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[Maybe Tomorrow]

Culley is injured

what is the logic with Fogarty?

Played in match sim the other day, probably not ready for round 1 though.

 

[kool kangas]

Culley is injured

what is the logic with Fogarty?

With Culley l didnt know he was injured ..Thanks
As for Fogarty he is only there because l haven't deided on anyone else yet. So its just to make up my team..Any ideas on a replacement? Also whaat is required for having a premium player? lm not sure how many l have atm.

 

[TempletonTheRat]

With Culley l didnt know he was injured ..Thanks
As for Fogarty he is only there because l haven't deided on anyone else yet. So its just to make up my team..Any ideas on a replacement? Also whaat is required for having a premium player? lm not sure how many l have atm.

I'd downgrade to Fyfe, Jordan or Billings, or even a rookie, and use the cash to upgrade somewhere else - eg Flynn to Gawn

basically anyone priced at Grundy or above would be classed as a premo; but you want to try and have ones that will finish as top 6 or 8 in their position

 

[WaynesWorld19]

22/30 for me

Yeo not in your side yet

 

[kool kangas]

I'd downgrade to Fyfe, Jordan or Billings, or even a rookie, and use the cash to upgrade somewhere else - eg Flynn to Gawn

basically anyone priced at Grundy or above would be classed as a premo; but you want to try and have ones that will finish as top 6 or 8 in their position

team 2 : any better or worse? Bought in Gawn and Sicily

 

[TempletonTheRat]

team 2 : any better or worse? Bought in Gawn and SicilyView attachment 1898311

yep looks better

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Yeo not in your side yet

Nah mate, I'm saving that round 3 trade

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Macrae is gone and Flanders is in

 

[Loose at HB]

Alright kentlemen. Roast me

Rookies are obviously mostly placeholders at this point but my logic is as follows;
1) I feel like DEF is the line with the most rookies/rookie priced players and also those that are likely to score well - I'm comfortable that Chapman/Zilliams will score better than rookies, and tbh I feel like Hore and Coffield will too. I'm willing to go shallower here premo-wise because I reckon the rookies here will make the most $$$ and $$$ is the name of the game
2) McKercher (especially if he turns into a bin chicken and becomes McColonel) and Sanders are likely to be 2 best scoring rooks all round which means I only really have to chance my arm with one of the other 4
3) Forward are UTTER SHIT and forward rookies tend to score similarly so I want as little as them as possible - especially given the early reliance on best 18. The more 30s and 40s I can drop out of my score, the better
4) F*** THE BYES

Billings is the main source of anxiety provoking when I look at this and tbh I can very much see myself going full MPM up forward because they all suck and using the extra $$$ for another mid premo - especially if Macrae is out/looks like being Bevo'd because Bevo wants Arthur Jones as part of his starting mid rotation.
GAJ V2 (am I doing it right Pies fans) will come in if he blows it up in R0 but otherwise first upgrade after his bye

Can't wait to change this 60 times between now and R1 (f*** Round 0 too, what a stupid ****ing initiative)

 

[blueiris]

The byes suck especially early when so many good options have Byes currently running with this

 

[HEYTRUEROO]

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.


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A very similar mindset to myself, however I personally prefer the more GnR approach. Give me the big guns. Guys that could drop 140s with ease.

Def: I think that Daicos, Sicily and Stewart will be top 6 defenders comfortably, and likely the top 3. Pay 600-650 for them now or potentially save yourself 50k and grab them later. I'll happily pay the premium for the sure thing and points in the bank. Young looks like too much value to pass up. Probably finishes in the 4-8 range for defenders.

Mid: LDU my first picked. With the injury prone guys my theory is start them and ride them until they break. Fingers crossed he doesn't though. Also averages 120+ without Cunners. Butters and Serong next in line. It's a changing of the guard and their bye helps immensely. Bont in for $$$ if he looks shaky can become anyone (probably Trac). Huge Libba fan and feel like he is always criminally underrated. Dawson is just really quite good and I expect Adelaide to be up there this year.

Ruck: Gawndy. Say no more.

Fwd: I was shaky on Macrae before the injury news broke. He's the sort that will almost certainly be in the top 4 fwds for the year but I can't see him getting away from you with a string of huge scores. I fully expect to be able to grab him later for high 400s/low 500s. Not sold on Flanders. Unsure how the Dimma game plan plays out and that + early bye is enough for me to fade him. Another I feel will not ever be out of reach. Like others, I dont like any other forwards so it's Harley Reid @ F1 for me. Why not?

As SELF said above, only need 2/6 on field fwd rookies to hit good scores and count in the early bye rounds. I'm confident that will happen.

And so, behold. Tear it to shreds people.

 

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

A very similar mindset to myself, however I personally prefer the more GnR approach. Give me the big guns. Guys that could drop 140s with ease.

Def: I think that Daicos, Sicily and Stewart will be top 6 defenders comfortable, and likely the top 3. Pay 600-650 for them now or potentially save yourself 50k and grab them later. I'll happily pay the premium for the sure thing and points in the bank. Young looks like too much value to pass up. Probably finishes in the 4-8 range for defenders.

