DPP changes for 2016 ......post 'em here

[Nige]

According to AFL Fantasy on Twitter Dahlhaus keeps DPP :o
EDIT: Not Confirmed as of yet

He was only a FWD in SC so he would have to gain DPP or change to mid only

He started as a fwd but gained mid eligibility during the year in AF though, which is presumably they said keep.

wonder what happens to Aaron Hall

Everyone returns and he goes back to the NEAFL? :P

Should get fwd

Was a forward though, should get mid. Him being F/M would be great for all his XVs owners (myself included in AXVs) but also draft leagues in general. I think he'll be fine once all the main GC mids return. He'll play fwd a bit (his original, preferred position) but will likely rotate through the middle, especially with the interchange cap lowered.

[Ricochet]

Goals are only part of it. If they play down there and get the ball down there then they're more than likely get fwd status.

Mayne only kicked 13goals last year...

That's true but when was Montagna playing forward? He gets a lot of the ball forward of centre because he's a downhill skier and wouldn't know where the defence was :P

hahaha that's probably it :P

But seriously, it's not like they randomly pick possies. There'll be reasoning/stats behind it

Like Barlow for example. This year he played just off the back of a stoppage (goal side of it) and reacted from that possie. If you look at his heat map it won't clearly look like he should be a fwd, but most of the footy he got this year was forward of the play

Do you see much changing for Barlow in 2016?

from what I've heard his role will change slightly and will be a little bit more inside

[powersuperkents]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

[nrich102]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

[powersuperkents]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

I thought Zorks was an incredibly similar player to Gray. I'm worried he might (but I would say he is significantly less likely than Gray to lose it - hopefully SC also acknowledges that he spent more time in the midfield because of an injury plague hitting the Lions midfield)

[nrich102]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

I thought Zorks was an incredibly similar player to Gray. I'm worried he might (but I would say he is significantly less likely than Gray to lose it - hopefully SC also acknowledges that he spent more time in the midfield because of an injury plague hitting the Lions midfield)

Would have got more ball in the mids as well because it never was in the forward line :P

Apparently Bundy is fwd only, so I reckon Zorko should be mid/fwd.

[Ringo]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

I thought Zorks was an incredibly similar player to Gray. I'm worried he might (but I would say he is significantly less likely than Gray to lose it - hopefully SC also acknowledges that he spent more time in the midfield because of an injury plague hitting the Lions midfield)

Would have got more ball in the mids as well because it never was in the forward line :P

Apparently Bundy is fwd only, so I reckon Zorko should be mid/fwd.

Zorko should retain it seeing that Squizzy Taylor has also gained Mid status.

[powersuperkents]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

I thought Zorks was an incredibly similar player to Gray. I'm worried he might (but I would say he is significantly less likely than Gray to lose it - hopefully SC also acknowledges that he spent more time in the midfield because of an injury plague hitting the Lions midfield)

Would have got more ball in the mids as well because it never was in the forward line :P

Apparently Bundy is fwd only, so I reckon Zorko should be mid/fwd.

Zorko should retain it seeing that Squizzy Taylor has also gained Mid status.

Good on the young Lions sharing the responsibilities and workload (great initiative by the players and also saves some of our great dpp selections  :) )

[Grufflez]

Goals are only part of it. If they play down there and get the ball down there then they're more than likely get fwd status.

Mayne only kicked 13goals last year...

That's true but when was Montagna playing forward? He gets a lot of the ball forward of centre because he's a downhill skier and wouldn't know where the defence was :P

hahaha that's probably it :P

But seriously, it's not like they randomly pick possies. There'll be reasoning/stats behind it

Like Barlow for example. This year he played just off the back of a stoppage (goal side of it) and reacted from that possie. If you look at his heat map it won't clearly look like he should be a fwd, but most of the footy he got this year was forward of the play

Do you see much changing for Barlow in 2016?

from what I've heard his role will change slightly and will be a little bit more inside

Cheers mate, good to know.

[Grufflez]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

I thought Zorks was an incredibly similar player to Gray. I'm worried he might (but I would say he is significantly less likely than Gray to lose it - hopefully SC also acknowledges that he spent more time in the midfield because of an injury plague hitting the Lions midfield)

Would have got more ball in the mids as well because it never was in the forward line :P

Apparently Bundy is fwd only, so I reckon Zorko should be mid/fwd.

Is Bundy worth a look this year, should be around 460k ish and averaged about 99 in the back half of the year once he found his feet/ injury bounce back, or u reckon guys like Hanley playing a full season will impact his mid minutes to much?

[Ringo]

What about Zorks? Is he set to keep his dpp status?

I can't imagine him losing it, but at the same time, couldn't see Montagna gaining it  :-X

I thought Zorks was an incredibly similar player to Gray. I'm worried he might (but I would say he is significantly less likely than Gray to lose it - hopefully SC also acknowledges that he spent more time in the midfield because of an injury plague hitting the Lions midfield)

Would have got more ball in the mids as well because it never was in the forward line :P

Apparently Bundy is fwd only, so I reckon Zorko should be mid/fwd.

Is Bundy worth a look this year, should be around 460k ish and averaged about 99 in the back half of the year once he found his feet/ injury bounce back, or u reckon guys like Hanley playing a full season will impact his mid minutes to much?

There a couple of issues with Bundy, He will need to hit the scoreboard a little more if he is to score well in SC now that he is a forward only. 19/12 will not cut it for a forward for the season.
Secondly he has developed the art of dropping his shoulders (learnt from Joel Selwood) to gain a lot of free kicks for. Averaging nearly 3 per game which assists his scoring.
He may rotate through the mids at times but can see that being reduced dramatically if all our mids are fit.

[Grufflez]

Cheers Ringo, will cross him off the list then.

[kilbluff1985]

How is Swan losing forward status like wtf?

[Grazz]

How is Swan losing forward status like wtf?

and to make it worse he'll probably play forward plenty this year with the mids the Pies have recruited.

[kilbluff1985]

How is Swan losing forward status like wtf?

and to make it worse he'll probably play forward plenty this year with the mids the Pies have recruited.

they say stripped of DPP but could that just mean forward only? makes no sense him being mid only