Last Minute Nerves?

Written by Motts on March 23 2011

I don’t know about you but I hate these partial lockouts. I’ll be out having a drink before tomorrow night’s game when the final teams come out and then I’ll be madly scrambling with my phone trying to trade players in and out via the fiddly SC app. All the while trying to hold a conversation about the viability of a carbon tax how we’re going to play against belt Richmond.

For all those coaches looking for last minute advice, here are my golden tips:

  • Avoid more than 3 premiums from the one team unless you’re only trying to win your league and those teams are Fremantle, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. So if you’ve got N Riewoldt and Goddard, don’t put Montagna in the middle – your scoring power is just going to suffer too much when the Saints have their byes.
  • Avoid playing more than one premium on the one line – I wouldn’t be pairing Swan and Pendles or Buddy and Cyril.
  • Keep as few $ as possible on your benches – benches are the domains of rookies only.
  • Make sure all your players are going to get a game in R1 (Gold Coast players aside).
  • Don’t forget to name a captain, a vice captain and 3 emergencies.
  • If you’re taking advantage of the captaincy loophole available in partial lockout rounds, name a Carlton or Richmond gun as your vice captain.

I don’t have the time to rate everybody’s teams tonight so please help me out by rating one or two teams while you’re posting your own. People will appreciate the help.

And if you get stuck, just have a read of this.

Cheers and Good Luck!!

Motts

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92 thoughts on “Last Minute Nerves?”

  1. I was wondering, in my midfield emergency should I value a higher average or flexibility in my team?

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  2. Alright here you go, Deano.

    Godd, Gibbs, Brought, Grimes, Otten, Duigan Lower
    Toy, Hibberd,Stanley
    Swan, Judd, J.Selwood, Joey, AKrak, Heppell
    D. Swallow, Harris, Bewick
    Sandi, Cox
    J.Tippett, Z. Smith
    N. Roo, Buddy, Goodes, Yarran, Missy, Richo, Tapscott
    Matera, Darling, Petrie

    $53,400 left in da kitty.

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  3. WhereflyingHIIIIGH 2011
    Gibbs, Lids, Duff, Thighs, Duigan, Lower, Heppell
    Stanley, Hibberd, Puopolo
    Gods, Judd, Pendles, Jimmy, Jobe, Krak
    Bewick, Harris, Swallow
    SOTB
    Smith, JT
    Roo, Buddy, Delish, McGlynn, Knights, Richo, Tappy
    Partridge, Darling, Smith

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  4. Thighs, Haha nice one Deano. The only major diff I see between our teams is the Forwards, I don’t like Knights but each to their own. Looks like it’s going to come down to who makes the better trades during the year.

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  5. Here are the Jetz for 2011
    Backs
    Goddard, Deledio, Enright, Grimes, Otten, Heppell, Lower
    D Stanley, Toy, Duigan
    Mids
    Swan, Judd, Jack, Burgoyne, Krak, Atley
    D Swallow, Harris, Irons
    Rucks
    Sandi, Cox
    Bailey Z Smith
    Fwds

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  6. Stupid iPhone
    Fwds
    Riewoldt, Franklin, Goodes, Pav, Slyvia, Knights. Richardson
    Matera, Darling, Tapscott

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  7. I think we’ve all got similar structures, I’ve just got more PODS. am quite happy with that though as I’ve got some trading strategies that I’m hoping will work to minimise the bye affect and if all goes to s#%$ then I can only blame myself.
    I think Duff will rotate through the mids without Barlow/Mora and Hill/Mundy being underdone (has been training with them);
    Hurny’s gotta give me a 100 average otherwise I’m dropping him;
    McGlynn I’m punting will take more of ROK’s previous role roaming from mid to HF; and
    Knights is too juicy at that price although it was a toss up with Vez.

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  8. Fwds
    Riewoldt. Franklin, Goodes, Pav, Slyvia, Knights, Richardson
    Darling, Matera, Tapscott

    Would have loved to get Petrie in but don’t have the cash. Maybe Knights goes and the Bailey intbe ruck for J Tippett. There is still time for amendments.

