PODCAST| What to do with Max Gawn?

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The Ranger · 05/02/2020 at 10:56
Very tempted by NicNat DBB…surely at some point he'll play out a year injury free?

Derek · 05/02/2020 at 13:42
If I was to have a risky R2, NicNat is him
His points per min are insane

redgumwon · 06/02/2020 at 12:37
Hi Derek hope you're interested in playing in Draft league again this year. I've sent you an invite by email and one from the league

Derek · 06/02/2020 at 16:27
will be there to defend my title

derek · 06/02/2020 at 18:33
i havn't received invite yet.

redgumwon · 07/02/2020 at 22:37
Have you looked at your hotmail account? If not email me at [email protected]. Strange that no one got the invites that I've sent

redgumwon · 10/02/2020 at 17:25
Have you got the league code in your Bunnies hotmail account yet?

Patch · 04/02/2020 at 22:37
(Although all is forgiven for letting "Paul Ahern, Ahern, a female hern" live on for another year)

Valens_FC · 06/02/2020 at 18:06
Hi Finnius would be keen to join if it gets up and running

billioux · 14/02/2020 at 00:35
Yep will play

Ross The Boss · 05/02/2020 at 21:55
League WeluvF.UR.L code 427070 jump in

Cotchinator · 06/02/2020 at 11:32
Have joined Thanks Ross.

Maverick · 05/02/2020 at 12:29
If hill stays fit he could average 85ish..
if he makes round 1 with a Marsh game or two under his belt his a no brainer and will definitely take him over young for cash generation & points…
I still like young as a pick though if cheap rookies don’t present them selves before Rd1. I’d be happy too have both

kevwal · 05/02/2020 at 13:06
If Hill stays fit for 6>10 games, I agree with him being in. Young WILL play, but a 180k rookie, with Rowell looking the goods. As you said, will wait on cheap rookie options.

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 13:07
With his history of Quad and calf injuries, I'd rather bank on the young bloke if I had to make a choice, If durability is of any concern to you, pick Young, Hill is probably slowing down off the pace now too, having been out of the game for so long.
P.S the one who'll make the most money is a lower (standard) priced rookie who has a good couple of weeks.

Derek · 06/02/2020 at 10:04
Hill is the Darcy Moore of last year. Too much value to ignore (with DPP), but every game is waiting for the injury.
If he can get The first 6 games of 70’s, that is a win.
If he gets injured, down to a rookie we might have missed with cash in pocket.
He is in my team.

The Ranger · 06/02/2020 at 11:05
Spot on Derek

Russty_ · 06/02/2020 at 16:47
Yeah mate , he could be good value if his legs don't collapse into kindling, I'm gonna try to avoid him to dodge the extra risk cause I already have a few risky ones, the Marsh games should help us all decide.
I'd like to see if he really is up with the current pace of the game.

Lekdog · 06/02/2020 at 13:31
Young will win out in the end I reckon, Hill will probably breakdown

JohnDJ59 · 06/02/2020 at 13:55
I have Young at D4, if I pick Hill he will be my F5

ThinkingLOL · 05/02/2020 at 14:00
Preuss played last year for Dee's mate have a look at the stats to see the level of negative impact that he had on Max's supercoach output. I'll save you the trouble Preuss had zero negative impact on Max and Max had his highest ever supercoach average.
For a guy who's been hanging around here for years you seem to have learned nothing, some of the comments you make are just plain ridiculous

KeenButClueless · 05/02/2020 at 14:17
Seriously mate, take a step back on that last comment. The whole idea is to be posting thought starters for people obsessed with SC. Derek in particular has been particularly helpful to newcomers to this site.
We really don’t want this site to become a place where only one answer is possible, and all others are rubbish. We don’t want people being afraid to post something different about a structure or a player because someone shoots it down mercilessly. We are already at the point where people’s posted teams are so remarkably similar. The site has to be more than a continual confirmation of group think

Derek · 05/02/2020 at 22:00
Thanks fellas. It was just a post to gather other people thoughts on Max and If they had any doubts or thoughts about Preuss effecting him.
I remembered the article about Preuss losing 9kg, like Max did, and how they were going to start this awesome ruck duo.
Hadn’t heard much more about him after that.
Thanks fellas

Russty_ · 06/02/2020 at 16:40
Haters gonna hate Derek, you are much loved here mate…keep being you 🙂

