Sauce Jacobs and Petracca
V
ROB and Cerra?
Would move Dawson forward if I went option 2
That is a tough one! without knowing Petracca's guarenteed role. Where as Longmuir has said Cerra will be in the middle! So id lean towards 2
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Sauce Jacobs and Petracca
V
ROB and Cerra?
Would move Dawson forward if I went option 2
I would say Greenwood purely because I think he’s a great chance to be a top 6 forward, where Selwood is no chance of being a top 8 midif choosing that midpriced mid Selwood V Greenwood?
I’ve gone back to ROB. Feel like it’s too much mucking around and too much stress having a cheap ruckCaved and now have Naismith R2. 500k+ is too much for Sauce. Makes the fwd line suddenly look strong with Brayshaw at F5. Ceglar F4 for when Naismith gets injured.
The word is that Cerra and Brayshaw are still looking at lots of midfield minutes even when those two are back.Got to remember no Fyfe or Walters so someone is going to miss out on mid time when they play.
If fwd rookies pop up I will do the same but right now I can't take multiple 40s in the fwd line. R2 should be either ROB or right down to Naismith imo, I learnt today that Sauce is actually over priced.I’ve gone back to ROB. Feel like it’s too much mucking around and too much stress having a cheap ruck
Totally agree re Sauce. Feel he’s 75-80 type of guy and you’d probably near get that from Naismith for much less of a costIf fwd rookies pop up I will do the same but right now I can't take multiple 40s in the fwd line. R2 should be either ROB or right down to Naismith imo, I learnt today that Sauce is actually over priced.
Sauce Jacobs and Petracca
V
ROB and Cerra?
Would move Dawson forward if I went option 2
Here’s a more terrifying thought..Terrifying thought for all other teams to think that this Giants side has Cogs, J. Kelly, J. Cameron, Greene, Z. Williams, Whitfield, Ward and Haynes to come back into it. They've literally got Caldwell, Green, Hately and Ash as depth players right now.
He’s like a Group 1 horse resuming from a long spell. Trialled up nicely and he’s at decent odds first up (563k).Doch rusty but will be better for the run
I think a lot of our players will get better at find space for the uncontested marks given that seems to be how we want to play. It is not something we did a lot of under Ross so there should be room for improvement. Wonder if that includes Fyfe? 2-3 extra uncontested marks a game would make him pretty tantalising.Liked what I saw from Brayshaw. Seemed to be a constant in the midfield and racks up tackles without even trying which'll be handy for fantasy. Only thing that worries me is his ceiling. Will need to rack up the +6's if he's gonna actually be a keeper.
Not really confident in any other options around that price point though so I'll probably take the punt anyway.
Watching the U/23 Port V Crows replay... Harry Schoenberg is going to be a thing; get on when he gets picked. I'd have him in R1 if I was picking the Crows 22.
The Kid can play... his special attribute = football brain.Had him in a few times instead of McHenry on my bench/field, but think it'll be a few games before he gets picked. It's annoying because he definitely seems like he's an accumulator and is one of the lower priced 'premium' rooks.
So - unlikely we'll have any rookies of interest to start out the year - more likely the older, more experienced heads come into replace any injuries at this stage.
Harry Jones looks to be very much in contention for a round 1 spot for us. Was very close last season before injury and looks to be competing very well with our senior mids.This is something I'm really starting to notice for a lot of clubs this year, as clubs with a lot of depth look like they'll be playing returning players/last year's rooks before them. At this stage, these look the most likely rooks for Round 1 from what I can see:
Adelaide: McHenry, McAdam, C. Jones, Stengle, McAsey
Brisbane: Starcevich - though maybe still falls short given their depth
Carlton: Williamson - though maybe still falls short given their depth down back
Collingwood: T. Brown (named on field) looks like a decent chance to play Round 1. D. Cameron up forward a chance to move past Cox. Bianco a chance to be named given the LTI to Varcoe, though I think T. Brown ahead at this stage being named on field
Essendon: Townsend, though still maybe falls short
Fremantle: Serong
Geelong: Kennerley - though maybe still falls short given our depth
Gold Coast: Rowell, Anderson. Budarick a chance, but the Suns are building reasonable depth so a 'wait and see' in Week 2 of Marsh
GWS: Ash, Green (maybe, but the Giants depth is scary - so neither is a solid chance at this stage)
Hawthorn: N/A
Melbourne: K. Pickett. Trent Rivers a possibility but no guarantee
North Melbourne: Mahony, though no guarantee. Possibly a spot for Xerri up forward. Bonar a strong chance though quite pricey
Port Adelaide: Georgiades
Richmond: M. Pickett - biggest lock alongside Rowell. Collier-Dawkins, though no guarantee given the Tiger's depth
St Kilda: M. King
Sydney: D. Stephens
West Coast: Brander on a wing, though no guarantee given the Eagle's depth. B. Williams an outside chance in a FWD/RUC role
Western Bulldogs: N/A
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Realistic pre-season prospects crossed off the list based on Week 1 Marsh/injuries/not being named:
Warner
H. Young
Cavarra
Bytel
Kreuger
C. Stephens
S. Flanders
Gould
McLennan
Ling
Koschitzke
Okunbor
Cahill
E. Smith
Taheny
T. De Koning
Hosie
M. Hibberd (Essendon)
Maginness
Sharp
Mead
Bergman
Bennell
Cockatoo
D. Robertson
Caldwell
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I know a lot of rooks get named Round 1 that are unexpected, but I genuinely do think this may be a year where there really are slim pickings on offer, given the unique trade period/draft scenarios that have resulted in most clubs being fairly equal across the board when it comes to depth and personnel. May actually have no choice but to go with a bit of 'mid-priced madness' if this continues.