Hey everyone. This is the first mock up that I’ve done. I would really appreciate any advice about any missed rookies and my setup.
Def: Sheezel, Holmes, Mills, Travaglia, Allan, Smith (Reid, Leake)
Mid: Bont, Butters, N. Daicos, Serong, Oliver, Peatling, Tsatas, Draper (Knevitt, El-Hawli, Erasmus)
Rucks: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Hewett, Kako (Lynch, Davidson)
Flex: Harvey Langford
A very nice team. Solid structure. Top line picks all good.
All I can think of is plantar fasciitis (PF) for Daicos and Mills. Daicos had light PF a bit over a month ago but reportedly past it. Mills was mild as of the other day – he’s the bigger watch.
Levi Ashcroft you might end up needing but an easy switch around once we see the proper practice games and then sheets.
I spotted Daicos rubbing his groin a couple of times and stretching it out (coincidentally sounding bad). Hopefully nothing. He did kick a goal from 50 straight after
pre community series games side. ill probably change this team tonight but currently sitting like this
DEFENCE
Sheezel NWM Rivers Freijah O’Sullivan allan (Leake O’Connell)
MIDFIELD
Daicos Serong Anderson Oliver Callaghan O’Driscoll Tsatas Langford (Hall Sheldrick Angove)
RUCKS
Gawn Xerri
FORWARDS
JHF Macrae B.Smith Daniel H.Garcia Hewett (Stone Armstrong)
JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Stone (Davidson, Hewett)
Tsatas
Traditionally gone pure GNR and started slow. This year I’m going to ride Cerra types and see if I can have a hot start before trading my way to a best 23. All thoughts appreciated
I can see the logic in that. However, regression for English was over 1 season. He has historically been a gun. I’m willing to take the punt and avoid an even bigger risk…..TDK, Meek, Jackson et al. Lost cash is a concern, I get that. But chasing to make a change is also a concern. For mine, a much larger concern.
Perhaps. It’s also possible that a player just has a shit year. There’s been a lot of narrative around the fact that English struggled with the rule changes, possibly. It’s also possible he just dodnt have a great season. Risk, yes. Upside, yes. Downside, yes. That’s the fun.
I’m bit of an English fan, Big C.
Last season he come in well and truly underdone from memory it was concussion issues. So he missed 90% of the pre season so didn’t have the tank & match fitness to match his 2023 heights.. at this point in time I’m backing him in to bounce back. I’m not to concerned about that abdominal injury it was very minor…
FWD: JHF macrae Sanders Daniel garcia Curtain ( stone davidson)
FLEX: peatling
BANK : 90k
Still fiddling.. not sold on Richards after a calf scare. Could go up to an uber or side swap to rozee. English isn’t locked I really like meek and Cameron if it weren’t for their byes. Also have cerra vs perryman at the minute just have perryman ages because I prefer the midfield rookies onfield over defensive rooks. Love any feedback.
Yeah I’m still bullish on Steele, GD. I think you warned me off him in my first draft haha but gee he looked good the other day. Close watch in the official pre season game this weekend.
Rozee screams value but I owned him last season and held him all year after starting him.. the scars are still fresh. But huge fan.
Yeah wonder that a bit myself. Rozee and Butters have owned CBAs all preseason in match sims etc but what worries me is rozee’s versatility. Bit of a mr fix it if port need and the skipper so probably willing to sacrifice himself a bit more for the good of the team. Love his fixture though, juicey.
Richards went for scans for a possible calf tear the other day. The club says it come back clear but still enough to scare most off an already risky pick at an awkward price.
V2 – Structure change and plenty of players that have come out/in based on praccy matches, will be keen to watch this weeks offical pre-season games.
DEF- H.Sheezel, NWM, M.Holmes, H.Perryman, C.Mills, B.Allan (Z.Reid, J.Busslinger)
DEF COMMENTS – I’m just really not sold on any of the defensive rookies apart from Allan. Travaglia doesn’t look best 23 at this stage either, so I’ve decided to run deeper in my defence.
