Melbourne v Hawthorn

MCG – Fri May 11, 7:50pm

Melbourne

B: James Frawley, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram
HB: Jack Grimes, Colin Garland, Cale Morton
C: Ricky Petterd, Brent Moloney, Jack Trengove
HF: Nathan Jones, Mitchell Clark, Jamie Bennell
F: Jeremy Howe, Colin Sylvia, Aaron Davey
Foll: Mark Jamar, James Magner, Jordie McKenzie
I/C: Matthew Bate, Rohan Bail, Jack Fitzpatrick, Tom McDonald

Emg: Lynden Dunn, Luke Tapscott, Joel Macdonald

In: Ricky Petterd, Jamie Bennell, Jack Fitzpatrick
Out: Lynden Dunn, Luke Tapscott, James Sellar (Calf)

Hawthorn

B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Benjamin Stratton
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Matt Suckling
C: Brendan Whitecross, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Isaac Smith, Lance Franklin, Luke Breust
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Michael Osborne
Foll: David Hale, Shaun Burgoyne, Brad Sewell
I/C: Clinton Young, Liam Shiels, Shane Savage, Paul Puopolo

Emg: Kyle Cheney, Bradley Hill, Broc McCauley

In: Stephen Gilham, Clinton Young
Out: Luke Hodge (Knee), Jarrad Boumann (Appendix)

Adelaide v Geelong Cats

AS – Sat May 12, 12:45pm

Adelaide

B: Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Graham Johncock
HB: Matthew Jaensch, Daniel Talia, Brent Reilly
C: David Mackay, Patrick Dangerfield, Nathan van Berlo
HF: Jared Petrenko, Taylor Walker, Ian Callinan
F: Matthew Wright, Kurt Tippett, Jason Porplyzia
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
I/C: Ricky Henderson, Brodie Smith, Jarryd Lyons, Josh Jenkins

Emg: Brad Symes, Brodie Martin, Tom Lynch

In: Josh Jenkins
Out: Shaun McKernan (Suspension)

New: Josh Jenkins (Essendon)

Geelong Cats

B: Matthew Scarlett, Harry Taylor, Josh Hunt
HB: Corey Enright, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie
C: James Kelly, Allen Christensen, Joel Corey
HF: Mitch Duncan, James Podsiadly, Steven Motlop
F: Steve Johnson, Tom Hawkins, Joel Selwood
Foll: Trent West, Taylor Hunt, Paul Chapman
I/C: Jimmy Bartel, Jesse Stringer, Billie Smedts, Cameron Guthrie

Emg: Shannon Byrnes, Tom Gillies, George Horlin-Smith

In: Tom Lonergan, Joel Selwood, Taylor Hunt
Out: Shannon Byrnes, Mitch Brown, Tom Gillies

GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns

MO – Sat May 12, 1:40pm

GWS Giants

B: Luke Power, Tim Mohr, Adam Kennedy
HB: Tomas Bugg, Phil Davis, Dylan Shiel
C: Tom Scully, Toby Greene, Chad Cornes
HF: Adam Treloar, Jeremy Cameron, Dom Tyson
F: Rhys Palmer, Israel Folau, Devon Smith
Foll: Jonathan Giles, Callan Ward, Jacob Townsend
I/C: Andrew Phillips, Stephen Coniglio, Liam Sumner, Taylor Adams

Emg: Nathan Wilson, Adam Tomlinson, Sam Reid

In: Jeremy Cameron, Israel Folau, Andrew Phillips, Jacob Townsend, Adam Treloar, Chad Cornes
Out: Curtly Hampton, Jack Hombsch (Injured), Dean Brogan (Injured), Setanta Ó hAilpín (Knee), James McDonald (Other (specify)), Sam Reid

New: Andrew Phillips (Lauderdale/Triabunna)

Gold Coast Suns

B: Jared Brennan, Matthew Warnock, Seb Tape
HB: Sam Iles, Michael Coad, Joel Wilkinson
C: Michael Rischitelli, Karmichael Hunt, Trent McKenzie
HF: Harley Bennell, Tom Lynch, Josh Toy
F: Campbell Brown, Sam Day, Luke Russell
Foll: Zac Smith, Josh Caddy, Gary Ablett
I/C: Charlie Dixon, Dion Prestia, David Swallow, Kyal Horsley

