SilverLions 2018

[Gandalf123]

Yep agree with everything above, rate this

[SilverLion]

Really good team, well balanced. Brayshaw an interesting pick, an 80 average would be acceptable, similar to the Birch situation. Coniglio is a good pick, think you need coverage at M6 this year. He won't be top 10 but would be fine at M8 or M9 deep into the year. Witherden is a player who could step up a notch and I like the Keefe/Ballenden combo, a potential roving donut if 1 of those players gets sidelined. I have the same set up & will be picking both if one gets named.

Thanks Bully

Yeah if Brayshaw averages 80 feel that he'd be a great D6/7, M9 floater in the second half of the season. 80 should be within reach for him I would hope.

Yep my reasoning for Coniglio is exactly that, ideal M8/9 at his price (ala Murphy last year).

My fingers are crossed that at least one of Keeffe or Ballenden get a go round 1, as you say, would make for a handy floating loop/donut.

[SilverLion]

I really like this team as well, pretty standard structure but with enough pods to make it interesting. Love your work SL.

(only 100 or so more posts to go ;D)

Cheers MS, always gotta have a couple of PoDs to try and get ahead of the pack :D

And I'm almost there ;)

[SilverLion]

Yep agree with everything above, rate this

Thanks Gandalf :)

[shaker]

Good team SL very cookie cutter to the point you really don't have a POD Crouch 10% of teams about the best gun maybe you could juggle around to get one in , and Lobb struggling still not much of a preseason who will you get if he does not come up and ruck alone ?

[SilverLion]

Good team SL very cookie cutter to the point you really don't have a POD Crouch 10% of teams about the best gun maybe you could juggle around to get one in , and Lobb struggling still not much of a preseason who will you get if he does not come up and ruck alone ?

Cheers shaker. Yeah I'm monitoring Lobb closely, will work something out if he doesn't start as sole ruck Rd. 1.

I like to think that my main pods are Witherden, Crouch, Jacobs (obviously not on FF hah) and Lobb (" "), which is one on each line.

There are some other guys I'm watching, but will wait until the JLT before I decide on any prem swaps. For now I'm happy with the ones I've got :)

[shaker]

Good team SL very cookie cutter to the point you really don't have a POD Crouch 10% of teams about the best gun maybe you could juggle around to get one in , and Lobb struggling still not much of a preseason who will you get if he does not come up and ruck alone ?

Cheers shaker. Yeah I'm monitoring Lobb closely, will work something out if he doesn't start as sole ruck Rd. 1.

I like to think that my main pods are Witherden, Crouch, Jacobs (obviously not on FF hah) and Lobb (" "), which is one on each line.

There are some other guys I'm watching, but will wait until the JLT before I decide on any prem swaps. For now I'm happy with the ones I've got :)

Ok think we are overdue for a club injury list on how players are travelling ... Lobb Heeney Greene Yeo etc. Jacobs is a POD  ATM but NN still on 39% think that will dive and a lot will go to Jacobs and yes there are some high quality players especially mids on very low % ownership to keep an eye on  ;)

[RaisyDaisy]

Really nice team mate

I guess we're at the point of the year where most of us have solid cookie cutter sides in place and we're just waiting to see some preseason form to make our final calls/tweaks

Witherden I just can't see the point in starting at his price as I don't think he will average 100, and as good as he looks there isn't any upside at his price

Conigs I like too, but my only worry is that he ends up averaging 100-105 which is great for M9 but the reality is as the season goes on there's always other things that pop up to deal with, and trading the 100 averaging mid who is playing every week doesn't become the priority and next thing you know his your M8 permanently

I think one of Conigs, Prestia or Libba in that sub 500k range is worth starting, and as crazy as it may seem I think Libba is the one I would chose as he has the most upside

[SilverLion]

Good team SL very cookie cutter to the point you really don't have a POD Crouch 10% of teams about the best gun maybe you could juggle around to get one in , and Lobb struggling still not much of a preseason who will you get if he does not come up and ruck alone ?

Cheers shaker. Yeah I'm monitoring Lobb closely, will work something out if he doesn't start as sole ruck Rd. 1.

I like to think that my main pods are Witherden, Crouch, Jacobs (obviously not on FF hah) and Lobb (" "), which is one on each line.

There are some other guys I'm watching, but will wait until the JLT before I decide on any prem swaps. For now I'm happy with the ones I've got :)

Ok think we are overdue for a club injury list on how players are travelling ... Lobb Heeney Greene Yeo etc. Jacobs is a POD  ATM but NN still on 39% think that will dive and a lot will go to Jacobs and yes there are some high quality players especially mids on very low % ownership to keep an eye on  ;)

Definitely, think we've all been waiting for one.

