Opinion Tom Liberatore - Keeper, Cash Cow or M9
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I think 'who knows!?' is the best response. For me he's a good pick because he has the capacity to be great (a $357k 105+ keeper) and there's relatively little downside. He has to be scoring down below 90 before it starts to be a really dud pick. If I knew for a fact he was going to average 98 for the year and be a cash cow, I wouldn't pick him, but it's by no means a disaster if that happens, particularly in a year with slim rookie pickings.
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Matt Crouch is $11,000 more expensive but on NAB form he is hard to ignore. Averaged 26 disposals and 109 points from 67% game time. In comparison Libba averaged 74 from 80% game time.
The real question is - how much do we read into NAB cup form? Obviously there was a void left by Dangerfield but is it enough to think he will continue like that in the season proper? The low TOG and big score to me suggests even more upside.
The real question is - how much do we read into NAB cup form? Obviously there was a void left by Dangerfield but is it enough to think he will continue like that in the season proper? The low TOG and big score to me suggests even more upside.
I think this is definitely a key point.
We're never going to end up with the Top 8 midfielders, and we bring some of them in midway through the season anyway. But for argument's sake, looking at 2015's results, we see:
Only 12 MIDs averaged over 107, BUT
Only 6 MIDs scored totals above a 107 average (2,354 = 107 x 22):
- Pendlebury
- Hannebery
- Dangerfield
- Priddis
- JPK
- Mundy
What is says is that, if you think someone's going to average around 105 (ish), then if you think they'll play every game, then don't be too dissuaded.
To put it in context, the 12th highest scoring MID was Andrew Gaff, scoring 2,283, at an average of 104.
We're never going to end up with the Top 8 midfielders, and we bring some of them in midway through the season anyway. But for argument's sake, looking at 2015's results, we see:
Only 12 MIDs averaged over 107, BUT
Only 6 MIDs scored totals above a 107 average (2,354 = 107 x 22):
- Pendlebury
- Hannebery
- Dangerfield
- Priddis
- JPK
- Mundy
What is says is that, if you think someone's going to average around 105 (ish), then if you think they'll play every game, then don't be too dissuaded.
To put it in context, the 12th highest scoring MID was Andrew Gaff, scoring 2,283, at an average of 104.
