Ask Ziplock Pre-season NAB1

elephants · March 17, 2012, 11:15:35 AM

Difference between this year and last year for Danger is a new coach who will actually play him in his preferred position... In the guts. That along with natural improvement should see a big year!

Ziplock · March 17, 2012, 01:15:00 PM

Quote from: Holzman on March 17, 2012, 04:25:35 AM
Quote from: elephants on March 17, 2012, 04:12:04 AM
Deledio + J. Cameron vs Hargrave + Dangerfield.

i will step in for this one danger and hargreave by a mile. I can see hargreave going within 20 points of lids i cant see cameron doing the same. Also with the second option you almost have 100% job security.

I pretty much agree :P

TMurphBROWNLOW · March 18, 2012, 12:11:31 AM

Hey Zip! got a few things :D

1. your thoughts on Birchall vs Broughton vs Adcock :) strengths, weaknesses and a ranking in order!

2. Thoughts on GWS boys Adam Tomlinson, Hoskin-Elliot, Cameron and Clifton?

3. Best 4 premium midfielders to start with from Pendles, Boyd, GAJ, Murphy, Mitchell, Thompson :) (preferably in order)

Ziplock · March 18, 2012, 12:35:47 AM

Quote from: TMurphBROWNLOW on March 18, 2012, 12:11:31 AM
Hey Zip! got a few things :D

1. your thoughts on Birchall vs Broughton vs Adcock :) strengths, weaknesses and a ranking in order!

2. Thoughts on GWS boys Adam Tomlinson, Hoskin-Elliot, Cameron and Clifton?

3. Best 4 premium midfielders to start with from Pendles, Boyd, GAJ, Murphy, Mitchell, Thompson :) (preferably in order)

uuurrrg a huge one. :P

1.to start with I'm eliminating birchall- he only got near quasi premium status after playing for quite some time, purely because of a game plan change. Pass based on that, not a fan.

Broughton- can potentially average 100+ if released as a midfielder, but as a defender will only hit around the 70s. Considering he's been training with the mid group, and playing mid mostly in NAB, I think that's ok for now. That being said, he's been playing in a team without mundy or barlow. Your call on that :P

Adcock- Injury prone, will play with injury (which is if anything worse), and can be given negating shut down roles. Basically, similar to Broughton for pros/ cons, except brisbane have a far fuller + fitter midfield, and adcock is injury prone.

in order, broughts > adcock > birchall

2. Tomlinson- could score well, but will probs be subjected to the vest- dunno if he's quite in the 21
HE-man is overpriced
Cameron- he'll go completely missing sometimes playing as a key forward
clifton- honestly, I think he's over priced as well. He'll do ok, and has reasonable JS, but won't set the world on fire imo.
3. not counting structure? GAJ, boyd, pendles, thompson.
I would rate gibbs and rockliff on par, if not above thompson (even taking into account his soft draw)

Doyle · March 18, 2012, 12:50:46 AM

Are you going with a 1-3 premo-rookie combo in the ruck, the 2-2, with two premos and two rookies or the mid-pricer and the premo?

The F.A.R.K. · March 18, 2012, 12:52:13 AM

hey zip my question is can you please answer my pm i just sent you asap???

lollipop man · March 18, 2012, 01:10:16 AM

Hey Zip, thoughts on Watson and Gray vs. Selwood/Thompson and Dangerfield? Thanks.

elephants · March 18, 2012, 01:49:50 AM

Thoughts on Bernie Vince as a severely under-priced midfield option??

Justin Bieber · March 18, 2012, 02:27:26 AM

Quote from: elephants on March 18, 2012, 01:49:50 AM
Thoughts on Bernie Vince as a severely under-priced midfield option??

Played well. He really needed to bounce back after his embarrassing off field issues.

elephants · March 18, 2012, 02:37:00 AM

Yeah I rate him. Good player, shouldn't be tagged with Thompson and Van Berlo running around?

TMurphBROWNLOW · March 18, 2012, 11:45:05 AM

thanks heaps zip! :D really informative, very much appreciated!

Ziplock · March 18, 2012, 12:58:44 PM

Quote from: Doyle on March 18, 2012, 12:50:46 AM
Are you going with a 1-3 premo-rookie combo in the ruck, the 2-2, with two premos and two rookies or the mid-pricer and the premo?

nope :P

none of them :P

Ziplock · March 18, 2012, 01:00:05 PM

Quote from: The F.A.R.K. on March 18, 2012, 12:52:13 AM
hey zip my question is can you please answer my pm i just sent you asap???

nuppp! need more thinking time :P

Ziplock · March 18, 2012, 01:00:59 PM

Quote from: elephants on March 18, 2012, 01:49:50 AM
Thoughts on Bernie Vince as a severely under-priced midfield option??

certainly a viable option, he doesn't fit into my structure, but he's averaged over 100 before from memory. Had his hands in a lot last night.

Ziplock · March 18, 2012, 01:01:31 PM

Quote from: lollipop man on March 18, 2012, 01:10:16 AM
Hey Zip, thoughts on Watson and Gray vs. Selwood/Thompson and Dangerfield? Thanks.

I'd prefer thompson and danger. You really maximise the draw with those two, while everyone else has question marks- selwood plays a concussion friendly football, watson and gray just can't stay fit, and gray plays for port on top of that :P