Currently pending a few rookies so guys like Allan, Erasmus and Hall could easily make way for a Reidy. Would love to try and get FOS in but not sure if it’ll be possible. Any advice or potential modifications are welcome.
Good team Matt. I think FOS is a better option than Langford. Whether you have him as flex or on field is up to you. Also, Erasmus didn’t do much on the weekend, his job security might be questionable. Maybe there is an opportunity there to move a mid/ fwd to Erasmus and open up a mid slot for FOS.
Good luck….M
Hope you viewed the game yesterday. Rivers looked lost as to what his roll was. Seemed to be 6th in on rotation. Landon seemed to be preferred as the 4th, I also expect Pickett to be more involved around the stoppages this year.
After years of prep I think I’ve cracked it, this one’s a keeper.
New approach for 2025, we all know how this thing ends so I thought I would get ahead of the game this year and name the ultimate SC Gods team two weeks out from round zero.
I think we have a good balance here, great midfield, strong defense, potential in the forward line and the flex is a real live wire who may pick up DPP if he ever plays again.
Captain and vice are absolute locks and the SC Gods should guarantee zero coverage for the early byes. I’m a bit concerned about the midseason byes as several key players may return.
TU: I have dropped all of these players from my starting lineup
TD: Back to the drawing board
Comments: Let me know your thoughts noting new injuries may force their way in at any time in the next seven months. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
I’m torn with this team. I love having the three ruck set up, but it feels a bit weak in the backs and mids. Gawn can become Neale (love his early run of games).
Garcia is also someone I might try to upgrade. With all these injuries with the Saints, I’m concerned he will lose his job when Sinclair and co. come back.
Looked at Rivers but I’m not sold on his role in yesterday’s game.so I would go Perryman or I’ve really liked Bergman’s last couple of games as a POD. All the teams are getting so similar.
DEF: sheez NWM Sic Perryman Prior Leake (Allan Reid)
MID: Naicos Brayshaw Rozee Oliver Cerra NOD Langford LAshcroft (Sheldrick Hall Knevitt)
RUCK: Xerri Meek (Boyd)
FWD: JHF Macrae Sanders Daniel Garcia Hewett (Stone Davidson)
FLEX: Tsatas
CASH: $44,300
Moved richards to Rozee as a nice POD well before this weekend and he just went and stuffed that all up hahah 19% owned now.
Not sold on my R2 either. It’s been a revolving door of English, Meek and TDK. I just don’t trust TDK to stay solo ruck for long enough but his ceiling is huge.
Real chance i start 2 of short, Roberts & perryman or even all 3 but that could go bad.
Not thrilled with this side in general to be completely honest.. round 0 will be huge.
Heard they’re just being super precautionary. Confident he’ll play round 1 and can push 80 if his body holds up. Very handy at $260k given the lack of rookie defenders.
Just really not sold on Allan after his -12 score… Defender rookies are a worry. If Milera’s body holds up he’ll be a great pick. Same with Flynn.
I’ll have Reid/Leake to come on if Milera gets injured & I’ve got Jackson F1 to cover for Flynn.
Team is good but a bunch of those rookies aren’t happening, nor are there replacements.
Travaglia, Allan and El Hawli are all no’s. Grab Reid and Bice but personally I’d want them strictly bench only, so another premo could be warranted.
Midfield is excellent, obviously with that big spend. There’s some higher priced rookies who look solid, so maybe thin out then, grab the CG and bolster your DEF line.
FWD rookies bar Davidson (and maybe Hewett) are all also no’s.
Premo selection is fire though. Gw. Anderson, Brayshaw, Dawson, tick, tick, tick.
With the increase in the number of injuries, sides will be looking quite different across the board. It will be more fun this year with more difference between sides.
DEF: Sheezel, Holmes, Roberts, Perryman, Milera, Sinn (Allan, Reid)
I don’t think the first 4 need more explanation than what others have already provided. I don’t love the Milera and Sinn picks – there is very much a lack of def rookies, and given Allan’s performance, I don’t have confidence putting him on the ground. Reid should get games and increase in price.
MID: Daicos, Serong, Merrett, Oliver, O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, Ashcroft (Langford, Sheldrick, Knevitt)
Very different line to what I had initially, but Daicos, Serong and Merrett all seem quite safe choices. I am not entirely comfortable picking Oliver, but given high ownership it eases it. There are plenty of rookies to select from here – hopefully a couple that I have can increase in price for upgrade season.
RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
Pitt being out gives me more confidence picking TDK.
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Berry (Hewtt, Erasmus)
For me, the ceiling of JHF increased with the news of Butters. Macrae, Smith and Daniel all provide massive value. Rookies are subject to selection.
FLEX: Lynch
If he plays, and if he can get one or two big scores through a bag of goals, will increase – but the Tigers are gonna be in for a long year.
I kinda want Sheldrick in there too, but I’m not sure who to sacrifice or downgrade to bring him in. Because a lot of the current peeps in my team are set-in-stone choices
G’day fellow coaches, can’t wait to for season 2025 to start and for hopefully another good year of SC!
This is my side at the moment. Any advice or potential modifications are welcome.
we still have round 0 to sort out a few places, mainly the rookies
A few ‘minor’ changes from last time.
Mills and Bont injuries forced a bit of a re-shuffle. Brayshaw was in and out of my team, so he takes Bont’s place and Mills will go down to a rookie (there seems to be a few defence rookies now)
After watching the Adelaide game, Dawson and Rankine came in and Peatling out. Rankine more midfield time is real, and it was Peatling who was pushed forward and at his price he needed to average 100.
Smith made way for Rankine, even though Smiths sore knee wasn’t his ACL, it is still a concern he won’t be flat chat, plus his bye.
Sanders just gets the nod ahead of Parker and Smith. We didn’t see either over the weekend, but we will see Smith round 0, with Bont getting injured i’m seeing a bump for Sanders.
I didn’t like that Soldo was playing with Sweet, but i did like that TDK was solo with Pitto to miss 6 weeks. Sweet was an easy swap to TDK.
I have faded both Xerri and Sheezel. It will be tough watching North games until i can get them in. North have a tough start to the year, so that is my shark move for the start of the year.
