Having Mccrae, Dunkley & Bont in one team to me is risky. Bulldogs have a bad game and your score plummets. They rarely all have cracking games together. Just my opinion
121,000 in the kitty;
> Worried about Docherty, thinking of upgrading to a premo. Who though?!
> Set on the midfield, nothing changes unless injury.
> Not set on Dusty, however that all depends on which fwdβs convince me during the remainder of the marsh series. Was originally going 6 deep in the mid, however i think the 3 mid rookies on my field are a must start now.
Most rookie selections are based on what Iβve seen during the first JLT, and likely to change if players like Williamson and Sparrow canβt find a regular spot. With injuries, I think itβs possible for Noble to find a regular spot in the team.
Please let me know what you think.
Iβm a massive Lycett fan but his opening 5 rounds are intimidating, hence the Naismith pick aboveβ¦ hopefully he can gain some value while Lycett comes down.
Appreciate your thoughts on this variation, or reply with any further suggestions/insights.
Forwards
Whitfield, Tracca, Smith
Bonar, Cameron, Budarick
(King, Close)
Still left with $45,000 left gone a stronger backline due to weaker rookies quite like this team still unsure on dawson but can upgrade him to someone like Crisp let me know your thoughts.
Donβt get the hype on DBJ better off downgrading him to a rookie and then upgrading georgiades because you are very weak in your forward line or upgrading Marshall to gawn and then georgiades to a Devon Smith or Jack Steven
I can see where youβre coming from but Iβm completely sold on DBJ. After RD13 last season he averaged 103, which puts him on par with the likes of Hurn and Williams. Now Houston will be playing more midfield so DBJ has sealed his position off half back.
Round 11 bye you wonβt have DBJ and Houston in your backline and it is best 22 still. Donβt think you can run with both. You will also be missing Marshall which gives you a donut.
Also look at your team come bye rounds. As most players donβt set a team up for that round. And by the look of it you will be missing a lot of players in one or 2 bye rounds
Rookies subject to change but I feel like the ones Iβve selected are most likely for R1. Byes are spread out except in my mids (no premo has the R12 bye) β so thinking about bringing in Neale. Any feedback on how much that matters would be appreciated. I think thereβs so much value in DEF and FWD that Iβve tried to start players that I believe are slightly underpriced ahead of guys like Dusty, who shouldnβt get much more expensive until he wakes up in the back half of the year.
Cripps is set to have a poor year, considering how carlton is set for a downfall. They shouldv sacked that teague dood but anyway. And since when is liam ryan a defender, wouldnβt have crocker on the bench tho, inside talk said that he is set for serious midfield time, good try doug keep it up :))))
I realise not having Gawn could hurt but Iβm not sold on his fitness yet. Either way if nic nat can score well for the first few weeks I can at least be put in a position to afford gawn if he injures himself. Risky I know
FWD
Whitfield Martin Ceglar (King)
Hill Cameron Budawick (Sturt)
ITB 800 β using the full 10β000β000
Obviously going a little light through the DEF & FWD lines
I really wanted to toy with the option of getting the elite 6 mids in
Ceglar looks like a high chance to be the number 1 RUC at Hawthorne which looks like that could allow him to be in the top 8 FWDs while providing cover for at the RUC line
Liking my premiums at the moment, only $100 left ITB so not much room to move with mid price rookie selections short of sacrificing Steven/Smith at F4.
DEF: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, S. Hill, H. Young, W. Gould (Greaves, Rivers)
MID: Macrae, Fyfe, J. Kelly, Crippa, Bont, Rowell, Pickett, T. Green (McHenry, Mead, Hibberd)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn
FWD: Whitfield, J. Dawson, Greenwood, Bonar, Flanders, M. King (Budarick, Rankine)
Keen on either those 2 and Brayshaw being the big break out this season. So I wonβt start any in case I get the wrong one. But all are closely monitored. Comes down to their inside mid minutes and contested ball gets if you want to start one of them round 1.
On the whole, I donβt mind it. Merrett, though, I just canβt get behind. Far too many better mids on offer. Top 10 mids will typically be in the 115-130 avg range, and I just donβt see Merrett cracking 110.
Feels like a lot of H2Hβs are going to have you with Merrett, and your opponent with Macrae. Has that $90k saving done enough to offset the difference?
Merritt is a tough one. Scores at leased 90 most games but rarely tops 130. I think heβs a great pick around the 500-540mark. Otherwise your costing yourself a uber who can win head to head matches. Also heβs been concussed several times now, and with how the game is treating it now, he could expect a couple week lay off for a slight knock.
I can see what your trying to do here but donβt like the English pick I just canβt look at any team without Gawn and Grundy I like how deep you have gone in the backline but I think you need to try and make 250k to get in Gawn
Rookies as placeholders, of course, subject to selection.
Feels weird not having any top 10 defenders from last year, though my D1-3 still feels solid enough on paper.
Mids are stacked, all good. Starcevich is simply conveniently priced as a placeholder, and if not selected will hopefully be replaceable with someone cheaper.
Rucksβ¦fingers crossed on Gawn. Maybe tonight will allay some fears.
Forwards Iβm pretty comfortable with β Petracca feels right this year, better than Smith/Steven at least.
I currently have Marshall at R2 at the moment but not sold on him a Ryder in the same team. If gawn is named round 1 will probably find the cash to start him
From what we can see, looks great, but probably unreaslistic reliance on at least nine rookies who are nowhere near round 1 start. Bianco not playing this week minimal game time last week, Rivers/Rankine/Cavarra/Mead didnβt play either week, McLennan spudded both weeks, Georgiades in best 22 before Westhoff/Ebert/Motlop/Drew looks unlikely, etc.
Now, obviously some of them you can substitute for similar cash levels, but you wonβt be replacing most of them with playing rookies without finding about $150k in extra cash. Thatβs probably only downgrading one of the premo forwards to a Devon Smith or similar, so itβs far from insurmountable problem.
Yep, Naismith, still going there at least until Sydney play North. Up against Goldy should decide that oneβ¦ if heβs at least a competitive 80-85+ (or within 20 points of Goldy meaning a neutralization before one gets rested) thatβs good enough.
As weβve seen overall points radically change once the gun goes out and someone monsters the understudy for 60 points in a quarterβ¦
Relying on a Houston dpp shuffle or sale of Roberton before round 11 bye, may change that depending on available round 1 rookies to Petracca and a defensive rookie.
Different HH, have toyed with Houston at D1 too, like the Mcpherson pick and i think Naismith will get some added love if he can produce that solid 80pts or so against Goldy on Monday. Gawn did look good last night and pulled up fine so its tough.
Iβm looking for pre bye points. If melbourne struggle again, will oliver? And also with the de bour and hutchinson tags early on? How will bont go with de bour x2 before the byes. Fyfe has a relativity easy opening draw and will kick goals playing fwd and also take contested marks. Danger gets more mid minutes(maby) and is probably having his last crack at a premiership.
For the safer picks iβm leaning towards Bont and clarry, but for early points Fyfe and danger seem like they might do better.
So guess i should specifically ask, which combo scores more total points by the byes?
TU-Bont, clarry
TD-Danger, fyfe.
I donβt think it hurts you too much not starting dusty points wise if you want to try something different. But you have to select him if you want a durable set and forget fwd option.
Doubting all rookies aside from a few so this is based on little rookies playing round one. Hoping that coaches had seen enough and were just resting them.
Iβm not overly happy with this but letβs see, only got the 4 mid premos based on the rookies.
Hey Coaches,
My R2 situation is causing me headaches. I am far from 100% confident in Gawn however have very little in goldy and Marshall as well.
Iβve seen cases for English and Naismith but not sure. Jacobs and NicNat seem to be the most popular alternatives at 13% ownership each. Gawn currently has less than 30% so who are u guys backing in?
FWD: Whit, Tracca, Patton, Hill, Crocker, King (Cameron, Rankine)
Not sold on Patton, I just feel that having higher priced rookies in all lines is needed this year due to lack of the base ones. Obviously it all comes down to whoβs named for Round 1. Where can I improve?
At sixes and sevens atm. Was trying to go without Grundy and Gawn, then had both, but was unconvinced by Grundys effort/ apparent fitness in SOO. Think Gawn will lift with captaincy. Viney in as I remember how good he finished the year 2 years ago, and value at his price. Like D Martin from the start. Some say he starts slow, but in SOO, even it is exhibition, looked sharper than every other player.
R. Laird
L. Ryan
J. Dawson
S. Docherty
L. Ash
J. Brander
M. Keane
W. Gould
Midfielders
J. Macrae
P. Cripps
J. Dunkley
T. Mitchell
J. Viney
M. Rowell
C. Serong
T. Green
M. Pickett
H. Schoenberg
D. Robertson
Rucks
M. Gawn
T. English
D. Cameron
FWD
L. Whitfield
D. Martin
H. Greenwood
S. Hill
M. Georgiades
I. Rankine
M. King
Hey folks, wanting to hear some thoughts/suggestions on this team
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Ash, S. Hill, Williamson (Brander, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, J. Kelly, P. Cripps, Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett (Serong, D. Robertson, Close)
RUC: B. Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, D. Martin, D. Smith, Georgiades, Rankine, Budarick (M. King, Mahony)
Are there any must have rookies Iβm missing as well?
Cheers
FWD: Whitfield, Macpherson, D.Smith, Butler, Georgiades, King (Close, Budarick)
Going for a more balanced team this yearβ¦ something new and adventurous for me as I usually do guns and rookies. Hoping Narkle and Macpherson can be PODβs. Thoughts and advice welcome
Was keen on Lycett but put off by his injury. Iβm now torn between Gawn and Naismith and what can be done with the remaining money. Appreciate any criticism and feedback.
TU: Option 1: Sicily and Naismith +$69,400
TD: Option 2: Gawn and Rankine (via DPP) +$9,400
Def: Ryan, XXX, Docherty, Roberton, Ash, Hill, Young (Brander, Gould)
FWD:
Whitfield, Martin, MacPherson, Smith, Hill, Rankine (Cameron, Budarick)
Iβm pretty happy at this stage with everything however thinking of dropping Martin and picking up Houston. If I do it will be Martin to Brayshaw drop Hill move Brander FWD and pick up Houston.
Hey Slatts, Lukosios barring injury will play 22 games, can he b a stepping stone like a Roberton (St Kilda) theres a chance. Heβll be permanently down back unlike last yr and great pre-season. Solid argument can be made that Roberton has a higher points potential whilst being slightly cheaper. If S Hill doesnβt pan out i could still end up with him.
Petracca is such a tease, and i maybe wrong but his laziness in terms of defensive duties may cost him the mid time that everyone is craving. Also his kicking ainβt that good.
Not bad Cam, Nic-Nat is a no for me, and risky backline, although i conceed Smith could be a sneaky good pick. Also like Shultz but at F4?? Good luck and great effort last yr.
Agree Iβm potentially walking a fine line with a few of the players that are currently part of this setup, as there are a number of players who are known to be injury prone.
But on the flip side some of the higher priced rookies have had some experience in the previous year and should start with the bench scoring as well.
Nic Nat will probably be managed early on so I need to rethink that one, think about Schultz at F4 in place of S. Hill when you look at the fwd line, but still nothing is locked.
If Jacobs is a lock for GWS then he might be worth a thought, with an upgrade to Gawn given he holds up, and will free up some cash for an upgrade elsewhere.
Thereβs a lot of players pushing for similar positions in GWS which is my only concern there, as Hately would be in the best 22 everyday no matter who he played for, unfortunately heβs not at any other team, but should feature strongly throughout the year.
Thoughts, feedback and suggestions are always productive.
Yep Iβd rather Jacobs even Naismith could be worth a look. Might have to sacrifice youβre 6th premo in mids as well, but letβs see how the next week or so plays out.
I think ruck wise you go Max or a cheaper option to save cash, Jacobs played well today and Naismith potentially could come into calculations. Pendles canβt go with the uber-mids anymore upgrade for sure, smith up forward if at all. Good backline but Ash and Serong need to be monitored. Good luck
Hey Grasshopper like it, just have contingency structure plans in place regarding rookie availability. Brayshaw in the mids probs stands out as a weakness. But you obviously have 1 less rookie on field in mids, but does it cost you too much down back.
Give you a piece of advice. Jack watts is a shit player will never be a supeercoach stud guy should never ever be thought of in anyoneβs team. Maybe look at a n Haynes b Smith. Just food for thought
With $146,500 in the bank, Iβm keen to find some upgrade targets (I know the backline is risky going two deep on the mid-price movers)
Real keen to get some feedback, especially regarding those mid-price options, as theyβre the ones presenting me with the biggest risk
Happy New Supercoach Year!
I really enjoyed βfindingβ this site last year.
Hereβs my current side. Happy to get any constructive feedback. Thanks.
Laird Sicily Docherty Roberton Hill Noble / Brander Gould
Fyfe Cripps Dunkley Mitchell Oliver Rowell Green Pickett / Collier-Dawkins Robertson Buderick
Grundy English / Comben
Whitfield Dawson Petracca Smith Rankine King / Cameron Taylor
Bench rookies may change after round one selection but Iβm pretty settled on the rest.
Only 10k in the bank and very light on rucks. Iβm thinking to do something different from the masses and see what happens. Other lines look reasonably strong.