And no doubt about that ;)

[SilverLion]

Really nice team mate

I guess we're at the point of the year where most of us have solid cookie cutter sides in place and we're just waiting to see some preseason form to make our final calls/tweaks

Witherden I just can't see the point in starting at his price as I don't think he will average 100, and as good as he looks there isn't any upside at his price

Conigs I like too, but my only worry is that he ends up averaging 100-105 which is great for M9 but the reality is as the season goes on there's always other things that pop up to deal with, and trading the 100 averaging mid who is playing every week doesn't become the priority and next thing you know his your M8 permanently

I think one of Conigs, Prestia or Libba in that sub 500k range is worth starting, and as crazy as it may seem I think Libba is the one I would chose as he has the most upside

Cheers RD.

Yeah I'm not entirely sure I'll have the stones to go ahead with WitherGOAT, as much as I feel he should average 90-95+, I definitely feel that he could be picked up during the year if that is the case. The thought of starting with him does still entice me though, as he is such a massive pod.

As I mentioned, I am picking Conigs with the aim of him being my M8/M9. I would see no reason to trade him if he is average 100-105, and feel that he is the most likely of the three you mentioned to do that, the other two come with more risk imo. The aim is do to do the normal upgrade one rook and downgrade another around players like Conig and Brayshaw, and keep them in the side for the full year, either as bench cover or weakest on-field player. I reckon if they can do that, then they'll prove to be worthwhile picks, especially in the early part of the season.

I'm curious though, what makes you think Libba has more upside than Prestia or Coniglio?

[RaisyDaisy]

I'm curious though, what makes you think Libba has more upside than Prestia or Coniglio?

Just gut feel really

Libba was all over the place last year, but by all reports he has rediscovered his hunger and is having a great preseason

Just the fact that when he is switched on he's a tackling and contested possession machine

That being said, I'd still feel somewhat uneasy picking any one of those 3 to be honest

I just feel more comfortable taking risks in the def and fwd. I like to start bonafide no question marks mids

[Nige]

Witherden I just can't see the point in starting at his price as I don't think he will average 100, and as good as he looks there isn't any upside at his price

Can someone explain what exactly this means?

Like which defenders this year do people expect to average 100+? And with the defender options kinda wide open, what “upside” are our picks supposed to have? Aren’t we all just picking select defenders because we think they’ll be the top 6 or 10 or whatever the arbitrary number is? What does starting price actually have to do with it other than being able to afford any one player?

[Money Shot]

Witherden I just can't see the point in starting at his price as I don't think he will average 100, and as good as he looks there isn't any upside at his price

Can someone explain what exactly this means?

Like which defenders this year do people expect to average 100+? And with the defender options kinda wide open, what “upside” are our picks supposed to have? Aren’t we all just picking select defenders because we think they’ll be the top 6 or 10 or whatever the arbitrary number is? What does starting price actually have to do with it other than being able to afford any one player?

Laird and Hurley and too a lesser extent Yeo and Hibberd.

[RaisyDaisy]

Witherden I just can't see the point in starting at his price as I don't think he will average 100, and as good as he looks there isn't any upside at his price

Can someone explain what exactly this means?

Like which defenders this year do people expect to average 100+? And with the defender options kinda wide open, what “upside” are our picks supposed to have? Aren’t we all just picking select defenders because we think they’ll be the top 6 or 10 or whatever the arbitrary number is? What does starting price actually have to do with it other than being able to afford any one player?

Guys like Hurley, Yeo, Hibberd and Laird would be the top choices to go 100+

Then the next tier down like Howe, Houli, Simmo etc have proven for years that they are reliable 90+ defenders

The concern surrounding Witherden is that he is simply not proven, and at his price why take the risk when you can get someone else who is guaranteed

He is by no way a bad pick. I just don't see the benefit of taking the risk by starting him over someone more proven. Best case scenario he averages 90-95 and you've saved maybe 30-40k so that's not enough of a reward for me as the risk of him averaging high 80's and not being Top 6-10 has much more of an impact than the 30-40k saved

I'll take Hanley and the 50k every day of the week

[SilverLion]

I'm curious though, what makes you think Libba has more upside than Prestia or Coniglio?

Just gut feel really

Libba was all over the place last year, but by all reports he has rediscovered his hunger and is having a great preseason

Just the fact that when he is switched on he's a tackling and contested possession machine

That being said, I'd still feel somewhat uneasy picking any one of those 3 to be honest

I just feel more comfortable taking risks in the def and fwd. I like to start bonafide no question marks mids

Fair enough. Conliglio did average 106 in 2016 prior to last year's injury interrupted season, I can see him returning to around that level which would be good enough for 450k :)