LS 2016

[Money Shot]

This is the first team with a bunch of pods that I like.

Broadbent is consistant.
Gibbs is a 110 avg if fit
Wright at 300k is a safe risk as he could be anything at Carlton.

Great side mate well done.

[LordSneeze]

This is the first team with a bunch of pods that I like.

Broadbent is consistant.
Gibbs is a 110 avg if fit
Wright at 300k is a safe risk as he could be anything at Carlton.

Great side mate well done.

Wright is one I will be watching closely in preseason to see how me fits into the team. Im half hoping he will slot into the forward line and allow Walker to move back to defence, but I highly doubt that.
The fact he is priced at 55 and has proven that he is a 70-80 PPG player. While im not really fan of stepping stone players in Fwds that F4 position I want someone who will be consistent while also gaining some $

Broadbent is turning 27, proven consistency around the 80 mark that can score over 100. His averages are slightly down due to periods where he has played more of a defensive tagging role so  feel he could improve to a 85-90 average this year. Solid for what id consider a D4 to start and likely a D6 at years end.

An uninjury inhibited Gibbs is a 100-105 point players with upside towards the 110. Even if he doesn't pan out as a keeper he will gain in price and be a good stepping stone player to one of the Uber Uber premiums.

[TomK]

Really like the Gibbs pick, been considering him as an M4 as well

[LordSneeze]

Mid price team just for the giggles. No intention of going this way as it would start well but be overrun so easily by the byes. If there was ever a year to go mid price this is the one.


Def - Simpson, Hibberd, Smith, Makceski, Harwood, Seedsman
Mids - Ablett, Rocky, Watson, Gibbs, Libba, Crouch, Swallow, JOM
Rucks - Martin, Luey
Fwds - Edwards, Barlow, Franklin, Wright, Wells, Menzel

Rookies on Bench.

[Money Shot]

That's not as bad as I thought it would be!
I would never do it but I think you would be doing alright if you started with it!

Would be good to see how a team like that would end up going.

[LordSneeze]

A few days before it opens for real so final team to work from. Gone the more expensive rookies so I have room to move.

D: K.Simpson, K. Kolo, J.Bartel, Z. Williams, R. Harwood, A. Francis (M.Brown, R.Bonner )

M: G.Ablett, O. Wines, T.Rockliff, T.Liberatore, B.Crouch, C. Mills, J Hopper, B.Kennedy (J. Trengrove, N. Freeman, B.Mathieson)

R: S. Martin, N.Naitanui (D. Currie)

F: D.Martin, L.Dahlhaus, M.Barlow, T. Greene, D Menzel, J Rose (N.Kommer, S. Kerridge)

[fasttrack13]

Like the defence! Have certainly warmed to kolo where he's in my team, I do this every year hate on some player an pick them!
Williams I don't see in GWS best 22...
Buntine Davis Haynes
Shaw Patful Scully
Then there's also Adam Kennedy who is a defensive back pocket.
Very interesting midfield... Polar opposite of mine! Libba and crouch don't arise till M6&7 for me! Expensive rookies is a good idea though!
Rucks would say you need godly but I'll assume that when the cheaper rookies pop up he's your first in!
Greene has become a huge pod a lot of early hype. Is 4 disposals down on his average over his first years and he will get those back with Treloar out and I dare say go 95-100.

Ripper team here, and a lot of room to move with the cash from those rookies love it!

[Ringo]

Nice team to work from,

Just think you are little light in mids with Libba at M4,  Most teams will have him at M5.  I would downgrade on of your 4 forward premiums and bring in another prem mid. Reason for this is if you look at overall points for your premiums now and changing to another prem mid you could pick up 10ppg which may be handy for league wins early.

