l think all three of these guys are amongst the best rookie priced options down back. Port have had an exodus of playing backs over the off-season......but is it possible for all 3 of them to get a game??
l'd like to think yes, but l could be kidding myself
If they play rd1 go for it.The backs this year have numerous more JS rooks than the fwds.The nab cup will closely watched.
Bit too early to tell at the moment but Pittard is in their best 22 imo, some people are put off by his injuries but i will be starting with him.
Fair to say the ball will be down there a bit :P but that doesn't mean they will get the ball, it could be going over their heads!
Well I'm sure most Port youngsters will get game time, Hombsch comes in too, Pittard will play when fit, the others should see some game time, I guess only if they impress at the level will they keep their spot for extended period, Colquhoun played mostly reserves at Centrals so hasn't even played senior footy, he's pretty small atm and would need to show he can put on defensive pressure
Guess the only real way of gauging will be to see how they go in nab, and how Port wants to use it's players. If they're named rould one i'd bring them in
At the moment l have Pittard, Goodes, Stevenson, Osborne & Terlich as backline rookies.....but Docherty, Colquhoun and a couple of others are on the radar. My gut says that l'll more than likely replace Osborne with Docherty
Quote from: nostradamus on December 23, 2012, 12:14:12 PM
At the moment l have Pittard, Goodes, Stevenson, Osborne & Terlich as backline rookies.....but Docherty, Colquhoun and a couple of others are on the radar. My gut says that l'll more than likely replace Osborne with Docherty
Ive been tempted to replace Doherty with Osborne lol .. Osborne mature aged recruit i think and might get games but once again its a bit too early to tell whats gonna happen .. Osborne on my radar
Quote from: FOOTBALL FACTORY on December 23, 2012, 12:17:20 PM
Quote from: nostradamus on December 23, 2012, 12:14:12 PM
At the moment l have Pittard, Goodes, Stevenson, Osborne & Terlich as backline rookies.....but Docherty, Colquhoun and a couple of others are on the radar. My gut says that l'll more than likely replace Osborne with Docherty
Ive been tempted to replace Doherty with Osborne lol .. Osborne mature aged recruit i think and might get games but once again its a bit too early to tell whats gonna happen .. Osborne on my radar
l think he only averaged 59dt points last year, but l can see him slotting str8 into GC's backline from round 1. Hopefully he gets a dt friendly role
Ive been feeling the same way nostra, am i just wishful thinking regarding all 3 playing and playing regularly. As usual NAB will be a great assistance sorting the rooks out with early JS but as in seasons past some always go missing rnd 1. Of the 14 or so rookies in my team at the minute i feel confident that 80% of them will line up rnd 1 or is that just more wishful thinking haha.
By round one, the rookies that are playing will be the ones we have. ;)
Quote from: Windigo on December 23, 2012, 12:52:44 PM
By round one, the rookies that are playing will be the ones we have. ;)
Ah cool .. no worries ill see you guys round 1 ;D
Quote from: Windigo on December 23, 2012, 12:52:44 PM
By round one, the rookies that are playing will be the ones we have. ;)
Agreed, we are just going through the normal angst of rookie selection as we do year in year out. By rnd 1 well have it sussed and be wondering what all the fuss was about again.
Quote from: Grazz on December 23, 2012, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Windigo on December 23, 2012, 12:52:44 PM
By round one, the rookies that are playing will be the ones we have. ;)
Agreed, we are just going through the normal angst of rookie selection as we do year in year out. By rnd 1 well have it sussed and be wondering what all the fuss was about again.
and satisfying our fantasy fix too ;)
There was an article about josh prudden in todays paper. It says how he is an impressive inside midfielder who can also go forward and kick goals. He is listed as a def/mid though, so he is also one to watch!
Quote from: nostradamus on December 23, 2012, 01:25:11 PM
Quote from: Grazz on December 23, 2012, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Windigo on December 23, 2012, 12:52:44 PM
By round one, the rookies that are playing will be the ones we have. ;)
Agreed, we are just going through the normal angst of rookie selection as we do year in year out. By rnd 1 well have it sussed and be wondering what all the fuss was about again.
and satisfying our fantasy fix too ;)
haha yep, ive changed out my rookies and then put them back again to many times already, but hey it keeps me amused. ::)
Quote from: Spite on December 23, 2012, 01:26:17 PM
There was an article about josh prudden in todays paper. It says how he is an impressive inside midfielder who can also go forward and kick goals. He is listed as a def/mid though, so he is also one to watch!
