I’m actually thinking this is Darcy’s breakout year and he’ll play ruck a lot more and get DPP. Flex is not as important rounds 2-4 also with best 18. So I’m planning on running with someone like S Bolton as flex early rounds and have Darcy FWD, then make him flex when he gets DPP. Boyd should also be playing early rounds for ruck coverage. That’s of course if my theory holds water!
Thoughts on Peatling please.
What do we expect him to average?
How many $ will he make in 6 weeks?
I know that his non-sub average at giants was exceptional and based on that he is way under priced but, giants aren’t adelaide.
Dawson dropped 13 points in ave when he moved to Adelaide with a massive increase in mid time.
Adelaides highest averaging mids last year
Crouch 105.5
Laird 104.1
Dawson 102.1
(Not many teams had 3 mids averaging over 100 last year)
Sholl, Soligo & Dowling all ave in 80’s.
Best case scenario would see Peatling replace Crouch.
Cumming will play half back so doubtful that Laird will move out of the mids if Milera is playing and Dawson isn’t going anywhere.
Rankine and Rachelle want increased mid time, Soligo & Dowling deserve more, Curtain is being touted as a big bodied midfielder and Draper also looks good.
How much time as a pure mid is peatling going to get?
I don’t think that he’ll have enough time on-ball to average what everybody is predicting.
I’m paying a few extra $ for Harley he’s got much more stamina and strength this year is the #1 mid at west coast I expect an ave of 105+ from him over first 7 rounds , if Peating outscores him in the first 2-weeks it’s an easy downgrade for me.
If I start peatling and he just shares time and ave 85, I may as well spend the $ elsewhere and downgrade to a rookie
I also don’t like the fact that Peatling hasn’t been mentioned in any player interviews or match sim reports on crows website.
I remember when Keays first joined the crows on the back of limited opportunities and great SC scores when he did get a full game. We all started him expecting him to be a gun and then he predominantly played a totally different role to what we expected and was a bargain supercoach spud
I have Ashcroft & Oliver. Cerra ceiling is very poor and his durability is questionable. I think Ried Ceiling is well above 150, he knocked out a lazy 147 in his 6th game, and he could have an Oliver or Cripps like 2nd year.
If Peatling pumps out 90+ scores in his first 2 games, I usually have an expensive player who spudded and will be dropping a few $k plus an overpriced rookie and dirt cheap rookie that I missed so he will be a relatively easy get. 🙂
It seems that a lot are putting a ruckman into the flex position, the flex is just another player on the field so you get the best 22/23 scores. I would think a DPP mid/fwd for example, would get you more points and more opportunity for swapping players around. Am I missing something, I have been playing SC BBL and your flex player there is just one of the players who may or may not get a high score that helps with your final score.
Last year 3 of the top 10 scorers were rucks and this year it might be 4 or 5 if they play every game
If the 3rd best ruck scores more points than the 9th best mid it’s a win for the strategy and it also provides cover if one of your rucks gets a short term injury.
The top 2 rucks seem to be Gawn and Xerri so starting 1 of them as flex and taking a risk on a Conway or someone at R2 could also be viable.
Hi Waldorf was thinking the same as you however was convinced that 3rd ruck cover is important if short term injury to ruck as you will run a duck or waste a trade. Unless you have a playing 3rd ruck I think it needs to be a ruck flex
I have a different view. I just look at the flexi as a free hit. I am looking at putting my best “extra” player there to hopefully get rid of a lower score. Midfielders normally score more and are generally easier to move around as you generally have dpp to fill the hole. X factors could also be your flexi – when they hit they can scorers big and when they flip you have your best 22 anyway as coverage. If a sub hits then you can put a premium as your flexi. Flexi is just free insurance
JHF, B.Smith, Phillipou, Daniel, Curtin, Kako // Hewett, Erasmus
Lindsay.
Tossing up a higher end premium and Peatling, or Macrae and a cheaper rookie. Think Macrae will stay an obtainable price throughout without too much damage. Peatling cheaper and I think will average 5-10ppg higher. The rest I think I’m set on. If Pittonet is playing R1, I’ll look at Darcy or Meek. Think I might take a DPP Mid/Fwd as my loop this year.
Macrae wont be playing as a fwd or be given the limited game time he got last year. He’ll be starting centre square in a role where ave over 115 for almost a decade.
