U Want Some? - 2017 Team Diary

[shaker]

Good to see you stuck with your structure and not made to many changes as for Grundy he has been improving his scoring the last 3 years see that continuing this year won't be top ruck but in the top 3 or 4 for me , I am pretty sure I will be going with him as R2 as well

[Money Shot]

Pretty good team! At the moment I would prefer Grundy but if Martin performs well over the next two pre season games I would be locking him in.

Good team however well done :)

[Bubbles]

Team Update:
I've ditched the 3 premo defenders because I felt my midfield was to weak with 5 premos so I want to get a 6th in there, it's come down to Zerrett v Rocky... has rocky had an uninterrupted pre season? Will probably go with him if he has! Merrett fits my byes well, is a gun and only in 3% of teams.  I feel like this is a much stronger lineup than my last one would love some feedback!


Def: T.Adams, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Hampton, T.Stewart, E.Vickers-Willis
(L.Ryan, J.Smith)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, Z.Merrett, N.Fyfe, S.Powell-Pepper, J.Atley

(H.Wigg, Z.Fisher, S.Bolton)

Ruc: M.Gawn, T.Goldstein (L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macare, T.Greene, A.Black, J.Pickett, B.Eddy

(D.Cameron, B.Parfitt)

[Bubbles]

Only thing I don't like about this team is 0 wiggle room at all, only have 3.7k in the bank

[Ringo]

Agree with Bubbles here - Structure sound but in trouble if low priced rookies do not start.

One of the few teams with both Hanners and JPK - Could be a good move as they would be the only outs in Rd 11 bye unless you also bring in Rocky.

and here is the word from Rocky himself on preseason.

http://www.lions.com.au/video/2017-02-24/inc-rockliff-preseason-update

[GoLions]

Agree with Bubbles here - Structure sound but in trouble if low priced rookies do not start.

Bubbles is the coach :P

If you really need the cash leading into round 1, dropping someone like Zerrett or JPK or Hanners for a rookie or Swallow will give you plenty :)

[Bubbles]

Lockout is getting closer and I am quite settled on my team... I've had Jake Lloyd from day dot and think he can be a top 8 defender this year.  I feel I can get survive starting without Shaw and Doch and get them later on in the year. Got Shuey at M5, 1.28% ownership, I want a POD and I think he is my man.  Its between Titch and Shuey for that M5 spot and I like Shuey at the moment. 
I dunno what other people think about Taranto but I feel he is in the giants best 22! I think he could be big X factor for them and could play a big part in their charge up the ladder
Hoping going all out in the rucks pays off.

What do people think? :)

Def: T.Adams, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Hampton, E.Vickers-Willis, T.Stewart
(A.Otten, M.Hibberd)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, L.Shuey, N.Fyfe, J.Barrett, J.Atley
(S.Powell-Pepper, J.Pickett, D.Mountford)

Ruc: M.Gawn, T.Goldstein
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macare, J.Roughead, T.Taranto, J.Bowes, B.Parfitt
(T.Miles, B.Eddy)

[uncleswagy]

Not 100% sold on Shuey myself, could be a major pod though. I know most rookies are place holders now but as a north fan im gonna tell you be very careful with mountford, wont be surprised if he plays round 1 with cunnington out suspended, and if that is the case cunnington will be straight back in for him come round 2 and will probably leave you with a donut for a potentially long time.

[Bubbles]

Team update:

Def: H.Shaw, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Hampton, E.Vickers-Willis, T.Stewart
(A.Otten, M.Hibberd)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, N.Fyfe, T.Mitchell, M.Crouch, S.Powell-Pepper
(J.Barrett, J.Atley, T.Bayok)

Ruc: T.Goldstein, A.Sandilands
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, T.Greene, J.Roughead, T.Taranto, T.Miles, B.Parfitt
(J.Pickett, B.Eddy)

10.8k in the bank

[Money Shot]

Think that Beams/O'meara would be better options that Crouch and I think both are cheaper.
Roughy to Nankervis may be good for ruck cover and I think both will score similarily.
Good structure with some nice pods.