Tibor · 07/02/2020 at 17:54
ThinkingLOL was pretty rude Derek. You’re thoughts are very reasonable. He is correct in saying it was zero impact last year but Max didn’t go into last season after a month off with a medial strain. Maybe they do play Preuss just to be careful managing Gawn early. Personally I would have like to start with Gawn and Grundy but that is some big coin if there is any doubt. I reckon Grundy and the big Sauce then upgrade Sauce to Gawn as soon as possible if things go well

Derek · 05/02/2020 at 21:46
Preuss only played 7 games for the Demons last year, I wouldn’t call that the whole year and therefore you have idea what effect he would have on Max if he did play the whole year.
He played most of his 7 games at the end of the year, meaning he had finally worked himself into their best 22. Obviously Melbourne’s season was over but they weren’t going to start changing the rucking duties too much because that was something that was going ok.
But what if Preuss is in Melbournes’s best 22?
Are they using the preseason to work on a duel ruck strategy?
There was a herald article in November that talked about Preuss coming back for the start of training, 9 KHS lighter (like Max had done the year before) and he was quoted saying they were looking to become the dominate ruck duo in the competition.
You can find that article fairly easily.
Obviously Preuss playing had little effect on Max’s SuperCoach scoring, however I did notice that in the 6 games they played together, Max had 6 of his 9 lowest numbers for hitouts for the year. This didn’t effect his overall SC score, but the sample was fairly small.
He is at Melbourne for a reason and I don’t think it is to be back up to 27 year old Max, where he could have stayed at Kangaroos and been back up ruck to 31 year old Goldstien.
Preuss averaged 16 hit outs per game when he played with Max. That is reasonable numbers and can only increase.
I’m just saying, if I’m going to pay $700k for a player, I don’t want any trouble.
This is early in the season, time for crazy ideas and conspiracy theories, here to have some fun.

Tibor · 07/02/2020 at 18:02
They used Preuss quite a lot in the pre season last year Derek. He actually looked ok too. Then they left him at Casey until mounting injuries bought him some games. He was less than impressive when he played. I reckon he’s more of an insurance policy because they are very thin on ruck stocks without Max and got bitten in2017 when Gawn missed half the year. Interestingly at the draft they let some very talented midfield talent go through and took a young ruckman at pick 3…That kid wouldn’t really be ready but it shows where Preuss rates in my opinion.

Derek · 09/02/2020 at 17:19
Great points. I was surprised when they used their #3 pick on the ruckboy

redgumwon · 11/02/2020 at 11:23
Hey Derek have you checked your Bunnies hotmail account for that draft code yet?

Lekdog · 06/02/2020 at 13:33
Yeah not needed brother, I'd delete your comment but want everyone to see that THIS IS NOT HOW WE ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER

Derek · 06/02/2020 at 15:49
Someone has to be the Devil’s Avacardo

Lekdog · 06/02/2020 at 15:53
Agreed, no issue with differing opinions.
Not happy with "For a guy who's been hanging around here for years you seem to have learned nothing, some of the comments you make are just plain ridiculous"

Russty_ · 06/02/2020 at 16:40
Lek, some of the comments you make are just plain stupendous .

Will · 06/02/2020 at 17:28
Who do you think you are champ?
Derek I think it’s a fair question to raise mate I’m not so confident in Gawn however at this stage he is still in my team!!
Don’t let old mate expert try and tell you otherwise !!

derek · 06/02/2020 at 18:50
Max is in my team.
i did start with Max and Grundy last year and had my worst finish in years. the year i started with TBC at R2 i was top 100, even with Lobbe at R2 one year i still managed top 1000.
It is a very big spend and a serious problem if they get injured
NicNat is $240k cheaper. meaning he is priced 50pts less. If Max averages 125, will NicNat do better than 75? His TOG is the answer.

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 14:54
It's tempting isn't it mate?..my side looks better with one extra in the mids and a stronger fwd line to boot, and who knows, Sauce could average 100ish, make some money and then trade him for Gawn a bit later on.

COREYSC · 05/02/2020 at 17:14
Agreed without Max and bringing in ROB I can get rid of Doedee and Roberton and add in Z.Williams pushing Docherty to D3 and young at D5 next to S.Hill at D4. Still have Dusty, Whitfield with Steven and D.Smith at F3 and F4

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 20:30
Less risky there with no Doedee and Robbo Corey, especially Robbo, Doedee might be ok, Hill I don't trust to stay on the park for very long at all.

