The fact that we need a new RMT thread every couple of days speaks a lot for the readiness of Coaches to help out their fellow Coaches……great to see!
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Lloyd Sicily Whitfield
B.Smith Collins duursmar
(Wilkie hore)
Cripps Fyfe Kelly Yeo
Dusty Bewley Hind Gibbons
(E.Smith Hayes woodcock)
Grundy Goldy
(Fort)
Danger Heeney worpel
Rankine setterfield Parker
(Allen Cottrell)
About 25k left ITB
Don’t put in worpal unless YOU are confident that he will break out. Also I’d drop Rankin to cavara at this point.
TOF
let’s say I’m not confident on worpel do I downgrade him to a rookie or do I find the cash to upgrade him to someone more premo ish??
Upgrade. At f3 that spot will typically be up against heeney/dunkly/mclean etc. If those f3’s go 95+ and your stuck with a rookie at 50+ over the first few weeks that’s a lot of points. Which on the back of fwd rookie history, it’s likely.
Looks great. I only have three different premos and the same structure at the mo’. Rookie availability will dictate how it finally shapes up.
Us saints supporters think alike
AS…can we see your team ?
I can’t help it OK! Rocky keeps coming in and going out! And every time I have to post a new team.
I’ll try and limit myself to posting one rocky in/ out of my team every day from now on instead of fifty. Hope that helps cut down the need for new rate my team threads so often.
TOF,
It’s contageous!!!!!!!!!
I’ve now developed Rocks-in-your-head syndrome as well.
AllSaints……..HELP!!!!!!!!!
I have no idea what to prescribe. Perhaps close your eyes and think of Rd5!
What the fu3k was I thinking!?!?!?
He entered my side this evening after much thought. A very good preseason so far with some hit on the shoulder and Rocks might just be ready for the reinvention
A dislocated shoulder will fix it !!
DEF: Lloyd, Simpson, Witherden, Smith, Collins, Duursma (Wilkie, Burgess)
MID: Cripps, Neale, Bont, Crouch, Shuey, Stocker, Constable, Gibbons (Wilson, Atley, Valente)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn (Fort)
FWD: Danger, Heeney, Dunkley, Setterfield, Stengle, Moore (Cavarra, Krueger)
Thoughts?
Love the Shuey pick. He has been in and out of my side for the past month.
Thanks Mick, Feel he was down a bit last year and a very under-priced POD
I swore off Smith because he gives you a couple of tons and then a series of 70’s and 80’s. Prefer Williams to Witherdon as I am no5 convinced that he is going to have a break out year. Moore is risky but he looks fit and may get the kick in duties. Currently looking at him myself, JLT will give us a better idea. Overall this is good side with good structure and if Witherdon works out you will start the year well. Good luck….M.
Appreciate the feedback, I have heard Smith is the man for Adelaide’s kick in’s so that’s why he is there at the minute, Witherden and Williams is who I am tossing up between, will watch the JLT closely, The Moore I have currently in my side is the 123k player from Hawthorn, not sure if you’re getting confused with Darcy Moore from the pies? Appreciate the reply anyway! Good Luck
Whitfield, Laird, Lloyd, Williams, Collins, Hore (Grundy, Watson)
Macrae, Cripps, Fyfe, Kelly, Crouch, Miles, Atkins, Gibbons (Constable, Mosquito, Hind)
Grundy, Goldy (Bines)
Danger, Heeney, Setterfield, McAdam, Kreuger, Cavarra (Corbett, Schlensog)
Thoughts?
Not 100% confident on all rookies atm.
As more information has trickled in, I’ve become more confident on defensive rookies as opposed to fwd ones in regards to job security. I would personally put another fwd best 22into your team
Some great teams being posted now. Decent structures, nice PODs. Could be an @SCT takeover of SuperCoach in 2019!
Let’s hope so 🙂
Hmmm, it’s a possibility this season with so many structures and players to consider to enter a couple of “THE TEAM’S”. Possibly a mid price madness one(looks solid) , heavy defence(so much value) fallen premium mids(heaps of 500-600k players who have been up there before) and a balanced one. I see potential in all variations. Is this a possibility, to have more than 1 “the team?” each based on its own strategy?
Its a bit of a cop out Original Force. Nothing more annoying than a guy talking about how good his “other side is doing. More annoying if you are in a league and one of your sides become a ghost ship.
Have the courage of your convictions and select a side you actually believe in I say.
I wasn’t referring to my personal team. I was referring to a collective team that everyone participates in. But more of them, there fun.
Def: laird, whitfield, crisp, Burgess, Collins, hore, (Wilkie, Silvagni)
Mids: Cripps, kelly, Oliver, Ross, Merritt, Walsh, stocker, bewley (hind, valente, gibbons)
Rucks: Grundy, Gawn, fort
Forwards: danger, smith, Heeney, mcadam, Parker, carvarra, ( Corbett, hill)
$53 thousand left, feedback appreciated, thanks
Am considering him, but what makes you believe McAdam will start?
He won’t start R1 unless Bets doesn’t play. Sometime in first 6 weeks he might and this also depends on Adelaide performance
Def: Lloyd, Sicily, Williams, Rozee, Collins, Scrimshaw, Duursma, Hore
Mid: Cripps, Fyfe, Neale, Merrett, Sloane, Walsh, Constable, Bewley, Sparrow, Hind, Gibbons
Ruc: Grundy, Gawn, Sweet
Fwd: Danger, D.Smith, Heeney, Setterfield, McAdam, Cavarra, Burgess, M.Parker
Grateful for any tips or suggestions.
Looks pretty strong! Would love to fit Sloane into my side but I’ve opted for Crouch for a bit more consistency. Same goes for Sicily but I chose Whitfield for similar reasons. Best of luck!
Similar to my team which i am very happy with.
I don’t pick Rozee to be an amazing rookie, so downgrading him and upgrading sloane to a ultra prem mid could save some stress if sloane doesnt return to good footy
interesting, will keep an eye on JLT to see if any more rookie def options present themselves. I’ve got enough cash left over that I could upgrade Sloane to Oliver/Kelly if a cheap rookie is named for R1.
All feedback is welcome:
DEF: Laird, Whitfield, Andrews, Collins, Dursma, Hore, Burgess, McKay
MID: Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Martin, M. Crouch, Walsh, Constable, Bewley, Hind, Gibbons, Atley
RUCK: Grundstein, Fort
FWD: Dangerfield, Mundy, Heeney, Setterfield, Corbet, McAdam, Cavarra, Parker
Whitfield is the only one who is settled in my backline, Laird and Andrews could be any of 4 other players at this point, however I really like Andrews as a POD.
Mids have been pretty set, but Fyfe, Neale and Kelly is a real toss up, but went with Fyfe because he a bit more bye-friendly for my side. Rucks and fwd are pretty mainstream apart from Mundy who should at least maintain his average and be more consistent than others around his price.
Very strong. Can’t fault it, if you like Andrews. Just be aware he may play FWD this year. To what extent (%) I don’t know, but there is talk of it, especially early in the season. Keep a look out. As a straight intercept DEF it could be a good call, but the uncertainty would have me side with Witherden at this stage. Don’t know the price differential though as I haven’t really considered either of them.
Good luck!
Thanks Allsaints… I hadn’t heard any of that talk regarding Andrews but I’ll keep my eyes open for it; if he does then he’ll become Ryan or Crisp. However, I’m not sure why they would move him forward as I believe he could step up to be the best defender in the game this year, with his size and athleticism.
when I read it, it sounded more like a NEED as opposed to a WANT to be fair on BRL!
It was about five weeks ago now and haven’t heard anything since …
He played forward as a junior and Brisbane is stacked for key defenders in Payne, Adams, Walker, Gardner, Skinner, Eagles, McStay and Ballenden. The forward stocks aren’t nearly as promising. Gardner is injured and Adams is struggling so he will probably start back though.
Love the McKay selection, as in Ben (nth). He will get early games and should be R1 and i believe he has or is about to sign contract extension
Hi Guys,
Found this community by chance Dec of 2018 and loving every bit of it. Appreciate the efforts of all involved to provide info daily and the community for their feedback.
Would love feedback on my current team.
