The Dream Team

Written by Big Sexy on March 21 2011

It occurred to me during discussion in a post a couple of weeks back that everyone should go into SC with a goal… an end-game. Where do you want to be, and who do you want in your team come finals? There is a good chance if you have a clear understanding of where you want to go, it will assist defining what you start with. So here are my two Dream Teams following the two main defining theory’s kicking around:

Theory 1: I don’t care if I have players that have a bye during finals (but will limit).
Def: Gibbs [MID], Deledio [MID], Broughton, Enright, Duffield, Fisher, Lake
Mid: Goddard [DEF], Swan, Ablett, Judd, Selwood, Didak [FWD]
Ruck: Sandilands, Cox
Fwd: Riewoldt, Chapman [MID], Franklin, Brown, Goodes [MID], Pavlich [MID]

Theory 2: I don’t want any players that will have bye’s during finals.
Def: Deledio [MID], Broughton, Duffield, Fisher, Shaw, Lake, Newman
Mid: Goddard [DEF], Swan, Ablett, Didak [FWD], Hodge, Montangna
Ruck: Sandilands, Cox
Fwd: Riewoldt, Franklin, Brown, Goodes [MID], Pavlich [MID], Rioli

NOTE: DPP’s are built in, as they need to be for any real team (Ruck excluded).  Also, bench excluded as they wont be premiums, and no point guessing what rookies will be on your bench.
Apologies: Boyd, Watson, A Swallow, Gilbee, Gilbert, Cross, DalSanto, Pendelbury, Hurn

Does this change your planned start team?

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20 thoughts on “The Dream Team”

  1. I think it’s too prescriptive and thus limiting to have a set team that you are aiming for. It means you may miss an early trade to snare a Malceski, Grundy type from last year that you may have not had in your original team.

    That said i’m the guy contemplating starting Watson purely so i can do a mid-season sideways trade to GAJ so who am i to talk down this type of methodology.

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  2. Interesting RB…. I don’t know why, but I don’t mind Watson.

    Anyway, this is more about going into a season with a game plan, and if your downgrading players to try and fit more in, yet want to get to a team of guns….. you need the best launching pad you can get.

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  3. I’ll tell you why you don’t mind him, BS. Coz he’s a freaking Monster! And because if the Blues are going to develop this year, they’ll need to introduce some talent into their backline that can give them the run they need (think Shaw, Maxwell and Harry O) to compete with the big boys.

    On another note, where’s your avatar gone? Same place as mine?

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  4. I think we are talking different Watson’s Mottsy.

    Roo Bloke – the Essendon gun
    Mottsy – the Carlton recruit

    You tool!! 🙂

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  5. Found my Avatar….. and Mottsy, we were talking about Watson (the Bombers), you need to get your mind off the Blues and Juddy in the showers for 5mins.

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  6. I was considering this for a while as well, but I think I’ll just wait a little longer and follow the usual upgrade process. It’s a lot to hope Gazza goes well but dips a little in price and Jobe smashes it.

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  7. One VERY good value for money. One will get tagged to buggery this year because there isn’t anybody else to send a tagger to in the Essendon midfield.

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  8. Tough one, Sylvia cos he has the DPP option (M/F) and you can swap him from the middle to the forward line or vice-versia.

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  9. Starting Mids
    Swan, Goddard, Selwood, Cotchin, Heppell, Bewick
    (D.Swallow, Harris, I.Smith)

    Midfield
    RND 10
    Heppell(D/M)/Bewick—————> GAJ/Jacobs(D/M)
    So effectively i want my midfield to be then
    2 Trades (2)
    Swan, Goddard, GAJ, Selwood, Cotchin, D.Swallow
    (D.Harris, Jacobs, I.Smith)

    RND 14
    D.Harris/I.Smith(M/F)———————-> Pendlebury/Mzungu(M/F)
    2 Trades(4)
    Swan, Goddard, GAJ, Selwood, Pendlebury, Cotchin
    (D.Swallow, Jacobs, Mzungu)

