Ringos Rocky Road 2016

[Ringo]

Thanks Eaglesman - Although conditions for Lions NAB not ideal very windy game 1 and very wet game 2 I was disappointed in Harwoods efforts.  He had the opportunity to really nail the position but made too many mistakes.  Was hoping for 80+ from him and can not see that based on what I saw. For the teams sake hope I am wrong though.  In saying that I will probably have him in AF and DT as he is more suited there. I have a concern that he may be the first dropped when changes are required if he can not lift. 

Rich will be back playing in the mids (was said by Leppa even before Beams set bac) which is why I went Harwood to Rich as Rich may now go 90+.  Was back to his best last week with contested possessions. Rocky coming in may have an effect but do not think so.  Think Rocky and Robbo will play on the ball allowing Rich to run more and use that lethal left boot.  Tag is only my concern.

Jezza appeared to be the best option for me at that price.  have a gut feel on Brodie Smith who was the other option.  Think Jezza has more upside and with both risky went Jezza,

Hope that explains my decisions for you

[eaglesman]

Thanks Eaglesman - Although conditions for Lions NAB not ideal very windy game 1 and very wet game 2 I was disappointed in Harwoods efforts.  He had the opportunity to really nail the position but made too many mistakes.  Was hoping for 80+ from him and can not see that based on what I saw. For the teams sake hope I am wrong though.  In saying that I will probably have him in AF and DT as he is more suited there. I have a concern that he may be the first dropped when changes are required if he can not lift. 

Rich will be back playing in the mids (was said by Leppa even before Beams set bac) which is why I went Harwood to Rich as Rich may now go 90+.  Was back to his best last week with contested possessions. Rocky coming in may have an effect but do not think so.  Think Rocky and Robbo will play on the ball allowing Rich to run more and use that lethal left boot.  Tag is only my concern.

Jezza appeared to be the best option for me at that price.  have a gut feel on Brodie Smith who was the other option.  Think Jezza has more upside and with both risky went Jezza,

Hope that explains my decisions for you

Hmm how do U work out what harwood is priced at? I have never really
Known how to do this. I was never expecting 90 avg. I would gladly take an 80 avg. But if he is priced at 60+ then he probably isn't worth it.

[Ringo]

Thanks Eaglesman - Although conditions for Lions NAB not ideal very windy game 1 and very wet game 2 I was disappointed in Harwoods efforts.  He had the opportunity to really nail the position but made too many mistakes.  Was hoping for 80+ from him and can not see that based on what I saw. For the teams sake hope I am wrong though.  In saying that I will probably have him in AF and DT as he is more suited there. I have a concern that he may be the first dropped when changes are required if he can not lift. 

Rich will be back playing in the mids (was said by Leppa even before Beams set bac) which is why I went Harwood to Rich as Rich may now go 90+.  Was back to his best last week with contested possessions. Rocky coming in may have an effect but do not think so.  Think Rocky and Robbo will play on the ball allowing Rich to run more and use that lethal left boot.  Tag is only my concern.

Jezza appeared to be the best option for me at that price.  have a gut feel on Brodie Smith who was the other option.  Think Jezza has more upside and with both risky went Jezza,

Hope that explains my decisions for you

Hmm how do U work out what harwood is priced at? I have never really
Known how to do this. I was never expecting 90 avg. I would gladly take an 80 avg. But if he is priced at 60+ then he probably isn't worth it.

I have never known how to do this either. Harwood only played a few games last year so may have a small discount. I dropped Harwood to Weitering who I think will make more cash and then upgraded Grundy to Rich. 

[Rusty00]

Thanks Eaglesman - Although conditions for Lions NAB not ideal very windy game 1 and very wet game 2 I was disappointed in Harwoods efforts.  He had the opportunity to really nail the position but made too many mistakes.  Was hoping for 80+ from him and can not see that based on what I saw. For the teams sake hope I am wrong though.  In saying that I will probably have him in AF and DT as he is more suited there. I have a concern that he may be the first dropped when changes are required if he can not lift. 

