Round 1 Live Game Chat/Team discussion

[CrozaN]

395/6 (3 premiums, 3 rookies) .

11 premiums, 2 mid pricers and 3 rookies to come, captain yet to play.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Tigers were lucky they were only 7 points down in the last, same as last year Blues wasted chances could have won by plenty tonight as well.

Irrelevant to the thread. Anyway:

Carlton kicked at 51% last year, and kicked more behinds than goals in 14/24 games last year.

Guess what their accuracy was tonight? Yep, 51%.

Saying "they wasted chances" is just stupid, because they do it every game.

 

[Keystone agony]

If think Bugg caused alot of people to not pick Morris aswell. I think people picked Bugg becuase he was safety so early on that people knew he was playing and no other rookies could be guaranteed. So massive benefit not only by his 97 score but also the benefit in the fact most people with him wouldnt have picked Morris aswell. Considering Ellis always seems the better pick than Marty Clarke was in most teams as well and they were the 3 rookie defenders that were most popular.

I still think Morris will be alright, not every team has a Garlett and Eddie Betts. His job on Garlett was quite something, only 11 disposals and one goal against his name, i know you dont get fantasy points for it, but great effort and should get himself another game next week.

Ellis on the other hand may have Jwebb, Conca breathing down his neck.

387/5, Mumford and Malceski my only top end midprice/premium picks to play.

 

[Butler]

Geez can't even go on the dream team board without having to listen to Carlton supporters go on about their win and how they should have won by more

Anyways, i'm still happy with Morris. His score was crap of course but i think he actually helped his JS tonight.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

In other news Jack Riewoldt had a pretty good game. Will be tested against Tarrant, Frawley, Lonergan/Taylor and Glass in the next month.

 

[jarules]

can anyone tell me how dempsy is going??
cant decide between him or burgoyne..

 

[THE_GUN]

779/10 - Average i believe hoping for 2050- 2100

goodes 84
Mummy 91
smith 69
giles 77
kennedy 116
mcdonald 98
shiel 36
ellis 38
delidio 91
martin 79

BENCH

Bugg 97
Morris 27

Yet to Play

Pendles
shaw
franklin
mitchell
dangerfield
ablett (c)
fyfe
broughton
lake
hargreaves
boyd
goddard

 

[Westlo]

848/10 (or 1061/11 after accounting for emergencies)

Cotchin 120
Mumford 91
Delidio 91
J Riewoldt 91
Goodes 84
Malceski 83
Martin 79
L Parker 55
Ellis 38
M Morton 0 (Kennedy will cover)

Bench

Kennedy 116 (Listed as Emergency)
Bugg 97 (Listed as Emergency)
Giles 77
Townsend 42
Shiel 36 (Listed as Emergency)

Yet to play

Goddard
Broughton
Lake
Docherty (Bugg will cover)
Pendlebury
Ablett (Captain)
Clay Smith
Redden
Franklin
Fyfe
R. Gray
D. Hale
Magner (Bench)
Stephenson (Bench)
Smedts (Bench)

 

[James]

If think Bugg caused alot of people to not pick Morris aswell. I think people picked Bugg becuase he was safety so early on that people knew he was playing and no other rookies could be guaranteed. So massive benefit not only by his 97 score but also the benefit in the fact most people with him wouldnt have picked Morris aswell. Considering Ellis always seems the better pick than Marty Clarke was in most teams as well and they were the 3 rookie defenders that were most popular.

I still think Morris will be alright, not every team has a Garlett and Eddie Betts. His job on Garlett was quite something, only 11 disposals and one goal against his name, i know you dont get fantasy points for it, but great effort and should get himself another game next week.

Ellis on the other hand may have Jwebb, Conca breathing down his neck.

387/5, Mumford and Malceski my only top end midprice/premium picks to play.

I'm sort of in the same boat as you 498/6 so far
Mumford 91
Malceski 83
Goodes 84
McDonald 98
Gibbs 104
Ellis 38

I really wish I had locked in L Brown as my B7 and cashed in on Bugg's 97 points...oh well. Ellis to the bench next week..

 

[CJApples87]

615/8 for me. Little bit short of where I would have liked it with the Richmond players slightly underperforming. 14 to play with Ablett as captain.

 

[Crows4Eva]

418/6

D. Smith 69
D. Shiel 36
A. Kennedy 116
D. Martin 79
S. Morris 27 (How I wish I started Bugg on the field instead Dx)
B. Deledio 91

Bench
T. Bugg 97 (E)
S. Darley 0
J. Giles 77
J. Cameron 39 (E)

To Play
M. Clarke
S. Pendlebury (C)
H. Shaw
L. Franklin
G. Birchall
P. Dangerfield
J. Porplezia
G. Ablett
A. Hall
N. Fyfe
R. Hargrave
M. Boyd (VC)
D. Cox
N. Dal Santo
B. Goddard
B. McEvoy
C. Smith (Bench)
J. Magner (Bench (E))
J. Redden (Bench)
T. Dickson (Bench)

 

[Hawkas1988]

648/8

On the field
Deledio 91
Martin 79
Goodes 84
McDonald 98
Bugg 97
Giles 77
D Smith 69
Coniglio 53

Still to come (Providing I don't change my team again )
Goddard
Shaw
Broughton
Hargrave
Clarke
Swan
Pendles
Ablett (C)
Magner
Cox
Franklin
Fyfe
Sidebottom
Dangerfield


Bench
Ellis 38
Townsend 42
Shiel 36
Kennedy 116

Pretty happy with that so far. No real disasters so far for me.

