The Watchlist - Season started, team Angry Pirates

[GoLions]

I'll probably watch the Lions/Saints game in an hour or so, and give a few opinions then on my boyzzzzzz

[Mat0369]

Awesome, thanks Spanner. I might have a look over the next few days when I get some time and do my own update. A few of these guys like Armitage I am looking at for my draft side

I'll probably watch the Lions/Saints game in an hour or so, and give a few opinions then on my boyzzzzzz

Thanks mate.

[Mat0369]

Also just posting this here so I can refer back to it when I get to my laptop with all my teams

[GoLions]

I'll update this post as I finish each quarter

1st quarter
Rich seemed to have really good awareness of players around him as he didn't have much space, particularly early in the quarter. Quick hands allowed effective possession.
Leuey won almost all of his hitouts when in the ruck, couple were to advantage. Was moving around pretty well, got the ball on the wing at one point and had a bit of a run.
Will also add Claye Beams and Adcock looked really good. Taylor started the quarter well.

2nd quarter
Rich was a bit quieter, but likely due to the fact that the ball was in our forward half most of the quarter.
Leuey wasn't as impressive that quarter. Saints utilized 3rd man up a few times which worked well for them, and Longer used his body a lot better.
Adcock was good again. Bewick was fantastic. Claye slowed down a bit, whereas Dayne was apparently racking up some possies, however I hardly noticed him. Jaden McGrath looked very good.

3rd quarter
Rich started well, then disappeared. I think he was actually taken off for about 10 minutes or so, because I just did not see him anywhere on the ground for a good part of that quarter. Came back on with about 5 minutes or so to go, and got it a few times and used it well.
Like Rich, Leuey started alright too, but then Smith rucked for the middle part of the quarter, and Saints dominated the game. Leuey came back into ruck near the end and went ok. His work once the ball hit the ground was pretty good.
Dayne Beams, what can I say. He was everywhere. Claye was good in the first half of the quarter. Bewick was amazing again. Adcock was very good, although missed an easy shot on goal. His tackling has been great though. Lewy Taylor was outstanding.

4th quarter
Rich was a bit scrappy that quarter.
Weren't a lot of ball-ups or throw-ins, so Leuey didn't have many opportunities to do anything.
Bewick was pretty good. So was Rocky. Not really much else in that quarter.



Didn't pay too much attention to the Saints players, but Lonie looked alright. Fisher started pretty badly, you could tell he hadn't played much footy in a while haha. His second half was good though. Geary was great.

Also, the umps could not do a good throw-in to save their lives. It was ridiculous.

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Smart man bouncing on my man MacMillan!

Not a bad team few guys I wouldnt start but you got to be different to win it!

[Mat0369]

Smart man bouncing on my man MacMillan!

Not a bad team few guys I wouldnt start but you got to be different to win it!

It is just one I was playing around with in terms of cash in the backline earlier. I screen capped it as it was a different structure and I figured I would post it to add to my collection. 2 premos, 1 breakout, 2 mid prices and 1 rookie. I don't think it is sustainable as Saad won't get games and I don't think Edwards will either. I need to free up cash and Crouch is the guy. Looking at the scores Jamie Mac hit about 90 and Crouch killed it which is why I added them in for now. I will watch the game myself if it does come up on replay like the Lions vs Saints later in the week.


Which also reminds me, Spanner or Dave (when you finish watching), what are your thoughts on how Dylan Roberton played? The stats don't look horrible and he was decent in his first season with the Saints. He could be another handy option at his price.

[GoLions]

Which also reminds me, Spanner or Dave (when you finish watching), what are your thoughts on how Dylan Roberton played? The stats don't look horrible and he was decent in his first season with the Saints. He could be another handy option at his price.

Nah, don't know what he looks like so couldn't really pay much attention to him, although I did hear the commentator pronounce his name as Robertson instead of Roberton 2 or 3 times :P

[Mat0369]

I turned on the feed on the Saints website for 5 minutes earlier, I am sure one of the commentators is Terry Wallace. That explains it all

[GoLions]

I'll update this post as I finish each quarter

1st quarter
Rich seemed to have really good awareness of players around him as he didn't have much space, particularly early in the quarter. Quick hands allowed effective possession.
Leuey won almost all of his hitouts when in the ruck, couple were to advantage. Was moving around pretty well, got the ball on the wing at one point and had a bit of a run.
Will also add Claye Beams and Adcock looked really good. Taylor started the quarter well.

