Opinion Rate My Team

[TeeButOne]

Let me know what you think
Def- laird,bartel,birchall,ibbotson
Brown,brown,(broad,lee)
Mid-fyfe,danger,Ablett,rocky,wines,
Crouch,menadue,partacca.(gore,mathiesson,Marcon)
Ruck-Goldy,Martin,(cox)
Fwd-dusty,Higgins,Barlow,kerridge,milera,
kommer,(grimley,McDonald-tip)

Like the structure (but get rid of Higgins (injured)), although a bit nervous about some of the speculative picks (i.e.: Laird, Ibbotson, Crouch). Other than that, looks good.

 

[TeeButOne]

Defence: Simpson, Bartel, Birchall, Johnson, B Smith, Rookie (R,R)
Mid: Dangerfield, GAJ, JPK, S Mitchell, Liberatore, Wells, Anderson, Rookie (R,R,R)
Ruck: Jacobs, Gawn (King)
Fwd: Martin, Barlow, Harvey, Kennedy (melb), Simpkin, Kerridge (Grimley, Kommer)

Some interesting selections there, but at least you've allocated 15 "premiums". A bit nervous about the keepability of the likes of Johnson and Mitchell, but I also like that your selections are more unique than most. Good luck.

 

[Brettthejett]

Agreed, with a strong midfield like that, you would be better served using the cash from Wines down back to turn the M. Brown of the Eagle variety into a premo.

Yeah that would be alright but there is no other def that i feel confident starting, well except shaw (inj risk also) but im not paying 600k for a def
im a no to smith,yeo and co and after that first nab game im completely off eski but a couple of 100's from him will soon sway that then one of mids goes out for eski and wells/crouch/libba

 

[dicksilverman]

my latest, would love some feedback please.

 

[30BucketsofRo]

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my latest, would love some feedback please.

Aside from Lonergan, very solid team. I would personally go Libba to a rookie and then look at spending a bit more on D4. Lonergan could be a good pick but it will be interesting to see how GC is going to fit all that talent in the midfield. Also, I'm assuming some of these rookies are place holders because guys like Wallis (who is injured atm) won't be playing at the start of the season. You also seem to be playing 2 floating donuts in King and Wyatt, both unlikely to play games this year so a bit too much risk for me.

EDIT: Just saw that Swallow is out again for a while. Makes Lonergan much more appealing.

 

[FirstTimer]

Know backs are thin but at a loss how to fix when i am happy with the rest , so far that is , so all tell me am i thereabouts or where do i need to make changes.

DEF- Bartel, Williams , Malceski , M,Brown, Broad , Hartley (K.Collins,Tipu)

MID- Danger, Ablett, Fyfe , Pendles , Rocky , Libba , Gresham , Kerridge ( Mathieson ,Pertracca ,Hibberd )

RCK- Goldy, Jacobs ( Cox )

FWD- Dusty, Dahlhaus , Barlow , Wells , Moore, Milera (Grimley Adams)

$11,200k in the bank , what's the going rule or guideline on bank balances , do most coaches like a little say 60-100K or a low amont like i have ???????? when starting and will it effect me if i choose wisely for round 1 , because if you choose wisely be nice not to have to trade before round 6/7 if you don't have to.

 

[TeeButOne]

I made a couple of changes to my previous team. My midfield had been pretty set, with Fyfe, Dangerfield, Pendlebury, Ablett, Rockliff and Liberatore the top six; but I decided to see if I could fit Sloane in somewhere. Trying to go Libba-Sloane meant that I had to go really cheap in other lines, so I traded Danger down to Sloane. I had Sloane last year - brought him in for $640k, and perhaps having issues with him last year made me cool off him somewhat - nevertheless, Sloane was in consideration. I reckon Danger will have a good year, but the $80k I save might be invaluable; and Sloane is probably underpriced whereas Danger very close to par pricing, give or take.