Lloyd, Sicily, Whitfield, Laird
Mckay, Collins, (Wilkie, Hore)
Cripps, Macrae, Martin, Merret
Bewley, Hind, Duursma, Stocker
(Valente, Gibbons, Carter)
Grundy, Goldy, (Fort)
Danger, Heeney, D.Smith
Rozee, Parker, Cavarra
(Setterfield, Burgess)
Starting of with 13 premos (including Goldy as premo to possibly upgrade to Gawn after bye rd) with the idea to have 20+ premo by end of bye rd (if everything goes to plan)
Also starting with $89, 200 in bank. I think this will be important and could increase depending on which rookies are avaible.
I’ve noticed not much is made with regards to how much money you should start with in bank. Maybe an article regarding pro/cons of starting with extra money in bank and it’s correlation to successful SC teams might be handy. I’ve prioritised money in the bank over selecting mid-prices or possible breakouts. Thoughts?
Thanks guys!
Looks great, with a slightly different structure from most. Could play out well for you if the DECENT Rookies fall deep in the MIDs and short down back … likely I reckon.
I like it.
I would say your funds (ITB) look spot-on, given $75-100k seems what those with years of experience suggested this time last year.
Liking the 4mid premo. Doing same thing (couldn’t decide who to make my m5)with so many 500-600k fallen proven premiums should be able to snaffle a couple really quickly for 400-450k. Also hopefully mid rooks out score other people’s fwd and def rooks. While your extra defender bridges the point gap for the lack of a 5th mid.
Trying to decide between two structures:
T/U: def rookie, J. Kelly, fwd rookie, $120k in bank
T/D: Roberton (D4), mid rookie, Gray/Dunkley (F4), $50-60k in bank
If I go with option 2, my midfield is only 4 premiums deep, however that’s looking to be the position where the majority of rookies will be.
It’s a round 1 decision. The rookies will tell you what to do. 3 or 4 mid rookies.
Anyone having trouble with filters not working?
Doesn’t work on my iPad.
I’m getting close..think this is team 4 or 5.
Whitfield Hurn Williams Roberton Wilkie McKay – Burgess Wigg
Danger Cripps Neale Dusty Merrett Setterfield Stocker Gibbons – Constable Bewley Watson c loop
Grundy Goldy – Fort
Menegola Smith Heeney Mundy McAdam Cacarra – Kreuger Bines
All rooks subject to change. Deliberately soft down back…will sort that out as we go. Bye friendly.
This is where I am currently at:
Premo, Premo, Whitfield – dunno after that, but Collins definitely
Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Martin, Merrett/Steele – dunno after that but Bewley and Gibbo are IN at the mo.
Grundy, Goldstein – Fort
Dangerfield, Heeney, Mundy – dunno after that, but Setterfield likely locked barring injury.
Have HEAPS to consider, but am not 100% on any.
It will be either Steele or Merrett but not both.
Am not going to start Lloyd as his hip now sounds worse than I originally thought. I’m hoping he’ll be cheaper later.
Am liking the idea of Darcy more and more, if he remains fit until Rd1. Risky yes, but huge potential upside (especially if he gets kick-in duties) and his DPP status will be an added but unconsidered bonus. May start Zac Williams too. If he becomes a keeper then that will be a nice problem to have to face come his bye (it’ll basically mean it was the right decision to start him)!
I should have enough for 1.5 more premos depending on rookies and line requirements and will sort that out nearer the time.
I presume you’re not aware that Wigg is out for the season (ACL). Poor kid, can’t take a trick. Do think you’d be better served with Danger and Setterfield FWD. What Zac said earlier today on your ‘Footy Banter’ post makes a lot of sense to me.
Thanks AS….poor WIgg…another one bites the dust. I’ll check out Zac now.
Laird, Sicily, Whitfield, Collins, Wilkie, Hore (Burgess, McKay)
Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Merrett, Miles, Setterfied, Bewley, Gibbons (Constable, Hind, Valente)
Grundy, Goldstein (Fort)
Danger, Smith, Heeney, Dunkley, Parker, McAdam (Cavarra, Corbett)
$29k ITB. Would love any feedback.
Drop Gibbons. There’s absolutely no way he’ll debut. Still, great team. Love the D. Smith pick.
Gibbons is every chance for RD 1. Carlton also have something like 12 Sunday games so if he doesn’t play early he would be a good captain loop option. I don’t think you can go wrong with his selection unless he gets injured.
Great team, well balanced. I like the fact that you have premos to F4.
No need to change. Keep the structure, some of the rookies could change after JLT and teams announced R1. Good luck.
Hey all,
Was looking for some feedback on my side. Anything is much appreciated! 🙂
J.Lloyd, Whitfield, Witherden, Z.Williams, C.Burgess, C.Wilkie
Macrae, Cripps, D.Martin, M.Crouch, Z.Merrett, W.Setterfield, C.Constable, B.Bewley
Grundy, Gawn
Dangerfield, Heeney, Billings, J.Corbett, B.Carvarra
I was also considering J. Steele, S.Ross who have both been in and out of my side, Ross especially but am holding off until JLT before I pull the pin. Thoughts on these 2 would be great also!
Looks very strong.
It’s no secret I’m a fan of Steele. Losing one of Crouch or Zerrett to get him in would also allow you to turn Billings into a genuine premo.
While Billings could have a great year (can’t be worse!), I do see him and Gresham taking too much MID-time off each other to go with either at the start.
Will post something about that after the Saints’ intraclub game this Saturday.
Too many 570-585k-seleceted midfieldiers? and I’ve had Roberton in and out that will be a last minute decision. Thoughts?
Laird Whitfield Simpson Smith Rozee Quaynor (Horse,Watson)
Cripps Neale Yeo Martin Walsh E.Smith Hayes (Bewley, West, Gibbons)
Grundy English (Sweet)
Danger Gray Mundy Rankine Setterfeld Petruccelle (Parker Cavarra)
Good premos, but you have a lot of expensive rookies. History suggests only one (two at a stretch) will make you decent enough cash for it to be worth it. And slower generation which can be critical.
I get the English call, but if you can turn a few of the others into another mid-premo and rookies you should have a better balance.
Good luck
Great website guys and gals read all th time but first time im brave enough to post my side!! Have at it
Def. – Z.Williams, Witherdon, Roberton, B Smith, Hore, Wigg (Quaynor, Wilkie)
Mids – McRae, Cripps, J.Kelly, Neale, Zerrett, Setterfield, Bewley, Hind ( Constable, Valenti, Gibbons)
Fwds – Danger, Dunkley, T.kelly, McAdam, Parker, Cavarra ( Rozee, Wilkoson)
Be gentle
Welcome. You do know you’re next six are now likely ruined don’t you?!?
Looks good, but I think you might almost be too strong in your MIDs at the cost of your DEFs. You’ll currently need BOTH Witherden and Williams to be top6 or you’re likely gonna run low on trades early and I know that feeling!
It would be easier to offer further opinion if you could share your RUC line too … we’ve all done that before 😉
Sorry probably my most important line!!! First time poster jitters ive gone with the big 2 Grundy and Gawn with Fort. I just cant see barring injury and taking into account the new rules how the both arnt going to be as dominant as they were last year Pruess or no Pruess.
Good call on the RUCs.
Think TKelly is a great call too. I do think you should consider a Laird, Whitfield, Simpson-type for D1 though at the cost of a mid priced and overpriced rookie. Should save you a couple of trades in the long-run.
Loving the passion and the quality teams I am seeing. People are also starting to think outside the box.
My team has a few risks with McGrath (now training with the midfield), Crouch Sloane and Libber (back from injury) but there seems to be a lot of upside to the madness.
Sicily Whitfield McGrath Roberton Wilkie McLennan Burgess Hore
Cripps Fyfe Cogniglio Crouch Sloane Libber Duursma Hind Bewley Gibbons Little Prick
Grundy Gawn
Danger Heeney Mundy Rozee Settlefield Parker Cavarro Walker
I could downgrade Libber and upgrade Roberton or McGrath?
Ahh decisions, decisions…
Comments greatly appreciated.
Looks good mate. No risk no reward, but one too many for me. Think Cogs is a great pick!
Crouch thumbs up Ross thumbs down. Thanks
OK…
Lloyd, Laird, Z Williams, B Smith, Collins, Wigg. (mclennan, hore)
Cripps, Oliver, fyfe, dusty, libba, Walsh, setterfield, bewley (gibbons, hind, Smith)
Grundy, Gawn (Fort)
Danger, Smith, heeney, moore, McAdam, petrucelle (Corbett, stengle)
3 mid price risks – Moore, libba & Smith, but with breakeven in the 40s, 50s and 60s respectively, it’s a risk I’m willing to take.
