Discussion 2025: Super Early SC Planning Thread

[freowho]

First question. Do you start a $700k Gawn?

 

[7/11]

First question. Do you start a $700k Gawn?

I will make the same mistake I did this season and start the 700k+ ruck.

Will I cry when it doesn’t work out again? Most probably.

 

[FlatTrackBully]

First question. Do you start a $700k Gawn?

Obviously very very early days but I'm probably inclined to say no. Overall I'd say it ended up being the wrong move paying up for guys like Bont, Daicos and English who dropped big cash early.

Teams that got off to a flyer didn't start those guys and hit a lot of value picks instead like Yeo, Gawn, Heeney and Flanders who were pretty popular whilst there were other good ones like Clark, Steele, Xerri and Grundy who eventually come good. They were able to spend cash elsewhere and get rookies off field faster than those that payed up.

Every year is different though so it's probably just finding a mix of guys that can put up reliable captain scores and finding those value picks that can get you off to a good start.

Can start to make a list already of guys that'll be heavily underpriced, I'd imagine Oliver, Petracca, English, Sicily and Rozee will be pretty popular to start off with as well as Mills, Smith and Coleman who should be heavily discounted.

 

[donnybuang]

Despite killing me this season. Rozee will be one of my first picked. Green burned me since I traded him in, but will most likely start him as well. He usually kicks of the season fast.

 

[Beg2Differ]

Oliver will be an interesting watch. If he can get back into shape he will be a must have I suspect.

 

[freowho]

I will make the same mistake I did this season and start the 700k+ ruck.

Will I cry when it doesn’t work out again? Most probably.

I don't think Gawn will give a good return on average, but if he is still the main ruck and his draw is favourable, his captain's scores could make him worth it.

 

[Bermi]

I haven't got Gawn in my Team this year and it really hurts. He will be 33yo next year, but he is head and shoulders above the other Ruckmen, so yeah, I'm keen to start Gawn.

 

[Miller is a Steele]

I’m not too sure what I’ll do with Gawn. Personally, I didn’t even consider starting English this season. Not a fan of starting guys over 700k. A big part of the reason I faded English was due to the lack of history scoring at a high level. Gawn on the other hand has years and years of uber premium scoring.

Obviously it also depends on how good the other options are. If Carlton stick with De Koning as number 1 ruck he could be a must have.

 

[starburst2]

Limping to this thread after a 50k round ranking The value picks I've got my eye on next year are:

• Oliver
• Mills
• Petracca
• Rozee
• Parish
• Sicily
• J Macrae (if no Bevo )
• Stewart
• Brayshaw
• Sean Darcy

 

[Johnsy44]

TDK is one that will be at the very top of my radar if Carlton stick with him as the number 1

 

[Under The Dome]

Bulldogs Ruck
TDK
Daicos
Sheezel
Holmes (If defender)
Coleman
NWM
LDU (new team)
JHF
Warner
Brayshaw
Ashcroft?
B.Smith
Rankine (mid role)

 

[Montyjnr]

First question. Do you start a $700k Gawn?

I'd hate to own him the season the cliff comes.

Is that 33YO? 34YO? 37YO? Who knows...

 

[Herbie66]

Docherty if he plays on

Smith , Coleman , McStay (maybe)

Interesting to see what happens to Parker

Mills possibly

Can Soligo make the next step consistently ?

Horne-Francis

Wait and see on final averages to see who might offer starting "value"

 

[Blue Bloods]

I will continue to start Gawn every year, yes at some point will fall off the cliff but will just take that hit with a thank you, you SC legend.

 

[Wheedus]

Love the fact that this thread has kicked off and we haven't even hit 30 June

 

[Blue Bloods]

With the tagging back in vogue wonder if the Treloar types become more important next year. The second tier midfielder who will never get tagged.

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1812613287382815222

 

[Bontempele]

Rankine and Caldwell forward locks if they are eligible! ALso JHF if eligible. Maybe Phillipou if keeps up his form.

 

[OnTopBar]

I've never had Rowell in my team until this year, the main issue was his lack of spread and outside game to compliment his inside work. I got sucked in this year, his CP and tackle numbers for the 1st 7 games were outstanding, so I thought bugger it! he's good enough with a 130+ average to have a crack (also helped that I had the cash from a Grundy > Sweet trade) Trading Rowell in at $640k would have to be one of my dumbest decisions of the year, he's delivered a sub 90 average since then and lost $200k in the process.

Unless I see him taking marks, getting the ball on the outside and providing good spread then he's never, ever and I mean never, ever, going to see himself in my team again.

*Edit....this could have been in the rant thread too

 

[Juzzo]

I've never had Rowell in my team until this year, the main issue was his lack of spread and outside game to compliment his inside work. I got sucked in this year, his CP and tackle numbers for the 1st 7 games were outstanding, so I thought bugger it! he's good enough with a 130+ average to have a crack (also helped that I had the cash from a Grundy > Sweet trade) Trading Rowell in at $640k would have to be one of my dumbest decisions of the year, he's delivered a sub 90 average since then and lost $200k in the process.

Unless I see him taking marks, getting the ball on the outside and providing good spread then he's never, ever and I mean never, ever, going to see himself in my team again.

*Edit....this could have been in the rant thread too

I got sucked in too, pulled him in r5 for 620,500. And I can't get rid of the ....er, he's still in my team, haha. Got 3 trades left, may have to burn a couple next week and offload him.