My Supercoach 2015 team v2.0
Teams are taking shape all over the country community.
And the buzz and excitement as we nuzzle into February is as big as it has ever been at this time of year.
Our version 1 of My Supercoach Team almost broke the bloody internet – so here we are with a fresh v2.0. Keen to see how your teams are shaping up. Gotta tell you – the level of fantasy professionalism has increased impressively this year. Proud of how many of you are coming along.
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How's it going
Wouldn't mind a rating for my team http://i.imgur.com/2VVbLsc.png
Gday there David – solid start there mate. Careful – just keep your ear to the ground on Ryan Griffen. There is some noise that his back is stuffed. Could just be noise though.
Jock How come I can't see your team?
I cant seem to find Jocks team as well
Gday lads – Jock isn't posting his team on this post – its for us to show ours for some helpful community feedback! cheers
Hi David, very light in the mids there mate with too many $$ spent in defence! A lot of risk picks there in the mids, griffin, swallow, stevens. Usually worth only going 1 risk in that crucial line! Just my opinion 🙂
DEF: H Shaw, Hibberd, Newnes, Waters, Whitecross, Goddard (Viojo-Rainbow, D McKenzie)
MID: Ablett, Pendlebury, Fyfe, Selwood, Wines, Van Berlo, Heeney, Boekhurst (Laverde, Freeman, Krakouer)
RUCK: Naitanui, Kreuzer (M Cox)
FWD: Deledio, Bartel, Goddard, Swan, Hogan, C Daniel (Clark, Steele)
60k in bank, cheers.
Def: Very nice. Personally not going Hibberd this year when you can get the same value for 100k less in Ibbotson or someone,
Mid: Like the inclusion of Wines. Could have a breakout year but his finish has me worried. Rookies look good thus far.
Rucks: Great.
Forwards: Love the forwards, particularly like the POD in Bartel. Not sure if Caleb will get early games but if so he is a lock.
Overall nice team
Very good balance overall, all popular picks but I’m liking the POD selections Bartel and Wines.
Best side I've seen on here.
Great team. 18 of your players are in my squad too! Remember that Ablett, Pendles and Fyfe all have the round 12 bye. Also Laverde and Krakouer can both be forwards and are taking up two of your precious midfield positions. Food for thought, but it's not necessarily a bad thing.
Waters is extremely popular but everyone needs to heed Adam Simpsons words, he is still having issues with his shoulder, Simmo actually mentioned he is worried about him being able to pick up his kids in the future and there is no guarantee he will play.
Candy Sellers
Def: J.Newnes (87), S.Docherty (94), B.Waters (76), G.Ibbotson (73), B.Whitecross (73), Z.Jones (62) (T.Clurey (21.20), N.Newman (21.20))
Mid: G.Ablett (118), S.Pendlebury (113), J.P. Kennedy (118), O.Wines (110), A.Swallow (102), R.Griffen (101), N.Freeman (68), P.Cripps (66) (B.Acres (29.33), T.Dumont (21.20))
Ruc: M.Leuenberger (82), M.Kreuzer (82) (J.Griffin (25.09), T.Nankervis (21.20))
Fwd: D.Martin (103), B.Deledio (101), D.Swan (105), T.Mitchell (98), T.Adams (71.38), C.Salem (67) (M.Clark (68), K.Lambert (21.20))
33k remaining. What are your thoughts on this side? I think it is a solid side, yet I have too many midpricers. Cheers!
Nice Benj – agree with you mate. A solid starting crack, but would like to see you reduce the likes of Docherty, Adams, Salem down to just the one or two of that kind of option.
Thanks Jock! Yeah I agree with you mate. Too many mid pricers. Thank god for this website.
Strong side, Benjo. Love the double Tiger attack in fwd line. Agree with Jock, but also in your forward line. Swan/Titch/Adams, I'd try to move Adams down to a rook and upgrade Titch to a prem. Too many "ifs" in that trio.
Think you're right picking either Griffin or Nakervis as your R3. One of those you will need with the Kreuzeberger duo.
Nice!
Thanks Throttle! Agree with you 100%!
Hey Benjo, some solid thinking there mate, however you will have to re-jig your structure to allow for just the one ruck on the bench and an extra mid for this season.
Like most of your premo locks, and WHERE you have thrown the cash around… ie mids, and mids selected as forwards. Also thinking of going light on spending in def initially and investing once someone puts there hand up in season proper. Just too risky guessing who warrants the cash down back atm imo.
Benjo you have last years structure mate with 2 ruck bench and 2 mid bench. There is only one ruck bench and now 3 mid bench this year. On the team front, solid mate, nothing to add to what has already been said.
Benjo,
Looks pretty solid mate, but you have 4 rucks and only 10 mids (last years format).
H, Shaw. J, Harbrow
J, Newns B, Waters
S, Edwards H,Goddard
V rainbow D Mckenzie
Mids
God Ablet S,Pendles
N, Fyfe R, Slone
A, Miles B, Crouch
I Heeney B boekehorst
N Feeeman. J Steele. K Lambert
Rucks
T Goldstein M Leuenberger
T Read
Forwards
Lids. H, Bennell
D, Swan. T, Mitchell
M, Clark. J, Hogan
J, Laverde. C, Daniel
Had griffin instead of crouch as of a few hours ago but all this talk about his back has me concerned.
Def, mid, rucks all look solid MM. Forwards look very light with Lids being your only real premium. Consistency is the biggest worry for Bennell, I'd like to see him have a solid season under his belt before I outlay 500k+ for him. Clark has already stuffed his calf and I think that's a sign of things to come. Better rookies will present themselves
Thanks Kev appreciate the feedback!
I like your point about Bennell and going to swap him out now
Took Shaw out for hibbard to free some cash and replaced Bennell with Goddard both Essendon boys I know but looked the best options with the cash I was willing to spend
Kev, you must have no idea. That defence is weak. You've criticised his forwards, but they easily are stronger than the defence.
FWD – Delidio is a must have, Bennell huge ceiling but is often injured, Swan potential but who knows if he'll ever get back to his best (oldest Pie on the list), Mitchell potential but hasn't broken into the senior team consistently, Clark injured, Hogan unproven, Lav/Daniel unproven. Lots of doubts there – I agree Kev, but also lots of potential if it comes off.
But DEF – Shaw solid but Delidio will outscore, Harbrow inconsistent and are his good scores as good as others there(?), Newns (who?), Waters didn't play in 2014, Edwards/Goddard/Rainbow(?)/McKenzie – unproven, who knows if they'll get games.
Let's see your team mate because IMO this is a solid team. You must be crazy to not have Waters and Newnes.
I reckon Kev nailed it Baller. And tbh defence is the weakest link this year with $ to be saved from that line and pumped into the higher scoring areas as per your comment re: Lids. Wait and see who comes good first and jump on is how I’ll be approaching it, I certainly won’t be paying over 500k for anyone in that line to start with.
I'm on iPad is there a reason i can't see the team?
Jock hasn't posted his team, Sully. The intro sentence was merely highlighting the separate v1 rate my team thread
Defenders: B.Smith, H.Shaw, M.Hibberd, P.Seedsman, B.Waters, H.Goddard ( D.Viojo-Rainbow, D.McKenzie)
Mids: G.Ablett, S.Pendlebury, R.Sloane, M.Barlow, A.Swallow, N.Cockatoo, I.Heeney, B.Boekhurst (J.Steele, N.Freeman, K.Lambert)
Rucks: Nic Nat, Lauenburger (T.Read)
Forwards: B.Deledio, L.Franklin, B.Goddard, D.Swan, J.Hogan, S.Blease (N.Krakour, C.Daniel)
Feedback is appreciated thanks guys.
Love your work boys
Seedsman will miss first few rounds with hip surgery http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2014-01-28/s…
Looks solid otherwise. Keep an eye on Cockatoo and Blease for best 22 spots. Right noises coming out of the cats for Cockatoo but Blease could be in and out of the team
Mate that article on Seedsman is about the 2014 season, hip surgery was in 2014
Sounds like a pretty shit team mate hehe
50100 cap remaining.
hodge hibberd birchall waters goddard d McKenzie fuller rainbow
ablett pendlebury j selwood dangerfield wines griffen van berlow heeney boekhorst n freeman krakouer
kreuzer leuenberger cox
delidio goddard swan t Mitchell clark Hogan laverde Daniel
am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the bible so I can get it right!!!!
cheers.
If your gonna go with Kruze/Luey combo in the ruck you need cover IMO
Yep good point Kev.
Ryder or Bellchambers in your forward line would give you that DPP cover you need old mate
shaw, Hibberd,walker
Waters, Goddard, Mckenzie
Lever, rainbow
Ablett, Pendles, j.selwood, danger
J.steven, van berlo, heeney, freeman
Borkhorst, vandenberg, Steele
Nic Nat, Kreuzer
Nankervis
Goddard, franklin,Swan
Mitchell, Clarke, hogan
Laverde, Daniel
356k remaining
A lot of cash left over, Matt. Maybe look at upgrading Clark or Steven to a more reliable option
upgrade a back to premo like Birch
DEF: B.Smith, Shaw, Hibberd, Newnes, Waters, Goddard, Viojo-Rainbow, D.Mckenzie
MID: Gablett, Rocky, Pendles, Heppell/Libba, Wines, NVB, Heeney, Boekhorst, Freeman, Steele, Vandenberg
RUCK: Goldy, Nic Nat, M.Cox
FWD: Deledio, BJ Goddard, Swan, Hogan, Laverde, Daniel, Krakouer, T.Lamb
300k to manoeuvre, thought?