Team looks good. But look at the bye rounds as u look like you will be missing a lot of players in one or 2 rounds. Players should always set a great team and be ready for the bye rounds
With the lack of rookies this will be a very different season for starter teams. So I am thinking that I will need to spread the load more. Jacobs is under priced and will do a serviceable job. OβConnor is there for the Def/Fwd loop. I know Cockatoo is injured but he will only miss a couple of rounds and good rookies will be hard to find.
Wondering whether to go with Cogs/Martin or Bont/Parish but will put that in a separate post.
Any comments on the team will be appreciated. Love this site and the assistance that all players give each other.
I just made a quick change Toby green in took l Whitefield out. Itβs a great move. Watch Toby green play better than Whitefield and Josh Kelly as well. Also bought gwan in for goldy so my team i choose pays of is very riskey. But I be laugbing to the bank if it pays of . I want to do something different this year hate picking the same playerβs. as other players and failing.
Def: R. Laird, S. Docherty, D. Roberton, J. Noble, L. Ash, B. Starcevich (T. Watson, W. Gould)
Mid: J. Macrae, L. Neale, P. Cripps, P. Dangerfield, S. Coniglio, M. Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett (D. Robertson, F. Maginness J. Mahony)
Ruc: B. Grundy, M. Gawn (Conroy)
Fwd: L. Whitfield, D. Martin, I. Heeney, D. Smith, J. Brander, C. Budarick (I. Rankine, M. King)
Remaining Salary $4,700
Iβm not sure if the backs are a little light on with Roberton at D3 but I donβt really trust Houston or Sicily and needed to strengthen the Forwards hence why Iβve gone with Heeney. Any thoughts would be awesome.
Whitfield, Dusty, T Lynch (Rich), Smith, Georgiades, Rankine (Cameron/M King)
Late decision not to include Roberton cause of R11. Probably one uber mid shortβ¦wnt with Parish cause I reckon this is his break out season, and it also allowed me to get a couple of dearer rookie types, including vandenBerg.
Hey Wighty, get Noble down back for Hill, think you need 1 more uber-mid, and try to find a way to not field Georgiades, better on bench. Pretty good team mate letβs see what todayβs games tell us.
Looks pretty good mate. Agree with DB C on Noble for Hill and the MID thing. If you canβt afford it, Iβd get a Walsh, Hately type over Parish. They will definitely make money. Parish may not. When is Heppell due back? Be careful!
Sparrow may pop his head up FWD. Watson (FRE) more likely than Gould at this point.
Wighty, interesting team. I think you can replace Hill with Roberton (will be gone by rd11) or Noble. Canβt go with Parish myself, prefer someone like Viney or Brayshaw. VDB has to start on field in place Giorgieades. Buckley has confirmed that Cameron will not play rd1 so maybe Georgie goes to the bench. Good luck this yearβ¦M.
Looks great. Just worry about Naismithβs durability. Where do you go if he goes down early?!. Would be more inclined to go Sauce if you want to go cheap. Does make your other lines look v strong tho and I like the picks!
Cry. Huge, heaving sodden man tears as another Swans season goes south from holding onto Naismith while yet another former ruck who seemed unprepared to play for us (Cameron) probably ends up starring for a new club and picks up a premiership medal, just like Nank did.
Am also keeping a weather eye on Darcy Fort. Impressed me last year and been looking good so far in the preseason.
Also Zac Smith is only $3k extra. Pittonet looks good, I dunno why Carlton are so determined to play De Konig in front of him. Luke Jackson. Noah Balta.
And obviously Darcy Cameron, who blind Freddie can see should be in there instead of Cox.
Anything else would require a correction trade if he goes down before week 3.
Wow if you decide Greeneβs your man at f3, that makes 6 GWS players. Not necessarily a bad thing however id be nervous every time teams are announced with the track record they have re: injuries/ rookie job security. Good luck with it, todayβs games will tell us more.
Thatβs probably the biggest concern going with Greene over Heeney.
Realistically though Cumming and Ash are probably gone well before the byes and Hately sometime around the byes (especially with Taranto likely to return around then).
Still, itβs 3 premo from the one team at least to have to worry about.
Think Greene will have a little more freedom and run like he was doing at the end of last year, kicking a few as he floats up forward and potentially pick up some of those scores that we saw at the end of the year, especially with Taranto out.
But in saying that Cogs could also see more time in the midfield although it has been suggested that heβll play 50/50 fwd/mid, but heβs taking over the captaincy and knowing Cogs will lead from the front, and we all know how well he was scoring before he went down.
The big question is with a Giants team close to their best (Cameron, Cogs, Greene, Jelly, Whitfield, Williams) throw Hopper and Shaw in the mix with Ward coming back into the picture fairly early in the season given everything goes to plan, thereβs only one footy that Iβm aware.
Numerous rookies on their list would be in the first 22 in every other team, but they arenβt every other team.
Thoughts and feedback would make this an interesting discussion, Cheers
Interesting HH, food for thought. Just placed Davis on my watchlist, already have Crocker. Not game to go without Grundy and Gawn but I think you have spent the extra dollars well. Good luckβ¦.M
Unforgiving year SC is shaping up to be. Going with the 4prem midfield to fund the midpricers around the ground. Is having both McRae and Dunkley in a 4 man midfield suicidal with the bye rounds. Moreso, can Anderson live up to that 200k pricetag. Originally had Stephens instead but didnβt do much over the pre season games. Much to think on
Hi guys just chasing some feedback on my team
Def- Houston, Docherty, Roberton,noble, ash, brander (gould and greaves)
Mid-macrae, neale,Fyfe, kelly, j.steven, Rowell, picket (Robertson, sharp, mead)
Ruck- gawn, Grundy (meek)
Fwd- Whitfield, martin, McPherson, brayshaw, smith, Taylor (king, close)
gβday guys, feeling a bit risky today. Let me know your honest thoughts. Big Maxyβs been in my side since day 1, but I thought Iβd see where I could spend the money elsewhere by replacing him with Jacobs.
DEF: Lloyd, Doch, Roberton, Noble, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich (Greaves, B. OβConnor)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Jelly, Cripps, Dunkley, D. Smith, Rowell, Pickett (T. Green, Bianco, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Jacobs (Xerri)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, MacPherson, J. Steven, Brander, C. Taylor (D. Cameron, M. King)
Made a few changes purely to roles and looks like thereβs not much chop in the range of cheap rookies this year! There goes the prem/rookie team! Gotta risk it for the biscuit! Looking to crack the top 1000 last year after just finishing out of it!
Fwd: Whitfield, D Martin, Steven, Smith, Brander, Rankine (Taylor, King)
Very excited for this year because looks like everyone is going to have to take a different approach! Keeping my eye on Oliver and Houston! All the best lads!
Hahaha knew youβd find it π yeah had a look at that pretty short but hopefully by round 14 Iβm close to full strength and will get over that hurdle! Will be winning again π
Personal preference would be to go Cripps over Dunks, but Dunks could have a bigger year this year than last.
Given that you canβt field 22 premos just yet I like it, itβs slightly different but good.
Below is my current side, any suggestions/thoughts?
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Ash, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich (T. Watson, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, J. Kelly, P. Cripps, Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett (Serong, D. Robertson, Budarick)
FWD: Whitfield, D. Martin, D. Smith, Brander, C. Taylor, Rankine (M. King, Close)
Tried to add some mid ranges to make up for slim pickings with rookies.- $64,500 in bank
Defenders
C. Daniel B. Smith D. Roberton
J. Noble L. Ash B. Zerk-Thatcher
(J. Brander W. Gould)
Mids
L. Neale P. Cripps T. Mitchell. M.Bontempelli M. Rowell T. Green M.Pickett J.Macrae
(J. McInerney B. Close C. Budarick)
Rucks
Grundy M. Gawn (D. Cameron)
Forwards
L. Whitfield D. Martin D. Smith
B. Bewley I. Rankine T. Xerri
(M. King J. Mahony)
I understand rookies are issue across all ines β but
Ash JS is my concern on him β no doubt he can play, but will he play β frees up cash??
T Green β same boat?
Rankine injured? β may as well plan without him for moment?
Hey guys, this is not a team rating post, apologies, however there are probably many of us in this position, however im coming to the conclusion that this years forward line will make or break majority of sides.
Mid Price Madnessβ¦. who to go with?
β D.Smith (Lock surely?)
β J Steven (Tempting)
β D Macpherson (Rate, however what GC premos score well consistently???)
β C Petracca (Feel like we have this convo every season, but genuine up side)
β A Brayshaw; Freo (At that pricem surely will make money and average at least 90βsβ¦ right?)
Reall finding it difficult this season⦠how many of those guys is too many?
Keeping in mind most teams will have Whitfield & Martin (F1&F2)
Marshall was the man last year, I feel he may lose some points sharing the load with Ryder! You could potentially lower him to a Jacobβs if ya not keen on grawndy and potentially up one of those forward rookies to a dev smith.
Wow how the teams keep changing my set up looks very different to what it started (2 def premos, 5 mid, 2 ruck, 3 fwd).
However with all of this carnage it may well be the most fun season of all we are going to need luck as most have many mid pricers well I do now at least so letβs see.
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Ash, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich (T. Watson, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, J. Kelly, P. Cripps, Rowell, Green, M. Pickett (McHenry, D. Robertson, Budarick)
RUC: B. Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, D. Martin, D. Smith, Brander, Rankine, C. Taylor (Georgiades, M. King)
Thoughts on Laird v B Smith in backline.
I currently have gone with Smith as he looks like spending more time in middle (Adelaide lack leg speed so Smith helps this) but Laird is a proven ball winner. May be a good POD ?
A few iterations later this is where Iβm at, not sure how itβll look at lockout but my balls are big at the moment.
Basically I donβt know of any real rookies apart from the obvious 4 or 5 so Iβll have to wait and see. Mid priced (under priced) fwd line might be where its at this year.
DEF β Laird, Doch, Roberton, Ash, Starcevich, Gould β Brander, T Watson.
MID β Cripps, Neale, Fyfe, Macrae, Bont, Rowell, Green, Pickett β Brown, Robertson, Budarick.
RUCK β Grundy, Gawn β Xerri.
FWD β Dawson, MacPherson, T Lynch, Steven, D Smih, Rankine β C Taylor, M King.
Need to put Rowell on field. A number of your rookies look doubtful for R1 so you may need a major refit when teams drop.
I would have Dusty in your fwds. Get rid of Greaves (doubtful R1) and move Brander back.
Good luck Red
Iβve tossed and turned with this team and have just completely done a revamp after being disappointed by the rookie options. Have run myself dry on some cheap rookies to make way for some mid pricers and surefire playtime. Not a whole lot of money to play with in the bank either. Please let me know what you think. π
Fwds- Whitfield, Martin, Petracca, Smith, Brander, King (Budarick, Rankine)
Im tossing up between Petracca and Steven to make room for a better mid than Coniglio. My thought process for picking cogs was so I can sure up the rest of my team with scorers and sacrifice that extra 5-10 points from a neale or a bont and instead put it into a Petracca instead of J.Steven.
$19.1k bank.
I know my def and fwd lines are a bit shallow but really happy with my mids and hoping they more than make up for any points foregone elsewhere.
Have dabbled with bringing Sauce in for Gawn to boost other lines but keep coming back to the set and forget option of GG. The $350k saving doesnβt allow me to go up to Dusty in the fwd line without getting rid of either Smith or MacPherson (both of whom Iβm keen on after Marsh). It would allow me to get another keeper in the back line but then I still need to find a way to get Max in later in the year. Not worth the headache imo.
What do you think coaches?
My concern going 6 deep in the mids is that you are playing with one less rookie in the mids and one more in another line. Given the JS and scoring of def and fwd rookies are uncertain your 6th mid may be better as an extra fwd or def premium.
Hi aka,
You could look at putting Brander in you backline as I am doubtful that Gould will play R1. From what I saw on GWS last game Cogs is at a good price and is worth keeping. I think your midfield looks good. Backline could be strengthened, ensure all the back 6 are playing R1
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, Steven, Smith, Rankine, Taylor (King, Budarick)
$23.8k in bank, would appreciate your thoughts
I understand Brodie Smith is a massive risk, but playing as a midfielder last year he averaged 100 from five matches, and should have a more permanent role as a wingman.
Tappy β if your top 1,000 then I should not be giving any commentβ¦.I canβt see that far aheadβ¦..
Fwd: greene β bet with your head not your heart is a great saying, so my βthoughtsβ about him are irrelevant β he is a risky but potentially good pick
Ruc: OβBrien β not on song in marsh series, though I understand that form guide is not much guideβ¦β¦..jacobs could be similar result with cash available for def??
Def: β prob best high priced rookie option line this yearβ¦.understand therefore your concentration on them, but see this as your weakest line. Hill injury and Ash JS are the scares?
Fwd: Martin, Macpherson, Steven, Smith, Crocker, Taylor (Sturt, King)
Besides the hope all (any) rookies play and earn cash β I think roberton and smith are the other stepping stones in my team with steven and docherty potentially under-priced keepers in their respective lines.
I feel as though if Brodie Smtih plays through the middle more, itβll free up more points for Laird. However, will this be the case? Or will Laird continue to average those 90-100 scores. Ideally want him back to his old best if im going to start him. Thoughts coaches?
TU: Dan Houston & Andrew Brayshaw
TD: Macrae & Lachie Ash
Scratching my head on this one lads,
I feel like Houston is a top 6 back and brayshaw will make some coin with a nice mid/fwd flip.
