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Yeah way too midpriced for my liking. You will be stuck with a whole lot of players that ultimately do not average enough to be decent keepers.
Picks I like: Bartel, Smith, Ablett, Selwood, Rockliff, Wines, Libba, Crouch, S Martin, Bennell, Greene, Bird
Picks I don't like: Duryea, Carlisle, Harwood, Jones, O'Meara (unlikely to be ready round 1), Mumford (too injury prone), Cloke, Menzel, Anderson
So there are quite a few really good picks there but I think you need to balance the rest out with rookies and premiums.
Picks I like: Bartel, Smith, Ablett, Selwood, Rockliff, Wines, Libba, Crouch, S Martin, Bennell, Greene, Bird
Picks I don't like: Duryea, Carlisle, Harwood, Jones, O'Meara (unlikely to be ready round 1), Mumford (too injury prone), Cloke, Menzel, Anderson
So there are quite a few really good picks there but I think you need to balance the rest out with rookies and premiums.
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Hey guys really need some input here. I feel like I am over spending big time in the back 6, but I am pretty happy with my set up and every time I get rid of shaw I feel like I am not putting the dollars to better use
Shaw, mcveigh, Boyd, bartel, hibberd (nm), bonner, rice, Cole
Ablett, Sloane, rocky, Selwood, libba, fiorini, freeman, cuningham, o'kearney, keays, mathison
Goldie, Martin, Wyatt
Martin, barlow, Harvey, buddy, petracca, brown, kerridge, crocker
Shaw, mcveigh, Boyd, bartel, hibberd (nm), bonner, rice, Cole
Ablett, Sloane, rocky, Selwood, libba, fiorini, freeman, cuningham, o'kearney, keays, mathison
Goldie, Martin, Wyatt
Martin, barlow, Harvey, buddy, petracca, brown, kerridge, crocker
I tend to agree bender, that you have probably overspend in the backline, probably at the expense of your midfield. But, if you are comfortable with your midfield and enough mid rookies are playing round 1 to go 5-6, then this is a pretty good structure.
Structure wise I think this set up is ideal with keepers 4-5-2-4 for a total of 15 (assuming Libber and Buddy are keepers).
As I said before as long as you can get enough rookies playing round 1 this is a great set-up, well done.
Structure wise I think this set up is ideal with keepers 4-5-2-4 for a total of 15 (assuming Libber and Buddy are keepers).
As I said before as long as you can get enough rookies playing round 1 this is a great set-up, well done.
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Thanks guys. I just really am not a fan of many of the backs. Yes shaw is overpriced but I still feel he will be one of only a few to average over 100. Simpson is appealing to me but I can only see him averaging mid 90s so again there is no real rush to grab him.
In regards to buddy I am more than happy with grabbing him at that price when I feel he will be a 100 point player. The lack of these in defense is blurring my judgement
In regards to buddy I am more than happy with grabbing him at that price when I feel he will be a 100 point player. The lack of these in defense is blurring my judgement
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Defence: McVEIGH, BARTEL, YEO, SMITH - Rainbow, Brown - Durdin, Smith
Mid: DANGERFIELD, ABLETT, SHIEL, ROCKCLIFF, WINES, CROUCH - Trengove, Gore, Jansen, Fiorini, Cunningham
Ruck: GOLDSTEIN, LEUENBURGER - King
Forward: MARTIN, WINGARD, MERRETT, GREENE - Kerridge, Petracca, Ahern, Kommer
100k leftover .. rookies obviously rough, thoughts on selections, non selections and structure would be appreciated !
Cheers!
Mid: DANGERFIELD, ABLETT, SHIEL, ROCKCLIFF, WINES, CROUCH - Trengove, Gore, Jansen, Fiorini, Cunningham
Ruck: GOLDSTEIN, LEUENBURGER - King
Forward: MARTIN, WINGARD, MERRETT, GREENE - Kerridge, Petracca, Ahern, Kommer
100k leftover .. rookies obviously rough, thoughts on selections, non selections and structure would be appreciated !
Cheers!
Hey all! I, like most of you, made a promise to myself to not touch SC this year until after the first NAB challenge game, but like a drunken New Year's Eve resolution on the 8th of January, it's gone to sh*t, and here i am.
