ROUND 7 TEAMS

GEELONG CATS v ESSENDON
Friday 10th May, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium

Geelong
B: Mackie, Lonergan, Enright
HB: Guthrie, Taylor, T Hunt
C: Duncan, Bartel, Motlop
HF: Christensen, Johnson, Smedts
F: Stokes, Hawkins, Podsiadly
R: West, Selwood, Kelly
IC: Horlin-Smith, Thurlow, Schroder, Blicavs
EMG: J Hunt, Caddy, Walker

In: J.Schroder, J.Thurlow
Out: J.Corey (knee), J.Murdoch

Essendon
B: Hardingham, Fletcher, Hibberd
HB: Heppell, Carlisle, Baguley
C: Zaharakis, Watson, Winderlich
HF: Davey, Gumbleton, Goddard
F: Hurley, Crameri, Kommer
R: Bellchambers, Melksham, Howlett
Int: Myers, Hocking, Hooker, Lovett-Murray
Emerg: Ryder, Merritt, Pears

In: N.Lovett-Murray, J.Winderlich, M.Hurley, D.Heppell, J.Carlisle, D.Fletcher
Out: D.Hille, B.Stanton (groin), C.Dempsey (ankle), L.Jetta, T.Pears, J.Merrett

PORT ADELAIDE v RICHMOND
Saturday 11th May, 1:15pm, AAMI Stadium

Port Adelaide
B: Cameron O’Shea, Alipate Carille, Campbell Heath
HB: Lewis Stevenson, Tom Jonas, Dom Cassisi
C: Kane Cornes, Travis Boak, Matthew Broadbent
HF: Chad Wingard, Jay Schulz, Angus Monfries
F: Jake Neade, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
Foll: Jarrad Redden, Hamish Hartlett, Brad Ebert
Int from: Oliver Wines, Andrew Moore, Sam Colquhoun, Kane Mitchell
Emerg: Paul Stewart, Tom Logan, Daniel Stewart

In: A.Moore, J.Redden, S.Colquhoun
Out: B.Renouf, M.Lobbe, P.Stewart

Richmond
B: Morris, Rance, Chaplin
HB: Newman, Ellis, Houli
C: Grigg, Tuck, Jackson
HF: Deledio, S. Edwards, King
F: McGuane, Riewoldt, Martin
Foll: Maric, Foley, Vlastuin
Int: Knights, Batchelor, Stephenson, Nahas
Emerg: A. Edwards, Dea, White

In: S.Tuck, N.Foley, R.Nahas, O.Stephenson, J.Batchelor
Out: M.White, R.Petterd, T.Cotchin (knee) , T.Vickery (concussion), D.Grimes (foot)

BRISBANE LIONS v WEST COAST EAGLES
Saturday 11th May, 2:10pm, Gabba

Brisbane
B: M. Golby, D. Merrett, A. McGrath
HB: J. Patfull, J. Clarke, E. Yeo
C: J. Adcock, B. Moloney, P. Hanley
HF: D. Zorko, J. Brown, J. Green
F: R. Bewick, J. Lisle, R. Lester
Foll: M. Leuenberger, T. Rockliff, J. Redden
Int: S. Black, A. Raines, J. Polkinghorne, S. Mayes
Emerg: S. Docherty, B. Longer, J. Crisp

In: A.Raines, J.Lisle, S.Black
Out: A.Cornelius, B.Longer, M.Paparone

West Coast
B: Mackenzie, Glass, Schofield
HB: Hurn, Brown, Sheppard
C: Rosa, S Selwood, Gaff
HF: LeCras, Darling, Wellingham
F: Hill, Kennedy, Naitanui
Foll: Cox, Priddis, Shuey
Int: Brennan, Dalziell, Hutchings, Smith
Emg: Cripps, Hams, Sinclair

In: M.Rosa, M.Hutchings, B.Sheppard
Out: D.Kerr (knee), C.Masten (foot), C.Sinclair

WESTERN BULLDOGS v NORTH MELBOURNE
Saturday 11th May, 4:40pm, Etihad Stadium

Western Bulldogs

B: Dale Morris 23 Jordan Roughead 37 Lukas Markovic
HB: 42 Liam Picken 31 Tom Young 39 Jason Johannisen
C: 21 Tom Liberatore 5 Matthew Boyd 33 Nick Lower
HF: 14 Clay Smith 19 Liam Jones 13 Daniel Giansiracusa
F: 6 Luke Dahlhaus 2 Robert Murphy 22 Dylan Addison
Foll: Will Minson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
Int: Jason Tutt, Mitch Wallis, Mark Austin, Daniel Cross
Emerg: Koby Stevens, Christian Howard, Tom Campbell

