Rookie shake up - is this a good idea?

[dmac07]

Having to reshuffle my rookies and its getting harder and harder to do whilst maintaining flexibility in the side.

My current though is to drop Heppel (in my mids currently) to Buckley - maintaining MPP

And - with the leftover cash swap Mzungu for Prestia in my forwards. Smith is in my mids currently as my link their but not certain on his job security. Thought of putting Prestia into the mids but that would mean 3 suns players in my mids as I couldn't bring myself to drop Swallow or Harris. What do you think of my current plan? Any other better way to do it? Already have hibberd on bench in mids

[burner11]

who's yr other rookies in all your positions?

[dmac07]

Backs: Stanley, Toy, Hooper, Puopolo (2 starting)

Mids: Swallow, Heppel/Buckley, Harris, Smith, Hibberd (2 starting)

Rucks: Smith, Derickx

Fwds: Mzungu/Prestia, Richardson, McKernan, Matera (1 starting)

[burner11]

swap hooper with duigan in ya backs, drop heppell out of yr mids altogether hes a bit pricey with the cheaper backs out there,  same with buckley as he's not in the best 22 you have rookies like gaff and conca that will play more, move smith into yr forwards for mzungu, keep prestia drop mckernan keep an eye on darling from WC too ;-)

[dmac07]

Problem is if i drop Heppel out, buckley out, and move smith forward i have no multi position link between forward and mids, and just hibberd back to mids

[valkorum]

I dont see how Buckley will get many games at the Pies.  He was talked up all pre-season last year and what happened - thats right he played zero games.  I dont see it being any different this year. 

[dmac07]

Any other good mpp bench options? Hibberd aside.

[biggooters]

I wouldnt pick rookies until the sides are named for rd1 u will be surprised who will play and who wont

[burner11]

Like last year be carefull of rnd 1 too as there were 2-3 rookies that played rnd 1 and then maybe 1-2 after that and some not another game again so they never went up, Stick with your gut on who you think will play more during the year rather than just rnd 1 ;-), Yr backs there is Lower from freo and also Smith from adelaide, forwards tapscott look like playing from melb off HBF

[charliesheen]

get the 2 links in the rookie mid field.

forward line doesn't matter so much, becoz most premium forwards will have links.