Position 2023 Midfielders

[Foxman98]

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You're not seriously trying to say Berry, Crouch,Schoenberg, Pedlar are on the same level right?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

You're not seriously trying to say Berry, Crouch,Schoenberg, Pedlar are on the same level right?

Nah ...just biting at the suggestion, we're that bad .....which of course we have been

But, also a big difference in age & experience

 

[Foxman98]

Nah ...just biting at the suggestion, we're that bad .....which of course we have been

But, also a big difference in age & experience

I'm not saying they're bad I'm just saying Macrae is a bad example as our midfield was full of top end talent whereas yours isn't and Laird is still the best by far

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I'm not saying they're bad I'm just saying Macrae is a bad example as our midfield was full of top end talent whereas yours isn't and Laird is still the best by far

My point was, and you're absolutely correct .....but adding Rankine, and another year of maturation in others, will reduce the dependence on Laird & thus his scoring will be impacted

The last SIM ....Rankine and Schoenberg were often streaming out of ball-ups ....last year, it was always Laird

 

[Foxman98]

My point was, and you're absolutely correct .....but adding Rankine, and another year of maturation in others, will reduce the dependence on Laird & thus his scoring will be impacted

The last SIM ....Rankine and Schoenberg were often streaming out of ball-ups ....last year, it was always Laird

Rankine will take some of the Crouch/Keays time Schoenberg/Berry already started getting a lot at the back end of the year which didn't effect Laird

 

[TryAnHit]

The last SIM ....Rankine and Schoenberg were often streaming out of ball-ups ....last year, it was always Laird

What crows have missed for years, the inside mid to give it to a jet on the outside.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Macrae had Bont/Libba/Dunkley/Smith/Treloar not the mediocre names listed for Adelaide

I think you've missed the point.

I meant more that Macrae started the season well, and everyone traded him in so it almost didn't matter that he was scoring poorly as he was over 50% ownership.

I agree he has more competition for points than Laird.

 

[VainGlorious]

If anyone can play with a niggle it's Crippa, blokes a warrior. As long as he plays round one it shouldn't put anyone off picking him.

Hopefully a few drop him and he becomes a bit of a pod

Nah last I heard he was in a moon boot and was looking very ginger. I’d a hundred percent not pick him based on that, nup. Will most likely end up in the ruck again when our chumps break down and he will be swallowed whole by Hodor.

Do not buy.

 

[Veer Right]

Been thinking about Newcombe seeing as the hawks midfield is so weak otherwise. Going at 84% by foot with 25 disposals with 20 minutes remaining.

Any way he could hit 110 average or is that wishful thinking?

 

[Ingy]

My point was, and you're absolutely correct .....but adding Rankine, and another year of maturation in others, will reduce the dependence on Laird & thus his scoring will be impacted

The last SIM ....Rankine and Schoenberg were often streaming out of ball-ups ....last year, it was always Laird

So why aren't you starting Rankine, Wayne?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

So why aren't you starting Rankine, Wayne?

He's still a speculative pick & too highly priced to gamble on ......however, he'll get discussed on the board, as the year progress's ......he is electric with his play currently

 

[VainGlorious]

So why aren't you starting Rankine, Wayne?

Currently my F4.

 

[sutts]

I don't think it's quite the same argument though, MT. Melbourne are playing for a top-four berth, and Oliver is still only 25 (and can't play anywhere else). Adelaide are still a young team that won't realistically be pushing for finals, and need to give their young guys the chance to develop. At 29, it's extremely doubtful that Laird will play a meaningful role in Adelaide's next flag, plus as we've seen before, Laird is a more than competent HB. He won't start there, but my concern is that in the back half of the year, his CBA% will begin dropping off.

Absolute rubbish. What have you seen that suggests Laird, current AFC club champion having played on-ball, will be pulled from the midfield to play of half back?

He's 29, not 34. Have a spell.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Been thinking about Newcombe seeing as the hawks midfield is so weak otherwise. Going at 84% by foot with 25 disposals with 20 minutes remaining.

Any way he could hit 110 average or is that wishful thinking?