In: D.Giansiracusa , R.Murphy , R.Griffen , L.Markovic
Out: K.Stevens, C.Howard, J.Stringer (soreness), J.Macrae (soreness)

North Melbourne
B: Scott McMahon, Scott Thompson, Jamie Macmillan
HB: Aaron Mullett, Michael Firrito, Brent Harvey
C: Daniel Wells, Shaun Atley, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Black, Majak Daw, Sam Wright
F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Leigh Adams
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell
Int: Ben Cunnington, Sam Gibson, Taylor Hine, Will Sierakowski
Emer: Brad McKenzie, Lachlan Hansen, Kieran Harper

In: B.Harvey
Out: N.Grima (soreness)

HAWTHORN v SYDNEY SWANS
Saturday 11th May, 7:40pm, MCG

Hawthorn
B: Gibson Lake Hodge
HB: Guerra Stratton Birchall
C: Shiels Mitchell Hill
HF: Puopolo Franklin Burgoyne
F: Gunston Roughead Breust
Foll: Hale Sewell Lewis
Int: Osborne, Smith, Duryea, Simpkin
Emerg: Cheney, Bailey, Spangher

Sydney
B N.Malceski, H.Grundy, N.Smith
HB M.Mattner, T.Richards, J.McVeigh
C L.Jetta, R.O’Keefe, B.McGlynn
HF D.Hannebery, S.Reid, K.Jack
F A.Goodes, M.Pyke, L.Parker
Foll S.Mumford, J.Kennedy, J.Bolton
I/C T.Armstrong, C.Bird, J.Lamb, D.Rampe
Emg M.Morton, T.Walsh, J.White

FREMANTLE v COLLINGWOOD
Saturday 11th May, 5:40pm, Patersons Stadium

Fremantle
B: Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Michael Johnson
HB: Garrick Ibbotson, Luke McPharlin, Alex Silvagni
C: Tendai Mzungu, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF: Michael Barlow, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
F: Matt de Boer, Jack Hannath, Michael Walters
Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Clancee Pearce, David Mundy
Int: Hayden Crozier, Nick Suban, Paul Duffield, Danyle Pearce
Emerg: Tom Sheridan, Tanner Smith, Cameron Sutcliffe

In: S.Hill
Out: C.Sutcliffe
Collingwood
B: Nathan Brown, Ben Reid, Nick Maxwell
HB: Marty Clarke, Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien
C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
HF: Jamie Elliott, Quinten Lynch, Brent Macaffer
F: Ben Kennedy, Travis Cloke, Sam Dwyer
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Jarryd Blair
Int: Andrew Krakouer, Josh Thomas, Paul Seedsman, Caolan Mooney
Emerg: Jordan Russell, Jarrod Witts, Marley Williams

In: N.Maxwell, C.Mooney
Out: T.Goldsack (hip), J.Witts

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v ADELAIDE CROWS
Sunday 12th May, 1:10pm, Skoda Stadium

GWS Giants
B: Tim Mohr, Stephen Gilham, Adam Kennedy
HB: Toby Greene, Joshua Bruce, Sam Reid
C: Adam Treloar, Callan Ward, Lachie Whitfield
HF: Jeremy Cameron, Jonathan Giles, Rhys Palmer
F: Devon Smith, Adam Tomlinson, Taylor Adams
Foll: Dean Brogan, Tom Scully, Jacob Townsend
Int: Zachary Williams, Stephen Coniglio, Dylan Shiel, Sam Darley, Aidan Corr, Shaun Edwards, Samuel Frost

In: D.Brogan, S.Darley, A.Kennedy, S.Edwards, L.Whitfield
Out: C.Hampton, T.Bugg

Adelaide
B: Andy Otten, Ben Rutten, Luke Brown
HB: David Mackay, Daniel Talia, Brent Reilly
C: Brodie Smith, Scott Thompson, Bernie Vince
HF: Patrick Dangerfield, Shaun McKernan, Jason Porplyzia
F: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Matthew Wright
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Richard Douglas, Rory Sloane
Int: Nathan van Berlo, Ian Callinan, Jarryd Lyons, Rory Laird, Ricky Henderson, Matthew Jaensch, Sam Kerridge