Thoughts appreciated. Cheers
Why not?! I don’t mind them back and front, but I wouldn’t be risking it in the middle. Too much to lose, but that’s just my opinion.
Like that 4 mid structure that we’re seeing more and more of.
Good luck
Cheers AS. I actually had Libba at M4 for quite a while, but realised I had gone past the line of ballsy to reckless. Ended up trading Whitfield down to Williams and dunkley down to Moore…ended up with enough cash to upgrade Bennel to Oliver.
Any thoughts on who is better (in order) out of Ryan/Witherden/Williams?
Gosh who knows Jivesy.
That is a curly one.
Williams is cheapest, and the most popular.
That means choosing him poses the least risk.
There’s lots of talk of Witherden and Ryan and kicking in duties.
My take on the new kicking in rule as changed a bit.
I think teams will look at playing on as quickly as possible. I think teams will train that the closest defender to the ball ( excluding some KPP’s) will try to take the kick straight away.
This could mean a lot of the kick in duties are actually shared around a fair bit.
I will be watching the JLT closely to see which teams seem to be sharing the kicking duties and which are staying with the same designated kicker.
Couldn’t agree more early in the season FT and if it works, it may well continue. Someone like the Saints who had some disastrous turnovers from kick-ins, I hear may look at a more considered approach(es).
Sadly, I’m not convinced we’ll learn too much from the JLT but we will see a lot of experimentation. Think we’ll really need to ‘watch’ the games to assess ourselves what likely tactics will be used in the season proper. Same goes for 6-6-6 rule.
It makes for some really tough decision-making, which is why I’m struggling so much with premo selections.
Am sure it’ll end up that there are minimal consequences for SC outputs and we’ll all wonder what the fuss was about, but right now …
1st draft ( really 15 )
Sicily,Simmo,Whitfield , B Smith,Collins , Duursma ( Hore,Khamis)
Cripps,Oliver, J Kelly,Neale, M Crouch, Gibbons, Bewley, E Smith [ Woodstock , Hayes, Hind)
Reg Grundys into Goldmember [ Fort)
Danger, Smith , Heeny , Setterfield ,Corbett, Parker ( Cavarra , Cottrell )
Rooks subject to JLT
Simmo, D Smith , B Smith 50/50 Whitfield will acess how Z Williams affects his scoring potential
Locks are Sicily,Collins, Cripa, Oliver, Kelly , Neale, Grundy, Danger and Heeney
Allot of water to go under the bridge until season start
Whitfield averaged 134 in the two finals that Williams played in last year if that helps! 😉
Doesn’t hurt in anyway All Saints 🙂
THIRD team I posted as the read and review more forums. Rooks as their named.
Starting team.
LAIRD WHITFEILD Ryan Williams Roberton Collins
CRIPPS FYFE KELLY MERRITT Stocker BEWLEY GIBBONS Constable
GRUNDY NANK
DANGER HEENY MUNDY Greene Setterfeild Corbett.
Bold text confirmed players unless injury.
How many point should I look to get at D4 / F4. I’m thinking 75+ up to the bye rounds.? Am I to light in the MIDS.? I thinking of running 4 4 2 4
Any suggestions appreciated.
Mundy’s been super reliable for years, but he is turning 34 this year. At best I think he holds his price. Too much potential downside for mine.
Doc.
Simo had one of his best years last year and he’s a couple of years older.
I think with the evolution of sports science. ( reduced training loads etc) older players like Mundy are more likely to keep on keeping on.
With Neale leaving and Blakley missing for most of the season.
Mundy’s experience will be needed to help out a very young midfield. I have faith that he can average close to 100 again this season. Thats good enough for a forward.
I currently have him locked in at F3.
All good points. Not to mention I was late to the party on Simmo last year so maybe I need to check my prejudices.
All good Doc.
I don’t want to jinx them but Simo and Mundy have been very consistent and durable for years. Playing nearly every game and rarely putting up low scores. Neither have huge ceilings but you know what your going to get 9/10.
Although I’m not starting Simo this year, he is on my radar as an early upgrade if he can dip down to around $500k.
I’m backing both in to have (at least) one more good year.
If you need an update on training, injuries, club gossip etc. log into AFL.com where you are continually fed all possible new plans and positional changes.
Is def – Williams, McGrath, smith, roberton, Collins, duursma. Crazy talk?
Each draft I make I like more and more. As a dogs fan, was hoping English would stay hush hush sneaky POD but today’s news article means otherwise…
DEF: Laird, Whitfield, ZWilliams, Roberton, Collins, Logue (Burgess, Watson)
MID: Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Mcrouch, Steele, Taranto, Libba, Bewley (Hind, Atkins, Gibbo)
RUCK: Goldy, English (Fort)
FWD: Danger, Heeney, TKelly, Moore, Setterfield, Corbett (Cavarra, Wilkinson)
One of the best I’ve seen IF English works out for you. If Fort also starts you’re covering your ass to an extent. The RUC is the one line I won’t be taking a risk. With only three spots, your margin for error is close to zero. Gee, it does help make every other line look v strong tho!
Good luck!
Thanks allsaints! Ive loved your input thus far this offseason. Im a dogs fan and have been big on English since team picker came out. Yesterdays news article is exactly what dogs fans have been seeing all preseason. He’s very good around the ground, which is what Bevo wants from a ruckman and should get an extended look at it this year with no Roughead/Campbell. Trengove will spend only a portion of games in their, I suspect he will instead play majority forward considering our key position woes.
What about the 10 million dollar man, Boyd?
Def: Lloyd, Hurn, Williams, McGrath, Collins, Quaynor (Burgess, Hore)
Mid: Cripps, Fyfe, Neale, Coniglio, Merrett, Hately, Setterfield, Constable (Brewly, Hind, Gibbons)
Ruc: Grundy, Gawn (Fort)
Fwd: Dangerfield, Heeney, Daniher, Rankine, Rozee, Corbett (Parker, Cavarra)
Pretty much used all the funds but am pretty happy with the team. Just wanted to know some initial thoughts?
Good apart from F3-5 for me. One more proven premo, if cheaper rookies allow the move.
Good luck
https://imgur.com/a/n4zFQwJ – here’s a screenshot of mine. What do you think? 🙂
Obviously looks strong with Fort at R2. What’s your back-up plan? Could cost you two corrective trades very early that’s all.
My back-up plan is similar to *any* of my on-field rookies – I’ll replace him to a playing-rookie, like Clarke. If none play (which I highly doubt) – I’ll get rid of Dunkley and upgrade Fort.
Feedback please! I’ve decided to go for just the 2 keepers in the forward line as I don’t really have any confidence in any other top-tier FWDs to justify their price tags.
J Lloyd, J Sicily, S Docherty
Z Williams, N Newman, S Collins
(C Wilkie, T Watson)
P Cripps, N Fyfe, L Neale, J Viney
A Miles, W Setterfield, C Constable, C Wagner
(B Bewley, L Valente, N Hind)
B Grundy, M Gawn
(K Brooksby)
P Dangerfield, I Heeney, I Rankine
S McAdam, C Burgess, J Corbett
(M Parker, B Cavarra)
$85k ITB
Docherty won’t play this year (ACL again) and Newman appears to have fallen right out of favour.
Don’t mind just two FWDs or DEFs IF a sufficient number of decent rookies turn up for Rd1.
Better to have someone averaging at leased 80 as opposed to a rookie averaging 40.
DEF
LAIRD, RYAN, WITHERDEN, MILLS, WILLIAMS, COLLINS – Wilkie, Burgess
MID
OLIVER, FYFE, KELLY, ARTIN, MILES, WALSH, CONSTABLE, BEWLY – Hind, Foley, Gibbons
RUCK
GRUNDY, MUMFORD, – Bines
FWD
DANGER, WESTHOFF, HEENEY, MOORE, SETTERFIELD, CORBETT – Cavarra, Wilkinson
45k in the bank
Can’t see Miles or Moore staying in your side all year or making enough coin to be worth the risk of selection. Mummy and Mills seem much more calculated risks.
Fair call Doc. Miles should be able to pull 80’s playing full time in the middle and therefore wont cost too much to upgrade to a premium.
I could replace Miles with rookie and upgrade Moore to a Dunkley in F4.
My concern there is playing 7 rookies in midfield – trade off is there is a lot of value in defenders this season and taking a big bet that starting 5 decent defenders will pay off with new kick in rules this season.