Then I also feel like macrae is getting what youβre paying for! But ash has to go to the giant war of battling Cummings and other j jets for his position.
As it stands, my mids are:
Macrae, Neale, Dunkley, Bontempelli, Rowell, Greene, Pickett (Robertson / Mahony / Hibberd)
My alternative is that I trade out Bont and upgrade to Cripps⦠but doing that would come at the expensive of sacrificing a playing rookie ($117 k) to a non playing rookie ($102k)
Ok second crack at team! Really need any help you can give ! Cheers
Backs;
J. Lloyd. T. Stewart. S. Docherty
J. Carlisle. W. Gould. L. Towey
(T. Bianco. B. McCay)
Mids;
N. Fyfe. J.Kelly. P. Cripps. D. Prestia
D. Smith. M. Rowell. L. Ash. B. Starcevich
(M. Hinge. M. Pickett. P. Wilson)
Rucks;
B. Grundy. M. Gawn
(C. Comben)
Forwards
L. Whitfield. D. Martin. J. Dawson
M. King. C. Budarick. T. Xerri
(D. Cameron. I. Rankine)
Morning gents and gals,
Thoughts on the below, rookies are placeholders (kinda)
DEF
C. Daniel, Sicily, doch, Robertson, young, w could, worrel, bianco
MID
Macrae, Cripps, Dunkley, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, T green, M pickett, Robertson, rivers, mead
RUCK
Grundy gawn Cameron
FWD
Whitfield, Dusty, d Smith, hill, rankine, m king, hutcherson, xerri
π
Having Mccrae, Dunkley & Bont in one team to me is risky. Bulldogs have a bad game and your score plummets. They rarely all have cracking games together. Just my opinion
I have just enough to go bont or dunkley up to fyfe so have been considering that
DEF: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Ash, Starcevich, Gould
(Brander, Greaves)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Dunkley Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett
(McHenry, Roberton, Budarick)
RUCK: Grundy & Gawn (Comben)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, D.Smith, S.Hill, Georgiades, Rankine
(King, Cameron)
121,000 in the kitty;
> Worried about Docherty, thinking of upgrading to a premo. Who though?!
> Set on the midfield, nothing changes unless injury.
> Not set on Dusty, however that all depends on which fwdβs convince me during the remainder of the marsh series. Was originally going 6 deep in the mid, however i think the 3 mid rookies on my field are a must start now.
Thoughts??? Feedback appreciated.
I too am nervous about Docβ¦
With your reserved budget, you could upgrade him to Ryan who I rate highly?
I would say Daniel, super consistent and a good POD.
DEF: Ryan, Houston, Docherty, Noble, Ash, Williamson (Greaves, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, Serong, Green (Pickett, McInerney, Bianco)
RUC: Grundy, OβBrien (BJ Williams)
FWD: Whitfield, Greenwood, Petracca, Bonar, Sparrow, Budarick (Cameron, Crocker)
43k remaining. Thoughts?
Most rookie selections are based on what Iβve seen during the first JLT, and likely to change if players like Williamson and Sparrow canβt find a regular spot. With injuries, I think itβs possible for Noble to find a regular spot in the team.
Please let me know what you think.
rate the noble pick
Appreciate any criticism and feedback:
Def: Ryan, Sicily, Docherty, Roberton, Ash, Gould (Brander, Rivers)
Mid: Macrae, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Coniglio, Houston, Rowell, Green, (Pickett, Mchenry, Budarick)
Ruck: Grundy, Naismith (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Petracca, Lynch, Smith, Hill, Rankine (Cameron, King)
Lots of DPPs in there to remain flexible.
Iβm a massive Lycett fan but his opening 5 rounds are intimidating, hence the Naismith pick aboveβ¦ hopefully he can gain some value while Lycett comes down.
Appreciate your thoughts on this variation, or reply with any further suggestions/insights.
TU: Lycett & Serong ($85k ITB)
TD: Naismith & Coniglio ($11k ITB) β existing setup
naismith has never been a good ruckman only averages 60 in the past and you will struggle to upgrade him to the likes of gawn or goldy
Backline
Williams Sicily Doc B.Williams Gould Greaves
BENCH Worrell Rivers
MIDS
Kelly Cripps Bont Danger Martin Shiel Rowell Green
BENCH Pickett Robertson Mead
RUCKS
Gawn and Grundy
BENCH Conroy
FWD
Whitfield Walters Smith Cameron King Budarick
BENCH Mahomy Close
THOUGHTS TU OR TD AND REPLY WITH FEEDBACK
Backs
Sicily, Houston, Dawson
Docharty, Ash Williams
(Biancio, Gould)
Mids
Neale, Cripps, Bont
Oliver Merrett, Rowell
Serong, Pickett
(Mclerney, Sharp, Mead)
Rucks
Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
Forwards
Whitfield, Tracca, Smith
Bonar, Cameron, Budarick
(King, Close)
Still left with $45,000 left gone a stronger backline due to weaker rookies quite like this team still unsure on dawson but can upgrade him to someone like Crisp let me know your thoughts.
Like it a lot, but would make the upgrade to Crisp personally.
Iβd potentially look at S.Hill in for Bonar too
Hello, everybody!
Def β Lloyd, C Daniel, Houston, Byrne-Jones, Docherty, Gould (Williams, Rivers)
Mid β Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, McCluggage, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Budarick, Lyons, North)
Ruc β Grundy, Marshall (Comben)
Fwd- Walters, Greenwood, Georgiades, Rankine, King (Cameron, Close)
13k remaining
Donβt get the hype on DBJ better off downgrading him to a rookie and then upgrading georgiades because you are very weak in your forward line or upgrading Marshall to gawn and then georgiades to a Devon Smith or Jack Steven
I can see where youβre coming from but Iβm completely sold on DBJ. After RD13 last season he averaged 103, which puts him on par with the likes of Hurn and Williams. Now Houston will be playing more midfield so DBJ has sealed his position off half back.
Not phased by his first Marsh game performance? 57 SC?
Round 11 bye you wonβt have DBJ and Houston in your backline and it is best 22 still. Donβt think you can run with both. You will also be missing Marshall which gives you a donut.
Edit: Comben has R/F so can swap with Cameron. Forget the donut comment. Still could be a problem though.
Also look at your team come bye rounds. As most players donβt set a team up for that round. And by the look of it you will be missing a lot of players in one or 2 bye rounds
Currently have Docherty @D3. 120k in the kitty. Upgrade to a premo or keep?
Tu; Docherty is a lock
Td; Upgrade to a premo
DEF: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Roberton, Starcevich, Gould (Bianco, Mclennan)
MID: Macrae, Fyfe, Kelly, Cripps, Bont, Rowell, T Green, Pickett (Rivers, Mead, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, D Martin, Dawson, Georgiades, Rankine, Cavarra (D Cameron, Random 102k bloke)
thoughts??
DEF: Laird, Ryan, Houston, Ash, Hill, Gould (Greaves, Williams)
MID: Macrae, Cripps, Dunkley, Bontempelli, Oliver, Rowell, Serong, Green (Pickett, McHenry, Close)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
FWD: Whitfield, Parish, Petracca, Georgiades, Rankine, Budarick (King, Cameron)
Rookies subject to change but I feel like the ones Iβve selected are most likely for R1. Byes are spread out except in my mids (no premo has the R12 bye) β so thinking about bringing in Neale. Any feedback on how much that matters would be appreciated. I think thereβs so much value in DEF and FWD that Iβve tried to start players that I believe are slightly underpriced ahead of guys like Dusty, who shouldnβt get much more expensive until he wakes up in the back half of the year.
Hey everyone! Glad to be back for 2020
I feel this year is really hard to find a starting lineup but this is what Iβve got at the moment, let me know what you think.
DEF β Lloyd β Houston β Docherty β Roberton β S.Hill β Gould (Starcevic β Greeves)
MID β Neale β Fyfe β Cripps β Bont β Oliver β Rowell β Green β Pickett (McHenry β Rivers β Budarick)
RUCK β Grundy β Nic Nat (B.Williams)
FWD β Whitfield β Greenwood β Steven β D.Smith β Flanders β J.Brander (Georgadis β M.King)
Hey all, first time post for the year, would love some feedback:
Lloyd, Houston, Doch, Hill, Young, Gould (McLennan, Worrell)
Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Dunkley, Dangerfield, Rowell, Pickett, Rivers (McHenry, Bianco, Budarick)
Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Cockatoo, Cameron, Rankine (King, Comden)
cockatoo isnt playing
Why Comden on your forward bench? If you are going to pick him then he surely goes at R3?
Appreciate any advice. Rookies subject to change obviously.
DEF β Laird, Sicily, Roberton, Zerk-Thatcher, Brander, Greaves (Gould, Rivers)
MID β Macrae, JKelly, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, TGreen, Pickett (Mead, McHenry, Close)
RUC β Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
FWD β Whitfield, Martin, Petracca, DSmith, Hill, Rankine (DCameron, Budarick)
dont reckon BZT will start round 1
Think he will but might not score well, better options I think.
$300K remaining in the salary.
DEF: Daniel, Siciliy, Houston, Ash, Zerk-Thatcher, Young (Greaves, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Kelly, Cripps, Mitchell, Rowell, Green, Starcevich (McHenry, Pickett, North)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Smith, Hill, Brander, Budarick (Rankine, Worrell)
Tossing up between J.Martin and A.Brayshaw for F2, rookies look ok based off M1 performance s. Would appreciate anyoneβs thoughts on selections.
Cripps is set to have a poor year, considering how carlton is set for a downfall. They shouldv sacked that teague dood but anyway. And since when is liam ryan a defender, wouldnβt have crocker on the bench tho, inside talk said that he is set for serious midfield time, good try doug keep it up :))))
F3 Position
T/U: Dawson
T/D Rozee
Comment Smith (pending role)
Rozee has the R11 bye.
Fairly happy with this team but not 100% up for criticism.
DEF: Lloyd, Housten, Docherty, Hill, Greaves, Gould (Williams, Rivers)
MID: Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Coniglio, Hately, Rowell, Green (Pickett, Blanco, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Naitinui (Xerri)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Snelling, Butler, rankine (Cameron, King)
I realise not having Gawn could hurt but Iβm not sold on his fitness yet. Either way if nic nat can score well for the first few weeks I can at least be put in a position to afford gawn if he injures himself. Risky I know
so your not sold on gawnβs fitness yet you have nic nat who has not played over 15 games in a season since 2015
DeF: Daniel, Sicily, Ryan, Houston
Ash, young, Gould, b Williams
Mid: macrae, Neale, Cripps, Oliver, yeo, Rowell, Pickett, starcevich
Burdrick, McHenry, rivers
Ruck; Grundy, rob, combed
Fwd; Martin, greenwood, j Kennedy
(WCE) hill, Cameron , close
King, Georgeiades
TU- Martin and smith
TD- Parish and Pertracca
Hi everyone,
I have played around with a mid-priced team. Please digest and dissect.
Def
Houston Docherty Milera Roberton Ash Hill
Mid
McCrae Neale Mitchell Billings Greenwood Rowell Green Pickett
Ruck
Grundy OβBrien
Forwards
Martin Grey Martin Steven Patten Jones
Def: Daniel, Sicily, Docherty, Ash,
Young,Greaves, B Williams, Gould .
Mids: Macrae, Neale, J Kelly, Cripps,
Dunkley, Rowell, Tom Green,
M Pickett, McHenry,Mead, Budarick.
Rucks: Grundy, Gawn, Comben .
Forwards:Whitfield, Martin, Smith,
S Hill, Georgiades, Rankine, M King,
D Cameron.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
TU Oliver & Dunkleyβ¦
TD Danger & Bontβ¦
$28,600 remaining. Iβm noticing that most teams have 5 premiums in the midfield; I have 6. Is this a problem?
Also, Heeney and Rankine are being monitored.
DEF β Houston β Docherty β Roberton β S.Hill β Gould β Keane
(Watson β Williams)
MID β Macrea β Neale β Kelly β Dunkley β Cripps β Oliver β Rowell β Pickett (McHenry β Brown β Mcinerney)
RUCK β Grundy β Gawn (Comben)
FWD β Whitfield β Heeney β D.Smith β Georgadis β Cameron β Xerri
(Rankine β Buderick)
Keen for the season fellas! Bench rookies are pretty placeholder atm.
Running with,
DEF: Daniel, Crisp, Housten, Doch, Rivers, Gould (Bianco, Worrell)
MID: Neale, Cripps, Bont, Mitchell, Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett (McHenry, Robertson, RCD)
RUCK: Grawndy (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Parish, D.Smith, Flanders, Georgiados, King (Rankine, Budarick)
Gone with a semi-bolstered backline due to the lack of rookies
Defensive rooks are starting to show up β¦. Ash, Young, Grieves, Starc, Williams, Gould, Zerk all a decent chance.
Will young play round 1 when he hasnβt played a preseason game? Unlikely.
Ash and Zerk should play but are expensive.
Are Williams, Gould and Starcevich best 22? Doubtful.
Grieves wonβt play.
Defensive rookies are incredibly poor this year.
