Position 2023: Forwards Discussion
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and then it will normalise over the season.I'm looking at starting Fyfe to use him as a stepping stone only and after looking at Fremantle's draw he could easily have a couple of 100+ scores where he will reach $100k plus profit within first 6 rounds. I'm not picking him to be a keeper but to make money quick to use him to trade to get a keeper in with 2 trades.
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I think that's an enormous jump on natural progression. There wasn't a player playing his role above 95 last year in the league. Closest comparison would be Moore and he had heavy midfield minutes that boosted his average by 5 points at the end of the season and still didn't hit 95.
He needs a role change imo, it's definitely plausible but I struggle to fit it in, it's possible but I just don't see it personally.
I think the bigger issue is that he needs to really go to 105+, last 3 years allowing for DPP changes, the forward premium line is safely at 105+. I think Gulden can do it if he got a rule change, I don't think he can do that on just natural progression.
I still think he's a solid pick though, he's definitely worth a punt for anyone who believes in a role change, I feel very confident he can push towards 105+ in a midfield role. The most comparable player to Gulden for mine is Zach Merrett, who did break out to 112 in his third season but he had a pure midfield role as well. Brayshaw another similar style, albeit less skillful, who broke to 101 in his 3rd season with a strong midfield role also.
Ultimately the list of 105+ guys that weren't in firm midfield roles last year is Sicily, Stewart, Sinclair, Doch, Dawson, Hurn, Gawn, Witts and English. You'll note there are no HF types in that list.
He needs a role change imo, it's definitely plausible but I struggle to fit it in, it's possible but I just don't see it personally.
I think the bigger issue is that he needs to really go to 105+, last 3 years allowing for DPP changes, the forward premium line is safely at 105+. I think Gulden can do it if he got a rule change, I don't think he can do that on just natural progression.
I still think he's a solid pick though, he's definitely worth a punt for anyone who believes in a role change, I feel very confident he can push towards 105+ in a midfield role. The most comparable player to Gulden for mine is Zach Merrett, who did break out to 112 in his third season but he had a pure midfield role as well. Brayshaw another similar style, albeit less skillful, who broke to 101 in his 3rd season with a strong midfield role also.
Ultimately the list of 105+ guys that weren't in firm midfield roles last year is Sicily, Stewart, Sinclair, Doch, Dawson, Hurn, Gawn, Witts and English. You'll note there are no HF types in that list.
