The Ask a No Passengers Member a Question Thread

[happy_eagle]

Here is a new idea. All you guys with questions for us, this can be the thread were you can fire away, and we will try to answer each of your questions on this thread.

The aim of this is to get some really good DT talk going on, with both NP and bigfooty members, without us hiding away

So fire away, and our bunch of "experts" will try to give you the best advice possible.

 

[SkankDanker]

Here is a new idea. All you guys with questions for us, this can be the thread were you can fire away, and we will try to answer each of your questions on this thread.

The aim of this is to get some really good DT talk going on, with both NP and bigfooty members, without us hiding away

So fire away, and our bunch of "experts" will try to give you the best advice possible.

However did you get to be soooo good? Really?? I have sooooo many questions...can't I be a "no passenger"? Pleeeease?

Ridiculous. Let's compare DT achievements, eh.

 

[happy_eagle]

However did you get to be soooo good? Really?? I have sooooo many questions...can't I be a "no passenger"? Pleeeease?

Ridiculous. Let's compare DT achievements, eh.

well, obviously you have missed the entire point of this thread

What i must have forgot to mention in my opening post, is that not only the no passengers guys can answer these questions, but people like you, who seem to think you are knowledgeable (and might be) can have a crack, at giving those struggling,DT'ers a hand, which was the point of this thread all along

sorry if i made it sound exclusive

 

[Cat for Life]

Seriously mate, your intentions are good but this is not great timing. You've just made a post slamming and gloating over every one who picked up Chapman this week, half of this board by the sound of it.

I know it wasn't your intention, but following from that I can see how some people would see it as another attempt to big-note and brag about being NP member.

 

[SkankDanker]

well, obviously you have missed the entire point of this thread

What i must have forgot to mention in my opening post, is that not only the no passengers guys can answer these questions, but people like you, who seem to think you are knowledgeable (and might be) can have a crack, at giving those struggling,DT'ers a hand, which was the point of this thread all along

sorry if i made it sound exclusive

Yeah, well mention it next time. These "no passengers"
threads are like, y'know, so elitist. It seems like the remainder of posters are "passengers". Good on you, maybe my lack of understanding, but I have done OK, have a car from last year in my carport, and really find the posts outside the "no passengers" just as informative as your expert posts - but a hell of a lot more fun. Don't take it the wrong way, but look up "patronising" in the dictionary and you will find "no passengers". Jeepers.

 

[trueblue_91]

Happy_Eagle may not be the most popular guy on the DT board tonight but i think this is a great idea.....get some solid dreamteam discussion

I'll pose a question to anyone who wants to answer...

After many years as a quality dreamteamer, is Brad Johnson's time up?

 

[Benno_900]

What is the better strategy: week-to-week captain or same captain all year?

 

[Daz]

well, obviously you have missed the entire point of this thread

What i must have forgot to mention in my opening post, is that not only the no passengers guys can answer these questions, but people like you, who seem to think you are knowledgeable (and might be) can have a crack, at giving those struggling,DT'ers a hand, which was the point of this thread all along

sorry if i made it sound exclusive

i disagree with the people having a winge about not being in the private board. these guys are all obviously excellent posters and anyone who questions that is bitter. as someone who is not in the private board and would like to be i see this thread as a good thing because i will use it as an 'audition' of sorts. if the advice i give is helpful and noticed then i would hope to be included into the private board. if its not then point taken, i will get over it.

 

[SkankDanker]

i disagree with the people having a winge about not being in the private board. these guys are all obviously excellent posters and anyone who questions that is bitter. as someone who is not in the private board and would like to be i see this thread as a good thing because i will use it as an 'audition' of sorts. if the advice i give is helpful and noticed then i would hope to be included into the private board. if its not then point taken, i will get over it.

a) presumptious - how do you arrive at the "bitter" conclusion - give us a basis
b) self esteem. Good luck with the audition.

 

[Daz]

a) presumptious - how do you arrive at the "bitter" conclusion - give us a basis
b) self esteem. Good luck with the audition.

i think anyone who doesn't think that the members of the no passengers board are skilled DTers either doesn't have a clue about DT themselves or is just jealous. and reading over it again sorry if it sounder arrogant.

just adding to that the only reason i called it an audition is that i get the sense that now that most fo the good posters are 'hidden' away nobody seems to care about the dream team board. at least with this thread some of the members of the private board will read what we have to say.

 

[SkankDanker]

Happy_Eagle may not be the most popular guy on the DT board tonight but i think this is a great idea.....get some solid dreamteam discussion

I'll pose a question to anyone who wants to answer...

