2015: Rate My Team - Part II (SC Gold Team Picker Edition)

[Hondo]

Brett if you switched Rocky for say Danger (do you really think you'll get an extra 30 ppg with Rocky and the $150k?) you could then cull Kruze for Naita or a def mid pricer for a better prospect.

I like your forwards so if anything I'd be looking for an on field def rookie and cull a mid pricer.

 

[Lukus193]

I'll start this by saying I've done absolutely ZERO work on Supercoach at all so far.

Just had a crack at my first team and come up with this. Feel free to be brutally honest!

Defenders:
Heath Shaw, Brodie Smith, Shannon Hurn, Paul Seedsman, Beau Waters, Zak Jones (Darcy Byrne-Jones, Hugh Goddard)

Midfielders:Gary Ablett, Scott Pendlebury, Callan Ward, Joel Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield, Nathan van Berlo, Blaine Boekhorst, Shane Biggs, (Jayden Laverde [FWD], Isaac Heeney, Nathan Freeman)

Rucks:
Nic Naitanui, Matthew Leuenberger (Mason Cox [FWD])

Forwards:Brett Deledio [MID], Brendon Goddard [MID], Dane Swan [MID], Christian Petracca [FWD], Brandon Jack, Ciaran Byrne [DEF], (Nathan Krakouer [MID], Jesse Hogan)

$55,900 in the kitty. Forwards are my weak spot at the moment I think.

 

[anfa18]

Cheers mate i think 3 possibly 4 of the defs will be year long prospects not so sure on a couple of them.
would like to pick a prem ruck or even nic nat but only have 32k left atm
if i was to downgrade a fwd would be one of titch and jz but im pretty set on both tbh.

I would definitely recommend checking out this thread, from post #2876. It's regarding players in the price range of $325-$375k.

http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/1063-Questions-For-Rowsus/page144

 

[incog43]

First crack, spending more on the midfield rookies.

If Dale Thomas has a tank again, will give him a run, if not, Thomas to Martin.

134k Left over and may keep it that way.

Opinions welcome.





Backs - Hibbered, Shaw, Birch, Newnes, Waters, Hamling - Mckenzie, Newman

Mids * GAJ, Pendels, Beams, Murphy, Sheed, Biggs, Heeney, Boekhurst - Dumont, Steele, Stretch

Rucks - NN, Kruezer - Cox

Fwds - Lids, Goddard, Swan, Thomas, T Mitchell, Saad - Daniel, Lambert

134k left

 

[anfa18]

First crack, spending more on the midfield rookies.

If Dale Thomas has a tank again, will give him a run, if not, Thomas to Martin.

Pretty decent team to be honest, but yeah, you might as well just change out Thomas now i reckon.

 

[incog43]

Pretty decent team to be honest, but yeah, you might as well just change out Thomas now i reckon.

surely he can again by now??

 

[Ben's Beasts]

First crack, spending more on the midfield rookies.

If Dale Thomas has a tank again, will give him a run, if not, Thomas to Martin.

134k Left over and may keep it that way.

Opinions welcome.





Backs - Hibbered, Shaw, Birch, Newnes, Waters, Hamling - Mckenzie, Newman

Mids * GAJ, Pendels, Beams, Murphy, Sheed, Biggs, Heeney, Boekhurst - Dumont, Steele, Stretch

Rucks - NN, Kruezer - Cox

Fwds - Lids, Goddard, Swan, Thomas, T Mitchell, Saad - Daniel, Lambert

134k left

Great looking team. However I think you should upgrade Daisy to Dusty and get Hogan and Clark into your forward line.

Nic Nat and Kreuzer are a very risky ruck combo so I think you need a RUC/FWD link as well. Bellchambers perhaps.

The rest looks great.

 

[FirstTimer]

Hey BB have changed this so much , can't decide between Mayes/Sutcliffe/Johannisen and Docherty/Newnes any thoughts for me or should i stick with my first team :

First team:

Def: Smith, Shaw, Hibberd, Walker, Waters, Edwards (Goddard D/F, Johnson)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rocky, Watson, Heeney, Boekhorst, Vandenberg, Freeman, (Lambert M/F, Krakouer M/F, Maynard D/M)
Ruc: Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read R/F)
Fwd: Deledio M/F, Franklin, Martin M/F, Swan M/F, Mitchell M/F, Clark (Hogan, Laverde M/F)

Cash Leftover $21,500

Second Team:
Def: Smith, Hibberd, Docherty, Mayes ,Waters, Lever (Edwards, Newman)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rocky, Selwood, Heeney, Boekhorst, Vandenberg, Freeman, (Lambert M/F, Krakouer M/F, Maynard D/M)
Ruc: Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read R/F)
Fwd: Deledio M/F, Franklin, Martin M/F, Swan M/F, Mitchell M/F, Clark (Hogan, Laverde M/F)

Cash Leftover $11,400

Also Congrats on your awards and effort last year to , well done mate

 

[FirstTimer]

Hey BB have changed this so much , can't decide between Mayes/Sutcliffe/Johannisen and Docherty/Newnes any thoughts for me or should i stick with my first team :

