Post your teams here - 2011 (Part II)

[r004life]

Ok so here's my team

Backs - Goddard, Broughton, Gibbs, Grimes, Adcock, Otten, Heppel (Toy, Puopolo, Duigan)

Mids - Swan, Pendles, Boyd, Kennedy, Swallow, Mzungu (Harris, Hibberd, Atley)

Rucks - Sandi, Cox (Z.Smith, Derickz)

Forwards - Franklin, Sylvia, Higgins, Riewoldt, S.Johnson, A Krakouer, Richardson (Prestia, Matera, Gamble)

I dont particularly like my forward line, in particular gamble, what are peoples thoughts on him, will he score enough to rise in value, anyone else i should consider around his price or should i just go for a first yr player/rookie who will play almost every week.

I have 6,600 left over.

 

[Shane Hird]

Why has everyone suddenly gone Richardson in the FL?

 

[Dids]

Let me know what you think...long time listener, first time caller.

Goddard, Enright, Delidio, Grimes, H. Shaw, Otten, Heppell.....Toy, Duigan, Puopolo

Montagna, Pendlebury, Bartel, Gibbs, D. Swallow, Polec.....D. Harris, Atley, Wallis

Jolly, Fraser......R.Campbell, Derickx

Franklin, Sylvia, Goodes, Riewoldt, Pavlich, Krakouer, Mzungu....Prestia, C. Richardson, Matera.

 

[Tippaz]

Let me know what you think...long time listener, first time caller.

Goddard, Enright, Delidio, Grimes, H. Shaw, Otten, Heppell.....Toy, Duigan, Puopolo

Montagna, Pendlebury, Bartel, Gibbs, D. Swallow, Polec.....D. Harris, Atley, Wallis

Jolly, Fraser......R.Campbell, Derickx

Franklin, Sylvia, Goodes, Riewoldt, Pavlich, Krakouer, Mzungu....Prestia, C. Richardson, Matera.

good squad man. i can see a Collingwood flavour... but no Swan...
i'd swap Gibbs to the backline and Heppell to the midfield. that way you can start Harris instead of Heppell.
you're also facing a tough week in rd6 when Franklin/Pavlich/Mzungu all have the bye, meaning your other 7 fwds must be all playing to avoid a donut.

 

[Cameron_K]

Any advice would be great

Backs : Goddard,Gibbs,Deledio,Broughton,Grimes,Otten,Stanley Emg Lower...Duigan...Puopolo

Midfield: Swan,Cross,A.Swallow,Palmer,Heppell,Mzungu Emg Swallow...Prestia... Harris

Rucks Cox,Jolly Emg Zmith...Derickx

Forwards: Franklin,Roo,Sylvia,Pavlich,Higgins,Krakouer.A,Richardson Emg Talia... Matera...Darling

Have 70,900 still in the bank. I still believe Palmer could become a steal at that price but do I take the chance with A.Swallow and Palmer in the same midfield??

 

[happy_eagle]

hey guys, just a bit of feedback on my team would be appreciated

Backs - Goddard, Gibbs, Enright, Deledio, Broughton, Otten, Heppel
(Duigan, Lower, Puopolo)

Mids - Swan, Cross, Murphy, J Corey, Swallow, Harris
(Prestia, Bewick, Atley)

Rucks - Sandilands, Cox
(Smith, Derickx)

Forwards - Green, Goodes, S Johnson, Reiwoldt, L Davis, Krakouer, Mzungu
(Richardson, Matera, Darling)

Only $500 left in the bank

 

[Benatration]

Why has everyone suddenly gone Richardson in the FL?

Suddenly? More like 2 and a half weeks

 

[Mintoxicator]

Looks good.

Drew Petrie is suspended for round 1.
Are you confident about Libba and Pittard playing round 1?
Chapman has a history of posting excellent scores early in the season but he's got an injury atm. Might need to monitor his progress.
Nick Lower's form is excellent but he needs to be promoted off the rookie list to be able to play Home and Away matches.

Thanks for the heads up, back to the drawing board

 

[old_poly]

Any advice would be great

Backs : Goddard,Gibbs,Deledio,Broughton,Grimes,Otten,Stanley Emg Lower...Duigan...Puopolo

Midfield: Swan,Cross,A.Swallow,Palmer,Heppell,Mzungu Emg Swallow...Prestia... Harris

Rucks Cox,Jolly Emg Zmith...Derickx

Forwards: Franklin,Roo,Sylvia,Pavlich,Higgins,Krakouer.A,Richardson Emg Talia... Matera...Darling

Have 70,900 still in the bank. I still believe Palmer could become a steal at that price but do I take the chance with A.Swallow and Palmer in the same midfield??

You probably know that you will need to monitor Lower's selection - he needs to be upgraded from the rookie list before he plays games.