After many years as a quality dreamteamer, is Brad Johnson's time up?

I think Johnno is carrying something, and chances are he will be a late withdrawal this week (though over the years he rarely has been...even a few years ago it was the opposite in round 1 where he wasn't even named but turned up to play!). He has been very resilient, but my read is that he is stiffening up and just not finding the space he used to. I hate to say it, but avoid until he has recovered - give him a few weeks - after the break maybe.

 

[Daz]

I think Johnno is carrying something, and chances are he will be a late withdrawal this week (though over the years he rarely has been...even a few years ago it was the opposite in round 1 where he wasn't even named but turned up to play!). He has been very resilient, but my read is that he is stiffening up and just not finding the space he used to. I hate to say it, but avoid until he has recovered - give him a few weeks - after the break maybe.

he said himself that his body wasnt in the greatest shape it has been and that robert murphy has taken over as the main forward. very helpful interview on before the bounce.

 

[SkankDanker]

i think anyone who doesn't think that the members of the no passengers board are skilled DTers either doesn't have a clue about DT themselves or is just jealous. and reading over it again sorry if it sounder arrogant.

It's OK ,leave it alone, you didn't sound arrogant. BTW I am not jealous. I think you can get plenty of good advice from these boards - not sure what the "no passengers" bizo is actually doing really. As Groucho Marx (I think)said: I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would have me as a member! How many went for Chapman this week? It is a cruel game...

I have done OK out of dream team, I have previously finished 11th, 61st, 400th odd (last year) and am currently well in the top 100. If that means anything.

 

[Jimhouse]

he said himself that his body wasnt in the greatest shape it has been and that robert murphy has taken over as the main forward. very helpful interview on before the bounce.

I have possibly done the worst trade ever then.
Porpz -> BJ (last week)
I thought BJ was just hitting his straps though this year

 

[happy_eagle]

What is the better strategy: week-to-week captain or same captain all year?

Well it is an interesting thing, and i guess it comes down to how well you can choose your weekly captain. surely the easier thing to do is to just select a same captain all year, and the total out-put will just be under the week to week, if you can select the week to week well.

These kinds of things are best done in moderation. For example, last year, if you had Bartel, you probably would have had him most weeks, and you received the rewards with a 114 average captain record. However, i don't think we will see such a dominate season for a long time, or at least not this season. Your real choices that would be captain choices, would be

C.Cornes
Corey
Cox
Bartel
Swan

Now if we look at these main 3 choices this season, and see which balance works out best, you will find that the week to week works well. I think that the ideal way to handle it, is to narrow your list down to at least 4 options, and introduce a rotational captain system. For example using those 4 above, this season

If Kept to week to week captain (to date)
C.Cornes- 101 average
Corey- 110 average
Cox- 105 average
Bartel- 107 average
Swan- 101 average

Average captain= 104

Now any coach, would be pleased with that, and many do take that approach to captains, clearly because it is risk free, and still delivers them a good result.

However if we looked at those 5 again, and chose carefully

Round 1- Corey- 149
Round 2- Cox- 140
Round 3- Cornes- 152
Round 4- Bartel- 114
Round 5- Bartel- 124 (against Sydney, might not have picked him)
Round 6- Corey- 112
Round 7- Cox- 114
Round 8- Corey- 114

now that gives you an average of 127.35 if you happened to make those captain choices.

Week to week - Same captain = 22 points difference (44 actually)

Now, looking at that data, it is interesting, and i suppose it comes down to how much of a risk taker you are. It is a obvious point that taking risks is what wins you DT, or loses you DT. If you get the week to week selection right, then you will reap the rewards, whilst choosing 1 captian, many be consistent, but you will be missing out on that possible 44 points, which could win you your league match

So my final opinion: narrow down your official captains (call it a leadership group if you wanna), and choose between them each week for captain, because then you know that if you chose 5 guns as captain choices, like i did above, you can get a bit of the consistency from a 1 captain all year, but you also get the variable factor, that allows you to predict gun captains for the week. As long as your captain group are guns, then it shouldn't matter, as they should always get 100, and maybe more, if you choose correctly


Well thats my 2 cents, feel free to criticize or agree with it

 

[SkankDanker]

I have possibly done the worst trade ever then.
Porpz -> BJ (last week)
I thought BJ was just hitting his straps though this year

Absolutely not - he may well play and surprise everyone - better than going for Chappy who certainly didn't play!

It's tough with the gun forwards this year, and particularly this week with Richo, Johnno and Riewoldt all under clouds, and Chapman out tonight.

