tom Lynch, Ian Callinan
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Taylor Walker
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Nathan van Berlo, Patrick Dangerfield
I/C: Michael Doughty, Chris Knights, Jared Petrenko, Brodie Martin, Ricky Henderson, Sam Shaw, Sam Kerridge
In: Chris Knights, Brodie Martin, Sam Shaw, Sam Kerridge
Out: Richard Douglas (Hamstring)

North Melbourne v Geelong Cats ES – Sun Apr 15, 4:40pm
North Melbourne
B: Scott McMahon, Scott Thompson, Jamie Macmillan
HB: Michael Firrito, Luke Delaney, Liam Anthony
C: Daniel Wells, Andrew Swallow, Shaun Atley
HF: Ryan Bastinac, Todd Goldstein, Samuel Wright
F: Matt Campbell, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Leigh Adams, Brent Harvey
I/C: Aaron Edwards, Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington, Kieran Harper, Cameron Delaney, Aaron Mullett, Ben Warren
In: Jack Ziebell, Luke Delaney, Ben Warren

Geelong Cats
B: Cameron Guthrie, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB: Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Taylor Hunt
C: Joel Corey, Joel Selwood, Steven Motlop
HF: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Allen Christensen
F: Trent West, James Podsiadly, Steve Johnson
Foll: Orren Stephenson, Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly
I/C: Shannon Byrnes, Mathew Stokes, Mitch Brown, Tom Gillies, Mitch Duncan, Billie Smedts, George Horlin-Smith
In: Tom Gillies, George Horlin-Smith, Orren Stephenson

ROUND 2 DREAM TEAM CHATBOX

So far, I’m 116/1/GAJ. Use the same format if you want to post your progress score. Place final teams in the thread below as they come through. Put your comments, subs etc in their too. Good luck to your team.

DREAM TEAM DILEMMA

Umming and aaahing over whether to trade or hold Lake. I have Guthrie, on an extended interchange bench, his fate may be the vest, or emergency, whilst Clarke, named on interchange bench, at least should play. I have Ellis as coverage.

Heath Shaw needs to lift and give a bit more than 56. He needs to be delivering like Goddard & Lids. I am sure that he will come good against the tiges on saturday night.

The bigger issue is in my mids….I have Caddy @ M5 in my team, but, on an extended bench @ Gold Coast. My coverage comes at present from Smith, who has also been named on the bench, and who, may be given the vest, with Shiel,waiting in the wings. Shiel, who would normally start, isn’t, due to his shortened pre-season. He may need the extra week or two to run into match fitness.

Who would you play?

ROUND 2.1 DREAM TEAM LIVE CHAT

I’ll be away from the screen for a while so I thought I’d generate this thread for those who want a place to comment on tonight’s game, subs, selection issues, rumours, or the upcoming games on the weekend. Teams are in the thread below, which is you should place your comments. Good luck to your players tonight, and, good luck if you are running the captaincy loophole. I’ll put some stuff up as soon as I’m back on line.

CAPTAINCY CHOICE ROUND 2

The captaincy loophole exists this round. How it works is fairly simple. Simply choose someone playing in tonight’s Brisbane v Carlton game as vice-captain. If he tears it apart with a fantastic score, bring a non-playing bench player on field and make him your captain, and then, on the same line as your captain, place someone who is playing on the bench and make him an emergency. If your vice-captain doesn’t give you the score that you require, then you proceed as normal, making GAJ, Penders or whomever else as captain.

Speaking of GAJ & Pendlebury, are you going with one of the perma-captains this week? Or, are you looking elsewhere? Swan v Rich, Buddy v a Scarlett-less Geelong, NDS, or Goddard v Gold Coast. Maybe, you want the competition leader, Stanton, or his skipper, Jobe Watson v Port @ Ethihad, or, maybe you have someone better in mind? In that case, whack your captaincy selection in the comments thread below.

DREAM TEAM INJURY LIST ROUND 2

Injury list – round two

AFL 4:52 PM Tue 03 April, 2012

Adelaide Crows

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Ben Rutten	foot	1-2 weeks

Brisbane Lions (Updated 27 March)

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jonathan Brown	Face	2 weeks
Brent Staker	Knee	Season
Dayne Zorko	Hip	TBC

Carlton

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tom Bell	Adductor	1 week
Dylan Buckley	Finger	5-6 weeks
Levi Casboult	Knee	8-10 weeks
Simon White	Knee	10 weeks
Marcus Davies	Shoulder	10 weeks
Rhys O’Keeffe	Heel	7 weeks
Andrew Walker	Quad	2-3 weeks
Rob Warnock	Shoulder	1 week

Collingwood

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Nick Maxwell	Ankle	Test
Daniel Farmer	Hip	3 weeks
Andrew Krakouer	Knee	Indefinite
Brent Macaffer	Knee	Indefinite
Josh Thomas	Foot	Indefinite

Essendon

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Scott Gumbleton	Back	Test
Alex Browne	Hamstring	Test
Cale Hooker	Ankle	Test
Brent Prismall	Knee	Test
Kyle Hardingham	Shoulder	Test
Heath Hocking	Concussion	Test
Nick O’Brien	Quad	1-2 weeks
Michael Ross	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Travis Colyer	Thumb	6 weeks

Fremantle

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Alex Forster	Hip	TBC
Viv Michie	Foot	TBC
David Mundy	Ankle	Test
Lachie Neale	Ankle	Test
Gavin Roberts	Sinus	TBC
Lee Spurr	Calf	Test