Reidy gets a start in the flex, didn’t like his game yesterday but he was against Gawn. He has a nice start against Geelong round 1, Sydney then West coast, plus 3 of the first 4 at home. Our old mate Flynn looked ok yesterday and there is a chance he gets squeezed in there.
the main thing i’m not sure about is these expensive rookies. there seems to be quite a few of them who all look fantastic. Never been a fan to pay up for the expensive rookies if cheaper ones are avaliable.
the arguement is cheaper rookies will always make more cash, but the expensive rookies give better onfield scores. With best 18 for rounds 2, 3 and 4 do we need them?
Hi Derek, you really need Sims in there at R3 for Reidy to be viable at Flex (or you are stuck between Boyd and Reidy and nobody else until you burn a trade.
Keeping Allan after the -12SC is interesting. Especially in the slim Backline. No Sheez is also ballsy. You are obviously not sold in Roberts/Perryman types. I think Short or Sic could go down to one of them or possibly Sanders to Garcia (but I still don’t know what to think about Garcia – he could do anything good or bad).
Love the reasoning on the Crows players. Yep that was my exact take on it and have done exactly the same.
Thoroughly unconvinced by bench options forward and back but we’ll see what happens. 13K in the bank.
Petracca showed everything he needed to yesterday, v happy to take the punt at that price. Cerra is also a risk but too cheap to ignore. Would love to get Rankine instead of Sanders but don’t got the dollars.
Would love to get Roberts up to a Premo like Sic – but unsure where to cull.
Ideally Rankine would be nice instead of Smith, but I think 5 deep in DEF is necessary.
Any suggestions?
Draper to NOD would prob be the only change but you have 99% of everyone else’s players I’d say so you can’t really go wrong with that as a starting team.
Yeah nice one Nateo. You prob have $100k sitting on the pine thats not ideal (and that’s the other issue running Flynn instead of an extra rookie. But if you are happy with that then fine. Sure there will be lots on changes anyway in the first few rounds.
Without the DPP in R3 (Sims, which is annoying also as he is $113k!) you are pretty much locked into playing Flynn without any flexibility (pardon the pun). So I don’t know about that one yet.
Look at this! I think I’ve just talked myself out of picking Flynn as Flex in my team by going through those possibilities with your team 🙂
I think you are one Premo Def short in Def (i.e I think Short is running too short!). Most are going Sheez, 1 or 2 $500k Def and then 1 or two $400k Def then rookies. Understanding what you are trying to do here because you are trying to squeeze Rankine in (and that’s the issue with everyone trying to do that btw). But one more $500k Defender I think personally (even if you have to downgrade a Lashcroft or a Sanders).
Anyone else really pi$$ed off with the lack of defensive options?!
My team was looking ace a week or two back and now it’s a dogs brekkie.
‘Crissake defenders, pull ya bloody finger out will ya?!
Sheezel May Rioli Travalgia Leake Reid (Allan ???/Rice)
NDaicos Serong Trac Rozee Oliver FOS Tsatas Knevitt (E Hewitt/Erasmus/Boxshall)
Xerri TDK (Boyd)
JHF Simpkin Macrae Daniel Lynch Kako (J Berry/Davidson)
Jackson
Reckon May and Rioli good pods. The dees dont have a bye after opening Round till R15 so that is attractive. Simpkin will have to prove he is fit but has plenty of time, and another pod.
Do you really want us to be honest 🙂
Ok Then, Trav – no, maybe Prior
K.Smith and El-Hawli – no, maybe OConnell is a better chance
Bice/Trainor maybe for D8 but don’t expect to play Round 1 but maybe later.
Get yourself a good $400kish D3 (and prob possibly D4 as well).
Mids are a bit overkill. Select one of Neale or Naicos (subject to weather)
Don’t like the Lipinski pick. Seen the pre-season wonder before (besides that Fwds are great really).
Flex: got a NOD, FOS, Sheldrick, Knevitt type instead of Langford or even Flynn is you wish to setup like that.
Hi community. Currently trying to land on my M5 at around the $450k mark ……… Contenders are Callaghan and Cerra. Anyone have strong feelings either way?? Cheers
Been doing Coach for a long time and thought fuck it, I want to go for something different and try some PODs. General rule is Less than 10% owned… then best value for money.
Note: have to go sheez and Naicos because cmon
B: Sheezel, McGovern, Blakey, May, Perryman, Leake (Reid, Trainor)
Great looking MID, but with C Mills and B Smith not looking good, I’d go Rozee over Dunkley to help upgrade those two and also would make R3 not so slim.
First team of the year so still gonna change a bunch. After running out of trades last season I’m focusing on picking premiums I plan to have the whole season that will be in the top 10 for their position.
DEFENCE: H Sheezel, L.Ryan, S.Flanders, D.Houstan, Z.Reid, J.Leake. Bench S.El Hawli, L.Trainor.
MID: L.Neale, N.Daicos, P.Cripps, A.Brayshaw, C.Oliver, F.O’Sullivan, A.Sheldrik, E.Tsatas. Bench L.Ashcroft, H.Boxshall, M.Knivett
RUCK: T.Xerri, M.Flynn. Bench L.Reidy
FORWARD: JHF, J.Macrae, C.Daniel, I.Kako, E.Hewet, M.Hall. Bench S.Powell-Pepper , S.Davidson
Really like this team. Not sure if you are playing for overall or just leagues.
Daicos, Merrett, Zorko all have early byes (I saw you mentioned that depending if game gets moved to round 3)
Horne Fracis is a must have IMO, FWD + Butter out for 6. Gives him every oppurtunity to start the season strong. Maybe try fit him in. Otherwise rock and roll. Wait for final teams and change rookies as needed.
Long-time SuperCoach enthusiast here! Eager for some feedback on my current squad. I’ve focused on stability and value, with a few calculated risks to maximize points potential.
Summary
Defence:
Core: I’m opting for a strong defensive foundation with Sheezel, Clark, Short, Roberts, and Perryman. Rookie options seem limited, so I’m prioritizing proven performers. Prior and potential rookie cover in Reid and Leake provide depth.”
Clark vs. Others: Choosing Jordan Clark over Sicily, Stewart, and Holmes was strategic. Geelong’s early bye and potential role uncertainty for Sicily swayed me. Clark’s is a POD also and should score well again in Freo’s system.
Stability: Short, Roberts, and Perryman offer reliable roles in their respective teams, providing consistent scoring.
Cleary (Bulldogs): I’m interested in Cleary from the Bulldogs but need to see his role security. He’s a potential swap for Prior if needed.
