Your bench at full strength

[joxstrap]

The strength of your bench in 2011 will probably determine, to a large degree, how successful you are in league finals, and to some extend how you finish off the year for overall glory.

The byes mean that you can't field a full team most weeks, and cover has become vital.

Without posting your full team, post your weakest link in each position and your bench assuming every player is playing. Your weakest player should be the player listed last in SC in each position.

Mine is:

Def: B7: Enright. Bench: Lower, Strauss, Toy
Mid: M6: Swan. Bench: Mzungu, Hibberd, Iles
Ruck: R2: Z. Smith. Bench: Bailey, J. Tippett (Petrie-link)
Fwd: F7: Chapman. Bench: N Riewoldt, I. Smith, Richardson

I think I'll get Sandilands back after his bye assuming he looks OK. Possibly bring in a cheap MPP cover for Iles like Didak.

 

[standingroomonly]

D7 - Enright (Heppell, Lower, Howard)
M6 - Pavlich (I.Smith, Mzungu, Jacobs)
R2 - Petrie (Z.Smith, Vardy)
F7 - N.Riewoldt (Higgins, Lynch, J.Tippett)

That is assuming I do my intended trade of Hibberd to Enright.

I stacked up on FWD/MID MPP so that M6 spot could be ROK, Goodes, Fyfe as well.

Also Higgins and Petrie (or even Mzungu/I.Smith) could make a case to be F7 ahead of Riewoldt these days.

 

[controlKLICK]

DEF: B7: Rawlings. Bench: Pedersen, Thompson, Simpkin.
MID: M6: Bartel. Bench: Jacobs, Hibberd, Mzungu.
RUC: R2: Smith. Bench: Tippett, Derickx.
FWD: F7: J. Riewoldt. Bench: Didak, Darling, Tapscott.

Also planning on getting Sandilands back in when he returns. Weakest player was player with lowest average as Supercoach sorts players by total points which is irrelevant with the byes. In hindisght Simpkin was probably a poor choice, hopefully gets a reprieve this week.

 

[Chronz]

B7 - Broughton (Strauss, Jacobs, Toy)
M6 - A. Swallow ( Hibberd, Mzungu, Callinan)
R2 - Sandi (Smith, Derickx)
F7 - Didak (I. Smith, Howe, Mckernan)


Forward line is easily the weakest with both Riewoldts and Didak on the field, no changes will be made to it either. Far too many rookie mistakes and premium trading shenanigans were going on earlier in the year. Thankfully I found this forum to set me straight (after it was too late). Oh well, next year I can give it a better crack.
Backs, mids and rucks are very strong though, until those LTI's start busting my team open.

 

[jonesy86]

Backs: B7- Rawlings Bench - Lower, Hibberd, Toy

Mids: M7- Heppell Bench - Didak, Mzungu, Jacobs

Rucks: R2- Z.Smith Bench - Keefe, J.Tippett

Forwards: F7- N.Riewoldt Bench - I.Smith, A.Krak, Howe


Got $100k and 8 trades left

Heppell > Mitchell/Swan

after Freo bye... Smith > Sandilands + a bench downgrade

 

[Dougy85]

Mine is:

Def: B7: Enright. Bench: Stanley, Strauss, Mckernan
Mid: M6: Bartel. Bench: Heppel, Mzungu, I.Smith
Ruck: R2: Z. Smith. Bench: Bailey, J. Tippett
Fwd: F7: Petrie. Bench: N Riewoldt, Krak, Richardson

8 trades left.

 

[stkildathunda]

DEF: Gwilt (Heppell, Duigan, Stanley)
MID: Boak (Curnow, Mzungu, Jacobs)
Ruck: McEvoy (Smith, Tippett) with Petrie in fwd
FWD: Gray (Krakwhore, Richo, Patrick)

7 trades left

 

[Goats]

Def: Heppell (Duigan, Poo, Howard)
Mid: Hodge (I.Smith, Hibberd, Bewick)
Ruck: Sandi (Smith, Bailey)
Fwd: N. Riewoldt (Mzungu, Lynch, Richardson)

Heppell to Suckling, Birchall or Hurn and probably one of the Riewoldts to Buddy after their respective byes.

 

[Pocket_Pears]

B: Heppell/Pratt (Lower, Pederson, Jacobs)
C: Hodge (Hibberd, Didak, Wallis)
R: Sandilands (Macauley, J Tippett)
F: J Riewoldt (Mzungu, Smith, Darling)

Petrie as cover for rucks as well via MPP.

This round is stretching my team badly with Sandi, Buddy, N Roo, Dal & Goddard all out.

 

[shotgun_blues]

D7 Suckling (Lower, Jacobs D/M, Simpkin)
M7 Chapman M/F (Hibberd M/D, I Smith M/F, Heppell M/D)
R2 Sandilands (Z Smith, J Tippett R/F)
F7 Petrie F/R (J Riewoldt, Mzungu F/M, Callinan F/M)

Will stay that way.. I like to trade

 

[SoupAStars]

DEF: Gilbee [D/M] (Hibberd [D/M], Pedersen, Puopolo)
MID: Swan (Mzungu [F/M], Jacobs [D/M], Callinan [F/M])
RUC: Sandilands (J. Tippet [F/R], Keeffe)
FWD: N. Riewoldt (Lynch, Darling, McKernan [D/F])
Have Petrie (F6) for MPP Ruck cover.

