Teams 2024 Rate My Pre-Season Team

[buttox]

Only issue is ....historically Rookies get managed, and play blocks of games B4 being rested

So how do you handle that scenario .....there's no guarantee, an el cheapo R3 is going to be available, when you need him

If I go with a rookie R2 it will be from a club with few other options. Anyone I pick also won't be an 18 year old. Recent rookie priced rucks to go well of the top of my head.
Hayes
Preuss.
Briggs
Xerri
Rob,
That's without really researching it at all
Rob the best of that lot but Preuss was able to be sold for full premo value.
It does not happen every year but it's not completely unheard of.
Plus we have a bunch of best 18 rounds. Most folks are running gawndy so are missing a premo ruck twice with early byes. I'm ahead of them.

 

[TheOptimum18]

Way too backloaded IMO. If you're super keen on Rivers, I'd be dumping Young. Budarick should become a rookie. There's a lot of solid rookie defenders. I'd dump one of Young/Rivers and Budarick for a couple of rookies and beef up your forward line. I suspect Gibcus, Coffield, and Hore will score better than most of the forward rookies. I reckon you want at least 2 of them on-field if it gets to forward rookies off.

Flynn is in no man's land at that price. He won't be a keeper, and he'll be lucky to make $100k let alone $150k. There's some nice PODs in this team, but I don't think he's one of them.

Only went with Budarick cause he was being played in the Jayden Short role that Dimma loves (one of the few positions that scores well in a Dimma team, I believe), but forgot Lachie Weller exists, and sounds like Alex Sexton has impressed off HB as well today (alongside Wil Powell being the primary HB at the Suns), so probably will just pick up Marty Hore instead.

Went light in the FWDs purely because I was unsure of the roles Flanders and Dusty will be getting, but read today that Flanders played pretty much 100% in the midfield in a match sim today, so probably will go with him. Dusty still not too sure, but a real possibility in my FWD line (seems like he will be getting a lot of midfield time this season).

To be perfectly honest, Flynn has been pretty much a place holder until practice match and the community series finishes to see how other rucks are going. If I have enough cash, and no one really impresses (such as Soldo, TDK, Xerri etc.) I'll be getting Gawn back in, and deal with the bye situation when it comes tbh.

And I picked up Rivers cause I think he might do a Young and used through the midfield more (especially with doubt around Clarry's start to the season, and with minor injuries to Melbourne mids).

 

[Shinboner1]

 

[BigVic]

Rejigged my team a little. Starting Sicily over N Daicos and L Jackson as F1.

 

[balmainforever]

Great summary.

I only disagree with a rookie at R2 - it's a recipe for disaster as none of them are a guarantee to get through multiple games (at this stage they are all back up rucks at best).

If they get dropped after round 2 then you are scrambling to fix everything up.

The rookie ruck option is really only going to cost you for round 1 and 4. Best 18s for rounds 2,3,5,6.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

The rookie ruck option is really only going to cost you for round 1 and 4. Best 18s for rounds 2,3,5,6.

There is a reason we usually start a $102k R3, playing rookie priced rucks are so rare.

The last good one was ROB and he didn't play round one.

 

[buttox]

There is a reason we usually start a $102k R3, playing rookie priced rucks are so rare.

The last good one was ROB and he didn't play round one.

Plenty have been around.
It's being a first ruck that's the attraction.
Xerri was 230k ish and first ruck he got to about 400k and he's no superstar.
Hayes was similar. First ruck and killed it.
Sometimes they have DPP sometimes they don't. It's the role that's the attraction.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Currently sitting on this team. But feel like I need to downgrade English to Gawn and upgrade a fwd rookie to mid pricer.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Not sure I want to start Bont, he's too pricey, but I'm struggling for a non R0 option I like. Leaving Daicos and Macrae in for now, reckon they will both be fine come round 1.

 

[shockmaster]

Not sure I want to start Bont, he's too pricey, but I'm struggling for a non R0 option I like. Leaving Daicos and Macrae in for now, reckon they will both be fine come round 1.

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My current team is almost exactly the same. Just have Steele instead of Serong and a couple more expensive rookies. This is def my preferred structure if Macrae is an option I think

 

[buttox]

If Macrae does not get up for R1 I'm taking jackson

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

If Macrae does not get up for R1 I'm taking jackson

Think I might do the same, there are so few choices in the forwards.

My current team is almost exactly the same. Just have Steele instead of Serong and a couple more expensive rookies. This is def my preferred structure if Macrae is an option I think

I wouldn't mind turning Billings into Chapman, but that means another rookie on field in the forwards.

I'll probably downgrade Bont, $725k is crazy money, but the problem is even down to Mrouch it's not enough to get another premo.

 

[shockmaster]

Think I might do the same, there are so few choices in the forwards.


