Fids first crack for 2018

[SilverLion]

Nice side Fid, I've been looking at Papley myself, what do you see him averaging this year? Reckon he'll get more midfield minutes?

[Peter]

Agree with MS, but like the 3/5/2/3 premium structure with Papley as the gamble. You could use O’Meara the same way

[Fid]

Nice side Fid, I've been looking at Papley myself, what do you see him averaging this year? Reckon he'll get more midfield minutes?

Not sure about more time in the midfield, but Papley has gone from 64 SC avg in 2016 to 82 in 2017 and that was with an injury interrupted pre season.  He is a great tackler and came 2nd in Sydney's goal kicking.  For me it makes more sense in choosing him over Menegola, who's price may drop with the inclusion of GAJ.

[GCSkiwi]

G'Day Fid.

Overall a very nice looking side. My slight reservation is it's maybe a touch light in the mids and heavy in the fwds - there are a few value picks up front so I think batting in the 400k mark at F4 is possibly overcooking things. That said, I'm not sure who I would cut. I like the punt on Papley, not sure about McLean? If Cripps, Paps and McLean all go big they will be stellar picks, just not sure on the chances of that...

[Peter]

Well Oliver, Steele and Menegola did last year, so anything’s possible

[SilverLion]

Nice side Fid, I've been looking at Papley myself, what do you see him averaging this year? Reckon he'll get more midfield minutes?

Not sure about more time in the midfield, but Papley has gone from 64 SC avg in 2016 to 82 in 2017 and that was with an injury interrupted pre season.  He is a great tackler and came 2nd in Sydney's goal kicking.  For me it makes more sense in choosing him over Menegola, who's price may drop with the inclusion of GAJ.

Fair point. Those two are definitely two players I'll be monitoring closely in the JLT.