Discussion 2023 Round 6: Teams & In Game Discussion
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Rookies always look bare 
Remember 8 weeks ago when we weren't sure who would drop and we wasted countless pages on who would be a sub and who would get frozen out after two games and who would struggle to score and who had a crap coach and so on? Oh and lets not forget: "200k for a rookie is too much."
Same thing happens every year, both before the season and with later rookie waves in season. Maybe 1 in 5 rookies come along where you have no doubt and he's a no brainer pick and even then half the time he fails. Turns out the questionable rookies were just as good.
We have a couple of rookies more or less on the bubble at the start of round 6. They have been eased into it for a few weeks and then performed creditably when given full games. Yes, there is almost always a slew of good reasons not to pick a rookie. At some stage you have to accept the risk and trade new ones in.
414 players will be picked to play AFL this weekend. There will be injuries, meaning plenty of chances for new rookies to provide their grist for the mill. By the time your rookies have finished mooing, if you are the type to squeeze every drop from them, there will have been more than enough replacements presented. She'll be right.
Meanwhile, Sprayshaw, Cogs, Sicily, Sinclair, Zerrett. All are on sale right now but they aren't going to pay for themselves. Nor are Touk, Neale or Laird, who are also significantly down on their regular price, perhaps only temporarily.
Remember 8 weeks ago when we weren't sure who would drop and we wasted countless pages on who would be a sub and who would get frozen out after two games and who would struggle to score and who had a crap coach and so on? Oh and lets not forget: "200k for a rookie is too much."Same thing happens every year, both before the season and with later rookie waves in season. Maybe 1 in 5 rookies come along where you have no doubt and he's a no brainer pick and even then half the time he fails. Turns out the questionable rookies were just as good.
We have a couple of rookies more or less on the bubble at the start of round 6. They have been eased into it for a few weeks and then performed creditably when given full games. Yes, there is almost always a slew of good reasons not to pick a rookie. At some stage you have to accept the risk and trade new ones in.
414 players will be picked to play AFL this weekend. There will be injuries, meaning plenty of chances for new rookies to provide their grist for the mill. By the time your rookies have finished mooing, if you are the type to squeeze every drop from them, there will have been more than enough replacements presented. She'll be right.
Meanwhile, Sprayshaw, Cogs, Sicily, Sinclair, Zerrett. All are on sale right now but they aren't going to pay for themselves. Nor are Touk, Neale or Laird, who are also significantly down on their regular price, perhaps only temporarily.
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Drew Jones reporting Oliver missed training due to flu, test on match day.
Suggestions Nash may go to Dawson (@traders), given Finn plays a different role. Nash big body and tagged Green 2H last week.
Freo training with Aish a tagger - Bont watch. WA jouno.
Maybe it is English VC and work it out after that if needed.
Suggestions Nash may go to Dawson (@traders), given Finn plays a different role. Nash big body and tagged Green 2H last week.
Freo training with Aish a tagger - Bont watch. WA jouno.
Maybe it is English VC and work it out after that if needed.