stew42 dissects your team! That's right, you!

[stew42]

Howdy folks. Post your team here and I'll critique it. It should look something like this:
Backs: discuss, yadda yadda... rank out of ten

Mids, rucks fwds, much the same

Then a overall rank where I'll also discuss stuff like cash remainin

Also forgive me if it takes a while to get to you. Also I reserve the right to stop doing ze requests.

Ptang ptang ole biscuit barrel.

[R.Griffen]

TEAM NAME: South Aussie Boys
DEF: B. Gibbs, G. Birchall, G. Broughton, J. Russell, N. Bock, N. Vlastuin (S. Docherty, N. Wright)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, M. Murphy, L. Ball, J. Viney, J. O'Meara, S. Mayes (B. Crouch, O. Wines)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (S. Rowe, B. Grundy)
FWD: L. Franklin, J. Bartel, T. Rockliff, J. Lewis, H. Bennell, M. LeCras (T. Menzel, T. Garner)
CASH LEFT: $134,400

Stew as you know I had a great year last season and i'm hoping to better that. It would be great if you could help me out

[roti]

DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, G. Broughton, C. Pedersen, D. Terlich (J. Pittard, S. Colquhoun)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, M. Murphy, L. Ball, O. Wines, J. O'Meara, B. Crouch (N. Hrovat, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, D. Martin, M. LeCras, T. Varcoe (B. Macaffer, B. Staker)
CASH LEFT: $346,900

Thankks stewww

[The It]

DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, G. Broughton, C. Pedersen, J. Pittard (S. Docherty, D. Terlich)
MID: D. Swan, G. Ablett jnr, S. Pendlebury, M. Murphy, L. Ball, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (B. Grundy, C. Sinclair)
FWD: T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, T. Cloke, M. LeCras, J. Stringer (T. Menzel, B. Staker)
CASH LEFT: $267,600

Thanks Stew

[dubizzy]

DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, D. Heppell, H. Hartlett, G. Broughton (J. Pittard, N. Wright)
MID: D. Beams, S. Pendlebury, J. Redden, S. Mayes, B. Crouch, B. McKenzie, J. O'Meara, N. Hrovat (L. Hunter, J. Viney)
RUC: J. Griffin, M. Leuenberger (D. Currie, B. Grundy)
FWD: L. Franklin, J. Bartel, T. Rockliff, H. Bennell, D. Martin, C. Sylvia (T. Menzel, B. Staker)
Cash: $4,400

[Barra17]

Lost souls Fanplanner squad in the Dream Team competition coached by Decimator. Salary cap left: $51,100.

Brendon Goddard, Jack Grimes, Bryce Gibbs, Paul Duffield, Greg Broughton, Cameron Pedersen
Jasper Pittard, Dean Terlich

Gary Ablett jnr, Scott Pendlebury, Marc Murphy, Luke Ball, Andrew Embley, Jimmy Toumpas, Jake Stringer, Jaeger O'Meara
Oliver Wines, Jack Viney

Ben McEvoy, Todd Goldstein
Matthew Leuenberger, Majak Daw

Lance Franklin, Tom Rockliff, Dustin Martin, Chris Knights, Mark LeCras, Travis Varcoe
Joe Daniher, Brent Staker

Byes: 2/3/3 - 2/3/5 - 1/3/0 - 5/2/1 = 10/11/9

Structure: 5/1/0/2 - 3/2/3/2 - 2/1/0/1 - 3/2/2/1 = 13/6/5/6

Thanks mate. :)

[hoty69]

Hello cheers in advance for the rating , think this isnt a bad start , Brad.



TEAM NAME: Killers
DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, H. Hartlett, C. Pedersen, S. Docherty (D. Terlich, J. Pittard)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, M. Murphy, S. Pendlebury, L. Ball, T. Varcoe, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: M. Leuenberger, T. Goldstein (N. Vardy, S. Rowe)
FWD: S. Johnson, M. LeCras, T. Rockliff, N. Naitanui, T. Cloke, M. Nicoski (B. Staker, J. Daniher)
CASH LEFT: $228,100

? on Grimes - is he a injury risk ? is Nikoski in eagles best 22 ? and dropped Cox at last minute for some cash hope to get a discount later on ? Thanks.

[stew42]

TEAM NAME: South Aussie Boys
DEF: B. Gibbs, G. Birchall, G. Broughton, J. Russell, N. Bock, N. Vlastuin (S. Docherty, N. Wright)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, M. Murphy, L. Ball, J. Viney, J. O'Meara, S. Mayes (B. Crouch, O. Wines)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (S. Rowe, B. Grundy)
FWD: L. Franklin, J. Bartel, T. Rockliff, J. Lewis, H. Bennell, M. LeCras (T. Menzel, T. Garner)
CASH LEFT: $134,400

Stew as you know I had a great year last season and i'm hoping to better that. It would be great if you could help me out

Yeah mate, you did beaut!

