Discussion 2024: Rate My Team
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Hi mate, decent effort but I would rather see Curtin in your backline than Yeo, have you watched Curtin's 12 minute highlights video?, he's a solid player, then you could possibly turn Budarick into a bonafide premo, also don't like the Fyfe choice just because he's a ticking time bomb and will probably let you down, he was the beginning of the end of my season last year! I like the Parish choice, and hopefully Martin can increase his average this year. Not sold on Harmes or Billings yet, will wait to see who gets named, nice job although a little risky for my preference, it's whatever you prefer to do is what matters most 
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Hi mate, decent effort but I would rather see Curtin in your backline than Yeo, have you watched Curtin's 12 minute highlights video?, he's a solid player, then you could possibly turn Budarick into a bonafide premo, also don't like the Fyfe choice just because he's a ticking time bomb and will probably let you down, he was the beginning of the end of my season last year! I like the Parish choice, and hopefully Martin can increase his average this year. Not sold on Harmes or Billings yet, will wait to see who gets named, nice job although a little risky for my preference, it's whatever you prefer to do is what matters most
I agree a lot of the players in the team so far do come with their injury risks but with a few extra trades this year it almost seems the game is getting more similar to AFL Fantasy. Unsure if you’ve played but chasing value and going more midprice heavy has been successful with the excess trades. I can see SuperCoach turning out that way this year.
Budarick I think can go at 90 if he’s on kickouts like he was back end of last. Hardwick compared him to Short back at the tigers who was the only real consistent scorer for Richmond for a long time.
I can see Fyfe being one of the more consistent forward scorers if he’s getting 60% CBAs if he holds up, which is sort of what has been said by Freo so far. If you don’t start him, and he’s got the role and scoring well whilst many of the others probably won’t be score overly well, you probably won’t have much choice but to get him in anyway. You’ve missed out on his scores and have probably traded him in closer to the inevitable injury. If he can last and has the role he’s worth having if he can get through pre season fine. Can see the argument for going against him though as he burnt many last year and previous, was playing forward last year though.
Appreciate the response and feedback.
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Hi Buddy, if this is the type of teams you’ve been starting with in the past then I don’t think you have any problems with starting teams, this team is a very good team for this time of the season, trading at the right time and right player is where it’s won or lost and of course a heavy dose of luck, maybe spend a bit of time through the upgrade season looking at your teams weaknesses instead of the flavour of the month player and rectify them first, of course the other aspect is byes love them or hate them you have to allow for them and I guarantee if your playing 20 minimum for each one you’ll jump the rankings. Best of luck.
Played around a bit structure-wise.
I think the defensive line is the one with the most certainty around premos currently. So have paid up there to get Sic, Stewart (Naicos in mids) and Young being the one most likely to move into the top 6 spot.
Windhager I was big on last year and he just had a bit of an injury interrupted start to the year but showed glimpses at the end. Will keep an eye on him and Budarick as value options to start down back with the hope to make a quick 80-100k in the first 6 weeks or so.
Similar aim with Dow. Think he can make quick cash prior to the Tiges early bye and be moved on then to facilitate some early upgrades.
Tossing up between Butters/ Serong/ LDU for the M3/4 position.
Errol and T Green are probably my priority inclusions after their byes.
Forward line is a guessing game currently. May roll the dice of Fyfe.
Watchlist: James Jordon, Cam Mackenzie (Haw), Caddy, Billings, Hayes
Really can't see where Billings fits in the Dees side or who moves out to accomodate him coming in. So many small half forward / mid rotation type options and can't see where he fits at the moment against the likes ofHunter, ANB, Sparrow, Laurie, Chandler, McAdam.
Similar with Windsor trying to earn a wing rotation against similar company plus Brayshaw and Langdon.
I think the defensive line is the one with the most certainty around premos currently. So have paid up there to get Sic, Stewart (Naicos in mids) and Young being the one most likely to move into the top 6 spot.
Windhager I was big on last year and he just had a bit of an injury interrupted start to the year but showed glimpses at the end. Will keep an eye on him and Budarick as value options to start down back with the hope to make a quick 80-100k in the first 6 weeks or so.
Similar aim with Dow. Think he can make quick cash prior to the Tiges early bye and be moved on then to facilitate some early upgrades.
Tossing up between Butters/ Serong/ LDU for the M3/4 position.
Errol and T Green are probably my priority inclusions after their byes.
Forward line is a guessing game currently. May roll the dice of Fyfe.
Watchlist: James Jordon, Cam Mackenzie (Haw), Caddy, Billings, Hayes
Really can't see where Billings fits in the Dees side or who moves out to accomodate him coming in. So many small half forward / mid rotation type options and can't see where he fits at the moment against the likes ofHunter, ANB, Sparrow, Laurie, Chandler, McAdam.
