Before I go too far into this article let me make one thing clear I am a Geelong supporter who has grown up watching the Ablett’s running around in the blue and white hoops for many years. However I also understand that as good as Ablett is, he is a midfield player who can be replaced. An Ablett defection may be the blessing in disguise that Geelong will need in 3 years time. (more…)
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Ablett leaving – A blessing in disguise
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Jed Lamb – 2010 AFL Draft Prospect
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Jed Lamb
Position:Forward
History: Lamb is a goal kicking forward for Vic Country in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships from Yarram. He is a medium sized player who knows where the goals are. He kicked four goals against, arch rivals, Vic Metro in the first round of the U18 Championships. (more…)
Richmond and the Wooden Spoon
Friday, June 4th, 2010
The Richmond Football Club has been a frequent talking point in 2010. Their performance for the most part has been below most people’s expectations and many experts couldn’t see them winning a game in 2010. The Tigers are widely tipped for the wooden spoon but can the Tigers avoid the spoon in 2010? (more…)
The Assist Kings
Friday, May 21st, 2010
As most people are aware Geelong is one of the most intimidating teams to face in the AFL because of their dominance over the past 3 seasons. The Cats have becoming a cohesive offensive unit and the addition of James Podsiadly has done wonders for the side. While the big forwards need to be watched and stopped it is the assists from the smaller players that go unnoticed by many in the football world. (more…)
Neil Craig – The Jury is Out
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Neil Craig has a resume that most coaches would dream of; 319 games in the SANFL, 11 State of Origin guernseys, 2 premierships playing for Norwood, Inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame 2002 and Sports scientist with the South Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Cycling Federation. He also has a reputation among AFL people in the know that’s 2nd to none. (more…)
2007 Draft Revisited
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
We’re going to take a trip back into the past, back to the 2007 AFL Draft. I’ll look at only the first round Draft picks, and rank them from 1 to 17 based on their form up to the current stage of their careers: (more…)
Koschitzke without Riewoldt- the stats
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Everyone seems to have taken it as fact that Koschitzke takes his game to another level when Riewoldt is missing and he is the main man. Rather than just trust my opinion I thought I’d do some research on his statistics with and without Riewoldt since 2005.
SuperCoach Breakevens – The good and the bad
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Okay first off I’m going to give you all a very simplistic explanation of SuperCoach Player pricing and how their average points are involved.
SuperCoach Player’s are priced according to an expected average score, that price then fluctuates according to a three game rolling average. It’s important to know that as it allows us to exploit trading players at their peak and getting players into your team when they have bottomed out.
The way we exploit this is to keep a close eye on the ‘breakevens’ (BE) of players. Players ‘BE’ is what score is needed to keep their price at its current level, a low score and you can expect that player to increase in value and vice-versa for a high score.
With that in mind, I’m going to list the three lowest and three highest breakevens for you to consider: (more…)
SuperCoach – Last Minute Guide – Club by Club
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
We have taken a quick look at the SuperCoach prospects from each club and who you should think about picking up and who should be avoided at all costs.
Adelaide Crows
Team Value – $13,275,600 (5th highest value)
Potential pick-ups
Simon Goodwin (DEF) is playing like he’s 10 years younger with averages of 123.3 points. He’s expensive ($554,000) and old (33 years old)
I know I mention below that players with interrupted pre-seasons should be avoided, but Bernie Vince (MID) is an exception to the rule. You’d expect a player like him to pick-up where he left off last year again. (more…)
Can’t wait until it’s in a league of its own
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
With just two days to go until the season, the AFL has been rampaging with advertising. The AFL are running the same ‘In a League of its own’ TV commercial campaign as last year which portraits Australian Rules as the pinnacle of sport. At the same time they are promoting round one with the ‘Can’t Wait!’ catchphrase. (more…)