It's good to be back and i hope everyone's been having an enjoyable off-season!
Without further ado, here's my first crack for the 2016 season and a few random thoughts of where i'm at at this early stage.
DEF: McVeigh, Hibberd, Yeo, Smith, Thurlow [Hipwood, Brown (WCE), Bonner]
MID: Pendlebury, Ablett, Sloane, Rockliff, Liberatore, Crouch [Freeman, Mathieson, Gresham, Kerridge, Davis]
RUC: Martin, Leuenberger [Nyuon]
FWD: Deledio, Barlow, Harvey, Brayshaw, Menzel [Petracca, West, Brown (Ess)]
Locks - I'll be definitely running with these guys, barring catastrophe in pre-season. McVeigh, B Smith, Sloane, Rocky, Libba, Crouch, Leuey, Lids. Not putting Ablett and Pendles in this category just yet, but they're close. Their status will have a bit to do with a couple of blokes i have in the "wait and see" category..
Smokies - Jackson Thurlow and Angus Brayshaw. Backing these guys in for a breakout season, will probably only pick one of them based on pre-season form but wanted both in my initial side for posterity.
Wait and see - Fyfe, Selwood, Bennell. Same as everyone, i hate starting with guys that have had an interrupted pre-season but if signs start looking good then Fyfe and Selwood especially will be in quick-smart. Otherwise they'll be at the top of the early upgrades list once the real stuff starts. I'm also liking the look of McGovern as a swingman at his price. It'll be interesting to see what role he gets if all of WCE's tall defenders are back, but if he gets a SC friendly loose role and is over his injuries, i could definitely be tempted.
Just missed out - Parker, Franklin. Feel that Parker's propensity to hit the scoreboard will stand him in good stead with the further reduction in interchanges, but having a total mental blank as to why he dropped off last year (injuries/form/role? anyone have any insight?) so he's out at this stage. Buddy's price tag has almost sucked me in, but i'm not sure i can take another ride on that rollercoaster.
Structure - Like the thought of pairing up Martin/West & Leuenberger/Nyuon in the rucks for safety but it all but guarantees at least one ruck donut during 2 of the 3 bye rounds which i'm not entirely sold on. Hibberd, Yeo, Barlow and Harvey i'm also not in love with so if i need to restructure based on some extra likely rookies that present in either the DEF or FWDs then one from that list will be dropped. Will also definitely sharpen up on the "mid-priced madness" look of this initial team and only go for a couple of the more speculative picks in this current version, but all in all i'm pretty happy at this early stage!
It's good to be back and i hope everyone's been having an enjoyable off-season!
Without further ado, here's my first crack for the 2016 season and a few random thoughts of where i'm at at this early stage.
DEF: McVeigh, Hibberd, Yeo, Smith, Thurlow [Hipwood, Brown (WCE), Bonner]
MID: Pendlebury, Ablett, Sloane, Rockliff, Liberatore, Crouch [Freeman, Mathieson, Gresham, Kerridge, Davis]
RUC: Martin, Leuenberger [Nyuon]
FWD: Deledio, Barlow, Harvey, Brayshaw, Menzel [Petracca, West, Brown (Ess)]
Locks - I'll be definitely running with these guys, barring catastrophe in pre-season. McVeigh, B Smith, Sloane, Rocky, Libba, Crouch, Leuey, Lids. Not putting Ablett and Pendles in this category just yet, but they're close. Their status will have a bit to do with a couple of blokes i have in the "wait and see" category..
Smokies - Jackson Thurlow and Angus Brayshaw. Backing these guys in for a breakout season, will probably only pick one of them based on pre-season form but wanted both in my initial side for posterity.
Wait and see - Fyfe, Selwood, Bennell. Same as everyone, i hate starting with guys that have had an interrupted pre-season but if signs start looking good then Fyfe and Selwood especially will be in quick-smart. Otherwise they'll be at the top of the early upgrades list once the real stuff starts. I'm also liking the look of McGovern as a swingman at his price. It'll be interesting to see what role he gets if all of WCE's tall defenders are back, but if he gets a SC friendly loose role and is over his injuries, i could definitely be tempted.
