Opinion Rate My Team (Team Picker Only)

[Torress]

Current line up:

D - KK, Bartel, Yeo, Smith, brown, Hartley, Collins, broad

M - GAJ, Pendles, Sloane, Rocky, Shiel, Wines, Parish, Morabiito, ahern, keays, Mathieson

R - Mummy, Lobbe, rookie

F - Dusty, Barlow, Merrett, Buddy, Petracca, Kerridge, komner, McDonald-tipungwuti

12k remaiining

first team ive made without goldy, martin in the ruck. Lobbe feels obvious now, with this team i'm tipping mummy for a flying start - don't see these two rucks being the two rucks at the end of the season.
no JOM, crouch, libba..... could easily change there but imo i think one does need to see what type of team can be created without the midpriced madness in the midfield line. i just don't see libba, JOM or crouch starting well. not after the lay o*** each one has had. they are midpriced for a reason! i don't think either 3 could derail you, i think at best each of the 3 could go 100 average. libba is entering back with a new gameplan, coach essentially a new team. off an ACL, 105 is a big call for him to hit. you just don't see many pllayers smash out a 105 average the year after a knee reconstruction - Robbie gray anyone! R.Gray is an absolute jet, he delivered 110 last year, about 3-4 years after his knee reco. i'm sure the two season before he got back to his best were 80-90s average. gray's injury was very very nasty so it is not a black and white comparison, and libba has had a full year to recover. i may fall on my own sword a bit here, i am not absolutely convinced libba is a 'lock'

 

[BomberSam]

Probably still give me Yeo, Smith, Malceski, Libba, Crouch, JOM, Lobbe, Leuey, Bennell, Zerrett, Bird, Wells and Lyon.

I currently have six of them, which concerns me slightly but so far it's the happiest I have been with my team.

 

[freowho]

I must be missing something, put together a side of 13-14 keepers that I am pleased with at the minute, with rookie wonderland to come.

'Probably still give me Yeo, Smith, Malceski, Libba, Crouch, JOM, Lobbe, Leuey, Bennell, Zerrett, Bird, Wells and Lyon.'

All of the above are risky, have two of them at the moment, is enough for me.

I currently have six of them, which concerns me slightly but so far it's the happiest I have been with my team.

Sorry, I was having a moment. I'm not getting much clarity with regards to my team. Hopefully once the rookies start appearing in the preseason it will take more shape.

 

[BomberSam]

My favoured team at this point has 13 keepers plus Libba, Crouch and Bird (and Leuey as ruck cover).

Just attempted a team with just GnR (apart from Leuey as ruck cover). I came up with 14 keepers.

McVeigh, Bartel, Smith, Bonner, Hibberd, Brown (Byrne, Hartley)

Fyfe, Pendles, Ablett, Selwood, Rockliff, Wines, Freeman, Cuningham (Keays, Sumner, Morabito)

Goldstein, Martin (Read)

Martin, Barlow, Franklin, Leuey, Kerridge, Petracca (Eades, Adams)

But do I run with the 13 keeper team for a chance of one or two of Libba/Crouch/Bird becoming keepers?
I suppose NAB cup will be the big decider, if it looks like Libba, Crouch and Bird are playing well in the midfield, I may choose team 1. In the end it will probably be a combination of both.

 

[Darkie]

My favoured team at this point has 13 keepers plus Libba, Crouch and Bird (and Leuey as ruck cover).

Just attempted a team with just GnR (apart from Leuey as ruck cover). I came up with 14 keepers.

McVeigh, Bartel, Smith, Bonner, Hibberd, Brown (Byrne, Hartley)

Fyfe, Pendles, Ablett, Selwood, Rockliff, Wines, Freeman, Cuningham (Keays, Sumner, Morabito)

Goldstein, Martin (Read)

Martin, Barlow, Franklin, Leuey, Kerridge, Petracca (Eades, Adams)

But do I run with the 13 keeper team for a chance of one or two of Libba/Crouch/Bird becoming keepers?
I suppose NAB cup will be the big decider, if it looks like Libba, Crouch and Bird are playing well in the midfield, I may choose team 1. In the end it will probably be a combination of both.

