Defenders
(CAR) 1. CARRAZZO, Andrew
(HAW) 2. HODGE, Luke
(COL) 3. SHAW, Heath
(CAR) 4. WAITE, Jarrad
(FRE) 5. MCPHEE, Adam
(HAW) 6. LADSON, Rick
(WCE) 7. WATERS, Beau
Mids
(HAW) 8. MITCHELL, Sam
(PTA) 9. CASSISI, Domenic
(WBD) 10. COONEY, Adam
(CAR) 11. MCLEAN, Brock
(COL) 12. BALL, Luke
(RIC) 13. MARTIN, Dustin
Rucks
(ADE) 14. TIPPETT, Kurt
(ESS) 15. HILLE, David
Forwards
(SYD) 16. O'KEEFE, Ryan
(BRL) 17. BROWN, Jonathan
(FRE) 18. PAVLICH, Matthew
(HAW) 19. FRANKLIN, Lance
(PTA) 20. GRAY, Robbie
(ADE) 21. BURTON, Brett
(SYD) 22. DENNIS-LANE, Trent
Bench DEF
(WCE) 23. SHEPPARD, Bradley
(BRL) 24. MAGUIRE, Matt
Mid
(MEL) 25. TRENGOVE, Jack
(WCE) 26. SHUEY, Luke
RUCKS
(CAR) 27. WARNOCK, Robert
(PTA) 28. LOBBE, Matthew
Forwards
(ESS) 29. GUMBLETON, Scott
(ADE) 30. DAVIS, Phil
hey guys any thoughts have 102 k in the bank any upgrades or downgrades you can see?
I think this could be just about the best team i have seen so far.
Very solid backline, although Waite is a very much wait and see proposition this year (parden the pun). He has good potential but i think he is priced reasonably high and may be used forward a fair bit this year which may not help his scores. I say wait and see because he is coming off that knee reconstruction.
Midfield also looks very solid with a few 'different' picks. The one point i'd make is that you would probably be wanting to keep all 5 of Cassissi, Mitchell, Cooney, Ball & Mclean. This means that you would only be looking to upgrade 1 player in this position which means you could miss out on a few real value players throughout the year (I know you can't get them all in though). I'm not quite sure that a final midfield consisting of those 5 and another player would be able to average enough for you to be right up there with the real top teams, unless you se them improving by an average of say 10-15 points. I do like just about all the midfield selections individually especially but i would consider downgrading 1 to a money-maker so you can possibly get 2 of the real top midfielders in Swan,Ablett,Montagna,Chapman,Hayes.
The bench, rucks & forwards all look good but Hille is a quite risky pick and will probably be eased back into footy. Therefore, I would consider downgrading 1 of your top 5 mids in order to upgrade a Hille/Burton/Dennis-Lane type. Overall a terrific team though.
And I must say, i think that is the 'most expensive' looking team i have seen so far and was very surprised to see that you still had 102k in the bank. From where i am it looks like 14 certain keepers (Including Mcphee + Tippett) and 1 who could definitely become a keeper in Gray.
The side is probably slightly more injury prone than i would like but you do have quite a strong bench. Once again, well done.