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Ok, here we go. Pretty hard to do this year. I apologise if it looks like I'm going after the same people! It's not personal, it's just the players. Enjoy, and again feel free to comment. Cheers on those that do.
13. Animals run wild - Jack Viney (Melbourne) – Some clever drafting by Drew. Probably couldn’t decide on what to take out of Viney and Selwood, and took them both meaning one will most likely be a BM and the other IM. I think he has Treloar as well so it’d be one of the strong three-pronged mids going around if they lined up that way. Well drafted.
14. Mozzie Bites - Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) – Probably Mozzies’ most important selection after a couple of seasons with the worst ruck stocks in the business. Locking in Preuss quite late consolidates rucks and a bargain price.
15. The Ladyboys - Seb Ross (St Kilda) – Cracking pick. In hindsight, I should have supported WAG’s push for 5 carries, as Seb is a bonafide OM gun. A great selection getting, what I consider the hardest position to fill, at a bargain price.
16. South-Eastern Polar Bears - Marc Murphy (Carlton) – Solid pick by sr20. Gets some great OM numbers and goes hard in junk time. Polar Bears will break even with the top OM teams (Ladyboys, ARW et al), and smash those with s**t Oms (Bites).
17. City Oval Plovers - Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide) – The big run of Oms continues with Gibbs a solid pick. I can’t imagine his numbers doing a hell of a lot differently at the Crows, LFFL speak, so smart thinking by Jordie for grabbing one of the few remaining elitish while they’re still there. Clever drafting.
18. The Cheetahs - Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) – the best forward available and drafted against the grain. Should be safe for 40s with a boost in marks. Hard to fault. Well done.
19. South West Dragons - Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide) – Hmmmm, I think Ebert is a classic case of statistics don’t tell the full story. I had him last year so this is my experience; when you play him tackler, he doesn’t perform, when you play him OM, he doesn’t get clearances. He was also the player that alternated between emergency and best 11 in alternating weeks; the classic LFFL fringe player. I think he’s the kind of player that if he drops, you take him if he’s there. I’m going to grab some stats so Pie doesn’t think I’m going hard at him; 5 or fewer tackles = 9 games (I reckon I had him named tackler for most of those). That does mean though, when he does tackle, he tackles big. Gets a touch under 5 clearances so a candidate for OM or even BM as well, but is a middle of the road. Be interesting to see what Pie is seeing him as …
20. Outback Meerkats - Stephen Coniglio (GWS) – Interesting pick. Continstar will be hoping for a return to 2016 output and will probably get it. Numbers not that dissimilar to Ebert’s, though you’d expect more upside on Coniglio. I don’t mind the selection and could probably put him in a range of posies. Decent.
21. Draconian Knights - Zach Tuohy (Geelong) – An elite defender. Possibly the best rule change over the offseason was the R50s, meaning we have a brand new type to look out for. I for one was slow to pick up on their (backman’s) value but Danoz read the play well. In a round where most of the selections going prior were middies, he’s snapped up an LFFL elite.
22. Shinboner Spirit - Ben McEvoy (Hawthorn) – Decent rucks are a rare commodity in the LFFL and getting one that doesn’t share ruck duties elevates their value significantly. In 2016, Big Boy was around that mark, and the 1 point in marks increase helps even more. While Big Boy was in career best form last year, it’s gotta be remembered the Johhny Ceglar was recouping from a knee. it’s yet to be seen what Clarko has planned for Ceglar's return to Digbee. FWIW, in 2015, Ceglar had divided Hawk fans on who was its number one ruckman. McEvoy will be starting ruck, though, so if he’s going solo, it’s a very good pick.
23. Awesome Fourthorn - Michael Walters (Fremantle) – Hmmm, I put him on my list for round 8 with Wright and Wingard, obviously thinking he was still there. Just too early, IMO. I don’t think there’s a heap separating about 20 forwards this year, so I think their pick value regresses. I see him as your 3rd forward type.
24. Broome Bears - Dayne Beams (Brisbane) – OM, BM, utility, you can play him just about anywhere, and with Rockpig’s defection, he could even get better numbers BUT and this for me is a significant BUT. He is so injury prone. Would I have taken him here? Nope, I wouldn’t have had the balls, but if you like a player, sometimes you just go early, like Pie and Brad Ebert J. Problem for Nuggets is he needs to wait another 24 picks to have another crack at him. He would have gone before then, though, as quite a few would have pounced. Me though, I would have taken my chances at waiting 24 goes.
