Thrillers
Scott Thompson ($504,400, 162, 118.56, 65) – What’s there to like about the second Mover this week to be called Scott Thompson? He’s the 6th highest scorer in SC so far this year, he has a game against The Suns during SC finals, a 118 average, an average of 90 or higher for the last four years, a minimum of 21 games a year since he joined the Crows in 2005, a $500k price tag, just 2 scores under 100 for the year, 5 scores of 120 or higher, and a bye during a non-competitive round. To me, that makes Scotty VERY attractive. Can someone please tell me why he’s only in 3.15% of teams?!?
Dale Thomas ($508,400, 157, 109.67, 35) – Rossy Lyon reckons he’s the best player going around but take that with a pinch of salt – Rossy’s just pumping his tyres up before his boys take on the Pies this week. But make no mistake: Daisy is bloody good right now. His last 3 game average is a ridiculous 145. He got named a Mover last week and was so happy with himself he went out and took a screamer over Nic Nat, entered himself into Goal of the Year and thanked the 21,112 coaches who have him by adding 157 points to their bottom line. Right now I reckon there’d be more than a few who don’t have either him or Swan that might be spending a little longer on their decision to bring in Swanny.
Matthew Boyd ($535,200, 128, 121.00, 123) – Hasn’t scored under 108 since R1. I have nothing but respect for him and the way he goes about it. Even when the team loses he still scores big. Read my lips: Total. Gun.
Honourable mentions: All the usuals: Pendles, Judd, Murphy, Hodge, Griffen, Montagna, Joelwood, and Priddis. A heap of other blokes got tons in the guts this week but aren’t considered Thrillers because they have been consistent enough over the last 3.
Chillers
Hamish Hartlett ($360,300, 63, 85.13, 122) – Tantalised us with a couple of decent tons in Rounds 5 & 6 but since then has been on a slippery slope scoring 75, 84, 66, and 63. The Port Adelaide people hold out a lot of hope for this fella. His average is up from last year but needs to go further.
Stephen Hill ($342,800, 58, 84.11, 120) – Opened the season with a bang! scoring 95, 116, and a pair of 98’s but its been pretty ugly since then. I suspect it’s a factor of Sandilands’ injury (aren’t all Freo woes a factor of that right now?). His last 3 have been 76, 61, and 58.
Shaun Burgoyne ($332,400, 64, 80.67, 97) – If you’re reading this Burger, I’m going to continue to shame you until you come good. Seriously mate, 64 last week?? You are so much better than that. Are you injured? If so, come out and tell me – Scott Thompson would LOVE to be in The Maulers. If not, pull your bloody finger out!!
Special note: There was a request to name D Cross a Chiller this week but with a 96 only 3 rounds ago he’s got one more week to make amends. He’s definitely on notice though with a 77 and a 68 since then.
Drillers
Nathan Foley ($430,900, 145, 92.90, 52) – Tested the patience of SC coaches early by getting subbed off in his first game but has rewarded those who stuck with him. His 145 on the weekend was his biggest score for the year and comes off the back of a couple of mid-90s efforts. Give him a week if you’re keen because the Tiges have got the bye this week.
Travis Boak ($454,400, 156, 101.11, 51) – Everyone on this site was pretty clued up as to T-Bo’s potential before the season kicked off. The problem for a lot of us though was and is: he plays for Port. Can you imagine how he’d be going in a decent midfield surrounded by class players? Last 3 rounds: 117, 99, 156 (oooph!). Owned by 3.25% of coaches.
Andrew Swallow ($446,000, 129, 105.89, 53) – Swallow Snr was always going to be one to watch in 2011 after averaging 98 in 2009 and then 106 in 2010. He went a little cold and flirted with Chillerdom in Rounds 6, 7 and 8 this year but is back on the scoring train in the last couple notching up a 119 and a 129.
Special mentions: Liam Shiels (still getting it done – last 4: 98, 97, 119, 103 and still under $400k), Luke Ball, Scott Selwood, Daniel Rich (last 5: 93, 138, 97, 102, 109), Dustin Martin, and Jarrad McVeigh (last 6: 90, 96, 103, 121, 95, 103).
Me, watching Grant Birchall's scores now: 
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Didn’t Adelaide already play GC? Ablett scored a million points; Hunt got pwned by Rodney Dangerfield iirc.
