Lobster's 1st 2017 team

[pietime]

Defenders
S. Docherty, H. Shaw, R. Laird, A. McGrath,L. Keeffe, M. Scharenberg, EMG:  L. Ryan, B. Long

Midfielders
P. Dangerfield, S. Pendlebury, L. Parker, N. Fyfe, D. Heppell, J. Watson, W. Brodie, L Bowes, EMG:
J. Berry, S. Powell-Pepper, H. Balic


Rucks
T  Goldstein, A. Sandilands EMG: J. Witts

Forwards
L. Dahlhaus, I. Heeney. J. Roughead, W. Hoskin-Elliott, H. McCluggage, B. Ainsworth, EMG: S. Bolton, B. Eddy

Only about 2k left over. Watch on Hoskin-Elliott but think he will play as pies really chased him at trade table.

Thoughts?

[Ringo]

Nice first up team and as I advise all go with gut when sifting through the advice.

I would watch Heppel and see how he shapes in pre-season. Will be hard coming back after 12 months out and at $513k a risk imo. Similar with Watson.  I would mitigate risk by only going with one.

Witts as a ruck emergency is sound but will he be playing every game for Suns and be available when you need him. I would look at Strandica from Freo as Ruck then having A R/f that you can move, Ryder is the most popular but there are others.  The $110k gained with Strnadica can be used to bring in a R/F.

Just a few suggestions but as I say your team.

[pietime]

Thanks Ringo -Will need to do some research on Strandica as I have seen a few teams with him, but is it because he is a R/F only or will he actually play. I'm more concerned with Watson as he is a lot older. cheers

[Money Shot]

Think Heppell is a great choice and will be a nice pod. However I am spending an extra 60k and getting Bont. Watson has been consist and for years but as you are aware is getting old but he is very cheap and a sound pick.

Love the rest of your team but agree with Ringo as I don't think Witts will play enough to be worth the cash. The guy from Freo probably won't play but he is cheap and is a ruck/forward and you could try and turn one of your forwards into Ryder as he could be a top 10 forward and will be a good back up for Sandi rather than paying for Witts

[Ringo]

Thanks Ringo -Will need to do some research on Strandica as I have seen a few teams with him, but is it because he is a R/F only or will he actually play. I'm more concerned with Watson as he is a lot older. cheers

Doubt if Strandica will play but in my team he is serving 2 purposes:
1. To provide a R/F link so I can move Ryder to ruck should Sandi or Goldy miss a week.
2. He provides a solid VC Loophole as Freo play 10 Sunday/Saturday night games. Not sure whether you are aware how loop hole works but basically if you pick a VC who plays early and say they score 125points with the rolling lock out you put Strandica on field with the C on him. Then your VC scores 250 points and Strandica the points of ruck on bench. With Sandi being from Freo easy to interchange.

[GoLions]

Would only go with one of HepD/Watson, very good chance they start slow after so long out of the game imo, could cost you early (regardless of their price).

[AaronKirk]

Watson will spend most of his time playing up forward this year to cover for the fact we have a lack of talls. TBC likely to be the 2nd tall forward but got himself injured again and it seems Worsfold is pretty much set on playing Hurley and Hooker down back.

It really makes him irrelevant in SC.

[Gandalf123]

Keep track of parkers pre-season too as it has been an interrupted one so far

[pietime]

Some minor changes

Defenders
S. Docherty, H. Shaw, R. Laird, A. McGrath,L. Keeffe, M. Scharenberg, EMG:  L. Ryan, B. Long

Midfielders
P. Dangerfield, S. Pendlebury,L. Dahlhaus , N. Fyfe, D. Heppell, J. Watson, W. Brodie, L Bowes, EMG:
J. Berry, S. Powell-Pepper, H. Balic


Rucks
T  Goldstein, A. Sandilands EMG: L. Strnadica

Forwards
I. Heeney. J. Roughead, B. Franklin, P, Ryder, H. McCluggage, B. Ainsworth, EMG: S. Bolton, B. Eddy

In: Buddy, Ryder and Strnadica
OUT: Parker, Hoskin-Elliott and Witts

Not convinced with Buddy so watch on him. Still happy to stick with Watson. At that price 90-100 will do for me.

[Money Shot]

Good trades only thing I'd change now is get Watson out for Beams or even downgrade him to Swallow or a rookie and upgrade else where.
If you have the money upgrade him to a super premium.

[pietime]

Thanks Money Shot...

Beams/Watson and Murphy are all on the watch list.

Going to offload Buddy as not convinced with him yet with shoulder. Move Dahl fwd which leaves Beams or Murphy too choose from. Will have around $85k left over to play with.

[pietime]

Some major changes. Hopefully this is it until R1

Defenders
S. Docherty, H. Shaw, R. Laird, C. Hampton ,E. Vickers-Willis, A. Otten, EMG:  M. Hibberd, T. Stewart

Midfielders
P. Dangerfield, S. Pendlebury,L, N. Fyfe, J. Watson, M. Murphy, D. Beams, J. O'meara, D. Swallow EMG:
J. Barrett, S. Powell-Pepper, H. Wigg


Rucks
M Gawn, A. Sandilands EMG: B. Preuss

Forwards
L. Dahlhaus .  I Heeney. J. Roughead, J. Steele, W. Hoskin-Elliott, T. Taranto,  EMG: D. Cameron B. Eddy


Not to fussed at this stage about DP players as I think almost all will play so won't be too big of an issue. Stacked the MIDFIELD as that is where all the cheap former Premiums are ..