In-depth Analysis

[AFEV]

Due to the amount of time these reviews take, I will only be doing 5 per day. First in best dressed. I may make exceptions.

Saw that quinny and JROO were running similar threads and have decided to start one of my own. Cheers to JROO for starting the trend and hopefully it's OK with him I am starting it. Will take it down if not.

I did rate one team over in my Diary which will give you a bit of an idea of what I'll e doing here. I have added a few checks now for consistent reviews but other than that it won't be overly different.

Hopefully this gets some traffic...

Review Count: 7

[Nige]

NamesAreOverrated Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by Nigey95. Salary cap left: $321,800.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Grant Birchall, Tom Clurey, Greg Broughton, Sam Colquhoun
Brent Staker, Dean Terlich

Gary Ablett jnr, Scott Pendlebury, Trent Cotchin, Marc Murphy, Matt Priddis, Luke Ball, Oliver Wines, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney

Todd Goldstein, Matthew Leuenberger
Daniel Currie, Brodie Grundy

Lance Franklin, Dean Cox, Tom Rockliff, Mark LeCras, Jake Stringer, Troy Menzel
Taylor Garner, Brent Macaffer

This is my latest squad, I like the look of it. I've got Goldy in at the moment because I've been hearing that NicNat could have a delayed start. Also put Terlich and Colquhoun in as I reckon they'll start Round 1.

[AFEV]

NamesAreOverrated Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by Nigey95. Salary cap left: $321,800.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Grant Birchall, Tom Clurey, Greg Broughton, Sam Colquhoun
Brent Staker, Dean Terlich
This looks really sound and at this point there isn't much to change. Gibbs, Goddard and Birchall are all locks (or near locks) and I really like Clurey on the ground. His endurance is absolutely insane and I think he'll be one of the fastest burners of the cash cow crop this year.
Disagree with you on Colquhoun, until I see him named round 1 I just won't have faith in his JS at Port, and honestly one of Osborne or Goodes might be better options down back.
It probably matters little at this point but I'd definitely have Staker on the ground over Colquhoun if you're set on picking him. Staker has some scoring history behind him and better JS. Something to keep an eye on over NAB. 8/10
Gary Ablett jnr, Scott Pendlebury, Trent Cotchin, Marc Murphy, Matt Priddis, Luke Ball, Oliver Wines, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney
Phwoah, there are a lot of points tied up in the mids here. I am starting to rethink Ball. If he continues to average 80-90 he won't be a keeper and it will take him anywhere from 7-10 weeks to make roughly 200k. Going off this I think you'd be better off saving 100k off the bat and picking up a rookie that will probably make the same amount of cash. If you pick the right rookie you shouldn't lose too many points (if any) and you will have a little more wiggle room in the salary. 
I have said this so many times and this is really going to come back and bite me if he ends up becoming a jet -- I really don't rate O'Meara. Really there isn't much to complain about when you have loaded 4 super prems into the same midfield. With 8 mids now picking the right mid prems will probably be the most important thing to get right out of the gate in 2013. I really like the Priddis pick as well, I think a lot of people in the fantasy realm underrate him. He's so reliable but have seen a lot of people leave him out. Seems to be the forgotten man. 9/10
Todd Goldstein, Matthew Leuenberger
Daniel Currie, Brodie Grundy
Absolutely nothing to complain about here. With NicNat going under the knife his pre-season will be hampered and will probably be slow to get going. Goldy is underpriced and will slot in to a lot of teams to replace him. Only thing I might look into would be getting a F/R rookie to make a link with Cox. Just for added insurance as I think that link will be more valuable than one of Currie/Grundy. 9/10
Lance Franklin, Dean Cox, Tom Rockliff, Mark LeCras, Jake Stringer, Troy Menzel
Taylor Garner, Brent Macaffer
I think the forward line is definitely your weakest line. Franklin and Cox are locks in my opinion so happy to see them in. Rockliff has a lot of question marks over his head for me. I think he'll end up playing forward a lot again and averaging mid-low 90s but really can't fault you for picking him because that's just my personal preference.
LeCras is in a similar situation to Ball, difference being if LeCras averages 80-90 he will probably end up being a keeper at F6 so another solid pick there. No Varcoe interests me. He won't cost you much more than Menzel or Stringer but should average considerably more in my opinion. I would drop one of those two for Varcoe, preferably Menzel if you can find the money because I really think his opportunities in 2013 will be limited. Garner I am not a big fan of either but I'd wait for round 1 teams to be named or to make a call there. 6/10

This is my latest squad, I like the look of it. I've got Goldy in at the moment because I've been hearing that NicNat could have a delayed start. Also put Terlich and Colquhoun in as I reckon they'll start Round 1.