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Thanks Jonty – post updated now. I was thinking about the Horks. They’ve got 2 against the Suns between now and the end of the year inc one during SC finals. Makes Hodge look pretty darn attractive too, doesn’t it? I just want to be sure that he’s over his achilles issue.
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“The news is better for captain Luke Hodge, with Evans saying the star midfielder is gradually getting over the nagging Achilles injury he’s carried all season.
“It still requires management and it still will for a period of time, but he’s certainly getting far greater volume and intensity in training and matches,” Evans said.
“So much so that by the end of the game last weekend he even cramped, so that suggests that he was starting to do a whole lot more work.”
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Motts your opinion on Boyd v Judd if i dont care about Judds finals bye?
cheers mate
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Quick historical analysis:
Boyd: 22 games every year between 2006 and 2009, 20 games last year. SC averages over that period: 84.7, 88.9, 95, 104, 106.3.
2011 – 9/9 games, 121 avg (X factor: was made captain this year)
Age: 28
Judd: 2006 – 2010 games – 19, 18, 21, 22, 19. SC averages over that period: 131.7, 106.3, 109.9, 110.9, 118.4
2011 – 9/9 games, 115.6 avg
Age: 27 (made captain of Carlton in 2008)
It is just so hard to split them Maxi. And given my Navy Blue coloured glasses I’m probably not the guy to ask. I DO care about the Judd finals bye though so you’ll find Boyd smack bang in the middle of my team. I’ve been following a rule all year: do not trade a premium into The Maulers that will not get a run in the finals. It saves me trades and it ensures I’ve always got the best possible team on the park at the business end of the season.
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You gotta get there first motts ;p
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That’s true, you do. But there are 2 aspects to this game: getting to the finals, and then winning them.
Its a lot trickier to successfully execute on the latter aspect than it is on the former.
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But imposible to execute the latter if the former box is not ticked first!
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burgoune for priddas and
d swallow for a swallow
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does that complete your midfield?
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Thinking the same about Hodge. Imagine he gets rested in the grand final because they play suns in round 24? Ouch
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libba for mzungu and Burgoyne for who out of: Priddis, Murphy, Ablett?
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if that is marc murphy, well no him cause of final bye. then flip a coin between gazza and prid-dog. remember west coast gold coast this week
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Was gonna bring in Mundy, but now i’m leaning towards Thommo! He’s more unique in my league and is absolutely banging out big tonnes. However “an average of 116 or higher for the last SEVEN years”? That is completely wrong. But his work this year is too hard to ingnore, welcome to my side Scotty!!!
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Damn was looking at the wrong column on FanFooty. Updating post now. Thanks Dave.
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NDS not getting a mention at his special price in the 460′s?
Bargain
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He’s an underrated superstar of supercoach.
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With an 81 and a 78 in the 2 games prior to his 137 last week he’ll need at least another week to be called a Mover.
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Still caught in 2 minds over who to trade in this week: Hodge or Thompson. I’m pretty sure he’ll get rested sometime in finals just to freshen himself up. He has a great draw though. I’m slightly le\aning towards Thommo at the moment. Thommo has a pretty good draw himself. Hmmm. Thoughts?
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Aw Busta, go Thompson cause not many people have him, and he will give you a big boost going towards finals.
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I’ll be happy to be proved wrong (BULLSH…..oops can’t afford that) on this but I’m not convinced on Thompson. Four of his five big scores were against Port, St Kilda (who were terrible that night) Gold Coast and Brisbane. He will still solid enough but I want my premium mids to gun it every week. I just don’t think he’s that good. A grade, not elite.
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Just as I made my mind up this week on Thompson after another great Motts write up above you go and write that Fishman….The worse thing about it I half agree and you have 5 thumbs up to go with it….
Can someone please convince me that Thompson is the right choice again!!!
Yes I’ve lost the ability to think for myself
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Great observation Fish.
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This is why I love sites like this. there’s always someone out there that can help split a 50/50 call. Thanks fish!
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burgoyne for hodge
haris for a swallow
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I’ve got Burgoyne and Harris in my mids…
Surely its worth keeping burger in the hope that he wakes up from his coma and actually fullfills even a quarter of his potential….
Thumbs up upgrade Harris
Thumbs down upgrade Burgoyne
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jarred irons out for season with shoulder???
has anyone else heard this??