Emg: Daniel Stanley, Matt Shaw, Jeremy Taylor

In: Gary Ablett, Michael Coad, Michael Rischitelli
Out: Maverick Weller, Matt Shaw, Nathan Bock (Leg)

Richmond v Sydney Swans

MCG – Sat May 12, 4:40pm

Richmond

B: Steven Morris, Alex Rance, Chris Newman
HB: Bachar Houli, Dylan Grimes, Jake Batchelor
C: Shaun Grigg, Dustin Martin, Brandon Ellis
HF: Brett Deledio, Brad Miller, Nathan Foley
F: Reece Conca, Jack Riewoldt, Jake King
Foll: Ivan Maric, Trent Cotchin, Shane Tuck
I/C: Daniel Jackson, Shane Edwards, Robin Nahas, Matt Dea

Emg: Angus Graham, Luke McGuane, Matthew Arnot

In: Daniel Jackson
Out: Tyrone Vickery (Leg)

Milestones: Dustin Martin – 50 games

Sydney Swans

B: Martin Mattner, Ted Richards, Alex Johnson
HB: Nicholas Smith, Heath Grundy, Rhyce Shaw
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Kieren Jack, Daniel Hannebery
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Sam Reid, Ben McGlynn
F: Jude Bolton, Jesse White, Trent Dennis-Lane
Foll: Mark Seaby, Josh P. Kennedy, Luke Parker
I/C: Nick Malceski, Craig Bird, Lewis Jetta, Andrejs Everitt

Emg: Nathan Gordon, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Walsh

In: Jesse White, Trent Dennis-Lane
Out: Adam Goodes (Quad), Lewis Roberts-Thomson (Bruised Heel)

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood

G – Sat May 12, 7:40pm

Brisbane Lions

B: Pearce Hanley, Matt Maguire, Niall McKeever
HB: Mitchell Golby, Joel Patfull, Daniel Rich
C: James Hawksley, Tom Rockliff, Josh Drummond
HF: James Polkinghorne, Jonathan Brown, Todd Banfield
F: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Patrick Karnezis
Foll: Billy Longer, Simon Black, Jack Redden
I/C: Andrew Raines, Ryan Harwood, Jared Polec, Dayne Zorko

Emg: Bryce Retzlaff, Joshua Green, Jack Crisp

In: Josh Drummond, James Hawksley, Andrew Raines, Niall McKeever, Dayne Zorko
Out: Jed Adcock (Groin), Aaron Cornelius, Ryan Lester (Soreness), Ben Hudson (Soreness), Jack Crisp

New: Dayne Zorko (Broadbeach (QLD))

Collingwood

B: Heritier O’Brien, Ben Reid, Nathan Brown
HB: Simon Buckley, Nick Maxwell, Tyson Goldsack
C: Dane Swan, Sharrod Wellingham, Jarryd Blair
HF: Heath Shaw, Chris Dawes, Ben Sinclair
F: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
Foll: Cameron Wood, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
I/C: Alan Toovey, Martin Clarke, Lachlan Keeffe, Paul Seedsman

Emg: Kirk Ugle, Peter Yagmoor, Jackson Paine

In: Alan Didak, Jarryd Blair, Paul Seedsman
Out: Ben Johnson (Shoulder), Alex Fasolo (Knee), Kirk Ugle

Essendon v West Coast Eagles

ES – Sat May 12, 7:40pm

Essendon

B: Dyson Heppell, Cale Hooker, Courtenay Dempsey
HB: Kyle Hardingham, Jake Carlisle, Dustin Fletcher
C: Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson, David Zaharakis
HF: Jake Melksham, Stewart Crameri, Angus Monfries
F: Alwyn Davey, Patrick Ryder, Leroy Jetta
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Heath Hocking, Ben Howlett
I/C: Ricky Dyson, Sam Lonergan, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Travis Colyer

Emg: Mark McVeigh, Henry Slattery, Cory Dell’Olio

West Coast Eagles

B: Sam Butler, Darren Glass, Shannon Hurn
HB: Beau Waters, Eric Mackenzie, Jacob Brennan
C: Matthew Rosa, Matthew Priddis, Andrew Gaff
HF: Chris Masten, Quinten Lynch, Josh Hill
F: Luke Shuey, Jack Darling, Scott Lycett
Foll: Dean Cox, Scott Selwood, Daniel Kerr
I/C: Mitch Brown, Patrick McGinnity, Brad Sheppard, Ryan Neates