    RND 17
    Cotchin—————————->M.Barlow
    1 Trade(5)
    Swan, Goddard, GAJ, Selwood, Pendlebury, Barlow
    (D.Swallow, Mzungu, Jacobs)

    RND 21
    Selwood+ (D.Swallow to get money for other line upgrades) ———————————>Boyd/Cross/Cooney
    2 Trades(7)
    Swan, Goddard, GAJ, Boyd/Cross/Cooney, Pendlebury, Barlow
    (Mzungu, Jacobs, Liberatore/Wallis)
    ————————————————————————————
    Starting Defence
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Otten, Lower
    (Duigan, Toy, Hibberd)

    Defence

    RND 10
    Hibberd(D/M)—————->X.Clarke(D/M)
    1 Trade(8)
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Otten, Lower
    (Duigan, Toy, X.Clarke)

    RND 14
    Otten/Toy———————>S.Fisher/D.Daniher
    2 Trades(10)
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Lower
    (Duigan, Daniher, X.Clarke)

    RND 16
    Lower/Duigan—————->Duffield/P.McCarthy
    2 Trades(12)
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Duffield
    (Daniher, X.Clarke, McCarthy)

    RND 21
    Gibbs——————————–>Lake
    1 Trade(13)
    Lake, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Duffield
    (Daniher, X.Clarke, McCarthy)

    ————————————————————————————

    Rucks

    Set and Forget

    Sandilands, Cox
    (Moran, Smith)

    May downgrade benchies for cash later on

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    Starting Forwards
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Goodes, Gray, Yarran, Petrie, Krakouer
    (Richardson, Darling, Matera)

    Forwards

    RND 7
    Matera/(Undecided most likely Gray)——————-> Rioli/ (Lamb or Karnezis)
    2 Trades(15)
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Rioli, Goodes, Yarran, Petrie, Krakouer
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Richardson, Darling)

    RND 14
    J.Darling/Yarran—————–>Didak/Callinan
    2 Trades(17)
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Petrie, Krakouer
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Richardson, Callinan)

    RND 17
    Krakouer(F/M)/Richardson—————->Pavlich(M/F)/Pitt
    2 Trades(19)
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Pavlich, Petrie
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Pitt, Callinan)

    RND 20
    Petrie+ money from other downgrades such as D.Swallow———————->J.Brown
    1 Trade(20)
    N.Riewoldt, Fraklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Pavlich, J.Brown
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Pitt, Callinan)
    ———————————————————————————–

    Note- This is my opinion of both rookies who will play later and earlier in the year as well as players who will have to reagin their from from injuries etc. This will give me 4 trades for LTIs if i am in need of more i will try to make the best situation out of it and use it as a upgrade/downgrade as above.
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    This means that i will be looking at a final team of if all goes well

    B- Lake, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Duffield
    (Daniher, X.Clarke, McCarthy)

    C- Swan, Goddard, GAJ, Boyd/Cross/Cooney, Pendlebury, Barlow
    (Mzungu, Jacobs, Liberatore/Wallis)

    R- Cox, Sandilands
    (Smith, Moran)

    F- N.Riewoldt, Fraklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Pavlich, J.Brown
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Pitt, Callinan)

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  10. Rustee, good strategy, however, there is on major flaw in this plan.
    You plan on using:
    2 trades in round 7.
    3 trades in round 10.
    6 trades in round 14.
    2 trades in round 16.
    3 trades in round 17.
    1 trade in round 20.
    3 trades in round 21.
    Sorry mate, its not gonna happen

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  11. ah my mistake well

    2 Trades in round 7
    2 Trades in Round 10
    1 Trade Round 11- X.Clarke one
    2 Trades Round 12/13- Fisher one
    2 Trades Round 14- Pendlebury one
    2 Trades Round 15- Didak one
    2 Trades Round 16
    2 Trades Round 17- Pavlich one
    1 Trade Round 20
    2 Trades Round 21
    1 Trade Round 22- Lake one

