SIMPLE GAME

[mikeg12]

found it easier to pick a team this year? will be looking to strengthen backs and forwards i think.  will be changes after NAB.

DEF: B Goddard , H Scotland , B Gibbs , L Plowman , S Docherty , S Colquhoun , B Goodes , D Terlich

MID: D Swan , G Ablett , M Boyd , T Cotchin , L Ball , J Toumpas , O Wines , J O'Meara , B Crouch , J Viney

RUCK: D Cox , M Leuenberger , S Rowe , M Gawn

FWD: L Franklin , M Pavlich , D Martin , M LeCras , J Kennedy , C Knights , J Stringer , T Lee

$9,700 left

[Jukes]

Likes
Very good selection of rookies bar two
Structurally sound
I like the three mid-pricers in the forward line.

Dislikes
Minor issues; Plowman won't score that much as he's a KPP, can get lads like Stevenson for 40k less with the same JS, and Gawn is injured so I'd probably prefer Witts or Grundy at this stage.
Scotland is suspended for the first two weeks, should trade him to Grimes.
Franklin: Stevie J will average like 5 more and is cheaper. Easiest decision I made.
Having Stringer on your bench may be a waste, he's high priced. Downgrade LeCras to a rookie then upgrade like Ball to Pendles and a couple other minor upgrades?

Suggestions
Plowman -> Stevenson
Gawn -> Grundy/Witts
Buddy -> Stevie J
Scotland -> Grimes?

Ratings
Backs: 7.5/10
Mids: 8.5/10
Rucks: 8/10
Forwards: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.2/10 solid.

[mikeg12]

ha cheers mate good advice!  never knew that info about injuries etc..  legend!  last year i did a lot more research on rookies etc, when comes time to play ill be a bit more in depth.. but this is a good start. 

need to back up my league win BACK TO BACK.  $1000 win cha ching

[mikeg12]

team reworked.  pretty happy with this one i think:

its either Murphy in the mids or another premo fwd.  please rate

[Bones Bombers]

A lot of people seem to be stacking the mids but personally I would change Murphy to a fwd premo and get in Ollie Wines.
Think Staker may miss rd1.
Things will change with Nab cup and rd1 selections, hopefully at least 1 fwd rookie will pop up!

[betch ya]

not sold on lake and the pav. if ur gonna go 5 premo mids id get rid of embley for a mid rookie - plent of them. this will giv u money to do lake > birchall/heppell and pav > cox unless u believe pav/lake r in 4 a good year

[Windigo]

I'd still take Embley & Lake over a rookie and a defender that will average around 90.

[mikeg12]

Ok and this is my team 3.  Its out of team 2 or team 3 at the moment.

this one has a fair few changes, including Heppell for Lake, Sandi for Cox, N.Rievoldt in forwards and Murphy out in the mids.  leaves me with about 15k

[Holz]

mike both good teams, your missing two must haves though in my opinion.

Would drop PAV for rocky and get rid of ctcohin and bring in pendles.

I prefer team 3

[mikeg12]

I just did a team 4.. haha.  now i have brought back in lake for heppell, upgraded revioldt for Stevie J.   

im not 100% on Colquhoun tho .. might try and get some cash somewhere and upgrade to Stevenson/Pittard/Vlastuin

[AFL Babble]

Likes
Very good selection of rookies bar two
Structurally sound
I like the three mid-pricers in the forward line.

Dislikes
Minor issues; Plowman won't score that much as he's a KPP, can get lads like Stevenson for 40k less with the same JS, and Gawn is injured so I'd probably prefer Witts or Grundy at this stage.
Scotland is suspended for the first two weeks, should trade him to Grimes.
Franklin: Stevie J will average like 5 more and is cheaper. Easiest decision I made.
Having Stringer on your bench may be a waste, he's high priced. Downgrade LeCras to a rookie then upgrade like Ball to Pendles and a couple other minor upgrades?

Suggestions
Plowman -> Stevenson
Gawn -> Grundy/Witts
Buddy -> Stevie J
Scotland -> Grimes?

Ratings
Backs: 7.5/10
Mids: 8.5/10
Rucks: 8/10
Forwards: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.2/10 solid.

My understanding is that Grundy is carrying a minor injury as well - hence he wasn't named.

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-02-13/recruits-included-in-nab-cup-squad

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-02-12/caff-to-play-grundy-to-miss