Discussion 2025 Opening Round Discussion

[Jiska]

Out of interest, do you have any 'must-have' picks?

Help an old campaigner out, wouldya?

There are no “must have” picks, but if you’re asking for four players every team should have: Sheezel, Oliver, Caleb, Macrae.

After that, whatever.

 

[stevebbb]

SC content creators doing a team reveal 5 days away from the start of the season is a laugh. All the power to them, create content, generate interest, but please, who are you kidding

Team reveal is on Sunday 9pm lol, including your first round score and grievances.

 

[Jiska]

I will have a crack
Clarry
Daniel
Macrae
Jhf
Roberts

Strongly disagree with JHF being in that list. Had him last year. Ordinary with Butters and Rozee in the team. Awesome when one of them was out. Get he’s a year older with another preseason behind him and will likely improve, but no guarantees. In the context of this discussion, ND should be in that list before JHF.

 

[Petrify]

There are no “must have” picks, but if you’re asking for four players every team should have: Sheezel, Oliver, Caleb, Macrae.

After that, whatever.

My vote would be Roberts, Oliver, Macrae and Daniel. All guaranteed scorers and all undervalued as hell.

Sheez is close but his price means there's a lot more risk with things like getting tagged one game

 

[Jiska]

Same could be said for Ben Brown

Yeah I dunno, I would have thrown Steven May at me personally. I feel like you failed there.

 

[Jiska]

My vote would be Roberts, Oliver, Macrae and Daniel. All guaranteed scorers and all undervalued as hell.

Sheez is close but his price means there's a lot more risk with things like getting tagged one game

Sneeze 67% ownership is the nail in the coffin IMO.

 

[Petrify]

Wonder how many people drop Naicos if Bedford tag results in him getting a low score today.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

The SCodfather's team, screenshot from YT.

SCodfather's team CLICK HERE

Has $127k max for the Flex player.

That midfield is something else. Totally different to anything seen on BF.
7 deep with no high priced rookies in sight. All the premos with value+.
Two rookies both DEF and FWD, with a low priced rookie in FLEX.

What do you all think?

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Do you think that's the team he goes with R1? .....I don't

He's had teams where he's gone 180 degrees opposite to this strategy .....he's not going to show his hand on a pocast, he wants to win, not have coat hangers copying his side

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Yeah I dunno, I would have thrown Steven May at me personally. I feel like you failed there.

Well you could have added Prestia & Caddy to the list as well. Do better

 

[Funbeanman]

Sneeze 67% ownership is the nail in the coffin IMO.

It's like any player in Supercoach if you like Sheezel pick him but if you don't like him don't pick him

 

[Jiska]

Well you could have added Prestia & Caddy to the list as well. Do better

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Fringe players don’t count.

Lynch and May were both club captains when they left. Cameron top 5 at GWS.

 

[Scythe]

Christian Petracca as a starting pick:
Snog, marry and pump out insta recipe duets or avoid?
You're clear-eyed when it comes to Dees players.
Looked good in the htout vs Freo

Locked in at M3 for me currently. Has the 115-120 upside/history if he's in the middle. If he plays forward more, your F1 is sorted anyway.

Prior to last year's freak impact injury, he'd played the second most consecutive games in the league behind Crisp (17th most in AFL history), so durability shouldn't be too much of a concern.

Above all, just looked good against Freo. If he's in the same bracket as your Rozee/Dawson/Day types, I'm taking him every time.

Think he's pretty motivated to just let his footy do the talking this year. Like the pick.

 

[Ingy]

If the eventual winner didn't have Elijah Tsatas in his starting side, I'll eat my hat

 

[WaynesWorld19]

It's like any player in Supercoach if you like Sheezel pick him but if you don't like him don't pick him

I'm fading Sheezel ....I mean what has he done, nothing ....it's all hype over a 2 season player

I prefer the danger, and adrenalin rush of owning an injury prone Whitfield .....what a rush !

 

[King Max]

Do you think that's the team he goes with R1? .....I don't

He's had teams where he's gone 180 degrees opposite to this strategy .....he's not going to show his hand on a pocast, he wants to win, not have coat hangers copying his side

That team is great for early rounds for ranking. A Gun and rookies team will bypass him later in the season.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

SC content creators doing a team reveal 5 days away from the start of the season is a laugh. All the power to them, create content, generate interest, but please, who are you kidding

Team reveal is on Sunday 9pm lol, including your first round score and grievances.

That bloke has got a cash league running with over $20K taken.

6 months in a term deposit. Maybe he's not as silly as he sounds.

 

[Raveneyes]

I have ND now. If I switch to Day, I put 140k in the bank. If it costs me 80k to sideways, I profit 60k and gain 70-80 overall points in Round 3. That 70-80 points is around 10,000 ranking spots at that stage of the year. ND will outscore Day for the year, so what Day is averaging post Round 3 is irrelevant. What this move requires is discipline and the trade post Round 3 no matter what (unless ND injured of course). If ND didn’t have a round 3 Bye, you’d clearly start with him. It’s about maximising points in Round 3.

IMO it’s doubtful ND will score more than Day in Rounds 1&2 than Day will score more than a rookie in Round 3 - that’s effectively the gamble.

Well thought out strategy, similar to A Bit Dusty I think it was.

But what awaits ND also awaits Day, and then some. The dreaded tag.
That 70-80 point differential could quickly evaporate if Durham, Hewett, and Bedford successfully put some time into him.

Round 3 is the possible Bedford tag. Knevitt types might only be 10-20 points off Day if the tag eventuates and succeeds.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

That bloke has got a cash league running with over $20K taken.

6 months in a term deposit. Maybe he's not as silly as he sounds.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

There you go, paying himself a grand.

 

[stevebbb]

As expected, Wehr the sub. Stone locked and loaded in Perryman's old role

 

[Jiska]

Locked in at M3 for me currently. Has the 115-120 upside/history if he's in the middle. If he plays forward more, your F1 is sorted anyway.

Prior to last year's freak impact injury, he'd played the second most consecutive games in the league behind Crisp (17th most in AFL history), so durability shouldn't be too much of a concern.

Above all, just looked good against Freo. If he's in the same bracket as your Rozee/Dawson/Day types, I'm taking him every time.

Think he's pretty motivated to just let his footy do the talking this year. Like the pick.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Fringe players don’t count.

Lynch and May were both club captains when they left. Cameron top 5 at GWS.

LOL Prestia was 24 and played 95 games he was in the Top 3 mids behind GAJ.

 

[Raveneyes]

As expected, Wehr the sub. Stone locked and loaded in Perryman's old role

We get a good look at Ed as well.

 

[Jiska]

Well thought out strategy, similar to A Bit Dusty I think it was.

But what awaits ND also awaits Day, and then some. The dreaded tag.
That 70-80 point differential could quickly evaporate if Durham, Hewett, and Bedford successfully put some time into him.

Round 3 is the possible Bedford tag. Knevitt types might only be 10-20 points off Day if the tag eventuates and succeeds.

Old news.

There’s risks and assumptions with any call. Day 137 against GWS Round 13 last year. Little downside either way. IMO worst case you break even. Best case you gain 80 points.

 

[Jiska]

Admin costs $960. Wow.

Plus $2000 from a 5% term deposit.