2019 Forwards

[Mat0369]

Outside mid with a crappy DE is going to mean crappy scores due to the lack of contested possessions.

[Keeper27]

according to footywire Heeney's total after both JLTs is 174, that means he scored 70 SC Points in only 57% game time.

[sammy123]

according to footywire Heeney's total after both JLTs is 174, that means he scored 70 SC Points in only 57% game time.

that's really good

[LaHug]

Anyone considering Jamie Elliot? Good JLT scoring considering his TOG but pretty awkwardly priced.

[kilbluff1985]

i'm starting 4 premo fwds

besides danger/heeney

i dont know who 3/4 should be out of boak/gray/t kelly/mundy/dunkley/d smith

i know the pros and cons for all of them really

rn now 3/4 is boak/kelly

[LaHug]

Not going Greene, kb?

[kilbluff1985]

Not going Greene, kb?

nope

[Mat0369]

Menegola

[Woppa15]

What are people’s thoughts on Greene leading into round 1? Anyone out there starting him?
Played the 1 JLT game and was clearly managed only playing 36min but still managed 12 disposals and 1 goal. There were reports of him having a very disoriented preseason then contradictory reports that he had been training the entire time on the Alt G machine and only actually missed a couple of weeks.
His upside is obviously huge, especially at his price. Personally I don’t think you could pick him any higher than F4 unless you’ve absolutely stacked your other lines.

[RaisyDaisy]

What are people’s thoughts on Greene leading into round 1? Anyone out there starting him?
Played the 1 JLT game and was clearly managed only playing 36min but still managed 12 disposals and 1 goal. There were reports of him having a very disoriented preseason then contradictory reports that he had been training the entire time on the Alt G machine and only actually missed a couple of weeks.
His upside is obviously huge, especially at his price. Personally I don’t think you could pick him any higher than F4 unless you’ve absolutely stacked your other lines.

Has an intra this week - if he plays the full match, or close to it, then I pick him

[GoLions]

Menegola

Looking to start 2 of Heeney, TKelly, Boak and Menegola atm...probably won't make a final call until during round 1 haha

[IntegralX]

The problem with the premium forwards this year is besides from Danger and Heeney they all have red flags for varying reasons. It’s just a matter of which ones you feel the most comfortable with, or if you want to risk midpricers such as Worpel or Greene.

[jvalles69]

Couple of names that people seem to have jumped off or ignored.  All have their own issues, but could be options.

Gray - JLT 1 55 off 65% TOG JLT 2 92 off 89% TOG - consistent mid?
Walters - JLT 1 86 off 55% JLT 2 92 off 68% - injury prone, consistent mid?
Westhoff - JLT 1 54 off 55% JLT 2 98 off 83% - less ruck duties
Cameron - JLT 1 94 off 73% JLT 2 89 off 83% - KPP
Darling - JLT 1 101 off 77% JLT 2 96 off 84% - same bye as Danger and Heeney
Elliott - JLT 1 76 off 64% JLT 2 63 off 55% - is he 100%, injury prone

[RaisyDaisy]

Couple of names that people seem to have jumped off or ignored.  All have their own issues, but could be options.

Gray - JLT 1 55 off 65% TOG JLT 2 92 off 89% TOG - consistent mid?
Walters - JLT 1 86 off 55% JLT 2 92 off 68% - injury prone, consistent mid?
Westhoff - JLT 1 54 off 55% JLT 2 98 off 83% - less ruck duties
Cameron - JLT 1 94 off 73% JLT 2 89 off 83% - KPP
Darling - JLT 1 101 off 77% JLT 2 96 off 84% - same bye as Danger and Heeney
Elliott - JLT 1 76 off 64% JLT 2 63 off 55% - is he 100%, injury prone

I'm sick of doing my head in trying to find a F3 I like, so for the first time I just put Hoff there and I don't hate it

I know I am paying overs, and I know he will probably drop to around 90ish, so he will be 50k+ cheaper later, but on the flip side I have zero ruck worries now, so that, coupled with the fact I don't love any option for F3 has made me think this might be the way to go. Has a good bye too

[enzedder]

Yeah, F3 is probably the hardest position to fill.
I've just put Kelly in there. So I have Danger, Heeney and Kelly as F1-3 with the same bye. Hardly ideal but it's one week and with some careful planning en route to the byes it may be okay.
Presently my premo status is 1-9-5 through the byes. Will take a hit that round for sure.

I have had Dunkley there but his role is dubious. If he was a pure mid, he'd be locked.
I had Smith there but with Shiel arriving and articles pointing to more forward time he's bound to have a fall on 2018.
I thought about Westhoff heavily in the early pre season when it became known he would be given DPP status but the masses persuaded me against that.
Wingard seemed to be an option a while back.
Daniel was briefly in as my F3 too recently but felt that was too risky.

Still weighing things up. Don't want Billings. Haven't given much thought to Mundy or Gray.
There's simply no real quality bye friendly options that scream out to pick them.