Backs: Veeeeeeeeery unique, if your players pull off, then you'll difinitely have a FJ year. Gibbs Birchall and Broughts are decent premos. There is a spot in the Collingwood backline for Russell if he wants it, but I have no idea what role he will be playing. Not everyone is a running half-back. Bock should be a solid option, although I'm waiting until he proves that he is over his injury. Vlastuin is a unique rookie, not sure what to make of him yet. And I've never heard Wright's name thrown around...  :-\
This is a very unique line, and whilst it could pull off, it could also decimate your season. 7/10

Mids: GAJ Cotch, Pendles, Murphy, all should average 110, good choices. Ball is too cheap to ignore. Viney, Wines, O'Meara and Crouch seem to be the locked rookies for 2013, the interesting thing is who fills that last spot. Mayes could do well, but Voss doesn't have that good a record with rooks (other than Zorko, but he's a freak). All in all, good. 8.5/10

Rucks: Fairly solid. Goldy and Leuy, tick. I've had Rowe lightly pencilled in, but not fully sold on him yet (although what a return it would be!) Grundy is a reasonable option, but not sure how many games he'll get. 8/10

Fwds: Whoa!!! This is strong, I like it! Would maybe go Daisy instead of Bartel, but other than that, can't really fault it. If you find yourself in the red when the MN changes, downgrade here. 9.5/10

Overall: You've got a unique team, but if it doesn't work, then you're not that disadvantaged due to your fwds and mids. You have a decent amount of money left, but I would expect/prepare for 1 or 2 downgrades. 8.25/10

[stew42]

DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, G. Broughton, C. Pedersen, D. Terlich (J. Pittard, S. Colquhoun)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, M. Murphy, L. Ball, O. Wines, J. O'Meara, B. Crouch (N. Hrovat, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Witts, M. Daw)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, D. Martin, M. LeCras, T. Varcoe (B. Macaffer, B. Staker)
CASH LEFT: $346,900

Thankks stewww

Backs: Solid. Very solid. Bit vanilla, but solid. All should perform, and I'd be surprised if Colquhoon didn't get games. BTW, I'm lovin' Terlich  :)  8.5/10

Mids: 4 premo/elite plus Ball seems to be the way to go this year... Good rooks, Hrovat's been killing it in the past few years, be interesting if he does it with the Doggies. 8.5/10

Ruc: Again, Vanilla but solid. It will be interesting to see if any of the rookie-priced rooks decide to do a Giles or Smith... 8/10

Fwd: Top 5 are very solid, they should average 90+ except for LeCras, who I think we can expect 80 from. Varcoe is a good choice purely due to JS, although Menzel could be an alternative (either one). It will be interesting to see what Macaffer's role will be after a year out. Staker is a no-brainer. 9/10

Overall: I can't really say much about this side. It isn't very unique, but that is by no means a bad thing. You probably have the right amount of money left, so you probably won't have to downgrade. :) 8.5/10

To everyone else, sorry guys, my internet is running crazy slow tonight, I'll try to get to the rest tomorrow sometime (between moving house...)

[roti]

Thanks stew, yeh not really bothering with POD's until we know the full prices and all, just trying to get my structure right. Actually dusty was my POD but he has had a resurgence over the last few days, bloody afl articles hahah

[Matty411]

Just posted this elsewhere - trying a few things out that could make our team differ from others come R1. What'd you think Stew?

TEAM NAME: Experimental
DEF: B. Goddard, H. Scotland, M. Suckling, P. Duffield, C. Pedersen, S. Docherty (D. Terlich, L. Osborne)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, B. Stanton, J. Selwood, T. Rockliff, B. Gibbs, J. O'Meara, J. Viney (B. Goodes, K. Mitchell)
RUC: T. Bellchambers, M. Leuenberger (B. Grundy, L. McBean)
FWD: M. Robinson, J. Roughead, H. Bennell, A. Monfries, M. LeCras, J. Daniher (B. Staker, T. Lee)
CASH LEFT: $86,300

[stew42]

DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, G. Broughton, C. Pedersen, J. Pittard (S. Docherty, D. Terlich)
MID: D. Swan, G. Ablett jnr, S. Pendlebury, M. Murphy, L. Ball, J. Toumpas, O. Wines, B. Crouch (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (B. Grundy, C. Sinclair)
FWD: T. Rockliff, D. Thomas, M. Robinson, T. Cloke, M. LeCras, J. Stringer (T. Menzel, B. Staker)
CASH LEFT: $267,600