Lyon saw a weakness in the spine of his team and recruited Macrae to fill it while his youth develop
I agree with where we will play but I don’t think he will go at 115 again though. I would be thinking he goes at 95-100 which doesn’t put him unattainable. It’s just trying to pick those 250-350k guys and get them right. I have no doubt Macrae will be a keeper, just wanted to try and savw that 50-80k and use it elsewhere. But doesn’t matter now, with Poo out, I’ve squeezed Macrae back in.
I’ve done Poo & Peatling to Macrae and Sinn via Allan DPP into Mids. I like the look of a deeper defence, and if Sinn gets that role, he will be a great cash gen. Gives me a DPP position in the mids.
To copy and paste with changes above:
Def: Sheezel, Sinclair, Clark, Mills, Sinn, Travaglia // Smith El-Hawli
Who gets Houstons Job? Would be great if was sinn but I think that would be asking too much when we can get all of those other bargains.
I like your team above mid bench is brilliant but 7 onfield rookies is too many, when 1st lockout comes around you’ll be frantically rejigging.
But it’s still January and all teams posted here are just thoughts atmo
looking at Peatlings 11 games where he wasn’t the sub last year he averaged 90.6. i think that is his basement and with a better role at the Crows i can see him scoring 100.
Phillipou had a role change for his last 4 games and averaged 94.5. if he has a similar role this year that should be around the mark, and as a forward that might be good enough. He isn’t in my team until i see what is role will be and what it looks like with Macrae in the midfield
the $300k-$390k price is awkward because you almost need them to score 100 to justify their selection and at that scoring they are near a keeper.
I don’t like to have too many in the team, at the moment Mills, Smith, and Macrae are locked in and i’m confident with their ability as they are all fallen premiums. Picking the ‘break-out’ is harder, and until Coleman’s injury concerns i was happy with him ahead of Peatling or Philipou
Don’t think you can call flex a complete ‘free hit’ when you are still paying money for the player you select there that comes out of your team budget and impacts decisions you make elsewhere…
I think for Boyd to be an effective R2, you would want to be reasonably sure he’d get a 6 game run at it. If Marshall is back Round 3, it would take away the effectiveness. My safety first approach is to have Boyd at R3, and if he is outscoring one of my onfield rookies, I might just have to grit my teeth and accept it, but enjoy the cash gen.
Wow R2 that’s aggressive! If that comes off what a way to make money early. Don’t think I have the kahunas….
But various comments have scared me off Flynn at R2 so I plan to have Xerri, TDK and Boyd as the ruck line. I’m also now not set on having a ruck as flex if my 3 ruckmen are playing
Gidday all
being SA and watcher of SANL games Boyd is a serious player if you check his SA career
Surprised he was never drafted. wount be surprised if SK play 2 rucks
not the tallest Ruck at 198cm but strong bullocking type like Xerri/Briggs, gets his share of clearances and plenty of tackles. High disposal avge for a Ruck at 20/game but pretty low DE at 41%
Looking like I am going to have to cut my M3 down again (Was orig Daicos, then Green, now maybe Ashcroft?), To fund Pou to maybe back to Parker? Or who else around that $350 mark??
Parker could easy be the Zorko or Couch or Yeo of last year, or Ziebell, Hall or Daniher of previous years, the fallen premium who kills your season if you don’t have him
This is the risk we have once we have liked the structure of our early teams – if one goes down, we immediately look for a like for like replacement. If we don’t have Coleman and Philippou, my starting point was to go Doedee…still in rehab….ok Milera. For Philippou, maybe Parker or Sanders. What we get left with is players we are not so fond of, just to get structure. Sometimes it’s good to clear team and restart the process instead of just filling gaps. I’m looking at Perryman and SPP. Gives me 3 rookies onfield in the fwd line and 3 midpricers in defense, but I am just going to let it sit and see if I can warm to it as a structure
I’m running with Holmes and Rankine but not sure either are ultra popular picks so might be PODs. My only concern with Rankine is injury, think he’ll get plenty of mid time so I’m prepared to start him.
WCE supporters have convinced me to shelve Flynn unless he emerges as a standout R1 but that seems very doubtful right now.
I have 1 extra gun mid in my structure and less heavy in DEF than you but if Flanders can replicate last year it’s probably not much difference either way. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply mate.