DEF
Daniel Docherty Zerk-Thatcher (Keane)
Brander Greaves Gould (Butts)
MID
Macrae J.Kelly Cripps (Robertson)
Dangerfield Bont Oliver (Sharp)
Rowell Pickett (Close)
RUC
Grundy Gawn (Comben)
FWD
Whitfield Martin Ceglar (King)
Hill Cameron Budawick (Sturt)
ITB 800 β using the full 10β000β000
Obviously going a little light through the DEF & FWD lines
I really wanted to toy with the option of getting the elite 6 mids in
Ceglar looks like a high chance to be the number 1 RUC at Hawthorne which looks like that could allow him to be in the top 8 FWDs while providing cover for at the RUC line
Would be great for some feedback
Thanks
Looking more at Ceglar now that Hawthorn are considering signing another ruck in Brooksby. Suggests Ceglar has got the no 1 ruck spot for good.
Pending R1 Teams:
DEF: Sicily, Doch, Houstan, Hill, Greaves, Bianco (Young, Gould)
MID: Neale, Cripps, Macrae, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, Budarick, Pickett (Rivers, Robertson, Bennell)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, D.Smith, Steven, King, Rankine (Worrell, Comben)
Liking my premiums at the moment, only $100 left ITB so not much room to move with mid price rookie selections short of sacrificing Steven/Smith at F4.
Thinking of going 6 deep in the middle at the expense of Dusty. Help;
Tu; J Kelly M3(Meaning budarick on field & M Pickett on bench)
Td; D Martin F2(Meaning M Pickett on fied & budarick on bench)
DEF: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, S. Hill, H. Young, W. Gould (Greaves, Rivers)
MID: Macrae, Fyfe, J. Kelly, Crippa, Bont, Rowell, Pickett, T. Green (McHenry, Mead, Hibberd)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn
FWD: Whitfield, J. Dawson, Greenwood, Bonar, Flanders, M. King (Budarick, Rankine)
Massive list of the rookies dropped completely from sides or only on very long extended benches this week.
Luckily no changes to my side, yet.
Anyone else getting nervous about how many cows will be available?
Not worried yet. 42 rookie-priced players named this week, nine of them on the field. Itβll work itself outβ¦
Named on an 11 man bench doesnβt really countβ¦
BACKLINE
Williams Sicily DOC Gould Greaves Keane
Worrell Rivers
MIDS
J.Kelly Cripps Bont Danger Dusty Shiel Rowell T.Green
Pickett,Robertson,Sharp
RUCKS
GAWN GRUNDY
Conroy
FWDS
Whitfield Walters Smith Cameron King Budarick
Mahomy Close
1.8K Remains RB WITH THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON WHAT I SHOULD DO
TU Petracca
TD Parish
atm I have got Parish with 25k left in the bank
Let me know your thoughts
Keen on either those 2 and Brayshaw being the big break out this season. So I wonβt start any in case I get the wrong one. But all are closely monitored. Comes down to their inside mid minutes and contested ball gets if you want to start one of them round 1.
Backs
Daniel, Sicily, Houston
Docharty, BZT, Keane
(Biancio, Gould)
Mids
Neale, Cripps, Bont
Oliver Merrett, Rowell
Serong, Pickett
(Mclerney, Sharp, Mead)
Rucks
Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
Forwards
Whitfield, Parish, Smith
Cameron, Close, Budarick
(King, Mahony)
Still left with $25,000 left in the bank gone a stronger backline due to weaker rookies quite like this team let me know your thoughts.
I found the Essendon fanβ¦
On the whole, I donβt mind it. Merrett, though, I just canβt get behind. Far too many better mids on offer. Top 10 mids will typically be in the 115-130 avg range, and I just donβt see Merrett cracking 110.
Feels like a lot of H2Hβs are going to have you with Merrett, and your opponent with Macrae. Has that $90k saving done enough to offset the difference?
Merritt is a tough one. Scores at leased 90 most games but rarely tops 130. I think heβs a great pick around the 500-540mark. Otherwise your costing yourself a uber who can win head to head matches. Also heβs been concussed several times now, and with how the game is treating it now, he could expect a couple week lay off for a slight knock.
Agree with all Points TOFβ¦
DEF: Williams, Laird, Sicily, Houston, Starcevich, Greaves (Williams, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Fyfe, Cripps, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett (McInnerny, Williams, Budarick)
RUCK: Grundy, English (Convoy)
FWD: Martin, Greenwood, Petracca, Hill, Cameron, Mozzie (King, Rankine)
6K ITB, Rookies interchangeable
I can see what your trying to do here but donβt like the English pick I just canβt look at any team without Gawn and Grundy I like how deep you have gone in the backline but I think you need to try and make 250k to get in Gawn
TU: Fyfe and Sicily
TD: Cripps and Daniel
DEF: Laird, Ryan, Doc, Roberton, Ash, Gould (Greaves, B.Williams)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, Serong, Rivers
(Starcevich, Pickett, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Xerri)
FWD: Whitfield, Petracca, Smith, Hill, Brander, Georgiades
(Cameron, Rankine)
Getting close now β still finding myself shuffling names around every day, and I just canβt really settle on something I love.
DEF: Ryan, Sicily, Doc, Ash, Williamson, Williams (Greaves, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, Starcevich, Pickett (McHenry, Close, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Xerri)
FWD: Whitfield, Dusty, Petracca, Hill, Brander, Rankine (Cameron, Mahoney)
Rookies as placeholders, of course, subject to selection.
Feels weird not having any top 10 defenders from last year, though my D1-3 still feels solid enough on paper.
Mids are stacked, all good. Starcevich is simply conveniently priced as a placeholder, and if not selected will hopefully be replaceable with someone cheaper.
Rucksβ¦fingers crossed on Gawn. Maybe tonight will allay some fears.
Forwards Iβm pretty comfortable with β Petracca feels right this year, better than Smith/Steven at least.
Hi there!
Just would love some feedback on my DEF
T/U β D. Robertson
T/D β G. Birchall
Who has the better scoring ability and scoring power. Roughly same price.
Cheers
So, any feedback will be appreciated β¦
My team received mainly thumbs down, with a 6 strong midfield. Does a 2/6/2/2 structure work?
One too many mids I think for most people.
Of course what truly counts as a premo is always up for debate, especially in a preseason like this.
Anybody like Rowan Marshall as second ruckman instead of Gawn? Fitness cloud worrying me
I currently have Marshall at R2 at the moment but not sold on him a Ryder in the same team. If gawn is named round 1 will probably find the cash to start him
He is playing well rn would lock him in
R11 bye, no thanks.
TU- Luke Ryan & D Smith
TD- S Docherty and J Ceglar
F1 and F3:
TU: Whitfield and Smith
TD: Martin and MacPherson
Pretty happy with how the team looks happy for feedback
Def: Laird, Houston, Dawson, Roberton, Starcevich, Gould (Biano, Mclennan)
Mid: Macrae, Fyfe, Kelly, Cripps, Whitfield, Rowell, T Green, Pickett (Rivers, Budarick, Mead)
Fwd: Walters, D Martin, Heeney, Georgiades, Rankine, Cavarra (King, 102k player as of now)
Firstly, where are your rucks?
From what we can see, looks great, but probably unreaslistic reliance on at least nine rookies who are nowhere near round 1 start. Bianco not playing this week minimal game time last week, Rivers/Rankine/Cavarra/Mead didnβt play either week, McLennan spudded both weeks, Georgiades in best 22 before Westhoff/Ebert/Motlop/Drew looks unlikely, etc.
Now, obviously some of them you can substitute for similar cash levels, but you wonβt be replacing most of them with playing rookies without finding about $150k in extra cash. Thatβs probably only downgrading one of the premo forwards to a Devon Smith or similar, so itβs far from insurmountable problem.
My rucks are Gawndy
PLEASE READ!!
Gone with more highpriced middle aged cows/rookies due to the lack of cheap rookie options. Feedback appreciated π
DEF- Ryan, Sicily, Roberton, Noble, Ash, Starcevich (Gould, Greaves)
MID- Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, Flanders, Pickett
(Robertson, Rivers, Budarick)
RUCK- Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD- Whitfield, Petracca, Ceglar, Smith, Hill, Crocker (Georgiades, King)
Noble and Ceglar are interesting picks and I actually like both of them.
Crocker is looking a pretty safe bet in the forward line for that bit of selection security
What the hell, a few beers down, too early in Marsh 2 but a bit of entertainment is called for.
2400 cash
Def: Houston, Dawson, Doc, Roberton, Ash, Hill (Brander, Gould)
Mids: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, Serong, Pickett (McInerney, Robertson, Budarick)
Ruck: Grundy, Naismith (Xerri)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, Heeney, MacPherson, Davis, Sturt (D.Cameron, Rankine/King if injured)
Yep, Naismith, still going there at least until Sydney play North. Up against Goldy should decide that oneβ¦ if heβs at least a competitive 80-85+ (or within 20 points of Goldy meaning a neutralization before one gets rested) thatβs good enough.
As weβve seen overall points radically change once the gun goes out and someone monsters the understudy for 60 points in a quarterβ¦
Relying on a Houston dpp shuffle or sale of Roberton before round 11 bye, may change that depending on available round 1 rookies to Petracca and a defensive rookie.
Different HH, have toyed with Houston at D1 too, like the Mcpherson pick and i think Naismith will get some added love if he can produce that solid 80pts or so against Goldy on Monday. Gawn did look good last night and pulled up fine so its tough.
Yeah, the other option is maybe Gawn/Crocker versus Whitfield/Naismith.
Gawn is prone to slower starts, midseason slumps (mentioned elsewhere) then strong finishes, so you can certainly pick him up cheaper at some point.
But given his slow start is still probably 115 ppg itβs a lot to give up.
TU- Fyfe, Danger.
TD- Bont, Oliver
Talk of more forward time to prolong his career might reduce Fyfeβs injury risk, but they wonβt help his scoring.
Danger has been at least at a $150k discount in each of the last 3 years.
Bontβs biggest risk is having too many of Macrae/Dunkley/Bont. The umpires love him nearly as much as DUCKWOOD.
Oliver should be better after injury affected him last season, and the Dees shocking season
Btw, Iβm biased. After having both Fyfe and Danger earlier on I have Bont and Oliver now for the above reasons..
Iβm looking for pre bye points. If melbourne struggle again, will oliver? And also with the de bour and hutchinson tags early on? How will bont go with de bour x2 before the byes. Fyfe has a relativity easy opening draw and will kick goals playing fwd and also take contested marks. Danger gets more mid minutes(maby) and is probably having his last crack at a premiership.
For the safer picks iβm leaning towards Bont and clarry, but for early points Fyfe and danger seem like they might do better.
So guess i should specifically ask, which combo scores more total points by the byes?
TU-Bont, clarry
TD-Danger, fyfe.
So after tonight is gawn a lock?
Does anyone know if he pulled up Ok after a half of footy? Do the Dees play anymore Marsh?
Really want to set and forget
Another Question is β Dusty
T/U β Must have
T/D β Can live without him if it means getting Gawn
My thinking in downgrading Dusty for a 450k player gives me enough cash to get Gawn.
Cheers
I donβt think it hurts you too much not starting dusty points wise if you want to try something different. But you have to select him if you want a durable set and forget fwd option.
what you guys think of this team chopped and changed numerous times think im nearly set with this team now
backs
Laird, Crisp, doc, roberton, ash, greaves,
keane, gould
mids
macrae, neale, cripps, bont, coniglio, rowell, t green, pickett
mcinerney, robertson, budarick
rucks
grundy, nic nat
conroy
fwds
whitfield, martin, greenwood, d smith, georgiades, cameron,
crocker, xerri
Doubting all rookies aside from a few so this is based on little rookies playing round one. Hoping that coaches had seen enough and were just resting them.
Iβm not overly happy with this but letβs see, only got the 4 mid premos based on the rookies.
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Starcevich, Gould (Bianco, Rivers)
MID: McRae, Neale, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, Serong, Pickett, Robertson (Valente, Bytel, McHenry)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, Ceglar??, Smith, Hill, M King (Cavarra, Budarick)
Thoughts???
Previously was
DEF: Laird, Houston, Roberton, Hill, Starcevich, Gould (Rivers, Bianco)
MID: McRae, Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Rowell, Pickett, Robertson (Valente, Bytel, McHenry)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, Greenwood/Ceglar, Smith, M King, Budarick (Cavarra, Rankine)
Is this side better as I prefer this side
R2 and F3
TU: Goldy and McPherson/Petracca
TD: Gawn and Smith
Comment other combo.
Hey Coaches,
My R2 situation is causing me headaches. I am far from 100% confident in Gawn however have very little in goldy and Marshall as well.
Iβve seen cases for English and Naismith but not sure. Jacobs and NicNat seem to be the most popular alternatives at 13% ownership each. Gawn currently has less than 30% so who are u guys backing in?
T/U β Simple, bite the bullet and back Gawn
T/D β Go for Jacobs, NicNat, etc.
Appreciate your thoughts/replys
-Bomb
T/D β
The no Gawn set-up:
D β Laird, Sicily, Houston, Crisp, Robertson, Starcevich + Brander, Gould
M β Macrae, Neale, JKelly, Mitchell, Bont, Rowell, Ash, Pickett + RCD, Robertson, Budarick
R β Grundy, Naismith + Xerri
F β Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Hill, Crocker, King + Close, OβConner
Very happy with this structure and accept the risk of starting without Gawn.
Thoughts?
With Gawn:
D: Laird, Houston, Crisp, Robertson, Starcevich, Brander (Greaves, Gould)
M: Neale, JKelly, Dunkley, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, Ash, Pickett (RCD, Robertson, Budarick)
R: Grundy, Gawn (Xerri)
F: Whitfield, MacPherson, Smith, Bewley, Hill, King (Close, OβConner)
Which team do you guys prefer?
