my team

[PonyMaroni]

DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, B. Deledio, G. Broughton, R. Hargrave, A. Otten, B. Jacobs (M. Coad, J. Toy, J. Cripps)
MID: D. Swan, G. Ablett jnr, P. Chapman, L. Shuey, D. Swallow, J. Polec (D. Heppell, A. Krakouer, T. Mzungu)
RUC: A. Sandilands, P. Ryder (Z. Smith, T. McDonald)
FWD: L. Franklin, A. Didak, C. Sylvia, N. Riewoldt, D. Petrie, D. Prestia, B. Matera (C. Richardson, D. Talia, L. Tapscott)
CASH LEFT: $16,100

im undecided about some of the rookies/cheaps in my team, so if anyone has any suggestions of who they would recommend over another, please comment :)

thanks,

[j959]

pony, everyone will be undecided about their rookies at this stage until time gets closer to Rd1 so don't sweat it.

for suggestions look at the "Players & Trades" sections and some good write-ups in the various areas on rookies for different lines.

solid team.

Backs: are strong, Hargrave is an interesting pick and pretty unique

Mids: interesting to see you're going GAJ from the start - you don't want to get him as an upgrade target to see how well he goes 'without cover'? 3/3 gun/rookie structure is fine but think this is causing you issues in your fwd line - might want chappy in your fwd line and you can use Mzungu (or whatever rookie C/F option) as you MPP link.

Rucks: fine but save an optimistic trade for Ryder if you make a league GF.

Fwds: as above, your first 4 are strong but having the 2 fwd rookies on the field (also both from GC) might cause you some issues.

So I'm not sure what it is about the structure but it doesn't feel quite right. I would suggest cheap fwd options for you such as Knights/Petterd to upgrade one of your fwd field rooks but you're gonna have to find the cash from somewhere - maybe put Petrie as your 2nd ruck??

[hally25547]

really good team.

i like the selection of hargrave, hopefully he can get back to his 2009 form.
mids are good.
i love your rucks but you will have to trade ryder out at the end of the season if you are going for a league win.
forwards are good but its risky starting two rookie forwards on the ground

9/10

can you give mine a rate please, cheers Hally
http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,23839.0.html

[hardnut]

very good team (similar to mine so I have to say that :))- I have no issue with two rookies starting up front and love that your getting GAJ straight up. Have to admit I know nothing about Cripps.