Discussion 2021: Strategy, Team & Player Discussions
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Cant bring myself to select Lloyd or Gawn due to price. Also really hesitant on Neale and Oliver who are both going to lose coin but all the real lock and load mids are overpriced.
Key forwards look cheap to me. Jezza first to go from the fwds but I can't help myself dreaming of what might be with him for now.
Kinda like Gaff. He seems well priced among a sea of 110 mids who are priced at overs. Dusty's a place holder. Deserves a slot for now.
Have toyed with Hickey are R3 and think it's worthy of consideration. Young could be 75+ i reckon.
Key forwards look cheap to me. Jezza first to go from the fwds but I can't help myself dreaming of what might be with him for now.
Kinda like Gaff. He seems well priced among a sea of 110 mids who are priced at overs. Dusty's a place holder. Deserves a slot for now.
Have toyed with Hickey are R3 and think it's worthy of consideration. Young could be 75+ i reckon.
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Absolutely. You can start anyone you like. But unfortunately the SC selection abattoir is full of bodies that were "all set for extended midfield time". Often they train with the midfield squad in the pre season. In my experience however, somehow most of them never quite live up to expectations. Maybe one of the above will come good but which one is the question.
There's plenty of value in midfielders around that $300K price this year though. Could easily start 3-4 good ones in your team. Definitely worth a read. 
(Seriously, it's buyer beware if you do, as usual).
(Seriously, it's buyer beware if you do, as usual).
Cripps , Rowell , Taranto could look enticing at M3-M5 but wondering if that almost locks in a M7/8 from the beginning.
Similarly Wright , Thomas , Brown , Ziebell , Daniher & Impey etc could open up options up forward
Promising myself this season to start my team based on Rucks & Rookies first.
Plenty of time to think about it more when Big Bash finishes.
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There's plenty of value in midfielders around that $300K price this year though. Could easily start 3-4 good ones in your team. Definitely worth a read.
(Seriously, it's buyer beware if you do, as usual).
(Seriously, it's buyer beware if you do, as usual).
Love that Herbie is always thinking out of the box, however, he like many of us can be seduced by the dark side, some more than others.
Stay disciplined Herbie, remember that Rowsus once did a piece on how few mid pricers deliver, it is like thinking you can beat the casino.
Very few ever get there. My best season was when I packed the team full of high price certain premiums, only had to trade when they were injured. Going for overall, I accept you have to include some value.
Always found if anyone delivered, it was a fwd who goes to midfield who played it in junior level, think Dunkley, Tim Kelly. Rarely do defenders deliver, maybe a Williams who was ok, Houston and others tested me early last year. The difference is a true premium you will preserve with, someone who is breakout is likely to be traded if they don't deliver early (BrodieSmith, Houston).
I thought it was pretty clear I wasn't serious.
It would be interesting to know how many of the top finishers pick these mid pricers to start, and how many. Fairly sure guns and rookies has a much better success rate. As another who gets tempted by these mid pricers every season, maybe I'll try that myself one season. Maybe.
It would be interesting to know how many of the top finishers pick these mid pricers to start, and how many. Fairly sure guns and rookies has a much better success rate. As another who gets tempted by these mid pricers every season, maybe I'll try that myself one season. Maybe.