DMCC Team Thread 2015

[DMCC10]

Hey guys, am liking the look of my current team and think i will hold it as is until NAB (probably change again tonight). Have gone one less premo down forward, however i think the forward rookies and cheap options are pretty good this year, plus having Lambert (M/F) in the midfield means i ultimately get 5 forward rookies instead of 4. Has a bye structure of 10/10/10. Overall i see this team having 13 premiums + Ibbotson, Waters, Van Berlo and Biggs.

DEF: Shaw, Birchall, Hurn, Ibbotson, Waters, Goddard (Viojo-Rainbow, Maynard)
MID: Ablett, Rockliff, Pendlebury, Fyfe, Ward, Van Berlo, Biggs, Boekhorst (Freeman, Miller, Lambert)
RUC: Goldstein, Naitanui (Soldo)
FWD: Martin, Bennell, Swan, Clark, Hogan, Daniel (Steele, Krakouer)

Defence -

Have selected 3 premiums and 2 mid pricers here. I think Shaw is a must have this year as he is almost the only defender i can see that could push an 100 average (97 last year without sub game), Birchall has the round 11 bye and i think he will go 90+ along with Hurn as i think the captaincy will help him and might move further up the ground. Ibbotson is underpriced for what he is capable of and his shoulder has been all fixed, hoping to see him take the rebounding role in defence for the dockers. Waters value is too good for his scoring capabilities, and rookies are just the standards for now, will change during NAB and round 1 if any pop up.

Midfield -

Have gone strong here with 5 super premiums and a couple of mid pricers. Ablett is always locked, as is Pendlebury for me due to his 120+ consistency. Rockliff has the round 11 bye and i think the captaincy will help him, think he will go 125+ even with Beams there. Ward i have picked as he is underpriced due to injury games last year, and with more wins at GWS, he could easily push the 120+ mark, also has saints and demons the first 2 rounds. The last midfield premium spot was between Fyfe and Selwood. Would have preferred a round 11/13 player, but i selected Fyfe anyway as he consistency scores over 100 (under once last year) and has a good ceiling of scores. Selwood on the other hand starts the season with Hawks and Freo, is known for a few scores dropping under 100, and i think he will start getting more of the tag now that Stevie J is injured and getting older, AFL prospectus indicates that the 3 times Selwood was tagged last year he averaged 84, Fyfe on the other hand, 111. Van Berlo and Biggs are great value and should make quick cash to upgrade to premiums. Boekhorst a mature age recruit drafted to play, Freeman is killing pre season and a top 10 draft pick at basement price, Miller is aiming for a round 1 debut and looks very handy, and Lambert allows the DPP link.

Ruck -

Goldstein is locked in for me, the most consistent ruckman available, and breaking down his stats from the last half of 2014 (shoulder injury troubled him the first half) he averaged 13.6 disposals, 2.5 marks, 5.2 tackles, 0.5 goals, 37.9 hitouts, and 125 super coach points in the last 14 games of the year, if that alone doesn't lock him in i don't know what does, even with the new ruck rule his currently underpriced IMO. Naitanui is similar, i think his underpriced, and with Cox now gone he will see more midfield time, if fit he is arguably the best ruck man in the whole game, just needs to stay on the park. Soldo is the VC loophole.

Forwards -

This is where i feel i will be criticised as i don't have any of the standard 4 premiums (Gray, Deledio, Goddard, Franklin), however i think the 3 premiums i have chosen are great picks and here is why. Martin is going to get more of a midfielder role while Deledio moves to the HFF, Hardwick wants Martin to become Jobe 2.0 and when he played a more permanent midfield role between rounds 7-17 last year, he averaged 112.2, with Richmond's easy early season draw as well, i see this as the year that Martin finally has a breakout year and averages 105-110. Bennell is the same, I have selected him as a breakout player, even if he doesn't he will still be an F6 keeper, however with injuries disrupting him the past few years he has averaged 97, 96, 96 and i feel like this is the year he will explode. More midfield time and adding more consistency to his game will result in a higher average and he has a very high ceiling with scores of 193, 167, 144, 141, 137, and 132 in just his first 4 years of being in the game, 5th year in the system and i think it is his time. Swan is way too good value to look past for someone who has gone 120+ numerous times, not saying he will get back to his best like that, but 100-110 i think will be a worthwhile investment. Clark and Hogan are good value for guys who will most likely play regularly, Daniel is smashing pre season and talk is he is chance for round 1, averaged most SC points of any player at U18 championships with 172, Steele averaged 151 and is training well, and Krakouer provides MID link with Lambert.

[H1bb3i2d]

This is a gem of a team!

Ibbo is an injury risk, think Newnes/Yeo are safer options there, but if his body stays right and he plays a decent role a 90+ is easily within reach and you'd be laughing. You gotta take risks somewhere so this could be it.

Ripper midfield, bloody expensive though. I guess Fyfe isn't much more than Selwood... Plus van Berlo and Biggs, as a midfield, this is the strongest I've seen basically, don't know how you have a reasonably solid backline + 2 premium rucks.