Geelong Cats

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Josh Cowan	Calf/Achilles	Test
Josh Hunt	Calf	Test
Tom Gillies	Ankle	Test
Daniel Menzel	Knee	Indefinite
Dawson Simpson	Back	Indefinite
Nathan Vardy	Hip	Indefinite
Travis Varcoe	Foot	Indefinite
David Wojcisnski	Foot	Indefinite

Gold Coast Suns

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Matt Shaw	Ill	Test
Jake Hutchins	Ankle	Test
Charlie Dixon	Ankle	Test
Seb Tape	Teeth	Test
Rory Thompson	Ankle	1-2 weeks

Greater Western Sydney Giants

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tom Scully	Cheek	1 week
Setanta O’hAilpin	Corked calf	2 weeks
Stephen Clifton	Fractured wrist	5 weeks
Jonathon Patton	Knee	8 weeks
Kurt Aylett	ACL	Indefinite
Josh Growden	Fractured Tibia & Fibula	Indefinite

Hawthorn

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Luke Hodge	Calf	Test
Paul Puopolo	Back and hamstring tightness	Test
Mitch Hallahan	Shoulder	1-2 weeks
Max Bailey	Wrist	TBC
Alex Woodward	Knee	Season

Melbourne

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
James Strauss	Concussion	Test
Jake Spencer	Knee	1 Week
Lucas Cook	Groin	2 weeks
Colin Sylvia	Back	3 Weeks
Liam Jurrah	Wrist	3 weeks
Jordan Gysberts	Ankle	4-6 weeks
Michael Evans	Back	Indefinite
Neville Jetta	Ankle	Indefinite
Rory Taggert	Back	Indefinite
Max Gawn	Knee	Season

North Melbourne

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Lachlan Hansen	Hamstring	Test
Robbie Tarrant	Hamstring	Test
Nathan Grima	Knee	Test
Levi Greenwood	Corked buttock	Test
Majak Daw	Knee	1 week
Tom Curran	Foot	5 weeks

Port Adelaide

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jackson Trengove	Fractured finger	Test
Robbie Gray	Hamstring	Test
Cameron Hitchcock	Shoulder	2-3 weeks
Matthew Lobbe	Hip	3 weeks
Nick Salter	Foot	4-5 weeks
Jasper Pittard	Hamstring	Indefinite

Richmond

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
David Astbury	Knee	Indefinite
Kelvin Moore	Hip	Indefinite
Brad Helbig	Foot	TBC

St Kilda

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jason Gram	Hamstring	2 weeks
James Gwilt	Knee	3-4 weeks
Adam Schneider	Hamstring	3-4 weeks
Raphael Clarke	Hamstring	5-7 weeks

Sydney Swans (Updated 27 March)

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Rhyce Shaw	Back	Test
Ryan O’Keefe	Knee	Test
Jordan Lockyer	Knee	Test
Tom Mitchell	Knee	2 weeks
Luke Parker	Jaw	2-3 weeks
Eugene Kruger	Knee	3 weeks
Matt Spangher	Hamstring	3 weeks
Mike Pyke	Knee	2-4 weeks
Alex Brown	Hips	7 weeks

West Coast Eagles

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Andrew Strijk	Quad	1-2 weeks
Mark Nicoski	Hamstring	12-14 weeks
Mark LeCras	Knee	Season

Western Bulldogs

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Christian Howard	Knee	TBA
Brodie Moles	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Tom Williams	Shoulder	13 weeks
Dale Morris	Leg	Indefinite

BRENT STANTON, #1 PLAYER IN DREAM TEAM

Essendon‘s Brent Stanton is the number 1 ranked dream team player after running amok against North Melbourne last Sunday. His 153, was 17 more than GAJ’s 136. He scored 11 centuries last year, ranging between 103-141, which he accomplished twice. He had four scores between 80-99, two in the 70′s one 66 and a 30 vs West Coast in Round 7. He averaged 99.01 and happened to score hundreds in 8 of his last ten games-his other two were 81 & 96-as well as in his last 5 games of the season. He is currently a fantastic, unique pick that features in 3,014 teams. Is he in yours?

 

DEFENSIVE TRADING STRATEGIES

Say you’ve got Brian Lake and you’ve decided to trade. Who are you going to recruit to allow your defensive group to take that next step?

 

GREG BROUGHTON….YES OR NO

Greg started the game so well before Ross Lyon moved him onto the dangerous Stevie J, then Broughton’s score disintegrated. At his best, Broughton is dream team gold, one of several Fremantle players to give us consistent dream team joy, a premium that is one of the first picked in our teams, however, is this Lyon move a sign of things to come? Can you afford to gamble on a premium that could become a tagger any tick of the clock?

SCOTT PENDLEBURY….IS HE IN YOUR SIDE?

Collingwood’s silky smooth Scott Pendlebury racked up an impressive 136 points in Collingwood’s loss to Hawthorn last friday night. Was he in your team, and, if not, will you snap him up?

MONDAY POST-GAME RECOVERY

MY top defensive score -Bugg 97- was on the bench as was Kennedy’s 116 which would have been handy additions to my barely adequate 2029. My defenders were the weak link with Heater & Lake being the main culprits. Mids performed well with 5 hundreds & Caddy scooping 79. Rucks good & fwd’s should get some improvement out of the rookies. Not generally interested in trading this week unless something irresistable pops up, how about you?