I’m going to a little bit more effort here than I have in previous weeks. Some call it guilt. I call it an elevated sense of social responsibility.
Premiums
Dean Cox ($593,300, 112.38, 82) – Those who thought his scores were inflated by the absence of Nic Nat had to think again on the weekend when he eased his way to a 139 with NN on the field. Boo ya, Doubters!
Ivan Maric ($524,700, 106.38, 64) – The 2012 Goldstein. Getting his chance, grabbing it by both hands, and scoring at will. Hasn’t missed the ton since R3 and over the last 3 has gone 129, 119 and 137. Somewhere Will Minson is contemplating a mullet.
Aaron Sandilands ($594,200, 119.83, 136) – Had his worst round for the year on the weekend – only managed to scrape together 100. I reckon there’d be more than a few looking at Giles on their field right now but seeing Sandilands in R13.
Mid-Pricers
David Hale ($442,800, 88.50, 56) – I wonder how many teams have Hale and Roughie do-si-do’ing as Ruck/Forward DPP’s. Last 3 rounds: 102, 124 & 90. To put his average in perspective, its half a point behind Kreuzer’s.
Darren Jolly ($435,300, 87.83, 77) – Generally pops his head up at least once in the Ruck Movers for the year and here he is. His durability is a little suspect (hell, he’s just had 2 weeks off) but he came back against Geelong and scored 88 after scoring 108 and 100 in Rounds 4 and 5. That’ll make him, um, jolly.
Sam Jacobs ($479,300, 97, 91) – Made Matthew Kreuzer his bitch on Sunday. But Krooz ain’t Robinson Crusoe there. Big Sauce has scored 4 tons in 8 games this year with 2 other scores in the 90′s and his nadir being a 75. Can you imagine how good Carlton could’ve been if we’d kept him, and Fev hadn’t gone off the rails, and SOS had stuck around for a few more years………………..*sigh*.
Value Picks
Josh Jenkins ($113,200, 88, -107) – 2 games for an 80 and a 96. Like BS I wonder how Adelaide are going to fit him in but when you see him storm inside 50 from inside the centre square then dob one on the run from 40-odd you kinda think they’ll find a way.
Orren Stephenson ($150,200, 54.67, -56) – Two big IF’s accompany this recommendation. IF you haven’t already got him and IF he gets named this week…… ah stuff it, get Jenkins.
I’m only going to mention Mike Pyke ($210,300) here to warn all the youngsters off getting him after he arsed his way to 95 against Melbourne on the weekend. He’s Canadian FFS. Do. Not. Get. Him.
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I wish I had big Ivan, he is a ripper!
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Its a shame the bombers had to let Jenkins go but he was never gonna get a game with the likes of Bellchambers, Ryder & Hille.
Should be interesting to see if Josh stays in the Crows side once Walker comes back.
Big O & Redden should get more games this season.
Orren was better than Trent West on the weekend & Renouf has a finger injury and not doin much when he is playing so Redden looks ready to step in & hopefully step up. The 1prem/3 rookie move is still alive… For now.
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Classic Mott’s Mover’s.
Jenkin’s came in to the side to cover Mckernan who was suspended for one week. He has looked so good he might stay in ahead of him now. I think he is competing with Mckernan rather than Walker as the crows like to have a second ruck so Tippet and Walker can stay forward
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Wouldnt’t be so sure about the Big O. Dawson SImpson played his first game in the VFL last weekend and will probably come into the side in 2-3 rds
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Also, Lobbe played a game on the weekend (not sure who for) and played solid – 20 hit outs. Not promising for Orren or Redden ….
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Love the pyke comment! Yep Giles to sandi at some point will be good, cox and sandi for business end is always nice.
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what about a Sandi Cox??
Hot debate. What do you think?
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@ Double D
I’ve seen McKernan play firsthand when he was at my old footy club. Was a gun forward….kicked bags most games. Jenkins will probably beat McKernan for selection due to form but McKernan does give the Crows more flexibility cuz he can also play back as well as forward & ruck. Should be a great game on Saturday either way!
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Totally agree with you on Mckernan. He’s done nothing wrong and is more flexible. Just can’t see Adelaide dropping Jenkins on form, yet.
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ha, never trust a Canadian..
great write up.. am wishin i went with Maric as my no.1 ruck.. Hindsight is a
wonderful thing..
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Any news on Mumford?? Still have him sitting on the bench which seems like a waste of 600k!!
Mumford to Jenkins sounds like a plan!
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I’m in the same position buddy, Got Cox and Giles ripping it up on field with little use for big Mummy. Mumford > Jenkins could possibly mean having no ruckmen in Rd 11, with Redden unlikely to play also, which is what is holding me back. The extra $500k would be nice though. Tough one.
The second issue is I desperately feel the need to grab Dal Santo and Zorko this week. #wishwecouldmakethreetrades
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you can in the bye rounds MJ
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Tremendous read Motts. Lots to think about in the Ruck strategy moving forward.
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Thank god I didn’t trade cox out early. Great write up btw.
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Why isn’t Nic Nat on this? He is so cheap and so consistent!!
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Motts doesn’t like to have to admit how the Eagles are so much better than the Blues!
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‘Keeper. Through to.
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any news on H-Mac recently? what to do with Giles, Kruzer and H-mac? seems like some good coin sitting on the bench each week that could go elsewhere
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The Jenkins/Redden move is one you’d make now if, like me, you had the Giles/Cox combination with no bench cover in a few weeks.
Thinking Zorko/Magner as well to cash in while I’m at it.
Leaves me with 650k in the bank for the inevitable upgrades during bye round.
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Dont wanna disappoint you, but Jenkins has the same bye (Rd 11) as Giles and Cox, so he wont be good cover at all. Good trade for a cash grab if you think he can string a few games together, but doesnt help the bye strategy for those running a Giles/Cox combo.
Zorko also a pain with a Rd 11 bye. Too good a cash cow to pass up, but does make dodging doughnuts in Rd 11 very difficult.
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Suffice to say I’m pretty happy thus far with my iMaric selection (on the back of Goldstein last year).
McEvoy, not so much. Currently running with iMaric and Giles.
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Stemming from Coltas comments above it got me thinking about consistency in SC. Those that always top 100+. I’ve done some research:
The players lsited below are currently on a streak of 100+ of five or more. Format is name, amount of 100+ games this year, current length of 100+ streak (extending back in to 2011)
Some of the results are surprising. Sloane and Maric for example.
ABLETT, 100+ in 2012 – 6/6, 15 game streak
J SELWOOD, 7/7, 12
JP KENNEDY, 8/8, 9
DELEDIO, 8/8, 8
NAITANUI, 6/6, 7
SIDEBOTTOM, 7/8, 7
SANDILANDS, 6/6, 6
PENDLEBURY, 7/8, 5
THOMPSON, 7/8, 5
SLOANE, 7/8, 5
MARIC, 5/8, 5
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We love a good bit of research here at SCT HQ!
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awesome wrk Roo Bloke..
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I’m def trading Magner to Zorko this week but I have a bit of dilemma with my 2nd trade.
I’m currently holding Giles as my R3 (Cox/Sandi are R1&2 and Reddan is R4).
TU – Murphy>Thompson (leave the Giles trade until later in the season – prob trade to a dirt cheap ruck with no JS – and get a massive $ inflow just before finals)
TD – Giles>Jenkins (trade Giles now for a bit less than I’d get later in the year but have an R3 who has decent JS)
Any help would be appreciated!
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Great write up Motts. Loved the Blue Bagger’s lament and the Mike Pyke evaluation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA&feature=related
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