James Sicily

[Dudge]

I'm flowering done with this season

Chin up mate, iv'e had these seasons since 2015, and still take the pain

[iZander]

Impact would be less than low given no injury reports whatsoever from North.

Pretty sure there was a medical report from North - probably what drew attention to it.

What did it say? graze to left calf?

[Gigantor]

1 week, needs to pull his flowering head in

Yes he does. His flowering hot head right in. Hopefully it's the only time this year. There's a long way to go so hopefully is the operative word.

Inb4 he gets suspended in rd 13 or 14

I still think this happening is odds on  ;D

[Fid]

I'm flowering done with this season

Chin up RD, most on here have a decent knowledge re players, the rest is luck with injuries/suspensions...

it will come around for you.  ;)

[RaisyDaisy]

Haha, thanks guys

I've been around long enough so it's all just said in jest really, but this year has been insane for me and it's only 5 rounds in

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Started Billings and Goldy who have put up stinkers, and have had to field guys like Naughton, Brayshaw, Fritsch, Venables etc at times too when they scored horribly. Dom Barry rotting away at M11 too

All of that in not even 5 full rounds

I started 13 keepers, plus Lobb and Arma. Of those 13, only Laird, Titch, Fyfe, Gawn, Buddy and Heeney have been good

LOL it's going to be a loooonnnnggggg season for me  ;D

[Fid]

Haha, thanks guys

I've been around long enough so it's all just said in jest really, but this year has been insane for me and it's only 5 rounds in

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Started Billings and Goldy who have put up stinkers, and have had to field guys like Naughton, Brayshaw, Fritsch, Venables etc at times too when they scored horribly. Dom Barry rotting away at M11 too

All of that in not even 5 full rounds

I started 13 keepers, plus Lobb and Arma. Of those 13, only Laird, Titch, Fyfe, Gawn, Buddy and Heeney have been good

LOL it's going to be a loooonnnnggggg season for me  ;D

I'm just flowering spewing I haven't played you yet!!  :( ;) :)

[Ringo]

I'm flowering done with this season

Chin up mate, iv'e had these seasons since 2015, and still take the pain

Yea no need to give up enjoy the challenger of getting up the rankings. # years ago I was ranked 82k after 4 rounds but finished around 5k. Set myself the challenge to get as high as I can to maintain interest and it worked. Realise injuries and crap form do not help but that is the challenge to rectify as soon as possible.

[PowerBug]

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Sicily, Bell, Bonner, Lobb, Armitage all midpricers, sure injuries are unfortunate but you get what you pay for. GAJ is not even worth complaining about as if anyone thought he would get close to the bye without being injured.

Cut the speculative picks out and you halve your problems :)

[jvalles69]

Lol, has everyone gone insane?!? He was being a cheeky cow yeah by doing it, when he did it you can see makes sure he puts as little weight on him as possible.  Stupid, but a punch is 100 times worse in my book and players get away with it most weeks.

[Adamant]

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Sicily, Bell, Bonner, Lobb, Armitage all midpricers, sure injuries are unfortunate but you get what you pay for. GAJ is not even worth complaining about as if anyone thought he would get close to the bye without being injured.

Cut the speculative picks out and you halve your problems :)

Picking mid-pricers isn't the problem, he just chose the wrong ones - Bell over Dunkley and Christensen, Lobb over Hogan, Armitage over JOM.

Sicily was still a good pick, substitute a 60 in his average for missing round 3 and he's averaging 95.8. Substitute another 60 for his impending suspension and he's still averaging 90. I don't see what all the fuss is about to be honest.

[fanTCfool]

Looking at a donut if he misses, even after trading Venables. Fritsch, Garlett and Sicily for the pine.

[PowerBug]

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Sicily, Bell, Bonner, Lobb, Armitage all midpricers, sure injuries are unfortunate but you get what you pay for. GAJ is not even worth complaining about as if anyone thought he would get close to the bye without being injured.

Cut the speculative picks out and you halve your problems :)

Picking mid-pricers isn't the problem, he just chose the wrong ones - Bell over Dunkley and Christensen, Lobb over Hogan, Armitage over JOM.

Sicily was still a good pick, substitute a 60 in his average for missing round 3 and he's averaging 95.8. Substitute another 60 for his impending suspension and he's still averaging 90. I don't see what all the fuss is about to be honest.

Which is the risk you take when picking midpricers, so you can't be annoyed when they eventually fail...


Tell the latter to those complaining, I'm not the one that thinks Sicily was a bad pick and was very close to trading him in last week and was considering him this week. And I will probably still look to trade him in after this suspension.

