FR Keven Mealamu (NZL) - 450
FR Benn Robinson (AUS) - 240
LK Nathan Sharpe (AUS) - 350
LK Brad Thorn (NZL) - 265
LF Kieran Read (NZL) - 370
LF Richard McCaw (NZL) - 365
HV Daniel Carter (NZL) - 450
HV Piri Weepu (NZL) - 125
CT Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - 480
CT Conrad Smith (NZL) - 320
OB Kurtley Beale (AUS) - 400
OB James O'Connor (AUS) - 340
3 try bonus - 100
Total Points - 4,255
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Week Five: Kynan's Team
NO POOFTAHS - Facebook S14
*new trades in italics
FR Saia Faingaa (AUS) - $665,000
FR Kevin Mealamu (NZL) - $1,282,500
LK Nathan Sharpe (AUS) - $1,185,000
LK Dean Mumm (AUS) - $1,160,000
LF Richie McCaw (NZL) - $1,220,000
LF David Pockock (AUS) - $1,047,500
HV Will Genia (AUS) - $1,130,000
HV Dan Carter (NZL) - $1,392,500
CT Matt Giteau (AUS) - $1,342,500
CT Anthony Faingaa (AUS) - $690,000
OB Joe Rocokoco (NZL) - $1,110,000
OB James O'Conner (AUS) - $1,182,500
Team Value: $13,407,500
Cash in Bank: $113,850
I've fallen down the leaderboard, but I'm back on my feet, got a full team together once more, and ready to start climbing.
Only made a few changes - brought in McCaw because he really has been a beast... he saves himself for international rugby - he's always crap in the Super 14, so I resist buying him - always to my own detriment. I also finally got to trade the suspended Cooper (I curse the citing officer for that one - he ruined a great Tri-Nations series, both on the field and in fantasy terms).
And then Faingaa -- well, the man picks himself. At $690,000 you can't go wrong.
*new trades in italics
FR Saia Faingaa (AUS) - $665,000
FR Kevin Mealamu (NZL) - $1,282,500
LK Nathan Sharpe (AUS) - $1,185,000
LK Dean Mumm (AUS) - $1,160,000
LF Richie McCaw (NZL) - $1,220,000
LF David Pockock (AUS) - $1,047,500
HV Will Genia (AUS) - $1,130,000
HV Dan Carter (NZL) - $1,392,500
CT Matt Giteau (AUS) - $1,342,500
CT Anthony Faingaa (AUS) - $690,000
OB Joe Rocokoco (NZL) - $1,110,000
OB James O'Conner (AUS) - $1,182,500
Team Value: $13,407,500
Cash in Bank: $113,850
I've fallen down the leaderboard, but I'm back on my feet, got a full team together once more, and ready to start climbing.
Only made a few changes - brought in McCaw because he really has been a beast... he saves himself for international rugby - he's always crap in the Super 14, so I resist buying him - always to my own detriment. I also finally got to trade the suspended Cooper (I curse the citing officer for that one - he ruined a great Tri-Nations series, both on the field and in fantasy terms).
And then Faingaa -- well, the man picks himself. At $690,000 you can't go wrong.
Week Five: Andrew's Team
THE ORCADIANS - Facebook S14
*New buys in italics
FR Saia Faingaa (AUS) - $665,000
FR Keven Mealamu (NZL) - $1,282,500
LK Tom Donnelly (NZL) - $800,000
LK Dean Mumm (AUS) - $1,160,000
LF Richie McCaw (NZL) - $1,220,000
LF David Pocock (AUS) - $1,047,500
HV Piri Weepu (NZL) - $1,050,000
HV Daniel Carter (NZL) - $1,392,500
CT Matt Giteau (AUS) - $1,335,000
CT Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - $1,242,500
OB James O'Connor (AUS) - $1,220,000
OB Mils Muliaina (NZL) - $1,250,000
Team Value: $13,755,000
Cash in Bank: $1,500,850
Last week turned out to not be quite the disaster I was expecting. Faingaa proved to be a blessing in disguise when came on early and ended up outscoring Moore, and Genia had a very quiet game, so my burden of still carrying Quade Cooper was offset a bit. In the league, Pikey's pulled further ahead of me but, bizarrely, I rose in the world rankings, up to 50th.
