DT 2011 Forwards Thread

[Borshk]

The way im seeing it atm is that if you think sylvia is over his durability issues, get him- he'll score very well this year imo.

 

[Le Maestro]

I don't watch many Melbourne games, so this may be a stupid question but I'm gonna ask it anyway.
Where do Sylvia's points come from? He doesn't kick that many goals, does he? ...and someone just said he wasn't an accumulator.
Is he a big tackler?

He ticks all the boxes - he's the type of player that only needs 20 posessions to score 100.

He prefers kicking to handballing, marks, tackles and kicks goals

 

[54Dogs]

I don't watch many Melbourne games, so this may be a stupid question but I'm gonna ask it anyway.
Where do Sylvia's points come from? He doesn't kick that many goals, does he? ...and someone just said he wasn't an accumulator.
Is he a big tackler?

http://www.finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1391

Kicks more than handballs, marks a fair bit, tackles well and kicks the odd goal.

 

[DB10]

That actually suggests he becomes a better fantasy player every season.

 

[pillager]

Some great discussion on a player that was almost the notion of a lock in so many teams, yet he had never been talked about or discussed and who started it?? ahahah

Happy i made people think twice about it and realise he aint a lock in like so many saw him as.

Great post by Dogs.

@Hannabal you misread the post. Dogs is saying Sylvia will get the number 2 tag which i think will be the number 1 midfield tag/defensive tag. Where as Davey will likely get the midfield/offensive HFF tag.

Still a lock in my team. I was never in any doubt about picking him.

Hopefully you have led a few people down the garden path.

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

Another thing against Sylvia is his R5 bye coinciding with eagles and sydney. Quite a few people have Darling, Goodes and/or Tapscott in there sides. Obviously it is very situational and different for every team. Also Cox in the rucks aswell is a very popular choice, so with Petrie it might mean bad things for a few people and he might have to cover the rucks that week meaning an even weaker forward line, vulnerable to zero's.

 

[Benno_900]

There'd be no problem if you have a both a forward and back DP link in the mids.

Many teams I've seen don't have either/both. Big mistake.

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

^^ I agree cant understand how people cant start with these links, that is basically my first priority.

Just unsure which C/B to pick Hibberd or Heppell or maybe both. Cant see both playing at the same time Hibberd looks very solid scoring wise aswell, but is he just taking Slattery spot ATM??

C/F will be through Prestia for me.

 

[Bombers_Insider]

What are peoples thoughts on

Nahas scores of 105 , 81 , 99

 

[Jolldo87]

What are peoples thoughts on

Nahas scores of 105 , 81 , 99

Personally I don't think he's any guarantee for best 22 at all. If you're paying $264,300 for someone i'd definitely be looking at a higher job security for a start.

 

[Bombers_Insider]

Personally I don't think he's any guarantee for best 22 at all. If you're paying $264,300 for someone i'd definitely be looking at a higher job security for a start.

yeah true just going over the freako looking at the numbers and seen his number where pretty good and not much talk about him .

 

[BACCS]

I had Sylvia for a while, but his pre season has been very underwhelming. It doesn't seem like he'll have that massive breakout year like I once thought. Goodes is a better option, with durability also on his side.

 

[Nothing]

I changed from Sylvia to Goodes, when I realised the durability issues the rest of my FWDs have/had. With the likes of Chappy, SJ, Knights and Franklin all regularly missing games I feel I needed a durable player to balance.

 

[JB17]

might sound like a stupid question: How much would Hale need to score for him to rise in price? i can afford to upgrade a 97,000 rookie to hale worth 184,000. My thoughts are to give Hale the first 5 rounds, then before Petrie can start going up in value, downgrade (hopefully) Hale to Petrie and make myself some cash while at it. Thoughts?

 

[Wheedus]

^^ I agree cant understand how people cant start with these links, that is basically my first priority.

Just unsure which C/B to pick Hibberd or Heppell or maybe both. Cant see both playing at the same time Hibberd looks very solid scoring wise aswell, but is he just taking Slattery spot ATM??

C/F will be through Prestia for me.

Hibberd is definitey the likely cover for Slats but I see that as a positive. He should get at least four games straight and may hold the spot. Based on the NAB (particularly the GF) he looked very composed which is what you need in a back pocket. Heppel is probably more on the fringe but worth having because he will definitely get games

 

[DB10]

might sound like a stupid question: How much would Hale need to score for him to rise in price? i can afford to upgrade a 97,000 rookie to hale worth 184,000. My thoughts are to give Hale the first 5 rounds, then before Petrie can start going up in value, downgrade (hopefully) Hale to Petrie and make myself some cash while at it. Thoughts?

he has to score 45.

you can find the break even number for any player on tooserious.net.

 

[Essington]

So is chappy playing round 1 or more than likely not?

 

[54Dogs]

he has to score 45.

you can find the break even number for any player on tooserious.net.

prob 50 as the mn drops

 

[WCE9]

Would u think goodes plays better with or without bradshaw?

 

[PepperShaker]

Would u think goodes plays better with or without bradshaw?

Better with him. Bradshaw becomes the focus in the forward 50 and Goodsey is free to rack up possessions through the midfield.

 

[WCE9]

Yeah I was thinking along those lines too peppershaker. Being a Sydney supporter do u think bradshaw will be fit for round 1, if not ill probabaly pick stevie j instead

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

Yeah I was thinking along those lines too peppershaker. Being a Sydney supporter do u think bradshaw will be fit for round 1, if not ill probabaly pick stevie j instead

Even if Bradshaw is right for R2 than Goodes will still do very well. Im strongly considering Goodesy as we speak, could be his DT peak year at 30+.

 

[partycorolla]

I wanted to bring something up which I feel has not been touched on or discussed all pre-season.

Let's not forget:

In the last 114 years of VFL/AFL football, we have never had a season run for 24 rounds.

"So what?", you may ask?
"What effect may this have from a DT perspective?"

Well while we are on the topic of Sylvia, it will help players such as him as the 2 byes for him (Round 5 and 16) will give him the rest to replenish the energy stores and to manage the sore spots. Keep in mind, he has never had the luxury of 2 mid-season byes before in his life.

Contrary to what most people would think, the longer season this year will benefit bigger bodies, and less durable players, as they will get two weeks to "freshen up". Trust me, as a footballer who has played for 18 seasons, I know how much a week off from football can help out the body.

Just something to think about.

At the risk of pointing out the fact that you are very very young, or relatively stupid (no that's harsh, I mean that you lack knowledge) can I refute what you said about 114 years without a season of 24 rounds. I can tell you for a fact that we have had a 24 season round as recently as 1994. Before that you have to go way back to 1992 to find a season with 24 rounds..... Other than that I don't mind your point.

 

[WCE9]

Even if Bradshaw is right for R2 than Goodes will still do very well. Im strongly considering Goodesy as we speak, could be his DT peak year at 30+.

I agree. Out of interest are u only going 3 premiums in the fwd line, cause as i am going 4 premiums goodes almost picks himself. My 4th fwd is causing me the biggest headache, and i have now narrowed down to stevie j v sylvia v higgins. What do u think is the best option? I feel i can afford to have 1 undurable premium in my team and this is where it will be...

 

[longytap]

Even if Bradshaw is right for R2 than Goodes will still do very well. Im strongly considering Goodesy as we speak, could be his DT peak year at 30+.

Almost certain to play 22 and finish in the top 7 Fowards for total points