Rico's Advice Thread 2015

[Ricochet]

Hey man sorry I couldn't get back to you last night. Lets have a look

Definitely the right move in my opinion. My conly question would be maybe keeping Swan and dropping someone like Goddard instead. Just because I can see Swan averaging similar, if not more, for a much cheaper price. Also who knows what Goddard will be playing with in terms of teammates come round 1.

But yeh the structure change of dropping one fwd to upgrade the other lines is perfect.

All good!

I've been told about that a few times and I am considering it, but I'm not sure what I would do with the cash.

What do you think would be the best move with the 100k-ish that I'd have?

A couple of options

Priddis or Treloar to Pendles, Fyfe or Jelwood
Boeky to Newton
Or hang onto it incase Whitecross doesn't play RD1 and you need to go up to a Smedts/CPearce/etc

Personally prefer upgrading one of those mids to a 120+ gun

[Ricochet]

Hey Rico,
Thanks in advance for this thread again this season, always good to get constructive advice.
Would love your thoughts on my team and structure...and rookies obviously will change depending on Rd 1 selections.

Cheers

Backs- Simp,Shaw,Lumuba,Ibbo,Smedts,N.Brown (Hamling,Goddard)

Mids- GAJ,Pend,Jelwood,Ward,Cotch,NVB,Newton,J.Anderson (Biggs,Vandenberg,Lambert)

Rucks- NicNat,Z.Smith (Cox)

Fwds- Buddy,Dusty,Swan,Belly,Clark,Hogan (Karnesis,C.Daniel)

$27,300 left  :D

Hey man, of course.
DEF: love the initial mix of premo's and midpricers, but Smedts at D5 and Brown at D6 is far too week. Most teams will go Ibbo/Geary at D5 and someone like Whitecross/Smedts at D6.
MIDS: Perfect. Great top end premos and love the Cotchin pick. Rookies are fine at this stage
RUCKS: NicNat is a must, and Belly cover in the fwd line is good. Not sold on ZSMith yet. Will have to play with Nicholls come round 1 and will be up against much tougher oppo then who he faced on the wkend just gone (DSimpson). I'd look elsewhere mate
FWDS: Premos and rookies are good here. Might have to replace CDaniel though. I'd prefer Lids over Buddy, just because he is a kpp and has more chance of throwing in a few shockers. But he'll throw up some huge games as well.

Overrall its a solid side mate but I would highly recommend upgrading D6 and looking at something stronger at R2

[Nige]

Hey man sorry I couldn't get back to you last night. Lets have a look

Definitely the right move in my opinion. My conly question would be maybe keeping Swan and dropping someone like Goddard instead. Just because I can see Swan averaging similar, if not more, for a much cheaper price. Also who knows what Goddard will be playing with in terms of teammates come round 1.

But yeh the structure change of dropping one fwd to upgrade the other lines is perfect.

All good!

I've been told about that a few times and I am considering it, but I'm not sure what I would do with the cash.

What do you think would be the best move with the 100k-ish that I'd have?

A couple of options

Priddis or Treloar to Pendles, Fyfe or Jelwood
Boeky to Newton
Or hang onto it incase Whitecross doesn't play RD1 and you need to go up to a Smedts/CPearce/etc

Personally prefer upgrading one of those mids to a 120+ gun

I'd probably be leaning towards option b or option c. Priddis is my first picked every year, a favourite of mine and a POD.

[Ricochet]

Hey man sorry I couldn't get back to you last night. Lets have a look

Definitely the right move in my opinion. My conly question would be maybe keeping Swan and dropping someone like Goddard instead. Just because I can see Swan averaging similar, if not more, for a much cheaper price. Also who knows what Goddard will be playing with in terms of teammates come round 1.

But yeh the structure change of dropping one fwd to upgrade the other lines is perfect.

All good!

I've been told about that a few times and I am considering it, but I'm not sure what I would do with the cash.

