I doubt any ruck will score as well as peak Gawn does. I brought in Naitanui last round, mainly as the best bye-free option. Didn't expect the Eagles to get such a cramped fixture, he will get rested at some point. McInerney with fwd DPP almost looks a better option to me.
I guess it depends if you plan on bringing Gawn back in. If so, running Draper at R2 and upgrading elsewhere could work. Could easily lose 40-50 pts per rd based on current scoring with this strategy, so the upgrade would need to make that up to break even. That could be tough.
Just said on the news it's usually 3-4 weeks minimum for a PCL, so I think you need to trade him. I still think Naitanui is the best option, but there's definitely plenty of choices.
Gawn injury around 1 min in:
I guess it depends if you plan on bringing Gawn back in. If so, running Draper at R2 and upgrading elsewhere could work. Could easily lose 40-50 pts per rd based on current scoring with this strategy, so the upgrade would need to make that up to break even. That could be tough.
Just said on the news it's usually 3-4 weeks minimum for a PCL, so I think you need to trade him. I still think Naitanui is the best option, but there's definitely plenty of choices.
Gawn injury around 1 min in: