James Sicily

[ubeaut]

Would you start him in the FWDS or DEF assuming you don't Keefe to switch around?

FWDs for mine. Def premos are easier to fill.

If there aren't enough good rookies available come round 1 though, may be forced to have him at D4.

I'm finding fwd premos easier. Billings,Heeney,Buddy,Smith,McLean,Dahl,Walters so many choices between 450 > 540k. Plus Bundy picks himself at his price, so there's another spot.
Apart from Hibberd and Laird I see little options. Hurley and Yeo overpriced especially if going the aforementioned 2. Simpson's ok but I see no upside he's getting on and 90 is    the most your likely to get. Don't trust any of Brayshaw,LMac,Witherden,Savage.
Hanley I've considered but doubt he's going to get much mid time with all the young suns. Heater burnt me last year and I think he's slowing down,Griffen / Lids could play his old role pushing him to a wing which is an unknown.
I think Sicily at D3 leaves alot of cash for other lines (as long as we get back rookies), but harder to swing him fwd in that case. I'll be picking him, I guess the rookies will help decide where.

[quinny88]

Is everyone with Sicily locking in Keefe at the other end?

[Southstorm]

Is everyone with Sicily locking in Keefe at the other end?

Yep

[RaisyDaisy]

Is everyone with Sicily locking in Keefe at the other end?

Yep

+1

No brainer

[meow meow]

What if Sis is named but Keefe isn't?

I'll take JJ over Sis me thinks.

[RaisyDaisy]

What if Sis is named but Keefe isn't?

I'll take JJ over Sis me thinks.

Floating donut

D8 is a fairly irrelevant position anyway. Less cash generation but not like most D8's make much anyway

[shaker]

Is everyone with Sicily locking in Keefe at the other end?

Yep

+1

No brainer

As long as he is named R1 got caught last year when I tried a floating DPP donut in the mid fwd it's ok when all your other rookies are playing turned out a disaster when they are not and you get one or two 2 week injuries at the same time plus you make no cash

[ubeaut]

Much prefer to have a playing F/D rookie with Sicily.
It's likely no rookie ruck gets named so otherwise that's two positions not making cash. If someone like Garlett gets dropped or scores 30s that's 3.
Hopefully there's a rookie u missed to trade to but u may find u have them all already and you're stuck with 3 players   not making cash.
Maybe starting Cameron/Pittonet/English or someone who may get games over Olango would be the go if starting Keefe and he's not named.

[Bully]

Much prefer to have a playing F/D rookie with Sicily.
It's likely no rookie ruck gets named so otherwise that's two positions not making cash. If someone like Garlett gets dropped or scores 30s that's 3.
Hopefully there's a rookie u missed to trade to but u may find u have them all already and you're stuck with 3 players   not making cash.
Maybe starting Cameron/Pittonet/English or someone who may get games over Olango would be the go if starting Keefe and he's not named.

Pretty confident that Keeffe will get a game eventually, doesn't need to make cash straight away.

[Fid]

Much prefer to have a playing F/D rookie with Sicily.
It's likely no rookie ruck gets named so otherwise that's two positions not making cash. If someone like Garlett gets dropped or scores 30s that's 3.
Hopefully there's a rookie u missed to trade to but u may find u have them all already and you're stuck with 3 players   not making cash.
Maybe starting Cameron/Pittonet/English or someone who may get games over Olango would be the go if starting Keefe and he's not named.

Pretty confident that Keeffe will get a game eventually, doesn't need to make cash straight away.

I've got my doubts about that.  Hasn't played in 3 years.  Yes there was the drug ban, but didn't play last year with a side that finished a lot lower than GWS. This is his 10th season and he is now 27 and has played a total of 35 career matches.

My thoughts, if you're going to play Sicily is not to waste a player to switch him with and not generate any cash.

If Keeffe plays two games into the season and looks like he will play more, then grab him, but not at the start

[crowls]

Much prefer to have a playing F/D rookie with Sicily.
It's likely no rookie ruck gets named so otherwise that's two positions not making cash. If someone like Garlett gets dropped or scores 30s that's 3.
Hopefully there's a rookie u missed to trade to but u may find u have them all already and you're stuck with 3 players   not making cash.
Maybe starting Cameron/Pittonet/English or someone who may get games over Olango would be the go if starting Keefe and he's not named.

who is most likely of ruck rookies to get a game

[Holz]

No chance am i paying 400k+ for him.

if you compare him to forwards in a similar price range you have Devon Smith who has gone 90 88 82 80 the last 4 years and is looking like a role change. So he has more upside with less downside for what 30k more.

I understand he put up 91 in his last 10 games, including a few monsters. There are way too many question marks around him. At his price he has to basically become a premo to be a good pick and anything less then 80 would be a huge failure. The hawk back line is in flux, who knows what happens if birchall comes back. Soo many question marks the odds of this of paying off great is extremely high, id say the odds of people walking out of this on par is high.

Not the same position but Armitage and JOM could beat him easily for 100k less.

[meow meow]

Won't get a touch when Easton Wood forward tags the waste matter out of him.

[elephants]

No chance am i paying 400k+ for him.

if you compare him to forwards in a similar price range you have Devon Smith who has gone 90 88 82 80 the last 4 years and is looking like a role change. So he has more upside with less downside for what 30k more.

I understand he put up 91 in his last 10 games, including a few monsters. There are way too many question marks around him. At his price he has to basically become a premo to be a good pick and anything less then 80 would be a huge failure. The hawk back line is in flux, who knows what happens if birchall comes back. Soo many question marks the odds of this of paying off great is extremely high, id say the odds of people walking out of this on par is high.

Not the same position but Armitage and JOM could beat him easily for 100k less.

Not sure you can compare him to Devon Smith, as most teams will have him as well given the lack of confidence in top end fwd premos.

Everyone picking him has confidence of 90+, and thats a risk you have to take. If you think he goes sub 85 then don't pick him.

"If" Birchall comes back. More injury prone than Brad Crouch atm and thats saying something. Plus with the praise Clarko has been heaping on Sic all season, he's hardly going to change his role now.

Again, most have JOM already... And I'm definitely taking Sic as a fwd/def over Armo as a mid haha

[Bully]

No chance am i paying 400k+ for him.

if you compare him to forwards in a similar price range you have Devon Smith who has gone 90 88 82 80 the last 4 years and is looking like a role change. So he has more upside with less downside for what 30k more.

I understand he put up 91 in his last 10 games, including a few monsters. There are way too many question marks around him. At his price he has to basically become a premo to be a good pick and anything less then 80 would be a huge failure. The hawk back line is in flux, who knows what happens if birchall comes back. Soo many question marks the odds of this of paying off great is extremely high, id say the odds of people walking out of this on par is high.

Not the same position but Armitage and JOM could beat him easily for 100k less.

He's also a back and can be swung there throughout the year. Then there's the floating donut that many are considering, not to mention the flexibility over the bye period. Think you are over thinking this one a bit. The stat that clinched it for me was his intercept marking, second only to Alex Rance over the last 10 games.