Similar with Windsor trying to earn a wing rotation against similar company plus Brayshaw and Langdon.
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The $10,000,000 team ladies and gentleman!!!
Defence: Daicos, Sicily and Stewart appear to be a class above all else so starting with them seems like a no brainer to me. I almost started Young last season because his pin point kicking is just beautiful to watch and with all the hype around him this year, I can’t not start him now… Williams was my first picked player this year being a Carlton fan, he’s looking much fitter than previous seasons so I’m hoping he can score well early and be one of my final upgrades. At this stage, Gibcus looks like he’s worth the extra cash compared to the 123K guys with Coffield and Pink both appearing to be a 50/50 chance of playing round one… At least Z. Reid is looking like a definite starter for Essendon lol!
Midfield: Bont’s a no brainer, scored 110+ points in 20/23 matches (89, 101 & 107 were his other scores) last season so he’s a lock for VC/C each week. Splitting Dawson and Laird is something I’ve been struggling with for most of the preseason but the fact that Dawson can have a massive score and only touch the ball 20 times, compared to Laird having to accumulate 30 or so for a similar output is the deciding factor at this stage. Butters & LDU’s finishes to last season can’t be ignored and both are a sign that “the future is now”. I couldn’t care less about LDU being injury prone, when he could average 150 over the first month or so… I brought in Brayshaw after the byes last year and he dominated (avg of 116) so I’m hoping he carries that form from last year, especially considering how low his ownership percentage is. McKercher and Sanders selections speak for themselves and Roberts playing off half back is very appealing for me also. Hall/McAuliffe both had really good preseasons with Garcia also being spoken of highly.
Rucks: Gawn/Grundy locked and loaded, plain and simple. If Sweet or Naismith are named for round one, I’ll find a way to get them in but I’m not confident on either.
Forwards: Macrae just doesn’t seem worth it when you consider his end of season form, ongoing hamstring concerns and removal from the leadership group and sheesh does going cheaper in the forward line make the rest of the team look strong. Flanders is the only “premium” option up front that I’m confident will average 100+ he’s been training as a full time mid and dominated the back half of last season. The Fyfe hype is real for me this season, full time mid who’s looking as fit as ever, you’d be a brave man to leave him out of your side! Reid and MaCrae selections speak for themselves with Laurie and Jones both looking like a decent chance of playing round one but also playing in the midfield!!! Mannagh and Simpson both being spoken of highly from their perspective clubs as well.
Defence: Daicos, Sicily and Stewart appear to be a class above all else so starting with them seems like a no brainer to me. I almost started Young last season because his pin point kicking is just beautiful to watch and with all the hype around him this year, I can’t not start him now… Williams was my first picked player this year being a Carlton fan, he’s looking much fitter than previous seasons so I’m hoping he can score well early and be one of my final upgrades. At this stage, Gibcus looks like he’s worth the extra cash compared to the 123K guys with Coffield and Pink both appearing to be a 50/50 chance of playing round one… At least Z. Reid is looking like a definite starter for Essendon lol!
Midfield: Bont’s a no brainer, scored 110+ points in 20/23 matches (89, 101 & 107 were his other scores) last season so he’s a lock for VC/C each week. Splitting Dawson and Laird is something I’ve been struggling with for most of the preseason but the fact that Dawson can have a massive score and only touch the ball 20 times, compared to Laird having to accumulate 30 or so for a similar output is the deciding factor at this stage. Butters & LDU’s finishes to last season can’t be ignored and both are a sign that “the future is now”. I couldn’t care less about LDU being injury prone, when he could average 150 over the first month or so… I brought in Brayshaw after the byes last year and he dominated (avg of 116) so I’m hoping he carries that form from last year, especially considering how low his ownership percentage is. McKercher and Sanders selections speak for themselves and Roberts playing off half back is very appealing for me also. Hall/McAuliffe both had really good preseasons with Garcia also being spoken of highly.
Rucks: Gawn/Grundy locked and loaded, plain and simple. If Sweet or Naismith are named for round one, I’ll find a way to get them in but I’m not confident on either.
Forwards: Macrae just doesn’t seem worth it when you consider his end of season form, ongoing hamstring concerns and removal from the leadership group and sheesh does going cheaper in the forward line make the rest of the team look strong. Flanders is the only “premium” option up front that I’m confident will average 100+ he’s been training as a full time mid and dominated the back half of last season. The Fyfe hype is real for me this season, full time mid who’s looking as fit as ever, you’d be a brave man to leave him out of your side! Reid and MaCrae selections speak for themselves with Laurie and Jones both looking like a decent chance of playing round one but also playing in the midfield!!! Mannagh and Simpson both being spoken of highly from their perspective clubs as well.
