Post your teams here - 2011 (Part II)

[Ethan93]

Absolutely horrible uniques.

Even though it was quick, the assesment was painless. Thankyou. After a bit of tinkering around over twenty four hours with the team, this is what I have came up with now:
Backs: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, N. Suban (in for L Greenwood), Adcock, A. Otten, D. Heppel. (P.Faulks, P. Puopolo, N Duigan)
Centres: Swan, Montagna, Boyd (in for Simpson), D. Swallow, J. Polec, Krakouer. (S. Atley, I. Smith, M Wallis)
Rucks: Sandilands, Ryder (in for S. Jacobs). (D. Hale, R. Campbell)
Forwards: Chapman, Sylvia, Goodes, Gilbert, Zaharakis, C. Yarran (in for Kennedy), D. Petrie (in for Banfield). (T. Lynch, J Darling, I Callinan).

Any advice again would be appreciated. Cheers.

 

[Arthur Mongrel]

Jacons is average at best, Campbell is on the rookie list so not guaranteed any games for now. Zaharakis, Kennedy, Banfield & Greenwood absolutely terrible picks

All I can say is thank god it isnt round 1 yet. Alot of work needs to be done to fix this team up.

Good to see you've changed your tune on Sam Jacobs! I wasn't going to say anything last week, but when you were singing his praises, I thought you were still getting your Jacobs mixed up!

 

[Cat for Life]

Jacons is average at best, Campbell is on the rookie list so not guaranteed any games for now. Zaharakis, Kennedy, Banfield & Greenwood absolutely terrible picks

All I can say is thank god it isnt round 1 yet. Alot of work needs to be done to fix this team up.

I would back that team in against Dr dream team lol.

 

[Arthur Mongrel]

Even though it was quick, the assesment was painless. Thankyou. After a bit of tinkering around over twenty four hours with the team, this is what I have came up with now:
Backs: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, N. Suban (in for L Greenwood), Adcock, A. Otten, D. Heppel. (P.Faulks, P. Puopolo, N Duigan)
Centres: Swan, Montagna, Boyd (in for Simpson), D. Swallow, J. Polec, Krakouer. (S. Atley, I. Smith, M Wallis)
Rucks: Sandilands, Ryder (in for S. Jacobs). (D. Hale, R. Campbell)
Forwards: Chapman, Sylvia, Goodes, Gilbert, Zaharakis, C. Yarran (in for Kennedy), D. Petrie (in for Banfield). (T. Lynch, J Darling, I Callinan).

Any advice again would be appreciated. Cheers.

At a glance, not too bad. Would recommend you find a mid/bac for your mids, so you can chuck Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio and Heppell between the two, if need be. You have Krakouer & Smithy, giving you access to your fwd / mids - Chappy, Sylivia, Goodes & Callinan. Alternatively, drop out a midfielder(s) and shift Gibbs & Heppell to your mids and replace them down back.

I'm giving up on warning people about having too many players coming back from long-term injury, in one position - ie. Otten & Adcock in defence.

Also, keep an eye on Wallis during NAB Cup. Their is no doubt he'll be a gun. Just worried about the difficulty he will face, forcing his way into that Bulldogs midfield. Callan Ward found it tough to get a regular gig, in his early AFL life and still does, from time to time?!?!?

 

[jonoman89]

Which combo would you rather:

Montagna and Higgins or Murphy (Carlton) and Giansiracusa?

Montagna and Higgins for me. Montagna is a proven gun and Higgins, IMO, will have a massive year.

Murphy i also have, and i think will be a great pick. However Gia is very, very unpredictable. That gives your first option the edge.

 

[Roos08]

wrong. most of what he said was correct. However I think Simpson will be a better DT player than most currently think.

