Legends – welcome to the second-last… the penultimate (yes, I googled the spelling) Calvin’s Captains for 2026. It’s been a funky year but one thing that has been solid and good for the season is CAPTAINS.
🏴☠️ 1 – Gulden v ESS
@ MCG, SUN 4:40pm
✅ Essendon No.1 for MIDs this yr
✅ Form – 135, 104 and 137
✅ 114 v Bombers last year
❌ Chance of being rested
🏴☠️ 2 – Hill v RICH
@ MCG, SAT 12:35pm
⭐ Averaged 126 on ‘easy’ teams this year
✅ RICH #3 easy for DEFs
✅ Averaged 111 last 8
🏟️ 89 and 110 at the MCG this year
🏴☠️ 3 – Daicos v HAW
@ MCG, SAT 7:40pm
✅ Form – 111, 109, 116 and 113
❌ 0x120 in last 6gms
✅ 124 v Hawks in round 8
✅ Last wk v HAW: Neale 147 & Ashcroft 122
🏴☠️ 4 – Xerri v GEEL
@ Marvel, SAT 3:45pm
✅ Rucks v Geelong: Dominate
⭐ 131 v Cats round 8… 156 before that.
❌ Coming off 91 and 95
🏴☠️ 5 – Ashcroft v SUNS
@ GABBA, SAT 4:15pm
⭐ Avg. 126 in his last 8
🏟️ GABBA avg. 131 last four
❌ 86 on the Suns this year
Bailey Smith – Smith didn’t get tagged in round 8 and only managed 71 on the Roos that day – Coming off 132, 83 and 78. Will be good!
Max Hall – Beats up on easy teams and the Tigers are certainylone of those. Bulk MID time last week and could explode.
Lachie Neale – 147, 83 and 78 are Neale’s last three scores but kills the Suns… 122 (round 13 this year), 124, 90, 129 and 137.
Jordan Dawson – Freo #3 hardest for MIDs. Dawson’s last scores v Freo – 100, 100, 100 (true)
Harry Sheezel – Tagged by Mullin in round 8 to 80. Scored 114 last week and still getting it done. LDU a tag chance you’d think.
Matt Rowell – 182, 125, 95 and 120 is hot form. He had 73 on the Lions in round 13.
Max Gawn – Love Max this week… 126, 118 and 146 are his last scores against the Power. 95 last week.
Lachie Whitfield – Tagged by Murdoch to 59 this year (round 10) and coming off 105 and 127.
Marcus Bontempelli – 92 on the Blues in round 10 – as Roy says “Blues are tough”.
Zach Merrett – Could be tagged by Jai Serong or James Jordan. Hasn’t hit 100 in his last three against the Swans.
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Have to replace Nas and Bont for two midfielders.
Thinking 2 out of of Gulden, Ashcroft and Hall – who would you take?
VC’d Rankine 158, great way to start the round, hopefully no more injuries 🙏
Well done, Rankine is on steroids, I didn’t have the balls to do it against Freo.
Now Brad Hill looking like hes gonna go 200
I guess 145 will suffice, beggars can’t be choosers, lol
Latest primo to go Sheezel? Possible force trade next week because it’s the season of force trades.
Last guy Ive got from my starting team so would be a good way to end the season.
I suspect a blood bath next round, how many players are gonna be ‘managed’ next week.
Hopefully you are not right there mate.
2575 this round and ranked 864, happy with that and this despite Sheez’s 51 and Zerrett’s 71 – he has soooo checked out!
And which players will actually try as a few teams have cant xhange ladder position even if they win.