I made three transfers this week, bringing in all Kiwis. With an eye on next week's game, I subbed Sharpe for Donnelly, even though there's really very little scoring difference between the top locks.
In the loosies, I knew I had to get McCaw back (one week later is better than never) and the big question was whether to sacrifice Elsom or Pocock. In the end I settled on Elsom purely because I think less players will have Pocock and therefore it's a chance to make up some ground if he has another good game.
Likewise in the halves I picked Weepu over Genia. Everyone and their dog must have the Wallaby scrum-half but I think his All Black counterpart might just edge him on points. I'm expecting New Zealand to enjoy another dominant game, putting Weepu on the front foot and his scores thus far have been mightily impressive - 415 in the only game he started and 120 and 190 in second half cameos.
I deliberated long and hard about subbing O'Connor for an All Black wing. I'll probably be picking one next week anyway, since the Springbok backs are scoring so poorly, but I have a suspicion that if New Zealand wrap up the tournament this week as expected then Henry might use the Springbok game to experiment and I don't feel that either Jane or Rokocoko are necessarily certain starters. So, given the mess I just got in when I ran out of trades, I decided to be conservative and stick with what I've got and even when the Wallabies do poorly O'Connor often shines, I just wish he'd reverted to fullback instead of staying on the wing. Oh, well.
Good luck, everyone!
*New buys in italics
FR Saia Faingaa (AUS) - $665,000
FR Keven Mealamu (NZL) - $1,282,500
LK Tom Donnelly (NZL) - $800,000
LK Dean Mumm (AUS) - $1,160,000
LF Richie McCaw (NZL) - $1,220,000
LF David Pocock (AUS) - $1,047,500
HV Piri Weepu (NZL) - $1,050,000
HV Daniel Carter (NZL) - $1,392,500
CT Matt Giteau (AUS) - $1,335,000
CT Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - $1,242,500
OB James O'Connor (AUS) - $1,220,000
OB Mils Muliaina (NZL) - $1,250,000
Team Value: $13,755,000
Cash in Bank: $1,500,850
Last week turned out to not be quite the disaster I was expecting. Faingaa proved to be a blessing in disguise when came on early and ended up outscoring Moore, and Genia had a very quiet game, so my burden of still carrying Quade Cooper was offset a bit. In the league, Pikey's pulled further ahead of me but, bizarrely, I rose in the world rankings, up to 50th.
I made three transfers this week, bringing in all Kiwis. With an eye on next week's game, I subbed Sharpe for Donnelly, even though there's really very little scoring difference between the top locks.
In the loosies, I knew I had to get McCaw back (one week later is better than never) and the big question was whether to sacrifice Elsom or Pocock. In the end I settled on Elsom purely because I think less players will have Pocock and therefore it's a chance to make up some ground if he has another good game.
Likewise in the halves I picked Weepu over Genia. Everyone and their dog must have the Wallaby scrum-half but I think his All Black counterpart might just edge him on points. I'm expecting New Zealand to enjoy another dominant game, putting Weepu on the front foot and his scores thus far have been mightily impressive - 415 in the only game he started and 120 and 190 in second half cameos.
I deliberated long and hard about subbing O'Connor for an All Black wing. I'll probably be picking one next week anyway, since the Springbok backs are scoring so poorly, but I have a suspicion that if New Zealand wrap up the tournament this week as expected then Henry might use the Springbok game to experiment and I don't feel that either Jane or Rokocoko are necessarily certain starters. So, given the mess I just got in when I ran out of trades, I decided to be conservative and stick with what I've got and even when the Wallabies do poorly O'Connor often shines, I just wish he'd reverted to fullback instead of staying on the wing. Oh, well.
Good luck, everyone!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Round Five: Team Announcements
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Jo Rokocoko, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Alby Mathewson, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Benson Stanley.
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (c), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Cameron Shepherd.
Subs: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Alby Mathewson, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Benson Stanley.
