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    Position 2026 Rucks

    You're far more likely to already have that benefit from a rookie with the early bye.
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    Teams 2026 Rate My Pre-Season Team

    I am convinced that, both in general, and especially this year, a slept on strategy will be to leave a hefty chunk of change in the bank. Exactly how much that is, is the question, but I believe we've moved away from a trade economy to a salary value economy. Problem is, wasting trades because...
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    Teams 2026 Rate My Pre-Season Team

    The big structural quadary for me is - do I go a rookie + $300k versus a Jordan Ridley type; do that twice over, and suddenly I have enough money for a rolled gold premium - only, my perspective is that there are maybe one or two players in that $575k+ bracket worth starting (overall, they might...
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    Teams 2026 Rate My Pre-Season Team

    Very unusual structure; probably requires a lot of half-sideways/half upgrades. If it comes off, it could be spectacular, but is the balance of cash generation vs clogging the list good enough? I like the fact I have nearly $200k in the bank, and that I think this year, there are precious few...
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    Teams 2026 Rate My Pre-Season Team

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    Teams 2026 Rate My Pre-Season Team

    First 'settled' lineup for 2026. Defence reasonably settled; rookies are placeholders; R2 is whoever from Visentini/Blakiston rucks for Essendon. Will consider Conway with #1 role. CDT is a maybe, but new ruck rules might help him.
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    Current Team Iteration: Salary Remaining: $1,247,500 D: Rozee, McKercher, Houston, Ridley, Simpson, Gibcus, (Coleman, Serong) M: Serong, Wardlaw, Young, Picks 1-5, (Brodie, Smith, Smilie) R: Briggs, Darcy, (Conway) F: Sheezel, Pickett, Flanders, Phillipou, King, Weightman, (Draper...
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    Shows what I know, but makes my life even harder because Xerri terrifies me. I thought surely he couldn't keep his tackling rate up, and he didn't l, but he still boosted his average and finished up with consecutive 180s. But backing up a 127 average season is a massive ask.
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    Rucks have slaughtered me over the past couple of seasons. Thing is, I'm not sure if pre-season will help too much. The way I see it, the rule change factors are: They want rucks to be able to run and jump at the contest, which probably means good athletic tap ruckmen get a boost, and dour...
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    TDK to ST Kilda kills him and Marshall unless Marshall leaves. Not sure a gap opens up at Carlton either; I see Pitto playing too much to let a cheapie shine but not being worth a pick. Might be beneficial to play ruck shuffle and trying to ride the Gawn/Xerri/Grundy/Jackson/English buy low...
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    I did own him for a mid-season stretch where he was basically bench cover, but whilst I haven't been following him too closely, I think there's something to be said that last year, he seemed to score 120s every week no matter where he was, and this year, he couldn't get near it. His position...
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    Just looking at my starting squad: Fails: Sheezel, Short, Roberts, Oliver, Knevitt, Camporeale, Hastie, Tsatas, Allan, Flynn, Boyd, Stone, Paton. Toss-ups: Elijah Hewett (Good but I traded far too early), TDK (Traded too late), JHF (50/50 due to injury), Kako (Ended up making alright cash...
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    Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

    The hardest thing will be picking out what lessons are applicable in all seasons, and what was applicable in 2025 specifically.
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    Game Day 2025 Round 9 Discussion

    My highest C score of the year :moustache:
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    Game Day 2025 Round 9 Discussion

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