It’s funny… we look at these teams… and can’t do a damn thing about them! No trading, no emergency fixing… nothing! Big news is that Harry Taylor has been dropped for the Cats for Matthew Scarlett to come back (maybe a few teams had him covering some of that back pain), pre-season DT wonderboy Brent Prismall has been omitted, Brad Symes is back into the Crows lineup. So if you’re interested, read more for the teams!
Adelaide v Geelong
AAMI Stadium @ 7.40pm
ADELAIDE
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett
HB: Nathan van Berlo, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Chris Knights, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
HF: Brett Burton, Simon Goodwin, Bernie Vince
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Nick Gill
Foll: Ivan Maric, Tyson Edwards, Robert Shirley
Int: Kris Massie, Brad Symes, Richard Douglas, Scott Stevens
Emg: Jonathon Griffin, David Mackay, Luke Jericho
In: Massie, Symes
Out: Andrew McLeod (knee) Jericho (omitted) GEELONG
B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Darren Milburn, Max Rooke, Corey Enright
C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, David Wojcinski
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Lonergan, Mathew Stokes
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Corey, Gary Ablett
Int: Josh Hunt, Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Travis Varcoe
Emg: Ryan Gamble, Harry Taylor, Brent PrismallIn: Scarlett, Stokes
Out: Taylor, Prismall (omitted) Sydney Swans v Collingwood
ANZ Stadium @ 7.10pm
SYDNEY SWANS
B: Nick Malceski, Leo Barry, Martin Mattner
HB: Craig Bolton, Ted Richards, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh, Amon Buchanan
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Barry Hall, Luke Ablett
F: Paul Bevan, Michael O’Loughlin, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Foll: Darren Jolly, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton
Int: Craig Bird, Peter Everitt, Jarrad Moore, Henry Playfair
Emg: Heath Grundy, Ben Mathews, Tim Schmidt
In: Everitt
Out: Adam Goodes (suspended)
COLLINGWOOD
B: Heath Shaw, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Martin Clarke, Nick Maxwell, Harry O’Brien
C: Ben Johnson, Scott Burns, Rhyce Shaw
HF: Scott Pendlebury, Travis Cloke, Chris Bryan
F: Alan Didak, Nathan Brown, Paul Medhurst
Foll: Cameron Wood, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
Int: Shane O’Bree, Tyson Goldsack, Leon Davis, Sharrod Wellingham,
Emg: John Anthony, Danny Stanley, Alan Toovey
In: Cloke, Davis, Wakelin
Out: Anthony Rocca (ankle), Ben Reid (foot), Toovey (omitted)
By fryzie on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
omfg I knew Taylor would get dropped, this is gonna kill me in every game I’m playing, zeros everywhere in my backline. What a fucking joke I am so over dream team this year I hate it.
By Dan the Man on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Good news, Heath Shaw is still alive! No ankle troubles unless he gets tagged!
By Fry on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Man back pain like crazy! needed taylor with mcloed, burger and chad on the lamb! Doe!
By daisy is a gun on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
shit…now symes is in so my opponent will win coz his 33 infront but now has 1 more player than me and anthony isnt in 4 collingwood(which i neva expected)so still a zero in backline unless davis who isnt 100% is a late withdrawl n anthony comes in but as a collinwgood fan(whos flying up 2 sydney 4 3 days just 2 c the footy) i would ratha hav leon playing than anthony
By Dan on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Yay Symes…
Kick some arse so McLeod gets the arse!
Dan.
By Disco on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Taylor has stitched me up - an easy win is now a close contest. Pretty hard for him to break into that backline thou…
By Marcus on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
im so sick of prismall being dropped. im a geelong supporter myself and i hope he quits geelong at the end of the season and goes to a club where he will be certain of a game every week. he fully deserves it and is an awesome player, if he was in any other side he would have clocked up at least 50 games by now.
By Angry on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Talyor playing covering for the Chad. FUCK!
By Mick M on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
I love the dreamteam, been doing it for 6 yers now but never have I had a year like this with injuries and those stupid split rounds and holy thursday matches. Need taylor to cover Chad, it makes me sick that he has been dropped
By Dave on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Fuking Taylor dropped, thats Purgoyne, Cornes and Taylor out of my backline, this is absolute bullshit. I’m gonna get rolled by the 2nd bottom guy in my league and I’m on top. Shite round….
By Spazbot on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Dammit!!! Was on track for an awesome score, now will only get an ok one…as a Geelong supporter i think taylor should have stayed. He is meant to be egan’s replacement, what the hell? We need a tall backmen more.