TU: No Gawn team β take the risk of with Naismith and a stronger Def/Fwd line
TD: Gawn team β pay the $$ now, set and forget
Maybe downgrade Crisp to Ash/rookie, and upgrade in forward line, monitor news of Hill injury and Houston for that matter.
Howβs this looking everyone? Honest feedback would be appreciated
DEF: Daniel, Ryan, Weller, Noble, Ash , Gould (Starc, Rivers)
MID: Macrae, Jelly, Danger, Crippa, Bont, Rowell, Serong, Pickett (Brown, Robertson, Budarick
RUC: Grawndy (Comben)
FWD: Whit, Tracca, Patton, Hill, Crocker, King (Cameron, Rankine)
Not sold on Patton, I just feel that having higher priced rookies in all lines is needed this year due to lack of the base ones. Obviously it all comes down to whoβs named for Round 1. Where can I improve?
Hey Rueben, pretty solid, the freo boys could be a concern(not Ryan), and that fwd line needs strengthening.
At sixes and sevens atm. Was trying to go without Grundy and Gawn, then had both, but was unconvinced by Grundys effort/ apparent fitness in SOO. Think Gawn will lift with captaincy. Viney in as I remember how good he finished the year 2 years ago, and value at his price. Like D Martin from the start. Some say he starts slow, but in SOO, even it is exhibition, looked sharper than every other player.
R. Laird
L. Ryan
J. Dawson
S. Docherty
L. Ash
J. Brander
M. Keane
W. Gould
Midfielders
J. Macrae
P. Cripps
J. Dunkley
T. Mitchell
J. Viney
M. Rowell
C. Serong
T. Green
M. Pickett
H. Schoenberg
D. Robertson
Rucks
M. Gawn
T. English
D. Cameron
FWD
L. Whitfield
D. Martin
H. Greenwood
S. Hill
M. Georgiades
I. Rankine
M. King
Hey folks, wanting to hear some thoughts/suggestions on this team
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Ash, S. Hill, Williamson (Brander, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, J. Kelly, P. Cripps, Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett (Serong, D. Robertson, Close)
RUC: B. Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, D. Martin, D. Smith, Georgiades, Rankine, Budarick (M. King, Mahony)
Are there any must have rookies Iβm missing as well?
Cheers
6/7 possible non-starters, comon problem with these Grawndy, Whitfield/Martin and 5 uber mids structure
hoping a few rookies pop up over this week of Marsh games and are named Round 1
DEF: Sicily, Houston, Crisp, Ash, Hill, Gould (Worrell, Bianco)
MID: Macrae, Neale, J.Kelly, Bont, Oliver, Narkle, Rowell, Pickett (Robertson, Mahony, Mead)
RUC: Grundy, Marshall (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Macpherson, D.Smith, Butler, Georgiades, King (Close, Budarick)
Going for a more balanced team this yearβ¦ something new and adventurous for me as I usually do guns and rookies. Hoping Narkle and Macpherson can be PODβs. Thoughts and advice welcome
Was keen on Lycett but put off by his injury. Iβm now torn between Gawn and Naismith and what can be done with the remaining money. Appreciate any criticism and feedback.
TU: Option 1: Sicily and Naismith +$69,400
TD: Option 2: Gawn and Rankine (via DPP) +$9,400
Def: Ryan, XXX, Docherty, Roberton, Ash, Hill, Young (Brander, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Houston, Rowell, Serong, Green, (Pickett, Rivers, Budarick)
Ruck: Grundy, XXX (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Petracca, Lynch, Brayshaw, Smith, Rankine (Cameron, King)
Lots of DPPs in there to remain flexible.
This is my current situation.
DEF:
Laird, Doch, Roberton, Brander, Greaves, Gould (T.Williamson, Rivers)
MID:
Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, Kelly, Oliver, Rowell, Serong, T.Green (McHenry, Pickett, Close)
RUCK:
Grundy, Gawn (Xerri)
FWD:
Whitfield, Martin, MacPherson, Smith, Hill, Rankine (Cameron, Budarick)
Iβm pretty happy at this stage with everything however thinking of dropping Martin and picking up Houston. If I do it will be Martin to Brayshaw drop Hill move Brander FWD and pick up Houston.
Thoughts /Opinions
Defensive rooks look a problem. Rivers, Gould and Grieves not getting a run in Marsh 2.
Thoughts on Lukosios? Seems to have new role.
Hey Slatts, Lukosios barring injury will play 22 games, can he b a stepping stone like a Roberton (St Kilda) theres a chance. Heβll be permanently down back unlike last yr and great pre-season. Solid argument can be made that Roberton has a higher points potential whilst being slightly cheaper. If S Hill doesnβt pan out i could still end up with him.
T/U: Macpherson
T/D: Petracca
Petracca is such a tease, and i maybe wrong but his laziness in terms of defensive duties may cost him the mid time that everyone is craving. Also his kicking ainβt that good.
Smith, Docherty, Roberton, Noble, Starcevich, McLennan, (Rivers, Gould)
Neale, Fyfe, Jelly, Cripps, Mitchell, Danger, Rowell, Pickett, (McHenry, Robertson, Budarick)
Grundy, Nat, (Xerri)
Whitfield, Dusty, Smith, Schultz, Bonar, Brander, (King, Cameron)
Bit of a risk, but with the higher priced rookies scoring better should jump in price allowing me to upgrade.
Finished top 1,000 last year with a trade in hand after the finals, so aim to push higher this year.
Still moving the players around, but welcome thoughts and feedback.
Not bad Cam, Nic-Nat is a no for me, and risky backline, although i conceed Smith could be a sneaky good pick. Also like Shultz but at F4?? Good luck and great effort last yr.
Thanks for the feedback.
Agree Iβm potentially walking a fine line with a few of the players that are currently part of this setup, as there are a number of players who are known to be injury prone.
But on the flip side some of the higher priced rookies have had some experience in the previous year and should start with the bench scoring as well.
Nic Nat will probably be managed early on so I need to rethink that one, think about Schultz at F4 in place of S. Hill when you look at the fwd line, but still nothing is locked.
If Jacobs is a lock for GWS then he might be worth a thought, with an upgrade to Gawn given he holds up, and will free up some cash for an upgrade elsewhere.
Thereβs a lot of players pushing for similar positions in GWS which is my only concern there, as Hately would be in the best 22 everyday no matter who he played for, unfortunately heβs not at any other team, but should feature strongly throughout the year.
Thoughts, feedback and suggestions are always productive.
Yep Iβd rather Jacobs even Naismith could be worth a look. Might have to sacrifice youβre 6th premo in mids as well, but letβs see how the next week or so plays out.
TU Gaff
TD Yeo
Laird, Docherty, Roberton, Ash, Starcevich, Gould (Watson, Williams)
Macrae, Cripps, Dunkley, Mitchell, Gaff, Rowell, Green, Pickett (McHenry, Mahony, Close)
Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
Whitfield, Walters, Martin, Smith, Brander, Rankine/Budarick, depending if Rankine plays R1 (King, Rankine/Budarick)
Not 100% sold, but reasonably happy. $47k in the bank, but could swap Walters for Greenwood and have about $130k in the bank instead
Solid team just worry about def rookies obviously.
Any Suggestions/Feedback would be good
Backs:
Sicily Houston Docherty Roberton Ash Gould (Brander Rivers)
Mids:
Mcrae Neale Bont Pendles Smith Rowell Serong Pickett (Sharp Hibberd Close)
Rucks:
Grundy Marshall (Xerri/Draper)
Forwards:
Whitfeild Dusty Macpherson A.Brayshaw Hill M.King (Rankine Cameron)
$82,000 left in the kitty
Open to upgrading Pendles, have him in there as a bit of a POD
I think ruck wise you go Max or a cheaper option to save cash, Jacobs played well today and Naismith potentially could come into calculations. Pendles canβt go with the uber-mids anymore upgrade for sure, smith up forward if at all. Good backline but Ash and Serong need to be monitored. Good luck
Trying Something New:
DEF: Laird, Houston, Docherty, Starcevich, McClennan, Gould (Rivers, Towey)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Coniglio, Rowell, McHenry, Pickett (Robertson, Budarick, Close)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, MacPherson, D.Smith, Bonar, Rankine (King, OβConnor)
Tried to add a few PODs. Any advice?
On the edge with rookies, however very solid structure/team
Getting close to final team. I hope. Iβve opted to go deeper in my mids and a little lighter down back. Rookies are always up for change. 60k ITB.
Def: Daniel, Sicily, Roberton, Ash, Brander, Greaves (Bianco, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Oliver, Brayshaw (Freo), Rowell, Pickett (Valente, Taylor, Budarick)
R: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Hill, Georgiades, King (Rankine, Xerri)
Iβm pretty settled on my premo lines. Rookies, weβll wait and see. I feel Iβve got enough swingmen in lines to make changes when needed.
Thoughts? Be brutal.
Hey Grasshopper like it, just have contingency structure plans in place regarding rookie availability. Brayshaw in the mids probs stands out as a weakness. But you obviously have 1 less rookie on field in mids, but does it cost you too much down back.
T/U- Petracca and Brayshaw
T/D β Gresham and Dev Smith
Backs
Sicily, Houston, watts, ash
Starcevich, Gould
(Brander, greaves)
Mids
Fyfe, cripps, dunkley, macree
walsh, rowell, gree, mchenry,
(Budarick, Robertson, mchenry)
Rucks
Grundy, gawn (comben)
Forwards
Whitfield, martin, d.smith, west,
Rankine, geourgiades
(D.cameron, king)
$338.300 in bank but I recon some of these players have good potential to grow.
Thoughts please
Give you a piece of advice. Jack watts is a shit player will never be a supeercoach stud guy should never ever be thought of in anyoneβs team. Maybe look at a n Haynes b Smith. Just food for thought
What does everyone think of this side?
Def:
Sicily, Docherty, Roberton, Starcevich, Brander, Gould
(Greaves, Bianco)
Mid:
Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Bontempelli, Rowell, Green, Pickett
(McHenry, Robertson, Budarick)
Ruc:
Grundy, Marshall
(Comben)
FWD:
Whitfield, Martin, Greene, Long, Flanders, Crocker
(Hosie, Cameron)
With $146,500 in the bank, Iβm keen to find some upgrade targets (I know the backline is risky going two deep on the mid-price movers)
Real keen to get some feedback, especially regarding those mid-price options, as theyβre the ones presenting me with the biggest risk
Happy New Supercoach Year!
I really enjoyed βfindingβ this site last year.
Hereβs my current side. Happy to get any constructive feedback. Thanks.
Laird Sicily Docherty Roberton Hill Noble / Brander Gould
Fyfe Cripps Dunkley Mitchell Oliver Rowell Green Pickett / Collier-Dawkins Robertson Buderick
Grundy English / Comben
Whitfield Dawson Petracca Smith Rankine King / Cameron Taylor
Bench rookies may change after round one selection but Iβm pretty settled on the rest.
Have a great season everyone.
Cheers
My team has changed a few times. Let me know what you think.
Daf. S hurn. N Haynes. S Docherty. S hill. T rivers. B starcevich. Bench w gould. T Bianca
Mids m bontempelli. L neale. J Kelly. Z Merrett. B hill. M rowell. M Pickett. D Stephen. Bench robertson. j mead N mcheanry.
Rucks Grundy. Goldy. J sweet.
Fwds L Whitefield. H Greenwood. C Cameron. D Smith. M king. Bench d Cameron. C budarick
15 k left in bank.. I am very happy with this team. Lots of pods no one else has.
Def: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Young, Starcevich, Brander (Gould, Rivers)
Mid: Macrae, Kelly, Dunkley, Mitchell, Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett (McHenry, Robertson, Bianco)
Ruck: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Dusty, Smith, Hill, Rankine, King (Close, Budarick)
195,000 in the bank. Not sure what I should upgrade or who to upgrade to. Any suggestions?
I think there will be some people that hate my team, but lets have a go.
DEF: Hurn, Laird, Houston, Docherty, Ash, Hill (Starcevich, Gould)
MID: Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Bont, Cogs, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Robertson, Close, Budarick
RUCK: English, Jacobs (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, Macpherson, Smith, Crocker, Brander (Rankine, Xerri)
Only 10k in the bank and very light on rucks. Iβm thinking to do something different from the masses and see what happens. Other lines look reasonably strong.
Thoughts?
Suggestions to swap anyone?
Thanks in advance
TU: Keep Hurn and Hill
TD: Swing Brander back + Walters and Noble instead of 2 above
Team looks good. But look at the bye rounds as u look like you will be missing a lot of players in one or 2 rounds. Players should always set a great team and be ready for the bye rounds
Really like your FWDs, going for something very similar myself. Canβt get behind RUC situation tho.
With the lack of rookies this will be a very different season for starter teams. So I am thinking that I will need to spread the load more. Jacobs is under priced and will do a serviceable job. OβConnor is there for the Def/Fwd loop. I know Cockatoo is injured but he will only miss a couple of rounds and good rookies will be hard to find.
Wondering whether to go with Cogs/Martin or Bont/Parish but will put that in a separate post.
Any comments on the team will be appreciated. Love this site and the assistance that all players give each other.
