MRP Update: Week For McVeigh

Essendon's $318k midfielder Mark McVeigh will miss Friday's match against Carlton after accepting the match review panel's one-match suspension for striking Melbourne's Jared Rivers.McVeigh would have put him self at risk of a two-match ban if he contested the charge, so wisely he accepted the one-game suspension.Geelong's $391k midfielder Cameron Ling has been offered a reprimand for striking Freo's Nic Suban. If Ling contests the ruling, he risks a one-match suspension.Freo's $223k defender Antoni Grover is in the same boat as Ling, offered a reprimand for striking Geelong's Steve Johnson, but should he contest the charge he risks a one-match...

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News From The Reserves

- First off, in the VFL, plenty of axed Richmond stars were in action for Coburg Tigers as they lost to Port Melbourne by 45 points.Popular DT defender Joel Bowden was one of the Tigers' best with 27 disposals and 8 marks down back, while Jordan McMahon collected 27 touches and those performances will push their case for an AFL recall. It wasn't a great game though for $294k mid Mark Coughlan, while ruckman Troy Simmonds didn't play because of a groin injury.Williamstown thrashed Geelong by 61 points with Bulldogs defender Tom Williams getting through the game despite some back soreness and he'll be a chance for an AFL recall at Whitten Oval...

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DT Round 12 (Split-Round) Movers & Shakers

OK so here's where I assess the price changes and fluctuations going on in the world of DreamTeam. Of course, as it's the second-half of the split-round, today's edition is a rather short one, but nevertheless hopefully a helpful one. For Essendon, star midfielder Mark McVeigh's value becomes all the more affordable by the week after a score of 86 saw him drop $24k to $321k. The concern is his date with the tribunal though. Also at Windy Hill a couple of veterans are on the move, with Scotty Lucas (106) up $24k to $307k, while Matthew Lloyd (51) is down $23k to $259k.For Melbourne, it seems popular DT defender Jack Grimes may have hit a wall...

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Crows 'Quietly Confident' On Goodwin

The Adelaide Advertiser has today claimed the Crows are 'quietly confident' $336k mid/forward Simon Goodwin will be fit to play next round against Sydney. Goodwin, who is owned by over 20,000 DT coaches, missed Adelaide's last match with a slight medial ligament strain in his knee and was expected to face a race against time to be fit for next round. But Adelaide footy operations manager John Reid said, "He didn't train yesterday, but we're expecting him to train Tuesday."We won't really know until he has a hit out, but we're expecting him to be better than a fair chance of playing."Adelaide play Sydney on Saturday afternoon at AAMI Stadi...

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Around The Grounds

Brisbane's $245k ruckman Jamie Charman will have an ankle reconstruction and subsequently has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Charman's been battling the injury since Round 4. "I tried to run on Thursday and it just didn't pull up as we would have liked," Charman said. "It's been eight weeks and I feel now I may have been delaying the inevitable, it is disappointing but at least this way it will be right for next season."Adelaide have admitted $374k forward Brett Burton is almost ready for a return to footy after a long layoff with a serious knee injury. Reid said, "Brett's just about ready to go. Given Brett's missed so much football, our preference would be for him to be brought back slowly through the reserves but that's something the club will discuss."More news from West Lakes...

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