God forwards are rubbish, little surprised not seeing much love for Marshall, he's close to bottom price if fit.
I reckon Marshall might have another 30k to drop over the next 3 weeks, plus for me he just doesn't suit my bye structure (shares the Grawndy bye) & neither does Dale. So TFG is my only upgrade option as a round 12 premo is the only one I can afford to bring in right now. Marshall & Dale will have to wait for the byes.
Saints have GC (playing well and have Collins), Geelong and the Dogs as their next 3, I really want to see how he goes over those 3 weeks now Ryder is back as the clear #1 ruck. He's put up 86 against one of the worst teams in the league in a 70 point smashing and it the scoreboard is flattering to the Hawks.
Mostly it's about durability but I want his scoring proven up as well as seeing a very decent chance that he could have a low score or two and be a real bargain.
On point 1, what happens if there's a Patrick Cripps shaped hole in your team?
Asking for a friend of course.
Depends on what you see from Cripps. I personally still think he's a 90+ scorer on average and thus he's way down the list of priorities for upgrading but if he keeps scoring in the 60s then he very quickly becomes a major issue as he's losing big cash and not beating rookies.
It's a tough call, are his last two stinkers anomalies or the new normal.
The simple fact is that Teague genuinely seems to think he can play forward and not be awful, Walsh has clearly passed him as their best and most important midfielder, and he's been consistently bad since Teague took over.
Going to take something special for him to get off my never again list after what he did to me this year, both the selection and subsequent trade train I've ridden, but I'm one of the lucky ones who got out.
Oliver vs Jelly?
Was super convinced by Jelly's game last week, but doubts are still lingering regarding his role and durability.
If the money is irrelevant, it's Oliver by a country mile. If the money is relevant it's Oliver by the length of the Flemington straight...
I don't know why anyone is looking to jump on Kelly this week after one decent game against one of the weakest sides in the league. Which for those playing at home is his first decent score of the year with a coach that, at best, is a wildcard and a terrible durability record. If you've got Kelly, he's given you a reason to give him a few more weeks. If you don't have him you have no reason to be making decisions before he's got a couple more weeks on the board, especially given he's got the first bye and would make sense as a slingshot.
Simple fact is his role still wasn't great on the weekend, better yes, but not great.
Oliver on the other hand has scored really well through several of the best taggers in the league and looks insanely ominous and Melbourne are about to get a Sydney side who look like the 2019 version again, Carlton and Adelaide over the next three.