Apart from that nice team

[shaker]

Yes good team to sit on for now but think Wiliams and all those expensive rookies in your mids need to go and get another gun in the mids but you probably know that  ;)

[LordSneeze]

Like the defence! Have certainly warmed to kolo where he's in my team, I do this every year hate on some player an pick them!
Williams I don't see in GWS best 22...
Buntine Davis Haynes
Shaw Patful Scully
Then there's also Adam Kennedy who is a defensive back pocket.
Very interesting midfield... Polar opposite of mine! Libba and crouch don't arise till M6&7 for me! Expensive rookies is a good idea though!
Rucks would say you need godly but I'll assume that when the cheaper rookies pop up he's your first in!
Greene has become a huge pod a lot of early hype. Is 4 disposals down on his average over his first years and he will get those back with Treloar out and I dare say go 95-100.

Ripper team here, and a lot of room to move with the cash from those rookies love it!

Im the same with Kolo, i have never really warmed to him, but i couldn't refuse that he has massive potential.
Still not sold on him with the amount of players coming abck into the GC side.

Williams to me is best 22 with huge upside. He is fighting for a spot with Buntine and Wilson. The reduction in the Interchange cap requires players who are versatile, his ability to play midfield and give cutouts to some of the pure mids is what tells me he iwill get first shot in the team. He def isnt a walk up start, but i see him playing and averaging more than other mid pricers aka Brodie Smith.

I always build a team around the expensive rookies, that is because it allows alot more room to move when Nab starts. It is easier to downgrade a expensive rookie to a cheap one , than upgrade a cheap one to an expensive one.

I disagree on Goldy, i do not believe he is worth starting at his pricecompared to the other options out there. I have no intention of changing my rucks barring Currie to Rookie if he is not playing, or an injury comes up.

Greene is a very interesting one. TBH though i have no intention of starting him. I dont see him as a keeper he is more a placeholder right now. To score well consistently he needs 32+ possessions, something i cannot see happening.

[fasttrack13]

Like the defence! Have certainly warmed to kolo where he's in my team, I do this every year hate on some player an pick them!
Williams I don't see in GWS best 22...
Buntine Davis Haynes
Shaw Patful Scully
Then there's also Adam Kennedy who is a defensive back pocket.
Very interesting midfield... Polar opposite of mine! Libba and crouch don't arise till M6&7 for me! Expensive rookies is a good idea though!
Rucks would say you need godly but I'll assume that when the cheaper rookies pop up he's your first in!
Greene has become a huge pod a lot of early hype. Is 4 disposals down on his average over his first years and he will get those back with Treloar out and I dare say go 95-100.

Ripper team here, and a lot of room to move with the cash from those rookies love it!

Im the same with Kolo, i have never really warmed to him, but i couldn't refuse that he has massive potential.
Still not sold on him with the amount of players coming abck into the GC side.

Williams to me is best 22 with huge upside. He is fighting for a spot with Buntine and Wilson. The reduction in the Interchange cap requires players who are versatile, his ability to play midfield and give cutouts to some of the pure mids is what tells me he iwill get first shot in the team. He def isnt a walk up start, but i see him playing and averaging more than other mid pricers aka Brodie Smith.

I always build a team around the expensive rookies, that is because it allows alot more room to move when Nab starts. It is easier to downgrade a expensive rookie to a cheap one , than upgrade a cheap one to an expensive one.

I disagree on Goldy, i do not believe he is worth starting at his pricecompared to the other options out there. I have no intention of changing my rucks barring Currie to Rookie if he is not playing, or an injury comes up.

Greene is a very interesting one. TBH though i have no intention of starting him. I dont see him as a keeper he is more a placeholder right now. To score well consistently he needs 32+ possessions, something i cannot see happening.

Goldy has to be a must get can't see any other ruckman getting within 10 points of him apart from stef martin. Sure he wont go 128 again but id have him around the 120 mark quite comfortably looking at the stats!

