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Depends on your cash situation a little. I think Cotchin is the most likely to go 105-110, he seems to be having one of his "good" seasons.
Sloane and Treloar look like pretty much solid 105 players but Sloane has perhaps a kinder draw in the run home.
Steven is a danger POD I think: as someone else posted on here, he scores much better in wins. All his highest scores this year have come when St Kilda have won matches (5), the other seven when St Kilda loses have a max of 102. Maybe count up wins for the Saints and go from there?
Sloane and Treloar look like pretty much solid 105 players but Sloane has perhaps a kinder draw in the run home.
Steven is a danger POD I think: as someone else posted on here, he scores much better in wins. All his highest scores this year have come when St Kilda have won matches (5), the other seven when St Kilda loses have a max of 102. Maybe count up wins for the Saints and go from there?
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Some different variations of this question have been raised over the last 2 pages, but the responses haven't been definitive.
Anyway, how about McVeigh v Rance?
Despite comments that Rance has a golden ticket, his scoring hasn't been overwhelming this year, although reasonably consistent of late.
McVeigh seems to be playing some different roles and seems to have a lower floor and a higher ceiling.
Ignoring the fact that Rance has had his Bye already and McVeigh has his Bye this week, who would you prefer for the rest of the year and why?
Anyway, how about McVeigh v Rance?
Despite comments that Rance has a golden ticket, his scoring hasn't been overwhelming this year, although reasonably consistent of late.
McVeigh seems to be playing some different roles and seems to have a lower floor and a higher ceiling.
Ignoring the fact that Rance has had his Bye already and McVeigh has his Bye this week, who would you prefer for the rest of the year and why?
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Must disclose, I have both now. I don't think there is a definitive answer to this right now - only hindsight will reveal that.
Interesting that you'd say that McVeigh has the lower floor and higher ceiling. I'd be inclined to say that Rance has the higher ceiling and lower floor due to his position as a KPD.
Anyway, I'd take McVeigh first. He is cheaper right now and has been building towards decent form after a delayed pre-season. On top of that, he has history of being around 100. Rance only has the one season above 90 (last year). The only concern I'd have with McVeigh is that he is playing different roles - as you stated. He has spent more time as HFF this year in between stints across half-back and in the midfield. As a HB rotating through the midfield, he is a lock for me as he is such a good ball user. Not so much as a HFF because it's a more difficult position to score well. His versatility is his strength on the football field but it can be frustrating for fantasy football purposes. Regardless, I'd take him first because he is such a smart player and will usually score decently.
Rance is still a good pick. I'm not as keen on KPD's due to the 'shut-down' factor but he is very damaging when he is allowed to run and he has really improved his ball-use. He also gets a lot of points for spoils and all the little 1% that we don't necessarily notice.
Interesting that you'd say that McVeigh has the lower floor and higher ceiling. I'd be inclined to say that Rance has the higher ceiling and lower floor due to his position as a KPD.
Anyway, I'd take McVeigh first. He is cheaper right now and has been building towards decent form after a delayed pre-season. On top of that, he has history of being around 100. Rance only has the one season above 90 (last year). The only concern I'd have with McVeigh is that he is playing different roles - as you stated. He has spent more time as HFF this year in between stints across half-back and in the midfield. As a HB rotating through the midfield, he is a lock for me as he is such a good ball user. Not so much as a HFF because it's a more difficult position to score well. His versatility is his strength on the football field but it can be frustrating for fantasy football purposes. Regardless, I'd take him first because he is such a smart player and will usually score decently.
Rance is still a good pick. I'm not as keen on KPD's due to the 'shut-down' factor but he is very damaging when he is allowed to run and he has really improved his ball-use. He also gets a lot of points for spoils and all the little 1% that we don't necessarily notice.
I have been planning for a while to get Hanners after his bye to finish off my midfield but have just made the decision to switch to Sloane. (I already have Treloar).
For the purpose of the ride home I would now rate Neale ahead of Treloar but behind the other two.
Hanners v Sloane is tough. The obvious choice is Hanners, and he's probably the safest bet. I am going Sloane partly for POD factor and partly for his good draw. He plays well at Adelaide Oval (cursory look at numbers + gut feel; nothing concrete to back me up there) and 6 of his last 10 games are there. His non-AO games are against Melbourne, Carlton, Geelong and Fremantle.
Hanners has a high B/E and a tough next few games, but his draw opens up again after that (CAR, fre, PTA, stk, nth, RIC). He could do a lot of damage to non-owners in that run home, and may well turn out to be a must have, especially considering his high ownership.