Curious about this as well. Clearly the main man in the middle for Hawthorn and surely someone has to score points for them outside Moore/Sicily. Don’t think Worpel or the other young mids are a threat. I’ve currently got him sitting at M4.

 

[Scythe]

Absolute rubbish. What have you seen that suggests Laird, current AFC club champion having played on-ball, will be pulled from the midfield to play of half back?

He's 29, not 34. Have a spell.

Wow, welcome to the SuperCoach board! You'll quickly find that this isn't the MB, and folks around here don't tend to get all cut up about people talking about their club.

In regards to the topic at-hand, I mean, you could read your own club's board? Or just look at your list – it's very feasible that, with the amount of young midfielders Adelaide has, some senior players will get shifted around as the season progresses and finals look less and less likely. It happens at most clubs during rebuilds. Looking at Laird, as I said, he's played HB and been very productive throughout his career in that role, so it makes sense that he could be one of the ones that spends some time elsewhere.

And precisely – he's 29, he won't be playing a prominent on-ball role when Adelaide is next competing for a flag.

Again, it's all theorising at this stage, but as I was saying to MT, for me, I don't like having any doubts whatsoever about a player with a $700k price tag.

 

[Jiska]

Could not have been more impressed with Worpel today. No Titch now. Someone talk me out of him.

 

[Rayzorwire]

Could not have been more impressed with Worpel today. No Titch now. Someone talk me out of him.

He's a waddling hack who can't manage decent TOG - it just screams of that trap from last year, Brodie.

Avoid.

 

[Jiska]

He's a waddling hack who can't manage decent TOG - it just screams of that trap from last year, Brodie.

Avoid.

You are a cruel man

 

[Rayzorwire]

You are a cruel man

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Crouch playing feeds into my theory that Laird will get thrown around a bit this year. They've got Laird, Berry, Schoenberg, Crouch, Pedlar, Soligo, Rankine and (to a lesser extent) Sloane, Rachele and Keays all in need of midfield minutes. I'm certain he'll spend a bit of time on the flanks throughout the year - he'll still almost certainly be a top-10 mid, but I can't bring myself to drop $700k on him.

As a general rule, experienced mids in young, bad teams are often a risk. As soon as they're out of finals contention, quite often they'll prioritise midfield minutes for the kids (see Adelaide with Keays last year).

Laird is a mainstay in the midfield, he’s not going to half back and may occasionally start at HF like every other midfielder. He was deliberately moved out of HB because his form was poor there. Crouch and Keays have been moved out to cater for kids, not Laird. He is in our clear top 2 players, Nicks is not going to Tom Mitchell him. Rachele and especially Pedlar are not yet conditioned for high mid minutes. We’ll see a bit more of rankine as well as shoenberg is he starts to come good. The only thing to monitor is if Crouch comes in and shoenberg isn’t dropped. In any world I don’t see below 120 and I’d expect 123-128 range

 

[BuckleysBrigade]

Anyone starting all of Ashcroft, Phillips & Mackenzie? Tempted to go with 4 premo a + hopper / worpel + the three premo 3 rooks after Mackenzie’s performance last night.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

Anyone starting all of Ashcroft, Phillips & Mackenzie? Tempted to go with 4 premo a + hopper / worpel + the three premo 3 rooks after Mackenzie’s performance last night.

Yep 100%. Better them on field than some potato forward rookie

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Anyone starting all of Ashcroft, Phillips & Mackenzie? Tempted to go with 4 premo a + hopper / worpel + the three premo 3 rooks after Mackenzie’s performance last night.

Possibly, most pressing need is to work out The Daicos Conundrum. That will guide things. Downgrading a premo mid might be the answer.

Mckenzie will be super high ownership now. Risky to fade those ones as they can be hard to correct too, and who knows what other issues we'll have by round 3?

He could be another Ward too though. Much to ponder there is

 

[PenAndPaper]

Been thinking about Newcombe seeing as the hawks midfield is so weak otherwise. Going at 84% by foot with 25 disposals with 20 minutes remaining.

Any way he could hit 110 average or is that wishful thinking?

Not too sure he will. Love him as a player but I can't see him averaging over 100 especially when opposition will probably put a fair bit of work into him because of how key he is for us.

 

[iDon]

Rowebottom too out their to consider?