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Cripps named on HBF in final line up

I'm in. Team name this year - PorkZorko

Same here. Assuming all goes to plan, you can do upgrades and downgrades in Rds. 12 and 13 which will leave you with two donuts over the course of the 3 rounds and avoid sideways trades (based on my current keeper structure, both donuts will be in Rd.13). A lot depends on finding the right...

Yep - he's the one to keep an eye on. Rd.13 bye helps as well.

Apologies. Thought you were suggesting you'd have to cop a donut with the non-playing player on the ground - got lost in translation. We're all in screaming agreement - loophole works if you're prepared to start the year with someone not playing Rd 1.

Not correct. You keep Zorko on the ground with the C and you make sure you've got an emergency to cover Zorko. However, it does mean to have to have at least one non-scoring player in your 30 and you'd expect most people would be aiming to pick 30 playing Rd 1. Then again Pods didn't play Rd...

Goldie and Hmac played on the same side in the scratchie.

snap:D

Goodes v GWS???

I'm fairly certain you can make it work because you'll have the ability to trade out players (including a player with the C) after the initial lockouts.

Yes, I suspect Buddy's run through the midfield was just a trial of Plan B or probably Plan C with a an opportunity to look at Gunstan at FF. Nice option though and may be used during the year if Buddy is being well held.

Exactly:thumbsu: Until we see a bit of form in the NAB and the round 1 sides, this is all just theorising and wishful posturing. But there's nothing wrong with throwing up a few theories and potential structures. I suspect I won't end up going with three rookie rucks but it's great exploring...

You missed the point. Who said anything about picking a bunny 4th ruck?? A three rookie priced ruck strategy is only going to be viable if a 3rd option (eg Derrykx or Rowe) presents himself as a likely starter and, if anything, that will help your structure during the bye rounds given most of...

I think we're all looking at this the wrong way. It's a given that the midfiled is where you'll find a higher number of rookie priced options. The issue is not whether your MID rookies are better than your RUCK rookies. It's a question of who are the best rookies across all positions. My...

75 avg for 8 rounds will net you approx $160k. Sounds like a rookie who has done his job to me

Yeah, agree. As long as your premiums don't decide to take a holiday in rounds 11, 12 or 13. No such thing as bench cover those weeks.

If we're talking about FWD keepers (blokes you're locking in from the start and don't plan to trade), the focus should be on total points. A good average is one thing. Playing all 22 is another. Basically, you want as close to (if not above) 2200 points from that player. Looking at some of...

Spot on :thumbsu:. Also, could be a changing of the guard in the rucks this year so gives you the opportunity to wait and see who's shining.

Mohr will have good JS and he's not necessarily your traditional key defender so may score a little better. However, probably a better option in SC.

Lewis is tempting but he's just too much of a DT yo-yo. Scores of 51, 37, 47 and 42 hurt and I don't believe he was injured in any of those games - just playing a role.

Yep. Toyed with this structure but soon realised that going 1 premo plus Giles, Big O and another rookie ruck freed up a whole lot more cash. Basically, the theory is Giles is likely to score reasonably well and close enough to what Kreuzer may achieve that it's not worth spending the extra...

Agree. This decision is ultimately driven by where the "lock" rookies are. The difference this year is there appear to be a couple of more rookie options in the Rucks so there is some scope for loading your MIDs with 4 + (Hayes/Barlow) and starting with only 1 premo ruck. HMac also presents...

I assume you mean 5 on the ground. Same for me at this point.

4 premos plus a midprice in the MIDs seems difficult to achieve without rookie exposure in other parts of the ground. Am I correct in assuming the trade off is not starting with two premo rucks?

I believe you may be able to do this. As I understand it (but I can't remember where I read it), this year when you hit the trade button, you then have the ability to edit your overall team - ie, you trade out Mitchell, the cash then goes into your bank. Then you can edit your team by shifting...

He'll sideways trade and still end up with donuts

It was difficult to see past the objects being thrown at me.... Back on topic - Midpricers are inherently risky for all the reasons stated and no more so than in the MIDs. There are only six positions available and its generally where you find most of your JS rookies. There is more...

Quality post (apart from the opening diatribe and the grammar - but I'll bite my tongue on that :rolleyes:) Here's my two cents. In a similar vein to avoiding automatic selection of a favourite player (particularly in your own club), try not to reject a player on basis they have burnt you in...

I suspect one option would be to put the C on a "bunny" (a player you have no intention of starting with) on the ground from a team playing in the "third part" of Rd 1 (ie not GWS, Syd, Rich or Carl) and then once the game re-opens after the inital lockout, you could trade that player out and...

Is it just me or is there something seriously messed up about the Team display?? Players all over the place and the FORWARD part of the ground overlaps the BACKS. Also, HTF do I remove myself from the Public League automatically created as part of the entry? Clicking on Leave doesn't seem to...