Thanks Stew

Def: Very good. God, Grimes (injury pending), Gibbs and maaaaybe Broughts will be top 6, and Pedo (bit unfortunate) should do well. Your rooks are great too. 8.5/10

Mids: I heartily approve of your top 5. Your last 4 rooks are goood too :) It's the last rook that will make the difference. Like your defs, bit vanilla, but tres good. 8.5/10

Rucks: You've gone the non-playing R4, interesting... Goldy and Leuy are good choices. 8/10

Fwds: Quite strong. Your rooks have reasonable JS at this stage. Not much to fault. Let's hope Cloke steps up!!! 9/10

Overall: Healthy amount of cash left, and a solid team. If I had any advice, I'd say to find one smokey who will set your team apart from the rest. 8.5/10

[POK252]

TEAM NAME: POK'S Perfectionists
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, H. Hartlett, G. Broughton, S. Docherty, J. Pittard (D. Terlich, S. Colquhoun)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Cotchin, S. Pendlebury, B. Stanton, M. Murphy, A. Embley, B. Crouch, J. O'Meara (J. Viney, K. Mitchell)
RUC: C.Pederson, M.Leuenberger (N.Vardy, B. Grundy)
FWD: S. Johnson, T. Rockliff, M. Robinson, C. Sylvia, M. LeCras, T. Varcoe (B. Staker, B. Kennedy)
CASH LEFT: $276,400

Thanks :)

[Andrew]

Salary cap left: $165,900.

Brendon Goddard, Danny Stanley, Bryce Gibbs, Dyson Heppell, Nick Vlastuin, Sam Docherty
Jasper Pittard, Dean Terlich

Gary Ablett jnr, Scott Pendlebury, Brent Stanton, Marc Murphy, Luke Ball, Andrew Embley, Oliver Wines, Anthony Morabito
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney

Todd Goldstein, Nathan Vardy
Matthew Leuenberger, Joel Hamling

Dean Cox, Steve Johnson, Tom Rockliff, Josh J. Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Andrew Krakouer
Travis Varcoe, Brent Staker

[stew42]

DEF: B. Goddard, J. Grimes, B. Gibbs, D. Heppell, H. Hartlett, G. Broughton (J. Pittard, N. Wright)
MID: D. Beams, S. Pendlebury, J. Redden, S. Mayes, B. Crouch, B. McKenzie, J. O'Meara, N. Hrovat (L. Hunter, J. Viney)
RUC: J. Griffin, M. Leuenberger (D. Currie, B. Grundy)
FWD: L. Franklin, J. Bartel, T. Rockliff, H. Bennell, D. Martin, C. Sylvia (T. Menzel, B. Staker)
Cash: $4,400

Backs: God, Grimes and Gibbs should be the top 3 most selected backs with good reason, expect 90+ from all of them. I love that you've picked Heppell, hasn't been seen much around here and will improve (3rd year, anyone?). Hartlett and Broughton carry risk, but their potential reward is so much greater. Pittard has JS coming out of his butt, but I haven't heard much about Wright. Can't really fault this backline. 9.5/10 (Only because I don't believe in giving 10s  :P)

Mids: Interesting, very underdone, and yet you've gone with guys who could very well explode. I'd be worried about having Beams when Swan, Pendles and now Ball are all in the same side. Someone has to miss out, surely? That said, I do have Swan, Pendles and Ball in my Fanplanner... Redden is a good pick. Now, rookie bonanza time! O'Meara, Crouch and Viney should be locks for everyone, really. If McKenzie get in, he would be an inspired choice. Hrovat and Hunter killed it in the past year. Should scrape though, but clearly underdone. 6.5/10

Rucks: Whoa!!! Griffin eh? I guess you're banking on Sandilands dying rnd 1 or something... If that happens, he would be a great pick. If not, then it will be mediocre at best. Even if Griffen is picked alongside Sandi, he would only be 2nd ruck, and possibly sub. Your others are good. 7.5/10

Fwds: Stacked. Niiiiice... Firstly, Bennell is mid only next year  >:( Normally I'd suggest going for someone like Treloar or Devon Smith, but they're mid only as well  >:( But everyone else has reasonable to good JS and scoring ability. 9.5/10

Overall: I really don't mind your structure at all, stacked and unique. However, you don't have much cash left at all. I'd try to find around 250k extra. 8.25/10