1. Michael BARLOW Fremantle
Don’t you love it when the best players in any given sport perform at their peak, showing why they are the best? Gazza came to the party last weekend, belting out a massive 188 pts against the Kangaroos. WOW. In comparison, our selections looked dismal – 78 from Brown, 111 from Cross and 104 from Wells. Nevertheless, we continue to fight the fight for the little guy, and will do our best to come up with a left-field captain this week who can go somewhere toward covering the huge hole left in your SC side with Gazza having a bye this weekend. Here goes…
1. Michael BARLOW Fremantle
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Much to the disappointment of those who had Gazza as captain (me included), we finally had a little bit of success with Captain Courageous last round. We warned everyone about Gazza’s poor record against the Saints, and it was proven again – this time even without the Clint JONES tag. Our selections went relatively well – 112 from Nick Dal, 99 from Pav (including 6 goals), and a nice 125 from Cyril (with 14 tackles). Any of those would’ve been nice in place of GAJ’s whopping 64 pts from 20 disposals. Will the little master bounce back this weekend, or can we tempt you again with a left-field captain choice?
1. Jonathan BROWN Brisbane Lions Given the results of last weekend to the two superstars in GAJ and Buddy, this article would seem a bit pointless wouldn’t it? Well, when you scratch a little bit deeper, maybe not. We all know how unpredictable Buddy is – selecting him as captain in any round is always fraught with danger. And as for Gaz, this week they take on the Saints – and he will wear the Clint Jones tag again. He only has an average of 110 against the Saints, despite an average this year of 142. Is it worth considering someone else – particularly in these bye rounds, when the correct choice could make all the difference?
Another disappointing effort last weekend, despite the fact that we predicted Gazza would have a quiet one. Deledio was our best with 117pts, with Hartlett and Mitchell both bringing in poor efforts of 91pts each. Onto this week, and with the Suns playing Collingwood, many are talking down Gazzas chances of a big score again – perhaps Pendles is the pick of the big names? As far as left-field selections go, let’s have a look at our three picks for this week. Well, a slighter better return on our choices last week, with GRIFFEN (124) and COX (139) coming up with decent scores. Unfortunately Brent HARVEY (68) put in another stinker. So, onto round 9 and, with Swanny injured, perhaps those few who don’t have Gazza are looking for a point-of-difference leader to get them a win this week - let’s see if we have the goods.
Hamish HARTLETT Port Adelaide The ever-improving Port utility Hamish HARTLETT has been steady without being spectacular Well, did we get belted last weekend or what! Drew PETRIE (67), Ryan O’KEEFE (84) and Cyril RIOLI (48)!!!!! Wow – what a dismal bunch of scores that is. Of course, with the little genius Gazza back in play, and guys like Swan, Thompson and Stanton bringing out some hefty scores, the chance of finding some left-field captains actually worth choosing becomes very difficult – but we have never been ones to baulk at a challenge, so here goes!
Okay, let’s examine how we went in round 6 with our left-field captains. First choice was Priddis, with his lowest score for the year – 89. Nice start! Big Podsiadly chimed in with a respectable 116, while our lowest choice was a disappointing Lenny Hayes, with 87. Maybe this week we can reverse the trends and come up with a few captains who actually score 120 plus! Fingers crossed. So round 5 wasn’t the best result for us – but remember, these are left-field captains so they’re very hit and miss.
You can find a million articles on the internet telling you to pick Swan or Pendles – we’re trying to find the diamond in the rough. Last week we had Montagna (101), Wells (60) and Bartel (78). Ouch! Let’s see if we can do a little better this week…just what do the stats tell us for round 6? Okay, so we weren’t disgraced in round 4 – Thompson 110 pts, Priddis and Brennan 104 a piece. Not spectacular, but not horrible either. Suddenly, with the great man GAJ out of action for a least a couple of weeks, this article gains a little bit more momentum – and the possibilities become a little more real. Of course, with Dane Swan already belting out a massive 180 pts, the challenge becomes to find someone who can get somewhere near that.
1. Leigh MONTAGNA (St Kilda) Working a little bit in the shadow of midfield superstars Hayes and Dal Santo, Joey Montagna Well, not the greatest weekend for us in round 3, with GODDARD the best pick of the bunch scoring 102. On the surface not too bad, but paltry compared to the great man, Gary ABLETT Jnr.. Pods tried hard for us kicking 5 goals, but still only scoring a pathetic 89 pts. Oh well, onto this week and can we find anyone who might be able to hold a flame to Gazza?
1. Matt PRIDDIS (West Coast Eagles) PRIDDIS didn’t play last weekend against the Giants, which makes me think he is rested |
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