Yeah, Flanders seems a good differential to me as most are going with Sheezel.
Rankine an easy switch to Moore/Jackson perhaps if need be, but happy to start with him of fit.
Can’t decide on the Flex really. Flynn seems a popular pick and I’ve read differing opinions on his viability, but sub 280k is a tricky price range to fill that spot.
Also thinking of going Massimo over Oliver as another POD.
It’s only my second season on SuperCoach, so still learning.
Well flex is theoretical for everyone right now and you can see a wide range of opinions even on this forum. I was dead set on ruck as flex initially but have changed that thought and now running with S Bolton. But that’ll probably change 10 times before the season!
Oliver is SC royalty if right. But at the moment that’s a big IF and we’re all waiting to see what happens in pre season matches. I’d keep him in for now but fully aware you need a plan B. I’m thinking Ashcroft or Parker if Oliver doesn’t look right to save structure
Nice one, thanks again.
Bolton would be great as Flex, but it’s a stretch to get him at that price. Inevitable re-shuffles over the next month or so though, so will see what happens with injuries and fitness.
Parker is a good shout, as he is more affordable with current setup and could have high upside.
I’m thinking left field for my flex. Looking to start both Xerri and Gawn. Allows great v/c flexibility with Bont. Then Jackson as flex. Played all game’s last year, means two rucks in every bye round, excellent cover for any Gawn/Xerri injury, and a 2024 average of 94 fine for a flex. Will have some down days, but also some huge ones when Darcy misses his usual 6-8 games.
Like this thinking. I have been a consistent Jackson owner in previous years and have been burnt by those ‘down days’ when his score had to be included in your weekly total. The flex role is perfect for players with a massive ceiling and range of scores, such as Jackson and Bolton. I also like the security of having an extra player as ruck cover.
What is the consensus on North’s mature recruits?
Will they take points from Sheezel & McKercher due to there now being 6 or 7 footballers in the team to share the ball around with confidence?
Sheezel looks great but at that price as a supposed mid/fwd this year it’s a concern if Parker takes some of his ball
Both in my team currently David, but both a firm pre-season watch. I love Sheezel but hard to pay over $600k if his role is uncertain despite his quality, McKercher could be great value but could also become awkward if his scores are capped by his role.
Just ran an interesting experiment picking the best team I could with all players sub 500k and just having 8 rookies on the bench. The obviously flawed line is the rucks but the rest is decent. Experminetal only of course but not the worst team in the world!
FWD: JHF Macrae B.Smith Daniel Lynch Hewett ( M.Hall J.Berry)
FLEX: Boyd
CASH: $22,500
Not sold on TDK i want Darcy but will be a wait and see with the Qatar situation. Steele -> Ashcroft is really tempting me but I’ll just wait for practice matches.
Have loaded up in the MIDs to stick with what I know – but will keep an eye on Oliver, Peatling, Ashcroft etc. in pre-season games to see how they look. I like the spread in DEF so if a MID premo drops I will probably go up to another DEF premo.
Rip it to shreds boys!!!
Backs- Sheezel, Sinclair, mills, Gibcus, B Allen, Z Reid (K Smith, S-El Hawaii)
Mids- Butters, Daicos, Serong, Oliver, Peatling, J Smith, H Langford, J Smilie (Lindsay, Marshall, Day Wicks)
Rucks- Xerri, T De Koning (Boyd)
Forwards- JHF, Macrae, B Smith, C Daniel, T Lynch, M Hall (Hewitt, Simpson)
Flex – T English
Gone with a strategy play with English at my flex. Think the 3 premo rucks on field is a nice way to go.
Hi Gibbo,
Both Gibcus and Smilie will miss the early rounds. Gibcus unlikely for first month.
Thanks, not fussed with rookies yet. Most likely 65% of them will change before opening bounce
Hi Gibbo,
The round 12 bye will decimate your rucks/flex.
English is struggling at the moment with some sort of Injury
Are you concerned with Darcy eating into English’s ruck time? Structure of the team otherwise is good. Yes I’ve got about 20 rookies on my watchlist!
Suggesting Darcy Cameron instead?
