OK I haven't seen this particular conversation. If you are only going to go with one of Grundy or Gawn, what are the reasons for going for one over the other. It seems the concensus is that Gawn would be the one to be dropped but I'm not sure why, does Gawn potentially provide better value?
Grundy v Gawn
- Dees can only improve on last year, does Gawn's scoring increase based on extra wins
- or is Grundy seen to be more durable and less likely to miss games
- can Grundy improve his overall scoring
atm I am daring to live the dream that NicNat will come out absolutely firing in which case I will bring him in to the team but last year both my team and my daughters trading team started with only one of Gawn & Grundy and both finished top 1000 so I'm not as committed as most to the idea of Grawndy
Both.
Unless one gets injured in pre-season, select both or you are likely compromising your team. I've looked, but can't see anyone else that can match their scoring level.
Looking at the next lot of options you have:
Goldstein - getting on now, unlikely to improve further
Marshall - will share ruck time with Ryder
Lycett - has never shown to score at that higher level.
Witts - may improve a bit if the team does, but can't see him improving enough.
Kreuzer - been around long enough to say he won't match them
ROB - hasn't been spoken about much but should be possible for him to lift his numbers, probably not enough to match the top two
McEvoy/Martin - too old
Everyone else is below 500K which is for a reason - they are a long way off Grundy/Gawn level. Of those below, Nic Nat, English and Jacobs are those most considered. Naitanui doesn't get enough game time to match them (unfortunately), English still needs a bit more development I believe and Jacobs is past it/has Mummy to share ruck time.
I see no reason for Grundy or Gawn to drop off this season. Nothing is suggesting that. If you don't select one, you need to work out how many points per week you are losing (likely at least 20, depending on the player you substitute for them) and be able to make it up elsewhere with the cash you save. Lots tried that last year, looking at the weekly numbers posted by MarkM, not many were near the top - it was near unanimous that those at the top had both prior to R16 where Gawn missed a match. Lock them and load them - you are going to bring them in at some point anyway, so save the trade and the stress.
