119 thoughts on “Rate My Team – Deadline Day”

  1. Can’t seem to decide between the following two options:

    T/U Short (D5) and B. Smith (D3)
    T/D Rankine (F2) and Prior (D5).

    Swapped Gawn for TDK so money has to come from somewhere. Cheers

    19
    22
    Reply
  2. I think this is what I have settled on with my lineup, but any feedback is appreciated.
    Def – Sheezel, Holmes, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Leake (Reid, Trainor)
    Mid – Neale, Rozee, Oliver, W.Ashcroft, NOD, Tsatas, L Ashcroft, Knevitt (Hall, Boxshall, L.Camporeale)
    Ruc – Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
    Fwd – JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, H.Garcia (Davidson, Stone)
    Flex – Kako
    $13,200 ITB

    6
    1
    Reply
  3. This is my final team as of right now. I just have one question down below

    Def: Sheezel, Clark, Roberts, Perryman, Prior, Reid (Leake, Trainor)

    Mid: Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Cerra, W.Ashcroft, NOD, Tsatas, L. Ashcroft (Knevitt, Camporeale Boxshall)

    Ruck: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)

    Fwd: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Sanders, Daniel, Davidson (Stone, Hewett)

    Flex: Flynn

    4
    0
    Reply
    • TU- H. Garcia, Short, FOS/Lalor
      TD- Sanders, W. Ashcroft, Leake

      Option 1 I feel like gives me more safety and cash gen but the sanders gamble and W. Ashcroft excites me more. Would love to hear your thoughts.

      12
      1
      Reply
      • I said it somewhere else, but doing the fun thing is always completely valid. The votes will normally go to the safe thing but it’s your team, if you’re excited about a particular thing, just do it and have fun. This is all a game

        2
        0
        Reply
  4. Thoughts??

    DEF: Sheezel Ryan Short Roberts S.DeKoning Reid (B Allan Trainor)

    MIDS: Brayshaw Rozee Day Oliver Callaghan N.O’D Tsatis Knevitt (X.Lindsay Kako Boxhall)

    RUCK: Meek T.DEKoning (Boyd)

    FWD: J.H-F Rankine Macrae Daniel Hewitt Davidson (J.Berry Stone)

    FLEX: L.Ashcroft

    Could still be some Rookie Tinkering!

    BANK: $ 55600

    Good luck to all

    4
    0
    Reply
  5. asked this on an earlier thread now redundant…cheers

    quick poll..on GnR and Midpricers to start the season..

    I’m going:

    TU: Guns and Rookies
    TD: Mid Pricers

    5
    18
    Reply
  6. MIDPRICE VS GnR . TU/TD the team you prefer please!

    TU: GnR

    DEF: sheezel Zorko Clark NWM Prior Reid (Trainer Paton)
    MID: Neale Serong LDU Oliver FOS O’Driscoll Tsatas L.Ashcroft (hewett camporeale boxshall)
    RUCK: Xerri TDK (Boyd)
    FWD: JHF Rankine Macrae Daniel kako Davidson (Berry stone)

    FLEX: Knevitt BANK: 10k

    TD: Midprice Madness

    DEF: sheezel Short Roberts Perryman Prior Reid (Trainer Paton)
    MID: Neale Brayshaw Oliver Cerra Callaghan NOD Tsatas L.Ashcroft (knevitt camporeale hewett)
    RUCK: Xerri TDK (Boyd)
    FWD: JHF Rankine Macrae Daniel SPP Davidson (Kako stone)

    FLEX: Flynn BANK: $193,000

    I feel it’s relatively safe to start the big guns with high priced rooks who have the rock solid JS. We can watch the Callaghans cerras Roberts shorts etc for a fortnight and boost into the ones we know look genuine. Rather than trade out of the ones who fail if we start to midprce heavy.. would love a TU/TD on the team of your choice and some discussion

    9
    7
    Reply
    • Just blows me away that I have not seen one “expert” on YT or X go the GnR route which makes me think its not viable… can 5 elevated priced rookies not make the 150k is that asking too much? Will missing 1 or 2 midpriced players that pop off early hurt to much?

