Opinion 2024 AFL SuperCoach Planning Thread

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BlufBlufShuv

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straightuptheguts said:
Nick Martin is of great interest with his role change and I see him in a lot of teams. But his price of $490K is difficult. For me I don't see him as a keeper so how much cash does he need to generate to be a good pick? Or is a rookie who will make more money a better option? The upside is that he will probably get DPP and we switch him down back I suppose.
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Martin has to go at 107 to be an "elite" pick according to Jaiden Popowski. If you don't think he's a keeper, don't pick.

I do think he'll be a keeper due to the apparent role he has but can understand fading if you think there are too many cooks in the Dons defence with the same type of role (Redman, Ridley etc).
 
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BlufBlufShuv said:
Martin has to go at 107 to be an "elite" pick according to Jaiden Popowski. If you don't think he's a keeper, don't pick.

I do think he'll be a keeper due to the apparent role he has but can understand fading if you think there are too many cooks in the Dons defence with the same type of role (Redman, Ridley etc).
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I really struggle to see a guy going 105+ in a defence that already has Ridley,Redman and McGrath, but we'll see what happens.
 
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BlufBlufShuv said:
Martin has to go at 107 to be an "elite" pick according to Jaiden Popowski. If you don't think he's a keeper, don't pick.

I do think he'll be a keeper due to the apparent role he has but can understand fading if you think there are too many cooks in the Dons defence with the same type of role (Redman, Ridley etc).
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I'm finding it hard to commit to Martin when it results in having to fade one of Daicos, Sicily, Stewart, Sinclair, Houston or Sheezel in my final defence.

Injuries might happen sure, but I don't want to bank on it right now.
 
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BlufBlufShuv said:
Martin has to go at 107 to be an "elite" pick according to Jaiden Popowski. If you don't think he's a keeper, don't pick.

I do think he'll be a keeper due to the apparent role he has but can understand fading if you think there are too many cooks in the Dons defence with the same type of role (Redman, Ridley etc).
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I'm not entirely convinced Martin will play the whole year at half-back. Have to remember he's a potential All-Australian-quality goal-kicking winger and could easily get put back into that position at any time if the half-back experiment doesn't work out or if we get an injury . Also Essendon doesn't have a set kick-in taker and never has - Ridley, Redman, McGrath and I guess now Martin will all share those duties - so he can't be relied upon for that 10-20 point kick-in boost that most of the 100+ defenders get.

Just through natural improvement he should push a 100 average but not sure if he will average a lot more than that. Just my opinion.
 
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