How many times are you amazed at the players who are losing money for you that seem to appear in the best list for the round?? This week, 6 players are in the red & 2 in the black are treading water.

Matthew Priddis had a great game at the G with a 30+ possession game

Top 10 for round 8

1. Matt Priddis (WCE) 154 $413,400 -1.82%
2. Michael Barlow (Fre) 146 $366,400 +246.31%
3. Leigh Montagna (StK) 137 $405,600 -12.61%
4. Jimmy Bartel (Gee) 132 $441,900 -7.98%
5. Dane Swan (Coll) 131 $484,300 -7.49%
6. Steve Johnson (Gee) 131 $420,400 -3.78%
7. Aaron Sandilands (Fre) 130 $423,200 +0.81%
8. Barry Hall (WB) 130 $283,800 +0.92%
9. Andrew Swallow (Nth Melb) 129 $417,400 +5.75%
10. Daniel Cross (WB) 128 $408,000 -3.06%

Top 10 for 2010

1. Paul Chapman (Gee) 986 $514,200 +3.98%
2. Dane Swan (Coll) 935 $484,300 -7.49%
3. Gary Ablett (Gee) 920 $548,000 +4.98%
4. Kade Simpson (Carl) 892 $433,500 +10.61%
5. Jimmy Bartel (Gee) 889 $441,900 -7.98%
6. Leigh Montagna (StK) 885 $405,600 -12.61%
7. Luke Hodge (Haw) 867 $403,100 +9.90%
8. Aaron Sandilands (Fre) 854 $423,200 +0.81%
9. James McDonald (Melb) 847 $413,200 +18.87%
10. Michael Barlow (Fre) 843 $366,400 +246.31%

Dreamteam Medal after round 8 with Brownlow odds

1. Michael Barlow (Fre) 14 $41 $11
2. Gary Ablett (Gee) 14 $3.50 $1.62
3. Dane Swan (Coll) 13 $15 $4.50
4. Paul Chapman (Gee) 9 $41 $11

Note: Ablett & Hodge tied on 13 votes in the SC Medal.

Kick2Kick League Round 8 Review

BullDogz 1,705 def Cash Or Clunkers 1,601

Mike’s Best: Lake, McDonald, Barlow, Cross, J. Selwood, Boyd, Sandilands
My Best: Hodge, Blake, Barlow, Kreuzer, Byrnes

It didn’t look good after Saturday night being around 600 pts down, but I knew I had players in hand & Hodge as my captain. In the end, a couple of players short, including Griffen, made the difference as I work the cap to get rid of the injured & out of favour on the forward line.

Mopar 2,183 def Germinators 2,151

George’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Gilbert, Enright, Swan, Barlow, Sandilands, Johnson
Jermayn’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Enright, Waters, Swan, Barlow, Gibbs, Boyd, Sandilands, Chapman, Didak

All those bests for Jermayn & he still came up short in this predicted thriller that leaves Mopar the only undefeated team. If only Bernie Vince was suspended a week earlier for the boss.

Benditos 2,129 def Half Back Flanker 1,853

Ben’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Enright, Waters, Swan, Barlow, Dal Santo, Gibbs, Chapman, Hall
Darren’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Grimes, Barlow, Sandilands, Goodes

The Flankers are carrying a couple of injured players & now Gram goes down early with a hamstring injury & Kelly withdraws late, which always sucks.

Grey Wet Sydney 2,042 def Joden’s Warriors 2,029

Justin’s Best: Goodwin, Hodge, Barlow, Gibbs, Sandilands, Kreuzer, Goodes, Hall
Jodie’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Carrazzo, Enright, Swan, Bartel, Barlow, Chapman

A massive upset here with Justin getting up by 13 pts. Kreuzer finally fires in a best on ground effort, Hall finally shows up with the midfields & ruck stocks carrying the defence. Both midfields were great with Jodie’s defence carrying the rucks & forwards in a bizarre scoresheet.

Bomber cyborgs 2,119 def The Juddanauts 1,877

Sean’s Best: Hodge, Enright, Waters, Bartel, Barlow, Goddard, J. Selwood, Sandilands, Johnson, Hall
Jason’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Carrazzo, Enright, Barlow, Judd, Chapman

Sean pulls off a slight upset here despite playing a forward short. The midfield was on fire & their seems to be not many weak links to this team. The Juddanauts really do need a back up ruckman.

Princess’ Cats 2,011 def Crimson Sting 1,524

Ariana’s Best: Hodge, Goddard, Waters, Bartel, Barlow, Didak, Sandilands, Kreuzer
Tyler’s Best: Hodge, Goodwin, Deledio, Goodes, Armstrong, Sandilands

The forward line was off this week, but it mattered little as the Cats rocket into the top 4 over the improving Sting on the back of top rucks & solid midfield & defence scores.

iTeam 1.986 def Nambucca Axemen 1,713

Anthony’s Best: Goddard, Broughton, Waters, Swan, Barlow, Gibbs, Boyd, Chapman, Goodes
Deano’s Best: Enright, Hodge, Barlow, Goddard, Rioli

Another upset for this week & we’re averaging 3 a round. A good effort by Anthony’s team & the 1,900 plus score is great despite the failures of some.

Deano had Rioli finally show up with Griffen obviously a late withdrawal, Murphy going down for a month & a defence that needs a lift.

Round 9 Previews

• Cash For Clunkers ($2.43) .vs. Chardy’s Champs ($1.57)
  • The Champ’s are going for 2 wins in a row, but hopefully we’re out to put a stop to the winning run. Needless to say, we both need a win.
• Germinators ($1.92) .vs. Benditos ($1.89)
  • The boss is on the back foot again with the bookies & they haven’t been wrong predicting his matches. However, it would be unlikely the boss loses two in a row & the Cats are on his hammer.
• Half Back Flanker ($2.06) .vs. Mopar ($1.77)
  • It’s not a good part of the draw for the Flankers, but with a chance to sneak into the 8 again, the boys are ready to take on the undefeated Mopar.
• Bad Boys ($2.51) .vs. BullDogz ($1.53)
  • The Doggies got lucky last week, but the Bad Boys are yet to register a win in 5 games. This should be another win for Mike.
• Grey Wet Sydney ($1.94) .vs. Nambucca Axemen ($1.87)
  • Justin is ready to continue his giant killing run, but Deano doesn’t want 3 straight losses. This could be a battle to stay in the top 8.
• Princess’ Cats ($1.87) .vs. Bomber cyborgs ($1.95)
  • The bookies like the close ones when Ariana’s involved & she’s running hot charging into the top 4. But, the cyborgs have a team ready to upset the Cats.
• iTeam ($2.06) .vs. Joden’s Warriors ($1.77)
  • Another giant killing team facing a team that fell victim to a giant killer. Can Anthony make it a double hit for Jodie, who needs a win to possibly leap into the top 8.

Good luck to all this weekend with some very exciting results ahead.

Spill your guts about your Dreamteam

So, how do you think your Dreamteam performed on the weekend?? Please, let me know your thoughts.

• Are you happy with your team after the 8th round?
• Do you have any other trades you need/ want to do?
• Who are you happy with?
• How did your captain go? Did you have Ablett?
• Who have you picked that may turn out to be a dud?
• What position(s) in your side require the most work?

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