Discussion 2023 Round 2: Teams & In Game Discussion

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I know it goes against logic a bit, but I'm considering bringing in Sicily for Stewart. Is this nuts. It was a 10 goal loss and he still scored 110 odd. Will better teams than Essendon see his scoring rise? Might have to look at their draw.

I've looked at two options so far, with a POD option as well :
1. Stewart; Jones > Daicos; JHF (mid via DPP)
2. Stewart; Jones > Sicily; Callaghan (mid via DPP).

3. Stewart; Jones > POD def; Cogs etc?

So many "maybes" in def. Think it might be the best place to go think and look at the lay of the land.
I'd go for #2 as well, even a Daicos type instead and take another 100k in the bank. Callaghan feels important.
 
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I was never convinced Bont was a good starting pick, still I picked him. Not sure why. Great player - not SC reliable. He'll pull out a 180 every now and then, but the coach pulls up his floor and digs a hole for him.
Averaged 114+ four years in a row, missing only one game in the time. Only had one season in his career averaging below 100 - his debut year. Some people will never be happy when it comes to the Bont.
 
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I'd go for #2 as well, even a Daicos type instead and take another 100k in the bank. Callaghan feels important.
We keep worrying about Daicos being shut down, but I still think he'll be a top 8 defender.
I also think Sicily is going to keep hitting his BE despite his price, and probably be top 2 defender, so I might as well get him now, while I try to balance things.
My defence is definitely light @Goodie's Guns.

Decisions.
 
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https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1288407/two-to-debut-for-blues

Chris Scott has announced that both Jack Bowes and Cooper Whyte will debut in Cats colours on Thursday night against Carlton at the MCG.

Whyte, a left-footed midfielder who is tough in the contest with a touch of flair, was taken with the 64th selection in the 2021 NAB AFL Draft.

"It's really exciting for us this week, we'll have a couple of players play their first game for the Cats," Scott told media on Wednesday morning.

"Cooper Whyte will come in as a young player making his AFL debut and Jack Bowes will play as well. So they're the ins, and (Tom) Stewart is the out.

"We're not ready to communicate the other out at the moment. In any case, I'd rather focus on the exciting part"

Scott said the 20-year-old's strength might be in his versatility.

"When we brought him in, we didn't necessarily earmark him in a specific position, we thought one of his strengths would be that he would end up being really flexible player," Scott said.

"He's a beautiful ball user so he is the type of guy you want with the ball in his hands but he's also got some speed and some real footy smarts as well, so he's probably a midfielder who can play back and forward I suspect."

Bowes’ Geelong debut was forecast by Scott last week and assistant coach Shaun Grigg on the To The Final Bell podcast on Monday, following 83 games with the Gold Coast Suns.

He was reportedly close to playing against the Magpies last Friday but was held back with a minor calf complaint, but got through half a game in the VFL last Saturday unscathed.

Scott said the former Sun's ball use will be a significant asset for the Cats going forward.

"Jack is a little similar in that we brought him in thinking his best position was probably going to be an inside midfielder but the flexibility to play in other spots, with our inside mids at the moment, it can be a hard place to break into, (is valuable)", he said.

"I think he'll be in there a little bit but he'll be in other spots as well... but his ball use is going to be a real asset for us as well and we're likely to try and get him into spots where we can get the ball into his hands."

Great...another guy Bruhn will be competing with for inside mid mins confirmed by Scott :rolleyes:

Really regret punting on him & not taking Cogs to start with, will probably give him another week pending teams but don't have much confidence he will produce decent scores tbh
 
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https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1288407/two-to-debut-for-blues

Chris Scott has announced that both Jack Bowes and Cooper Whyte will debut in Cats colours on Thursday night against Carlton at the MCG.

Whyte, a left-footed midfielder who is tough in the contest with a touch of flair, was taken with the 64th selection in the 2021 NAB AFL Draft.

"It's really exciting for us this week, we'll have a couple of players play their first game for the Cats," Scott told media on Wednesday morning.

"Cooper Whyte will come in as a young player making his AFL debut and Jack Bowes will play as well. So they're the ins, and (Tom) Stewart is the out.

"We're not ready to communicate the other out at the moment. In any case, I'd rather focus on the exciting part"

Scott said the 20-year-old's strength might be in his versatility.

"When we brought him in, we didn't necessarily earmark him in a specific position, we thought one of his strengths would be that he would end up being really flexible player," Scott said.

"He's a beautiful ball user so he is the type of guy you want with the ball in his hands but he's also got some speed and some real footy smarts as well, so he's probably a midfielder who can play back and forward I suspect."

Bowes’ Geelong debut was forecast by Scott last week and assistant coach Shaun Grigg on the To The Final Bell podcast on Monday, following 83 games with the Gold Coast Suns.

He was reportedly close to playing against the Magpies last Friday but was held back with a minor calf complaint, but got through half a game in the VFL last Saturday unscathed.

Scott said the former Sun's ball use will be a significant asset for the Cats going forward.

"Jack is a little similar in that we brought him in thinking his best position was probably going to be an inside midfielder but the flexibility to play in other spots, with our inside mids at the moment, it can be a hard place to break into, (is valuable)", he said.

"I think he'll be in there a little bit but he'll be in other spots as well... but his ball use is going to be a real asset for us as well and we're likely to try and get him into spots where we can get the ball into his hands."

Great...another guy Bruhn will be competing with for inside mid mins confirmed by Scott :rolleyes:

Really regret punting on him & not taking Cogs to start with, will probably give him another week pending teams but don't have much confidence he will produce decent scores tbh
Official Cats announcement
View: https://twitter.com/GeelongCats/status/1638386630099865600?s=20
 
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What would people with Laird & Hopper (no other premium/midprice issues) do if they bounce back, and Daicos & JHF dominate again?

Just let Daicos & JHF slip? Or would they become priority must-haves?
 
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You'd have to consider it, especially Daicos. But every round brings more things to worry about. Round 1 has sailed. Do what you can.
Yeah I understand more issues could arise, but I suppose I'm just intrigued about how people would handle that scenario.
Would it be worth downgrading a premium scoring ok just to be on those potential value premiums?
 
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