The result was largely due to my inspired choice of having Jack Redden as my skipper.
Reddo was our top scorer in Sunday's tough loss against the Roos with 126 Dream Team points, thanks to his 25-disposal, nine-mark, five-tackles and two-goal performance.
He’s actually had a big month, averaging 116.5 points across his past four games.
The other one of my team-mates who stood out this week was my boy Dayne Zorko, who racked up another 90+ points in only his third game. Pity I had him on my bench!
If you haven’t already done so, make sure you pick up ‘Tinka’ this week while he’s still reasonably priced - although he’s already gone up $60K!
The ‘Polka Specials’ are also closing in on the top 300, currently sitting in 319th place in the Lions League - my best result since the first week.
I’m still a way off LeueyLongerCombo (coached by Luke) who are more than 3,000 points ahead of me in first position.
But Luke might have a new challenger in TheFJCruiserIsMine (coached by Michael) who has shot into second place overall with a League-best Round 9 score of 2,286.
POLKS’ TIP FOR THE WEEK
Start preparing yourself for the upcoming Bye Rounds.
Each week between Rounds 11-13, six teams will have a week-off meaning your team will likely be severely depleted.
Use up some of your trades now if you want to make up some much-needed ground on your higher-placed opponents who are probably content to cop a few zeros during those Rounds.
LIONS PLAYER RANKINGS (ROUND 9)
1. Jack Redden - 126
2. Pearce Hanley - 96
3. Daniel Rich - 95
3. Jed Adcock - 95
5. Dayne Zorko - 94
LIONS PLAYER RANKINGS (OVERALL)
1. Tom Rockliff - 911
2. Jack Redden - 888
3. Daniel Rich - 780
4. Pearce Hanley - 760
5. Simon Black - 698
LIONS GROUP RANKINGS (ROUND 9)
1. TheFJCruiserIsMine (Michael) - 2,286
2. Brownies All Stars (Troy) - 2,253
3. Squashed Rabbits (Chris) - 2,241
3. The Barbies (Grace) - 2,241
5. CrazyAden (Aden) - 2,234
LIONS GROUP RANKINGS (OVERALL)
1. LeueyLongerCombo (Luke) - 19,602
2. TheFJCruiserIsMine (Michael) - 19,367
3. Paul ‘R’ Bears (Paul) - 19,275
4. Band of Horses (Tom) - 19,267
5. PHammers (Paul) - 19,237