[Bubbles]

Alright you have to pick one of these two teams.... which team would you pick? I like option 2 a lot more but feel like option 1 provides more stability.

Option 1:
Def: H.Shaw, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Marchbank, C.Hampton, M.Hibberd
(E.Vickers-Willis, T.Stewart)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, N.Fyfe, T.Mitchell, S.Powell-Pepper, B.Parfitt
(J.Barrett, T.Miles, J.Atley)

Ruc: B.Grundy, A.Sandilands
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macrae, J.Roughead, T.Nankervis, T.Taranto, K.Turner
(J.Pickett, B.Eddy)

Or

Option 2:
Def: H.Shaw, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Marchbank, C.Hampton, M.Hibberd
(E.Vickers-Willis, T.Stewart)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, N.Fyfe, T.Mitchell, M.Crouch, S.Powell-Pepper
(J.Barrett, T.Miles, J.Atley)

Ruc: T.Nankervis, A.Sandilands
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macrae, J.Roughead, T.Taranto, K.Turner, B.Parfitt
(J.Pickett, B.Eddy)

[albaz]

Alright you have to pick one of these two teams.... which team would you pick? I like option 2 a lot more but feel like option 1 provides more stability.

Option 1:
Def: H.Shaw, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Marchbank, C.Hampton, M.Hibberd
(E.Vickers-Willis, T.Stewart)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, N.Fyfe, T.Mitchell, S.Powell-Pepper, B.Parfitt
(J.Barrett, T.Miles, J.Atley)

Ruc: B.Grundy, A.Sandilands
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macrae, J.Roughead, T.Nankervis, T.Taranto, K.Turner
(J.Pickett, B.Eddy)

Or

Option 2:
Def: H.Shaw, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Marchbank, C.Hampton, M.Hibberd
(E.Vickers-Willis, T.Stewart)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy,  D.Hannebery, N.Fyfe, T.Mitchell, M.Crouch, S.Powell-Pepper
(J.Barrett, T.Miles, J.Atley)

Ruc: T.Nankervis, A.Sandilands
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macrae, J.Roughead, T.Taranto, K.Turner, B.Parfitt
(J.Pickett, B.Eddy)


i like option 1, but i prefer martin over Grundy he has a higher celling.

if you do that you will have extra cash left over and can upgrade Lloyd to a better defender.

[Ringo]

Like 1 mainly because you have the ruck back up for Sandi.  Your choice whether to replace Grundy with Martin.

[Bubbles]

I'm settled and this will be my team come 7.20 Thursday night (assuming all rookies are named) I know a lot of people won't like Nank/Sandi ruck combo with no cover but Im backing in Sandi to play the first 6-7 weeks, if he goes down before round 3 it will ruin my whole season but it's a risk I'm willing to take! Plus the midfield it allows me to have ;) I've been keen on Lloyd since day one, as you can see from my first post on this thread, and I genuinely think he'll be a top 10 defender this year. Would love to hear people's thoughts on this team and remember to have an open mind to it ;)

Def: K.Simpson, R.Laird, J.Lloyd, C.Hampton, A.Otten, T.Stewart
(E.Vickers-Willis, Z.Guthrie)

Mid: P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury, J.Kennedy, J.Selwood, A.Treloar, M.Bontempelli, N.Fyfe, S.Powell-Pepper
(J.Barrett, J.Pickett, B.Parfitt)

Ruc: T.Nankervis, A.Sandilands
(L.Strnadica)

Fwd: L.Dahlhaus, J.Macrae, J.Roughead, W.Hoskin-Elliot, O.Florent, J.Simpkin
(D.Butler, B.Eddy)

$5.9k in the bank

[Ringo]

Batting very deep in Mids - Nice Structure to wait and see which rookies named.