Worst trade ever was the guy who got Leigh instead of Sam Fisher (though I think Leigh took 19 - 20 marks in a game last year.. correct me if I'm wrong). Check out that thread...

 

[Daz]

you could have done worse. BJ wont be that bad. in his last three he has scored

Round 8 - 75 - missed some very gettable shots on goal late. could have easily scored 90

Round 7 - 114 - enough said

Round 6 - 84 - played 60% of the game.

 

[happy_eagle]

Happy_Eagle may not be the most popular guy on the DT board tonight but i think this is a great idea.....get some solid dreamteam discussion

I'll pose a question to anyone who wants to answer...

After many years as a quality dreamteamer, is Brad Johnson's time up?

Your question, it is an interesting one, and i look forward to everyones insight on it


There is an old saying that goes a leopard never changes his spots, and i see this as the case with brad johnson. He has arguably one of the greatest DT players consistency wise, to grace the DT earth, and by looking at his figures, you would pick him in a heartbeat.

Averages
2001: 90.8
2002: 99.7
2003: 99.9
2004: 93.9
2005: 96.6
2006: 100.2
2007: 100.2

Just looking at those is enough for you to say yes in a heartbeat, although things have changed.

2008: 79.8 (to date of course)

Now, this is a situation that Johno has not been in for sometime, dare i say ever. Now the main thing that works in his favor, is the fact that his history shows that he can overcome adversity, but he is now faced with the following factors

• Age- He is nearly at the end of his career, and i would say that 2009 would be his last year. It is a common trend in AFL footballers, that as they come to an end of there career (ie robert harvey), there average in DT, starts to slide back down. They have there peak point, which is like the top of a graph, but then they slowly slide back down. The last 2 years, and johno's first 7 rounds suggest that he entered peak mode back in 05, and 06 where he averaged the highest. That says that he can still play some of his best footy at old age, as shown in 05, and 06. However with his start to the season, i think age, may bring it down to just below that 100.2, but still in good 90's range.

• Injury He has been injured, and not 100% for most of the seaosn.

Round 1: 124- Not Injured
Round 2:75- Received injury, wasn't as good
Round 3.4,5: Injured and shouldnt've played. averaged 56 (averaged around 60% game time aswell)
Round 6: 84- on the mend
Round 7: 114- Back to round 1 form
Round 8: 75- Mchparlin did well

Seeing as he is 100%, or close enough to average well, he should be considered

• New comers- This year, has seen new entries into the bullies forward line, With the addition of names like Hill, Minson, Welsh into the forward line, his scores are naturally going to fall, as there are younger option than johno to go to. The reason that his scores have been so high for so long, is because he has been the number 1 target down there in the forward line, and when it wasnt coming down there he would go into the midfield to get it. Well now they have other options in Minson, Murphy, hill, Welsh, and when he tries to go into the midfield to get it, he has to fight over it with the sudden resurgence of the dogs midfield with names like Cooney, Griffen, Cross, Boyd, Aker, Gianseriicusa (sp?). In saying that, im sure that Johno has had to handle with new comers before

There is just 2 of many factors that are changing BJ's scores

My Verdict: Keep him, if you have him., and jump on him if you dont. This guy is a DT star, and always will be. He will not average above his 102's from the last 2 years, but he will still average around 95, which is still good for a top 7 forward. The factors stated above, will be what bring his average down slightly. His poor games shouldn't be read into to much, as he only had about 50% game time in some of them, and was 70% fit.There is no doubt that once he finds his form again ,then the doggies midfielder will look for him more down forward, and you will all be laughing that you picked him up at such a bargain

Final Word: Keeper, should average 90+

 

[SkankDanker]

Your question, it is an interesting one, and i look forward to everyones insight on it


There is an old saying that goes a leopard never changes his spots, and i see this as the case with brad johnson. He has arguably one of the greatest DT players consistency wise, to grace the DT earth, and by looking at his figures, you would pick him in a heartbeat.

Averages
2001: 90.8
2002: 99.7
2003: 99.9
2004: 93.9
2005: 96.6
2006: 100.2
2007: 100.2

Just looking at those is enough for you to say yes in a heartbeat, although things have changed.

2008: 79.8 (to date of course)

Now, this is a situation that Johno has not been in for sometime, dare i say ever. Now the main thing that works in his favor, is the fact that his history shows that he can overcome adversity, but he is now faced with the following factors

• Age- He is nearly at the end of his career, and i would say that 2009 would be his last year. It is a common trend in AFL footballers, that as they come to an end of there career (ie robert harvey), there average in DT, starts to slide back down. They have there peak point, which is like the top of a graph, but then they slowly slide back down. The last 2 years, and johno's first 7 rounds suggest that he entered peak mode back in 05, and 06 where he averaged the highest. That says that he can still play some of his best footy at old age, as shown in 05, and 06. However with his start to the season, i think age, may bring it down to just below that 100.2, but still in good 90's range.

