Game Day Opening round is here - HOLD!!!!

[Jiska]

Opening Round Is Here!!

There are times in a coach’s season where we are called upon to display calmness under fire, discipline, patience, and the ability to make calculated decisions while all around you panic.

This is not one of those times.

This is Opening Round. The round that doesn't count, but still has the power to light your hopes on fire, or stomp them into the mud, purely based on what you think you saw for three quarters on a humid Thursday night.

Let’s call it what it is. A glorified pre-season match with premiership points and maximum psychological damage.

It is the great tease. The great bait. The great “I’m just going to have a quick look” that turns into a 3am spreadsheet, seven team restructures (or in the case of kyri version 78.24.187), and you explaining to your partner why you have been whispering “role” into your pillow.

What Opening Round is actually good for​

Forget the points. Forget the scores. Forget the bloke who tonned up because he had 19 kick ins and nobody chased him.

This is a reconnaissance mission.

Things worth watching like your life depends on it:

• Who is actually attending CBAs, not who “might” attend CBAs
• Who is playing half back with licence, and who is playing half back as a decoy
• Who is forward but looks midfield-ish, and who is “midfield-ish” until the real mids are back
• Which rookies are on field, and which are “managed” into irrelevance
• Job security. Not hype. Not vibes. Actual job security

Things that will ruin you if you let them​

• A premium scoring 150 in a role that exists only in Opening Round
• A midpricer looking like the second coming before disappearing into a forward pocket for six weeks
• A rookie doing a nice little 72, then getting dropped because the coach “wants to see more pressure acts”
• You, convincing yourself you are above overreacting, while overreacting

The golden rules for this week, campaigners​

1. Watch roles, not scores. Scores are a lie told by kick-ins, junk time, and Champion Data’s mood swings.
2. Do not trade your entire team based on one game. You will. But do not.
3. Do not fall in love with a trap. Traps are sexy. Traps are confident. Traps will destroy your family.
4. Back your prep. Months of research beats a knee jerk rewrite after one game.

Opening Round is the appetiser. SuperCoach starts next round and that is when the real suffering begins.

So pull up your favourite chair, pour your beverage of choice, and enjoy the theatre. Take notes. Screenshot CBAs like a lunatic. Pretend you are calm.

We all sink together anyway. No, that’s harsh. Mostly.

Good luck everyone, and may the odds be ever in your favour.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

No Derka derka

 

[JuddgementDay]

No Derka derka

Yikes!

 

[JuddgementDay]

Opening Round Is Here!!

There are times in a coach’s season where we are called upon to display calmness under fire, discipline, patience, and the ability to make calculated decisions while all around you panic.

This is not one of those times.

This is Opening Round. The round that doesn't count, but still has the power to light your hopes on fire, or stomp them into the mud, purely based on what you think you saw for three quarters on a humid Thursday night.

Let’s call it what it is. A glorified pre-season match with premiership points and maximum psychological damage.

It is the great tease. The great bait. The great “I’m just going to have a quick look” that turns into a 3am spreadsheet, seven team restructures (or in the case of kyri version 78.24.187), and you explaining to your partner why you have been whispering “role” into your pillow.

What Opening Round is actually good for​

Forget the points. Forget the scores. Forget the bloke who tonned up because he had 19 kick ins and nobody chased him.

This is a reconnaissance mission.

Things worth watching like your life depends on it:

• Who is actually attending CBAs, not who “might” attend CBAs
• Who is playing half back with licence, and who is playing half back as a decoy
• Who is forward but looks midfield-ish, and who is “midfield-ish” until the real mids are back
• Which rookies are on field, and which are “managed” into irrelevance
• Job security. Not hype. Not vibes. Actual job security

Things that will ruin you if you let them​

• A premium scoring 150 in a role that exists only in Opening Round
• A midpricer looking like the second coming before disappearing into a forward pocket for six weeks
• A rookie doing a nice little 72, then getting dropped because the coach “wants to see more pressure acts”
• You, convincing yourself you are above overreacting, while overreacting

The golden rules for this week, campaigners​

1. Watch roles, not scores. Scores are a lie told by kick-ins, junk time, and Champion Data’s mood swings.
2. Do not trade your entire team based on one game. You will. But do not.
3. Do not fall in love with a trap. Traps are sexy. Traps are confident. Traps will destroy your family.
4. Back your prep. Months of research beats a knee jerk rewrite after one game.