Maybe switch either Prestia or Mzungu to the forward line so you can take advantage of DPP and play Harris (and Swallow?) on field, and on the same note consider Mckernan for the backs if you are going to select Talia to take advantage of DPP. On the same note, Talia will get games this season but im unsure he will be in the side round 1 - keep an eye on the teams.

I really like the stats Palmer is posting in the pre-season. Last year he never really hit form but if he maintains pre-season form he will be a fantastic unique mid pricer for the mids for you.

 

[Prem87]

Why does everyone have a GC player like Swallow or Harris in their starting midfield...people don't know that they have a bye in R1?

 

[RattataIsSoCool]

Why does everyone have a GC player like Swallow or Harris in their starting midfield...people don't know that they have a bye in R1?

It automatically sorts players from highest price to lowest. I'm sure once people fully decide on their teams on the Friday before the round starts, they'll switch in their rookie midfielders that they actually know are playing and put the GC boys on the bench.

Safe to say it isn't because people aren't aware GC have the bye in R1.

 

[Jacks Blues]

hey guys, just a bit of feedback on my team would be appreciated

Backs - Goddard, Gibbs, Enright, Deledio, Broughton, Otten, Heppel
(Duigan, Lower, Puopolo)

Mids - Swan, Cross, Murphy, J Corey, Swallow, Harris
(Prestia, Bewick, Atley)

Rucks - Sandilands, Cox
(Smith, Derickx)

Forwards - Green, Goodes, S Johnson, Reiwoldt, L Davis, Krakouer, Mzungu
(Richardson, Matera, Darling)

Only $500 left in the bank

happyeagle

a solid squad with plenty of premiums, a few uniques and a few risk/reward options. not too much to criticise.

Def - solid lineup but nothing too unique. 5 premiums & a possible keeper with otten. cant decide on toy/lower as my final bench spot. favouring toy given lower still rookie listed.

Mids - like the choice of Cross. corey risky. might pay off.

Rucks - look a safe bet

Fwds - Leon risky but could also pay off.

biggest issue i see is bank of $500. leaves you nowhere to go for first trades if you miss a bolter from your initial squad.

my squad for comment; (focus a league win)

D: Goddard, Gibbs, Broughton, Connors, Grimes, Otten, Duigan (Toy, Hibberd, Popuolo)

M: Swan, Boyd, Montagna, Bartel, Atley, heppell (swallow, harris, i. smith)

R: Sandi, Cox (smith, derricx)

F: SJ, Reiwoldt, Franklin, Higgins, Krakour, Richardson, Mzunga (Prestia, Matera, Darling)

Bank $103,500

Biggest concern is 3 starting rookies in fwds. not a fan of upgrading a rookie to gamble with remaining bank balance. thoughts?

 

[happy_eagle]

Wow that was not me
That was my brother
My team is far better than his, you will never see it

 

[Main Man]

happyeagle

a solid squad with plenty of premiums, a few uniques and a few risk/reward options. not too much to criticise.

Def - solid lineup but nothing too unique. 5 premiums & a possible keeper with otten. cant decide on toy/lower as my final bench spot. favouring toy given lower still rookie listed.

Mids - like the choice of Cross. corey risky. might pay off.

Rucks - look a safe bet

Fwds - Leon risky but could also pay off.

biggest issue i see is bank of $500. leaves you nowhere to go for first trades if you miss a bolter from your initial squad.

my squad for comment; (focus a league win)

D: Goddard, Gibbs, Broughton, Connors, Grimes, Otten, Duigan (Toy, Hibberd, Popuolo)

M: Swan, Boyd, Montagna, Bartel, Atley, heppell (swallow, harris, i. smith)

R: Sandi, Cox (smith, derricx)

F: SJ, Reiwoldt, Franklin, Higgins, Krakour, Richardson, Mzunga (Prestia, Matera, Darling)

Bank $103,500

Biggest concern is 3 starting rookies in fwds. not a fan of upgrading a rookie to gamble with remaining bank balance. thoughts?

I have the same concerns as you, but with Didak and Chapman likely to be slow starters I see them as upgrade targets and apart from those 2 I'm not a keen on many of the other premiums. I think that one of Krakouer, Mzungu or Richardson could be the Barlow of 2011, so if you are going to have 3 starting rookies anywhere on the field this year I think it might be the forward line. The rest of your team is well balanced and similar to a lot of others, but one advantage is that with 103,500k in the bank you have plenty to work with when it comes to early trades.

My team is very similar but if anyone has any thoughts it would be greatly appreciated.

BACKS:Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Duigan, Batchelor (Toy, Puopolo, Hibberd)
MIDS:Swan, Boyd, Bartel, Murphy, Boak, Heppell (Swallow, Prestia, Irons)
RUCKS:Ryder, Cox (Z.Smith, Mcauley)
FWDS:Franklin, Riewoldt, Rioli, Higgins, Krakouer, Mzungu, Richardson (McKernan, Matera, Darling)

45k in the bank.