Sheezel hasn’t moved since the day I put him in. NWM, watched him play the the praccy and he was the main man out of that defence, very good user of the footy and kicks over handballs majority of the time! Can definitely take it up a level this year. Holmes has been in the midfield group all pre-season, in my eyes if he stays fit he’s an easy top 6. Perryman playing inside mid for the pies and plenty of CBAs, caught my eye in the praccy and someone at this stage I’m willing to take the punt on. Mills I’m a bit wary of with the recent news of that foot, but unless not named R0 he stays in.
MID- M.Bontempelli, N.Daicos, A.Brayshaw, C.Oliver, N.O’Driscoll, E.Tsatas, L.Ashcroft, H.Langford (A.Sheldrick, M.Knevitt, E.Hewett)
MID COMMENTS- Bontempelli & Daicos definitely better to start with them than try and get them down the track! Brayshaw is back this year, uninterrupted pre-season, looking the goods in the praccys and I feel as though Serong gets tagged over him! Oliver is a lock. Rookies all subject to change, however unlike the defence, we have a larger crop of solid rookies that should play R1. O’Driscoll played with the “A” team today in Freo’s match sim and by all reports looked very comfortable playing in the middle/wing.
RUCK- T.Xerri, L.Meek (H.Boyd)
RUCK COMMENTS- No change here, still very bullish on Meek, yes his bye isn’t ideal, but for his price and what I think he can offer, he’s worth it.
FORWARD – JHF, J.Macrae, B.Smith, C.Daniel, T.Lynch, I.Kako (C.Stone, S.Davidson)
FWD COMMENTS- Pretty cookie cutter. All I need Lynch to do is play a solid 5-6 games to start the year to make some good quick cash. By all reports he’s looking very strong and fit this pre-season.
FLEX- L.Reidy
COMMENTS- Played with the “A” team today for Freo’s match sim. Was the main ruckman all day and played well by what I’m hearing. While Darcy is out I like him there.
Def: Sheezel, Holmes, Short, M Roberts, osullivan, allan, (reid, busslinger)
Mid: Daicos, serong, Day, oliver, peatling, draper, ashcroft, langford, (tsatas, knevitt, hewett)
Ruc: Xerri, english (boyd)
Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Garcia, Lynch, (stone, hall)
Flex: Reidy
140k itb looking to make either clarry roberts or short into an upgrade depending on round 0 and who goes well.
Hey everyone. This is the first mock up that I’ve done. I would really appreciate any advice about any missed rookies and my setup.
Def: Sheezel, Holmes, Mills, Travaglia, Allan, Smith (Reid, Leake)
Mid: Bont, Butters, N. Daicos, Serong, Oliver, Peatling, Tsatas, Draper (Knevitt, El-Hawli, Erasmus)
Rucks: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Hewett, Kako (Lynch, Davidson)
Flex: Harvey Langford
Hey, Matt.
A very nice team. Solid structure. Top line picks all good.
All I can think of is plantar fasciitis (PF) for Daicos and Mills. Daicos had light PF a bit over a month ago but reportedly past it. Mills was mild as of the other day – he’s the bigger watch.
Levi Ashcroft you might end up needing but an easy switch around once we see the proper practice games and then sheets.
Don’t stress! A very good side.
I spotted Daicos rubbing his groin a couple of times and stretching it out (coincidentally sounding bad). Hopefully nothing. He did kick a goal from 50 straight after
First Mock up of the year
DEF- Sheezel, Mckercher, Rivers, Perryman, Freijah, O’Sullivan (Allan, Reid)
MID- Serong, Richards, Day, Oliver, Peatling, Sanders, O’Driscoll, Sheldrick (Tsatas, angove, Knevitt)
RUCK- Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
FWD- JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, H.Garcia, Hewett (Stone, Davidson)\
FLEX- Reidy
Not much left in the bank here and very different to my traditional teams to start with, There will be plenty of changes
Interested in seeing freijahs role with dale in the side this week because after essendon practice match i was certainly intrigued
Sucks for Jagga, heartbreaking for a kid about to start his AFL career. Hopefully he comes back stronger and ready to roll!