In: N.van Berlo, I.Callinan, R.Henderson, R.Laird
Out: R.Tambling

MELBOURNE v GOLD COAST SUNS
Sunday 12th May, 4:40pm, MCG

Melbourne
B: Lynden Dunn, James Frawley, Dean Terlich
HB: Daniel Nicholson, Tom McDonald, Colin Garland
C: Rohan Bail, Jack Viney, Matt Jones
HF: Jeremy Howe, Chris Dawes, Colin Sylvia
F: Luke Tapscott, Max Gawn, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Jake Spencer, Michael Evans, Nathan Jones
Int: Jordie McKenzie, David Rodan, James Strauss, James Sellar, Dean Kent, Aaron Davey, Troy Davis

In: A.Davey, D.Rodan, J.Sellar, C.Dawes, T.Davis
Out: J.Grimes (collarbone), J.Trengove (calf)

Gold Coast
B: T. McKenzie, T. Murphy, S. Day
HB: D. Swallow, R. Thompson, G. Broughton
C: M. Shaw, G. Ablett, J. Harbrow
HF: H. Bennell, T. Lynch, J. Lonergan
F: C. Dixon, S. May, A. Hall
Foll: Z. Smith, J. O’Meara, D. Prestia
Int: J. Hutchins, B. Matera, J. Brennan, L. Russell, D. Stanley, T. Sumner, C. Brown

In: C.Brown, L.Russell, S.May, J.Hutchins, T.Sumner
Out: M.Rischitelli, K.Hunt (hamstring)

ST KILDA v CARLTON
Monday 13th May, 7:40pm, Etihad Stadium

St Kilda
B: N.Wright, S.Fisher, J.Gwilt
HB: S.Dempster, D.Roberton, J.Newnes
C: L.Montagna, N.Dal Santo, A.Siposs
HF: A.Saad, R.Stanley, J.Geary
F: D.Armitage, N.Riewoldt, S.Milne
Foll: B.McEvoy, S.Ross, J.Steven
Int: B.Murdoch, J.Webster, T.Hickey, T.Milera, F.Ray, C.Jones, J.Saunders

In: F.Ray, J.Gwilt, T.Milera, J.Webster, T.Hickey
Out: J.Koschitzke (suspension), S.Gilbert (knee)

Carlton
B: C.Yarran M.Jamison L.Henderson
HB: Z.Tuohy D.Armfield S.White
C: K.Lucas M.Robinson D.Ellard
HF: C.Judd A.Walker J.Garlett
F: E.Curnow S.Hampson M.Kreuzer
Foll: R.Warnock M.Murphy H.Scotland
Int: K.Simpson, B.McLean, E.Betts, J.Cachia, A.Carrazzo, L.Casboult, A.Joseph

In: A.Carrazzo, M.Kreuzer, A.Joseph, L.Casboult
Out: J.Waite (suspension)

AARON SANDILANDS DREAM TEAM BLOW

Fremantle’s Aaron Sandilands has ‘partialy’ torn his hamstring and will be out of action for 8 weeks.

The injury prone dream team superstar will now need to be replaced in many people’s sides including this scribe.

Although he is a proven high scorer, Sandilands has had a run of injuries over the last few seasons and questions remain about the suitability of grabbing him when he returns from injury.

Fortunately, the removal of trading restrictions allows us to trade him in and out during the year as needed.

We will probably need to watch him to see if he returns at or near full fitness.

What do you guys think about big 211? Is he a liability or will he be that p.o.d that can help get your warriors over the line?

Place your comments in the comment thread below.

HAMISH MACINTOSH SETBACK

Fantasy football favourite, Hamish MacIntosh has suffered a setback with his knee that will set him back at least three weeks. It’ll probably be more if we take seriously the words from Geelong that say they are taking the long term view with HMAC and will not rush him back. If you have him, jump off him and onto someone like Giles, Bellchambers, Goldstein or Mumford.

NAB CUP 2013 COLLINGWOOD, ESSENDON & WESTERN BULLDOG SQUADS

Players that Dream Team Chat likes are in bold. No Stevens, Grundy, Didak, Daisy, Ball, Watson, Zaha, Daniher or Gumby, but, nevertheless, still plenty of options for us Dream Team Coaches to assess. How will Essendon respond to the recent drama?