By Morts on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Symes, oh yeah, been waiting a couple of months baby. Now hopefully he gets better than 52, because Jake King is my emergency who I won’t be using now
By Graeme on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Who do you think will win
(burton, stokes, thomas, chappie, and porps) vs (260+medhurst and tippet)
By will on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
260+ med and tippett i think. why would they drop prismall? for who would they drop him. please come to collingwood prismall!!
By Dave on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
I’m hoping Geelong can shut down Burton which Taylor could have done for sure…
By Simple on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
As a Bomber man without much midfield depth, we’d take Prismall at a pinch. Especially if Bomber T is feeling as charitable as what he was last year with the Saints!
By justincredibles on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
my backs
cornes - out
mcleod - out
jones - out
taylor - out
purgoyne - out
fletcher - broken finger
polak - tram
anthony and ward. both didnt play.
fuckin hell
By Jacko on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Bad luck justincredibles. Hopfully your Mids, Rucks and Forwards can notch you up a good score.
By Ausyid on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
NOOOO Harry taylor ruining my perfect week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Dan on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
based on averages:
burton(85),stokes(83),thomas(80),chapman(95),porplyzia(90)
total: 433
vs
260,medhurst(91),tippett(46)
total: 397
So 36 points in it… anyone’s game really.
Watch for Medhurst getting 130 because he’s Vin-Twin’s captain
I’m still shitting myself in this situation:
bock(89),mattner(75),o’brien(53),bolton(74),scarlett(50),porplyzia(91),tippett(46)
swan captain(106)x2=(212)
total: 690
vs
kennelly(66),symes(77),shaw(88),njbrown(35),bird(50),corey(103),medhurst(90),johnson(92)
sub-total: 601
my points lead: 274
total: 874
diff: 185 pts… he can easily make that up
By Alex on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
Taylor was always going to get dropped for Scarlett dont know why ppl are surprised but yep i recon a few clubs will be very keen on Prismal next year does anyone know when he is out of contract?
By savgar on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
(burton, stokes, thomas, chappie, and porps) vs (260+medhurst and tippet)
i think the burton et al will for mine
By wallcob on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
im gona go out there and say this
i hope gablett chokes on his own bald little head on friday night and racks up say..a pathetic 60 odd points. as my oppenant has him as capt and he may be the difference im 200 behind but hav 11 to come he has 8
FUCK YOU GABLETT
..your just too good
By Ausyid on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
agree whole-heartedly wallcob
By kingbuck on Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
does anyone else check the site every hour? or do i need help?
By tyson on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
i do 2 kingbuck am i the only 1 to have no backs out
By joff on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
just got some more bad news scott sellwood injured again in the wafl he got 21 possies and went off with a leg injury and didnt return
By Alex on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
yeah he got injured again but he is listed to play in the WAFL this weekend
By Leigh (Aka Cousins Coke n Ice) on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
Justincredibles……that is the unluckiest backline I have seen in the history of DT! On paper its a masterstroke, but Geez….thats just unlucky!
Surprisingly, Im Ok with my backline:
Bowden - 117
Ibbotson - 80
Gilbee
By Leigh (Aka Cousins Coke n Ice) on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
Justincredibles……that is the unluckiest backline I have seen in the history of DT! On paper its a masterstroke, but Geez….thats just unlucky!
Surprisingly, Im Ok with my backline:
Bowden - 117
Ibbotson - 80
Gilbee - 72
Gram - 59 (Shite!)
Hansen - 47 (No choice, Mcleod out)
Mattner
H.Shaw
Im gonna get done in the eliminator by the looks of things, but hey, I still have players playing which is good!
By rippersteveM5 on Jul 4, 2008 | Reply
My backline is actually doing pretty decent as well:
Birchall 98
Ibbo 80 (He was covering for King when I saw that he was named emergency, and ended up getting a better score than him too!)
Urquhart 73
Gilbee 72
Ellis 70
Shaw —
Bock —
Okay, no spectacular scores, but no score below 70, so I’m happy.
By WSAS on Jul 6, 2008 | Reply
I’ve always been top 2 every year I have played - but seems like a jinxed backline and have only played with a full backline 2 weeks this year.
Great to hear there are others out there like me…LOL
Have made some stupid moves this year tho, and seemed to get the worse of them.
By WSAS on Jul 6, 2008 | Reply
Who would have the Cats left out for Harry Taylor?? MacKie?