Around The Grounds

• Port Adelaide's $308k def/mid Chad Cornes is reportedly okay after a knee scare in Q4 of yesterday's Showdown. Port assistant coach Matt Primus said today, “His knee injury was nothing to do with the problem he had earlier in the year. He just copped a kick right in the middle of the kneecap and it got real sore. He was at recovery today and he said it was feeling better than it was."

• Essendon are claiming injury worries to a few players shouldn't rule them out of next week. Bombers footy manager Paul Hamilton said, "I think (Jobe) Watson, (Mark) McVeigh, (Andrew) Lovett, they all got corkies of some description. We're monitoring them but we're hoping they'll all be okay." Hamilton also said Matty Lloyd could miss up to 4 weeks with a heel problem.

• Good news for the 18,000 DT coaches who own Brisbane's $259k fwd Daniel Bradshaw. The Lions have him listed on their injury list today as only missing another week, suggesting he'll be back a week earlier than expected in Round 19.

• Adelaide's gun $381k midfielder Tyson Edwards is reportedly ready to return to action after a hamstring injury. The Crows face Geelong this weekend.
  

• North Melbourne's $338k midfield skipper Adam Simpson will retire after this Friday's clash with Carlton. Almost 3,000 DT coaches own him, so lads, trade him in.

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News From The Reserves

- In the VFL, Casey Scorpions knocked off Coburg Tigers by 33 points this weekend, although most of Casey's Melbourne brigade were playing AFL with all their injury woes and tanking issues.

So for Coburg's Richmond bunch, Alex Rance was BOG, while Shane Tuck was excellent and Mark Coughlan and Graham Polak were amongst the best.

Werribee Tigers beat North Ballarat by 27 points this week, with both sides North Melbourne feeder clubs I'll take a conjoined look. For the Tigers, Leigh Adams and Nathan Grima were in the best, while for the Roosters, Cruize Garlett was BOG and Ed Lower wasn't bad either.

Northern Bullants smashed Bendigo Bombers by 74 points this weekend, with the Bullants' Carlton brigade in hot form. Cameron Cloke pressed his case for an AFL game with 6 goals and a best afield performance. Jeff Garlett got 3 snags too, while Andrew Walker returned with some touch with 38 disposals and Nick Stevens got 32 stats. Robbie Warnock also got through the game unscathed.

For Bendigo, with full-forward Matty Lloyd's injury there's a spot available and Jay Neagle got 2 snags and was in the best, so look out for him. Sam Lonergan got 2 and was in the best, while youngster Michael Quinn was the Bombers' best.

Sandy knocked off Williamstown by 26 points, with young Saint Tom Lynch impressive again with best afield. Luke Ball was also in the best for Sandringham, while Matt Maguire kicked a goal but wasn't amongst the best.

For Williamstown, Bulldogs bigman Wayne Skipper kicked one snagger and was amongst the best.

Box Hill pipped Port Melbourne by 8 points in an upset which was inspired by their young Hawks brigade of Hayden Kiel, Jarryd Morton (2 goals), Brendan Whitecross (2 goals), Travis Tuck and Cameron Stokes.

- In the SANFL, Norwood beat South Adelaide Panthers by 43 points with Adelaide's Taylor Walker dominant up forward with 7 goals and 4 behinds. Maybe he's a chance next week for the Crows.

The Eagles beat North Adelaide by 17 points, with Port Adelaide's Nick Salter kicking 7 snaggers there.

Sturt thrashed Port Magpies by 92 points, with Power veteran Peter Burgoyne amongst the best for the losers.

- In the WAFL, South Fremantle beat Subiaco by 19 points in a top-of-the-table clash with young Eagles forward Callum Wilson booting 4 crucial goals in Q4, with 5 overall for the game. Chad Fletcher had 31 touches for Subi. Eagles Adam Cockie and Tyson Stenglein both played for the Lions too, but weren't rated amongst the best.

In the only other game of WAFL this weekend, another Eagles forward Ben McKinley did okay kicking 5 majors as East Perth ran out easy winners down against Peel Thunder.

- In the QAFL, Brisbane Lions ressies beat Redland by 23 points with Aaron Cornelius outstanding with 7 goals. Ruckman Joel Tippett dominated the ruck, while Jason Roe was good down back. Troy Selwood was back from injury and played the match.

- In the Canberra AFL, Sydney Swans reserves had the bye.

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DT Round 17 Movers & Shakers

Okay another weekend done. And with finals fast-approaching, everyone's looking for a bargain with trades few and far between. There's also some forward carnage this week with injuries but we'll also keep tabs on a few ruck options here and there. Anyway, it is now mathematically impossible for DreamTeam to make the finals, so I'm hitting up some serious tanking and building for next season. But for all you finals-bound folk, here's the price important fluctuations.

For Collingwood, forward Alan Didak managed a nice score of 96 but he's actually on the slide following a weak one a few games back. Didak is down $28k to a nice $427k with a BE of 197 next week. Follow that name.

Other Pies worth notice, are mid Dane Swan (131) who slipped $800 so he's down to $498k and couldn't jump back above the magical $500k figure. Also def Heath Shaw (102) is in some form and good value up $16k to $340k with a BE of 58 next week.

For Carlton, midfielder Marc Murphy represents super value for me, despite a score of 111 his price is up just $600 to $373k which is top stuff. His BE is 82 next week, so get on while it lasts.