I’m actually thinking this is Darcy’s breakout year and he’ll play ruck a lot more and get DPP. Flex is not as important rounds 2-4 also with best 18. So I’m planning on running with someone like S Bolton as flex early rounds and have Darcy FWD, then make him flex when he gets DPP. Boyd should also be playing early rounds for ruck coverage. That’s of course if my theory holds water!
Backs: Sheez, Sinclair, Mills, Coleman, Allan, Smith (El-Hawli, Reid)
Mids: Bont, Butters, Oliver, Ashcroft, Peatling, Lalor, O’Sullivan, Smith (Langford, Lindsay, Hayes)
Rucks: X, Flynn (Boyd)
Forwards: Hornet, Macrae, Smith, Phillipou, Daniel, Curtin (Hewett, Erasmus)
Flex: Darcy
Thoughts on Peatling please.
What do we expect him to average?
How many $ will he make in 6 weeks?
I know that his non-sub average at giants was exceptional and based on that he is way under priced but, giants aren’t adelaide.
Dawson dropped 13 points in ave when he moved to Adelaide with a massive increase in mid time.
Adelaides highest averaging mids last year
Crouch 105.5
Laird 104.1
Dawson 102.1
(Not many teams had 3 mids averaging over 100 last year)
Sholl, Soligo & Dowling all ave in 80’s.
Best case scenario would see Peatling replace Crouch.
Cumming will play half back so doubtful that Laird will move out of the mids if Milera is playing and Dawson isn’t going anywhere.
Rankine and Rachelle want increased mid time, Soligo & Dowling deserve more, Curtain is being touted as a big bodied midfielder and Draper also looks good.
How much time as a pure mid is peatling going to get?
I don’t think that he’ll have enough time on-ball to average what everybody is predicting.
I’m paying a few extra $ for Harley he’s got much more stamina and strength this year is the #1 mid at west coast I expect an ave of 105+ from him over first 7 rounds , if Peating outscores him in the first 2-weeks it’s an easy downgrade for me.
If I start peatling and he just shares time and ave 85, I may as well spend the $ elsewhere and downgrade to a rookie
I also don’t like the fact that Peatling hasn’t been mentioned in any player interviews or match sim reports on crows website.
I remember when Keays first joined the crows on the back of limited opportunities and great SC scores when he did get a full game. We all started him expecting him to be a gun and then he predominantly played a totally different role to what we expected and was a bargain supercoach spud
I don’t think Peatling is a must have and a bit of a risk in a new team but it’s a risk I am taking for the price ($352k).
Harley Reid is $434k so $80k diff. If I was going a mid to low $400k player I would rather Ashcroft or Cerra I think.
If Peatling fails, then it’s a swap to Parker or higher priced best performing Rookie which I have gone light on.
I have Ashcroft & Oliver. Cerra ceiling is very poor and his durability is questionable. I think Ried Ceiling is well above 150, he knocked out a lazy 147 in his 6th game, and he could have an Oliver or Cripps like 2nd year.
If Peatling pumps out 90+ scores in his first 2 games, I usually have an expensive player who spudded and will be dropping a few $k plus an overpriced rookie and dirt cheap rookie that I missed so he will be a relatively easy get. 🙂
The latest crows match sim report had Peatling pure mid, Cumming on a wing, Curtain forward and Rankin mostly midfield.
I can see Peatling averaging 100 and making near $175k
Where were their other key mids?
Sounds like who’s best backup training, ala when stars mingle with the promotional chores.
Jackson hately ring a bell
It seems that a lot are putting a ruckman into the flex position, the flex is just another player on the field so you get the best 22/23 scores. I would think a DPP mid/fwd for example, would get you more points and more opportunity for swapping players around. Am I missing something, I have been playing SC BBL and your flex player there is just one of the players who may or may not get a high score that helps with your final score.
Last year 3 of the top 10 scorers were rucks and this year it might be 4 or 5 if they play every game
If the 3rd best ruck scores more points than the 9th best mid it’s a win for the strategy and it also provides cover if one of your rucks gets a short term injury.
The top 2 rucks seem to be Gawn and Xerri so starting 1 of them as flex and taking a risk on a Conway or someone at R2 could also be viable.
A lot of people are going with a Ruck because they don’t get a tag.
Play around with all options and see what can give you the most flexibility.
The main key is at least 1 DPPin each position.
BBL has 1 less position to play with, and just look at the byes and when the games are played by your flex.
