BackPockets 2018

[fasttrack13]

Agree with MS about POD's... but they need to have capacity to be top 10 for their position. Tuohy hasn't ever shown that sort of scoring ability over a year. No positional change or role change probably only more competition for points. All other pods have potential to go top 10.

[Money Shot]

Agree with MS about POD's... but they need to have capacity to be top 10 for their position. Tuohy hasn't ever shown that sort of scoring ability over a year. No positional change or role change probably only more competition for points. All other pods have potential to go top 10.

Although I like Tuohy and think he is a good player I think that it would be safer to go with Lloyd or Savage, Ablett, Danger, Selwood, Duncan, Mengola and Smith are all going to be scoring 90+ points and only so many players in one team can do it.

[backpocket]

Agree with MS about POD's... but they need to have capacity to be top 10 for their position. Tuohy hasn't ever shown that sort of scoring ability over a year. No positional change or role change probably only more competition for points. All other pods have potential to go top 10.

Although I like Tuohy and think he is a good player I think that it would be safer to go with Lloyd or Savage, Ablett, Danger, Selwood, Duncan, Mengola and Smith are all going to be scoring 90+ points and only so many players in one team can do it.

You aren’t wrong when you put it that way with the geelong players. So going to look at upgrading nank, possibly downgrading one of beams and Parker into coniglio to get that. Cash. Love both a show players but need to put head over heart first. Sydney going to be top 4 probably and Parker playing more half forward means more shots on goal and goal assists. Feel like he’ll be in the 110 mark, then you have beamer who can easily go 110 with rocky out. Do teams put a run with player on him? Shut him down basically shut down the lions...

[Ringo]

Agree with MS about POD's... but they need to have capacity to be top 10 for their position. Tuohy hasn't ever shown that sort of scoring ability over a year. No positional change or role change probably only more competition for points. All other pods have potential to go top 10.

Although I like Tuohy and think he is a good player I think that it would be safer to go with Lloyd or Savage, Ablett, Danger, Selwood, Duncan, Mengola and Smith are all going to be scoring 90+ points and only so many players in one team can do it.

You aren’t wrong when you put it that way with the geelong players. So going to look at upgrading nank, possibly downgrading one of beams and Parker into coniglio to get that. Cash. Love both a show players but need to put head over heart first. Sydney going to be top 4 probably and Parker playing more half forward means more shots on goal and goal assists. Feel like he’ll be in the 110 mark, then you have beamer who can easily go 110 with rocky out. Do teams put a run with player on him? Shut him down basically shut down the lions...

Rich nearly always draws the first tag on us due to his damaging kicking. Would say if they opted a run with  player it would be more than likely be Zorko before Beams. Zorko has shown he can not handle a tag and he is very damaging as well.

[backpocket]

Agree with MS about POD's... but they need to have capacity to be top 10 for their position. Tuohy hasn't ever shown that sort of scoring ability over a year. No positional change or role change probably only more competition for points. All other pods have potential to go top 10.

Although I like Tuohy and think he is a good player I think that it would be safer to go with Lloyd or Savage, Ablett, Danger, Selwood, Duncan, Mengola and Smith are all going to be scoring 90+ points and only so many players in one team can do it.

You aren’t wrong when you put it that way with the geelong players. So going to look at upgrading nank, possibly downgrading one of beams and Parker into coniglio to get that. Cash. Love both a show players but need to put head over heart first. Sydney going to be top 4 probably and Parker playing more half forward means more shots on goal and goal assists. Feel like he’ll be in the 110 mark, then you have beamer who can easily go 110 with rocky out. Do teams put a run with player on him? Shut him down basically shut down the lions...

Rich nearly always draws the first tag on us due to his damaging kicking. Would say if they opted a run with  player it would be more than likely be Zorko before Beams. Zorko has shown he can not handle a tag and he is very damaging as well.