Midfield:
Premos: This is where I’ve taken some calculated risks. Missing Daicos and Neale is a tough call, but I’m banking on them drawing extra attention early on. Serong is a safe pick for consistent scores. Rozee benefits from Butters’ absence, and Oliver is a must-have. Cerra’s favourable early fixture is appealing, despite his injury history.”
Rookie Strategy: Four rookie midfielders is a gamble, but I see strong potential and job security in O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, and Ashcroft. Sheldrick, Knevitt, and Boxshall provide extra cover.”
Potential Changes: “I’d love to bring in Hugo Garcia. To make this happen, I’m considering downgrading Clark to Stewart and upgrading O’Sullivan, or downgrading Flynn and upgrading either O’Sullivan or Powell-Pepper.”
Rucks:
Strategy: I’m fading Gawn this year. Xerri and De Koning are the standard picks, offering a reliable ruck combination.
Forwards:
Premiums: Horne-Francis, Rankine, Macrae, and Daniel are my premium forward picks, all expected to finish in the top six. B. Smith’s high price and injury concerns make him a risky proposition, but I’ll reconsider if he starts strong, might just have to burn a trade.
Value Picks: Powell-Pepper and Kako have shown promise and offer good job security. Stone and Davidson provide depth.
Flex:
Flynn: Flynn is my flex pick, expected to score well and increase in value. I’m open to downgrading him for upgrades in other areas.
Currently pending a few rookies so guys like Allan, Erasmus and Hall could easily make way for a Reidy. Would love to try and get FOS in but not sure if it’ll be possible. Any advice or potential modifications are welcome.
Back: Sheezel, Clark, NWM, Perryman, Short, Reid (Allan, Leake)
Mid: N. Daicos, Serong, Rozee, Oliver, NOD, Tsatas, S. Draper, L. Ashcroft (Sheldrick, Knevitt, Hall)
Ruck: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
Forward: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (Hewett, Erasmus)
Flex: H. Langford
Good team Matt. I think FOS is a better option than Langford. Whether you have him as flex or on field is up to you. Also, Erasmus didn’t do much on the weekend, his job security might be questionable. Maybe there is an opportunity there to move a mid/ fwd to Erasmus and open up a mid slot for FOS.
Good luck….M
Yeah I think swapping Langford to FOS is probably the move. I’m also thinking of swapping out Draper for SPP.
Lost count of how many iterations I’ve been through…
Rookies subject to change at selection.
DEF: Sheez, NWM, Holmes, Short, Perryman, Leake (Reid, Trainor).
MID: Naicos, Anderson, Dawson, Rozee, Oliver, Callaghan, FOS, Tsatas (Lashcroft, Erasmus, Day-Wicks)
RUCK: Nank, TDK (A Reid)
FWD: Macrae, Snith, Daniel, Lynch, Hewett, Stone (Kako, Davidson)
FLEX: Boyd
Feedback appreciated.
Dawson to JHF, Hewett to MID bench + Lashcroft, Erasmus or Kako onfield?
Kako. Think Erasmus is on the outer, may not be there R1
Very good if that FWD line can hold.
Nank R1 gang. Love it.
Doubt there’ll be too many changes from this (Narrator: he changed his team another 507 times)
DEF: Sheezel, Clark, RIvers, Roberts, Milera, Logue (ZReid, Leake)
MID: Davies-Uniacke, Rozee, Oliver, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, LAshcroft, Sheldrick, Knevitt (MReid, Hastie, Boxshall)
RUC: Xerri, Jackson (Boyd)
FWD: Horne-Francis, Rankine, Macrae, Daniel, Graham, HGarcia (Read, Davidson)
FLX: WAshcroft
Hope you viewed the game yesterday. Rivers looked lost as to what his roll was. Seemed to be 6th in on rotation. Landon seemed to be preferred as the 4th, I also expect Pickett to be more involved around the stoppages this year.
Ya. Rivers is done.
Yep already gone. 506 changes to go.
Hi all,
Would love to hear your opinions on the team i think i will roll with to start the year rip it apart and let me know, TIA
ITB $29k
Back: Sheezel, Holmes, Roberts, Perryman, Rice, Reid (Allan, Leake)
Mid: Neala, N. Daicos, Serong, Oliver, O’Sullivan, Tsatas, Sheldrick , L. Ashcroft (Lindsay, Knevitt, Erasmus)
Ruck: Xerri, Gawn (Boyd)
Forward: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Sanders,Daniel, Kako (Berry,Davidson )
Flex: O’Driscoll
Guessing you haven’t looked at the byes R3. Eating a few donuts there.
After years of prep I think I’ve cracked it, this one’s a keeper.
New approach for 2025, we all know how this thing ends so I thought I would get ahead of the game this year and name the ultimate SC Gods team two weeks out from round zero.
I think we have a good balance here, great midfield, strong defense, potential in the forward line and the flex is a real live wire who may pick up DPP if he ever plays again.
Captain and vice are absolute locks and the SC Gods should guarantee zero coverage for the early byes. I’m a bit concerned about the midseason byes as several key players may return.
Def = J.Sinclair, C.Mills, K.Coleman, J.Draper, T.Doedee, J.Gibcus (R.Bazzo, J.Nguyen)
Mids = M.Bontempelli ©, Z.Butters (v), A.Treloar, T.Green, H.Young, D.Parish, T.Mitchell, C.Guthrie (H.DeMattia, Z.Johnson, A.Day-Wicks)
Rucks = R.Marshall, S.Darcy (V.Visentini)
Fwd = C.Curnow, K.Pickett, M.Phillipou, M.Lewis, A.Scott, J.Dattoli (C.Cleary, L.Loyd)
Flex = J.Smith
Salary left = $42,200
TU: I have dropped all of these players from my starting lineup
TD: Back to the drawing board
Comments: Let me know your thoughts noting new injuries may force their way in at any time in the next seven months. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Not even worthy of a comment. Hope you had fun with this.
there is always someone!!!
I’m sure this team won’t hold after the first Round 0 game, please tear it apart..
DEF: Sheezel, NWM, Rivers, Roberts, Allan, Leake (Z.Reid, Trainor)
MID: N.Daicos, Anderson, Rozee, Oliver, Tsatas, L. Ashcroft (Kako, Hewett, Camporeale)
RUC: Gawn, Xerri (Boyd)
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Sanders, Daniel, Garcia, Lynch (Stone, Davidson)
Flex: TDK
I’m torn with this team. I love having the three ruck set up, but it feels a bit weak in the backs and mids. Gawn can become Neale (love his early run of games).
