Strong Enough Midfield???

[Nails]

My mids this week:

Swan, Pendles, Redden, Rockliff, Goddard, Foley. (Harris, Irons, Hibberd)

Now I was thinking in two weeks I could turn this into:
Grimes > Jacobs (Jacobs into mids and Goddard back to backline next week)
Harris > Mundy/Mitchell

next round
Stanley/Tapscott/Matera (one of the 3) > Isaac Smith if named for 3rd game
and then Foley > Mitchell.

Swan, Pendles, Redden, Rockliff, Mundy and Mitchell         

Is that midfield sufficiently strong enough? Is going for value in Mundy and Mitchell going to kill me too much if I don't have an over priced Boyd or a 22nd rd Jelwood?

I'd like to think that Mundy and Mitchell will be good enough. Too weak?

Thoughts? It'd leave me with only 2 more upgrades to make probably...

[Andrew]

I'm considering getting Mundy for the Grimes/Curnow upgrade:

Grimes -> Rawlings
Curnow -> Mundy

But I don't know whether to back him, go better value in Dal Santo, or not get Rawlings and just got Curnow -> Pendlebury. I don't have the money for a defensive upgrade & Pendlebury - Pendlebury burns all my cash.

You're in a similar situation and I feel like telling you to get Boyd at all costs because he's top 4 midfielder for sure. Tough not knowing whole team and situation, but looking at your midfield you've already got enough value there in Redden & Rockliff so maybe not the time to go short on a premium...

[hardnut]

Nails, I tend to think there is too much compromise, I'm as big a fan as anyone for unique teams and it's good to pick a reliable 6th mid unique imo but with Redden and Rockliff already I'd be seeking the ultra premium options only; Selwood, Boyd, Watson etc. Lets not get to stressed by the finals byes just yet.

[DamoBeard]

boyd is far from over priced proven fantasy stud top 4 mid last 3 years

[Nails]

boyd is far from over priced proven fantasy stud top 4 mid last 3 years

He is at the moment IMO

He costs MORE than Swan...

Especially when you consider he has pumped out two 80s this year.

He will drop in price a bit over next two weeks which will make him better value, which is what I'm waiting for.

[Ziplock]

boyd is priced 60k over watson, even though they're averaging the same from memory.

[lids-fan]

Boyd started higher and watson still has a low BE

[chaosAD]

I don't mind that midfield, my finished miss will be Swan Pendles Jelwood Boyd Redden and Montagna. I think you may have to get an ultra premo in , ideally getting either Rocky or Redden instead of both may have been a safer option, but hey go with your gut !

[Nails]

Boyd started higher and watson still has a low BE

Yes but this year 119 avg is worth closer to 450k is my point :)

Chaos - yeah I'm ranked 22k so trying to be different getting guns in who might help me catch up.

Considering I got Rockliff for 377k and Redden for 405k pretty good value for money for what they CAN average this year is pretty good I guess.

Rockliff to average 109 at 377k vs getting Boyd at 480k for 119... hmmm

My brain tells me I should really pick up Boyd/Mitchell/Jelwood/Watson to be my last 2 but the fact I'm soooo far behind makes me think I have to be somewhat unique.

I'll prob have around 8 trades for 11 rounds. Too few probably I know, but going to have LOTS of DPP cover...

I was even toying with the thought of burning down to 6 trades for around 10 rounds and using someone like Jared Brennan as my 7th Mid or 8th Fwd. or even like Bartel as just a 7th mid...

I realise it's probably a terrible idea, ridiculous really, but he'd be perfect cover considering my team would be finished by rd 13 or so... I don't know, horrible idea, not too bad if DPP, but he'd probably become onfield player in reality idk I'm rambling shhh nails  :-X

[thatguy]

Boyd started higher and watson still has a low BE

Yes but this year 119 avg is worth closer to 450k is my point :)

Chaos - yeah I'm ranked 22k so trying to be different getting guns in who might help me catch up.

Considering I got Rockliff for 377k and Redden for 405k pretty good value for money for what they CAN average this year is pretty good I guess.

Rockliff to average 109 at 377k vs getting Boyd at 480k for 119... hmmm

My brain tells me I should really pick up Boyd/Mitchell/Jelwood/Watson to be my last 2 but the fact I'm soooo far behind makes me think I have to be somewhat unique.

I'll prob have around 8 trades for 11 rounds. Too few probably I know, but going to have LOTS of DPP cover...

I was even toying with the thought of burning down to 6 trades for around 10 rounds and using someone like Jared Brennan as my 7th Mid or 8th Fwd. or even like Bartel as just a 7th mid...

I realise it's probably a terrible idea, ridiculous really, but he'd be perfect cover considering my team would be finished by rd 13 or so... I don't know, horrible idea, not too bad if DPP, but he'd probably become onfield player in reality idk I'm rambling shhh nails  :-X

the only problem with going too unique is you are banking on someone like boyd to not produce the numbers... and he is currently doing the job.

getting a mundy for example is great and he is proving himself, but you probably need boyd to slump a bit to justify the move overall. having boyd and then mundy as a unique compared to someone like a selwood, bartel etc, is probably a better move

[PowerBug]

One of my friends has Swan, Pendles, Boyd, Chappy, Martin and J.Selwood, and Swallow, Gaff, Broadbent.