WESTERN BULLDOGS
J Grant, R Murphy, M Wallis, D Cross, M Boyd, L Dahlhaus, S Higgins, E Wood, J Macrae, D Giansiracusa, C Smith, J Tutt, R Griffen, A Cooney, L Jones, D Pearce, T Liberatore, D Addison, W Minson, T Dickson, C Howard, T Young, M Talia, N Lower, L Markovic, D Morris, J Johannisen, L Picken, J Redpath, B Goodes, T Campbell, L Jong, M Austin and A Cordy

COLLINGWOOD
J Russell, B Macaffer, N Maxwell, A Krakouer, H O’Brien, M Clarke, S Pendlebury, J Blair, C Young, J Witts, N Brown, D Beams, D Jolly, J Elliott, B Reid, Q Lynch, S Sidebottom, B Hudson, B Johnson, B Sinclair, T Cloke, D Swan, K Martin, P Yagmoor, H Shaw, P Seedsman, S Dwyer, J Frost, M Williams and C Mooney

ESSENDON
M Hibberd, T Bellchambers, B Stanton, L Jetta, B Goddard, N O’Brien, S Crameri, J Ashby, C Dempsey, T Pears, M Hurley, D Hille, J Merrett, D Heppell, J Carlisle, D Myers, A Browne, A Steinberg, C Hooker, L Davis, E Kavanagh,  A Davey, P Ryder, D Fletcher, D van Unen, K Hardingham, M Gleeson, L Dalgleish, N Kommer, H Hocking, N Lovett-Murray, H Hunter, M Baguley and C Dell’Olio

CARLTON BLUES INJURY LIST

JARRAD WAITE

Seems to have dislocated a finger at training. Probably not too serious, although Waite has missed a lot of footy so maybe one to keep an eye on.

MARC MURPHY

Had some knee and and shoulder work done and looks cherry ripe for round 1.

ANDREW McINNES

Will return from his ACL in June.

JARRYD CACHIA

Has hamstring tightness but may be one to watch if gets a chance. Was a highly rated junior, co-captaining the Vic u/16’s with Tom Scully and finishing behind Mitch Wallis and Tom Liberatore in the St. Kevin‘s best and fairest in year 12.

 

ADELAIDE CROWS INJURY LIST

Daniel Talia

Recovering from a broken arm suffered during the final series and should be cherry ripe for the season, not that it matters to much

Bernie Vince

Recovering from minor shoulder surgery and will be fit for the year.

Jared Petrenko

Had a shoulder reconstruction in November and is about to join the main group.

Matthew Jaensch

Is in the rehab group whilst recovering from groin surgery.

Luke Thompson

On a modified program to deal with an ankle injury.

AFL’S NEW DRAFT FANTASY GAME: AFL FANTASY ELITE

By Staff writers Thursday, January 17, 2013

Who will you choose?