Following on from Doc, Mumford won’t play the first 2 rounds and so won’t generate cash until week 5 or 6. Westhoff will not get any time in the ruck this year so not expected to score as high as last year. Watch JLT to see if Mills really does get mid-field time. Good luck….M
Thoughts on the below team please:
Whitfield, Short, Witherden, Z.Williams, Rozee, Scrimshaw
Bench: J Clark, McLennan
Oliver, Neale, Treloar, D Smith, Miles, Walsh, Constable, Bewley. Bench: Duursma, Valente, Gibbons
Grundy, Witts. Bench: Z Clarke or Fort or floating donut
Dangerfield, Heeney, Dunkley, Gresham, Setterfield, Cavarra
Bench: Corbett, M Parker
$61,700 in bank – rookies subject to selection of course!
Maby smith out-sloane in?
Sicily, Witherden, Williams
Roberton, Collins, Duursma
(Rozee, Wigg)
Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Kelly
Dusty, Walsh, Setterfield, Bewley
(Stocker, Mosquito, Hind)
Grundy, Goldy
(Schlensog)
Danger, Heeney, Greene
Daniher, Burgess, Cavarra
(Cockatoo, Corbett)
$20.7k left
Rookies obviously to change based on JLT/Rd 1 selection. Unsure about Daniher, but feel he could turn a corner this year.
Greene and Daniher are both risks but as long as you know that and have plan, you’re ok. The rest of the team I like. Good luck ….M.
Had a little trouble this year compared to most. Any feedback would be great!
DEF: J. Lloyd, Laird, Whitfield, Z. Williams, Duursma, Burgess (Wilkie, Hore)
MID: Cripps, Fyfe, Merret, Zorko, Petracca, A. Hall, Constable, Bewley (Valente, Hind, Gibbons)
RUC: Grundy, Goldy (Sweet)
FWD: Dangerfield, Heeney, Billings, Setterfield, Corbett, Cavarra (McAdam, Parker)
Hear you not even worrying about most players anymore (just my locks) focusing on structure. But it’s rookie dependent. Information is leading me to consider starting 5 premo fwds.
Any Feedback would be great, rookies could change and ruck set on Grund’s plus rookie available?
DEF: Laird,Sicily,Whitfield,Hurn,Collins,Cox (Hore,McKay)
Mid: Macrae,Cripps,Kelly,Dusty,Miles,Walsh,Constable (Gibbon,Smith,Hind)
RUC: Grundy,Pierce (Fort).
FWD: Danger,Heeney,Dunkley,Narkle,Setterfield,Mcadam (Cavarra,Parker).
Hi All,
Messing around with team still lol.
Let me know what you think.
Lloyd, R. Laird, Simmo, Quaynor, Duursma, Burgess (Hore, Wilkie)
Cripps, Kelly, Martin, Parker, M Crouch, Rockliff, Gibbons, Constables,
(E Smith, Bewley and Hind)
Grundy, Goldy, Fort
Danger, Heeney, Mundy, Wilkingson, Corbett, Wicks, (Ben Cavarra , Matthew Parker )
Cheers
Lloyd, Laird, Whitfield, Roberton
Collins, Scrimshaw
Wilkie, Burgess
Cripps, Oliver, Neale, M. Crouch, Merrett
D. Clarke, Stocker, C. Lyons
Constable, Valente, Gibbons
Grundy, Longer
Cameron
Danger, Smith, Heeney
Rankine, Setterfield, McAdam
Ballenden, Mosquito
$127,300 in the bank
A few questions I have on this side:
Roberton and Longer will need to average 90 to be worth it which I don’t see but this can be resolved by bringing in a premo ruck and a rookie def.
Not sold on expensive rookies but Collins and Setterfield are a lock at this stage.
Not sure on Rankine, will get games but can he average 70+?
Scrimshaw and Clarke I’m not convinced and will assess after JLT.
Cheaper rookies are subject to change but I really rate Lyons and Constable, I did have P. Wilson from the Crows in too until he got himself suspended.
Let me know what you think as I need to improve on my poor rank from last year.
Yep, a big question mark over Roberton. He’s only averaged 90 the once and there’s the big question on his health. I wouldn’t be going there. Longer will probably get first crack in the ruck but is not guaranteed to keep it. A log of StK fans are hoping Lewis Pearce gets a crack. Is that Cory Lyons from Brisbane? If so, highly unlikely to get a run early if at all.
Thanks for the feedback, I’m just going to have to wait for JLT to see how players like Longer and Roberton go and then rookies on round 1 selections. Side has been pretty settled but the mad rush is yet to come.
Def : Lloyd , Sicily , witherden , Williams , Collins , duursma
Mid: Cripps , fyfe , kelly , Neale , Taranto , Walsh, bewley, gibbons
Ruck: Grundy , goldy
Fwd: danger , heeney , Greene , Moore , setterfield , cavarra
Def : Lloyd , Sicily , Williams , Collins , logue , duursma
Mid: Cripps , fyfe , kelly , Neale , M.crouch, Walsh , bewley , gibbons
Ruck: Grundy , gawn
Fwd : danger , heeney , Mundy , setterfield , petruccelle, cavarra
Witherden, Mills, Z Williams, McGrath, Collins, Scrimshaw
Danger, Cripps, Fyfe, Bont, Martin, Walsh, Stocker, Constable
Grundy, Gold
Heeney, McLean, Petracca, Billings, Blakey, Setterfield
Going with a different (risk) approach this season.
Greg.
I maybe being harsh. but….
The chances of this team finishing inside the top 15000 is very remote. like winning lotto remote!
WAY too many midpricer’s / Breakouts.
The big “risk” is you will end up with 4/5 players you start. That average little more than a rookie. But you have spent upwards of 200K more on them. This is “NOT “the way to getting full Premo at seasons end.
Save yourself the heartache go back to G&R.
With maybe a mid- pricer or 2 ( at the most) chucked in.
Sorry if I was harsh. but” risk” and “disaster” are all I can think about right now.
Greg, sorry mate but not much I like about this team. Firstly, have a look on the SCT Footy Banter section. Doc provides a really good argument on why Danger should be in you forward line and not mids. Secondly, you are too many premos short. Maybe your idea is to earn money and then upgrade to premo but this will take too many trades. They are worth around 120k each trade so don’t waste them. RE-jig this team with serious G&R strategy and repost. I am sure you will get a thumbs up. Good luck…..M.
Def J.Sicily, L.Whitfield, A.Witherden, B.Smith, S.Collins, I.Quaynor (M.Hore, T.Watson)
Mid P.Cripps, N.Fyfe, Cogs, Yeo, Bont, J.Viney, W.setterfield, N.Hind (T.Jok, E.Smith, M.Gbbins)
Rucks B.Grundy, Nank (Fort)
FWDS Danger, D.Smith, J.Daniher, B.Cavara S.Burgess, M.Parker (T.Wilkinson, T.Stengle)
Let me know any thoughts give feedback Rookies subject to change
How is everyone’s crystal ball going? Is the mist clearing?
Ok who is the player you think will have a breakout year? Bragging rights to those who get it right. I am hoping it is Gresham with more time in the middle. Very clever player who oozes class.
Aaron Francis. Want a left field pick.
Copy that Freo Tragic, thanks for the honest review. Will have to wait and see which rookies present themselves in JLT
All good Greg.
Always look at building your team with at least 11/13 solid Premos that have done it all before. Then you can add 1/3 speculative picks that are under priced. Or you believe will get the chance to increase their average enough to either become a keeper ,or make the same cash as a rookie and there by justify the trade needed to upgrade them.
Where we choose these Premo’s is totally dependent on where the rookies show up for R1.
I currently have a few teams on the go. To allow for any eventuality when the rookies are finally named.
1:extra defender F4
2: extra mid M6
3: extra forward F4
Only if we are really stretched for rookies R1 ,will I start to consider a team with midpricers at one or more of theses spots.M6 / D4 / F4.
Happy planning.
Laird Witherden Williams Newman Collins Burgess ( Hore Quaynor )
Cripps Kelly Neale Martin Ross Brewley Hind Atkins ( Collier-Hawkins Hayes Gibbons )
Grundy Goldstein ( Fort )
Danger Heeney McLean Daniher Setterfield Cavarra ( Corbett Parker )
2nd crack at it, think this is much better then my last side I posted have taken a punt on Daniher but I’m having real trouble with my forward line and atleast he will play and make some money for me early on
Positive or negative feed back hit me with any advice
Cheers
Personally, I think a cheaper rookie provides more upside potential than Daniher. I don’t see him averaging more than 80 to 85 and that will take a while to generate enough cash flow to make it worth the risk. See how JLT goes but I would downgrade Daniher and upgrade Ross. If you want to keep Ross then upgrade Newman to someone like Sicily. Whatever you do, good luck…M.