Def: NWM, Holmes, Dale, Roberts, Travaglia, Allan (Leake, Busslinger)
Mid: Bont, Butters, Brayshaw, Richards, Oliver, Garcia, Tsatas, Ashcroft (Knevitt, El-Hawli, Erasmus)
R: Xerri, English (Boyd)
Fwd: Macrae, Smith, Parker, Daniel, Curtin, Hewett (Stone, Reid)
Flex: Sheldrick
Rookies all up for change. I’m more than to swap out Bont, Butters, English, Parker.
Your feedback would be great fully accepted. Love this site….kudos to all the ops.
Great side.
pre community series games side. ill probably change this team tonight but currently sitting like this
DEFENCE
Sheezel NWM Rivers Freijah O’Sullivan allan (Leake O’Connell)
MIDFIELD
Daicos Serong Anderson Oliver Callaghan O’Driscoll Tsatas Langford (Hall Sheldrick Angove)
RUCKS
Gawn Xerri
FORWARDS
JHF Macrae B.Smith Daniel H.Garcia Hewett (Stone Armstrong)
Flex – Knevitt
Going thin in defence because I think the top 10 back there is wide open with plenty of scope for 100k price drops. Ryan, Flanders, Sinclair etc.
Sheezel, Holmes, Short, Mills, Allen, Reid (Whitlock, Busslinger)
Bont, Daicos, Butters, Oliver, Cerra, Peatling, Ashcroft Jnr, Knevitt (Hall, Erasmus, Saad)
Xerri, English (Boyd)
JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Stone (Davidson, Hewett)
Tsatas
Traditionally gone pure GNR and started slow. This year I’m going to ride Cerra types and see if I can have a hot start before trading my way to a best 23. All thoughts appreciated
What’s everyones thoughts on running English over Gawn?
Big no from me. That abdominal injury the other day, his concussion profile and a major regression in 2024.
I’m probably very biased against him but think it’s either pay up for the big fellas or TDK, Jackson and Meek are all serviceable.
I can see the logic in that. However, regression for English was over 1 season. He has historically been a gun. I’m willing to take the punt and avoid an even bigger risk…..TDK, Meek, Jackson et al. Lost cash is a concern, I get that. But chasing to make a change is also a concern. For mine, a much larger concern.
If you like him you like him, Mick.
A 20 point regression is just huge and like I said I think the Dogs struggle early.
In full flight, he contends for not just R1 but P1. 1:1 disposals to HOs.
I’ve been trying to working out if the regression was caused by Darcy or the changing ruck rules. No Jamarra means Darcy is forced to play forward.
Perhaps. It’s also possible that a player just has a shit year. There’s been a lot of narrative around the fact that English struggled with the rule changes, possibly. It’s also possible he just dodnt have a great season. Risk, yes. Upside, yes. Downside, yes. That’s the fun.
I’m bit of an English fan, Big C.
Last season he come in well and truly underdone from memory it was concussion issues. So he missed 90% of the pre season so didn’t have the tank & match fitness to match his 2023 heights.. at this point in time I’m backing him in to bounce back. I’m not to concerned about that abdominal injury it was very minor…
I could yet fade him but he’s R2 for me atm.
DEF: sheezel Whitfield NWM perryman O’Sullivan Allan ( Reid Busslinger)
MID: Butters Brayshaw E.Richards Oliver NOD Tsatas Langford Knevitt (kako Hewett hall)
RUCK: Xerri English (boyd)
FWD: JHF macrae Sanders Daniel garcia Curtain ( stone davidson)
FLEX: peatling
BANK : 90k
Still fiddling.. not sold on Richards after a calf scare. Could go up to an uber or side swap to rozee. English isn’t locked I really like meek and Cameron if it weren’t for their byes. Also have cerra vs perryman at the minute just have perryman ages because I prefer the midfield rookies onfield over defensive rooks. Love any feedback.
Yeah. I’ve been scared off our boy Richards, Mav.
Also think the Dogs get railed early.
Banging side all up though, gl.
Yeah I’m still bullish on Steele, GD. I think you warned me off him in my first draft haha but gee he looked good the other day. Close watch in the official pre season game this weekend.
Rozee screams value but I owned him last season and held him all year after starting him.. the scars are still fresh. But huge fan.
I don’t mind Rozee. Good fixture.
Just wonder what the CBAs look like. Boak and Wines ageing, JHF on the up, Drew injured short term.
