Pleas Rate My Team Guys!!

[mike_williams22]

Defenders: Enright, Hodge, Gilbee, Krakouer, Malceski, Hunt, Ladson
Bench: Sheppard, Davis

Midfield: Ablett, Dal Santo, Mitchell, Cooney, Trengove, Martin
Bench: Jetta, Barlow

Rucks: Sandilands, Hudson
Bench: Warnock, Trengove (port)

Forwards: Riewoldt, Pavlich, Higgins, Franklin, Roughead/Giansiracusa, Ziebell, Rohan
Bench: Lobbe, Tarrant

Have $87,000 left over

Cant decide on Roughead/Gian

Thoughts??

[Wild Thing]

Personally, your backline is a touch thin (Krakouer) is the wild card but a lot of us got burnt with him last year.  Consistency is his problem, just like his team.  Even as a Bulldogs supporter, I think there are better options than Gilbee.

Midfield is very solid, good premiums and mid pricer and 2 cash cows.

Rucks are OK but I would change Hudson unless you're happy with 65 every game from him, cos that's all you'll get.  Ottens??  Hille??  Naitanui??  Or spend your $87k and upgrade Hudson to Tippett if possible.

Forwards...Not enough quality there for my liking.  Pavlich as #2 forward when most people have got him at #3 or #4.  Not liking the mid pricers here.  Roughead is a pure FF and will score inconsistently accordingly, Gia is just inconsistent and can't cop a close checking opponent and Rohan won't play that much footy this year IMO.

If Gia is included ahead of Roughead, you've got $3,194,300 (emergencies included) tied up in your forward line with only one premium!!!  Here's what I think is a better forward line for that money:

Riewoldt, O'Keefe, Didak, Franklin, J. Kennedy, Ziebell, Rockliff (Dennis-Lane, D. Stewart)

[mike_williams22]

Fair enough, I am expecting the dogs and hawks to have a good year!  Hence why I think higgins is a much better player than Didak in terms of consitency.
Also, since when was pavlich NOT COUNTED as a premium.........??

As for Hudson in the ruck.
Of course I could of put Hille or Ottens  in there but you would say they are not fit enough.....
or I could of put Naitanui you would say he played well against no ruckmen and without Cox there!!

As for Rockliff..he played one good game in a side withought Black, Power, Clarke, Drummond, etc there.  I hope you include him in your starting 18!!

Best of luck to you!