Position 2022 Rookies

[Double the Fist]

Brutus (Def, 102k) still unlikely to come in. He talks a good game, but not popular with the fans and rumors suggest he's considering a transfer to Greece.

Ahh, yes. Join the Greek team.
A popular motto for the team. "Never leave you're mates behind!"

 

[Double the Fist]

Currently have NOD as a floating doughnut, but not sure it's the right move this year. What are others doing?

Why do you think NOD is a donut at this stage Del?

 

[Double the Fist]

It scares me that Simmo said nothing about Dixon

It scares me Simmo has nothing to say other than to hand a 20kg rookie a game in our first outing.....

 

[rocker_oz33]

If he doesn't get the rona he'll stay in IMO, coz plenty of his mates will get the rona

Put him in a bubble.

 

[rocker_oz33]

SDK out will hurt but no Martin will be horrible horrible news

Martin scoring looks good AF.

 

[Hamez]

Essendon will drip feed the debutant news and milk it for social media. We’ve still got today and tomorrow before team news drops. I’m pretty sure we’ve done similar in the past.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Essendon will drip feed the debutant news and milk it for social media. We’ve still got today and tomorrow before team news drops. I’m pretty sure we’ve done similar in the past.

I can see this angle, especially since with our injury news the Baldwin pick became a bit easier.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

 

[BuckleysBrigade]

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The thought of potentially running Hinge, Rachele and Soligo terrifies me

 

[WaynesWorld19]

The thought of potentially running Hinge, Rachele and Soligo terrifies me

This year .....it is, what it is

 

[Deliverance]

Why do you think NOD is a donut at this stage Del?

The vibe is that he won't be playing form what I've read.

 

[buttox]

Why recruiting McCartin could prove to be an “inspired” decision by Sydney

He will debut for the Swans this weekend.

www.sen.com.au

 

[RustNeverSleeps]

The thought of potentially running Hinge, Rachele and Soligo terrifies me

Hinge is a legitimate worry… if that same AC joint is again unstable it will affect his scoring.

 

[crippler9]

Hinge is a legitimate worry… if that same AC joint is again unstable it will affect his scoring.

May as well run 6 premiums down back lol

 

[Mofra]

Richards averages 80+ this year IMO, talented player who is now finally settling into a role, one which happens to be very SC friendly. His scores in previous years when he was thrown all over the joint aren't really all that relevant to what he can do this year.

Not currently in my team because he doesn't fit my structure, but if I could magic up another 80k I'd happily use it to upgrade a Hinge/Gibcus type to him.

Damn, my D5 POD is out of the bag

 

[Mofra]

Essendon will drip feed the debutant news and milk it for social media. We’ve still got today and tomorrow before team news drops. I’m pretty sure we’ve done similar in the past.

I really want to know if Nick Martin will debut. I currently have him on my bench

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Hinge is a legitimate worry… if that same AC joint is again unstable it will affect his scoring.

That's not really how AC Joints work. The injury is usually a partial or complete tear of the ligament between two bones. If it's a partial tear, then the ligament repairs itself, similar to an ankle sprain.

 

[Significant]

Currently going..

Hinge (Gibcus, McCartin)
JHf Daicos Ward (Stephens, MacDonald, Hough)
(Preuss)
Xerri, Rachele, Hayes (Durdin, Martin)

I have absolutely no faith that SDK gets named by Geelong with Jack Henry

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Jack Henry

Age

26

Ht

192cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

142.6

2star

D

8.6

2star

K

6.7

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

142.6

3star

D

9.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

coming back, which has made me trade in Gibcus for him at the expense of Gawn (to Grundy) and Lloyd (to Crisp). Only $14k in the bank too, so Martin better be named, otherwise its Dixon

 

[buttox]

Currently going..

Hinge (Gibcus, McCartin)
JHf Daicos Ward (Stephens, MacDonald, Hough)
(Preuss)
Xerri, Rachele, Hayes (Durdin, Martin)

I have absolutely no faith that SDK gets named by Geelong with Jack Henry coming back, which has made me trade in Gibcus for him at the expense of Gawn (to Grundy) and Lloyd (to Crisp). Only $14k in the bank too, so Martin better be named, otherwise its Dixon

You seem to already have the expensive rookies.
I bet if you need to do any changes it will be bringing in the cheap rookies now.
So you wont need heaps of cash.

 

[Axly]

Currently going..

Hinge (Gibcus, McCartin)
JHf Daicos Ward (Stephens, MacDonald, Hough)
(Preuss)
Xerri, Rachele, Hayes (Durdin, Martin)

I have absolutely no faith that SDK gets named by Geelong with Jack Henry

38

Jack Henry

Age

26

Ht

192cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

142.6

2star

D

8.6

2star

K

6.7

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

142.6

3star

D

9.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

coming back, which has made me trade in Gibcus for him at the expense of Gawn (to Grundy) and Lloyd (to Crisp). Only $14k in the bank too, so Martin better be named, otherwise its Dixon

Hopefully Boyd is named despite DOC playing.
Will confirm his JS.

SDK contingency plan

 

[Petrify]

Essendon will drip feed the debutant news and milk it for social media. We’ve still got today and tomorrow before team news drops. I’m pretty sure we’ve done similar in the past.

We have. We usually like to give the rookies their own moment in the sun rather than making em share it. But i'm still doubtful about Martin playing because I don't know whos spot he'd take other than Cox

 

[stevebbb]

Currently going..

Hinge (Gibcus, McCartin)
JHf Daicos Ward (Stephens, MacDonald, Hough)
(Preuss)
Xerri, Rachele, Hayes (Durdin, Martin)

I have absolutely no faith that SDK gets named by Geelong with Jack Henry coming back, which has made me trade in Gibcus for him at the expense of Gawn (to Grundy) and Lloyd (to Crisp). Only $14k in the bank too, so Martin better be named, otherwise its Dixon

Why do you need Preuss? We have JHayes and Dixon as slow burns. Due to Ryder and JJK age and injury issues, they'll play enough games for sure.

What if Flynn dominates the Sydney rucks in rd1 and the Giants win by 30 points, Preuss won't even come in.

Would you drop one of the high price def rooks for SDK if he's named?

 

[Suma Magic]

Backline rookies are so cooked. If we only get McCartin and Gibcus there will be a lot of last minute changes to teams.

 

[stevebbb]

Backline rookies are so cooked. If we only get McCartin and Gibcus there will be a lot of last minute changes to teams.

I think there's a very good chance we get all of Hinge, Gibcus, McCartin, Sinn and SDK. The issue is they're expensive, and their scoring power is low. The appeal with taking them all is you can load up on mid ultra premos, which looks bloody sexy on paper. But we'll probably get a heap of cheap mid rookies, as well as the holy trinity of JHF, Daicos and Ward, so should we load up there with rooks and get premos elsewhere? Bloody interesting this year.

If we only get McCartin and Gibcus it'll cause a lot of problems for people. Many aren't prepared to load up on premos down back at the expense of less mid ultra premos, so they'll load up on guys like Chapman and Richards, which could destroy seasons.

 

[Petrify]

Who's the best 102k backline loop if it comes to us needing that?