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I think Bennell is what I would call a "timing" player. He will in all probability have a strectch of games, where we will all wish we had him, and he will also very likely have stretches of poor scores and/or injury. If you can get the timing right, he will be a beauty. You can ride the points, and the price rise, and then bail out before disaster strikes. Get it wrong, and it could be season over. Puts him in the too hard basket for mine.
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I've gone a little cool on him. From things I've heard and read, he might be like a genuine Melbourne Cup hope, and needs to build into a campaign. His preseason running hasn't been that great, and maybe he is one of those players that needs matches to become match fit. His season definitely seems to improve the longer it goes. Having said that, while I am cautious that the Ruck changes will affect players like Neale, if in the preseason comp he is at most of the centre bounces, and gets lots of first hands on the ball, I will jump straight back on him.
I'm hoping Docherty will make the step from 77 to 93-95, and while that would make him a Def keeper, it's not what I would call a break out season. I tend to think of break out seasons as being a little more spectacular than that. At this stage I will be picking Docherty, but I view Def picks as being decidedly less risky than other areas. I should have made myself clearer, when I said proven players, I was thinking more outside of the Def line.
Yehh, and what about Docherty ? 
You certainly wouldn't consider him if he was Mid only, but he could very well fill an F5/6 position, or become a useful F7/M9 swing. I think he could fill a Luke Ball type role, and that Means in SC, as far as the level of his scoring goes, he will probably never make the Mid Keeper level. Even with the strength of the Fwd's this season, I still think there is place for one risky selection, particularly if he can become a DPP, late season back up. Adams is certainly under consideration for that. If he spends a lot of the preseason on the ball, he is probably worth the risk.
Some basic analysis on Taylor Adams
To my disappointment his TOG% sat at 80.4% last year with his sub games removed. There is room for improvement but only a few %, I was hoping he averaged something like 73-75% and had room for a big increase.
Areas of potential improvement
His DE is one area which he can improve on and this will translate into better SC scores.
Same goes with his tackles and Kick to HB ratio (if he plays more inside mid that may stay the same or drop slightly)
Also goal assist/goals contributed and number of contested possessions. Increases in these areas will help him bump up that SC avg
Just some quick basic stuff but interested to hear what others think
To my disappointment his TOG% sat at 80.4% last year with his sub games removed. There is room for improvement but only a few %, I was hoping he averaged something like 73-75% and had room for a big increase.
Areas of potential improvement
His DE is one area which he can improve on and this will translate into better SC scores.
Same goes with his tackles and Kick to HB ratio (if he plays more inside mid that may stay the same or drop slightly)
Also goal assist/goals contributed and number of contested possessions. Increases in these areas will help him bump up that SC avg
Just some quick basic stuff but interested to hear what others think
fod, I would say very diligent. All of my selections are based on statistical analysis, but if you boil it down, so are everyones selections, unless they are picking "favourite players", or using auto-fill.
As to success, I have found some good ones, and also missed some good ones because to my eye their stats didn't shape up. D Swallow last year springs to mind as one of the misses. I have 2 major problems in SC. I take too many risks, and I lack patience. I just have to fiddle, and that's not a good recipe for success.
As to success, I have found some good ones, and also missed some good ones because to my eye their stats didn't shape up. D Swallow last year springs to mind as one of the misses. I have 2 major problems in SC. I take too many risks, and I lack patience. I just have to fiddle, and that's not a good recipe for success.
Some basic analysis on Taylor Adams
To my disappointment his TOG% sat at 80.4% last year with his sub games removed. There is room for improvement but only a few %, I was hoping he averaged something like 73-75% and had room for a big increase.
Areas of potential improvement
His DE is one area which he can improve on and this will translate into better SC scores.
Same goes with his tackles and Kick to HB ratio (if he plays more inside mid that may stay the same or drop slightly)
Also goal assist/goals contributed and number of contested possessions. Increases in these areas will help him bump up that SC avg
Just some quick basic stuff but interested to hear what others think
To my disappointment his TOG% sat at 80.4% last year with his sub games removed. There is room for improvement but only a few %, I was hoping he averaged something like 73-75% and had room for a big increase.
Areas of potential improvement
His DE is one area which he can improve on and this will translate into better SC scores.
Same goes with his tackles and Kick to HB ratio (if he plays more inside mid that may stay the same or drop slightly)
Also goal assist/goals contributed and number of contested possessions. Increases in these areas will help him bump up that SC avg
Just some quick basic stuff but interested to hear what others think
Headline says it all really... not the actions of someone you're hoping will make that 'next step' in their development!
Hi jarrad, it's good to see you considering a player not mentioned much so far... Jesse Lonergan $246,700.
NAB Cup will give a clearer idea, but I think as Goodie's Guns said we may have some other Midfield rookie options who will be cheaper and a chance to score just as well. At the moment my most expensive midfield rookie priced player is Jed Anderson, who is $100,000 cheaper at $141,400.
Also, I think Jesse Lonergan may have a bit of competition for a midfield spot.
Besides Ablett, Bennell, Swallow, O'Meara, Prestia and Rischitelli, there's also Russell, Shaw, Sexton, Jack Martin and now Mitch Hallahan.
Not saying he won't get games, but the higher SC scoring midfield opportunities may be tighter for Lonergan with Mitch Hallahan coming to the club.
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Hey Row,
After looking through a lot of teams posted on here it seems like the majority are stacking the forward line with 4-5 premos, 4-5 midfield premos and 2-3 in the backline.
With the backline being so thin, what are your thoughts of doing the opposite and stacking the backline with say 5 keepers and only having the 2 premos to start in the forward line?
Obviously depending how the pre season games go, but it looks like there are better rookie priced options to play forward than back. The top forwards will most likely score better than the top defenders but the rookie priced forwards also look like they will score better than the defenders.
Just a thought..would like to hear what you think.
Thanks!
After looking through a lot of teams posted on here it seems like the majority are stacking the forward line with 4-5 premos, 4-5 midfield premos and 2-3 in the backline.
With the backline being so thin, what are your thoughts of doing the opposite and stacking the backline with say 5 keepers and only having the 2 premos to start in the forward line?
Obviously depending how the pre season games go, but it looks like there are better rookie priced options to play forward than back. The top forwards will most likely score better than the top defenders but the rookie priced forwards also look like they will score better than the defenders.
Just a thought..would like to hear what you think.
Thanks!
Too many queries means his price is too high to take the risk. Will he escape injury long enough to make enough money? You need him to average around 90, for about 8 games to be a good pick. Is he high enough up the GC pecking order to get some decent Mid time? There are an awful lot of good young Mids on GC's list. His SC average last season was on the back of a TOG% of 66%. That gives him SC/100%TOG of around 69!!! That equals poison! His Dis/100%TOG is around 16-17, once again, that's poison. Lastly, even your example where he scored 101, it's a hollow score. Those stats won't add up to 101 in SC too often, so you have to look at it as a "lucky score", as it is unlikely to be repeated, if he played a similar game again. There must be better priced options than Lonergan.
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