      1
      0
      Reply
  7. Hey legends,

    Appreciate any advice guys, is my team too common to everyone elses?
    Had Daicos until his 66 so planning to grab him after a price drop in round 4 (will get Drew this week also)
    Rip it apart guys!

    DEF: Shez, Ryan, Sicily, Roberts, Prior, Reid (Trainor, Leake)
    MID: Neale, Serong, Rozee, Oliver, O’Sullivan, O’Driscoll, Tsatas, L.Ashcroft (Knevitt, Hewett, Camporeale)
    RUC: Gawn, Xerri (Boyd)
    FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP, Kako (Stone, Davidson)
    FLEX: Flynn

    Thanks!

    1
    1
    Reply
  8. Def – Sheezel, NWM, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Leake (Reid, Paton)
    Mid – Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Callaghan, FOS, NOD, Tsatas, L Ashcroft, (Knevitt, Boxshall, L.Camporeale)
    Ruc – Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
    Fwd – JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (SPP, Stone)
    Flex – Flynn

    $119k ITB. Any feedback would be much appreciated, feeling bloody unprepared this year!

    1
    1
    Reply
  9. Oof not sure if I feel too confident going into R1, but let’s see.

    DEF: Sheezel, Holmes, Roberts, Perryman, Paton, Reid [El-Hawli, Leake]
    Feel very good about Sheez and Roberts. Open to shifting Holmes to NWM and Perryman down to allow other moves. Thoughts?

    MID: Neale, Serong, LDU, Oliver, Callaghan, Allan, Tsatas, L.Ashcroft [Knevitt, Erasmus, Hall]
    I’ve tried to get Day or Dawson in there, but would be at the expense of Neale only. This feels like a lot of rookie $ too…

    RUC: Gawn, Flynn [Boyd]

    FWD: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Sanders, Daniel, Kako [Stone, Davidson]
    Have toyed with Rankine down to Shai or Baz

    FLEX: O’Driscoll
    Hmm

    1
    1
    Reply
  10. Somewhat happy with my team but am I running too thin in Mids? I am running big on rucks and flex.
    Thoughts?

    DEF: Sheezel, NWM, Roberts, Perryman, Paton, Reid – Leake, Trainor
    MID: Neale, Day, Oliver, FOS, Tsatas, Ashcroft, Knevitt, Kako – Hewett, Camporeale, Boxshall
    RUC: Gawn, Xerri – Boyd
    FWD: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Davidson – Stone, Hall
    FLEX: TDK
    244k ITB

    1
    4
    Reply
  11. It’s Christmas…. The day we have all been waiting for! This is what the team is looking like at the moment, please let me know your thoughts and advice. Thanks

    DEF: Sheezel, Stewart, Roberts, Perryman, Prior, Reid (Allan**, Trainor)

    MID: Brayshaw, Rozee, Oliver, Cerra, Ashcroft, NOD, Tstatas, Ashcroft (Knevitt, Hewett, Boxshall)

    RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)

    FWD: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Davidson (Paton, Stone)

    **I understand Allan is ill this week, but i think he’ll play soon so i can use him as loophole for the time being. I also just don’t trust Leakes JS as he played 55% of game with a difficult role (a few players still to come back into the GWS lineup).

    3
    1
    Reply
  12. Def: Sheezel, Holmes, Roberts, Perryman, Paton, Reid (Allan, Trainor)

    Mid: Neale, Brayshaw, Oliver, Cerra, FOS, NOD, Tsatas, Ashcroft (Knevitt, Camporale, Boxshall)

    Ruck: Gawn, TDK (Boyd)

    Fwd: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Davidson (Kako, Stone)

    Flex: R. Sanders

    Weighing up Sanders V Flynn in the flex spot. Flynn will leave me the money to upgrade one of my mid price defenders to a premo in the 550k bracket. Thoughts appreciated please!!