Will look into options thanks for the advice
For once I disagree with you M!
I was hoping Daniher was going to be a late starter so we could let him get a couple of games into him, giving us time to assess and him time to be match-fit. Now it sounds like he’s moving well enough to play JLT.
A pain in the ass really, but if he’s looking ready he has to be considered?!
Looking forward to seeing how this plays out.
DEF: Sicily, Witherden, Z. Williams, Rozee, Quaynor, Collins
(Scrimshaw and Hore)
MID: L. Neale, P. Cripps, C. Oliver, N. Fyfe, J. Kelly, A. Treloar, J. Hately, B. Bewley
(N. Hind, W. Hayes and M. Gibbons)
Ruck: Grundy and Mumford (D. Fort)
FWD: Dangerfield, Heeney, T. Kelly, W. Setterfield, T. Stengle, B. Cavarra
(M. Parker and T. Wilkinson)
Rookies subject to change
Nice…..good structure. If Fort gets named R1 and R2 you might just have nailed it. Great midfield.
Good luck…M.
Let’s say we get to JLT and the rookies bat deep in the forward line
So if we get a decent number of forward rookies what does everyone think about this premium setup
DEF 3 and 1 mid pricer (Smith or Roberton)
MID 6 (M6 being like a Sloane or similar price)
RUCK 2 Grundstein
FOR 2
I think it has to be this way around because we want more defensive premiums with the new kick out rule.
I think a 6th mid premium has a bigger ceiling than a F3 premium
T/U Yea
T/D Na
a 6th Premium midfielder would definitely have a bigger ceiling than a 3rd forward premium. However your reasoning for doing this was if the forward rookies bat deep (which i think they may). However at this stage it also looks like there may be lots of midfield rookies (which are more likely to score higher than the forward rookies are in my opinion.)
Another issue is you a selecting 6 premium midfielders from the beginning who you would want to be season keepers. Therefor this only leaves you 2 places to upgrade meaning you will potential miss out on some of the best premium mids for the year. The margin for error increases as you need to be sure you are selecting the right midfield premiums.
Yes that is true thanks mate
DEFENDERS
J. Lloyd
0
0 SYD $608,200
R. Laird
0
0 ADE $587,600
L. Whitfield
0
0 GWS $542,100
S. Collins
0
0 GCS $188,900
J. Scrimshaw
0
0 HAW $149,800
C. Wilkie
0
0 STK $124,900
C. Burgess
0
0 GCS
FWD
$123,900
M. Hore
0
0 MEL $117,300
MIDFIELDERS
P. Cripps
0
0 CAR $648,200
N. Fyfe
0
0 FRE $618,100
J. Kelly
0
0 GWS $617,800
Z. Merrett
0
0 ESS $544,800
J. Viney
0
0 MEL $449,500
G. Horlin-Smith
0
0 GCS $270,300
L. Davies-Uniacke
0
0 NTH $197,500
J. Hately
0
0 GWS $148,800
B. Bewley
0
0 FRE $117,300
N. Hind
0
0 STK $117,300
M. Gibbons
0
0 CAR $102,400
RUCKS
B. Grundy
0
0 COL $708,200
S. Lycett
0
0 PTA
FWD
$441,200
D. Fort
0
0 GEE $117,300
FORWARDS
P. Dangerfield
0
0 GEE
MID
$660,500
D. Smith
0
0 ESS
MID
$531,300
I. Heeney
0
0 SYD
MID
$529,200
N. Blakey
0
0 SYD $166,800
W. Setterfield
0
0 CAR
MID
$144,900
N. McHenry
0
0 ADE
MID
$139,800
M. Parker
0
0 STK $117,300
B. Cavarra
0
DEF : Lloyd , Sicily , Whitfield , Roberton ,Rozee ,Burgess (Watson , Wilkie )
Mid: Dangerfield , Cripps ,Fyfe , Coniglio , Zorko ,Settlefield , Duursma , Constable ( Bewley ,Hind, Gibbons )
FWD: Heeney , Smith, T. Kelly , D.Moore, Corbett , Cavarra (Parker , Woodcock )
What you Think , Looking At J. Witts in R2 , worth it
Looks good mate, I like it.
Missed couple Rucks at minute Goldy , Grundy
Rob, I would stick with these rucks. Witts is ok but he is not a top 3 ruckman and you don’t want to bleed points. I like your set up and I also have Moore in my side ( JLT will determine if he stays there). If you look at the Footy Banter article on SCT, Doc gives a very compelling case for not having Danger in your midfield. Well worth a read but in the end go with what you are comfortable with. Good luck….M.
Hey everyone all the teams are coming along nicely!
I remember starting the season with 15 keepers last year. I think we had more keeper options last year to start off with in the 400-500k bracket (Sicily, D.Smith, Cogs). This year I’ve only considered Williams in this range, hence starting with what I think is 14 keepers.
Backs: Lloyd, Whitfield, Williams, Collins, Duursma, Wilkie, Hore, Watson
Mids: Cripps, Kelly, Neale, M.Crouch, Merrett, Constable, Atley, Hind, Bewley, Hayes, Gibbons
Rucks: Grundy, Goldy, Fort
Forwards: Danger, Smith, Heeney, McLean, Setterfield, Burgess, Cavara, Schlensog.
Let me know what ya’ll think!!
Cheers
I really think this could end up being the structure to go with ! Not sure there’s going to be a lot of good rookies in the forward line so we may need to spend a little extra on that line .
I like it , good luck
Thanks Damien,
We’ll just have to wait for the preaseason to finish! Long way to go 🙂
I don’t see the forward rookies being too much of a problem (although obviously scoring potential is unknown). I see more issues in finding defensive rookies.
I have Setterfield, Parker and Cavarra at F4-F6 at this stage. Parker was talked up during the week by Seb Ross and is a mature age player as is Cavarra.
Other forward rookies to watch include McAdam, Burgess, Corbett, Hill, Blakey, Petruccelle and Drew.
Why do so many coaches dont have loyd in their team? Am I missing something…
He was at D1 for me for a long while this preseason.
There’s talk he has been carrying some sort of niggling injury.
This has stopped him joining in some match sims etc.
At $600K + I’m just not sure its worth the risk starting him.
I’m still backing Lloyd to finish in the top 1 /3 defenders for the year. I’m just hoping to pick him up a bit cheaper at some stage.
Oh ok, thanks, i might just wait to see if he plays any games in the jlt, cheers
I found this stat on another website about Lloyd. Very interesting.
MILLS INFLUENCE ON LLOYD:
with mills playing: 94.8 ppg.
without mills playing: 121.9 ppg.
I was going Lloyd until i found out about his hip.For me he will need to show his fitness in playing one JLT and moving freely.I have laird in now as they both will be in the top six.Lloyd may start slow with his hip so you can pick him up cheaper later.
Yeah I think an injury free Lloyd is a must, but if he is carrying something I might look elsewhere and look to buy him later on also!
Trying something a little bit different. I think most of the onfield lineup are locked in for a round 1 start at their respective teams but a couple of the rookies are iffy
Lloyd-Hurn-McGrath
BSmith-Roberton-Collins (Wilkie-Hore)
Cripps-Fyffe-JKelly-ABrayshaw
Rocky-Miles-Libba-Bewley (Hind-Atkins-Gibbons)
Grundy-Longer (Sweet)
Danger-Smith-Heeney
Moore-Setterfield-Parker (Cavarra-Schlensog)
Speaking of trying some thing different why would this team not work. I have set up another team introducing my girl friend lol. Either She comes on board or its over lol.
I thought i would try this structure and see what happens.
Whitfield, Mills,Williams,Smith,Roberton.Collings, (Burgess,Hore)
Yeo,M.Crouch,Shields,Taranto,Hall,Miles,Gibbons, (Bewley,Hind,Atkins)
Goldy,Longer, (Ford)
Danger,De,goey,Gresham,C,Curnow,Worpel,Setterfield. (Corbett,Cavarra)
Because if even half those players spud it up or not reach an agreeable average in their position you will be to busy trading them out at a loss an only able to trade in lower tier premiums then running out of trades by round 13.
