Expensive but worth it:
  Brett Kirk CTR, Ave 90.05, $391,100
Game Breaker (can have a big score):
  Adam Goodes CTR, Ave 84.05, $365,000
  Ryan O’Keefe FWD, Ave 83.5, $362,600
Elite Potential:
  Tadhg Kennelly BAC, Ave 65.31, $283,600
Bargain Basement:
  Barry Hall FWD, Ave 68, $295,300
  Craig Bird CTR, Ave -, $83,500
  Martin Mattner BAC, Ave 59, $256,200
Wait for their price to go down:
  Michael O’Loughlan FWD, Ave 58.77, $255,200
Steer clear:
  Nick Davis FWD, Ave 61.29, $266,200
On the Chopping Block:
  Lewis Roberts-Thompson BAC, Ave 76, $231,100

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Expensive but worth it:
  Nick Riewoldt FWD, Ave 99.35, $431,500
  Leigh Montagna CTR, Ave 95.76, $415,900
Game Breaker (can have a big score):
  Brendon Goddard BAC, Ave 80.43, $349,300
  Sam Fisher BAC, Ave 85.55, $371,500
  Nick Dal Santo CTR, Ave 83.36, $362,000
Elite Potential:
  Luke Ball CTR, Ave 83, $360,500
  Justin Koschitzke RUC/FWD, Ave 73.74, $320,200
Bargain Basement:
  Michael Gardiner RUC, Ave -, $145,500
Wait for their price to go down:
  Lenny Hayes CTR, Ave 93.63, $406,600
Steer clear:
  Steven Baker CTR, Ave 63.56, $276,000
  Stephen Milne FWD, Ave 61.86, $268,700
  Max Hudghton BAC, Ave 38.56, $167,400
On the Chopping Block:
  Fraser Gehrig FWD, Ave 67.25, $292,100

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Essendon vs Western Bulldogs
Scott Lucas (102) pulled out a special performance and loved kicking the ball through the big sticks from a long way out. Some of the ‘cheaper’ Bombers would have caught the eye of DT coaches, Ricky Dyson (101), Leroy Jetta (85) and Bachar Houli (74) would be worthy picks this year. For the Doggies, consistant performers, Daniel Cross (101) and Brad Johnson (100) cemented their positions in a few teams, and BJ said “make me your captain each week!”. Adam Cooney (90) and Matthew Boyd (90) continued to gather it, with Robert Murphy (70) showing he could be playing a bit more of a role up the ground.

St. Kilda vs Geelong
For the Saints, the top scorer was Leigh Montagna (84) with young gun David Armitage (80) not far behind. Charlie Gardiner (75) pulled out another impressive effort and Justin Koschitzke (73) nailed 4 goals. We saw some bigger scores for the Cats, as usual, with Joel Corey (112), Cameron Ling (92) and Joel Selwood (80) dominating. Tom Hawkins (62) showed a bit and is likely to play a bigger role this year.

Carlton vs Hawthorn
Some bloke, who is apparently cheap, named Nick Stevens (133) smashed the DT scores and midfield partners, Marc Murphy (108) and Bryce Gibbs (93) touched the ball a lot. For the Hawks, Tim Clarke (99) could fill a bit of a midfield void in the first few games for the club while Jordan Lewis (87) and Luke Hodge (79) have a ‘holiday’. Travis Tuck (79) found himself on the DT radar with an impressive effort.

Adelaide vs Fremantle
Andrew McLeod (99) was well supported by Brent Reilly (83) and cheap forward Jason Porplyzia (83) in their win over the Dockers. Scott Stevens (82) was good and Scott Thompson (79) looked to carry his 2007 form into yesterdays game. Go to captain dude, Matthew Pavlich (75) started awesomely and as the most ‘durable’ player in he competition is a must pick as a premium forward. Dean Soloman (86) and Paul Duffield (83) showed some class… but you wouldn’t pick either of them would you?!

