Rate My Team

[PowerMan]

Backs: Peter Burgoyne, Corey Enright, Joel Patfull, Nick Malceski, Grant Brichall, Chris A johnson, Nathan J Brown (Nick Suban, Jackson Trengove)

Mids: S Burgoyne, Jimmy Bartel, Marc Murphy, Ben Cousins, Paul Haselby, Kane Cornes, (Daniel Rich, Patrick Dangerfield)

Ruck: Dean Brogan, Brad Ottens (Nick Natanui, Shaun McKernon)

Frwd: Jonathon Brown, Steve Johnson, Alwyn Davey, Trent Hentschel, Daniel Giansiracusa, Kyle Riemers, Austin Wonaeamirri, (Chris Yarran, Tyrone Vickery)

[Millanes]

I had Nathan J Brown last year and whilst he will consistently get selected he is only good for SC not DT.  Shaun Burgoyne will get tagged and whilst he will have some breakout games there is better out there that are more consistent.  JOnathan Brown whilst priced at just under elite compared to Pav and Rooey he traditionally does have slow starts so I will be looking for him in second half of season.  Really like Malceski, Hasleby, Gianseracusa, Hentschel and Chris A Johnson esp with Scotland not starting Pre Season til end of January.  Dangerfield has some Hamstring concerns and is only walking laps currently.  All in All though I like your team.  Bench has all first year players and there are some rookie priced recruits there that are either mature age or doing there 2nd or 3rd pre seasons like Backs Cheney and Petterd, Mids Skipworth, Davenport and Coghlan. Rucks McEvoy and Currie and Fwds Gumbleton and thorpe.  Anyways just some thoughts to ponder

[Millanes]

My team for review from all comers is:
Backs: Shaw, Symes, Waters, Drummond, Malceski, Hayden and Petterd Emerg Cheney and Patrenko
Mids: Cross, Judd, J. McVeigh, Lewis, Reilly and Hasleby
Emerg: Skipworth and Davenport
Rucks: McIntosh and Griffen
Emerg: McEvoy and Currie
Fwds: Pavlich, Didak, B.Johnson, Douglas, Higgins, Alwyn Davey, Gumbleton
Emerg: Hentschel and Maccafer.

I think Didak and Shaw will have big  seasons, Douglas will move into Adelaide Midfieild and Higgins will move into Dogs Midfield. Cross is a stalwart, Judd as in FIT Judd will be back to his high DT scoring best, Reilly is severely underpriced injury curtailed a breakout season for him last year. Question mark on Lewis with his shoulder but he will still complete most of the running during pre season.  Davey is a question mark but will need to watch.  Drummond is killing it in Preseason so Im going to persist with him.  Hayden is ready to go from 65-70s to 80-85s, waters has been given WCE vice captaincy and they would not do that if they did not rate him.  Malceski will be back after full preseason and used as designated kicker in defence.  It all sounds great but there is some risk with this team with some injury prone players in it.  It does have some depth though I believe.  Big query is Rucks.  Im hoping Griffen has a breakout year.  He had some scores in the 70-80s last year and if he can build up his body a bit then I think he will be Crows No.1 Ruck.  Mcintosh is reeling from laidley trade bait and Im expecting him to respond strongly and get back to 2007 form. Thoughts???

[Hawks_1976]

Waters was a big letdown last year but otherwise a great backline.
Mids great too. I agree on a fit Judd tearing it up big time in a bid to secure the Blues a spot in the 8.
Think its almost time to give B.Johnson a farewell for some younger blood. If Higgins, Davey, Gumby and Hentschel all return well you are in business. That's the only weakness in your side really. But most of us are in the same boat. Macaffer a good smokie too.
Still just a firm believer when starting to pick a side that Cox is almost number one selection.
But this side should be in the top 10% I think. Good luck.

[Fatty]

Beware of the Dog (Steve Johnson) mate and not sold on Nathan Brown who racked up more than a few modest scores last season. Dog will come good and is a keeper but he takes a while to get started. In 07 of course he got suspended but last year he didn't set the world on fire early either.