B β Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Roberton, Noble, Starcevich (Gould, OβConnor )
Mids β Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Dunkley, Cogs, Rowell, Pickett, Sharp (Robertson, Cockatoo, Budarick)
R β Grundy, Jacobs (Xerri)
F- Whitfield, Walters, Martin, Brayshaw, Brander, Georgiades (Cameron, King)
TU β Cogs/Martin
TD β Bont/Parish
Not too sure about rookies but thoughts appreciated
Def: Laird, Houston, Doc, Ash, Starcevich, Gould (Brander, Greaves)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Mcirney, Mahony, Budarick)
Ruck: Gawndy (Conroy)
Forw: Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Bonar, Hill, Georgiades ( King, Cameron)
22k left
I just made a quick change Toby green in took l Whitefield out. Itβs a great move. Watch Toby green play better than Whitefield and Josh Kelly as well. Also bought gwan in for goldy so my team i choose pays of is very riskey. But I be laugbing to the bank if it pays of . I want to do something different this year hate picking the same playerβs. as other players and failing.
Def:
Ryan, sicily, Docherty, Roberton, noble, ash (gould, williams)
Mid:
Jelly, cripps, dunkley, oliver, macpherson, rowell, serong, green (picket, rivers, budarick)
Ruck:
Grundy, sauce (comben)
For:
Whitfield, dusty, dawson, smith, lukosius, brander (cameron, king)
Hoping enough cash pops back up for me to turn macpherson/dawson back into a 600k mid. Rookie selection pending for that obviously
Def: R. Laird, S. Docherty, D. Roberton, J. Noble, L. Ash, B. Starcevich (T. Watson, W. Gould)
Mid: J. Macrae, L. Neale, P. Cripps, P. Dangerfield, S. Coniglio, M. Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett (D. Robertson, F. Maginness J. Mahony)
Ruc: B. Grundy, M. Gawn (Conroy)
Fwd: L. Whitfield, D. Martin, I. Heeney, D. Smith, J. Brander, C. Budarick (I. Rankine, M. King)
Remaining Salary $4,700
Iβm not sure if the backs are a little light on with Roberton at D3 but I donβt really trust Houston or Sicily and needed to strengthen the Forwards hence why Iβve gone with Heeney. Any thoughts would be awesome.
Thx
Structure:
4 premo mids to allow for better rookies.
Playing a second loophole at F6 to get the better score of F7 and F8.
Picking between Lynch and Brayshaw at F3 is doing my head in.
Defenders:
Laird, Sic-DAWG, Weller,
Doch, Noble, Gould
Brander, Rivers
Mids:
Macrae, Neale, Dunkley, Oliver,
Rowell, Serong, Green, Picket
Hibbard, Budarick, McInerney
Rucks
Grundy, Gawn
Xerri
Forwards
Whitfield, Dusty, Brayshaw
Smith, Cameron, OβConnor(loop)
Rankine, King.
25K in the bank,
Gday guys whatβs everyone thoughts
Sicily Crisp Docherty Noble Brander Gould (greaves rivers)
Macrame Neale Cripps Mitchell bont Rowell green picket (Philip Robertson budarick)
Gawn English (Conroy)
Whitfield dusty macpherson Brayshaw bonar Rankine ( king budarick)
Not sure Gould, Greaves and Rivers are going to get a game round 1.
English over Gawn is interesting but I guess that is your Point of Difference.
The popular opinion is itβs a year early for English, should start well but his durability over the course of the season is the question mark.
Looks good. As long as youβve worked out the loop hole options with your Captains and VC with Conroy for the first half of the season.
you definitely have enough rookie on field depth.
I reckon Macrame will stitch them up⦠boom-tish!
Hardest year ever to pick a starting team. With the lack of cheap rookies as it stands, I have taken a different approach and come up withβ¦..
Sicily, Houston, Doch, S Hill ( am I hearing injury concerns ?), Brander, B Williams (Gould/Rivers)
Neale, Cripps, Bont, Oliver, Parish, Rowell, Green, Pickett (vandenBerg/Starcevich/Robertson)
GG (Comden)
Whitfield, Dusty, T Lynch (Rich), Smith, Georgiades, Rankine (Cameron/M King)
Late decision not to include Roberton cause of R11. Probably one uber mid shortβ¦wnt with Parish cause I reckon this is his break out season, and it also allowed me to get a couple of dearer rookie types, including vandenBerg.
Be gentle.
Hey Wighty, get Noble down back for Hill, think you need 1 more uber-mid, and try to find a way to not field Georgiades, better on bench. Pretty good team mate letβs see what todayβs games tell us.
Looks pretty good mate. Agree with DB C on Noble for Hill and the MID thing. If you canβt afford it, Iβd get a Walsh, Hately type over Parish. They will definitely make money. Parish may not. When is Heppell due back? Be careful!
Sparrow may pop his head up FWD. Watson (FRE) more likely than Gould at this point.
Wighty, interesting team. I think you can replace Hill with Roberton (will be gone by rd11) or Noble. Canβt go with Parish myself, prefer someone like Viney or Brayshaw. VDB has to start on field in place Giorgieades. Buckley has confirmed that Cameron will not play rd1 so maybe Georgie goes to the bench. Good luck this yearβ¦M.
T/U Dunkley
T/D McRae
Ok,
Todayβs version, may require more changes after todays matches but weβre getting close to a final, low rookie version to suit 2020. $7k left.
B: Laird, Doch, Roberton, Cumming, Noble, Ash (Brander, Gould)
M: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Cogs, Hately, Rowell, Pickett (McInerney, Robertson, Budarick)
R: Gawn, Naismith (Xerri)
F: Whitfield, Martin, Greene/Heeney (will decide after Swans later today), McPherson, Vandenberg, Davis (Georgiades, Donut OβConnor).
Looks great. Just worry about Naismithβs durability. Where do you go if he goes down early?!. Would be more inclined to go Sauce if you want to go cheap. Does make your other lines look v strong tho and I like the picks!
What will I do if Sinclair goes down?
Cry. Huge, heaving sodden man tears as another Swans season goes south from holding onto Naismith while yet another former ruck who seemed unprepared to play for us (Cameron) probably ends up starring for a new club and picks up a premiership medal, just like Nank did.
Seriously though.
Am also keeping a weather eye on Darcy Fort. Impressed me last year and been looking good so far in the preseason.
Also Zac Smith is only $3k extra. Pittonet looks good, I dunno why Carlton are so determined to play De Konig in front of him. Luke Jackson. Noah Balta.
And obviously Darcy Cameron, who blind Freddie can see should be in there instead of Cox.
Anything else would require a correction trade if he goes down before week 3.
Wow if you decide Greeneβs your man at f3, that makes 6 GWS players. Not necessarily a bad thing however id be nervous every time teams are announced with the track record they have re: injuries/ rookie job security. Good luck with it, todayβs games will tell us more.
Thatβs probably the biggest concern going with Greene over Heeney.
Realistically though Cumming and Ash are probably gone well before the byes and Hately sometime around the byes (especially with Taranto likely to return around then).
Still, itβs 3 premo from the one team at least to have to worry about.
Shuffled a bit to bring Taylor and Mahoney in since North seem determined to play them.
Structurally insignificant but just milking the cows a bit harder
Think Greene will have a little more freedom and run like he was doing at the end of last year, kicking a few as he floats up forward and potentially pick up some of those scores that we saw at the end of the year, especially with Taranto out.
But in saying that Cogs could also see more time in the midfield although it has been suggested that heβll play 50/50 fwd/mid, but heβs taking over the captaincy and knowing Cogs will lead from the front, and we all know how well he was scoring before he went down.
The big question is with a Giants team close to their best (Cameron, Cogs, Greene, Jelly, Whitfield, Williams) throw Hopper and Shaw in the mix with Ward coming back into the picture fairly early in the season given everything goes to plan, thereβs only one footy that Iβm aware.
Numerous rookies on their list would be in the first 22 in every other team, but they arenβt every other team.
Thoughts and feedback would make this an interesting discussion, Cheers
Interesting HH, food for thought. Just placed Davis on my watchlist, already have Crocker. Not game to go without Grundy and Gawn but I think you have spent the extra dollars well. Good luckβ¦.M
Hi Guys,
Long time readerβ¦.Love this site.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
B: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Roberton, Ash, Brander (McLennan, Greaves)
M: Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Bont, Sloane, COGS, Rowell, T.Green (Pickett, Robertson, Mahony)
R: Grundy, Naismith (Xerri)
F: Whitefield, Ceglar(To cover Naismith if needed), Brayshaw, Steven, Georgiades, King (Budarick, Rankine)
Thanks!
Looks good. Biggest worry to me is Sloane who has burnt a lot of us in the past.
Ceglar concerns me too, because he only seems to score ok when heβs up against a rookie or much smaller ruck.
Iβd honestly prefer a downgrade of Ceglar to Patton and then use the cash to upgrade Sloane.
But other than that looks very solid indeed.
Thanks Harbour Heroes!!!
Much appreciate the feedback mate.
Def: Sicily. Docherty, Roberton, Cummings, Noble, TWatson (Crocker/Williams)
Mid: McRae, Dunkley, Neale, Cripps, Anderson, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Starcevich/McHenry/Robertson)
Ruck: Gawn, Grundy (Xerri)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, McPherson, Lynch (Rich), DSmith, CTaylor (Rankine/Budarick)
Unforgiving year SC is shaping up to be. Going with the 4prem midfield to fund the midpricers around the ground. Is having both McRae and Dunkley in a 4 man midfield suicidal with the bye rounds. Moreso, can Anderson live up to that 200k pricetag. Originally had Stephens instead but didnβt do much over the pre season games. Much to think on
Steven for Lynch based off that performance today
Hi guys just chasing some feedback on my team
Def- Houston, Docherty, Roberton,noble, ash, brander (gould and greaves)
Mid-macrae, neale,Fyfe, kelly, j.steven, Rowell, picket (Robertson, sharp, mead)
Ruck- gawn, Grundy (meek)
Fwd- Whitfield, martin, McPherson, brayshaw, smith, Taylor (king, close)
Any changes you guys would make?
gβday guys, feeling a bit risky today. Let me know your honest thoughts. Big Maxyβs been in my side since day 1, but I thought Iβd see where I could spend the money elsewhere by replacing him with Jacobs.
DEF: Lloyd, Doch, Roberton, Noble, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich (Greaves, B. OβConnor)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Jelly, Cripps, Dunkley, D. Smith, Rowell, Pickett (T. Green, Bianco, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Jacobs (Xerri)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, MacPherson, J. Steven, Brander, C. Taylor (D. Cameron, M. King)
Good luck to everyone involved!
TU: Coniglio
TD: Oliver
Hurn, Sicily, Roberton, Noble, Brander, Watson (Williamson/Bianco)
Fyfe, Cripps, Bont, Coniglio, J. Steven, Hately, Rowell, Pickett
(Bonar/Serong/Rowles)
Grundy, Jacobs (Comben)
Walters, Greene, Parish, Gray, Macpherson,
Taylor (Cameron/Oβconner)
$34,200 ITB
*Rookies subject to change
T/U Devon Smith
T/D Jack Steven
TU: Macpherson
TD: Brayshaw
TU: Oliver
TD: Mitchell
Made a few changes purely to roles and looks like thereβs not much chop in the range of cheap rookies this year! There goes the prem/rookie team! Gotta risk it for the biscuit! Looking to crack the top 1000 last year after just finishing out of it!
Backs: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Roberton, Noble, BZT (Starcevich, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, JKelly, Cripps, Dunkley, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Robertson, Rivers, Budarick)
Ruck: Grundy, Jacobs (Conroy loophole)
Fwd: Whitfield, D Martin, Steven, Smith, Brander, Rankine (Taylor, King)
Very excited for this year because looks like everyone is going to have to take a different approach! Keeping my eye on Oliver and Houston! All the best lads!
Solid squad marshy! ;).
Only snag you might find is ya high amount of players and premos out in the round 14 bye.
Good luck, hope ya come second in ya league π
Hahaha knew youβd find it π yeah had a look at that pretty short but hopefully by round 14 Iβm close to full strength and will get over that hurdle! Will be winning again π
Ok folks have come up with this motley crew, any feedback appreciated
Def- Sicily, Docherty, Roberton ,
Cumming, Noble, Zerk-thatcher
Brander, Watson.
Mid- Macrae, Neale, Kelly, Dunkley,
Mitchell, Smith, Rowell, Pickett.
Starcevic, Robertson, Budarik.
Fwd- Whitfield, Martin, Macpherson,
Steven, Crocker, Taylor.
Mahony, OβConnor.
$600 bucks left over
Personal preference would be to go Cripps over Dunks, but Dunks could have a bigger year this year than last.
Given that you canβt field 22 premos just yet I like it, itβs slightly different but good.
Sorry rucks are
Gawn, Jacobs. Williams.
Has anyone else been stuggling with edit function??
you have to βright clickβ and open in new window β make the edit there and save β¦ then come back and refresh β¦ straight edit doesnβt work.
Thanks Macca
Below is my current side, any suggestions/thoughts?
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Ash, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich (T. Watson, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, J. Kelly, P. Cripps, Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett (Serong, D. Robertson, Budarick)
FWD: Whitfield, D. Martin, D. Smith, Brander, C. Taylor, Rankine (M. King, Close)
Cheers
Really like your team. Very similar to mine. But your missing your Rucks.