What do you think would be the best move with the 100k-ish that I'd have?

A couple of options

Priddis or Treloar to Pendles, Fyfe or Jelwood
Boeky to Newton
Or hang onto it incase Whitecross doesn't play RD1 and you need to go up to a Smedts/CPearce/etc

Personally prefer upgrading one of those mids to a 120+ gun

I'd probably be leaning towards option b or option c. Priddis is my first picked every year, a favourite of mine and a POD.

haha knew you'd favour those two POD boys :P

[Nige]

Hey man sorry I couldn't get back to you last night. Lets have a look

Definitely the right move in my opinion. My conly question would be maybe keeping Swan and dropping someone like Goddard instead. Just because I can see Swan averaging similar, if not more, for a much cheaper price. Also who knows what Goddard will be playing with in terms of teammates come round 1.

But yeh the structure change of dropping one fwd to upgrade the other lines is perfect.

All good!

I've been told about that a few times and I am considering it, but I'm not sure what I would do with the cash.

What do you think would be the best move with the 100k-ish that I'd have?

A couple of options

Priddis or Treloar to Pendles, Fyfe or Jelwood
Boeky to Newton
Or hang onto it incase Whitecross doesn't play RD1 and you need to go up to a Smedts/CPearce/etc

Personally prefer upgrading one of those mids to a 120+ gun

I'd probably be leaning towards option b or option c. Priddis is my first picked every year, a favourite of mine and a POD.

haha knew you'd favour those two POD boys :P

Damn, I've become predictable in PODness.  :o :(

[Gandalf123]

hey mate, you're doing some good work here! just wondering your thoughts on this;

K.Simpson, H.Shaw, S.Hurn, J.Newnes, J.Geary, M.Dick (J.Hamling, A.Saad)

G.Ablett, J.Selwood, JPK, M.Priddis, D.Rich, NVB, D.Lang, N.Freeman (A.Vandenberg, K.Lambert, N.Krak)

Goldy, NicNat (Cox)

Buddy, Dusty, Swanny, TBC, Salem, Clark (Hogan, Steele)

forever chopping and changing but pretty satisfied with this structure, obviously the worry is D6 and maybe some rookies, what's your thoughts on this team and any potential upgrades/downgrades you can see that i can't? $30k in the bank, cheers mate.

[cuz_crew]

Ok big fella I've been taking your advice on board and come up with this team. Let me know if I'm on the right track.

Where can I edit this team to be better? is the structure sound?

DEF
Simpson B.Smith H.Shaw Newnes Ibbotson Whitecross (Brown Goddard)

MID
Ablett Rockliff Pendlebury Fyfe S.Mitchell vanBerlo Boekhorst Vandenberg (Laverde Freeman Lambert)

RUC
Naitanui Bellchambers (Cox)

FOR
Gray Bartel Swan M.Clark Karnezis Hogan (Steele Krakouer)

[Ricochet]

hey mate, you're doing some good work here! just wondering your thoughts on this;

K.Simpson, H.Shaw, S.Hurn, J.Newnes, J.Geary, M.Dick (J.Hamling, A.Saad)

G.Ablett, J.Selwood, JPK, M.Priddis, D.Rich, NVB, D.Lang, N.Freeman (A.Vandenberg, K.Lambert, N.Krak)

Goldy, NicNat (Cox)

Buddy, Dusty, Swanny, TBC, Salem, Clark (Hogan, Steele)

forever chopping and changing but pretty satisfied with this structure, obviously the worry is D6 and maybe some rookies, what's your thoughts on this team and any potential upgrades/downgrades you can see that i can't? $30k in the bank, cheers mate.

