Rate my Team (Part IV)

[magpies03]

Team almost complete!!!

Backs - Goddard, Enright, Duffield, Hodge, H. Shaw, Hunt, Waters (Magurie, Nason)

Mids- Bartel (c), Boyd, Mitchell, Trengove, Martin, Barlow (Shuey, Bastinac)

Rucks- Sandi, Hille (Warnock, Lobbe)

Forwards - Roo, ROK, Gia, Grey, Tippett, Zeibell, Dangerfield (Rockliff, Hitchcock)

$18,400 left.........


Will finalise benchies when teams come out - ie could move in Jetta into mid etc........

thoughts thx guys!!!

Really like your side mate
It is identical to mine except I have selwood rather than Boyd, Stanton rather than mitchell and Hall Rather than Ziebel. The rest is identical. I am 99% happy only thing i am slightly concerned about are the mid rookies. I have the same mid rookies as you but rather than bastanic i have Lewis. I am a bit unsure of the job security of guys like lewis, bastanic and shuey. Obviously if your going with a 3 rookie starting midfield like we are, the money made by the mid rookies is that much more important that normal! I am tempted to downgrade stanton (in your case mitchell) and bring in a scully or connors for either shuey or lewis to increase the job security of my rookies. What are your thoughts on this?

 

[magpies03]

Ok, i do like my side but i do have some issues with it, im not looking for people to tell me what to do, but maybe some advice and other options that i might have missed on or forgotten about.

1.Happy with the core of my backline, but im not sure on the remaining 2 spots. Not sure if they both should be there or should one go?

2. Core of the middle im happy with, but should i be leaving out trengove ?

3. Rucks are the biggest risk i have ever taken with DT. Not sure how to help that section out.

4. Fine with the FWD line, thinking of squeezing Tippet in, but just cant see a way to that.

5. Having $900 left over! Never gone into a season with that in my kitty, will that catch me out later?

Top side mate!

i think i saw you say to someone your not keen on the 3 premium 3 rookie approach in the mids so your probably not gonna like hearing this but if i were you i would downgrade masten to a trengove or connors. I think Masten is a real risk because IMHO i really cant see him averaging that much more than barlow, martin or even trengove which makes him a real waste of 140k IMO. I would to that then upgrade Kruzer to Sandi or clarke. Ill give you some extra cash in the kitty and a top 3 ruckman come season end. There is still uncertanty with Kruzer as i can see him getting thrown in the forward line to help kick goals due to fevs absence. Just my 2 cents tho other than that great side

 

[danehill123]

Right - I now reckon I have a side with 16 keepers:

Goddard, Enright, Hodge, Shaw, Gilbee, Waters, Hunt, Maguire, Nason

Stanton, Selwood, Corss, Trnegove, Martin, Barlow, Shuey, Jetta

Sandi, Niknat - Warnock, Lobe

Reiwoldt, ROK, Gia, Gray, Lockyer, Tippett, Dangerfield, Rockliff, Posidilat

 

[lmaohelp]

Attempt # 2,765,091

Goddard, ENright, Hodge, H Shaw, Joel Macdonald, Hunt, Waters, Maguire, Nason

J Selwood, Stanton, Cross, Masten, Barlow, Martin, Trengove, Banner

Sandi, NikNat, Warnock, Lobe

Reiwoldt, ROK,Gia, Barry Hall, Zeibell, Gray, Rockliff, Dangerfield, Postmandaily.

If you are playing trengove on the bench get rid of him for cash.

niknat hasnt proven himself for dreamteam, but could be a gud risk.

Other than that, top side

 

[danehill123]

LMAO - thoughts on Attempt 2,765,091 side Vs the side I posted after?

I hate this DT comp - waste so much time!!

 

[lmaohelp]

**** sorry mate, didnt even realise the 2nd team was yours
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2nd side is alot better, a couple unique picks in lockyer and cross as well as stanton, where not alot of people will have him. Stanton to watson could be an idea, gives you 40k to play with. You then could upgrade Gray or Lockyer. I also like gilbee over mcdonald

 

[ozwarne]

1. Goddard, B
2. Hodge, L
3. Shaw, H
4. Newman, C
5. Ellis, X
6. Ladson, R
7. Hunt, J
23. Waters, B
24. Maguire, M


8. Swan, D
9. Bartel, J
10. Mitchell, S
11. Trengove, J
12. Martin, D
13. Barlow, M
25. Banner, M
26. Shuey, L


14. McIntosh, H
15. Hille, D
27. Warnock, R
28. Trengove, J

16. Riewoldt, N
17. Pavlich, M
18. Harvey, B
19. Franklin, L
20. Murphy, R
21. Gray, R
22. Rohan, G
29. Hitchcock, C
30. Gumbleton, S

Thooughts on my team.