Garcia is also someone I might try to upgrade. With all these injuries with the Saints, I’m concerned he will lose his job when Sinclair and co. come back.
Only issues I see are Allan, Leake and Stone.
Leaked and Stone both did OK but are both easily replaced if not named.
6 mids. Who are the other 2 on field
Sorry Sheldrick and Knevitt! Forgot to add those two in
Looked at Rivers but I’m not sold on his role in yesterday’s game.so I would go Perryman or I’ve really liked Bergman’s last couple of games as a POD. All the teams are getting so similar.
Rivers big red light yesterday. Langdon to the eye seemed to be preferred as the 4th mid.
Yeah. Gawn & Xerri is overkill, especially considering neither of their fixtures jump off the page.
Grab Neale. You’re on the money.
DEF: Sheezel, Ryan, Sicily, Roberts, Perryman, Leake (Reid, Bice)
MID: Daicos, Merrett, Oliver, Cerra, NOD, Tsatas, Ashcroft, Langford (FOS, Sheldrick, Knevitt)
RUC: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Daniel, Garcia, Powell-Pepper, Hewett (Kako, Davidson)
FLEX: Flynn
Got some nice pods from most other teams
That’s a lot of money on your MID bench.
When does the season start for supercoach head to head competition…to be more clearer the commencement date.
DEF: sheez NWM Sic Perryman Prior Leake (Allan Reid)
MID: Naicos Brayshaw Rozee Oliver Cerra NOD Langford LAshcroft (Sheldrick Hall Knevitt)
RUCK: Xerri Meek (Boyd)
FWD: JHF Macrae Sanders Daniel Garcia Hewett (Stone Davidson)
FLEX: Tsatas
CASH: $44,300
Moved richards to Rozee as a nice POD well before this weekend and he just went and stuffed that all up hahah 19% owned now.
Not sold on my R2 either. It’s been a revolving door of English, Meek and TDK. I just don’t trust TDK to stay solo ruck for long enough but his ceiling is huge.
Real chance i start 2 of short, Roberts & perryman or even all 3 but that could go bad.
Not thrilled with this side in general to be completely honest.. round 0 will be huge.
I’d get Flynn over Meek then upgrade your defence to get Allan up to Milera.
Wayne Milera has a quad injury so needs to be monitored for round 1 availability.
Heard they’re just being super precautionary. Confident he’ll play round 1 and can push 80 if his body holds up. Very handy at $260k given the lack of rookie defenders.
Not sure going a fit meek down to a bloke with a horrid injury history is wise to then get a rookie up to another injury plagued player..
Risky play
If his body holds up, what’s your back up plan. Milera still cannot get through a pre-season without these soft tissues injuries.
Just really not sold on Allan after his -12 score… Defender rookies are a worry. If Milera’s body holds up he’ll be a great pick. Same with Flynn.
I’ll have Reid/Leake to come on if Milera gets injured & I’ve got Jackson F1 to cover for Flynn.
Big at the back
Def – Sheezel, Houston, Martin, Stewart, Short, Reid (Leake, Trainor)
Mid – Daicos, Heeney, Dawson, Day Tsatas, L Ashcroft, Sheldrick, Langford (Draper, Boxshall, Knevitt)
Ruc – Xerri, Flynn (Reidy)
Fwd – JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP, Davidson (Kako, Stone)
Flex – O’Drisscoll
$42k in the bank.
Any changes?
Perfect. Totally in line with rookie availability and meta.
Heeney a big call but I kinda love it.
Rank these mid pricers:
– Day
– Cerra
– Soligo
– Peatling
– Callaghan
Please.
Day, Callaghan, Cerra, Soligo, Peatling
Day
Cerra
Soligo
Callaghan
Peatling
Day, Cerra, Peatling, Callaghan, Soligo.
Peatling might be most viable just on price and no bye though.
Day, Cerra, Callaghan, Peatling, Soligo
Is FOS a must have now?
Scored well with 0% CBA
Rate my team
BACKS
H.
Sheezel
M.
Holmes
C.
McKercher
T.
Travaglia
B.
Allan
S.
El-Hawli
Z.
Reid
J.
Leake
Midfielders
A.
Brayshaw
N.
Anderson
J.
Dawson
W.
Day
C.
Oliver
W.
Ashcroft
J.
Peatling
I.
Kako
N.
Erasmus
M.
Hall
C.
Angove
Rucks
T.
De Koning
L.
Jackson
H.
Boyd
Forwards
J.
Horne-Francis
I.
Rankine
J.
Macrae
B.
Smith
C.
Daniel
E.
Hewett
M.
Whitlock
T.
Sims
Flex
S.
Davidson
I don’t rate that formatting lmao.
Team is good but a bunch of those rookies aren’t happening, nor are there replacements.
Travaglia, Allan and El Hawli are all no’s. Grab Reid and Bice but personally I’d want them strictly bench only, so another premo could be warranted.
Midfield is excellent, obviously with that big spend. There’s some higher priced rookies who look solid, so maybe thin out then, grab the CG and bolster your DEF line.
FWD rookies bar Davidson (and maybe Hewett) are all also no’s.
Premo selection is fire though. Gw. Anderson, Brayshaw, Dawson, tick, tick, tick.
Eight bench players for a total of 40 SC points is it time to revisit or hope for the best. T/U review. T/D hope for a miracle
What are people’s thoughts on Josh Sinn at D5?
People have been talking about him here and there. He scored 67 in only 40% game time on Saturday.
Just trying to figure out who’s best to replace Allen there
Prior or Patton
Or even Paton 🙂
Paton will spend a solid season in the VFL
Will depend on Melican I think.
he is an awkward price. you would want him to average 75+ to make any money. not sure he can do that.
40% game time is a concern. Sub Vest …
Fact he came on for that limited game time isn’t good.
Evans, Farrell and Bergman firmly the HB line ahead of him.
Can possibly be the 7th defender starting on the bench.
Even so I reckon the move is 5x premos + Leake, Reid & Bice.
H. Sheezle, J. Clarke, J. Short, J. Freijah,
S. El-Hawli, J. Leake,
(L. Trainor, R. Brice)
N. Daicos, C. Serong, C. Rozee, C. Oliver,
F. O’Sullivan, E. Tsatas, L.Ashcroft,
A. Sheldrick
(M.knevitt, I. Kako, L. Camporeale)
T. Xerri, TDK (H. Boyd)
JHF, I. Rankine, J. McRae, B. Smith,
J. Finlayson, C. Daniel
(N. Erasmus, S. Davidson)
Flex: J. Smillie
That DEF line is dead on arrival, Chizza.