There’s 10 keepers there TOF and it costs the same amount of trades to trade up a midpricer that it does to trade up a rookie but, it’s a damn site easier to get an ultra-premo with a rookie and a mid pricer than it is with 2 rookies
Everyone places different values on different player for various reasons. Right or wrong i only counted 5-6 keepers.
Thanks i thought so too.
I count 9 keepers. Might get away with one more … but either way, I don’t think it’s enough.
You are relying on NO injuries to have a chance of getting to full premo on field. That’s simply not realistic due to the nature of the game.
Pick your decent rookies when we know who they are.
Pick your premos that you’ll stick with unless they suffer an LTI.
Fill the hole(s) with one or two discounted mid-pricers and
Leave yourself c. $80k for corrective trades.
The beauty of SC is that we all have subjective opinions on which rookies are best, which lines are most important and who our keepers are on each line. So many variables that whilst teams are SO similar, rarely are they the same.
Good luck!
agreed – 9 keepers in that list
DEF: Laird, Whitfield, Williams, Collins, Quaynor, Burgess, (Hore, Watson)
MID: Macrae, Cripps, Fyfe, J Kelly, Dusty, Walsh, Constable, Gibbons, (Ling, Bewley, Hind)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn, (Fort)
FWD: Dangerfield, Heeney, Dunkley, Setterfield, Corbett, Cavarra, (Parker, Ham)
Good team Jack. Stick with it to the JLT games. I can’t see a reason to change your premos and rookies will be sorted at R1. Good luck….M
Been fiddling for ages, finally locked a team in pre JLT:
Def: Lloyd, Whitfield, Witherden, Collins, Quaynor, Scrimshaw (Duursma, Hore)
Mid: Cripps, Fyfe, Neale, Dusty, Zerrett, Walsh, Stocker, Bewley (Constable, Hind, Gibbons)
Ruc: Grundy, Goldy
Fwd: Dangerfield, Smith, Heeney, Rozee, Setterfield, Burgess (Parker, Cavarra)
90.7k in kitty
Fort on bench for ruck, sorry I didn’t put it in
Very solid structure Isaac.
You seem to know what your doing.
I have a few different selections , but would be more than happy to start with this ( Premo) line up.
Witherden to Williams would probably limit your risk a bit but sometimes its best to go with your gut.
A seriously good side for this time of year.
Best of luck for 2019.
Very nice team mate! Only thing that might be able to be improved is somehow having a D4 or F4, especially F4. This is due to the fact that we have seen in past years forward rookies score the least and are never guaranteed games in they’re respective sides.
Other then that structure is gold, just look at JLT for form and positions people are playing in.
Yeet
DEF: Lloyd, Whitfield, Witherden, Roberton, Collins, Hore ( Mckay, Watson)
MID: Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Kelly, Neale, Bewley, Constable, Gibbons ( Woodcock, Hind, West)
RUCK: Grundy, Goldstein (Sweet)
FWD: Dangerfield, Heeney, Dunkley, Setterfield, Corbett, Cavara ( Parker, Hill)
Backline is pretty set still deciding on Lloyd and laird but pretty set with Lloyd, believe witherden will be the blow out in the backline with the new rules.
Midfield is set and forget gone expsensive but pretty simple, they’re exspensive for a reason! Rookies are to change come round 1, same as every position.
Rucks was set and forget with grundy and gawn but looks like Preuss and gawn are gonna combine so I’ll play it safe with Goldy and take the coin! Sweet for loophole may change it to fort if I decide I want a cash cow there instead.
Forwards, gotta have danger! Heeney close to a must have only gonna continue to improve and dunkley is gonna be my pod, also looking at smith and Greene will slot straight in if ready for round 1! That’s about it boys, love the site and enjoy the feedback so let me know your thoughts! Cheers!
Marshmallow, just watch for Lloyd in the JLT as he is coming off hip surgery in the off season. Might take a few games to get up to speed. I have gone for laird for this reason and hope to pick up Lloyd later. Also watch Oliver after double shoulder surgery he may be in the same boat. Good side and good luck…M.
Cheers Maximus appreciate the feedback! Yeah I’ve taken both into contention and also a reason why I’m thinking of taking them if they’re good for round 1, people going elsewhere could they become Pods!? Also saves yourself a trade cause I can guarantee come the end of the year there’s a high chance you’d want them both in your team! All the best Mate!
Far from my final line-up, like most at this stage just playing around. Here is what I have so far….
DEF: Lloyd, Whitfield, Ryan, Smith, Rozee, Scrimshaw (Clark, McKay)
MID: Cripps, Fyfe, Kelly, Martin, Viney, Smith, Hately, Constable (Mosquito, Valente, Hind)
RCK: Gawn, Witts (Fort)
FWD: Dangerfield, Smith, McLean, Rankine, Setterfield, Balta (Stengle, Cavarra)
Any feedback appreciated.
That’s a lot of Smiths! Good to see you back. Who’s your MID Smith?!? Ely I presume?!
Are you sure Ryan, Viney and McLean are keepers? For me, that’s two too many risks. I’d sleep better with two absolute locks and a rookie instead, but of course, your team, your call 🙂
Why?
Can’t trust the FURL and think Wilson may get the majority of kick-ins, Viney can pump numbers but has a low base (too low for a MID keeper anyway) and Mr Magnets will do our head in. With Macrae and Hunter all but locked, a bit like COL I feel the rest (so many of them) will rotate, making it too big a risk to start any of them. I’ll wait and see how the cards drop.
Structure great.
Good luck!
Hey allsaints, cheers for the feedback, it’s good to be back :).
My mid Smith is Bailey from the Dogs.
I am a bit unsure on the 3 you mention.
I think Viney could rise in $ and be a potential stepping stone to a keeper.
McLean is a tough one with Bevridge bound to put people everywhere, he was good for me last year and the FWD’s look pretty thin to me this year. I would love to turn Ryan into Laird, need to find a bit of cash somewhere.
Maybe Rozee or Rankine could be changed for a lower price rookie. Then upgrade Ryan. Good luck……M
Hi Cougar,
My only concern would be Witts at R2. Dropped $100k in value over the course of last season and his average dropped by nearly 6 pts compared to 2017 (94.3 >>> 88.6).
Could you downgrade Rankine to a cheaper price rookie (eg. $123k), and use the cash to turn Witts into Goldy or Westhoff??
By the way, you were awesome in TOP GUN!!!
Comment of the week 😉
Fair Call Hawkshank.
Witts is not my ideal choice and I will try and shift some cash around, I don’t mind the look of McEvoy. I’m off Goldie and not too sure what sort of split ruck/fwd Westy will play.
Lycett would probably be a better call than Westy. Sounds like Ryder will play FWD early (until Dixon is back at least). That might give you points and time to find out who you need to jump on!
I actually don’t mind Witts at R2 … I’ve seen a lot worse!!
Keeping a eye on Lloyd with his hip may have a slow start now.
Running late this season. Only just started to get serious with putting my team together. Think I’m on the right track, but would love any feedback.
Thanks all 🙂
DEF : Laird, Whitfield, Williams, Roberton, Collins + 3 rookie pricers
MID : Cripps, Oliver, Fyfe, Neale, Zerrett (or Steele), Miles + 5 rookie pricers
RUC : Grundy, Goldstein, Fort
FWD : Danger, Heeney (or Dev Smith), Kelly + 5 rookie pricers
We have EXACTLY the same premos apart from MIDs, but that’s what’s exciting. Looks v strong to me obviously.
Good luck. And more importantly, good to see you back 🙂
Cheers Allsaints.
I’m sure the JLT will throw up a few more questions (and answers), but don’t think my structure will change from here.
Flirted with going with more $500-$550k in the MIDS, and using the cash for a better F4, but was then ‘settling’ for a Billings or Gresham in the low to mid $400’s. So I’ve landed back on the above.
Good luck to you this season, and look forward to reading more of your comments and insights.
Take No. 86
Laird Ryan Witherden Williams
4 Rookies
Cripps Fyfe Coniglio M Crouch Shuey
6 Rookies
Martin Goldy
1 Rookie
Danger Heeney Mundy Greene
4 Rookies
Thoughts guys only pos I’m 2nd guessing is Crouch or Someone around that
Thanks in advance
Rate my team any tips would be appreciated
Backs- Lloyd, whitfield, Ryan, Williams, Smith, Wilkie (Hore, Wigg)
Mids- Cripps, Fyfe, O’meara, Sheil, Miles, Libba, Stocker, Bewley (Smith, Constable, Hind)
Rucks – Martin, Goldstein (fort)
Fwds- Dangerfield, Heeney, Wingard, Rankine, Rozee, Setterfield, (Sturt, Cavarra)
Hi Marcus,
I reckon you’ve got too many dollars tied up in DEF, and too many speculative mid-pricers in the MIDS.