Don’t forget that if you want ALL of the stats and DT scores from the NAB Regional Challenge games, click here to sign up to the Fantasy Freako email provided by Champion Data!

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Righteo, it’s getting close to ‘officially’ selecting your DT team for season ‘08. Here are some points to consider so you get value for your DT dollars. Some players in the AFL are DT guru’s and they know exactly what to do to score maximum points. Kicks (3pts), marks (3pts) and tackles (4pts) are all your big scoring points (other than goals of course). Here are the league leaders in these categories for 2007. - Stay tuned for the Dumb DT players, coming soon.

LEADING KICKERS of ‘07

Heath Scotland – 17.1 p.g

Chad Cornes – 17 p.g

Dane Swan – 16.8 p.g

Tarkyn Lockyer – 16.2 p.g

Peter Burgoyne – 16.2 p.g

DID YOU KNOW - Ex Melbourne boy, Travis Johnstone had 35 kicks Vs Carlton last year. That’s 105pts, thumbs up Trav!!

 LEADING MARKERS of ‘07

Nick Riewoldt – 9.7 p.g

Sam Fisher – 9.3 p.g

Matthew Pavlich – 9.2 p.g

Brain Lake – 9.1 p.g

Jonno Brown – 8.8 p.g

DID YOU KNOW - Brain Lake (Harris) took 24 marks Vs Brisbane, thats 72pts before he even kicked it!! Even Joel Bowden would be proud of that!

LEADING TACKLERS of ‘07

Brett Kirk – 6.4 p.g

James McDonald – 6.2 p.g

Adam Bentick – 6.0 p.g

Matthew Priddis – 5.3 p.g (that’s me boy)

Joel Corey – 5.3 p.g

DID YOU KNOW - Roo Boy Daniel Harris laid a whooping 15 tackles Vs Hawthorn last year. 60pts plus extra if he nailed them good and got a ‘free for’!!

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Expensive but worth it:
  Joel Bowden BAC, Ave 95.18, $413,400
Game Breaker (can have a big score):
  Nathan G. Brown FWD, Ave 82.36, $357,700
  Jordan McMahon BAC, Ave 71.67, $311,200
Elite Potential:
  Brett Deledio CTR/FWD, Ave 76.58, $332,600
  Jake King BAC/CTR, Ave 69.68, $302,600
Bargain Basement:
  Troy Simmonds RUC, Ave 54.5, $236,700
  Mark Coughlan CTR, Ave -, $195,800
  Trent Cotchin CTR, Ave -, $119,500
Wait for their price to go down:
  Matthew Richardson FWD, Ave 86.09, $373,900
Steer clear:
  Cleve Hughes FWD, Ave 42.86, $186,100
On the Chopping Block:
  Jay Schulz FWD, Ave 48.18, $209,300

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Congratulations to Phillip Molly Malone (mollyfud) and Richard Thomas (richo1the1kid) for correctly guessing Andrew McLeod as the top scoring Adelaide player in today’s NAB Cup game! These two blokes were also the closest to the margin! Nice work! A 2008 AFL Prospectus is on its way thanks to Champion Data! Thanks to all who entered… and enjoyed the Pre-Season Episode 2 video!

If you missed out… you can still get your own AFL Prospectus now by clicking here. And don’t forget to sign up to the Champion Data Fantasy Freako email by clicking here.

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Adelaide

James Sellar- Only 17 years old and an Adelaide native, kicked 3.1 last week against the pies.

Ivan Maric- Plenty of game time this year you would think given the injury to Rhett Biglands, still learning the game apparently but an option in the ruck maybe.

Simon Goodwin- Will he play more up forward this year? A massive option if he does cause he is a gun who will get heaps of it wherever he plays, and goals are a bonus for a midfielder.

Jason Porlyzia- Played off the back flank last week and kicked a goal, would be more used to playing up forward as he did in the SANFL.

