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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)
 
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.
 

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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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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...
 
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?
 
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
 
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?
 

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Ex Gold Coast and star VFL Southport Sharks ruckman is getting a run with the Bulldogs at their training camp up here at the Sunny Coast. English won't play the match sim on Sunday at Maroochydore. Doggies inquired into Boyd, who sign with Saints, so they must be serious about their concern for some back of English.....

I'll wander along and see how Matt Kennedy is used I think. Any requests?
 
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Ex Gold Coast and star VFL Southport Sharks ruckman is getting a run with the Bulldogs at their training camp up here at the Sunny Coast. English won't play the match sim on Sunday at Maroochydore. Doggies inquired into Boyd, who sign with Saints, so they must be serious about their concern for some back of English.....

I'll wander along and see how Matt Kennedy is used I think. Any requests?
Tell Bevo to throw Kennedy into the guts, please
 
For those going Xerri R1 obviously 1st week you'd put the C on him against English but following that would you put it on against the following:

R2 - Gawn
R3 - ROB
R4 - Grundy
R5 - Witts
Thing is without Marshall, who are the other players worth paying up for that you'd put a captain on with confidence?
 
Thing is without Marshall, who are the other players worth paying up for that you'd put a captain on with confidence?
My M1-4 currently Bray, Rozee, Taranto & Oliver. Feels like should be able to target particular match ups amongst them. Even TDK against us should put up a good VC score.

I had TDK & Darcy as Darcy has soft draw and Xerro togh, but $500k spare and thinking of just using it to go Darcy to Xerri. Just seems like it may not be best move if I'm not confident to use Xerri as a VC or C for 4 weeks.
 
My M1-4 currently Bray, Rozee, Taranto & Oliver. Feels like should be able to target particular match ups amongst them. Even TDK against us should put up a good VC score.

I had TDK & Darcy as Darcy has soft draw and Xerro togh, but $500k spare and thinking of just using it to go Darcy to Xerri. Just seems like it may not be best move if I'm not confident to use Xerri as a VC or C for 4 weeks.
Yep, I am targeting Rozee, Taranto initially as my M1/M2 but might need to pay up for a Brayshaw to have a more reliable backup C.
 
Pittonet was on 7 News tonight with quite a lengthy interview for a news bulletin. He said he's had his best injury free preseason in years and expects to partner TDK with stints in the forward-line.

They may be his plans and not Voss', but it concerns me re starting DeKoning.
 
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Pittonet was on 7 News with quite a lengthy interview for a news bulletin. He said he's had his best preseason in years and expects to partner TDK with stints in the forward-line.

They may be his plans and not Voss', but it concerns me re starting DeKoning.
**** off Pittonet you big potato
 
R2 options appear to be getting slimmer by the day

Marshall gone.
Gawn big question marks on age and value.
English interrupted pre season.
TDK question marks on sole ruck.
Darcy fitness queries and Jackson impact on scoring.

Jordon Sweet looking more and more likely by the day.
What If I said to you ...."you only have to have Gawn for 6-7 weeks" ....B4 his inevitable fall-off ?
 

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