Perhaps find a cheaper alternative to B.Smith and use that extra cash to upgrade one of your fwd rookies to a premium?
Like Blueprime above ^^^^ you haven't got any ruck bench cover. Cox's sole purpose is to provide the cheapest DPP link available to the forward line. He wont play unless there is catastrophic injury to Collingwoods ruck stocks.
I would be on Andrew Swallow or Griifen over Libba mate. Just my 2 cents 🙂
Set and forget rucks this yr any money spent on R3 is wasted, Griff dodgy back, not a fan of swallow
However I feel light up fwd
"Set and forget rucks this yr any money spent on R3 is wasted"…wow, well that makes perfect sense if you choose not to have DPP ruck cover. Copping doughnuts needlessly in the ruck when your 'set and forget' starters invariably miss the odd week here-and-there is an 'interesting' new SC strategy mate.
Maybe look at Martin, Crisp or Mitchell as upgrades in your fwd line Anthony.
Feedback please!
DEF
Simpson, Shaw, Newnes, Rampe, Waters, H Goddard (Maynard, Viojo Rainbow)
MID
Ablett, Selwood, Fyfe, Sidebottom, Guthrie, Van berlo,Cockatoo,Heeney,
(Freeman,Boekhorst, Laverde)
RUC
Nic Nat, Luenburger (Nankervis)
FWD
Goddard,Dusty, Smith, Swan, ,Saad, Hogan
(Daniel, Lambert)
Quite enjoy the look of the team. Great POD in Sidebottom. Though I don't agree with Rampe did not tonne up after round 7. I think Paul Seedsman is a better alternative and this would allow you to upgrade Guthrie to a cheap Joey Montagna.
Thanks for the feedback
All good mate. That's what the community is for, but remember the final decision is yours. Go with your gut.
Here ye go (rooks, naturally, are NAB, R1 pending)
D: Hibberd, Kelly, Hampton, Waters, Goddard, Viojo-Rainbow (McGinness, Newman)
M: Ablett, Pendles, Beams, Smurph, Danger, Griffen, Biggs, Boekhorst (Freeman, Blakely, Krakouer)
R: NicNat, Luey (Nankervis)
F: Goddard, Buddy, Dusty, Swan, Hogan, Laverde (Steele, Daniel)
Will Biggs play?
May or may not, Jake. At that price, easy to move up or down if he doesn't.
I have Dane Beams also. 120+ Year I reckon. Similar backline structure to myself with the 2 premos, 2 midpricers and 2 rookies. Love the forward line. Nice team coming along here Throts, just out of interest, where did you sit in the rankings at the end of last year Mate?
Hey Canny! In the back of the pack. Made a bunch of rash decisions and impulsive trades. My impatient side got the best of me and didn't back my players. 2nd year blues (mixed with a large dollop of stupidity). More importantly, didn't lean on the community. Live and learn.
Big fan of Beams. Like Sloane as well. But think Beams with a new team and strong midfield will propel him into the top 5 mids.
How did you do last season?
Hahaha, sounds all too familiar!
I've just come off one of my more successful years, finally learning the right balance in structure (guns and rookies all the way) which got me to the borderline 5000th mark. After a season low of 1800 points scored in my final round due to loss of half my bloody team to injury, I plummeted close to 2000 positions after the last round alone! Of course blowing all my trades with 2 rounds to go, but as you said; Live and Learn!
If you're in need of a cheap backline option before round 1, jump on Paul Seedsman of Collingwood who's priced at approx 360k. he has serious potential (not going to say Brownlow potential just yet but we'll wait and see!). I've been waiting for him to come good for a couple of years now and I reckon this is his year. Should play a rebounding defender type in the absence of Harry Lumumba which will be supercoach gold. Watch how he goes in the NAB.
Ha! Seedsman is on my D3 watchlist. Leaning toward Hampton but if starting rooks are a concern, may make Seeds my D4 and Waters my D5. Don't think that will be the case but like everything…good to plan.
Hard to poke holes in that TF! Great effort mate. Love the Hampton selection. Really liked what I read about him in the mag.
The risks are obvious with Luey and for his sake I hope he can stay on the park. Scored 96 in the one match he played in tandem with Stef Martin so I don't think that will be as much of a thing to worry about as people are suggesting. Just can't get past his injury history though…
Thanks Kev. Not fully formed but structures are starting to firm up.
Agree about Luey. Actually would prefer to put Nicholls in the R2 spot. If he looks like R1 for GCS, may move Smurph to Wines to make it happen.
How's your squad coming along?
Hey Throtts, was going Nichols on your recommendation, but cant stop looking at Hampton!!! price vs games vs av, looks promisihg??? yhought it might be a POD,,, ooops beeeeer time
Still leaning Nichols. Don't have $ for him in this iteration, but have another where he works (Wines for Smurph).
Pretty solid TF.
Any news on where Kelly will play this yr? Is he one of ur gut selections?
Hampton bold, but shouldn't go backwards.
Enviable fwd line, tre sweet mate.
No news on Kelly. Hope is he reprises half back role. If see signs of that in NAB, will stick. If not will go up to Enright or down to Newnes. He's a bit of gut and bit of POD tweener between mainstays Enright and flavor of month Newnes.
Diggin Hampton. On the uptick and with Patfull will give him more freedom to do what he does best. See 85 average ahoy.
How's your boys looking?
Interesting defensive strategy. Waters as high as D4 worries me
Compensated by your 6 mids, and I like the pick of Biggs – thinking of going there myself. Griff back concerns surfacing out of GWS. Repalce with a POD ? Hannebery was my swap
For both our sakes I hope Leuandhamandeggegburger plays (and well), but I'm toying with the extra $$ for Goldy
Standard 4 gun approach in the forwards
Good luck
Hey Foxy.
Yeah, I'm toying with the extra money for Nichols instead of Luey. Depends on NAB play and if he's GCS's #1. But if he can dupe season 1 form, be a steal.
Griff is a wait and see. Did pretty damn good at the end of last season if his back was an issue. See what's what during NAB.
Yeah, the thinking is having mids/fwds dialed in so I could take some chances in the back line, which has, by far, the least sure-fires players in the bunch. If Waters is healthy, he'll be worth it. Rate him higher than Suckling and he's cheaper than last year's most popular midpricers. Also, hope is being employed that there will be 2-3 rooks who will get nice and fatty and be ready to cull by R11.
Tried to give myself some flexibility in case things don't work out the way I hope for the rookie crop. But sure I won't be the only one affected if the R1 rooks are slim pickings.
Thanks for your comments, Foxy!
Hey Throtts!
Good looking team there mate. You've put Hampton on my radar again. I had a brief look at him last year before deciding against him. Has been on a steady increase over his 3 years and probably would've increased more if not for the injury in round 12. Hmmm, interesting!! Love the Dusty pick, also thinking of picking him over Deledio if the midfield move is proven correct. Watch Waters closely in the NAB, if he's not right you may need to strengthen your backline a little.
Loving the Beams, Smurph and Danger combo!! Watch out for Griffins back.
That's all I've got for you today! Overall, love your team!
Hey Sarah, how's it going? Thanks for giving this the once over.
Griffs is definitely a wait and see. And may decide to drop him for Swallow so I can change Luey for Nicholls. All depends on NAB play. Waters is definitely a concern yet I rate as good if not better than Suckling who was rave last year and was much more expensive. If he looks good, he's in. If not, will either try to get Seedsman or hope that there is a strong $200-150K player to take.
But like you, awaiting to see this rookie crop to see if I can stick to my structures.
Wow Throtts, you have so many POD's, and it's difficult to argue with any of them! Very ballsy side my man, I like it!
What's your backup plan if Floggard and Twanga (Hibberd) are rubbed out for the early part of the year? Like-for-like to keep your structure?
Hey Vcloophole!
Have a backup plan for that: Floggard = Bartel. Hibberd = Hodge or Enright.
Really like this structure but really relies on there being 2 solid R1 playing rooks for back and front lines. (don't think mids will be a problem). Tried to make the PODs less of a risk and more those who I feel are on the uptick. Hampton and Waters are the biggest risks, yet am comfortable with their form and potential to average more than they are priced at now. Shall see, shall see.
How's your squad coming?
I think Goddard was traded after the saga guys so he should be safe, still an interesting dilemma though if the bulk of the 1sts are out.
Hey Jock,
thoughts on my team? can you suggest any changes I could make?
http://gyazo.com/c1c1497d57460cf95910e61df4ea6a06
Hey Matt, nice team although, having three elite premiums out on the same round maybe be a problem, also taking a punt with two rookie listed players on the forward bench, otherwise a nice team for now
hey jock would really appreciate ur feedback
D: Simpson, Hodge, Higgins, Waters, Clurey, Goddard
M: Ablett, Pendles, Selwood, Sloane, Kennedy, Cockatoo, Heeney, Boekhurst
R: Nic nat, Luenberger
F: Deledio, Goddard, Martin, Swan, Clark, Hogan
Cheers Jock
With 150k in the kitty
Don't reckon Clurey will see much more footy once Trengove is fit again. See above re: Clark. Done his calf in training which will limit his pre season
Def- K Simpson, smith,h shaw, b waters, white cross, h Goddard (lever, vickers Willis.)