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (c), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Cameron Shepherd.
Best Players After Round Four
After the fourth round of this year's Tri-Nations, the Springboks have played three (all away), the All Blacks have played three (2 home, 1 away) and the Wallabies have played twice (both home). Bearing that in mind, let's look at the standings for the best performers, based on the player's average score (with the relative positions for last round in parentheses).
TOP 5 FRONT ROWERS
Keven Mealamu (NZL) - 413 (no change)
John Smit (SAF) - 367 (no change)
Gurthro Steenkamp (SAF) - 262 (no change)
Tony Woodcock (NZL) - 208 (no change)
Saia Faingaa (AUS) - 145 (new entry)
There's little change among the front row, though a big score this week from Mealamu allows him to lengthen his lead over Smit. Conversely, a rather ordinary score from Woodcock sees his average tumble, though it is still enough to remain in fourth place. The Wallabies constant chopping and changing at hooker has prevented either Faingaa or Moore from making a meaningful impact - Faingaa retakes fifth place from his teammate but is still a long way behind the leaders.
TOP 5 LOCKS
Dean Mumm (AUS) - 250 (no change)
Tom Donnelly (NZL) - 218 (down)
Victor Matfield (SAF) - 215 (no change)
Danie Roussouw (SAF) - 212 (no change)
Nathan Sharpe (AUS) - 205 (down)
Dean Mumm remains the best scoring lock. A good score from Donnelly and a poor one from Sharpe sees the two men switch positions, though there really is comparatively little to separate this top five.
TOP 5 LOOSIES
Richard McCaw (NZL) - 422 (up)
Kieran Read (NZL) - 352 (no change)
David Pocock (AUS) - 348 (new entry)
Rocky Elsom (AUS) - 335 (down)
Jerome Kaino (NZL) - 300 (down)
McCaw's monstrous score at the weekend sees him rocket to the top of the pile. David Pocock's a strong new entry in third, at the expense of Schalk Burger who drops out of the top five altogether.
TOP 5 HALVES
Daniel Carter (NZL) - 360 (up)
Will Genia (AUS) - 335 (down)
Enrico Januarie (SAF) - 243 (up)
Piri Weepu (NZL) - 242 (down)
Morne Steyn (SAF) - 218 (no change)
Daniel Carter ensures that some sanity returns to the top 5 halves as a fly-half takes the lead for the first time in the tournament. It's worth remembering that two of Weepu's three games have seen him come off the bench, so that should be taken into account with his score - which is still sees him comfortably ahead of the most expensive under-performer of the competition - Morne Steyn - who is currently ranked a lowly 30th among players in all positions.
TOP 5 CENTRES
Matt Giteau (AUS) - 373 (up)
Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - 343 (down)
Conrad Smith (NZL) - 255 (no change)
Rene Ranger (NZL) - 235 (no change)
Jacque Fourie (SAF) - 235 (no change)
Giteau's place kicking duties have given him the edge over Nonu at the top of the centres, and there's a lot of daylight between these two and the chasing pack.
TOP 5 OUTSIDE BACKS
Mils Muliaina (NZL) - 488 (no change)
James O'Connor (AUS) - 320 (no change)
Drew Mitchell (AUS) - 315 (down)
Joe Rocokoco (NZL) - 283 (down)
Adam Ashley-Cooper (AUS) - 265 (new entry)
Muliaina has well and truly cemeted his place as the best scoring back, as well as the best scoring player in any position. Israel Dagg's 380 in his brief cameo should place him in second but since he was an unused player on the bench last week, testrugby now determines his average score as only 190, which seems hardly fair. As such, Ashley-Cooper did enough to claim fifth spot.
TOP 5 FRONT ROWERS
Keven Mealamu (NZL) - 413 (no change)
John Smit (SAF) - 367 (no change)
Gurthro Steenkamp (SAF) - 262 (no change)
Tony Woodcock (NZL) - 208 (no change)
Saia Faingaa (AUS) - 145 (new entry)
There's little change among the front row, though a big score this week from Mealamu allows him to lengthen his lead over Smit. Conversely, a rather ordinary score from Woodcock sees his average tumble, though it is still enough to remain in fourth place. The Wallabies constant chopping and changing at hooker has prevented either Faingaa or Moore from making a meaningful impact - Faingaa retakes fifth place from his teammate but is still a long way behind the leaders.