El Hawli and Trainor won’t play. Grab Reid (bench only) and a premo.
Finlayson also feels far too reactive. Port were swimming in ball.
With the increase in the number of injuries, sides will be looking quite different across the board. It will be more fun this year with more difference between sides.
DEF: Sheezel, Holmes, Roberts, Perryman, Milera, Sinn (Allan, Reid)
I don’t think the first 4 need more explanation than what others have already provided. I don’t love the Milera and Sinn picks – there is very much a lack of def rookies, and given Allan’s performance, I don’t have confidence putting him on the ground. Reid should get games and increase in price.
MID: Daicos, Serong, Merrett, Oliver, O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, Ashcroft (Langford, Sheldrick, Knevitt)
Very different line to what I had initially, but Daicos, Serong and Merrett all seem quite safe choices. I am not entirely comfortable picking Oliver, but given high ownership it eases it. There are plenty of rookies to select from here – hopefully a couple that I have can increase in price for upgrade season.
RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
Pitt being out gives me more confidence picking TDK.
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Berry (Hewtt, Erasmus)
For me, the ceiling of JHF increased with the news of Butters. Macrae, Smith and Daniel all provide massive value. Rookies are subject to selection.
FLEX: Lynch
If he plays, and if he can get one or two big scores through a bag of goals, will increase – but the Tigers are gonna be in for a long year.
ITB: 49.6k
Don’t see how you can start Lynch or Milera having not seen them play. You don’t even sound jazzed about either.
Rest of the team is exquisite.
Okay, at this point, this is my side post-AAMI series
DEF – Sheezel, Zorko, Clark, Roberts, Sinn, Reid (Leake, Trainor)
MID – Daicos, Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Sanders, O’Sullivan, Tsatas, Ashcroft (Draper, Erasmus, Boxshall)
RUC – Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD – JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP, Davidson (Kako, Hewitt)
Flex – Knevitt
$18k ITB
I kinda want Sheldrick in there too, but I’m not sure who to sacrifice or downgrade to bring him in. Because a lot of the current peeps in my team are set-in-stone choices
maybe Draper to Sheldrick – Sheldrick may have better js with Gulden getting injured
Sheldrick will be nice to have. Find a way to grab him.
I also don’t see anything less than a 5 deep DEF line working this season.
B: Sheez, Ryan, Sic, Stewart, McKercher, Allan (Reid, Leake)
M: Diacos, Petracca, Oliver, FOS, NOD, Tsatas, L.Ashcroft, Sheldrick (Knevitt, Camporeale, Boxshall)
R: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
F: JHF, Jackson, Macrae, Daniel, Kako, Hewett (Hall, Davidson)
Flex: Flynn
110,800k in bank.
will prob change Allan to Trainor/Bice if named.
Any thoughts appreciated!
Flynn looked ok yesterday, his SC score seemed inflated for what he did, but that is what a ruck can do.
he is definately back in the conversation, its only his back injury that is the question now.
Disagree. Flynn was great – and I’ve been hard on him all PS.
Beat Xerri Heads up for HTAs.
He’s in.
i thought he was quiet in the first half. didn’t watch much of the second half but was surprised by his SC score
Don’t mind the Meek pick. Paton is an easier swap for Allan so hope he gets named. FOS for Langford after yesterday’s game I think.
Excuse my ignorance.
FOS ?????
Finn O’Sullivan from North.
Doh…..he’s in my team
TU Worpel
TD W. Ashcroft
G’day fellow coaches, can’t wait to for season 2025 to start and for hopefully another good year of SC!
This is my side at the moment. Any advice or potential modifications are welcome.
Def – Sheezel, Whitfield, NWM, Prior, Allen, Leake (Reid , Trainor)
Mid – Daicos, Serong, Rozee, Oliver, W.Ashcroft, NOD, Tsatas, Knevitt (Kako, Hewett, L.Camporeale)
Ruc – Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
Fwd – JHF, Macrae, Smith, Sanders, Daniel, H.Garcia (Davidson , Stone)
Flex – L Ashcroft
$78,900 ITB
Way too short down back, JJ. Rookies aren’t tenable.
Removed Serong and replaced him with Langford. Then used that $$ to change Whitfield, Prior, and Allen to Holmes, Short, and Perryman. ($30,900 ITB)
I wanted not be has cookie-cutter with the defenders (even though I had Holmes in my side previously), but fair call on the amount of rookies.
Is that a better structure?
Final Version (maybe)
we still have round 0 to sort out a few places, mainly the rookies
A few ‘minor’ changes from last time.
Mills and Bont injuries forced a bit of a re-shuffle. Brayshaw was in and out of my team, so he takes Bont’s place and Mills will go down to a rookie (there seems to be a few defence rookies now)
After watching the Adelaide game, Dawson and Rankine came in and Peatling out. Rankine more midfield time is real, and it was Peatling who was pushed forward and at his price he needed to average 100.
Smith made way for Rankine, even though Smiths sore knee wasn’t his ACL, it is still a concern he won’t be flat chat, plus his bye.
Sanders just gets the nod ahead of Parker and Smith. We didn’t see either over the weekend, but we will see Smith round 0, with Bont getting injured i’m seeing a bump for Sanders.
I didn’t like that Soldo was playing with Sweet, but i did like that TDK was solo with Pitto to miss 6 weeks. Sweet was an easy swap to TDK.
I have faded both Xerri and Sheezel. It will be tough watching North games until i can get them in. North have a tough start to the year, so that is my shark move for the start of the year.
Reidy gets a start in the flex, didn’t like his game yesterday but he was against Gawn. He has a nice start against Geelong round 1, Sydney then West coast, plus 3 of the first 4 at home. Our old mate Flynn looked ok yesterday and there is a chance he gets squeezed in there.
