Discussion 2024: AFL RDT Dream Team Discussion

[kennychao]

The fortunate about RDT & SuperCoach is that the pricing isn’t too dissimilar and it is possible for you to have the same team. (Try picking the same team between RDT & AFL fantasy, it’s almost impossible lol)

- I have the exact same team on SuperCoach / RDT & I’ve only got a spare 200k left on RDT

Just be mindful that if you have too many players across multiple platforms, it is very hard to follow all the players’ scores when the games are on haha and can be frustrating / annoying when lose track & you think your player is doing well but turns out it’s on the other format 😆 (or you don’t even have that player lol)

 

[Tails]

Was going to post my draft side tomorrow but not much will change for now ...
- Pull it apart .. I've got thick skin

My concerns:
- Not sure of my D6 - 8 selections ... don't really want Kemp on field at this stage ..
- Either Lipinski or Crouch at this stage ...
- Not sure of my F6 - 8 selections ...
- Expect to have a bench of all playing players and adjust at the last minute if I need a donut

But it will change before lockout

 

[kennychao]

Also, with the pricing difference between top & bottom priced players (1m v 182k, compared to 700k v 102k in SC), jumping on players that are about to jump in value is even more critical on RDT - aka you need to make as much cash as possible, ideally as quick as you can

I do believe the player prices also jump a lot more than say SuperCoach

 

[Professor]

 

[Tails]

Also, with the pricing difference between top & bottom priced players (1m v 182k, compared to 700k v 102k in SC), jumping on players that are about to jump in value is even more critical on RDT - aka you need to make as much cash as possible, ideally as quick as you can

I do believe the player prices also jump a lot more than say SuperCoach

I'd confidently say the pricing formula is the same ....

- But the MN may differ ... which at the end of the day governs the price rises ...

TBH I 'm not sure which comp (SC v RDT) facilitates the quickest price rises ....

- Certainly something to think about and consider ... a job for @Rowsus ?? ...

 

[Tails]

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Interesting side ... I won't bite ...)

 

[madmunza]

Pretty sure the 1st prize was 25K last year?
I also like to keep my DT side nearly the same as my SC as I hate cheering on diff players not in my team in all formats.
My DT side is nearly always the same as my SC minus maybe 2-3 different players. Eg I would pick maybe a Bont, Ridley for SC but not DT which has worked ok over the years. So you don't have to drastically change your side in each format. All about the stat whores with meaningless disposals like Titch, Swan, Rockliff, def eff means jack **** in this format.

 

[Tails]

Pretty sure the 1st prize was 25K last year?
I also like to keep my DT side nearly the same as my SC as I hate cheering on diff players not in my team in all formats.
My DT side is nearly always the same as my SC minus maybe 2-3 different players. Eg I would pick maybe a Bont, Ridley for SC but not DT which has worked ok over the years. So you don't have to drastically change your side in each format. All about the stat whores with meaningless disposals like Titch, Swan, Rockliff, def eff means jack **** in this format.

I don't think the RDT prize was $25k last year ... might have been AF instead though ....

- But agree on all other comments ..

 

[Professor]

Interesting side ... I won't bite ...)

lol, all good, critique as much as you want, I'm used to it.

Cripps is in because of his scoring potential via tackles and handballs. Not ideal, could swap him out.

SPS could play a mix of positions back, wing, forward or mid, should improve on the last few years with a better role.

Chol - Hoping he gets a run in the ruck if Witts is still injured, otherwise he'll float between defence and forward.

I think Sidebottom will have a better year, assuming he plays wing/half forward.

 

[eno]

Cripps and Sidey are cooked mate!

Chol/SPS dont seem like good picks either

Rest looks fine to me

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[wogitalia]

Can anyone suggest websites for stats, apart from the afl site. I've got a mental blank.

fanfooty another option.

Sicily seems very cheap in this comp compared to SC, eg he’s about 60% of Whitfield’s price in this comp.

Wonder why….? Did he get priced straight on his 2020 avg? (altho that was on reduced game time).

Quite simply Sicily is nowhere near as good in DT as he is in SC. Intercept marks are not worth anything extra and quality kicking is not worth any extra.

Whitfield is also a much better DT player than SC because he's a low quality ball user (for a pure outside player) who gets minimal contested/intercept touches.

Whitfield has always been a "negative" ratio guy. So his last 4 real seasons he went 98:97 (DT:SC), 100:100, 114:111 and 95:92 last year. Sicily is the polar opposite, his two real seasons went 95.5:105 and 84:94. 10 points positive ratio is among the higher you will see.

Guys like Gaff and Whitfield are much stronger DT players than SC historically. They're the type that are great DT targets and poor SC targets (Whitfield keeps getting DEF/FWD to make him popular but no one would be picking him as a mid).

Sicily priced at 56 is a really solid buy though although worth noting his best season is right on that D6 line which is basically 95 entering the season and I think all the extra guys are an even bigger risk in DT than they are in SC where Sicily's quality can't counter reduced quantity.

 

[Hawk41]

Yep Sicily averaged 70 or 87 if you adjust for shorter games in 2020 in RDT but 103 in SC so going to be a difference in price.

As for the higher pricing, MN, price formula, BE's etc the only difference to SC is RDT uses a bigger MN, which does mean players prices increase but also decrease more.

