Opinion Rate My Team (Team Picker Only)

Johno9911 · 22 Jan 2016

First draft, open for any suggestions.

McVeigh, KK, Yeo, Smith, Malceski, E. Mackenzie (Rice, Macdonald-T (Def/fwd)

Pendlebury, Priddis, Shiel, Rockcliff, Parker, Libba, O'Meara, Hopper (Keays, Gresham, Matthieson)

Lobbe, Berger (Currie)

Martin, Bennel, Bird, De Goey, Kerriedge, Petraca (M Brown, Wyatt (Ruc/Fwd)

I am Cursed :( · 22 Jan 2016

Johno9911 said:

You are signing your own death warrant by picking up Berger. In 2015 he scored 100+ ONCE... You will probably then argue that he is now going to be the number 1 ruck at Essendon rather than second fiddle to Martin, which is true. Hitouts to advantage are an important stat for ruckmen. 0 points for a hitout, 5 points for a hitout to advantage. Essendon just lost their entire midfield, so in 2016 I see a lot of his taps being sharked by opposition midfielders.

The biggest cross however is his durability. He has averaged 12 games per season across his career. He has played 22 games twice, and 20 games once. The other years are disastrous! I don't mind Currie but he's an expensive bench player. I actually think Cox (collingwood) is a chance to get games this year and he's $117k with fwd/ ruck.

I think your forward line has one too many mid priced nothing players. Maybe downgrade either Bird or De Goey to a rookie who will generate more cash for a similar score.

Johno9911 · 22 Jan 2016

Thank Cursed,

I agree that I'm unsure with Berg however I'll wait to see how he goes in the NAB before a final choice, as a Collingwood fan I'm hoping Cox gets a hit-out but the improvement of Grundy and Witts still about I'd rather pay a bit more knowing Currie will more likely play if I do start the injury prone berger.

Bird and De Goey will be a tough choice to drop one, Bird is in that midfield group and won't be tagging with crowley now at the club, while there is some hype on JD down at Colingwood for this year.

happydays · 22 Jan 2016

Johno9911 said:

Thank Cursed,

I agree that I'm unsure with Berg however I'll wait to see how he goes in the NAB before a final choice, as a Collingwood fan I'm hoping Cox gets a hit-out but the improvement of Grundy and Witts still about I'd rather pay a bit more knowing Currie will more likely play if I do start the injury prone berger.

Bird and De Goey will be a tough choice to drop one, Bird is in that midfield group and won't be tagging with crowley now at the club, while there is some hype on JD down at Colingwood for this year.

What's the De Goey hype (from a Collingwood supporter and SC interest perspective)?

t.thomas6 · 22 Jan 2016

t.thomas6 said:

IDIG said:

Yeah it's a tough one. Now I'm even considering Tippett due to him being a R/F and allowing a swingset with M.King...

Any other thoughts?

_Slip_ · 22 Jan 2016

Ok I'm finally back onboard after last season was derailed with family issues.

My strategy at this stage is purely GnR in my mid and rucks.

At this stage I will be starting with three $400K defenders as the top defenders fluctuate every year and I am hoping we should have enough onfield rookie defenders to run the season (unlike last year). I have left Shaw out as I don't believe he can repeat last seasons stats especially at his age. I also believe Simpson is on the decline.

Up forward despite reading Rowsus' writeup (which I strongly respect) I am going with Wingard, Boomer and Franklin and my mid pricer in Greene. I believe he is too good to go past with DPP and Treloar gone.

I don't have a backup ruck as Goetz will be my donut as the Dogs draw is perfect as they play most of their games late Saturday night after Gazza has played.

Any feedback appreciated. Rookies subject to change.

Johno9911 · 22 Jan 2016

fair bit of hype around him more due to the reduced interchange cap, he's running and endurance abilities will see him spend larger amount of tog. Added Swan is almost a lock to spend more time in the forward line alongside the returning Maccafer which should result in JD gaining more midfield time where he has proven he can score (round 20 vs Sydney 12 tackles and round 22 vs Geelong 25 disposals)

Juzzo · 22 Jan 2016

Johno9911 said:

Would Crowley have to play a tagging role, Essendon won't win any games, they could just let him play footy for a change?

