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DEF: Shaw, Boyd, McVeigh, Bartel, Brown, Tucker (Hartley, Broad)
MID: Fyfe, Dangerfield, Pendlebury, GAJ, Rockliff, Crouch, Gresham, Cuningham (Polkinghorne, Mathieson, Menegola)
RUC: Goldstein, Gawn (Grimley)
FWD: Barlow, Franklin, Wells, Simpkin, Petracca, Kerridge (Kommer, AMT)
Gone with a strong backline with players that are all capable of averaging 100+ and reason being is that majority of the defenders in the 400-500K range that I have previously been choosing and seeing in most teams such as KK, Macmillan, Yeo, Smith, etc. are relatively unknowns in terms of SC scoring, and could end up being traps despite being value. At least by starting strong and although it is pricy, I have 4 of the top 10 defenders without being worried about Yeo only going 85 for example and having to spend a trade to get them in later, just a different perspective but will most likely revert back to those guys anyway. Obviously pending on the fitness of McVeigh but if he plays round 1 I will select him as they have a good early draw, and he scores well when playing off HB.
Midfield again I have spent a lot and gone for 5 of the best and really like the strength and scoring power of it as all are capable of 120+. Crouch over Libba just because of salary limitations, however think Crouch will match Libba anyway as he will become very prominent with Danger gone and Sloane most likely attracting the tag. Rookies all subject to change.
Goldstein is expensive but will be the number 1 ruck in my opinion so have started with him. Originally I wasn't going too, but with his early draw I can't not pick him and will stay. At R2 I have gone for a POD in Max Gawn as I think last year was just the beginning for him. Early draw is good, is only 24 years of age, has the number 1 ruck position to himself, had a huge pre-season (and his first full one), picks up possessions and contested marks, has a big presence at 208cm, and as a result gets lots of hit outs to advantage. I think he showed last year the new ruck scoring system suits him with scores of 146 and 150, and I think we will see another breakout season by the big man. Grimley provides cover if one of them miss a game.
Obviously I had to sacrifice somewhere and it is a big risk, however I think there is good value in the forward line this year compared to other positions. Barlow will hopefully play full-time mid like he did in NAB1 and he provides excellent value for someone who has shown he can go 110+ numerous times. Franklin I was a bit worried about after the NAB game but will give him another chance in the next couple of games. Swans have a pretty good early draw so hopefully he can have a few big games early. Wells at F3 is very risky, but I think he can average 85ish and just want him to get 9 games out early and upgrade to a hopefully cheaper Dusty (coming off WCE, Melb, PA, Haw, Syd, Fre) before his round 10 game against Essendon. Simpkin is a ball accumulator and I think will get good game time in the midfield now he is at the Bombers and proved he could average mid 80's at Hawthorn when he wasn't sub, so at 223K he is pretty good value in my opinion and am also hoping him to be a quick stepping stone. Petracca (pending if he is named round 1) and Kerridge at F5/6, and then Adams & AMT providing DPP link to defence.
SALARY: $0
BYES: 8/11/11
MID: Fyfe, Dangerfield, Pendlebury, GAJ, Rockliff, Crouch, Gresham, Cuningham (Polkinghorne, Mathieson, Menegola)
RUC: Goldstein, Gawn (Grimley)
FWD: Barlow, Franklin, Wells, Simpkin, Petracca, Kerridge (Kommer, AMT)
Gone with a strong backline with players that are all capable of averaging 100+ and reason being is that majority of the defenders in the 400-500K range that I have previously been choosing and seeing in most teams such as KK, Macmillan, Yeo, Smith, etc. are relatively unknowns in terms of SC scoring, and could end up being traps despite being value. At least by starting strong and although it is pricy, I have 4 of the top 10 defenders without being worried about Yeo only going 85 for example and having to spend a trade to get them in later, just a different perspective but will most likely revert back to those guys anyway. Obviously pending on the fitness of McVeigh but if he plays round 1 I will select him as they have a good early draw, and he scores well when playing off HB.
Midfield again I have spent a lot and gone for 5 of the best and really like the strength and scoring power of it as all are capable of 120+. Crouch over Libba just because of salary limitations, however think Crouch will match Libba anyway as he will become very prominent with Danger gone and Sloane most likely attracting the tag. Rookies all subject to change.
