Chapman does a hammie

[Parasite]

It was a risk using up all my trades before finals but by not doing that I more than likely would have missed finals altogether.

Well stop whinging about it and lose with a bit of dignity!

 

[Plugger35]

Well stop whinging about it and lose with a bit of dignity!

I'm guessing by the fact you're not whinging that you're not one of the poor bastards that have Chapman.

Just wait until you have one of your premium forwards go down with a hammy at training this week and see if your not whinging too.

 

[ApplecrossWC]

Who do you think it would best to trade Chapman for?

Riewoldt?
Davis?
Pav?

 

[Speck]

Ouch.

Last week had Cox, Gilbert and Higgins out.

Hopefully Gilbert comes back and I'm unsure on Cox (anyone know anything?) so I can trade Chapman > Riewoldt and Higgins > Pavlich.

For some odd reason I traded out Pav for Boomer a few weeks ago. How I regret that!

 

[Jack4814]

This is one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me. 5 of the other 7 in my league have him including all 3 people I have pineapple bets with and my opponent this week. I love you Paul Chapman

Who do you think it would best to trade Chapman for?

Riewoldt?
Davis?
Pav?

Roo easily

 

[Un_OC]

Didn't chapman do a hammy around this time last year as well?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This is why you never pick Chapman, as good as he is he only plays once a month!

 

[abs_of_STEELE]

****, will have to cop a zero now with Balla out suspended. Unless he gets off.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Who do you think it would best to trade Chapman for?

Riewoldt?
Davis?
Pav?

Davis would be the one for mine, has more scores like Chapman. Reiwolt is solid (and I have him) but rarely pulls huge numbers. The problem with Pav is well let me put it this way..Freo don't want to win any more games!

 

[thetank]

3 certainties in life - Death, taxes, and Chappy doing a hammy. Was always going to happen, as much as I was spewin when he was racking up monster scores week in week out I knew that it was just a matter of time

As bad as I feel saying this, I just need Josh Drummond to pick up an injury to feel vindicated about not taking both him and Chappy (avoided injury-prone premiums where less injury-prone alternatives were available).

It's been frustrating seeing Drummond clock up the games and massive scores, with him only playing 45 games in the 4 years prior.

 

[Koutafidamedis]

lol @ people who think this injury is worth a whole season without chappy.
Chappy and Ablett have been the 1st 2 picked in my team for 3 years now and will be again at the start of next year.

A small 2 week injury is not making me give up a forward who averages 115.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Yeah it's pretty funny people trying to justify why they never picked Chappy this year.

So who did you guys pick, maybe SJ, Goodwin, Davis, Didak, Sylvia, Fev, Franklin, Pav........ All fantastic value this year.

And the guys who played every game Roo, Delidio, ROK have all had their worries this year.

 

[Stanton]

I for one wont be trading Chappy out this week!

If you read the report states he twinged it early in the game, he managed

to play on kick 6 and be BOG. Also says he wants to play and 'we arent letting him'. IMO hell be back next week, yes im aware that he has a history

of hamstring injuries. However it is reported as a twinge, not a tear which would sideline him for at least 3. It doesnt say he will miss 2 weeks, that is the writers creative opinion.

In a way glad he isnt playing this week against the blues lol

 

[RWnBluey]

Yeah it's pretty funny people trying to justify why they never picked Chappy this year.

So who did you guys pick, maybe SJ, Goodwin, Davis, Didak, Sylvia, Fev, Franklin, Pav........ All fantastic value this year.

And the guys who played every game Roo, Delidio, ROK have all had their worries this year.

He has already missed 2 games this year so this will make it 4... Hasn't played a full season since 2006. Personally, I'd rather take a traditionally durable player over the likes of Chappy but I guess it a high risk high reward decision.

 

[Coach Bombay]

I'm laughing at the people who feel vindicated by this. I have had him all year and he has been nothing short of brilliant. I still have trades left although i wont be trading him. Due to the double chance a win this week and with the week off he only misses one supercoach game.

