Who’s Your Captain? – Round 9
I really hope you have a non-playing rookie this week that isn’t Patrick Bines because the Eagles playing on Friday night really puts you in a tight spot.
Top VICE CAPTAIN Options –
Max Gawn
Friday Night vs West Coast – AVG vs Team: 100.8
Averaging 132.3 over his last three games against the Eagles, and 100.8 over his career, Maxy is a good vice captaincy option this week. Whether he comes up against Hickey or Vardy shouldn’t be an issue, and neither should the impending the return of Brayden Preuss. Scored 156 last time these two teams met, in the actual season, we won’t mention the preliminary final.
Brodie Grundy
Early Saturday vs St Kilda – AVG vs Team: 104.0
You could almost call Brodie a captaincy option as well. Gawn into Grundy might be a popular combo this week, but what if I told you his average against the Saints isn’t actually that great? Most of Grundy’s scores against the Saints have been in the 95-115 range. You’d need a higher score than even the higher end of that scale to even consider him. A good VC option though, gives you the option to flick the switch if he goes big.
Lachie Neale
Saturday vs Adelaide – AVG vs Team: 80.0
Has never scored more than 110 against the Crows in his career, but if you put the royal blue armband on him you might get a nice surprise. Crows don’t usually tag, you have to back in that he’ll more than likely get first use at the centre bounces with Stefan Martin going up against the Crows inexperienced, in comparison, ruck department.
VICE CAPTAIN Smokey –
Elliot Yeo
Friday Night vs Melbourne – AVG vs Team: 72.4
Has lived up to his nickname this year, but appears to be getting back on track with four of his past five scores 114 or better with a 132 in that mix. The Yo-Yo is a guy who can go big on his day and is a decent chance to pump out a massive score against the Dees on the Eagles homedeck.
TOP CAPTAIN Options –
Patrick Dangerfield
Saturday vs Western Bulldogs – AVG vs Team: 108.1
For those with SuperCoach Gold, you may have noticed that Dangerfield is projected to score 88 this week for whatever reason. I don’t really understand how score projections work, but I think that projection is wrong. This is a guy who bullies the Bulldogs in recent times. 118, 173, 151 in his last three games. Could the Danger we all hoped to be gracing our forward lines this year return with another monster score?
Nat Fyfe
Saturday Night vs Essendon – AVG vs Team: 113.2
If it wasn’t for his injury affected score, Fyfe would have the 2nd highest average in SuperCoach this year. Has been super consistent with most of his scores 124+ A solid captain option which you can rely on week in/week out.
Travis Boak
Sunday vs Gold Coast – AVG vs Team: 104.6
Had a down game in the Showdown last week and will want to atone for his poor performance. The Suns don’t traditionally play well at the Adelaide Oval, and so Boak could be in for a very good, captain worthy score. Scored a 125 in Port’s only encounter last year.
Josh Kelly
Sunday Twilight vs Carlton – AVG vs Team: 118.2
Kelly scored a 205 against Carlton last year. I don’t know if I need to say much else.
Patrick Cripps
Sunday Twilight vs Greater Western Sydney – AVG vs Team: 90.8
If I didn’t mention him specifically for the second week in a row there would be some serious questions asked of me by the inner sanctum. He’s playing GWS, a team he doesn’t usually play all that well against. Does he get tagged by Matt de Boer? Probably. Does it bother him? Who knows. Scored 122 last time these two teams met. His highest ever score against the Giants. Scored 70 and 69 in his two games against the Giants before that.
CAPTAIN Smokey –
Tim Kelly
Saturday vs Western Bulldogs – AVG vs Team: 102.5
If you don’t go with Patrick Dangerfield, maybe the new go-to man in the middle for the Cats is your answer. Looks to be entering a rich vein of form and has a three round average of 122.7.
Tags: captains
Gawn into Fyfe for me
Grundy into T.Kelly or Boak for me.
Danger or Grundy into fyfe for me. Surely grundy monsters Marshall in the ruck? Although this could be the week danger gets back into form.
Hope your right about Danger Tommy but not game enough to take that risk.