AFL FANTASY players will have a new challenge to tackle in 2013, with the launch of draft-style game AFL Fantasy Elite.
Free to play and fully customisable, AFL Fantasy Elite pits coaches against one another under the pressure of a live draft, with each player able to be selected on only one team.
With the clock ticking, will you pick Dane Swan or Gary Ablett? Scott Pendlebury or Matthew Boyd? Lance Franklin or Dean Cox?
Getting it right could make your season. Get it wrong, and you’ll need to head to the trade table to strengthen your line-up.
Everything in the game – with the exception of how the points players earn are calculated, which is based upon AFL Fantasy Dream Team scores – is fully customisable by the league creator or ‘commissioner’, meaning you can choose the league size, squad size, trading rules and even competition start date that suits you.
The new game format will run alongside the traditional AFL Fantasy Dream Team game, which will continue this season.
Here’s all you need to know about AFL Fantasy Elite:
Setting up a league
The commissioner can start a new league to begin at any point throughout the 2013 home and away rounds, choosing between leagues with finals or one where the ladder leader at the conclusion of the league is the winner. You can also decide whether the league is private or open to the public for anyone to join.
Leagues can be customised to contain six, eight, 10 or 12 players, rolling lockouts (with changes to sides possible right up to the start of each individual game) or – as per the previously announced changes to AFL Fantasy Dream Team – fixed lockouts, and double or standard points for team captains.
Drafting
Before the draft takes place, you can set up your preferred and desired player draft list for
convenience during the live draft, which will also act as your auto-pick order if you are unavailable or take too long during the draft.
When it comes to setting up the draft, there are three options:
OPTION 1: A live draft with all members of the league selecting turn by turn. Set your own time that each coach gets to make their pick – ranging from 60 seconds to no limit at all – take it in turns at your convenience when each coach makes a pick.
OPTION 2: An auto draft, where teams are automatically selected based on each fan’s preferred pre-draft selections.
OPTION 3: A live single computer draft, where a live draft takes place with each user taking turns to select on the same computer – or take it offline and let the commissioner submit each squad’s selections (this is only available in private league options).
The draft itself can be ordered in three different, easy-to-follow ways:
OPTION 1: Snake draft, where the order is reversed each round
OPTION 2: Linear draft, where the order stays the same each round
OPTION 3: Banzai draft, where the order reverses in round two, stays the same in round three, and then continues as per the snake draft
Setting up the sides
There are a whopping seven different team structures to choose from in AFL Fantasy Elite, with two options of 12 players in each squad, four variations of 15 players, and one with a 22-man make-up:
• 2 defenders, 2 midfielders, 1 ruckman, and 2 forwards (with 5 additional players on the bench)
• 2-3-1-2 (4 bench)
• 2-2-1-2 (8 bench)
• 2-3-1-2 (7 bench)
• 3-3-1-3 (5 bench)
• 3-4-1-3 (4 bench)
• 5-6-2-5 (4 bench)
Once you’ve filled your on-field team via the draft, the next selections are your bench selections, with a ‘floating’ bench where, if you choose to activate the Auto-Emergency option during your league setup, your lowest scoring bench player can replace anyone who doesn’t play from your on-field starting side.
Waivers and Trading
Why would you have a player score a donut when you can waive an injured player and replace him from the unselected pool of players?
When a player is cut from an AFL Fantasy Elite team in your league, he is added to the ‘waiver pool’, where he can be picked up by other teams.
The waiver order can be customised as either reverse ladder order or last pick option, where the waiver order is never reset and coaches go to the bottom of the priority order after each successive pick.
You can also try to improve your team by trading with other coaches in your league – you can nominate a player to trade and then watch the offers roll in.  Or, make a direct trade offer for a player on another squad.
As per the fully customisable nature of AFL Fantasy Elite, the commissioner gets to decide how trades are approved:
• By veto vote from a percentage of coaches in the league
• Approved solely by the commissioner, or
• a free-for-all style system
Don’t panic, we’re here to help
If all of this sounds complicated, don’t fret – there are step-by-step guides to take you through the process, as well as an easy quick-pick option that will set up the draft for you based upon recommended options.
Or you can simply join a public league that is set up how you want to play the game.
Organising a draft party with your mates might be an option you want to consider; crazed fantasy fans sitting in bars with laptops glowing is a common sight in the US at the start of every season.
Commissioners can start creating leagues and inviting players to join their leagues on February 1, with the draft process able to be set from February 11.
At 12.30pm on Friday 18 February, there will be a live chat to answer any of your queries in regards to AFL Fantasy Elite.
In 2013, it’s a whole new world of AFL Fantasy – register now to be the first to know of more exciting developments ahead of the launch of the games on February 1.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-01-17/aflcoms-new-draft-fantasy-game-fantasy-elite

ROUND 16 TEAMS

All the teams are in the thread below. Feel free to complete the bye round poll, 97% of you don’t want a bye round next year, how does that sit with you?

Then there’s the captains poll, who you giving the arm band to?

MONDAY MORNING GUNK

It’s the middle of our first cold winter in a few, and my misfiring team simply refuses to stay settled this year. This week Stevie J & Beau Waters join Goddard, Dusty & Pendlebury on my bench. This has been a weekly occurrence for me this year in this year to forget. Still managed to grab 1956 which is reasonable for a team missing 5 premiums.

Maybe my priorities are wrong, but I am more concerned about my faltering Dream Team/Super Coach team than I am about Collingwood losing to old rivals, Caaarlton. Of course, it is easy to point to the fact that they were ‘the better team on the night’ both times we played, or, to the fact that Collingwood are generally speaking, travelling o.k.

Managed to win two out of five battles and am out of the eight in all five competitions. Can make the eight in two leagues where I am presently sitting in ninth-mond, don’t look good in the other three, but I can @ least make it difficult for others in the run home, provided of course that I can field a half-decent team @ some point this year.

How about you? Did you win on the weekend? Did you beat me? Are you still in the Eliminator? Are you in the eight? What is your trading position? What did you score?

Let us all know in the thread below…..

Finally, just under 97% of respondents have opined that they do not want byes in next years AFL ‘fixture’. This is a great way for you to have your opinion heard, the more that vote, the more definitive the results are, so make sure you have your say & share this link with anyone else you fancy sharing with. The poll is obviously in this thread above with a couple more, so get clicking…..

ROUND 15…WE HAVE LIFT OFF

Big game tonight between the Pies and the Blues. If you are on-line, feel free to post a comment, otherwise we’ll be here all weekend, so feel free to post subs, late changes, league results, rumours, trades etc in the thread below.

Let’s hope the Pies can get up tonight against a team that is better than it is being portrayed in the mainstream footy media…..Good luck to your team this weekend, Dream Team, SuperCoach Team or AFL Team.