They can definitely help in all games.
Hi Waldorf was thinking the same as you however was convinced that 3rd ruck cover is important if short term injury to ruck as you will run a duck or waste a trade. Unless you have a playing 3rd ruck I think it needs to be a ruck flex
If your ruck gets a two week injury your flex can cover the donut, it’s best 22 of 23
Yes, but you have a zero on field as one of your 23, meaning you don’t get the ‘free swing’
I’d prefer 23 playing ahead of 22
I have a different view. I just look at the flexi as a free hit. I am looking at putting my best “extra” player there to hopefully get rid of a lower score. Midfielders normally score more and are generally easier to move around as you generally have dpp to fill the hole. X factors could also be your flexi – when they hit they can scorers big and when they flip you have your best 22 anyway as coverage. If a sub hits then you can put a premium as your flexi. Flexi is just free insurance
I’m just looking at it as best 22 out of 23.
However, rounds 2, 3, and 4 it won’t matter.
This is the reason I’ve been considering a key forward.
You get there big scores but not there small ones.
Some small changes I’ve made from my comment in the previous thread.
Sheezel, Sinclair, Clark, Mills, Travaglia, Allan // Smith El-Hawli
Bont, Butters, Serong, Oliver, Peatling, J.Smith, Draper, Ashcroft // Langford, Knevitt, C.Hall
Xerri, De Koning // Boyd
JHF, B.Smith, Phillipou, Daniel, Curtin, Kako // Hewett, Erasmus
Lindsay.
Tossing up a higher end premium and Peatling, or Macrae and a cheaper rookie. Think Macrae will stay an obtainable price throughout without too much damage. Peatling cheaper and I think will average 5-10ppg higher. The rest I think I’m set on. If Pittonet is playing R1, I’ll look at Darcy or Meek. Think I might take a DPP Mid/Fwd as my loop this year.
Macrae wont be playing as a fwd or be given the limited game time he got last year. He’ll be starting centre square in a role where ave over 115 for almost a decade.
Lyon saw a weakness in the spine of his team and recruited Macrae to fill it while his youth develop
I agree with where we will play but I don’t think he will go at 115 again though. I would be thinking he goes at 95-100 which doesn’t put him unattainable. It’s just trying to pick those 250-350k guys and get them right. I have no doubt Macrae will be a keeper, just wanted to try and savw that 50-80k and use it elsewhere. But doesn’t matter now, with Poo out, I’ve squeezed Macrae back in.
I’ve done Poo & Peatling to Macrae and Sinn via Allan DPP into Mids. I like the look of a deeper defence, and if Sinn gets that role, he will be a great cash gen. Gives me a DPP position in the mids.
To copy and paste with changes above:
Def: Sheezel, Sinclair, Clark, Mills, Sinn, Travaglia // Smith El-Hawli
Mid: Bont, Butters, Serong, Oliver, J.Smith, Draper, Ashcroft, Langford // Allan Knevitt, C.Hall
Ruck: Xerri, De Koning // Boyd
Fwd: JHF, Macrae, B.Smith, Daniel, Curtin, Kako // Hewett, Erasmus
Flex: Lindsay.
Who gets Houstons Job? Would be great if was sinn but I think that would be asking too much when we can get all of those other bargains.
I like your team above mid bench is brilliant but 7 onfield rookies is too many, when 1st lockout comes around you’ll be frantically rejigging.
But it’s still January and all teams posted here are just thoughts atmo
Is Lindsay your Flex?
I rate both Macrae and Peatling ahead of Phillipou.
Why Peating and not Phillipou?
IMO Same roles.
Peatling will be #2 pure mid at Adelaide, Phillipou #4 or #5 at the Saints.
Peatling also scores at a higher ppm rate.
looking at Peatlings 11 games where he wasn’t the sub last year he averaged 90.6. i think that is his basement and with a better role at the Crows i can see him scoring 100.
Phillipou had a role change for his last 4 games and averaged 94.5. if he has a similar role this year that should be around the mark, and as a forward that might be good enough. He isn’t in my team until i see what is role will be and what it looks like with Macrae in the midfield
the $300k-$390k price is awkward because you almost need them to score 100 to justify their selection and at that scoring they are near a keeper.
