Strategy 2026 Planning Thread

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Byes

R2: Bris, Carlton, Pies, Cats
R3: Suns, WB, Hawks, Sydney
R4: GWS, St Kilda

R12: Adelaide, Suns, Port, North
R13: GWS, Richmond
R14: Pies, Hawks, Carlton, Freo
R15: Lions, Sydney, WC, Essendon
R16: WB, Cats, St Kilda, Melbourne

 

[Jack Richards]

With Merrett touted to go to Hawks and Day coming into the mid. How do we see Newcombes scoring forecast? Go up or down?

 

[Jiska]

12 premo GnR:
Clark, Rozee, Jaicos/Martin/Mills
Bont, Butters, Naicos, Sheez/Gulden
Xerri, ???
Rankine, Darcy, Trac/Chad/JHF

Haven't given it much though, but that team looks good. Nas the glaring omission, but he's too pricey at a new club, happy to wait and see.

You’re missing the highest scorer, 200 odd points more than his closest rival.

 

[Jiska]

SUB RULE OFFICIALLY DEAD

Good news, albeit expected. The question now is how does an extra bench position affect TOG.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Good news, albeit expected. The question now is how does an extra bench position affect TOG.

It will to some extent as the same TOG is now spread a little further.

I haven't seen any change in rotation numbers.

IMO it won't effect premo's much and will help rookies so it's a net win for SC.

Maybe the odd premo gets sat for longer in blow outs?

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Big O retires.

Does this make Draper an option? I just threw up in my mouth a bit then.

 

[toxic]

Big O retires.

Does this make Draper an option? I just threw up in my mouth a bit then.

No

Not it doesn't

Max
Cherry
Cat Roma
Saints TDK
Luke Jackson
Reg Grundy

Stop there

 

[Saints4ever]

No

Not it doesn't

Max
Cherry
Cat Roma
Saints TDK
Luke Jackson
Reg Grundy

Stop there

Spot on and maybe English at a stretch although I wouldn’t go there.

 

[Deliverance]

Curnow an option at Sydney?

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

No

Not it doesn't

Max
Cherry
Cat Roma
Saints TDK
Luke Jackson
Reg Grundy

Stop there

If he's a forward though?

Not picking him as a ruck, **** that

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Curnow an option at Sydney?

I think the only KPF I'd pick is Darcy. And even then he can wait until later in the year.

Any others need to be late in the season @ F7 with a good fixture.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Put Together a team, in a spreadsheet and should be in the under the cap.

Nas 620k
Sinc 605k
Rozee 590k
Ash 580k
McKercher 465k
Rookie 119k

Butters 650k
Daicos 620k
Sheezel 575k
Merrett 575k
Young/Langford 380k
Rookie 200k
Brodie 119k
Jagga 119k

Xerri 685k
TDK 520k

Petracca 520k
Flanders 400k
Daniels 260k
Phillipoou 180k
Rookie 140k
Robertson 119k

Rookie 119k (flex)

Won't be starting Bont for 700k. Unsure I can justify 685k for Gawn at 34, hope he comes down early and get asap. Unfortunately opening round is back (unsure if they keep same format, sadly they probably will) so might be tough to start any of the northern state mids.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Put Together a team, in a spreadsheet and should be in the under the cap.

Nas 620k
Sinc 605k
Rozee 590k
Ash 580k
McKercher 465k
Rookie 119k

Butters 650k
Daicos 620k
Sheezel 575k
Merrett 575k
Young/Langford 380k
Rookie 200k
Brodie 119k
Jagga 119k

Xerri 685k
TDK 520k

Petracca 520k
Flanders 400k
Daniels 260k
Phillipoou 180k
Rookie 140k
Robertson 119k

Rookie 119k (flex)

Won't be starting Bont for 700k. Unsure I can justify 685k for Gawn at 34, hope he comes down early and get asap. Unfortunately opening round is back (unsure if they keep same format, sadly they probably will) so might be tough to start any of the northern state mids.

Seen Sheezel's splits anywhere Jords? He was close to FWD I think, but might have lost it late on.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Seen Sheezel's splits anywhere Jords? He was close to FWD I think, but might have lost it late on.

Just guessing mid only.

 

[Saints4ever]

Seen Sheezel's splits anywhere Jords? He was close to FWD I think, but might have lost it late on.

Sheezel is a Mid/Fwd I watched the phantoms lair video on YouTube the other day and he’s locked

Al Paton confirmed it.

Flanders biggest lock forward of all.

 

[Petrify]

Big O retires.

Does this make Draper an option? I just threw up in my mouth a bit then.

Going to miss a massive chunk of the season with his Achilles so no

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

if Roberts could clean his disposal up a bit. unreal he would be.

Thanks Master Yoda

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Curnow an option at Sydney?

As soon as I heard one of the SEN news hounds recently say that ‘money wasn’t the issue’ for him at Carlton that immediately ruled us out of the race IMO, reckon Geelong will get him

I think the only KPF I'd pick is Darcy. And even then he can wait until later in the year.

Any others need to be late in the season @ F7 with a good fixture.

110% the last post , Darcy and LJackson (if he gets FWD) the only 2 tall forwards I’d look at.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

I’m actually considering Houston again even though I got utterly burnt by him this year.

He will be priced better and he reminds me a little of Roos/Akermanis when they struggled in the first year of their new clubs, but rebounded strongly to their old form in the second year.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

As soon as I heard one of the SEN news hounds recently say that ‘money wasn’t the issue’ for him at Carlton that immediately ruled us out of the race IMO, reckon Geelong will get him



110% the last post , Darcy and LJackson (if he gets FWD) the only 2 tall forwards I’d look at.

Jackson is Ruck only as per that podcast.

Sheezel Fwd/mid
Mckercher Def
JHF Mid only

Also mentioned.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Brayden Fiorini

8

Brayden Fiorini

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.9

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

9.1

5star

M

4.7

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

16.3

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

5.3

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.7

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.2

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

4.2

5star

CL

3.2

5star

going to the Bombers according to AFL.com.au

I was a little interested until they said wing role

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Who said a No1 Ruck for $260k

 

[Saints4ever]

Who said a No1 Ruck for $260k

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Tempting but I’ll pass.

Set and forget.

Gawn and Xerri

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Tempting but I’ll pass.

Set and forget.

Gawn and Xerri

 

[A Bit Dusty]

 

[Saints4ever]