Opinion Questions For Rowsus

[Rowsus]

Just had great yum cha with heaps of alcohol - if you are coming to Auckland pm me and we can celebrate.

Thus emboldened can I hijack the thread for a minute and mention how disappointed I am by members who ask a question, get a response, and then cannot be arsed to thank the responder(s).

Back to you Rowsus - the floor is yours. Next question.

Some may PM or Rep a post as a way of saying thankyou, but yes I do sometimes notice over the whole website people can forget to acknowledge a response to their questions.

Just on that, an alternate quick and easy way to thank and acknowledge any responder is to like the post, by clicking on on the thumbs up button.

Thanks for the support Guys. Of course, that doesn't just apply to this thread.
I will admit, there have been two or three occassions where I have put in a number of hours work on someone's question, and it disappoints me a bit, when I can't even tell if they have even read my response. It's pretty easy (usually) to tell which responses have more work in them. I would like to add, I'm not being precious either. Some of my responses are just a minute or two's typing, and I'm not fussed about responses or recognition from the person who asked the question in those cases. If you ask a question, anywhere on the site, and you get an answer you can see is considered, and had some thought and time put into it, then a response, a thumbs up or a rep is the right thing to do. Remember, a thumbs up can mean you agree with a comment, OR, that you just appreciate the thought and time put into the comment, or that it just opened your eyes to something you hadn't previously considered. It doesn't have to mean you agree with the comment.

As to the Yum cha, you're on. I'll let you know if/when I'm heading that way!

 

[Junior Wölf]

Hey Rowsus, I need your keen eye on which structure would be least disastrous and everything is centred around having Currie at R2 or R3 (I do realise that there is also the avenue that I don't have him at all).

In team one I am going with two "premo"" defenders and two speculative players that could "break-out" given the right environment. I don't really want to put too much investment in starting defence as the 2015 supercoach winner had Newnes at D5 with him averaging 90.7 for the season. My mind-set is that both Lonergan and Sheridan will increase their averages (by how much I don't know nor do I want to estimate) and won't be "bad picks" if I keep them for the entire season barring injury. Having mid-$350k defenders means that I have the luxury of having a decent set-up around the ground in terms of premos and rookies. But still, at the back of my mind I feel my defence is a little bare compared to others (but stronger in my forwards).



In team two I have got both rookie priced rucks (which is very risky) and have used some of the cash to upgrade a few mid rookies and Lonergan to Yeo. The spare $220k is available for me to upgrade to better playing rookies but mostly for a quick upgrade of Currie to a NN/Martin/Sauce/Gawn who has dropped in price.



There are pros and cons for both sides. Thanks for your time to look over.

 

[dicksilverman]

Hey Row, last pre-season question, i promise!

Just had dinner with big Tex Walker (name dropper i know but relevant to my question ;-)). He said Matt Crouch has torn it up this pre-season and to get on him. I've had Libba most of the pre-season but i like Crouch as a potential (slight) POD. However i honestly know very little of the Crouch boys in SC terms and just wanted a little insight into their potential? Tried searching threads for info but i haven't found too much.

Any advice much appreciated as usual. Thanks mate!

Edit - he also said Milera will be good but not sure he'll play round 1.

 

[Juzzo]

Hey Row, last pre-season question, i promise!

Just had dinner with big Tex Walker (name dropper i know but relevant to my question ;-)). He said Matt Crouch has torn it up this pre-season and to get on him. I've had Libba most of the pre-season but i like Crouch as a potential (slight) POD. However i honestly know very little of the Crouch boys in SC terms and just wanted a little insight into their potential? Tried searching threads for info but i haven't found too much.

Any advice much appreciated as usual. Thanks mate!

Edit - he also said Milera will be good but not sure he'll play round 1.

Any word on B Crouch?

 

[dicksilverman]

Any word on B Crouch?

Said he'll have a good year but he was much more bullish on Matt. Said Laird is in ripping form too.

 

[THCLT]

I will say up front that "Rate My Team" questions put to me here are in danger of being merged to that thread, rather than being answered here. Similarly "Player X v Player Y" type questions might get shifted to that thread, unless you put an interesting spin on the question.

On the whole, Rowsus DOES enjoys the challenge that our questions poses and we DO appreciate and value his answers to our questions.

However, as a kind reminder, the above quote was taken from post #1 in this thread as we do have dedicated threads to facilitate such questions and to be honest, you'll get more of a generally feel for your question from the array of responses from our members, usually within a reasonable timeframe as there's always someone lurking.

In saying that, I'll let Rowsus decide whether there's an interesting spin on the question posed by JW.

 

[Rowsus]

Hey Rowsus; hopefully it won't come to this, but what would you suggest if one had to choose between the two following options.

