Small or Far Away, Father Dougal on Cows

 

Hi Everybody!

And a special “Hi” and shout out to Lachie Whitfield, my new favorite player! (Excited squeak)

Huh?

I really appreciate his recognizing what’s really important in life and taking time away from footy for something even more important!

Wha?

I heard about it on one of those footy shows. He’s taking 2-3 weeks off for Hamster Awareness! 

Um….

People should be a lot more aware of their hamsters. And if they don’t have a wonderful, cuddly, smart Hamster that can help them write in return for a modest pumpkin seed stipend, then by golly Mr. Whitfield is going to make them aware that they should! 

…Well, I do hope he makes good use of his time away from footy.

If I recal correctly, he actually has a history of “Hamster awareness”

Really! Well, then, maybe his history of Hamster awareness can get him on the knighthood list! Sir Lachlan Whitfield, friend to Hamsters!

His long history of Hamster Awareness certainly has him on a list of mine….

(Happy Squeak!) Why didn’t you tell me!

Um, it was a surprise?

Ha! Sadly it was not really a surprise. He is alomst 32, and while he has only missed a few games the last three years, before that it was four consecutive years of time away from footy. 

I have been perpetually nervous about bringing him in. Like I said, he got on, um, a list I have. I almost did but ended up with Roberts when Whitfeild was the subject of rumors a few weeks ago.

Like how you have been avoiding Zorko since he got old?

Yeah, I tend to avoid all older players. They get worse, they get hurt and they become away of Hamsters more often than younger players. I was going to bring in Zorko the week he was a late out, and was saved.

So it is not an anti-Zorko bais, you just hate old people. 

I’m old people. I just get nervous about anyone who is more than normally subject to missing matches. With trades so tight, I am worried about running out and then having someone be all like “Yay Hamsters, I’m taking 3 week off.”

More of a guideline than a rule?

Yeah. I recon we have to take chances, and sometimes risky players are worth risking, But, well, risky player are risky. Role changes, injury, being rested, Bevo, FURL, Bizzare coaching hate, all sorts of reasons. Sometimes things go wrong with no warning, but I feel like we often have warning that we ignore.

So, lets be careful out there! 

 

 

A thing when looking at the projections. I use averages. One good or bad score will affect the price a lot. Real playes rarely score about the same each week.

 

Defenders

 

Serong:  Amazing how wel he is doing. Looks like hold to his bye

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	77	119,900
1	54	119,900
2	48	119,900
3		168,900
4	126	168,900
5	75	225,100
6	48	276,100
7	92	313,300
8	39	325,600
9		318,300
10	76	318,300
11	92	324,800
12	72.7	329,700
13	72.7	348,124	18,424	18,424
14	72.7	360,186	12,062	30,486
15
16	72.7	360,521	335	30,821
17	72.7	360,767	246	31,067
18	72.7	360,947	180	31,247

 

 

Jaques:  Ugh, out he goes

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	84	119,900
1	80	119,900
2	70	119,900
3		193,500
4	67	193,500
5		238,300
6	34	238,300
7	69	250,900
8		259,800
9		259,800
10		259,800
11	31	259,800
12	62.1	249,900
13	62.1	254,908	5,008	5,008
14	62.1	255,557	649	5,657
15	62.1	269,775	14,218	19,875
16
17	62.1	280,207	10,432	30,307
18	62.1	287,862	7,655	37,962

 

Selwood:  Wow, a 25. Now a rush, sell before he loses more cash

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	70	119,900
1	38	119,900
2	61	119,900
3		164,500
4	28	164,500
5	74	177,100
6	69	202,600
7	72	224,700
8	59	260,400
9	69	279,700
10	50	293,400
11	25	293,700
12	55.9	279,100
13	55.9	262,552	-16,548	-16,548
14	55.9	253,017	-9,535	-26,083
15	55.9	259,659	6,642	-19,441
16
17	55.9	264,533	4,874	-14,567
18	55.9	268,109	3,576	-10,991

 

Lindsey:   Not sure there is a right or wrong move with him, 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		122,500
1	61	122,500
2		122,500
3	70	122,500
4	46	122,500
5	80	168,400
6	75	210,900
7	132	244,000
8	68	306,500
9	81	346,700
10	96	378,200
11	55	385,400
12	76.4	385,300
13	76.4	383,052	-2,248	-2,248
14	76.4	372,754	-10,298	-12,546
15
16	76.4	374,640	1,886	-10,660
17	76.4	376,024	1,384	-9,276
18	76.4	377,040	1,016	-8,260

 

Grlj:  Played. Did not do ok. Recent form says sell. 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		172,000
1	73	172,000
2	43	172,000
3	68	172,000
4	90	208,600
5	59	242,300
6	66	274,600
7	74	297,100
8	34	306,700
9		302,200
10	55	302,200
11	41	293,600
12	60.3	272,900
13
14	60.3	269,206	-3,694	-3,694
15	60.3	268,834	-372	-4,066
16	60.3	277,078	8,243	4,178
17	60.3	283,126	6,048	10,226
18	60.3	287,564	4,438	14,664

 

Blamirez:  Did not play

 

 

Marshal:  Not a good forward score. He might not be worth a trade.

