Rookie discussions and when to cash

[MontyJnr]

After this week (Tucker, Cox, Smith) is Keays the only option on the horizon over the next few weeks?

I already have Petracca

If Keays is the only other upcoming options I think I'll have to double down this week, as much as I really want to upgrade!

No one else besides Keays right?

Polkinghorne, Blakely, Lovell, Castagna, Aliir & Willis.

Then there are the rookies that debut this week.

[plumdog millionaire]

What's the consensus on rookies to ditch first? Pretty sure number 1 is Dea, but afterwards its's less clear. In order of BE's:

Tippa (BE 64), Adams (58), Bennedy (51), McCarthy (43), Menadue (42), Davis (40)

[Nige]

I've got all 6 of them, as I'm sure most do.

As a Tiges man, I reckon Menadue should be dropped, so if he's not playing, he should be okay.

I genuinely think Tippa could still crack his BE, same with Adams and McCarthy.

That just leaves Bennedy and Davis. Bennedy > Smith looks a lock for me and I wanna do another downgrade for cash (did two upgrades last week) but I've already got Petracca and I'm not sure whether it's worth jumping on Polka and Lovell a week early when either could easily be dropped before that first price rise.

[RaisyDaisy]

After this week (Tucker, Cox, Smith) is Keays the only option on the horizon over the next few weeks?

I already have Petracca

If Keays is the only other upcoming options I think I'll have to double down this week, as much as I really want to upgrade!

No one else besides Keays right?

Polkinghorne, Blakely, Lovell, Castagna, Aliir & Willis.

Then there are the rookies that debut this week.

Cheers man

Polk and possibly Lovell/Blakely interest me, but only remotely

Much rather this weeks candidates so think I might go with a double down this week and look at getting Keays next week

Will grab one of these you mention only if they are significantly better this week and look to have good JS, which I doubt

[RaisyDaisy]

The only problem I see with doing the double down this week is that I miss on getting Buddy this week who could explode vs Essendon!

[Raiden]

Now with Lobbe out with a suspected serious knee injury, does Dougal Howard become the main ruck?

[Jay]

Now with Lobbe out with a suspected serious knee injury, does Dougal Howard become the main ruck?

I would assume he'll have very good job security.

[Nige]

Now with Lobbe out with a suspected serious knee injury, does Dougal Howard become the main ruck?

I would assume he'll have very good job security.

It looked like the combination of having Dougal/Westhoff/Dixon sharing the ruck duties actually kinda worked alright in the end. I'd say he's safe.

[Gandalf123]

Davis has to go, slowest burn eva, davis to smith, tippa/bennedy to zorko/jelwood

[NickyBoy]

Having a dilemma on which rookie to trade in this week. Already traded out weitering for Smith via 2 DPP's. I need Menadue gone but I don't know if I should take the punt on grabbing Keays/Polkinghorne a week earlier or go with Cox instead.

[smashbox]

If lobbe has gone down I think Douglas Howard almost becomes a must have, if he's going to be Ports #1 ruckman.

It would be better to bring Howard in over Cox

[RaisyDaisy]

If lobbe has gone down I think Douglas Howard almost becomes a must have, if he's going to be Ports #1 ruckman.

It would be better to bring Howard in over Cox

He scored 46 as their "number one ruck" on the weekend

I'm not even considering him

[jvalles69]

If lobbe has gone down I think Douglas Howard almost becomes a must have, if he's going to be Ports #1 ruckman.

It would be better to bring Howard in over Cox

He scored 46 as their "number one ruck" on the weekend

I'm not even considering him

1 game though, he did alright in pre season from memory, at least we get another week to look at him.

[Gigantor]

If lobbe has gone down I think Douglas Howard almost becomes a must have, if he's going to be Ports #1 ruckman.

It would be better to bring Howard in over Cox

He scored 46 as their "number one ruck" on the weekend

I'm not even considering him

1 game though, he did alright in pre season from memory, at least we get another week to look at him.

Nope, he played rd2 so he is on the bubble

[jvalles69]

If lobbe has gone down I think Douglas Howard almost becomes a must have, if he's going to be Ports #1 ruckman.

It would be better to bring Howard in over Cox

He scored 46 as their "number one ruck" on the weekend

I'm not even considering him

1 game though, he did alright in pre season from memory, at least we get another week to look at him.

Nope, he played rd2 so he is on the bubble

Ah crap, well I'll definitely be passing on him now then.