Mid- ablett, pendlebury, fyfe, j Selwood, j Kennedy, van berlo, boekhorst, n freeman (krakour, heeney, j Steele.)
Ruck- kruezur, leunburger ( durdin)
Fwd- deledio, Goddard, h bennel, d swan, m Clark, hogan ( c daniel, k lambert)
um i cant see the team either
Def:
Shaw
Smith
Birchall
Newnes
Whitecross
Goddard
(Vickers-Ellis
Saad)
Mid:
Ablett
Pendlebury
Lewis
Treloar
J.Steven
Heeney
Boekhorst
Freeman
(Durmant
Steele
Lambert)
Ruck:
Natinui
McEvoy
(Nankervis)
Forward:
Delidio
Franklin
Zorko
Swan
Salem
Hogan
(Daniel
Lamb)
Def: B. Smith, M. Hibberd, J. Newnes, R. Henderson, B. Waters, M. Fuller (H. Goddard, D. Viojo-Rainbow)
Mids; Gaz, Pendles, Fyfe, Priddis, A. Swallow, NVB, S. Biggs, B. Boekhorst (N. Freeman, T. Dumont, K. Lambert)
Rucks; Nic Nat, Luey (S. Durdin)
Fwds; B. Goddard, D. Martin, D. Swan, T. Mitchell, C. Salem, J. Hogan (M. Clarke, C. Daniel)
Thoughts and advice would be appreciated fellas, really unsure on whether to go Brad Crouch or Andrew Swallow, roughly 8k in the bank with this line up
Nice team, I doubt Henderson is going to get back to his form from a couple seasons ago. 3 elite premiums with the round 12 bye could be a problem. Otherwise good team
here is my current team
Back Burgoyne, Shaw, Hibberd, Johnson, Waters, H.Goddard ( Rainbow and McKenzie)
Mid: Kennedy, Sloane Ward, Harvey, Boak, Rich,Cripps, freeman, ( Heeney, Lavarde, Krakouer)
Ruck: Kreuzer, Grundy ( Read)
Forward: Ryder, Roughy, Dahlhaus, Dusty, Clark, Hogan ( Karpany, J Steele)
I have 15k. If you think i need any improvements please let me know
whos your captain or vice you gotta have atleast one or two of the top five players. ryder will have a rough start wont be no1 ruck and new ruck rules will hurt him. better options than hogan, unless hes kicking six a game he wont score too highly. BIG marker small possession getter… cant see harvey playing as good as last year i think this is his year to decline. and i dunno what the fuss is about krakouer not sure where he will fit in the team tbh, yeah he got picked up but untill i hear hes getting game time i wont touch.
Jock, will Krakouer and Laverde play?
Ask again after the nab cup
Defence:
Simpson, Shaw, Johnson, Newnes, Waters, Goddard. (Brown, Mckenzie)
Midfield:
Ablett, Pendles, Selwood, JPK, Danger, NVB, Cockatoo, Heeney. (Cripps, Miller, Boerkhorst)
Ruck:
Nic Nat, Bellchambers (Read)
Forward:
Deledio, Goddard, Swan, Clark, Saad, Hogan (Steele, Daniel)
Premiums locked(?) but rookies will change according to R1 selections, NAB etc.
??THOUGHTS??
Strong defense, mids & forwards.
Concerned about the reliance on Bellchambers (unable to string games together in prior seasons) with no back-up.
Thanks for your thoughts mate, any idea who is most likely to play out of the rookie rucks? Thinking of Lobb atm from GWS, only needs to string 5-6 games together and be upgraded.
Krezuer a better option?
Here's my squad at present, pending the rookies of course.
DEF
Malceski, N
$566,600
Simpson, K
$512,800
Hibberd, M
$491,500
Waters, B
$267,200
Goddard, H
FWD$122,300
Viojo-Rainbow, D
$117,300
Kolodjashnij, J
$123,900
McKenzie, D
MID$117,300
MIDFIELDERS
Ablett, G
$734,600
Pendlebury, S
$668,800
Selwood, J
$649,900
Wines, O
$539,200
Swallow, A
$500,600
Heeney, I
$137,300
Boekhorst, B
$132,300
Vandenberg, A
$127,900
Laverde, J
FWD$127,300
Freeman, N
$123,900
Steele, J
FWD$117,300
RUCKS
Sandilands, A
$580,800
Naitanui, N
$488,300
Cox, M
FWD$102,400
FORWARDS
Deledio, B
MID$553,300
Goddard, B
MID$548,800
Swan, D
MID$464,500
Mitchell, T
MID$405,600
Bellchambers, T
RUC$302,500
Hogan, J
$130,400
Lonie, J
$117,300
Daniel, C
$117,300
Very robust squad, Jstorm.
Think you have nice coverage everywhere. If I were begin nitpicky, think you're going a bit heavy on the midpricers in the forward line. Titch and Bellchambers are double risk of the same coin. Injury prone. Would take a chance on one not both. Could use savings by downgrading BC to Clark or R1 rook to replace Cox with a rook R3 who will get time this season (Nankervis, Griffin or Wright).
Really dig the Jelwood-Wines-Swallow combo. Many won't have Jelwood AND Wines to start so that could work in your favor. Again, very nice team.
Only tentative with Forward line – will confirm it after NAB Cup & whether or not Mitchell is in the frame with the Mighty Swans early this year. Still may go with Gray as F1, but may see a bit of Buffalo Curve early.
To me, output is relatively more importand than price, ie, i think of the extra bit of purchase price as insurance for consistent high scorers, against going cheaper for inconsistent scores and game time.
May even change Swallow for Crouch yet – lots of thoughts in the works……
Here's my team. Gone the Higgo route of stacking the midfield. Also trying to eye off a couple of break out prospects.
Def: H.Shaw, M. Hibberd, J. Newnes, P. Seedsman, B. Waters, H.Goddard (J. Lever, D. Viojo-Rainbow)
Mids: Gaz, Pendles, R. Sloane, J. Lewis, O. Wines, J. Steven, B. Boekhorst, N. Freeman (R. Atkins, B. Stretch, N, Krakeour)
Rucks: Nic Nat, T. Bellchambers (M. Cox)
Fwds: H. Bennel, D, Swan, J. Ziebell, T. Mitchell, M. Clark, J. Hogan (R. Knight, C. Daniel)
I still have about $85k left in the kitty. I've looked at a few possible role changes and will keep an eye out on the rookies.
Diggin what you're shooting for, RJ.
Think one would be nitpicky if to have issues with your back line. Shaw is not a fav of most but with Patfull could return him to his 100+ ave days. Would suggest coming up with a backup structure/plan if there are quality rook defenders for R1. Could help strengthen another line.
Bellchambers is a risk yet can understand if he looks good in NAB. Where you're exposed is no ruck backup. Unless the footy gods reign unholy war on the Pies' ruck side, Cox won't see any ball this season. Take some of that loot and get Nankervis or Wright in there. Or another ruck who played well during NAB and might have a shot of playing in the first 12 rounds.
Forward line is pretty audacious, RJ. Like Bennell yet don't think he's F1 material. F2 maybe. F3 sure. Essentially your F1-F4 are all PODs with no established "money" players (e.g. Goddard, Dusty, Lids, Boomer). Swan is a fallen so less of a chance. Ziebell the consistent form hasn't been displayed yet. And Titch, well, he is injury-prone. Just too much risk, my man.
Think you can limit the break out players around and use that 85K to give your team a little less risk and much more proven players.
Thanks mate. The forward line is my most troubling line. As it's a first draft I can still see a fair bit of evolution. I get what you're saying.
I originally had Goddard and Lids in the team but have a feeling they'll drop in price and will be aiming to pick them up later. I've since ditched Ziebell for S. Motlop and Titch for M. Walters (both of who had injury affected years last year) and have upgraded Cox to Wright. Still have $40k left so will wait and see what the NAB cup brings (plus injuries) before I refine it again.
I'm pretty happy with the mids as I see Wines, Steven and Lewis all improving on their 2014 averages and you have to make a call on either Pendles or Rocky. Frankly, I see Rocky dropping a wee bit so would hope to upgrade to him at some point.
As for Shaw, I'm not 100% on him yet and will re-examine it again once I have a firmer grasp on the quality rookies who will be playing. After all, they do have a tendency to make or break your plans.
Thanks for the advice!
No problem, my man. As you said, the quality of rooks will help solidify or scrap our preseason plans. Forgot to say your mids are strong. Agree with Rocky. Gonna pick him up before the byes…I hope.
Noticed your surname. You part Serb? 1/2 myself.
Yeah cheers. I've been thinking about it and part of me so much wants to put Rioli in that team. I know he's a massive risk but goddamn, if he gets those hammies right, he could be a machine. Plus a part of the experience is to root for players you love to watch. I've also since switched Shaw out for Gibson. With Frawley there I can see Gibson being released a fair bit.
Croat. Both parents. Missus is 1/2 Serb 1?2 Maco. All the same really.
Have you posted your team up?
Yeah, it's about 5-6 posts up.
Rioli and the biggest "if" in SC. Always have considered him yet never had the plums to put him in. Usually my gut has been proven correct. 4 rounds of brilliance with the inevitable injury popping up shortly after.
