Guys if i start Goldy-Nic Nat....

[H1bb3i2d]

Your rucks will miss a game regardless. Unless an R3 rookie is playing (and probably won't), you'll have 2 donuts. It would be a different story if you had a playing R3 and all 3 had a different bye week. I'd be happy copping the 2 donuts in the last bye round because that's where I have the least premiums elsewhere.

[bowyanger]

Planning for the byes is a waste of time IMO.

Ive been burnt many times...at the bye time of year many teams see it as a time to fake an injury or "rest" players for an extra week.

Then theres the injury that will "really" happen a week before...then theres a suspension...totally throws everything out of the window when you could have just been banging along at full noise (scoring well previously) without any bye consideration at all.

Sure you can make up some massive ground overall over the byes if you wear your lucky undies for a week, sacrifice a bucket of KFC and get top score at the local milkbar playing frogger

Didn't work for me the last few years...actually was a massive disaster each time

2 things Ive learnt playing this game since it was invented...ignore byes until they come around.....ignore what happens in the NAB cup

[RaisyDaisy]

I'm really starting to get concerned about NicNat

I know he has had a full pre-season which for me makes him a lock, but he isn't playing again this week vs Port, again because of his back issue

I'm going with Bellchambers for ruck cover, so he is there to cover Nic if he misses, but with this back issue I am starting to reconsider Nic for the first time.

Anyone else thinking the same?

I'm sure if he plays in the 3rd match and gets through fine that will settle the nerves, but back complaints never really go away and it could continue to flare up during the season, which is the basis of my concern

[Rusty00]

Yeah I'm a little concerned as well.

I still hadn't decided on whether I was using Bellchambers for ruck coverage but I'm leaning more and more towards it now.

[LF]

As A fellow Eagles supporter I jumped straight off Nic Nat when I heard about the back issues last week.
When we have all 3 rucks available I see Nic getting rested as he was a couple of times last season and I really don't want to bother with this shower again this year so am looking elsewhere for a ruck now.
I also don't like back issues either as they never go away.

[Gigantor]

Yeah I'm a little concerned as well.

I still hadn't decided on whether I was using Bellchambers for ruck coverage but I'm leaning more and more towards it now.

I've always had Belly as coverage but I'm so concerned i had a play to see if i can free up 50k to have a Goldy + Maric ruck comb0

[Ricochet]

From Simpson's presser about this week

"For Nic, it's a flight he doesn't have to have. He'll play in a scratch match with us next week."

[enzedder]

Is a bit of a worry.
Plan B is out NicNat and Goddard and in Jacobs and Titchell

[bowyanger]

Nic nat is the Weagles most important player post Cox

There is no way they are going to risk him for a game that means nothing

Coaching staff have to come up with some excuse to keep the fans happy when the fans are going to NAB games expecting to see him play

He is in my side...Im not worried at all

Id expect him to play last Nab game @ 50% intensity - the guys a freak - he doesn't need practice

[DPC]

Yeah I'm a little concerned as well.

I still hadn't decided on whether I was using Bellchambers for ruck coverage but I'm leaning more and more towards it now.

I've always had Belly as coverage but I'm so concerned i had a play to see if i can free up 50k to have a Goldy + Maric ruck comb0

If you go with Maric would you consider going without Bellchambers?  Or if you were still nervous about him being injury prone and felt the need for cover would it be worthwhile going to Jacobs?  I have Goldy/NN and finally succumbed and put in Belly but I hate it - it feels such a waste.

[RaisyDaisy]

I've got Maric and NN with Belly in the forwards. If I was to get rid of NN for say Goldy etc I would still keep Belly, but that's just me

If a rookie ruc pops up that changes things, but seeing as its looking unlikely at this stage I want cover, so Belly stays for me

[Gigantor]

Yeah I'm a little concerned as well.

I still hadn't decided on whether I was using Bellchambers for ruck coverage but I'm leaning more and more towards it now.

I've always had Belly as coverage but I'm so concerned i had a play to see if i can free up 50k to have a Goldy + Maric ruck comb0

If you go with Maric would you consider going without Bellchambers?  Or if you were still nervous about him being injury prone and felt the need for cover would it be worthwhile going to Jacobs?  I have Goldy/NN and finally succumbed and put in Belly but I hate it - it feels such a waste.

Like RaisyDaisy said I would still keep belly, the thought of finding out on Thursday night that one of my rucks is out for a week and agonising for 24 hours whether I'll cop a donut or waste a sideways trade gives me nightmares :)

[Peter]

I'm with RD - same pair with Belly as initial backup and upgrade/downgrade flexibility

[Bully]

I'm with RD - same pair with Belly as initial backup and upgrade/downgrade flexibility

Sounds great in theory but Belly stands every chance of being rubbed out too. Either way you look at it there will be a wasted trade.

[RaisyDaisy]

I'm with RD - same pair with Belly as initial backup and upgrade/downgrade flexibility

Sounds great in theory but Belly stands every chance of being rubbed out too. Either way you look at it there will be a wasted trade.

Well obviously if the ASADA stuff comes into things Belly wont be selected, but if they're allowed to play then he is in my side