I am definitely no expert mate but the two main problems I see are Naitinui and Watts. Naitinui because he is injured and when he comes back is expected to be nursed, and Watts because he is still at school and not going to play many games.
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I am definitely no expert mate but the two main problems I see are Naitinui and Watts. Naitinui because he is injured and when he comes back is expected to be nursed, and Watts because he is still at school and not going to play many games.
i think natanui is a waste of money sitting on your bench... he is injured at the moment, maybe trade him down to some1 like currie from sydney (expected to play given their lack of rucks atm). also, do u think coughlan is worth 171K on your bench, given he reinjured his knee? that could be some more cash for u to downgrade and with that money look at fixing up your backs/forwards... your on track with enright, raines, hill, lids, gia, fev. Also, Watts is doing VCE next year... is it worth it to have him? (especially on your field)
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Not too bad. Some advice from 1 Tiger to another. Hold off on Cousins & Coughlan until you see him on the park. Read a story that said people should be expecting too much from Cousins early on as Richmond haven't selected him to help out early on. They want Cousins firing at the end of the season as the Tigers push for finals. As for Coughlan, memories of his form that saw him winning a B&F in his first couple of season seem to be what everyone thinks he will come back at. Remember he hasn't played at AFL level for near on 2 years and there are quite a few ahead of him in the pecking order at Punt Rd. Also he did have the set back with his knee a couple of weeks ago so he may not play early on either.
Thanks for those replies! Some quality advice.
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Backs: Goddard, Cornes, Gram, Malceski, Houlihan, Petterd, Raines (Hill, Broughton)
Mids: Selwood, Tuck, Gibbs, Boak, Masten, Robinson (Beams, Anthony)
Rucks: Cox, Ottens (Currie, Jacobs)
Forwards: Deledio, Didak, N Brown, Brennan, Higgins, Skipworth, Ziebell (Grant, Ballantyne)
Mids: Selwood, Tuck, Gibbs, Boak, Masten, Robinson (Beams, Anthony)
Rucks: Cox, Ottens (Currie, Jacobs)
Forwards: Deledio, Didak, N Brown, Brennan, Higgins, Skipworth, Ziebell (Grant, Ballantyne)
Pretty good team.
You have a few iffy players in Petterd, Raines and Robinson, but thats balanced by your midfield. Only problem with that though - how will you get enough top end players in there? If Gibbs and Boak come on (and at their price, they should be keepers), you only have two spots to upgrade to ABC/Kornes/Swan/Thompson. Thats a lot of missed points.
You might be better downgrading one, and upgrading Petterd to a safer option.
You have a few iffy players in Petterd, Raines and Robinson, but thats balanced by your midfield. Only problem with that though - how will you get enough top end players in there? If Gibbs and Boak come on (and at their price, they should be keepers), you only have two spots to upgrade to ABC/Kornes/Swan/Thompson. Thats a lot of missed points.
You might be better downgrading one, and upgrading Petterd to a safer option.
Piikeyyy
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Thanks for the advice.. before i go changing my team around though i think it would be best to devise a desired final 22 to see where my trades are gonna be used.. and how much i will have spare negotiating 3 or 4 trades to long term injuries?
Is this too much? Not enough?
i have hill on my bench in the backs covering for injuries so i am not too concerned with players like petterd and raines at the moment.
I might be missing out on points down the track but doesnt starting the season with a reasonably strong one make up for that. Depending on how many trades i have left to play with at the end upgrading Boak might not be out of the question depending on where my side is at in the season.
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IMO to date one of the best squads posted. Obviously need to make sure all these rookies are going to be on the park come rnd1 but at current time i'm sure they will be. The good thing about a team like this at this stage of the pre-season is that you can compensate easily for any rookie that mat not get a start rnd 1.
Well done
Defence:
C.Cornes(Vice Captain)
P. Burgoyne
H. Shaw
J. Drummond
C. Brown
D. Myers
D. Wojcinski
(N. Suban)
(Z. Dawson)
Midfield:
J. Selwood(Captain)
A. Lovett
M. Osborne
B. Houli
J. Adcock
T. Cotchin
(M. Walters)
(M. De Boer)
Rucks:
D. Hille
B. Ottens
(M. Lobbe)
(J. Trengove)
Forwards:
J. Porplyzia
S. Milne
D. Solomon
S. Lucas
B. McKinley
C. Rioli
S. Dew
(S. Gumbleton)
(D. Gourdis)
Comments, suggestions etc?