I never said it wasn't correct. It was the way he said it

 

[yogibbear]

Even though it was quick, the assesment was painless. Thankyou. After a bit of tinkering around over twenty four hours with the team, this is what I have came up with now:
Backs: Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, N. Suban (in for L Greenwood), Adcock, A. Otten, D. Heppel. (P.Faulks, P. Puopolo, N Duigan)
Centres: Swan, Montagna, Boyd (in for Simpson), D. Swallow, J. Polec, Krakouer. (S. Atley, I. Smith, M Wallis)
Rucks: Sandilands, Ryder (in for S. Jacobs). (D. Hale, R. Campbell)
Forwards: Chapman, Sylvia, Goodes, Gilbert, Zaharakis, C. Yarran (in for Kennedy), D. Petrie (in for Banfield). (T. Lynch, J Darling, I Callinan).

Any advice again would be appreciated. Cheers.

It is an improvement.

 

[beez]

DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, B. Deledio, G. Broughton, J. Grimes, A. Otten, M. Coad (J. Toy, J. Cripps, N. Duigan)
MID: D. Swan, M. Boyd, J. Bartel, M. Murphy, D. Heppell, D. Harris (T. Mzungu, S. Atley, I. Callinan)
RUC: D. Cox, D. Petrie (Z. Smith, R. Campbell)
FWD: L. Franklin, C. Sylvia, B. Harvey, A. Goodes, N. Riewoldt, A. Krakouer, D. Prestia (B. Matera, C. Richardson, I. Smith)
CASH LEFT: $63,900

 

[Ethan93]

At a glance, not too bad. Would recommend you find a mid/bac for your mids, so you can chuck Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio and Heppell between the two, if need be. You have Krakouer & Smithy, giving you access to your fwd / mids - Chappy, Sylivia, Goodes & Callinan. Alternatively, drop out a midfielder(s) and shift Gibbs & Heppell to your mids and replace them down back.

I'm giving up on warning people about having too many players coming back from long-term injury, in one position - ie. Otten & Adcock in defence.

Also, keep an eye on Wallis during NAB Cup. Their is no doubt he'll be a gun. Just worried about the difficulty he will face, forcing his way into that Bulldogs midfield. Callan Ward found it tough to get a regular gig, in his early AFL life and still does, from time to time?!?!?

Thanks for the advice! I traded out Boyd and put Gibbs into the Midfield. Which then left me with some extra cash. So I then put Mackie where Gibbs was and then took your adivce and traded out Adcock and upgraded to Rawlings. Thoughts?

 

[Arthur Mongrel]

Thanks for the advice! I traded out Boyd and put Gibbs into the Midfield. Which then left me with some extra cash. So I then put Mackie where Gibbs was and then took your adivce and traded out Adcock and upgraded to Rawlings. Thoughts?

Looks pretty fair, to me.

Don't let my opinion make you change too much about your team. I'm no genius.

With regards to Rawlings, I would see how he goes during the NAB Cup - mostly for an idea about his role in the Roo's game plan. My concern would be that if he plays a similar role to last year, then he's probably fully priced at 92 -ie. not much room for improvement. An alternative may be Jack Grimes. He's priced at an average of 82, which saves you $40K and it sounds like he may get a lot more midfield time. The big thing gained here is the cash.

Do you have Gilbert for a reason? I'm worried his new hobbie - photography - may take up too much time and result in a few lower scores, this year. Especially if he plays up forward. I can also see some friendly fire coming his way. Hope that extra $40K allows you to get St. Nic, as I think he'll come out in front (and is probably a little under priced, as well).

 

[yogibbear]

Thanks for the advice! I traded out Boyd and put Gibbs into the Midfield. Which then left me with some extra cash. So I then put Mackie where Gibbs was and then took your adivce and traded out Adcock and upgraded to Rawlings. Thoughts?

I wouldn't recommend ruining your team to chase DP. Yes, DP is useful, but that doesn't mean ruining your side to achieve it. Boyd was a good pick. Leave Gibbs in the defense.

