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Sorry for the late reply... Thanks for the feedback... I'm a little unsure on both Sloane and Merrett as well, but just trying to work through whether theres a better way to spend the money...
Noted on Haynes as well, think I just really like the way he plays the game as well?! Might have to look in to the difference on those games (e.g. Was Davis IN/OUT etc?)
Noted on Haynes as well, think I just really like the way he plays the game as well?! Might have to look in to the difference on those games (e.g. Was Davis IN/OUT etc?)
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Hello Everyone
I have gone the cheap and cheerful defenders route 'Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart.'
Selected 2 premium midfielders and 2 under-priced; the 'Human Meatball' will go bang this year as it will be 2 full preseasons since knee surgery.
I have seen the light and reverted to the Grundy/Gawn partnership in the rucks.
I have gone mid-price madness in the forwards, trying to maximise the M/F link.
Let me know what you think!
Regards
TT
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I have gone the cheap and cheerful defenders route 'Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart.'
Selected 2 premium midfielders and 2 under-priced; the 'Human Meatball' will go bang this year as it will be 2 full preseasons since knee surgery.
I have seen the light and reverted to the Grundy/Gawn partnership in the rucks.
I have gone mid-price madness in the forwards, trying to maximise the M/F link.
Let me know what you think!
Regards
TT
Remaining Salary: 46,600
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Would like your thoughts on starting 2 super premiums in the middle and two guys who are cheaper, who I'm not sure are actually underpriced and are fairly injury prone. Prestia was actually given some time off after carrying achilles tendinitis into the finals series and is just now up to speed. I can see him having a decent year but he's 26 and only had one year above last year's average where he averaged 106. He did end last year on fire but it's hard to know if that's anything to put faith in given his age. Cogs I don't mind so much as a cheaper option but I reckon you're light on in the middle. He is a little bit underpriced, but not by that much, but he does have a high ceiling. The issue is he is still coming off a bad knee injury even if he's in full training now. I still like the pick if you're saving money to spend elsewhere. I'd go Dawson to Doch and find extra money so you can upgrade one of them to Cripps or Danger.
Like the rest of your team but I reckon Wingard is a wait and see and just a risk in general. I'm more keen on either Tom Lynch from Richmond or Jack Steven if he's fit and has a pure midfield role outlined for him at that price.
Like the rest of your team but I reckon Wingard is a wait and see and just a risk in general. I'm more keen on either Tom Lynch from Richmond or Jack Steven if he's fit and has a pure midfield role outlined for him at that price.
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No worries, that makes sense. If you were going to include one of Sloane or Merrett, I’d suggest the latter by a fair way for the reasons discussed. @pizza safety is also on him this pre season, which is a good sign as both a Dons fan and a good judge.
Your approach on digging further on Haynes makes sense. One thing that might be of interest, from my newfound BBL experience, is that there are some players who are good players of the game but not good scorers in SC, and vice versa. Sometimes people who are new to the game/indifferent to certain players do better in selecting the good SC scorers, because they just view them as generating points, rather than having prejudged their skill or quality as a player. I’m not suggesting Haynes is in that category (I genuinely don’t have a view) but it’s something I’ve found interesting in a similar but different game. Of course, if you are lineball and want to pick someone simply because you like their play, that’s a viable/valid option as well as I see it.
Your approach on digging further on Haynes makes sense. One thing that might be of interest, from my newfound BBL experience, is that there are some players who are good players of the game but not good scorers in SC, and vice versa. Sometimes people who are new to the game/indifferent to certain players do better in selecting the good SC scorers, because they just view them as generating points, rather than having prejudged their skill or quality as a player. I’m not suggesting Haynes is in that category (I genuinely don’t have a view) but it’s something I’ve found interesting in a similar but different game. Of course, if you are lineball and want to pick someone simply because you like their play, that’s a viable/valid option as well as I see it.
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As it turns out I'm most likely gonna try to get to Oliver instead of Zerrett, potentially even if it hurts me a little bit for the byes as it may well make up the points and I sense a big year for him. I'll do this as long as I can find the cash to make the move after the rest of my team is set.
But I reckon Zerrett is the better pick of those two because he's younger and is less volatile as a scorer than Sloane has been for the past two and a half years. Zerrett has really gone 111, 109, 104 and 105 the last 4 years if you take out the game where he got concussed early in round one in 2018 and has played 87/88 games during this period. I think with those number he's very safe, plays 22 games and can average a bit better than 105. I also think he has it in him to average 115 but banking on that is a bit of a stretch. Zerrett is my favourite mid to pick out of anyone cheaper than Oliver.
But I reckon Zerrett is the better pick of those two because he's younger and is less volatile as a scorer than Sloane has been for the past two and a half years. Zerrett has really gone 111, 109, 104 and 105 the last 4 years if you take out the game where he got concussed early in round one in 2018 and has played 87/88 games during this period. I think with those number he's very safe, plays 22 games and can average a bit better than 105. I also think he has it in him to average 115 but banking on that is a bit of a stretch. Zerrett is my favourite mid to pick out of anyone cheaper than Oliver.
So I had an idea to trim the most expensive rookies and slightly adjust my premium selections. Two sides, one probably riskier than the other, but potentially with an extra keeper.
First, 'safer' side. Plenty of more expensive rookies with room to maneuver:
Second side loses Rowell, Young, Starcevich and Flanders (although the latter two are by no means locked in anyway). Josh Kelly makes way for Dangerfield but that fifth mid spot is rotated between Kelly, Dangerfield and Neale.
This allows me to grab Jack Steven at F4, potentially a Forward keeper, albeit with great risk and sacrifice losing Rowell and Young especially, and relying on a lot of cheap rookies showing up, which isn't impossible but not guaranteed:
First, 'safer' side. Plenty of more expensive rookies with room to maneuver:
Second side loses Rowell, Young, Starcevich and Flanders (although the latter two are by no means locked in anyway). Josh Kelly makes way for Dangerfield but that fifth mid spot is rotated between Kelly, Dangerfield and Neale.
This allows me to grab Jack Steven at F4, potentially a Forward keeper, albeit with great risk and sacrifice losing Rowell and Young especially, and relying on a lot of cheap rookies showing up, which isn't impossible but not guaranteed:
I’ve seen Houston in a lot of teams at D2 and I don’t understand the fascination.
Last year he jumped from a 77 to 89 average posting 5 x 100 plus games but apart from Geelong they were against Bombers, Kangaroos, Dockers and Crows with 3 if his hundreds coming late in the season when the heat was off.
I hear talk of him playing with the midfield group preseason but he could avg 80 or 95 I don’t see the value.
Am I missing something?
Last year he jumped from a 77 to 89 average posting 5 x 100 plus games but apart from Geelong they were against Bombers, Kangaroos, Dockers and Crows with 3 if his hundreds coming late in the season when the heat was off.
I hear talk of him playing with the midfield group preseason but he could avg 80 or 95 I don’t see the value.
Am I missing something?
The interest is because his big post bye scores were due to being moved into the midfield. In those games he ave well over 100. Port have him training with the mids again. So people are banking on him staying in the mids and returning 100 plus scores when priced well below that. Having said that I do not like him at D2. Prefer at D 4 after 3 solid keeper picks. But it all revolves around getting that mid time.
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