 

[lmaohelp]

1. Goddard, B
2. Hodge, L
3. Shaw, H
4. Newman, C
5. Ellis, X
6. Ladson, R
7. Hunt, J
23. Waters, B
24. Maguire, M


8. Swan, D
9. Bartel, J
10. Mitchell, S
11. Trengove, J
12. Martin, D
13. Barlow, M
25. Banner, M
26. Shuey, L


14. McIntosh, H
15. Hille, D
27. Warnock, R
28. Trengove, J

16. Riewoldt, N
17. Pavlich, M
18. Harvey, B
19. Franklin, L
20. Murphy, R
21. Gray, R
22. Rohan, G
29. Hitchcock, C
30. Gumbleton, S

Thooughts on my team.

How much cash have you got left, going with the 3 rookie strat should free up some cash to help your backline as I think newman and ellis are very risky for DT. Newman is more of a Supercoach player. The rest is good!

 

[krankychops]

Ok, i do like my side but i do have some issues with it, im not looking for people to tell me what to do, but maybe some advice and other options that i might have missed on or forgotten about.

1.Happy with the core of my backline, but im not sure on the remaining 2 spots. Not sure if they both should be there or should one go?

2. Core of the middle im happy with, but should i be leaving out trengove ?

3. Rucks are the biggest risk i have ever taken with DT. Not sure how to help that section out.

4. Fine with the FWD line, thinking of squeezing Tippet in, but just cant see a way to that.

5. Having $900 left over! Never gone into a season with that in my kitty, will that catch me out later?

If you're worried about your risky Rucks, get Tippett in the forward line - you've already got Lobbe on the bench there. Gray is a risk, is injury-prone but has good potential to increase PPG. Warnock could go down at any minute however and Lobbe might not get games so I reckon having Tippett sub-in if Hille goes down could save you a trade, or at least a sub-optimal one if you have to trade when you're not ready to.

 

[ozwarne]

How much cash have you got left, going with the 3 rookie strat should free up some cash to help your backline as I think newman and ellis are very risky for DT. Newman is more of a Supercoach player. The rest is good!

Not much but what if i take out Waters for Nason and Ellis for Goodwin?

 

[lmaohelp]

Not much but what if i take out Waters for Nason and Ellis for Goodwin?

Ahh now that would make your side perfect

 

[lmaohelp]

Originally Posted by lmaohelp
Ok, i do like my side but i do have some issues with it, im not looking for people to tell me what to do, but maybe some advice and other options that i might have missed on or forgotten about.

1.Happy with the core of my backline, but im not sure on the remaining 2 spots. Not sure if they both should be there or should one go?

2. Core of the middle im happy with, but should i be leaving out trengove ?

3. Rucks are the biggest risk i have ever taken with DT. Not sure how to help that section out.

4. Fine with the FWD line, thinking of squeezing Tippet in, but just cant see a way to that.

5. Having $900 left over! Never gone into a season with that in my kitty, will that catch me out later?

If you're worried about your risky Rucks, get Tippett in the forward line - you've already got Lobbe on the bench there. Gray is a risk, is injury-prone but has good potential to increase PPG. Warnock could go down at any minute however and Lobbe might not get games so I reckon having Tippett sub-in if Hille goes down could save you a trade, or at least a sub-optimal one if you have to trade when you're not ready to.

Alright thanks for that. I think im happy with the rest of the side now. Hopefully having 2K isnt so bad. Only other thing im not 100% happy with is ladson, but i have never been 100% happy with any of my sides ever since i have done this game and im not sure on any other options for him.

 

[Pirelli_223]

Hi All,

Got some great feedback here last year so will try again:

Backs:

Enright, Duffield, Hodge, H Shaw, Harbrow, Hunt, Waters (Maguire, Silvagni)

Mids:

Bartel, Boyd, Ball, Trengove, Martin, Barlow (Shuey, Bastinac)

Ruck:

Clark, Tippett (Warnock, 77,800)

Fwd:

Riewoldt, ROK, Harvey, Gia, Gray, Ballantyne, Warren (Hitchcock, Roberts)

$173,900 leftover.