Comments in red.

Summary: Overall the team is really top notch. I can't fault you on your choice of premiums and really had to nitpick to find problems. The main issues I had were with rookies and there are still a lot of unknowns for rookies at this point. No Varcoe interested me and he is probably the big inclusion for mine. The forward line is a weak point and having him in for one of those rookies will make it look a lot better. There is a noticeable lack of MPP links as well, I don't know if you have put any thought into that as of yet (or if you plan to) but making just 1 or 2 could be beneficial to maximise scoring potential for overall.

Rating: 8/10

Cheers for being the first to give me a team to rate. :))

[MajorLazer]

New structure Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by MajorLazer. Salary cap left: $108,300.

Grant Birchall, Shannon Hurn, Pearce Hanley, Dyson Heppell, Jordan Russell, Jasper Pittard
Brent Staker, Dean Terlich

Brett Deledio, Kieren Jack, Andrew Swallow, Callan Ward, Nathan Fyfe, Oliver Wines, Nick Vlastuin, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney

Ivan Maric, Sam Jacobs
Daniel Currie, Brodie Grundy

Lance Franklin, Harley Bennell, Luke Breust, Luke Dahlhaus, Mark LeCras, Travis Varcoe
Rory Atkins, Ben Kennedy

There ya go. ;)

[My Chumps]

Hey AFEV, top bloke for doing this!
Love the detail :)

Here's my first try...
Cassarole Kids Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by MyChumps. Salary cap left: $28,700.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Greg Broughton, Brent Staker, Tom Clurey
Jasper Pittard, Sam Docherty

Gary Ablett jnr, Scott Pendlebury, Josh P. Kennedy, Joel Selwood, Trent Cotchin, Nathan Fyfe, Oliver Wines, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney

Nic Naitanui, Matthew Leuenberger
Jarrod Witts, Brodie Grundy

Lance Franklin, Tom Rockliff, Allen Christensen, Nathan Bock, Mark LeCras, Tom Lee
Brent Macaffer, Marco Paparone

[kilbluff1985]

really liking this team mids are fairly unique but still good picks every line is really strong imo and still have enough cash left to hopefully fit it in under the cap


TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, G. Birchall, G. Broughton, C. Yarran, C. Pedersen (S. Docherty, D. Terlich)
MID: S. Pendlebury, J. Kennedy, T. Cotchin, L. Shuey, L. Ball, O. Wines, B. Crouch, J. O'Meara (M. Jones, J. Viney)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (M. Daw, J. Witts)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, J. Lewis, D. Martin, M. LeCras, T. Varcoe (T. Menzel, B. Staker)
CASH LEFT: $296,600

[AFEV]

New structure Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by MajorLazer. Salary cap left: $108,300.