Goldstein is expensive but will be the number 1 ruck in my opinion so have started with him. Originally I wasn't going too, but with his early draw I can't not pick him and will stay. At R2 I have gone for a POD in Max Gawn as I think last year was just the beginning for him. Early draw is good, is only 24 years of age, has the number 1 ruck position to himself, had a huge pre-season (and his first full one), picks up possessions and contested marks, has a big presence at 208cm, and as a result gets lots of hit outs to advantage. I think he showed last year the new ruck scoring system suits him with scores of 146 and 150, and I think we will see another breakout season by the big man. Grimley provides cover if one of them miss a game.
Obviously I had to sacrifice somewhere and it is a big risk, however I think there is good value in the forward line this year compared to other positions. Barlow will hopefully play full-time mid like he did in NAB1 and he provides excellent value for someone who has shown he can go 110+ numerous times. Franklin I was a bit worried about after the NAB game but will give him another chance in the next couple of games. Swans have a pretty good early draw so hopefully he can have a few big games early. Wells at F3 is very risky, but I think he can average 85ish and just want him to get 9 games out early and upgrade to a hopefully cheaper Dusty (coming off WCE, Melb, PA, Haw, Syd, Fre) before his round 10 game against Essendon. Simpkin is a ball accumulator and I think will get good game time in the midfield now he is at the Bombers and proved he could average mid 80's at Hawthorn when he wasn't sub, so at 223K he is pretty good value in my opinion and am also hoping him to be a quick stepping stone. Petracca (pending if he is named round 1) and Kerridge at F5/6, and then Adams & AMT providing DPP link to defence.
SALARY: $0
BYES: 8/11/11
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Thanks mate, yeah I'm slowly leaning towards KK now ahead of Houli...
I'm confident Bartel can average 90+, which is all we need down back, especially as he's priced at 87.
No Fyfe is a risk, but putting him in just stu*** up the rest of my team too much. If he gets injured early, it's then a double whammy.
I'm confident Bartel can average 90+, which is all we need down back, especially as he's priced at 87.
No Fyfe is a risk, but putting him in just stu*** up the rest of my team too much. If he gets injured early, it's then a double whammy.
In my opinion about the best team I've seen yet! Love the thinking behind he backline, I'm going strong with mine too. Midfield pretty spot on, rucks likewise. It does make picking the forward line tough but with the amount of potential quality rookies up forward I'm also going for only 2 or 3 premiums. The way I see it everyone is going to have 7-8 rookies starting on the field anyway so why not make them the best ones even if they are in the same position, rather than have them spread out!?
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DEF: Very solid. Otten won't play round 1, and West Coast Brown is behind Mcgovern, Schofield and EMac, so he probably won't play either. A couple of 117k/123k rookies instead saves you a bit of cash.
MID: No Danger or Fyfe limits captaincy options and forces you to use 4 or even 5-6 trades to bring them in, so I think Gray/Cripps might need to be sacrificed given they're unlikely to average more than 110.
RUC: Mummy is risky given injuries, especially as you've got Wells too, but has a high ceiling.
FOR: Nice balance.
Given the cash in the bank + a little bit more from downgrading rookie defenders, I think you should upgrade Cripps/Gray to Danger/Fyfe. If you decide to sacrifice Cripps, then Mummy/Mills/Wells could be downgraded slightly as well to afford Danger/Fyfe.
MID: No Danger or Fyfe limits captaincy options and forces you to use 4 or even 5-6 trades to bring them in, so I think Gray/Cripps might need to be sacrificed given they're unlikely to average more than 110.
RUC: Mummy is risky given injuries, especially as you've got Wells too, but has a high ceiling.
FOR: Nice balance.
Given the cash in the bank + a little bit more from downgrading rookie defenders, I think you should upgrade Cripps/Gray to Danger/Fyfe. If you decide to sacrifice Cripps, then Mummy/Mills/Wells could be downgraded slightly as well to afford Danger/Fyfe.
Wasn't happy with my F4 so I ****ed him off.