Backs: Waters S.Edwards M.Fuller H.Goddard Viojo-rainbow D.McKenzie (N.Newman J.Long)
Mids: Ablett Pendlbury Fyfe J.Selwood Heppell M.Murphy Danger Cotchin (Heeney Boakhorst Freeman)
Rucks: Kreuzer Luenberger (Cox)
Fwds: Lids Goddard Martin Swan Bellchambers C.Daniel (Krakouer L.Langford)
While the midfield looks amazing! You'll never make enough money to upgrade your backline.
Agree with Sarah – rookie midfielders who flourish are the guts of cash generation and the ability to upgrade. You are 2-3 premiums too heavy in the midfield.- downgrade and spend a little more cash on the back line
DEF: Hibberd, Birchall, Higgins (FWD), Ibbotson, Whitecross, H.Goddard (FWD)-Clurey, S.Edwards
MID: Ablett, Pendlebury, Watson, Deledio (FWD), A. Swallow, Rich, van Berlo, Cockatoo-Krakouer (FWD), Boekhorst, Dumont
RUCK: Goldstein, Leuenberger-Nankervis?
FOR: B. Goddard (MID), Swan (MID), Ziebell (MID), T. Mitchell (MID), Clark, Hogan-Daniel, Ah. Saad
$66,700 change
Lots of room to improve there trying to find more spare cash and upgrade Nank the tank!
Nice team, I don't really think you would need a premium midfield swing in Deledio in your midfield. Your 3 best premiums in your midfield have the bye on the same round with may lead to problems. Watson may be the victim, maybe look at someone with the round 11 bye so you have a good captain in each of the bye weeks. Risky going in with Higgins and Ibbotson, but risk could lead to reward.
Here we guys, hope you all like my fwd line
B.Martin, Hibberd, Higgins, waters, Mckenzie, Goddard, zac jones, jake kolo
Ablest, fyfe, libba, heppell, hannebery, dangerfield, Heaney, boekhurst, freeman, laverde, Steele
Nic nat, leuey, cox
Deleido, swan, bontempelli, josh Kelly, Martin, hogan, daniel. Lambert
(Also have wingard and text on the radar for the fwd line
Wingard hurt himself the other day so a no from me. I like Tex though. As for blokes in your team I really like the Libba pick!
How's it going?
Would like to hear opinions on my team
Def:hodge, hibberd, Birchall, Michael Johnson (fre), marchbank, h Goddard (viojo-rainbow, d Mckenzie)
Mid: Ablett, Rockliff, Libba, Heppell, Steven, Polec, Brayshaw, heeney (boekhorst, laverde, krakouer)
Rucks: Ryder, Bellchambers (m.cox)
Fwd: swan, ziebell, Wingard, bonts, petracca, hogan (Steele, Daniel)
Not to sure about the fwd line :/
DEF- Heath Shaw, Hibberd, Simpson, Newnes, Goddard, Viojo-R. BENCH- Scharenberg, mckenzie
MID- Ablett, Selwood, Kennedy, Heppel, Hannebry, Rich, Heeny, Freeman. BENCH- Laverde, Dawson, Krakouer
RUC- Nic Nat, Kreuzer BENCH- T.Read
FWD- Deledio, Goddard, Swan, Mitchell, Salem, Clark BENCH- Steele, Daniel
Thoughts?
I think i might be lacking in the midfield slightly? Was also thinking about slotting Andrew Swallow in the MID and maybe even Jamie Elliot up front?
Hey Tom, I reckon bringing in Swallow probably would be a great idea as you already have 4 premiums in your midfield with the round 12 bye. They are all good options but at least two need to go if you want to contend for the title. Every where else looks good to go
I would downgrade T.Mitchell and upgrade a mid rookie.
Otherwise really good team, particularly like inclusion of Hannerbury as a POD.
ok jock heres my team, let me know your thoughts, please be gentle.
DEF, Hodge, Houli, Waters, B Goodes, Whitecross, H Goddard (Dick, McKenzie
MIDS, Ablett, Pendlebury, Boak, Hartlett, Rich, Van Berlo, Heeney, Boekhorst ( Vandenberg, Laverde, Freeman)
RUCKS, Ryder, Leuenberger (Kruezer)
FORWARDS, Gray, Deledio, Franklin, Swan, Adams, Salem ( Hogan, Daniel)
Not sure about B.Goodes, Rich (and how he fits in the new look Bris midfield), and Gray (too expensive, surey cant have a better year than in 2014).
I would choose 2 rucks, and a cheap 3rd ruck option to start.
So I would downgrade Gray & 3rd ruck, and upgrade Goodes & Rich (or a mid rookie).
Otherwise solid team.
Cheers donavan, i wasnt sure about goodes either just couldn’t decide on anyone else, as for rich just thought I’d give him a look n see how he goes, as for gray well im a power supporter and think he will only get better and if he doesn’t it’s going to bite me in the arse but for a player like that im willing to give it a shot. Will look at the ruck set up, thanks for the feedback
DEF: K Simpson, M Hibberd, S Thompson, S Savage, S Edwards, H Goddard (D Viojo-Rainbow, N Newman)
MID: G Ablett, S Pendlebury, J Selwood, R Griffen, A Swallow, S Mitchell, N van Berlo, I Heeney (B Boekhorst, N Freeman, K Lambert)
RUCK: N Naitanui, M Leuenberger (M Cox)
FWD: B Goddard, D Martin, D Swan, T Mitchell, J Hogan, J Laverde (J Steele, C Daniel)
55k left in bank. Rookies are sure to change when round 1 teams are named and NAB Cup performances and most likely the ruck to get some more reliable options in.
Thoughts? Cheers
Probably the most balanced team I have seen yet in terms of Premo's, Mid-pricers & Rookies.
I like the inclusion of Savage, but have my doubts around T.Mitchell.
Cheers Donavan for the feedback and yeah i will have to watch Sydney carefully during the NAB Cup to see how T Mitchell will fit into the team to make sure he will get consistent game time and if he has the potenial to break out.
Jock, Where be your V2 team? Keen on having a gander in hope of getting an insight into the mind of 'The Father of Fantasy' GOD!
Weplan Warriors v2
D: Hibberd, Duffield, H Taylor, Newnes, Whitecross, Lever (A Johnson, H Goddard – will probably swap Johnson for the Rainbow)
M: Ablett, Pendlebury, Sloane, Lewis, Wines, Sheed, Cripps, Laverde, (Heeney, Steele, Boekhorst)
R: Mumford, Kreuzer, Leuenberger
F: Goddard, Swan, Bontempelli, Tarrant, Daniel, D Menzel, (Clark, Markworth)
I'm probably looking at a few very PODs with Tarrant, Menzel and Johnson given their injury history – and it appears Johnson may be out for 2015).
The 3 ruck arrangement probably puts too many $ on the bench.
Good team, but yes, too much money in the 3rd ruck.
Like the inclusions of Lewis & Wines in the mids, H.Taylor in defense, and Menzel in the forwards.
I would downgrade R3, and upgrade either Cripps or a mid rookie.
Thanks Donavan
Not sure why you would be picking Menzel when he isn't on the park yet.
Good point T-MAC. I hadn't looked that closely at his progress, so hadn't realised that. Thanks for the update.
DEFENDERS
1. Newnes, J $436,800
2. Ibbotson, G $342,900
3. Shaw, H $497,800
4. Simpson, K $512,800
5. Waters, B $267,200
6. Goddard, H$122,300
23. Viojo-Rainbow, D $117,300
24. McKenzie, D MID$117,300
MIDFIELDERs
7. Ablett, G $734,600
8. Selwood, J $649,900
9. Kennedy, J $612,200
10. Priddis, M $606,200
11. Zaharakis, D $484,200
12. van Berlo, N $215,600
13. Heeney, I $137,300
14. Boekhorst, B $132,300
25. Laverde, J $127,300
26. Atkins, R $123,900
27. Freeman, N $123,900
RUCKS
15. Goldstein, T $574,400
16. Naitanui, N $488,300
28. Cox, M $102,400
FORWARDS
17. Goddard, B $548,800
18. Swan, D $464,500
19. Motlop, S $434,700
20. Mitchell, T $405,600
21. Clark, M $155,200
22. Hogan, J $130,400
29. Daniel, C $117,300
30. Lamb, T $117,30
With 100k in the bank, any opinions? thanks
Nice team.
Tom Mitchell is highly priced, for a guy that has been given enough opportuntity to warrant selection in my opinion. Hopes he gets opoortunities in 2015, but also could see him as a massive tease.
Love the Zaharakis selection. Great POD and by all reports having a very good preseason. Can see him averaging 100-105.
Loving the look of that, Troppo. Not sure about Zaharakis though, he may average 100, but I don't think he'll make the top 15 mids, or even 20. Wines going to explode in my opinion.
Also unsure about backs, but I can't offer much better at this stage.
DEF: N. Malceski. K. Simpson. H. Shaw. B. Waters. B. Whitecross. N. Brown (H. Goddard, D. Mckenzie)
MID: G. Ablett, S. Pendlebury, J. Kennedy, R. Griffen, A. Swallow, D. Rich, N. Van Berlo, I. Heeney (B. Boekhorst, N. Freeman, N. Krakouer)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M, Kruezer (T. Read)
FWD: B. Goddard, P. Ryder, D. Swan, T. Bellchambers, M. Clark, J. Hogan (J. Laverde, C. Daniel)
Thoughts please
Great team, did it come-in under budget?
Only questions are Brown in defense (doesnt dispose of the ball enough), Bellchambers (doesnt play enough games).
