Barlow, Hayes or both?

Talisman · December 26, 2011, 02:34:27 PM

As above... (obviously as midfield mid-pricers/cheap premiums)

upthemaidens · December 26, 2011, 04:41:30 PM

or niether. have been considering all combinations
the one thing thats a bugger is, i want selwood and if i take barlow then thats 2 premiums to have rd.12 bye,,,which is fine,but then to have a collingwood mid would mean a zero in rd 12. and to go into a season without swan or pendlebury for the first 12 weeks seems pretty foolish.
ofcourse that isnt such a problem with hayes, but he is older and seems to me to be alittle more of a risk.. probably just see how they are traveling during nab and see how the team falls into shape money wise

Talisman · December 26, 2011, 04:56:52 PM

Yeah, that's a good call - in the end, most of my decisions re. my team come down to money/structure, and, of course, the round 1 teams when they're named!

Interesting re. Selwood - I'm a massive Cats fan, but haven't even given him a second thought! From my point of view, he's a player that puts himself in so much danger, he's always at risk of being KO'ed & missing weeks through concussion!! But more importantly, I'm just not sure he's ever going to be able to elevate himself to those ridiculous averages like GAJ, Swan & Pendles of 120+ ppg over an entire season - more a player that will average 110-118ppg over 20 or so games per season.

Now that's nothing to sneeze at, but I reckon Barlow's got about the same scoring potential as Selwood, but he cost $150,000 less!! That's an easy decision for mine.

As far as the bye rounds go, so far my mid prems are: Pendles, GAJ, Barlow & Hayes - giving me 2 prem mids missing during the Rd.12 bye & 2 during the Rd.13 bye. I like that combination of different bye rounds, different team, super-premiums in Pendles & GAJ, and bargain premiums in Barlow & Hayes... If Santa had been really good to me, he would've given me a way to have all those guys + Swanny... But I reckon I'm just dreaming there!!

upthemaidens · December 26, 2011, 05:13:30 PM

Quote from: Talisman on December 26, 2011, 04:56:52 PM
Yeah, that's a good call - in the end, most of my decisions re. my team come down to money/structure, and, of course, the round 1 teams when they're named!

Interesting re. Selwood - I'm a massive Cats fan, but haven't even given him a second thought! From my point of view, he's a player that puts himself in so much danger, he's always at risk of being KO'ed & missing weeks through concussion!! But more importantly, I'm just not sure he's ever going to be able to elevate himself to those ridiculous averages like GAJ, Swan & Pendles of 120+ ppg over an entire season - more a player that will average 110-118ppg over 20 or so games per season.

Now that's nothing to sneeze at, but I reckon Barlow's got about the same scoring potential as Selwood, but he cost $150,000 less!! That's an easy decision for mine.

As far as the bye rounds go, so far my mid prems are: Pendles, GAJ, Barlow & Hayes - giving me 2 prem mids missing during the Rd.12 bye & 2 during the Rd.13 bye. I like that combination of different bye rounds, different team, super-premiums in Pendles & GAJ, and bargain premiums in Barlow & Hayes... If Santa had been really good to me, he would've given me a way to have all those guys + Swanny... But I reckon I'm just dreaming there!!

well thats easy for you if ya dont want selwood, pick up the 2nd pie after the bye.
selwood got 117avg last year(i think) and thats with that concussed game, so that would mean 120 avg. in real terms. but i see your point with him getting in harms way,,to be fair ablett will miss a few games (like normal) ... guess theres a long way to go and alot of team chances by round 1

burner11 · February 07, 2012, 05:02:29 PM

Both plus grimes, Brown, Didak, Green, Roo and Porps, Gotta take these risks and go all out there's no prize for 2nd, If it comes off will be up there, If not have trades and will enjoy the rest of the season haha

upthemaidens · February 07, 2012, 05:16:18 PM

Quote from: burner11 on February 07, 2012, 05:02:29 PM
Both plus grimes, Brown, Didak, Green, Roo and Porps, Gotta take these risks and go all out there's no prize for 2nd, If it comes off will be up there, If not have trades and will enjoy the rest of the season haha

nothing wrong with taking a risk, but remember . just because a player is a bargain doesnt mean its gunna be the most effective choice to make the most points.