Emg: Thomas Swift, Koby Stevens, Murray Newman

In: Mitch Brown, Ryan Neates
Out: Adam Selwood (Hand), Ashton Hams (Suspension)

New: Ryan Neates (Claremont (WA))

Milestones: Beau Waters – 100 games

North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs

ES – Sun May 13, 1:10pm

North Melbourne

B: Jamie Macmillan, Scott Thompson, Luke Delaney
HB: Daniel Wells, Michael Firrito, Kieran Harper
C: Shaun Atley, Andrew Swallow, Brent Harvey
HF: Ben Cunnington, Todd Goldstein, Samuel Wright
F: Aaron Edwards, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Jack Ziebell, Ryan Bastinac
I/C: Ben Warren, Leigh Adams, Liam Anthony, Cameron Delaney, Cameron Pedersen, Will Sierakowski, Brad McKenzie

In: Todd Goldstein, Ben Warren, Cameron Delaney, Will Sierakowski, Brad McKenzie
Out: Robert Tarrant, Aaron Mullett

New: Will Sierakowski (Hawthorn), Brad McKenzie (Sturt)

Milestones: Jack Ziebell – 50 games

Western Bulldogs

B: Robert Murphy, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Daniel Cross, Mark Austin, Dylan Addison
C: Liam Picken, Matthew Boyd, Shaun Higgins
HF: Adam Cooney, Jordan Roughead, Patrick Veszpremi
F: Thomas Liberatore, Ayce Cordy, Daniel Giansiracusa
Foll: William Minson, Ryan Griffen, Luke Dahlhaus
I/C: Jarrad Grant, Justin Sherman, Mitchell Wallis, Clay Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Daniel Pearce, Tory Dickson

In: Jarrad Grant, Clay Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Daniel Pearce, Tory Dickson, Ayce Cordy
Out: Easton Wood (Hamstring), Liam Jones (Back), Nathan Djerrkura (Hip)

New: Fletcher Roberts (), Daniel Pearce ()

Fremantle v Port Adelaide

PS – Sun May 13, 2:40pm

Fremantle

B: Garrick Ibbotson, Zac Dawson, Adam McPhee
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, Tendai Mzungu
C: Paul Duffield, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF: Matthew de Boer, Christopher Mayne, Clancee Pearce
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Pavlich, Zachary Clarke
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Michael Barlow
I/C: Jay van Berlo, Greg Broughton, Dylan Roberton, Alex Silvagni, Jonathon Griffin, Lachie Neale, Lee Spurr

In: Aaron Sandilands, Jay van Berlo, Alex Silvagni

Port Adelaide

B: Jackson Trengove, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Tom Logan, Troy Chaplin, Ben Jacobs
C: Kane Cornes, Domenic Cassisi, John McCarthy
HF: Hamish Hartlett, Justin Westhoff, Matthew Broadbent
F: David Rodan, Daniel Stewart, John Butcher
Foll: Brent Renouf, Bradley Ebert, Travis Boak
I/C: Brett Ebert, Danyle Pearce, Paul Stewart, Simon Phillips, Aaron Young, Cameron O’Shea, Darren Pfeiffer

In: Brett Ebert, Danyle Pearce, Simon Phillips, Cameron O’Shea
Out: Cameron Hitchcock (Hamstring)

St Kilda v Carlton

ES – Mon May 14, 7:40pm

St Kilda

B: Jason Gram, Sam Gilbert, Jason Blake
HB: Tom Simpkin, Sam Fisher, Sean Dempster
C: Nick Dal Santo, Lenny Hayes, Brendon Goddard
HF: Jack Steven, Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna
F: Stephen Milne, Rhys Stanley, Terry Milera
Foll: Justin Koschitzke, David Armitage, Clinton Jones
I/C: Jarryn Geary, Farren Ray, Jamie Cripps, Arryn Siposs, Dean Polo, Ahmed Saad, Beau Wilkes

In: Farren Ray, Jamie Cripps, Beau Wilkes

Carlton

B: Aaron Joseph, Lachlan Henderson, Michael Jamison
HB: Zach Tuohy, Nick Duigan, Jordan Russell
C: Kade Simpson, Bryce Gibbs, Heath Scotland
HF: Andrew Walker, Jarrad Waite, Mitch Robinson
F: Jeffrey Garlett, Shaun Hampson, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Marc Murphy, Chris Judd
I/C: Paul Bower, Bret Thornton, Dennis Armfield, David Ellard, Kane Lucas, Edward Curnow, Joshua Bootsma

In: Jarrad Waite, Chris Judd, Edward Curnow

If on the off chance I am wrong, use this as a forum to discuss who you think will be reptiled.
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Hey there troops, here is this weeks list of subs from the Sub Marine. Just quietly I’ve been in pretty good form, but this week looks tough!