 

[BlueGibbs2011]

Struggling a bit up fwd with Tippett and Richardson.

Def 7: Heppell... Bench: Adcock, Toy and Jacobs
Mid 6: Bartel...Bench: Hibberd, Smith and Mungzu
Ruck 2: Petrie...Bench: Sandi and Derrickx
Fwd 7: Krakouer...Bench: Darling, Tippett and Richardson

 

[shaun1800]

I wouldn't say I'm stoked with my bench, however I've intentionally avoided primo players with byes in finals, so I should only need to cover Bartel and Gibbs. I've also tried to keep at least one solid benchy in each position (though Darling unfortunately isn't turning out as solid as I thought he was).

Def 7: R.Murphy. Bench: Lower, L Thompson, Howard
Mid 6: Bartel. Bench: Mzungu, Jacobs, Atley
Ruck 2: Baily. Bench: Gawn, Sandi
Fwd 7: J. Roo. Bench: Darling, McKernan, Lynch

 

[JasRulz63]

Def - Stanley (Puopolo, B.Smith, Hibberd)
Mid - J.Selwood (Harris, Jacobs, Callinan)
Ruck - Sandilands (Z.Smith, Redden)
Fwd - N.Riewoldt (I.Smith, Mzungu, Siposs)

8 trades left. Love having 5 bench players that are MPP, saved me many 0's these past weeks.

 

[The Professor]

Def - Enright (Lisle, Toy, Jacobs)
Mid - J.Selwood (Montagna, Mzungu, Prestia)
Ruck - ZSmith (Bailey, Tippett)
Fwd - N.Riewoldt (A.Didak, Tom Lynch, Cam Richardson)

Have no cover in the backs but should be sweet forward of centre

 

[Surkin]

Def - R.Murphy (Stanley, Puopolo, O'Shea)
Mid - Bartel (Cooney, Jacobs, Wallis)
Ruck - Z.Smith (Bailey, Tippett)
Fwd - Petrie (Mzungo, Tapscott, Lynch)

 

[yellowandblack21]

DEF - Heppell (Lower, Puopolo, Coad)
MID - Hodge (Harris, Jacobs, I Smith)
RUC - Leuenberger (Z Smith, J Tippett)
FWD - Yarran (Mzungu, Lynch, Richardson)

10 trades left - Heppell & Yarran on the chopping block

 

[Moogs]

D: Adcock (Lower, Puopolo, Jacobs)
M: Hodge (Mzungu, Hibberd, Prestia)
R: Sandilands (Z. Smith, Tippett)
F: N. Riewoldt (Darling, I. Smith, Callinan)

 

[footyfan08]

Def - Hibberd (Toy, Jacobs, Hutchins)
Mid - Montagna (I.Smith, Mzungu, Irons)
Ruck - Sandilands (Z.Smith, Spencer)
Fwd - Darling (T.Lynch, Howe, Richardson)

Darling will be upgraded tonight making Riewoldt F7

Next week will look at fixing the backs and potentially bringing in Callinan in for T.Lynch

 

[CameronDent]

Def - Heppell (Hibberd, Jacobs, Guthrie)
Mid - Mzungu (Conca, Wallis, Prestia)
Ruck - Sandi (Smith, Derickx)
Fwd - Howe (Krakour, Richardson, Dalhaus)

Quite Happy with that, although i dont have the strongest bench my reserves are quite strong

 

[footyfan_25]

Def - Enright (Suckling, Pederson, Puopolo)
Mid - Hodge (Didak, Smith, Prestia)
Ruck - Petrie (Derickx, McCauley)
Fwd - Goodes (N.Riewoldt, Mzunga, Tippet)

 

[toxic]

Def - Enright (Suckling, Pederson, Puopolo)
Mid - Hodge (Didak, Smith, Prestia)
Ruck - Petrie (Derickx, McCauley)
Fwd - Goodes (N.Riewoldt, Mzunga, Tippet)

Suckling is your D8????

jesus must be handy defence

 

[footyfan_25]

Suckling is your D8????

jesus must be handy defence

Based on season average yes.

D8 is a toss up between Enright and Suckling

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Adcock (Heppell, Pedersen, Nicholson)
Cotchin (Harris, Smith, Jacobs)
Petrie (Hale, Gawn)
J Riewoldt (Prestia, Mzungu, J Tippett)

 

[Spudregus_87]

DEF: Lower (Puopolo, Hibberd & Toy)
MID: Heppell (Jacobs, I.Smith & Bewick)
RUCK: Jamar/Mummy (Bailey & Redden)
FWD: N.Riewoldt (Mzungu, Prestia & Lynch)

Heppell & Sandilands become two playing prems this week; most likely Ablett/Pav/Mitchell and Mummy, depending on cash.

More than comfortable with Lower at D7. If you take out the 2 (?) games he was subbed on/off (37 & 41), he's averaging 90 from the rest of his games.