Defence has always been pretty ramshackle; other than Bartel; I only have a cursory interest in any defenders over $450k; Zachary Williams has been a mainstay in my sides; and I had been considering Jesse Lonergan for awhile - such is my lack of faith in defenders; I'm really looking for value. Depending on rookies; I'm probably going to go for - assuming Lonergan and Williams remain in my side - a D2 between $400-450k - Yeo, Smith, Rich, Baguley and McGovern are probably the front-runners for this slot. Many of you will rightly look at my defence and say that it is far too speculative - I'd agree; but I

- Bringing in Sloane for Dangerfield is a win in my book. Trying to start with all 3 of Fyfe, Pendlebury & Dangerfield is just asking for trouble in your other lines, especially with all the "value" MID options
- Love the "set and forget" ruck setup
- Are you selecting Tippett because of his ability, or simply as a R/F swing man?
- However, VERY nervous about the DEF line, as it would be a stretch to see all of Smith, Williams and Lonergan being keepers.

The only serious thing I'd consider changing is getting rid of 2 of those 3 "speculative" DEF selections:
- Downgrade 1 to another rookie (should hopefully be able to get 5 rookies in DEF, especially if you bring ESS M. Brown back into DEF line)
- Upgrade 1 to a more "proven" option (i.e.: Simpson, Rance, Houli, Murphy, etc.) (very loosely defined "proven" I'll admit)

Good luck.

 

[TeeButOne]

Always keep coming back to my guns and rookie team.

Eski,Libba,Crouch,Wells all seem to risky but i fear if i dont get one (must be the right one too) ill get left behind a little.


58k left over so first upgrade can be made a little easier also

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Only concern would be the SIGNIFICANT amount of cash being spent in the MID (4 x players $600k+ seems excessive).

Again, it really all depends on where the rookies come from, but with only $58k leftover, I'm not sure on the easiest way to get a 15th in there.

Good luck.

 

[TeeButOne]

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my latest, would love some feedback please.

Only concern would the excessive high spend on the premiums (5 over $600k). Especially if it can get someone like Lonergan up to another top premium, or upgrade a rookie to a stronger rookie (or even leaving you some cash in the bank), I'd consider downgrading 1 of Fyfe, Dangerfield or Pendlebury to a slightly cheaper, yet still strong quality premium.

Good luck.

 

[Hawk]

Only concern would the excessive high spend on the premiums (5 over $600k). Especially if it can get someone like Lonergan up to another top premium, or upgrade a rookie to a stronger rookie (or even leaving you some cash in the bank), I'd consider downgrading 1 of Fyfe, Dangerfield or Pendlebury to a slightly cheaper, yet still strong quality premium.

Good luck.

Flipside of that - IF Lonergan pays off and goes at an 88-92 average then you have started 5 'must haves' vs everyone elses 4 + backline keeper. Would save you trades down the track. If you are going to speculate, then the backline is probably the best place to do so this season given there are limited amounts of 22 games/95-100 players to choose from.

 

[TeeButOne]

Flipside of that - IF Lonergan pays off and goes at an 88-92 average then you have started 5 'must haves' vs everyone elses 4 + backline keeper. Would save you trades down the track. If you are going to speculate, then the backline is probably the best place to do so this season given there are limited amounts of 22 games/95-100 players to choose from.

Yes and no. I think we need to be mindful of falling into D6 traps, just as we sometimes do with M8 traps. Looking back at the 2015 stats, there were 16 DEF eligible players that averaged over 90, so if you speculate, and your speculation only turns out to be an 80, then you're still likely to fall behind 10ppg (just as if you picked, say, Crouch, and he only averages 95, when there were 17 MID players that averaged over 105).

Don't get me wrong though, we all need to take risks somewhere, and there's every chance that Lonergan will be as good / bad as any of the other more "popular" risks. Good luck.

 

[Eagling]

- Bringing in Sloane for Dangerfield is a win in my book. Trying to start with all 3 of Fyfe, Pendlebury & Dangerfield is just asking for trouble in your other lines, especially with all the "value" MID options
- Love the "set and forget" ruck setup
- Are you selecting Tippett because of his ability, or simply as a R/F swing man?
- However, VERY nervous about the DEF line, as it would be a stretch to see all of Smith, Williams and Lonergan being keepers.

