The countdown might be on but this pirate NEVER sleeps until the year is done and dusted – Yep, his team sucks, but this guy keep hitting winner after winner and that included the highest score for the round last week with his No. pick! Go you good thing!
🏴☠️ 1 – Sheezel v STK
@ Marvel, SUN 3:15pm
🐽 Avg. 137 in his last 6 games
✅ Form: 126, 124 and 154
✅ Had 117 on the Saints last year
🏟️ Scored 120-plus in his last six games at Marvel
🏷️ Windy and Garcia could tag
🏴☠️ 2 – Gawn v GEEL
@ MCG, FRI 7:40pm
⭐ Last rucks v Geelong – 139 (Marshall) and 134 (Briggs)
✅ NO MAX HEATH!!
✅ Gawn 100 last week with Heath in
❌ 0x100+ against Geelong in last 4 games
🏴☠️ 3 – Smith v MELB
@ MCG, FRI 7:40pm
🏟️ MCG this year – 126, 127 and 124
✅ Form – 118, 120 and 126
✅ 127 last year v Melbourne
🏷️ Tholstrup and Steele tagging options
🏴☠️ 4 – Bont v RICH
@ Marvel, SAT 7:40pm
⭐ Last 5 v Rich – 120, 126, 151, 108 and 107
🥇 Overall his favourite team
✅ RICH #1 easiest for MIDs
🤷♂️ Coming off 106 and 117 (5 goals)
🤷♂️ How many goals will he need?
🏴☠️ 5 – Ashcroft v PTA
@ GABBA, SUN 1:10pm
✅ MIDs Vs Port – Serong 111… Nasiah 119, Phillipou 117, Garcia 105
⭐ Form – 108, 142, 120, 134 and 152
🏟️ Last two at home – 142 and 134
❌ 66 last year v Port
There a few here I really like…. some are unlucky not to make the top-5 above. But as always, you can see my top-10 plus the FULL ARTICLE by clicking on that link right there.
Wayne Milera v Collingwood – Should be in my top-10. Collingwood #3 easiest for DEF and recently we have seen Newman 92, Parker 105, Uwland 146 and Noble 130 all do well. Had 111 on the Pies last year and 128 last week. Racks here!
Zach Merrett v Hawthorn – Merrett is potentially auditioning for his new team this week, a team he scored 112 against in round one. He loves playing at the MCG where he has had 123, 126 and 148 in his most recent games. Makes my top-10.
Rowan Marshall v Kangaroos – Providing TDK isn’t back, Marshall should be good again based on the fact that Gawn 100 and Cameron 121 were both good against Xerri in the last two weeks. He’s averaged 130 as the solo ruck over the last three weeks and should be good – if TDK stays away.
Brodie Grundy v GWS Giants – Back-to-back 130s on the Giants and one was last year on Briggs who Byran had 111 on last week – bounces back here. Rates highly.
Ed Richards v Richmond – Smokie against the Tigers – 92 and 141 his last two games against the #1 easiest for MIDs to score against.
🥇 Rowan Marshall – highest score of the round, Sheezel No. 8 overall – Gotta celebrate the small wins in this game and as for those GWS boys – talk about a flop!
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VC’d Dawson last night (sigh) guess I put the C on Sheezel now
Very disappointing after the first half, just like the crows, lol.
Do I take DAICOS 116 or not…… Or roll into SHEEZEL?
It’s 130 or bust for me, LOL.
Lets go, Baz!
Marcus Herbert was a solid captains score, rookie roulette paid off this week.
Damn you lol, I put the E on Fitzgerald instead of Herbert, wrong move in hindsight, but I should have known better when comparing the time on ground for both. Coulda then swung Ison on field, and then have the choice to loop Spudtraca or RoMo.
I had to play either him or Fitzgerald on field this week, just glad I picked the right guy this week, missed Fitzgeralds 106 the other week, had to take Herberts 60
Not his best game
Vc on Gawn 110 seems underwhelming and too safe. So Bontempelli or Sheez?
I’m think BONT because Richmond leak points
I went with Bont and he saved his score with a big last quarter. It’s a small win over Gawn.
Sheezel might do one over us Bont captainers, hope he gets tagged, hehe
Looks like NWM was the pick of the bunch this week
Now Newman injured, thats Roberts, Sinclair, Whitfield, Holmes and Newman just in defence since the bye FMDT, lucky I have HHK 72 as back up
This is what happens when everyone has the same defence including me, LOL. Can never seem to upgrade Spudtracca because of these defenders dropping like flies.
And Oh, I have Artemis has my backup :(
Who else had NWM?
His mum for sure. What have been nice to captain NAS, would have made up for the RoMo no show.