Thanks man, lets hav a look.
DEF: Very solid mate, right the way through to D5. I like the risk of Geary at D5 as well. Another to consider here is Ibbo. Yeh Dick at D6 is risky so you'lll need to reassess your rookies in this line come round 1. Hopefully someone else pops up
MIDS: Great top end picks . I'd strongly consider Newton as a mid rookie as well here, along with Cockatoo.
RUCKS: Prefect, very strong and with cover through Bellchambers in the fwds.
FWDS: Again a perfect structure. Can't really fault. Might have to look at a Salem replacement though. Wasn't that great the other day

Overrall is a very solid team mate. No concerns in terms of structure, just may have to fix up a few rookies in defence and maybe look at a Salem replacement. Consider Karnezis here, or bringing Kraks into the fwd line.

[Ricochet]

Ok big fella I've been taking your advice on board and come up with this team. Let me know if I'm on the right track.

Where can I edit this team to be better? is the structure sound?

DEF
Simpson B.Smith H.Shaw Newnes Ibbotson Whitecross (Brown Goddard)

MID
Ablett Rockliff Pendlebury Fyfe S.Mitchell vanBerlo Boekhorst Vandenberg (Laverde Freeman Lambert)

RUC
Naitanui Bellchambers (Cox)

FOR
Gray Bartel Swan M.Clark Karnezis Hogan (Steele Krakouer)

Ok mate lets see.
DEF: Can't fault the structure mate. Very similar to mine. I'm a little concerned that BSmith may cop more attention this year so I'm staying away there but back yourself in.
MIDS: Top end picks are super strong. Reason for picking SMitchell? Personally not a fan, given age. Rookies are fine at this stage. Also consider Newton and Cockatoo.
RUCKS: Love the strategy of Belly at R2, have looked at it myself. However its too risky with no cover. You'll need to save some cash for a decent R3 here man.
FWDS: Love the POD picks in Gray and Bartel. Especially Bartel. I really want to start him. Overrall this line is hard to fault mate.

Ok so only major thing man, I would look at possibly downgrading Mitchell and upgrading R3 (or saving the cash to get any rookie that pops up here), or swing Belly into the fwds and start a premo at R2. Just think you really need cover there man.

Other than that its a good side mate

[DMCC10]

Hey Rico, thanks for doing all this hard work, would love your thoughts on my side, cheers mate! I know my defence is weak but i think mid price is the way to go in defence this year as i don't trust many of the defensive premiums, if a couple of mid pricers there can average 85 they could make a good D6 or upgrade to a premium who has dropped in price (e.g. Simpson every know and then throws in a score of 20-40, drop in price and almost a straight swap, thats just how i see it). But the weak defence is made up over the rest of the field i think. Only thing i can't decide is Lumumba or Newnes, both are on par at the moment. Cheers mate!

DEF: Shaw, Lumumba, Yeo, Ibbotson, Macmillan, Goddard (Hamling, Saad)
MID: Ablett, Pendlebury, Selwood, Beams, Barlow, Griffen, Anderson, Vandenberg (Freeman, Dumont, Krakouer)
RUC: Goldstein, Naitanui (Nankervis)
FWD: Martin, Bennell, Swan, Clark, Karnezis, Hogan (Daniel, Lambert)

[cuz_crew]

Ok big fella I've been taking your advice on board and come up with this team. Let me know if I'm on the right track.

Where can I edit this team to be better? is the structure sound?

DEF
Simpson B.Smith H.Shaw Newnes Ibbotson Whitecross (Brown Goddard)

MID
Ablett Rockliff Pendlebury Fyfe S.Mitchell vanBerlo Boekhorst Vandenberg (Laverde Freeman Lambert)

RUC
Naitanui Bellchambers (Cox)

FOR
Gray Bartel Swan M.Clark Karnezis Hogan (Steele Krakouer)

Ok mate lets see.
DEF: Can't fault the structure mate. Very similar to mine. I'm a little concerned that BSmith may cop more attention this year so I'm staying away there but back yourself in.
MIDS: Top end picks are super strong. Reason for picking SMitchell? Personally not a fan, given age. Rookies are fine at this stage. Also consider Newton and Cockatoo.
RUCKS: Love the strategy of Belly at R2, have looked at it myself. However its too risky with no cover. You'll need to save some cash for a decent R3 here man.
FWDS: Love the POD picks in Gray and Bartel. Especially Bartel. I really want to start him. Overrall this line is hard to fault mate.