Just missed out - Parker, Franklin. Feel that Parker's propensity to hit the scoreboard will stand him in good stead with the further reduction in interchanges, but having a total mental blank as to why he dropped off last year (injuries/form/role? anyone have any insight?) so he's out at this stage. Buddy's price tag has almost sucked me in, but i'm not sure i can take another ride on that rollercoaster.
Structure - Like the thought of pairing up Martin/West & Leuenberger/Nyuon in the rucks for safety but it all but guarantees at least one ruck donut during 2 of the 3 bye rounds which i'm not entirely sold on. Hibberd, Yeo, Barlow and Harvey i'm also not in love with so if i need to restructure based on some extra likely rookies that present in either the DEF or FWDs then one from that list will be dropped. Will also definitely sharpen up on the "mid-priced madness" look of this initial team and only go for a couple of the more speculative picks in this current version, but all in all i'm pretty happy at this early stage!
Did you have too much Wine and Popcorn? 
I don't see the Brayshaw breakout but I'm still kicking myself for not taking the Bont after he sat in my team all preseason. Sloane is a flat track bully and Adelaide have a horrendous start to the year, try Ollie Wines instead who has plenty of room to improve with his time on ground. Nyuon won't give you a link to West. Wyatt appears to be the best cheap R/F. I'm trying to distance my bias from Bennell and Barlow but it is proving difficult. Bennell will give us back to back brownlows.
I don't see the Brayshaw breakout but I'm still kicking myself for not taking the Bont after he sat in my team all preseason. Sloane is a flat track bully and Adelaide have a horrendous start to the year, try Ollie Wines instead who has plenty of room to improve with his time on ground. Nyuon won't give you a link to West. Wyatt appears to be the best cheap R/F. I'm trying to distance my bias from Bennell and Barlow but it is proving difficult. Bennell will give us back to back brownlows.
Selwood was an absolute lock for me as soon as I heard the Danger signing so I'm massively disappointed to be leaving him out at this stage. I think he had a similarly interrupted preseason for 2014 from memory so I'm not entirely ruling him out yet.
Have a sneaking suspicion that 2017 might be Bennell's year. Seems to take at least a season for "troubled" guys to buy in to Lyon's methods and similarly for them to earn his respect. Thinking of Walters there.. Will Bennell do a Walters or a Sylvia is the $50k question!
Disagree on your groupthink comment though. I can find myself considering players I never would if I read a particularly compelling argument, especially if it's from a poster I respect, like most of the regulars here! Haha!
Have a sneaking suspicion that 2017 might be Bennell's year. Seems to take at least a season for "troubled" guys to buy in to Lyon's methods and similarly for them to earn his respect. Thinking of Walters there.. Will Bennell do a Walters or a Sylvia is the $50k question!
Disagree on your groupthink comment though. I can find myself considering players I never would if I read a particularly compelling argument, especially if it's from a poster I respect, like most of the regulars here! Haha!
Spot on happydays! There was a 'page 2' that I didn't factor in! 5 more players:
Waite 91.4(from 16) dropped to 80.2 (20)
Higgins 76.5 (from 20) jumped to 94.7 (21)
Frawley 77.3(21) dropped to 57.7 (14)
Malceski 105.4(22) dropped to 71.1 (16)
Gwilt 72.3 (17) jumped to 77.1 (11)
So -11, +18, -20, -34, +5 roughly.. Which still supports my post anyway.
These were only the traded free agents anyway, the delisted ones were better off.
Waite 91.4(from 16) dropped to 80.2 (20)
Higgins 76.5 (from 20) jumped to 94.7 (21)
Frawley 77.3(21) dropped to 57.7 (14)
Malceski 105.4(22) dropped to 71.1 (16)
Gwilt 72.3 (17) jumped to 77.1 (11)
So -11, +18, -20, -34, +5 roughly.. Which still supports my post anyway.
These were only the traded free agents anyway, the delisted ones were better off.
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Did you have too much Wine and Popcorn?
I don't see the Brayshaw breakout but I'm still kicking myself for not taking the Bont after he sat in my team all preseason. Sloane is a flat track bully and Adelaide have a horrendous start to the year, try Ollie Wines instead who has plenty of room to improve with his time on ground. Nyuon won't give you a link to West. Wyatt appears to be the best cheap R/F. I'm trying to distance my bias from Bennell and Barlow but it is proving difficult. Bennell will give us back to back brownlows.