Grant Birchall, Shannon Hurn, Pearce Hanley, Dyson Heppell, Jordan Russell, Jasper Pittard
Brent Staker, Dean Terlich
This looks very similar to what I have been considering for my own backline. No Goddard is very risky though and if you can free up the cash I would definitely bring him in for Hurn. Hurn obviously has that elite disposal to make him a good SC player but I fee like he is never going to win enough of the ball to be truly elite. You can pretty much bank a 90 average but he is also inconsistent and I feel like he'll end up burning you. If you can't find the cash to get up to Goddard I would bring Broughton in. Broughts could finally get let off the leash and is far more capable as a fantasy player in my opinion.
If Russell can stay fit he'll be good for 80 and Terlich, Pittard and Staker are about the best basement price defenders in my opinion. Really like the look of this backline, the scoring potential is as good as some much more expensive backlines and the cheapies are just as solid. 8.8/10
Brett Deledio, Kieren Jack, Andrew Swallow, Callan Ward, Nathan Fyfe, Oliver Wines, Nick Vlastuin, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney
This midfield looks very good but it's lacking a reliable captaincy option in my opinion. When in form Deledio provides an option but I think it would be best to upgrade one of Swallow/Fyfe/Jack to a Pendles or GAJ just for that stability. I really like the Ward selection and think he'll continue to improve and become truly elite in 2013.
Vlastuin I'm not sure will get that many opportunities, I think there are definitely better options between rookies and draftees. Mitchell, Cachia, Martin and Jones (there will be more too) will be better options in my opinion. No knock on Vlatuin but I just doubt that he will be a round 1 starter in 2013. I don't like O'Meara either but not going to go into that and I promise this will be the last time I mention it in a review.
Viney, Crouch and Wines are all fine so you've done pretty well with the rookies again. I'm somewhat concerned about the strength of your premiums though, the mid prems are where teams could be made and broken in 2013 and I'm thinking you could be givign quite a few points away with the ones that you have in at the moment. 6.8/10
Ivan Maric, Sam Jacobs
Daniel Currie, Brodie Grundy
Looks great. You don't have Cox/Ryder/NicNat up forward so don't need to worry about trying to make the F/R link and Jacobs and Maric will be good set nd forget rucks. I am curious as to how the mullett going will impact on Maric, might not seem a big deal but could influence him mentally. Probably overthinking that one though. Really there is nothing to fault here. No Leu is really interesting but I understand there are people that don't trust his body so not going to criticise you on that one. 9.1/10
Lance Franklin, Harley Bennell, Luke Breust, Luke Dahlhaus, Mark LeCras, Travis Varcoe
Rory Atkins, Ben Kennedy
I think that this is where you have done the best with your unique prems. Potentially you have picked up 5 guys that could average 100 here and picked up the best PODs in your team. Bennell came along in leaps and bounds this year but with half of the GC midfield being injured this year I have to wonder how their return will impact him. Hopefully it frees him up as opposed to stealing his points. Lukey Breust and Dahlhaus are both absolute jets and with some more mid time for both of them I expect them both to be be pushing the triple digit average in 2013. If Breust can continue to get those invaluable score assists and push up the ground for a few more touches he could evolve into one of the best fantasy forwards in the game.
Rory Atkins and Ben Kennedy I am not sure about as rookies but of course we'll know more once we put our rookies under the microscope during NAB. 9.0/10

There ya go. ;)

Comments in red.

Summary: I love my uniques and they're often what keep me interested in SC from season to season. I think you've done really well here but may have gone slightly overboard with PODs in the mids and have ended up sacrificing some points just to be different. Sometimes it's best to just conform. :P 

Rating: 8.4/10

[tbagrocks]

Top rate as usual Sid! Here's my go, p.s I don't like paying top price for premo's I'd rather save cash and try get the up and comers, it's more fun ;D

tbags rocks Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by tbagrocks. Salary cap left: $125, 800.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Dyson Heppell, Nathan Bock, Jordan Russell
Luke Brown, Jasper Pittard

Josh P. Kennedy, Patrick Dangerfield, Trent Cotchin, Marc Murphy, Luke Ball, Jackson Macrae, Oliver Wines, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney

Aaron Sandilands, Matthew Leuenberger
Nathan Vardy, Jarrod Witts

Dean Cox, Taylor Walker, Matthew Wright, Dustin Martin, Mark LeCras, Travis Varcoe
Brent Staker, Ben Kennedy

[Ringo]

Hey sid - Thought I would post my team as it stands pending price announcements for comment.

Would have had Naitanui instead of Cox but concerned with groin surgery and no pre season.

Is bye friendly as well with an 11/8/11 split.

TEAM NAME: Ringos Stars
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, H. Hartlett, M. Golby, S. Atley, C. Pedersen (K. Jaksch, D. Terlich)
MID: S. Pendlebury, J. Kennedy, T. Cotchin, D. Mundy, L. Ball, O. Wines, N. Vlastuin, T. Menzel (J. O'Meara, J. Viney)
RUC: S. Jacobs, M. Leuenberger (S. Rowe, M. Gawn)
FWD: L. Franklin, D. Cox, T. Rockliff, D. Martin, R. Atkins, T. Varcoe (B. Macaffer, B. Staker)
CASH LEFT: $282,700

[Samsturmfels]

Here is my team

 Def: Gibbs, Birchall, Grimes, Heppell, Bock, Docherty (Pittard and staker)

Mid: Ablett, Cotchin, Murphy, Mundy, Ball, Varcoe, O'meara, Viney (Crouch and T mitchell)

Ruc: Naitanui and Luenberger ( Daw and witts)

Fwd: Franklin, Walker, Bennell, Rockliff, Monfries, LeCras ( Mayes and Kennedy)

Cash left: $192,500

I haven't updated my rookies yet

I'm also considering Goddard, pederson, Broughton, Duffield, embley, swan, fyfe, winderlich, s
Johnson, gray, Sylvia and a few others....

