I Think I'm Happy Now!? (Picture Team)

[Sundown24]

[Ringo]

Very solid team here. No comments on rookies as final list will be dictated by NAB cup.

Only fault that I can see and just my opinion will Gibbs be a prem mid. And how will Grimes return?

9/10 so you should be happy.

[Sundown24]

Thanks Ringo. You seem to provide some great advice to everyone.
I think Gibbs can lift the average above the 110-115 mark. Grimes, I'd be loving for a 90-95 ave.
My other option would be to downgrade Hayes to a Rook (or Caddy, my dark horse). Then upgrade Gibbs to a genuine 600K player
Cheers

[Torress]

how much coin left in the kitty mate??

you got five rookies starting. with GWS you could go more i think but i don't think this is a big deal.

you have really spread out your team on each line. i'm for a 8.5/10
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   - i think you have taken a slighly cautious approach and i really think your asking for it without any collingwood guns!! i think a swan/pendles is a neccesity. but it might really mess with your current structure.

[Sundown24]

45,600 left in the kitty.

I agree, I do really want Swan in there (Pendles too expensive I think). I could drop Hayes down (only needs to be by 15K, or more if I want cap) to upgrade Selwood to Swan.

I'm keeping a close eye on Caddy/Horsely and also the main GWS draftees (Coniglio, Sumner, Hoskin-Elliot etc.) But I look at it this way:

Swan = 120 ave.  +    Rook/Caddy = 80 ave.
Selwood = 110/115 ave.    +       Hayes (fully fit) = 95/100 ave.

More risk with Hayes, but same could be said for risking a bad pick of a Rookie

[11kgm]

I would wait and upgrade pendles after the buy sell a cash cow and upgrade a mid. Also with the rookies don't forget people like sheils drafterd last year and tom mitchell father son

[Sundown24]

A few rookies are on my radar, including Mitchell. I'd heard he had an interrupted preseason.

Any other thoughts anyone?

[Sundown24]

Couple of changes. Maybe the rucks are slightly weaker, but Natanui was the faster finishing ruckman last year and McEvoy has absolutely no competition.

I like adding in H.Shaw and Swanny. Less mid-pricer risks this time.

[PICCOLLO]

Are you sideways trading in round 12 bye?  Too many mids out and avoiding a midfield zero is a good idea.  You'll be losing clarke, shaw and broughton in that round too.
If i were you, id put brown in your mids for mpp, then you could bring in deledio and switch him into mids for his bye to juggle premiums.  I know you want to load up on top rookies in mids but you need at least one link for team management.
Cash left?

[Sundown24]

$39,500

I hadn't really thought into too much depth about DPP yet. Was waiting on how well the rookies played.
I'll hopefully have upgraded Shiel/Caddy/Mcdonald by that round 12 bye though.

Just not sure about Deledio's health, so figured having Newman was next best idea. Could use Goddard as cover into the mids

[PICCOLLO]

Even with those guys upgraded you still have a mid zero.  If you're serious about overall, run through the bye period with your team and see how you fare.  Balance is key.  Deledio will play last round of NAB i reckon.  If he tore his hammy (prob a strain). He'd still be ok for round one of season.
Id start with a bank of 80,000 plus.  Sounds silly but if you run through the bye period, ull see why.

[Sundown24]

Cheers for the ideas guys.

Changing my mind a bit, the ruck structure is huge in terms of how the rest of the side works out:

DEF: B. Goddard, B. Deledio, H. Shaw, J. Grimes, N. Suban, R. Conca, M. Clarke (B. Ellis, B. Wilkes)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, D. Swan, S. Mitchell, J. Selwood, C. Hampton, D. Shiel (L. Brown, J. McDonald)
RUC: B. McEvoy, J. Giles (J. Redden, O. Stephenson)
FWD: L. Franklin, A. Goodes, M. Pavlich, J. Brown, A. Christensen, J. Cameron, B. Smedts (A. Treloar, T. Walsh)
CASH LEFT: $35,600

* Could downgrade Selwood to Barlow/Hayes
* Could downgrade Suban/Conca to Lake/Hargrave
* Both to upgrade the ruck spot