Dream Team Couch – 2008 AFL Dream Team Blog

The bin is back for Round 14, yep round 14’s edition of the break even bin is here and with it is, as allways, some very interesting break evens. Like usual we will have the very good break evens, the very bad break evens and the very popular break evens. Also like usual we will have some big name players featuring in this segment that allways seams to cause a bit of debate. Who are those players your thinking? This week in the bin a couple of Hawthorn youngsters including the possible B.O.T.Y (Buy of the Year) candidate, Jarryd Morton, are at the top of the best break evens. Unfortunately for the hawks one of their bigger and more LOVED players also leading the Worst break even category. As for most popular, ‘the little champion, who has a big, big price’, Gary Ablett is up there as usual. So for all the break evens this week that matter

HURRY THROW IT OUT, IT STINKS! – WORST BREAK EVENS

1. Lance Buddy Franklin (Hawthron) 184
   Unforunate for Buddy, he’s had such an impressive year and for him now to be leading the worst break evens list is sad. He can only blame himself though with two pathetic scores in the last two weeks = 66 and 49. Expect his price to drop $25,000+.
2. Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) 171
   Putting it simply. This is what happens when you are priced at $360,000 and you get a score of 41. Be ready for him to drop in price this week also by around $25,000+.
3. Jason Akermanis (Western Bulldogs) 166
   Has been in such great form of recent times it is unfortunate for Aker that he scored only 56 in round 13 thus making him end up here, on the worst break evens list. Well priced stil at $409,000 but be ready for him to drop below $400,000!
4. Alan Didak (Collingwood) 165
5. Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 161
6. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 160
7. Adam Bentick (Carlton) 160
8. Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs) 150
9. Steven Slaopek (Port Adelaide) 148
10. Michael Johnson (Fremantle) 147

ONE PERSONS TRASH IS ANOTHERS TREASURE – BEST BREAK EVENS

1. Shane Valenti (Melbourne) -60
   Every week’s the same, he is at the top of this list but Melbourne won’t play him, GRRRR!
2. Brent Renouf (Hawthron) -33
   Here’s something to take note of. New kid on the block, priced at only $83,500 and has scored 32 and 66 in his last and only two games of 2008. He now has a handy break even and is set to go up in price by over $26k. Do you know what the best part is? He’s a ruckman!!!
3. Jarryd Morton (Hawthorn) -29
   Well since i do the break even segment i get to have a good look at the break evens each week and so i jumped on this guy as soon as he had played two games, sincd then he’s earned me $110k in three weeks scoring 82 and 98 in his last two games. He has a brillikant break even and is set to go up a further $32,000+. The best news is, it’s not too late to jump on board, he still has at least another 4 weeks of good price rise left in him!
4. Colin Garland (Melbourne) -13
5. Mark Nicoski (West Coast) -13
6. Tom Lonergan (Geelong) -6
7. Gavin Urguhart (Kangaroos) -2
8. Callan Ward (Western Bulldogs) -1
9. Angus Monfries (Essendon) 0
10. Mark Williams (Hawthron) 2

POPULAR BREAK EVENS – THE BIG NAMES HAVE THEIR B.E’s REVIEWED

1. Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 92
   Still highly selected which is slightly surprising since he definately has peaked.
2. Dean Cox (West Coast) 106
   Coxy is easily capable of getting this.
3. Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) 141
   JB looks as though he has now peaked to, althoug he is capable of getting the 141 needed to retain his price, it is not likely.
4. Matthew Kruezer (Carlton) 42
   Starting to play decent footy averaging 56 in his last 3 games and 67 last week he should get this low break even.
5. Heath Shaw (Collingwood) 77
   Has hopefully returned to form, AS LONG AS HE DOESNT GET TAGGED! 77 should be an easy target for Heath and should push his price back up.
6. Gary Ablett (Geelong) 116
   Well, well, well what can we say, possibley the best dream teamer this year has what for other players would be considered a very big break even, however when you have scored 135, 118, 123, 148, 127, 147 in your last six games and have a price of over $500,000, 116 isn’t really that bad.
7. Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) 79
   Pav will get this and will look to rise in price by as much as $10,000.
8. Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 68
   Very gettable for Roughead who has an average of 83 over the last 3 rounds.
9. Rhys Palmer (Fremantle) 98
   Well it looks like the current B.O.T.Y (Buy of the Year) has finally peaked and may not be able to crack this break even of 98 after only 87 and 85 in his last two games. It has been a good run for Palmer this year and had rissen a total of $248,500 in the 12 games he has played. Despite this do not get rid of him, he is still a consistent point scorer and will do his part for your dream team each week.
10. Kurt Tippet (Adelaide) 46
    Tippet now has a price of nearly $175,00 and with an average of 53 in his last three games which is including a 15 in round 12 he should get this and rise in value.

Well that’s all the break evens for this week, however if there is a particular players break even you wih to know just put it in a comment below and we’ll comment back with your answer, Cheers.