    0
    1
    Reply
  13. Very torn on this one guys.

    Short V Perryman;

    Short avoids the early bye but has never averaged 100. Perryman has the role and is more likely to be somewhat a keeper in my opinion. Both share the same mid season bye so can be flicked to another premium if need be who has come off their bye.

    Who is the better starting pick:

    Tu: Short
    Td: Perryman +25k

    4
    6
    Reply
    • Short will benefit with no Rioli this year. he will get most of the kickouts (and there will be plenty of them), i think Short can get to 100 this year.

      Perryman clearly has a midfield roll at Collingwood, although it might be effected when DeGoey comes back, but i don’t think by much as a think Pendlebury will have less time in the guts (he got beaten badly by Callaghan last week and didn’t have the speed to be there full time). I can see perryman also averaging 100 this year.

      The only thing splitting them for me (i can’t fit both in) is the early draw suites Short more, plus no bye.

      Pies have a few tough games to start: Port, Dogs, BYE, Carlton, Sydney, Brisbane.

      2
      1
      Reply
  14. Most indecisive year yet, the trend of speculative midpricers (Cerra, Callaghan, Day, Freijah ETC) really goes against my GnR mentality of getting in those solid long term keepers. Don’t really trust them but don’t want to miss the boat, so will do early trades if need be.

    DEF- Sheezel, Clark, Roberts, Perryman, Paton, Leake (Trainor, Reid)

    MID- Neale, Serong, Merrett, Petracca, Oliver, FOS, Tsatas, LAshcroft (Knevitt, Boxshall, Camporale)

    RUCK- Xerri, TDK (Boyd)

    FWD- JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (Hall, Stone)

    FLEX- NOD

    Feels very cookie cutter and not too many pods as I would’ve liked, but feels safe. Obviously rookie selections tonight may cause some changes, but I think this is what I’m settling on.

    1
    1
    Reply
  15. So much anxiety but fingers crossed this is okay, let me know what you think!

    129k spare to make changes if some rookies/mid pricers aren’t worth it.

    DEF – Sheezal – Holmes – Short – Roberts – Perryman – Leake (Prior – Trainor)

    MID – Serong – Petracca – Oliver – Powell – NOD – FOS – Tsatas – Knevitt (L.Ashcroft – Kako – L.Camporeale)

    RUCK – Xerri – TDK (Boyd)

    FWD – Horne Francis – Macrae – Smith – Daniel – Garcia – Davidson (Paton – Stone)

    Flex – Flynn

    0
    1
    Reply
  16. Back: Sheezel Holmes Roberts SDK Paton Reid (Prior Trainor)

    Mid: Serong Dunkley Day Oliver NOD Tsatas Ashcroft Knevitt (Hewett Lampo Boxshall)

    Ruck: Gawn Xerri (Boyd)

    Fwd: JHF Rankine Macrae Daniel SPP Davidson (Kako Stone)

    Flex: TDK

    Like $5k bank. Some of you don’t see the vision with the flex. Our grandfathers used to dream of fielding three premium rucks.

    6
    1
    Reply
  17. Def: Sheezel, Clark, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Reid (Prior, Trainor)

    Mid: Neale, Brayshaw, Oliver, Cerra, FOS, NOD, Tsatas, Knevitt (L.Ashcroft, Hastie, Camporeale)

    Ruck: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)

    Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Garcia, Davidson (SPP, Stone)

    Flex: Flynn

    $8.4k ITB

    – It’s a pretty stock standard sort of team with the only players I’m currently not 100% sold on are Short, Smith and Garcia but will leave them in for now unless I can find a way to upgrade short to a 500k+ premo or Smith to Rankine. Would love some thoughts on the team!