DEF: NWM, Holmes, Sicily, Short, Allan, Leake (Reid, O’Connell)
MID: Daicos, Brayshaw, Dawson, Rozee, Oliver, Sheldrick, Knevitt, Kako (Reid, Hastie, Boxhall)
RUC: Gawn, TDK (boyd)
FWD: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Sanders, Daniel, Hewett (Stone, Davidson)
FLX: Reidy
$9k itb
the main thing i’m not sure about is these expensive rookies. there seems to be quite a few of them who all look fantastic. Never been a fan to pay up for the expensive rookies if cheaper ones are avaliable.
the arguement is cheaper rookies will always make more cash, but the expensive rookies give better onfield scores. With best 18 for rounds 2, 3 and 4 do we need them?
thanks fellas
Hi Derek, you really need Sims in there at R3 for Reidy to be viable at Flex (or you are stuck between Boyd and Reidy and nobody else until you burn a trade.
Keeping Allan after the -12SC is interesting. Especially in the slim Backline. No Sheez is also ballsy. You are obviously not sold in Roberts/Perryman types. I think Short or Sic could go down to one of them or possibly Sanders to Garcia (but I still don’t know what to think about Garcia – he could do anything good or bad).
Love the reasoning on the Crows players. Yep that was my exact take on it and have done exactly the same.
good point with Sims. I’m looking at Flynn was possible flex, so Sims at R3 makes sense
Post AAMI iteration. Rookies are subject to change….premiums probably subject to change also
Sheezel, Houston, NWM, Holmes, Short, Leake (ZReid, BAllan)
Daicos, Petracca, Oliver, Cerra, O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, LAshcroft (Sheldrick, Knevitt, Boxshall)
Xerri, De Koning (Boyd)
Horne-Francis, Macrae, Sanders, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (Stone, Hall)
Flynn
Thoroughly unconvinced by bench options forward and back but we’ll see what happens. 13K in the bank.
Petracca showed everything he needed to yesterday, v happy to take the punt at that price. Cerra is also a risk but too cheap to ignore. Would love to get Rankine instead of Sanders but don’t got the dollars.
Nice team. That’s a lot of money in Houston there would be my only concern which could improve other lines. He’s prob your POD though ?
Thoughts please
Backs: sheezle, Ryan, short, Roberts, perryman, Reid. Leake, O’Connell
Mids: Daicos, libba, rozee, Oliver, o’sullivan, tsatas, l. Ashcroft sheldrick,
Knevitt, camporeale, boxshall
Ruck: xerri, tdk. Boyd
Fwds: jhf, macrae, Daniel, Hewett, kako, davidson. Stone, hall
Flex: gawn
Backs: Sheezel, NWM, Holmes, Perryman, Freijah, Leake (z.reid, Trainor)
Mids: Daicos, Serong, Day, Oliver, Cerra, FOS, Tsatsas, L. Ashcroft (sheldrick, Hastie, L.Campo)
Rucks: Meek, TDK (Boyd)
Forwards: JHF, Sanders, Mcrae, Daniel, H. Garcia, Kako (Stone, E.Hewett)
Flex: Knevitt
Nothing left in the bank
Havent played Supercoach in a long time, what do we think?
I would put Sheldrik as flex not on bench as the flex score counts as on field player
Can anyone see any issues here?
BACK: Sheezel, NWM, Holmes, Short, Roberts, Leake (Reid, Bice)
MID: Naicos, Brayshaw, Rozee, Oliver, FOS, Tsatsas, Draper, Sheldrick (LAshcroft, Knevitt, Hall)
RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (Hewett, Stone)
FLEX: Flynn
Would love to get Roberts up to a Premo like Sic – but unsure where to cull.
Ideally Rankine would be nice instead of Smith, but I think 5 deep in DEF is necessary.
Any suggestions?
Draper to NOD would prob be the only change but you have 99% of everyone else’s players I’d say so you can’t really go wrong with that as a starting team.
Think i’m finally happy with this team…
Sheezel, Clark, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Leake (Paton, Reid)
Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Cerra, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, Ashcroft, Sheldrick (FOS, Knevitt, Boxhall)
Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
JHF, Macraem Smith, Sanders, Daniel, Davidson (Kako, Stone)
Flynn
Yeah nice one Nateo. You prob have $100k sitting on the pine thats not ideal (and that’s the other issue running Flynn instead of an extra rookie. But if you are happy with that then fine. Sure there will be lots on changes anyway in the first few rounds.
Without the DPP in R3 (Sims, which is annoying also as he is $113k!) you are pretty much locked into playing Flynn without any flexibility (pardon the pun). So I don’t know about that one yet.
Look at this! I think I’ve just talked myself out of picking Flynn as Flex in my team by going through those possibilities with your team 🙂
Flynn can be a correction trade on any line if he doesn’t pop in the first 2 weeks ie Garcia, Finlayson and co who I’m missing. only 10k banked
Any comments much appreciated
Def: sheezel, short, roberts, perryman, Paton, Reid (Leake, Trainor)
Mid: daicos, brayshaw, Rozee,Oliver,cerra, Tstas, LAshcroft, sheldrick, (knevitt, Erasmus, hall)
Ruck: xerri, tdk (Boyd)
Fwd: jhf, Rankine, Macrae, sanders, Daniel, Davison (berry, Edwards)
Flex: Finn O’Sullivan
I think you are one Premo Def short in Def (i.e I think Short is running too short!). Most are going Sheez, 1 or 2 $500k Def and then 1 or two $400k Def then rookies. Understanding what you are trying to do here because you are trying to squeeze Rankine in (and that’s the issue with everyone trying to do that btw). But one more $500k Defender I think personally (even if you have to downgrade a Lashcroft or a Sanders).
Thanks for taking the time to reply Rod.
I guess that’s the conundrum, keep Rankine or swap him to a premo defender.
Def- Ryan, Zorko, NWM, Roberts, Blight, Cleary ( Reid, Leake )
Mid – Naicos, Traca, Dawson, Rozee, Satan, Tsatas, Ashcroft, Sheldrick
( Knevitt, Hewett, Camporeale )
Ruck – Xerri, TDK ( Boyd )
Fwd – JHF, Macrae, Daniel, Lynch, Kako, Davidson ( Moir, Hall )
Flex – J. Richards
DEF: Sheezel, Stewart, Short, Roberts, Freijah, Reid (Allan & Leake).
MID: Brayshaw, Anderson, Trac, Rozee, J Daicos, Oliver, Tsatas, L Ashcroft (Langford, Hewett, L Camporeale).
RUCKS: TDK & Flynn (Boyd).
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Sanders, Daniel, H Garcia, Kako (Stone & Davidson).
FLEX: Sheldrick.
MITB: $3,700.