RUC: B. Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
have plan B β could be a lot not named β¦
What do people think about Caleb Serong? Will he be there Round 1?
TU: Pick him
TD: Donβt pick him
Taking a punt on some PODs this year to make top 10 in their lines, and rookie selections reasonably settled after Marsh games.
Def: Sicily, B Smith, Weller, Doc, Noble, BZT (Keane, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, Jelly, Danger, Yeo, Rowell, Green, Pickett (T Brown, McInerney, Budarick)
Ruck: Grundy, Sauce (Comben)
For: Whitfield, MacPherson, Steven, D Smith, Brander, Taylor (Rankine, Mahoney)
TU: Like the backing in of 4 def and 4 forwards for top 10 with less rookies
TD: Stick with 3 prem def and 3 prem forwards and fill with more rookies.
Tried to add some mid ranges to make up for slim pickings with rookies.- $64,500 in bank
Defenders
C. Daniel B. Smith D. Roberton
J. Noble L. Ash B. Zerk-Thatcher
(J. Brander W. Gould)
Mids
L. Neale P. Cripps T. Mitchell. M.Bontempelli M. Rowell T. Green M.Pickett J.Macrae
(J. McInerney B. Close C. Budarick)
Rucks
Grundy M. Gawn (D. Cameron)
Forwards
L. Whitfield D. Martin D. Smith
B. Bewley I. Rankine T. Xerri
(M. King J. Mahony)
Hey Peter nice team, fwd depth a concern though. Taylor (Nmelb) worth a look as is Davis( Ade).
Thanks DBC
I have some money to re-visit forward line.
Itβs a tough year for SC coaches
I understand rookies are issue across all ines β but
Ash JS is my concern on him β no doubt he can play, but will he play β frees up cash??
T Green β same boat?
Rankine injured? β may as well plan without him for moment?
First time posting, any feedback appreciated
Def
Laird, Sicily, doch, Roberton, bzt, starcevich (b Williams, j brander
Mid
Neale, j Kelly, Cripps,
Dunkly, Walsh, Rowell, green, picket (Robertson, sharp, budarick )
Rucs
Grawndy (comben)
Fwd
Whits, MacPherson, Smith, Steven, crocker, c Taylor ( b Davis, m king )
Iv leaned towards players with job security, doesnβt seem to be many rookies that are solid.
Selected Walsh at m5 which is worrying me so thinking of dropping bzt for a rookie and bringing in cog instead to balance the team ..
Thoughts ?
Really solid mate, Walsh could be a nice pod. Noble down back is a possible upgrade from Williams or Starcevich if money allows.
Iβm with DB β walsh could go another 10-15 pts and cripps gets the tag not him
Hey guys, this is not a team rating post, apologies, however there are probably many of us in this position, however im coming to the conclusion that this years forward line will make or break majority of sides.
Mid Price Madnessβ¦. who to go with?
β D.Smith (Lock surely?)
β J Steven (Tempting)
β D Macpherson (Rate, however what GC premos score well consistently???)
β C Petracca (Feel like we have this convo every season, but genuine up side)
β A Brayshaw; Freo (At that pricem surely will make money and average at least 90βsβ¦ right?)
Reall finding it difficult this season⦠how many of those guys is too many?
Keeping in mind most teams will have Whitfield & Martin (F1&F2)
Appreciated.
There might be a poll on the site about this at some stage this weekβ¦.
Hey Guys,
Would love your response on my team so far!
Def: Lloyd, Houston, Docherty, Roberton, Noble, Starcevich (Worrell, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, J.Kelly, Cripps, Dangerfield, Steven, Rowell, Pickett (Robertson, Bianco, Rivers)
Ruck: Grundy, Marshall (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, Hill, Cameron, C.Taylor, Budarick (King, OβConnor)
Have $17,700 left
Thanks guys!
Marshall was the man last year, I feel he may lose some points sharing the load with Ryder! You could potentially lower him to a Jacobβs if ya not keen on grawndy and potentially up one of those forward rookies to a dev smith.
Also hill has done his calf again!
I have both J.Kelly and Titch in my midfield of that just too risky?
TU: Who hurt you?
TD: Gotta risk it for biscuit
TU A.Phillips
TD S.Jacobs
Cheers
Wow how the teams keep changing my set up looks very different to what it started (2 def premos, 5 mid, 2 ruck, 3 fwd).
However with all of this carnage it may well be the most fun season of all we are going to need luck as most have many mid pricers well I do now at least so letβs see.
DEF: Laird, Houston, Docherty, Roberton, Noble, Starcevich (Brander, Gould)
MID: McRae, Neale, Dunkley, Oliver, McGrath, Rowell, Pickett, Green (Robertson, Sharp, Brown)
RUCK: Grundy & Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Long, Crocker, Taylor (King, Budarick)
Any thoughts, could this work?
McGrath is my boy, but I wouldnβt consider him a mid premo, definitely has potential to make some bank though.
Yeah Iβm considering him a stepping stone make me 100k ish & upgrade around the byes.
He still may go out if I decide there is too much risk in this setup.
Yeah Iβm considering him a stepping stone make me 100k ish & upgrade him around the byes.
He still may go out if I decide there is too much risk in this setup.
T/U β BZT
T/D β John Noble
Tu ; BOTH!!
Am definitely considering both! I currently have Issac Cumming at D4, whoβs a better option, him or Noble?
Zerk has some good job security with Ambrose and hookers injuries atleast till round 5.
Noble is versing quaynor for that spot in the team, hope he gets it!
Versing is not a word
Pretty sure everyone knows what i meant, cheers mate.
Titch and Macpherson TU
Walters and Shiel TD
Thoughts on this setup?
DEF: Laird, Sicily, Docherty, Ash, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich (T. Watson, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, J. Kelly, P. Cripps, Rowell, Green, M. Pickett (McHenry, D. Robertson, Budarick)
RUC: B. Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, D. Martin, D. Smith, Brander, Rankine, C. Taylor (Georgiades, M. King)
Cheers
Like it Dylan. Solid team.
TU: Patrick Cripps
TD: Josh Dunkley
Hi guys would appreciate your thoughts on my current team
DEF: Ryan, Sicily, Houston, Doc, Roberton, Zerk-Thatcher (brander, gould)
MID: Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Mitchell, Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Brown, Robertson, Sharp)
RUC: Grundy, Naismith (xerri)
FWD: Whitfield, Ceglar, Steven, Smith, Taylor, Budarick (King, Mahoney)
Still got 62K leftover at the moment
Cheers
Solid team Sheepy, but I have big query on Naismith. Gawn has to be first option
Cheers
I want gawn but donβt know how to get him in at the moment without getting rid of whitfield and going another cheapie forward
Perhaps downgrade one of your Def premos to upgrade Naismith rather than cutting Whitfield?
Thoughts on Laird v B Smith in backline.
I currently have gone with Smith as he looks like spending more time in middle (Adelaide lack leg speed so Smith helps this) but Laird is a proven ball winner. May be a good POD ?
Laird is in 20% of teams, not a POD. Heβs more consistent than Smith, but with a lower ceiling. Depends how much you like taking a punt
Hi Chillo,
I meant Smith as POD
But point taken.
Quite happy with this new version of my team. Honest thoughts?
DEF: Lloyd, Weller, Doc, Cumming, BZT, B Williams (Rivers, Gould)
MID: Macrae, Jelly, Cripps, Danger, Bont, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Robertson, Hibberd, Budarick)
RUC: Granwdy (Comben)
FWD: Whit, Tracca, Smith, Lukosius, Taylor, King (Davis, Mahony)
A few iterations later this is where Iβm at, not sure how itβll look at lockout but my balls are big at the moment.
Basically I donβt know of any real rookies apart from the obvious 4 or 5 so Iβll have to wait and see. Mid priced (under priced) fwd line might be where its at this year.
DEF β Laird, Doch, Roberton, Ash, Starcevich, Gould β Brander, T Watson.
MID β Cripps, Neale, Fyfe, Macrae, Bont, Rowell, Green, Pickett β Brown, Robertson, Budarick.
RUCK β Grundy, Gawn β Xerri.
FWD β Dawson, MacPherson, T Lynch, Steven, D Smih, Rankine β C Taylor, M King.
Anyone want to help a sister out?
DEF: Sicily, Houston, Docherty, Ash, Greaves, Gould (McLennan, Rivers)
MIDS: Macrae, Neale, Cripps, Mitchell, Martin, Viney, Valente, Pickett (Rowell, McHenry, Hibberd)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
FWD: Whitfield, Greenwood, Smith, Hill, Brander, Rankine (King, Budarick)
Would basically like to not get towelled up by the family this year if at all possible
cheers
Need to put Rowell on field. A number of your rookies look doubtful for R1 so you may need a major refit when teams drop.
I would have Dusty in your fwds. Get rid of Greaves (doubtful R1) and move Brander back.
Good luck Red
thanks Stewey β just one game would be nice lol
TU: JACK STEVEN
TD: ANDREW BRAYSHAW
Iβve tossed and turned with this team and have just completely done a revamp after being disappointed by the rookie options. Have run myself dry on some cheap rookies to make way for some mid pricers and surefire playtime. Not a whole lot of money to play with in the bank either. Please let me know what you think. π
Backs- Laird, Houston, Docherty, Zerk-Thatcher, Williamson, Gould (Bianco, River)
Mids- Macrae, Kelly, Cripps, Oliver, Coniglio, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Mead, Roberton, H. Brayshaw)
Rucks- Grundy, Gawn (Cameron)
Fwds- Whitfield, Martin, Petracca, Smith, Brander, King (Budarick, Rankine)
Im tossing up between Petracca and Steven to make room for a better mid than Coniglio. My thought process for picking cogs was so I can sure up the rest of my team with scorers and sacrifice that extra 5-10 points from a neale or a bont and instead put it into a Petracca instead of J.Steven.
Let me know what you guys think!
Have you hacked my puter ??????????
Hahahahha great minds think alike mate! Good to know someone else thinking the same way this season π
D: Sicily, Doc, Roberton, Noble, BZT, Brander (Watson, Gould)
M: Neale, Fyfe, Dunkley, Titch, Oliver, Telly, Rowell, Pickett (Green, Robertson, Sharp)
R: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
F: Whitfield, MacPherson, Smith, Crocker, Rankine, Budarick (CTaylor, King)
$19.1k bank.
I know my def and fwd lines are a bit shallow but really happy with my mids and hoping they more than make up for any points foregone elsewhere.
Have dabbled with bringing Sauce in for Gawn to boost other lines but keep coming back to the set and forget option of GG. The $350k saving doesnβt allow me to go up to Dusty in the fwd line without getting rid of either Smith or MacPherson (both of whom Iβm keen on after Marsh). It would allow me to get another keeper in the back line but then I still need to find a way to get Max in later in the year. Not worth the headache imo.
What do you think coaches?
My concern going 6 deep in the mids is that you are playing with one less rookie in the mids and one more in another line. Given the JS and scoring of def and fwd rookies are uncertain your 6th mid may be better as an extra fwd or def premium.
Thoughts on rookies that are going to play or cheap players. (Lots of names would be appreciated)
Hi aka,
You could look at putting Brander in you backline as I am doubtful that Gould will play R1. From what I saw on GWS last game Cogs is at a good price and is worth keeping. I think your midfield looks good. Backline could be strengthened, ensure all the back 6 are playing R1
TU: DANGER
TD: OLIVER
Can some one please tell me Iβm nuts !
Laird Sis Doc Robertson Zerk Brander
Greeves Gould
Neale Fyfe Bont Cogs Viney Scully Rowell Pickett
Sharp Close Budarick
Grundy Jacobs Cameron
Whitfield Macpherson Petracca Brayshaw Smith Taylor
Davis Xerri
Who we rolling with for the loophole?
TU: Matthew Conroy
TD: Charlie Comben
Def: Houston, BSmith, Docherty, Noble, Zerk-Thatcher, Brander (Gould, Bianco)
Mid: JKelly, Cripps, Dunkley, Titch, Cogs, Rowell, Serong, Pickett (McHenry, Brown, Robertson)
Ruc: Grundy, Gawn (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, Steven, Smith, Rankine, Taylor (King, Budarick)
$23.8k in bank, would appreciate your thoughts
I understand Brodie Smith is a massive risk, but playing as a midfielder last year he averaged 100 from five matches, and should have a more permanent role as a wingman.
Im of the same opinion . B Smith could be a excellent POD.
Hey community!
Would love some thoughts/opinions on my team
Houston, Crisp, Dawson, Docherty, BZK, Gould, Young, Brander
Neale, Cripps, Fyfe, Whitfield, Brayshaw (Freo), Rowell, Ash, Serong, Pickett, Cockatoo, Maginess
Grundy, Gawn, Cameron
Martin, MacPherson, Smith, Bonar, Flanders, Rankine, Skinner, Crocker
Laird and Lloyd i cannot see being as dominant as past years, last year the decline in scoring began.
Brayshaw a POD but given the price range i had to play with he seemed to be a big improver
Was going to pick Marshall but the Ryder influence i forgot about
Forward quite happy with, i think Steven will fall in a trap similar to Dahl and pump out 80s most year
Hey community!
Would love some thoughts/opinions on my team
Houston, Crisp, Dawson, Docherty, BZK, Gould, Young, Brander
Neale, Cripps, Fyfe, Whitfield, Brayshaw (Freo), Rowell, Ash, Serong, Pickett, Cockatoo, Maginess
Grundy, Gawn, Cameron
Martin, MacPherson, Smith, Bonar, Flanders, Rankine, Skinner, Crocker
Laird and Lloyd i cannot see being as dominant as past years, last year the decline in scoring began.
