2010 was first year in DT and didn't do well. Hoping for some advice for this year to try and go better. First draft for this year.
Goddard,Hodge,Kelly,Broughton,Houli,Otten,Coad,(Mzungu,Richardson,Toy)
Swan,Selwood,Cross,Anthony,Petterd,Foley,(Swallow,X.Clarke,Krakouer)
Cox,Leuenberger,(Smith,Daw)
N.Riewoldt,Gia,Pavlich,Brown,Knights,Petrie,Cook,(Hill,Hooper,Matera)
100K left. Rookies will change following NAB cup.
All criticism welcome
Quote from: col178 on October 24, 2010, 02:12:27 PM
2010 was first year in DT and didn't do well. Hoping for some advice for this year to try and go better. First draft for this year.
Goddard,Hodge,Kelly,Broughton,Houli,Otten,Coad,(Mzungu,Richardson,Toy)
Swan,Selwood,Cross,Anthony,Petterd,Foley,(Swallow,X.Clarke,Krakouer)
Cox,Leuenberger,(Smith,Daw)
N.Riewoldt,Gia,Pavlich,Brown,Knights,Petrie,Cook,(Hill,Hooper,Matera)
100K left. Rookies will change following NAB cup.
All criticism welcome
It's an impressive team. the only criticism i will give is that you haven't taken advantage of the midfield talent in the draft eg. Gaff, Atley, Polec, Caddy. You could downgrade atleast 2 of Petterd, Foley and Anthony(i would go Petterd and Anthony), and for one bring in a rookie for the other either another rookie and then upgrade Cross to a MPP C/F like Chappy or instead get McNeil and then put Swallow and another rookie on the field. They will be good cash cows for you to upgrade later on, then you could also use the extra cash to upgrade Leuenberger and maybe Cox. And else where around the ground.
Not a bad side, but I'd have to agree with MTTY. You need to have a few rookies on the field in the midfield. Swallow should be on the field along with players like Gaff and Atley, etc.
I would upgrade Cox to Sandi, he's expensive, but worth it, and maybe you could upgrade Berger to Ryder then.
Also just a tip, be wary of Gia. I would focus on him more as an upgrade target, he's very inconsistent. Otherwise it's very good.
Will bring more rookies into mids once NAB cup over as I don't want to overload with too many Gold Coast rookies.
I had Gia for part of the season last year so I'm aware of his inconsistency but if he gets more mid time he may score better?What does everyone else think.
More midfield time would raise anybody's scores!! Except Pav :P.
Team looks good but I agree with others about the rookies. I like the forward line as it's a good mix. Which Hill is that on the bench though?
Like Cross in the midfield. Don't see him in enough of teams!!
Cox and Leu has the potential to be great!! Just injury concerns here and there.
Tom Hill or could be any rookie who looks like getting game time.
Realise some players may have injury concerns but hopefully they can make some money and be upgraded before they break down again. I may even get lucky and they could play a whole season. :D
Quote from: col178 on October 24, 2010, 03:18:39 PM
Will bring more rookies into mids once NAB cup over as I don't want to overload with too many Gold Coast rookies.
I had Gia for part of the season last year so I'm aware of his inconsistency but if he gets more mid time he may score better?What does everyone else think.
Thats exactley why i will have him shortlisted when he played mid he got a lot of points
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
Where did you finish in 2010? because by the look of it you have a pretty good grip on it :)
Remember though, rookies = rewards ;)
there are plenty of high quality rookies out there that are deff worth spots in your team
i reckon u need at least 2 on field mid rookies, with the 3 on the bench
too much risk in playing too many returning mids like foley, krakouer, kerr, anthony etc.
pettard is a bit odd in ur mids, deff need a premo MPP or a rookie
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
you think so rooster?????
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
Where did you finish in 2010? because by the look of it you have a pretty good grip on it :)
Remember though, rookies = rewards ;)
Finished 65kish. :-[ Knew nothing about DT and picked a team 2hrs before lockout.Tried to fix bad starting team but then ran out of trades, hope to avoid that this year.