I don’t like to have too many in the team, at the moment Mills, Smith, and Macrae are locked in and i’m confident with their ability as they are all fallen premiums. Picking the ‘break-out’ is harder, and until Coleman’s injury concerns i was happy with him ahead of Peatling or Philipou
Hi Lazza, who do you think maybe #1 and #3?
I’m expecting more rotations and combinations this year from all, well many, of the teams.
IMO you may either see very few #1 v #1 or nearly all #1 v #1 in mid CBs.
Maybe we can get an idea from the practice games? LOL (attempted humour)
Cheers
Hi Chameleon, early days I know, training and match sim indicating Dawson and Soligo to make up the top 3. Rankine @ 4. Laird to return to half back.
This argument is moot now with Phillipou injury but I agree, rated Peatling higher anyway.
I don’t see Macrae returning to his halcyon days but a 100 or nearby avg is fine for his price.
I also wonder if Boyd is essential as R3 now with doubts on Marshall
Boyd at R2
FIrst go around. Usual disclaimers apply
DEF: Sheezel, Sinclair, Farrell, Mills, Trevaglia, BAllan (ZReid, ORyan)
MID: Butters, Serong, Anderson, WAshcroft, JSmith, LAshcroft, Tsatas, Sheldrick (El-Hawli, Hall, LKennedy)
RUC: Xerri, TDeKoning (Boyd)
FWD: Horne-Francis, BSmith, Phillipou, Daniel, Powell-Pepper, Curtin (Hewett, Erasmus)
FLX: Merrett
Farrell in the rehab group is a bit of a watch. Hopefully he gets up for preaseason!
Darn! Any Port thoughts on Houston replacement?
Sinn?
Thanks PP, will watch.
i think Sinn will get a decent look at it
I think there might be 2 or 3 in front of him, Evans and Bergman are both more assertive and Burgoyne would be sensational in the role
Isn’t Burgoyne earmarked to play wing?
Just a quick one I read phillipou is out for the first 5 to 8 weeks he h as stress fractures so could be a risk.
Yep, he’s goneski, will need to reshuffle.
Hi all,
A Ruck Flex scenario in non bye rounds.
Imagine R2 out for 1-2 weeks, and you have R1 R2 and R3dpp
Flex to R3, – R3 dpp to flex.
Flex to Fwd DPP – Fwd dpp to flex
Flex to either mid or def depending on dpp – choice to flex
That’s where you can get a playing person on field to cover the injury and have 23 players on field again.
Hope that helps
Cheers
I went meek xerri. And tdk. As a Flexi. Each bye still h ave two trucks
Xerri and TDK both have Rd 12.
They were part of my original choice.
Is your R3 a playing coach too?
Don’t think you can call flex a complete ‘free hit’ when you are still paying money for the player you select there that comes out of your team budget and impacts decisions you make elsewhere…
Hi GKMC,
Try using the term as “Extra Hit”.
Then it may help bounce things around while deciding.
Cheers
PHILLIPOU IS GONE!
So it’s time to get creative. Thoughts on this:
B: Sheezel, Whitfield, Sinclair, Mills, Travaglia, Allan (Whitlock, Nguyen)
M: Bont, Butters, Green, Day, Oliver, Jagga, L Ashcroft, Smilie (El-Hawli, Erasmus, Moreas)
R: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
F: Bolton, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Lynch, Hewett (Kako, Sims)
Rookies I’m not so worried about at the moment – obviously changes to these after preseason
Hi everyone good luck for anther year. Let me know what u guys think.
Def. J clark. M holmes. J sickly. C mills. T travaglia. J gunslinger. Bench b Allen z Reid
Miss bont. C serong. Z merrett. C Oliver. J peatling. J smith. L Ashcroft. J smillie. Bench s elhawli n Erasmus c Anderson.
Ruc. Tristan xerri. L meek. Bench h boys.
Fwds. J message. B smith. J stringer. C Daniel. T lynch. I kako. Bench e hewett. S Davidson.
Flex. T de koning any feedback if not good luck
is Boyd seriously looking like playing early?
tinkering with idea of Boyd at R2
RoMo pelvis fracture, had been managed beforehand.
Word is “We’re hopeful that Rowan will be available for Round 1 or soon thereafter.”
Boyd would play before Heath and Dodson.
