AFLW 2024 - Round 6 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
I actually really liked the Sheppard pick at his price.You make some good points, I have swapped out Sheppard and changed Lycett to Goldstein. Nic Nat I am a little wary of heard his injury is worse than letting on. Thanks for the feedback. Appreciate it.
Yeh pendles for sure
I suppose as already discussed in the thread, it's the one area that's more speculative this year.
The backline is the worry. A good price spread but the players chosen are all pretty risky. When Pearce looks likely to be your best backeline scorer there's a problem.
Don't you think Gibson and Fisher will score better than Pearce? (I'm backing in Sheppard)
I believe that if Pearce gets regular games, (and indications are that he will), that he will average close to 100. I like Fisher as a player but I doubt he can turn the clock back and score as well now as he did when he was younger and playing in a top side. Gibson's always mixed great scores with lousy ones and ended up with about a 90 average at best. I can't see any real reason that would suddenly change. I do like the Sheppard pick. He's showing great signs that he could step up this year.
I like the Bennell pick in the forward line. Shepp will score well 70-90 as long as Hurn is being tagged. Seems to be comfy now.Alright good people of the SC thread.
This is my 3rd attempt...Have Leuy starting in my rucks worried me so I've strengthened that area and become a little more speculative with my mids.
Hannebery when he has a free run from injury and strings games together is a very good scorer, given his age he should take the average up a notch or two this year.
So Frawley will be your main stopper? I need to look at Gibson again. Who is bigger and will take the big forwards? I imagine Frawly!
Frawley and Lake.So Frawley will be your main stopper? I need to look at Gibson again. Who is bigger and will take the big forwards? I imagine Frawly!
Thoughts pincrusher
poo, forgot about Lake, really lets Gibbo off the chain doesn't it. How do you think it will affect his game, more possies I assume, further up the ground? Whats his disposal like and is he likely to move a fair bit, or doesn't he have the endurance@!
Structure is pretty good. About the right amount of risk in your selections I would think.
Disposal is elite. If allowed to roam free, or even just allowed to pick up a less dangerous forward, he will zone off and intercept everything, and will see an increase in touches, being used as a distributer coming out of defence. The beauty of Hawthorn's defence at the moment is that most of them, perhaps save Frawley, use the ball exceptionally well. Makes it very difficult to stop their run. If you lockdown on Birchall, they will just move him up to a wing and use Suckling/Gibson/Hodge/Mitchell/Burgoyne at halfback. Can't lock down all of them. I think Gibson will be seen as less dangerous than some of the others so will be less likely to get any attention. Interesting to see how other teams will view this, still a real unknown
Thankyou for your thoughts champ! Appreciated.
I don't mind the Gibson pick, he'll go huge a bit. Might be a bit inconsistent for a D1, but you might get away with it if Newnes comes on and Fisher is back to his best.
Best profile pick on BF by the way.
How is the JS with him & what do you think he can avg in 2015?
Not sure that the 160odd he got against us on the weekend is anything to go off either, our kicking inside 50 was deplorable, particularly early. I do feel like it'll be a good year for him though. Probably a better upgrade target though, he'll bottom or at some stage for far less than what he is already
Lewis a nice POD, but for about the same price you can get Parker who probably has more upside. Backline looks a little susceptible to missing games too, Shaw and Hodge have hardly played 22 games in their career, and Ibbotson and Pearce coming back from injury may miss games too