The only serious thing I'd consider changing is getting rid of 2 of those 3 "speculative" DEF selections:
- Downgrade 1 to another rookie (should hopefully be able to get 5 rookies in DEF, especially if you bring ESS M. Brown back into DEF line)
- Upgrade 1 to a more "proven" option (i.e.: Simpson, Rance, Houli, Murphy, etc.) (very loosely defined "proven" I'll admit)

Good luck.

With Tippett, it's a little bit of both. Out of forwards priced above him, only Deledio and Zorko are ahead in my estimation - but I have concerns about Deledio's durability and Zorko's early season scoring, so they are upgrade targets. Out of players in his price range, Tippett's R/F eligibility pushes him ahead of players like Franklin or Harvey.

I've had better luck with 'speculative' defence picks in the past rather than 'premium selections', especially last year. None of the pricier defenders fill me with any sense of security, and whilst I'd prefer to be able to be able to put my trust in them, I'd rather pick three speculative selections rather than put my trust in someone and get betrayed again.

 

[Zagbag]

Fair warning - this is not my team - but what do people think of this set-up?

Bear in mind, I think Goldstein and Shaw are unselectable.

 

[anfa18]

Fair warning - this is not my team - but what do people think of this set-up?

Bear in mind, I think Goldstein and Shaw are unselectable.

Personally not a fan of it.

All 3 of the premium defenders are over 30yo, i think that's asking for trouble.
Boyd is 33 and has started to miss games consistently each season.
McVeigh has taken a "coaching role" so will probably miss a fair chunk of the season.
Fyfe, Danger, Pendles and Ablett is very top heavy.
Trengove may not play round 1.
Deledio is overpriced and will be managed for the rest of his career.
Simpkin is a 28yo who has played 37 games, probably needs to average 70-80 to make cash fast enough to be a good selection which isn't likely imo.

Boyd and McVeigh down to Simpson/Houli/Rance/Laird etc will give you about 80k-150k.
Fyfe/Danger down to Priddis/JPK/ etc or a 500k breakout chance. Gives another 70k-150k
Simpkin to cheaper rookie. Another 70k-100k
Deledio to Dahlhaus/Zorko/Bennell/Wingard/Westhoff etc. Gives another 60k-100k

Spare change to upgrade a rookie to premium/keeper in defence.

That's just my opinion anyway

 

[dicksilverman]

Thanks for the feedback. Made some adjustments based on it.

 

[nev1]

This is about version 75, would appreciate any and all feedback.

Defence Shaw, Simpson, Rich, Eski, Whitecross, M Brown. (Hibbert Tucker)

Mid Danger, Pendlebury, Ablett, Rocky, Libba, Parrish, Kerridge. Macron. (Long, Cunningham, Greenwood)

Rucks Goldy, Martin (Cox)

ForwardsDusty, Barlow, Franklin, Wells, Petrecca, Grimley. (Currno, Kommer)

All rookies are subject to being named round 1, $190k in the bank.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

 

[Darkie]

This is about version 75, would appreciate any and all feedback.

Defence Shaw, Simpson, Rich, Eski, Whitecross, M Brown. (Hibbert Tucker)

Mid Danger, Pendlebury, Ablett, Rocky, Libba, Parrish, Kerridge. Macron. (Long, Cunningham, Greenwood)

Rucks Goldy, Martin (Cox)

ForwardsDusty, Barlow, Franklin, Wells, Petrecca, Grimley. (Currno, Kommer)

All rookies are subject to being named round 1, $190k in the bank.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Hi Nev,

I like quite a lot of your picks, although my overall comment would be that you look to be one or two short in terms of solid keepers (based on my view of who fits that description).

