All the SC nuts on this site have been mulling over the best strategy for 2011 for a couple of months now. But what if you’ve only just discovered us? First of all, welcome to the site! I think you’ll find us all pretty friendly and helpful if you have genuine questions you need answered.
So you’ve left it ’til the last week and now you need a crash course in how to lay out your team? Well, here’s what we’ve been discussing.
First up, check some advice for winning your league.
Maybe you want to win everything, then you’ll need to look here.
If this is your first year in the comp, run the peepers over this.
While the regulars on the site provided their own tips here.
I put together examples of a Dual Position Player Team, a Midpricer Team, a Guns & Rookies Team and a Blended Team.
And we’ve done a couple of polls:
- How much cash you’ve got left in the bank after picking your initial team,
- The strategy you’re following to start the year,
- Whether you’ll take advantage of the captaincy loophole this week, and
- Who you’ll make captain this week.
Big Sexy has analysed the preseason form of the rookies in the Back, Midfield, Forward, and Ruck departments.
And there’s been a ton of polls done on which players people prefer when given a choice.
If you don’t want to read all that stuff and just want some examples of other people’s teams. Then here’s what you’re looking for. I warn you now though, there is a LOT to get through.
If after all of that you still have questions, whack them into Comments below and one of us will endeavour to help you out.
Don’t forget to come back during the year. Every week we’ll have new tips, inside information, and up to date reports on who’s hot, which rookies you need to be looking at, and who you need to be trading.
Good luck in 2011!
Motts, Duck & Big Sexy
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I threw together an example of a G’n'R team this afternoon. Come back later this evening to check it out.
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OUTSTANDING Post Motts, ever thought of releasing an almanac??
Sure this will come in very handy for all the last minute coaches arriving at the site!
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Very nicely done Motts!!!! LYW!
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I meat to say, reading this was like seeing a signed birthday card for a family member my partner has signed on my behalf when I didn’t even know it was their birthday.
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As the season gets closer Motts steps it up another notch, just like the Blues this year, Go Blues.
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Really wish I could Like a comment more than once.
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Great use of links!
Summed up the whole pre-season!
Personally I’ll be going Guns ‘n Roses. I’ll throw in a few premiums from GEE, WB, NM and HAW as they don’t have their first byes until later in the year. When Round 14 comes (this is when Collingwood is free of byes) I’ll be getting the likes of Pendlebury and Swan as they are bye free for the rest of the season. I’ll be swapping Boyd and Selwood for Pendlebury and Swan after Round 14 most likely.
Here is a comment from Mackerel (February 10, 2011) that I’ve kept in my favourites all pre-season, it’s really hepled me as I’m going for league win:
For those who are just playing for league wins (meaning we can ignore rounds 4-6, 16 and 19) this is when each team will be free from all it’s byes:
(ordered earliest to latest)
Brisbane – Immediately
Fremantle – Immediately
Melbourne – Immediately
Sydney – Immediately
Adelaide – Round 3
Gold Coast – Round 10
Richmond – Round 12
Collingwood – Round 14
St Kilda – Round 15
West Coast – Round 16
Hawthorn – Round 18
Port Adelaide – Round 19
Western Bulldogs – Round 21
North Melbourne – Round 22
Geelong – Round 23
Carlton – Round 24
Essendon – Season
But on the flip side, the following list will show how early on each team is first disrupted by a bye (again SC bye rounds aside):
Gold Coast – Round 1
Adelaide – Round 2
North Melbourne – Round 3
Collingwood – Round 7
Carlton – Round 8
Essendon – Round 10
Richmond – Round 11
Port Adelaide – Round 12
St Kilda – Round 14
West Coast – Round 15
Hawthorn – Round 17
Western Bulldogs – Round 20
Geelong – Round 22
Sydney – Clear
Melbourne – Clear
Fremantle – Clear
Brisbane – Clear
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Yeh I’ve got a little spreadsheet I put together with this on it.
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Really need help with my team whether i should have Goodes or Nick riewoldt
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Who else is in your forward line?
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I would not pick either because Rockliff (second year blues) and Jack will most likely be tagged a lot more this year and now that Kirk is gone might occasionally do the tagging job.
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Judd, Pendles, Bartel, Burgoyne Thumbs down $400
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Montagna, Selwood, Pendlebury, Anthony Thumbs up $63,600 Remaining
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Was chatting to a guy from work today. I’ve talked to him about footy many times previouslybut chatted SC today. I confessed a i spend a little bit to much time on SC and he was agreeing that it can suck a lot of time. At this point i thought i had a SC comrade. Another true nut. He then went on to say he’d spend a few ours Wed nite making his team (he thought this was a lot of time). I didn’t want to say that i’ve spent approx 1hr a day for the last 7wks on SC related stuff. Didn’t think he’d understand!!
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And the sad fact is that he could put together a team that by pure luck and through some arsey trades throughout the year wins the whole damn shooting match.
You didn’t happen to mention our website did you?
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Hilarious RB…. There are all different worlds of scales when people say it chews up time.
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which is better Goodes and david swallow or higgins and foley
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Goodes and Swallow
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spot on Deano!
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super coach warning ..neil craig said ottens would be the ideal sub player
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Just had a first year coach who’s joined my Competing for Cash league this year call me with a couple of questions. Over the course of the conversation he revealed he had Byron Schammer sitting on his bench. “Its only 6 weeks, and he’s only worth $186 thousand”, he said.
I quickly steered him towards Reece Conca who will play in each of those first 6 rounds and will probably appreciate $100 – $150k in the process. Meaning he’ll make my rookie friend a tidy sum when he downgrades him in a few weeks.
Tip to first year players: don’t have too much cash sitting on your bench and make sure all your subs will get early games.
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Schammer FTMFW.. I have him as captain
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Does anyone know or have considered how the substitutes will be named in the teams? Are there going to be 4 emergencies named and then the substitute selected from that group, or will the sub be named in the starting group? This could seriously stuff up our SC team selections if one (of more) of our players is named but then doesn’t get to play most of the match. I think most coaches would’ve learnt a big lesson after North’s mishap a few weeks ago when they substituted a fit player off the ground only to have 2 serious injuries later in the game and were unable to use the fit player on the bench.
It might be wise to select a substitute as an emergency (provided we know who they are before lockout), because at least then there is a little hope he will get some game time and won’t score a 0.
Your thoughts people?
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I think somebody linked dr dream team to this article, he actually has a pretty decent line up now.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109851/default.aspx
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