I think for Boyd to be an effective R2, you would want to be reasonably sure he’d get a 6 game run at it. If Marshall is back Round 3, it would take away the effectiveness. My safety first approach is to have Boyd at R3, and if he is outscoring one of my onfield rookies, I might just have to grit my teeth and accept it, but enjoy the cash gen.
Boyd is currently my “Fleximan”. LOL
Yeah. I had Boyd R3 even before this news. Saints still have a fetish for running two rucks.
Wow R2 that’s aggressive! If that comes off what a way to make money early. Don’t think I have the kahunas….
But various comments have scared me off Flynn at R2 so I plan to have Xerri, TDK and Boyd as the ruck line. I’m also now not set on having a ruck as flex if my 3 ruckmen are playing
Would need a DPP at R3 for it to work anyway HH.
Stick Sims in your your Fwd line and you can rotate Boyd/Daniel/Sim through the Ruck and Fwd positions. Anyway that’s what I am doing if Boyd named.
Because of Darcy trip, I have Jackson on the fwd line.
….and because of many later games I have Livingstone or Reid as R3.
Yep me too now aboard the Boyd Flex train if named R1 (in place of Flynn).
If he gets selected…reckon he is in top ten SC players chosen
With all our rucks starting to crumble, could it be a scientific phenomenon caused by having their heads to close to the sun?
Asking for a 160cm friend……..
Gidday all
being SA and watcher of SANL games Boyd is a serious player if you check his SA career
Surprised he was never drafted. wount be surprised if SK play 2 rucks
not the tallest Ruck at 198cm but strong bullocking type like Xerri/Briggs, gets his share of clearances and plenty of tackles. High disposal avge for a Ruck at 20/game but pretty low DE at 41%
Might be on to something here…….have to avoid rucks from Sydney and Brisbane….they are closer to the sun.
This would also explain why Witts rarely plays a full season.
Phillipou replacements?
Looking like I am going to have to cut my M3 down again (Was orig Daicos, then Green, now maybe Ashcroft?), To fund Pou to maybe back to Parker? Or who else around that $350 mark??
Am I crazy to be thinking Sanders after last year’s Bevo-ing
..,,,,,,and then you’ve got Kennedy etc.
He just recruited to replace last years losses IMO.
We might have to get excited about the pre-season games for a while.
Parker could easy be the Zorko or Couch or Yeo of last year, or Ziebell, Hall or Daniher of previous years, the fallen premium who kills your season if you don’t have him
This is the risk we have once we have liked the structure of our early teams – if one goes down, we immediately look for a like for like replacement. If we don’t have Coleman and Philippou, my starting point was to go Doedee…still in rehab….ok Milera. For Philippou, maybe Parker or Sanders. What we get left with is players we are not so fond of, just to get structure. Sometimes it’s good to clear team and restart the process instead of just filling gaps. I’m looking at Perryman and SPP. Gives me 3 rookies onfield in the fwd line and 3 midpricers in defense, but I am just going to let it sit and see if I can warm to it as a structure
……and may the SC lord be with you, amen.
Structure is going to change depending on which line rookies are available on.
Wise words GFH, you surprised me!
G’day all.
Feels pretty template, but how many holes to pick here?
Def: Flanders Whitfield Holmes Mills K Smith Busslinger (Z Reid, Bice)
Mid: Bont Butters Oliver Peatling Jagga L Ashcroft Travaglia Allen (Hewett, Hustwaite, El-Hawli)
Ruck: Gawn Xerri (Boyd)
Fwd: JHF Rankine McRae B Smith Daniel Kako (Erasmus Sims)
Flex: Flynn
I’m running with Holmes and Rankine but not sure either are ultra popular picks so might be PODs. My only concern with Rankine is injury, think he’ll get plenty of mid time so I’m prepared to start him.
WCE supporters have convinced me to shelve Flynn unless he emerges as a standout R1 but that seems very doubtful right now.
I have 1 extra gun mid in my structure and less heavy in DEF than you but if Flanders can replicate last year it’s probably not much difference either way. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply mate.
Yeah, Flanders seems a good differential to me as most are going with Sheezel.
Rankine an easy switch to Moore/Jackson perhaps if need be, but happy to start with him of fit.
Can’t decide on the Flex really. Flynn seems a popular pick and I’ve read differing opinions on his viability, but sub 280k is a tricky price range to fill that spot.