Ok so only major thing man, I would look at possibly downgrading Mitchell and upgrading R3 (or saving the cash to get any rookie that pops up here), or swing Belly into the fwds and start a premo at R2. Just think you really need cover there man.

Other than that its a good side mate

My reasoning for going with Sam Mitchell

He is still one of the elite mid fielders in the competition and Hawthorns number 1 player despite his age.

His last 5 scores are 103, 127, 137, 111, 146

he has had a perfect pre season by all reports and looked good in the first NAB game v collingwood

the only other player I would consider at this price range is Wines who still hasnt proved he can drop consistent big hundreds.

There is no one under $500K who have the scoring capability that Mitchell has.

I think Mitchell will average 105 - 110 which is an acceptable M8 come seasons end.

On no cover for belly - I dont want belly in the forward line because he will take the place of a rookie who will make more money

It's a massive risk having belly at R2 with no cover but thats what trades are for and you gotta risk the biscuit bro

[Hawker_08]

Hey Rico. Would love your thoughts and feedback on my side atm. Great Thread btw

Def: Simpson, Shaw, Birchall, Newnes, Pearce, Goddard, (Edwards, Saad)

Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Beams, JPK, Barlow, Newton, Anderson, Heeney, (Vandenberg, Freeman, Krakouer)

Ruck: Goldy, Nic Nat, (Read)

Fwd: Goddard, Franklin, Swan, Clark, Hogan, Lambert (Karnezis, Daniel)

Cheers moite

[Ricochet]

Hey Rico, thanks for doing all this hard work, would love your thoughts on my side, cheers mate! I know my defence is weak but i think mid price is the way to go in defence this year as i don't trust many of the defensive premiums, if a couple of mid pricers there can average 85 they could make a good D6 or upgrade to a premium who has dropped in price (e.g. Simpson every know and then throws in a score of 20-40, drop in price and almost a straight swap, thats just how i see it). But the weak defence is made up over the rest of the field i think. Only thing i can't decide is Lumumba or Newnes, both are on par at the moment. Cheers mate!

DEF: Shaw, Lumumba, Yeo, Ibbotson, Macmillan, Goddard (Hamling, Saad)
MID: Ablett, Pendlebury, Selwood, Beams, Barlow, Griffen, Anderson, Vandenberg (Freeman, Dumont, Krakouer)
RUC: Goldstein, Naitanui (Nankervis)
FWD: Martin, Bennell, Swan, Clark, Karnezis, Hogan (Daniel, Lambert)

Agree with your thoughts on midpricers in defence mate. I have done similar. Only concern is Goddard at D6 doesn't give you much room to move. If you can fit someone like Whitecross in there, at least you can go slightly up or down to another rookie. Other than that I don't see any issues with the backline. And I would definitely go Lumumba over Newnes. The rest of your side is very strong and hard to fault tbh man. I'm not a fan of 6 premo mids simply because it leaves you with very shaky rooks. I'd strongly consider guys like Van Berlo and Newton, along with maybe Cockatoo.

So yeh its a different stragety and I don't mind it. Only real concern is your rookies at this stage man

[Ricochet]

Ok big fella I've been taking your advice on board and come up with this team. Let me know if I'm on the right track.

Where can I edit this team to be better? is the structure sound?