Options:

Have to see the lists to determine which rookies to select (rockliff, nason, jetta, etc)

If i get some cheapies i have enough cash to go tippett > sandi, warren > tippett. Is this an improvement? I'm not really sure where to spend my money as I think upgrading a fwd or ruck at this stage isn't good value. Having the cash also lets me upgrade a back to goddard ASAP.

Your thoughts are much appreciated

 

[magpies03]

Alright thanks for that. I think im happy with the rest of the side now. Hopefully having 2K isnt so bad. Only other thing im not 100% happy with is ladson, but i have never been 100% happy with any of my sides ever since i have done this game and im not sure on any other options for him.

waters?

 

[magpies03]

Hi All,

Got some great feedback here last year so will try again:

Backs:

Enright, Duffield, Hodge, H Shaw, Harbrow, Hunt, Waters (Maguire, Silvagni)

Mids:

Bartel, Boyd, Ball, Trengove, Martin, Barlow (Shuey, Bastinac)

Ruck:

Clark, Tippett (Warnock, 77,800)

Fwd:

Riewoldt, ROK, Harvey, Gia, Gray, Ballantyne, Warren (Hitchcock, Roberts)

$173,900 leftover.

Options:

Have to see the lists to determine which rookies to select (rockliff, nason, jetta, etc)

If i get some cheapies i have enough cash to go tippett > sandi, warren > tippett. Is this an improvement? I'm not really sure where to spend my money as I think upgrading a fwd or ruck at this stage isn't good value. Having the cash also lets me upgrade a back to goddard ASAP.

Your thoughts are much appreciated

Eyy mate nice side!

Probably the only thing i would do is up grade harbrow or shaw(probably harbrow) to goddard. Dont know why i just have a gut feel that two must haves this year are roo and goddard. I think goddard is a hop skip and a jump ahead of any other defender and teams that dont have him could suffer a bit. You could use the remainder of the cash to take ball up to a watson, even liam anthony type. Thats just my 2 cents tho. Other than that mate top side!

 

[Pinochio]

Really like your side mate
It is identical to mine except I have selwood rather than Boyd, Stanton rather than mitchell and Hall Rather than Ziebel. The rest is identical. I am 99% happy only thing i am slightly concerned about are the mid rookies. I have the same mid rookies as you but rather than bastanic i have Lewis. I am a bit unsure of the job security of guys like lewis, bastanic and shuey. Obviously if your going with a 3 rookie starting midfield like we are, the money made by the mid rookies is that much more important that normal! I am tempted to downgrade stanton (in your case mitchell) and bring in a scully or connors for either shuey or lewis to increase the job security of my rookies. What are your thoughts on this?

I am having second thoughts on 3 mid rookies now lolz - dont lolz???

Basically i just went back to 2 mids + masten as i dont have anywhere else to spend the money - have a look man!

Backs - Goddard, Enright, Duffield, Hodge, H. Shaw, Hunt, Waters (Magurie, Nason)

Mids- Bartel (c), Ball, Mitchell, Masten, Martin, Barlow (Shuey, Moles)

Rucks- Sandi, Hille (Warnock, Lobbe)

Forwards - Roo, ROK, Gia, Grey, Tippett, Hall, Dangerfield (PODS, Hitchcock)

$1300 left.........

Happy with ball in mid as i think he'll get to ~90 ppg....
had to go to moles/pods for duffman without 3 mids....
went down to hall for zeibell like you! for extra $$$

thoughs man,

thx!

 

[magpies03]

I am having second thoughts on 3 mid rookies now lolz - dont lolz???

Basically i just went back to 2 mids + masten as i dont have anywhere else to spend the money - have a look man!

Backs - Goddard, Enright, Duffield, Hodge, H. Shaw, Hunt, Waters (Magurie, Nason)

Mids- Bartel (c), Ball, Mitchell, Masten, Martin, Barlow (Shuey, Moles)

Rucks- Sandi, Hille (Warnock, Lobbe)

Forwards - Roo, ROK, Gia, Grey, Tippett, Hall, Dangerfield (PODS, Hitchcock)

$1300 left.........

Happy with ball in mid as i think he'll get to ~90 ppg....
had to go to moles/pods for duffman without 3 mids....
went down to hall for zeibell like you! for extra $$$

thoughs man,

thx!

