$7900 Left

[bowyanger]

DEF: H.Shaw Hibberd Newnes Hurn Higgins Vlastuin-----------McIntosh, Cordy

MID: Ablett Griffen Wines VanBerlo BCrouch Rich Vandenberg Freeman ------------Boekhurst Dumont Lambert

RUCK: Goldstein NicNat---------Cox

FWD: Lids Bennell Martin Bellchambers Clarke Hogan-----------Krakeour Karnezis

I have NFI about players <150K / bench warmers yet, that will change come RD 1
I don't even know who is and isn't rookie listed yet so don't flame me there

This is the year Missy will not break down!!
Surely his body is used to the game by now?

I have a captain in Ablett and don't want to start with players mid 600K range...they will be my upgrade targets (Pendles, Jelwood, Fyfe - I know theyre must haves but Ill pick them off during the season at hopefully reduced prices)

I see more upside in Lids, Bennell & Dustbin than BJ or Swan, Swan could be an upgrade target

Please criticise

[Grufflez]

Just my opinion but your mids are far to weak considering thats where the bulk of points will come from, don't go so deep in Defence at least 1 or 2 D rookies will pop up if you wanna go to d5 look at guys like Lumumba,Vlastuin,Seedsman,Yeo and Henderson for those d4 and 5 positions mate.

Plus if you are dead set on picking a fallen premo or breakout elite at M5 only choose 1 guy, having 2 or more of your Crouch's Wines, Swallows, Griffens ect ect is to much risk in the middle .

[AaronKirk]

That midfield won't cut it mate.

Need to start GAJ and at least 2 of Rocky, Pendles, Jelwood, Fyfe.

[bowyanger]

DEF: H.Shaw Hibberd Newnes Hurn Higgins Vlastuin-----------McIntosh, Cordy

MID: Ablett Griffen  Jelwood Pendles VanBerlo  Rich Vandenberg Freeman ------------Boekhurst Dumont Lambert

RUCK:  Leuenberger NicNat---------Cox

FWD: Lids  Swan Martin Bellchambers Clarke Hogan-----------Krakeour Karnezis

$3100 left

Might leave it at this and monitor rookies / injuries...

[Grufflez]

Yeah nice team but you are probably going to need a bit more cash for rookies come R1 i reckon.
As far as struture/ premos go 8/10 mate wd.
I'd go Frankling/Goddard over Lids not just because of his injury scare but more because he faces some decent tags early on as well.

[bowyanger]

Yeah nice team but you are probably going to need a bit more cash for rookies come R1 i reckon.
As far as struture/ premos go 8/10 mate wd.
I'd go Frankling/Goddard over Lids not just because of his injury scare but more because he faces some decent tags early on as well.

I just booted Lids, I didn't know about his fetlock issue until mentioned in the media today, Ive pencilled in Kerridge as a replacement and have gone Lue > Goldy to leave 128K which helps with your advice....Im looking at LHunter in the forwards as a possible late inclusion for Kerridge prior to lockout if I don't have rookie issues at that time

team now looks like

DEF: H.Shaw Hibberd Newnes Hurn Higgins Vlastuin-----------McIntosh, Cordy

MID: Ablett Griffen  Jelwood Pendles VanBerlo  Rich Vandenberg Freeman ------------Boekhurst Dumont Lambert

RUCK:  Goldy NicNat---------Cox

FWD:  Swan Martin Bellchambers Kerridge  Clarke Hogan-----------Krakeour Karnezis

$128K left

Forwards are light on - I considered Lids > Zorko and pocket the dosh or getting in Rocky for Pendles / Selwood

I just think Rocky will have a bit of competition for the SC point pool allocation this year compared to 2014 with Beams and the return of Luey & Rich - could be offset by no Hanley though..

bah

stupid game...thinking too much