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Don’t Argue: Going Forward (mid price forward prospects)

Posted on March 17th, 2013 by Ben Woods

GUEST contributor Ben Woods continues his popular “Don’t Argue” column, this week taking us through this year’s mid-priced forwards prospects . Make no mistake, the forward line will win or lose SuperCoach for you this season. Unfortunately, there are no standout rookies demanding to be selected meaning that your probably going to have to invest a lot

Don’t Argue: 2013 Pre-season Top 50 AFL Players

Posted on March 11th, 2013 by Ben Woods

LET me start by saying that you don’t know how hard this is until you actually do one. I’d almost go as far as saying I feel sorry for Mike Sheehan, but I really don’t

Don’t Argue: Risk vs Reward (Supercoach mid-price defenders)

Posted on March 7th, 2013 by Ben Woods

In years gone by I have tended to favour a superstars and rookies Supercoach strategy. It served me well. However, gone are the compromised drafts, which means that so too are the abundance of Supercoach rookie bailouts that the expansion teams provided. This means we are going to have to pay more attention to the

Don’t Argue: 2013 Supercoach Defenders

Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Ben Woods

FOR the past 5 months I’ve had to pretend that I was a fan of other sports. It was exhausting. While cricket and the NBA have kept me away somewhat entertained nothing can compare to our great sport

TAC Cup Draft History Summary

Posted on November 21st, 2012 by Ben Woods

OVER the past two weeks Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods took a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The full list of team draft histories are provided below.     Bendigo Pioneers Players Taken in National Draft: 41 (83.67%) Average Draft Position: 31.73 Number of Top 10

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Western Jets

Posted on November 16th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Western Jets as at the end of the

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Sandringham Dragons

Posted on November 15th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Sandringham Dragons as at the end of the

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Oakleigh Chargers

Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Oakleigh Chargers as at the end of the

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Northern Knights

Posted on November 13th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Northern Knights as at the end of the

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: North Ballarat Rebels

Posted on November 9th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the North Ballarat Rebels as at the end of

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Murray Bushrangers

Posted on November 9th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Murray Bushrangers as at the end of the

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Gippsland Power

Posted on November 8th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Gippsland Power as at the end of the

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Geelong Falcons

Posted on November 7th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Geelong Falcons as at the end of

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Eastern Ranges

Posted on November 6th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Eastern Ranges as at the end of

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Dandenong Stingrays

Posted on October 31st, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. This year the Bendigo Pioneers have two top rated prospects in Taylor Garner, Jason Pongracic and the player many expect to be

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Bendigo Pioneers

Posted on October 22nd, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. This year the Bendigo Pioneers have two top rated prospects in Jake Stringer and the highly coveted Oliver Wines. The data below shows

TAC Cup Draft History Profile: Calder Cannons

Posted on October 16th, 2012 by Ben Woods

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The Calder Cannons are set to make a big impact on the 2012 Draft with a number of players

Don’t Argue: Upgrade Time!

Posted on May 31st, 2012 by Ben Woods

HOPEFULLY over the past couple of weeks you have traded in your cash cows for a new crop and subsequently left yourself plenty of cash for some serious upgrades over the next few rounds. Even though the cash is there to splurge, we still need to buy smart. This time of the season there are

Don’t Argue: Round 7 Trade Strategy

Posted on May 9th, 2012 by Ben Woods

WHAT a turnaround we have experienced in the SuperCoach world! Two weeks ago teams were struggling to crack 2000 and this week my score of 2173 was merely mediocre! Nevertheless, the Briefcase Mongs are sitting pretty just outside the top 4000. Obviously I have conceded that I’m not going to win the $50,000, however I’m

Don’t Argue: Coaches in Crisis

Posted on April 25th, 2012 by Ben Woods

GUEST contributor and SuperCoach guru Ben Woods continues his popular “Don’t Argue” column. This week he looks at the impacts of injuries on his SuperCoach team

Don’t Argue: Acquire these targets!

Posted on April 18th, 2012 by Ben Woods

Guest contributor and SuperCoach guru Ben Woods continues his popular “Don’t Argue” column. Last week his strategies and tips paid big dividends and this week he looks at his SuperCoach targets for the next few weeks

Don’t Argue: Save The Trade

Posted on April 11th, 2012 by Ben Woods

Guest contributor Ben Woods continues his popular “Don’t Argue” column, this week taking us through a key SuperCoach strategy. It would have been a good week for the Briefcase Mongs if I didn’t decide to be a hero by selecting Dane Swan as my captain. As a tiger fan I have nightmares about what he has done

Stay Calm, Breathe- It’s only Round 1

Posted on April 5th, 2012 by Ben Woods

As promised, in the time between writing my last article and the final lockout for SuperCoach my team changed about 1000 times! Most notably:

OUT: Chris Judd- I was worried about his 180-minute pre-season

IN: Dane Swan- SuperCoach Super-Elite

Briefcase Mongs: SC Champs?

Posted on March 28th, 2012 by Ben Woods

Anyone who follows me on Twitter (@TheAFLGuru) knows that I take SuperCoach pretty darn seriously. The past few months have seen me pour hours, if not days of research into finding a team that could potentially help me snag $50,000 come September

Don’t Argue: SuperCoach Gems

Posted on March 23rd, 2012 by Ben Woods

WITH the season about to start and a last minute scramble to set your SuperCoach squad, Ben Woods resurrects his popular “Don’t Argue” column and takes a look at some of the players you should be including and those that you should avoid