I wouldn't mind turning Billings into Chapman, but that means another rookie on field in the forwards.

I'll probably downgrade Bont, $725k is crazy money, but the problem is even down to Mrouch it's not enough to get another premo.

Yeah same re: Chapman, but yeah it's tricky cause at this stage I like the def rookie I'd be turning into Chapman better than the fwd rookie I'd be taking in place of Billings.

I'm not too worried about the cash for Bont at this stage personally. Most of the cheaper options I like are Rd0 players as well

 

[gutsroy]

Anyone got a theory or a concrete number for the max number of Rd 0 premos to go with?
All of them clearly asking for trouble, zero means passing up too much value.
Grundy and Gawn will be hugely popular.
Grundy more awkward with double early bye hit but also best upside, Gawn solo seems a safe bet.
Flanders will be highly owned if the role checks out.
Bit of an odd one, but if it wasn't awkward taking both, would actually rate Dusty fwiw.
TLDR: what ceiling on Rd 0 premos / midpricers?

 

[marcmurphy3]

Anyone got a theory or a concrete number for the max number of Rd 0 premos to go with?
All of them clearly asking for trouble, zero means passing up too much value.
Grundy and Gawn will be hugely popular.
Grundy more awkward with double early bye hit but also best upside, Gawn solo seems a safe bet.
Flanders will be highly owned if the role checks out.
Bit of an odd one, but if it wasn't awkward taking both, would actually rate Dusty fwiw.
TLDR: what ceiling on Rd 0 premos / midpricers?

Alot of people will grab Gawn, Grundy, Flanders and Daicos so I think you can go with at least 4 and not be at a disadvantage.

Now, you might be passing up a potential advantage by not taking less but I can also see that going the other way where coaches hurt themselves by picking the wrong players in order to avoid those playing round 0.

Once you go 5+ that's when it becomes more risky.

That's just premos. You can probably afford a couple of extra round 0 mid pricers on top of that. The cheaper ones. Not guys that are 400k+.

 

[South of the Yarra]

These teams playing Opening Round are doing my head in. So many of them that I want to field.

 

[JuddgementDay]

These teams playing Opening Round are doing my head in. So many of them that I want to field.

Just wait for RD0 to conclude.

All our teams are standby until this RD0 preview anyway

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

Experimenting with an even cheaper forwardline than ive had before.

Ive made sure to invest heavily in top line premiums who i think are reliable and who have the potential to burn me if i dont include them - Sicily is the perfect example.

With best 18 scoring for most of the early rounds, id like to think that the entirety of my backs, mids & rucks will all be included in my best 18 which means i may only need 2 out of 6 forwards to score well to complete my 18.

In this way, i think best 18 insulates me from the potential damage of starting with a structure like my forwardline. If week in week out i had to rely on 4 rookie scores and 2 midpricers (who are by no means guaranteed to score that well) on field i think i'd be in trouble.

Hopefully with the aid of a boost or two i can move most of my forwards on after the first 6 rounds are completed.

 

[South of the Yarra]

Why are people teasing me with Fyfe. Now at 29% ownership

 

[buttox]

Anyone got a theory or a concrete number for the max number of Rd 0 premos to go with?
All of them clearly asking for trouble, zero means passing up too much value.
Grundy and Gawn will be hugely popular.
Grundy more awkward with double early bye hit but also best upside, Gawn solo seems a safe bet.
Flanders will be highly owned if the role checks out.
Bit of an odd one, but if it wasn't awkward taking both, would actually rate Dusty fwiw.
TLDR: what ceiling on Rd 0 premos / midpricers?

I'm only taking guys who will be captain options myself.
I've narrowed it down to daicos, Walsh and Grundy at this stage .
Gawn probably fits in that bracket but I want room for English

 

[Pure_Ownage]

There is a reason we usually start a $102k R3, playing rookie priced rucks are so rare.

The last good one was ROB and he didn't play round one.

I agree. Conway will probably be one that plays early purely because of our lack of other options (pity he played that last game as it pushed his price up) but he wont play more than a few in a row and none of the other rookie rucks look that likely for games

 

[TempletonTheRat]

This is the current top 30 by % ownership team - remaining bank $24,600

how many do you have or not have? I have 9 of the 12 premiums and 6 different rookies

 

[kool kangas]

This is what l have so far. naturally still needs a little bit of tweeking...Thoughts? Also l cant get my head around these round 0 rules. Is this a good team for Round 0

 

[TempletonTheRat]

This is what l have so far. naturally still needs a little bit of tweeking...Thoughts? View attachment 1898275

Culley is injured

what is the logic with Fogarty?

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

This is the current top 30 by % ownership team - remaining bank $24,600

how many do you have or not have? I have 9 of the 12 premiums and 6 different rookies

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22/30 for me