First team:

Def: Smith, Shaw, Hibberd, Walker, Waters, Edwards (Goddard D/F, Johnson)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rocky, Watson, Heeney, Boekhorst, Vandenberg, Freeman, (Lambert M/F, Krakouer M/F, Maynard D/M)
Ruc: Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read R/F)
Fwd: Deledio M/F, Franklin, Martin M/F, Swan M/F, Mitchell M/F, Clark (Hogan, Laverde M/F)

Cash Leftover $21,500

Second Team:
Def: Smith, Hibberd, Docherty, Mayes ,Waters, Lever (Edwards, Newman)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rocky, Selwood, Heeney, Boekhorst, Vandenberg, Freeman, (Lambert M/F, Krakouer M/F, Maynard D/M)
Ruc: Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read R/F)
Fwd: Deledio M/F, Franklin, Martin M/F, Swan M/F, Mitchell M/F, Clark (Hogan, Laverde M/F)

Cash Leftover $11,400

Also Congrats on your awards and effort last year to , well done mate also i see i finished 98th in the SCS members overall ranking do i actually get a medal for that or just well wishes

Sry posted it twice , trigger happy on the mouse

 

[Ben's Beasts]

Hey BB have changed this so much , can't decide between Mayes/Sutcliffe/Johannisen and Docherty/Newnes any thoughts for me or should i stick with my first team :

First team:

Def: Smith, Shaw, Hibberd, Walker, Waters, Edwards (Goddard D/F, Johnson)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rocky, Watson, Heeney, Boekhorst, Vandenberg, Freeman, (Lambert M/F, Krakouer M/F, Maynard D/M)
Ruc: Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read R/F)
Fwd: Deledio M/F, Franklin, Martin M/F, Swan M/F, Mitchell M/F, Clark (Hogan, Laverde M/F)

Cash Leftover $21,500

Second Team:
Def: Smith, Hibberd, Docherty, Mayes ,Waters, Lever (Edwards, Newman)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rocky, Selwood, Heeney, Boekhorst, Vandenberg, Freeman, (Lambert M/F, Krakouer M/F, Maynard D/M)
Ruc: Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read R/F)
Fwd: Deledio M/F, Franklin, Martin M/F, Swan M/F, Mitchell M/F, Clark (Hogan, Laverde M/F)

Cash Leftover $11,400

Also Congrats on your awards and effort last year to , well done mate

Thanks mate.

I definitely prefer team 1 but I much prefer Selwood to Watson.

If there is a way of keeping your backline similar and swapping Watson to Selwood then I think you're on to a winner.

Maybe Walker to Docherty and Watson to Selwood?

The rest of your team looks great. Well done!

 

[Hawk]

10/10/10 in the byes at the moment, which is okay, but I'd probably prefer to have an extra round 13 cash cow in there. Only time will tell as far as rookies go.

Got a player X v Y as well, but only going to post it here - Naitanui / Bellchambers ( FWD ) VS Bellchambers ( RUC ) / Ziebell ( FWD )

Feedback appreciated!

 

[incog43]

I like your team.

Howe is an interesting choice, nice pick.
I think on the basis of games most likely to be missed Simpson is better than Shaw, good choice.

Mids are solid.

Rolled the dice on the rucks a little but value is there.

Fwds are solid

Just one comment, on the fwds, maybe a M/F rookie, if your mid rookies are doing
quite well you could transfer Swan to the forwards if your fwd rookies are scoring not so well.

I know Bell chambers is somewhat popular, and if he hits his straps this could be a great
move, buy I dont quite understand why people are using a guy who is always injured to
cover other guys who are always injured.

 

[incog43]

Thanks Anfa & Ben.

 

[Hawk]

I like your team.

Howe is an interesting choice, nice pick.
I think on the basis of games most likely to be missed Simpson is better than Shaw, good choice.

Mids are solid.

Rolled the dice on the rucks a little but value is there.

Fwds are solid

Just one comment, on the fwds, maybe a M/F rookie, if your mid rookies are doing
quite well you could transfer Swan to the forwards if your fwd rookies are scoring not so well.

I know Bell chambers is somewhat popular, and if he hits his straps this could be a great
move, buy I dont quite understand why people are using a guy who is always injured to
cover other guys who are always injured.

Cheers for the feedback mate! I'll end up only starting 2 of Clark/Saad/Hogan I think, and jamming Laverde in at F7, and picking up a midfield rookie who looks likely to debut.

Bellchambers is going to be very interesting this year, although I feel you almost have to have him. All the value in the rucks this season, comes from injured players. Throw in the rule change on top of that, and it's a massive headache. I want to make sure my injury prone rucks potentially have cover, even if it is in Bellchambers. If I were to roll the dice entirely, I'd be starting Kreuzer/Bellchambers in the ruck and trying to load up more power in the midfield. Who knows which direction I'll take come first lockout. Appreciate your feedback

 

[incog43]

Cheers for the feedback mate! I'll end up only starting 2 of Clark/Saad/Hogan I think, and jamming Laverde in at F7, and picking up a midfield rookie who looks likely to debut.

