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I think you'll find that all player's BE's are what they're priced at. Eg; Grundy priced $677k = BE 75
tigs2010
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Yeah and then they'll change after R0 lol
Don't mind that side at all.
Could probably go Fyfe down to Dev Rob and save $143k,
Throw that money on Walsh up to Butters due to that early killer bye.
If Sharp ($284k) is named round 1 for Freo I'll pick him. Could be Will Brodie all over again.
Not looked at fixtures
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This is my team for now. I havent taken into account all this bye rubbish. Does my head in thinking about it.
It's been a few days so now time for a 2nd draft.
Deliberately avoiding those players with the early byes particularly rnds 2 & 3
Defenders:
Fading Daicos for the reasons outlined in the defenders thread and going with Young instead, the cash saved allowed me to bring in Zilliams and remove a rookie from the field. Reckon I'm about 120-140pts ahead over the first 5 rnds as opposed to Daicos & rookie. Sicily and Sinclair should still be top 6-8 on this line and Ridley is another value option.
Midfielders:
I'd like to start Walsh but the rnd 2 bye makes that too difficult, he's probably not going to hurt too much with a price rise and 1 of the others could be swapped out for him if he 's looking good in rnd 3. Crouch is 10-15pts underpriced and worth the punt, Amon is pretty much the same if he gets that seagulling role down back and will be a Monty for Def. status after rnd 6.
Rucks:
Gone with Grawndy as there's too much value to miss out on and the money saved here has allowed stronger Mid and Def lines. Not entirely sure what to do on their byes as yet but by only having 1 player missing in both rnds 5 & 6 gives some flexibility in sidewaysing or upgrading either or both.
Forwards:
Really struggling here to find reasonable options even without taking consideration of the early byes and it's worse when factoring those in. For that reason I've deliberately gone weak. Macrae would still have to be a top 6-8 forward, F2 is fairly open with Fisher a consideration, hoping to see some options open up as the season goes on particularly with DPP additions before the main byes.
Rookies:
Will be making a concerted effort to target those rookies with the best JS and I like Gibcus on the def bench for that reason, the more of those types the better.
Would love to hear peoples thoughts, good or bad, doesn't matter.
Deliberately avoiding those players with the early byes particularly rnds 2 & 3
Defenders:
Fading Daicos for the reasons outlined in the defenders thread and going with Young instead, the cash saved allowed me to bring in Zilliams and remove a rookie from the field. Reckon I'm about 120-140pts ahead over the first 5 rnds as opposed to Daicos & rookie. Sicily and Sinclair should still be top 6-8 on this line and Ridley is another value option.
Midfielders:
I'd like to start Walsh but the rnd 2 bye makes that too difficult, he's probably not going to hurt too much with a price rise and 1 of the others could be swapped out for him if he 's looking good in rnd 3. Crouch is 10-15pts underpriced and worth the punt, Amon is pretty much the same if he gets that seagulling role down back and will be a Monty for Def. status after rnd 6.
Rucks:
Gone with Grawndy as there's too much value to miss out on and the money saved here has allowed stronger Mid and Def lines. Not entirely sure what to do on their byes as yet but by only having 1 player missing in both rnds 5 & 6 gives some flexibility in sidewaysing or upgrading either or both.
Forwards:
Really struggling here to find reasonable options even without taking consideration of the early byes and it's worse when factoring those in. For that reason I've deliberately gone weak. Macrae would still have to be a top 6-8 forward, F2 is fairly open with Fisher a consideration, hoping to see some options open up as the season goes on particularly with DPP additions before the main byes.
Rookies:
Will be making a concerted effort to target those rookies with the best JS and I like Gibcus on the def bench for that reason, the more of those types the better.
Would love to hear peoples thoughts, good or bad, doesn't matter.
Like the Bray pick, swapped him in for Bont as I reckon Bray should bounce back as he won’t be affected by injury.
Amon is probably the most intriguing pick (he’s in my team too) as it’s looking likely he’s heading to the cheapie merchant role, and the reason why the Hawks are doing it is to free up Sic a bit, which will benefit him too
SicDawg is in my team as a placeholder only as I'm not liking the look of the Hawks backline, I think that the move of Amon to the backline will have a negative effect on Sicily's output, it actually frees him up to be the main lockdown defender without having the worry of positioning himself in the outlet chains, the Hawks are severely limited with their KPD's only having Blanck who is bog ordinary and Frost who's a disaster waiting to happen. There were quite a few times last year where I noticed Sicily getting caught in no man's land because of his need to be involved in intercepts and outlets and the need to properly man up on his oppo.
Planning to go heavier down back and a bit of tinkering since my initial squad but pretty content at the moment.
Main ?? Remains over Billing’s but by all reports, he’s been back for from day 1 and is a 80+ player if he plays. Like that he will also get the extra round 1 price rise and doesn’t have the extra bye till round 6 so may be an easy upgrade or keep by then.
