Position 2023: Midfield Discussion
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Firstly, what price range are we classifying as “value mids”?
If going for one big proven mid joined by value mids, what pass mark do you have in place for the value mids and are you confident that they will reach or exceed that mark?
Will those savings be used efficiently on other lines for players that could provide a high return on investment by boosting their average considerably or is this to load up on the “perceived” safety of premiums on other lines (Def/fwd/ruck) finishing amongst the top in their position again?
Do you have backup plans in case those value mids do not fire and how long will you persist with them? Would you be content on possibly holding them for a longer period than expected, if you have to put out spot fires on other lines?
If going for one big proven mid joined by value mids, what pass mark do you have in place for the value mids and are you confident that they will reach or exceed that mark?
Will those savings be used efficiently on other lines for players that could provide a high return on investment by boosting their average considerably or is this to load up on the “perceived” safety of premiums on other lines (Def/fwd/ruck) finishing amongst the top in their position again?
Do you have backup plans in case those value mids do not fire and how long will you persist with them? Would you be content on possibly holding them for a longer period than expected, if you have to put out spot fires on other lines?
Without having analysed it, this position just feels the easiest this year but it always kind of does and getting the right names is actually huge. Starting Touk over Macrae last year would look the right choice after 22 games but was actually an incredibly bad decision, for example.
That said, it still feels like you're going to get keepers from the majority of the names.
I think I'll just go vanilla here, getting cute hasn't worked for me for the last few years and I don't expect the reward is there again. I think I'd rather go for punts at other positions where the reward is greater and the downside significantly lower.
That said, it still feels like you're going to get keepers from the majority of the names.
I think I'll just go vanilla here, getting cute hasn't worked for me for the last few years and I don't expect the reward is there again. I think I'd rather go for punts at other positions where the reward is greater and the downside significantly lower.
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