Player A from Team B is out for a game or two. Rookie X, with low perceived job security, has come into the team to replace him. It is the general consensus that when Player A returns, Rookie X will be dropped again.

Rookie Y, with medium-high perceived job security, has not been selected, but the general consensus is that he is very close to getting a decent run of games.

Who do you pick?

Hey Eagling,
it would still fall into the "need more info" catagory.
Is player A an absolute rock solid certainty to play when fit? ie a Deledio type.
Are there others waiting in the wings, that might have had an interrupted pre-season, and have a season or three under their belt, that might also displace Rookie X?
What is the reason Rookie Y wasn't selected this week?
Why is there a consensus he is "close to getting a decent run of games", if he didn't get a game this week?
There are many variables, that make this a hard question to give a specific answer. If pressed, with no further details, I'll take Rookie Y. Nothing is more frustrating than a Rookie stuck on the bubble, and wondering when he'll get that third game.

 

[Rowsus]

Hey Row,

This will probably be that last "keeper" move I make for my team and would love your advice on it.

Tossing up between:

Fyfe and Hurn (saving a bit of coin too) vs Pendles and Simpson

Sway me

Very X v Y, which I don't handle in this thread, so just a short answer.
Pendles/Simpson are far more likely to give you two Keepers. Hurn looks like a high to mid 80's player to me.

 

[Rowsus]

The real question is do we need to take a playing R/F at F8 (Grimley) so we can trade in a forward bubble boy when the time comes to milk Currie?

Not at all. I just think Grimley becomes the obvious R3, as Currie might have questionable JS, and so having the cheapest hopefully/potentially playing Ruck sitting at R3, to cover Currie, seems like the thing to do. The fact he has DPP is just a bonus, that may never get used.
If you are sitting Currie at R2, with a non-playing R3 for Captains loophole, I think the Grimley cover at F8 becomes "optional". If it fits in with your structure to do it, then go ahead. I'm not doing it, as I think the whole R2 Currie, R3 Grimley has enough risk attached to it, without making it a 3 player thing in my team. I don't think it warrants 3 players spots to accomplish it, so I have my loopholes set up differently (currently M/F and D/F).

 

[Eagling]

Hey Eagling,
it would still fall into the "need more info" catagory.
Is player A an absolute rock solid certainty to play when fit? ie a Deledio type.
Are there others waiting in the wings, that might have had an interrupted pre-season, and have a season or three under their belt, that might also displace Rookie X?
What is the reason Rookie Y wasn't selected this week?
Why is there a consensus he is "close to getting a decent run of games", if he didn't get a game this week?
There are many variables, that make this a hard question to give a specific answer. If pressed, with no further details, I'll take Rookie Y. Nothing is more frustrating than a Rookie stuck on the bubble, and wondering when he'll get that third game.

Thanks for the reply, Rowsus. Admittedly, I had no one specific in mind, it was more of a what-if scenario, and although I didn't give you much to go on, you still gave me a helpful perspective.

 

[Rowsus]

Hey Rowsus, I need your keen eye on which structure would be least disastrous and everything is centred around having Currie at R2 or R3 (I do realise that there is also the avenue that I don't have him at all).

In team one I am going with two "premo"" defenders and two speculative players that could "break-out" given the right environment. I don't really want to put too much investment in starting defence as the 2015 supercoach winner had Newnes at D5 with him averaging 90.7 for the season. My mind-set is that both Lonergan and Sheridan will increase their averages (by how much I don't know nor do I want to estimate) and won't be "bad picks" if I keep them for the entire season barring injury. Having mid-$350k defenders means that I have the luxury of having a decent set-up around the ground in terms of premos and rookies. But still, at the back of my mind I feel my defence is a little bare compared to others (but stronger in my forwards).

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In team two I have got both rookie priced rucks (which is very risky) and have used some of the cash to upgrade a few mid rookies and Lonergan to Yeo. The spare $220k is available for me to upgrade to better playing rookies but mostly for a quick upgrade of Currie to a NN/Martin/Sauce/Gawn who has dropped in price.

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There are pros and cons for both sides. Thanks for your time to look over.

On the whole, Rowsus DOES enjoys the challenge that our questions poses and we DO appreciate and value his answers to our questions.

However, as a kind reminder, the above quote was taken from post #1 in this thread as we do have dedicated threads to facilitate such questions and to be honest, you'll get more of a generally feel for your question from the array of responses from our members, usually within a reasonable timeframe as there's always someone lurking.

In saying that, I'll let Rowsus decide whether there's an interesting spin on the question posed by JW.

It seems to be a bit of both. RMT and X v Y.
Short answer again, as I don't won't to be inundated with questions in that catagory.
I like that team 2 has let you go from Hewett to Bennedy, but I'm not confident in Yeo, so I'm not sure that's an improvement.
Maybe make Yeo into someone better, and it will still give you a pocket full of cash to hang onto to.
My choice would be Boyd.