Mid: LDU my first picked. With the injury prone guys my theory is start them and ride them until they break. Fingers crossed he doesn't though. Also averages 120+ without Cunners. Butters and Serong next in line. It's a changing of the guard and their bye helps immensely. Bont in for $$$ if he looks shaky can become anyone (probably Trac). Huge Libba fan and feel like he is always criminally underrated. Dawson is just really quite good and I expect Adelaide to be up there this year.

Ruck: Gawndy. Say no more.

Fwd: I was shaky on Macrae before the injury news broke. He's the sort that will almost certainly be in the top 4 fwds for the year but I can't see him getting away from you with a string of huge scores. I fully expect to be able to grab him later for high 400s/low 500s. Not sold on Flanders. Unsure how the Dimma game plan plays out and that + early bye is enough for me to fade him. Another I feel will not ever be out of reach. Like others, I dont like any other forwards so it's Harley Reid @ F1 for me. Why not?

As SELF said above, only need 2/6 on field fwd rookies to hit good scores and count in the early bye rounds. I'm confident that will happen.

And so, behold. Tear it to shreds people.

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You’ll be lucky to have 6 forwards playing by Round 5. Way too risky for me.

 

[HEYTRUEROO]

You’ll be lucky to have 6 forwards playing by Round 5. Way too risky for me.

Perhaps. Current rookies are obviously placeholders at this early stage. I feel like every year there is enough though. The strategy would be churn and burn the fwd rookies after they play 4-5 and make a quick $100k.

 

[MacStradbroke]

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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You could do a lot worse than start with that team. Round 0 being the only sticking point.

 

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

Perhaps. Current rookies are obviously placeholders at this early stage. I feel like every year there is enough though. The strategy would be churn and burn the fwd rookies after they play 4-5 and make a quick $100k.

Definitely should pull a premium mid or back and put more money in the forward line. Good luck.

 

[4tune8]

A very similar mindset to myself, however I personally prefer the more GnR approach. Give me the big guns. Guys that could drop 140s with ease.

Def: I think that Daicos, Sicily and Stewart will be top 6 defenders comfortably, and likely the top 3. Pay 600-650 for them now or potentially save yourself 50k and grab them later. I'll happily pay the premium for the sure thing and points in the bank. Young looks like too much value to pass up. Probably finishes in the 4-8 range for defenders.

Mid: LDU my first picked. With the injury prone guys my theory is start them and ride them until they break. Fingers crossed he doesn't though. Also averages 120+ without Cunners. Butters and Serong next in line. It's a changing of the guard and their bye helps immensely. Bont in for $$$ if he looks shaky can become anyone (probably Trac). Huge Libba fan and feel like he is always criminally underrated. Dawson is just really quite good and I expect Adelaide to be up there this year.

Ruck: Gawndy. Say no more.

Fwd: I was shaky on Macrae before the injury news broke. He's the sort that will almost certainly be in the top 4 fwds for the year but I can't see him getting away from you with a string of huge scores. I fully expect to be able to grab him later for high 400s/low 500s. Not sold on Flanders. Unsure how the Dimma game plan plays out and that + early bye is enough for me to fade him. Another I feel will not ever be out of reach. Like others, I dont like any other forwards so it's Harley Reid @ F1 for me. Why not?

As SELF said above, only need 2/6 on field fwd rookies to hit good scores and count in the early bye rounds. I'm confident that will happen.

And so, behold. Tear it to shreds people.

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I don't know what you mean when you say you'll only need 2/6 on field rookies to hit good scores and count in the early bye rounds.

You've got 12 keepers, 1 MP and 9 on field rookies, with best 18 then you'd expect that 5 of those rookie scores would be counted, so 5/9. Or am I missing something?

Don't get me wrong though, the team has merit and could be the structure that lends itself to being very competitive, to me it looks like the forwards will be the cheapest line to upgrade into and conversely the weakest scoring line so it makes sense to go light there. I don't know if I'd have the kahunas to go as light as you have though.

The thing that worries me is that you'll be chasing your backside trying to maintain 6 playing rookies in the forwards whilst dealing with all of the other issues like injuries, getting the right rookies on the other lines, then eventually upgrading. Of course with best 18 scoring you could afford a rookie donut in those rounds, round 1 should see you as being ok with only round 4 to contend with 22 players needed, come rounds 7-8-9 you'd want to get 3 premo forwards in, DPP additions after round 6 will help there.

 

[Jetwa5h]

Ok ....iteration number ....lost count, forward line is annoying the piss out of me this year

 

[marcmurphy3]

Perhaps. Current rookies are obviously placeholders at this early stage. I feel like every year there is enough though. The strategy would be churn and burn the fwd rookies after they play 4-5 and make a quick $100k.

While I get your concept and think it is good in theory I prefer to create team structures that give me more flexibility.

