2019 Rookies

[hawkers65]

Its so strange, Bont reved him up so much before the JLT started, has been in the squad both times but no start.

[timtim]

Is it no Cavara again? Shakes things up

Yep, makes the case for dropping Laird even more compelling.

Laird to Williams, Kelly at F4

[juzztheball]

Cavarra had a slight quad strain at training this week. Pretty sure he was set to play before that.

[AaronKirk]

Forward rookies have me quite worried. It is looking very thin.

Currently my F5 to F8 are Setterfield, Drew, Balta and Parker and even then the only 1 that has decent JS is Setterfield.

[Bully]

Forward rookies have me quite worried. It is looking very thin.

Currently my F5 to F8 are Setterfield, Drew, Balta and Parker and even then the only 1 that has decent JS is Setterfield.

Forward rookies are certainly a concern, I've had to rejig my side to get an extra premo in there.

[crowls]

Forward rookies have me quite worried. It is looking very thin.

Currently my F5 to F8 are Setterfield, Drew, Balta and Parker and even then the only 1 that has decent JS is Setterfield.

Forward rookies are certainly a concern, I've had to rejig my side to get an extra premo in there.

part of the reason laird went was so I could have greene at f4.

[Bully]

Forward rookies have me quite worried. It is looking very thin.

Currently my F5 to F8 are Setterfield, Drew, Balta and Parker and even then the only 1 that has decent JS is Setterfield.

Forward rookies are certainly a concern, I've had to rejig my side to get an extra premo in there.

part of the reason laird went was so I could have greene at f4.

Have done the same, hopefully Petrucelle steps up this match.

[Mat0369]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

[Bones Bombers]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

Would Burgess be an alternative to Balta with better JS?

[RaisyDaisy]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

Would Burgess be an alternative to Balta with better JS?

Burgess had a shocker today, but the only thing keeping him in my side is that GC has a pretty soft draw to start with, and if he can kick a goal or two, clunk a few marks and score 60ish then that will do

D8 for mine

[Nige]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

Would Burgess be an alternative to Balta with better JS?

Burgess had a shocker today, but the only thing keeping him in my side is that GC has a pretty soft draw to start with, and if he can kick a goal or two, clunk a few marks and score 60ish then that will do

D8 for mine

Burgess is a key position player for Gold Coast, he's gonna be prone to some ordinary scores but he's gonna have the JS. Beggars can't be choosers, so slap on him on either your def or fwd bench and hope for the best in terms of scores and cash generation.

[Bully]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

Would Burgess be an alternative to Balta with better JS?

Burgess had a shocker today, but the only thing keeping him in my side is that GC has a pretty soft draw to start with, and if he can kick a goal or two, clunk a few marks and score 60ish then that will do

D8 for mine

Burgess is a key position player for Gold Coast, he's gonna be prone to some ordinary scores but he's gonna have the JS. Beggars can't be choosers, so slap on him on either your def or fwd bench and hope for the best in terms of scores and cash generation.

You reckon he has good job security? I'm not entirely convinced.

[RaisyDaisy]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

Would Burgess be an alternative to Balta with better JS?

Burgess had a shocker today, but the only thing keeping him in my side is that GC has a pretty soft draw to start with, and if he can kick a goal or two, clunk a few marks and score 60ish then that will do

D8 for mine

Burgess is a key position player for Gold Coast, he's gonna be prone to some ordinary scores but he's gonna have the JS. Beggars can't be choosers, so slap on him on either your def or fwd bench and hope for the best in terms of scores and cash generation.

You reckon he has good job security? I'm not entirely convinced.

That's the issue

I'm sure he lines up Round 1 in the forward line, but as soon as Corbett is fit - that's when it's anyone's guess and he could be dropped

If he does get dropped though, his DPP will be very handy to allow us trading a def for fwd or fwd for def, so that might be enough to roll the dice and start him D8/F8

[eaglesman]

The Ferrari is a lock. Decent forward rookie.

[Nige]

If you're starting Toby Greene keep an eye on Lincoln McCarthy. He is that awkward mid 200's price but he has had a couple of solid JLT games and may be the guy you have to downgrade to if Greene turns pear shaped. I think the best bet for forward rookies is Setters/Drew at F5/F6 with Parker/Balta on your bench.

Drew should be serviceable until Wines gets back, then he is going to have a change in role stepping into the guts. Parker will play, but small forwards will put up an occasional 90 followed by a bunch of 30-40 scores. Balta I have doubts on his job security or if he lines up R1.

Would Burgess be an alternative to Balta with better JS?

Burgess had a shocker today, but the only thing keeping him in my side is that GC has a pretty soft draw to start with, and if he can kick a goal or two, clunk a few marks and score 60ish then that will do

D8 for mine

Burgess is a key position player for Gold Coast, he's gonna be prone to some ordinary scores but he's gonna have the JS. Beggars can't be choosers, so slap on him on either your def or fwd bench and hope for the best in terms of scores and cash generation.

You reckon he has good job security? I'm not entirely convinced.

That's the issue

I'm sure he lines up Round 1 in the forward line, but as soon as Corbett is fit - that's when it's anyone's guess and he could be dropped

If he does get dropped though, his DPP will be very handy to allow us trading a def for fwd or fwd for def, so that might be enough to roll the dice and start him D8/F8

He can play as a defender too, but they chosen to play him forward because of no Corbett. Corbett comes in, Burgess goes back.