    1
    0
    Reply
  18. Wanganeen-Milera,T.Rivers, J Short, Perryman, Leake, Reid ( Allan, Trainor)

    Brayshaw, Dawson,Day, Oliver, Horne francis, Sanders,O’sullivian, Tsatas (Draper,Ashcroft,Lanford)

    Gawn xerri (BOYD)

    Rankine,Mccrae,Smith, Daniel, Wicks , Hewwett ( Stone, Davidson)

    FLEX-HALL

    Let me know if youd change any

    0
    0
    Reply
  19. 2:30pm team…

    Def: Sheezel, NWM, Holmes, Ferryman, O’Sullivan, Trainor – Reid, Paton
    Mid: Daicos, Dawson, Rozee, Oliver, Washcroft, NOD, Tsatas, Lashcroft – Knevitt, Hewett, Boxshall
    Ruk: Xerri, Meek – Boyd
    Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Parker, Sanders, Kako, Davidson – Stone, Berry
    Flx: Daniel

    1
    0
    Reply
  20. Def: Sheezel, Clark, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Reid (Trainor, Paton)

    Mid: Dawson, Day, Oliver, Callaghan, NOD, Tsatas, Ashcroft, Knevitt (Reid, Campo, Boxshall)

    Ruck: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)

    Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP, Davidson (Kako, Stone)

    Flex: Gawn

    ITB: $9,600

    0
    0
    Reply
  21. Righteo i think i am settled.. til teams drop tonight! Then all he’ll breaks lose i panic completely blow up my structure and pick someone i haven’t even considered the past 4 months.

    DEF: sheezel NWM Roberts Perryman Prior Reid (Trainer Paton)
    MID: Neale Brayshaw Oliver Cerra Callaghan NOD Tsatas L.Ashcroft (knevitt camporeale boxshall)
    RUCK: Xerri TDK (Boyd)
    FWD: JHF Rankine Macrae Daniel SPP Davidson (Kako stone)

    FLEX: Flynn

    BANK: $63,000

    Would love to somehow start FOS to but just can’t fit him in. Can’t have everyone i guess.

    0
    0
    Reply
  22. Currently going with
    Def: sheezel, holmes, NWM, perryman, Roberts, paton, reid, trainor

    Change from last team is upgrade short to NWM (i think he has a bigger ceiling) and swapped leake for trainor as he has better JS

    Mid: serong, brayshaw, day, oliver, FOS, tsatas, L Ashcroft, knevitt, E Hewett, camporeale, boxshall

    Change from last team is hewett in for Max hall

    Ruck: xerri, TDK, Boys (no change)

    Fwd: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Garcia, Davidson, Kako, Stone

    Change from last team is A Johnson to kako just because I know his JS is solid and as a dons supporter will be fun to follow him

    Flex: flynn (no change)

    1
    0
    Reply
  23. Team pre-rookie announcements…

    I’m light in the mids but it made sense to go heavier in defence and forward based on expected rookie JS & production. Constructive feedback welcomed and appreciated.

    D: Sheez, Holmes, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Freijah (Reid, Trainor)

    M: Oliver, Cerra, WAshcroft, Peatling, FOS, NOD, LAshcroft, Knevitt (Hewett, Camporeale, Boxshall)

    R: Gawn, TDK (Reid)

    F: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP (Stone, Davidson)

    Flex: Flynn

    $35.9k ITB

    2
    0
    Reply
    • Team post rookie announcements… only kept onfield rookies – interchange were culled

      D: Sheez, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Freijah, Prior (Reid, Trainor)

      M: Holmes, Oliver, Cerra, Peatling, Sanders, Garcia, FOS, NOD (Kako, Reid, Camporeale)

      R: Gawn, TDK (Reid)

      F: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, SPP (Paton, Davidson)

      Flex: Flynn

      Posting here for reference and so that I can identify the point where the season went off-the-rails lol

      0
      0
      Reply
  24. This feels like my thinnest midfield ever in the history of SC, I cannot bring myself to swap Whitfield, Clark and Leake to Short, Roberts and Perryman but I still might

    Sheezel, Whitfield, Clark, Holmes, Paton, Reid (Trainor, Leake)
    Brayshaw, Rozee, Day, Oliver, Lalor, FOS, Tsatsas, L Ashcroft (Knevitt, Camporeale, Hall)
    Xerri, TDK (Sims)
    JHF, Jackson, Macrae, Daniel, Kako, Davidson (Stone, Johnson)
    Flex – Callaghan

    Any last thoughts or prayers welcome !