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		147,900
1	90	147,900
2	73	147,900
3		147,900
4		147,900
5	48	147,900
6	76	202,400
7		236000
8	41	236000
9		246,300
10		246,300
11	42	246,300
12
13	61.7	251,000
14	61.7	248,004	-2,996	-2,996
15	61.7	254,925	6,921	3,925
16	61.7	268,680	13,756	17,680
17	61.7	278,774	10,093	27,774
18	61.7	286,180	7,406	35,180

 

Carrol: Wow, way to slow his cash generation. I’d take the money and run.

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	54	119,900
1	59	119,900
2	44	119,900
3	40	159,100
4		180,900
5	76	180,900
6	32	204,100
7	106	215600
8	57	253,300
9	43	272,200
10	105	290,500
11	35	303,500
12	59.2	303,600
13	59.2	310,654	7,054	7,054
14	59.2	295,612	-15,041	-7,988
15	59.2	295,245	-367	-8,355
16
17	59.2	294,976	-269	-8,624
18	59.2	294,779	-197	-8,821

 

Allan:    Back, did ok. 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		152,600
1	71	152,600
2	58	152,600
3	69	152,600
4	55	200,400
5	35	227,900
6	50	238300
7	29	237200
8		224,900
9		224,900
10		224,900
11	57	224,900
12	53.0	225,100
13	53.0	213,703	-11,397	-11,397
14	53.0	228,727	15,024	3,627
15
16	53.0	237,986	9,259	12,886
17	53.0	244,779	6,793	19,679
18	53.0	249,764	4,985	24,664

 

Watkins:   If you help him I think keep holding. 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		99,100
1	45	99,100
2	74	99,100
3	69	99,100
4	7	156,600
5	17	181,500
6		174,900
7	29	174,900
8		152,100
9	56	152,100
10	33	156,600
11	26	166,900
12
13	39.6	173,200
14	39.6	170,572	-2,628	-2,628
15	39.6	171,537	964	-1,663
16	39.6	178,225	6,689	5,025
17	39.6	183,133	4,908	9,933
18	39.6	186,735	3,601	13,535

 

 

Farrow:   Ohhh, than you RIchmond. I have hopes for the Eagles match. Looks like hold to his Bye,

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		163,000
1		163,000
2		163,000
3	49	163,000
4	90	163,000
5	102	163,000
6	61	226,800
7	68	278,700
8	53	307,200
9	48	306,100
10	72	299,100
11	91	295,600
12	70.4	310,200
13	70.4	330,614	20,414	20,414
14	70.4	344,907	14,293	34,707
15
16	70.4	346,324	1,417	36,124
17	70.4	347,364	1,040	37,164
18	70.4	348,127	763	37,927

 

Edwards:   Jpins the list. He’s ok. 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		119,900
1		119,900
2		119,900
3		119,900
4		119,900
5		119,900
6		119,900
7	45	119,900
8	54	119,900
9	61	119,900
10	50	158,500
11	54	189,000
12	52.8	211,600	22,600	22,600
13	52.8	224,448	12,848	35,448
14	52.8	235,111	10,663	46,111
15	52.8	242,405	7,294	53,405
16
17	52.8	247,757	5,352	58,757
18	52.8	251,684	3,927	62,684

 

Bond:   Did not play

 

Midfielders

 

Jagga:   Wow he is good when used properly. Who knew. Well, we all did, nice his coach does too, If you held him,

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	65	119,900
1	113	119,900
2		119,900
3	88	119,900
4	70	206,600
5	53	271,800
6	64	293,700
7	69	298,700
8	70	302,000
9	104	311,500
10	79	335,600
11	108	357,700
12	80.3	391,000
13	80.3	404,828	13,828	13,828
14
15	80.3	415,535	10,708	24,535
16	80.3	411,158	-4,378	20,158
17	80.3	407,945	-3,212	16,945
18	80.3	405,589	-2,357	14,589

 

Ironbar Bassey  Anderson:  Did not play

 

Retschko:  Seems the best of the many Tiger mids we all seem to own. Looks like money on the way, so hold if you can. maybe even past his bye,

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		119,900
1		119,900
2		119,900
3		119,900
4		119,900
5		119,900
6	74	119,900
7	82	119,900
8	56	119,900
9	72	181,700
10	51	225,900
11	107	244,600
12	73.7	281,100
13
14	73.7	308,478	27,378	27,378
15	73.7	338,568	30,090	57,468
16	73.7	345,938	7,370	64,838
17	73.7	351,346	5,408	70,246
18	73.7	355,314	3,968	74,214

 

Cumming:  Did ok. Seems likely to be out at his bye. We can see what happens next week, Could even go this week if needed.

