Brett Deledio on the burst against the Western Bulldogs. Picture: Tim Carrafa Source: Herald Sun
IT HAS finally arrived - the dreaded Round 13 bye.
Our SuperCoach midfields are a sea of blue dots - decimated by the absence of all our Collingwood, Essendon, Carlton, Adelaide and Gold Coast stars.
And the 2000 players who have GWS co-captain Callan Ward will feel a bit of extra pain.
The cruel scheduling also means we can't just stick the big "C" on Gary Ablett and watch another 300 points bump our totals.
And the obvious backups to Gazza - Scott Pendlebury, Jobe Watson, Dane Swan, Patrick Dangerfield - are all in the stands as well.
In fact, eight of the top 10 scoring players in SuperCoach this season won't be playing this weekend.
So what do we do? We scour the stats and find the hidden gold that can give you a vital edge on a weekend that will separate the SuperCoach stars from the rest.
Shane Crawford trades out Jaeger O'Meara and puts the "c" on Ryan Griffen before heading off on his epic bike ride across Australia.
GET TO KNOW THE LOOPHOLE
If you haven't tried the captain's loophole yet, this is the weekend to give it a crack. The tactic gives us all a double chance at getting our captain right - and we might need it in Round 13.
The idea is to name a player in an early game as your vice-captain and the "C" on someone who plays later in the weekend.
If your VC scores poorly, leave your "C" on a star and take double his score.
However, if your VC pumps out a huge score, simply shift your "C" to a non-scoring player (eg Ablett) and you'll get double your vice-captain's score when final scores are tallied on Sunday night.
The rolling lockout and bye trading rules - that mean we can shift players missing through the bye all weekend - make it a no-brainer.
But the choices are still not easy. Here's our pick of the options for the captain's armband this weekend - in game order.
Who will you take the punt on this week? Leave a comment below or have your say on Twitter and Facebook.
HAWTHORN v WEST COAST (7.50pm Friday)
Sam Mitchell
Owned by: 13% of teams
Pros: Averages 126 in his past three games against the Eagles including a 134 at Patersons Stadium in Round 2 this year.
Cons: Hasn't scored more than 120 for a month.
Others: Dean Cox, Matt Priddis and Nic Naitanui all have solid records against the Hawks, and Lance Franklin kicked five goals on the way to a 116 in Round 2.
PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY (1.40pm Saturday)
Josh Kennedy
Owned by: 23% of teams
Pros: Averages 113 for the season and has scores of 113 and 140 in his past two against Port.
Cons: Has averaged 89 in his past three matches.
Others: Dan Hannebery scored 126 last week and 121 against Port in Round 3. Kane Cornes is averaging 116 for the season but only 100 in his past five.
ST KILDA v MELBOURNE (4.40pm Saturday)
Nick Riewoldt
Owned by: 6.4% of teams
Pros: Averages 108 this season. Playing Melbourne.
Cons: Has averaged only 84 in his past three games and scored 87 and 40 in his two clashes against Melbourne last year - although he hurt his knee early in the second clash.
Leigh Montagna
Owned by: 1% of teams
Pros: Averages 108 this season and has two scores over 130 in the past month. Averages 122 in his past three against the Demons.
Cons: Had a 67 two weeks ago. How will he handle the off-field distractions?
Jack Steven
Owned by: 1.6% of teams
Pros: Averages 116 in his past five games, scored 111 and 100 in his two games against Demons last year.
Cons: Scored 89 last week. Can we rely on him to go big?
WESTERN BULLDOGS v RICHMOND (7.40pm Saturday)
Trent Cotchin
Owned by: 25% of teams
Pros: Loves the Dogs. Scored 139 against them in Round 3 and a PB of 175 in Round 20 last year.
Cons: Has averaged 96 in his past five games.
Brett Deledio
Owned by: 11% of teams
Pros: Averages 125 in his past five games. Scored 140 against the Dogs in Round 3 and averages 119 in his past three against them.
Cons: Not many. Will he cop the Nick Lower tag?
Ryan Griffen
Owned by: 3.3% of teams
Pros: The red hot player in the comp right now. Averages 143 in his past five games, with a lowest score in that time of 101. Scored 119 against Richmond in Round 3.
Cons: Not many of us have him.
FREMANTLE v NORTH MELBOURNE (3.20pm Sunday)
Nathan Fyfe
Owned by: 17% of teams
Pros: Averages 126 in his past three against North Melbourne including a 164 in 2011.
Cons: Had his worst score of the year (77) v Brisbane last week
David Mundy
Owned by: 4.3% of teams
Pros: Averages 117 in his past three games including two scores of 130+. Scored 129 and 121 in his past two against the Roos.
Cons: Those 130 scores were split by an 81. Is he reliable enough?
Andrew Swallow
Owned by: 7.8% of teams
Pros: Averages 124 in his past three against Freo.
Cons: Had a 76 last week and has only averaged 98 in his past five games. Is Ryan Crowley heading his way?
Others: Todd Goldstein has averaged 114 this season and faces a depleted Freo ruck division. His last score against Freo? 27. Yuck.
BRISBANE v GEELONG (4.40pm Sunday)
Steve Johnson
Owned by: 17.5% of teams
Pros: Averages 116 this season and 118 in his past five games.
Cons: In his past two clashes against Brisbane he scored 65 and 69. Yikes.
Joel Selwood
Owned by: 16% of teams
Pros: Scored 137 against GWS two weeks ago and 114 in his last game against Brisbane.
Cons: That 137 ended a three-game run of sub-100 scores.
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