    2
    0
    Reply
  25. Decisions, decisions!…obviously trying like everyone else to chase value where possible but also having a decent core of legit premos and rookies with JS…

    Team is currently

    Def: 3 premos, 1 midp and 2 rookies
    Mid: 2 premos, 3 midp and 3 rookies
    Rucks: 2 premos
    Fwds: 2 premos, plus Macrae, Daniel, Garcia and 1rookie
    Flex: rookie

    so…9 premos, 6 midp and effectively 7 rookies on field

    TU: Balance above is about right
    TD: chase a couple more midp in Def & Mids

    TIA

    0
    0
    Reply
    • I think I’m going to trade him out for NOD as I have the extra cash then see if he dodges the vest next week and swap them back.

      0
      0
      Reply
  26. Any thoughts on my team? I know I have a few PODs in there:

    DEF: Sheezel, Ryan, Roberts, Perryman, Paton, Reid (Leake, Trainor)
    MID: Neale, Heeney, Dawson, Oliver, Lalor, O’Sullivan, Tsatas, LAshcroft, (O’Driscoll, Knevitt, Camporeale)
    RUC: Gawn, Meek (Boyd)
    FWD: Horne-Francis, Baker, Macrae, Daniel, Garcia, Powell-Pepper (Stone, Davidson)
    Flex: Kako

    1
    1
    Reply
  27. Some last minute advice please!

    Should I downgrade sanders to garcia and start all expensive mid rookies

    OR

    Keep sanders and go cheap rookies and hope!

    0
    1
    Reply
  28. About to lock this in (until teams are announced…)

    Can anyone see anything obvious? Or anything that might be an improvement?

    DEF: Sheezel, NWM, Roberts, Perryman, Freijah, Paton (Reid, Trainor)

    MID: Serong, Rozee, Oliver, Cerra, FOS, NOD, Tsatsas, Knevitt (Hewett, Erasmus, Camporeale)

    RUCK: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)

    FWD: JHF, Rankine, Macrae, Smith, Daniel, Kako (Stone, Davidson)

    FLEX: Flynn

    39k ITB for corrections. Any suggestions or good to go?

    2
    0
    Reply
  29. DEF: Sheezel, NWM, Roberts, Perryman, Paton, Leake (Reid, Allan)
    MID: Neale, Brayshaw, Day, Oliver, Peatling, NOD, FOS, Tsatas (Knevitt, Hewett, Camporeale)
    RUC: Xerri, TDK (Boyd)
    FOR: Rankine, JHF, Macrae, Daniel, Garcia, Davidson (Kako, Stone)
    FLEX: Flynn
    $48.9k itb

    Pretty happy with this, and opening to switching rookies based on who gets the vest (looking at you Ashcroft and Tsatas). Am I missing a trick with any of the richmond rookies?

    Any last minute suggestions legends?

    0
    0
    Reply
    • Think he was trolling there. Allan won’t be the sub because he will be in the WAFL. First sick, now playing WAFL. Mmm, Get your story straight Eagles! It’s really because he scored -12SC isn’t it!

      To answer your question Hewett all the way. Complete white line psycho (even in training apparently) but should do well.

      4
      0
      Reply
    • Of these four, if he’s fully fit, Sinclair is my pick. I had him last year from mid-season and he rewarded me with some great scores. Just hoping FURL doesn’t stuff around with his run off half back role.

      1
      0
      Reply
  30. Some feedback please

    Thinking of adding in Flynn as flex and Reidy at flex.

    Would it be worth dropping Day to fund this and upgrade around positions around the ground

    Leaving: Merrett, Brayshaw, Petracca and Oliver in the mids.