Gawn into J Kelly for me 🙂
Grundy into Fyfe this week
I think Max is a bit risky after the way that the eagles rucks totally dismantled him late last year.
grundy to fyffe for me
DESPERATION!!! Do i need cash or players? Help wanted
Comments are much appreciated
DEF. Whit, Hurn, Laird, Williams, Hore, Duursma, (Clark, Young)
MID. Neale, Cripps, Fyfe, Merret, Angus, Walsh, Constable, Stack, (Ross, Answerth, Scott)
RUC. grundy, Gawn, (ROB)
FWD. Kelly, Danger, Heeney, Westhoff, Darcy Moore, Drew, (Parker, Setters)
Current bank $115,600 21 trades left, (mistakes have been made like trading Dunkley out in Rd.4)
Option 1: Duursma & Ross out, Macrae & Curtis Taylor in. (leaves $3,800) creates needed fwd mid dpp but no bank
Option 2: same as above except bring in Dunkley instead of Macrae, bank will then be $63,100,
Option 3: ask for help from the community.
Thanks in advance gang
Oh, Grundy into Fyfe for me. Safe as houses
You probably need the mid, so option 1.
Maybe trade Angus out for Dunkley, then you'll have a mid/fwd swinger.
Maybe someone out for Stocker also.
Doubt if Taylor keeps his spot for long if at all.
Don’t think we need to go further than Grundy this week. I’m putting the VC on him and totally expect him to monster the Saints.
I agree. I think Grundy should be a safe bet, but VC Grundy into C Fyfe for me this week. I can use Chris Burgess if I need to.
Yep. Grundy into perma cap Lachlan Schultz or the other Docker.
Don't forget that Bines is useless for loopholing this week. Maybe keep Ross for a week if you want to loophole
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At this point I’m going with Fyfe into Cripps
Bontempelli, Macrae or Fyfe?
Which would you trade in this week?
Bont, cos I already have the other two.. 😁 .. my order off selection was Macrae -> Fyfe -> Bont if that helps..
Macrae or Fyfe
The only non player I have to loop is Bines, and he plays the first game, so unless Scrimshaw or MCrouch don’t play, I might not have a VC option this week.
Hey mate, I've read Scrimshaw had a headache and Crouch should be good to go…who will you whack it on if it's C only?
Grundy is the safe bet.
I do like Merrett vs Fremantle and Rocky against Suns. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Hurn put up a half decent VC option on Friday night against a very poor kicking Melbourne
I am seriously contemplating Grundy into rocky Derek. Everyone is going big against the suns but knowing rocky he will probably get concussed on 14.
Looks like Crouch is in doubt now, wait and see if he gets on the plane to Brissy.
Oh no !!… I already have 2 Mids who wont be playing – Ross and Scott and possibly Atkins too … might not have MID bench cover this week
Can't you trade your way out of it Lazza?…no sense keeping Ross.
Advice on my team community?
Not sure if I need to paint the fence, double downgrade or just hold trades?
26 Trades and 233K In Bank
Lloyd, Z.Williams, B.Smith, Hore, Duursma, Clark (Answeth, Burgess)
Cripps, Neale, Fyfe, Macrae, M.Crouch, B.Crouch, Walsh, Gibbons (Atkins, Hayes, Scott)
Grundy, Gawn (Bines)
Dangerfield, T.Kelly, Dunkley, Heeney, Drew, Setterfield (Parker, Corbett)
Parker has a break even of 55. I don’t think he’ll make that. To fix that you need to go one up and one down.
I’d look at Atkins for Stocker and Parker to Laird, by swinging Burgess forward.
Cheers mate
Do the dogs have anyone that can stop Hawkins?
Playing at GMHBABCDEFG stadium, bucket loads of “positive affirmation” down there.
Throwing the C on him is risky, but I can VC him into Cripps (which in itself is not ideal)
Grundy is the sensible vc choice but I keep going back to Neale. Hmmmm🤔
Rocky or Dunkley in?
Dunkley
Dunkley
Dunkley
Hey Damo or Lekdog what time will the cheat sheet drop boys?
Did you get to it?! Statty Matty dropped it this morning!
Who would you get in josh Kelly or Macrae first ?
Grundy into Fyfe for me.
Tom Rockliff into Josh Kelly for me.💪👊
Thoughts on Walsh out Sloane in?
Sounds all right Binga although I'll be keeping Walsh a bit longer.
VC Grundy/Danger into C Merrett
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any news on how long cogs will be sidelined???
In selection night they said "it hasn't gotten any better in the last 2 weeks and he isn't certain for next week either"
Gawn with no Preuss against Vardy and no Hickey, he's my VC lock, hopefully all I'll need this week 🙂
wasn't going to but yep gawn into grundy spot on Russty
Still a bit of a worry they've both included Hickey and Preuss on their E lists though Neil, could be playing Possum with eachother?
hey
Thoughts pls Walsh and Cogs out to Rocky and Sloane??
Walsh to T Kelly/Sloane/Dunkley
Hickey comes into the west coast team to play duel ruck with vardy.
Does this affect the Gawn VC????