Whats your latest rank?
3200ish
Which players do you wish you had picked from the start that you dont have??
Lockyer, SJ, Ablett
Why didnt you select them from the start?
I wasnt sure of lockyers role. Even in the NAB the roles he played varied alot and didnt give me alot of certainty. I also didnt want to jump on someone because theyd had a good NAB cup either.
I was similarly worried about role with SJ. I think he generally scores best when he plays closer to goal - unlike most - as i think he can still get plenty of marks and kicks without having to drift up the ground. IIRC in the PS there was alot of talk from geelong about him playing more outside gthe 50 - i didnt see a great increase in possessions from this, but i did see a bit of a decrease in goals scored. I also already had gia and pavlich locked in, and i didnt have the cash to get him instead of goodwin.
I have corey, but for the extra 10-20 ablett or bartel would of netted me a fair few points early. Im still confident corey will bounce back, and he has been the most consistent overall in the past two years or so.
Which player(s) did you select that you wished you hadn't of?
Raines, Buckley, Pavlich, Cloke
Why do you wish you didnt select these players?
Raines obviously because he got injured! Cant do much about this though.
Buckley also injured, and the extent of it is still a little unclear. Hopefully he can return next week.
Pavlich has been underdone in the first 3 rounds, scoring around 80 each time. I picked him because he statistically appeared the most consistent, I didnt buy into the hype about knee troubles, and also because for my alternative FW premium (deledio) I had worries about tags. I think deledio will be a gun this year though, and im regretting this decision. Pav>Deledio and Corey>Ablett with the extra money before lockout would have netted me an extra 80 pts so far (plus what deledio scores over 80 today). This is alot!
Cloke im ok with thus far, but the bad games do put you off. Hopefully rocca can return and free him up a bit more.
How many trades do you have left?
20
How many genuine keepers do you have and who are they??
12-16
Goddard, Chad, Mundy, Adcock, Corey, Montagna, Gibbs, Cox, Simmonds, Deledio, Giansiracusa, Goodwin, Cloke (?), Buckley (?), Higgins (?), Houlihan (?). Those with question marks may become keepers.
How many do you need to bring in??
8 or so.
Who are your cash cow players and how many do you have that will make you good money??
Hill,
Suban,
Beams, Anthony,
Jacobs, Spencer,
Walker,
Brown
May use a trade this week to bring zaha in for anthony. Doubt it though - with subans, hills, beams, walkers and browns BE all quite low, i see them all making some good cash - my mid pricers are also all performing well so probably wont need much cash.
Are you carrying any injured players??
Raines, Anthony and buckley.
Considering the injuries, I am very very happy where I sit (3200th, heading for 2050 score this week), especially considering I havent used a trade yet either.
How are your captain selections going. Avg so far ??
Rubbish! 96.33 or something close to.
Round 1 - Cox 99
Round 2 - Corey 105
Round 3 - Corey 85
Hopefully corey will bounce back with a 120 next week.
Who will be the first gun premium into your side??
Which ever one comes up! Looks like it will be riewoldt, hodge, mackie, boomer. Someone like that!
Who will be the first player out of your side??
Whichever rookie/mid pricer peaks first or aligns to a straight swap with a fallen premium. Id probably tip skipworth or M.Brown.
Where do you see yourself finishing in 09??
I have no idea! Id probably like to finish top 2500, but Im not very experienced in the trading department so i will just take it as it comes and hopefully have a real crack in 2010.
What have you learnt??
Don't bring in underdone Premiums. Also the importance of not starting too many rookies - while most of the teams that have scored very well in the early stages have had 3-4 rookies starting, i cant imagine where my team would be at nor how many trades i would of used if i had of started hill and picked broughton instead of suban (easy mistake really). Would of had a few donuts and a few trades down the drain. But, i think starting two rookies in the mids is very wise.