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Grundy, Rozee and Heppell v Dunkley, Taranto and Preuss?
Grundy most like a premium over Dunkley in their respective position. Both could argue have upside.
Rozee has potential to push 95-100 and just off best 6 (mostly likely 10-15th) and maybe you keep as lack of $$ at season end
Taranto may push 105 and be 30th midfielder and bleed out.
Preuss edges Heppell by 10-20 points.

Grunzeeppell for me.
 
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Grundy, Rozee and Heppell v Dunkley, Taranto and Preuss?
Grundy, Dunkley and rookie?

Much prefer the first group though. Grundy is the clear best player in the 6 with upside potential.

Rozee can be a kepper, Heppell can be a solid cash cow. Dunkley rock solid with decent upside potential also but also a more solid downside case than Grundy. Taranto needs to be a keeper and I'm not sure he has it in him, just not sold his role improves a lot this year on last year. Preuss is a safer version of Heppell, not a keeper but capable of being a solid cash cow.
 
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I’d go the second group. I’m finding it really hard to ignore Preuss at that price. We’ve seen some average number 1 rucks put some big scores up, think he will follow that.
I question this theory. Preuss needs 95 to match a solid 61ppg 124k rookie. There were 9 rucks who averaged that last year in a year where ruck scores are generally considered inflated. One of those is Rhys Stanley who did it over a really small sample. So effectively less than half the #1 rucks in the league put up Preuss BE level. There were also about 7 rucks who averaged less than 80 as the #1. The good rucks score well and I think Preuss is probably a good one but there sure is a lot of downside.

I still think he's a good pick but as far as rookies go he's bloody expensive and anyone picking him really does have to ask the question of can they use that 180k better elsewhere in their starting team.
 

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Grundy, Dunkley and rookie?

Much prefer the first group though. Grundy is the clear best player in the 6 with upside potential.

Rozee can be a kepper, Heppell can be a solid cash cow. Dunkley rock solid with decent upside potential also but also a more solid downside case than Grundy. Taranto needs to be a keeper and I'm not sure he has it in him, just not sold his role improves a lot this year on last year. Preuss is a safer version of Heppell, not a keeper but capable of being a solid cash cow.
Funnily enough, Grundy, Dunkley and rookie was my reaction as well. It’s also what I currently have.

I would err on the Grundy option in a straight head to head.
 
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Preuss vs Heppel as my 300k pick?

If it is Preuss that deletes Grundy and turns Heppel into either Steele or Macrae or J. Kelly as a M4

It would also allow to upgrade Cripps to one of those
 

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Preuss vs Heppel as my 300k pick?

If it is Preuss that deletes Grundy and turns Heppel into either Steele or Macrae or J. Kelly as a M4

It would also allow to upgrade Cripps to one of those
I would take the Heppell option. Personally I view Grundy as a lock, and would order those mids as Cripps, Macrae, Steele/Kelly, so I’m not sure the Preuss options gets you an upgrade there on my assessment.
 
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I question this theory. Preuss needs 95 to match a solid 61ppg 124k rookie. There were 9 rucks who averaged that last year in a year where ruck scores are generally considered inflated. One of those is Rhys Stanley who did it over a really small sample. So effectively less than half the #1 rucks in the league put up Preuss BE level. There were also about 7 rucks who averaged less than 80 as the #1. The good rucks score well and I think Preuss is probably a good one but there sure is a lot of downside.

I still think he's a good pick but as far as rookies go he's bloody expensive and anyone picking him really does have to ask the question of can they use that 180k better elsewhere in their starting team.
I agree with what you are saying, I guess it’s different in the ruck line as we have very little/no rookies to choose from.

Although pittonet dropped off his average later in the year, he was incredible in his first 6-8 games which is all I need Preuss to do.
 

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Mills, Walsh and Butters vs Lloyd, Heppell and Dunkley
Lloyd and Dunkley very likely to be top 6 in their respective positions. Heppell to hopefully average 90-100 and trade him out at his bye.

No guarantee that any of Mills, Walsh or Butters will even be top 10 in their positions.

So it’s Lloyd, Heppell and Dunkley quite easily for me.
 

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Need more info on Stewart’s supposed back injury (??). Stewart it fit and no lingering concerns, Dusty it Stewart is not shaping up well.
I believe the original poster on here has conceded that the rumour about the back injury was false. No mention of it on the training thread or injury thread on BF either so fairly safe to assume that Stewart is injury free.
 
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Petracca titch Docherty vs Oliver dusty Stewart

Trac top 4-8 mid
Titch top 6-10 mid
Docherty top 6-8 back

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Oliver top 2-4 mid
Dusty top 3-6 forward who’ll start at m3
Stewart top 4-8 defender
 
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I believe the original poster on here has conceded that the rumour about the back injury was false. No mention of it on the training thread or injury thread on BF either so fairly safe to assume that Stewart is injury free.
Very interesting - I felt like people had missed Stewart’s injury “news”. No need to replace him in my side then, and in that case Stewart comfortably over Dusty.

To me Dusty is largely a WYSIWYG pick, but will finish stronger than he starts, so he’s an upgrade target. Stewart is an underpriced quality premo in my view, so he’s a starting pick.
 
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Very interesting - I felt like people had missed Stewart’s injury “news”. No need to replace him in my side then, and in that case Stewart comfortably over Dusty.

To me Dusty is largely a WYSIWYG pick, but will finish stronger than he starts, so he’s an upgrade target. Stewart is an underpriced quality premo in my view, so he’s a starting pick.
How underpriced do you see Stewart as being Darkie?

At $538k, he is at his highest ever starting price and has only broken a 100 avg once, last year.
 
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