Who should I have instead of witts?
And who are some must have player
 

[roti]

DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, J. Grimes, G. Broughton, C. Pedersen, N. Vlastuin (J. Pittard, D. Terlich)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, S. Pendlebury, T. Cotchin, N. Fyfe, A. Embley, L. Ball, O. Wines, J. O'Meara (J. Viney, K. Mitchell)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (M. Daw, B. Grundy)
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, S. Johnson, D. Martin, M. LeCras, T. Varcoe (B. Staker, T. Lee)
CASH LEFT: $399,000

Cheers man, left money in the bank so hopefully it comes under

[AFEV]

Hey AFEV, top bloke for doing this!
Love the detail :)

Here's my first try...
Cassarole Kids Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by MyChumps. Salary cap left: $28,700.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Greg Broughton, Brent Staker, Tom Clurey
Jasper Pittard, Sam Docherty
Can't really poke a hole in this backline. If I was going to be picky I would say that there are some alternatives to Docherty that will probably serve you a bit better. Terlich, Osborne, Goodes and Thurlow would all be good options. Another option (my personal favourite) would be to bench one of Staker/Clurey and then Pedersen in as D5. Pedersen has a fairly solid scoring history and with added JS at Melbourne and a juicy 190k price tag could prove an extremely valuable pick. Also just got D/R MPP confirmed, althogh with nobody to complete the link it really doesn't add that much flexibility.
I really like that Broughton selection, I think he'll slot into a fantasy friendly role at GC and should bloom into one of the best SC defenders for 2013. 9.3/10
Gary Ablett jnr, Scott Pendlebury, Josh P. Kennedy, Joel Selwood, Trent Cotchin, Nathan Fyfe, Oliver Wines, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney
Must. Not. Comment. On. Jbomb. Ok....SHOWER this is an expensive midfield! Talk about loading up. At least you've done it cleverly though. GAJ and Pendles are of course super prems and justified selections in any team so good stuff there. JPK is a step below those guys (for now) but is pretty much the same situation. Bunnings however seems to have slipped under the radar. I was thinking that with the extra mid spots he'd go from prem POD to a popular choice but most people still seem to be omitting him. He is Mr. Reliable and you know what you'll get from him every year. I have picked him 3 years running and I haven't a complaint and will likely take a close look at him again for 2013. It's players like this that can take you so far in leagues and help make sure you don't get left behind in overall. Fyfe worries me a bit with the shoulders and the clangers but if he can keep his body right he should serve you well. The other mids in your midfield are fairly durable so I would say this one is more of a call for you to make than myself. If his body does fall apart you can cover him anyway and with 30 trades it's not going to have a massive impact on you so I'd say it's a pretty good bet. Crouch, Viney and Wines - Tick, tick, tick. 8.7/10
Nic Naitanui, Matthew Leuenberger
Jarrod Witts, Brodie Grundy
Feels like a weak spot. Naitanui could burn you or give you a push up the rankings. Most people have seemed to have jumped off following the news of his surgery and of course the sheep will follow so going against the herd on this one is a seriously ballsy move. Could potentially cost you 200k and a couple of hundred points if it doesn't come off and I must say I'm wondering if you'd be better off taking a punt on a cheaper ruck like Bellchambers or Goldstein. Witts and Grundy together is something that I haven't seen much but makes a lot of sense. Jolly is aging and his body will keep breaking down and these are the guys that will come in to cover that. Guarantees a few games cover but beyond that I am not sure they will play enough to make you serious dough. Would make a LOT more sense if Jolly was still fantasy viable and you could use them to cover any injuries he may have. I'd personally let go of NicNat. It is too much money to be betting on a guy that almost nobody will be carrying. The rookies I'd rethink as well but no serious action really needs to be taken until NAB. 6.5/10
Lance Franklin, Tom Rockliff, Allen Christensen, Nathan Bock, Mark LeCras, Tom Lee
Brent Macaffer, Marco Paparone
This looks fairly solid but I have a few concerns. Rockliff, Bock, Paparone. Rockliff isn't really a big one and it's more of a nitpick than it is anything else. I just think he'll be spending too much time up forward to be an A grade fantasy option in 2013. I understand that other people disagree and it is more my opinion than it is something that is /wrong/ with the team so no real need to change it but I still feel the need to mention it. Bock will have a limited pre-season and I don't think he is even locked in for round 1 at this point so I would be planning my team without him as to not then have him inadvertently become an integral part of your forward structure. Paparone I think will have limited opportunities at Brisbane this year as I believe there is quite a bit of competition for 2nd/3rd talls at Brisbane. He has the endurance to play a Darling style roaming forward but there will still be a few people pushing him for a spot so I'd definitely be subbing him out for a Dwyer, Daniher or Kennedy. 7.3/10 

Summary: The team looks really good. I feel some strength up forward was sacrificed for that crazy midfield and backline but overall the team is looking very strong and you've managed to fit (if my predictions are correct) 15 (:o) premiums into one team...Problem being I'm fairly certain this team won't fit under the cap when SC opens. I will deduct .5 from your final rating because of this.
Really good team considering (I think) this is your first draft.