TU – Rankine + NOD
TD – Rozee + SPP or Lynch
Feedback appreciated!
DEF: Sheezel, Holmes, Short, Perryman, Milera, Leake (Busslinger, Ried)
MID: Serong, Anderson, Libba, Oliver, Cerra, NOD, Tsatas, Sheldrick (Ashcroft, Knevitt, Hall)
RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP, Hewett (Erasmus, Davidson)
FLEX: Flynn
Having a tough time with M2 and M3. Big on Dawson, LDU, Trac, Rozee.
Rookies subject to change as is Flynn
Milera a huge wait and see
Anyone else really pi$$ed off with the lack of defensive options?!
My team was looking ace a week or two back and now it’s a dogs brekkie.
‘Crissake defenders, pull ya bloody finger out will ya?!
I’m tossing up….
Holmes to May
Short to Rioli
Dawson to Trac
Team would then be
Sheezel May Rioli Travalgia Leake Reid (Allan ???/Rice)
NDaicos Serong Trac Rozee Oliver FOS Tsatas Knevitt (E Hewitt/Erasmus/Boxshall)
Xerri TDK (Boyd)
JHF Simpkin Macrae Daniel Lynch Kako (J Berry/Davidson)
Jackson
Reckon May and Rioli good pods. The dees dont have a bye after opening Round till R15 so that is attractive. Simpkin will have to prove he is fit but has plenty of time, and another pod.
$14k itb
May misses a few games so be wary on him.
this might already have been done
TU: Short
TD: Perryman
Hey, Guys, thoughts on my team. Be honest!
DEF: Sheezel, Ryan, Travaglia, Bice, Z.Reid, Leake Bench: K.Smith, El-Hawli
MIDS: Neale, Naicos, Serong, Merrett, Oliver, Peatling, Tratas, Erasmus Bench: Sheldrick, Knevitt, Hastie
RUCKS: Xerri, TDK Bench: Boyd
FORWARDS: JHF, Liinski, Macrae, B.Smith, Daniel, Kako Bench: Hewitt, Davidson
FLEX: Langford
$47k in the bank
Cheers!
Rip into my team, guys! If it needs help tell me!!!
Absolutely not.
Definitely not the year to go light down back.
Some people are going Prior and Leake at D5/6 but personally I don’t think you can go any shallower than a 5 premium DEF line atm.
DEF: Sheezel NWM Short Evans Allen Bice (Reid, Leake)
MID: Daicos, Rozee, Taranto, Oliver, Sanders, NOD, Tsatas, Ashcroft (FOS, Draper, Sheldrick)
RUC: Nank Flynn (Boyd)
FWD: JHF Baker Macrae Smith Daniel Davidson (Kako, Stone)
FLEX: Cerra
Let me know what ya think! Rip In!
Do you really want us to be honest 🙂
Ok Then, Trav – no, maybe Prior
K.Smith and El-Hawli – no, maybe OConnell is a better chance
Bice/Trainor maybe for D8 but don’t expect to play Round 1 but maybe later.
Get yourself a good $400kish D3 (and prob possibly D4 as well).
Mids are a bit overkill. Select one of Neale or Naicos (subject to weather)
Don’t like the Lipinski pick. Seen the pre-season wonder before (besides that Fwds are great really).
Flex: got a NOD, FOS, Sheldrick, Knevitt type instead of Langford or even Flynn is you wish to setup like that.
Anyway good Luck.
This was suppose to be for Hammer btw.
First team that I’ve settled on for more than 48 hours, rookies (and some other players) are subject to changes:
DEF: Sheezel, Clark, Sicily, Short, Paton, Leake (Reid, Whitlock).
MID: Neale, Naicos, Brayshaw, Rozee, Oliver, NOD, Tsatas, Sheldrick (Knevitt, Hewett, Camporeale)
RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD: JHF, Macrae, Parker, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (Erasmus, Stone)
FLEX: Langford
$33,900 ITB, 1851 projected
Neither Ashcroft?
Pre Opening round team:
Def- Sheezel, Zorko, Short, Roberts, Perryman Leake (O’connell, Reid)
Mid- Daicos, Richards, Rozee, Oliver, FOS, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, Sheldrick (Knevitt, Camporeale,Boxhall)
Rucks- Xerii, TDK (Boyd)
Fwd- JHF, Macrae, Smith, Sanders, Daniel, Davidson (Kako, Stone)
flex – L.Ashcroft
$57K ITB
725166 league code
Looking fir very experienced players
Quick Poll
TU: Rozee + NOD
TD: Serong + Erasmus
Hi community. Currently trying to land on my M5 at around the $450k mark ……… Contenders are Callaghan and Cerra. Anyone have strong feelings either way?? Cheers
If Brisbane don’t play Round 0, look at Ashcroft
Oliver, Cerra. WAshcroft, Callaghan.
Prob in that order.
Rip in lads
Been doing Coach for a long time and thought fuck it, I want to go for something different and try some PODs. General rule is Less than 10% owned… then best value for money.
Note: have to go sheez and Naicos because cmon
B: Sheezel, McGovern, Blakey, May, Perryman, Leake (Reid, Trainor)
M: Naicos, Dawson, Rozee, Oliver, Tsatas, Peatling, Langford, Lashcroft (Knevitt, Hastie, Boxshall)
R: Nank, TDK (Boyd)
F: Rankine, S. Darcy, Macrae, Daniel, Hewitt, Davidson (Kako, Stone)
Flex: Sheldrick
Have at it, please:
DEF: Sheezel, Zorko, M. Holmes, C. Mills, Z. Reid, B. Rice (Leake, Trainor
MID: Neale, N. Daicos, J. Dunkley, W. Ashcroft, F. O’Sullivan, Tsatas, L. Ashcroft, Sheldrick (Kako, L. Camporeale, Boxhall)
RUCK: Gawn, TDK (L. Reidy)
FWDS: JHF, Simpkin, J. Macrae, B. Smith. SPP, Hewett (Stone, Davidson)
Flex: C. Daniel
$74,600 ITB
So what do you all think? Yes the Rnd 3 Bye might be disappointing, but I try to take the long term view.
Great looking MID, but with C Mills and B Smith not looking good, I’d go Rozee over Dunkley to help upgrade those two and also would make R3 not so slim.