DEF- Rance,Laird,Yeo,Bartel,M,Brown,Broad (K.Collins,Tipu)
MID- Danger,Ablett,Pendles,Rockliff,Libba,Mills,Polkinghorn,Mathieson (Cunningam,Petracca)
RCK- Goldy,Martin (King)
FWD- Dusty,Dahlhaus,Barlow,Simpkin,Cockatoo,Kerridge (Close,Grimley)
148k in the bank, not for any reason apart from that's what I have left. Yeo would be McVeigh if he was fit round 1.
Rance over priced and only one premium year but he also used to be a cults and explode under pressure, not so much anymore.
DEF- Rance,Laird,Yeo,Bartel,M,Brown,Broad (K.Collins,Tipu)
MID- Danger,Ablett,Pendles,Rockliff,Libba,Mills,Polkinghorn,Mathieson (Cunningam,Petracca)
RCK- Goldy,Martin (King)
FWD- Dusty,Dahlhaus,Barlow,Simpkin,Cockatoo,Kerridge (Close,Grimley)
148k in the bank, not for any reason apart from that's what I have left. Yeo would be McVeigh if he was fit round 1.
Rance over priced and only one premium year but he also used to be a cults and explode under pressure, not so much anymore.
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I made a couple of changes to my previous team. My midfield had been pretty set, with Fyfe, Dangerfield, Pendlebury, Ablett, Rockliff and Liberatore the top six; but I decided to see if I could fit Sloane in somewhere. Trying to go Libba-Sloane meant that I had to go really cheap in other lines, so I traded Danger down to Sloane. I had Sloane last year - brought him in for $640k, and perhaps having issues with him last year made me cool off him somewhat - nevertheless, Sloane was in consideration. I reckon Danger will have a good year, but the $80k I save might be invaluable; and Sloane is probably underpriced whereas Danger very close to par pricing, give or take.
Defence has always been pretty ramshackle; other than Bartel; I only have a cursory interest in any defenders over $450k; Zachary Williams has been a mainstay in my sides; and I had been considering Jesse Lonergan for awhile - such is my lack of faith in defenders; I'm really looking for value. Depending on rookies; I'm probably going to go for - assuming Lonergan and Williams remain in my side - a D2 between $400-450k - Yeo, Smith, Rich, Baguley and McGovern are probably the front-runners for this slot. Many of you will rightly look at my defence and say that it is far too speculative - I'd agree; but I
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i am considering two teams at the moment
team a:
houli or laird, simo, bartel, hanley, m brown ess, m brown wce, hartley, broad
fyfe, danger, pendles, ablett, rockie, libba, mills, mathison, gresham, gore, marcon
martin, goldy, loersch
lids, martin, barlow, petracca, phillips, kerridge, kommer, milera
team b:
houli or laird, simo, bartel, hanley, m brown ess, m brown wce, hartley, broad
fyfe, pendles, ablett, rocky, libba, mills, gersham, mathieson, gore, marcon, redman
martin, goldy, loersch
lids, martin, barlow, tippett, wells, petracca, phillips, kerridge,
the rookies are not locked in and i may remove tippett and bring in dollhouse.
i prefer team b as it is more balanced. i am not concerned about the skinny defense. i think we should have some rookies that are decent in the defense.
team a:
houli or laird, simo, bartel, hanley, m brown ess, m brown wce, hartley, broad
fyfe, danger, pendles, ablett, rockie, libba, mills, mathison, gresham, gore, marcon
martin, goldy, loersch
lids, martin, barlow, petracca, phillips, kerridge, kommer, milera
team b:
houli or laird, simo, bartel, hanley, m brown ess, m brown wce, hartley, broad
fyfe, pendles, ablett, rocky, libba, mills, gersham, mathieson, gore, marcon, redman
martin, goldy, loersch
lids, martin, barlow, tippett, wells, petracca, phillips, kerridge,
the rookies are not locked in and i may remove tippett and bring in dollhouse.
i prefer team b as it is more balanced. i am not concerned about the skinny defense. i think we should have some rookies that are decent in the defense.
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i like your team Brett but personally believe mids are where you can have an extra rookie, not so much in the FWDs or DEF. if this was my team, Wines would become a FWD or DEF. I'd be less concerned about missing one of the mid-pricers mentioned as a good rookie will allow you direct access to premo.
just my thoughts.
just my thoughts.