    Will update in a minute

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  12. (Duigan, Toy, Hibberd)

    Defence

    RND 11
    Hibberd(D/M)—————->X.Clarke(D/M)
    1 Trade(8)
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Otten, Lower
    (Duigan, Toy, X.Clarke)

    RND 12
    Otten/Toy———————>S.Fisher/D.Daniher
    2 Trades(10)
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Lower
    (Duigan, Daniher, X.Clarke)

    RND 18
    Lower/Duigan—————->Duffield/P.McCarthy
    2 Trades(12)
    Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Duffield
    (Daniher, X.Clarke, McCarthy)

    RND 22
    Gibbs——————————–>Lake
    1 Trade(13)
    Lake, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Duffield
    (Daniher, X.Clarke, McCarthy)

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    Rucks

    Set and Forget

    Sandilands, Cox
    (Moran, Smith)

    May downgrade benchies for cash later on

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    Starting Forwards
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Goodes, Gray, Yarran, Petrie, Krakouer
    (Richardson, Darling, Matera)

    Forwards

    RND 7
    Matera/(Undecided most likely Gray)——————-> Rioli/ (Lamb or Karnezis)
    2 Trades(15)
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Rioli, Goodes, Yarran, Petrie, Krakouer
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Richardson, Darling)

    RND 15
    J.Darling/Yarran—————–>Didak/Callinan
    2 Trades(17)
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Petrie, Krakouer
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Richardson, Callinan)

    RND 17
    Krakouer(F/M)/Richardson—————->Pavlich(M/F)/Pitt
    2 Trades(19)
    N.Riewoldt, Franklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Pavlich, Petrie
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Pitt, Callinan)

    RND 20
    Petrie+ money from other downgrades such as D.Swallow———————->J.Brown
    1 Trade(20)
    N.Riewoldt, Fraklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Pavlich, J.Brown
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Pitt, Callinan)
    ———————————————————————————–

    Note- This is my opinion of both rookies who will play later and earlier in the year as well as players who will have to reagin their from from injuries etc. This will give me 4 trades for LTIs if i am in need of more i will try to make the best situation out of it and use it as a upgrade/downgrade as above.
    ————————————————————————————
    This means that i will be looking at a final team of if all goes well

    B- Lake, Deledio, Broughton, H.Shaw, Grimes, Fisher, Duffield
    (Daniher, X.Clarke, McCarthy)

    C- Swan, Goddard, GAJ, Boyd/Cross/Cooney, Pendlebury, Barlow
    (Mzungu, Jacobs, Liberatore/Wallis)

    R- Cox, Sandilands
    (Smith, Moran)

    F- N.Riewoldt, Fraklin, Rioli, Goodes, Didak, Pavlich, J.Brown
    (Lamb/Karnezis, Pitt, Callinan)

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  13. So my trades would be

    Round 7
    Matera/Gray—————> Lamb/Rioli

    Round 10
    Heppell/Bewick————->GAJ/Jacobs

    Round 11
    Hibberd———————>Clarke

    Round 12
    Otten/Toy————————->Fisher/Daniher

    Round 14
    Harris/I.Smith———————–>Pendlebury/Mzungu

    Round 15
    Darling/Yarran———————->Didak/Callinan

    Round 17
    Krakouer/Richardson—————–>Pavlich/Pitt

    Round 18
    Lower/Duigan————————->Duffield/McCarthy

    Round 19
    Cotchin————————————->Barlow

    Round 20
    Petrie+Spare cash—————————>J.Brown

    Round 21
    Selwood/D.Swallow————————->Cross/Boyd/Cooney+ Wallis/Libratore

    Round 22
    Gibbs———————->Lake

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  14. Barlow?? Rustee, he was awesome last year when he was 80k (remember Rich), if you think he will maintain 110ave, I would rethink. I would go as far to say he is most overpriced player in SC…. Anyway, just my opinion.

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  15. Yeah that Barlow spot is the most interchangeable one as I will only want to bring him in if he drops in value then when he regains his form starts scoring 110+

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