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Have put together my first draft for season 2020 with the help of Erich's Selector.
This draft I've gone only 4 deep in the middle, which is very unusual for me as I typically go 6 deep there. No Fyfe would be my biggest fear I think with the current midfield. Grundy and Gawn no brainers for me that this stage. Obviously rookies are placeholders, I've gone with some of the more expensive rookies to be able to drop down if need be, but they are at least players I expect to be there or thereabouts for selection come Round 1.
DEF: Lloyd, Williams, Laird, Hill, Young, McLennan (Gould, Rivers)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Rowell, Anderson, Stephens, McHenry (Pickett, Schoenberg, Hibberd)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Walters, Martin, Bergman, Weightman, King (Wooller, Budarick)
This draft I've gone only 4 deep in the middle, which is very unusual for me as I typically go 6 deep there. No Fyfe would be my biggest fear I think with the current midfield. Grundy and Gawn no brainers for me that this stage. Obviously rookies are placeholders, I've gone with some of the more expensive rookies to be able to drop down if need be, but they are at least players I expect to be there or thereabouts for selection come Round 1.
DEF: Lloyd, Williams, Laird, Hill, Young, McLennan (Gould, Rivers)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Rowell, Anderson, Stephens, McHenry (Pickett, Schoenberg, Hibberd)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Walters, Martin, Bergman, Weightman, King (Wooller, Budarick)
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I think Ryder is probably the best of all of them but I only see him averaging 80 if he's splitting ruck duties with Marshall and I'm not sure if that makes him worth having. Might be worth getting a R/F bench rookie just in case he is but I'm less sure about that than last year when I thought Westhoff might turn out okay as a pick, but in the end Lycett was the one who did.
Grundy, Naitanui, Cameron might appeal to some with the potential handcuff.
Interested in watching Draper at the price.
Naismith not without precedent, still a shame.
S Hill / Dawson FWD/DEF swing potential.
Plenty of potential reduced price DPP options in FWD eligibles:
D Smith, Stevens, Wingard, Ben Ainsworth, Andrew Brayshaw
DEF line value to be had but all genuine re-injury risks in Doedee, Roberton, Docherty. Witherden worth watching with Hodge retirement, maybe.
MID line tough, don’t like many options there at all. Mitchell hard pass, J Kelly, Fyfe etc. peak-priced with questionable durability.
Cash cows already in the system look OK early on with Rankine, McHenry, McAdam, McLennan, Valente, Pickett, King, Draper, Cockatoo, S Hill etc.
Interested in watching Draper at the price.
Naismith not without precedent, still a shame.
S Hill / Dawson FWD/DEF swing potential.
Plenty of potential reduced price DPP options in FWD eligibles:
D Smith, Stevens, Wingard, Ben Ainsworth, Andrew Brayshaw
DEF line value to be had but all genuine re-injury risks in Doedee, Roberton, Docherty. Witherden worth watching with Hodge retirement, maybe.
MID line tough, don’t like many options there at all. Mitchell hard pass, J Kelly, Fyfe etc. peak-priced with questionable durability.
Cash cows already in the system look OK early on with Rankine, McHenry, McAdam, McLennan, Valente, Pickett, King, Draper, Cockatoo, S Hill etc.
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Actually I think after ROB it’s been shown that you should always start a cheap r/f bench option so that you can trade a forward cash cow down to any ruck cash cow that emerges and move the r/f to the forward line. The ruck cash cow can either cover or make you money. You can then move the r/f back later in the year if you like.
That also allows you to make the most of any r/f premium options that emerge during the season.
I think this is the best bet if you want some cover because I reckon none of these look like good starters. If you’re set on a r/f premium I’d probably lean on Ryder as well.
Actually I think after ROB it’s been shown that you should always start a cheap r/f bench option so that you can trade a forward cash cow down to any ruck cash cow that emerges and move the r/f to the forward line. The ruck cash cow can either cover or make you money. You can then move the r/f back later in the year if you like.
That also allows you to make the most of any r/f premium options that emerge during the season.
I think this is the best bet if you want some cover because I reckon none of these look like good starters. If you’re set on a r/f premium I’d probably lean on Ryder as well.
Engaging in my annual tradition of putting a side together in front of the Boxing Day Test.
D: Lloyd, Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Roberton, Williamson (McLennan, Gould)
M: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Rowell, Cockatoo, McHenry, Pickett (Collier-Dawkins, Hibberd, Rivers)
R: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
F: Dusty, Heeney, D Smith, Hill, Rankine, King (Cavarra, Budarick)
Interested in any thoughts!
D: Lloyd, Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Roberton, Williamson (McLennan, Gould)
M: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Rowell, Cockatoo, McHenry, Pickett (Collier-Dawkins, Hibberd, Rivers)
R: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
F: Dusty, Heeney, D Smith, Hill, Rankine, King (Cavarra, Budarick)
Interested in any thoughts!
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FWIW I think you shouldn't start a young ruckman you think might get games unless they're a R/F and you should pick a cheap R/F to start the year. When a player emerges you can then trade a forward to the ruckman who is playing well. That could be Draper or it could be somebody else who emerges.
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I like the backline and I have Sicily and Docherty in my side and would ideally prefer Laird to Houston but can't afford that atm. However, I think Lloyd might not maintain his average from the past two seasons. He played at an incredibly high level from mid 2018 to mid 2019 and then dropped off at about the same time as Dawson was moved to the backline and started taking some of his kick ins. He could prove me wrong and I think he and Laird are the safest starting picks to finish top 6 but he might be a bit overpriced.
I like the midfield and can't fault any of the picks but I would wonder whether Neale is good value just based on how he started going when the tags started coming in and that he just had his best season at age 26. The other 3 players can't be questioned all that much.
No Whitfield is interesting but I do think there is a chance that picking Whitfield could back fire. He just had his best season, isn't cheap and was constantly injured so there is a chance he burns a lot of the people a little bit who start him.
Do you have a fair bit of money left over?
I like the midfield and can't fault any of the picks but I would wonder whether Neale is good value just based on how he started going when the tags started coming in and that he just had his best season at age 26. The other 3 players can't be questioned all that much.
No Whitfield is interesting but I do think there is a chance that picking Whitfield could back fire. He just had his best season, isn't cheap and was constantly injured so there is a chance he burns a lot of the people a little bit who start him.
Do you have a fair bit of money left over?
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My first cut with a "take a chance on me" focus - it's too early for a proper R 'n G team without being able to see which rookies are emerging as potentially getting games early, but there are going to be some hard decisions to be made on mid-pricers and second year rookies in 2020 for sure...
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Yeah no clue. He went up $100, but someone pointed out that was probably due to the magic number going up a fraction.
It's not like he was already getting the max 50% discount either.
I had him penciled in as R3.
I've found that if you tweet anything positive at those blokes they reply straight away, retweet ya etc. anything negative / questioning something nqr and they just give you doughnuts.
It's not like he was already getting the max 50% discount either.
I had him penciled in as R3.
I've found that if you tweet anything positive at those blokes they reply straight away, retweet ya etc. anything negative / questioning something nqr and they just give you doughnuts.
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