 

[TigerGlory]

****!

 

[RWnBluey]

I'm laughing at the people who feel vindicated by this. I have had him all year and he has been nothing short of brilliant. I still have trades left although i wont be trading him. Due to the double chance a win this week and with the week off he only misses one supercoach game.

I for one feel a little vindicated. It would be laughable if the injury was out of character but Chappy hammies have been an ongoing issue for years therefore I think my vindication is just.

 

[thetank]

Yeah it's pretty funny people trying to justify why they never picked Chappy this year.

So who did you guys pick, maybe SJ, Goodwin, Davis, Didak, Sylvia, Fev, Franklin, Pav........ All fantastic value this year.

And the guys who played every game Roo, Delidio, ROK have all had their worries this year.

Well it depends on what your goal was for the season.

My goal is to win my league, overall ranking being a lower priority. So durability and my players playing during rounds 19-22 are important factors. Where a satisfactory substitute existed with greater expected durability, I took that player (even if I thought he would average less).

Chapman played only 75% of the regular season's games in 2007-08.

Chapman missed Rounds 17-19 in 2007. He also missed Rounds 18-20 in 2008.

I was pretty confident that Chappy's hamstrings would play up as the season wore on. At the back end of the season. And given that Geelong was certain to have cemented its spot in the top 4 by R18, Chappy could get rested a few games at the most important time in the SC season.

I projected Chappy to average ~110ppg this season, playing 16-17 games. Wasn't worth the injury risk versus ROK, who I tipped for 100ppg and 21-22 games for the year (a reasonable estimate, given his track record), or Deledio (100ppg with possible upside at the start of the season, and 20-22 games).

Not many would have tipped ROK to miss more than 2 games...and not many would have tipped Deledio to average below 100 at the start of the season. Many would have tipped Chappy to miss at least 3 games (and few would have tipped him to average 119). I'm surprised that his hammies didn't play up earlier, given his increased time in the midfield in the past few weeks - his average possessions have increased from 20.2 in 08 to 28.8 this season.

to me and other non-Chappy coaches who now have an extra trade up their sleeve, and/or don't have to start Mitchell Brown or Hayden Ballantyne this week.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Well it depends on what your goal was for the season.

My goal is to win my league, overall ranking being a lower priority. So durability and my players playing during rounds 19-22 are important factors. Where a satisfactory substitute existed with greater expected durability, I took that player (even if I thought he would average less).

Chapman played only 75% of the regular season's games in 2007-08.

Chapman missed Rounds 17-19 in 2007. He also missed Rounds 18-20 in 2008.

I was pretty confident that Chappy's hamstrings would play up as the season wore on. At the back end of the season. And given that Geelong was certain to have cemented its spot in the top 4 by R18, Chappy could get rested a few games at the most important time in the SC season.

I projected Chappy to average ~110ppg this season, playing 16-17 games. Wasn't worth the injury risk versus ROK, who I tipped for 100ppg and 21-22 games for the year (a reasonable estimate, given his track record), or Deledio (100ppg with possible upside at the start of the season, and 20-22 games).

Not many would have tipped ROK to miss more than 2 games...and not many would have tipped Deledio to average below 100 at the start of the season. Many would have tipped Chappy to miss at least 3 games (and few would have tipped him to average 119). I'm surprised that his hammies didn't play up earlier, given his increased time in the midfield in the past few weeks - his average possessions have increased from 20.2 in 08 to 28.8 this season.

to me and other non-Chappy coaches who now have an extra trade up their sleeve, and/or don't have to start Mitchell Brown or Hayden Ballantyne this week.

I agree ^^^Personally i was looking to finnish as high as possible. I think the answer will come Rnd#22 when and if we find out whether the overall winner has had Chappy in his team at all this year. If he has, that about sums up my theory that he was a must have this year to win overall.