Don’t forget to participate in the bye poll. This is a great opportunity for all footy fans to have your voice heard and your opinions counted.

ROUND 15 TEAMS

Teams in the thread below….

DREAM TEAM CHAT LIVE–ROUND 14, THE RESUMPTION OF NORMAL TRANSMISSION

Back to normal programming, unless your like me & still have Pendlebury on the bench. Injuries & poor form have absolutely cruelled my ambitions in this game this year, so you may wish to avoid my latest recruit Sam Mitchell 😉

How about you? How are you travelling? Did you trade this week? Spill the beans, throw in any subs, late changes, rumours et al in the thread below & good luck to your mob this weekend, lord knows my mob needs some ….

ROUND 10 TEAMS

Teams will be in the comment thread below. Feel free to add something if you wish. Final Sunday teams are up.

INJURY CLAIMS

Swan out for 2-4, Murphy out for 4-12. What do you do? I have provisionally cashed Mummy into Jenkins and upgraded Smurf into Stanton. Mitigating circumstances on my Mid bench may force a rethink where I’m reliant on both JMac & Shiel to play so I can avoid the Swan/Greene donut. Then there is the Stanley injury. I will probably hold onto him as I want to use my 220k kitty to u/g my Defence. Guthrie is the natural choice, whilst 1 of Morris/Ellis need to be traded to balance out my defensive bye structure.  The D7 spot has been problematic for me of recent time, I hope that Ellis doesn’t cop the hat trick this week. Maybe Morris will be a candidate after a poor showing last up, but it is all part of the rookie risk. By the time I work through that, it’ll be hopefully time for Stanley to come back in.

Some rounds are tougher than others … How are you placed?

ROUND 6 LIVE DREAM TEAM CHAT

WARNOCK IS OUT & Kreuzer is back in the Caaarlton side having recovered from his ‘injury’….nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more. Have you made a sneaky friday afternoon trade trying to outsmart your league opponent, or, like me, is your team so shot that you don’t care if your opponent knows what you are going to do? Whack in the subs, your sledges, late changes, captaincy choices and anything else in the chat box below. Good luck to your teams this weekend.

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?

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.

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.

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 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

MONDAY’S EXPERTS 0.1…PRELUDE

OK kids, it’s our last chance to tweak & calibrate our teams before the season proper. Coniglio tweeted that he has no issue with his knee, Shiels returned with 75% game time in the NEAFL, Mummy slammed in 42 hit outs vs Gold Coast, Marty Clarke & Brian Lake are tracking well for Rd 1 and Caaarlton has lost every game so far this pre-season. Who are you elevating/dumping, & how is your side shaping at the moment?

NAB CUP WEEK 4 CHAT BOX

Collingwood v St.Kilda will starting in less than an hour and with my macbook going in for repair my on-line time could be sporadic this weekend. Feel free to whack your thoughts on those who impress or cause you distress in the thread, and lets hope we have a bit more clarity come the end of the weekend.

DREAM TEAM RELEVANT INJURY @ GEELONG

Alan Christensen has been withdrawn from Geelong’s final pre-season match with ‘hip soreness’. Combined with last weeks poor showing, he may have cost himself a spot in many peoples Dream Teams. How about you? Keeping him?

COREY ENRIGHT ACHILLES INJURY. CAN YOU AFFORD TO KEEP HIM?

GEELONG have confirmed that Corey Enright is feeling the after effects of an achilles tendon injury that has seen him miss last weeks game vs Richmond, as well as this weeks game.

Neil Balme claims that he will be ready for Round 1, but with no games in 3 weeks, can you afford to take the risk with a 30 year old premium?

DELEDIO’S BACK….IS THIS PREM IN YOUR TEAM??

Brett Deledio has returned to Richmond’s team for their match against GWS on Saturday. Morris & Ellis are also playing.

ROOKIE GILES GETS HIS CHANCE TO SHINE

GWS Coach, Kevin Sheedy has confirmed that Dean Brogan will miss Round 1 with an injury, paving the way for Jonathon Giles to get an unimpeded run @ #1 ruck, and hopefully a score in the 80-100 range. If you don’t have him, will you get him? If you have, will this cause you to run a 1/3 ruck set up? Talk to us people.

In other GWS news, there is still no word on Treloar & Shiel…..