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  9. fwds:
    goddard, deledio, s. gilbert, shaw, otten, heppell, b smith
    (toy, duigan, hibberd)
    mids:
    swan, chapman, pendlebury, martin, krakouer, polec
    (swallow, d harris, i smith)
    rucks:
    sandi, cox
    (t west, d petrie)
    fwds:
    n riewoldt, didak, pavlitch, roughhead, richardson, tapscott, j butcher
    (day, c dixon, d macdonald)

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  10. Okay heres my team 🙂
    Backs: Goddard, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Adcock, Otten, Heppell,
    (Toy, McKernan, N Lower)
    Mids: Selwood, Cross, Pendles, Cotchin, Dangerfield, AKrak
    (Harris, Swallow, Hibberd)
    Rucks: Cox, Jolly
    (Z Smith, Derickxkxc)
    Forwards: Riewoldt, Franklin, Goodes, Higgins, Yarran, Knights, Richardson
    (Tapscott, Matera, I Smith)
    $63,700 left
    Richardson is only on the field because I think I have better cover in my forward line than my midfield, so i swapped AKrak in there for Smith.
    I would love to have Gibbs, Veszpremi and Sandi but I can’t find room for them.
    Advice? 🙂

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  11. Some pretty good teams on here so far!

    I think I’m set on this – tried to chuck in a couple of unique guys

    Backs:
    Goodard, Gibbs. Grimes, Taylor, Everitt, Trengrove J, Duigan (Coad, Buckely S, Lower)
    Mids:
    Swan, Selwood J, Burgoyne, Goodes, Ward C, Swallow (Harris, Hibberd, Smith I)
    Rucks:
    Cox, Clark (Petrie, Smith Z)
    Forward:
    Franklin, Harvey B, Pavlich, Higgins, Walker T, Astbury, Krakouer (Matera, Richardson, Darling)

    Biggest queries IMO – Walker, Trengrove Astbury.

    Also considering switching Swallow for Conca – thoughts?

    Cheers guys

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  12. Also considering switching Petrie to the FWDS for Astbury and then brining in a cheper EMG ruck – thoughts? Would free up some cash

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  13. Question fellas.

    Cross, Murphy, Pittard, Higgins, Pavlich or Judd, A Swallow, Ward, Knights, Pavlich or Murphy, Boyd, Cotchin, Higgins and Knights

    Stumped on this

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  14. Personally think you could upgrade either Cotchin or Danger by taking another rookie in your mids, either Harris or Swallow will be very serviceable as an M6 come round 2.

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  15. Here they are!

    Backs: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Otten, Duigan
    Bench: Lower, Puopolo, Batchelor
    Mids: J Selwood, Pendles, Boyd, Pav, D Swallow, Harris
    Bench: Heppell /Hibberd, T Shcnieder/I Smith, J Irons
    Ruck: Sandilands, Cox
    Bench: Z Smith, J Tippett
    Fwds: N Riewoldt, Buddy, Goodes, Sylvia, Petrie, Krakouer, Richardson
    Bench: Matera, McKernan, Darling

    Depending on the mid rookie bench i have 60k-100k in the bank, might make minor adjustments based on that

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  16. Final team fellos ($0 left in the bank)

    Backs
    Goddard, gibbs, deleidio, grimes, hurn, heppell, duigan
    E: otten, toy, lower

    Mids
    J selwood, murphy, pendlesbury, goodes, cotchin, hibberd
    E: swallow, harris, irons

    Ruck
    Cox, sandilands
    E: derickx, smith

    Fwd
    Riewoldt, franklin, pav, higgins, krakouer, richardson, darling
    E: mckernan, matera, i. Smith

    Some great teams on the forum fellas, keep it up!

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  17. Hodge is out of Saturday nights game against the Crows – Issac Smith (a rare rookie MPP in the mids) will be his likely replacement…

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  18. Last minute nerves all right… Supercoach site has crashed and i havent entered my full team yet. Also have one more spot in one of my leagues to fill out. Any idea when it might be back up and running? I’m thinking maybe when everyone gets back to work from their lunch break. Hurry up people, your boss is watching the clock like an eagle!

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  19. Cheers – That’s how I was leaning – my forwards already has a number of people coming off injuries anyway!

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  20. Tossing up whether to dump Swallow and bring in Conca – would enable me to upgrade Isaac Smith to Bewick

    Aghhh – too many decisions!

    Maybe I should just leave it and ban myself for the rest of the day!

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  21. Backs
    Goddard, Gibbs, Grimes Taylor, Everitt, Astbury, Otten (Duigan, Lower, Hibberd)
    Mids
    Swan, Selwood, Burgoyne, Goodes, Ward C, Swallow (Heppell, Harris, Smith I)
    Rucks
    Cox, Clark (Smith, Tippett)
    Fwds
    Riewoldt, Pavlich, Franklin, Higgins, Walker, Petrie, Krakouer (Richardson, Matera, Darling)

    Cheers mate

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  22. I’d cut Astbury to a rookie such as Toy or Stanley and upgrade one of your other mid-pricers such as Walker

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  23. I reckon it’s a good mix also well balanced and like your unique picks in Taylor and Ward, Good luck, Bud.

