Dean Cox. Rib injury a massive headache. Selected in team, but against Melbourne could see lots of bench time. Unknown how his recovery will be. Could drag down his stellar 2011. May even be a finals dud.
Geelong. Chapman & Corey named on bench for walk in the park against Adelaide. One of them named as sub? Bye next round & probable bye in Week 2 of AFL finals says no. Problem area this week, nonetheless.
SuperCoach Finals Draw
Adelaide
Round 21 : Geelong
Round 22 : Gold Coast
Round 23 : Richmond
Round 24 : West Coast
Easy matches are the two least important for SuperCoaches. Like Brisbane, defenders only glimmer of hope for SuperCoaches. Even so, not worth considering.
Brisbane
Round 21 : Gold Coast
Round 22 : Collingwood
Round 23 : West Coast
Round 24 : Sydney
No good. Only worth is defenders. Adcock too inconsistent, despite the appearance of a return to form via recent scoring.
No good. Only worth is defenders. Adcock too inconsistent, despite the appearance of a return to form via recent scoring.
Carlton
Round 21 : Fremantle
Round 22 : Hawthorn
Round 23 : BYE
Round 24 : St Kilda
Bad draw. Coupled with bye. Hold or trade Murphy, Judd, Gibbs & Scotland for Round 23? Or out of trades already?
Bad draw. Coupled with bye. Hold or trade Murphy, Judd, Gibbs & Scotland for Round 23? Or out of trades already?
Collingwood
Round 21 : St Kilda
Round 22 : Brisbane
Round 23 : Fremantle
Round 24 : Geelong
Huge worry about the resting of players during finals. Round 24 may see many on the pine.
Huge worry about the resting of players during finals. Round 24 may see many on the pine.
Essendon
Round 21 : Bulldogs
Round 22 : West Coast
Round 23 : Port Adelaide
Round 24 : BYE
Good run home. Final round bye has meant that many SuperCoaches have planned life without Essendon.
Good run home. Final round bye has meant that many SuperCoaches have planned life without Essendon.
Fremantle
Round 21 : Carlton
Round 22 : North Melbourne
Round 23 : Collingwood
Round 24 : Bulldogs
Not great. Good news is Sandilands must stay on the park for long periods. Resting in forward line when not in ruck. Most SuperCoaches will have an abundance of Docker midfielders - Pavlich, Fyfe, Mzungu, Broughton & even Lower. Concern over their output.
Geelong
Round 21 : Adelaide
Round 22 : BYE
Round 23 : Sydney
Round 24 : Collingwood
Horror draw for SuperCoaches. Adelaide only comfortable match. Sydney surely a win, but the Swans will have much more at stake. Negative tactics would seem necessary for them - possibly deflating the scores of key Geelong players. Round 24 match awaited in horror. Resting players a big downer.
Horror draw for SuperCoaches. Adelaide only comfortable match. Sydney surely a win, but the Swans will have much more at stake. Negative tactics would seem necessary for them - possibly deflating the scores of key Geelong players. Round 24 match awaited in horror. Resting players a big downer.
Gold Coast
Round 21 : Brisbane
Round 22 : Adelaide
Round 23 : Melbourne
Round 24 : Hawthorn
Smooth sailing through the finals. Ablett should enjoy an easy time. Bock may see a little less ball in the backline than the Suns have been accustomed to.
Smooth sailing through the finals. Ablett should enjoy an easy time. Bock may see a little less ball in the backline than the Suns have been accustomed to.
Hawthorn
Round 21 : Port Adelaide
Round 22 : Carlton
Round 23 : Bulldogs
Round 24 : Gold Coast
Great run home, with the exception of Carlton. Bags for Buddy. Mitchell, Hodge & Rioli likely to continue racking up the points. Concern over Round 24 match against Gold Coast - if firmly in 3rd place, could rest key players.
Great run home, with the exception of Carlton. Bags for Buddy. Mitchell, Hodge & Rioli likely to continue racking up the points. Concern over Round 24 match against Gold Coast - if firmly in 3rd place, could rest key players.
Melbourne
Round 21 : West Coast
Round 22 : Richmond
Round 23 : Gold Coast
Round 24 : Port Adelaide
Excellent draw. Question is how much chopping & changing will Viney undertake? Jamar could have a picnic against Richmond & Port.
North Melbourne
Round 21 : BYE
Round 22 : Fremantle
Round 23 : St Kilda
Round 24 : Richmond
Petrie will find it tough against St Kilda. May do well in other two games.
Petrie will find it tough against St Kilda. May do well in other two games.
Port Adelaide
Round 21 : Hawthorn
Round 22 : Bullldogs
Round 23 : Essendon
Round 24 : Melbourne
If it were another team, would be an easy run home. Not so for Port. Lobbe, a bench option for many SuperCoaches, unlikely to pay good dividends.
If it were another team, would be an easy run home. Not so for Port. Lobbe, a bench option for many SuperCoaches, unlikely to pay good dividends.
Richmond
Round 21 : Sydney
Round 22 : Melbourne
Round 23 : Adelaide
Round 24 : North Melbourne
Quite a good draw for the finals. Deledio a must. Jack Riewoldt may be in for some good returns.
St Kilda
Round 21 : Collingwood
Round 22 : Sydney
Round 23 : North Melbourne
Round 24 : Carlton
Bad run home. Forwards, such as Nick Riewoldt, unlikely to score big. Dal Santo, the end of his golden run?
Bad run home. Forwards, such as Nick Riewoldt, unlikely to score big. Dal Santo, the end of his golden run?
Sydney
Round 21 : Richmond
Round 22 : St Kilda
Round 23 : Geelong
Round 24 : Brisbane
Two easy games & two tough ones. Will still be in the hunt in Round 24 - thankfully no threat of resting players. Goodes & Mumford the likely big names to consider.
West Coast
Round 21 : Melbourne
Round 22 : Essendon
Round 23 : Brisbane
Round 24 : Adelaide
By far the easiest run home. Consideration of WC players a must for finals. Particularly forwards & midfielders. Priddis a simple selection. Cox, a maybe. Could Kennedy finally deliver another huge bag or two?
Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
Round 21 : Essendon
Round 22 : Port Adelaide
Round 23 : Hawthorn
Round 24 : Fremantle
Tough run, by their lowly 2011 standards. Could be all losses, which will hurt SuperCoach scoring potential.
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