FRIDAY’S AFL TEAMS NAB CUP WEEK 4

Collingwood v St Kilda
Friday, March 16.
Visy Park, 4pm AEDT

COLLINGWOOD
1. Alex Fasolo, 5. Nick Maxwell, 6. Tyson Goldsack, 8. Heritier O’Brien, 9. Martin Clarke, 10. Scott Pendlebury, 11. Jarryd Blair, 12. Luke Ball, 13. Dale Thomas, 14. Luke Rounds, 18. Darren Jolly, 20. Ben Reid, 22. Steele Sidebottom, 23. Lachlan Keeffe, 25. Tom Young, 28. Ben Sinclair, 29. Jonathan Ceglar, 32. Chris Dawes, 33. Jackson Paine, 34. Alan Toovey, 35. Jamie Elliott, 36. Dane Swan, 38. Peter Yagmoor, 39. Heath Shaw, 40. Paul Seedsman

ST KILDA
2. Arryn Siposs, 3. Jack Steven, 4. Clint Jones, 5. Ben McEvoy, 7. Lenny Hayes, 11. Leigh Montagna, 12. Nick Riewoldt, 13. Adam Schneider, 14. Jarryn Geary, 15. Tom Ledger, 18. Brendon Goddard, 19. Sam Gilbert, 20. David Armitage, 21. Ahmed Saad, 23. Justin Koschitzke, 24. Sean Dempster, 25. Sam Fisher, 26. Nick Dal Santo, 27. Jason Blake, 28. Rhys Stanley, 30. Brett Peake, 31. Tom Simpkin 32. Terry Milera, 35. Jamie Cripps, 44. Stephen Milne

Port Adelaide v Melbourne
Friday, March 16.
AAMI Stadium, 7.10pm ACST

PORT ADELAIDE
1. Domenic Cassisi, 3. Steven Salopek, 4. Brent Renouf, 5. Matthew Broadbent, 6. Danyle Pearce, 7. Brad Ebert, 9. Jacob Surjan, 10. Travis Boak, 12. Jackson Trengove, 13. Cameron O’Shea, 14. Paul Stewart, 15. David Rodan, 16. Ben Jacobs, 17. Robbie Gray, 18. Kane Cornes, 20. Chad Wingard, 21. Matthew Thomas, 27. Alipate Carlile, 28. Jay Schulz, 30. Troy Chaplin, 31. Darren Pfeiffer, 32. John Butcher, 34. Jarrad Redden, 35. John McCarthy, 39. Justin Westhoff, 40. Aaron Young, 42. Thomas Jonas, 43. Daniel Stewart, 44. Tom Logan

MELBOURNE
2. Nathan Jones, 3. Clint Bartram, 6. Matthew Bate, 7. Jamie Bennell, 8. James Frawley, 9. Jack Trengove, 11. Mitch Clark, 12. Colin Sylvia, 13. Jordie McKenzie, 14. Lynden Dunn, 15. Ricky Petterd, 17. Sam Blease, 18. Brad Green, 20. Colin Garland, 22. Brent Moloney, 25. Tom McDonald, 27. Jared Rivers, 28. Joel MacDonald, 30. James Sellar, 34. Stefan Martin, 36. Aaron Davey, 38. Jeremy Howe, 40. Mark Jamar, 46. Josh Tynan, 47. Tom Couch

Fremantle v Hawthorn
Friday, March 16,
Patersons Stadium, 6pm AWST

FREMANTLE
1. Hayden Ballantyne, 3. Zac Dawson, 4. Jayden Pitt, 5. Garrick Ibbotson, 6. Greg Broughton, 7. Nathan Fyfe, 9. Adam McPhee, 10. Nick Lower 13. Tendai Mzungu, 14. Antoni Grover, 15. Ryan Crowley, 18. Luke McPharlin, 22. Jack Anthony, 23. Chris Mayne, 25. Josh Mellington, 26. Kepler Bradley, 29. Matthew Pavlich, 30. Zachary Clarke, 32. Stephen Hill, 34. Lee Spurr, 37. Michael Johnson, 40. Matt De Boer, 41. Paul Duffield, 46. Clancee Pearce, 47. Jay van Berlo

HAWTHORN
2. Jarryd Roughead, 3. Jordan Lewis, 4. Matthew Suckling, 5. Sam Mitchell, 6. Josh Gibson, 9. Shaun Burgoyne, 10. Chance Bateman, 12. Brad Sewell, 14. Grant Birchall, 15. Luke Hodge, 16. Isaac Smith, 18. Brent Guerra, 19. Jack Gunston, 20. David Hale, 21. Shane Savage, 22. Luke Breust, 23. Lance Franklin, 24. Ben Stratton, 25. Ryan Schoenmakers, 28. Paul Puopolo, 29. Tom Murphy, 31. Jarrad Boumann, 33. Cyril Rioli, 37. Brendan Whitecross, 40. Broc McCauley

GWS ROOKIES … DON’T STOP ’TILL YOU GET ENOUGH!