Rich and Eski are the two I'm looking at in particular. Def is the best line to speculate, but in my view Rich has had heaps of opportunity to score at keeper level and just hasn't managed it, so I think picking him now comes with significant risk that you'll wish you went either more proven, or cheaper, by the season's end. Eski is probably 50-50 of either being a great pick or a poor one. You'd think there's not much downside to his price, but he could easily clog up your side and churn out 70s. He is also injury prone, and playing in a different side to the one he achieved his premium scoring seasons in. I'd downgrade one of those two to a rookie to upgrade the other. Bartel seems to be a lock for maybe 80+% of the people on this site, so he's an obvious replacement unless you have some reason to dislike him (I see you're a Cats fan, so maybe you do?). Given you have some cash, you could perhaps go Rich and Eski to Bartel and Smith (another popular SCS pick I like). I'm not sure about Whitecross either, so he would be a potential source of cash for me if you find yourself looking for it. I think Shaw is quite overpriced, but if you do want to keep Rich and Eski, I think Shaw and Simpson provided some good stability to o***et your other def risks. Shaw may be unnecessary if you eliminate those risks though.

Your mids look good, but with Libba at M5, it's probably one of the lighter mid lines going around. That's more of an observation than an issue. It should give you a stronger side elsewhere though.

Your rucks represent a big investment, and a lot of people would probably say it's the best that money can buy. I think that's probably true with Goldy, but just ensure you are comfortable with Martin's record of getting on the park (see aflplayerratings.com.au for info on why he missed games at lower levels). Personally I think both players are overpriced for the points I think they will generate for you. If you want ruck cover, Tippett in the forwards is an option I like, although you probably need to expect Tippett to at least match his 2015 output to run with that option (so his ruck cover ability is the cream, not the cake). You could even start Tippett at R2 and swing him forward later on if you decide you don't want to invest in Goldy/Martin early on and can't find a premium ruck replacement. Note that Tippett provides you no cover while he's your first choice R2 though

I currently have all of your first six forwards, so I guess I like that line I also have Boomer though, so you might have more scope for a premium F3 if you use some of your surplus cash, or replace Whitecross/Shaw/one of your rucks with a less expensive option.

Overall I think your "solid keeper" count by line (from def to fwd) is probably something like 2.5, 4.5, 2, 3. That gives 12 as a total (although two halves are probably worse than a whole here!), and I've seen sides with one or two more than that. A couple of tweaks along the lines of the above might help. Good luck

 

[Darkie]

Fair warning - this is not my team - but what do people think of this set-up?

Bear in mind, I think Goldstein and Shaw are unselectable.

A few comments from me Zagbag, although I'm not entirely sure what you are trying to figure out?

- Structure looks good, although a few of the specific picks I don't overly like.

- I basically agree re Shaw and Goldy, although I'd also include Lids in that category.

- Boyd, McVeigh, Stef, Buddy and Lids would all be injury concerns for me (current or ongoing risks). I'd put a line through the two defs for your starting side, and try to ensure not too much aggregate injury risk amongst the other choices you make.

- Simpkin may be a placeholder, but I think Wells will be a better pick around that price range.

Hope this helps.

 

[Johno9911]

Open to any and all tips and feedback thanks guys,

KK, Docherty, Birchall, T Sherridan, Rookie, Rookie (Rookie, Rookie)
Fyfe, Pendles, JPK, S Mitchell, Rocky, Liber, Rookie, Rookie (Rookie, Rookie, Rookie)
Martin, Tippet (Rookie)
Martin, Dahlhaus, Barlow, Z. Merret, Kerrige, Rookie (Rookie, Rookie)

All tips and advice would be appreciated

 

[dicksilverman]

Open to any and all tips and feedback thanks guys,

KK, Docherty, Birchall, T Sherridan, Rookie, Rookie (Rookie, Rookie)
Fyfe, Pendles, JPK, S Mitchell, Rocky, Liber, Rookie, Rookie (Rookie, Rookie, Rookie)
Martin, Tippet (Rookie)
Martin, Dahlhaus, Barlow, Z. Merret, Kerrige, Rookie (Rookie, Rookie)

All tips and advice would be appreciated

Hi Johno,

don't mind the team. looks like you're getting away from commonly picked players which may work for or against you, time will tell. FWD's i'd leave. Rucks okay, i'm not sold on Tippet. Mid's, i'd replace one of JPK or Mitch with Gaz. Def, such an unknown but i'd replace one of the first 3 with a Simpson, Bartel, Rance type. good luck!