A good enough forward line. All the premiums are just that - premiums. Deledio is probably safer than Dusty, but Dusty could well average the same for a tad cheaper. Think he'll push 105+. Deledio is the one that could return to 110 territory depending where he plays, but no guarantees there. I think Goddard is more likely to average 107-112 than Bennell, but my god Harley has a monster ceiling, and I see him exploding. Only concern is his body, but he's been in and out of my team.

-1 for no ruck cover, 9/10.

10/10 if an R3 bobs up, or if your rucks get lucky ;)

[DMCC10]

Thanks mate!

And yeah agree with Ibbo being an injury risk, apparently his shoulder has a 1% chance of dislocating again though which is pretty low so hopefully he can have an injury free year, best case scenario he gets back to his best and averages 85-95 and becomes a premium, if he only averages say 75-80 or gets injured then i don't mind too much, i reckon he has $100K to make if he gets to the byes injury free so will make a good upgrade down the track.

It is an expensive line but my theory behind it is that midfield premiums cost the most money and the most trades to upgrade. With 5 premiums, that is already one more than a lot of teams going with the 4 premiums, plus having VB and Biggs, if they can average 80-85 they'd make around $200K which will enable me to easily upgrade these guys into premiums, plus they should actually get decent game time and job security unlike other rookies.

Yeah, forward line is average but 2 huge breakout contenders that are already premiums but could go that extra step, plus Swan who has proven he can score very high, although its a tad weak i guess the midfield had to weaken one line at least.

Agree with ruck cover comment, definitely don't want any of the RUC/FWD's, they just don't appeal to me to be honest, and if i had the money i'd love to sneak Nankervis into R3 as i think he is a decent chance of getting some games this year but we will see, thanks for the feedback mate.

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Would like to see 1 less midfielder..  That's too much spent there for me! Solid nonetheless

[DMCC10]

A lot of my teams have had 4 premiums + VB/Biggs however if i drop one midfielder, it results in Franklin coming into the forward line, and Ibbotson probably being upgraded to say Hibberd, yes that's 2 premiums and yes that is a safer option, but i don't want to have a cookie cutter team, i would like to start different and unique to other teams and see how that goes, obviously it's a wait and see til NAB with which rookies pop up. With the team below you might be shocked to see Rohan, yes his past SC history has been pretty terrible, but if he can slot into Malceski's half back role he could be a good cash cow and POD, he played the role really well towards the end of the year plus his someone who will actually play in defence unlike rookies, make some cash and offload to a premo. My options are with the one above, or this one, i am a big fan of both and have spent lots of time on them, obviously this one below is a lot safer as it has better balance however the riskier team could pay off. But yeah i completely understand where your coming from fasttrack, just thought id throw up something a bit different.

DEF: Shaw, Birchall, Hurn, Ibbotson, Rohan, Waters (Goddard, Viojo-Rainbow)
MID: Ablett, Pendlebury, Rockliff, Selwood, Van Berlo, Boekhorst, Freeman, Dumont (Steele, Miller, Lambert)
RUC: Goldstein, Naitanui (Soldo)
FWD: Franklin, Martin, Bennell, Swan, Clark, Hogan (Daniel, Krakouer)

[DMCC10]

Hey guys, decided i would make a team without Whitecross just incase he doesn't get named for round 1, as many still believe he will start off in the VFL for a few games and JS won't be solid from the start. Would like to get your thoughts on this team, i think it is very balanced across all lines and has some POD's which i like to have.

DEF: Kade Simpson, Heath Shaw, Nick Vlastuin, Elliot Yeo, Garrick Ibbotson, Ricky Henderson (Hugh Goddard, Joel Hamling)

Have started with two proven defender premiums both of whom consistently average around 95. Yes it is a lot of mid pricers in defence which many may not agree with, but i am just not sold on any other premiums. If a couple of those guys can average 85ish they could easily sit at D5/6. Either way i think all will make cash and all have the ability to breakout (Vlastuin, Yeo) or get back to their best (Ibbotson, Henderson). Rookie choices will depend whose named round 1.

MID: Gary Ablett, Tom Rockliff, Scott Pendlebury, Ryan Griffen, Nathan van Berlo, Shane Biggs, Blaine Boekhorst, Nathan Freeman (Trent Dumont, Jack Steele, Kane Lambert)

I have picked who i believe will be the top 3 midfielders come years end, and all 3 are very good captain choices. I have then gone for value with Griffen who i think will get back to his best as his loving his footy again. Hated his footy last year he almost gave up, had many injury/sub affected games, and still averaged 99. Averaged 108, 106, 116 the 3 previous years before last and finished last season off with an averaged of 118.4 in his last 6 games (yes he scored 189 which bumps it up, but that's what he is capable of). Gone a couple of more expensive rookie (not really rookies) options in Van Berlo and Biggs. Rookies will be confirmed round 1.

RUC: Todd Goldstein, Nic Naitanui (Toby Nankervis)

Pretty simple here. Gone with the 2 rucks i think will end up in the top 3 with Jacobs come years end. Goldy averaged 125 over his last 14 making him a clear lock! Nic Nat in for a huge year and without Cox more midfield time will help him score more. Nankervis is the rookie i think is most likely to get a couple of games.

