This is true for the majority of the season, however round 3 I view as a critical round in setting your team up for the future of your season.
It is almost impossible to nail every good rookie/mid pricer/ great value option with your starting team so at round 3 before prices change, I view that as a point in where you look at your overall structure of your team & make the necessary adjustments to put your team in a great position going forward. There were a few 50/50 calls I got wrong (took Gov over Xerri for example) along with my concerns re Gawn with Jackson coming on so rapidly. English looked great in preseason & I was close to starting him, he has continued to impress me in the 2 games so far & the fact he is ruck/fwd enables me to switch him fwd at some point - I think he will average enough to be a fwd line keeper this year.
It is too early too tell who are the must have rucks this year, Grundy is the only one I still have confidence in being one of the top rucks. I want to give myself some time to assess properly in 3/4 weeks (possibly longer
) who I want alongside Grundy in my rucks.By taking English now at the expense of Gawn, it gives me that opportunity & frees up much cash to further strengthen my team overall.
I will likely sit tight over the next few weeks unless any must have rookie is on the bubble/any long term injuries happen.