rookies, how many are too many?

Jukes · March 02, 2012, 03:36:00 PM

I've got 6 starting plus Clarke, which I think is about par. As long as you're confident in your rookies your team will go a long way.

Going with that I have 14 premiums and 1 mid-pricer, then Clarke and a whole load of rookies.

Justin Bieber · March 02, 2012, 03:39:12 PM

At the moment I have 6 with Clarke and Byrnes.

T Dog · March 02, 2012, 04:19:59 PM

I have 2 rooks starting. Magner and Rowe. But have 8 on the benches.. The downside is only 12 of the team are keepers. Am looking for the 8 mids $200 - $300k to work this year rather than the Guns / Rook strategy I went with last year. Have 4 mids in backline, 1 in mid , 1 ruck and 2 forwards. It has been fun working through selecting mids as compared to the unknown rooks.

Justin Bieber · March 02, 2012, 04:26:24 PM

Quote from: T Dog on March 02, 2012, 04:19:59 PM
I have 2 rooks starting. Magner and Rowe. But have 8 on the benches.. The downside is only 12 of the team are keepers. Am looking for the 8 mids $200 - $300k to work this year rather than the Guns / Rook strategy I went with last year. Have 4 mids in backline, 1 in mid , 1 ruck and 2 forwards. It has been fun working through selecting mids as compared to the unknown rooks.

Wow that is risky.

T Dog · March 02, 2012, 04:40:09 PM

Risky it is. Has been fascinating just picking up on tidbits here and there on peoples view on particular mid pricers. Eg Hargrave, Caddy, Bate .....so I have been following them all rather that what rooks are up to. ( May even go with Connors from the tiges??) Only have to choose 10 rooks over all. That iwill be Giles, Stephenson, Rowe, Wheedon, Neale, Magner, Morris, Bugg, Gibson and Couch.

Justin Bieber · March 02, 2012, 04:41:35 PM

I would not choose bates, but caddy, gaff and Hargrove are good mid pricer.

T Dog · March 02, 2012, 04:43:12 PM

Thanks whatlez..hadn't been looking at Gaff, but will now.

Justin Bieber · March 02, 2012, 04:45:40 PM

Quote from: T Dog on March 02, 2012, 04:43:12 PM
Thanks whatlez..hadn't been looking at Gaff, but will now.

If your going to go risky, I would prefer gaff

T Dog · March 02, 2012, 04:50:54 PM

I missed him as I had a $300k cut off but an extra $20k or so isnt a bbig deal. Caddy and Gaff and no rook starting in the mids. May be a POD of sorts, cash cow wise will be risky but still.......

Justin Bieber · March 02, 2012, 04:52:28 PM

May I ask, what is POD lol

Windigo · March 02, 2012, 04:53:24 PM

Point of difference. ;)

T Dog · March 02, 2012, 04:54:18 PM

In my mind "point of difference" but thats just me.

elephants · March 02, 2012, 05:42:11 PM

Gonna take a stab and say Point Of Difference ;)

Capper · March 02, 2012, 05:59:33 PM

Found a couple of juicy midpricers that i am keen on so atm only 5 rookies starting

Jukes · March 02, 2012, 06:06:19 PM

Guns n rooks is better then mid-pricers this year imo. Plenty of guns ready to bust their average to potentially 5-10 points while many rookies are set to become firm starters for their respective clubs, while there is only really one mid-pricer who is guaranteed to bust out good scores and has great JS in Hargrave.