Bias aside in your opinions who has the better hear? Parker or beams or coniglio? Pick 2/3

[Ringo]

Beams - Has not averaged less than 100 in seasons where he has played 15+ games played 19 games last year and 16 in 2015 Taking out his injury scores from last year average is 109 something which Coniglio  has yet to achieve and Parker achieved in 2016.  Coniglio only exceded the ton once in the last 5 games last season as well which is a concern for me.

So my ratings would be Beams, Parker and then Coniglio.

[backpocket]

So I’ve basically locked in my team barring a couple of things.

Backline: laird, hibberd, Sicily, Bonner, naughton, finlayson (murray, doedee)

Mids: danger, dusty, Kelly, fyfe, bont, Parker, brayshaw, banfield (Kelly, Barry, Holman)

Rucks: Gawn, Nic Nat (olango)

Forwards: buddy, Walters, petracca, Christensen, fritsch, ZGL (garlett, Ryan)

Bank 30k

Question1. should I downgrade Bonner to a rookie and use that cash somewhere else?

Q2. Mundy v Walters v Billings?

Q3. Am I the only one gone mad?

[SilverLion]

So I’ve basically locked in my team barring a couple of things.

Backline: laird, hibberd, Sicily, Bonner, naughton, finlayson (murray, doedee)

Mids: danger, dusty, Kelly, fyfe, bont, Parker, brayshaw, banfield (Kelly, Barry, Holman)

Rucks: Gawn, Nic Nat (olango)

Forwards: buddy, Walters, petracca, Christensen, fritsch, ZGL (garlett, Ryan)

Bank 30k

Question1. should I downgrade Bonner to a rookie and use that cash somewhere else?

Q2. Mundy v Walters v Billings?

Q3. Am I the only one gone mad?

1. Facing the same question myself. I think he's a solid enough option with Pittard and Broadbent out for 4-6 weeks+
2. Billings > Mundy > Walters
3. No ;D

[backpocket]

Yeah I haven’t had Billings all year, had Walters but there’s something about mundys consistency I like. No interest in the port forwards, love dahlhaus as a dogs supporter but can’t see him being top 7. What are we realistically thinking Billings averages?

[SilverLion]

Yeah I haven’t had Billings all year, had Walters but there’s something about mundys consistency I like. No interest in the port forwards, love dahlhaus as a dogs supporter but can’t see him being top 7. What are we realistically thinking Billings averages?

Reckon 95+ should be a near certainty. He's been tracking in the right direction the last few years. Should play a Greene type role for the Saints.

I do like Mundy as a PoD too though.

[backpocket]

Backline: laird, hibberd, Sicily, doedee, finlayson, Murray (naughton, Murphy)

Mid: danger, Martin, Kelly, fyfe, Parker, bont, TKelly, Holman (brayshaw, banfield, Barry)

Rucks: Gawn, Jacobs (olango)

Forwards: franklin, Billings, petracca, Christensen, Fritsch, garlett (Ryan, ZGL)

Bank: 93.3k

29 trades.

Looking at trading Kelly straight to Mitchell or another pod if anyone can help.
Brayshaw out via finlayson to mids, ed Richards in defense.

Thoughts?

[shaker]

Those trades sound good gotta have Mitchell and young Richards looks like he will get some games with a lot of backs injured

[backpocket]

Backline: laird, hibberd, Sicily, doedee, Richards, Murray (naughton, Murphy)

Mid: danger, Martin, Mitchell, fyfe, Parker, bont, TKelly, Finlayson (Holman, banfield, Barry)

Rucks: Gawn, Jacobs (olango)

Forwards: franklin, Billings, petracca, Christensen, Fritsch, garlett (Ryan, ZGL)

Bank 86.6k

Proposed trades:

Ryan to Coffield via Sicily to forwards... means I have to play a 2 man premium defense for a couple of weeks.

What other trades would you recommend?

[backpocket]

Buddy, Sicily, petracca, billings, Christensen, fritsch (garlett, ZGL)

What do do?

110k bank...

[Ringo]

Garlett to Guelfi is certain

Buddy to Gray or Heeney. Loophole ZGL with Guelfi using Sicily.