G’day legends – welcome back. As you can see from below, I did nailed a few good captains last week with seven ‘decent’ scores you’d be happy with over the bye rounds. There are a few big ones in there also so hopefully you were able to get a piece of that.

🏴‍☠️ 1 – Max Gawn 107 🤏
🏴‍☠️ 2 – Lachie Whitfield 119 ✅
🏴‍☠️ 3 – Jordan Dawson 86 ❄️
🏴‍☠️ 4 – Lachie Ash 112 ✅
🏴‍☠️ 5 – Bailey Smith 147 💥
🏴‍☠️ 6 – Dayne Zorko 90 ❄️
🏴‍☠️ 8 – Tom Green 112 ✅
🏴‍☠️ 8 – Andrew Brayshaw 113 ✅
🏴‍☠️ 9 – Jack Sinclair 112 ✅
🏴‍☠️ 10 – Zach Merrett 94❄️

Let’s get cracking into my top picks for the week ahead, good luck and all nail a big 150!

🏴‍☠️ 1 – Xerri v WCE
@ Hands Oval, SUN 3:20pm

✅ 86, 155, 116, 121 and 122 is serious form
✅ Eagles #2 easiest for RUCKs
✅ Recently Vs WCE … Stanley 60, O’Brien 128, Marshall 158, Nank 93, Gawn 156 and Meek 131.
⭐ Last year Vs WCE – 168 and 129

🏴‍☠️ 2 – Smith v GCS
@ GHMBA, SAT 4:15pm

⭐ Baz has now averaged 133 in his last six games
✅ Gold Coast are the #1 easiest for MIDs
🔒 Disrespect ends today
🏟️ Smith has averaged 132 at home this year

🏴‍☠️ 3 – Daicos v MELB
@ MCG, MON 3:20pm

✅ Coming off 128 and 129
🏷️ tagged by Neale-Bullen last year (62)… will be ‘tagged’ again
🤷‍♂️ Might cop attention from Oliver, Sparrow, McVee?
✅ Vs Melb in round 24 = 157
✅ Melbourne rank as #4 easiest for MIDs

🏴‍☠️ 4 – Gawn v COLL
@ MCG, MON 3:20pm

⭐ Max has now averaged 127 in his last eight games.
🤷‍♂️ Recent rucks Vs DC… Meek 80, Xerri 86, O’Brien 87 and Jackson 92.
✅ Last year, Gawn topped scored for the Demons in both games (106 and 148)

🏴‍☠️ 5 – Grundy v RICH
@ MCG, SAT 1:20pm 

✅ 124, 134, 111 and 115 is elite form
✅ Nank #3 easiest ruck
✅ Had 103 in this game last year
✅ Vs Nank recently… Briggs 82, Goldy 62 and Xerri 155

DECISION TIME

Which angle are you taking?

• Smith ➡️ Xerri
• Xerri ➡️ someone else
• Something different

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SMITH (VC) ➡️ XERRI (C)

This is the obvious angle to take… but the question is: What will you take from Baz, to not have a look at Xerri?

This is huge, because last week we saw Warnie and Roy take a modest 107 from Gawn and not gamble the points into Bailey Smith. Hindsight is great thing and in this game it sucks.

Taking this angle… means you will get a look at Smith (which is great), but then have to make a ‘tough call’ about what score you will settle on. Personally… I’d need to see 120+… but then would you take 119? It’s not easy, cause you might be missing out on a 150/160 from Xerri.

XERRI (VC) ➡️ ???

This angle you get a look at a guy who has scored 168 and 129 against the Eagles last year and as you can tell by the numbers above… teams absolutely brutalise them and rucks simply dominate.

You take this path if you are like Roy… and don’t like to gamble on a line. EG. Smith scores 110-119… you probably take it.

Taking this path… you get a look at Xerri (risk free) and can take all the glory that comes with it…. the issue is, if he fails… what’s next? There are options this time with the likes of Merrett, Martin, Gawn and Daicos to come. From the list… my rankings are Daicos and Gawn.

Calvin

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