2nd Ruck
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Pure Existentialism ....has no future
yes. Will Lycett increase much in value? Ship English for Mumford if need be.
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If you’re going to take the risk on English it needs to be to save that 300k. No point having insurance on him and spending the same amount total as you would on a Goldstein, Jacobs or Witts.
Heck.. you’d nearly have enough to get Gawn and Archie Smith with a combination of Lycett and English.
For the first time this season I’ve selected Goldy as my second ruckman, I think he’s the safest scoring option after Grundy & Gawn.
Witts maybe?
Witts certainly won’t be to far behind. To me the only difference between Goldy and Witts is that I feel Goldy has room for improvement on his price and average from last season.
I just think Witts is at his maximum price and doesn’t really have a ceiling like Goldy but I still think Witts is a very safe pick, especially if you don’t think Goldy will get anywhere near his best.
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Great points.
I guess I'll add something to this - at just 26 you could argue Witts still hasn't hit his prime, and with his first 10 or so match ups - he becomes pretty tempting!
Goldy does just feel a little safer though.
I’d be interested to see how the new rules impact ruck scores. Personally think Witts can be benefited as he is a big unit and tackles well - so my reckoning is that he has a higher chance of being able to grab the ball out of the ruck and also will have more tackles stick against opposition ruckmen when they grab the ball. Although that argument could probably be said about a lot of rucks so what do I know
Thinking Witts and Hoff.
Lycett and Ryder won't affect the Hoff, it was incredible watching him last year run around without an opponent. +6s everywhere and the occasional goal. Swing him into the forward line once Grundy/Gawn become cheaper or when it becomes clear who the ruck leader is.
Lycett and Ryder won't affect the Hoff, it was incredible watching him last year run around without an opponent. +6s everywhere and the occasional goal. Swing him into the forward line once Grundy/Gawn become cheaper or when it becomes clear who the ruck leader is.
Westhoff seemed to average better because of the more time he spent in the ruck with ryder being in and out due to injury. I think he will drop back down to around 90 avg. He could start well without dixon tho!
I've heard that repeated a lot regarding Westhoff. I had him in my UF team last year and watched him pretty closely. I remember thinking that when he did play ruck he didn't play his usual role of cruising around the ground and that his scores suffered. I'm really keen on him as my R2.
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Not sure how long thisll last. Grundy and Gawn having the same bye round (and Goldy having it the following week) makes it tempting to jump to whoever is R2 after the round 13 bye
I think I’m going to bite the bullet on Darcy as a second ruck. He is cheap as chips and word is Sandi will be missing the first 4-6 (could be off the mark here). If Sandi doesn’t play, Darcy comfortably averages 80+ and at worst makes some coin to be upgraded if Sandi is looking like coming back. samFFC can you shed any light on the Freo ruck position for us?
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Check out last year's winner Selbys UPDATED spreadsheet. Some great insight into the R2 conundrum. If you don't own it already, purchase it! Incredibly useful and goes to a great cause.
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Yah Selby cautiously optimistic about Darcy.
Honestly not sure on the news of Sandi to be honest - variable reports. Even if he was fit he is prone to an injury at any time, so Darcy will likely be a nice draft steal, but unsure about Classic.
Good fantasy scorer though.
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if preuss wasn't picked by the dees we'd prob all have him in our teams. imagine if he was at st kilda right now.
Safe as houses, I don’t think there’s any room for him to improve his score more than a couple of points just because he’s an old fashioned ruckman. Because of that I’m still going with Goldy at R2 however I’ll be very big on Witts in my draft league.
Personally think there's an argument that he can improve with the new ruck rules. Coming into his prime as well. Like you though, not sure I'll select him but will prioritise him in draft for sure!
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He is my go to if I dont select Gawn.
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Same here in classic. Gawns sitting there right now, partly due to making it easier for the inevitable JLT reshuffle