TOP 5 LOCKS
Dean Mumm (AUS) - 250 (no change)
Tom Donnelly (NZL) - 218 (down)
Victor Matfield (SAF) - 215 (no change)
Danie Roussouw (SAF) - 212 (no change)
Nathan Sharpe (AUS) - 205 (down)
Dean Mumm remains the best scoring lock. A good score from Donnelly and a poor one from Sharpe sees the two men switch positions, though there really is comparatively little to separate this top five.
TOP 5 LOOSIES
Richard McCaw (NZL) - 422 (up)
Kieran Read (NZL) - 352 (no change)
David Pocock (AUS) - 348 (new entry)
Rocky Elsom (AUS) - 335 (down)
Jerome Kaino (NZL) - 300 (down)
McCaw's monstrous score at the weekend sees him rocket to the top of the pile. David Pocock's a strong new entry in third, at the expense of Schalk Burger who drops out of the top five altogether.
TOP 5 HALVES
Daniel Carter (NZL) - 360 (up)
Will Genia (AUS) - 335 (down)
Enrico Januarie (SAF) - 243 (up)
Piri Weepu (NZL) - 242 (down)
Morne Steyn (SAF) - 218 (no change)
Daniel Carter ensures that some sanity returns to the top 5 halves as a fly-half takes the lead for the first time in the tournament. It's worth remembering that two of Weepu's three games have seen him come off the bench, so that should be taken into account with his score - which is still sees him comfortably ahead of the most expensive under-performer of the competition - Morne Steyn - who is currently ranked a lowly 30th among players in all positions.
TOP 5 CENTRES
Matt Giteau (AUS) - 373 (up)
Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - 343 (down)
Conrad Smith (NZL) - 255 (no change)
Rene Ranger (NZL) - 235 (no change)
Jacque Fourie (SAF) - 235 (no change)
Giteau's place kicking duties have given him the edge over Nonu at the top of the centres, and there's a lot of daylight between these two and the chasing pack.
TOP 5 OUTSIDE BACKS
Mils Muliaina (NZL) - 488 (no change)
James O'Connor (AUS) - 320 (no change)
Drew Mitchell (AUS) - 315 (down)
Joe Rocokoco (NZL) - 283 (down)
Adam Ashley-Cooper (AUS) - 265 (new entry)
Muliaina has well and truly cemeted his place as the best scoring back, as well as the best scoring player in any position. Israel Dagg's 380 in his brief cameo should place him in second but since he was an unused player on the bench last week, testrugby now determines his average score as only 190, which seems hardly fair. As such, Ashley-Cooper did enough to claim fifth spot.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Dream Team: Round Four
FR Keven Mealamu (NZL) - 500
FR Saia Faingaa (AUS) - 200
LK Dean Mumm (NZL) - 240
LK Tom Donnelly (AUS) - 240
LF Richard McCaw (NZL) - 670
LF David Pocock (AUS) - 490
HV Daniel Carter (NZL) - 565
HV Piri Weepu (NZL) - 190
LF Matt Giteau (AUS) - 360
LF Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - 235
OB Mils Muliaina (NZL) - 530
OB Adam Ashley-Cooper (AUS) - 370
5 try bonus - 200
Total Points - 4,790
FR Saia Faingaa (AUS) - 200
LK Dean Mumm (NZL) - 240
LK Tom Donnelly (AUS) - 240
LF Richard McCaw (NZL) - 670
LF David Pocock (AUS) - 490
HV Daniel Carter (NZL) - 565
HV Piri Weepu (NZL) - 190
LF Matt Giteau (AUS) - 360
LF Ma'a Nonu (NZL) - 235
OB Mils Muliaina (NZL) - 530
OB Adam Ashley-Cooper (AUS) - 370
5 try bonus - 200
Total Points - 4,790
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