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this is on their website
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I am hunting for a midfield gun. I am going to get pendle after the bye but cannot decide between Mundy, Ablett and S.Thompson.
Mundy – No SC byes. Can he maintain this form as the Dockers drop in form? What happens to his form if Barlow hits his straps in a month or so?
Ablett – No more SC byes. GCS have a decent run home during finals but I risk some low scores during regular season when they are pumped by some top 8 sides. Will the work load be too great on the little guy and cause him to need a rest for a week or two before season’s end?
Thompson – No more SC byes. Can he maintain the form as his side struggles? Plays some tough sides from here on in.
What to do??
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here would be no point in restin ablett before season ends because lets be honest, they wont make finals. that is an advantae of old coas players is will no slow down
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You are right Ollie, they will not play finals. I am concerned about the little champs workload and weather those groins/hammys will get sore and cause a week or two off.
I checked the BE and am leaning towards getting Pendle now. Might be the cheapest he will be for a month or so.
The byes are tough.
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On Boyd … can anybody explain to me why he only scored 80s during the four SC finals last year? Was his fitness an issue?
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GAJ or Boyd? I am torn!
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ive got both already but boyd if i have to choose IMO
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Ta Ollie – I am sitting off Pendelbury until after the bye so it was really one of those for the last midfield upgrade.
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One of the boys put this up at yscc. I’m sure you will enjoy it, looks likewise we gotta bring more hawks in lol
http://www.footyutopia.com.au/index.php?page=perspectives&perspectives_id=84&category_id=2
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hahahahaha that cracks me up so much
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Makes you wonder how many of them actually do visit this site every now and then.
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classic
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all i can say is DONT
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well in that case, who do i downgrade harris for??
Mighty Mzungu or I smith??
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Mzungu hands down
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Mzungu Schnider
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out libba in hodge
thumbs up YES
thumbs down NO
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Wht abt ablett? Thinking of picking him up. Do you recon boyds a better pick?
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Boyd is flying. His team is spanked and he still racks up points. Hard to go past if you do not have him.
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Had to laugh Motts, when I read Boak would probably go pretty well if he didn’t play for Port. But I still remember plenty of the same stuff being said about Burgoyne… who this week is a chiller!!
Not a criticism mate, just an observation.
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Boak is playing very well right now, Braddles, I just reckon he’d play a helluva lot better in a good team. And Burgoyne has been my biggest disappointment this year. Have a look at the way he finished off 2010. Between rounds 16 and 22 he scored 109, 130, 84, 83, 129, 171, 111. Outrageous! Compare that to his output this year and its no surprise he’s lost $150k.
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Losing patience (and $) with Cross.
Suspect he will loose a bit more in coming weeks.
Don’t see him as a prem mid at pointy end of season so thinking of dumping him while there’s still some coin on his back.
Replacement options:
T Up: Hodge (price about to increase further)
T Down: Boyd (GUN, though hopefully his price will level out and can pick him up later)
Already have – Swan, Pendles, Mundy
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traded out DT for swan earlier this year. double burn. fml.
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Motts – you’re right about DT. While I wasn’t going to trade in Swan, I was going to bring in Hodgey this week and now Daisy has got me thinking twice. Also want to grab Mzungu at his bargain basement price. According to Tooserious, Daisy’s price will rise by around $33K, Hodgey’s up $16.5K and Mzungu’s up by $27.5K. By this reasoning, I should leave Hodgey for another week.
Possible trade bait in my midfield includes Dangerfield, Swallow and Harris. Never thought I’d trade out Dangerfield, but his good games have been few and far between.
Comments welcome!
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There’s nothing wrong with trading Mzungu in and leaving the $ ready for next week, TNJ’s. I’m considering doing that myself because I’d love to have Lids shoring up my backline and he’s got the bye this week so there’s no point.
Of the three blokes you’ve mentioned I’d probably discard Harris ATM. His hip seems to be giving him grief while Swallow is chugging along nicely and Dangers plays at home this week.
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Dangers played at home last week and we all know that wasn’t a happy ending for him (44) or his team! They are playing the roos at the dome this week. His BE of ~140 is going to hurt both of us!
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HELP!!!!!!!
Boyd ($535,200) thumbs up
or
Hodge ($471,600) thumbs down
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