Any suggestions?

 

[Youdy]

I have the same concerns as you, but with Didak and Chapman likely to be slow starters I see them as upgrade targets and apart from those 2 I'm not a keen on many of the other premiums. I think that one of Krakouer, Mzungu or Richardson could be the Barlow of 2011, so if you are going to have 3 starting rookies anywhere on the field this year I think it might be the forward line. The rest of your team is well balanced and similar to a lot of others, but one advantage is that with 103,500k in the bank you have plenty to work with when it comes to early trades.

My team is very similar but if anyone has any thoughts it would be greatly appreciated.

BACKS:Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Duigan, Batchelor (Toy, Puopolo, Hibberd)
MIDS:Swan, Boyd, Bartel, Murphy, Boak, Heppell (Swallow, Prestia, Irons)
RUCKS:Ryder, Cox (Z.Smith, Mcauley)
FWDS:Franklin, Riewoldt, Rioli, Higgins, Krakouer, Mzungu, Richardson (McKernan, Matera, Darling)

45k in the bank.

Any suggestions?

Looks Good
Any reason for no otten? or why u decided to go rioli in stead of pav?
Not saying its wrong clearly ha just interested in the reasons behind it =)

DEF: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Adcock, Otten, Heppel (Jacobs, Toy, Duigan)

MID: Swan, Boyd, Murphy, Burgoyne, Swallow D, Harris (Mzungu, Atley, Hibberd)

RUCK: Jolly, Fraser (Campbell, Derickx)

FWDS: Franklin, Sylvia, Riewoldt N, Pavlich, Morton, Knights, Krakouer (Prestia, Richardson, Matera)

Any Thoughts would be appreciated =)
Still have $118,400 to play around with so am open to lots of improvements if there are any

 

[old_poly]

Wow that was not me
That was my brother
My team is far better than his, you will never see it

I smirked

But now I think you should post your team post round 1 lockout, to prove it...

 

[Main Man]

Looks Good
Any reason for no otten? or why u decided to go rioli in stead of pav?
Not saying its wrong clearly ha just interested in the reasons behind it =)

DEF: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Adcock, Otten, Heppel (Jacobs, Toy, Duigan)

MID: Swan, Boyd, Murphy, Burgoyne, Swallow D, Harris (Mzungu, Atley, Hibberd)

RUCK: Jolly, Fraser (Campbell, Derickx)

FWDS: Franklin, Sylvia, Riewoldt N, Pavlich, Morton, Knights, Krakouer (Prestia, Richardson, Matera)

Any Thoughts would be appreciated =)
Still have $118,400 to play around with so am open to lots of improvements if there are any

I don't have Otten because everyone has him, after round one I will move Heppell to the backline and Swallow onto the ground in my midfield. I see Heppell as just a good of an option as a cash cow, 10 k cheaper and likely to have similar. I certainly don't think that Otten will become and keeper and if he does I'm not too fussed as I will be able to upgrade Heppell to a premium. Rioli, because he is on the way up and in for a massive season whereas Pav seems to be on the decline.

With your team, not sure on Adcock, but your not the only one who has him. I love Burgoyne as a player but think there are better options in terms of dreamteam. Prefer to have one of Cox or Sandilands in the ruck. Forward line is pretty packed, id sack on of Morton or Knights. Looks solid though like the majority of teams on here.

 

[Londolozi]

Thought on my team please.

Goddard, Gibbs, Bruce, Broughton, Everitt, Otten, Heppel
(Stanley, Hibberd, Duigan)

Boyd, Pendlebury, Boak, Corey, Cotchin, Mzungu
(Harris, Pittard, Atley)

Sandilands, Cox
(Smith, Bailey)

Franklin, Johnson, Reiwoldt, Higgins, Duncan, Krakouer, Prestia
(Matera, Richardson, Darling)

 

[footyfan08]

Backs - Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Otten, Heppel
(Duigan, Toy, Puopolo)

Mids - Boyd, Pendlebury, Murphy, Goodes, Swallow, Harris
(Callinan, Libaratore, Atley)

Rucks - Cox, Petrie
(Smith, Derickx)

Forwards - Franklin, Sylvia, S Johnson, Reiwoldt, Pavlich, Krakouer, Mzungu
(Richardson, I. Smith, Skinner)

Only $183,300 left in the bank

 

[RattataIsSoCool]

Purely aimed at the overall prize;

Backs - Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Connors, Duffield, Otten, Duigan
(Stanley, Toy, Puopolo)

Mids - Swan, Boyd, Bartel, Murphy, Heppell, Mzungu
(Bewick, Harris, Swallow)

Rucks - Cox, Jolly
(Smith, McCauley)

Forwards - Franklin, Sylvia, S Johnson, Reiwoldt, Knights, Krakouer, Richardson
(Prestia, Matera, rookie : (e.g. McKernan/Smith/Tapscott))

 

[Noobz0r]

Why has everyone suddenly gone Richardson in the FL?