Yeah wonder that a bit myself. Rozee and Butters have owned CBAs all preseason in match sims etc but what worries me is rozee’s versatility. Bit of a mr fix it if port need and the skipper so probably willing to sacrifice himself a bit more for the good of the team. Love his fixture though, juicey.
I think There isn’t much between Rozee and Butters when they are both fit and both in the guts.
Rozee for $110k less seems a bargain to me
Scared off Richards? Why.? Having an answer is one thing, having a response is another.
Richards went for scans for a possible calf tear the other day. The club says it come back clear but still enough to scare most off an already risky pick at an awkward price.
Similar to Mills and the planta fasciatis.
“Western Bulldogs: Ed Richards Went for scans, but scans were clear. Just tightness. Will have a light couple of weeks, expected for Rd 1”
V2 – Structure change and plenty of players that have come out/in based on praccy matches, will be keen to watch this weeks offical pre-season games.
DEF- H.Sheezel, NWM, M.Holmes, H.Perryman, C.Mills, B.Allan (Z.Reid, J.Busslinger)
DEF COMMENTS – I’m just really not sold on any of the defensive rookies apart from Allan. Travaglia doesn’t look best 23 at this stage either, so I’ve decided to run deeper in my defence.
Sheezel hasn’t moved since the day I put him in. NWM, watched him play the the praccy and he was the main man out of that defence, very good user of the footy and kicks over handballs majority of the time! Can definitely take it up a level this year. Holmes has been in the midfield group all pre-season, in my eyes if he stays fit he’s an easy top 6. Perryman playing inside mid for the pies and plenty of CBAs, caught my eye in the praccy and someone at this stage I’m willing to take the punt on. Mills I’m a bit wary of with the recent news of that foot, but unless not named R0 he stays in.
MID- M.Bontempelli, N.Daicos, A.Brayshaw, C.Oliver, N.O’Driscoll, E.Tsatas, L.Ashcroft, H.Langford (A.Sheldrick, M.Knevitt, E.Hewett)
MID COMMENTS- Bontempelli & Daicos definitely better to start with them than try and get them down the track! Brayshaw is back this year, uninterrupted pre-season, looking the goods in the praccys and I feel as though Serong gets tagged over him! Oliver is a lock. Rookies all subject to change, however unlike the defence, we have a larger crop of solid rookies that should play R1. O’Driscoll played with the “A” team today in Freo’s match sim and by all reports looked very comfortable playing in the middle/wing.
RUCK- T.Xerri, L.Meek (H.Boyd)
RUCK COMMENTS- No change here, still very bullish on Meek, yes his bye isn’t ideal, but for his price and what I think he can offer, he’s worth it.
FORWARD – JHF, J.Macrae, B.Smith, C.Daniel, T.Lynch, I.Kako (C.Stone, S.Davidson)
FWD COMMENTS- Pretty cookie cutter. All I need Lynch to do is play a solid 5-6 games to start the year to make some good quick cash. By all reports he’s looking very strong and fit this pre-season.
FLEX- L.Reidy
COMMENTS- Played with the “A” team today for Freo’s match sim. Was the main ruckman all day and played well by what I’m hearing. While Darcy is out I like him there.
All feedback wanted and welcome!! Thank you!!!
D: Flanders, Sheezel, Ryan, Houston, El-Hawli, Busslinger (Trainor, Bice)
M: Bont, Diacos, Day, Oliver, Tsatas, L.Ashcroft, Knevitt, B.Allan (Hall, Charleson, Day-Wicks)
R: Gawn, Xerri (Boyd)
F: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Parker, Daniel, Hewett (Whitlock, Davidson)
Flex: Erasmus
Flanders a watch. 15 potential keepers (4 – Macrae, Smith, Parker, Daniel all worth a risk in the usual shallow forward options)
Def: Sheezel, Holmes, Short, M Roberts, osullivan, allan, (reid, busslinger)
Mid: Daicos, serong, Day, oliver, peatling, draper, ashcroft, langford, (tsatas, knevitt, hewett)
Ruc: Xerri, english (boyd)
Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Garcia, Lynch, (stone, hall)
Flex: Reidy
140k itb looking to make either clarry roberts or short into an upgrade depending on round 0 and who goes well.