Has anyone had a look at an RDT side?
I've always given this format secondary consideration, but have done surprisingly well in light of that (was as high as 4th at times last year). For some reason I've found it easier (or perhaps just been very lucky!).
This is what I'm looking at:
Laird, Whitfield, Simpson, Blakely, Hanley
Mitchell, Macrae, Zerrett, Dusty, Hanners, Miles
Grundy, Longer
Danger, Heeney, Gray
I have $114k to spare and have included dearer options like Walsh, Collins and Setterfield
Relative to my SC team (which I've discussed at length elsewhere!), these are the key differences:
Overall: having excellent captain options (due to no VC loop most weeks), and the very top scorers, are two things I really emphasise in RDT even more than SC. I have less interest in cheap potential D6/M8/F6 types in this format. It's also well worth ensuring that the elite SC players you might be inclined to pick without thinking are actually elite DT scorers. Some of them aren't.
Defence: Williams, Roberton, rookie => Laird, Simpson, Blakely. Laird and Simpson are safe picks to be top scorers, and Blakely has already averaged 90s and therefore looks superior to Williams in this format.
Midfield: Fyfe, Libba => Macrae, Miles. Macrae is required for his captaincy potential, and replaces Fyfe who isn't elite in DT. Miles also looks a better than Libba based on DT scoring.
Ruck: Mummy => Longer. Same strategy, different weapon of choice - I want to pick my R2 later, and make some cash while I wait. Mummy looks attractive in this format too, except he's suspended until round 3 and my SC R-F strategy won't work in DT. Longer looks okay. Grundy is even more important in this format for his safe captain's scores.
Forwards: Westhoff => rookie. Westhoff is not an elite scorer in this format, except for 2018. His SC season was his best ever, but the downside if his role changes appears to be larger, and too great, in DT. That means he's too overpriced and not likely enough to be a top scorer, so he makes way for a safe premium defender. Ideally I'd go deeper forward and shallower down back, but we have to play the hand we are dealt!
What do you think?
I've always given this format secondary consideration, but have done surprisingly well in light of that (was as high as 4th at times last year). For some reason I've found it easier (or perhaps just been very lucky!).
This is what I'm looking at:
Laird, Whitfield, Simpson, Blakely, Hanley
Mitchell, Macrae, Zerrett, Dusty, Hanners, Miles
Grundy, Longer
Danger, Heeney, Gray
I have $114k to spare and have included dearer options like Walsh, Collins and Setterfield
Relative to my SC team (which I've discussed at length elsewhere!), these are the key differences:
Overall: having excellent captain options (due to no VC loop most weeks), and the very top scorers, are two things I really emphasise in RDT even more than SC. I have less interest in cheap potential D6/M8/F6 types in this format. It's also well worth ensuring that the elite SC players you might be inclined to pick without thinking are actually elite DT scorers. Some of them aren't.
Defence: Williams, Roberton, rookie => Laird, Simpson, Blakely. Laird and Simpson are safe picks to be top scorers, and Blakely has already averaged 90s and therefore looks superior to Williams in this format.
Midfield: Fyfe, Libba => Macrae, Miles. Macrae is required for his captaincy potential, and replaces Fyfe who isn't elite in DT. Miles also looks a better than Libba based on DT scoring.
Ruck: Mummy => Longer. Same strategy, different weapon of choice - I want to pick my R2 later, and make some cash while I wait. Mummy looks attractive in this format too, except he's suspended until round 3 and my SC R-F strategy won't work in DT. Longer looks okay. Grundy is even more important in this format for his safe captain's scores.
Forwards: Westhoff => rookie. Westhoff is not an elite scorer in this format, except for 2018. His SC season was his best ever, but the downside if his role changes appears to be larger, and too great, in DT. That means he's too overpriced and not likely enough to be a top scorer, so he makes way for a safe premium defender. Ideally I'd go deeper forward and shallower down back, but we have to play the hand we are dealt!
What do you think?
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