Also at Visy Park, mid Chris Judd (71) and mid Bryce Gibbs (92) are both on the slide so take a look at them with big BEs next weekend.

For Geelong, superstar midfielder Jimmy Bartel is sliding into wonderful, absolutely delicious value. He posted 94 this week but is down $16k to $396k. It's a result of a few injury worries but his BE is 171 next week. Monitor him, but I'd say get on that train soon.

Also at the Cattery, mid Joel Corey (111) is sliding down $14k to $399k, while mid Joel Selwood's (185) boat has sailed and he's up $38k to $406k.

For Hawthorn, it is official. Buddy is back! And seriously if you haven't got him, get aboard the Buddy train. Lance Franklin posted 118 this week and goes up $44k to a very affordable $313k. Get on, ASAP.

Other Hawkers worth a look are fwd Cyril Rioli (90) who I think is at a good price down $4k to $245k while mid Jordan Lewis (84) ain't bad down $8k to $378k.

For Fremantle, big gun forward Matty Pavlich is back fit and firing, and I'd take a fancy to his price if I hadn't sold him a few weeks back. Pav posted 136 against West Coast yet is down $2k to an affordable $359k.

Also for the Dockers, def Paul Duffield (64) is down $11k to $364k which is okay depending on his injury while def Clancee Pearce (64) is winning friends up $32k to $156k.

For West Coast, midfielder Matt Priddis is probably their best value player going around as he posted 107 in the derby yet is down $9k to a tasty $358k. Have a look.

Other Eagles worth mentioning are fwd Mark LeCras (75) who is ok value down $20k to $264k and young mid Pat McGinnity (56) bursts his bubble up $30k to $116k.

For the Brisbane Lions, the price of defender Josh Drummond (90) is quite lovely as he drops $5k to a tasty $309k. Take a look if you're after a handy defender.

Also from the Sunshine state, fwd Jonathon Brown (145) soars out of range up $28k to $395k and young mid Jack Redden (106) destroys his bubble up $59k to $145k.

For North Melbourne, I'm returning the ruck-watch, with Hamish McIntosh posting a 90 but going up $11k to a stiff price of $376k. It's a tad unaffordable.

Others from Arden Street worth a mention are mid Liam Anthony (89) up $40k to $251k (amazing stuff) and here's a rough one for ya, I think def Gavin Urquhart (103) ain't bad value up $9k to $224k. Worth a punt? Maybe not.

For St Kilda, gun midfielder Lenny Hayes is sliding into temptacious value. Hayes posted 99 on the weekend, yet is sliding down $22k to good value at $407k. His BE is 90 next week, so make your move now.

Also from Moorabin, Farren Ray (109) goes bananas up $44k to $351k and Jason Blake (133) destroys all reality up $31k to $318k.

For the Western Bulldogs, Brownlow Medallist midfielder Adam Cooney (61) ain't bad value down $9k to $381k, although he's been inconsistent this season. He is sliding, with a BE of 133 next week.

Others worth a note are Matty Boyd (140) up $14k to $421k and fwd Jason Akermanis (71) sliding down $12k to a nice $355k with a high BE next week.

For Sydney, midfielder Brett Kirk drops again down $30k to an affordable $335k following a score of 80. He's got a big BE of 122 next week, so if you're keen, wait a week.

Also from the Swannies, fwd Ryan O'Keefe (89) keeps going up with a rise of $2k up to $466k while Adam Goodes (70) slides again down $6k to $368k.

For Melbourne, forward Aaron Davey represents half-decent value following a score of 94. He's down $10k to $327k with a BE of 97 next week. Not bad.

Worth a mention elsewhere, is mid Cam Bruce (76) down $19k to $385k with a BE of 157 and fwd Liam Jurrah (51) who's up $13k to $213k which is quite upgradable.

For Richmond, The Footy Show's favourite forward Nathan Brown could be worth a risk. Brown scored 66 this week but goes down $23k to a nice $330k. With a BE of 139 next week, I'd wait, but monitor his progress.

Others worth a punt from Punt Road (pardon the pun-t!) include mid Benny Cousins (98) who's in hot form up $17k to $342k and def Jayden Post (78) who wins some friends up $34k to $157k.

For Essendon, midfielder Jobe Watson is sliding into juicy value after a few injury-affected weeks. His score of 68 on the weekend sees him down $22k to $308k. With a BE of 138 next week, he could go under $300k and be worth a look.

Also from Windy Hill, fwd Angus Monfries (83) I think is pretty cheap down $5k to $299k, while I've been going on about Andrew Welsh (119) for a while but his ship has left the port, as he's up $22k to $370k.

For Adelaide, gun midfielder Scott Thompson posted a score of 80 this weekend and slides into juicy value down $19k to $375k. With a BE of 135 next week, have a look.

Others worth a mention are fwd/mid Simon Goodwin (117) who's ship has almost sailed up $18k to $328k, while mid Chris Knights (117) is still an okay price up $3k at $340k.

For Port Adelaide, midfielder Travis Boak is down $17k to a very affordable price of $323k. He managed 80 this week and has a BE of 119 next round. Not bad, worth a look.

Also from the Port, midfield sensation Jason Davenport (82) is up $38k to $302k and def/mid Chad Cornes (72) is good value (depending on his injury) down $100 to $308k.

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