B: Daicos, Sinclair, Stewart, Young, Williams, Curtin
C: Bradshaw, Butters, Walsh, Newcombe, Crouch, Mckercher, Sanders, Clark
R: Marshall, Grundy
F: Macrae, Flanders, Billings, Reid, Duursma, Mannagh
Haven’t worried about bench players yet but have place holders ranging from 235k down.
Main ?? Remains over Billing’s but by all reports, he’s been back for from day 1 and is a 80+ player if he plays. Like that he will also get the extra round 1 price rise and doesn’t have the extra bye till round 6 so may be an easy upgrade or keep by then.
B: Daicos, Sinclair, Stewart, Young, Williams, Curtin
C: Bradshaw, Butters, Walsh, Newcombe, Crouch, Mckercher, Sanders, Clark
R: Marshall, Grundy
F: Macrae, Flanders, Billings, Reid, Duursma, Mannagh
Haven’t worried about bench players yet but have place holders ranging from 235k down.
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Definitely contemplating fading daicos as well. Having the early bye as well as the Finn tag and the fact he seemed to score better as a HBF than a mid anyway makes me want to take him on in the early parts. Rectify at the bye if need be.
I like the team. Probably touch too weak in the forward line for me but I can understand why
First dip. As best as I can I'm trying to keep away from premium players with the early byes. Don't think you can go Williams and Coleman in the backline given they both have the R2 bye.
Nice mix here. I’m intrigued but wary of Williams
Same I don’t trust him yet but he’s there as a place holder pending his form and rnd 0 score if he plays.
My back up plan at this stage will be to revert back to my previous team before round 1 lockout and downgrade Stewart to Ridley, Williams to Coffield and Billings to Moore if either or both Billings and Williams stink it up in round 0 (assuming there’s no partial lockouts for round 0 players?)
Need to fire up the spready over Xmas
Pretty settled with this team at the moment, still chopping and changing a couple of positions.
Tried to avoid all early bye players besides Naicos/Grundy/Gawn/Williams.
Def: Players of interest - Stew (more mid time), NWM, Ridley, Witherden, Coleman, Coffield.
Mids: Would love a midfield of Gulden, Green, Touk, Walsh but just can't do it with their early byes. Got burnt by LDU last year but it's just a matter of time before he strings it together. Simpkin is big value - also looking at Crouch.
Rucks: Hopefully set and forget. Some interest in Xerri.
Fwds: Again, would like Flanders but can't do it with the early bye. Rachelle just a place holder at the moment. Interested in Adams and Billings.
Rookies: Pretty standard. Paid up for bench cover.
Tried to avoid all early bye players besides Naicos/Grundy/Gawn/Williams.
Def: Players of interest - Stew (more mid time), NWM, Ridley, Witherden, Coleman, Coffield.
Mids: Would love a midfield of Gulden, Green, Touk, Walsh but just can't do it with their early byes. Got burnt by LDU last year but it's just a matter of time before he strings it together. Simpkin is big value - also looking at Crouch.
Rucks: Hopefully set and forget. Some interest in Xerri.
Fwds: Again, would like Flanders but can't do it with the early bye. Rachelle just a place holder at the moment. Interested in Adams and Billings.
Rookies: Pretty standard. Paid up for bench cover.
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how are Gawn and Grundy set and forget? Both will need to be traded to English and Marshall at some stage.
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If all are within a similar range of 110-115, then you can settle on whoever. Don't need to worry about #1 and #2 if its a couple of points between the top few.
On last years averages yes, this is a new year
Honestly not sure what i can do to try and improve the team right now.
Only ones im willing to change is Daicos, Walsh and Dow right now. but a downgrade to a Stewart doesn't get Dow anywhere.
Think Walsh is a keep though even with the Early bye.
Any help appreciated!
$2k left in bank.
Only ones im willing to change is Daicos, Walsh and Dow right now. but a downgrade to a Stewart doesn't get Dow anywhere.
Think Walsh is a keep though even with the Early bye.
Any help appreciated!
$2k left in bank.
I’m of the belief that round round 2 and 3 bye players need to be monitored based on round 0 scores. The other early bye rounds can be dealt with on a as come needed basis.
The 2/3 round byes might be a bit different, as we all want a fast start, and don’t want to carry too much baggage as we balance our teams early..
Just my 2 bits worth
Yeah i agree, the only ones i have are Coleman, Williams and Walsh in round 2/3 (which most would have)
All 3 are very cheap though which makes it not as bad in my opinion, Daicos is in round 5 but plays Hawthorn in 4 so thats the reason why you could possibly hold of on him until afterwards.
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I'm happy carrying Williams as I don't think you'd be losing much having him on the bench for a week. Coleman is tricky as a good start means you almost have to pick him. Walsh would have to be dropping 110s out of the gate to make him worthwhile - and even then you should be able to cover not having him.
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tigs2010
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Yeah I’ll carry Williams assuming he plays and looks good R0. Walsh I’ll have a few guys priced higher so will just sideways one to him if he looks must have. I’m sure I’ll pick a lemon that I can switch to him.
Coleman is super awkward price to be holding that early bye.
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Williams is a free look, potentially cheap at $442k, even $200k too cheap at his worst - is in my backline right now with a final decision March 14th
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