definately one to keep an eye on.....l just wonder if he'll get a run ahead of Hunter, Hrovat and all the other good young players from last year
if enough defender rookies are named round 1 i'll consider starting with Goddard & Gibbs then the rest rookies then stack up the forward line
would look something like this
TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, J. Pittard, B. Staker, L. Osborne, B. Goodes (S. Docherty, S. Colquhoun)
MID: D. Swan, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, T. Greene, N. Fyfe, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, J. Lewis, T. Cloke (T. Lee, B. Kennedy)
CASH LEFT: $135,400
would want 4-5 defender rookies named round to do it
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 01:41:46 PM
if enough defender rookies are named round 1 i'll consider starting with Goddard & Gibbs then the rest rookies then stack up the forward line
would look something like this
TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, J. Pittard, B. Staker, L. Osborne, B. Goodes (S. Docherty, S. Colquhoun)
MID: D. Swan, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, T. Greene, N. Fyfe, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, J. Lewis, T. Cloke (T. Lee, B. Kennedy)
CASH LEFT: $135,400
would want 4-5 defender rookies named round to do it
On the money Kil,This is my train of thought but with 3 premos in def.
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 01:41:46 PM
if enough defender rookies are named round 1 i'll consider starting with Goddard & Gibbs then the rest rookies then stack up the forward line
would look something like this
TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, J. Pittard, B. Staker, L. Osborne, B. Goodes (S. Docherty, S. Colquhoun)
MID: D. Swan, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, T. Greene, N. Fyfe, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, J. Lewis, T. Cloke (T. Lee, B. Kennedy)
CASH LEFT: $135,400
would want 4-5 defender rookies named round to do it
one less than me, l'm looking at starting with Goddard, Gibbbs, Broughton & rookies
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 01:41:46 PM
if enough defender rookies are named round 1 i'll consider starting with Goddard & Gibbs then the rest rookies then stack up the forward line
would look something like this
TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, J. Pittard, B. Staker, L. Osborne, B. Goodes (S. Docherty, S. Colquhoun)
MID: D. Swan, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, T. Greene, N. Fyfe, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, J. Lewis, T. Cloke (T. Lee, B. Kennedy)
CASH LEFT: $135,400
would want 4-5 defender rookies named round to do it
Can i ask KB what your priority would be this Team, would it be league GF's or rank mate.
I've gone with Knights, Macaffer, Menzel & Staker as my last 4 fwds because of lack of FWD rookies.
both tbh Grazz i like this theory because it means i can get in defenders that are in form
i don't see this team not doing well in leagues or rankings still has a strong midfield and enough rookie mids to make cash
we all know defender premiums are the most unreliable so think it's not a bad idea to spend the money in more reliable lines
and i don't see the point having a strategy for overall or leagues imo if you do well overall you will be doing pretty good in your league hard to imagine if your in the top 1k-5k overall your not in the top 4-8 in your league
so just start with what you think is your best line up round 1
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 02:07:45 PM
both tbh Grazz i like this theory because it means i can get in defenders that are in form
i don't see this team not doing well in leagues or rankings still has a strong midfield and enough rookie mids to make cash
we all know defender premiums are the most unreliable so think it's not a bad idea to spend the money in more reliable lines
and i don't see the point having a strategy for overall or leagues imo if you do well overall you will be doing pretty good in your league hard to imagine if your in the top 1k-5k overall your not in the top 4-8 in your league
so just start with what you think is your best line up round 1
+1
Quote from: Windigo on December 23, 2012, 02:06:39 PM
I've gone with Knights, Macaffer, Menzel & Staker as my last 4 fwds because of lack of FWD rookies.
for exactly the same reason my fwds are......
rockliff, thomas, roughead, cloke, jjk, varcoe......staker, lee
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 02:07:45 PM
both tbh Grazz i like this theory because it means i can get in defenders that are in form
i don't see this team not doing well in leagues or rankings still has a strong midfield and enough rookie mids to make cash
we all know defender premiums are the most unreliable so think it's not a bad idea to spend the money in more reliable lines
and i don't see the point having a strategy for overall or leagues imo if you do well overall you will be doing pretty good in your league hard to imagine if your in the top 1k-5k overall your not in the top 4-8 in your league
so just start with what you think is your best line up round 1
Yeh agree with all you said there if your ranking well then your league position will reflect that but i did miss finals in a SC league last year even with a rank of 500+, wierd stuff can happen but its rare. I guess what im asking with all due respect to you, do you feel that you could win overall starting with that team.
yeah i do, you don't agree?