The bulk of your point generation comes from your MIDS, so I think you’ll be playing catch-up right from the start.
I’d flip 1 of Ryan/Williams/Smith into a Rookie price DEF, and 1 of either Miles or Libba into a Rookie price MID. I’d then use the cash to upgrade O’Meara & Shiel into PREMIUM Mids. I haven’t looked specifically at the $$$ involved, but structurally I think this is the way to go.
Good luck mate.
1. Danger in the FWD line, Zerrett/M Crouch in the MID
2. Danger in the MID line, D Smith in the FWD
Help?
Def: Lloyd, Simpson, Witherden, Williams, Collins, Burgess (Scrimshaw, Willie)
Mid: Cripps, Yeo, Dusty, Steele, Miles, Walsh, Stocker, Valente (Bewley, Hind, Gibbons)
Ruc: Grundy, Gawn (Fort)
Fwd: Danger, Smith, Heeney, Setterfield, Parker, Cavarra (McAdam, Corbett)
$65.3k in the bank.
Rookies obviously subject to change. Appreciate any comments. Thanks team.
DEF-WHITFIELD, RYAN, WILLIAMS, Collins, duursma, wilkie -mckay, hore.
MID-MACRAE, NEALE, ZERRETT, (POD), (POD),constable, bewley, hind-smith, Hayes, gibbons.
RUC-GRUNDY, GOLDSTEIN, fort
FWD -DANGERFIELD, HEENEY, DUNKLY, (POD), setterfield, corbet-parker, cavara.
The pods are 500+players(things are starting to get settled)
Have 175k in bank for smith or daniher(15th player) pending rookies, or an upgrade.
Not looking good for Gawn and preuss.
Lloyd has interrupted pre season and mills to steal points.
Cripps not being there worries me but hopefully macrae balances it out.
Genuinely believe Luke Ryan and lachie neale push to the top there about.
The players listed as pod are ones I’ve done research on am sold on them and don’t want to be talked out of lol.
Defense
Lloyd Whitfield Williams b Smith Collins Durrsma Wilkie Hore
Midfield
Cripps Fyfe Martin Merrett Taranto Libba Walsh Bewley Hind Atkins Gibbons
Ruck
Grundy Goldstein Fort
Forward
Dangerfield Heeny Dunkley Blakey Setterfield Cavarra Parker Wilikinson
What do you reckon fellas?
Latest version. I will carry this team thru the JLT series and make adjustments then.
DEF: LAIRD, SICILY, WITHERDON, MOORE, Collins, Wilkie (McKay, Hore)
MID: CRIPPS, FYFE, NEALE, MARTIN, ZERRETT, Setterfield, Duursma, Gibbons (E.Smith, Bewley, Carter)
RUCK: GRUNDY, GOLDSTEIN, (Fort)
FWD: DANGER, HEENEY, MUNDY, Rankine, McAdam, Parker (Burgess, Cavarra)
Liking it Maximus, especially the Mundy pick could be a good pod just worries me will he play midfield when they have there best 22 on the park mid way through the year? Could influence his scoring but also may not! High risk high reward! Love the Witherden pick, feel like his ready to explode and don’t mind Zerret and dusty at the 4-5 hopefully can crack in the top 8 midfielders again! Like it mate, all the best!
Cheers MM. here’s hoping it all works out.
Updated side
DEF: Laird, Simpson, Witherden, Williams, Burgess, Scrimshaw (Hore & McKay)
MID: Cripps, Oliver, Kelly, Martin, Merrett, Wagner, Gibbons, Bewley (Hind, Mosquito & Valente)
RUCK: Grundy & Goldstein (Fort)
FWD: Dangerfield, Heeney, Dunkley, Cavarra, Corbet, Parker (Cottrell & Miers)
Been fairly settled on this however 1 change to each line.
Lloyd to Simpson due to his hip watch JLT for him.
Fyfe to Kelly due to his injuries & the fact that Kelly should be hitting his prime now
Gawn to Grundy not sure why they will probably average similar
Mundy to Dunkley watching JLT for both of them to see who plays more midfield time.
Hynsi, tick, tick, tick and tick. Agree with your changes. I went Mundy over Dunkley for the same reasons. Will be watching midfield time to confirm which one. Good luck…M.
DEF : LLoyd, Whitfield, Williams,
Logue, Scrimshaw, Hore (Burgess, Maibaum)
Mid: Cripps, Oliver
Neale, Crouch, Merrett
Walsh, Atley, Valente (Constable, Bewley, Gibbons)
Ruck: Grundy, Mumford (Fort)
FWD: Dangerfield, Menegola, Heeney
Gray, Setterfield, Cavarra (Schultz, Bines)
just read atley was injured on the afl site
TU: Macrae & Mumford
TD: Zorko & Goldy
Mumford misses the start mate, not worth it if you’re going for overall but if H2H could go with mummy but also think you’ll be able to grab Macrae at a discounted price later on!
https://imgur.com/a/AFmVBK8
Have a look at my horrible team. I am sure there is something here i can work with.
Im not new to fantasy sports, i am new to AFL fantasy.
Please be brutal.
Tubby, the way I see it is that overall you have too many mid-price team members. Mid-prices are always a risk as only one or two break out each year. The rest will need to be traded for premiums at some stage and that is too many trades. As well, mid prices take up the space of genuine rookies. Rookies earn you money to upgrade your players to premium. Esentially the best mix is to have between 12and 14 genuine keepers ( premiums who will not need to be traded out) the rest is made up of rookies who will earn money. The best setup is 3-4-2-3 (12) premiums per line. 3 defenders, 4-5 midfield,, 2 rucks and 3 forwards. This is known as a Guns and Rookies (G&R) method and has proven to be the best over several years of SC. Re-set your team using a G&R approach and try to leave about 50k in the bank as you will need it. Good luck…..M.
As I side note, this site has lots of articles from much more experienced coaches than me that take through the best SC strategies. How to use the loophole option, who is your best loophole player, which are the best guns, underpriced players, etc, etc. takes a lot of reading but it really is a fantastic resource. Cheers mate….M
FANTASTIC Reply M , excellent info given.
Hey guys,
I’m back with a few changes…
J.Lloyd, Whitfield, Witherden, Z.Williams, Wilkie, Burgess
Cripps, Neale, D.Martin, M.Crouch, Z.Merrett, Setterfield, Constable, Bewley
Grundy, Goldstein
Dangerfield, Heeney, Mundy, McAdam, Corbett, Cavarra
All feedback is welcome!
I also still have 175K in the bank and I am wondering what to do with this…
Cheers
Starting to warm to JRiewoldt as my F3. With lynch playing full forward jack will be CHF roaming through the middle more . I just feel he can take his game to the next level.. more opportunity for possessions marks possibly tackles and score involvements hopefully bringing in some consistency to his scores & game..
Anyone else thinking along the same lines?
Wanted to push the boundaries of Premium numbers and like Apollo 13 powering a space shuttle under 20 amps, one combo finally slipped under the salary cap:
DEF: Sicily, Whitfield, Ryan, Williams
MID: Cripps, Kelly, Martin, Merrett, Steele, Miles
RUCK: Grundy, Goldstein
FWD: Danger, Heeney, Mundy
(The rest are basement price rookies 100-120k)
Does this go too far? Just far enough? Love to hear the community’s thoughts.
Hi Lear, just read on afl website that Sicily will spend some time up forward this year. This could affect his scoring. Cheers…M
I like Sicily’s price bracket which he shares with Simpson.
Sicily has the most upside – he’s young and looks to be on the up.
Simpson is the most dependable – season in and out he’s top 8.
So if in the JLT Clarko starts moving Sicily around, Simpson makes a neat swap.
Fair enough….M
I don’t think there will be five rookie forwards between 100-120 available round 1 even if there is it could all come crashing down in round 2-3 just my opinion though a lot of love for Steele on here can’t see him being a top 8 midfielder will need a sideways swap virtually later to an Uber imo
This is my team let me know what you think
Def Lloyd Sicily Williams Collins Logue Duursma. Wilkie. Jordan
Mids Crips Oliver Fyfe Neale. Cognlio. Constable
Valente. Hind Hill Frederick. Gibbons
Rucks Grundy. Goldy. Fort
Fwds. Danger. Smith. Heeney. Setter field. Corbett. Parker
McAdam Cavarra.
