Dunkley vs Martin vs Butters? Only going to pick one of the 3 for F1 and am struggling to decide. Dunkley will almost certainly score a lower score after being rested up forward and be able to be picked, while Martin can be very inconsistent as he just does as he want while Butters I'd be relying on more improvement plus more midfield time which I'm not sure is avaliable.
Position SC 2021: Forward Discussion
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Honestly depends on risk profile. Not a fan of the Butters pick so I'm ignoring him.
Dunkley has more likely upside but perhaps a lower ceiling and a much higher durability risk.
Martin is probably slightly overpriced but safe as houses to be in that range.
Basically if you've taken a lot of risks elsewhere, take Martin, if the side is relatively safe then take Dunkley.
Dunkley has more likely upside but perhaps a lower ceiling and a much higher durability risk.
Martin is probably slightly overpriced but safe as houses to be in that range.
Basically if you've taken a lot of risks elsewhere, take Martin, if the side is relatively safe then take Dunkley.
It didn't sound good did it.The recruitment of Treloar and the holding of Dunkley makes me think the doggies are genuinely playing moneyball. Treloar was discounted and Essendon's offer wasn't enough. I think they'll look for a better offer for Dunkley at the end of the year. I'm starting to question his spot in my rnd 1 team. CBA's this week will be interesting.
I always thought it was moneyball but everything I had read had been about rotating and sharing the load plus the addition of Stef Martin, and I thought Dunkley was good enough to be a forward keeper with all of that. But that comment from Bevo was the first negative one I've seen. I'm now wondering if there is a chance he gets dropped occasionally.
Yeah, I think with someone like Ziebell you don't over think it.
Prior to getting injured in 2020 he'd missed only 4 games in 5 years and averaged 89 across that entire period. He's moving to a much less bash-and-crash position at HB where we can make use of his 200 game footy brain and strong marking before gently putting him out to pasture.
Same thing goes for Heppel really. Before 2020 he played all but 6 games in 5 years and averaged 101. He's only 28 and when fit is still one of the better players in his side. Think I might need to find a way to put him back in
Prior to getting injured in 2020 he'd missed only 4 games in 5 years and averaged 89 across that entire period. He's moving to a much less bash-and-crash position at HB where we can make use of his 200 game footy brain and strong marking before gently putting him out to pasture.
Same thing goes for Heppel really. Before 2020 he played all but 6 games in 5 years and averaged 101. He's only 28 and when fit is still one of the better players in his side. Think I might need to find a way to put him back in
Could be a coin toss. We shall see what happens this week.
Beveridge also made an admission regarding the pre-season form of Josh Dunkley, who was unable to get to Essendon late last year after requesting a trade.
The 24-year-old cited more midfield time as a major reason for wanting the move to the Bombers after mixing his time between the forward line, middle and even in the ruck last year.
According to his coach, the 2016 premiership Dog has been below his best of late and will have to again prove himself before he is deployed as a permanent on-baller in 2021.
“I’ve been on record saying 'Dunks' and I are really close away from the club as much as that coach-player relationship,” Beveridge added.
“Look, we have moved on. Whatever the reasons were and the weight of the influence doesn’t really matter anymore.
“He has applied himself. He has trained extremely hard with the rest of the boys. He’s not at his best at the moment as far as his production on the ground.
“He didn’t play his best game against Hawthorn (last week). He’s fully aware that there’s pressure for game time in any role in our team.
“That’s what you do. Every year you endeavour to bolster your list, ensure it’s healthy, create new levels of competitiveness and that’s what we’ve been able to do by bringing Adam in and keeping Josh.
“Yeah, there’s pressure on for his spot and the role that he plays. He understands that and he’ll be treated the same as every other player.
“His teammates adore him, he’s always had close connections, and as much as it was a head scratcher, we’re in a good place with it.”
