Position 2023 Midfielders

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Will Lyon whack a tag on Brayshaw? His last 3 against the saints is pretty impressive

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Very likely, and tagging him has worked in the past.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Probably be more a VC option early days and I'd be slapping the C on Bont or Macrae most weeks early days regardless so I'm not too worried by it.

Even with Oliver, Neale, Miller, Mills, Gawn, and Steele in my team early on last year I made the wrong decision most weeks anyway, so I'm not going to bother worrying about captain options this year until I have to.

VC Piggy
C Lairdy

Can I open the Round 1 VC/C thread now?

 

[DaTBird187]

I don't not rate him.

I've possibly even brought him in since I wrote that lol.

If I did, then it's at M7

Ingy be like.....

 

[Nelso]

Very likely, and tagging him has worked in the past.

Windhager will most likely tag Brayshaw.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Windhager will most likely tag Brayshaw.

Hard to see Ross the Boss not running a tagger.

 

[Ingy]

Windhager will most likely tag Brayshaw.

I agree with you Nelso

 

[Duckworthy]

VC Piggy
C Lairdy

Can I open the Round 1 VC/C thread now?

VC Neale, C Laird
Bont circling for gig

 

[Ingy]

VC Neale, C Laird
Bont circling for gig

Cripps will have put up an eye-watering score by the time any of these feckless kents have played in the first 6 rounds

 

[Ingy]

Cripps will have put up an eye-watering score by the time any of these feckless kents have played in the first 6 rounds

P.s. I own one of these three kents lol. But the Crippa will be my VC

 

[Duckworthy]

Cripps will have put up an eye-watering score by the time any of these feckless kents have played in the first 6 rounds

Is it Blues v Tigers AGAIN in rd1 as a season blockbuster opener?
The ones where Dusty scores 120 and every kent then jumps on, only to be faced with a rd6 average of 87?
The ones where the Blues are pumped up big time in the PS and then get whacked by 6+ goals?
The kind of game where Cripps is on 40 at 1/4 time, 70 at the half and finishes on 87?
Just wondering

 

[Ingy]

Is it Blues v Tigers AGAIN in rd1 as a season blockbuster opener?
The ones where Dusty scores 120 and every kent then jumps on, only to be faced with a rd6 average of 87?
The ones where the Blues are pumped up big time in the PS and then get whacked by 6+ goals?
The kind of game where Cripps is on 40 at 1/4 time, 70 at the half and finishes on 87?
Just wondering

I mean Crippa scored 132 against Carlton in R1 last year but go on

 

[Northernsoul74]

Is there anyone that ISN'T picking Hopper? I found it suited my structure better to run with Tom Green at M6. Gives me a 13 keeper side + Yeo. I've barely seen a team without him... Is it suicide to swim against the tide on this one? It's purely structural reasons rather than thinking it's a good or bad selection.

13 premiums plus Yeo is impressive.

 

[Duckworthy]

I mean Crippa scored 132 against Carlton in R1 last year but go on

88 the season before that?

 

[Northernsoul74]

I don't not rate him.

I've possibly even brought him in since I wrote that lol.

If I did, then it's at M7

 

[Ingy]

88 the season before that?

In 2015 he scored 0.

In other irrelevant news, Brian Taylor is not selectable in SC this year

 

[Duckworthy]

In 2015 he scored 0.

In other irrelevant news, Brian Taylor is not selectable in SC this year

You quoted last season and I quoted the season before. Both irrelevant tbh.

Hope he goes well for you Ingy

 

[BuckleysBrigade]

Is there anyone that ISN'T picking Hopper? I found it suited my structure better to run with Tom Green at M6. Gives me a 13 keeper side + Yeo. I've barely seen a team without him... Is it suicide to swim against the tide on this one? It's purely structural reasons rather than thinking it's a good or bad selection.

I’d be very surprised if Hopper can’t do what Baby Hewey did last year. Tigers are tipped to improve and it’s not like that disgusting butcher TT is going to negate his scoring, plus Hewey managed it with SC mentalists like Cripps and Walsh around him…

If I weren’t taking Hopper, I’d contemplate keeping $100-$150k in the bank to get him in if he fires; I think at least 1 of those speculative $150-$200k picks + a rook will have flopped by r3, and an unforeseen rook usually pops up around then.

Having said that, I love the testicular fortitude of not following the pack!

 

[Seymour Skinner]

I’d be very surprised if Hopper can’t do what Baby Hewey did last year. Tigers are tipped to improve and it’s not like that disgusting butcher TT is going to negate his scoring, plus Hewey managed it with SC mentalists like Cripps and Walsh around him…

If I weren’t taking Hopper, I’d contemplate keeping $100-$150k in the bank to get him in if he fires; I think at least 1 of those speculative $150-$200k picks + a rook will have flopped by r3, and an unforeseen rook usually pops up around then.

Having said that, I love the testicular fortitude of not following the pack!

Taranto had better disposal efficiency than Hopper last year, his kicking efficiency was actually 11.8% better than Hopper's.

I have 4 fwd premos and Taranto had the best disposal efficiency of the lot last year.

 

[Petrify]

Zach Merrett looked like a man possessed, way more defensive tackling pressure, in the first practice match when he was on. Have a feeling he might be able to add a little bit to his averages by increasing tackles. Think he's the type of guy to really want to lead by example on the field as a Captain. He's been one of the most consistent players over the past few years so pretty low risk to include him.

 

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

Zach Merrett looked like a man possessed, way more defensive tackling pressure, in the first practice match when he was on. Have a feeling he might be able to add a little bit to his averages by increasing tackles. Think he's the type of guy to really want to lead by example on the field as a Captain. He's been one of the most consistent players over the past few years so pretty low risk to include him.

How many years had he been top 8 mid?

 

[Petrify]

How many years had he been top 8 mid?

By average once in 2020.

He was 12th by avg last year but was injured early on in the year which showed when he came back and 10th in 2021. So not far off it, adding more tackles could push him into the top 8 mids again at a fairly cheap price.

 

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

By average once in 2020.

He was 12th by avg last year but was injured early on in the year which showed when he came back and 10th in 2021. So not far off it, adding more tackles could push him into the top 8 mids again at a fairly cheap price.

Yeah a definite option and will certainly be around the mark, but I’m just not sure his style of play (lower tackles and CP etc) will get him to top 8.

Laird, Oliver, Bont, Macrae, Neale, Touk, Steele, Mills, Brayshaw for me JUST ahead. Parish might also take over. Cripps who knows?

 

[marcmurphy3]

Yeah a definite option and will certainly be around the mark, but I’m just not sure his style of play (lower tackles and CP etc) will get him to top 8.

Laird, Oliver, Bont, Macrae, Neale, Touk, Steele, Mills, Brayshaw for me JUST ahead. Parish might also take over. Cripps who knows?

Having owned Merrett for 3 of the last 4 years he seems to need a lot of possessions at high efficiency to score well. He rarely has super low disposal games but, on occasion, where his disposal efficiency is down, he can have a real shocker.

 

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

Having owned Merrett for 3 of the last 4 years he seems to need a lot of possessions at high efficiency to score well. He rarely has super low disposal games but, on occasion, where his disposal efficiency is down, he can have a real shocker.

Yep and possessions aren’t his issue in SC, it’s the lack of tackles and contested possessions I think.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Yep and possessions aren’t his issue in SC, it’s the lack of tackles and contested possessions I think.

For sure. The fact he is not great in those areas gives him little room for error when it comes to other parts of his game.