2018 rookies

ubeaut · May 27, 2018, 10:19:05 PM

Quote from: Bully on May 27, 2018, 09:10:46 PM
Fritsch is worth holding and plonking at F7. Since his move up the ground he's scored 98, 87 & 87. Much better than having a spud like ZGL.

Sounds good in theory. But with the likes of Garlett,Coffield and Keefe not making money and not having enough trade value, I need Fritsch's value to afford Macrae after his bye.
Likewise Doedee may have to be traded to a Premium at round 14 to afford a fully upgraded team.
If u can afford to keep the likes of Kelly/Fritsch/Doedee all at M9/F7/D7 then good luck to you but the numbers just don't add up for me.

sammy123 · May 27, 2018, 10:32:34 PM

Fritsch 1/2 weeks for me then i will switch sicily down finishing my fwd line and trade fritsch to yeo/hurley/llyod are the 3 im considering

batt · May 27, 2018, 10:34:21 PM

Really feels like nothing more than a bit of extra cash for Fritsch... not a status change to a keeper. Dees aren't gonna be pumping teams by 100 points every week. Wingers notoriously depend on the success of the team and things are about to tighten up a bit more for him.

But it's a very welcome $$ boost.

MontyJnr · May 27, 2018, 10:45:02 PM

Quote from: ubeaut on May 27, 2018, 10:19:05 PM
Sounds good in theory. But with the likes of Garlett,Coffield and Keefe not making money and not having enough trade value, I need Fritsch's value to afford Macrae after his bye.
Likewise Doedee may have to be traded to a Premium at round 14 to afford a fully upgraded team.
If u can afford to keep the likes of Kelly/Fritsch/Doedee all at M9/F7/D7 then good luck to you but the numbers just don't add up for me.

Agree. I'm not going to get a lesser premium because I offloaded a cheaper rookie instead of Fritsch.

RaisyDaisy · May 27, 2018, 11:35:11 PM

Need to bring in Smith obv

Not going to trade out Fritsch or Ronke yet, so that leaves Billings, Guelfi and Spargo

I know Billings seems like the obvious choice, but something is telling me to just keep him all year long as bench cover/loophole where possible, so if I did that who do I cull early out of Guelfi and Spargo?

Probably Guelfi just due to not having DPP and having made a bit more?

sammy123 · May 28, 2018, 01:24:08 AM

If logan austin or smith from doggies back up there nice acores from the weekend that would b very good. Need some bench cover down back

quinny88 · May 28, 2018, 02:09:48 AM

Really need T.Kelly to be rested/dropped so I can get smith in for Ronke. Otherwise I'll have to trade him before he loses to much money

MontyJnr · May 28, 2018, 09:02:26 AM

Quote from: sammy123 on May 28, 2018, 01:24:08 AM
If logan austin or smith from doggies back up there nice acores from the weekend that would b very good. Need some bench cover down back

I really hope Roarke Smith backs it up. Heâ€™s a bit more expensive at 158k, but could be on the bubble after his Round 12 bye.

Anyone know much about him?

ubeaut · May 28, 2018, 09:08:04 AM

Dees fans what's the go with T.Smith?
What makes him a better option than Ridley/Rice?

jbjimmyjb · May 28, 2018, 09:30:54 AM

Quote from: ubeaut on May 28, 2018, 09:08:04 AM
Dees fans what's the go with T.Smith?
What makes him a better option than Ridley/Rice?

He has a BE of -119? ;)

ubeaut · May 28, 2018, 10:17:32 AM

Quote from: jbjimmyjb on May 28, 2018, 09:30:54 AM
Quote from: ubeaut on May 28, 2018, 09:08:04 AM
Dees fans what's the go with T.Smith?
What makes him a better option than Ridley/Rice?
He has a BE of -119? ;)

Yes I realize that, but you also need job security. No good getting one price rise then out of the team.

jbjimmyjb · May 28, 2018, 01:03:08 PM

Quote from: ubeaut on May 28, 2018, 10:17:32 AM
Quote from: jbjimmyjb on May 28, 2018, 09:30:54 AM
Quote from: ubeaut on May 28, 2018, 09:08:04 AM
Dees fans what's the go with T.Smith?
What makes him a better option than Ridley/Rice?
He has a BE of -119? ;)
Yes I realize that, but you also need job security. No good getting one price rise then out of the team.

If he scores 86 this week, he will have the same 3 game average as what Ronke had, which results in a 90k first price rise.
Ronke has played 5 games, and has risen 200k. Smith has already played 2 games, and I can't see him being dropped in the next 1-2 weeks for a Pedo/Weideman type, as he's played his role perfectly so far, and Melbourne's form currently makes it very tough to omit players.
So ultimately, if he plays 5 games, which is a very likely possibility, he'll make ~200k, which makes him a must-have money.

Gigantor · May 28, 2018, 07:21:39 PM

Carlisle out for 2 weeks makes it tough to get a read on Rice and Austins JS, might take the punt on Smith and hope he keeps his spot until after the byes

sammy123 · May 28, 2018, 07:45:31 PM

Quote from: Gigantor on May 28, 2018, 07:21:39 PM
Carlisle out for 2 weeks makes it tough to get a read on Rice and Austins JS, might take the punt on Smith and hope he keeps his spot until after the byes

One of rice or austin goes out when brown comes back i assume

enzedder · May 28, 2018, 08:14:08 PM

Quote from: sammy123 on May 28, 2018, 07:45:31 PM
Quote from: Gigantor on May 28, 2018, 07:21:39 PM
Carlisle out for 2 weeks makes it tough to get a read on Rice and Austins JS, might take the punt on Smith and hope he keeps his spot until after the byes

One of rice or austin goes out when brown comes back i assume

The thing is Rice and Austin are the future. Brown is a great clubman and negator but he is old school. Footy has moved on from his type. Austin is his replacement but the Tigers game with the mozzie fleet didn't really give us an accurate read on him as there was no true match up for him. With Reiwoldt KO'd that situation was even made worse.
The Saints season is shot and the kids should get a decent crack at it. Brown will likely be out the door at season's end and it doesn't make sense to keep playing him over any of Austin, Coffield, Clark or Rice.
That said, Richo and the brains trust keep playing Billings and persisted with Armo when it bleeding obvious he is done so I'm not holding my breath.
Play the kids Saints!