C.Cornes(Vice Captain)
P. Burgoyne
H. Shaw
J. Drummond
C. Brown
D. Myers
D. Wojcinski
(N. Suban)
(Z. Dawson)
Midfield:
J. Selwood(Captain)
A. Lovett
M. Osborne
B. Houli
J. Adcock
T. Cotchin
(M. Walters)
(M. De Boer)
Rucks:
D. Hille
B. Ottens
(M. Lobbe)
(J. Trengove)
Forwards:
J. Porplyzia
S. Milne
D. Solomon
S. Lucas
B. McKinley
C. Rioli
S. Dew
(S. Gumbleton)
(D. Gourdis)
Comments, suggestions etc?
Its probably a good idea to get an idea of what you want you final team to look like. Work out where your first upgrades should be, it will all help. Having a plan will help you ignore those early season bolters too (Thornton and the like).
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Try again and read the thousands of posts that guys in the know have posted within the last couple of months. Dont ask for an explanation, just take some time and read over the threads in BF, its all here. No offence but OMG
. And before you say that i'm no help, just read some posts FFS!
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Nothing harsh about it, i dont think! That team is extremely ordinary!
Hey all,
Thought i had some kind of idea before seeing crazies team. That's a good team there.
I'm after some advice if possible.
Backs
C. Cornes
H. Shaw
A. McPhee
J. Adcock
S. Selwood
R. Pettard
T. Collier
(Lisle, Suban)
Mids
G. Ablett
K. Cornes
B. Gibbs
B. Reilly
P. Haselby
D. Rich
(Sidebottom, Robinson)
Rucks
Cox, Mcintosh
(Currie, J. Tippett)
Forwards
B. Deledio
J. Brown
Q. Lynch
J. Brennan
S. Lucas
S. Higgins
L. Jetta
(Hentchel, Yarran)
My main worry is out of the cats and hawks i have 1 cat and 1 hawks emg. How much of a problem, if any, is this?
My main goal of the dream team is to beat my fellow workers for bragging rights.
How do you think this team will stack up?
I'm a bit worried about the forward line, want to stack it a bit better without losing Browny, cause i couldn't have a dream team without him.
Thought i had some kind of idea before seeing crazies team. That's a good team there.
I'm after some advice if possible.
Backs
C. Cornes
H. Shaw
A. McPhee
J. Adcock
S. Selwood
R. Pettard
T. Collier
(Lisle, Suban)
Mids
G. Ablett
K. Cornes
B. Gibbs
B. Reilly
P. Haselby
D. Rich
(Sidebottom, Robinson)
Rucks
Cox, Mcintosh
(Currie, J. Tippett)
Forwards
B. Deledio
J. Brown
Q. Lynch
J. Brennan
S. Lucas
S. Higgins
L. Jetta
(Hentchel, Yarran)
My main worry is out of the cats and hawks i have 1 cat and 1 hawks emg. How much of a problem, if any, is this?
My main goal of the dream team is to beat my fellow workers for bragging rights.
How do you think this team will stack up?
I'm a bit worried about the forward line, want to stack it a bit better without losing Browny, cause i couldn't have a dream team without him.
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hello all i wandered in here by mistake, how do i get to this 'no passengers' thread my friend keeps going on and on about , he thinks he is SOOO GOOD cause his in it, where do i fidn this, thanks C2r
Your backline is great, Good jobJust like me you have taken the risk of starting Hilll and Ranies. Personally, im a but scared about that
Nice midfield. Interesting you have both Bartel and Ablett, I really thought it was impossible to have a great team and spend 1/7th of your cap on two players.
Nice ruck
Fantastic team, well done.
How much money do you have leftover?
Thanks porps. I have 40k
I really like this team, very solid across the board and looks like you´ve thought hard about the structure. Not having Rich and Yarran is interesting and its something i´m also toying with atm, if the other rookies come off the extra cash will be very handy.
Only suggestion I could make is maybe balance out the backline and the midfield a bit, I think having Raines and Petterd with only Hill and a rookie backing them up is dangerous given their injury risks and position in the 22...Conversely your midfield I think may be a bit top heavy to start with, may be better to spread the risk there instead, also as Hodges said it´ll leave a slot for adding an Ablett/Bartel down the track.
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If your only aim is to beat the guys at work then its a pretty decent line up. Should get yout off to a good start and then it will just be a case of how well you use your trades. However, you need to be sure that players like S.Selwood, Pettard, Collier and Jetta are going to play from the start of the season otherwise you could be hit with quite a few 0's.
I would also suggest you look at the players you have as you emergencies in the backline. How sure are you that they could provide cover for those you have on the ground? Lisle may not get a look in at all as the Hawks do have other options ahead of him that have been on the list for a few years but can't crack into the seniors because of the likes of Buddy, Roughead, Croad and Gilham playing so well.