 

[Beast_Mode]

Also, with the pricing difference between top & bottom priced players (1m v 182k, compared to 700k v 102k in SC), jumping on players that are about to jump in value is even more critical on RDT - aka you need to make as much cash as possible, ideally as quick as you can

I do believe the player prices also jump a lot more than say SuperCoach

Can’t emphasise this statement enough. You generally will be successful in this comp if you can nail the timing of trades, particularly premiums. In previous seasons I’ve struggled trading in the top tier premiums and had to compromise my final on-field selections. I’ve found it’s typically more challenging to field 22 premiums in this format compared to SC

 

[Ironhawk]

Also, with the pricing difference between top & bottom priced players (1m v 182k, compared to 700k v 102k in SC), jumping on players that are about to jump in value is even more critical on RDT - aka you need to make as much cash as possible, ideally as quick as you can

I do believe the player prices also jump a lot more than say SuperCoach

Sounds like @Connoisseur should be well suited to this one, he's very good at getting high team values.

Good to know and something for me to consider with my starting team.

 

[Blaze]

I think a guy like Sicily is a good value pick if he fits the overall structure of the team but he isn't a total make or break pick either way. He is in and out of my team at D4 depending on structure. Currently he is in there for me.

I think the big move in this comp is going to be R2 - the Grundy, Gawn, Darcy top 3 seems clear in SC but not this comp. I have seen ROB, Marshall, Witts already in teams above. I have flipped between the safety of Gawn all the way to the risk of Preuss at R2. This could be a defining decision and i must say ROB seems like a safe choice on where he is priced at the moment. I am interesting in peoples thoughts on this position from others.

I tried a 3 rookie ruck structure in RDT last year and was playing catch up the whole time but that hasn't totally put me off a risky R2 providing the job security and back up is there. I like the look of Pruess and Butters on my field more than Hollands and ROB that is for sure. Decisions Decisions.....

 

[Tails]

I was playing around today and found the following players priced below their last seasons average ....

Caveats:
- Firstly, a lot of these players are coming back from injury or may be fringe players due to the amount of games played etc ...
- Secondly, whilst I'd like to compare last seasons DT stats to the 2020 season (I have them), it's a bit meaningless to do so due to the decreased playing times that year ...
- Thirdly, not all players contained in the below tables will actually be relevant ... just what was discovered ...
- Fourthly, shaded players are just that I've seen present in "some" teams across various AFL formats ....
- Lastly, I'm now set up and can "quickly" plug in projected scores for any other players ...

Defenders ...
- as an example for all ensuing tables .... and to extrapolate on the figures present I'll use Kemp as an example ...
- He played 2 games in 2021 with an average of 43 ...
- He is priced to average (PTA) 30 (-13 discount if he maintains a 43 average at the start of this year)
- Ie, if he scored 43 x 3 (129 pts) to start the year then he should make ~27k at the first price change (future BE will be governed by his last two scores and the adjusted MN for round 4)


Midfielders ...


Ruckman ...


Forwards ...

 

[wogitalia]

I think a guy like Sicily is a good value pick if he fits the overall structure of the team but he isn't a total make or break pick either way. He is in and out of my team at D4 depending on structure. Currently he is in there for me.

I think the big move in this comp is going to be R2 - the Grundy, Gawn, Darcy top 3 seems clear in SC but not this comp. I have seen ROB, Marshall, Witts already in teams above. I have flipped between the safety of Gawn all the way to the risk of Preuss at R2. This could be a defining decision and i must say ROB seems like a safe choice on where he is priced at the moment. I am interesting in peoples thoughts on this position from others.

I tried a 3 rookie ruck structure in RDT last year and was playing catch up the whole time but that hasn't totally put me off a risky R2 providing the job security and back up is there. I like the look of Pruess and Butters on my field more than Hollands and ROB that is for sure. Decisions Decisions.....

Worth noting that Witts is a much stronger scorer in this, 45 ****ty hitouts to the opponent is 45 points here while it's 15 in SC! Rucks with negative ratios are very rare but for Witts it's actually the norm. Think he's got a lot more value here where he can potentially push towards premium levels, especially if Gawn does slide back a bit.

 

[Vicwood]

I was playing around today and found the following players priced below their last seasons average ....

Caveats:
- Firstly, a lot of these players are coming back from injury or may be fringe players due to the amount of games played etc ...
- Secondly, whilst I'd like to compare last seasons DT stats to the 2020 season (I have them), it's a bit meaningless to do so due to the decreased playing times that year ...
- Thirdly, not all players contained in the below tables will actually be relevant ... just what was discovered ...
- Fourthly, shaded players are just that I've seen present in "some" teams across various AFL formats ....
- Lastly, I'm now set up and can "quickly" plug in projected scores for any other players ...

Defenders ...
- as an example for all ensuing tables .... and to extrapolate on the figures present I'll use Kemp as an example ...
- He played 2 games in 2021 with an average of 43 ...
- He is priced to average (PTA) 30 (-13 discount if he maintains a 43 average at the start of this year)
- Ie, if he scored 43 x 3 (129 pts) to start the year then he should make ~27k (future BE will be governed by his last two scores and the adjusted MN for round 4)

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Midfielders ...
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Ruckman ...
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Forwards ...
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[The Saltshaker]

only 9000 odd players in DT last year....chances are good enough 👍

 

[Darkie]

First crack at a side. Only $300 to spare, but otherwise pretty happy with it.

Any glaring errors or omissions?

Feedback welcome 🙂