Here's the first proper version of my team made with more time and after a better look at potential rookies and structure. This team is unlikely to change until the prospectus comes out in a month or so or when news comes out about injury status and role changes.
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-Sicily is the team based on the arrival of Sam Frost which should free Sicily up to play with more freedom either as a loose defender or on the lesser forward types. Potentially underpriced if he returns to his 2018 role and the form that came with it. Also ceded the kick-ins to Hardwick and didn't benefit from the rule change like others did in 2019 and there is obviously the possibility he returns to being in charge of the kick-ins. Definitely risky if he keeps the same role of if there's an injury but he should be a good pick. I would change him to Laird if money allowed me to do so.
- Dan Houston is training to turn into a full time midfielder at the moment and thrived in there at stages last year. I'm banking on him getting a good run in there because he has elite kicking ability, something the rest of the power midfield lacks. I predict he's in about 5% of teams when SC opens so he's also in as a bit of a point of difference.
-The rest of the backline is self-explanatory. Hayden Young had elite numbers as a junior in leagues that are not as favourable to half-backs as the AFL is and I expect him to get opportunity early in his career. Stoddart and Gould probably won't both debut together but individually look as likely as anyone I can see at that price.
-Cripps is self explanatory, you'd think if Carlton improves again his scoring automatically goes up.
-Dunkley is risky but has a lot of upside. Averaged 128 in the 16 games after he was moved to playing permanently in the midfield.
-Danger might be past his best playing days but I can definitely see an average of 120 happening. No Tim Kelly in the team and the fact that he showed he can still score like an elite player late in the year makes me believe he's still got high upside.
-Oliver got better as the season went on following a double shoulder reconstruction last off season. He averaged 113 in the last 12 games of the season and with a full preseason and his young age I reckon he is capable of averaging 115+ next season.
-Zerrett looks like a biased choice but he is safe, durable and could average over 110. If you take out a game he played with a virus and a game where he was checked for concussion and wasn't right (I know you can do this for many players) he averaged 109. Also seems to be getting more love from CD due to a change in his playing style and that seemed to translate into some higher scores for him and an increase in his ceiling. He is mainly in my team because he's the best player I can afford at that price.
-The rucks are self-explanatory. I have a R/F rookie incase another ROB shows up and I can trade a forward down to him instead of sideways trading to him.
-Heeney is in because he's cheaper than Dusty and I reckon he's a safe pick as a top 6 forward who still has the capacity to break out again and become a 105+ premium. Needs to stay fit though.
-Tom Lynch averaged 99 in the last 10 games of the season including finals after playing the first half of the season unfit coming off PCL surgery. Never had the capacity to fulfil his potential as a forward at the Gold Coast and with a full preseason could average 95+. He could easily turn into Jack Steven if Steven shows a lot during preseason and I don't generally like key forwards. Picking him as a keeper in a shallow forward line.
-I would like to get Macrae but currently can't afford him.
Thoughts are welcome.