Brayshaw a POD but given the price range i had to play with he seemed to be a big improver
Was going to pick Marshall but the Ryder influence i forgot about
Forward quite happy with, i think Steven will fall in a trap similar to Dahl and pump out 80s most year
Scott
I reckon you need another premo in fwd line . Crisp may be downgraded if money short for a whitefield up forward
TU: Jack Steven
TD: Deven Smith
???
Good to be back for another year. Always the most reliable, entertaining and informative SuperCoach forum.
Finished just outside top 1,000 last year so hoping to sneak in this year
Backs:
Lloyd, Doc, Noble, Hill, Zerk-thatch, Ash
Em: Williams (W.C) and Starcevich
Mids:
McRae, Fyfe, Cripps, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, Pickett, Green (non-karate kick one)
Em: Robertson, Rivers, Hibberd
Rucks: Grundy, O O O Oβbrian em: Xerri
Forward: Whitfield, Dusty, Greene (fly-kicker) Smith, Georgiadas, Budarick
Em: king, brander
12 guns I reckon then mostly rookies or 200k low-mid pricers
$57k spare
Tappy β if your top 1,000 then I should not be giving any commentβ¦.I canβt see that far aheadβ¦..
Fwd: greene β bet with your head not your heart is a great saying, so my βthoughtsβ about him are irrelevant β he is a risky but potentially good pick
Ruc: OβBrien β not on song in marsh series, though I understand that form guide is not much guideβ¦β¦..jacobs could be similar result with cash available for def??
Def: β prob best high priced rookie option line this yearβ¦.understand therefore your concentration on them, but see this as your weakest line. Hill injury and Ash JS are the scares?
Good luck
Interesting article Fox sports/afl
Titled-
Predicted Round 1 teams: The young guns whoβve bolted into your clubβs line-up
AFL
Only 700 versions to go to kick offβ¦..
Def: Laird, Sicily, Doch, Roberton, BZT, Brander (williams, gould)
Mid: Neale, Cripps, Dunkley, Bont, Oliver, Rowell, Pickett, Gollant (robertson, hibberd, budarick)
Ruc: G&G (comben)
Fwd: Martin, Macpherson, Steven, Smith, Crocker, Taylor (Sturt, King)
Besides the hope all (any) rookies play and earn cash β I think roberton and smith are the other stepping stones in my team with steven and docherty potentially under-priced keepers in their respective lines.
Thx in advance for any comments
No whitfield is different, team as a whole looks pretty solid!
For F4
t/u steven
t/d brayshaw
Tu; Rory Laird
Td; Dan Houston
I feel as though if Brodie Smtih plays through the middle more, itβll free up more points for Laird. However, will this be the case? Or will Laird continue to average those 90-100 scores. Ideally want him back to his old best if im going to start him. Thoughts coaches?
Hey Guys,
Would love your response on my team so far!
Def: Lloyd, Houston, Docherty, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich, Brander (Worrell, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, J.Kelly, Cripps, Dangerfield, Steven, Rowell, Pickett (Robertson, Bianco, Rivers)
Ruck: Grundy, Goldstein (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, D.Smith, Cameron, C.Taylor, Budarick (King, OβConnor)
Have $15,600 left
Thanks guys!
Would going:
Macrae β Fyfe
Then
Houston β Laird
Would that be the way to go???
Sorry
TU: Fyfe & Laird
TD: Macrae & Houston
TU: Dan Houston & Andrew Brayshaw
TD: Macrae & Lachie Ash
Scratching my head on this one lads,
I feel like Houston is a top 6 back and brayshaw will make some coin with a nice mid/fwd flip.
Then I also feel like macrae is getting what youβre paying for! But ash has to go to the giant war of battling Cummings and other j jets for his position.
TIA supercoach kings
Tossing up Bonar, or moving him up to Petracca at the cost to my backline alongside Steven and Dev.
TU: J.Lloyd, Roberton, Bonar
TD: Houston, Noble, Petracca
BACKLINE
Laird Sicily Docherty BZT Starcevich Brander
BENCH β Greaves Gould
Mids
Kelly Cripps Titch Bont Zerrett Dusty Rowell Pickett
BENCH β Roberton Sharp Brayshaw (WCE)
RUCKS GAWN GRUNDY
conroy
FWD
Whitfield Macpherson Smith Georgideas Taylor Budarick
BENCH β Rankine King
THOUGHTS
Gβday All,
Is having three Bulldog midfielders too heavy???
As it stands, my mids are:
Macrae, Neale, Dunkley, Bontempelli, Rowell, Greene, Pickett (Robertson / Mahony / Hibberd)
My alternative is that I trade out Bont and upgrade to Cripps⦠but doing that would come at the expensive of sacrificing a playing rookie ($117 k) to a non playing rookie ($102k)
Thoughts???
dunkley to cripps
bont for brownlow imo
Gday everyone probably my final team
DEF: Laird, Houston, Docherty, Roberton, Noble, Ash (Gould, Bianco)
MID: Macrae, Fyfe, Kelly, Cripps, Coniglio, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Mead, Robertson, Rivers)
RUC: Grundy, Gawn (Conroy)
FWD: Whitfield, Heeney, Petracca, Brander, Rankine, Cavarra (Budarick, random 102k)
dont like heeney and petracca in the fwd line
TU- Fyfe
TD- Cripps
TU- Cogs
TD- Oliver
Oliver by miles
TU: Danger & Starcevich (assuming he gets a gig)
TD: Coniglio & Noble (assuming he gets a gig)
DEF: Laird, Houston, Docherty, BZT, Starch, Brander (Williams, Bianco)
MID: Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Danger, Bont, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Robertson, Rivers, Budarick)
RUCK: Grundy, Gawn (Convoy)
FWD: Whitfield, Martin, MacPherson, Hill, Taylor, Cameron (Georgiades, King)
TU: Jack Steven, Devin Smith
TD: MacPherson, Hill
T/U: Noble
T/D: Roberton
T/U : Gawn + rookie fwd
T/D: Jacobs/ Steven fwd
I thought Iβd share my team and appreciate any advice.
Def: Hurn Sicily Daniel BZK Gould McLennan (Starcevich, Watson)
Mid: Macrae Neale Oliver Dunkley Cripps Rowell Picket T.Green (Sharp Robertson Dow)
Ruc: Gawn Grundy ( Xerri)
Fwd: Whitfield Dusty Steven Brander King Taylor ( Davis Budarick)
Cheers
took a big step out of the box for this one. Poke any holes you see.
DEF: Laird, Sic, Roberton, Noble, BZT, Brander (Butts, OβConnor loophole)
MID: Neale, Jelly, Cripps, Bont, Telly, D Smith, Rowell, Pickett (Valente, Robertson, Budarick)
RUC: Grundy, Naismith (Xerri)
FWDS: Whitfield, Martin, Petrappa, Andy Brayshaw, Steven, C. Taylor (D. Cameron, King)
22k itb
Looks a v/strong team. Only query is Naismith but i guess we canβt have it all.
Hey Guys,
Would love your response on my team so far!
Def: Lloyd, Laird, Docherty, Zerk-Thatcher, Starcevich, Brander (Worrell, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, J.Kelly, Cripps, Cogs, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Robertson, Bianco, Rivers)
Ruck: Grundy, Goldstein (Comben)
Fwd: Whitfield, Martin, Steven,D.Smith, Cameron, C.Taylor, (Budarick, OβConnor)
Have $7,700 left
Thanks guys!
TU: Ryan, Mcgrath, Rankine
TD: Noble, Green, Whitfield
Cheers
rate my team
DEF = D. Houston, B. Smith, Dy. Robertson, L. Ash, B. Starcevich, W. Gould, (T. Bianco, T. Rivers)
MID = J. Macrae, L. Neale, N. Fyfe, P. Cripps (VC), M. Bontempelli, M. Rowell, T. Green, M. Pickett, (N. McHenry, De. Robertson, C. Budarick)
RUC = B. Grundy (C), R. Marshall, (D. Cameron)
FWD = L. Whitfield, D. Martin, C. Petracca, J. Martin, S. Hill, M. King, (I. Rankine, J. Worrell
Jacob not too sure about your rookies especially defense. Everything else looks good.
Thoughts on this one. TU or TD would be appreciated.
Def: Laird, Houston, Doc, Noble, Zerk-Thatcher, Brander (B.J Williams, Gould)
Mid: Macrae, Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Oliver, Rowell, Green, Pickett (T Brown, D
Robertson, Budarick)
Ruck: Gawndy (Conroy)
Forw: Whitfield, Martin, Smith, Bonar, Georgiades, Taylor ( King, Rankine)
26k left
Ok Iβm guessing Iβm gonna get panned for this team but welcome any criticism if you give me some ideas on how to fix it
Def- Williams β Sicily- Houston- Haynes-Rivers β Young ( Gould β Worrell)
Mids β JKelly β Cripps β Oliver- Hunter- Mccluggage -Rowell- Green-Pickett ( Stephens β McHenry-Robertson)
Ruck β Grundy β Marshall
Fwds β Whitfield β Martin -Steven β Hill β Rankine β Mking ( Budarick β Riccardi)
First time team poster. I know Iβve pumped my mid up to the detriment of backs and forwards but if rookies pay off could be worth it. Thoughts?
Backs;
J. Lloyd. T. Stewart. W. Gould.
L. Towey. B Starcevich. T. Bianco
( R. Mcquillan. B. OβConnor)
Mid;
J. Kelly. J. Mccrae. P. Cripps. L. Neale
P. Dangerfield. D. Prestia. M. Pickett. M. Rowell
(H. Brayshaw. C .Lyons. D. Robertson)
Rucks;
B. Grundy. M. Gawn
(C. Comben)
Forwards;
L. Whitfield. D. Martin. J. Dawson
I. Rankine. M. King. C. Budarick
(D. Cameron. B. Close)
This is definitely the wrong year to pump bulk back rookies IMO
Thanks for advice
Hey, Glen.
Look a little light down back. Just swap Prestia for Tom Green and grab another premo down back. Otherwise, everything else looks good.
Appreciate it thanks. Loving this website. Seems like a good bunch of ppl
Who here has a team that looks totally different from a couple of weeks ago?
Is Steven too fat to play good footy?
Will Grawndy be worth the money?
What is the bet the SC site crashes and will leave people unable to change their team?
All these questions are on my mind. Wish it was next week already
Do I choose
TU β Sicily
TD β Laird
Other DEF will be Doc & Roberton, then high priced rookies.
TU: Macpherson / Cogs
TD: Brayshaw / Bont
TU: Brayshaw
TD: Steven
Tossing up with a few variations of the my team and after some feedback
Welcoming the criticism
DEF: Ryan, B. Smith, Doch, Nobel, Ash, Zerk-thatcher, Brander, Gould
MID: Neale, J Kelly, Cripps, Oliver, Congilio, Rowell, Tom Greene, Pickett, Robertsons, Sharp, Budarick
RUCK:Grundy, English, Cameron
FWD:Whitfield, Martin, Jack Stevens, Deveon Smith, Long, Taylor, King, Xerri
21k in bank
Thinking of doing some changes to get Gawn by downgrading Ash to Starcveich, Long to Georgeiades and upgrade English to Gawn, but let me know
TU Roberton and Smith
TD Noble and Steven
Tu; Lloyd
Td; Laird
Love some feedback below. Very similar team to BenSCT, with some value plays
B β Ryan, Doc, Howe, Zerk, Brander, Noble (Gould, Williams)
M β MacRae, Neale, Kelly, Cripps, Dunkley, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Starcevich, Budarick, Robertson)
R β Grundy, Gawn (Xerri)
F β Whitfield, Macpherson, Smith, Lukosius, Taylor, Rankine (Cameron, King)
40k
Luko may become Brayshaw if more rookies are named down back, going Noble down. Other option is Neale to Oliver to fund Luko to Brayshaw
TU : Roberton, Naismith, Ceglar
TD: B Williams, Gawn, king
Was really keen on the Naismith Ceglar Xerri/Cameron combo but starting to doubt Leaving out Gawn
Would appreciate thoughts
Ok second crack at team! Really need any help you can give ! Cheers
Backs;
J. Lloyd. T. Stewart. S. Docherty
J. Carlisle. W. Gould. L. Towey
(T. Bianco. B. McCay)
Mids;
N. Fyfe. J.Kelly. P. Cripps. D. Prestia
D. Smith. M. Rowell. L. Ash. B. Starcevich
(M. Hinge. M. Pickett. P. Wilson)
Rucks;
B. Grundy. M. Gawn
(C. Comben)
Forwards
L. Whitfield. D. Martin. J. Dawson
M. King. C. Budarick. T. Xerri
(D. Cameron. I. Rankine)
Itβs my first time posting so any feedback would be much appreciated:
D: Laird, Doch, Noble, Ash, Zerk, Starcevich (Williams, Gould)
M: Neale, Fyfe, Cripps, Dunkley, Bont, Rowell, Green, Pickett (Robertson, Sharp, Bud)
R: Grundy, Gawn (conroy)
F: Whitfield, Martin, Greene, Smith, Brander, Taylor (Rankine, Georgiades)
$100 spare
Thanks!