Extreme Prem/Rookie - Opinions

[ShrewDext]

Backs -

H Shaw
S Hurn
L Hodge
J Macdonald
S Hill
R Ladson
T Kennelly

B Sheppard
P Davis

Mids   

G Ablett
S Pendlebury
A Cooney
D Martin
A Morabito
L Jetta

J Melksham
L Tapscott

Ruck   

A Sandilands
M Kreuzer

R Warnock
J Trengove (Pt A)

Fwd   

N Riewoldt
R OKeefe
B Deledio
M Pavlich
L Franklin
J Trengove (Melb)
R Bastinac

T Dennis-Lane
M Lobbe

13/3/8/6 and $90,500 in bank

Gone for a settled back line, with only obvious risk being Ladson. Have kept rookies on the pine.

All the big cash cows in the Mid’s and Fwd’s supported by plenty of Captain options.

I’ve tried Jackson Trengove in the Ruck with Lobbe up Fwd to maximise cash cows without having to start rookies in the backline.

Some cash in bank and on bench gives flexibility.
Any Opinions?

[Blueboys]

Not too bad! I like it  ;D

not sure on J Melksham  ???

[Heater]

Wow!  What a forward line! 

Martin, Marobito & Melksham all starting in your mids is risky.  Personally I'd look at down grading a forward to allow for some extra cash to swap say Melksham for another more senior player in the midfield.

[FLOPITOUT1]

imo melksham will play 10-15 games this year slotting into lovetts old posy.Tac cup bog,loves the big stage,cow me up MOO

[ronl]

Heater's advice is solid.  You've got to get another prem into your midfield, which means coming back down to earth on your forward line.  Balance is golden.

[DWEBBY5]

melksham shouldnt be in the starting team

[oz scotty]

if it were me id drop L Franklin for ether Jack Ziebell, Scott Gumbleton or Sean Rusling this would free up alot of $ at lest 147,400 somthing to think about, i also beleve that 1 franklin is suspended and 2 will be cheep at some stage because he runs hot and cold hope this helps :)

[jarrad_]

if your going for the premium/rookie stratergy like you MUST pick the right premiums and you have 9/13 good premiums the other 4 are no good

[Hondo71]

I'd keep Franklin and downgrade Pav or ROK for starters.  Probably Pav.

If you are going to load up on premiums in one position to start it's better in your midfield than your forward line

[ShrewDext]

Jetta starts and Melksham sits on the pine.

Some really good replies all, cheers.

IMO if you dont have the right cash cows upgrading later is made pretty difficult.

Jarrad, which 4 of my premiums do you not rate?

Finding value in the backline is always hard IMO with alot of faith having to be put into injury prone cheapies as there are few highly rated kids. If I were to start Sheppard I would really have to scrape the bottom of the Defenders to fill my bench.

Thanks again.