Absolute Lock Ins For Next Year In Each Position?

[Windigo]

Which players do we believe to be essential for next year? As in, that every team cannot go without.

Pendles in the mid.

Franklin in the fwd.

Dunno about rucks & defense is all over the shop really. Lids might lose his DPP as well as Andy C.  :-\

[gossiboy]

Beams if he somehow manages to keep his MPP status.

[masedog333]

Waters, Pendles, Mumford (will be cheap and over injuries), buddy

[LF]

Mids Cotchin
Fwd Franklin
Rucks maybe Nic Nat
Def maybe Hanley

[Windigo]

Beams if he somehow manages to keep his MPP status.

That's the problem. IMO there will/should be shake up of DPP's this year to make it more like an actual team. With actual fwds.

Stevie J should be DPP next year.

[sweathog73]

Gibbs will regain his DPP. Hopefully Lids will keep his and that'll be my two lock-ins for defence straight away. I hope Beams, Dangerfield and Sidearse all keep theirs too.

[Justin Bieber]

Gibbs.
Birchall.
Hanley.

[KoopKicka]

For me:

Defence: Hanley,Carrots(if MPP is retained), Birchall, Gibbs (if MPP)
Mids: Pendles, either one of GAJ/Swan, depending on whether Boak gors to the cattery Broadbent, O'Meara, Crocuh
Rucks: Leuenberger/NicNat (personally I will probably be starting with both.)
Fwds: Rockliff (if MPP), Buddy

[shuester]

Defence: Bock-Heppel
Mids: Pendles-Gaff-Shuey
Ruck: Sandilands (If fit)-Nic Nat
Forwards: Franklin-Zorko-Beams

If zorko and beams are still mid-fwd's

[gossiboy]

Beams if he somehow manages to keep his MPP status.

That's the problem. IMO there will/should be shake up of DPP's this year to make it more like an actual team. With actual fwds.

Stevie J should be DPP next year.

If Stevie J is MPP then he'll be a lock for my forwards.

[Holz]

The burger should be a lock in every good ruck division along with grundy.

If roughead remains a F/R you would be silly not to have him.

[Jroo]

T.Cotchin a lock for mid 4 behind Swan Ablett and Pendles

[trjd81]

I agree with Cotchin - the bloke is an absolute gun.  Leuenberger in the ruck will be cheap - I hope he plays a couple of games at the end of this season and scores poorly to lower his value.  Nathan Bock and Jarrod Harbrow will be worth having a look at.  Max Bailey might be cheap and if he can stay fit might be worth a look.  Heppell will be a lock if he is DPP.  You would also have to seriously consider Scully or Ward at GWS if they are under 400K - GWS will be a lot better next season.

[kiss01]

Based on this year's positions, I would select the following:

Defence - Birchall, Scotland, Waters, Deledio
Midfield - Swan, Boyd, Pendles
Ruck - None
Forward - Franklin

[m1tch robo]

Swan Ablett Franklin Marc Murphy - they are the only locks in my opinion.

Carrots, Lids and beams won't have DPP and there are better mid premiums. 

Hodgey could be a nice discount premium midprice if he doesn't get too many more games.