Also thinking of going Massimo over Oliver as another POD.
It’s only my second season on SuperCoach, so still learning.
Well flex is theoretical for everyone right now and you can see a wide range of opinions even on this forum. I was dead set on ruck as flex initially but have changed that thought and now running with S Bolton. But that’ll probably change 10 times before the season!
Oliver is SC royalty if right. But at the moment that’s a big IF and we’re all waiting to see what happens in pre season matches. I’d keep him in for now but fully aware you need a plan B. I’m thinking Ashcroft or Parker if Oliver doesn’t look right to save structure
Nice one, thanks again.
Bolton would be great as Flex, but it’s a stretch to get him at that price. Inevitable re-shuffles over the next month or so though, so will see what happens with injuries and fitness.
Parker is a good shout, as he is more affordable with current setup and could have high upside.
Cheers Harry! Appreciate your feedback
I’m thinking left field for my flex. Looking to start both Xerri and Gawn. Allows great v/c flexibility with Bont. Then Jackson as flex. Played all game’s last year, means two rucks in every bye round, excellent cover for any Gawn/Xerri injury, and a 2024 average of 94 fine for a flex. Will have some down days, but also some huge ones when Darcy misses his usual 6-8 games.
Thoughts ????
Like this thinking. I have been a consistent Jackson owner in previous years and have been burnt by those ‘down days’ when his score had to be included in your weekly total. The flex role is perfect for players with a massive ceiling and range of scores, such as Jackson and Bolton. I also like the security of having an extra player as ruck cover.
What is the consensus on North’s mature recruits?
Will they take points from Sheezel & McKercher due to there now being 6 or 7 footballers in the team to share the ball around with confidence?
Sheezel looks great but at that price as a supposed mid/fwd this year it’s a concern if Parker takes some of his ball
Both in my team currently David, but both a firm pre-season watch. I love Sheezel but hard to pay over $600k if his role is uncertain despite his quality, McKercher could be great value but could also become awkward if his scores are capped by his role.
Just ran an interesting experiment picking the best team I could with all players sub 500k and just having 8 rookies on the bench. The obviously flawed line is the rucks but the rest is decent. Experminetal only of course but not the worst team in the world!
B: McKercher, Farrell, Short, Mills, Schoenmaker, Coleman
M: Day, J Daicos, Wardlaw, Oliver, Ashcroft, Cerra, Peatling, Parker
R: Sweet, Flynn
F: Darcy, Bolton, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Lynch
Flex: M Kennedy
That is also with Boyd at R3 which could in part fix the ruck problem if you made him R2!
Don’t expect too much feedback here as it’s pretty vanilla. But please drop a comment or TU/TD if you have anything for me.
DEF: sheez Whitfield Sinclair Mills Travaglia Allan ( K.Smith El-Hawli)
MID: Bont Butters Steele Oliver Peatling J.Smith Draper Smillie (Kako C.Hall Erasmus)
RUCK: Xerri TDK (A.Reid)
FWD: JHF Macrae B.Smith Daniel Lynch Hewett ( M.Hall J.Berry)
FLEX: Boyd
CASH: $22,500
Not sold on TDK i want Darcy but will be a wait and see with the Qatar situation. Steele -> Ashcroft is really tempting me but I’ll just wait for practice matches.
Think I’ve finally settled on a first version.
DEF: Sheezel, NWM, Sicily, Travaglia, Allan, Smith (Leake, Whitlock)
MID: Bont, Butters, Daicos, Serong, LDU, O’Driscoll, Draper, Kako (El-Hawli, Hall, Anderson)
RUC: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Curtin, Hewett, Erasmus (Stone, Sims)
FLEX: Daniel
Cash: $47,400
Have loaded up in the MIDs to stick with what I know – but will keep an eye on Oliver, Peatling, Ashcroft etc. in pre-season games to see how they look. I like the spread in DEF so if a MID premo drops I will probably go up to another DEF premo.
Thoughts?
Can some job my memory do league games start in rd 3 or 4?
Hi Tiger fans. Any thoughts/knowledge about Smith and Short?
… Blues, will Zac be this years Newman? If not who?
Cheers
As a guess Docherty will take Newman’s role.
Richmond has too many unknowns – who does who’s role