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		176,500
1		176,500
2		176,500
3		176,500
4		176,500
5		176,500
6		176,500
7	80	176,500
8	80	176,500
9	32	176,500
10	40	214,200
11	72	224,200
12	60.8	228,100
13
14	60.8	243,615	15,515	15,515
15	60.8	264,177	20,562	36,077
16	60.8	274,322	10,145	46,222
17	60.8	281,766	7,444	53,666
18	60.8	287,228	5,462	59,128

 

Burton:  Having paid $99k for him, just play and give me 30 in place of 0 someday

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		99,100
1		99,100
2		99,100
3		99,100
4		99,100
5		99,100
6		99,100
7	40	99,100
8	64	99,100
9	32	99,100
10	27	132,700
11	34	151,600
12	39.4	152,300
13
14	39.4	156,051	3,751	3,751
15	39.4	164,274	8,223	11,974
16	39.4	172,691	8,417	20,391
17	39.4	178,866	6,176	26,566
18	39.4	183,398	4,531	31,098

 

 

Rucks

MacAndrew:  Well..time to go. Very hard to imagine we can’t make good use of his money right now

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		119900
1	88	119900
2	81	119900
3	68	119900
4	123	192800
5	83	261200
6	79	313800
7	65	356,900
8	91	363,000
9	84	370,500
10	103	377,600
11	75	399,600
12
13	85.5	409,000
14	85.5	416,350	7,350	7,350
15	85.5	414,002	-2,348	5,002
16	85.5	416,892	2,890	7,892
17	85.5	419,012	2,120	10,012
18	85.5	420,568	1,556	11,568

 

 

Forwards

 

Phillipou:  Can go any time, no rush

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	66	168,400
1	27	168,400
2	42	168,400
3	69	185,400
4		198,100
5	69	198,100
6	40	225,600
7	98	244,700
8	80	271,600
9	58	295,900
10	82	321,200
11	88	332,600
12	65.4	344,800
13	65.4	356,849	12,049	12,049
14	65.4	358,349	1,500	13,549
15	65.4	349,462	-8,887	4,662
16
17	65.4	342,941	-6,521	-1,859
18	65.4	338,156	-4,785	-6,644

 

 

Lombard:   Seems like his time as well. 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0	69	119900
1	55	119900
2	20	119900
3		153,400
4	56	153,400
5	49	170,700
6	45	181,100
7	49	199,600
8	66	210,100
9	57	225,000
10	90	240,900
11	58	270,600
12
13	55.8	289,100
14	55.8	302,060	12,960	12,960
15	55.8	296,487	-5,573	7,387
16	55.8	291,435	-5,052	2,335
17	55.8	287,728	-3,707	-1,372
18	55.8	285,008	-2,720	-4,092

 

 

Sharp:  Could be fine, but high risk of cash loss.

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		156,300
1	76	156,300
2	44	156,300
3	71	156,300
4	75	200,200
5	83	231,200
6	65	271,800
7	84	298,500
8	84	322,200
9	55	339,600
10	49	347,500
11	71	337,800
12	68.8	325,200
13	68.8	321,930	-3,270	-3,270
14	68.8	328,275	6,345	3,075
15	68.8	331,967	3,693	6,767
16
17	68.8	334,677	2,710	9,477
18	68.8	336,665	1,988	11,465

 

Cook:   Another time to go. 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		158,700
1	92	158,700
2	62	158,700
3	80	158,700
4	60	220,900
5	63	251,800
6	98	275,400
7	72	300,800
8	94	324,800
9	88	355,700
10	70	372,900
11	67	384,600
12
13	76.9	381,600
14	76.9	374,384	-7,216	-7,216
15	76.9	372,138	-2,246	-9,462
16	76.9	374,862	2,724	-6,738
17	76.9	376,861	1,999	-4,739
18	76.9	378,328	1,467	-3,272

 

 

Lefau:   Nice score, hold this week at least 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		146,900
1		146,900
2	72	146,900
3	44	146,900
4	33	146,900
5	85	174,000
6	35	200,000
7	74	214,800
8	41	243,900
9	63	245,500
10		258,600
11	78	258,600
12	58.3	270,100
13
14	58.3	286,140	16,040	16,040
15	58.3	295,850	9,710	25,750
16	58.3	294,297	-1,553	24,197
17	58.3	293,157	-1,140	23,057
18	58.3	292,321	-836	22,221

 

Robey:   One more week at least 

Week	Score	Price	Proj. Change	Total Proj
0		167,500
1		167,500
2		167,500
3		167,500
4		167,500
5	28	167,500
6	50	167,500
7	25	167,500
8	69	168,800
9	68	187,600
10	91	209,100
11	69	253,900
12	57.1	287,000
13	57.1	306,399	19,399	19,399
14	57.1	305,693	-706	18,693
15
16	57.1	299,943	-5,750	12,943
17	57.1	295,724	-4,219	8,724
18	57.1	292,629	-3,096	5,629

 

 

Dodgy Advice:  

So, I have no idea what is up at Brisbane, but wow, I don’t think I want any of their mids. Not sure about any Lion at the moment, maybe after their bye. It feels like sometimes a team just gets in a funk and be very careful about bringing in players from a team that is having issues. The Blues seem to be better, maybe the Dons in a week or three. I’m not talking about teams that lose a lot; The Eagles have a nymber of relevant players. I mean teams that feel, well, off somehow. Maybe I’m just blithering, but The Lions, something is off there I reckon. Hope to be wrong.

 

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