Exploded for NM in the NAB cup so far, scoring 100+ in the first round over 4 quarters IIRC. Very cheap as well, so understandable that people are picking him. Word out of NM is that he'll get games early as well.

Re: Benatration... notice how my reply is constructive and helpful, rather then just flaming the poster sarcastically? Good attempt at looking like an expert though champ

 

[RattataIsSoCool]

Backs - Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Broughton, Grimes, Otten, Heppel
(Duigan, Toy, Puopolo)

Mids - Boyd, Pendlebury, Murphy, Goodes, Swallow, Harris
(Callinan, Libaratore, Atley)

Rucks - Cox, Petrie
(Smith, Derickx)

Forwards - Franklin, Sylvia, S Johnson, Reiwoldt, Pavlich, Krakouer, Mzungu
(Richardson, I. Smith, Skinner)

Only $183,300 left in the bank

Callinan is out for 12 weeks so you need to trade him out. There are much better options than Goodes in the midfield as well, I'd upgrade him to Montagna or Swan.

I'd look at upgrading Petrie too, suspended R1, bye in R3 and massive injury concerns clouding his future, I'd steer clear. If you really want a low priced ruck (something I'm personally not keen on), McEvoy would be a better option in that range IMO.

 

[Jobe3votes]

Callinan is out for 12 weeks so you need to trade him out. There are much better options than Goodes in the midfield as well, I'd upgrade him to Montagna or Swan.

I'd look at upgrading Petrie too, suspended R1, bye in R3 and massive injury concerns clouding his future, I'd steer clear. If you really want a low priced ruck (something I'm personally not keen on), McEvoy would be a better option in that range IMO.

There's no injury cloud over Petrie actually, he is 100% fit. And Goodes has been starring in the preseason so far, would make no difference wether people have him in the midfield or forward line actually.

McEvoy isnt reliable enough to get 70+ dreamteam points each match though. I'd go for the likes of Warnock at Carlton, will be their Number 1 ruck this season

 

[Austin_McCrabbs]

Thought on my team please.

Goddard, Gibbs, Bruce, Broughton, Everitt, Otten, Heppel
(Stanley, Hibberd, Duigan)

Boyd, Pendlebury, Boak, Corey, Cotchin, Mzungu
(Harris, Pittard, Atley)

Sandilands, Cox
(Smith, Bailey)

Franklin, Johnson, Reiwoldt, Higgins, Duncan, Krakouer, Prestia
(Matera, Richardson, Darling)

Like this team a lot.

If Boak and Cotchin remain injury free, I think they'll tear it apart this season. My concern would be Corey. Just wonder whether he is getting to the stage of his career where injuries become an issue.

Bruce is getting on but he's incredibly fit and I expect Hawthorn will be hoping he finds a lot of the ball around half-back.

Everitt is a bit of a punt. Form is good in pre-season. Hopefully under the tight swans outfit he will settle quickly and achieve some consistency.

 

[RattataIsSoCool]

There's no injury cloud over Petrie actually, he is 100% fit. And Goodes has been starring in the preseason so far, would make no difference wether people have him in the midfield or forward line actually.

McEvoy isnt reliable enough to get 70+ dreamteam points each match though. I'd go for the likes of Warnock at Carlton, will be their Number 1 ruck this season

I didn't say there was an injury cloud currently over Petrie, I said injury concerns cloud his future.
And of course it makes a difference whether you select Goodes in the midfield or forward line. Why do you think 99% of people choose Goddard and Gibbs in the backline or Sylvia and Chapman in the forward line? It's not just a coincidence. The defence and forwards lines both contain far less quality than the midfield, selecting someone who would be good in the forward line in the middle just restricts the amount of good options actually available to you in the forward line.

And McEvoy isn't reliable enough for 70+ DT points, but you suggest Warnock instead? Riiight. McEvoy will be St.Kilda's number 1 ruck this year without a doubt, Gardiner is his only real competition and he is aging plus already on the LTI list, Kosi is just running laps and Stanley is suspended. Warnock on the other hand will share the role with Hampson over the year and with Kreuzer potentially in the back half of the year. There probably isn't a whole lot splitting them though, they are both just average young ruckmen (in a DT sense) who you will nearly undoubtedly have to waste a trade on during the year.

Like I said, I wouldn't go for a lowly priced ruckman at all and personally wouldn't go near either of those two (or Petrie), but if I had my arm twisted, McEvoy would be my choice in that price range.