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  24. @Fremantle_FC Fremantle Dockers
    Congratulations to Jayden PItt & Nick Lower who will make their debuts for the Freo Dockers this Saturday night against the Lions

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  25. “Hird said top draftee Dyson Heppell was a likely starter against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday. But VFL recruit Michael Hibberd appears set to miss out.” (Source heraldsun.com.au)

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  26. Good to hear. Tapscott is going to play according to HS and Collins for Caaaarlton, tonight according to same site,

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  27. wasnt going to post it, in case my fellow leaguers see it, but i figure it may screw with their own thoughts if they see it anyway..!

    Rd 1 setup
    Backs
    Gibbs – Deledio – Broughton – Grimes – Otten – Duigan – Lower
    Heppell (emerg) – Stanley – Hibberd
    Mids
    Goddard – Swan – Judd – Boak – Foley – Bewick
    Swallow – Harris – Irons (emerg)
    Ruck
    Sandilands – Tippet (capt)
    Cox (Emerg) – McCauley
    Fwds
    N Riewoldt – Franklin – Goodes – Higgins – Yarran – Krakouer – Richardson
    Petrie – Matera – Darling

    now i wait for 5pm…

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  28. Gonna throw my team up in this post and might get a bit of feedback from the big-guns in here, loving some of the teams above and the 1 or 2 pod people have, introducing
    Giller ’11
    God, Gibbs, Lids, Grimes, E Wood, Otten, Heppel (toy, Duigan (e) Puopolo)

    Pendel, Pav, Goodes, Cotchin, L Anthony, Hibberd (Swallow(gc), Harris, Irons(e))

    Sandy, Cox (Smith Derrickx)

    Buddy, Boomer, ROK, Varcoe, Higgins, Yarran, A Krak (Richardson(e) McKernan, Matera)
    Cheers and good luck to all, SCT been a godsend preseason, well done Duck, Sexy, Mott, Pa, Deano and all who contribute,

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  29. Nervous about Otten and Hibberd

    Any backline suggestions out of Cheney, Puopolo, B Smith and Batchelor?

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  30. Hi Guys,

    Figured I’d join in the fun… Here is the (tentative) 2011 starting lineup for the Dirty Kelsos.

    B: Goddard (MID), Gibbs (MID), Grimes, Trengove, Otten, Duigan, Lower (Stanley, Puopolo, McKernan (FWD)

    M: Pendlebury, Boak, Goodes (FWD), Rockliff, Adams, Foley (Heppell (DEF), Harris, Irons)

    R: Sandilands, Cox (Tippett (FWD) Moran)

    F: Riewoldt, Franklin, Harvey (MID), Grundy (DEF), Yarran, Knights, Krakouer (MID) (Petrie (RUCK) Matera, Richardson)

    $44,100 left in the bank.

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  31. last team i’ll post but i need to know what all you pro’s feel about it!

    Goddard, Gibbs, Broughton, Grimes, Otten, Heppel, Duigan
    Stanley, Toy, Lower

    Pendles, Judd, Selwood.J, Burgoyne, Conca, Bewick
    Swallow.D, Harris, Smith.I

    Sandilands, Cox
    Petrie, Moran

    Rooey, Buddy, Goodes, Johnson.S, Missy, Krak, Richardson
    Tippet, Tapscott, Matera

    Love this site! keep on keepin on guys!

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  32. Hurley for DPP is handy out of the two but Gwilt is a chance to score well more consistently.

    I’ve gone for Boak… apparently they call him ‘Brownlow’ at Port… gotta love that confidence!

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  33. I bought in Wood & Broughton to replace Hurn & Gwilt half an hour ago, but, 2 mins ago reverted back.

    You’ve got a strong team here Giller. Good luck to ya fella.

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  34. I’m not convinced that Craig was telling the complete truth about Ottens. Either way, he’ll get better and better through out the year and is cheap. I’m staying the course with Ottens.

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  35. Selwood is a gun who will benefit from Ablett’s absence, hardly misses a game and will score better than last year.
    Judd is a gun who lose from the increased midfield output of Murphy/McLean & Gibbs, is injury prone and is likely to score the same or less as last year.

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  36. Good luck gents (and ladies)!!

    The Phat Side:

    Backs: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Otten, Lower
    Bench: Duigan, D.Stanley, Hibberd
    Mids: Swan, J Selwood, Judd, Ward, Irons, Bewick,
    Bench: Heppell, D Swallow, Harris
    Ruck: Gold Member
    Bench: Fraser, Z Smith,
    Fwds: N Riewoldt, Buddy, Pavlich, Goodes, Higgins, Krakouer, Richardson
    Bench: Matera, McKernan, Darling

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