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West AdelaideTo the best of my knowledge, yes .....single ruck, Marshall 26 yo ....right in his prime
I'm leaning that way and just hoping Ryder doesn't get in his way too much.
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Witts is mainly about the hit out's. Doesn't do that much around the ground compared to the SP rucks which limits his ceiling. With an improving midfield/team he could lift a bit though
He was touch and go for round 1 too coming back from the ACL. The young fella Moyle has done OK in the praccy matches, so it's not impossible he gets a rest at some stage.
Id definitely pick RomanOk, I’ve slept on it* and here’s how I see the Darcy options:
a) hold Darcy, play Hayes this week, hope Hayes gets near Gawn’s 92 to minimise damage and that Darcy is back for 21 games from next week. Obviously risky with a first gamer, however on the plus side I think that StK will smash pies (bulk SC points), Hayes is mature aged, and I suspect StK will want to play Roma forward a fair bit to stretch Collingwood’s weakened defence (lots of ruck for Hayes). However, another risk is that as it’s a calf issue holding Darcy back, not the thumb, there must be some chance that he doesn’t play next round !?
b) trade to NicNat, hope he kills it despite being 32 and having a shite midfield around him. Trade out when ready. Big con is that he has the R13 bye whereas Darcy, Gawn, Grundy have R14
c) trade to Marshall, pray he stays fit and gets DPP after 6 rounds, or scores enough to stay pure ruck / be upgraded later. If I do this, I’d prefer to swing him forward when upgrading to a fallen premo ruck later on. This would be more appealing if we have coverage for byes (Xerri via Hayes cull would nice!)
d) pick Witts, hope he averages 95+ and spend $200k to upgrade other lines to bridge 15-25pt loss. A better midfield should help Witts scoring this year. Upgrade when possible.
e) go nuclear cash gen: premo + Pruess and Hayes, throw cash elsewhere. May God have mercy on your soul.
Anyone have any other ideas? Would be interested to hear which way people are leaning…
* stayed awake all night fretting about ruck situation
Surely Moyle, Chol and Witts don't all play?
West AdelaideWho takes Ben Kings role .....Chol ?
Moyle will just be an emergency in case a tall goes down.
Casboult is in for King. Chol fwd/ruck.
I’m going Marshall get as many points possible R1 and trade Darcy or Gawn back in. Only 1 trade.Ok, I’ve slept on it* and here’s how I see the Darcy options:
a) hold Darcy, play Hayes this week, hope Hayes gets near Gawn’s 92 to minimise damage and that Darcy is back for 21 games from next week. Obviously risky with a first gamer, however on the plus side I think that StK will smash pies (bulk SC points), Hayes is mature aged, and I suspect StK will want to play Roma forward a fair bit to stretch Collingwood’s weakened defence (lots of ruck for Hayes). However, another risk is that as it’s a calf issue holding Darcy back, not the thumb, there must be some chance that he doesn’t play next round !?
b) trade to NicNat, hope he kills it despite being 32 and having a shite midfield around him. Trade out when ready. Big con is that he has the R13 bye whereas Darcy, Gawn, Grundy have R14
c) trade to Marshall, pray he stays fit and gets DPP after 6 rounds, or scores enough to stay pure ruck / be upgraded later. If I do this, I’d prefer to swing him forward when upgrading to a fallen premo ruck later on. This would be more appealing if we have coverage for byes (Xerri via Hayes cull would nice!)
d) pick Witts, hope he averages 95+ and spend $200k to upgrade other lines to bridge 15-25pt loss. A better midfield should help Witts scoring this year. Upgrade when possible.
e) go nuclear cash gen: premo + Pruess and Hayes, throw cash elsewhere. May God have mercy on your soul.
Anyone have any other ideas? Would be interested to hear which way people are leaning…
* stayed awake all night fretting about ruck situation
Snip Moyle.