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Coaches' choice 30/01 8/02 15/02
Harley Reid WCE $207,300 75.3% 74.5% 74.0%
Brodie Grundy SYD $481,900 68.0% 66.3% 65.3%
C McKercher NTH $202,800 63.1% 63.0% 63.0%
Nick Daicos COL $650,000 62.1% 60.5% 61.6%
Zac Williams CAR $216,100 61.6% 60.5% 60.1%
S Mannagh GEE $117,300 57.1% 56.6% 56.3%
Ryley Sanders WBD $184,800 54.8% 55.9% 56.1%
Nick Coffield WBD $123,900 58.5% 56.6% 55.6%
Daniel Curtin ADE $175,800 55.3% 53.2% 53.4%
Max Gawn MEL $583,700 53.1% 51.2% 50.5%
Jeremy Sharp FRE $123,900 50.9% 50.3% 50.1%
Josh Gibcus RIC $150,700 47.5% 47.1% 48.3%
Darcy Wilson STK $130,800 42.9% 43.6% 43.4%
Zane Duursma NTH $193,800 44.7% 44.2% 42.4%
Jhye Clark GEE $123,900 45.5% 41.5% 40.7%
James Sicily HAW $637,400 39.7% 39.9% 39.4%
Jack Macrae WBD $558,400 51.8% 39.4% 36.2%
Sam Flanders GCS $494,200 36.0% 36.9% 35.3%
Hayden Young FRE $525,100 37.5% 35.9% 35.3%
Finlay Macrae COL $152,600 34.0% 33.7% 35.2%
Nat Fyfe FRE $283,200 25.0% 31.3% 34.9%
M Bontempelli WBD $724,600 30.3% 31.2% 32.7%
Zac Butters PTA $636,100 31.9% 32.3% 32.3%
Sam Walsh CAR $576,800 35.2% 33.5% 32.2%
Finnbar Maley NTH $102,400 30.0% 29.2% 28.8%
Tom Stewart GEE $635,300 27.1% 29.0% 28.7%
Marty Hore MEL $123,900 27.1% 26.2% 27.8%
Nick Watson HAW $189,300 28.3% 27.6% 26.6%
Errol Gulden SYD $622,100 22.3% 24.5% 24.7%
Toby Pink NTH $123,900 30.3% 25.2% 23.7%
Jordon Sweet FRE $158,700 17.5% 23.6% 23.6%
Sam Darcy WBD $123,900 25.6% 23.9% 22.8%
Touk Miller GCS $545,500 27.0% 24.5% 22.2%
James Jordan SYD $275,500 21.1% 21.4% 21.9%
C Petracca MEL $667,700 22.7% 22.2% 21.5%
Tom Green GWS $661,600 23.0% 21.3% 21.4%
Jack Billings MEL $243,900 23.1% 22.0% 21.0%
Zach Reid ESS $123,900 14.5% 17.6% 20.6%
Luke Jackson FRE $547,000 18.1% 18.6% 18.6%
K Coleman BRI $399,800 18.3% 17.5% 18.1%
Nate Caddy ESS $166,800 20.3% 18.2% 17.7%
Jordan Dawson ADE $647,600 17.6% 16.3% 16.0%
James Harmes WBD $258,300 9.6% 13.5% 16.0%
L Davies-Uni NTH $635,100 16.6% 15.9% 15.8%
Caleb Windsor ESS $180,300 <10 <10 15.4%
Aaeon Casman GWS $127,600 13.8% 15.4% 15.0%
Jack Sinclair STK $596,800 14.7% 14.8% 14.8%
Clay Hall WCE $117,800 11.8% 13.0% 14.5%
Taylor Adams SYD $437,200 14.3% 14.6% 14.1%
Harry Sheezel NTH $556,200 12.0% 12.1% 13.4%
Jack Steele STK $529,500 9.0% 11.9% 11.4%
Caleb Serong FRE $621,600 10.6% 10.0% 10.5%
Toby Green GWS $508,600 <10 <10 10.2%
Tim English WBD $715,100 <10 <10 10.0%
Rory Laird ADE $653,100 9.4% 10.0% 10.0%
Harley Reid WCE $207,300 75.3% 74.5% 74.0%
Brodie Grundy SYD $481,900 68.0% 66.3% 65.3%
C McKercher NTH $202,800 63.1% 63.0% 63.0%
Nick Daicos COL $650,000 62.1% 60.5% 61.6%
Zac Williams CAR $216,100 61.6% 60.5% 60.1%
S Mannagh GEE $117,300 57.1% 56.6% 56.3%
Ryley Sanders WBD $184,800 54.8% 55.9% 56.1%
Nick Coffield WBD $123,900 58.5% 56.6% 55.6%
Daniel Curtin ADE $175,800 55.3% 53.2% 53.4%
Max Gawn MEL $583,700 53.1% 51.2% 50.5%
Jeremy Sharp FRE $123,900 50.9% 50.3% 50.1%
Josh Gibcus RIC $150,700 47.5% 47.1% 48.3%
Darcy Wilson STK $130,800 42.9% 43.6% 43.4%
