Opinion Round 15: VC/C Selections

[Connoisseur]

Thinking I'll give Oliver the C over Neale, Pies just used Pendles to tag Cripps and if I remember correctly in 2019 they paid Neale a fair bit of attention. Titch into Oliver.

C Oliver:
Avg VS Syd since 2017: 95 from 4 (low of 80 and a high of 121, 3/4 below 100, 1/4 120+)
Last 3 VS Syd: 100 from 3 (low of 87 and a high of 121, 2/3 below 100, 1/3 120+)
2019 Wins Avg: 126 from 5 (2/5 below 100, 2/5 120+)
2019 Losses Avg: 104.47 from 17 (6/17 below 100, 4/17 120+)
2020 Wins Avg: 138.14 from 7 (6/7 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 114.67 from 6 (2/6 below 100, 1/6 120+)

 

[pizza safety]

C Oliver:
Avg VS Syd since 2017: 95 from 4 (low of 80 and a high of 121, 3/4 below 100, 1/4 120+)
Last 3 VS Syd: 100 from 3 (low of 87 and a high of 121, 2/3 below 100, 1/3 120+)
2019 Wins Avg: 126 from 5 (2/5 below 100, 2/5 120+)
2019 Losses Avg: 104.47 from 17 (6/17 below 100, 4/17 120+)
2020 Wins Avg: 138.14 from 7 (6/7 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 114.67 from 6 (2/6 below 100, 1/6 120+)

Cheers Connoisseur, that's good to know and a slight concern. According to Fanfooty he's been tagged by Hewett their last three meetings, which might explain the lukewarm scores. With no Hewett and no tagger I'd imagine he has a bigger day. But if they really like to tag him that much maybe they still find a way to tag him? Probably not when they don't seem to be tagging and with Petracca in the side, but a minor concern.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Maybe we've traded him out and can't get him back in due to limited funds or trades.

Let’s hope so 😂😂

 

[Connoisseur]

Was going to be a sneaky VC on Laird , but with Crouch back , doubt that happens (although I think the Crows might get up tomorrow)

Whitfield - > Neale

85.3 v Collingwood (might not even trade him in)

suspect if Greenwood is not back , T Brown will get the job

L Whitfield:
Avg VS Carl since 2017: 142.67 from 3 (low of 117 and a high of 170, 2/3 120+, 2/3 140+)
2019 Wins Avg: 115.09 from 11 (3/11 below 100, 4/11 120+)
2019 Losses Avg: 102.8 from 5 (2/5 below 100, 1/5 120+)
2020 Wins Avg: 121.29 from 7 (2/7 below 100, 3/7 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 84.5 from 6 (3/6 below 100)

 

[Connoisseur]

Nicnat into Oliver

N Naitanui:
Avg VS Ess since 2012: 96.25 from 4 (low of 66 and a high of 147, 3/4 below 100, 1/4 120+)
Last 3 VS Ess: 104 from 3 (low of 66 and a high of 147, 2/3 below 100, 1/3 120+)
2020 Wins Avg: 115.22 from 9 (3/9 below 100, 4/9 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 98.5 from 4 (3/4 below 100, 1/4 120+)

 

[Connoisseur]

Mitchell to Gawn for me unless @Connoisseur puts out a bit of gold I can't refuse!

T Mitchell:
Avg VS Adel since 2015: 111.2 from 5 (low of 71 and a high of 136, 1/5 below 100, 2/5 120+)
Last 3 VS Adel: 118.33 from 3 (low of 101 and a high of 136, 1/3 120+)
2018 Wins Avg: 128.86 from 15 (2/15 below 100, 9/15 120+, 4/15 150+)
2018 Losses Avg: 129.57 from 7 (2/7 below 100, 4/7 145+)
2020 Wins Avg: 130.5 from 4 (1/4 below 100, 2/4 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 110.33 from 9 (2/9 below 100, 4/9 120+)

 

[Darkie]

Thinking I'll give Oliver the C over Neale, Pies just used Pendles to tag Cripps and if I remember correctly in 2019 they paid Neale a fair bit of attention. Titch into Oliver.

Good point - Neale vs Pies since 2015:

101
100
106
104
140
91

 

[pizza safety]

Good point - Neale vs Pies since 2015:

101
100
106
104
140
91

I think he actually got tagged by Greenwood for that 140!

 

[Connoisseur]

Never thought I’d see a dozen or more posts and not a mention of Gawn as a VC/C option

M Gawn:
Avg VS Syd since 2015: 105.2 from 5 (low of 82 and a high of 119, 2/5 below 100)
Last 3 VS Syd: 104.67 from 3 (low of 82 and a high of 119, 1/3 below 100)
2019 Wins Avg: 125 from 4 (2/4 120+)
2019 Losses Avg: 129.18 from 17 (3/17 below 100, 11/17 120+)
2020 Wins Avg: 152.8 from 5 (5/5 120+, 3/5 150+)
2020 Losses Avg: 128.2 from 5 (2/5 below 100, 3/5 120+)

 

[Darkie]

I think he actually got tagged by Greenwood for that 140!

It’s not always a disaster when your captain is tagged ... equally that symbol on Fanfooty always leaves me with a sinking feeling!

 

[Philzsay]

L Whitfield:
Avg VS Carl since 2017: 142.67 from 3 (low of 117 and a high of 170, 2/3 120+, 2/3 140+)

I was going Oliver into Neale, but this stat as well as last week's monster, is making me contemplate Whitfield into Neale instead.

 

[Frank]

Mitchell VC for me, and if that doesn’t work out - call the Doc! 144 last time he played the Giants, in 2017. And due for a big one. How’s that for cherry picking. (Disclaimer: I am not playing for overall).

 

[BarginHunter]

Titch > Neale
or
Titch > Pertracca

hmmmmmmmmmmmm....

 

[Meltingpot38]

Titch into Neale for me

 

[blue dreamer]

Lloyd to Neale

 

[Presto]

Titch into Whitfield for me

 

[BomberSam]

Titch into Gawn/Whitfield
Gawn into Whitfield

Depending on whether or not I trade the big man in.

 

[pizza safety]

Changed my mind and gonna do Titch to Neale.

Collingwood probably don't have the depth due to injury at the moment to make Pendles do a defensive job at stoppages for long periods against a midfield like Brisbane's. At Carlton it was just Cripps and that seemed to stop in the 3rd quarter.

It was only a soft tag at stoppages I was worried about, the kind which slowed Neale down last year, but that only kept him to 91 when he wasn't as good as he is now and the Pies won the game convincingly.

The same attempt to stop him probably only keeps him to 110 this time if it's effective and there's no guarantee they try to stop him, they probably just try to stop him a bit like any other team does.

Definitely a better C option than Oliver given his reliability and consistency of going 130+, I overthought this after it my initial plan being Titch to Neale .

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1300684518949445632

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Been flat out working all day, mind elsewhere tossing up VC hahahaha.

After switching it so many times during the day, passed on Titch and will VC Oliver. Just have a feeling he could produce a monster.

Still backing Titch to produce at least 120 also (decent start tonight), but just going with gut of Clarry into a (hopefully) bankable Neale/Whitfield/Grundy.