Opinion Round 2: Captain and Vice Captain Selections

[Creeker]

He had a hammy issue last week.
Given he has never played before at senior level, is still learning the game AND Eagles won easily I think you are safe.

Sound a little harsh but very pleased to hear this Oz !

 

[IDIG]

Goetz loophole for me.

At this early stage of the year I'm not willing to gamble and will likely lock in 110 if I'm being honest.

I think while we wait to see where Fyfe/Ablett/Rockliff/Pendles are at and if they are back to their perma capt selves, I think locking in the good points is our best foot forward.

 

[Nathan]

What score is everyone happy to bank?

Thinking 120 is the pass mark for me.

Every day of the week... Essendon throws in a little spanner

 

[aleceee]

I'm going Goldy into Danger and locking in 120+ from Goldy with Goetz as my loophole.

 

[jones711]

The VC loophole assumes more importance than ever this weekend given that Danger is becoming a massive lock as Captain for most teams (not just here at SCS but probably throughout the entire comp). Not having Danger as captain and choosing someone else who may outscore him has great POD potential this week ... not that I'm game to try this at this point in time !

 

[Monya Meow Meow]

Danger's last 3 games against GWS reads 130, 192, 72
Pretty tantalising stuff

 

[IDIG]

Danger's last 3 games against GWS reads 130, 192, 72
Pretty tantalising stuff

Hmm i might need to rethink my locking in 110 score

 

[Johnsy44]

Jacobs into Danger

 

[THCLT]

At this early stage of the year I'm not willing to gamble and will likely lock in 110 if I'm being honest.

Hmm i might need to rethink my locking in 110 score

You're easily persuaded...There you go rethinking your thinking again...LOL!

 

[IDIG]

You're easily persuaded...There you go rethinking your thinking again...LOL!

I think you're right haha

I'm ultra conservative when it comes to locking in captain's scores but after watching Danger on Monday and then seeing his historical numbers, it might just be a gamble worth taking. Hoping Gawn goes big actually, to close up the gap against NN owners after last week but also to lock in the good points early without having to worry about Danger's score.

 

[Lost In The Sky]

Rowsus will be using Karpany.
Creeker Adamson and myself Cavka.
All from West Coast Eagles and dual position players.

Edit: Muffin Head is also using Adamson I just noticed from earlier in the thread.

Cavka has sadly retired at just 19 so great choice for a FD
Adamson has really improved but as you said is still relearning the game after the switch back from Baseball. Won't push games at all this year in our strong team.
Karpany the biggest risk of getting games. Played in all 3 NAB Games including the last 2 where we had very strong teams. Has showed some really good signs and could get a few games if Bennell drops off in form.

 

[THCLT]

Cavka has sadly retired at just 19 so great choice for a FD
Adamson has really improved but as you said is still relearning the game after the switch back from Baseball. Won't push games at all this year in our strong team.
Karpany the biggest risk of getting games. Played in all 3 NAB Games including the last 2 where we had very strong teams. Has showed some really good signs and could get a few games if Bennell drops off in form.

I think that may be the reasoning behind Rowsus' selection, great loophole agent early on to capitalise on VC/C loophole with the hope of getting games. Wise old fella he is!

 

[Zimmer]

Surely the Pies won't be as bad as last week? At least Pendles can't?

 

[Jurn Stern]

Danger's last 3 games against GWS reads 130, 192, 72
Pretty tantalising stuff

Mind you, that 72 was when GWS were finally starting to be competitive. Will be interesting to see how he goes this time around.

 

[BigRuss]

Surely the Pies won't be as bad as last week? At least Pendles can't?

I'll be very surprised if they don't comfortably beat Richmond tomorrow night.

 

[Bomber18]

Mind you, that 72 was when GWS were finally starting to be competitive. Will be interesting to see how he goes this time around.

Yeah. I'm a bit worried they might send a heavy tag to him (although, would it really have an effect on him in his current run of form?)

 

[Drew]

Hmm i might need to rethink my locking in 110 score

I'll probably roll the dice with Danger on anything under 120, and lock in any VC score over 130. And yes i know there's 10 points between 120 and 130, it's a big ugly gray area that scares me a little bit.

 

[Diabolical]

After Fyfe's superb performance as my captain last week and my determination to continually improve, I will lock in anything greater than 61 this week!

 

[IDIG]

Also posted in the weekly thread. Very unwise if you ask me. Stop Gazza, stop Gold Coast!

He (Ross Lyon) said he was unlikely to tag Gary Ablett as he said the whole midfield would be accountable for him.

"We haven't tagged for a while," Lyon said.

"We sort of have people accountable for them. It's been proven in numerous other teams and numerous games that it's not about one player.

"It's about all players contributing. I'm sure Gary will play well, but we hope as a collective we play well enough to beat him and the Gold Coast Suns."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-31/michael-johnson-on-cusp-of-fremantle-return

 

[Zagbag]

Also posted in the weekly thread. Very unwise if you ask me. Stop Gazza, stop Gold Coast!



http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-31/michael-johnson-on-cusp-of-fremantle-return

Buyer beware....

The last time I remember a coach saying "We won't tag Gary... it's inevitable he will rack it up anyway, we just need to control his effectiveness, we're happy for him to run around untagged" was Longmire before Round 2 2013.... Gary was coming off 180 points against St Kilda in Round 1, and everyone pencilled him in for a similar score. Come game day, Kieren Jack stuck to him like glue, and limited him to 24 touches and a sub-100 score.

So this could just as easily be a little bit of gamesmanship from Lyon.