Yeah 14.6k remaining, and I’m also not sure about brown, I’ll see which rookies play and put them on field. Bellchambers will get more games with Ryder gone won’t he?
Ding Dong is an injury waiting to happen buddy I m hearing stuff from the west regarding Lycette and also a new kid in town on the ruc line but my POD is not starting Bellchambers Jayden
DEF:
Brodie Smith, Heath Shaw, Michael Hibberd, Beau Waters, Brendan Whitecross, Matthew Dick (Dillon Viojo-Rainbow, Hugh Goddard)
MID:
Gary Ablett, Joel Selwood, Rory Sloane, Matt Priddis, Andrew Swallow, Nathan van Berlo, Isaac Heeney, Blaine Boekhorst (Patrick Cripps, Jack Steele, Billy Stretch)
RUCK:
Nic Naitanui, Matthew Kreuzer (Jack Hannath)
FWD:
Robbie Gray, Brendon Goddard, Dustin Martin, Tom Bellchambers, Christian Salem, Caleb Daniel (Mitch Clark, Jesse Hogan)
Any thoughts? (And please bear in mind that I have a very strict "No Collingwood" selection policy)
Very Good Team, only a couple of question marks.
Patrick Cripps is an expensive bench warmer.
Robbie Gray – at a high starting price, may be better waiting for that price to drop, then bring him in, used cash elsewhere in forwardline.
Bellchambers – Doesnt play enough games each year, injury prone, but with Ryder gone, maybe more reason to get himself right.
Thanks for your thoughts Donavan, I really appreciate them. In response, I chose Bellchambers for the exact reason you mentioned. With Ryder gone, someone needs to fill the void, and I reckon Bellchambers is way more likely to do that than Giles. Cripps won't necessarily be a bench-warmer for me, he gives me some coverage for if Heeney or Boekhorst either don't play or cop the green vest. And I agree that Gray has a little risk, but I'd rather not go with a tall like Ryder or Franklin and I'm worried about Deledio spending too much time up forward and Boomer Harvey's age (it has to catch up with him some time). So that leaves Gray as the best value left.
No problem, understand your reasoning.
Still plenty of time to re-think, particularly on Gray, I would start Franklin, yes his tall, and a key forward, but his 2nd half of 2014 was sensational, and he gets possesions near the wing frequently on bigger grounds, and at the SCG should be just about unstoppable.
Yeah, I hear you. Despite the fact that I don't want to pick a premium tall in my forward line, I am still tempted by Franklin. That being said, Gray's worst tends to be far better than Buddy's worst, which gives Gray the edge right now. But that could easily all change before Round 1.
Hey community. V1.949208483 is out. Thoughts?
Def: shaw, hibberd, birchall, Newnes, waters, Goddard, viojo, wigg.
Mid: Ablett,
Simpson, smith, hibberd,Newnes, waters Goddard (rainbow, Mckenzie )
Ablett pendles priddis wines rich Biggs boekhurst freeman (heeney Atkins Garlett )
Nic Nat leuenburger (cox)
Deledio dusty Goddard swan Clark hogan (Kommer Steele )
About 30k left any thoughts would be great
Good team, but I would be nervous relying on 3 on ground rookies in the mid-field come round 1.
High -risk, high reward stuff.
Also Deledio & Dusty in the forward line?, but love the inclusion of Kommer.
Pendles, selwood, Watson, A Swallow, heeney, boakhorst, freeman, vandenberg, cavka, kraks
Ruck: nic nat, kreuzer, durdin
Fwds: deledio, Goddard, buddy, swan, hogan, Lavarde, Steele, C Daniel.
Sorry bout that lads accidentally posted the first half
DEF:
Newnes, Ibbotson, Henderson, Rohan, Waters, Goddard (Hamling, McKenzie)
MID:
Ablett, Rockliff, Danger, Wines, Griffen, Crouch, A Swallow, Freeman, (Heeney, Boekhurst, Vandenberg)
RUCK:
Naitinui, Bellchambers, (Lobb)
FWD:
Franklin, Swan, Mitchell, Walters, Clark, Hogan, (Salem, Laverde)
Strong midfield & Forward-line.
Bit concerned about Bellchambers as 2nd ruck.
Like the defense, except Rohan (not sure Id trust him).
Yeah, I figured Rohan was going to get more opportunity with Malceski gone. Disappointed when I heard that Sydney are now looking at Jetta to fill the void. Will reshuffle before rd1.
Defence is way sketchy [email protected]
Can't really argue with the rest, as I'm running a 7/4 mid atm too.
I reckon Walters will have a ripper this yr, in my team
I hope he does. Since there are no decent premium defenders this year, I’m running the strategy to load my Mid & Fwd with one extra premo each & have all low/mid break out players in defence. Risky, but until I see NAB games I don’t see any other choice.
Would love a second opinion on my team:
Jaensch Newnes Rampe
Ibbotson Waters Whitecross
(Goddard McKenzie)
Ablett Pendlebury Fyfe Wines
Crouch Langford Rich Biggs
(Heeney Boekhurst Freeman)
Gules Kruezer
(Cox)
Goddard Mitchell Kelly
Petracca Salem Hogan
(Templet on Daniel)
Also, what do you reckon about Kelly and Langford? I reckon both showed enough promise towards the end of the season to contribute more for their respective teams. Cheers
hey matt.. im a bit worried you have too many mid priced players esp in defence IMHO
D: Shaw, Hodge, Hibberd, Newness, Goddard, Viojo-Rainbow (Clurey, McKenzie)
M: Ablett, Pendlebury, Fyfe, Dangerfield, Wells, Rich, Heeney, Boekhorst (Vandenberg, Laverde, Freeman)
R: Goldstein, Kreuzer (Cox)
F: Deledio, Goddard, Swan, Mitchell, Clark, Hogan (Membrey, Daniel)
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thinking of downgrading Newness or Hodge to Waters or Seedsman or Whitecross so that I can upgrade Kreuzer to Naitanui. Just don’t yet feel comfortable with Kruezer. Then I just feel like my backline is too exposed. Grrrrr!!!
Dutch Life says:
February 2, 2015 at 10:41 pm
Community this is my current line up, would love to have your thoughts on my line up so far. Cheers
DEF: K.Simpson, B.Smith, J.Newnes, D.Rampe, B.Waters, H.Goddard (N.Newman, D.Rainbow)
MIDS: G.Ablett, T.Rockliff, N.Fyfe, R.Sloan, A.Swallow, I.Heeney, N.Freeman B.Boekhorst (A.Vandenberg, J.Steele J.Laverde)
RUC: N.Naitanui, M.Leuneberger (T.Read)
FWD: B.Goddard, L.Dahlhaus, D.Swan, T.Mitchell, T.Bellchambers J.Hogan (T.Lynch C.Daniel)
I have $9,100 left over
There are few players who I am very unsure about in my line up such as Rampe, and Bellchambers, and so on would love the communitys advice. Cheers
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big bell is a solid pick this year. he had ankle injury in 2014 but fully fit now.
no ryder and
giles unlikely to muster enough force for TBC to get pushed out of side.
maybe go on a limb and put kruser in for luey for dpp
Is this team ok for starters?
1. Malceski, N
2. Newnes, J
3. Lumumba, H
4. Gilbert, S
5. Waters, B
6. Whitecross, B
23. Brown, N
24. Goddard, H
MIDFIELDERS
7. Ablett, G
8. Rockliff, T
9. Pendlebury, S
10. Mitchell, S
11. Mitchell, T
12. Rich, D
13. van Berlo, N
14. Brayshaw, A
25. Heeney, I
26. Boekhorst, B
27. Freeman, N
RUCKS
15. Ryder, P
16. Kreuzer, M
28. Cox, M
FORWARDS
17. Franklin, L
18. Roughead, J
19. Swan, D
20. Bellchambers, T
21. Moore, D
22. Steele, J
29. Hogan, J
30. Krakouer, N
10 and 11 a bit suspect to me. Pref wells and swallow
Very solid otherwise. Like the ruck dpp setup. But don’t like Ryder, just a pref.
Buddy is injured from what ive heard and wont play indigenous round
DEF
Shaw, H Birchall, G Newnes, J
Vlastuin, N Ibbotson, G Waters, B
(Goddard, H Viojo-Rainbow, D)
MID
Ablett, G Jones, N Watson, J Griffen, R
Cunnington, B van Berlo, N Cripps, P Freeman,
(Boekhorst, B Laverde, J Krakouer, N)
RUC
Naitanui, N Bellchambers, T
(Cox, M)
FWD
Deledio, B Westhoff, J Swan, D
Thomas, D Templeton, E Clark, M
(Membrey, T Hogan, J)
53 K left would love to hear your thought boy keep up the good work
U got it all hanging out there DL.
Hoff, Daisy, Eli, Jones – super bold.
Like the Vlastuin and Century Fox selections, predicting decent improvement from both.
Membrey in and out of my team atm, if he gets a rnd 1 call then I might roll the dice.
DEF
K.Simpson, M.Hibberd, J.Newnes, C.Hampton, J.Kolodjashnij, H.Goddard (O.McDonald, A.Saad)
MID
G.Ablett, N.Fyfe, J.Kennedy, T.Boak, P.Dangerfield, A.Swallow, I.Heeney, B.Boekhorst, (D.Cavka, N.Freeman, J.Steele)
RUCK
N.Naitanui, M. Kreuzer (T.Read)
FWD
B.Goddard, D.Martin, D.Swan, T.Mitchell, J.Hogan, C.Daniels (J.Laverde, K.Lambert)
Remaining Salary: 21,200
Appreciate anyone's thoughts.