The only things i would have done with your side are purely aesthetic and won't be able to be done until the end of NAB:
-confirm all rookies are good to go and best 21 (some of the ones you have currently listed i don't think are, but most of them are good choices and/or placeholders until we see the team sheets)
-confirm KPP players (e.g. Gilbert) are playing in their respective "friendly" DT scoring positions and not being used "experimentally"
-confirm adcock's form/durability from NAB. i.e. does he look fit? how does he look after being tackled? is his foot speed decent?
-confirm Ryder's position in Essendon structure in NAB. i.e. will he rest fwd etc.
-confirm Suban's position and durability.
-confirm Petrie's foot status. Does it look like they are "managing" him or is he moving freely/not worrying about it during the game?

At the end of the day, every player in your side is a placeholder representing a value proposition at a specified price point. Treat them this way and don't go all gooey over their name/girlfriend/nude photos of them and you will be set.

 

[Roos08]

Goddard - Gibbs - Deledio - Duffield - Grimes - Otten - Hibberd
Toy - Puopolo - Cripps

Swan - Boyd - Montagna - Pendlebury (or Bartel) - D Swallow - Harris
Gaff - Heppell - Prestia

Cox - Jolly
Smith - Bailey

Chapman - Sylvia - Riewoldt - M Morton - Petrie - Krakouer - I Smith
Matera - Lamb - Callinan

I'd appreciate some thoughts on my team. In particular:

Pendlebury or Bartel Am leaning towards Pendlebury at this stage.

I think Mitch Morton will be a keeper this year as a 6th or 7th forward. I see him averaging close to 90.

I have no DP with Petrie and the rucks. I only have $1,500 left so i can't afford J Tippett as my 4th ruck.

 

[yogibbear]

Goddard - Gibbs - Deledio - Duffield - Grimes - Otten - Hibberd
Toy - Puopolo - Cripps

Swan - Boyd - Montagna - Pendlebury (or Bartel) - D Swallow - Harris
Gaff - Heppell - Prestia

Cox - Jolly
Smith - Bailey

Chapman - Sylvia - Riewoldt - M Morton - Petrie - Krakouer - I Smith
Matera - Lamb - Callinan

I'd appreciate some thoughts on my team. In particular:

Pendlebury or Bartel Am leaning towards Pendlebury at this stage.

I think Mitch Morton will be a keeper this year as a 6th or 7th forward. I see him averaging close to 90.

I have no DP with Petrie and the rucks. I only have $1,500 left so i can't afford J Tippett as my 4th ruck.

Your mid bench is a BIT pricey. Surely you can find other rookies and use that money to make your fwds look a bit more stable / create ruck link if you want to...

I think the bartel v. pendlebury question is a very difficult one... here's a brief glimpse at my take on it:

Overall:
Both look very tasty. Both could ramp it up in 2011 for different reasons.

Negatives:
Bartel
-new coach
-no ablett
-what will his new role be?
-bye impact if you DP your C/F and have 3 Hawks/Freo/Geelong players in fwds (inc. Mzungu if you have him as your DP link to fwds).

Pendlebury
-can he step it up another notch despite having a growing team of awesome players around him?
-bye impact with swan twice where you will therefore play your 8th midfielder (rather than 7th) twice minimum.
-has dreadlocks... ewwww!

Positives:
Bartel:
-played a number of games in 2010 with his elbow injury... therefore potentially priced below his true average
-is a proven GUN
-is not the no. 1 player to take the tag. You would think it would go something like: Selwood, then Chappie, then Enright, then Bartel

Pendlebury:
-plays for the premiers
-plays alongside Swan/Didak/Shaw who are more likely to get the no. 1 tagger
-has a no. of good young players around him in the midfield that are growing in confidence (beams/sidebottom/blair/etc.) that feed him the ball

I think taking both Swan and Pendlebury has it's benefits... mainly if Pendlebury FIRES in the start of the season you will be ahead of the top of the competition (rather than random teams) due to the mere fact that a lot of people will be scared of picking two people from the same team in the one position due to byes. So the question is really will Pendlebury outscore Bartel by the difference between your 7th and 8th midifield rookies? Dunno.... it's a toughie. Personally i would love to fit both into my side but we only get 6 midfield spots so.... might be skipping both for greener pastures.