Are 13 of the 14 keepers the same? If not, I'd be wary of reducing quality of the keepers to increase their quantity.

What is the X vs Y?

 

[BomberSam]

Are 13 of the 14 keepers the same? If not, I'd be wary of reducing quality of the keepers to increase their quantity.

What is the X vs Y?

The changes were:

Yeo (80-100) + Libba (90-105) + Crouch (90-105) + Bird (75-95) = 335-405 ~ 1-2 keepers (2-3 stepping stones)

to

Rookie (50-60) + Fyfe (120-130) + Wines (105-110) + Rookie (50-60) = 325-360 ~ 2 keepers

 

[freowho]

My favoured team at this point has 13 keepers plus Libba, Crouch and Bird (and Leuey as ruck cover).

Just attempted a team with just GnR (apart from Leuey as ruck cover). I came up with 14 keepers.

McVeigh, Bartel, Smith, Bonner, Hibberd, Brown (Byrne, Hartley)

Fyfe, Pendles, Ablett, Selwood, Rockliff, Wines, Freeman, Cuningham (Keays, Sumner, Morabito)

Goldstein, Martin (Read)

Martin, Barlow, Franklin, Leuey, Kerridge, Petracca (Eades, Adams)

But do I run with the 13 keeper team for a chance of one or two of Libba/Crouch/Bird becoming keepers?
I suppose NAB cup will be the big decider, if it looks like Libba, Crouch and Bird are playing well in the midfield, I may choose team 1. In the end it will probably be a combination of both.

I think the preseason games could be misleading for Bird. Lumumba looked like Dane Swan last year with 30+ disposals. They will help us see if Libba and Crouch are fit for round 1. I think Libba has more value than Crouch because of his round 14 bye. Not ideal but you could at least carry a 95-100 M8 and it should be a cheapish upgrade to a round 13 player to help you get through the byes.

 

[AaronKirk]

Hi Guys, First side I have posted here for 2016.

Def: McVeigh, Simpson, Ibbotson, Smith, M.Brown (WCE), M.Brown (Ess) (M.Hartley, M.Adams)

Mid: S.Pendlebury, G.Ablett, J.Selwood, T.Rockliff, T.Liberatore, B.Crouch, D.Parish, J.Gresham (J.Jansen, C.Petracca, A.Marcon)

Ruck: T.Goldstein, M.Lobbe

Fwd: D.Martin, L.Dahlhaus, H.Bennell, M.Barlow, S.Kerridge, N.Kommer (P.Ahern, S.Yarran)

$3,900 cash left.

Rookies are placeholders for now until we know more once the NAB challenge starts and we get a better idea where rookies sit however a lot will come from Essendon i'd presume.

Current bye structure is 9-12-9 which is workable.

 

[BomberSam]

Hi Guys, First side I have posted here for 2016.

Def: McVeigh, Simpson, Ibbotson, Smith, M.Brown (WCE), M.Brown (Ess) (M.Hartley, M.Adams)

Mid: S.Pendlebury, G.Ablett, J.Selwood, T.Rockliff, T.Liberatore, B.Crouch, D.Parish, J.Gresham (J.Jansen, C.Petracca, A.Marcon)

Ruck: T.Goldstein, M.Lobbe

Fwd: D.Martin, L.Dahlhaus, H.Bennell, M.Barlow, S.Kerridge, N.Kommer (P.Ahern, S.Yarran)

$3,900 cash left.

Rookies are placeholders for now until we know more once the NAB challenge starts and we get a better idea where rookies sit however a lot will come from Essendon i'd presume.

Current bye structure is 9-12-9 which is workable.

Nice team AK!