Think I'll get rid of petterd and anthony and get in 2 more rookies. Probably upgrade Cox to Sandiland
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Quote from: elephants on October 24, 2010, 11:13:09 PM
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
you think so rooster?????
I think so aswell! Boyd was a great unique last year and the years before. This year got alot of attention due to awards last year :(. Cross has always been consistently scoring even though he handballs. Very underrated which rules him out of most teams ;). Great unique option!!
hmmmmm yes very tempting :)
Quote from: Hellopplz on October 25, 2010, 08:24:29 PM
Quote from: elephants on October 24, 2010, 11:13:09 PM
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
you think so rooster?????
I think so aswell! Boyd was a great unique last year and the years before. This year got alot of attention due to awards last year :(. Cross has always been consistently scoring even though he handballs. Very underrated which rules him out of most teams ;). Great unique option!!
i believe the big drawcard with Cross is that he finished 2010 playing differently, marking and kicking alot more
Deff puts him on a few peoples radars
pumps out consistent 100s, but havent seen him demolish a 140/150 DT game more than once, which is what u want from ur premo mids
Quote from: browny_wce on October 25, 2010, 09:21:57 PM
Quote from: Hellopplz on October 25, 2010, 08:24:29 PM
Quote from: elephants on October 24, 2010, 11:13:09 PM
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
you think so rooster?????
I think so aswell! Boyd was a great unique last year and the years before. This year got alot of attention due to awards last year :(. Cross has always been consistently scoring even though he handballs. Very underrated which rules him out of most teams ;). Great unique option!!
i believe the big drawcard with Cross is that he finished 2010 playing differently, marking and kicking alot more
Deff puts him on a few peoples radars
pumps out consistent 100s, but havent seen him demolish a 140/150 DT game more than once, which is what u want from ur premo mids
FAIR PLAY MATEY :)
Quote from: col178 on October 25, 2010, 07:27:25 PM
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
Where did you finish in 2010? because by the look of it you have a pretty good grip on it :)
Remember though, rookies = rewards ;)
Finished 65kish. :-[ Knew nothing about DT and picked a team 2hrs before lockout.Tried to fix bad starting team but then ran out of trades, hope to avoid that this year.
Think I'll get rid of petterd and anthony and get in 2 more rookies. Probably upgrade Cox to Sandiland
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65K ::) Yeah burning trades always hurts but resist the temptation to do so many early. You have now been bitten by the DT bug and this is the best place to find help from the many respected posters here.
Yeah Petterd for a rookie, keep Anthony and start Swallow.
Cox to Sandi is a good move also.
Set your team with 12-15 keepers in mind, and then play around with the next most likelies. Remember to spread the choices as it will make the bye easier to counter.
Picking too many rookie will help you to a league win no doubt but if it's the car your after then a smarter approach to consistant scorers is the key (to your new Toyota)
Good luck and check out the other threads, everybody is here to help ;)
yep as rooster said, no more than two from one team in each possie (i like to say one though)
i think pettard is worth keeping though. he is very underpriced (less than 200k) and i haven't heard of many forward rookies this year :)
There's a couple who will be in deffinate consideration like Lamb and Matera also a couple of others being thrown around like Darling, Lynch, Cook and Smeldts
thanks browny :) staying well clear of darling though :)
yeh could be wise, tho he has been likened to Franklin both in his attitude and his ability.
Remember Buddy had some dramas in his early years (especially under18s)
so i think if Darling can live up to his 2009 form he sure can dominate
but with so many other good forward rookies, do u risk it??
