The 8 Premium Midfield Strategy

bkp130 · February 02, 2013, 02:51:03 PM

2 Guys at work are trialing this

8 Premium Mids along with Viney and O'mera on the pine and then running a lot of rookies and mid-pricers everywhere else

what does everyone think?

Can it work?

kilbluff1985 · February 02, 2013, 04:22:06 PM

wont generate enough cash to build a team, rookie mids score the best make the most cash and play the most games

MLS · February 02, 2013, 04:27:02 PM

Generally the best rookies for cash generation are found in the midfield.

IMO it would make sense to have a balanced side.

shaker · February 02, 2013, 04:41:38 PM

Would have to view the team first before I would say anything .

bottlemart · February 02, 2013, 08:56:34 PM

Yeah i agree with the above comments.

The best rookie cash cows are generally in the mids.

Think of years gone by.

Liam Anthony, Barlow, Curnow, Libba, Magner, Treloar to name a few. Plenty of others over the years, but generally mids are best cash cows, so this year I'm going 5 premium fwds with only 3 rookies. But balanced approach is usually best.

All depends on how many good rookies.

Ziplock · February 03, 2013, 04:33:02 AM

treloar was fwd eligible

SydneyRox · February 04, 2013, 02:29:18 AM

Quote from: kilbluff1985 on February 02, 2013, 04:22:06 PM
wont generate enough cash to build a team, rookie mids score the best make the most cash and play the most games

+1

Capper · February 04, 2013, 02:32:34 AM

Quote from: SydneyRox on February 04, 2013, 02:29:18 AM
Quote from: kilbluff1985 on February 02, 2013, 04:22:06 PM
wont generate enough cash to build a team, rookie mids score the best make the most cash and play the most games

+1

Rookie mids make the most cash and also make it alot quicker

Grazz · February 04, 2013, 02:50:04 AM

Nowhere near enough Fwd rookies this year to contemplate it. Unless something changes for us through NAB Cup and a few more bob up i can see them eating donuts in the Fwd line tbh. Its never really been a good strategy imo, prefer a balanced set up or a set up that reflects the rookie situation per position on the ground Fwd Rck Mid and Back's available.

Sabretooth Tigers · February 04, 2013, 11:30:40 AM

No way this year for all of the above comments, if anything the temptation would be to go almost the other way. Fill the forward and the three to four best backs then the mid. Cheers

fever · February 13, 2013, 08:23:10 PM

not feasible imo. i'd be interested to see a trial 5 or 6 prem fwds and backs and 6-8 rookie mids.

Jroo · February 13, 2013, 08:25:37 PM

The most premium Mids I'd be starting with are 6.
I'm considering 5 and Fyfe or Ball who are kind of premiums.
Risky having too many premium Mids as the rest of your team will be lacking

The Mongoose · February 13, 2013, 09:31:12 PM

Well, if your aim is to top the round in the first round or two, then it could work, as the highest scoring potential is in the midfield. If you're after an early prize, it's actually not a bad strategy, because your side will be very unique if you do go ahead with something like this.

No longevity though and you'd surely be over-run by other teams with more upgrading potential.

Hawks_1976 · February 14, 2013, 10:21:24 PM

Publish the full squad with 8 premo mids to stimulate debate over your theory.

Mykonos FC · February 16, 2013, 12:56:22 PM

I am actually highly considering stacking the forwardline, not the midfield!