I don't see the Brayshaw breakout but I'm still kicking myself for not taking the Bont after he sat in my team all preseason. Sloane is a flat track bully and Adelaide have a horrendous start to the year, try Ollie Wines instead who has plenty of room to improve with his time on ground. Nyuon won't give you a link to West. Wyatt appears to be the best cheap R/F. I'm trying to distance my bias from Bennell and Barlow but it is proving difficult. Bennell will give us back to back brownlows.
I'm very bullish on Brayshaw, probably because he completely dominated against us last year in rnd 12 where he played like an ollie wines with better skills. Games against your own team make more of an impression in the memory I guess.. I guess that's why Carlton recruited Liam Jones lol.
On the ruck link, I had west as backup to Martin and Nyuon as a backup to Leuey. The link is between West and Leuey..
Not convinced that Sloane's a FTB. Kinda don't see inside midfielders as susceptible to the FTB theory, if anything, they seem to thrive against tougher teams. Just my opinion though, no doubt stats will prove me wrong.
Sky's the limit for Bennell. If he comes right, you'll be golden!
Geez it's good to be back on this site talking footy! Missed y'all.
Looks pretty good to me BC. There are only two things I would suggest/highlight:
- I think you might be overpaying somewhat for F1 and F2 - although both are pretty durable, and should be a very high chance to be top forwards, so this is a trade-off I am weighing up myself. Dusty has similar attributes, so switching one of Lids/Montagna for him might be an option.
- Beams misses games every season - on average almost 1 in 3 - and is probably one of the least durable ultra premiums. Someone like Pendles is only slightly dearer and much more reliable. Beams is a gun, but hard to pick in your starting side in my view - if you upgrade to him, you only need to cross your fingers for half the season If you want to raise cash, you could look at Bird to Wells (assuming Bird isn't an intended keeper), Kennedy to a different "rookie", or Martin to NicNat.
- I think you might be overpaying somewhat for F1 and F2 - although both are pretty durable, and should be a very high chance to be top forwards, so this is a trade-off I am weighing up myself. Dusty has similar attributes, so switching one of Lids/Montagna for him might be an option.
- Beams misses games every season - on average almost 1 in 3 - and is probably one of the least durable ultra premiums. Someone like Pendles is only slightly dearer and much more reliable. Beams is a gun, but hard to pick in your starting side in my view - if you upgrade to him, you only need to cross your fingers for half the season
If you want to raise cash, you could look at Bird to Wells (assuming Bird isn't an intended keeper), Kennedy to a different "rookie", or Martin to NicNat.
Looks pretty good to me BC. There are only two things I would suggest/highlight:
- I think you might be overpaying somewhat for F1 and F2 - although both are pretty durable, and should be a very high chance to be top forwards, so this is a trade-off I am weighing up myself. Dusty has similar attributes, so switching one of Lids/Montagna for him might be an option.
- Beams misses games every season - on average almost 1 in 3 - and is probably one of the least durable ultra premiums. Someone like Pendles is only slightly dearer and much more reliable. Beams is a gun, but hard to pick in your starting side in my view - if you upgrade to him, you only need to cross your fingers for half the season If you want to raise cash, you could look at Bird to Wells (assuming Bird isn't an intended keeper), Kennedy to a different "rookie", or Martin to NicNat.
- I think you might be overpaying somewhat for F1 and F2 - although both are pretty durable, and should be a very high chance to be top forwards, so this is a trade-off I am weighing up myself. Dusty has similar attributes, so switching one of Lids/Montagna for him might be an option.
- Beams misses games every season - on average almost 1 in 3 - and is probably one of the least durable ultra premiums. Someone like Pendles is only slightly dearer and much more reliable. Beams is a gun, but hard to pick in your starting side in my view - if you upgrade to him, you only need to cross your fingers for half the season
If you want to raise cash, you could look at Bird to Wells (assuming Bird isn't an intended keeper), Kennedy to a different "rookie", or Martin to NicNat.
Biggest concern with this team is leuey. He's a headache waiting to happen i think
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