• Injury He has been injured, and not 100% for most of the seaosn.

Round 1: 124- Not Injured
Round 2:75- Received injury, wasn't as good
Round 3.4,5: Injured and shouldnt've played. averaged 56 (averaged around 60% game time aswell)
Round 6: 84- on the mend
Round 7: 114- Back to round 1 form
Round 8: 75- Mchparlin did well

Seeing as he is 100%, or close enough to average well, he should be considered

• New comers- This year, has seen new entries into the bullies forward line, With the addition of names like Hill, Minson, Welsh into the forward line, his scores are naturally going to fall, as there are younger option than johno to go to. The reason that his scores have been so high for so long, is because he has been the number 1 target down there in the forward line, and when it wasnt coming down there he would go into the midfield to get it. Well now they have other options in Minson, Murphy, hill, Welsh, and when he tries to go into the midfield to get it, he has to fight over it with the sudden resurgence of the dogs midfield with names like Cooney, Griffen, Cross, Boyd, Aker, Gianseriicusa (sp?). In saying that, im sure that Johno has had to handle with new comers before

There is just 2 of many factors that are changing BJ's scores

My Verdict: Keep him, if you have him., and jump on him if you dont. This guy is a DT star, and always will be. He will not average above his 102's from the last 2 years, but he will still average around 95, which is still good for a top 7 forward. The factors stated above, will be what bring his average down slightly. His poor games shouldn't be read into to much, as he only had about 50% game time in some of them, and was 70% fit.There is no doubt that once he finds his form again ,then the doggies midfielder will look for him more down forward, and you will all be laughing that you picked him up at such a bargain

Final Word: Keeper, should average 90+

Good grief. Grammar aside, well, that's some big statements there.

 

[Jimhouse]

Absolutely not - he may well play and surprise everyone - better than going for Chappy who certainly didn't play!

It's tough with the gun forwards this year, and particularly this week with Richo, Johnno and Riewoldt all under clouds, and Chapman out tonight.

Worst trade ever was the guy who got Leigh instead of Sam Fisher (though I think Leigh took 19 - 20 marks in a game last year.. correct me if I'm wrong). Check out that thread...

Almost got Chappy... just before I did I jumped on Bigfooty and saw everyone going mad about Chapman being out. I kind of wish I did the trade anyway and chucked Valenti on the field because the trades I wanted to do were all planned, I planned to use 2 this week, next week and one the following. Doing that would be stupid though because what if he ended up being out for the season or something.

 

[happy_eagle]

Good grief. Grammar aside, well, that's some big statements there.

Bad grammer is the punishment for rushing, typing and listening to music

I stand by that comment, i think that he is back to good health, and will continue on his merry way

I may be wrong, i may be right, but my opinions out there

 

[Jimhouse]

Bad grammer is the punishment for rushing, typing and listening to music

I stand by that comment, i think that he is back to good health, and will continue on his merry way

I may be wrong, i may be right, but my opinions out there

I hope you are right

Im hoping Chapman will miss 1 more week.(I already know he wont) Next week I need to trade in Cotchin and trade out an injured player.
I really don't want Chapman rising to much in $$
If he goes up more then 10k it could cost me dearly as I am on a tight budget to get Chad Cornes.

 

[Stormer]

Good grief. Grammar aside, well, that's some big statements there.

Would need to average 103 from here on in. Not gonna happen. I'd be surprised if he averaged 85+ from here on in.

 

[Daz]

Bad grammer is the punishment for rushing, typing and listening to music

I stand by that comment, i think that he is back to good health, and will continue on his merry way

I may be wrong, i may be right, but my opinions out there

he made it pretty clear on before the bounce that he wasn't quite right atm. having said that i will bring him in next week hoping he can regain some of his old form and shrug the injuries.

 

[Stormer]

i think anyone who doesn't think that the members of the no passengers board are skilled DTers either doesn't have a clue about DT themselves or is just jealous. and reading over it again sorry if it sounder arrogant.

just adding to that the only reason i called it an audition is that i get the sense that now that most fo the good posters are 'hidden' away nobody seems to care about the dream team board. at least with this thread some of the members of the private board will read what we have to say.

Most are but most don't brag. I feel that Happy_eagle is as up himself as he can get. I feel that he isn't as knowledgable as most people on here but brags like he knows it all. The amount of times he talks up about himself is absolutely extraordinary.