Firstly, commiserations to anyone who has clicked on and is interested in this thread in June.
So it seems like this is my admission that the 2023 season for me is just about done and dusted.
A series of unfortunate events, leading to further poor decisions has been the final nail in the coffin it seems.
On to 2024!
For those of you in a similar boat, I'm interested in your locks, hopeful/speculative picks and 'never agains!'
For me:
LOCKS:
N Daicos - Gun, demands the pill, laughs off the tag, love watching him play.
Walsh - If he gets his body right, comes at a reasonable discount.
Touk - (See Walsh)
English? Seems one of the only rucks who can score consistently high. Helped by a dominant midfield and no ruck sharing.
Speculative Picks:
K Coleman - some injury concerns this year, has been the sub and hasn't looked quite right. I'm bullish on him going forward though.
Gulden/Warner - Expecting both of these blokes to explode, coinciding with a big jump from the Swans. Thought it would be this year to be fair. If by some miracle Gulden gets fwd status back, he'll be a lock for me.
Hobbs/Perkins - Similar boat here, probably 1-2 years behind though. I expect Perkins to be a better long-term scorer, but Hobbs to 'breakout' first. Might be 2025 though.
Bailey Smith - Surely it's time to phase out Treloar (and possibly Libba soon enough) and get Bazlenka into the guts. Can't be far off! I had thought he'd benefit from Dunkley being out, but Bevo has run with Caleb Daniel of all people and then rotated the whole squad through
Will Day - New contract locked in, I think he goes very big soon enough.
Ward - If he gets forward status I'll try to grab him at the first sign of him going bang.
Never Again:
Never say never I guess, but the following are on very thin ice:
Steele - has burnt me twice this year. My own fault.
Grundy/Gawn - Ruck points not as huge as a few years back, ditto for any other team with a ruck share.
Callum Mills - Edited - He probably deserves another chance at some stage
*Any premium-priced players over 30 and/or with durability concerns*
Interestingly, looking at the bye break up makes it even more complicated! (Round 0 in RED)
Rnd 12: Bris (2), GWS (3), Nth, Syd (5)
Rnd 13: Fre, Port
Rnd 14: Car (2), Ess, Geel, GC (3), Melb (6), WC
Rnd 15: Ade, Coll (5), Haw, Rich (6), StK, WB
So it seems like this is my admission that the 2023 season for me is just about done and dusted.
A series of unfortunate events, leading to further poor decisions has been the final nail in the coffin it seems.
On to 2024!
For those of you in a similar boat, I'm interested in your locks, hopeful/speculative picks and 'never agains!'
For me:
LOCKS:
N Daicos - Gun, demands the pill, laughs off the tag, love watching him play.
Walsh - If he gets his body right, comes at a reasonable discount.
Touk - (See Walsh)
English? Seems one of the only rucks who can score consistently high. Helped by a dominant midfield and no ruck sharing.
Speculative Picks:
K Coleman - some injury concerns this year, has been the sub and hasn't looked quite right. I'm bullish on him going forward though.
Gulden/Warner - Expecting both of these blokes to explode, coinciding with a big jump from the Swans. Thought it would be this year to be fair. If by some miracle Gulden gets fwd status back, he'll be a lock for me.
Hobbs/Perkins - Similar boat here, probably 1-2 years behind though. I expect Perkins to be a better long-term scorer, but Hobbs to 'breakout' first. Might be 2025 though.
Bailey Smith - Surely it's time to phase out Treloar (and possibly Libba soon enough) and get Bazlenka into the guts. Can't be far off! I had thought he'd benefit from Dunkley being out, but Bevo has run with Caleb Daniel of all people and then rotated the whole squad through
Will Day - New contract locked in, I think he goes very big soon enough.
Ward - If he gets forward status I'll try to grab him at the first sign of him going bang.
Never Again:
Never say never I guess, but the following are on very thin ice:
Steele - has burnt me twice this year. My own fault.
Grundy/Gawn - Ruck points not as huge as a few years back, ditto for any other team with a ruck share.
Callum Mills - Edited - He probably deserves another chance at some stage
*Any premium-priced players over 30 and/or with durability concerns*
Interestingly, looking at the bye break up makes it even more complicated! (Round 0 in RED)
Rnd 12: Bris (2), GWS (3), Nth, Syd (5)
Rnd 13: Fre, Port
Rnd 14: Car (2), Ess, Geel, GC (3), Melb (6), WC
Rnd 15: Ade, Coll (5), Haw, Rich (6), StK, WB
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