Best advice would be to watch as many of the remaining NAB Cup games as possible and to also read match reports from the practice matches that aren't on TV to try and pick up any info on players who may be better options for a round 1 spot in your backline.
Yep worth a punt, has proven over the journey to be one of the most durable players in the game. One injury and everyones off him?? short memories some people have. Yes i am aware of his age but at that price he's to good to ignore. IMO
Take 3
Backs: Hodge, Goddard, Cornes (Chad variety), Gram, Drummond, Collier, Hill (Suban, Rance)
Mids: Abblett, Gibbs, Griffen, Foley, Hasleby, Rich (Swift, DeBoer)
Rucks: Big Cox, Ottens (Leuenberger, Currie)
Forwards: Pavlich, Deledio, Brennan, Lucas, Higgins, Skipworth, Ziebell (Ballantyne, Grant)
($18 remaining).
With regards to mids...
I'm viewing Gibbs as a keeper, and obviously if either Griffen or Foley have stellar years they will more than likely be keepers too. Hasleby / Rich will be upgraded.
Any opinions helpful. As well as thoughts on leaving the 18k i have over...
Backs: Hodge, Goddard, Cornes (Chad variety), Gram, Drummond, Collier, Hill (Suban, Rance)
Mids: Abblett, Gibbs, Griffen, Foley, Hasleby, Rich (Swift, DeBoer)
Rucks: Big Cox, Ottens (Leuenberger, Currie)
Forwards: Pavlich, Deledio, Brennan, Lucas, Higgins, Skipworth, Ziebell (Ballantyne, Grant)
($18 remaining).
With regards to mids...
I'm viewing Gibbs as a keeper, and obviously if either Griffen or Foley have stellar years they will more than likely be keepers too. Hasleby / Rich will be upgraded.
Any opinions helpful. As well as thoughts on leaving the 18k i have over...
My first go at this.
Backs - Enright, C Cornes, Bock, Lake, McLeod, Scarlett, Ryder (Collier, Petrenko)
Midfield - K Cornes (capt), Black, Cousins, Goodes, Kerr, B Johnson, (Otten, M Robinson)
Rucks - Cox, Ottens, (Taylor, Naitanui)
Forwards - Franklin, J Riewoldt, Ebert, Lucas, P Davis, Sellar, Gumbleton, (S McKernan, T Walker)
Any thoughts.
Backs - Enright, C Cornes, Bock, Lake, McLeod, Scarlett, Ryder (Collier, Petrenko)
Midfield - K Cornes (capt), Black, Cousins, Goodes, Kerr, B Johnson, (Otten, M Robinson)
Rucks - Cox, Ottens, (Taylor, Naitanui)
Forwards - Franklin, J Riewoldt, Ebert, Lucas, P Davis, Sellar, Gumbleton, (S McKernan, T Walker)
Any thoughts.
I'm a bit apprehensive about Lucas, since he turned 31 in December and he's got much younger players such as Neagle and Gumbleton looking to get into the starting 22. Is there room for Lloyd, Lucas, Gumbleton and Neagle in the same starting 22? Because if there isn't, Essendon may decide to develop its younger key players and drop Lucas.
Unless he goes to the wing like Richo...
Unless he goes to the wing like Richo...
Not bad for a first effort, but you've still got quite a bit to learn.
Your ruck bench is far too expensive, and you should stay away from negating backs (eg. Scarlett) and lean more towards rebounding defenders or backs with midfield tendencies.
Your forward line is very questionable - You've got Franklin as the only gun, and no other player above 260k. I'd think about reshuffling that a fair bit.
You've got quite a few players starting that are unlikely to be a regular in their clubs starting 22, particularly the Adelaide players in your forward line, and also a few players that are a tad overpriced IMO, particularly in your midfield.
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Backs: Milburn, J.King, B.Waters, Mcphee, Dempster, Roberts-Thomson, Carlisle (Dawson, Egan)
Mids: C.Bruce, Dalziell, T.Edwards, Cousins, Ray, T.Selwood, Tenace (McGinnity, Hannebery)
Rucks: Minson, Pyke (Hampson, Sullivan)
Forwards: M.Stokes, Burton, Pettifer, Wirrpanda, R.Robertson, LeCras, J.Allen (Davis, Johnston)
what do you think
Mids: C.Bruce, Dalziell, T.Edwards, Cousins, Ray, T.Selwood, Tenace (McGinnity, Hannebery)
Rucks: Minson, Pyke (Hampson, Sullivan)
Forwards: M.Stokes, Burton, Pettifer, Wirrpanda, R.Robertson, LeCras, J.Allen (Davis, Johnston)
what do you think
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