 

[Godzke]

I have Pendles and I'd identify more negatives with Bartel (not many though) than Pendles in a head to head selection.

 

[motorkerf]

At the end of the day, every player in your side is a placeholder representing a value proposition at a specified price point.

So are you saying Yogi that Swan, Goddard and Chapman are "value propositions at their specified price points"?

Or are you saying that they are so far ahead of the other players in their designated positions that they are are "must have" selections?

I am simply seeking a clarification of your thoughts. I am am not seeking an explanation of your thoughts.

If you don't wish to reply to my post then i will understand you have just sucked it up and moved on.

 

[yogibbear]

So are you saying Yogi that Swan, Goddard and Chapman are "value propositions at their specified price points"?

Or are you saying that they are so far ahead of the other players in their designated positions that they are are "must have" selections?

I am simply seeking a clarification of your thoughts. I am am not seeking an explanation of your thoughts.

If you don't wish to reply to my post then i will understand you have just sucked it up and moved on.

I don't get your question. Are you just typing shit for the sake of it or do you have something to discuss?

Swan is worth 500k+ as he delivers 120+ ppg and is your captain. That is worth it.

Chappie is the same.

As is goddard.

They are worth their value as they deliver the ppg required to hold their value. That is exactly what i said. I'm not saying every player has to "improve upon their average". I'm saying if you select someone who isn't going to "improve" significantly you are selecting them because of their value at that price point, but you have to realise that you are sacrificing money invested elsewhere. However with the salary cap where it is, you don't have to skimp on anyone really. This year i pretty much opened DT and went I want him, him, him and him. Then was shocked when i still had 300k left and had completed my side... so i did some upgrading here and there. But was still shocked.

So in short:

Yes, Swan, Goddard and Chappie are "value propositions at their specified price points". Though i'm pretty sure you already knew that and you are just posting to increase your post count or some other sad pathetic reason. At least post something worthwhile reading to add to the discussion rather than the dribble that you did.

 

[Hopping Mad]

So far...

DEF: Goddard, Gibbs, Enright, Deledio, Grimes, Reid, Otten (Toy, Faulks, Duigan)

MID: Swan, Boyd, Montagna, D. Swallow, Heppel, Mzungu (Harris, Atley, Wallis)

RUC: Sandilands, Petrie (Z. Smith, Campbell)

FWD: Chapman, N. Riewoldt, Pavlich, Higgins, Zaharakis, K. Tippett, A. Krakouer (Prestia, Richardson, I. Smith)

At a glance I reckon my forward line looks pretty shit. I'm not sure about Zaharakis, Tippett or Krakouer just yet. Tippett is pretty much only there for his DP ability, which lets me switch rucks with Petrie for some good depth. If he can average around 70 odd, it'll justify his DP ability.

$30k left so still room for some improvement.

 

[yogibbear]

So far...

DEF: Goddard, Gibbs, Enright, Deledio, Grimes, Reid, Otten (Toy, Faulks, Duigan)

MID: Swan, Boyd, Montagna, D. Swallow, Heppel, Mzungu (Harris, Atley, Wallis)

RUC: Sandilands, Petrie (Z. Smith, Campbell)

FWD: Chapman, N. Riewoldt, Pavlich, Higgins, Zaharakis, K. Tippett, A. Krakouer (Prestia, Richardson, I. Smith)

At a glance I reckon my forward line looks pretty shit. I'm not sure about Zaharakis, Tippett or Krakouer just yet. Tippett is pretty much only there for his DP ability, which lets me switch rucks with Petrie for some good depth. If he can average around 70 odd, it'll justify his DP ability.

