Having done some more thinking, I'm actually starting to warm to a targetted aproach.
It's becoming clear to me that we need to plant a flag on the side of the higher impact players, those with the high SC: DT ratio - if you really want to separate yourself from the pack. Contested machines, Intercept markers, Goal kickers etc.
I feel like I underestimated the impact the shortened quarters would have (and yes, sample size of 9 games notwithstanding). It seems to me that the endurance beasts, the accumulators are going to be very steady - without the major scoring impact.
It's made me review the place of players I thought were no issues at all. The likesof Macrae, Whitfield, etc. The guys we're going to need to target are the SC beasts... Fyfe, Dangerfield, Grundy, Gawn, Bontempelli, Kelly, Sicily, Cripps, Greene, McGovern etc.
That's at the expense of guys like Macrae, Whitfield, Laird, Mitchell, Treloar, Lloyd, Gaff.
And yes, Bont and Sicily scored 70 odd in round one, which tells you that the standard deviation will be extreme, and why you need to select the highest quality. I reckon Harris Andrews could easily average 90-95, but you've got to be prepared for him to have a 20 point game.
I could be wrong - it's been known to happen - but there's been a defined shift in how I'm thinking about this season