Position 2023 Midfielders

[Nelso]

Imagine the melts if Piggy goes 150+ in round one.

 

[Duckworthy]

Yes, Adelaide and Port usually play there but this year Melbourne are playing Essendon there during Gather Round.

And Essendon look like being a bit s**t this season, so Piggy is a good chance to feast.

Pretty obvious really, but happy to walk you through it

His career average against Essendon is one of the lowest. Walk yourself through it

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

His career average against Essendon is one of the lowest. Walk yourself through it

Due a big score then

 

[Silky23]

The Melbourne CBA news has been known for a while now, all PS they’ve talked about running more guys through there. I understand Clarry will still be the #1 guy for CBA’s and will have an extensive amount of time around the footy, and I’m not questioning the pick, it’s purely from a price stand point. For 700k you wanna be absolutely sure he’s taking 80% CBA’s and going ham with CP’s and hard ball gets etc, however a slight reduction to accomodate others tells me there could be a small drop in output (say it’s 127 to 120) which means he may be cheaper at some point and other guys provide better value for money. That’s the crux of it really.

For that reason I’m more willing to go with Laird and save some money on potentially a guy who starts fast in Choccy or Macrae for 65k cheaper.

 

[Choppers]

Laird and Piggy

and Bont....

 

[Rayzorwire]

Imagine the melts if Piggy goes 150+ in round one.

X 10 melts if he does it while mostly playing across HB...

then gets DPP and everyone who didn't start him gonna be all...

...to get him in.

 

[ForeverHardcore]

Tag targets?

Crows laird/Dawson
Lions Neale
Blues Cripps/Walsh saad down back
Pies Daicos
Essendon Merrett/parish Ridley first target down back
Freo Brayshaw young down back
Cats Stewart
Gold Coast Touk
Gws jelly + no way t green doesn’t get attention this year
Hawks Newcombe/Sicily down back
Demons Clarry/trac
North ldu
Port rozee
Tigers Taranto/dion Rioli down back?
Saints Sinclair/Steele
Swans Warner/Gulden if he starts hot
Dogs libba/Bont/ Dale down back
Eagles t Kelly

Who we missing?

Interested to see how many teams will tag

The usuals will
Saints- yes windhager mids
swans- yes clarke defensive forward tag
Hawks- maginess mids/backs
Power- drew is the defensive mid occasionally full on tags

Maybes
Freo- aish mids (clarry)
Lions- berry mids (Clarry again) maybe
Bombers- Caldwell maybe mids killed Neale
Demons- harmes mids
Crows- Keays defensive tag on backs back end of last year
Cats- blics at stoppages O’Connor mids maybe
Giants- perryman mids (done Neale)
North- Scott maybe mids think he’s past that role
Turner defensive tags on backs maybe
Eagles- O’Neil spud but tags mids
Blues- hewett occasionally does cooling roles on mids


Dogs don’t tag
Pies don’t tag
Tigers don’t tag
Suns don’t tag

 

[Scythe94]

Tag targets?

Crows laird/Dawson
Lions Neale
Blues Cripps/Walsh saad down back
Pies Daicos
Essendon Merrett/parish Ridley first target down back
Freo Brayshaw young down back
Cats Stewart
Gold Coast Touk
Gws jelly + no way t green doesn’t get attention this year
Hawks Newcombe/Sicily down back
Demons Clarry/trac
North ldu
Port rozee
Tigers Taranto/dion Rioli down back?
Saints Sinclair/Steele
Swans Warner/Gulden if he starts hot
Dogs libba/Bont/ Dale down back
Eagles t Kelly

Who we missing?

Interested to see how many teams will tag

The usuals will
Saints- yes windhager mids
swans- yes clarke defensive forward tag
Hawks- maginess mids/backs
Demons- harmes mids
Power- drew is the defensive mid occasionally full on tags

Maybes
Freo- aish mids (clarry)
Lions- berry mids (Clarry again) maybe
Bombers- Caldwell maybe mids killed Neale
Crows- Keays defensive tag on backs back end of last year
Cats- blics at stoppages O’Connor mids maybe
Giants- perryman mids (done Neale)
North- Scott maybe mids think he’s past that role
Turner defensive tags on backs maybe
Eagles- O’Neil spud but tags mids
Blues- hewett occasionally does cooling roles on mids


Dogs don’t tag
Pies don’t tag
Tigers don’t tag
Suns don’t tag

Good list, however, I'd move Melbourne down to maybe. Harmes tends to tag 2-3 times a season, not really a regular thing (unless that's the idea behind giving him more mid time).

 

[ForeverHardcore]

Good list, however, I'd move Melbourne down to maybe. Harmes tends to tag 2-3 times a season, not really a regular thing (unless that's the idea behind giving him more mid time).

Yep great call mate
He’s very similar to hewett
Probably drew in the same mould
Defensive minded mids who occasionally do the cooling stuff when a mid rarely gets off the chain!

