AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
The only interuption Judd has had is that he had to make a future Carlton star with his missus. Otherwise there is nothing wrong with him has basically done everything they wanted him to do.
LOL - I hate revealing my actual team (even though the Premiums shouldn't change too much over the preseason), but I'll say who I like and any risks they may have:
Dane Swan: Almost a lock - the only concern is the amount that he is interchanged (the most interchanged player in the AFL last year) which helps him immensely to break tags, and which will presumably not occur so much with the reduced interchange bench this year ... I do expect his figures to drop somewhat, but as you'll see there are question marks over all the other players too.
Chris Judd: Would be a lock were it not for the fact that he has had an interrupted preseason and is still suffering somewhat from the effects of a bruised heel and Quad injury.
Luke Hodge: Absolutely love him, but he can be tagged in the midfield more readily than the previous two players and his scores seem to suffer more as a result ... also unsure whether the Hawks having more premium midfielders (a fully-fit Burgoyne this year, Cam Bruce who has been playing midfield this preseason, Riolli being used in there for longer bursts) will help or hinder his scores - maybe too much uncertainty for me at this price.
Scott Pendlebury: Don't see much potential downside here. A great player in a great team, who is coming a bit closer to his prime age-wise. Will rarely cop the number 1 tag due to Dane Swan and when he does has a unique attribute in his height (190cm) which helps.
Dal Santo: Not particularly fast and he really struggles with a hard tag meaning his week to week scores are a bit variable ... having said that just look at the consistency of his year-to-year Supercoach averages and how high they are. Quality. If the photos I saw over the pre-season are any indication, he should be getting a LOT of hard balls this season.
Montagna: Not as many years as Dal Santo as an Ultra Premium, but harder to tag, reasonably consistent and has a very high ceiling as far as scores go. Had a huge breakout season 2009 and his 2010 was good - are his scores on the way down ? I doubt it. I also doubt that he will finish the year averaging 125 again, but he should be solid for another 110 year.
Brendan Goddard: The best of all options this year, but I'd start him in the backline.
Chapman: Ping !! LOL - last year was the first time in ages I haven't picked him and the first time in ages he hasn't had hamstring problems. I'd wait to see if I put him in my team - if I do, don't select him yourself as he will have an injury plagued year. If I don't, jump on board and grab him as he will remain uninjured all year. I'd start him in the Fwd line though.
Lots of love for Selwood - but not this year until we see how he responds to being the number 1 player tagged at Geelong (see my previous comments - just a few comments up from here).
Out of Judd, Hodge or Montagna - If I had to choose one ... it would be ... Joddge ...
haha, even though your response doesn't answer my question, it eliminates Montagna, which makes my decision some what easier...
LOL - at least you picked up on that nomenclature subtlety
But, not wishing to be obtuse, if Judd wasn't injured it would be him over Hodge this year in SC for me (even though I prefer Hodge as a player in real life personally).
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Probably - because despite the new additions to the Hawk's midfield, Hodge will be the first tagged. Judd is too, but he handles it better (and may be helped by Brock Mclean doing more "grunt work" until his inevitable injury
The only things clouding the situation for me are Judd's injury concerns (and diminished preseason) and the fact that I really like Hodge as a player.
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So you’re leaning towards Judd.
Im getting ever closer to having you make the decision for me
I agree with you on Hodge, love him as a player (wish the zone was still in place so he could wear the blue and white) but there is no room for favorites in super coach. Given he hasnt proven to be able to handle a hard tag, teams will take advantage of that. One would hope that seeing he was caught out last year, he would work on it over the pre season.
LOL - OK, I'll make the decision for you ... Judd. Hodge has had plenty of time to work on dealing with the hard tag (it's not like he's a youngster) and, if it hasn't worked yet ... (but we both agree we love him as a player)
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I like your rational but at the same time...... really? I think not having Swallow will be like not having Barlow or jPod last year IMO. But good luck anyway mate. I personally hope both tear the season apart (having both)
I like your rational but at the same time...... really? I think not having Swallow will be like not having Barlow or jPod last year IMO. But good luck anyway mate. I personally hope both tear the season apart (having both)