Cheers lads 🙂
great POD side
Hi guys
Some thoughts on my team would be great thanks. Gone with some POD picks in there (eg. Ellis, D.Smith, Jaensch) who I believe could breakout.
Def-Shaw, Hibberd, Jaensch, Birchall, S.Edwards, H.Goddard (D.McKenzie, D.Viojo-Rainbow)
Mid-Ablett, JPK, Priddis, B.Ellis, A.Swallow, B.Crouch, Heeney, Freeman (Boekhorst, Steele, Lambert)
Ruck-Goldstein, Leuenberger (Read)
Fwd-Deledio, Franklin, D.Smith, Bellchambers, Clark, Laverde (Daniel, Hogan)
$19,500 in the bank
Thanks
Yeah plenty of pods for sure Danners. Buckets of risk.
Many will question the lack of Pendles, me included.
I still see him being a top 10 mid by yr end, so u need him at some point.
I can't see the value in Ellis, don't think he has the game to be a premo.
Do like ur ruck structure, something I'm still toying with but want to see how the Bombers use TBC and Giles before I commit.
Like the plums but think it's a touch too POD heavy, Danners. Pendles naturally. Love the risks on the FWD line but you may want to have a backup plan if BC doesn't look worthy. (Mayne would be a safer risk, although no ruck backup…but you could go Smith to Ryder).
Shane Edwards is an inspired call. Risky but could be something there.
Thanks guys, I would like to have Pendlebury in my team, but I can't afford him unless I trade someone else.
Edwards to get too much vest in my humble opinion. Steinberg may get more game time and has been an absolute beast this preseason, but will that equal more points? 100% shark team Danners, as Mick would say, but I'd take Wines over Ellis to cut down on the risk.
I believe both Bombers players might get more games with suspensions coming in for players. At the moment I probably would have Ellis still in my team, 106 average after the bye is a pretty good average in my books, I know they won a lot of times but they didn't win them all. Wines only averaged 97 after the bye which maybe a concern.
Wouldn't hinge too much on ASADA findings, but I take your point about Wines and Ellis.
Def: Shaw, Newnes, Ibbotson, Waters, whitecross, H Goddard (Scharenberg, Edwards)
Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Fyfe, Sloane, Swallow, Van Berlo, Heeney, Boekhorst (Laverde, Freeman, Mckenzie)
Ruck: Jacobs, Goldstein (Read)
Fwd: Gray, B Goddard, Swan, Bellchambers, Salem, Hogan (Membrey, Daniel)
Thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated
DEF – H.Shaw, Hibberd, H.Taylor, Vlastuin, Waters, Whitecross (H.Goddard, Viojo-Rainbow)
MID – Ablett, Fyfe, J.Selwood, Sloan, A.Swallow, Van Berlo, J.Anderson, O'Rourke (Garlett, Heeney, Boekhnorst)
RUCKS – Naitanui, Luenberger (M.Cox)
FWD – Deledio, B.Goddard, Franklin, Saad, Hogan, Krakouer (Daniel, Laverde)
Remaining salary $129,300
Any feedback appreciated, thanks.
Hi Doniphan, nice looking team! I’d like to know what your selection choices for H.Taylor, Vlastuin and Saad are.
H.Taylor plays in a key position and I’m not sure about the other two.
Vinny,
The way I see these guys is-
H.Taylor – played poorly for the first half of 2014, but then clicked and started out-marking and out-possessing the key forwards he played on. I think he re-found his form, and a role that suited him perfectly.
Vlastuin – injury effected 2014, showed more than a glimpse of what he is capable of in 2013, will be far better in 2015.
Saad – cheap, can play, out to make up for lost time, after drug suspension.
Hey guys. Team Version 1 is
DEF: Malceski , Rampe, Waters, Whitercoss, Fuller, Goddard, (V-Rainbow, Cordy)
MIDS: God, Rocklobster, Pendlberries, Parker, Wines, Swallow, Sheed, Heeny (Lavarde, Freemanc, Krakouer
Rucks: Nic Nat, Kreuzur (Cox)
FWD: Goddard B, Swan, Cooney, T Mitchell, Bellchambers, Salem (clark M, Hogan)
Rookies will change but liking the structure. Cheap on the defenses with my thoughts on the top two defenders (malc & rampe) with a bunch of cheap options. Mids having 6 premo keepers, a mid price bolter and some rookies. a DPP ruck FWD coverage to optimise loophole and hopefully cover injuries, and 4 premos in the FWD line.
Just too let you know nice team but I think Cordy injured
Alright folks, in the words of the great man Paul Roos; HERE IT IS!!!
BACKS:
N. Malceski, H. Shaw, P. Seedsman, B. Waters, B. Whitecross, H. Goddard (B. Maynard, D. McKenzie)
MIDS:
G. Ablett, S. Pendlebury, N. Fyfe, D. Beams, R. Griffen (not so sure now though…), N. VanBerlo, I. Heeney, B. Boekhorst (J. Laverde, N. Freeman, J. Steele)
RUCKS:
S. Jacobs, M. Kreuzer (T. Nankervis)
FORWARDS:
R. Gray, B. Goddard, D. Swan, T. Mitchell, M. Clark, J. Hogan (D. Menzel, C Daniel)
Hey Canny.
Think you got something nice going on here. Mids are solid (think you know the risks with the first 3).
My 2 cents is that you may have gone too "top shelf". Esky, Sauce and Gray. Your paying top price on players that, in my mind, have not proven they can dupe that effort. Only Gazza and Pendles give that sort of reassurance. Wouldn't say ditch them all, but may 1 or 2 go a bit cheaper. That way you can maybe trade up Titch for another prem, making Swan your F4. Or go Esky to Hibbo or Enright and Sauce to NicNat or Minson and upgrade Seedsman to Newnes or another prem (if you have any in your bank).
Again, tasty squad, Canny.
Seedsman went under the knife I think out for 2 months whitex is not in Hawks best 22. Reports Griffen is in back pain again down grade to couch ADL . RUCS are solid but nil cover . Clark will miss another 2 3 weeks due to calf injury. Which Menzel? Geelongs Menzel is still broken not expexted back b4 byes
Oh no Dools. Looks like Keyboard is up to his ol' tricks again. Feeding you dusty info just to get your mouth dry and drive you to the fridge again.
Seedsman still in the running for R1: http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2015-01-25/s…
Whitecross is coming on strong and has shot for best 22: http://bit.ly/1Dzkqlg
Griffen report is unsubstantiated. Rumor at best. Crouch is equally risky as he has not gone injury-free for a whole season. Swallow is a safer bet.
Clark will be fine for R1: Smith said, "Mitch Clark is a bit like Johnson but more advanced. He hadn’t missed any sessions up to January and then got that nick in his calf. He is back running and in the next two weeks will be in the main group.”
744488 here’s a league for anyone to joine
Thanks Dishlickers, I have joined.
DEF: hodge, walker, Johnson, newnes, waters, Goddard (V-rainbow, Mckenzie)
MID: GAJ, sloane, ward, JPK, A swallow, van berlo, heeney, lavarde (freeman krakouer vandenberg)
RUCK: nic nat, kruezer (nakervis)
FWD: Goddard, dusty Martin, swan, billings, Salem, Clark (hogan, lambert)
Cheers
Any comments welcome, thanks community!
DEF: Hibberd, Burgoyne (MID), Smith, Moore (FWD), Schade, Siggins (Byrne (FWD), Rainbow)
MID: GAJ, Sloane, JPK, Parker, Pendles, Macrae, Heeney, Vandenburg (Stretch, Steele (FWD), Lambert (FWD))
RUC: Goldy, Paddy (Nankervis)
FWD: Gray (MID), Lids (MID), Krakouer (MID), Laverde (MID), Swan (MID), Goddard (DEF) (Daniel, Lamb)
$24.7K left
Def: shaw, hibberd, Higgins, waters, h Goddard, rainbow (Edwards, McKenzie)
Mid: ablett, pendles, fyfe, Sloane, swallow,van berlo, heeney, freeman (boekhorst, laverde, Atkins)
Ruck: nic nat, kreuzer (bellchambers)
Fws: lids, Goddard, swan, Mitchell, Salem, Clark (hogan, Daniel)
$91200 left
Thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thanks fellas
So v2 of my team, there's a few changes (most notably in the ruck).
DEF: N. Malceski, M. Hibberd, J. Newnes, B. Waters, B. Whitecross, S.Edwards (D. Viojo-Rainbow, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, N. Fyfe, D. Heppell, N. van Berlo, B. Newton, S. Biggs (I. Heeney, B. Boekhorst, N. Freeman)
RUC: P. Ryder, N. Naitanui (Cox)
FWD: R. Gray, D. Swan, T. Mitchell, M. Clark, J. Hogan, H. Goddard (J. Steele, C. Daniel)
I have 61.4k remaining, what are your thoughts?
