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well, what do you know, he is a defender. who should have thought. haven't watched many hawks games this year and certainly didn't see him off the half back line
 
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well, what do you know, he is a defender. who should have thought. haven't watched many hawks games this year and certainly didn't see him off the half back line
Im not sure whitecross is categorised as a defender but then again i haven't looked
I seem to recall that Whitecross hurt his knee towards the end of last year so I'm not sure how much good he will be this year.

I think last year he was categorised as a MID/FWD but when he did return he di play abit across half back.

I may be wrong, but Im pretty sure he did his knee a the end of last year.
 

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I seem to recall that Whitecross hurt his knee towards the end of last year so I'm not sure how much good he will be this year.

I think last year he was categorised as a MID/FWD but when he did return he di play abit across half back.

I may be wrong, but Im pretty sure he did his knee a the end of last year.
Yeah he did his ACL again in finals.
 

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Yes we can all cross off Whitecross from our list.
I doubt he'll play this year

I seem to recall that Whitecross hurt his knee towards the end of last year so I'm not sure how much good he will be this year.

I think last year he was categorised as a MID/FWD but when he did return he di play abit across half back.

I may be wrong, but Im pretty sure he did his knee a the end of last year.
 

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^ lol what's going on here, thought i clicked the wrong thread for a second then :p

Anyway, Brodie Grundy. He's becoming more and more locked in my team as time goes by but my concern is that he is paired with Sandi which is a recipe for disaster.

Most have him as the pies number 1 ruck so i think we can assume his job security is ok so my main worry is if i'm giving up too many points against Minson/Goldy/Cox owners who have spent the extra cash with their favourable draws.

A big problem I see with having him is he has a round 8 bye so i can't upgrade him before his bye and Collingwood's draw itself which is as tough as it gets (Freo, Sydney, Geelong, Richmond, North, Essendon, Carlton).

Can anyone see him making enough funds by the byes and is running a Grundy/Sandi ruck combo just too risky?
 

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I think for R1 go with a Premium Ruckman and lock him in for the season.
Looking at the "Rate My Team" thread, can see a lot of well balanced teams with an R1 premium.

^ lol what's going on here, thought i clicked the wrong thread for a second then :p

Anyway, Brodie Grundy. He's becoming more and more locked in my team as time goes by but my concern is that he is paired with Sandi which is a recipe for disaster.

Most have him as the pies number 1 ruck so i think we can assume his job security is ok so my main worry is if i'm giving up too many points against Minson/Goldy/Cox owners who have spent the extra cash with their favourable draws.

A big problem I see with having him is he has a round 8 bye so i can't upgrade him before his bye and Collingwood's draw itself which is as tough as it gets (Freo, Sydney, Geelong, Richmond, North, Essendon, Carlton).

Can anyone see him making enough funds by the byes and is running a Grundy/Sandi ruck combo just too risky?
 
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R1: Matthew Lobbe
R2: Brodie Gundy
R3: Fraser Thurlow F/R
R4: dependent on better rookie ruck

thoughts?
 

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Guess I have to reconsider grundy and lobbe as my POD ruckmen
Lobbe still might be a POD outside this forum. Not many will pick him over minson, goldy, nic nat, mumford as R1. As for grundy, i think many could pick him as he is now collingwoods number 1 ruckman and showed huge promise in 2013
 
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A lot of people seem to be jumping on Lobbe just as i've made a change 2 days ago LoL... Personally i'm not sure he will finish in the top 4 or 5 supercoach ruckman over the season, especially now that Cox and Nic Nat are ruck only selections.

What sort of average are people thinking he is likely to obtain in 2014? My estimate is somewhere around 95.
 

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I think if he is the sole ruckman, he could average over 100.

A lot of people seem to be jumping on Lobbe just as i've made a change 2 days ago LoL... Personally i'm not sure he will finish in the top 4 or 5 supercoach ruckman over the season, especially now that Cox and Nic Nat are ruck only selections.

What sort of average are people thinking he is likely to obtain in 2014? My estimate is somewhere around 95.
 
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A lot of people seem to be jumping on Lobbe just as i've made a change 2 days ago LoL... Personally i'm not sure he will finish in the top 4 or 5 supercoach ruckman over the season, especially now that Cox and Nic Nat are ruck only selections.

What sort of average are people thinking he is likely to obtain in 2014? My estimate is somewhere around 95.
I say 108.
 

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What's Jarrad Redden's status?
Is he fighting fit for Round 1 because Port could play 2 Ruckmen and Lobbe's scores could be affected.
 
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What's Jarrad Redden's status?
Is he fighting fit for Round 1 because Port could play 2 Ruckmen and Lobbe's scores could be affected.
I hope they don't play with 2 rucks. Westoff can pinch hit in the ruck when Lobbe needs a rest
 
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