$30k left so still room for some improvement.

Good team. I agree that Tippet is a BIG question mark. I would try to switch him out for someone else... you also need all your fwds to play in rnd 6 (no bench cover). Though you can live with it if you're comfortable with that setup.

 

[Audacious]

Backs:
Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Bock, Wojcinski, Petrenko, Heppell (Tape, Smith, Harvey)

Mids:
Swan, Swallow, Boak, S.Selwood, D.Swallow, Bennell (Gaff, Polec, Conca)

Rucks:
Sandilands, Jolly, (Charman, Gorringe)

Forwards:
Didak, Giansiracusa, Pavlich, Edwards, Dangerfield, Banfield, Day (Matera, Darling, Callinan).


first draft, of about 58

and the ridiculous amount of time i spend each year during the months of Feb and March begins!

 

[BloodBrother1]

Here is my team:
Any advice is welcome

Backs:

Goddard, Scotland, Bruce, Deledio, Heppell, Puopolo, Otten (B.Smith, Jacobs, Duigan)

Mids:

Swan, Chapman, Gibbs, Harvey, Gaff, Polec (Ablett, Swallow, Bennell)

Rucks:

Sandilands, Natanui (Petrie, Campbell)

Fwds:

Goodes, Riewoldt, Pavlich, Zaharakis, Krakouer, I. Smith, Callinan (Prestia, Mzungu, C. Richardson)

I realise i have alot of draftees but i have gone with a theory of having solid point scorers mixed with those that i beleive will rise in value. I also relaise that i will suffer in the first round with my entire mid bench taken up with GC players but am willing to cop that for the short term. I am in a dilemma about B. Jacobs as he has glandular fever. Has anyone heard if this looks to be long term or if he is on the way back?? also need a replacement for him as well if required.... pref Def/Mid.

Any advice anyone has is welcome.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Backs:
Goddard, Gibbs, Deledio, Bock, Wojcinski, Petrenko, Heppell (Tape, Smith, Harvey)

Mids:
Swan, Swallow, Boak, S.Selwood, D.Swallow, Bennell (Gaff, Polec, Conca)

Rucks:
Sandilands, Jolly, (Charman, Gorringe)

Forwards:
Didak, Giansiracusa, Pavlich, Edwards, Dangerfield, Banfield, Day (Matera, Darling, Callinan).


first draft, of about 58

and the ridiculous amount of time i spend each year during the months of Feb and March begins!

Bock is an interesting pick. Is he fit? You would imagine he would be to go to guy and get a lot of ball in the GC defense...

 

[Godzke]

Forgot about Bock, has he bounced back completely from injury or does he have lingering concerns?

 

[KnaveyBlue]

How can people still be posting teams without MZUNGU!?!?!?

 

[Audacious]

Bock is an interesting pick. Is he fit? You would imagine he would be to go to guy and get a lot of ball in the GC defense...

exactly my reason for picking him. He is in my team until he doesnt show up for the last round of the NAB cup.

Forgot about Bock, has he bounced back completely from injury or does he have lingering concerns?

How could you forget about Bock! I imagine a lot of the GC's plays from down back going through him.

 

[Richo83]

So are you saying Yogi that Swan, Goddard and Chapman are "value propositions at their specified price points"?

Swan averaged 130 in the past 15 games he played. Goddard added two to his 113 average in his last 15 games. Chapman will get more of the ball this year IMO. If they hold their average, take them, but I see them improving on their averages anyway. The added bonus is you don't have to waste one or two trades getting them and catching up to them.

Not to mention they each have weak teams to beat up. I see having all three guarantees you a 125+ captain average each week with prudential swapping of captains which will get you wins and a rise up both ladders. I'm a little hesitant on Chapman. He is 29, misses on average 3.4 games out the past 5 years. Will he be able to keep up his average? Not sure. But I definitely think he'll score big and he'll have his feasts down at Geelong, new coach regardless.