Bellchambers is going to be very interesting this year, although I feel you almost have to have him. All the value in the rucks this season, comes from injured players. Throw in the rule change on top of that, and it's a massive headache. I want to make sure my injury prone rucks potentially have cover, even if it is in Bellchambers. If I were to roll the dice entirely, I'd be starting Kreuzer/Bellchambers in the ruck and trying to load up more power in the midfield. Who knows which direction I'll take come first lockout. Appreciate your feedback

TB could be an inspired choice thats to find out.

Goodluck

 

[Brettthejett]

Any Thoughts. Mids are 1 player weak but the rest of the team is so strong. $600 left so not much room to trade

 

[FirstTimer]

Cheers for the feedback mate! I'll end up only starting 2 of Clark/Saad/Hogan I think, and jamming Laverde in at F7, and picking up a midfield rookie who looks likely to debut.

Bellchambers is going to be very interesting this year, although I feel you almost have to have him. All the value in the rucks this season, comes from injured players. Throw in the rule change on top of that, and it's a massive headache. I want to make sure my injury prone rucks potentially have cover, even if it is in Bellchambers. If I were to roll the dice entirely, I'd be starting Kreuzer/Bellchambers in the ruck and trying to load up more power in the midfield. Who knows which direction I'll take come first lockout. Appreciate your feedback

Hi Hawk ,

I was looking at Howe as a POD early last week and wanted to know how many games he played in defence /forward , he is not exactly cheap for a player of 85% average imo , not doubting his ability (or his marking) just his scoring so i left him out , i posted my team earlier tell me what you think.
I would put Swanny forward and pick a rookie like Heeney instead , and have you considered Mitchell from the Swans at all , have you heard how TBC is tracking at this point , let me know how you go , good luck FT

 

[Hawk]

Any Thoughts. Mids are 1 player weak but the rest of the team is so strong. $600 left so not much room to trade

Looks very powerful Brett, one thing sticks out to me though. All those rookies in the midfield are vest candidates. The points you gain from having such a strong defence and forward line, you risk losing to 2-3 sub scores from the midfield. I would aim to try and field 1 midprice / rookie price player in both lines. Maybe Clark or Hogan in the forward line, Less risk of a vest from a KPP, also free's up a little bit of cash to minimize the amount of rookies you have fielded in the midfield. As far as a defensive field player, the only one I'm speculating with at the moment is Zak Jones. I don't mind going strong with Waters at F6 at this stage, but if a <200k player looks likely to start, I would be dropping Fisher and upgrading another midfield vest candidate. All of your picks are good though, just a bit worried about the balance. Good luck mate

Hi Hawk ,

I was looking at Howe as a POD early last week and wanted to know how many games he played in defence /forward , he is not exactly cheap for a player of 85% average imo , not doubting his ability (or his marking) just his scoring so i left him out , i posted my team earlier tell me what you think.
I would put Swanny forward and pick a rookie like Heeney instead , and have you considered Mitchell from the Swans at all , have you heard how TBC is tracking at this point , let me know how you go , good luck FT

Hey mate, I was scrolling through round 13 defenders when I decided to look in to Howes 2014 scoring. He is extremely durable :

2012 - 22 games - 79 average
2013 - 21 games - 72 average
2014 - 22 games - 85 average

He started the year with 2 horrible scores, 39 & 39. Started to pick it up as the year progressed, averaging 91 from his round 10 bye onwards. I can see the Dees definitely moving up in 2015, and I rate Howe as one of their better players. I think he's underpriced coming in to 2015, and will hopefully play 22 of the best. There's no reason he can't finish in top 6 this year either, when you compare how durable he is - and how injury prone most other options are.

I had Heeney in my side for a long time, but just can't see him cracking their 22 right off the bat. Sydney roll deep in the midfield, and that worries me a lot. Same thing applies for Tom Mitchell, although I have had him in a lot of drafts, really can't go for him until I know he's going to be a starter.

Haven't heard much about TBCs pre-season, I've actually made a change to my team already, putting Swan in to the forward line, Bellchambers back in to the ruck, and Andrew Swallow in to M5.

Cheers for your comments mate, maybe you will take the gamble with Howe as well

 

[FirstTimer]

Hey Hawk did you get a chance to look over my team , it's higher up on this page , be keen to get your thoughts mate , by the way i kept team 1 of mine but changed Walker to Docherty and Watson to Selwood as i previously had.
Mitchell from the Swans is training the best of everyone at the moment at Sydney , he was so disappointed at not playing in that final he has a mission to play R1 and the rest of the season and according to coaching staff is on track for best starting 22 FYIO

 

[anfa18]

I know Bell chambers is somewhat popular, and if he hits his straps this could be a great
move, buy I dont quite understand why people are using a guy who is always injured to
cover other guys who are always injured.

The same thing happened last season with an injury prone but under priced Sandilands. People decided to use Charlie Dixon as cover. What happened with Dixon? Well he got injured early missed 4 games and only played 14 games for the season. Terrible idea covering an injury prone player with another injury prone player. Too much risk and not enough reward in my opinion.