Honestly thought I was looking at my own side there for a second, out of those 18 players you have mentioned only 5 are different!

I have scored 627/8 so far. I'm pretty happy considering they were 5 rookies a mid pricer and 2 premiums. All good scores from here hopefully haha!

 

[Dularn]

698/9

On the field
A. Kennedy - 116
Deledio - 91
Mumford - 91
Goodes (VC) - 84
Martin - 79
Giles - 77
Coniglio - 53
D. Smith - 69
Ellis - 39

Bench
McDonald (E) - 98
Bugg (E) - 97
Shiel - 36
Morris - 27

Still to come (on the ground)
9 premiums + C (5 of which are $500k+)
3 mid price
Magner

If my 9 remaining premiums play to their 2011 average, my 3 midpricers get 70 and Magner gets 60 I will get to 2000 but things could have been a lot better.

Bugg and McDonald as emergencies hurt, I would be 800/9 with different decisions.

Goodes was a late inclusion. I should have kept Sidebottom and Porps (though the extra 45k did help in the mids). Pors would have meant no Kennedy on field too.

I am confident Coniglio and Shiels will come good.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

When I saw Conca with the vest I sacked him, but didnt pick a replacement yet. So have $294k for a defender out of the remaining sides, any suggestions??

 

[Dularn]

Hargrave, Lake, Howard and Golby are the popular picks for that price.

Golby and Howard are speculative breakout candidates who both made their Debut in mid 2011 (but have been in the system since 2010 and 2009 respectively).

Hargrave and Lake are fallen DT premiums who succumbed to injury. Many hope a return to fitness and decent nab appearances are a sign they could become high scorers again. They are both 30+ which is a risk.

Any could pay off... the question is who?

Boils down to young and fit but highly speculative vs experienced and proven but old and injury prone.

I will be starting two of these four but undecided on who.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

I have Hargreave and Lake already, am thinking of banking some cash and going with Jared Bouman who is named in back pocket for the Hawks, mature aged rookie starting in a side that is known to rack up easy possesions in the backline.

But apart from that, i dont know anything about him so is a bit of a risk because he could get vested and no real JS

 

[Spanishfooty]

I'm sitting on 776/9, had goodesy as captain but on the upside had 5 rookies and goodes cotchin Martin and lids. Many premos to come. Still angry at missing the dune bug, he may get a gig on field next week for me

 

[lion4life]

On 729/8

Seems to be slightly above the avg. only 1 rookie to go in the starting lineup in dickson

Bring on the premiums and mid-pricers ftw

 

[cfx_1]

With Hodge out, Swan should dominate as he usually goes head to head with Hodge.. He is now my Captain above Ablett.. Anyone else got this train of thought?? Also, Kudos to me for switching out Ellis to Paine 5 seconds before lockout - IMO has the potential to be the Darling of 2012..

To be completely fair, Ellis and Morris both had shutdown roles on some of the best small forwards in the comp... Talk about a baptism of fire..

 

[entourage]

I'm on 587/7. Not very good at all.
I'm actually not overly disappointed in Dusty's score. 79 off a fairly quiet night isn't the end of the world. Only got 2 rookies left to play anyway. Tonight will be monstrous for DT

 

[Childish Gambino]

In struggle town at the moment.

7/472

Shiel, 36
Giles, 77
Smith, D, 69
Robinson, 82
Ellis, 38
Martin, 79
Deledio, 91

Bench
Bugg, 97
Morris, 27
McDonald, 98
Kennedy, 116

To come- 12 premiums, captain and 3 rookies.

Hoping for 2000.

 

[nameless]

With Hodge out, Swan should dominate as he usually goes head to head with Hodge.. He is now my Captain above Ablett.. Anyone else got this train of thought?? Also, Kudos to me for switching out Ellis to Paine 5 seconds before lockout - IMO has the potential to be the Darling of 2012..

To be completely fair, Ellis and Morris both had shutdown roles on some of the best small forwards in the comp... Talk about a baptism of fire..

Nice work - but don't talk too soon haha, anything could happen tonight.

Would love to get one of those Collingwood youngsters, but just concerned with all those players to come back, hard to pick which one will stay on.

 

[Jars458]

IfI still think Morris will be alright, not every team has a Garlett and Eddie Betts. His job on Garlett was quite something, only 11 disposals and one goal against his name, i know you dont get fantasy points for it, but great effort and should get himself another game next week.

Fair point. I have had morris right up until 6pm yesterday but traded him our for Paine from COllingwood. I just thought he is a dour stopping defender and not likely to get many points. Paine is also a risk but wiht no Brown at the Pies and Dawes maybe playing time in the rook I think Paine may go ok. Time will tell.

Morris will play lots of games but may not score too well.

I had Gibbs Deldio Martin and Ellis in last nights game, so only really Gibbs delivered. Unfortnately I put Robinson in my Supercoach team at the death too against my better instincts.

 

[EBUS]

8/644

Kennedy - 116
Carrazzo - 106
Deledio - 91
Goodes - 84
Martin - 79
Giles - 77
Coniglio - 53
Ellis - 38

Tonight

Pendlebury (C)
Shaw
Sidebottom
Franklin

 

[drummoyne]

Cotchin = Premium.

Always threatened it, there's no doubting now.

A tad premature I think..