burner11 · February 07, 2012, 05:20:07 PM

I'm not worried about being effective i was in the top 5000 coz of that last year, I'm taking this risk for fun in mine, I have other sides in as well with other family members who don't play it so...all good fun ;-)

upthemaidens · February 07, 2012, 05:22:04 PM

Quote from: burner11 on February 07, 2012, 05:20:07 PM
I'm not worried about being effective i was in the top 5000 coz of that last year, I'm taking this risk for fun in mine, I have other sides in as well with other family members who don't play it so...all good fun ;-)

oh i see so u are cheating,, no prob

burner11 · February 07, 2012, 05:27:24 PM

Cheating? lol how?, coz my wife and kids have thier own identities as well and entered teams with legit. email addresses and phone numbers and i'm helping them?. That's not cheating that's being smart, I just hope they will share it with me if they win lol

Hippo · February 07, 2012, 05:32:49 PM

Quote from: burner11 on February 07, 2012, 05:27:24 PM
Cheating? lol how?, coz my wife and kids have thier own identities as well and entered teams with legit. email addresses and phone numbers and i'm helping them?. That's not cheating that's being smart, I just hope they will share it with me if they win lol

thats not what you said in there previous post!

now you spinning it too justify it (which the majority do on here)

imo its cheating what ever way you spin it knowing you will control the teams

upthemaidens · February 07, 2012, 05:36:23 PM

Quote from: Hippo on February 07, 2012, 05:32:49 PM
Quote from: burner11 on February 07, 2012, 05:27:24 PM
Cheating? lol how?, coz my wife and kids have thier own identities as well and entered teams with legit. email addresses and phone numbers and i'm helping them?. That's not cheating that's being smart, I just hope they will share it with me if they win lol
thats not what you said in there previous post!

now you spinning it too justify it (which the majority do on here)

imo its cheating what ever way you spin it knowing you will control the teams

thankyou hippo, my thoughts exactly. all the spin in the world wont change fact

burner11 · February 07, 2012, 05:39:11 PM

pfft, So if i show a mate that doesn't play it MY side does that mean he's controlling it?...no lol, All my family has sides in and yes i do control it, but thier not created email addresses to do it, thier thier own and own home addresses and own phones and own email addys and own ages etc. etc., best of luck. ;-)

upthemaidens · February 07, 2012, 05:45:39 PM

Quote from: burner11 on February 07, 2012, 05:39:11 PM
pfft, So if i show a mate that doesn't play it MY side does that mean he's controlling it?...no lol, All my family has sides in and yes i do control it, but thier not created email addresses to do it, thier thier own and own home addresses and own phones and own email addys and own ages etc. etc., best of luck. ;-)

cool i have 800 hundred family members and friends with their own e-mail address, they dont have anything to do with the teams, i make all the decisions on all starting line-ups and trades throughout the year.. so i have 800 teams, thats not cheating thats smart....
i play poker and i mark the cards so i know what other people have, thats not cheating thats smart..
i play cricket and i pick at the seam of the ball so it will do more off the pitch,, thats not cheating, thats smart..
u see the pattern here?

Ziplock · February 07, 2012, 05:56:05 PM

mate, if you have the dedication to run 800 teams, you flowering deserve the 50k.

upthemaidens · February 07, 2012, 05:59:59 PM

Quote from: Ziplock on February 07, 2012, 05:56:05 PM
mate, if you have the dedication to run 800 teams, you flowering deserve the 50k.

haha zip i was just trying to make a point..
the amount of time i spend on this silly thing we call fantsy football, i probably could run 800 teams. only need to win it every year to make an income out of it haha.. and its tax free