Ben's Beasts · 23 Jan 2016

_Slip_ said:

Ok I'm finally back onboard after last season was derailed with family issues.

My strategy at this stage is purely GnR in my mid and rucks.

At this stage I will be starting with three $400K defenders as the top defenders fluctuate every year and I am hoping we should have enough onfield rookie defenders to run the season (unlike last year). I have left Shaw out as I don't believe he can repeat last seasons stats especially at his age. I also believe Simpson is on the decline.

Up forward despite reading Rowsus' writeup (which I strongly respect) I am going with Wingard, Boomer and Franklin and my mid pricer in Greene. I believe he is too good to go past with DPP and Treloar gone.

I don't have a backup ruck as Goetz will be my donut as the Dogs draw is perfect as they play most of their games late Saturday night after Gazza has played.

Any feedback appreciated. Rookies subject to change.

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Slip!

We thought you were dead mate. Well not me..

Welcome back mate!

Philzsay · 23 Jan 2016

_Slip_ said:

Ben's Beasts said:

Hayden! Awesome to see you back mate, I hope you are doing well now. I must admit I had assumed you had either passed away or kidnapped by aliens, so good to have you back on board for another SC season!

_Slip_ · 23 Jan 2016

Ben's Beasts said:

Philzsay said:

Thanks Guys. It has been an interesting last 7 months. Looking forward to cracking the top 500 this year in SC. I am looking forward to the pre season catchup as I will be there with bells on

. Thankyou for the welcome back.

Darkie · 25 Jan 2016

_Slip_ said:

Welcome back Slip!

I thought I would make a few comments on your team, given that's what you came here for

I quite like it, so these are more suggestions to consider rather than major concerns:

- Your mids look great, but may bat one deep. If I had to cut one premium it would be Fyfe, although I don't think he's a bad choice even at his high price. I appreciate that Mills may simply be intended as an expensive placeholder, although I doubt he would get enough time in SC-friendly roles at the Swans to be one of your best mid rookie choices. It's rare that the top-priced rookies make the most cash, so that's something to bear in mind if you plan to start with two of them.

- Your rucks obviously look great given their 2015 performance. The only issues would be that (1) the top two rucks basically never back up from year to year, so there's a strong risk you are overpaying, and (2) Martin is not durable, and you have no cover.

- Your defs look okay to me, although I probably struggle with picking someone like Rampe when McVeigh is available, durable and almost certain to score more in my view. Rampe is cheaper, but not by a huge amount. Rampe would certainly be a POD speculative pick, if that's what you are looking for. If you don't want to or can't upgrade Rampe, Smith is actually cheaper, and has scored at keeper level before.

- Your forwards are a bit similar to your defs in that there are a couple of POD picks that don't look that solid to me. Wingard kicked an unusually large number of goals last year (at unusually high accuracy) so I'm not sure I would back him to repeat that. He doesn't seem to have been mooted for more mid time, and I imagine Port's forward structure will have to change given Dixon's arrival and now their two suspensions. This might help or hurt Wingard, but he's not cheap, which arguably skews the risk toward the downside. I think Greene is also a fairly risky pick - moreso as the pre-season goes on. I understand that he needs a lot more time in the mids to score well, and I've seen articles referring to up to about 6 or 8 GWS players being ahead of him in that queue. I would try to upgrade Greene and/or Wingard to players like Dusty and Barlow. Buddy is obviously a risky pick as well (albeit one I can understand the attraction of), so I would look to de-risk some of my other forward picks if you plan to go with him.

Good luck.

Bomber18 · 25 Jan 2016

First go for me (mainly as a reference for myself pre-NAB games)
Pretty standard at this stage

D: Boyd, McVeigh, Bartel, Ashby, M.Brown (Ess), Hartley (Bonner, K.Collins)
M: Danger, Pendles, Ablett, Rocky, Wines, Libba, Parish, Gresham (Gore, Keays, Mathieson)
R: Goldy, Lobbe (R/F rookie)
F: Dusty, Roughhead, Z.Merret, C.Bird, Kerridge, Kommer (Markov, Eades)

Bank: $158k

12 Premiums keepers + 3 potential keepers (Bird, Lobbe, Libba).
Toss up at this stage: Bird + 120k or Buddy

Ben's Beasts · 25 Jan 2016

Bomber18 said:

I like this side. We have 11/15 of the same keepers/potential keepers.