FWD: Dustin Martin, Harley Bennell, Dane Swan, Tom Mitchell, Christian Salem, Mitch Clark (Jesse Hogan, Caleb Daniel)

Have pick 3 premiums i think will end in the top 10. Martin and Bennell i expect to breakout this year and push 105-110 with more midfield opportunities. Swan i think will definitely improve, i see him averaging 105 which is no where near his elite years, but thats brilliant for a forward! Mitchell has had a full pre season for the first time and i think he is ready to explode in the Swans midfield. Longmire said Mitchell has impressed the most on the track and is expected to play a midfield/half forward role, Mitchell is very handy around goals, his first 8 games of AFL he played this position and went 87, 126, 84, 99, 106, 113, 80, 106 for an average of 100. That was 2 years ago and i think improvement will be natural in the AFL system for him, can see him doing this more consistently from now on, i expect an average of 100, he is definitely capable. Salem will be in my side if he holds that HBF role and after some research i realised he was actually a very handy SC average of 145 in the TAC Cup, half of that and i would be over the moon. Clark will play and JS should be good, think he will go 70ish. Hogan and Daniel on the bench i think is pretty good cover.

[greco272]

I feel like you are picking too many hit or miss players in this team.

Vlastuin, Yeo, Bennell, Mitchell could all possibly not be in the top 10 for there position come season end.

Griffen im not sold on either, starting at a new club?

I do like the team, but just feels to risky imo... On the other hand it is very unique which could work in your favor!

6.5/10

[nperera95]

Agree with Greco. Your backline has 'RISKY' written all over it! I don't mind the Griffen pick. Is risky but we know what numbers he can produce and at that price he is a steal assuming he has a similar year like his 2013 year. Rocky is an upgrade target for me. He will surely drop down in value but will still end up as a top 10 mid. Bennell may squeeze into the top 10 fwds. I'd rather start someone like Dusty over Bennell if you have the cash

[DMCC10]

Cheers guys (by the way Greco, dusty is already in there so couldn't change Bennell to him, i like bennell though so he will stay) it is risky so i've added in Newnes instead of Vlastuin as he is a potential premium, last 3 mid pricers are still risky but if they are playing i think all capable of making quick cash and averaging 80. Griffen might be risky but i think he is very underpriced at 530K, has the round 13 bye which is handy, and haven't seen him in many teams so might be a good POD.

DEF: Simpson, Shaw, Newnes, Yeo, Ibbotson, Henderson (Goddard, Hamling)
MID: Ablett, Rockliff, Pendlebury, Griffen, Van Berlo, Boekhorst, Freeman, Dumont (Amon, Steele, Lambert)
RUC: Goldstein, Naitanui (Nankervis)
FWD: Martin, Bennell, Swan, Mitchell, Salem, Clark (Hogan, Daniel)

SALARY: $13,200
BYE STRUCTURE: 9/10/11

[arbel]

BACKS: Way too risky here ... even averaging 80 you'd only be looking at about an increase of $50k combined for all those 3 mid pricers and that's assuming they all do well ... too risky imo.
MIDS: Rocky should be an upgrade target, while he will probably still do awesome with the addition of a few new good players his scores may fall a little. Not much though.
RUCKS: Pretty fine here ... I wouldn't waste money on a ruck that may play, if he's named round 1 get him otherwise wouldn't bother
FWDS: Coming up short with Mitchell again it's a risk with a maybe do well scenario.

Not a bad team but could do a lot of improvements.

[nrich102]

http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,100474.msg1539782.html#msg1539782

What happened to this thread mate?

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BACKS: Way too risky here ... even averaging 80 you'd only be looking at about an increase of $50k combined for all those 3 mid pricers and that's assuming they all do well ... too risky imo.
MIDS: Rocky should be an upgrade target, while he will probably still do awesome with the addition of a few new good players his scores may fall a little. Not much though.
RUCKS: Pretty fine here ... I wouldn't waste money on a ruck that may play, if he's named round 1 get him otherwise wouldn't bother
FWDS: Coming up short with Mitchell again it's a risk with a maybe do well scenario.

Not a bad team but could do a lot of improvements.

80 average is 430k...

Yeo 350k (+80k)
Ibbo 340k (+90k)
Hend 320k (+120k)

I would take that and chances are 1 could become a keeper d1-5 and(88+)another at d6 (82-88)

[DMCC10]

Round 3 Team:

Scores, 2108, 2334
Overall Rank: 781
Trades: 26

DEF: Smith, Shaw, Gibson, Lumumba, McIntosh, Oxley (Saad, Brown)
MID: Pendlebury, Fyfe, JPK, Griffen, Bontempelli, Cripps, Vandenberg, CEY (Heeney, Miller, Payne)
RUC: Goldstein, Naitanui (Lucey)
FWD: Bartel, Martin, Bennell, Swan, Salem, Clark (Hogan, Lonie)