I like the McVeigh and Simpson picks, should both be top 6 come season's end. Smith is too good to pass up at that price, too. I am interested to hear your thoughts behind the Ibbo selection? I started him last year expecting to use him as a stepping stone, but he ended up at D6 for the whole season. He was inconsistent but overall solid enough.

Four gun mids there. Do you expect either of Libba or Crouch to be a keeper? I have both of them in one of my teams at the moment, but neither of them in the other.

Solid enough selections in the forward line although I am weary of a returning Libba's effect on Dahlhaus, and that sciatica of Bennells is a concern.

 

[manyproblems]

Hi guys. I am a casual player so excuse me if my team isn't good. I've been working on it for 14 hours today, really need that car for my small business (if you need some vodka ice cream, pm me)
I might go light in defense and downgrade Shaw and upgrade M8 to JPK. Not sure, tell me what you guys think!

Defenders:
Heath Shaw [GWS] ($607,800)
Jarrad McVeigh [SYD] [MID] ($542,600)
Nick Malceski [GCS] ($383,800)
Ciaran Byrne [CAR] ($123,900)
Mitch Brown [ESS] [FWD] ($117,300)
Cameron Delaney [GEE] ($117,300)
Zaine Cordy [WBD] ($123,900)
Darcy Tucker [FRE] ($117,300)

Midfielders:
Scott Pendlebury [COL] ($627,200)
Gary Ablett [GCS] ($623,200)
Robbie Gray [PTA] ($595,900)
Joel Selwood [GEE] ($565,500)
Tom Rockliff [BRL] ($550,100)
Tom Liberatore [WBD] ($357,300)
Brad Crouch [ADE] ($306,100)
Paul Ahern [GWS] [FWD] ($123,900)
Dean Gore [ADE] ($123,900)
David Cuningham [CAR] ($121,800)
Ben Keays [BRL] ($117,300)

Rucks:
Todd Goldstein [NTH] ($695,100)
Sam Jacobs [ADE] ($582,500)
Mason Cox [COL] [FWD] ($117,300)

Forwards:
Brett Deledio [RIC] ($608,800)
Dustin Martin [RIC] [MID] ($569,300)
Luke Dahlhaus [WBD] [MID] ($563,600)
Sam Kerridge [CAR] [MID] ($137,600)
Nick Kommer [ESS] ($123,900)
Christian Petracca [MEL] [MID] ($123,900)
Shane Yarran [FRE] ($117,300)
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti [ESS] [FWD] ($102,400)

 

[Bijou]

Current structure at the moment but I'm not going to be sold on it until I see what top up players we are going to have to work with.

Defenders:

McVeigh, Simpson, Bartel, Rookie x5

Midfielders:

Fyfe, Dangerfield, Ablett, Sloane, Libertore, Rookie x6

Rucks:

Naitanui, Lobbe, Rookie [Ruc/Fwd Swing]

Forwards:

Martin, Barlow, Harvey, Leuenberger, West, Rookie x 3



Like many others I feel that paying 600K for Shaw in defence is a bit rich. Not really sold on Yeo/Smith/Insert your midpricer here yet. Hopefully there will be a good crop of rookie selections to pick from otherwise I might go ahead with Shaw anyway. 600K is a lot but he'll probably be in the top 3 defenders barring any injury and nobody else is really doing it for me. McVeigh/Simpson/Bartel will all probably be top 6 or so.

I'm super scared going into the year without starting Pendlebury and may change my mind on excluding him. I'll aim to get him in around the BYE period if possible since he has round 13. Anyway Fyfe is a must-start if he is fit. I'm predicting Dangerfield to go absolutely bonkers this year - I feel as though he's wanted to move back to Victoria for a while now and now that he's back I think he'll smash it. Ablett burned me last year, but if he's fit then I have no doubt he will go back to 120+ average.