The Jackson 5 proclaimed it in 1979, and who are we, the dream team community to argue in the 21st century with such a profound philosophy, as we gorge ourselves on a feast of Giant rookie selections. But, how many is enough??

I have 5–subject to change–locked and loaded. How about you?

JACK REDDEN, GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE

Port has announced that Brett Renouf will miss Round 1 with a knee injury, meaning that with Matthew Lobbe still six weeks away with his injury, the door has swung wide open for pre-season star, Jack Redden to come into the spotlight, probably with Jackson Trengove.

If you don’t already have him, will you get him now??

RUCK DUO’S….HELP OR HINDRANCE?

More and more, clubs are running the 1-2 ruck punch instead of the one premium ruck. How does it effect your DT scoring potential when your prem is languishing in the forward 50, or, worse, the bench?

Can you really rely on Mummy, when we do not not know how the combination with Seaby is going to work. Certainly, if my memory is correct, Seaby was the #1 ruck last year before his injury. It is likely that he will spend considerable time in the ruck, especially, given that Mummy has had his own injury issues as well.

The same issue applies to North with Goldstein & MacIntosh, yet, if these two clubs take a leaf out of West Coast’s book, it may work out alright as Nic Nat & Massive look like they will score well for us coaches.

Brisbane poses a different problem with Louie & Longer. Longer is of course untested, but has great potential. Louie had a breakout year last year, especially in the last 2 months or so. Expect, that Brisbane will manage this situation like they did with Louie when he first came into the system, which means plenty of game time for Louie, less for Longer.

G.W.S have an interesting situation with Giles & Brogan. If you are running a 1/3 ruck set up then you probably have Giles @ R2. If you are running the 2/2 setup, he is on your bench, so, will Brogan be R1, or the reliever, taking over  when Giles is injured or fatigued. Giles isn’t a rookie, so theoretically he should be able to stand up, but…….

If you see ruck duo’s as a hindrance to be avoided, who becomes your R1? Is it a Jacobs type? The injury prone Sandilands or Jolly? The inconsistent Jamar? Or a cheapie in Ivan Maric?

Finally you have the Essendon/Carlton triple threat. Ryder/Hille/Bellchambers & Kreuzer/Warnock/Hampson. Can you rely on these type of ruck set ups?

Anyway, I now turn it over to you for your thoughts….Have I missed someone or got it completely wrong? Lemme have it!

ROOKIE RUCK ROLL CALL

Everybody has been discussing the plethora of rookie ruck selections this year. Who have you got?

DAYNE BEAMS….IN OR OUT?

Dayne Beams came home with a wet blanket last season, averaging something in the region of 12o, and with his expected improvement and midfield time, has become a Dream Team pre-season favourite. Yet, he has barely been sighted in the pre-season due to an injury to both his legs–shins, that require him to rest completely. Collingwood has flagged him for a potential appearance this week if he gets through training this week!!

What does this mean for you, Dream Team Player, Turf him or keep him?

NAB CUP–WEEK 3–LIVE CHAT

If your out there and you have an opinion, question etc, you know what to do….

NAB CUP ROUND 3

Who have you got your eyes on this weekend? Who are you relying on to show something that will allow to select/dump him from your side? Who should we be keeping an eye on? Lettuce all know in the comments box below.

ROUND 2–N.A.B CUP FOOTY CHAT

WHO is soaring, and, who just cost themselves a spot in your team? Keep us in the loop by commenting below.

AHMED SAAD OUT–SET TO PLAY RD 1!

HIGHLY FANCIED St.Kilda rookie, Ahmed Saad is out of this weekends N.A.B Cup match, but, fantasy fans fear not, because St.Kilda coach Scott Waters has flagged Saad for senior selection for Round 1 & beyond. Should we lock him in, or do we need to see more?

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-takes-no-risks-with-justin-koschitzke-ahmed-saad-in-nab-cup/story-e6frf9jf-1226287470574

MORABITO GOES DOWN

Coach Ross Lyon says it is a two week ankle injury, but, coming off a knee reco, is this the final nail in Anthony Morabito’s coffin or is his ‘cheap as chips’ price too irresistable to ignore over a two week ankle?

FANTASY FOOTY RELEVANT INJURIES

Jack Grimes fell heavily @ training and has injured his shoulder, Jonathan Brown has injured his eye after a collision with Matt Maguire @ training. No word yet on the severity of the injuries, or, how long they will miss. More details as they come to hand.