Im going with a strategy of .. Forward - 2 starting rooks Staker and Stringer(Lee,Macaffer)... Back - 2 starting rooks Goodes and Terlich(Pittard,Doherty) .. Midfield - 3 starting rooks O'Meara,M.Jones,K.Mitchell (Viney,B.Couch)
imo... Once you have 3-4-5 rooks starting in any one position you take the risk of some of them not even playing
Quote from: FOOTBALL FACTORY on December 23, 2012, 02:25:23 PM
Im going with a strategy of .. Forward - 2 starting rooks Staker and Stringer(Lee,Macaffer)... Back - 2 starting rooks Goodes and Terlich(Pittard,Doherty) .. Midfield - 3 starting rooks O'Meara,M.Jones,K.Mitchell (Viney,B.Couch)
imo... Once you have 3-4-5 rooks starting in any one position you take the risk of some of them not even playing
Then there is the very real problem thanks to that idiot Demetriou of Rookies starting sub or being subbed :-[ But I'm sure that will affect everyone, biggest problem is how it hinders how much cash they make
Quote from: tbagrocks on December 23, 2012, 02:39:10 PM
Quote from: FOOTBALL FACTORY on December 23, 2012, 02:25:23 PM
Im going with a strategy of .. Forward - 2 starting rooks Staker and Stringer(Lee,Macaffer)... Back - 2 starting rooks Goodes and Terlich(Pittard,Doherty) .. Midfield - 3 starting rooks O'Meara,M.Jones,K.Mitchell (Viney,B.Couch)
imo... Once you have 3-4-5 rooks starting in any one position you take the risk of some of them not even playing
Then there is the very real problem thanks to that idiot Demetriou of Rookies starting sub or being subbed :-[ But I'm sure that will affect everyone, biggest problem is how it hinders how much cash they make
Yes im not a fan of the sub rule like most .. with the rolling lock out we should be able to monitor who gets the green vest .. the red vest will be the problem
Quote from: Grazz on December 23, 2012, 02:20:30 PM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 02:07:45 PM
both tbh Grazz i like this theory because it means i can get in defenders that are in form
i don't see this team not doing well in leagues or rankings still has a strong midfield and enough rookie mids to make cash
we all know defender premiums are the most unreliable so think it's not a bad idea to spend the money in more reliable lines
and i don't see the point having a strategy for overall or leagues imo if you do well overall you will be doing pretty good in your league hard to imagine if your in the top 1k-5k overall your not in the top 4-8 in your league
so just start with what you think is your best line up round 1
Yeh agree with all you said there if your ranking well then your league position will reflect that but i did miss finals in a SC league last year even with a rank of 500+, wierd stuff can happen but its rare. I guess what im asking with all due respect to you, do you feel that you could win overall starting with that team.
I think Grazz with the change in field structure 6-8-2-6 it leaves it open for a diverse difference in opinion in starting squads and where to spend your money.Its like looking in a crystal ball at the momment about the rooks but its great debate.
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 02:22:40 PM
yeah i do, you don't agree?
Tbh mate im not sure, my gut is telling me its a bold but risky move that could see you to far back to challenge for the number one spot. Your Fwd's and Mid's are pretty strong and i see your thinking that they will compensate for an early loss of points in Bck's.
Its pretty ballsy mate, and i admire that because its safe to say im not. For me id like to see you start another Fwd other than Buddy for a more consistent return early but thats an entirely personal opinion as Buddy could come out on fire early and reward you better but even in his best years he's put in some 70's. You gotta risk it to get the biscuit they say and maybe being a bit more conservative will see me as a coach who may rank ok but never a contender even though ive been ranked 1 in the early weeks of 2010 i may never get to the top of the mountain at years end because im to conservative. I admire those that put it all on the line early by taking such risks early days therefore i admire you. Wish i had the nuts but i dont tbh.
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on December 23, 2012, 01:41:46 PM
if enough defender rookies are named round 1 i'll consider starting with Goddard & Gibbs then the rest rookies then stack up the forward line
would look something like this
TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, J. Pittard, B. Staker, L. Osborne, B. Goodes (S. Docherty, S. Colquhoun)
MID: D. Swan, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, T. Greene, N. Fyfe, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, J. Lewis, T. Cloke (T. Lee, B. Kennedy)
CASH LEFT: $135,400
would want 4-5 defender rookies named round to do it
Would be very, very risky with no DPP cover, you may have weeks where you don't have 22 players on the field.