For the purpose of the ride home I would now rate Neale ahead of Treloar but behind the other two.
Hanners v Sloane is tough. The obvious choice is Hanners, and he's probably the safest bet. I am going Sloane partly for POD factor and partly for his good draw. He plays well at Adelaide Oval (cursory look at numbers + gut feel; nothing concrete to back me up there) and 6 of his last 10 games are there. His non-AO games are against Melbourne, Carlton, Geelong and Fremantle.
Hanners has a high B/E and a tough next few games, but his draw opens up again after that (CAR, fre, PTA, stk, nth, RIC). He could do a lot of damage to non-owners in that run home, and may well turn out to be a must have, especially considering his high ownership.
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Neale, Hanners, Treloar, Sloane.
Neale first because he is a ball magnet and has a high ceiling with POD factor. He has also improved his ball use and consistency which is why he is scoring better this year. Hanners is a close second but only because I think I don't see his ceiling as being as high as Neale's - might be a tad more consistent though. Treloar's ball use lets him down but he is a gun. Love the Sloane Ranger. Probably has the second highest perceived ceiling of the lot but he is too inconsistent.
Neale first because he is a ball magnet and has a high ceiling with POD factor. He has also improved his ball use and consistency which is why he is scoring better this year. Hanners is a close second but only because I think I don't see his ceiling as being as high as Neale's - might be a tad more consistent though. Treloar's ball use lets him down but he is a gun. Love the Sloane Ranger. Probably has the second highest perceived ceiling of the lot but he is too inconsistent.
I think Rance may have had his gold pass suspended when he belted the Melb guy watts I think. Hopefully he gets it back this week now he's found his way into my team.
On a more serious note if has to be between Rance and McVeigh you will get an extra weeks score out of him so assuming they both play out the season McVeigh would have to out score him by 10-12 pts a game to make that up. Plus McVeigh seems to play a few different roles and has a higher injury risk and while Rance isn't going ballistic seems safe for 90-110s.
On a more serious note if has to be between Rance and McVeigh you will get an extra weeks score out of him so assuming they both play out the season McVeigh would have to out score him by 10-12 pts a game to make that up. Plus McVeigh seems to play a few different roles and has a higher injury risk and while Rance isn't going ballistic seems safe for 90-110s.
I was in the same boat, but looking at Sloane now has me comparing. I'm questioning 1) what will the impact of having Tippett out be on Hanners output? and 2) if I choose Sloane now, I could potentially upgrade Libba to Hanners later on when his price drops...but Sloane burnt me last year after getting injured so much...and it still hurts a bit inside 
I'd back in Rance! A 95 average will definitely sit him in the top 6 defenders on the run home. I think he's more than capable of that. At $477k, 95 average potential and coming off his bye, I'd declare him almost close to a no brainer trade in this week.
McVeigh has had a few more sub 80 scores than Rance, but has had a few big games to even it out! I think his 130 was probably more a one off. I've noticed he has a thing for playing at the SCG this year as all his better scores this year have come at the SCG (last 3 there, 91, 116, 130!). McVeigh plays his next 3 of 4 at the SCG. I have both so I'm hoping they both go 95+ but I think I'd back Rance as the safer pick. He also will get you an extra premium score over a rookie this week which might add 40 points to his value over McVeigh. (Which is around 5 ppg more than McVeigh?).
McVeigh has had a few more sub 80 scores than Rance, but has had a few big games to even it out! I think his 130 was probably more a one off. I've noticed he has a thing for playing at the SCG this year as all his better scores this year have come at the SCG (last 3 there, 91, 116, 130!). McVeigh plays his next 3 of 4 at the SCG. I have both so I'm hoping they both go 95+ but I think I'd back Rance as the safer pick. He also will get you an extra premium score over a rookie this week which might add 40 points to his value over McVeigh. (Which is around 5 ppg more than McVeigh?).
As someone who brought Hall in after five rounds, it would be very hard to recommend him without a good game under his belt. Ideally you'd wait to confirm that this will be that game, although I get that that's not ideal.
I haven't seen much of him play, in part because he's done very little in the games I have watched, but his downturn seemed to coincide with Prestia returning. I'm not sure whether there's something in that.
I haven't seen much of him play, in part because he's done very little in the games I have watched, but his downturn seemed to coincide with Prestia returning. I'm not sure whether there's something in that.