You are relying on alot of cheap forward rookies making it to round one and if they don't you will have to restructure your whole team. Same deal if you have to replace them after round 1.

It's pretty risky. Just a thought.

 

[HEYTRUEROO]

I don't know what you mean when you say you'll only need 2/6 on field rookies to hit good scores and count in the early bye rounds.

You've got 12 keepers, 1 MP and 9 on field rookies, with best 18 then you'd expect that 5 of those rookie scores would be counted, so 5/9. Or am I missing something?

Don't get me wrong though, the team has merit and could be the structure that lends itself to being very competitive, to me it looks like the forwards will be the cheapest line to upgrade into and conversely the weakest scoring line so it makes sense to go light there. I don't know if I'd have the kahunas to go as light as you have though.

The thing that worries me is that you'll be chasing your backside trying to maintain 6 playing rookies in the forwards whilst dealing with all of the other issues like injuries, getting the right rookies on the other lines, then eventually upgrading. Of course with best 18 scoring you could afford a rookie donut in those rounds, round 1 should see you as being ok with only round 4 to contend with 22 players needed, come rounds 7-8-9 you'd want to get 3 premo forwards in, DPP additions after round 6 will help there.

Sorry if not clear. I meant that I expect Williams, McKercher, Sanders and whoever becomes D8 to be in the best 18 scores and so would only need 2/6 onfield forward rookies to make up the 17th and 18th scores. I would assume Reid would be one of those.

I agree that forwards will be the easiest and cheapest line to upgrade into and also the weakest scoring line. That's how my initial team planning began and evolved. I initially had Macrae F1 and no Stewart in defence but had the cash left over to "upgrade Macrae to Stewart". I expect Stewart to average 15 points more than Macrae and also expect to be able to grab Macrae later in the season for maybe $50k-$100k less than I would have to fork out for Stewart so the swap made sense to me. Payoff is having a worse F6 on field who may average only 40, instead of a better D6 who may average 55-60?

For sure. If you get struck with an injury or two in the first 6-8 weeks it could be curtains on the season as it would hamper the upgrading of forward rookies that may only be averaging 40-50. I'd certainly want to grab maybe 2 premos up forward by round 7, I'm not sure that 3 will be necessary that early, especially with a 6 deep mid and 4 deep def.

I quite like having the flexibility to scope the landscape for the first 6-7 rounds to see with more certainty who are the best forward options and also new DPP additions.

 

[doggies ftw]

I’ve got a similar mindset this year, going cheap in the forward line - although sticking with mostly mid pricers who should definitely play in Harmes & Fyfe etc over straight rookies; unsure on Rachele but he’s in for now, will reassess in preseason games.




Any thoughts?

 

[Tulendeena]

Sorry if not clear. I meant that I expect Williams, McKercher, Sanders and whoever becomes D8 to be in the best 18 scores and so would only need 2/6 onfield forward rookies to make up the 17th and 18th scores. I would assume Reid would be one of those.

I agree that forwards will be the easiest and cheapest line to upgrade into and also the weakest scoring line. That's how my initial team planning began and evolved. I initially had Macrae F1 and no Stewart in defence but had the cash left over to "upgrade Macrae to Stewart". I expect Stewart to average 15 points more than Macrae and also expect to be able to grab Macrae later in the season for maybe $50k-$100k less than I would have to fork out for Stewart so the swap made sense to me. Payoff is having a worse F6 on field who may average only 40, instead of a better D6 who may average 55-60?

For sure. If you get struck with an injury or two in the first 6-8 weeks it could be curtains on the season as it would hamper the upgrading of forward rookies that may only be averaging 40-50. I'd certainly want to grab maybe 2 premos up forward by round 7, I'm not sure that 3 will be necessary that early, especially with a 6 deep mid and 4 deep def.

I quite like having the flexibility to scope the landscape for the first 6-7 rounds to see with more certainty who are the best forward options and also new DPP additions.

I will be doing the same if there are at least 4 fwd rookies with rock solid JS.

There's only 7 fwd premos worth thinking about (IMO)

• Jackson (In if Darcy is not, simple)
• Macrae (Safest option, but injury has put me off, won't get punished fading at 550k)
• Flanders (Role's a question, and the Round 3 bye is horrendous)
• Baker (Small question marks, would probably take with no bye)
• Dusty (Age and bye)
• Moore (probably a safe 95 option, but hawks are restructuring)
• Owens (Big watch)

I think fading all is reasonable if the rookies are solid. So far Reid and Mannagh are locked, but need another couple to be secure (at least for the first 8 weeks)

 

[St Steady]

anyone got an essendon player in their team ?

i cant find one remotely worth blinking at

 

[weltschmerz]

anyone got an essendon player in their team ?

i cant find one remotely worth blinking at

Nic Martin's in and out as a POD.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

anyone got an essendon player in their team ?

i cant find one remotely worth blinking at

Reid

Caddy might be an option

 

[Bjchan13]

anyone got an essendon player in their team ?

i cant find one remotely worth blinking at

No, none worth blinking at