Tear this blues blues blues bad boy apart!

[Blues Blues Blues]

First crack, pretty happy so far depending on rookies of course.

Kolo, Bartel, Smith, EMac, Brown (Ess), Hartley (Broad, McDonald-Tip)
Fyfe, Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Wines, Libba, Crouch, Gresham (Menegnola, Hibberd, Dunkley)
Martin, Nic Nat (Grimley)
Dusty, Dahl, Barlow, Wells, Simpkin, Kerridge (Petracca, Adams)

$11,900 left

Back line weak but the rest is solid.

Thoughts?

[HotTiges]

Looks pretty good..alot are running with similar backlines

[ben_020285]

First crack, pretty happy so far depending on rookies of course.

Kolo, Bartel, Smith, EMac, Brown (Ess), Hartley (Broad, McDonald-Tip)
Fyfe, Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Wines, Libba, Crouch, Gresham (Menegnola, Hibberd, Dunkley)
Martin, Nic Nat (Grimley)
Dusty, Dahl, Barlow, Wells, Simpkin, Kerridge (Petracca, Adams)

$11,900 left

Back line weak but the rest is solid.

Thoughts?

Goldy will be the top scoring ruck again this year by a margin so if you're going with set and forget rucks then I think he needs to be one of them.

[ubeaut]

Backline is fine. Many have weaker including me. I have EMac at D4.. Not sure on KOLO and I'd personally spend a little more on forwards and even less on backs but otherwise well done. Love the rucks and Mids.

[Blues Blues Blues]

A few tweaks.

Team 1: to squeeze in Goldy.

Kolo, Bartel, Smith, DEA, Brown (Ess), Hartley (Broad, Hibberd)
Fyfe, Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Wines, Libba, Mills, Gresham (Menegnola, Polkinghorne, Dunkley)
Goldy, Martin (Grimley)
Dusty, Dahl, Barlow, Wells, Simpkin, Kerridge (Petracca, Adams)

Team 2: grab Mummy and aim to upgrade him to Goldy.

Simpson, Bartel, Smith, DEA, Brown (Ess), Hartley (Broad, Hibberd)
Fyfe, Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Grey, Libba, Mills, Gresham (Menegnola, Polkinghorne, Dunkley)
Mummy, Martin (Grimley)
Dusty, Dahl, Barlow, Wells, Simpkin, Kerridge (Petracca, Adams)

Not sure on Dea, but he should get a decent run?
I've downgraded Crouch as there appears to be conjecture about his fitness, and I've grabbed Mills who should get plenty of game time

I'm leaning to team 2?

[ben_020285]

Team 1 easily.

KK and Wines could score just as much as Simpson and Gray if not outscore them while Goldy smashes Mumford.

[Blues Blues Blues]

Team 1 easily.

KK and Wines could score just as much as Simpson and Gray if not outscore them while Goldy smashes Mumford.

Cheers mate.

[Blues Blues Blues]

Updated team, love some feedback!

Houli, Bartel, Yeo, Sheridan, Brown, Hartley (Broad, Collins)
Fyfe, Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Parker, Libba, M Crouch, Menadue (Gresham, Matheson, Gore)
Goldy, NicNat (Michael)
Dusty, Barlow, Wells, Simpkin, Bennedy, Kerridge (Cox, Tippa)

Thoughts?

[Nige]

I like the team mate, very nice! Just a few things to think about I suppose.

Def: How confident are ya in Yeo and Shero? I reckon they're good picks, can't quite bring myself to pick either just yet. Who are your other options?
Mid: Looks like you've got one extra premo mid than what I've seen in most teams I've looked at, could potentially be a winning move. The Parker pick is brilliant. Are you on that structure, or would you drop a premo mid for a rookie, and if so, who would go?
Ruck: Solid here, you know what you'll get here so it's basically set and forget, generally the best strategy I find.
Fwd: Like myself, I see you've gone two premos and the rest rookie priced. I'm not sold on Wells or Bennedy just yet, but I know the logic behind their selections, any other names you've considered for their spots?

Overall though, I quite like it, a tad different to a few teams I've seen but there's nothing wrong with that.

[Blues Blues Blues]

Cheers Nige, appreciate the detailed response man.

I've mad a few tweaks, and currently have $90k left which I'm deciding how best to use!

Rance, Bartel, Yeo, EMac, Brown, Hartley (Broad, Collins)
Fyfe, GAJ, Pendles, Rocky, Parker, Libba, M Crouch, Menadue (Gresham, Matheson, Macpherson)
Goldy, Nic Nat (Michael)
Dusty, Barlow, Wells, Simpkin, Bennedy, Kerridge (Mcarthy, Cox)

Pretty comfortable, but wondering if I should bite the bullet and turn Rance in Shaw, and EMac/Yeo into Houli and a rookie!

[Ringo]

Nice structure and despite Niges comments have seen quite a few teams going with the 5 prem mids + Libba including myself.

Just have slight concerns on Shaw and whether he can keep up last years form or do something stupid again. I have exactly the same 3 prem defenders.  Would not worry too much about emack as he will score well and be a nice stepping stone.

Is it worth while using Grimley at R3 rather than Michael as grimley more than likely will be playing each game unlike Michael.

I have never worried about the floating donut as invariably one of my players are missing each week.

[sammy123]

good team.

good POD in parker

[Blues Blues Blues]

Cheers guys,

I used the $90k to turn Yeo / EMac into Houli / Weitering, and 'upgraded' Nic Nat to Martin as i think he'll play more games.

Pretty happy with structure now

[Blues Blues Blues]

Really liking this version...

Shaw, Rance, Bartel, Dea, Brown, Hartley (Broad, Collins)
Fyfe, Pendles, GAJ, Rocky, Parker, Libba, DeGoey, Mills (Gresham, Matheson, Keays)
Goldy, NicNat (Currie)
Dusty, Barlow, Wells, Bennedy, Menadue, Kerridge (Tip, Cox)

$25k remaining, although tempted to use it and turn Pendles into Danger.

Thoughts?

[Ringo]

Just sit on the team and keep the 25k for rookie adjustment. Eg Matthieson and Keays definitely will not be playing together in Rd 1,

Like the structure and the prems.