Rich will be back playing in the mids (was said by Leppa even before Beams set bac) which is why I went Harwood to Rich as Rich may now go 90+.  Was back to his best last week with contested possessions. Rocky coming in may have an effect but do not think so.  Think Rocky and Robbo will play on the ball allowing Rich to run more and use that lethal left boot.  Tag is only my concern.

Jezza appeared to be the best option for me at that price.  have a gut feel on Brodie Smith who was the other option.  Think Jezza has more upside and with both risky went Jezza,

Hope that explains my decisions for you

Hmm how do U work out what harwood is priced at? I have never really
Known how to do this. I was never expecting 90 avg. I would gladly take an 80 avg. But if he is priced at 60+ then he probably isn't worth it.

I have never known how to do this either. Harwood only played a few games last year so may have a small discount. I dropped Harwood to Weitering who I think will make more cash and then upgraded Grundy to Rich.

Harwood is priced at 52 (just need to look at the guys either side of him on the list - McDonald and Impey)

[Bully]

I also went the Harwood to Rich move, I think with Hanley back some of the heat will be taken off Rich. At worst he will average 85, at best 95 if given a bit of licence to roam. He's a very low risk option and if he plays 22 games I wouldn't even be upset with 85. With his DPP one could even use him as midfield back-up if better options emerge, he's a nice type to loophole.

Thanks Eaglesman - Although conditions for Lions NAB not ideal very windy game 1 and very wet game 2 I was disappointed in Harwoods efforts.  He had the opportunity to really nail the position but made too many mistakes.  Was hoping for 80+ from him and can not see that based on what I saw. For the teams sake hope I am wrong though.  In saying that I will probably have him in AF and DT as he is more suited there. I have a concern that he may be the first dropped when changes are required if he can not lift. 

Rich will be back playing in the mids (was said by Leppa even before Beams set bac) which is why I went Harwood to Rich as Rich may now go 90+.  Was back to his best last week with contested possessions. Rocky coming in may have an effect but do not think so.  Think Rocky and Robbo will play on the ball allowing Rich to run more and use that lethal left boot.  Tag is only my concern.

Jezza appeared to be the best option for me at that price.  have a gut feel on Brodie Smith who was the other option.  Think Jezza has more upside and with both risky went Jezza,

Hope that explains my decisions for you

Hmm how do U work out what harwood is priced at? I have never really
Known how to do this. I was never expecting 90 avg. I would gladly take an 80 avg. But if he is priced at 60+ then he probably isn't worth it.

I have never known how to do this either. Harwood only played a few games last year so may have a small discount. I dropped Harwood to Weitering who I think will make more cash and then upgraded Grundy to Rich. 

Too Serious will give you the prices based on average, just go into the calculator and plug in the values. Alternatively look at a players price and average and that will give you a guide, as long as there's no deduction for injury.

[eaglesman]

Thanks Eaglesman - Although conditions for Lions NAB not ideal very windy game 1 and very wet game 2 I was disappointed in Harwoods efforts.  He had the opportunity to really nail the position but made too many mistakes.  Was hoping for 80+ from him and can not see that based on what I saw. For the teams sake hope I am wrong though.  In saying that I will probably have him in AF and DT as he is more suited there. I have a concern that he may be the first dropped when changes are required if he can not lift. 

Rich will be back playing in the mids (was said by Leppa even before Beams set bac) which is why I went Harwood to Rich as Rich may now go 90+.  Was back to his best last week with contested possessions. Rocky coming in may have an effect but do not think so.  Think Rocky and Robbo will play on the ball allowing Rich to run more and use that lethal left boot.  Tag is only my concern.

Jezza appeared to be the best option for me at that price.  have a gut feel on Brodie Smith who was the other option.  Think Jezza has more upside and with both risky went Jezza,

Hope that explains my decisions for you

Hmm how do U work out what harwood is priced at? I have never really
Known how to do this. I was never expecting 90 avg. I would gladly take an 80 avg. But if he is priced at 60+ then he probably isn't worth it.

I have never known how to do this either. Harwood only played a few games last year so may have a small discount. I dropped Harwood to Weitering who I think will make more cash and then upgraded Grundy to Rich.