    Thanks

    1
    0
    Reply
  31. Is Lalor a must now?
    TU Find the funds to do Ashcroft to Lalor
    TD Pass on Lalor and do Ashcroft > Hewett Paton > Prior Boyd > Archer Reid

    2
    2
    Reply
  32. Any rookies not playing this week but look close to playing, so we have a loophole option? Thinking of picking up Bo Allan for this reason – or is that mad. He should play soon one would think.. Have TDK VC and no option to loophole if Boyd makes the final squad.

    1
    1
    Reply
    • problem will be using a loophole, most people had Camporeale and trainor on bench with E, meaning you will get their score, not that they were too bad, 50 and 56.

      you will need a forward or ruck loophole

      0
      0
      Reply
  33. I didn’t have Campo as emergency so thinking Bo Allan into the mid. Will probably run into the same problem if he is named R2 or 3..

    0
    1
    Reply
  34. Hi all,
    Seem to have got stuck with the back line…
    Need to decide if I can field Milera or do I have to go down to Prior ???
    Or make whole sale changes…
    TU milera
    TD prior..
    Thanks , any Adelaide people with Intel on Milera….

    0
    4
    Reply
  35. Unfortunately was at the hospital yesterday arvo and evening, so wasn’t able to adjust rookies from last nights game.

    My side is currently:
    DEF: Sheezel, Holmes, Short, Roberts, Perryman, Patton (Reid, Leake)
    MID: Neale, Brayshaw, Day, Oliver, FOS, NOD, Tsatas, LAshcroft (Langford, Knevitt, Camporeale)
    RUCK: Xerri, Meek (Boyd)
    FWD: JHF, Macrae, Smith, Sanders, Daniel, Kako (Hewett, Davidson)
    FLEX: Stone
    ITB: 29.2k

    1
    0
    Reply
  36. Down to the final touches

    T/U – SDK, NOD, Gawn
    T/D – Prior, Rozee/Richards, Cameron

    Have TDK VC so captaincy isn’t an issue, but worried that Gawn will go off

    7
    1
    Reply
  37. All my rookies have been named (was hoping maybe Boyd was not to be named), which means, I cannot loophole TDK’s 148:
    Question – was it worth selecting a non-playing rookie instead at basement price in the ruck spot and get TDK’s captain score?
    Thougths/comments appreicated.

    Cheers and good luck!!

    0
    1
    Reply
  38. Anyone here not going to pick a loop player? I know Allan will be popular but the 5kgs he lost surely a concern. What we think?

    1
    1
    Reply
    • I’m not bothering this week, just gonna run with Xerri as the C and Daicos as the VC.
      It’s one week and then it’s best 18 and most will have an easy loop.
      After the byes I might look to get one if need be but for now it’s more important to focus on getting all the right rookies I reckon.
      If you VC’ed TDK then I can see why you might pick up Allan or El-Hawli.

      2
      0
      Reply
  39. This is it. I have succumbed to mid-priced madness. My biggest what-if’s are Knevitt and SPP exclusions as well as going full cash gen > loophole option, otherwise this feels right. Rolling the dice on Day VC and Sheezel C. $10.3K ITB.

    Def
    H. Sheezel, M. Holmes, T. Stewart, M. Roberts, B. Paton, Z. Reid, (J. Leake, L. Trainor)

    Midfielders
    C. Serong, C. Rozee, W. Day, C. Oliver, W. Ashcroft, R. Sanders, F. O’Sullivan, E. Tsatas (M. Reid, E. Hewett, L. Camporeale)

    Rucks
    T. De Koning, M. Flynn (H. Boyd)

    Forwards
    J. Horne-Francis, I. Rankine, J. Macrae,, B. Smith, C. Daniel, I. Kako, (C. Stone, S. Davidson)

    Flex
    L. Parker

    0
    0
    Reply

Leave a Reply to Joe Cancel reply