Scott THOMPSON Adelaide Crows
It’s all come down to this weekend. For those still in the running to take out their respective league Grand Finals, choice of captain this week is a massive issue. With Gaz only just travelling last weekend, suddenly the choice of a left-field captain holds some appeal – especially of you look like being behind the eight ball in your GF matchup. It’s take a lot of courage to go for an unusual captain selection in the biggest game of the year, but where there’s no guts, there’s no glory. Check out these suggestions – could they win you the flag?
Scott THOMPSON Adelaide Crows
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As the SC season draw to a close we are finally having a bit of luck with our left-field captaincy choices. Last week – despite Sam MITCHELL being a late withdrawal and giving us nada – out other two unique choices did pretty well. Adam GOODES belted out a 131, while Tiger midfielder Shane TUCK came to the party with a tidy 139. So, it’s preliminary final week and it’s all or nothing. Obvious captain choices will be Gazza and Swanny, but if you are looking down the barrel of a loss against a quality opponent and have nothing to lose, why not give one of these guys a shot? It’s make or break time…
1. Marc MURPHY Carlton MURPHY is a ball magnet, there is no doubting that – and this week he comes up against the Gold Coast Suns in a game that you would expect Carlton (who are flying at the moment) to win very comfortably. Averaging 116 pts for the game and on the back of a whopping 187 last weekend, MURPH should burn this week against a team he scored 133 pts against in his only game against them in 2011. He won’t get tagged (they don’t have on anyway) and should run riot. Expect a 150 plus game – is that enough to sway you? 2. Adam GOODES Sydney Back-to-back nominations for GOODESY, which is rare in this section – and when you look at his recent scores against the Hawks of 94 in 2012, 94 in 2011 and 106 in 2010, you might question why. However, GOODESY deserves a look-in, especially if Josh GIBSON doesn’t make it back into the Hawks lineup. Despite those recent low scores, GOODES averages 122 against the Hawks, and also has a steady 100 average at the SCG. With a productive 131 last weekend, I have a sneaky feeling he might pull one out of the bag at home this weekend. 3. Corey ENRIGHT Geelong A stalwart of SC teams and a super-consistent performer for many years, ENRIGHT has again averaged a nice 93 pts per game in season 2012. This week he returns home to Simmonds Stadium, a ground that he averages 112 pts per match. In addition, the in-form Cats are taking on the struggling Bulldogs, a team ENRUGHT has his highest career average against, of 114 pts. In what should be a very one-sided affair, ENRIGHT should see plenty of the ball and rack up a ripping score. There are lots of other left-field captaincy options to look at to combat your opponent this week. Geelong stars Joel SELWOOD or Steve JOHNSON against the Bullies. Adelaide superstars Patrick DANGERFIELD or Scott THOMPSON against Melbourne. St.Kilda onballers Nick dal SANTO, Lenny HAYES or Brendan GODDARD against GWS. Carlton’s Chris JUDD against the GC. It’s a huge decision to make – break even with Gaz or Swanny, or take the punt?????? Okay, so it takes a brave man to select a left-field captain in a sudden death Semi-final SC week, but it may be just what you need to get you over the line against a more fancied opponent. Last week we failed with GILES (82), and did just okay with MONTAGNA (113) and BARLOW (104). Not the greatest scores, but not total disasters. Hopefully this week we can find that 150+ diamond hidden in the rough.
1. Adam GOODES Sydney It’s finals time in fantasy land, and we will try and find a little hidden Captaincy nugget for you for this week. Last weekend saw our choices score fairly ordinarily – FISHER (104), MOLONEY (88) and PETRIE (82). Disappointing results all round. Most people probably think ABLETT is a shoe-in for captain this week, but if you either (a) Don’t have him or (b) Finished 4th or 8th and are up against a more fancied opponent this week, then you might want to take a chance on one of these fellas. Good luck.
1. Jonathan GILES Greater West Sydney As Meatloaf belted out so badly in the infamous Grand Final fiasco, “Two outta three aint bad” – and that’s what we got last weekend, with good results from GODDARD (127) and SELWOOD (126) matched with a very poor outing from ROCKLIFF (65). Hope you didn’t take a punt on him. Onto this week, and there are a few ripping games that should start to give the eight some shape – plus it’s our last regular season SC round. Do you need the win to make the eight? Maybe your captain choice could make all the difference.
1. Brent MOLONEY Melbourne |
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