13. Animals run wild - Jack Viney (Melbourne) – Some clever drafting by Drew. Probably couldn’t decide on what to take out of Viney and Selwood, and took them both meaning one will most likely be a BM and the other IM. I think he has Treloar as well so it’d be one of the strong three-pronged mids going around if they lined up that way. Well drafted.
14. Mozzie Bites - Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) – Probably Mozzies’ most important selection after a couple of seasons with the worst ruck stocks in the business. Locking in Preuss quite late consolidates rucks and a bargain price.
15. The Ladyboys - Seb Ross (St Kilda) – Cracking pick. In hindsight, I should have supported WAG’s push for 5 carries, as Seb is a bonafide OM gun. A great selection getting, what I consider the hardest position to fill, at a bargain price.
16. South-Eastern Polar Bears - Marc Murphy (Carlton) – Solid pick by sr20. Gets some great OM numbers and goes hard in junk time. Polar Bears will break even with the top OM teams (Ladyboys, ARW et al), and smash those with s**t Oms (Bites).
17. City Oval Plovers - Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide) – The big run of Oms continues with Gibbs a solid pick. I can’t imagine his numbers doing a hell of a lot differently at the Crows, LFFL speak, so smart thinking by Jordie for grabbing one of the few remaining elitish while they’re still there. Clever drafting.
18. The Cheetahs - Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) – the best forward available and drafted against the grain. Should be safe for 40s with a boost in marks. Hard to fault. Well done.
19. South West Dragons - Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide) – Hmmmm, I think Ebert is a classic case of statistics don’t tell the full story. I had him last year so this is my experience; when you play him tackler, he doesn’t perform, when you play him OM, he doesn’t get clearances. He was also the player that alternated between emergency and best 11 in alternating weeks; the classic LFFL fringe player. I think he’s the kind of player that if he drops, you take him if he’s there. I’m going to grab some stats so Pie doesn’t think I’m going hard at him; 5 or fewer tackles = 9 games (I reckon I had him named tackler for most of those). That does mean though, when he does tackle, he tackles big. Gets a touch under 5 clearances so a candidate for OM or even BM as well, but is a middle of the road. Be interesting to see what Pie is seeing him as …
20. Outback Meerkats - Stephen Coniglio (GWS) – Interesting pick. Continstar will be hoping for a return to 2016 output and will probably get it. Numbers not that dissimilar to Ebert’s, though you’d expect more upside on Coniglio. I don’t mind the selection and could probably put him in a range of posies. Decent.
21. Draconian Knights - Zach Tuohy (Geelong) – An elite defender. Possibly the best rule change over the offseason was the R50s, meaning we have a brand new type to look out for. I for one was slow to pick up on their (backman’s) value but Danoz read the play well. In a round where most of the selections going prior were middies, he’s snapped up an LFFL elite.
22. Shinboner Spirit - Ben McEvoy (Hawthorn) – Decent rucks are a rare commodity in the LFFL and getting one that doesn’t share ruck duties elevates their value significantly. In 2016, Big Boy was around that mark, and the 1 point in marks increase helps even more. While Big Boy was in career best form last year, it’s gotta be remembered the Johhny Ceglar was recouping from a knee. it’s yet to be seen what Clarko has planned for Ceglar's return to Digbee. FWIW, in 2015, Ceglar had divided Hawk fans on who was its number one ruckman. McEvoy will be starting ruck, though, so if he’s going solo, it’s a very good pick.
23. Awesome Fourthorn - Michael Walters (Fremantle) – Hmmm, I put him on my list for round 8 with Wright and Wingard, obviously thinking he was still there. Just too early, IMO. I don’t think there’s a heap separating about 20 forwards this year, so I think their pick value regresses. I see him as your 3rd forward type.
24. Broome Bears - Dayne Beams (Brisbane) – OM, BM, utility, you can play him just about anywhere, and with Rockpig’s defection, he could even get better numbers BUT and this for me is a significant BUT. He is so injury prone. Would I have taken him here? Nope, I wouldn’t have had the balls, but if you like a player, sometimes you just go early, like Pie and Brad Ebert J. Problem for Nuggets is he needs to wait another 24 picks to have another crack at him. He would have gone before then, though, as quite a few would have pounced. Me though, I would have taken my chances at waiting 24 goes.
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