Sloane vs Rockliff I'm leaning in favour of Sloane at the moment - I saw Rowsus post up something about virtually no player ever returning to +120 average after they dropped below it. Sloane has yet to reach 120+, but Rockliff has done so once and never returned there. Without Dangerfield I reckon Sloane will have to step up a bit.. and injury wise excluding last season Sloane has always been incredibly durable.It puts him just ahead for me at the moment. Libertore is too cheap to ignore and in a Doggies outfit that was vastly improved last season there is no reason I can see that he shouldn't be able to go right back to 100+ average.

I absolutely cannot see Goldstein having as good of a season as he did last year this time around. Pretty sure Rowsus posted up something else about the numbers being against Goldstein doing it for a second year in a row in his player analysis topic (gee that Rowsus guy is smart hey?). I think he will still likely get maybe 110+ average but I'm not paying 700K for a ruckman who is overs by about 20ish points.

Anyway, Naitanui is in my opinion a pretty average footballer around the ground but for some reason he doesn't have to do a lot to score points. His ruckwork is very nice also. With West Coast primed for top 4 this year and NicNat injury free now he can maybe go 110+? As soon as news was released that Ryder would be banned for the year I was instantly keen on Lobbe - should be playing number 1 ruck in a team that I expect to bounce back after a below expectations year last year.

In forwards Martin has been first picked for me every year for the last 3 seasons and it's not changing this year either. I like Delideo, but I don't think he'll score as highly this year as last so I won't start him. I'm worried about Barlow.. he didn't seem right last year and there were whispers he was being offered as trade bait. Not great signs, however I still think he should average close to 100 if not more which is pretty okay for a forward position player. Harvey is about as cheap as I can ever remember him starting and with the sub rule removed he should be playing the games out more I reckon. Despite his age there's nothing wrong with how he can play, saw that first hand when he pants my Tigers in the finals.

If Leuenberger is solo rucking for the Bombers (ie. they don't get a top up ruckman) then I like him as both a FWD/RUC swing and as a potentially good scorer. Wouldn't be planning to use him as a stepping stone, any player worth more than about 300K I prefer to keep as a starter if possible. I reckon West should be best 22 in Brisbane and for a seasoned player under 200K and also another RUC/FWD swing I like him a lot.


Let me know your thoughts : )

 

[Nathan]

Structure hasn't changed for a while so I'd say pretty set until we fill our rookies.
25k left, not fussed on rookies yet.

DEF- KK, Bartel, Yeo, Smith, Brown, Byrne (rainbow, Brown)

MID- Ablett, Pendles, Rockliff, JPK, Libba, Blakely, Gresham, Petracca (Sumner,Cunningam,Mathieson)

RUCK- Goldy, Martin (Loersch)

FWD- Martin, Dahlhaus, Barlow, Zorko, Kerridge, Menadue (Apeness, Close)

When I made my very first draft when Gold picker opened I had O'meara/Crouch at M6, by doing this I always found myself with another mid pricer at F4 wasn't happy with that they are out of consideration.

Backing KK/Yeo/Smith to go at least 90ppg. Happy to pay overs in the ruck as I don't feel compromised on any other line.

Previous draft team above.... Seeing what I can do with Lobbe+$$$

DEF- McVeigh, Simpson, Bartel, Smith, Brown, Byrne (Brown,Hartley)

MID- Ablett, Pendles, Dangerfield, Rockliff, Liberatore, Parish, Gresham, Petracca (Keyes,Cunningam,Mathieson)

RUCK- Goldstein,Lobbe (Loersch)

FWD- Deledio, Martin, Zorko, Barlow, Kerridge, Kommer (Apeness,Pickett)

Obviously Deledio & McVeigh are wait see how pre season goes and most rookies just $$ holders at the moment. I like that with Lobbe I can structure with more consistent premiums.

 

[Prochard]

Current structure at the moment but I'm not going to be sold on it until I see what top up players we are going to have to work with.