Jock what's you thoughts on this one ? 🙂
DEF
Birchall, G . Dunn, L . Newnes, J Shaw, R . Waters, B . Lever, J Bench: Goddard H Viojo-Rainbow, D
MID
Ablett, G Rockliff, T . Pendlebury, S Fyfe, N Rich, D van Berlo, N Brayshaw, A Boekhorst, B
Bench: Heeney, I Freeman, N Steele, J
RUC Kreuzer, M Bellchambers, T Bench : Wright, P
FWD
Ryder, P Martin, D Bennell, H Swan, D Petracca, C Hogan, J
Bench: Daniel, C krakouer, N
Cash left 15,600
highlights a lot of dpp players to cover rookies, playing or not playing along with extra coverage in ruck if bellchambers ryder or wright don't fire
simpson, shaw, jaensch,
Waters, Goddard, J Lever (Mckenzie, v-rainbow)
Gablett, Dependle, Selwood, Fyfe,
Wines, NVB, Cockatoo, Boekhorst
(Freeman, Heeney, Lambert)
Jacobs, Goldstein (M Cox)
Deledio, Goddard, Swan,
Clark, Hogan, C Daniel
(Krakour, J Steele)
$97 000 in bank, will use it if needed to select the best rookies come round 1. I’m taking advantage of value in the forward line to provide some durability in the ruck.
Def: Hibberd, birchall, Newnes, rampe, s Edwards, Goddard ( viojo-rainbow, McKenzie)
Mid: ablett, selwood, Jobe Watson, Brad crouch, Andrew swallow, Dan rich, p cripps, boekhorst (heeney, Freeman, steele)
Ruc: nicnat, leuenberger (p Wright)
Fwd: Goddard, delideo, Swan, Mitchell, Clark, Hogan, (laverde, Daniel)
def: Shannon Hurn, Scott D. Thompson, Courtenay Dempsey, Zach Tuohy, Daniel Talia, Daniel Merrett
subs: hugh goddard, Mitchell White
Mid:Gary Ablett, Jack Steven, Jared Polec, Danyle Pearce, Heritier Lumumba, Ryan Bastinac, Clinton Young, Nick Vlastuin
subs: Christian Petracca, Jed Anderson, Nathan Krakouer
Ruck: Nic Naitanui, Tom Bellchambers sub: Mason Cox
Fwd: Tom Hawkins,Kurt Tippett, David Hale, Stewart Crameri, Joe Daniher, Jeremy Cameron
subs: Paddy McCartin, Jesse Hogan
Alessandro,
I like it because it's quite different, but there are way too many risks in my view. It's got loads of mid-pricers, and loads of key position forwards where there are MID-FWD options that are more likely to generate cash. I can't see anywhere enough 'set-and-forget' players and despite the huge number of trades we have, I'm guessing unless you get extremely lucky that most of your team will need upgrading to reach 'full premium' and you might run short on trades by season's end.
When picking mid-pricers, evaluate why you're choosing them. For example with your D3-D6; Daniel Talia is an All Australian and Club Champion doing what he does – supremely playing a negating defender and knocking out a miserable 57 SuperCoach points a game doing so. He's not going to change the way he plays in 2015, so you're extremely unlikely to see any cash generation or any big scoring there either. I worry for Courtenay Dempsey, who looks-the-goods but hasn't reached even an 80 point average in nine years, and by some accounts is struggling to keep pace with the speed of the game. Is Zach Tuohy going to have a breakout year? Maybe – but he's averaged in the last four years; 48, 54, 65, and 60. Daniel Merrett's yearly average has been going backwards in the last four years; 86, 77, 71, 53, is 30 years old, has an injury history, and has a tribunal history.
I'm not one for telling others to pick so-and-so but don't pick so-and-so, but I hope my feedback's of some help in that I think that there's potential value in some mid-pricers to be had, but be mindful of the reasons that you're picking the ones that you do. Best of luck!
DEF shaw, hodge, rampe, waters, fuller, Goddard (rainbow, Mckenzie)
MID gaz, pendles, fyfe, danger, wines, Langford, van berlo, freeman (boekhorst, laverde, krakoer)
RUC Nic nat, luey (cox)
FWD Ryder, dusty, swan, breust, Clark, hogan (Steele, Daniel)
117k in the bank. feedback would be good!
Thinking maybe Salem in for hogan
Def: Smith, Shaw, Hibberd, Newnes, Waters, Goddard, Viojo-Rainbow, Newman
Mid: Ablett, Pendles, Fyfe, Selwood, Sloane, Boakhorst, Cripps, Heeney, Steele, Freeman, Lambert
Ruck: Goldstein, Leuenberger, Cox
Fwd: Goddard, Swan, Delidio, Clark, Salem, Laverde, Krakour, Daniel
Feedback please
Great Midfield!! Also love the defence, looks rock solid! Keep an eye on Waters in the NAB, may be touch and go. Only risk I see is if you get an injury in the ruck you've got no cover. If you're happy to go with that risk then it's a really good looking team!
Hi Guys,
Here is Strike Force. Any feedback welcome, positive or negative.
B: H.Shaw, Jaensch, Kelly, A.Walker, Dick, H.Goddard (Maynard, D.McKenzie)
M: Gaz Jnr, JPK, Priddis, Wines, Griffen, NVB, Morabito, Boekhorst (Dumont, Freeman, C.Smith)
R: Nic Nat, Bellchambers (Cox)
F: B.Goddard, Ryder, Bennell, Swan, Membrey, Hogan (Clark, Lambert)
Have $157,200 in kitty. Was looking at upgrading TBC to Lycett and move Ryder into ruck.
And if anyone wants to join a league the code is 383690. Only join if u made top 15 to top 20% last year
James, I believe your backline is weak. Another person hasn't gone with pendles… in my eyes, he is still going to be top 5 or at least top 10 midfielders when the year ends. I like Wines, not many people going with him and he can go very large. You have your ruck swings already in place which will help you in the long run. I believe you would be best to trade Bennell to Delidio, only becuase Delidio is more proven. You also have Hogan and Clark, who are tall forwards, I believe you would be best trading one of them to a rookie who will get you more consistent scores. Best of luck.
Current line up with bench players pending rookies also.
Smith, Burgoyne, Hibberd, Newnes, Waters, Goddard.
Ablett, Pendles, Kennedy, Griffin, Ellis, boakhorst, laverde, freeman
Nicnat, leuy
Deledio, Goddard, zorko, swan, steele, Daniel
Thoughts fellas?
I like your defence Nicko. I don't really see much value in Ellis. For around that price, if you could squeeze some more money, Wines would be more value. Your rucks could be great, but could crash and burn. Both of them have injury history, so my advice is to pick one, then get a premium ruck like Goldstein. Zorko is an interesting pick, I believe he wont get as much midfield time with Beams, Bundy and Robinson all coming to the club along with the return of Rich. Go with your gut, if you like Zorko, go with him.
Great looking team! Love the Ellis pick! Should be a very good POD this year.
I'm also toying with the idea of selecting Zorko. Will be watching his NAB campaign closely.
thanks to both for your feedback. Appreciate it.
I believe I have about $130K still in the bank so I should be able to get an upgrade in the ruck division. That was a good point.
Zorko is a wait and see for the NAB but I am hoping that he will play more mid time despite the inclusions and that Christiensen will push him out of forward line. We will see, at his price though, there is room to move to other players, I beleive.
The reasoning behind Ellis is to keep as a lock. He averaged 96 last year jumping up from 81 the previous year. Moving into his 4th year (which is prime for supercoach as Jock always tells us) I beleive he can be a 105-110 average this year. He should get more midfield time too. I'll keep a close eye on him also.
Thanks for your thoughts. Appreciate further comments
Defence:
Shaw, hibberd, Birchall
Waters, Nathan brown, Hugh Goddard
(Vijio-Rainbow, McKenzie)
Midfield:
Ablett, Pendlebury, Fyfe,
Selwood, Dangerfield, heeney,
Boekhurst, Freeman
(Garlett, vandenberg, Steele)
Ruck:
Jacobs, Kreuzer
(Naismith)
Forwards:
Deledio, Franklin, Swan
Wingard, Clark, Hogan
(Laverde, Daniel)
Real solid version of the 2 3 2 DMF onfield rookie structure. Like.
Hey
This is my team thoughts please
Backs malcheski shaw hibberd Hugh Goddard Daniel Mckenzie Tom clurey
Mid Ablett pendles Fyfe jelwood jpk nvb Blaine borkhirst Isaac heeney
Ruck mummy leunburger
Fwd dusty Goddard swan Bellchambers Jesse hogan caleb Daniel
Cheers fellas
Hi Guys!
My team is changing constantly!!! The current version looks like this:
Defs: Simpson, Smith, Hibberd, Newnes, Hamling, McKenzie (J Kolodjashnij, Wigg)
Mids: Ablett, Pendlebury, Sloane, Murphy, Biggs, Heeney, Boekhorst, Freeman (Vandenburg, Dumont, Steele)
Rucks: Goldstein, Naitanui (Grundy)
Fwds: Deledio, Bartel, Goddard, Swan, Hogan, Karnesis (Daniel, Lambert)
Would love some feedback be it good or bad.
Sarah, Bartel, Murphy and interesting picks. I hope they both turn out for the better but I don't like Bartel as much because he can be inconsistent. I will be watching him closely in the NAB Cup to see where he lines up.
Thanks T-Mac. I'm more looking at the players consistency over a number of years for having a high season average. Bartel is a proven premium. Even last year his price only dipped late in the season and I'm not willing to wait that long again. Also with the loss of Christensen and Varoce, I'm hoping the Cats might need to play him in the middle a bit more than last year!!! Anyway, it's early Feb, chances are I'll change my mind 100 times between now and the start of the season!!