Harwood is priced at 52 (just need to look at the guys either side of him on the list - McDonald and Impey)

52! ... Gee Harwood is certainly a fine selection then but perhaps weitering would make more cash

[Mat0369]

I've got him at D3 and Weits at D4. Harwood was a butcher that first NAB game (even though the conditions weren't great) but still scored decently. The hard part for him I assume is to make sure he holds down the spot and if he is looking pretty casual about it he might be back in the 2's.

[Ringo]

Confirmation from the assistant coach Danny Daly that I made a calculated decision with Rich

On Daniel Rich:

“Obviously, last year coming off a knee reconstruction - Richy had 28 possessions for the game 16 of those contested, he also had 10 inside 50s and 10 score involvements.

“He’s been training in the midfield throughout the whole pre-season. He’ll probably play 90% of his time through the midfield.

“He actually had five centre bounce clearances for the game. His ability to read the play; we all know he has a beautiful kick on him, and his ability to work through the lines as a midfielder and get that ball into our forwards is going to be crucial for us in 2016.”

[Capper]

Interesting read. Dont think i will go near Robbo myself too worried about him doing something stupid and missing a game or multiple.

Are you going Cox purely for the VC loop hole?

I have taken Harwood out a while ago. Now still unsure about putting Rich in there

[Ringo]

Just have Cox to interchange with Grimley but may just have Grimley at R3 and another rookie on bench and take pot luck with loophole.

Robbo has really matured up here so while there is that doubt still there it is not as worrying previously. Always the option to trade back to Zorks anyway which I will have to do when Beams comes back. 

[Ringo]

Just one other consideration Menandue back to forwards meaning Wells at F3 and then de Goey to Crouch,

So in essence DeGoey v Brad Crouch ups and down for both but tempted to stay with DeGoey.

[piesfan1989]

What about all of the other years he's played pure midfield?

Do you really have faith in him to hold up for a whole season?

[Sven]

Def: Shaw, Rich, McGovern, Weitering, Brown (Ess), Hartley (Broad, Adams)
Mids: Fyfe, Pendles, Ablett, Priddis, Rocky, Libba, Mills, Menadue (Gresham, Bennedy, Petracca)
Rucks: Goldy, Martin (Cox)
Fwds: Zorko, Barlow, DeGoey, Wells, Milera, Kerridge (Grimley. McDonald Tipp)

Hi Ringo, just returning the favour as promised.

DEF: Weitering over Dea? Interesting call, both will have JS issues throughout the year (debutant vs. who knows what Essendon will do week to week), but I feel that Dea has more upside than key defender in their first season. Rest is solid.

MID: Priddis good POD, great lineup.

RUC: Very solid, both a chance of being #1 in the comp.

FWD: Guessing Zorko is out due to the suspension? Loving the De Goey pick, dont have the balls for that pick. Kids got potential, but there's so much talent in that side, not all of them can score well...

OVERALL: Love the side, hardly any flaws. Setting yourself for greatness. Jealous.

[Ringo]

Here is my final team after yet more adjustments and waiting Rd 1 -

Plan if all rookies not named one of Shaw, Pendles or Goldy may be downgraded.  Possibly Pendles,



Gee this looks so different to first team  ;D

[Colley Dogs]

Great team, Ringo. I think you're set up for a rock-solid season.

Almost don't want to critique at this late stage, as with three days to go it comes down to personal choice and gut-feel.

But for what it's worth:

Defence: unless you absolutely LOVE McGovern, I'd downgrade Cutter to Weitering, and upgrade McGovern to KK / Laird / McDonald (personally, I prefer Laird)

Midfield, Rucks, & Forwards: I like how you've avoided Petracca, but you have no loophole atm; personally I'd think about Petracca in the Mids, and moving Kennedy onto the Forward line in place of McCarthy. Use the cash to upgrade either Priddes to Dangerfield, Gawn to S.Martin, or move Mcdonald-Tippa into Defence in place of Ruggles (if he doesn't get named) and bring in Milera. Other cash for the same move (or to make two of the above moves) would be Robinson to Hall. I'm sold hook-line-and-sinker on Hall this season, in spite of the skeptics.

But really... this is absolutely reaching.

I hope you have a great season, mate.