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We’re fresh from the DT Talk Party at the Precinct on Saturday night… well, maybe fresh isn’t the word, since m0nty was hoarse from shouting at the Hawks game on the telly, and Molly got in trouble with the bouncers (and possibly the match review panel)!

We start off the round review with a look at the prospects of Dean Cox getting mothballed by the Eagles as they ride their Shermans through Subiaco. By the by, m0nty mentions a little rumour he heard about one of the top 10 Dream Teams that you won’t like one bit! Then we get onto Scott Lucas, Brian Lake, Tom Williams, Garrick Ibbotson, Michael Johnson, Drew Petrie and Jarrad McVeigh. We look at the crop of Saints youngsters who are apparently going to be blooded for the rest of the year: Ben McEvoy, Robert Eddy, Brad Howard and Jarryd Allen. We discuss which side was at fault for the midfield flood that dominated tactics in the Adelaide/Hawthorn game causing backmen to be top of the pops in fantasy scores from both sides. Hawk Talk this week is confined to a look at the Hawks’ forward line structure with Jarryd Roughead possibly benefiting from Lance Franklin running through the midfield more, and Tim Boyle’s recent re-introduction giving Mark Williams more room to move as well. Brent Prismall, Chad Cornes, Heath Shaw, Ben Reid and Travis Cloke are chewed over, and we ruminate on the Collingwood ruck committee with Chris Bryan doing well this week, Cameron Wood nowhere to be seen and Josh Fraser struggling. Chris Judd, Bryce Gibbs, Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Newman, Jake King and Paul Wheatley are all covered, with a late request from the chat to discuss Andrew McLeod honoured.

In between segments, m0nty mentions the minor scandal involving the #2-ranked Super Coach team of the week… maybe that Dolly cloning technology from the AFL history ad really has been introduced!

Then it’s the regular captain choices. For Friday night footy, Nick Riewoldt is way overdue but you can’t ignore Matthew Pavlich’s eight-goal performance last week. Franklin doesn’t have a good record against the Roos but the aforementioned Pav bashed up the inexperienced Shinboner defenders. Grant Birchall might get the Ed Lower tag this week. Kane Cornes owes his owners some points - particularly m0nty who made him captain with a lousy 30 in SC last week! - and brother Chad has to be considered even on one leg and nine fingers. Richo and the Browndog are also always in calculations, while the Adelaide inside midfielders should run riot against the usually porous Brisbane mosquito fleet. Matt Priddis is most likely to feel the sting of the Pink Pig, whereas Adam Goodes is a good bet to bag three votes for Charlie and another fantasy ton against the Dees. In the last game, Dane Swan and Adam Cooney are everyweek captains - Molly nominates those two plus Gary Ablett jnr and Scott Thompson in that class.