I like what I see very fond of the Mr football pick J. Bartel. Match winner. Have you looked at Kelly downback instead of Hibbard or even Simpson? I like this team a lot mate very very close to mine up front and mids
I mean Ruc not fwds
Thanks Dools! Smith and Hibberd have actually been replaced by Shaw and Birchall in my current draft, but I think I'm very close to my team being finalised subject to any NAB game and round 1 selection curve balls.
The more I look at Bartel's numbers, the more of a lock he is for me.
My def line now consists of Simpson, Shaw and Birchall. Looking over their supercoach history, all 3 consistently average over 90 for the year. While they may be a little up and down week to week, if I'm going to have them for the whole year then only the overall average matters.
I have thought about Kelly, bit worried about his age though and the Cats succession plans… they've got to start easing the load on Kelly and Enright soon don't they…
Karnezis? That's an interesting one. If he can get back to the form he showed in the NAB for Brisbane a couple of years back he could be a great pick.
Just added him to my NAB watchlist.
He's so cheap now that he's got to be on the watchlist!! Pies have a few holes in their team too so there may be a spot for him if fit.
Nice work Sarah I'm structured very similar to this but have different players on different lines. My only comment relates to the $$ on your ruck bench, I understand why its there but I expect that when chasing world domination you want as many points being generated from on fielders as you can. $340K for bench cover is madness, could spend $$ upgrading any other line for more significant point output. If you want cover shove a DPP like Cox or Read in there and if one goes down you can trade in Forward, Ruck etc.
Thanks General.
Appreciate your comments. I have thought long and hard about what to do with ruck back up and my conclusion has been to ensure I have cover, and that cover be someone who will play regularly. I'm not a fan of any of the ruck forwards, and feel I'd rather that extra forward rookie rather than waste the spot on a non-playing ruck rookie. Plus, whether my back up is Bellchambers or Grundy, I'm not overly keen to get their score on the field either unless it's to cover a short term injury to one of my starting rucks. So thank you for your comments, but I'm thinking I'll stick with a ruck priced around the $340k mark on the bench.
Also, I'm happy with the premiums I have so wouldn't know where to invest the money even if I did downgrade Grundy.
Great to see you have a strong sense of strategy. I might have misled in my original post, I am by no means suggesting using a forward dpp as back up like TBC or Ryder. My suggestion is that your rucks are premo and if they do go down you can straight trade. By using Cox as swing you can downgrade a rookie forward that's appreciated bring in Lycett if NicNat goes down and swing him into Rucks. Grundy on the bench will neither appreciate in price much nor generate points in overall standings, another premo will. I guess it comes down to what price you put on a trade.
I get what you're saying General. My decision to select Grundy is not based on money making, but simply to provide cover in the ruck for those 1-2 week injuries or rests. I got burnt badly in the ruck last year and used far too many trades. If I'd had a Grundy on the bench last year I would have saved 2 trades. That's worth a lot to me.
Also, with ruck cover and a long term injury occurs, it means I won't be dictated to as to when I trade in a new premo ruck. Eg. The premo mid I've been watching is bottoming out this week and there's a rookie on his second game before his price goes up but oh no… my number 1 ruck has gone down and I now need to trade in the ruck line instead of bringing in the mid premo and trading in my cash cow. But because I've got cover I can do that the following week and it doesn't interfere with my trade strategy!!
I realise $340k for a bench player is a lot. But I feel over the course of the season it will prove worthwhile. It also means that all 30 of my players are serving a purpose. I see the rookie ruck/fwds as a waste of a player as they won't play, so they're not making money OR providing cover.
Cheers General!
Love the indepth strategy and thinking Sarah, its why I love playing this game, we have different strategies around the rucks but similar team structures and both make sense.
Cheers General!! Loving the discussion and questioning of my strategy, that is what this page is all about!
Looking forward to taking you on in the Throttledome later this year!!!
Very much looking forward to it Sarah should be great fun.
Hi Guys. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Def: B.Smith, J. Newnes, S. Mayes, B. Waters, S. Edwards, H. Goddard
Bench: M. Fuller, D. McKenzie
Mid: G. Ablett, S. Pendlebury, N. Fyfe, J. Selwood, R. Gray, I. Heeney, B. Boekhorst, N. Freeman
Bench: R. Knight, M. Dick, J. Steele
Ruck: N. Naitanui, M. Kreuzer
Bench: T. Bellchambers
Fwd: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, M. Clark, J. Hogan
Bench: C. Daniel, N. Krakouer
$95,000 in the bank for the inevitable adjustments that will happen pre Round 1.
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League 662920 is available to anyone wanting to be part of a competitive league.
I'm in mate – finished top 1000 last year – looking forward to it!
Thanks Donavan, look forward to it.
Great to have you guys on board.
Thanks mate, just joint your league. Cheers
Team name – WithAllDueRespect – have joined your comp Donavan – appreciate the invite. Grant.
Welcome aboard, just 1 spot left, targeting a league average score that puts it in the top 100 leagues.
Thoughts would be appreciated 🙂
DEF – Hibberd, Newnes, Seedsman, Ibbotson, Waters, Goddard (Kolodjashnij, Viojo-Rainbow)
MIDS – Ablett, Pendles, JPK, Boak, B Crouch, Rich, Heeney, Van Berlo, (Freeman, Boekhorst, Vandenberg)
RUCKS – Nic Nat, Leuey (M Cox)
FWDS – Lids, Goddard, Swan, T Mitchell, Clark, Hogan (C Daniel, Krakouer)
IIbbotson's shoulder is stuffed, me thinks. Seedsman had hip surgery and methinks he will not play till mid-season. I think you should consider looking at Barlow. He's way under at his price and I think he could score 120+ this year. I will sound stupid but I wouldn't pick Ablett this year. Yes, I know he is an absolute champion and SuperCoach legend but the fact that he has done little contact work this pre-season concerns me gravely. I think he will play mostly forward for at least the most part of the season and play a Brad Johnson role aka. Rodney Eade's style. I would steer clear of Tommy Mitchell, he's burned us too many times in the past (not his fault, I know).
Other than that, I love your team.
D | Newnes, Suckling, Docherty, Higgins, Rohan, Waters (Wigg, Rainbow)
M | Ablett, Selwood, Treloar, Wines, Crouch, VB, Blease, Freeman (Boekhurst, Steele, McKenzie)
R | Nic Nat, Kreuzer (Nankervis)
F | Gray, Goddard, Martin, T Walker, M Clark, Hogan (Goddard, Daniel)
$39k remaining.
Don't touch Rohan, BURNMAN!
Thanks mate – I'm one step ahead of you… he's GONSKI.
Backbone is a bit of dogs breakfast, not overly happy with it. Backing in Goldy/NicNat combo to get the job done, hence lack of cover. Hoping one of Crouch or Swallow will become keeper material.
Harbrow, Hampton, Ibbo, Waters, Z. Jones, McKenzie – Wigg, V-Rainbow
Ablett, Fyfe, Beams, Sloane, B. Crouch, A. Swallow, Heeney, Boekhurst – Freeman, Miller, Lambert (r)
Goldy, NicNat – Cox
Deledio, Buddy, Zorko, Swan, H. Goddard, Daniel – Hogan, Steele
Sink or Swim v 3
Rance, Alex $476,200
Newnes, Jack(MID) $436,800
Langdon, Tom $381,600
Waters, Beau $267,200
Clurey, Tom $150,000
Goddard, Hugh(FWD) $122,300
McKenzie, Daniel(MID) $117,300
Saad, Adam(MID) $102,400
MIDFIELDERS
Pendlebury, Scott $668,800
Sloane, Rory $616,900
Barlow, Michael $600,400
Wines, Ollie $539,200
Duncan, Mitch $537,800
Crouch, Brad $508,200
van Berlo, Nathan $215,600
Newton, Benjamin $215,000
Heeney, Isaac $137,300
Freeman, Nathan $123,900
Atkins, Rory $123,900
RUCKS
Goldstein, Todd $574,400
Kreuzer, Matthew $370,900
Grundy, Brodie $337,900
FORWARDS
Goddard, Brendon(MID) $548,800
Martin, Dustin(MID) $534,900
Zorko, Dayne(MID) $531,900
Salem, Christian $185,000
Clark, Mitch $155,200
Hogan, Jesse $130,400
Lonie, Jack $117,300
Daniel, Caleb $117,300
55,200 left. Please let me know how my team is looking.
Shaw, Hibberd, Duffield, Seedsman, waters, goddard (rainbow, Mckenzie)
Pendles, Barlow, heppel, wines, swallow, steve, Garlett, heeney (boekhorst, Laverde, freeman)
Goldstein, natanui (cox)
Deledio, goddard, Walters,Bellchambers, membrey, Clark (hogan, Daniel)
Any feedback would be appreciated
Hi Ryan – not enough $$ spent in the mids, don't see Duffield or bellchambers as supercoach relevant. I understand people want a forward/ruck swing but he is still not worth picking imo. I'd look at downgrading nic nac or goldy and Duffield or seedsman and beefing up that mid ie: turning swallow or stevens to a ablett or JPK (whom form some reason a lot of people are forgetting!)
Cheers Trab
I can't remember a more irritating lack of options than the 2015 DEF line. Barely any clear options there and far too many gambles from what I can see. I think this year could be decided on who gets their DEF line worked out the fastest/cheapest.