Mate, if ya feel safer with Masten in your team the go for it! Masten has had a pritty solid preseason and one thing you do know is he will be playing 22 barring injury or absolutly disgraceful form which i definately dont think he will have. My only issue with masten is if he only averages 70-75 which i can see him doing, then he has been a waste of 140,000k because i can see a martin, barlow maybe even trengove, scully and connors averaging that or very close to. However masten may be a suprise packet and really push on this year. He is comin into his 3rd season (i think it is) which is generally the break out year. If you have a gut feel to go with masten then go with him.

If you ve done your research and calcs and come to the conclusion that masten is gonna be worth selection your gonna be kicking yourself if he has a break out year and you didnt select him based on someone elses opinion.

The thing i like about your side as well is youve managed to us the mid priced mid field strategy (fit in ball and masten) still only having 2 of the risky 5 (Kenelly, Waters, Ladson, Malcheski, Hunt) Solid rucks, and dangerfield as your 7th forward (Not rockliff, or hitchcock or gumby) which most teams ive seen on here have struggled to do!

 

[catters078]

like the look of it mate, nice and even, you should be a consistant scorer and with a strong bench you wnt have to burn many trades...

ive gone the opposite route and taken some big risks...gone really big in the mid field and hoped for some cheap players from last year to come good...

what do you guys think..

Backs: Goddard, Hodge, Shaw, Kennelly, ladson, Hunt, Maguire (farmer, silvagni)

Mids: Ablett, Gibbs, Pendlebury, Selwood, Mitchell, Martin (Barlow, kayler thomspon)

Rucks: Ottens, Hille (Warnock, prato)

Fwds: Riewoldt, J.Brown, J Waite, Rioli, Ziebell, Tippett, Dangerfield (Gumbleton, pods)

16K left

Like I said, taken a big risk and going with my mids as the primary bread winners, my rucks is my biggest worry, but Warnock is a reasonable back up if otto goes down...but Hille and Ottens if healthy will score close to as much as the big boys...

The only change i may make is downgrade mitchell and upgrade a back like Kennelly or ladson to a player liek Drummond or Gilbee.

Happy with my forwards set up..

any feedback??

 

[lesrythmes]

Finalised...unless anyone spots any big issues? Comments please

B: Goddard, Enright, Hargrave, Duffield, Hodge, Malceski, Hunt (Waters, Nason)

M: Ablett, Mitchell, Deledio, Masten, Trengrove, Martin (Jetta, Shuey)

R: Hille, Natanui (Warnock, Lobbe)

F: O'Keefe, Gian, Gray, Ziebell, Hall, Ballantyne, Dangerfield (Podsiadly, Gumbleton)

 

[Pinochio]

Mate, if ya feel safer with Masten in your team the go for it! Masten has had a pritty solid preseason and one thing you do know is he will be playing 22 barring injury or absolutly disgraceful form which i definately dont think he will have. My only issue with masten is if he only averages 70-75 which i can see him doing, then he has been a waste of 140,000k because i can see a martin, barlow maybe even trengove, scully and connors averaging that or very close to. However masten may be a suprise packet and really push on this year. He is comin into his 3rd season (i think it is) which is generally the break out year. If you have a gut feel to go with masten then go with him.

If you ve done your research and calcs and come to the conclusion that masten is gonna be worth selection your gonna be kicking yourself if he has a break out year and you didnt select him based on someone elses opinion.

The thing i like about your side as well is youve managed to us the mid priced mid field strategy (fit in ball and masten) still only having 2 of the risky 5 (Kenelly, Waters, Ladson, Malcheski, Hunt) Solid rucks, and dangerfield as your 7th forward (Not rockliff, or hitchcock or gumby) which most teams ive seen on here have struggled to do!

thx for comments pal.... - its not a gut feel, just fell like i dont want to spend the extra 140k

Lets say i do get the 140 extra trengove - where do u think the best sopt to spend it is??? - backline is spot on imo - wont be changed

Upping ball to boyd and having 50k?
Upping Grey to goodes and having 27k?

thoughts?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

One of the better teams I have seen, nicely individual (you're the first guy i've seen who has got Chapman). Maybe 1 or 2 keepers short but it doesn't matter when you have Goddard,Roo,Chapman, Ablett,Swan,Bartel,O'Keefe I guess. But your trading will need to be spot on. I like Hille over Ottens personally, but looking at their averages it's not hard to see why you have gone Ottens though.

Have to go Chappy. He's bound to miss a week or three here and there, but he'll post matchwinning scores often when he does. Pre season has been decent too.