2nd quarter
Rich was a bit quieter, but likely due to the fact that the ball was in our forward half most of the quarter.
Leuey wasn't as impressive that quarter. Saints utilized 3rd man up a few times which worked well for them, and Longer used his body a lot better.
Adcock was good again. Bewick was fantastic. Claye slowed down a bit, whereas Dayne was apparently racking up some possies, however I hardly noticed him. Jaden McGrath looked very good.

3rd quarter
Rich started well, then disappeared. I think he was actually taken off for about 10 minutes or so, because I just did not see him anywhere on the ground for a good part of that quarter. Came back on with about 5 minutes or so to go, and got it a few times and used it well.
Like Rich, Leuey started alright too, but then Smith rucked for the middle part of the quarter, and Saints dominated the game. Leuey came back into ruck near the end and went ok. His work once the ball hit the ground was pretty good.
Dayne Beams, what can I say. He was everywhere. Claye was good in the first half of the quarter. Bewick was amazing again. Adcock was very good, although missed an easy shot on goal. His tackling has been great though. Lewy Taylor was outstanding.

4th quarter
Rich was a bit scrappy that quarter.
Weren't a lot of ball-ups or throw-ins, so Leuey didn't have many opportunities to do anything.
Bewick was pretty good. So was Rocky. Not really much else in that quarter.



Didn't pay too much attention to the Saints players, but Lonie looked alright. Fisher started pretty badly, you could tell he hadn't played much footy in a while haha. His second half was good though. Geary was great.

Also, the umps could not do a good throw-in to save their lives. It was ridiculous.

Forgot to add, Rich took most of the kick-ins, so could be some easy points there for him.

[Money Shot]

great looking side mate.

[Mat0369]

Forgot to add, Rich took most of the kick-ins, so could be some easy points there for him.

The question with that is did he do a Heath Shaw and kick it to himself every time?

With CD scoring I am pretty sure you don't actually gain points from an effective kicking unless you kick it to yourself but if you turn it over it is negative. I had Mark McVeigh when he was returning from injury and really cheap. He was playing in defense and was on Tip Rat. He turned it over from the kick out a couple of times and his score took a massive hit and when the kickout was a  good one he received nada. Lesson learnt

[GoLions]

Forgot to add, Rich took most of the kick-ins, so could be some easy points there for him.

The question with that is did he do a Heath Shaw and kick it to himself every time?

With CD scoring I am pretty sure you don't actually gain points from an effective kicking unless you kick it to yourself but if you turn it over it is negative. I had Mark McVeigh when he was returning from injury and really cheap. He was playing in defense and was on Tip Rat. He turned it over from the kick out a couple of times and his score took a massive hit and when the kickout was a  good one he received nada. Lesson learnt

He kicked it to himself most of the time, and usually went 55+ metres

[Mat0369]

Perfect

[Spanner221]

Which also reminds me, Spanner or Dave (when you finish watching), what are your thoughts on how Dylan Roberton played? The stats don't look horrible and he was decent in his first season with the Saints. He could be another handy option at his price.

He did ok but not great. He put on a lot more muscle since he played in 2013, presumably to improve his defensive nature. He is fighting for a spot with Shenton and Gilbert and I think he is currently third in line (Richo likes Shenton for some reason, I'm not a fan). However, he injured himself (hamstring) and is now unlikely to be ready for round 1.

[Mat0369]

He did ok but not great. He put on a lot more muscle since he played in 2013, presumably to improve his defensive nature. He is fighting for a spot with Shenton and Gilbert and I think he is currently third in line (Richo likes Shenton for some reason, I'm not a fan). However, he injured himself (hamstring) and is now unlikely to be ready for round 1.

I remember he was a bit of surprise his first year with the Saints before injuries hit him last season. The injury means he is another one to cross off the list. I guess Shenton will be lining up round 1 with Gilbert also injured.