My Top Five Rookie’s (<$200k) of the week:
1) Z Smith (Ruck 117k) Big lanky Zac was pegged at the start of the season by most as one of their bench Rucks, yet there was little to really justify this other than a lot of positive reinforcement from Bluey McKenna. Well, low and behold, the kid has talent. He’s about 10ft tall (206cm), and can jump, and his two scores thus far have been 84 and 94. To be honest, if I had of known how good he was at the start of the season I wouldn’t have bothered with Petrie. Anyway, if you need some bench ruck cover, make sure you have him on standby.
2) S Savage (Mid 186k) I’m not sure why Savage didn’t get more attention during the pre-season, and I haven’t seen anyone with him, but he is in 10,000 teams (must be 10,000 Hawks supporters). Anyway, Savage had been ‘steady’ without being a standout and had scored two 70’s in R1 & R2, but in R3 went to another level with a very impressive game racking up 121. I’m guessing he benefitted from Cyril’s week off, but he certainly didn’t do his chances any harm with regard to Clarko’s view-point. He got a reasonable price hike this week, but if you’re looking for someone around this price in your midfield, this is your last chance.
3) D Prestia (Mid/Fwd 148k) During the Pre-season there were plenty of Mid/Fwd DPP rookies floating around to help out your bench, yet come round one, the all evaporated, and the last man standing was Prestia. Well, Prestia is about to receive a price hike, and if you want some extra flexibility with your Mid or Fwd bench, then grab Prestia now. He’s been pretty solid in his first two weeks with 55 and 77.
4) D Harris (Def 125k) Harris was clearly the Suns best player in his first up run, and 150th game against the Blues, but a little less convincing against the doggies. However, I still feel he is a great value player, and one real benefit, and one of the main reasons I will be starting him each week is because I don’t have to worry about him getting Subbed out of the game. In his first two outing’s he scored 109 and 58.
5) J Darling (Fwd 163k) I had Jack in last week’s review, and I still think he is great value….. All the WC supporters are loving the look of 191cm big Jack who has height and the agility to go with it. Jack has played two years of senior footy in the WAFL and comes into the AFL well prepared with a strong body for an 18yo. Again, his scores haven’t been ridiculously good, but they have been very solid and considering where he fits into the side… with The Frenchman (LeCras) out for 10 weeks and the big Q-stick constantly under-achieving, I firmly believe Whoosha will give Darling plenty of opportunity. His scores were R1 80, R2 70 and R3 71. I reiterate, give him some thought!
Here is the rookie data for you to analyse in your spare time, and form your own opinions:
R3 SC | SC Average | Games | Player | Pos | Price | Team |
121 | 89 | 3 | S Savage | Mid | 186k | HAW |
120 | 87 | 2 | T Bellchambers | Ruck | 179k | ESS |
94 | 89 | 2 | Z Smith | Ruck | 117k | GC |
92 | 107 | 3 | E Curnow | Mid | 206k | CARL |
92 | 76 | 3 | S Martin | Def | 174k | MELB |
90 | 87 | 3 | D Heppell | Def/Mid | 216k | ESS |
86 | 67 | 2 | B Smith | Def | 123k | ADEL |
85 | 74 | 3 | N Duigan | Def | 164k | CARL |
84 | 84 | 1 | M Coad | Def | 123k | GC |
80 | 75 | 3 | N Lower | Def | 166k | FREO |
79 | 74 | 3 | J Pittard | Mid | 169k | PORT |
77 | 66 | 2 | D Prestia | Mid/Fwd | 148k | GC |
74 | 76 | 3 | M Nicoski | Def | 237k | WCE |
72 | 71 | 2 | D Swallow | Mid | 188k | GC |
