Raging Marshmallows - First Crack

[Samm79]

Whitfield, Andrew, Williams, Collins, Scrimshaw, Hore (Clark, Duursma)
Macrae, Oliver, Neale, M Crouch, Merrett, Libba, Walsh Butters (Constable, Scott, Gibbons)
Grundy, Gawn (Bines)
Danger, Heeney, Darling, Setterfield, Drew Parker (Burgess, Petruccelle)

$16,100 left.

Trying to find a balance of the best and value in keepers, only running Libba as a mid-pricer, tear it apart!

[Sven]

DEF: Harris Andrews is a great POD only in 2% of teams. IMO, he won't be a top 10 defender though, but will make a great D6 by the end of the season. Rest of the side is fairly cookie cutter.

MID: Zac Merrett hey? He didnt play much in the JLT, but is still a solid pick and is underpriced, though there has to be concerns about Shiels inclusion and the impact that will have on Merretts scores.

RUC:  8)

FWD: Good POD in Darling, few people around the various forums are backing him in for a big year. I'm still skeptical, but hope he works for you. Rest is standard.

Overall: Congrats for picking some PODs and looking past the mid-price madness! Only concern as a result, is having 3 rookies up forward and 3 rookies in defence...that scares me, I'm not that game, but stick with it if you like it. :) Well done and best of luck!!

[TommyC]

Whitfield, Andrew, Williams, Collins, Scrimshaw, Hore (Clark, Duursma)
Macrae, Oliver, Neale, M Crouch, Merrett, Libba, Walsh Butters (Constable, Scott, Gibbons)
Grundy, Gawn (Bines)
Danger, Heeney, Darling, Setterfield, Drew Parker (Burgess, Petruccelle)

$16,100 left.

Trying to find a balance of the best and value in keepers, only running Libba as a mid-pricer, tear it apart!

Hey Samm, nice looking team.
However what was the reasoning for picking Darling?

[Samm79]

Cheers gents,

Sven, Zerrett is probably underpriced, durable and finished the year off well. Not overly concerned with Shields inclusion, may even be a positive as he get's less of the tag with Shield's inclusion. Could become Brayshaw or even Zorko, just looking for a value M7-8 who is durable.

TommyC, regarding Darling it is risky, as last year was a breakout as such. Take out his two injury games, and he averages 97 or so. Aside from last year and 2015 he has played 21 or 22 games each year since 2012, 20 in his rookie year in 2011. Looked fit in JLT and the new rules should suit too. Also the lack of solid forward options making me look elsewhere. If I have the cash I'd grab Menegola.

May go Dusty to a rook in the mids and go Colins to Lloyd or Laird to get a bit more balance, that may free up enough cash to get Menegola too.

[Samm79]

Updated team, happy now. $38K in the bank, will do Zerret to Dusty if I don’t need the cash for rookie shuffling

Whitfield, Crisp, Andrew, Williams, Collins, Duursma (Hore, Burgess)
Macrae, Oliver, M Crouch, Merrett, Libba, Walsh, Butters, Constable, (Scott, Atkins, Gibbons)
Grundy, Gawn (Bines)
Danger, Heeney, Darling, Moore, Setterfield, Drew (Balta, Petruccelle)