[Marstar]

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Sicily, Bell, Bonner, Lobb, Armitage all midpricers, sure injuries are unfortunate but you get what you pay for. GAJ is not even worth complaining about as if anyone thought he would get close to the bye without being injured.

Cut the speculative picks out and you halve your problems :)

Picking mid-pricers isn't the problem, he just chose the wrong ones - Bell over Dunkley and Christensen, Lobb over Hogan, Armitage over JOM.

Sicily was still a good pick, substitute a 60 in his average for missing round 3 and he's averaging 95.8. Substitute another 60 for his impending suspension and he's still averaging 90. I don't see what all the fuss is about to be honest.

Which is the risk you take when picking midpricers, so you can't be annoyed when they eventually fail...


Tell the latter to those complaining, I'm not the one that thinks Sicily was a bad pick and was very close to trading him in last week and was considering him this week. And I will probably still look to trade him in after this suspension.

I agree it's the risk you take.  Historically the template for Guns and Rookies has been solid because in the early rounds you concede that X many trades will be set aside for Rookie corrections and unlucky injuries without being overwhelmed. 

Adding an extra layer of mid-price corrections (and/or taking suspension/injury prone players on top) can cause more holes than 2 trades per week can fill.

The risk vs reward curve becomes a lot steeper with those that nail it go flying and those that fail it start scrambling.

RD, you're a Gun, no1 would dispute that, and unfortunately you got the short end of the stick, picking players on their merits. By consensus they were all solid picks on an individual basis but Murphy's Law kicked you in the teeth.

I don't post here enough to have a rapport, so please take my next comments with a grain of salt (and I don't for a second believe you need this advice).

Rather than curse your bad luck getting worse every week (which it has), tell us what your new goal is (be it top X thousand) so we can back you as the Fallen Premium SC. I'd very much like to read posts (in 2023) about the time RD went from rock bottom in round 6 and came home flying.

[North Melbournes Finest]

https://twitter.com/Bryceltics/status/988317826497757184

The footage

That is the softest thing I've ever seen, his foot is still on an angle as he walks over Atley. They call this serious but it's ok to bump someone into the fence. Sounds to me like they are hunting Siciliy, now that Dusty is off limits they need a new bad boy.

I dare you to lay down and let someone step on your calf with boots on. Not even saying this as a North fan as I have Sic in my side. Saying this from a footy player who is disgusted that someone would do this.

[Levi434]

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but have a look at this for 5 rounds

Sicily already out for a week, potentially another now
Started Bell, and traded to Bonner, who has been shower ever since
Started Hibberd, and traded to L.Ryan who last 3/4 and needed to be traded
Started M.Crouch and had to trade
Started GAJ and had to trade
Started J.Kelly who I still have on the bench for past 2 weeks and counting
Started Lobb who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Arma who was shower and missed games so had to trade
Started Venables who is out for 12 and needs to be traded

Sicily, Bell, Bonner, Lobb, Armitage all midpricers, sure injuries are unfortunate but you get what you pay for. GAJ is not even worth complaining about as if anyone thought he would get close to the bye without being injured.

Cut the speculative picks out and you halve your problems :)

Picking mid-pricers isn't the problem, he just chose the wrong ones - Bell over Dunkley and Christensen, Lobb over Hogan, Armitage over JOM.

Sicily was still a good pick, substitute a 60 in his average for missing round 3 and he's averaging 95.8. Substitute another 60 for his impending suspension and he's still averaging 90. I don't see what all the fuss is about to be honest.

Which is the risk you take when picking midpricers, so you can't be annoyed when they eventually fail...


Tell the latter to those complaining, I'm not the one that thinks Sicily was a bad pick and was very close to trading him in last week and was considering him this week. And I will probably still look to trade him in after this suspension.

I agree it's the risk you take.  Historically the template for Guns and Rookies has been solid because in the early rounds you concede that X many trades will be set aside for Rookie corrections and unlucky injuries without being overwhelmed. 

Adding an extra layer of mid-price corrections (and/or taking suspension/injury prone players on top) can cause more holes than 2 trades per week can fill.

The risk vs reward curve becomes a lot steeper with those that nail it go flying and those that fail it start scrambling.

RD, you're a Gun, no1 would dispute that, and unfortunately you got the short end of the stick, picking players on their merits. By consensus they were all solid picks on an individual basis but Murphy's Law kicked you in the teeth.

I don't post here enough to have a rapport, so please take my next comments with a grain of salt (and I don't for a second believe you need this advice).

Rather than curse your bad luck getting worse every week (which it has), tell us what your new goal is (be it top X thousand) so we can back you as the Fallen Premium SC. I'd very much like to read posts (in 2023) about the time RD went from rock bottom in round 6 and came home flying.

Thought I was the only one who made fake accounts...

Welcome to the club RD! :)