I prefer Bird and the 120k over Buddy. I have high hopes of Bird averaging enough to be a keeper fwd.

Any reason for the 158k leftover? I wouldn't mind seeing it spent on turning Parish into Crouch. I'm not expecting Crouch to be a keeper but rather a high scoring stepping stone at just 306k.

Bomber18 · 25 Jan 2016

Ben's Beasts said:

Good point you make about turning Parish into Crouch. It could be something I do with the extra cash.
I have been a little biased against starting crows players as they have a tough draw to start the season. Also Crouch's bye is quite unfavourable.

In early stages I was looking for potential keepers with Rnd 14/15 byes so they could potentially provide some flexibility around them should they under perform.

Thanks for the feedback!

min0008 · 25 Jan 2016

First draft.
Standard side for me

D: McVeigh, Bartel, Smith, Otten, M Brown(ESS), Hartley (Bonner, Hibberd)
M: Pendlebury, Ablett, Selwood, Rockliff, Wines, Libba, Parish (Keays, Cuningham, Mathieson)
R: Goldstein, Jacobs (Read)
F: Deledio, Martin, Barlow, Bird, Kerridge, Kommer (Petracca, Eades)

Bank: $93.4k
13 premium keepers + 2 potential keepers (Libba and Bird)
Toss up at this stage: Selwood vs Sloane

benderiffic · 25 Jan 2016

min0008 said:

Its all personal preference, but I would be chopping a mid and upgrading bird and otten. Can't see either being keepers so will require upgrading at some point. May as well be now whilst we still have 30 trades in the bank

I am Cursed :( · 25 Jan 2016

min0008 said:

Andy Otten is a bad pickup IMO... Terrible even lol. I was considering him until I looked back at his history. He seems young but he is entering his 9th season! He has missed two entire seasons (2010, 2015), and only averaged 62 across the 6 seasons he played. Moreover, his durability sucks! He has averaged 9.5 games across his career, or 12.6 across those 6 seasons he actually played.

Selwood is well documented. He's carrying a mystery injury which is never good and has been on a reduced program the entire pre season. He's a slow starter as well. Who knows how he will come out of the blocks. Round 1 is against Hawthorn who he usually dominates and he now has Dangerfield giving him a chop out. I think there's some risk, so I won't be picking him. Sloan's injuries were just unlucky. Broken face twice, not the kind of thing which will linger in 2016. He of course has the inverse of Selwood in that Dangerfield has left the club, but I think the risk is less.

Goldstein for mine is seriously over priced. When I say over priced, I mean I think he will score really well (probably not 2015 well) but in terms of a starting team he costs too much. I know why people are picking him, but I think with a moneyball approach you can get better value by having someone like Martin / Mumford as R1 and using the extra $100k elsewhere.

Deledio, similar to Goldy.

Otherwise, I don't mind your team!

Hawk · 25 Jan 2016

Hi SCS! First draft I'm happy with so far. 14 keepers + Libba. Feel free to browse my summary and help me out if I'm missing anything.

Defenders : Gone heavy, but with very similar spends as up forward. I like this balance. Not happy with any of 350-450k players this year, bar maybe Hurn. Boyd / McVeigh / Bartel have been locked for a long time, only recently slipped Simpson in there over Houli who I believe will struggle this season. Looking at Richmond on paper from a SC perspective, and they're very much like Hawthorn. Huge spread of 90+ averages. I just don't trust Houli to hold the extra 5PPG he needs to justify the price, he could easily plateau at 82PPG. I'm hoping Collins can get a game early at the WBD, built like he's about 27 so should have no problems mixing with the bigger blokes. Standard Essendon filler rookies for now, with a hopeful placeholder in Sam Collins.