West AdelaideYou'd love to do that
Ok, I’ve slept on it* and here’s how I see the Darcy options:
a) hold Darcy, play Hayes this week, hope Hayes gets near Gawn’s 92 to minimise damage and that Darcy is back for 21 games from next week. Obviously risky with a first gamer, however on the plus side I think that StK will smash pies (bulk SC points), Hayes is mature aged, and I suspect StK will want to play Roma forward a fair bit to stretch Collingwood’s weakened defence (lots of ruck for Hayes). However, another risk is that as it’s a calf issue holding Darcy back, not the thumb, there must be some chance that he doesn’t play next round !?
b) trade to NicNat, hope he kills it despite being 32 and having a shite midfield around him. Trade out when ready. Big con is that he has the R13 bye whereas Darcy, Gawn, Grundy have R14
c) trade to Marshall, pray he stays fit and gets DPP after 6 rounds, or scores enough to stay pure ruck / be upgraded later. If I do this, I’d prefer to swing him forward when upgrading to a fallen premo ruck later on. This would be more appealing if we have coverage for byes (Xerri via Hayes cull would nice!)
d) pick Witts, hope he averages 95+ and spend $200k to upgrade other lines to bridge 15-25pt loss. A better midfield should help Witts scoring this year. Upgrade when possible.
e) go nuclear cash gen: premo + Pruess and Hayes, throw cash elsewhere. May God have mercy on your soul.
Anyone have any other ideas? Would be interested to hear which way people are leaning…
* stayed awake all night fretting about ruck situation
West AdelaideNic Nat's scoring pattern the last two years, has been strong after the byes ....improves with his TOG increasing, as the season progress's
Darcy apparently has a hammy OR a calf, depending on the reports you read. I like your blue sky thinking, but what if he doesn't come up next week? I am running option E, FWIW, because I'd already locked in English in as an F.Ok, I’ve slept on it* and here’s how I see the Darcy options:
a) hold Darcy, play Hayes this week, hope Hayes gets near Gawn’s 92 to minimise damage and that Darcy is back for 21 games from next week. Obviously risky with a first gamer, however on the plus side I think that StK will smash pies (bulk SC points), Hayes is mature aged, and I suspect StK will want to play Roma forward a fair bit to stretch Collingwood’s weakened defence (lots of ruck for Hayes). However, another risk is that as it’s a calf issue holding Darcy back, not the thumb, there must be some chance that he doesn’t play next round !?
b) trade to NicNat, hope he kills it despite being 32 and having a shite midfield around him. Trade out when ready. Big con is that he has the R13 bye whereas Darcy, Gawn, Grundy have R14
c) trade to Marshall, pray he stays fit and gets DPP after 6 rounds, or scores enough to stay pure ruck / be upgraded later. If I do this, I’d prefer to swing him forward when upgrading to a fallen premo ruck later on. This would be more appealing if we have coverage for byes (Xerri via Hayes cull would nice!)
d) pick Witts, hope he averages 95+ and spend $200k to upgrade other lines to bridge 15-25pt loss. A better midfield should help Witts scoring this year. Upgrade when possible.
e) go nuclear cash gen: premo + Pruess and Hayes, throw cash elsewhere. May God have mercy on your soul.
Anyone have any other ideas? Would be interested to hear which way people are leaning…
* stayed awake all night fretting about ruck situation
If you take his 1.69ppg from last year and give him an average TOG of 65%, that's a 110 average which I don't hate.
Hope you went a) and played Hayes on fieldOk, I’ve slept on it* and here’s how I see the Darcy options:
a) hold Darcy, play Hayes this week, hope Hayes gets near Gawn’s 92 to minimise damage and that Darcy is back for 21 games from next week. Obviously risky with a first gamer, however on the plus side I think that StK will smash pies (bulk SC points), Hayes is mature aged, and I suspect StK will want to play Roma forward a fair bit to stretch Collingwood’s weakened defence (lots of ruck for Hayes). However, another risk is that as it’s a calf issue holding Darcy back, not the thumb, there must be some chance that he doesn’t play next round !?
b) trade to NicNat, hope he kills it despite being 32 and having a shite midfield around him. Trade out when ready. Big con is that he has the R13 bye whereas Darcy, Gawn, Grundy have R14
c) trade to Marshall, pray he stays fit and gets DPP after 6 rounds, or scores enough to stay pure ruck / be upgraded later. If I do this, I’d prefer to swing him forward when upgrading to a fallen premo ruck later on. This would be more appealing if we have coverage for byes (Xerri via Hayes cull would nice!)
d) pick Witts, hope he averages 95+ and spend $200k to upgrade other lines to bridge 15-25pt loss. A better midfield should help Witts scoring this year. Upgrade when possible.
e) go nuclear cash gen: premo + Pruess and Hayes, throw cash elsewhere. May God have mercy on your soul.
Anyone have any other ideas? Would be interested to hear which way people are leaning…
* stayed awake all night fretting about ruck situation
Yarp but was planning to anyway