71 | 90 | 3 | T Liberatore | Mid | 183k | WBD |
71 | 73 | 3 | J Darling | Fwd | 163k | WCE |
65 | 65 | 2 | H Bennell | Mid | 183k | GC |
61 | 59 | 3 | A Gaff | Mid | 198k | WCE |
58 | 83 | 2 | D Harris | Mid | 125k | GC |
58 | 64 | 2 | M Watson | Def | 103k | CARL |
58 | 59 | 2 | D Stanley | Def | 117k | GC |
57 | 62 | 3 | J O’Brien | Def/Fwd | 202k | BRIS |
57 | 49 | 3 | J Batchelor | Def | 135k | RICH |
56 | 56 | 1 | D Grimes | Def | 111k | RICH |
56 | 51 | 2 | J Pitt | Fwd | 103k | FREO |
53 | 53 | 1 | J Polec | Mid | 168k | BRIS |
50 | 84 | 3 | L Tapscott | Fwd | 181k | MELB |
50 | 50 | 1 | A Smith | Mid | 110k | STK |
50 | 50 | 1 | A Johnson | Def/Fwd | 103k | SYD |
49 | 51 | 3 | R Lester | Def | 137k | BRIS |
49 | 49 | 1 | D Gorringe | Ruck | 143k | GC |
46 | 56 | 2 | T McKenzie | Mid | 110k | GC |
44 | 55 | 2 | A Otten | Def | 185k | ADEL |
44 | 54 | 2 | B Matera | Fwd | 110k | GC |
42 | 44 | 2 | S Tape | Def | 128k | GC |
41 | 69 | 2 | S McKernan | Def/Fwd | 110k | ADEL |
41 | 34 | 3 | B Helbig | Mid | 116k | RICH |
41 | 33 | 2 | K Hunt | Def | 117k | GC |
40 | 49 | 3 | L Markovic | Def/Fwd | 140k | WBD |
38 | 49 | 3 | R Conca | Mid | 178k | RICH |
38 | 44 | 3 | R Bewick | Mid | 133k | BRIS |
38 | 34 | 2 | C Gutherie | Def | 103k | GEEL |
34 | 34 | 1 | M Weller | Mid | 110k | GC |
34 | 30 | 3 | C Beams | Mid | 103k | BRIS |
32 | 41 | 3 | R Gamble | Fwd | 184k | STK |
30 | 48 | 3 | C O’Shea | Def | 133k | PORT |
25 | 27 | 2 | A Christensen | Mid | 110k | GEEL |
23 | 24 | 2 | A Magin | Def | 103k | GC |
22 | 32 | 2 | C Dixon | Fwd | 110k | GC |
15 | 43 | 3 | J Irons | Mid | 118k | PORT |
114 | 1 | C Pedesen | Def | 109k | NM | |
84 | 2 | R Tarrant | Def | 184k | NM | |
61 | 2 | S Buckley | Def/Mid | 110k | COLL | |
56 | 2 | C Richardson | Fwd | 110k | NM | |
52 | 1 | D Archer | Fwd | 103k | STK | |
44 | 1 | B Sumner | Fwd | 110k | SYD | |
40 | 2 | N Djerrkura | Mid | 184k | WBD | |
38 | 1 | J Toy | Def | 110k | GC | |
36 | 2 | S Atley | Mid | 108k | NM | |
34 | 1 | B McCauley | Ruck | 91k | BRIS | |
24 | 1 | M Lock | Mid | 110k | GC |
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G’day Big Sexy, love your work. What are your thoughts on Michael Coad. Obviously didn’t play round 1, but played last round and got a solid 84! I’ve currently got Simon Buckley sitting on my bench, and he needs to go. Worth bringing in?
Im new to SC so forgive me!
Say for example I want to trade Harris in round 10 and maybe release his eg 200k increase. I have to replace him with a 90k MF and use the rest to buy a more expensive player?
is that the best way to trade?
if i wanna buy a player from another position whom is not a DPP that is
Hey Wets, Harris is a straight out Mid so you can only replace him with another M or M/X DPP (where X is any other position).
If you have a M/F DPP on your team that you want to trade out you don’t HAVE to replace him with another M/F DPP but it makes good sense to do so if you haven’t got another M/F DPP at that position.
thats great thanks.
in that case i think my prob is gonna be petrie who i cannot swap with anyone else except in the ruck.
if i wanna use his money to buy a fwd or def i will have to trade him for a cheap ruck first then use the remaining cash right?
question for Motts, can i do a “crystal ball” each week for a match of everyone’s choice, like, who you guys do Rookie Review, Motts movers and the Progress scores, can i do the crystal ball, and im not a complete joke, if you can find the Geelong vs Port one that i did as a comment?
