Discussion 2025 Pre-Season Planning Discussion

[Makeshift Park]

Surely Oliver can’t be any worse than last season…

I wish him well and I hope his troubles are behind him, but I can’t say I’m clamouring to select him in my SC squad when he’s entering the PS with love handles

 

[VainGlorious]

I wish him well and I hope his troubles are behind him, but I can’t say I’m clamouring to select him in my SC squad when he’s entering the PS with love handles

Looks as fat as mud, but that’s ok, it’ll only make his rise all the more glorious.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

I wish him well and I hope his troubles are behind him, but I can’t say I’m clamouring to select him in my SC squad when he’s entering the PS with love handles

Last time I checked most piggies are meant to be fat.

 

[Eagling]

Provisional 2025 Opening Team:

DEF: Clark, Newman, NWM, McKercher, Coleman, Rookiex3
MID: Petracca, Dawson, Oliver, Cerra, Sheldrick, Rookiex6
RUC: TDK, Darcy, Rookie
FWD: JHF, Rankine, B.Smith, Macrae, Phillipou, C. Daniel, Rookiex2

Prices calcuated as of last season avg*5500; no discounts applied. Have way overspent on rookies so should have plenty of room to manuever.

Tried to avoid early byes except in the cases of exceptional value; also tried to hit value picks over over-spending on starting picks.

 

[Choppers]

Provisional 2025 Opening Team:

DEF: Clark, Newman, NWM, McKercher, Coleman, Rookiex3
MID: Petracca, Dawson, Oliver, Cerra, Sheldrick, Rookiex6
RUC: TDK, Darcy, Rookie
FWD: JHF, Rankine, B.Smith, Macrae, Phillipou, C. Daniel, Rookiex2

Prices calcuated as of last season avg*5500; no discounts applied. Have way overspent on rookies so should have plenty of room to manuever.

Tried to avoid early byes except in the cases of exceptional value; also tried to hit value picks over over-spending on starting picks.

Like it.....you don't have any premos with Rd 14,16 Bye, so assume you'll target them for upgrades when needed.

 

[Eagling]

Like it.....you don't have any premos with Rd 14,16 Bye, so assume you'll target them for upgrades when needed.

7/8 teams with those byes also have byes in the early rounds; Richmond being the exception, so yeah I'll probably target them after the early byes & perhaps start a few Richmond rookies.

 

[VainGlorious]

I’ve had Xerri-Bomb and TDK does amazing things to my system locked and loaded at R1/R2 since the season ended.

However, as always, that big beautiful lump Hodor keeps looking at me funny.

Been burnt so many ****in times by that lumbering lummox, he is most certainly going to miss games, and LJ chopping him out could diminish his scoring capacity somewhat - but he’s got that nice bye and is sub $550k. Could always start him and wait for Xerri to drop I suppose.

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

I think it would take something pretty big to not start Marshall and English and my rucks. Definitely Marshall. Think they’ve got green flags everywhere besides Tim English every now and then forgetting how to play ruck.

 

[Choppers]

Xerri and TDK both with Rd 12 bye...

 

[VainGlorious]

I think it would take something pretty big to not start Marshall and English and my rucks. Definitely Marshall. Think they’ve got green flags everywhere besides Tim English every now and then forgetting how to play ruck.

Not that keen on Holler.

Yes, he did have an exceptional final 6 weeks, but he also sharted out another 6 scores under 85 which included a 50 and a 60.

Has that good bye though.

Breakfast has burnt me too many times and I am scarred by his exploits.

 

[VainGlorious]

Xerri and TDK both with Rd 12 bye...

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Xerri and TDK both with Rd 12 bye...

TdK probably breaks down before then, but he has a nice start to the season and he's playing for a big contract.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Does anyone know if Sam Darcy will have DPP Ruc/Fwd?

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Does anyone know if Sam Darcy will have DPP Ruc/Fwd?

I can't find the article but I'm sure I saw something saying forward only.