COREYSC · 06/02/2020 at 09:44
Yeah could be nervous times with Hill, have to wait and see how he goes in Pre-Season hopefully there are some cheaper rookie options then Young and Hill could go and that could get me from ROB back to Gawn

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 19:30
Hi mate, Ratten has been quoted as saying the decision on who plays first Ruck that day will depend on their records against whatever ruckman it is, although I think even if Marshall played half the game forward, he'd still score well cause he's just a gun and can take a good mark and kick goals.
I think Bytel's just had back surgery so he could be 4 to 6 weeks away from training fully again…could be a good pickup during the year though.

hedski · 05/02/2020 at 20:14
Cheers Russty, hadn't heard about Bytel, didn't the same/similar thing happen last pre season?

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 20:28
No worries bud, yeah he had a history of stress fractures in his back and a bulging disc which he's now getting fixed up. Won't see him for awhile though.

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 20:29
Hi Jorg, I reckon ROB's one of the more solid choices in a Gawnless side for sure

Russty_ · 05/02/2020 at 20:38
Hmmm well it'd be a pretty ballsy call Hawk, cause his past scoring has been pretty unremarkable…every time I think of putting someone priced around his price in, I think, a half decent rookie could do the same thing or better.
Could be wrong but I can't see him all of a sudden starting to score well after dropping his average 14 points a game in his 2nd year.

TOPHAWK1 · 06/02/2020 at 10:54
I hear what you are saying Russty. Rayner has serious X factor though, oozes talent, and he is still only 20 years old. I cant ignore his talent and the pure upside he could offer. If he can average 65-70 then for a $250K player like him, its a great outcome. The upcoming Marsh series should gives me an idea whether to start him round one. Cheers mate. TH

TRIGGA_HAPPY · 05/02/2020 at 21:05
Depends on the Marsh series hawk but I'm backing in Clancy of the overcrow. 🙊

TOPHAWK1 · 06/02/2020 at 10:55
LOL. You referring to Charlie C?

TRIGGA_HAPPY · 06/02/2020 at 12:26
sorry Chayce not clancy – silly auto correct
look for young jonesy to super charge the one pace Adelaide engine room this year.

Loop · 06/02/2020 at 05:26
Very concise. I LOL'd.

Jorg_Ancrath · 06/02/2020 at 07:50
I love a punt but slightly awkward price.

TOPHAWK1 · 06/02/2020 at 10:58
No worries Ooops! Rayner does have his weak points. Ball use is a glaring one, but he is still a kid. Time will tell I guess.

The Ranger · 06/02/2020 at 11:04
Def on the watchlist TH. As are all former top 10 picks.
There have been reports that he's come back with a better attitude this preseason and lost a bit of puppy fat too so he's one to keep an eye on.

Lekdog · 06/02/2020 at 13:33
I like him when I watch him but his numbers just don't stack up.

Lekdog · 06/02/2020 at 15:54
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Peter56 · 06/02/2020 at 16:20
Thanks 🙂

hedski · 06/02/2020 at 20:27
OBH, a good idea is to start a league and post it here.
You will get plenty of takers 👍

Russty_ · 06/02/2020 at 23:10
Hey Harry, thinking I'll go with Jacobs unless I get cold feet but agree English could have a break out year, he's no longer a skinny beanpole..100kegs now I think, I reckon he could reasonably average 100ish.
No one expected Marshall to do what he did last year, English could do the same.

Derek · 06/02/2020 at 23:30
English next year

Maverick_ · 07/02/2020 at 11:54
he's definately on my shortlist and a watch through JLT i do like the potential to breakout but something is telling me it may be a year early. currently running ROB at R2.

Russty_ · 07/02/2020 at 14:46
Hey Beard, I was thinking about starting with him, will depend on how he looks in the praccy matches obviously, if it was between Macrae and Dunkley, I'd choose Macrae just.

Johnw63 · 10/02/2020 at 16:18
Pixallated mate

TRIGGA_HAPPY · 11/02/2020 at 20:19
Gone off sauce a bit when mummy used the words "shared role" and week to week propostion who will play.
That makes me cautious and nervous on Jacobs.

Russty_ · 11/02/2020 at 23:38
Ah ok cheers for that mate, maybe English could be the go, or the big Nicnat if he's looking strong

DavidC · 11/02/2020 at 08:22
Both are only short term injuries. Gawn is already running again.

AuroraBorealis?! · 13/02/2020 at 11:26
Jumped in div 5, thanks for setting this up again mate