Round 1: Teams and In Game Discussion

[anfa18]

So would you stick with two expensive rucks (Goldy and Lobbe) or look at downgrading one to NicNat/Luey to free up some cash?

At this stage i'm considering Goldy to Leuey.

 

[Bomber18]

Tex 91, Sloane 87, Danger 76, Smith 79, CEY 41

Wow! Danger C would've been amazing!
CEY pretty lucky i think, i'll definitely take every point after missing out on Heeney's score on the bench : (

 

[Slammer]

So would you stick with two expensive rucks (Goldy and Lobbe) or look at downgrading one to NicNat/Luey to free up some cash?

Yep..I reckon I will. Goldy has had 18 hit outs, 6 handballs and 4 tackles and only on 36pts

 

[Grant]

Didn't Boomer get upset when Dermie called him selfish last season? When you try to take a mark on the line when the ball is definitely going to be a goal you tend to get called such things.

Really happy with Laird's first half.

 

[Prochard]

At this stage i'm considering Goldy to Leuey.

Luey and Martin 2v1ed the youngest number 1 ruck in the league. Expect scores in the 70-75 range from luey

 

[Grant]

Jacobs 38 and Goldy 36

55 and 52 in DT, 40 and 34 without hitouts. Basically like they're scoring nothing for hitouts.

 

[Grant]

Leuenberger got a 'where did that come from' SC score last night for those that didn't see the game, so I don't suggest getting him. I wasn't tracking the live scores and would have guessed mid 60s.

 

[Schmicko]

the amount of sharking has me thinking a 30% H2A target is quite 'wishful'... probably closer to 20%???

 

[jobeywatto]

Sad state of affairs when ruckmen are scoring more DT than SC points.

CD - you dun goofed.

In other news, Henderson doing a great job at getting involved in this onslaught...

 

[Hondo]

I think whoever you have as rucks may as well persist until an injury strikes
Mummy got close to 100 in the end
Maybe for rucks 100 is the new 150?

 

[AngryAnt]

Would be good to know what exactly "hitout to advantage" means according to CD. Is it a tap straight down a team mate's throat exclusively or what?

 

[Bomber18]

I don't think it's worth downgrading expensive rucks to TBC/Berger. TBC/Berger are not top 2 rucks, they probably will average around 80, where as Jacobs/Goldy/etc would average 90-100.

So essentially, you can make $200k-300 but u would use 2-3 trades in total, cos TBC/Berger would need upgrades in the future (1 to get TBC/Berger in, 1 to make the upgrade, potentially 1 to make funds for the upgrade)

Are 2-3 trades worth $200k-300k? I'm not so sure.

 

[Courtesans]

Great to see a KPF in Walker playing well. Great part of the game instead of a fleet of midfielders.

 

[aj74]

I don't think it's worth downgrading expensive rucks to TBC/Berger. TBC/Berger are not top 2 rucks, they probably will average around 80, where as Jacobs/Goldy/etc would average 90-100.

So essentially, you can make $200k-300 but u would use 2-3 trades in total, cos TBC/Berger would need upgrades in the future (1 to get TBC/Berger in, 1 to make the upgrade, potentially 1 to make funds for the upgrade)

Are 2-3 trades worth $200k-300k? I'm not so sure.

I think the point is that you won't bother with upgrading TBC/Berger at all since there is no point in having decent rucks

Reckon it might be worth looking at any KPF you can find that is also listed as a ruck and put them into that line.

 

[Nathan]

Goldstein just got 2 points for a clear HO to a Swallow. Not right

 

[Bontempele]

Guys, the cheap rucks aren't gonna score better than the expensive rucks!! Berger just had better stats than the others.

If before Goldy was gonna average 105, now he'll average 95. If before Berger was gonna average 95, now he'll average 85.

If you didn't think Berger was worth getting before, you still don't! (Unless you changed your opinion based on other reasons Eg. sharing the ruck duties).

On a separate note, go Smith and Van Berlo!

 

[Prochard]

Would a score of 2250 give me a top 10 k rank? Usually start the year at around the 50k mark zzzz

 

[AngryAnt]

Virtual Sports should have adjusted the prices of all rucks according to the updated averages from last season based on the new scoring rules.

 

[Bomber18]

I think the point is that you won't bother with upgrading TBC/Berger at all since there is no point in having decent rucks

Reckon it might be worth looking at any KPF you can find that is also listed as a ruck and put them into that line.

Well, as Goldy/Mummy/Jacobs will outscore Bellchambers/Berger, you would lose points. Potentially 15-20 ppg.

I agree with Footyrulz! Berger's going to score worse too with the new ruck rules. He scored well due to having a good game up forward.

 

[Brettthejett]

Would a score of 2250 give me a top 10 k rank? Usually start the year at around the 50k mark zzzz

2250 I think would be top 1k rank