In more dissaponting news for those who are hoping Balla will cover, think again because he's out for 2 games now. C'mon Mitch Brown. Big week from you please.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/82052/default.aspx

 

[thetank]

I agree ^^^Personally i was looking to finnish as high as possible. I think the answer will come Rnd#22 when and if we find out whether the overall winner has had Chappy in his team at all this year. If he has, that about sums up my theory that he was a must have this year to win overall.

In more dissaponting news for those who are hoping Balla will cover, think again because he's out for 2 games now. C'mon Mitch Brown. Big week from you please.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/82052/default.aspx

I'll be interested in seeing who in the final top 10 had him from the start of the season, and who bought him as a bargain when he dropped to $519k.

IMO, the only essential players for this season were:
- Goddard (who was also a strong non-Ablett captaincy choice),
- Ablett,
- Broughton purchased on the bubble (unlocked cash from cash cow, saved having to use a trade to upgrade, and as the second-rated defender in the back half of the season to date).

 

[Ling Sting]

I'm guessing by the fact you're not whinging that you're not one of the poor bastards that have Chapman.

Just wait until you have one of your premium forwards go down with a hammy at training this week and see if your not whinging too.

mate your little sob story is a fraction of what I've copped this year.

I still have 3 trades left because I copped 0's early in the piece. That was my strategy and I stuck with it. Now I'm coming home with a wet sail ready to challenge when it counts. Luck is 15% of this game.....informed choices makes up the rest. Learn from it and make better choices next year.

 

[Stubz]

I'll be interested in seeing who in the final top 10 had him from the start of the season, and who bought him as a bargain when he dropped to $519k.

IMO, the only essential players for this season were:
- Goddard (who was also a strong non-Ablett captaincy choice),
- Ablett,
- Broughton purchased on the bubble (unlocked cash from cash cow, saved having to use a trade to upgrade, and as the second-rated defender in the back half of the season to date).

You can add Grimes to the list as well and perhaps H.McIntosh and Rich as well.

 

[GodsOwn]

No doubt selecting Chappy is high risk, high reward given his history with soft tissue injuries...

I am considering keeping him but may trade in some depth to cover for a week or two.. Currently have the insipid combination of Ben Reid and Wade Thompson warming my bench... Reid may get a gig this week but I am not holding my breath...

Its either B.Stack or C.Wilson...... Any advice on who would be the better choice?

Have 4 trades left...

 

[Koutafidamedis]

No doubt selecting Chappy is high risk, high reward given his history with soft tissue injuries...

I am considering keeping him but may trade in some depth to cover for a week or two.. Currently have the insipid combination of Ben Reid and Wade Thompson warming my bench... Reid may get a gig this week but I am not holding my breath...

Its either B.Stack or C.Wilson...... Any advice on who would be the better choice?

Have 4 trades left...

I'm the same as you have 4 trades left and would rather just trade a bench player as i have Walker and Garlett on the pine.

I was thinking of going for Nick Salter. What are people's thoughts on him??

 

[Plugger35]

mate your little sob story is a fraction of what I've copped this year.

I still have 3 trades left because I copped 0's early in the piece. That was my strategy and I stuck with it. Now I'm coming home with a wet sail ready to challenge when it counts. Luck is 15% of this game.....informed choices makes up the rest. Learn from it and make better choices next year.

It's not meant to be a sob story, just an explanation as to why I have used so many trades to the SC genius that claimed that anyone without trades was stupid. Good on you for copping zeros and conserving trades but not everyone has that luxury, especially if they cop several long term injuries or need to trade to win league games and make finals.

All very well to say learn from it and make better choices next year but no one can accurately predict injuries or poor form. Even so called durable players like Pavlich, Harvey and Cox have all suffered significant injuries this year, whilst gun players like Franklin, Hodge and Fisher have all been well down on previous years form.

I accept there is a certain amount of strategy involved in SC & DT but there is also a hell of a lot of luck involved.