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Just gotta try not to corrupt my side with early bye avoidance + opening round "must haves"

With the extra opening round game, that's a lot more shit on offer to us with "irresistible" break evens (cough Taylor) and double price rises. (But hopefully also some keepers)
 
JADED said:
Just gotta try not to corrupt my side with early bye avoidance + opening round "must haves"

With the extra opening round game, that's a lot more shit on offer to us with "irresistible" break evens (cough Taylor) and double price rises. (But hopefully also some keepers)
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Sam f Taylor !! Jeremy finlayson 🤣
 

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TedDougChris said:
www.afl.com.au

Top Bombers draftee laid low by back concern

Sullivan Robey faces a delayed start to his first pre-season at Essendon
www.afl.com.au www.afl.com.au

That’s pretty quick to ruin someone, even by Essendon’s standards !!!
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It's Merrett. He hangs around the water cooler in the team room and kicks any player who walks by. That's why they have so many injuries. He just can't stop himself.
Kick GIF
 
Maurice Mitchell said:
Did a bit of rudimentary research last night; I could've gone into more detail but I'm pretty confident that no ruck will average over 100.

The calculations I made had all the top rucks decreasing their scoring by between 15 and 20%. ie. Gawn from 113 to 93.

I could be way off but thats how it seems to me. I guess if it's a normal Opening Round we will get a dress rehearsal, so no need for too much speculating - just plan different teams pending greater ruck knowledge. I'm hoping (forlornly) that all games count for us and that they run a whole round over two weeks instead. I don't see the necessity of byes.

Northern states get their exclusivity and the other states can join in the next week. Seems a simple, but very unlikely answer to me.
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There has been a complete over reaction to how the new out of bound rules will affect Fantasy scores.
I took particular notice in four games towards the end of last year with this in mind. Many of the times the ball went out of bounds via a kick, the umpire paid a free kick for lack of intent. That rule will still be in play for those kicked out of bounds not between the arcs. Remember, the new rule only applies to disposals that go out of bounds between the arcs.
In the four games that I took details of this three of those four game had 3 less throw ins that would have been the case without the new rule and the other had four.
Hence, think that a ruck in 2026 is going to have 3 or so less boundary throw ins that he had in 2025. By my reasoning, that's going to be between 3-5 points different. I will still be picking rucks as I would have last year.
 
Bandicoot said:
There has been a complete over reaction to how the new out of bound rules will affect Fantasy scores.
I took particular notice in four games towards the end of last year with this in mind. Many of the times the ball went out of bounds via a kick, the umpire paid a free kick for lack of intent. That rule will still be in play for those kicked out of bounds not between the arcs. Remember, the new rule only applies to disposals that go out of bounds between the arcs.
In the four games that I took details of this three of those four game had 3 less throw ins that would have been the case without the new rule and the other had four.
Hence, think that a ruck in 2026 is going to have 3 or so less boundary throw ins that he had in 2025. By my reasoning, that's going to be between 3-5 points different. I will still be picking rucks as I would have last year.
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Exactly what i said in a post earlier on in this post, will be 3-5 at best.
 
Shaunn said:
Says there would've been around 3 per match with the last touch rule if it was going by this season, so theirs 9 points, but that's both teams and 2 wingers each side and that's not including if anyone else is closer, so you'd say its at best probably 2 points average for a player.
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here ^. Said 2 but just to be on the safer side 3-5 at best. The only thing that could change this is based on having less throw ins maybe less tackles and stoppages could equal more.
 
Bandicoot said:
There has been a complete over reaction to how the new out of bound rules will affect Fantasy scores.
I took particular notice in four games towards the end of last year with this in mind. Many of the times the ball went out of bounds via a kick, the umpire paid a free kick for lack of intent. That rule will still be in play for those kicked out of bounds not between the arcs. Remember, the new rule only applies to disposals that go out of bounds between the arcs.
In the four games that I took details of this three of those four game had 3 less throw ins that would have been the case without the new rule and the other had four.
Hence, think that a ruck in 2026 is going to have 3 or so less boundary throw ins that he had in 2025. By my reasoning, that's going to be between 3-5 points different. I will still be picking rucks as I would have last year.
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Only variation id make when picking rucks is maybe put a little higher priority on ruckmen who dont rely on hitouts, they wont lose 3-5, they might lose 1, while a dominant tap ruckman might lose 3-4

Relatively minimal however
 
stallon said:
Only variation id make when picking rucks is maybe put a little higher priority on ruckmen who dont rely on hitouts, they wont lose 3-5, they might lose 1, while a dominant tap ruckman might lose 3-4

Relatively minimal however
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Not just hitouts, but stoppages as well.

I think of a ruckman like Xerri who relies a lot on tackles from stoppages. 3-4 less stoppages could result in a couple less tackles, which for someone like Xerri is a bit more of a drop off.

Theres also the considering as to whether the new rule results in teams avoiding going near the boundary lines at all, and what impact this has on general play.
 
Who are we thinking for R1 & R2 next year, with 10 teams having an early bye (inc. English, Grundy, Cameron)?

At the moment I've got Xerri & Jackson but I don't love it. Gawn priced at 113 (career high) is very steep but he'll probably dominate again at age 34.

Sam Draper (as RUC/FWD DPP) could be a possibility if you wanted to save money and could cover his early bye.
 

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Cm Perfect said:
Who are we thinking for R1 & R2 next year, with 10 teams having an early bye (inc. English, Grundy, Cameron)?

At the moment I've got Xerri & Jackson but I don't love it. Gawn priced at 113 (career high) is very steep but he'll probably dominate again at age 34.

Sam Draper (as RUC/FWD DPP) could be a possibility if you wanted to save money and could cover his early bye.
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Draper/Bryan. Would be handy having another playing ruck to cover Draper's bye.
 

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