Game Day 2023 Round 1 - SC Season Opener Preview - Let the Games Begin / Festival of the Midpricer

[Makeshift Park]

1857.

Captain Laird.
Jones.
Dale at D3 achieved his worst SC score for a single game since 2020.
Also, I can't believe I let myself get convinced by the Flanders hype.
Fielded Hopper, Ashcroft and Oscar Baker too (the latter due the last minute announcement that Phillips wasn't best 22. in reality I would have been better keeping him at M8!).

So the only obvious trade is Jones > McKenna.
Pondering whether to give Flanders and Hopper one more week.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Mockingbirds, grogans, reverse kangas, it's all happening!!

Get ya steaming hot mockingbirds

 

[rocker_oz33]

Fyfe will score well this week as Freo will be angry after today's performance and belt North.

But I don't think he is a long term proposition.

Freo at home .
Fyfe will go,a lot better ..

But yeah ...

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

1772

It’s somewhere between triple bogie and ‘other’

Thank heck im flying to LA on Tuesday and leaving this godforsaken game for 4 weeks

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

1924. Very poor. Today was a shit show - Laird (c), Jelly & i dont own Green. To think my gun top 4 mids scored 50,113,107 & 80 (Laird, Oliver, Bont, Kelly). Apart from that and picking Laurie - which was silly - i am happy i avoided lots of mid-pricers that didnt perform. No Hopper, Bruhn, Fyfe, Flanders etc.

Problem is i dont have many trading options because i dont have dud mid-pricers to move on so i may have to swing a player like Cerra down to a mid-pricer in order to fix my issue with F6. Right now i have Davey/Greene/Laurie and i dont want to play any after this round.

 

[kyri]

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Thanks for the customary welcome though.

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

1772

It’s somewhere between triple bogie and ‘other’

Thank * im flying to LA on Tuesday and leaving this godforsaken game for 4 weeks

Enjoy your time over there!

 

[Rayzorwire]

1931, Jones, Fyfe, Dale...lucky I picked and captained Gawn or it could have been even uglier.

Callaghan was last picked and is currently my highest scoring mid.

Considering holding Fyfe, at least until he plays the Roos at home next week.

Ladies and Gentlekents...back on his home turf...smashing his B/E...



Nathaniel 'Lazarus' Fyfe...

 

[rocker_oz33]

1772

It’s somewhere between triple bogie and ‘other’

Thank * im flying to LA on Tuesday and leaving this godforsaken game for 4 weeks

Are boosting before you leave ..

Welcome to LA

 

[shockmaster]

I'm seriously waiting for there to be some explanation about Laird's performance. Like if he'd scored 80 you'd chalk it up to a bad day but this was an 8-year bad performance. Surely something is up

 

[JuddgementDay]

Fyfe will score well this week as Freo will be angry after today's performance and belt North.

But I don't think he is a long term proposition.

That’s the thing, Fyfe was always a short term plan - since I’ve got him, I’ve got to give him another go against the Kangas

I’m just going to assume he has had the same temporary spud illness as Laird

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Are boosting before you leave ..

Welcome to LA

Yep, gonna need 3 trades for the mess that is my team

 

[rocker_oz33]

I'm seriously waiting for there to be some explanation about Laird's performance. Like if he'd scored 80 you'd chalk it up to a bad day but this was an 8-year bad performance. Surely something is up

Been sick all week.
Is the word on the street

 

[Judd_Magic]

All out for 1947.

Could have been even worse if I captained Laird instead of Bont.

Had Jones sh1t show 5 on the ground along with crap scores from Clark, Ashcroft, Hopper, Kentstable, Bruhn and Flanders.

Overall rank 51,375.

Not worried though yet as I'll just blast out a couple of trades this week which should get this ship sailing in the right direction again.

Bruhn > Sheezel and Clark > Daicos

 

[Obese Arachnid]

I'm seriously waiting for there to be some explanation about Laird's performance. Like if he'd scored 80 you'd chalk it up to a bad day but this was an 8-year bad performance. Surely something is up

Rompingwins tounged his taint before the game, very off putting.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Been sick all week.
Is the word on the street

Well too ****ing late Sandra!

 

[THECHIEFTON]

I'm leaving the C on Laird. 200 this week against the Tigers.

 

[Wellsy35]

2018 in the end, giving a rank of 25,042. I thought I got hit by carnage (Stewart VC, Jelly, various mid price trash), but it ended up being nothing compared to a lot of you poor kents.

What a shitshow of a round. 2 injuries and a lot of trash to take out for mine.

After a round like that, gotta take solace in the little wins though. I never liked the Jones pick, so I kept Bowes since Scott said he’d definitely play next week, and used him as a loop for Cowan (ended up with Wilmot on field). Got an extra 46 points out of it, and still hoping Bowes ends up a decent pick.

Stewart -> some spud
Jelly -> some other soon-to-be spud

Thinking I’ll need to punt 2 of Caminiti, Greene and Chesser next week.

 

[TheDoor]

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[Jiska]

Been sick all week.
Is the word on the street

The ****ing word on the street is 8 hours too late

 

[rocker_oz33]

....
This week been fuuuuu......So keep the good times rolling on.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

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[kyri]

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[Judd_Magic]

My worst start ever - ranked 90,811

I thought my 51,375 overall ranking was bad.

Chin up mate we will both bounce back next week.

As the Colonel says "Time to trade!"

 

[rocker_oz33]

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