Goodluck! @RoyDT

Attention maggots! The Green Vest will be out in force again this weekend, so pay close attention. Here is a list of players that will be parading around the boundary in the hideous thing.

Discuss what you think in the comments, or contact the Sub Marine through Roy’s Twitter account @RoyDT

Last week I, the Marine got off to a flying start, infiltrating enemy lines and picking off subs at will. As the weekend went on, I found myself fatiguing and caught in some crossfire, leaving with a disappointing 6 for. This week my most relevant benching is Clay Smith, who plays the Tigers and given his high scoring rate per minute, looks a better option on the ground than many of the GWS boys vs West Coast. Personally I want him on my ground this week over Sheil, but Clay has been vested in 100% of games so far with 50% game time. Last week the Dogs named Dickson (Green) last on the bench, this week that spot was saved for Smithy.

Key:
On Pine *
Last On Pine**
On Extended Bench EB

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After a week of stressful decisions in regard to trades, dodging injuries and captain selection to name a few, the last thing we need is the dreaded green vest to undo all our good work. Well stand up straight and pay attention because me, The Sub-Marine is here to ease the burden by naming the subs for you.

Note: If on the off chance I get 1 wrong and you want sympathy, look in the dictionary between sh*t and syphilis, that’s where you will find sympathy.

Key:
** Named last on the pine
*Named on pine

Goodluck and I hope you all avoid GREEN!

@RoyDT

With basically a whole week to reflect on some of our selections, and in my case, a couple of what now look like obvious mistakes, it is a battle not to slip straight back into pre season mode and complete 50 trades during the lunch break and another 40 throughout the day when the boss isn’t looking, with some coaches potentially overcompensating for a slowish start. What coaches like me need to ask is, are we just making matters worse? It’s only 1 damn game! Or can we tactically use this information to strengthen our team for future rounds?

My biggest Captain Hindsight’s

With Dylan Shiel coming off an interrupted pre season, I was stupid to think he was ready to play a full game at the top level and hence, missed McDonald’s 98 as my emergency on the bench. Old Mac is a seasoned player who has completed a pre season and has a body that is used to playing a tough team like Sydney. This is a move I can do nothing about and I know Shiel will be awesome, so it’s all good, but I shouldn’t have started him for obvious reasons.

A lack in faith in the ability of the GWS rookies to score on the big stage, and an even greater fear of their ability to cement themselves as a regular caused me to take a very conservative approach to my team structure and I placed Kennedy and Bugg as my forward and defender emergency. This move has obviously left me with a fewer premium players on the ground than those gutsy enough to start those players, as well as being at least a couple of hundred points off their pace. Now although I won’t be taking the drastic measures of chasing the scores of these players by selecting someone on the ground who won’t score round 1, I can’t help but have an increased confidence in their ability to contribute at least 60 points on a weekly basis (possibly causing a reshuffle in my team to give them a more permanent role on the ground, and make some money from a mid pricer who is currently sitting there.)

So, due to the lockout, this information is gold because it provides us with insight, before the dreaded hindsight kicks in and it’s too late. Will data gathered from 1 game cause an overhaul in your camp? Can the viewing of just 1 game cause you to lose faith in all your research and previous structure?

Amid the excitement, it would be easy to place too much faith in these rookies to perform at such a high standard week in week out so a complete restructure loading your ground up with these guys is dangerous, however tweaks are definitely understandable and warranted in some (more conservative) squads.

Wake up call

After weeks of staring at your team, your eyes start to see only what you want them to see and usually it’s not until you look at it after full lockout you think, What the hell? A wake up call for me came after a dude purchased his copy of the cheat sheet and Tweeted me saying “where’s Goddard mate” and for the first time in weeks, I saw my real team! Changes won’t likely be major, but destroy doesn’t look the same without Goddard and I want to get him back where he belongs. Things are much clearer for me now the pre lockout panic is over!