This is my team so far
Brendon Goddard
Brian Lake
Luke Hodge
Andrew Carrazzo
Beau Waters
James Kelly
Dane Swan
Gary Ablett jnr
Bryce Gibbs
Jobe Watson
Aaron Sandilands
Patrick Ryder
Paul Chapman
Dale Thomas
Jack Riewoldt
Brad Green
Nick Riewoldt
Alan Didak
Quote from: watson on October 28, 2010, 11:13:01 AM
This is my team so far
Brendon Goddard
Brian Lake
Luke Hodge
Andrew Carrazzo
Beau Waters
James Kelly
Dane Swan
Gary Ablett jnr
Bryce Gibbs
Jobe Watson
Aaron Sandilands
Patrick Ryder
Paul Chapman
Dale Thomas
Jack Riewoldt
Brad Green
Nick Riewoldt
Alan Didak
righto watson, suppose this is your 1st post, you'll have to make your own new post there buddy, do it on the main page
as to your team, you have alot of premiums (really expensive players) in there, do some research on the rookies and under priced players
I also wouldnt have Waters or Carrazzo in your team at this point, and maybe look at putting Gibbs in your backline if he becomes a MPP
have a check thru the rest of the teams posted in Rate My Dream Team to get an idea of what the other guys on here are looking at ;)
Made a few changes what do you think?
Goddard,Hodge,Kelly,Deledio,Hurley,Otten,Coad (Richardson,Toy,Mzungu)
Swan,Chapman,Shuey,Swallow,Foley,Polec (Atley,Wallis,Clarke)
Sandilands,Leuenberger (Smith,McDonald)
Didak,Sylvia,N Riewoldt,Pavlich,ROK,Knights,Petrie (Darling,Matera,Talia)
100k+ left
Hoping Hurley will have a breakout year
Shuey almost rookie price and will play every week given so many other rookies in mids.
McDonald link between Forward and ruck and a better chance to play than Daw.
Rookies will change when we have a better idea who will start.
I wouldn't have leuenberger i would get someone like Petrie, Chapman seems to be a waste of a midfield spot (i would pick him as a forward) seems alright otherwise
Get rid of the Burger, get Jolly or Ryder or Cox, that's ur best option
Had been thinking of leuenberger as a unique as everyone else is staying clear. He seemed to improve in 2010 so I thought there may be more improvement as he is still young for a ruckman. As I have only been following DT for a year can someone please let me know what I am missing as everyone seems to be down on him.
As for chappy I will probably move him into the forward line and replace ROK. I'll get another prem mid and then find a good mpp rookie prospect but I'll probably have to wait until these are released.
Quote from: col178 on December 01, 2010, 04:27:44 PM
Had been thinking of leuenberger as a unique as everyone else is staying clear. He seemed to improve in 2010 so I thought there may be more improvement as he is still young for a ruckman. As I have only been following DT for a year can someone please let me know what I am missing as everyone seems to be down on him.
col, i'm pretty new to DT too but I think most would say that for your rucks you want a 'lock and leave' sort of setup with a Sandi/Ryder or Sandi/Jolly etc so that you don't have to burn trades upgrading your rucks when you're more likely to want them to upgrade your rookie mids (or fwds or defs) to premiums.
pretty much every man and his dog will have Petrie either in their fwd or ruck because he is a fallen premium and can hold down that 2nd ruck spot at a big discount to leuenberger's starting price.
leuenberger is also at that 65+ avg range where it's probably better to spend a bit more to get a more reliable higher averaging ruck or getting a bargain basement rookie in the hope that they will increase in value.
as j959 said col, its a good idea to have the locks in your rucks from the start, having to waste trades in your rucks is not a good strategy
i looked at Luenburger a bit this year for next year, he does lead the ruck but shares it with Clarke and Charman(when hes fit), and is a DT ruck scorer in the same mould as Seaby, might pull out a 100 once in a blue moon but will more likely avg 60s and dont think he will go up that much in price
Quote from: McRooster on October 24, 2010, 09:54:56 PM
Cross is the new Boyd, will get under most radar.
Where did you finish in 2010? because by the look of it you have a pretty good grip on it :)
Remember though, rookies = rewards ;)
cross is so frustrating though because he handballs all the time.