DEF
Simpson B.Smith H.Shaw Newnes Ibbotson Whitecross (Brown Goddard)

MID
Ablett Rockliff Pendlebury Fyfe S.Mitchell vanBerlo Boekhorst Vandenberg (Laverde Freeman Lambert)

RUC
Naitanui Bellchambers (Cox)

FOR
Gray Bartel Swan M.Clark Karnezis Hogan (Steele Krakouer)

Ok mate lets see.
DEF: Can't fault the structure mate. Very similar to mine. I'm a little concerned that BSmith may cop more attention this year so I'm staying away there but back yourself in.
MIDS: Top end picks are super strong. Reason for picking SMitchell? Personally not a fan, given age. Rookies are fine at this stage. Also consider Newton and Cockatoo.
RUCKS: Love the strategy of Belly at R2, have looked at it myself. However its too risky with no cover. You'll need to save some cash for a decent R3 here man.
FWDS: Love the POD picks in Gray and Bartel. Especially Bartel. I really want to start him. Overrall this line is hard to fault mate.

Ok so only major thing man, I would look at possibly downgrading Mitchell and upgrading R3 (or saving the cash to get any rookie that pops up here), or swing Belly into the fwds and start a premo at R2. Just think you really need cover there man.

Other than that its a good side mate

My reasoning for going with Sam Mitchell

He is still one of the elite mid fielders in the competition and Hawthorns number 1 player despite his age.

His last 5 scores are 103, 127, 137, 111, 146

he has had a perfect pre season by all reports and looked good in the first NAB game v collingwood

the only other player I would consider at this price range is Wines who still hasnt proved he can drop consistent big hundreds.

There is no one under $500K who have the scoring capability that Mitchell has.

I think Mitchell will average 105 - 110 which is an acceptable M8 come seasons end.

On no cover for belly - I dont want belly in the forward line because he will take the place of a rookie who will make more money

It's a massive risk having belly at R2 with no cover but thats what trades are for and you gotta risk the biscuit bro

Fair enough mate, good luck

[Ricochet]

Hey Rico. Would love your thoughts and feedback on my side atm. Great Thread btw

Def: Simpson, Shaw, Birchall, Newnes, Pearce, Goddard, (Edwards, Saad)

Mid: Ablett, Pendlebury, Beams, JPK, Barlow, Newton, Anderson, Heeney, (Vandenberg, Freeman, Krakouer)

Ruck: Goldy, Nic Nat, (Read)

Fwd: Goddard, Franklin, Swan, Clark, Hogan, Lambert (Karnezis, Daniel)

Cheers moite

Lets have a look man
DEF: Very solid start with your premos. Keen an eye on Birchall though, he is nursing a knee injury. Also on CPearce, I'll post my thgouhts below. I love him as a player but there are a few risks as a pick this year. Also you might want to either hold some cash on hand for D6, or put in someone like Whitecross in there. Just so when we get to RD1 and you need to move up from Goddard you can do so easily.
MIDS: Can't fault this line mate. Premos are perfect, rookies are too.
RUCKS: Very strong, only concern is no cover mate. And its a real concern, I'd look at putting an expensive rookie in at R3 to cover yourself or look at Bellchambers in your fwd line.
FWDS: Like your structure here. Solid 3 premos, and your rookies are solid too. Can't fault it mate

Posted in another thread but these are just my thoughts on Clancee mate

I would have him in my 22 every day of the week. He has an elite kick and is a natural ball magnet.
Reality is that is more like 18-25 in our side. Meaning he could be in and out, or cop vests.

When he scored premo numbers a few years ago, he had the freedom through the midfield to do so.
Now, his role does can weekly and does get a few lock down jobs

Yesterday he was impressive but Fyfe, Ibbotson, DPearce and Crowley have to come back into that side, which will reshuffle quite a few boys.

Ross has said Ibbo and Fyfe should play next week, I would also assume DPearce would come back in. So keep an eye on Clancee next week and see what his role is

One thing he has got going for him atm is that Ross loves a good story and rewards boys that put the extra effort in. Clancee has already done that a few years ago (after being sent back to the wafl). last year he dropped the ball a bit in terms of his fitness again (had quite a few off field issues personally) but he came back to preseason a lot fitter after doing a lot of work away from the club. So should be back in favour

Certainly deserves to be on the watchlist, but will need to see more of him in our stronger lineup