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The main points of discussion:

First Picked: The first player Maxy is selecting this year will be Gary Ablett, based on the back of information regarding Gaz being fitter and stronger than ever before. He went on to say, “Great for Dream Team, scary for the Pies”. Gary will also be his go to captain.

NAB Pie radar: Here are a few blokes who have earned a likely call up in the NAB, and from there he said it’s up to them to put their hand up for selection for the season proper. Seedsman, Witts, Ceglar, Paine, Elliot and Yagmoor (to name a few). He also said to have a look at Jolly who is in the “best shape of his life”

Buckley’s effect on DT output for individuals? No negative effect on player scoring but expect him to foster the natural development of guys like Blair, Sidebottom, Beams and Fasolo by giving them a run through the middle.

Sidebottom or Beams? Found it too hard to split the young guns and had this to say “Beams had a 6 week period pre finals last year that was as good as anyone’s going around. Steele was consistent throughout. Watch the NAB form!”

Current Midfield? “Gee you have me under the gun! At this point I have Ablett, Rockcliff, Pendlebury, McDonald (GWS), Mitchell (Swans)-hearing good things, Coniglio, Clifton (GWS) – could be a good mature age pick, and Hodge – he’s injury free and flying, and averaged 94 last year despite no pre season and being injured during the year. I’m sure it will change 10 times before lockout though!!!”

Is Didak ‘Max Gawn?’ from DT calculations? “Definitely don’t write him off. He has had an excellent pre-season up until his injury this week. We all know the class he has and I think he still has plenty of footy in front of him. We think he will be back for a few weeks before round one so that’s good news that he won’t go into the season without a run”

Marty Clarke role?  in the mix for round 1? “He is in the mix for sure. I think he can play almost anywhere. He has shown he can play back but over the pre season we have seen him forward and on the wing. With that lethal left foot he is a weapon for us moving forward.”

What about my old mate Heath Shaw? “Yeah I expect him to play Wing / HB. He played a fair bit of wing last year and was very good. I know he’s a favourite of yours… my tip is this will be his best year to date.”

So there you have it, thanks Maxy!!

@RoyDT

Name

Why should I pick him?

Last year the was a breakout for the RedRock Berger combo with Redden and Rockliff making significant improvements to their average and Leuenberger was no different, taking his average from 77 to 93. Last year it took the Berger a few rounds to get going, not managing to score 100 until round 7 but from that point he never looked back. Over the next 17 weeks he managed 9 x 100+ scores and 13 games were over 90 throughout the period. So, due to his slow start the big fella is priced at 93 when he played the last 17 games at an average of 98 which can be seen as a nice little discount. A bonus with the Berger is that he has a massive ceiling (he would probably need one) boom tish. In round 21 vs the Gold Coast last year he collected 19 touches, had a whopping 42 hit outs and kicked 2 goals on his way to 140. One of the reasons that make Leuenberger such an attractive selection is he is able to maintain consistency through his dominance in the hit out department. Over the season he amassed 710 hit outs which are basically free DT points and it was that round 7 game which kick started his season where he dominated for 52. Over the last 17 games he managed 30 or more hit outs a total of 15 times. The Lions will make significant improvements of last years performance so that should assist the big man in making a natural progression toward a 100 point average. After early concerns about durability in his career, he has put together back to back seasons of 22 games which is impressive for the big guy who has been labeled the next Dean Cox.

Why shouldn’t I pick him?

Last season the Berger was doing the bulk of the ruck work alone, allowing him to pick up hit outs at will. In the off season the Lions pulled a surprise move drafting fellow ruck Ben Hudson. Assuming Hudson plays, and I think they selected him for more than a safety, you would have to assume Leuenbergers total hit out and game time will drop, negatively affecting his DT output. Another reason not to pick him is that his bye falls with a lot of other popular rucks including Jacobs, Cox, Giles, Goldstein and McIntosh.

Deck of DT Rating:

King- Although there is a slight concern about Hudson taking some time from the Berger in the middle, he is such a good player that he will likely remain on the ground and rest as a secondary forward filling the role that Mitch Clark sucked at (he is much better than Clark so will dominate) last year. I think this bloke is a champion and he will not let you down.

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