Top 5/10 Fowards, 2018 Thread.

[enzedder]

Anyone got the stones to start Stringer?

Being reported as "Jobes replacement" and doing a lot of inside mid work at training

I read that article this morning and my eyes lit up but then my brain kicked into gear.
It's good bait but I'm not going fishing.
He can do the extraordinary but it is yet to translate into SC points. If he plays as a first choice midfielder then at 300 odd k he is another cheap forward option. If he spends substantial time as a forward then it's a wasted pick.
Christensen and Lobb remain my two favoured cheapies in the forward line at the moment.
I will be intrigued to see how Stringer plays and scores in the JLT though.

[SilverLion]

Anyone got the stones to start Stringer?

Being reported as "Jobes replacement" and doing a lot of inside mid work at training

I read that article this morning and my eyes lit up but then my brain kicked into gear.
It's good bait but I'm not going fishing.
He can do the extraordinary but it is yet to translate into SC points. If he plays as a first choice midfielder then at 300 odd k he is another cheap forward option. If he spends substantial time as a forward then it's a wasted pick.
Christensen and Lobb remain my two favoured cheapies in the forward line at the moment.
I will be intrigued to see how Stringer plays and scores in the JLT though.

+1

[Money Shot]

Anyone got the stones to start Stringer?

Being reported as "Jobes replacement" and doing a lot of inside mid work at training

I read that article this morning and my eyes lit up but then my brain kicked into gear.
It's good bait but I'm not going fishing.
He can do the extraordinary but it is yet to translate into SC points. If he plays as a first choice midfielder then at 300 odd k he is another cheap forward option. If he spends substantial time as a forward then it's a wasted pick.
Christensen and Lobb remain my two favoured cheapies in the forward line at the moment.
I will be intrigued to see how Stringer plays and scores in the JLT though.

+1

It is a very promising article and Stringer does have the talent. That is probably why he has moved from 8% of teams to 16% in the last 48 hours haha.

Agree with you however enzedder, Bundy and Lobb are my two favourites at this stage with Bundy being one of only two mid price (250-450k) players in my team. If Lobb looks like the number one ruck starting round 1 he could easily find himself in my side as well.

Stringer, Smith, Petracca, Rioli, Lids, Ah Chee and even Bennell all have a chance of finding there way in my side and are all being watched closely however I don't think I will have the balls to start any of them.

[quinny88]

I just get the feeling Stringer is gonna burn a lot of people

[Bully]

I just get the feeling Stringer is gonna burn a lot of people

Even as an AA player he wasn't SC relevant.

[quinny88]

I just get the feeling Stringer is gonna burn a lot of people

Even as an AA player he wasn't SC relevant.

I guess that was as an explosive match winning forward though. The promise of midfield time is what's luring people in but I just don't see him being a big accumulator.

[Bully]

I just get the feeling Stringer is gonna burn a lot of people

Even as an AA player he wasn't SC relevant.

I guess that was as an explosive match winning forward though. The promise of midfield time is what's luring people in but I just don't see him being a big accumulator.

That's it, need to see some runs on the board first. I smell another Lumumba trap.

[Adamant]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

[Bully]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

70% very optimistic, you don't go from a lazy trainer to a hardened midfielder in one season.

[js19]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

70% very optimistic, you don't go from a lazy trainer to a hardened midfielder in one season.

He’ll probably perform well when the season is young, but lose a bit of interest when it matures...

Won’t have the tank I reckon

[Adamant]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

70% very optimistic, you don't go from a lazy trainer to a hardened midfielder in one season.

Zak Jones had an abysmal tank up until last pre-season. He was still able to spend bulk minutes inside.

Also are you calling Hayden Skipworth a liar? I thought that everything a coach says during the pre-season eventuates when the real stuff comes around.

[Gigantor]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

70% very optimistic, you don't go from a lazy trainer to a hardened midfielder in one season.

He’ll probably perform well when the season is young, but lose a bit of interest when it matures...

Won’t have the tank I reckon

Well he does have a history of performing when around things that are young...

[Menzel Washington]

Haven't seen much talk about Mitch Wallis??

Averaged 98 in '15, then broke his leg in '16. Came back midway through last season and averaged an impressive 88 for someone who had snapped their leg. Surely will only get better again this year and push that back to the high 90's?

Will he get consistent games?
I see him as a fringe player. Not on my radar.

Oh really? I see him as an important part of the Dogs lineup

[quinny88]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

70% very optimistic, you don't go from a lazy trainer to a hardened midfielder in one season.

He’ll probably perform well when the season is young, but lose a bit of interest when it matures...

Won’t have the tank I reckon

Well he does have a history of performing when around things that are young...

Oh he went there..  ;D

[no eye deer]

He doesn't have to be a big accumulator. Mark Ricciuto was a low 20s disposal player for most of his career but he still posted some decent DT numbers, and even averaged 94.6 SC from 22 disposals in 2005. I see Stringer as a similar type of player.

18 disposals (9 kicks, 9 handballs), 2.5 marks, 4 tackles and a goal per game wouldn't be too much of an ask for a 70-30 mid/fwd split. That would get him to 78.5 DT and 87 SC with his career ratio. Priced at 64, you'd take that.

70% very optimistic, you don't go from a lazy trainer to a hardened midfielder in one season.

He’ll probably perform well when the season is young, but lose a bit of interest when it matures...

Won’t have the tank I reckon

Well he does have a history of performing when around things that are young...

Oh he went there..  ;D

I think you will find they both went there! ;D