Def.
Lloyd, sicily, Whitfield, williams, collins, quaynor (wilkie, hore)
Mid.
Cripps, fyfe, neale, merrett, miles, walsh, hayes, constable (gibbons, bewley, hind)
Ruck.
Grundy, nank (fort)
For.
Danger, heeney, mundy, setterfield, petrucelle, cavarra (corbet, parker)
Nice side flamel.
A little heavy in defence. and light in the mids for my liking. really depends on how the rookies land as to how this will all work out.
Nank is an interesting one.
You either choose him as a stepping stone to a cheaper Gawn ( you are also gambling Gawn will get cheaper) ? this would also cost a trade. allsaints values a trade at nearly $130K so for me Nank then costs you $666k. ouch.
Or you believe he can step up and improve his average enough (110+) and then be in the top 3/4 rucks for the year. This is a big call. allsaints has also pointed out that more rucks and midfielders have actually truly broken out than any other line.
Maybe Nank can do it this year. He would have to improve his around the ground work and his DE alot. ( like Grundy alot) as he doesn’t tend to win the hit outs much.
Might be the call of the year.
I feel safer with Goldie as we know he has done it before.
Best of luck whatever you decide.
I keep on thinking the same with my defence but just cant pick which one to drop. I want them all!!
And yeah nank is one im still tossing up with. Hopefully jlt can shed some light on all of the 50-50s thoughts ive got atm!
I know it’s a big call but Lloyd hasn’t had anything like a full pre-season with a hip. I’d perhaps consider the risk of bringing him in as a Fallen Premium rather than starting him. Should free up significant cash to bolster your MIDs (and perhaps upgrading Nank to Goldy if you’re not convinced post-JLT).
Had Nank last year and all the stat indicators are ther for him to go again, but it’s a big ask, as FT rightly points out.
Hey FT
Do you still have JOM in your team? I’m slowly warming to the idea. Am even considering Powell-Pepper … am I crazy?
allsaints.
I’m still considering JOM or Steele but only as M6, if I don’t feel enough Mid rookies can be trusted on field. I currently have Merrett at M4 and Sloane at M5.
Sound like Walsh killed it at the Blues / Hawks intra club.
That means I’m more likely to start him at M6 and use the extra cash to try and get in a D4 or F4.
Still a lot of fiddling around to do.
Thanks FT.
How much can we read into Walsh’s performance? A knockabout is a far cry from AFL Rd1.
Put it this way, if he doesn’t ave. 80+, he will NOT likely be a top6 MID rookie money-maker! And it will take him longer. While the additional onfield points can’t be ignored, I still reckon that’s a big ask for a kid, however undoubtedly talented he is!
He’s still not in my team … but that could change if he is uber-impressive through JLT.
I hear you allsaints
But what price can you put on rookie JS ?
I can’t think of another Mid rookie that is pretty much guaranteed a game every week.
He may take longer to grow, but will only really need to average 10/12 points more than a normal rookie to justify his higher starting price.
I wouldn’t say “lock” yet but he is firmly at M6 for me at the moment.
Also on Pepper Pig.
He is a contested ball beast and will get a crack early with Wines missing.
I don’t recall him having great DE so will need to really rack up the touches and score a couple of goals a game to “breakout”
I just think with Wines coming back at some stage ( both inside mids) he maybe forced forward or given a more defensive role.
Combine all this with the risk of off field dramas and he is a pass for me.
PS I completely stripped my team and started again. Need to take some time out to regain a sense of perspective.
Thanks again.
Not a bad idea with a lot of the rookies we thought may get a game looking doubtful at this stage.
We may end up having to go a few mid-pricers just to get enough warm bodies on field R1.
Lets hope not!
Yep. And it does mean deluded thoughts like Peppa Pig ought not to surface again!
I was is the same boat with so many questions needing answers which aren’t forth coming yet.
I want a 14 keeper side. So I placed a 130k ave price for rookies and timsed that by 16, then subtracted that total from the 10mill. Then divided that by 14, leaving me with 530k per premium there abouts. And just chucked them all in with a fwd heavy structure and funds left over. Next I downgraded suspect players to value options. Then put in 3x captain options. Then finally with money left over did some upgrading. It helped alot.
Hi guys,
This is first time doing SuperCoach in many many years so be gentle! 🙂
Any feedback and criticism is welcomed!
Backs – Laird, Whitfield, Witherden, Roberton, Burgess and McKay (Wilkie, Hore)
Mids – Cripps, Coniglio, Martin, Zerrett, Sloane, Walsh, Constable, Hind (Duursma, Atkins, Gibbons)
Rucks – Grundy, English (Fort)
Fwds – Danger, D Smith, Heeney, TKelly, Setterfield, Corbett (Rozee, Cavarra)
Solid. I currently have a very similar structure, just no mid-priced DEF, which affords me Goldy over English.
While I may want to side/up trade Goldy to Gawn during the byes, I think you’ll HAVE to UG English at some point.
I’d try and save the trade by not starting a risky Roberton but picking a decent rookie instead, eg Harry Jones (HAW).
Good luck, looks great.
Corbett had a setback wont play early maybe a downgrade later on
Hi Guys,
I Would Want Some Feedback On My First Team This Year
DEF: Lloyd, Whitfield, Williams, Collins, Wilkie, Hore (McKay, Wigg)
MID: Macrae, Cripps, Neale, M.Crouch, Merrett, Miles, Bewley, Gibbons
(Constable, Hind, Atkins)
RUC: Grundy, Goldstein (Fort)
FWD: Dangerfield, Heeney, Dunkley, Setterfield, Corbett, Parker (McAdam, Young)
McKay just a stopper from all reports wigg out for season Corbett out for a month rest is fine with a 3-5-2-3 structure imo
Laird/Lloyd & Greene
Or
Premo forward & witherden
Too early to make exact calls like that I think. Better to keep both options noted at the minute.
Backs: Llyodd, Whitfield, Witherden, Z Williams, Collins, Goddard (Burgess & Hore)
Middles: Macrae, Cripps, Martin, B Crouch, Worpel, Liberatore, S Walsh, Constable (Bewley, hind & Gibbons)
Rucks: Grundy, Goldstein (Fort)
Forwards: Dangerfield, Heeney, Dunkely, Setterfield, McAdam, Corbett (Parker & Cavarra)
I think my backs are strong, set and forget rucks, forward line is okay would prefer another prem in there but you can’t have it all… but my main concern is the middle… I have 3 mid pricers… all that could be great but I would prefer to have a 4th prem instead of libba
Any suggestions?
Depending on how much cash you have to play with I’d be trying to turn 2 of the three into a premo and another rookie, or all three into two premos and a rookie. Don’t fancy any of them to start, with two too injury-prone and the other slightly overpriced.
Hi Folks.
Good hustle.
This is my third iteration and certainly not my last.
Backs:
Sicily, Whitfield, Williams, Collins, Wilkie, B.McKay (Burgess, Hore)
Mids:
Macrae, Cripps, Fyfe, Kelly, Mundy, Walsh, Constable, Hind (E.Smith, Valente, Gibbons)
Rucks:
Grundy, Gawn (Fort)
Forwards:
Danger, D.Smith, Heeney, Setterfield, M.Parker, Cavarra (R.Young, K.Hayden)
Importantly there’s a bit of DPP flexibility in the mix which I am a big fan of – especially in times of late outs. Have considered bringing Worpedo in light of potential added midfield time (due to no Mitchell & Wingard being managed) however he has less upside than a pure Rook… if you choose the right one! This leaves me with $83K in the bank. I do have some questions over Fyfe and Kelly as they are a little fragile, and Fyfe has burned me before. Kelly has massive upside, pumping out some massive scores in the last 2 seasons. Some of the rookies are subject to change pending results from JLT.
Keep up the banter!
Looks food for now. If you’re gonna have a MID/FWD in your mid-line, I guess it doesn’t matter who it is!
And as you say, it does give you added flexibility up until you approach full premo. As long as you can get him FWD then, it doesn’t really matter from a $/pt perspective and will give you longer to identify your top 8 mids.
Lloyd Laird Sicily Collins Quaynor Scrimshaw (Wilkie Hore)
Macrae Cripps Fyfe Kelly Holin-smith Walsh Stocker Atley (Bewley Hind Gibbons)
Grundy Gawn (Fort)
Dangerfield Westoff Walters Setterfield Burgess Cavarra (McAdam Parker)