 

[Fishers Mullet]

Did LDU cop any attention last year? Keen on him, but I see he has both St Kilda & Hawthorn in the first 7 rounds, to my eye they look the two sides who will go with hard tags regularly this year.

 

[ForeverHardcore]

Did LDU cop any attention last year? Keen on him, but I see he has both St Kilda & Hawthorn in the first 7 rounds, to my eye they look the two sides who will go with hard tags regularly this year.

Hard to see him not being tagged at north this year. He’s their best mid now

Cunnington and Simpkin will do their own thing as they aren’t as flashy or damaging as ldu.

Not sure how will go though as it hasn’t really happened in his career yet. Small flag id wait for him as an upgrade personally this year

 

[Gigantic]

Crows gun in Giants' crosshairs, veteran could feature

The Giants have highlighted the need to put work into Crows gun Rory Laird

www.afl.com.au

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Oliver would find the last sherrin on earth if he had to, not concerned about the half back talk.

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

I'm torn Bont or macrae

This is the first year in Bonts career he isn’t needed forward. He gets points for doing up his laces, playing as a pure mid he can easily be the #1 player this year.

 

[Spacedog]

Crows gun in Giants' crosshairs, veteran could feature

The Giants have highlighted the need to put work into Crows gun Rory Laird

www.afl.com.au

I’m not convinced he will actually do hard tags considering Kingsley is from Richmond and we haven’t tagged once in over 5 years. He might just play as a defensive minded mid

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

I think Will Brodie

17

Will Brodie

Age

26

Ht

190cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

8.2

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

14.0

3star

K

4.0

1star

HB

10.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

2star

CL

3.0

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

5.4

5star

CL

2.8

5star

is an interesting one. He had such low TOG last year and still went 102. Or does Omeara kill any potential he had?

 

[toxic]

I think Will Brodie is an interesting one. He had such low TOG last year and still went 102. Or does Omeara kill any potential he had?

Love the Will Brodie option

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Love the Will Brodie option

I can’t remember a year where there’s so many good options. Even someone like Petracca hasn’t gotten a mention, his scoring is elite.

 

[BuckleysBrigade]

This is the first year in Bonts career he isn’t needed forward. He gets points for doing up his laces, playing as a pure mid he can easily be the #1 player this year.

Plus dogs have round 15 bye - I’m taking both [insert Lawrence phallic microphone gif]

 

[Mofra]

I think Will Brodie is an interesting one. He had such low TOG last year and still went 102. Or does Omeara kill any potential he had?

Will JOM even get on the field?
Ankle scare at training this week.

 

[Mofra]

Seriously thinking of going Laird > Miller. Even missing two PS games, Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

gives him something to kick to so shoudl at least maintain hsi scoring from last year.
Extra cash Completely fixes my bench options which aren't great, and I suspect you'll need both by the end of the season anyway so will still bring Laird in if/when he drops in value a bit.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Every year the Dees talk about running more guys through the middle. It hasn’t effected Oliver yet.

 

[AFDogs]

Will Brodie

17

Will Brodie

Age

26

Ht

190cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

8.2

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

14.0

3star

K

4.0

1star

HB

10.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

2star

CL

3.0

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

5.4

5star

CL

2.8

5star

Christian Petracca

5

Christian Petracca

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.4

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.5

4star

D

24.4

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.5

3star

T

3.6

4star

CL

3.4

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

7.8

3star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.0

4star

Andrew Brayshaw

8

Andrew Brayshaw

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.3

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

2.1

4star

D

18.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

3.1

4star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

Touk Miller

11

Touk Miller

Age

28

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.7

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

12.3

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

5.4

5star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

10.6

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

17.8

5star

K

5.8

3star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.0

5star

Callum Mills

14

Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

Midfield jets we aren't seeing in many teams. Everyone's midfield looking the same this year. It's lame. I have Andy.

 

[Exambolor]

Will Brodie
Christian Petracca
Andrew Brayshaw
Touk Miller
Callum Mills

Midfield jets we aren't seeing in many teams. Everyone's midfield looking the same this year. It's lame. I have Andy.

Mills will be thrown around the ground again, so not worth paying that much for him

Trac is gonna play a bit forward, better off waiting for DPP

Brodie would be a super POD but less enticing without FWD status.

Touk has not had any game time and will drop in price for sure

Bray is probably the best pick of the five to start with.

 

[freddy mercury]

Will Brodie
Christian Petracca
Andrew Brayshaw
Touk Miller
Callum Mills

Midfield jets we aren't seeing in many teams. Everyone's midfield looking the same this year. It's lame. I have Andy.

I have touk but I've played with taking him out for Jelly, side looks much better with the money spent elsewhere.

Just a little worried about his lack of game time, but he's a jet and he shouldn't have any issues.

I had mills as well, but gulden looking likely to play more mid and the other mids coming through, he's priced at his highest he'll be, I can see him dropping a significant amount.