Opening Round is the appetiser. SuperCoach starts next round and that is when the real suffering begins.

So pull up your favourite chair, pour your beverage of choice, and enjoy the theatre. Take notes. Screenshot CBAs like a lunatic. Pretend you are calm.

We all sink together anyway. No, that’s harsh. Mostly.

Good luck everyone, and may the odds be ever in your favour.

Did you write all of this?
Or AI?

What happened to the real Jiska ?

Great post btw

 

[Jiska]

No Derka derka

That's okay. Once they get smashed he'll come in for R1. All part of the plan.

 

[Double the Fist]

That's okay. Once they get smashed he'll come in for R1. All part of the plan.

.... Liam R too???

 

[Scythe]

.... Liam R too???

Not a debutant

 

[54Dogs]

Looks like Derkson needs Weitering to miss to be selected. Which makes him objectively a poor pick, esp with Haynes back after their Rd 2 bye.

 

[Double the Fist]

Not a debutant

Will be for the blues. I read that as first gamers for the club. Ie Reidy?

Well, I've learnt something. Not sure what it replaced. Probably something important...

 

[Battlepants]

Will be for the blues. I read that as first gamers for the club. Ie Reidy?

Well, I've learnt something. Not sure what it replaced. Probably something important...

That's a good point actually. Surely if Reidy was going to play they would've mentioned him.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

That's a good point actually. Surely if Reidy was going to play they would've mentioned him.

He isn't a 1st gamer though.

 

[Veer Right]

No Derka derka

Voss strikes fast. Going to avoid blues players not named Jagga.

 

[Scythe]

Will be for the blues. I read that as first gamers for the club. Ie Reidy?

Well, I've learnt something. Not sure what it replaced. Probably something important...

Pretty common that AFL debuts are named first – gives time to organise tickets/travel plans for friends/relatives.

Not saying Reidy will 100% be named (he's not very good at footy), but often club debuts are announced after AFL debuts.

 

[Jiska]

Pretty common that AFL debuts are named first – gives time to organise tickets/travel plans for friends/relatives.

Not saying Reidy will 100% be named (he's not very good at footy), but often club debuts are announced after AFL debuts.

How good their family doesn't fly across the country to watch them sit on the bench and get subbed in with 8 minutes left in the game now?

 

[Double the Fist]

How good their family doesn't fly across the country to watch them sit on the bench and get subbed in with 8 minutes left in the game now?

Absolutely. Great point. Thank god Sub rule gone !!
I think an extra bench and the new ruck rules will cause a slight uptick in injuries.... as an aside...

 

[Willfly]

So we can make unlimited changes to our team up until R1 lockout, not R0 lockout…?
And R0 points do not go towards total points season end when determining overall points winners in leagues?
Thx

 

[Scythe]

So we can make unlimited changes to our team up until R1 lockout, not R0 lockout…?
And R0 points do not go towards total points season end when determining overall points winners in leagues?
Thx

Correct. It will, however, count in a player's rolling averages (influencing price after their third game).

 

[Seymour Skinner]

Another round of practice matches, how boring.

 

[Willfly]

Correct. It will, however, count in a player's rolling averages (influencing price after their third game).

Many thanks

 

[Petrify]

If Hayden Young

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Hayden Young

Age

24

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

is out injured for R1 we may see some pretty good team diversity now

 

[A Bit Dusty]

If Hayden Young is out injured for R1 we may see some pretty good team diversity now

I think if he is injured I would find another $50k from somewhere and get Windhager.

 

[Petrify]

I think if he is injured I would find another $50k from somewhere and get Windhager.

Trap

 

[54Dogs]

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Best thing about round 0 is I can do unlimited Roughie trades

 

[Saints4ever]

I’m going to make so many overreactions based on round 0.

Bring it on