Defenders:

McVeigh, Simpson, Bartel, Rookie x5

Midfielders:

Fyfe, Dangerfield, Ablett, Sloane, Libertore, Rookie x6

Rucks:

Naitanui, Lobbe, Rookie [Ruc/Fwd Swing]

Forwards:

Martin, Barlow, Harvey, Leuenberger, West, Rookie x 3



Like many others I feel that paying 600K for Shaw in defence is a bit rich. Not really sold on Yeo/Smith/Insert your midpricer here yet. Hopefully there will be a good crop of rookie selections to pick from otherwise I might go ahead with Shaw anyway. 600K is a lot but he'll probably be in the top 3 defenders barring any injury and nobody else is really doing it for me. McVeigh/Simpson/Bartel will all probably be top 6 or so.

I'm super scared going into the year without starting Pendlebury and may change my mind on excluding him. I'll aim to get him in around the BYE period if possible since he has round 13. Anyway Fyfe is a must-start if he is fit. I'm predicting Dangerfield to go absolutely bonkers this year - I feel as though he's wanted to move back to Victoria for a while now and now that he's back I think he'll smash it. Ablett burned me last year, but if he's fit then I have no doubt he will go back to 120+ average.

Sloane vs Rockliff I'm leaning in favour of Sloane at the moment - I saw Rowsus post up something about virtually no player ever returning to +120 average after they dropped below it. Sloane has yet to reach 120+, but Rockliff has done so once and never returned there. Without Dangerfield I reckon Sloane will have to step up a bit.. and injury wise excluding last season Sloane has always been incredibly durable.It puts him just ahead for me at the moment. Libertore is too cheap to ignore and in a Doggies outfit that was vastly improved last season there is no reason I can see that he shouldn't be able to go right back to 100+ average.

I absolutely cannot see Goldstein having as good of a season as he did last year this time around. Pretty sure Rowsus posted up something else about the numbers being against Goldstein doing it for a second year in a row in his player analysis topic (gee that Rowsus guy is smart hey?). I think he will still likely get maybe 110+ average but I'm not paying 700K for a ruckman who is overs by about 20ish points.

Anyway, Naitanui is in my opinion a pretty average footballer around the ground but for some reason he doesn't have to do a lot to score points. His ruckwork is very nice also. With West Coast primed for top 4 this year and NicNat injury free now he can maybe go 110+? As soon as news was released that Ryder would be banned for the year I was instantly keen on Lobbe - should be playing number 1 ruck in a team that I expect to bounce back after a below expectations year last year.

In forwards Martin has been first picked for me every year for the last 3 seasons and it's not changing this year either. I like Delideo, but I don't think he'll score as highly this year as last so I won't start him. I'm worried about Barlow.. he didn't seem right last year and there were whispers he was being offered as trade bait. Not great signs, however I still think he should average close to 100 if not more which is pretty okay for a forward position player. Harvey is about as cheap as I can ever remember him starting and with the sub rule removed he should be playing the games out more I reckon. Despite his age there's nothing wrong with how he can play, saw that first hand when he pants my Tigers in the finals.

If Leuenberger is solo rucking for the Bombers (ie. they don't get a top up ruckman) then I like him as both a FWD/RUC swing and as a potentially good scorer. Wouldn't be planning to use him as a stepping stone, any player worth more than about 300K I prefer to keep as a starter if possible. I reckon West should be best 22 in Brisbane and for a seasoned player under 200K and also another RUC/FWD swing I like him a lot.


Let me know your thoughts : )

I feel that you are overthinking with many of the positions. Rockliff is the first player i locked in after seeing the prices, pendles and to a lesser extent after. Personally cant justify starting sloane over him

Not sold with your forward options. I think if leunburger is considered he must be picked as a midprice ruck and upgraded later on.

Also think you're a bit light in the midfield especially with the number of bargain super premiums being available this year. Nonetheless, solid attempt.

