dtfreak's AF Team 2015

[dtfreak]

Hey guys, here is my first crack at a team this season. I feel like it's a very even line up with a decent structure and would love to hear your thoughts.

Def: M. Hibberd, J. Newnes, B. Waters, G. Ibbotson, R. Henderson, B. Whitecross <M. Fuller, M. Dick>
Mid: G. Ablett, M. Barlow, D. Prestia, B. Crouch, N. van Berlo, D. Rich, B. Newton, N. Freeman <B. Acres, T. Dumont>
Ruc: M. Leuenberger, M. Kreuzer <J. Griffin, M. King>
Fwd: B. Goddard, B. Deledio, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Mitchell, M. Clark <J. Hogan, C. Salem>

[rweeks]

Very solid team, 8/10, I like the prestia pick, very unique and should take his game to another level as long as Ablett stays uninjured.

[thefuzz]

Hey guys, here is my first crack at a team this season. I feel like it's a very even line up with a decent structure and would love to hear your thoughts.

Def: M. Hibberd, J. Newnes, B. Waters, G. Ibbotson, R. Henderson, B. Whitecross <M. Fuller, M. Dick>
Mid: G. Ablett, M. Barlow, D. Prestia, B. Crouch, N. van Berlo, D. Rich, B. Newton, N. Freeman <B. Acres, T. Dumont>
Ruc: M. Leuenberger, M. Kreuzer <J. Griffin, M. King>
Fwd: B. Goddard, B. Deledio, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Mitchell, M. Clark <J. Hogan, C. Salem>

B. Crouch is interesting? Is he really the best breakout contender in your opinion?
There's a fair bit of risk in the backline with all of Waters, Ibbo, Henderson and Whitecross. Waters could get injured quickly, Ibbo and Henderson could get lockdown jobs (or not make best 21) and Whitecross might not make best 21 either. I'm not trying to suggest you look elsewhere, I just wanted to make sure you are aware of the risks with those players :)

[dtfreak]

Hey guys, thanks for your replies. I've tinkered with my team and structure a little bit since when I posted this 5 days ago. Here is my team now...

Def: M. Hibberd, J. Newnes, B. Waters, G. Ibbotson, R. Henderson, B. Whitecross <M. Fuller, M. Dick>
Mid: G. Ablett, L. Parker, D. Prestia, P. Dangerfield, J. Ziebell, N. van Berlo, D. Rich, B. Newton <N. Freeman, T. Dumont>
Ruc: M. Leuenberger, M. Kreuzer <J. Griffin, M. King>
Fwd: D. Martin, B. Goddard, B. Deledio, D. Swan, J. Hogan, M. Clark <C. Salem, N. Krakouer>

Thanks for your feedback rweeks, I do see Prestia improving again in 2015. thefuzz, I had thought more about th eCroush decision and decided to go for Dangerfield instead. Yes I do completely understand the risks that go with picking some of the players in my team, but risk = reward, or hopefully at least anyway! Cheers for the comment mate.

[dtfreak]

Almost a month later and here is my team. Thoughts?

Def: Hibberd, Smith, Kolodjashnij (Kade), Henderson, Whitecross, Jones (Maynard, Brown) 
Mid: Ablett, Beams, Parker, Greene, van Berlo, Rich, Newton, Freeman (Cripps, Vandenberg)
Ruc: Mumford, Leuenberger (King, Cox)
Fwd: Martin, Goddard, Deledio, Swan, Hogan, Clark (Salem, Membrey)

5,000 in the bank.

[thefuzz]

Almost a month later and here is my team. Thoughts?

Def: Hibberd, Smith, Kolodjashnij (Kade), Henderson, Whitecross, Jones (Maynard, Brown) 
Mid: Ablett, Beams, Parker, Greene, van Berlo, Rich, Newton, Freeman (Cripps, Vandenberg)
Ruc: Mumford, Leuenberger (King, Cox)
Fwd: Martin, Goddard, Deledio, Swan, Hogan, Clark (Salem, Membrey)

5,000 in the bank.

I personally still doubt Whitecross is best 21 for the Hawks at the moment, but we'll have to wait and see.
That's all the criticism I have personally! Good team

[d.clohesy]

Yeah. I like the team. But JS on freman whitex and jones could be an issue. Are they in the best 21 apart from injuries. I dont think so currently. We would really like them to be.

[dtfreak]

A few changes have been made lately. What do you guys think?

Def: Hibberd, Newnes, Kolodjashnij, Ibbotson, Whitecross, Maynard (Smedts, Jones)
Mid: Ablett, Sidebottom, Beams, Parker, Greene, van Berlo, Newton, Freeman (Dumont, Vandenberg)
Ruc: Bellchambers, Leuenberger (Griffin, Cox)
Fwd: Martin, Goddard, Swan, Mitchell, Karnezis, Clark (Reid, Lambert)

89,000 left. I feel like I should do something with this extra cash but not really sure what  ::)

[dtfreak]

Different team from the last, and plenty of PODs in here. Thoughts anyone?

Def: Newnes, Gibson, Lumumba, Kolodjashnij, Ibbotson, Goodes (Smedts, Saad)
Mid: Lewis, Sidebottom, Parker, Prestia, Boak, Newton, Anderson, Cripps (Ellis-Yolmen, Vandenberg)
Ruc: Bellchambers, Leuenberger (Holmes, Cox)
Fwd: Bartel, Martin, Gray, Adams, Bontempelli, Clark (Salem, Honeychurch)

4k left.