Reservoir Dogs 2018 ??

[nostradamus]

I usually post up a team for discussion, so here it is


B: Yeo, Lloyd, Wilson, Birchall, O'Shea, Murray ........ Doedee, Keefe

M: Danger, Martin, Mitchell, Fyfe, Cripps, Coniglio, AhChee (WCE), Dow ....... Higgins, Kelly, Ahern

R: Gawn, Nicnat .......English

F: Smith (Ess), Robinson, Lobb, Christensen, Bennell, Ryan ......Garlett, Rioli

Kitty $32k

[shaker]

Team looks good very strong mids but the FWD line looks risky Smith lets see how he is used , Robinson has been used as a stopper lately which really hurts his scoring if he goes back to that , your FWD's could be a stroke of brilliance or an absolute season killer but early days  ;)

[DCAK]

B: Yeo, Lloyd, Wilson, Birchall, O'Shea, Murray ........ Doedee, Keefe
M: Danger, Martin, Mitchell, Fyfe, Cripps, Coniglio, AhChee (WCE), Dow ....... Higgins, Kelly, Ahern
R: Gawn, Nicnat .......English
F: Smith (Ess), Robinson, Lobb, Christensen, Bennell, Ryan ......Garlett, Rioli
Kitty $32k

When I look at your FWD line I don't think any of your 'premiums' will be top 6 come the end of the season, so why start them? You'll either have to trade them for better players or be uncompetitive.  DEF is flimsy too.  That's my opinion.

[Money Shot]

Smith, Robinson and Lobb could all be top 10 forwards come season end however, the likelihood of them all being there isn't great. In saying that Smith could play predomintaly as a midfielder and he has scored 90+ before. Robinson is destined for more midfield minutes and a greater roll with out Rocky. And if Lobb does play as the sole ruck he is almost inevitably going to go 90+.

So although all three together are risky I actually do like each individual pick.

I just think that if you are sacrificing that much up forward your other lines should be running deep and in my opinion your defence is weak as well.

[Peter]

Imo Smith and Birchall are the problems. Smith because I believe won’t be top 6 and Birchall cos he will only score aroubd 80 as the experts like MS and RD have said. If you move up to Billings and wait for the defensive rookies, I think your points and team will be stronger

[Peter]

Also Essendon have quite a difficult first few weeks - Adelaide, Fremantle (away), Bulldogs and Port Adelaide (away)

[SilverLion]

I usually post up a team for discussion, so here it is


B: Yeo, Lloyd, Wilson, Birchall, O'Shea, Murray ........ Doedee, Keefe

M: Danger, Martin, Mitchell, Fyfe, Cripps, Coniglio, AhChee (WCE), Dow ....... Higgins, Kelly, Ahern

R: Gawn, Nicnat .......English

F: Smith (Ess), Robinson, Lobb, Christensen, Bennell, Ryan ......Garlett, Rioli

Kitty $32k

Feel that you've bulked your mids up a bit too much at the expensive of your FWDs and Backs, would look  to downgrade 2/3 mid pricers and bring in 2/3 premiums. Smith at F1 is a bit too risky for my liking especially.

[Peter]

Agree with Nostradamus - Smith at F1 is a very big ask

[GoLions]

Agree with Nostradamus - Smith at F1 is a very big ask

I believe you mean agreeing with SL? :P

Smith and Robbo could both end up as top 10 forwards. Definitely a risk having both from the start, but there are question marks over a lot of the top forwards, so I don't mind it.

[enzedder]

I usually post up a team for discussion, so here it is


B: Yeo, Lloyd, Wilson, Birchall, O'Shea, Murray ........ Doedee, Keefe

M: Danger, Martin, Mitchell, Fyfe, Cripps, Coniglio, AhChee (WCE), Dow ....... Higgins, Kelly, Ahern

R: Gawn, Nicnat .......English

F: Smith (Ess), Robinson, Lobb, Christensen, Bennell, Ryan ......Garlett, Rioli

Kitty $32k

Really like your midfield and ruck set up.
Defence reads okay except I’m not keen on Lloyd.
Your forwards all have upside. It’s different but I can see it working. It’s ballsy though. Billings and Heeney are safer but I have considered all those forwards and if they do well pre season then go for it.
Would be great to see Reservoir Dogs back in Elxam too mate... hint hint.

[SilverLion]

Agree with Nostradamus - Smith at F1 is a very big ask

I believe you mean agreeing with SL? :P

Smith and Robbo could both end up as top 10 forwards. Definitely a risk having both from the start, but there are question marks over a lot of the top forwards, so I don't mind it.

;D

[Peter]

Have to try and get Ah Chee forward, which will allow you to get a decent mid rookie

[GCSkiwi]

Smith, Robinson and Lobb could all be top 10 forwards come season end however, the likelihood of them all being there isn't great. In saying that Smith could play predomintaly as a midfielder and he has scored 90+ before. Robinson is destined for more midfield minutes and a greater roll with out Rocky. And if Lobb does play as the sole ruck he is almost inevitably going to go 90+.

So although all three together are risky I actually do like each individual pick.

I just think that if you are sacrificing that much up forward your other lines should be running deep and in my opinion your defence is weak as well.

+1

I like the speculative picks but as much as they could be masterstrokes, they could backfire. I would prefer to pick one (I'm going with Lobb), then shore up the others, If you really want to roll the dice on all three, then I agree that def is probably a bit lacking for the amount of money you're not using up front. Conigs pretty iffy I think, would redistribute there.