- Feb 14, 2023
- 4,006
- 3,603
- AFL Club
- Essendon
So there's 2 options with the forward line:
1) old school:
Take ~$500k players averaging 90-95 as your premos/keepers (Bolton, Moore, Greene, etc). Expect a reduced FWD line premo average (how it was a few years ago, where 90-95 average was enough). Hope that we don't get too many DPP changes that bring studs to the forward line.
eg. Bolton, Moore, Flanders, Smith, rookie x4 (total spend = $2.5 mill-ish)
95 + 90 + 90 + 90 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 (+ 50) = 615 (in brackets is rookie on another line)
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2) weak forward line:
Start with a weaker and cheaper FWD line, expecting to make 4 upgrades, then wait for the inevitable DPP changes, and hope the FWD line gets some 100+ average premos.
eg. Flanders, Smith, ~$300k, ~$250k, ~$200k, rookie x3 (total spend = $2 mill-ish)
90 + 90 + 70 + 65 + 60 + 50 + 50 + 50 (+ 110) = 635 (in brackets is a premo on another line)
As always its rookies determine structure. If you have 6 viable non premos (320k or less) then there’s little reason not to pick all of them, count your winnings and use that money elsewhere.






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