First Go At 2014 Supercoach!!

[Cookie Monster]

Here's my first attempt on a team for 2014.

I know a few of the weaknesses in this team, and i'm trying to work on them, give me any feedback you have and i'd love to hear from as many people as i can!


Backs: M.Hibberd, P.Hanley, T.Mckenzie, P.Seedsman, M.Suckling, Z.Jones
Bench: J.Laidler, T.Curran

Mids: G.Ablett, J.Selwood, D.Heppell, A.Gaff, D.Thomas, T.Adams, J.Martin, J.Kelly
Bench: M. Crouch, A.Morabito

Rucks: B.Mcevoy, A.Sandilands
Bench: A.Smith, P.Mitchell

Fowards: P.Dangerfield, D.Zorko, Devon Smith, T.Hawkins, Lewis Jetta, S.Higgins
Bench: F.Thurlow, D.Garlett


Any feedback would be great! Cheers!

[Maggie May]

Def:  Bold not starting with one of Mitchell, Bartel, McVeigh or Walker, but I like it.  Seedsman is injured though, just had hip surgery, so will miss the start of the year.  He also hasn't cemented a place in the 22 for Collingwood, and will find that harder now. 
Mid: I like Heppell, Gaff and Adams as POD.  Word out of the Pies is that Adams has been tearing up the training track, and performed really well in today's intraclub match after a slow start.  Reckon though, you could afford to downgrade him or Thomas to a rookie for cash.  I also think it's dangerous to leave out Pendles, the Ablett/Pendles combo is expensive but they are those prices for a reason.
Ruc: Never been a fan of McEvoy, but the rucks are the bardest to judge, as they can be the most inconsistent year on year.
Fwd: Looks week.  You are relying on your mid-priced players to stand up and become keepers.  I would suggest upgrading a couple by downgrading a couple to cheaper players/rookies.  There are a few good options there.  Not a fan of the Higgins selection, he tends to be an SC tease that doesn't then translate to actual results.

[Cookie Monster]

Def:  Bold not starting with one of Mitchell, Bartel, McVeigh or Walker, but I like it.  Seedsman is injured though, just had hip surgery, so will miss the start of the year.  He also hasn't cemented a place in the 22 for Collingwood, and will find that harder now. 
Mid: I like Heppell, Gaff and Adams as POD.  Word out of the Pies is that Adams has been tearing up the training track, and performed really well in today's intraclub match after a slow start.  Reckon though, you could afford to downgrade him or Thomas to a rookie for cash.  I also think it's dangerous to leave out Pendles, the Ablett/Pendles combo is expensive but they are those prices for a reason.
Ruc: Never been a fan of McEvoy, but the rucks are the bardest to judge, as they can be the most inconsistent year on year.
Fwd: Looks week.  You are relying on your mid-priced players to stand up and become keepers.  I would suggest upgrading a couple by downgrading a couple to cheaper players/rookies.  There are a few good options there.  Not a fan of the Higgins selection, he tends to be an SC tease that doesn't then translate to actual results.

Thanks heaps mate, i've always liked Adams as a player and i think with good players around him he will only get better.
The only thing i'm not sure of, is the cheap priced or rookies in the forward line to free up some cash? any advice there?

[Cookie Monster]

In saying that, i've always liked Mitch Clark as a forward, i think he'll be alright come this year, and i also picked up Jack Billings.
With the mid pricers, i think Tom Hawkins has overcome his back injury, and with the absence of Adams i think Smith will see more time in the midfield.

[Maggie May]

Players like Impey, Honeychurch and Lewis Taylor are getting a bit of talk about them as far as SC prospects go.  At the moment I have Impey, Garlett and Taylor in my forward line and Honeychurch in my mids.  Lennon has also been highly talked about as has Hogan, Fasolo and Clarke in the higher priced bracket.

Hawkins I don't think has ever really been a great SC prospect even when fully fit.  It'll depend what his injury was as to whether he has over come it.  If it's muscular, he possibly has, if it is disc related, hen he won't as that sort of damage is permanent.  Devon Smith could be a good POD, but for the price, he is a little risky.

You could look at something like Higgins & Thurlow to Impey & Lewis Taylor, Hawkins & Jetta to Clarke & Fasolo/Rohan/Hogan.  That should leave you enough cash to upgrade Zorko to someone like Dustin Martin who apparently is going to be spending time coming off half back this year, or Roughhead, with a little bit of cash leftover if Smith doesn't come on through the pre season. 

Also if you are looking for an alternative for Seedsman, David Swallow is only $4k more and is probably a more solid prospect even if Seedsman was fully fit.