Had Savage from the start 😉
Too bad I had him as an emergency last week -_-
Starting him this week though just not sure whether to start Harris or Swallow along with him
Anyone else seei in the second quarter in the WBD vs GCS match, when Dion Prestia sent it forward and Daniel Gorringe to the specky and grabbed the mark, but…….it was touched!
“Mark Of The year That Wasn’t!”
watson played the one game though
He’s played in two, Suns and Pies.
should i trade buckley before all of the rookies skyrocket? don’t think he’ll get a game any time soon.
Buckley is a tricky one. I traded him out last week and not sure if it’s been a burnt trade or not. I remember Blair last year and thinking he was never going to get more than two games at the Pies and yet here he is, still delivering awesome scores. You’d have to say with Maxwell back he’d be struggling for a spot so I guess you just have to weigh up the risk.
very tricky indeed, i might hold onto him for now
yep
Ditto. His DPP is handy + it only takes one injury or suspension + Malthouse loves to rotate his players to keep them fresh & fringe players involved.
Tarrant will go down injured soon enough….so he will get games 🙂
Feel free to keep putting ’em up in Comments, TC/JC. Once we’ve seen a 100% success rate for your crystal ball we’ll give you your own post.
All 5 in my team, hope they get me over the line one of these weeks or at the very least, raise significantly in value and give me some trading power.
As Tony Montana says: “In this country, you gotta get the rookies first. Then when you get the rookies, you get the trading power. Then when you get the trading power, then you get the women.”
Nice one, Big Fella 😆
DPP is overrated, don’t bend your team over for DPP players.
If your Defence/Midfield/Forward lineups are solid there is little reason to justify DP. I mean if you can get some dual positioning happening then great but having rock solid lineups is better.
It’s a slow moving news day in the world of AFL, like most Tuesday’s, so let’s talk this weeks games:
Carlton V Essendon @ the ‘G
Sydney V Geelong @ the SCG
Two great matches. Who do we like and why?
Hate to say it (and I hope the boys are reading this so it revs ’em up) but I’ve picked the Dons to win – they love us and they’re playing great footy right now. I reckon we’ll be found out for the second week in a row.
Cats – too hard at it regardless of where they play.
I was pretty impressed with Coad during the NAB Cup and he wasn’t a disgrace on the weekend….. I’d definitely consider him, but not until he’s had another run in the one’s…. I expect he’ll get a mention in my report next week.
First one should be a doozy – 36 blokes running around with no accountability.
Second one you’ve got to fancy the Swans after their brave come-from-behind win against a top 4 team last week.
for shame Mottsy, for shame! 🙂
Think you’ve got you’re weeks wrong Deano, that was two weeks ago not one :D.
Keep the faith Motts the Blue baggers by 45, Go Blues
Welcome back PA, how was your Gravator trip, Im over the little monkeys its C Judd from today until seasons end for me
shit the little monkey is still hanging on my finger
I had Bellchambers with Smith at R3+4, until Bellchambers wasn’t named round 1. Stuck with Brad Moran who is named as emergency each week. Doh!
By the way, great wrap-up BS.
Cats for sure Motts!
Another great American said “first you get the money, then you get the sugar, then you get the women”.
Thanks BS.
What do people think about a Gamble to Prestia trade? Gamble has been a dismal failure, not worth the gamble at all, and I could use Prestia’s DPP with Krakeour in my mids. But is it worth a precious trade?
Might be worth the gamble….. My advice would be that if you need a DPP capability, then go for it…. But if it is just for his scores, then hold fire. Also, we now have 3 weeks of byes so you may like to see who else is available after that.
Thanks Brad. Bellchambers had a blinder this week, but job security is a risk with Hille coming back, & Ryder in form. So I wouldn’t worry too much.
Hey BS so when our rookies are cashed up when should we trade em and for who?
You’ll need to subscribe to our Premium Service for tips on when to trade the rookies out, Ant 😉
Ok im subscribed 🙂
so when should we trade cashed up rookies and for what types of players?
As soon as they have their first price drop, or if u wanna get in before that, as soon as their break-even exceeds their average score.
Thanks bender and who do we trade em for?
More rookies or premiums straightaway?