I agree I'll need to trade well as I don't have as many keepers as some teams I've seen, but I'm hoping by starting with a strong squad that will score well early, and some DP cover, I won't have to burn trades when I don't want to, so I can use them more smartly when I need to. I didn't do this last year and I got severely burned at the back end with lack of trades available, so I've tried to correct.

I think Hille will go good too, but Ottens is too good to pass up at that price (especially with his job security). Knowing Otto he'll fall under a ladder or a black cat or something at some stage, but Tippett's enough cover.

I'm getting a little bit spooked by Ablett with all the hoo ha, and considering Sel instead, but it's so hard to overlook the best player in the game.

Other than that, I feel my team is set for lockout tomorrow.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Hi All,

Got some great feedback here last year so will try again:

Backs:

Enright, Duffield, Hodge, H Shaw, Harbrow, Hunt, Waters (Maguire, Silvagni)

Mids:

Bartel, Boyd, Ball, Trengove, Martin, Barlow (Shuey, Bastinac)

Ruck:

Clark, Tippett (Warnock, 77,800)

Fwd:

Riewoldt, ROK, Harvey, Gia, Gray, Ballantyne, Warren (Hitchcock, Roberts)

$173,900 leftover.

Options:

Have to see the lists to determine which rookies to select (rockliff, nason, jetta, etc)

If i get some cheapies i have enough cash to go tippett > sandi, warren > tippett. Is this an improvement? I'm not really sure where to spend my money as I think upgrading a fwd or ruck at this stage isn't good value. Having the cash also lets me upgrade a back to goddard ASAP.

Your thoughts are much appreciated

Contrary to the other advice, I actually like the selection of Harbrow. Although the non-selection of Goddard is a big risk.

Don't really see the value or upside B. Harvey but I'm sure he will offer a solid output.

By the way- Has Silvagni actually been promoted to the list yet? I havn't heard that he has. Wouldn't be selecting him unless he is promoted.

 

[northeast tiger]

Finalised...unless anyone spots any big issues? Comments please

B: Goddard, Enright, Hargrave, Duffield, Hodge, Malceski, Hunt (Waters, Nason)

M: Ablett, Mitchell, Deledio, Masten, Trengrove, Martin (Jetta, Shuey)

R: Hille, Natanui (Warnock, Lobbe)

F: O'Keefe, Gian, Gray, Ziebell, Hall, Ballantyne, Dangerfield (Podsiadly, Gumbleton)

Very risky rucks. You could swap Gray for Tippett as you have Lobbe in the rucks so you would utilise the DP function. Cheap forwards need looking at also.

 

[stevevan]

Finalised...unless anyone spots any big issues? Comments please

B: Goddard, Enright, Hargrave, Duffield, Hodge, Malceski, Hunt (Waters, Nason)

M: Ablett, Mitchell, Deledio, Masten, Trengrove, Martin (Jetta, Shuey)

R: Hille, Natanui (Warnock, Lobbe)

F: O'Keefe, Gian, Gray, Ziebell, Hall, Ballantyne, Dangerfield (Podsiadly, Gumbleton)

Like the side and that you had Waters on the bench. A lot of sides seem to assuem that all the fringe rookies will play and there will be no injuries. Can see the usual complaints about injuries, as if they are a surprise, it happens every year. Risky ruck set up so I'd be tempted to fit Tippet into the forwards as you have Lobbe for the DP swap if necessary. Forward line is weak I'd be tempted to downgrade Ablett to Bartel for the extra $ and spend it in the forwards and maybe downgrade a back also for the money in the forwards.

Cheers
Steve van

 

[Pirelli_223]

Contrary to the other advice, I actually like the selection of Harbrow. Although the non-selection of Goddard is a big risk.

Don't really see the value or upside B. Harvey but I'm sure he will offer a solid output.

By the way- Has Silvagni actually been promoted to the list yet? I havn't heard that he has. Wouldn't be selecting him unless he is promoted.

Thanks to you and magpies for the comments.

It's not that I don't want goddard, I just can't see him going up much if at all and he could easily come down making him a good upgrade target. I also think harbrow has a bit of an upside so don't want to upgrade him now, i'm planning on having him as my 7th defender by year's end.

Do you have any suggestions for harvey? I am really struggling to find good value around that pricerange. Further down there is some but I can't see lecras, ballantyne, dangerfield, tippett etc scoring anywhere close to him.

Would goodes be a better option? I don't like the look of franklin, pavlich, j brown or fev, i'll upgrade ballantyne & warren to that sort of player later in the year.