 

[jaca]

This is me for a while, pretty happy with the mix right now so in here to help me remember if picker disappears soon. A few rookies feel more locked in than others)

D: McVeigh, Simpson, Bartel, Smith + Rookies (Brown, Bonner, Byrne, Hartley)
M: Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Selwood, Wines, Libba + Rookies (Mills, Sumner, Freeman, Keays, Hibberd
R: Martin, Lobbe (Rookie/King)
F: Dusty, Barlow, Harvey, Buddy + Rookies (Kerridge, Kommer, Petracca, Adams)

Don't expect Lobbe to be a keeper, but you never know. Hope Libba will be.

Targets by position:
D: Shaw
M: Fyfe, Danger
R: Goldy
F: Lids/Dahl/Montag

Quite like the fact I have 7 players to target that should all drop in value over the first 6-10 rounds.

 

[yakka]

Roughly 250k in the bank,not sure if that's to much to start with or should I upgrade one of my mid price picks.
Not too sure about Rosa??
Think that the Governor should improve with all the key backman returning, also Duryea showed that there might be a good spot in the Hawks backline for a run and carrier with Suckling gone.
I've picked the standard midfield, with Duncan as my POD.
Nick Nat and Lobbe looks nice??
Cloke should hopefully start well with an easyish draw, and Bird I would have thought he would be one of the main mids left at my beloved bombers.
Feel free to tear my team to shreds..

 

[yakka]

Nice..Jaca
How much in the bank??
The only questionable picks may be Simpson,Smith and Buddy..

 

[Nathan]

This is me for a while, pretty happy with the mix right now so in here to help me remember if picker disappears soon. A few rookies feel more locked in than others)

D: McVeigh, Simpson, Bartel, Smith + Rookies (Brown, Bonner, Byrne, Hartley)
M: Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Selwood, Wines, Libba + Rookies (Mills, Sumner, Freeman, Keays, Hibberd
R: Martin, Lobbe (Rookie/King)
F: Dusty, Barlow, Harvey, Buddy + Rookies (Kerridge, Kommer, Petracca, Adams)

Don't expect Lobbe to be a keeper, but you never know. Hope Libba will be.

Targets by position:
D: Shaw
M: Fyfe, Danger
R: Goldy
F: Lids/Dahl/Montag

Quite like the fact I have 7 players to target that should all drop in value over the first 6-10 rounds.

I really like this, great structure.

I'm taking slightly different path but can see this working.

 

[Darkie]

Hi guys. I am a casual player so excuse me if my team isn't good. I've been working on it for 14 hours today, really need that car for my small business (if you need some vodka ice cream, pm me)
I might go light in defense and downgrade Shaw and upgrade M8 to JPK. Not sure, tell me what you guys think!

Defenders:
Heath Shaw [GWS] ($607,800)
Jarrad McVeigh [SYD] [MID] ($542,600)
Nick Malceski [GCS] ($383,800)
Ciaran Byrne [CAR] ($123,900)
Mitch Brown [ESS] [FWD] ($117,300)
Cameron Delaney [GEE] ($117,300)
Zaine Cordy [WBD] ($123,900)
Darcy Tucker [FRE] ($117,300)

Midfielders:
Scott Pendlebury [COL] ($627,200)
Gary Ablett [GCS] ($623,200)
Robbie Gray [PTA] ($595,900)
Joel Selwood [GEE] ($565,500)
Tom Rockliff [BRL] ($550,100)
Tom Liberatore [WBD] ($357,300)
Brad Crouch [ADE] ($306,100)
Paul Ahern [GWS] [FWD] ($123,900)
Dean Gore [ADE] ($123,900)
David Cuningham [CAR] ($121,800)
Ben Keays [BRL] ($117,300)

Rucks:
Todd Goldstein [NTH] ($695,100)
Sam Jacobs [ADE] ($582,500)
Mason Cox [COL] [FWD] ($117,300)