 

[Slammer]

Hey Rows,

Any thoughts on B.Sheppard? I think the Eagles will score well this season. With their big defenders like MacKenzie back I thinking it will free up players like Sheppard. He had a good finals series last year and I think he may improve. I already have McGovern and now looking at Sheppard.
It is out of Sheppard, Z.Williams (shaky JS) , Lonergan and Johansson. I just cannot make up my mind.

 

[Rowsus]

Hey Row, last pre-season question, i promise!

Just had dinner with big Tex Walker (name dropper i know but relevant to my question ;-)). He said Matt Crouch has torn it up this pre-season and to get on him. I've had Libba most of the pre-season but i like Crouch as a potential (slight) POD. However i honestly know very little of the Crouch boys in SC terms and just wanted a little insight into their potential? Tried searching threads for info but i haven't found too much.

Any advice much appreciated as usual. Thanks mate!

Edit - he also said Milera will be good but not sure he'll play round 1.

hey rowsus

i was thinking about getting matt crouch in what is your opinion of him?

i know its usually only gnr in the midfield but surely we can make an exception to the rule in crouch circumstance this season?

hey jarrad_,
he's definitely a great accumulator of the ball, but he's one of those guys that can rack up big disposal numbers that sometimes fail to translate into good SC scores. Just as a couple of examples:
Rnd 7 2015, 27 disposals for 71 points
Rnd 20 2015, 26 disposals for 55 points
I'd want a more positive lead, before I took him.

Hey ****, nice company you are keeping there!
My general thoughts on info from AFL players is, that it needs to be tempered. Who is it, are they reliable, and how well does it relate to SC?
In this case it would seem to be reliable. The question then becomes, how does it relate to SC? Is Tex a good SC Coach, and understands the game, or is his insight more to team matters? It's great to hear first hand, from the Captain no less, that this player or that is ready to burn, but does he know the difference between "burning for the Club", and "burning in your SC team"? His insight into possible team selections could be invaluable, his insight into who is burning needs to be met with: Does Tex play SC, and is he any good at it?
I won't be taking M Crouch, for the reasons stated above. If I was taking one of M Crouch or Libba, I would probably take M Crouch. This will sound strange, but even though Libba might be slightly more likely to succeed, his ownership numbers would push me to try someone different to him. I like the prospect of potentially 50% of coaches having a failed or break even pick, against my pick owned by only 14% of Coaches, that has in my mind, only a slightly less chance of succeeding.

 

[Rowsus]

Hey Rows,

Any thoughts on B.Sheppard? I think the Eagles will score well this season. With their big defenders like MacKenzie back I thinking it will free up players like Sheppard. He had a good finals series last year and I think he may improve. I already have McGovern and now looking at Sheppard.
It is out of Sheppard, Z.Williams (shaky JS) , Lonergan and Johansson. I just cannot make up my mind.

Hey Slammer,
coming into his 7th season, and only managed 6 scores above 90 last season is enough for me to pass on him. While everyone in WC's Defence got affected by the injuries to the talls last season, those under 192cm would seem to be less affected. Shepp is only 186cm.
I said waaaaay back in October, the person to benefit most from the return of the talls would be McGovern (and not Yeo), I'm not sure the "shorter" Defs will benefit too much from it though.

 

[Slammer]

Hey Slammer,
coming into his 7th season, and only managed 6 scores above 90 last season is enough for me to pass on him. While everyone in WC's Defence got affected by the injuries to the talls last season, those under 192cm would seem to be less affected. Shepp is only 186cm.
I said waaaaay back in October, the person to benefit most from the return of the talls would be McGovern (and not Yeo), I'm not sure the "shorter" Defs will benefit too much from it though.

Good point!
Cheers mate

 

[dicksilverman]

Thanks Row. Talking sense as usual.

 

[Junior Wölf]

It seems to be a bit of both. RMT and X v Y.
Short answer again, as I don't won't to be inundated with questions in that catagory.
I like that team 2 has let you go from Hewett to Bennedy, but I'm not confident in Yeo, so I'm not sure that's an improvement.
Maybe make Yeo into someone better, and it will still give you a pocket full of cash to hang onto to.
My choice would be Boyd.

Thanks a million Rowsus

 

[Def654]

Rowsus: What's your plan now with Daniel Currie not named?

 

[TeeButOne]

Hey Rowsus,

Well I wasn't banking on that, but with Z. Williams not being picked, I would appreciate some advice on an alternate around the high $300's - low $400's. Was originally thinking of McGovern, but any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[anfa18]

Hey Rowsus,

Well I wasn't banking on that, but with Z. Williams not being picked, I would appreciate some advice on an alternate around the high $300's - low $400's. Was originally thinking of McGovern, but any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Lonergan and Sheridan seem to be popular here.