Nathan Bock- We all know what this bloke can do, 90 odd one week and 20 odd the next, Dt talk love him though.

Fremantle

The Pav- Everyone knows how good this bloke is, only problem is working out if you go with him or JB.

Arron Sandilands- Bit of a weak ass **** according to Vin, but some people will get tricked into him again this year cause he’s real tall, not me though.

Des Headland- Doesn’t win enough of the ball for me but can be a game breaker, bet he wishes he stayed at Brisbane.

Rhys Palmer- Young midfielder who dominated the U18’s in ‘07, might get a run in the midfield with Haselby gone.

Jeff Farmer- See Steven Milne

Sorry this one is a bit crap, but Fremantle dont have many big DT number winners other than Pav, will try better next time.

P.S. bit hung too!

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Leon has his team ’pimped’ by Vin Vin Vin! 

Baby Bombers MK.2

Backs: Chad Cornes, Lindsay Gilbee, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Shannon Hurn, Heath Shaw, Xavier Ellis, Martin Mattner.

Centres: Brent Stanton, Byron Schammer, Justin Sherman, Nick Stevens, Brock McLean, Courtenay Dempsey.

Rucks: Troy Simmonds, Justin Koschitzke.

Forwards: Jonathan Brown, Jason Porplyzia, Brendan Fevola, Nathan Thompson, Matthew Pavlich, Angus Monfries, Brad Johnson.

Bench: Lachlan Hansen, Darren Pfeiffer (BACKS), Beau Muston, Rhys Palmer (CENTRES), John Meesen, Matthew Leuenberger (RUCKS), Cyril Rioli, James Sellar (FORWARDS)

Bank: $101k remaining.

Personally this is a pretty good start you have here Mr. Leon. I’m really happy with your back line.  Your centres are very weak dude but I guess you can strengthen this area as the season progresses. Maybe go with a better centre and lose a Brown, Pav or Jonno, you’re a bit greedy with these gun forwards. Get rid of Justin Sherman, he did nothing last year and is doing nothing in the NAB cup (9 touches).  Also, be careful of grabbing mega forward players, Thommo and Fev, 150pts one week, 12pts the next more up and down than a yo-yo with bipolar. Rucks are ok, but both are very injury prone. I’m looking now at potential captains for you. Chad, Brownie, Pav and Brad Johnson – not too bad, you have choices here, with Chad most likely your #1 go to round 1. Well done champ, thanks for supporting our stuff and good luck! – oh and change the name of ya team!

You have officially been PIMPED!

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Expensive but worth it:
  Kane Cornes CTR, Ave 107.45, $466,700
  Chad Cornes CTR/BAC, Ave 101.23, $439,600
Game Breaker (can have a big score):
  Peter Burgoyne BAC, Ave 89.33, $388,000
  Shaun Burgoyne CTR, Ave 79.91, $347,000
Elite Potential:
  Domenic Cassisi CTR, Ave 87.59, $380,400
  Danyale Pearce CTR, Ave 78.28, $340,000
Bargain Basement:
  Brendon Lade RUC, Ave 76.18, $330,900
Wait for their price to go down:
  Justin Westhoff FWD, Ave 65, $282,300
  Brett Ebert FWD, Ave 67.64, $293,700
Steer clear:
  Michael Wilson BAC, Ave 61.65, $267,700
On the Chopping Block:
  Warren Treadrea FWD, Ave 57.59, $250,100

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As mentioned in the Pre-Season Episode 2 of our VidCast, we have 2 AFL Prospectus‘ to give away. All you have to do is go into our video and comment it (you must be logged into a valid YouTube account - its easy…) with your name, who wyou think will get the most DT points for Adelaide and how many points you think they will get! The two closest answers will win a copy of an AFL Prospectus valued at $30 thanks to our friends at Champion Data! Click more for details about the match - including team list and match previews. (more…)

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