Forwards:
Brett Deledio [RIC] ($608,800)
Dustin Martin [RIC] [MID] ($569,300)
Luke Dahlhaus [WBD] [MID] ($563,600)
Sam Kerridge [CAR] [MID] ($137,600)
Nick Kommer [ESS] ($123,900)
Christian Petracca [MEL] [MID] ($123,900)
Shane Yarran [FRE] ($117,300)
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti [ESS] [FWD] ($102,400)

Hi ManyProblems,

I think your team is actually in reasonable shape. My main comments would be:

- I think you're paying a full price for a number of your very top end players outside of the midfield. Shaw, Deledio and Goldy spring to mind. I would downgrade all of them, personally, although I would intend to get all of them at some point. Unless you plan to use a player as a captain option, I would suggest not paying more than they can reasonably be expected to average, based on their historical performance. If paying a really high price, I'd want more than one year of performance at the level you're paying.

- Personally, I wouldn't even consider weakening your defence to strengthen the midfield. If anything I would do the reverse! Bartel will be a popular and relatively safe pick at a good price. Simpson is also very dependable. If I had to cut a premium mid, it would be Gray - he has no record of doing better than he is priced at, and I would predict him to average less than the other four as well.

- From memory M King from Melbourne will be more useful to you at R3 for loopholing purposes. I'm not 100% sure on that, but some good coaches have picked him for this purpose, and I have followed suit so far.

I hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[Darkie]

This is me for a while, pretty happy with the mix right now so in here to help me remember if picker disappears soon. A few rookies feel more locked in than others)

D: McVeigh, Simpson, Bartel, Smith + Rookies (Brown, Bonner, Byrne, Hartley)
M: Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Selwood, Wines, Libba + Rookies (Mills, Sumner, Freeman, Keays, Hibberd
R: Martin, Lobbe (Rookie/King)
F: Dusty, Barlow, Harvey, Buddy + Rookies (Kerridge, Kommer, Petracca, Adams)

Don't expect Lobbe to be a keeper, but you never know. Hope Libba will be.

Targets by position:
D: Shaw
M: Fyfe, Danger
R: Goldy
F: Lids/Dahl/Montag

Quite like the fact I have 7 players to target that should all drop in value over the first 6-10 rounds.

Your team is extremely similar to mine. The only differences are:

Wines v JOM
Stef Martin v NicNat
Buddy + rookie v Leuey + Wells

Plus I have $327k of cash that I'm trying to figure out how to spend. I like the look if your choices, so I think you've done a pretty good job of spending the extra cash, if you will.

 

[Darkie]

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Roughly 250k in the bank,not sure if that's to much to start with or should I upgrade one of my mid price picks.
Not too sure about Rosa??
Think that the Governor should improve with all the key backman returning, also Duryea showed that there might be a good spot in the Hawks backline for a run and carrier with Suckling gone.
I've picked the standard midfield, with Duncan as my POD.
Nick Nat and Lobbe looks nice??
Cloke should hopefully start well with an easyish draw, and Bird I would have thought he would be one of the main mids left at my beloved bombers.
Feel free to tear my team to shreds..

Hi Yakka - I wouldn't tear your team to shreds, although I think a few careful changes could improve it a fair bit. I like most of your mids and your rucks, but your forward and defenders are too mid-priced in my view (it sounds like you might even suspect as much).

Bartel and Barlow are solid picks, but outside of those two you've got six fwds/defs at $348k plus that I think have only two seasons at keeper level between them (one each for Cloke and Greene). Options that you could consider at similar pricing include Smith and maybe Yeo down back, and Boomer up front. Even better, I'd suggest flicking Duncan (unless you expect him to average 110+) and using your cash stash to upgrade some of your mid-priced options to consistently high-scoring players with high game counts. My suggestions would be Simpson, Dusty and perhaps Roughy.

I think a good way to cross-check your team is to look at how many of your non-rookies you think can realistically play 20+ games and be in the top 10 or so in their line. If it isn't comfortably most of them, I'd try downgrading one to upgrade another, and repeating. Good luck.