Discussion 2022: Rate My Team
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Weighing up Dawson vs Ridley and Milera vs Rioli, but comfortable with these two for now. Keen to see a bit on Ridley's role.. if he's freed up via the Kelly inclusion and that gets him back to kick outs.. LOCK! I reckon he's an outstanding user of the ball so as a Bomber's supporter I hope that's how it goes. Liking the structure of 3 prems, 1 mid price, and then whatever rookies present regardless of price, but bailout option is to swing Coleman back if the forward rookies appear instead.
MID
Weighed up Macrae but I'm genuinely a bit nervous at his price. I think Dunkley gets a little more mid time and it has to come at the expense of someone.. they've played Macrae on the wing at times before and I just don't have confidence he can maintain scoring at a level that justifies that price tag. Don't get me wrong, I think he'll score extremely well and at 600k would be a lock.. but that price is a stretch for mine.
But more about who I did pick! Really like the way Steele and Miller go about it and think they have some good extra strings to their bow via tackling and goal kicking. Think both can be a safe C option and play later enough over the first few rounds to give some flexibility. Neale picks himself and I think a fully fit Mitchell is worth it at that price as can see a run similar to the second half of last year.
Probably the only potential change here is Mitchell out and another prem on a different line given the glut of mid rookies.
RUCKS
Darcy has the ceiling and just needs to bit fit and he's in - better to build the team around his higher price point though than need to break a structure to find the cash. Grundy I feel is best of the rest, and can see him really rebounding to what he can achieve now that the pandemic is shifting towards the endemic stage and things are a lot more eased up.
FOR
As per above I think Dunkley gets enough mid time to be a clear top forward. Heeney I think gets close with the role he sounds like getting (and if the body holds up).. and I just love the way Butters goes about it. He'll have some scoring variance (80-130 range on any given week) but think he ends up close to the top forwards and just needs his body to stay right. Probably the most vulnerable player in my team at the moment though so we'll see.
We might have too many mid rookies to start at this rate (everyone I read about is training the house down) , how many realistically will be going 75+ though ?
Fingers crossed we actually get a Round 1 playing D7 , D8 , F7 & F8.
I keep being drawn back to my Neale @ M3 team which was frowned upon a few weeks ago when I first suggested it 😉 , might become the popular template , could end up Neale @ M1 the way things are looking at the moment.
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I'm considering starting Whitfield in the mids and swinging him back come upgrade time (if he lasts that long). I have Jelly ATM and the $ savings really help bolster my bench.
Currently have Rioli, Milera and Coleman in DEF and will be using them as well as Curnow FWD to get those uber MIDs I don't have.
Apart from his durability issues, is it a viable plan/option?
Currently have Rioli, Milera and Coleman in DEF and will be using them as well as Curnow FWD to get those uber MIDs I don't have.
Apart from his durability issues, is it a viable plan/option?
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Early thoughts on this for mine would be that both DEF and FWD rookies will score worse / be harder to find than MID rookies. So I reckon you may be better off starting Whitfield in DEF, and going with a MID rookie over a DEF rookie. Or alternatively, Whitfield DEF, Rioli or Coleman to replace a FWD rookie, and then a MID rookie.
We also have Daicos and there will probably be another 1 or 2 rookies that will almost certainly get DEF status come round 7. They hate changing the genuine premiums but they love to gift the DPP to rookies and fallen midfield premiums based on AFLF history.
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FWIW I think Ridley definitely gets freed up by Kelly, a bit like Sicily did by Frost in 2020. The issue is still that we will look to use Heppell and Hind a lot as outlets off half back, Heppell was missing games during Ridleys massive scoring run early in 2020. The amount of disposals he will get will likely be limited as a consequence. I still rate the pick highly due to Kelly coming in.
Yeah completely agree - main thing driving this is I reckon Ridley is comfortably the best kick of all our outlet players, so if he isn't being relied on for a more lockdown, defensive minded role the ball should be getting funnelled through him a lot more. I can see there being a bit of a "if Hind isn't open to dash, get Ridley to find a target by foot" type situation, and if that unfolds plus his freedom to do more intercept work, he should score well.
I definitely reckon it's being under appreciated how much playing on the dangerous smaller forwards killed him last year. Can't fly for marks when your opponent is waiting for the crumbs, and have to stick close by at the other times cause they are just so dangerous. The fact he scored as well as he did with that role a lot of weeks tells me he has huge upside this season based and that's just based off the Kelly inclusion alone!
I definitely reckon it's being under appreciated how much playing on the dangerous smaller forwards killed him last year. Can't fly for marks when your opponent is waiting for the crumbs, and have to stick close by at the other times cause they are just so dangerous. The fact he scored as well as he did with that role a lot of weeks tells me he has huge upside this season based and that's just based off the Kelly inclusion alone!
My $0 team.
Only put Guthrie in to make it $0. Would probably drop him down to Rowell/Lipinski, lift Milera to a premo and use Hinge instead of Skinner.
What I do like however is the potential for every player to increase in value and deliberately haven't taken any players that I think are fairly priced relative to their averages last year.
Only put Guthrie in to make it $0. Would probably drop him down to Rowell/Lipinski, lift Milera to a premo and use Hinge instead of Skinner.
What I do like however is the potential for every player to increase in value and deliberately haven't taken any players that I think are fairly priced relative to their averages last year.
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DEF: Lloyd, Hall, Whitfield, Sicily, Hinge, O'Driscoll, (Kelly, McDonagh)
MID: Macrae, Titch, Walsh, Neale, *M.Crouch, Rowell, Daicos, Ward (McDonald, Stephens, Clark)
RUCK: Grundy, *Preuss, ( Hayes)
FWD: Dunkley, DeGoey, Gresham, Rayner, Coniglio, Rachele, (Hollands, Comben)
*Might still change if enough decent rookies start rnd1
Watching fwd line mid pricers thru practice matches
MID: Macrae, Titch, Walsh, Neale, *M.Crouch, Rowell, Daicos, Ward (McDonald, Stephens, Clark)
RUCK: Grundy, *Preuss, ( Hayes)
FWD: Dunkley, DeGoey, Gresham, Rayner, Coniglio, Rachele, (Hollands, Comben)
*Might still change if enough decent rookies start rnd1
Watching fwd line mid pricers thru practice matches