Midfielders : Stuck to players I can pick and not doubt for a second. Top 4 go without saying, and Libba is a contested midpriced beast who will be in 85% of teams come lock out. Rookies are mainly place holding for now, but I'm hoping I can have a similar setup as what I've got there as far as M/D/F flexibility is concerned

Rucks : Gone huge here, looking to avoid sideways trading. After checking out Stef Martins stats vs other rucks, he's basically a clearance midfielder. Averages over 20 disposals, 5 clearances and 6 marks a game. 91% TOG, 31 hitouts and Berger has gone. I've never felt more confident locking in a ruck regardless of price since Cox, so Goldstein is good to go. Max King gives use of any premium I want as a VC loophole option. Plays Sunday more often than not, and has R/F eligibility just in case I need it later in the season.

Forwards : Martin hasn't left my team, rarely does. I think everyone is waiting for him to take that extra step though. Dahlhaus running at 66% efficiency and 82% TOG has room to improve. I feel like his contested ball count may drop a touch this year due to Libba returning, but will hopefully free him up to increase his efficiency and lift his TOG%. Barlow at that price with M/F is good value considering his previous 110/111PPG seasons. Had a shocker of a year last year and still returned 93 average. He is the one I'm the most wary about though, so I'll be watching with a keen eye over the NAB. Backing Toby Greene to take the next step this year. It has a Luke Parker 2014 feeling about it.

Thanks for reading, looking forward to some feedback and structural advice. I only have $600 left with this draft, I have a habit of spending every dollar I can in draft teams

benderiffic · 25 Jan 2016

Hawk said:

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Hi SCS! First draft I'm happy with so far. 14 keepers + Libba. Feel free to browse my summary and help me out if I'm missing anything.

Defenders : Gone heavy, but with very similar spends as up forward. I like this balance. Not happy with any of 350-450k players this year, bar maybe Hurn. Boyd / McVeigh / Bartel have been locked for a long time, only recently slipped Simpson in there over Houli who I believe will struggle this season. Looking at Richmond on paper from a SC perspective, and they're very much like Hawthorn. Huge spread of 90+ averages. I just don't trust Houli to hold the extra 5PPG he needs to justify the price, he could easily plateau at 82PPG. I'm hoping Collins can get a game early at the WBD, built like he's about 27 so should have no problems mixing with the bigger blokes. Standard Essendon filler rookies for now, with a hopeful placeholder in Sam Collins.

Midfielders : Stuck to players I can pick and not doubt for a second. Top 4 go without saying, and Libba is a contested midpriced beast who will be in 85% of teams come lock out. Rookies are mainly place holding for now, but I'm hoping I can have a similar setup as what I've got there as far as M/D/F flexibility is concerned

Rucks : Gone huge here, looking to avoid sideways trading. After checking out Stef Martins stats vs other rucks, he's basically a clearance midfielder. Averages over 20 disposals, 5 clearances and 6 marks a game. 91% TOG, 31 hitouts and Berger has gone. I've never felt more confident locking in a ruck regardless of price since Cox, so Goldstein is good to go. Max King gives use of any premium I want as a VC loophole option. Plays Sunday more often than not, and has R/F eligibility just in case I need it later in the season.

Forwards : Martin hasn't left my team, rarely does. I think everyone is waiting for him to take that extra step though. Dahlhaus running at 66% efficiency and 82% TOG has room to improve. I feel like his contested ball count may drop a touch this year due to Libba returning, but will hopefully free him up to increase his efficiency and lift his TOG%. Barlow at that price with M/F is good value considering his previous 110/111PPG seasons. Had a shocker of a year last year and still returned 93 average. He is the one I'm the most wary about though, so I'll be watching with a keen eye over the NAB. Backing Toby Greene to take the next step this year. It has a Luke Parker 2014 feeling about it.

Thanks for reading, looking forward to some feedback and structural advice. I only have $600 left with this draft, I have a habit of spending every dollar I can in draft teams

Love it Hawk! exactly the same structure as I am going with for the time, just a couple of premos here or there who are different

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