Zane Duursma NTH $193,800 44.7% 44.2% 42.4%
Jhye Clark GEE $123,900 45.5% 41.5% 40.7%
James Sicily HAW $637,400 39.7% 39.9% 39.4%
Jack Macrae WBD $558,400 51.8% 39.4% 36.2%
Sam Flanders GCS $494,200 36.0% 36.9% 35.3%
Hayden Young FRE $525,100 37.5% 35.9% 35.3%
Finlay Macrae COL $152,600 34.0% 33.7% 35.2%
Nat Fyfe FRE $283,200 25.0% 31.3% 34.9%
M Bontempelli WBD $724,600 30.3% 31.2% 32.7%
Zac Butters PTA $636,100 31.9% 32.3% 32.3%
Sam Walsh CAR $576,800 35.2% 33.5% 32.2%
Finnbar Maley NTH $102,400 30.0% 29.2% 28.8%
Tom Stewart GEE $635,300 27.1% 29.0% 28.7%
Marty Hore MEL $123,900 27.1% 26.2% 27.8%
Nick Watson HAW $189,300 28.3% 27.6% 26.6%
Errol Gulden SYD $622,100 22.3% 24.5% 24.7%
Toby Pink NTH $123,900 30.3% 25.2% 23.7%
Jordon Sweet FRE $158,700 17.5% 23.6% 23.6%
Sam Darcy WBD $123,900 25.6% 23.9% 22.8%
Touk Miller GCS $545,500 27.0% 24.5% 22.2%
James Jordan SYD $275,500 21.1% 21.4% 21.9%
C Petracca MEL $667,700 22.7% 22.2% 21.5%
Tom Green GWS $661,600 23.0% 21.3% 21.4%
Jack Billings MEL $243,900 23.1% 22.0% 21.0%
Zach Reid ESS $123,900 14.5% 17.6% 20.6%
Luke Jackson FRE $547,000 18.1% 18.6% 18.6%
K Coleman BRI $399,800 18.3% 17.5% 18.1%
Nate Caddy ESS $166,800 20.3% 18.2% 17.7%
Jordan Dawson ADE $647,600 17.6% 16.3% 16.0%
James Harmes WBD $258,300 9.6% 13.5% 16.0%
L Davies-Uni NTH $635,100 16.6% 15.9% 15.8%
Caleb Windsor ESS $180,300 <10 <10 15.4%
Aaeon Casman GWS $127,600 13.8% 15.4% 15.0%
Jack Sinclair STK $596,800 14.7% 14.8% 14.8%
Clay Hall WCE $117,800 11.8% 13.0% 14.5%
Taylor Adams SYD $437,200 14.3% 14.6% 14.1%
Harry Sheezel NTH $556,200 12.0% 12.1% 13.4%
Jack Steele STK $529,500 9.0% 11.9% 11.4%
Caleb Serong FRE $621,600 10.6% 10.0% 10.5%
Toby Green GWS $508,600 <10 <10 10.2%
Tim English WBD $715,100 <10 <10 10.0%
Rory Laird ADE $653,100 9.4% 10.0% 10.0%
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Similar structure to where I am - Sicily I've dumped like many but I'm not adverse to starting him still. I'm struggling to see all the love for Short atm. Going back to his same role that he's never scored above a 98 average, I just don't see the bump in a role we've already seen him settled in.
I'm currently in a phase where I'm looking for that 4-5 season bump in players averages like butters, LDU, Serong and Newc. Serong at just 10% ownership could go another level.
I'm currently in a phase where I'm looking for that 4-5 season bump in players averages like butters, LDU, Serong and Newc. Serong at just 10% ownership could go another level.
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I feel like Duursma and Watson aren’t great picks for their price. Job security should be fine but scoring output probably won’t be great playing predominantly forward.
Lazzaro or Windsor might be ok for the same price barring selection.
Could go down to a Laurie/Sexton and maybe upgrade Steele or Newcombe to an uber.
Lazzaro or Windsor might be ok for the same price barring selection.
Could go down to a Laurie/Sexton and maybe upgrade Steele or Newcombe to an uber.