Position 2023: Defenders Discussion

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Thoughts on Jake Lloyd as a pod on Daicos/Young/Ridley?

Takes a lot of kick outs or long rebound 50’s.

Averaged:
112 (2018)
109 (2019)
122 (2020)
108 (2021)

Down season last year possibly to bounce back?

No one really added that much to defense and if anything Blakey may be pushed further up the ground this year who stole a fair few points last year.

Too old? Durable sort of game style but is nearing 30.
Damn got talked out of Lloyd from a Swans supporter saying his role will stay the same as last year with Blakey getting all the cheapies.

Seems like they’re both getting cheapies haha.

Should’ve listened to the gut in this one and backed in Lloyd over Ridley.
 
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Damn got talked out of Lloyd from a Swans supporter saying his role will stay the same as last year with Blakey getting all the cheapies.

Seems like they’re both getting cheapies haha.

Should’ve listened to the gut in this one and backed in Lloyd over Ridley.
Gotta luv Blakey though he's a classic. I had him all last year and should have started him this year just for the entertainment value alone...maybe I should bring him in again next week anyway, reckon could do a lot worse...
 
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Comparative Pricing Tables - Defenders

I have run off two tables comparing the 20 highest priced backs at the start of the season against the current top 20 on price.
I hope most of it is self-explanatory but these notes should help.

Notes 1 column
An XX indicates that the player is no longer in the top 20 (not in the right-hand table)
An A indicates that the player was added as a forward as a mid-season DPP
Blank or just A indicates the player is somewhere in the Current table
Notes 2 column
Blank indicates the player was not in the original top 20 list
Otherwise for players in both lists there will be a notation xx -> yy showing the from & to rankings
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This group is reasonably stable/reliable... 12 of the originals are still in the current set.
I was surprised to see Ballard - haven't seen his name come up at all.
 
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