Rating: 7.5/10

[AFEV]

really liking this team mids are fairly unique but still good picks every line is really strong imo and still have enough cash left to hopefully fit it in under the cap


TEAM NAME: FIGJAM
DEF: B. Goddard, B. Gibbs, G. Birchall, G. Broughton, C. Yarran, C. Pedersen (S. Docherty, D. Terlich)
Yarran is a decent mid-pricer but unless you think he is going to romp it home in 2013 and become a keeper down back you should definitely be dropping him now. In 2012 he averaged 54 in losses and even with considerable improvement I think that Carlton are going to lose as many games as they win in the early part of the year. You would think with just 6 defender spots you'd want a 90 average. Well in Carlton victories he averaged mid-80s. So we're counting on Carlton to win probably 15-16 games or more and for Yarran to take a massive step forward as a fantasy player to become a keeper. I was keen on him early as well but I really just don't think that he is going to fill any particular role in fantasy teams for 2013 and is a bit too big a risk for my liking. The rest looks really good, not set on Docherty but we'll know more come NAB and BJ-Gibbs-Birchall-Broughton is the perfect 4 premo setup down back in 2013 for my taste so lots of ticks for that. 7.5/10 
MID: S. Pendlebury, J. Kennedy, T. Cotchin, L. Shuey, L. Ball, O. Wines, B. Crouch, J. O'Meara (M. Jones, J. Viney)
Looks really strong once again. The top 3 will serve you well all season and offer a nice range of C options. The Shuey selection I really like. I can see him averaging 105+ this season and surprising the people that didn't do their homework on him. Wouldn't surprise me if he won the B&F as well. He is the type of player that I pay very close attention to in the off-season as if you get your breakout prem selections right they will carry you all the way to the top in overall. Ball I don't like for the reasons I stated for Nigey. He'll be a slow burner and if you can find a better way to allocate the extra 100k you're spending on him then I'd ship him off in a heartbeat. It will cost you up to 100 points to go with a rookie over him...maybe less. Same as the difference between (just an example) Jelwood and Joey. With a little looking around I am sure you can find an upgrade that will get you more points than Ball will. Wines-Crouch-Jones-Viney = 4 ticks. 8.3/10
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (M. Daw, J. Witts)
This is very well done in my opinion. Daw is about the only option that the Roos have to replace Goldstein if he goes down and even if he doesn't Daw could see some game time in 2013. Very smart selection there and Witts is basement price and an outside chance to play...Basically a typical R4. Goldy and Leu will probably be the most popular combo going into round 1 and for good reason..It will work. Very very nice. 9.4/10
FWD: L. Franklin, T. Rockliff, J. Lewis, D. Martin, M. LeCras, T. Varcoe (T. Menzel, B. Staker)
Ooo this is very interesting. A couple of nice PODs in there and you can't really be faulted on cheapies either. I like Lewis. I haven't seen him mentioned much at all. He's good for a 95+ average and will still slip well under the radar. Conservative without being a sheep. Love it. A lot of people seemed to have jumped off the Martin bandwagon as well. Not sure if it is because he has been in the news lately or they just remember what he did to them this year but like Dangerfield he will breakout eventually and those who keep the faith will be rewarded well. Menzel is the only real sticking point, not sure how much he'll play but like I keep saying we'll get a chance to put draftees under the microscope during NAB. Dwyer, Macaffer and Kennedy would be preferred options at this stage though. 8.8/10
CASH LEFT: $296,600

Summary: I think there's a really healthy mix of PODs and safe selections in here. There are enough PODs to ensure that you don't get caught up in the big glump of players that just pick standard teams and enough sure bets to make sure you don't get stuck behind them.

I think some money could be better spent by shuffling Ball around and I would avoid Yarran like the plague - I reckon he is the temptress of 2013. Everything was managed well up forward and in the rucks and I particularly liked the structures that you had in those positions. 

