AFL Teams Round 17

Big news here is that Peter Burgoyne and Graham Johncock have been omitted from Port and the Crows lineups, with Burgoyne being given a one match suspension from the leadership group and Johncock being dropped due to poor form and other disciplinary reasons. Jarryd Morton from the Hawks is also given the flick and Jeff White is named on extended interchange.

 However, its all good from there in with the likes of Jason Porplyzia, Barry Hall, Nick Malceski, Richo, Rhys Palmer (who seems good enough to go), and Dennis Armfield coming back in as well.

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Dream Team Killers: The Sydney Swans

In a new segment this week, we look at players/teams/weather/taggers and anything which could harm your DT Score.

It seems as though the swans are a team which shutdown their opponents enough to effect that opposition’s team DT Score. Through a bit of research we have found that the swans are absolutely detrimental to opposition DT scores. They are ugly to watch and ugly for oppositions DT, check out these stats.

2008 Average Score per game per team- 98.7

2008 Average score for swans opposition- 78.8

2008 Average disposals per game per team- 350

2008 Average disposals for swans opposition- 298…..

Form Watch - Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy started the year well and pretty much got better, he dominated the first 13 rounds but has since apparently dropped off in form and with his price coming down the question has been raised as to whether now is the perfect time to get him. Of course the answer to this question all depends on whether Robert Murphy can regain that good form he showed early in the year.

Current Price $325,700 Last Change -$34,500 Break Even 141 Average 92.2 3 Game Average 60.7 Score Last Week 56

He is definately worth picking up as we know he is well capable of scoring well as has shown earlier on in the year. The thing is however i would definately wait one more week before picking him up. With a break even of 141 he looks to have little chance of getting it, meaning he will most likely drop another $20,000. This will then take his price down around the $300,000 mark making him a very, very good buy. Allright so let’s have a look to see if he can regain his good form in the second half of the year.

Break Even Bin - Round 17 Break Evens

His crisp figure isn't getting him good break evens

Here comes the now world known catch phrase……..”The Bin is Back!” Yep that’s right the Round 17 Break Evens are in and so should your attention because there are some absolute pearlers this week with our great mate, Nicky Stevens taking out the worst break even award which i’m not particularly impressed about since he is in my team. On the posotive side however Geelong defender Matty Scarlett has worked himelf into brilliant form and also worked himself onto the best break evens list, compliments go out to you Matha-yew. Finally we re visit old territory that really isn’t that old in Buddy Franklin, he’s a fan favourite, a crowd pleaser, a goal kicker, a tall guy, has a nice haircut, could win the Coleman medal and former gun dream teamer and that is why he features in the Bin. Read more to get all the juicy break evens…

The Injury Report: Round 17

DT finals are getting very close now, making the right choices with your injured players is more crucial than ever now with most of us having a very limited amount of trades. Check out some of the big guns and their injury worries.

It also looks to be a bust week for bombers medical staff, with 9 players listed as having tests on their injuries this week! The players include fletcher, monfries, neagle, welsh and pears…..

Selection Stories - Round 16

Okay let’s have a look at what happened in terms of player selection this week, now normally we have a look and of course a laugh at selections that just weren’t really any good. Now we will do that again this week however we will also have a look at a couple of great moves that pulled off. So, who features this week? Okay well Lance Buddy Franklin, Chad Cornes and Matthew Scarlett are just a few of the big players to feature this week. So Let’s kick it off with Buddy

In Round 16, 5752 coaches picked up Franklin. Unfortunately for them Buddy only managed top scramble together 52 points and drop $8,000, Well Done Noobs!

Next Up…..Chad Cornes, Now this one was a triple whammy because Chad this week 1. scored a measly 45, 2. Dropped $22,000 in value and 3. Announced he’s finished in 2008. Now to the 1672 coaches that decided he would be a good guy to pick up last week all I can say to you is…HAHA.

Play of The Week: Round 16

O'Keefe you legend! Image Digitally Altered

This weeks play of the week goes to a man from the sydney swans who week in week out is a gun. Ryan O’Keefe scored 155 on the weekend, scoring 3 goals, 10 marks and 29 touches! That wasnt even the best part of his game, it was the 63 points in the last quarter when the game was up for grabs which showed great leadership and DT skill. The swans ended up winning the game by 2 points after being down at three quarter time, this comeback greatly due to the efforts of O’Keefe. He also managed to have 24 kicks and just 5 handballs! thats the handball to kick ratio we love to see! On ya O’Keefe!

Dean Cox Update

Dean Cox as been a genuine champ this year for DT, through west coast’s crap season, Coxy has been the cream of the crop knocking up big scores week in week out even through injury.

Now, for those who have there is some good news.

Cox copped a knock on the weekend, and is ok to play, but even better is that the eagles seem very keen on playing coxy for the rest of the year, they understand he is aiming at the eagles best and fairest along with AA honours, good on ya eagles.

Gut tschüs Chad Cornes Sie Legende!!!

Chad is gone for 2008

Yes it is the big news of day - for those who don’t speak German is of course the news that ‘Super Chad’ has finally called this year quits after being plagued by a broken finger, knee problem and shoulder problem.

The Legend himself said to Choco that  ’He reckoned he had one more game left in him’ last week. It seems that Chad may have needed surgery weeks ago but kept playing to achieve his final goal for the year, getting a win over Adelaide in the showdown!

So now he goes in to be fixed up ready to go when the Power start pre-season training in late October/early November.Cornes will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and knee this week and will also have the pin in his broken finger removed at a later stage.

Ultimate Let Downs!!!

Chris Mayne was one of many to let us down this week

Well Round 16 and I know for me and a few of the other Dream Team Couch Boys it was one to forget. Why you ask? Well it was due to the rather large amount of gun players who let not only themselves down but also their whole team and every dream team in which they were selected. Who are these so called under performers. Here’s just a sample….

Heath Shaw = 39
Graham Johcock = 57
Andrew McLeod = 37
Brent Guerra = 34
Nick Stevens = 29
Sam Mitchell = 61
Adam Goodes = 56
Tadgh Kennelly = 46
Buddy Franklin = 52
Cyril Rioli = 39
And Finally The Dream Team Couch’s very own Chris Mayne = 63

Who did we miss? Who stuffed up your Dream Team dreams? Comment it up, below!