[LordSneeze]

Like the defence! Have certainly warmed to kolo where he's in my team, I do this every year hate on some player an pick them!
Williams I don't see in GWS best 22...
Buntine Davis Haynes
Shaw Patful Scully
Then there's also Adam Kennedy who is a defensive back pocket.
Very interesting midfield... Polar opposite of mine! Libba and crouch don't arise till M6&7 for me! Expensive rookies is a good idea though!
Rucks would say you need godly but I'll assume that when the cheaper rookies pop up he's your first in!
Greene has become a huge pod a lot of early hype. Is 4 disposals down on his average over his first years and he will get those back with Treloar out and I dare say go 95-100.

Ripper team here, and a lot of room to move with the cash from those rookies love it!

Im the same with Kolo, i have never really warmed to him, but i couldn't refuse that he has massive potential.
Still not sold on him with the amount of players coming abck into the GC side.

Williams to me is best 22 with huge upside. He is fighting for a spot with Buntine and Wilson. The reduction in the Interchange cap requires players who are versatile, his ability to play midfield and give cutouts to some of the pure mids is what tells me he iwill get first shot in the team. He def isnt a walk up start, but i see him playing and averaging more than other mid pricers aka Brodie Smith.

I always build a team around the expensive rookies, that is because it allows alot more room to move when Nab starts. It is easier to downgrade a expensive rookie to a cheap one , than upgrade a cheap one to an expensive one.

I disagree on Goldy, i do not believe he is worth starting at his pricecompared to the other options out there. I have no intention of changing my rucks barring Currie to Rookie if he is not playing, or an injury comes up.

Greene is a very interesting one. TBH though i have no intention of starting him. I dont see him as a keeper he is more a placeholder right now. To score well consistently he needs 32+ possessions, something i cannot see happening.

Goldy has to be a must get can't see any other ruckman getting within 10 points of him apart from stef martin. Sure he wont go 128 again but id have him around the 120 mark quite comfortably looking at the stats!

I say 115 and for the price i dont see it worth it. Might be a good end of year upgrade if trades allow. But for the $ i think i can get 5 points from another line with the cash.

[_wato]

I also say 120
Not starting him could make you look like a genius but for me, most good teams and coaches will start him and if you don't have him you will look like a goose if and when he fires

Yes I am that confident in him

[LordSneeze]

I also say 120
Not starting him could make you look like a genius but for me, most good teams and coaches will start him and if you don't have him you will look like a goose if and when he fires

Yes I am that confident in him

The whole aim of SC is to pick the team that you think will score you the mot points overall.
While I cant and wont disagree that Goldy will be the number 1 ruck come years end I feel that even if he scores 120 average it is a better option to go Martin and 100k. I see it as what can I do with the 100k and how would it impact my picks.
That $100k allows combo changes like
Goldy & Gibbs vs Martin & Wines
1 Keeper + 1 stepping stone vs 2 Keeper

Goldy & Franklin vs Martin & Dahlhouse
1 Keeper + Risky Franklin (Potential Keeper) vs 2 Keeper

Goldy & Rookie vs Martin & Harwood
1 Keeper + Rookie at 65 PPG vs 1 Keeper + 80 PPG.
In every case Id back the second option to provide more points overall come years end.

Plus it also allows for greater flexibility with rookies as you can pick those rookies between 150-200k without compromising the amount of premiums you have starting.

If cheaper rookies are available R1 id consider it, but it would be a case of where can the money best be spent to gain maximum return.

[LordSneeze]

Newly updated team with 161k in the bank.

Really like the structure ive got.
11 Strong premiums
6 Mid Price (inc Harwood and Menzel here)
7 rookies on field over 150k (allows for movement to the ones that are names)
8 Rookies on bench

I feel after adjusting rookies id have a structure more
13 Strong premiums
5 Mid Price (Mids + Eski & Menzel)
6 rookies on field
8 Rookies on bench
Id hope I could get 2 Keepers out of the 5 mid pricers. This would result in 9 upgrades needed with 30 trades. More than comfortable I think.