Yea I like him too.
I'm also trying to balance PODS. I feel given the uncertainty in the rest of our teams, there is sense in taking more "certain" premiums.
I would concur with your 'certain' Premiums comment for Rucks & MIDs, however other lines are much more open in my view.
In DEF, I have Lloyd and probably Hurn (if fit) in the 'certain' category, then there's a wrath of options below that who'll be tightly bunched.
Go to the FWD and I would have Whitfield (if fit) and Dusty (if interested) as the 'certainty', then you have guys like Walters, Heeney, Cameron & Greene who'll be thereabouts. I've lost count on how many potential break out/value candidates who've had their names thrown about during preseason.
If you look hard enough for those perceived 'value' in DEF and FWD, then I don't think you have to compromise too much with regards to your starting Keepers. Guys like Docherty, Roberton, Steven, Smith, etc will go a long way into helping that cause. I know that I myself have had to change my outlook on them after trying to avoid them like the plague prior to Marsh.
Of the top 12 players on average in 2019; 6xDEF and 3xFWD had a starting price of less than $450K so they do exist.