Rating: 8.5/10

Side note: That Hibberd profile is coming by the way KB! I know you said no rush but it has been a while. Been doing all the Bombers in alphabetical order and haven't yet gotten to Hibbo...Thinking I might bump him up the prefs list though to get him up for you...sorry for the wait mate.

[kilbluff1985]

Thanks Sid it was a choice between Yarran and Atley but i think Mick will really turn Yarran into a consistant player ie use him better then Ratts did

my plan with Ball is to eventually keep him as good bench cover

yeah i cant understand why Lewis is not more popular :o

no probs about Hibbo got 3 months lol

[AFEV]

Top rate as usual Sid! Here's my go, p.s I don't like paying top price for premo's I'd rather save cash and try get the up and comers, it's more fun ;D

tbags rocks Fanplanner squad in the Super Coach competition coached by tbagrocks. Salary cap left: $125, 800.

Brendon Goddard, Bryce Gibbs, Jack Grimes, Dyson Heppell, Nathan Bock, Jordan Russell
Luke Brown, Jasper Pittard
Interesting choice of premiums. Goddard and Gibbs are all good and locked into most backlines as far as I can see. Grimes is obviously an extreely talented fantasy player but his durability is a huge concern and I am partial to another injury riddled defender in 2013 - Broughton. If you want to take the risk I think Broughts could be a top 5 defender in 2013. Heppell will definitely be getting more mid time (if not 100%) in 2013 so expect a massive increase in output for him this season. Got moved up the ground this season and it was a huge adjustment for him but he was a top midfielder as a junior and I think he'll adapt and average 95+ in 2013 which will make him one of the top defenders. Bock is going to have an interrupted pre-season if he has any at all..Which is enough to make me stay away from him. Will be lacking match fitness so will be slow out of the gates making him a slow burner and a man that will cost you spots in overall early in the season. Russell is a punt worth taking at his price. Luke Brown you probably know more about than I being an Adelaide supporter. There is no doubt the kid has talent but whether he'll get the opportunities in 2013 is the question.
Pittard is a bit ol' tick. 7.7/10
Josh P. Kennedy, Patrick Dangerfield, Trent Cotchin, Marc Murphy, Luke Ball, Jackson Macrae, Oliver Wines, Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Viney
I don't think Dangerfield is worth the coin he will cost you in 2013. I really can't see a way for him to increase his output meaning he'll lose money out of the gate and be ripe for the upgrade later in the season. JPK, Cotchin and Murphy all make good captaincy options and will do well. Luke Ball I am not sold on but with 3 rookies already starting you're going to need that slight point bump that you get from him.
Wines, Crouch and Viney will start in just about every top 1,000 team so 3 big ticks for them. You've saved a fair bit of money here and don't seem to have sacrificed too many points so well done on the structure here in the mids. Only real qualm is a slight overpay on Dangerfield. 8.9/10
Aaron Sandilands, Matthew Leuenberger
Nathan Vardy, Jarrod Witts
First thing...Spending 200k on Vardy seems like overkill. He should play a fair bit but his use will ultimately be limited and he isn't going to score enough to out earn other rookies in other positions so I'd think you would be better off reallocating the 100k and dropping Vardy. Sandilands worries me a bit as well. Not sure if he's past his injury worries and having injury issues in the ruck is always a bigger deal than in other positions. I would say it's a good time to play it safe and just follow the herd by taking Goldstein. 5.0/10
Dean Cox, Taylor Walker, Matthew Wright, Dustin Martin, Mark LeCras, Travis Varcoe
Brent Staker, Ben Kennedy
No Franklin is going to absolutely ruin you in leagues but you may not need to upgrade any of your forwards all season...and that is something to commend. I must say brilliant work here in the forward line. Cox is only being ruled out due to age even though he is yet to show any signs of slowing down. Tex and Wright could end up the 2 most fantasy relevant Crows in 2013 if luck falls their way. LeCras and Varcoe are standard, so are Staker and Kennedy. Despite the absence of Buddy it's the best forward line I have seen yet. 9.6/10

Summary: I think you have done really well here Tbag. The only thing is that a bit of bad luck in the rucks could completely derail your season. Both your starting rucks are extremely injury prone and I wouldn't really want to rely on any ruck benchies to cover extended injuries so you could end up burning through a lot of trades there.
I think the standout is definitely your use of the salary. Although this tea may not fit under the eventual cap I think that you've saved in all the right places and managed to get the same points for less coins in a lot of cases.
Favourite picks are Heppell and Wright. Could both be bolters but not seeing them in many teams at the moment.

Rating: 7.8/10