Plan team 2013

[TheAnt]

The Ants Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by TheAnt. Salary cap left: $55,100.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Dyson Heppell, Nathan Bock, Cameron Pedersen, Sam Docherty
Brent Staker, Kurt Aylett

Gary Ablett jnr, Jack Redden, Luke Ball, Trent Cotchin, Travis Varcoe, Jaeger O'Meara
Jack Viney, Anthony Morabito

Nic Naitanui, Matthew Leuenberger
Joe Daniher, Max Gawn

Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead, Harley Bennell, Dustin Martin, David Zaharakis, Robbie Gray, Mark LeCras
Daniel Menzel, Brent Macaffer
My two week holiday is over, back to research time lol.

[TheAnt]

Salary cap left: $20,200/$85,400 with Gysberths instead of Whitfield.

Brendon Goddard, Beau Waters, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Sam Docherty, Nathan Bock, Cameron Pedersen
Jasper Pittard, Brent Staker

Gary Ablett jnr, Dane Swan, Trent Cotchin, Luke Ball, Lachlan Whitfield/Gysberths, Koby Stevens
Jack Viney, Jaeger O'Meara

Nic Naitanui, Matthew Leuenberger
Joe Daniher, Majak Daw

Lance Franklin, Mark LeCras, Taylor Walker, Stefan Martin, Robbie Gray, Harley Bennell, David Zaharakis
Daniel Menzel, Jesse Hogan
Took a long break, don't know what happened to my previous squad but it's gone and I started again. Thoughts?
I've gone and got a couple of smokies with Stefan Martin, I think Stevens can also produce some great football at the dogs.

[Jroo]

Salary cap left: $20,200/$85,400 with Gysberths instead of Whitfield.

Brendon Goddard, Beau Waters, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Sam Docherty, Nathan Bock, Cameron Pedersen
Jasper Pittard, Brent Staker

Gary Ablett jnr, Dane Swan, Trent Cotchin, Luke Ball, Lachlan Whitfield/Gysberths, Koby Stevens
Jack Viney, Jaeger O'Meara

Nic Naitanui, Matthew Leuenberger
Joe Daniher, Majak Daw

Lance Franklin, Mark LeCras, Taylor Walker, Stefan Martin, Robbie Gray, Harley Bennell, David Zaharakis
Daniel Menzel, Jesse Hogan
Took a long break, don't know what happened to my previous squad but it's gone and I started again. Thoughts?
I've gone and got a couple of smokies with Stefan Martin, I think Stevens can also produce some great football at the dogs.

Nice team!
Forwards are VERY strong, but I reckon you need another gun in your midfield. Maybe Bennell, Zaha or Walker to a rookie and  then Whitfield to a gun midfielder. You backline looks pretty strong too!
Like how you went with Martin, he could be a great smokie for you. Has shown in the past he can be a quality scorer and will be given opportunity at the Lions.

[TheAnt]

Haha yeah I know that I probably need 300k-400k left over so I may just settle for a rookie there or just put in a midfielder like Jack. I was so tempted to put in Jroo, Dusty and Knights all in there but I knew it was the Richmond bias getting in the way and I certainly didn't want to be burnt by Jroo again lol.

[Jroo]

Haha yeah I know that I probably need 300k-400k left over so I may just settle for a rookie there or just put in a midfielder like Jack. I was so tempted to put in Jroo, Dusty and Knights all in there but I knew it was the Richmond bias getting in the way and I certainly didn't want to be burnt by Jroo again lol.

Haha yer same very tempted to have Jroo, Knights and Dusty in my forward line.

[mpollock]

I like your side ... debating over Daniher as he will be 4th in line for a game i would expect.
Hill, Ryder, Gumble (i think he resigned) .... then maybe Daniher as another forward/ruck option.

[TheAnt]

I think Hille no longer gets a game, Ryder number 1 ruck, Crameri, Daniher up front with Ryder rotating occasionally into it and Hurley down back, or just Crameri/Hurley/Daniher the whole time, I like him for the R/F option though.
Anyway ended up dropping Bennell for Schneider who I think will get picked up for sure and got rid of O'Meara for Fyfe who looks oddly unique at the moment.

[mpollock]

I assume you mean the Schneider from the hawks that for some unknown reason they delisted ... he will probably get picked up again by the hawks in the draft ... same with Osborne.

I like the swap however ... Fyfe will most likely end up in my team and he is one of the few guaranteed 100 scorers in the forwards.  I assume he is still a mid/fwd ...

[kilbluff1985]

I think Hille no longer gets a game, Ryder number 1 ruck, Crameri, Daniher up front with Ryder rotating occasionally into it and Hurley down back, or just Crameri/Hurley/Daniher the whole time, I like him for the R/F option though.
Anyway ended up dropping Bennell for Schneider who I think will get picked up for sure and got rid of O'Meara for Fyfe who looks oddly unique at the moment.

you forgot about Bellchambers who showed some form towards the end of 2012

[TheAnt]

I assume you mean the Schneider from the hawks that for some unknown reason they delisted ... he will probably get picked up again by the hawks in the draft ... same with Osborne.

I like the swap however ... Fyfe will most likely end up in my team and he is one of the few guaranteed 100 scorers in the forwards.  I assume he is still a mid/fwd ...

Even if he's not he's a great SC scorer, yeah I mean Tom Schneider who won the Boxhill hawks VFL.