Position SC 2021: Midfielder Discussion
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I’m coming around to the Tyson pick personally. Bit of a shame this question got skipped over by most I reckon, seems plenty of coaches have been fairly quick to dismiss him and I’m not sure why. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been looking at my side for too long but I’m starting to see some good upside in him against the Danihers and Fantasias of the world.
Probably needs to keep that inside role to score well but he’s shown he can rack them up in the past when fit and in a decent role.
Is Daniher more likely to kick a big bag? Fantasia to have a 20 & 2 game or Tyson to have game where he pigs it up in an understrength midfield.
Finding it quite hard to split them at the minute.
Probably needs to keep that inside role to score well but he’s shown he can rack them up in the past when fit and in a decent role.
Is Daniher more likely to kick a big bag? Fantasia to have a 20 & 2 game or Tyson to have game where he pigs it up in an understrength midfield.
Finding it quite hard to split them at the minute.
The problem with North is that they're in a rebuild but they have the midfield depth of a side that shouldn't be. Obviously that's not the case forward and back. They're probably not going anywhere fast in the next couple of seasons, LDU and Simpkin need to continue their development in the middle, and it won't do a bottom 4 side any good to have others like Phillips and Powell in the reserves all season. I'm not sure whether there's room for the likes of Polec, Hall and Tyson to play every week in all that.
Dumont I understand pushing him out but Anderson and Polec? I’m just not sure. Polec is older, Anderson only younger by a few months.
I suppose talent is in question but I’m not sure any of those you mentioned are better than Tyson as an inside mid. Dees pushed him to a wing, then completely out of the side but he came 2nd in their bnf as an inside mid in his last full season for them if I remember right.
Has plenty of question marks around him, as do the rest, but was just interested in the fact he’s garnered little to no attention so far. I think he’s as likely to be that 250k player were looking for as any of them.
I suppose talent is in question but I’m not sure any of those you mentioned are better than Tyson as an inside mid. Dees pushed him to a wing, then completely out of the side but he came 2nd in their bnf as an inside mid in his last full season for them if I remember right.
Has plenty of question marks around him, as do the rest, but was just interested in the fact he’s garnered little to no attention so far. I think he’s as likely to be that 250k player were looking for as any of them.
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Anderson certainly had a handful of decent games last season but I disagree he’s light years in front. I’m by no means an avid Kangas watcher but he still puts up some pretty average games from the games I have seen.
I’ll certainly concede that LDU & Simpkin are their first choice mids and probably an all but spent Cunnington, but I see no reason why a fit Tyson wouldn’t at least be in the conversation for decent mid minutes.
I’ll certainly concede that LDU & Simpkin are their first choice mids and probably an all but spent Cunnington, but I see no reason why a fit Tyson wouldn’t at least be in the conversation for decent mid minutes.
He can absolutely push 115+ but his durability is disastrous at this point and rushing back from hamstrings is a recipe for disaster.
I don't think he presents a great value to risk proposition on the back of an interrupted preseason given his history. He was one of my first picked though prior to all the issues so I definitely rate him as a scoring potential play.
They played without Dumont, Cunnington and Anderson who are certainly ahead of him and then Polec and Hall who are probably in the same group as him.
He played a wing/hf/mid role with the mid phasing lower with LDU back for game two which is a concern given they need to make space for their two best mids last year and their best mid who missed the season last year.
Throw in Phillips, who looks a future star and will play sooner than later I imagine and you've essentially got as many as 6 names that weren't in the game.
If Tyson can hold the spot and role he played, he's not a terrible pick, basically just has to score at previous levels.
I'm not sure he justifies the premium though, there's not a lack of options around in the mids and I don't think his JS is any better than most of the rookies and if he's pushed to HF then his scoring potential isn't any better either.
Just don't think we need to pay the extra price through the mids. Powell, Campbell, Dow, Downie, Gulden and Scott to me all present comparable scoring potential for cheaper prices given all look to have good roles and/or talent levels.
I haven't even considered Fantasia, maybe a mistake, but can't trust his body even though I really rate him as a player but he has the DEF status to at least justify him.
Daniher I think is a great pick but I've actually pushed him out of a couple of my recent drafts also, while I love his explosive scoring potential and think he will push 80 again this year if he stays fit, it's kind of the same story where cheaper guys may be available instead that offer a similar outcome.
Ziebell an exception for mine because he's got legitimate keeper potential given his scoring history and his role and thus he's just about my first picked, pretty sure he and Laird are the only two who've been in every iteration of my teams at this point across every single name.
I don't think he presents a great value to risk proposition on the back of an interrupted preseason given his history. He was one of my first picked though prior to all the issues so I definitely rate him as a scoring potential play.
They played without Dumont, Cunnington and Anderson who are certainly ahead of him and then Polec and Hall who are probably in the same group as him.
He played a wing/hf/mid role with the mid phasing lower with LDU back for game two which is a concern given they need to make space for their two best mids last year and their best mid who missed the season last year.
Throw in Phillips, who looks a future star and will play sooner than later I imagine and you've essentially got as many as 6 names that weren't in the game.
If Tyson can hold the spot and role he played, he's not a terrible pick, basically just has to score at previous levels.
I'm not sure he justifies the premium though, there's not a lack of options around in the mids and I don't think his JS is any better than most of the rookies and if he's pushed to HF then his scoring potential isn't any better either.
Just don't think we need to pay the extra price through the mids. Powell, Campbell, Dow, Downie, Gulden and Scott to me all present comparable scoring potential for cheaper prices given all look to have good roles and/or talent levels.
I haven't even considered Fantasia, maybe a mistake, but can't trust his body even though I really rate him as a player but he has the DEF status to at least justify him.
Daniher I think is a great pick but I've actually pushed him out of a couple of my recent drafts also, while I love his explosive scoring potential and think he will push 80 again this year if he stays fit, it's kind of the same story where cheaper guys may be available instead that offer a similar outcome.
Ziebell an exception for mine because he's got legitimate keeper potential given his scoring history and his role and thus he's just about my first picked, pretty sure he and Laird are the only two who've been in every iteration of my teams at this point across every single name.