TU: Perryman and Anderson
TD: Whitfield and Cerra
Current lineup based on the weekends games
DEF: Sheezel, Clark, Zorko, Cleary, B.Paton, Z.Reid, Leake, Bice
MID: N.Daicos, Andrerson, Rozee, Oliver, W.Ashcroft, F.O’Sullivan, Tsatas, Sheldrick, L.Ashcroft, Knevitt, Boxshall
RUC: Xerri, TDK, H.Boyd
FWD: JHF, J.Macrae, B.Smith, C.Daniel, Kako, S.Davidson, B.Hobbs, SPP
FLEX: M.Flynn
Hi folks, V 77.
short in D
short in M
Probably too Left field that makes it wrong town however I sorta like it.
Def.. Shez-Holmes-Sic- Freijah-Allan-Leake. ( Reid, Bice)
Mid Naicos-Libba-Rozee-Clarry-Tsatas-Knevitt- Campo-Kako- (Bowshall,Hewett,TBA)
Ruck Xerri-Gawn- (Heath F/R Vc/C loop)
Fwd JHF-Jackson-Macrae-Daniel-Garcia-Davo.- ( TBA, TBA
Flex TDK
T/U T/D and any feedback most welcome.
Love the site.
Welcome to my first rendition of my supercoach team (for March that is)
Loaded up the backs due to not feeling it with the rookies, but open to suggestions for D6, as im not confident there either with the awkward pricing
Defenders
Whitfield, Clark, NVM, Holmes, Short, Freijah (Bice, Reid)
Midfielders
Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Cerra, NOD, Tsatas, Sheldrick, Knevitt (Langford, Hewett, Camporeale)
Rucks
Gawn, TDK (Reidy)
Forwards
JHF, Jmac, Daniel, Garcia, Lynch, Kako (Berry, Stone)
Flex
Davidson
F4/5/6 are all suspect at the moment, ive loaded the defenders so have to expect that i will be lacking somewhere
This could be the best year for midfield rookies we’ve had since GC/GWS entered the competition
Thoughts and comments appreciated
Bloody fantastic team. So secure on field, very attune to rookies.
Love it.
Another who is fading Xerri and Sheezel. Shark move
First team of the year so still gonna change a bunch. After running out of trades last season I’m focusing on picking premiums I plan to have the whole season that will be in the top 10 for their position.
DEFENCE: H Sheezel, L.Ryan, S.Flanders, D.Houstan, Z.Reid, J.Leake. Bench S.El Hawli, L.Trainor.
MID: L.Neale, N.Daicos, P.Cripps, A.Brayshaw, C.Oliver, F.O’Sullivan, A.Sheldrik, E.Tsatas. Bench L.Ashcroft, H.Boxshall, M.Knivett
RUCK: T.Xerri, M.Flynn. Bench L.Reidy
FORWARD: JHF, J.Macrae, C.Daniel, I.Kako, E.Hewet, M.Hall. Bench S.Powell-Pepper , S.Davidson
Backline pending whether Alfred moves Lions/Cats to Rd 3.
Sheezel Zorko Holmes
Short Roberts Perryman
(Reid, Leake)
Daicos Merrett Rozee Oliver
FOS NOD Tsatas Ashcroft
(Knevitt Hall Camporeale)
Xerri TDK
(Boyd)
Rankine McRae Daniel
Kako Berry Davidson
(Stone Hewett)
Sheldrick
Really like this team. Not sure if you are playing for overall or just leagues.
Daicos, Merrett, Zorko all have early byes (I saw you mentioned that depending if game gets moved to round 3)
Horne Fracis is a must have IMO, FWD + Butter out for 6. Gives him every oppurtunity to start the season strong. Maybe try fit him in. Otherwise rock and roll. Wait for final teams and change rookies as needed.
If the Geelong v Lions game is changed to round 3, how many are a walk up start in oriole’s teams?
Neale, Zorko and Ashcroft will all need consideration
Long-time SuperCoach enthusiast here! Eager for some feedback on my current squad. I’ve focused on stability and value, with a few calculated risks to maximize points potential.
DEF – Sheezel, Clark, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Prior (Reid, Leake)
MID – Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Cerra, F.O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, Ashcroft (Sheldrick, Knevitt, Boxshall)
RUC – Xerri, De Koning
FWD – Horne-Francis, Rankine, Macrae, Daniel, Powell-Pepper, Kako (Stone, Davidson)
FLEX – Flynn
Bank – $9,000
Summary
Defence:
Core: I’m opting for a strong defensive foundation with Sheezel, Clark, Short, Roberts, and Perryman. Rookie options seem limited, so I’m prioritizing proven performers. Prior and potential rookie cover in Reid and Leake provide depth.”
Clark vs. Others: Choosing Jordan Clark over Sicily, Stewart, and Holmes was strategic. Geelong’s early bye and potential role uncertainty for Sicily swayed me. Clark’s is a POD also and should score well again in Freo’s system.
Stability: Short, Roberts, and Perryman offer reliable roles in their respective teams, providing consistent scoring.
Cleary (Bulldogs): I’m interested in Cleary from the Bulldogs but need to see his role security. He’s a potential swap for Prior if needed.
Midfield:
Premos: This is where I’ve taken some calculated risks. Missing Daicos and Neale is a tough call, but I’m banking on them drawing extra attention early on. Serong is a safe pick for consistent scores. Rozee benefits from Butters’ absence, and Oliver is a must-have. Cerra’s favourable early fixture is appealing, despite his injury history.”
Rookie Strategy: Four rookie midfielders is a gamble, but I see strong potential and job security in O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, and Ashcroft. Sheldrick, Knevitt, and Boxshall provide extra cover.”
Potential Changes: “I’d love to bring in Hugo Garcia. To make this happen, I’m considering downgrading Clark to Stewart and upgrading O’Sullivan, or downgrading Flynn and upgrading either O’Sullivan or Powell-Pepper.”
Rucks:
Strategy: I’m fading Gawn this year. Xerri and De Koning are the standard picks, offering a reliable ruck combination.
Forwards:
Premiums: Horne-Francis, Rankine, Macrae, and Daniel are my premium forward picks, all expected to finish in the top six. B. Smith’s high price and injury concerns make him a risky proposition, but I’ll reconsider if he starts strong, might just have to burn a trade.
Value Picks: Powell-Pepper and Kako have shown promise and offer good job security. Stone and Davidson provide depth.
Flex:
Flynn: Flynn is my flex pick, expected to score well and increase in value. I’m open to downgrading him for upgrades in other areas.