Ask Ziplock Pre-season NAB1

[Chelskiman]

Who, in your opinion, are the top ten rookie forwards?

in no particular order, based on both scoring potential and JS

Dell'Olio
Kerridge
Hall
Zorko (if named round 1)
Weedon
Skinner
Smedts (give him another shot this NAB)
Saad
D. Smith
Pfeiffer

pickings are pretty thin up there though...

Cheers, Zip.  At the moment I'm playing Buddy, Dusty, Pav and Sidebottom in my forwards (my midfield is stacked with Swan, Pendles, Gazza and Boyd) so I'm really relying on my rookies in the forward line.

[Ziplock]

Zippy! Need your help  ;)

GAJ + Saad + 100k Rookie Midfielder or Midfielder below 510k + Coniglio + Cameron

Cheers
-Q

I'm going option one, with minimal look into, on the basis that I believe to really be in it this season you need to be starting an underpriced Ablett. As well as that, not that great pickings below 510k-  honestly, I find swallow the most appealing of the lot (andy of course)

What if you went like GAJ + Hall/Weedon + Neal/Magner

Cheaper options that performed well in NAB cup, could be in the mix for round one.

does it fit?

if it doesn't appeal, then your original GAJ option

[Justin Bieber]

Name the top 5 mid bench.

[Ziplock]

Who, in your opinion, are the top ten rookie forwards?

in no particular order, based on both scoring potential and JS

Dell'Olio
Kerridge
Hall
Zorko (if named round 1)
Weedon
Skinner
Smedts (give him another shot this NAB)
Saad
D. Smith
Pfeiffer

pickings are pretty thin up there though...

Cheers, Zip.  At the moment I'm playing Buddy, Dusty, Pav and Sidebottom in my forwards (my midfield is stacked with Swan, Pendles, Gazza and Boyd) so I'm really relying on my rookies in the forward line.

my advice then would be to pick a rookie spread of high scoring potential, high JS, and a mix. Your high JS but low scoring will sit on the bench slowly accruing cash, and jump in should your high scoring but low JS slip in and out of their teams ;)

[Ziplock]

pickings are pretty thin up there though...

Really, well name the top 10 backs then. :P That's where i'm stuffed.

top 10 backs or back rookies? I presume rookies :P

they're almost as dodgy...

brown should get a look at this week, keep an eye out on him
smedts again
sierakowski
Moris
Darley
Bugg
Mohr
Clarke
Guthrie for a smokie
Ellis

Heath and Yagmoor might get a look in as well?

[Master Q]

I have Neale.

I'll put it this way (Remember I have a Rookie Midfield Approach).

Option 1:

Swan, Ablett, Wingard, Clifton, Zorko, Shiel, Neale + 119k for one more player. Saad in forward line.

or

Swan, -510k Midfielder, Wingard, Clifton, Zorko, Shiel, Neale, Coniglio. Cameron (or alternative) in forward line.

[Justin Bieber]

Chad Wingard. Best rookie to pick this year?

[Ziplock]

Name the top 5 mid bench.

finally, an easier one :P

firstly, note the exclusion of coniglio and wingard- both are too expensive for a mid bench spot, should be fielded.

Neale
Magner (those two for their obvious NAB scoring so far)
McDonald (proven performer, will play a fair amount, and score damn well)
Shiel (if he's named round one)
Hogan (mature aged, decent scoring potential, but JS is shaky)

for a smokie
C. Smith (left field choice, but elite junior numbers, could find a spot)

[Ziplock]

I have Neale.

I'll put it this way (Remember I have a Rookie Midfield Approach).

Option 1:

Swan, Ablett, Wingard, Clifton, Zorko, Shiel, Neale + 119k for one more player. Saad in forward line.

or

Swan, -510k Midfielder, Wingard, Clifton, Zorko, Shiel, Neale, Coniglio. Cameron (or alternative) in forward line.

option 1, for a rookie midfield you have to go for the best. If swan gets rested, you really don't want to be depending on captain swallow etc.

[Ziplock]

Chad Wingard. Best rookie to pick this year?

He could be, certainly shown to be a gun scorer etc. But primus apparently doesn't think he's quite there for afl level (too light I'm guessing), so he mighten't be getting consistent time in a DT friendly position, maybe not even consistent games at afl level.

[Master Q]

Thanks  ;)

Last question.

ROK + Cameron (or alternative) or Brown and Porps.

[Chelskiman]

my advice then would be to pick a rookie spread of high scoring potential, high JS, and a mix. Your high JS but low scoring will sit on the bench slowly accruing cash, and jump in should your high scoring but low JS slip in and out of their teams ;)

Can you rank them in order of both JS and scoring potential then?  :-*

[Ziplock]

Who, in your opinion, are the top ten rookie forwards?

in no particular order, based on both scoring potential and JS

Dell'Olio
Kerridge
Hall
Zorko (if named round 1)
Weedon
Skinner
Smedts (give him another shot this NAB)
Saad
D. Smith
Pfeiffer

pickings are pretty thin up there though...

my advice then would be to pick a rookie spread of high scoring potential, high JS, and a mix. Your high JS but low scoring will sit on the bench slowly accruing cash, and jump in should your high scoring but low JS slip in and out of their teams ;)

Can you rank them in order of both JS and scoring potential then?  :-*

glare

Scoring Potential
1. Weedon
2. Hall
3. Skinner
4. Dell'Olio
5. Kerridge
6. Zorko (purely speculative)
7. Pfeiffer
8. Smedts
9 D. Smith
10. Saad

JS
1. Zorko
2. Pfeiffer
3. D Smith
4. Hall
5. Kerridge
6. Saad
7. Smedts
8. Skinner
9. Weedon
10. Dell'Olio

[TheMailman]

Just interested in how you calculated the list for scoring potential seeing as I would of thought differently  :)

JS is pretty easy to guess though

[Ziplock]

NAB cup for the most part tbh :P, but since the majority of the options were so closely put together, it was just randomised nudges in some cases.