Position 2025 Fantasy Rucks

[Tex Danger]

Trouble is, if Boyd fails ....at his price, where's your parachute option?

Arguements sake

Xerri to Boyd allows a 230k rookie to Brayshaw with 100k to spare (do with that what you will but team is very strong on all other lines)

Heath on ruck pine adds flexibility with dpp and also backup for boyd. Also got best 18 rds 2-4 so if things go pear shaped in those weeks there’s time to even hold knowing it’s not until rd 5 you really need to correct by before it hurts.

If it’s looking bad, trading brayshaw or another premium across to Xerri not that hard to do in that time as a correctional trade

It’s doable. Not saying I’d do it.
There’s risk but to be honest not an amount that I’m isolation I’d be deterred by, more a matter of what the net positive did to my team.

(And if course there’s the less aggressive TDK to boyd downgrade which if it turned out Roma was out extended and pittonet named rd 1 this would be odds on for me to do)

 

[stallon]

Even if Marshal is back by round 1, will he be fit enough to do the ruck by himself? Would they try to protect him at least for a bit by making do 50/50 ruck/fwd with Boyd in the side?
Would make Boyd a r3 pick at best

Marshall definitely isnt pickable anyway

 

[Corkintheocean]

Arguements sake

Xerri to Boyd allows a 230k rookie to Brayshaw with 100k to spare (do with that what you will but team is very strong on all other lines)

Heath on ruck pine adds flexibility with dpp and also backup for boyd. Also got best 18 rds 2-4 so if things go pear shaped in those weeks there’s time to even hold knowing it’s not until rd 5 you really need to correct by before it hurts.

If it’s looking bad, trading brayshaw or another premium across to Xerri not that hard to do in that time as a correctional trade

It’s doable. Not saying I’d do it.
There’s risk but to be honest not an amount that I’m isolation I’d be deterred by, more a matter of what the net positive did to my team.

(And if course there’s the less aggressive TDK to boyd downgrade which if it turned out Roma was out extended and pittonet named rd 1 this would be odds on for me to do)

No reason to waste it on a mid upgrade when mid rooks on field are likely to go 70.

Also wouldn't downgrade Xerri but rather a TDK type as score difference between Boyd and TDK will likely max be 20 points.

Better off upgrading defender rook going 50 to Dale/Sicily/Rivers.

In all likelihood though, if you think TDK is still value you just place Boyd at R3 and generate the cash from him and punt him for a downgrade when you have a spare trade post Marshall's return.

 

[Cm Perfect]

The Marshall news makes me wonder if Darcy now becomes a more viable starting pick.

If Marshall misses Round 1 and is then eased back, he will drop a lot of cash with his high starting price. A Darcy-Marshall trade in Round 5 would be ideal as their prices will have moved in opposite directions and you can get in last year's #1 overall scorer as a POD at a big discount.

Darcy only has to last 4 weeks of footy (with best 18 insurance for rounds 2-4) for it to work.

 

[tigs2010]

The Marshall news makes me wonder if Darcy now becomes a more viable starting pick.

If Marshall misses Round 1 and is then eased back, he will drop a lot of cash with his high starting price. A Darcy-Marshall trade in Round 5 would be ideal as their prices will have moved in opposite directions and you can get in last year's #1 overall scorer as a POD at a big discount.

Darcy only has to last 4 weeks of footy (with best 18 insurance for rounds 2-4) for it to work.

Darcy has a really soft draw too which he could score big but on the flipside could get subbed/managed. Really torn on him.

 

[Tex Danger]

Darcy has a really soft draw too which he could score big but on the flipside could get subbed/managed. Really torn on him.

I guess a playing Boyd at R3 would add some security if Roma was out a while

 

[Phar Ace]

Even if Marshal is back by round 1, will he be fit enough to do the ruck by himself? Would they try to protect him at least for a bit by making do 50/50 ruck/fwd with Boyd in the side?
Would make Boyd a r3 pick at best

Marshall definitely isnt pickable anyway

Pelvis, tricky to cross train

 

[Phar Ace]

The Marshall news makes me wonder if Darcy now becomes a more viable starting pick.

If Marshall misses Round 1 and is then eased back, he will drop a lot of cash with his high starting price. A Darcy-Marshall trade in Round 5 would be ideal as their prices will have moved in opposite directions and you can get in last year's #1 overall scorer as a POD at a big discount.

Darcy only has to last 4 weeks of footy (with best 18 insurance for rounds 2-4) for it to work.

This is the bigger concern, his possible price degradation.

 

[Cm Perfect]

I guess a playing Boyd at R3 would add some security if Roma was out a while

I would only start Darcy if I knew Marshall was coming back prior to Round 5. Otherwise it's just not worth the risk and we're better off thinking of Xerri/Gawn as the R1/R2 until Marshall is back to full fitness and his price bottoms out - which would be closer to mid-season in that scenario.

 

[Balsam]

I would only start Darcy if I knew Marshall was coming back prior to Round 5. Otherwise it's just not worth the risk and we're better off thinking of Xerri/Gawn as the R1/R2 until Marshall is back to full fitness and his price bottoms out - which would be closer to mid-season in that scenario.

That's where I'm currently sitting... Xerri/Gawn. Also considering Nank, but need to hear the return date for Marshall before pulling the trigger.

Even a not fully fit Marshall for R1 is worth considering as we will likely want to get him in at some stage, so taking a small hit for a round or two but saving a later trade could be worthwhile...

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

With Marshall going down injured and either having a late start to the year or likely somewhat impacted to start the year, I’m tossing if skipping Xerri as well is the right card to play.

He’s already at 53% ownership. Would say a fair chunk of Marshall’s 23% will drop to him. Leaving him very possibly being at 65% at a conservative estimate would to start the year.

If he starts slow, has an average game or below his price, that’s a huge advantage to getting ahead of 65% of the comp early.

I doubt he improves his average so the question becomes, is skipping him and having a stronger combo of two rucks (Gawn/English) the better play here?

 

[JDWCE]

With Marshall going down injured and either having a late start to the year or likely somewhat impacted to start the year, I’m tossing if skipping Xerri as well is the right card to play.

He’s already at 53% ownership. Would say a fair chunk of Marshall’s 23% will drop to him. Leaving him very possibly being at 65% at a conservative estimate would to start the year.

If he starts slow, has an average game or below his price, that’s a huge advantage to getting ahead of 65% of the comp early.

I doubt he improves his average so the question becomes, is skipping him and having a stronger combo of two rucks (Gawn/English) the better play here?

Tough opening fixture but reckon he goes 150 in round 1 as a captain option

 

[Phar Ace]

Tough opening fixture but reckon he goes 150 in round 1 as a captain option

If English recovers for that game, it's still a likely 125, however I do worry about the next 5, with the distinct possibility (based on last year) of having 3, 4 or even 5 sub 100's thereafter. On the surface, the chance of that seems ludicrous, but if history repeats......

That said, is a fit keeper worth the one or two trades saved, and eventually worth more than the 100pts a run like that might cost?

 

[WaynesWorld19]