Official 2020 Planning Thread

[vast]

Step 1. **** THE BYES

Step 2. Start with The Gull

 

[vast]

3. **** rookies. Im gonna follow the Andrew Birch strategy of starting minimal rookies for once. Just with less off the MPM spuds he picked well the right ones lol.

 

[Andrew Birch]

 

[Andrew Birch]

 

[Benno_900]

Since the other one is locked, let's take matters into our own hands...

So Blakely to midfield when Ross Lyon is sacked is my prime option.

 

[SavDog23]

Chol R1, Balta R2. Cholta is the next Gawndy.

Sydney Stack as F1/D1 too.

 

[Benno_900]

Corey Lyons could be the 2020 version of Constable.

Fringe player who scores well but keeps getting dropped.

 

[ubeaut]

Forwards will be interesting. No Kelly, Danger, Marshall, Daniel, Boak or Dunkley.
Who will play midfield/halfback/ruck but be fwd eligible?

 

[SavDog23]

Lloyd, Docherty, Stack/Rance locked as D1-D3.

 

[stevebbb]

top averaging forwards:



Danger and Kelly could retain FWD DPP
Billings could be MID only

imo the rest will be set as I have them above


Are we gaining any forwards next year?

 

[stevebbb]

Dusty to gain MID/FWD DPP?

What about Whitfield, will they screw us and make him MID only, or will they give us DEF/MID or FWD/MID (played a bit on a half forward flank hasn't he?)

 

[stevebbb]

Paddy Ryder should gain RUCK/FWD. Will be a handy forward selection if he's lining up as the main ruckman for GWS

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

R1 ROB
R2 SPMarshall

 

[stevebbb]

Devon Smith

 

[SavDog23]

top averaging forwards:

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Danger and Kelly could retain FWD DPP
Billings could be MID only

imo the rest will be set as I have them above


Are we gaining any forwards next year?

Sydney Stack should be DEF/FWD. Dusty possibly depending on MID/FWD %.
De Goey could become more relevant if he plays more midfield.
Dev Smith should be MID/FWD again.

KPF's in the Forward-line will be a lot more common next year imo. Cameron, Lynch, Curnow, etc.

 

[Hava Alle]

Def: Doch, Roberton
Mids: Titch
Rucks: Gawndy
Fwds: Smith
Build your squad around them.

 

[pincrusher]

Probably unlikely, but i wouldn't rule out Dunkley from retaining DPP status. Played predominantly forward first six games of the year.

 

[Benno_900]

Forwards will be interesting. No Kelly, Danger, Marshall, Daniel, Boak or Dunkley.
Who will play midfield/halfback/ruck but be fwd eligible?

Toby Greene
Isaac Heeney
Robbie Gray
Brad Ebert
Shai Bolton
Jaidyn Stephenson
Jordan De Goey
Christian Petracca
Cam Rayner
Braydon Preuss
Maybe Dusty?
Maybe Coniglio?

 

[stevebbb]

Def: Doch, Roberton
Mids: Titch
Rucks: Gawndy
Fwds: Smith
Build your squad around them.

If he's the only ruck lining up for the Saints in round 1 next year, several people will go Marshall to save a bit of money
Lycett and ROB could also go 110+

 

[enobrien]

Haha someone really did take matters into their own hands

We’ll never see a year like this again with four 110+ avg fwds, which imo makes it a bit more exciting, and also frustrating if you pick the wrong ones

Guess of my likely team as follows:

Lloyd, Daniel, Doc, Shorty

Macrae, Cripps, Clarry, Titch

Gawndy

Dusty/Danger/Heeney/Classic Billings???

 

[Benno_900]

Oh and my decision to not start with a DEF premo was unwise.

Seagull locked in.

 

[Benno_900]

Toby Greene
Isaac Heeney
Robbie Gray
Brad Ebert
Shai Bolton
Jaidyn Stephenson
Jordan De Goey
Christian Petracca
Cam Rayner
Braydon Preuss
Maybe Dusty?
Maybe Coniglio?

Forgot the best one of the lot = Walters

 

[pincrusher]

Looking for breakout players to fill the forward line ie. forward eligible players that should move to the midfield more permanently. Simpkin, Parish and Bolton are 3 that should fit that billing.

 

[vanders]

Note to self: don't pick punchable or either Crouch brother under any circumstances.

Pick all the rucks

DEF: Docherty, chip scab, thunderous thighs
MID: Titch, Neale, Cripple
RUCK: Grundy Gawn Marshall Lycettnforget Chol ROB
FWD: Dusty

 

[stevebbb]

Note to self: don't pick punchable or either Crouch brother under any circumstances.

Pick all the rucks

If Greene gets through a preseason he'll be pretty close to locked in for me

Shame he's exploded over the last few weeks, average up to 87 now. Would have been nice if he ended the year averaging ~80