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[DC13]

B: J. McVeigh, S. Mitchell, P. Hanley, L. Hansen, M. Suckling, L. McDonald (M. Fuller, J. Battersby)
M: S. Pendlebury, T. Rockliff, T. Cotchin, D. Beams, D. Thomas, J. Martin, J. Polec, L. Dunstan (J. O'Rourke, L. Taylor)
R: W. Minson, A. Sandilands (T. Nankervis, R. Lobb)
F: P. Dangerfield, D. Martin, L. Franklin, S. Motlop, B. Lennon, S. Kersten (D. Garlett, J. Kennedy-Harris)

CASH: $2,300
BYES: 11/9/10

[Maggie May]

Hard to find fault really.  Motlop and Hansen could be good PODs.  Keep an eye out on Daisy's return from injury, he could be a steel if his ankle holds up. 

Sandilands is also a bit of a risk as he can be injury prone, also with Clarke (particularly) and Griffin's development last season, I'm not sure if Sandilands will be the number 1 ruckman anymore which could hurt his scores.  Maybe have a look at Freo during the preseason comp to see how they structure up there.  Some alternative to look at during preseason are McIntosh, Longer and Grundy or if you have a bit of spare cash Mumford or Lobbe.  All are developing or coming off injury (or in Mumford's case sharing ruck duties), so are relatively cheap, but will be their respective clubs number 1 ruckman, provided they stay injury free (I'm assuming in Longer's case given how hard Saints went after him once they traded out McEvoy).  Also watch Minson's form.  In the last few years premium ruckman have found it difficult to back up year to year (as far as Supercoach goes) and have generally fallen back to the pack.  If Minson looks like doing that you could save some cash by downgrading him to a Mumford or a Lobbe, and spending cash elsewhere (maybe upgrading Lennon to Tex Walker if Walker is ready to go round 1).

[nperera95]

Def: Pretty solid defense. Havent seen many teams with Hansen so nice POD there.
mid: Not a bad mid. Expecting Cotchin to have a better supercoach year than last season
ruck: Nice ruck. But I agree with Maggie May regarding Sandilands. Personally, I don't think he is Freos number one ruck anymore hence why I have Longer in my side but we will have to wait and see how Sandilands goes throughout the nab cup
fwd: Solid forward mate.

overall: I would try and get Kade Kolodashnij somewhere in your defense. Perhaps KK for Hansen which will give you more cash to play with as well but that choice is completely up to you. But overall, nice team :)

rate: 8/10

[GCSkiwi]

Re: Sandilands - Don't think Griffin or Clarke have overtaken a fit and firing Sandi just yet. At that price he is an absolute steal, and given his scoring during finals (112 vs cats, 105 vs swans, 125 vs hawks) I think you're mental not to include him for 310k. Maggie May brings up a list of alternatives but really there's only 2 on that list worth considering imo, being HMac and Lobbe. Mummy will be on shared duties and is pricey, at 496k if you're going to spend that much you're better off investing some more for a top tier player. Grundy and Longer I just don't think have the scoring potential yet, given that Grundy is 50k more than Sandi and Longer is only 30k less. Being sole ruckman doesn't guarantee big scores, you have to be able to perform too. HMac can score 80-100s but also has competition from Vardy, Simpson and Blitz - worth considering because of his price but would wait and see if/how he's used. Lobbe could improve on last year and yes I'd be more confident of him lasting a season out but does he have the potential to be a top scorer just yet? Not so sure.

Top rucks based on average scores would be Goldy, Minson, NicNat, Sandi, Cox, Berger and Kreuzer. Now, Sandi might not last a season but at a significantly cheaper price than the others he should make enough money to be an easy enough swap if/when he breaks.

[DC13]

Give me a link and il rate yours back, cheers fellas.

DEF: J. McVeigh, P. Hanley, K. Simpson, L. Hansen, M. Suckling, L. McDonald (M. Fuller, D. Gardiner)
MID: S. Pendlebury, R. Griffen, T. Cotchin, D. Beams, D. Thomas, J. Martin, D. Tyson, L. Dunstan (J. O'Rourke, M. Honeychurch)
RUC: N. Naitanui, M. Lobbe (T. Nankervis, M. King)
FWD: P. Dangerfield, D. Martin, L. Franklin, J. Darling, S. Kersten, L. Taylor (D. Garlett, J. Kennedy-Harris)

CASH LEFT: $3,300
BYES: 9/11/10

[Slick5]

also with Clarke (particularly) and Griffin's development last season, I'm not sure if Sandilands will be the number 1 ruckman anymore which could hurt his scores. 

Don't forget Clarke injured his knee at the falls festival and isn't expected to resume full training for six weeks.

[Slick5]

Def - Real strong down back.

Mid - No Ablett? That's my only concern, Beams and Thomas seem great value, just keeo an eye on that traitors ankle over the next couple of months.

Rucks- Fairly standard, premo and a mid pricer, not completely sold on Sandi and think he might be on the slide and too injury prone nowdays.

Forwards - Looks sharp, not a big Motlop fan but could be a good POD.

Hope that helps D13, be great to if you could have a look at mine if you get the chance.

[DC13]

Gone with this to try and get the premo players I want in my team, looks good to me, ive gone weaker in the rucks for cash but im hoping for lobbe to become a premo and sandi to string a few games together and load off to a premo before the byes, Max King ive never heard of, just a rookie priced player and will use him as my loophole as I don't see many ruck rookies playing, thoughts?

DEF: J. McVeigh, S. Mitchell, P. Hanley, D. Swallow, M. Suckling, K. Kolodjashnij (M. Fuller, D. Gardiner)
MID: G. Ablett, S. Pendlebury, R. Griffen, D. Beams, D. Thomas, J. Martin, X. Ellis, L. Dunstan (J. O'Rourke, L. Taylor)
RUC: M. Lobbe, A. Sandilands (T. Nankervis, M. King)
FWD: P. Dangerfield, D. Martin, L. Franklin, J. Darling, B. Lennon, S. Kersten (D. Garlett, J. Kennedy-Harris)

CASH: $1,400
BYES: 10/10/10

[Ringo]

Not a bad team DC and I see 12 maybe 13 keepers here so well done. Nice uniques in Swallow (although he is starting to be in quite a few teams) and Darling.

Like your structure as well. So just need to lock rookies after preseason and those named in round 1.

[GoLions]

Gone with this to try and get the premo players I want in my team, looks good to me, ive gone weaker in the rucks for cash but im hoping for lobbe to become a premo and sandi to string a few games together and load off to a premo before the byes, Max King ive never heard of, just a rookie priced player and will use him as my loophole as I don't see many ruck rookies playing, thoughts?

DEF: J. McVeigh, S. Mitchell, P. Hanley, D. Swallow, M. Suckling, K. Kolodjashnij (M. Fuller, D. Gardiner)
MID: G. Ablett, S. Pendlebury, R. Griffen, D. Beams, D. Thomas, J. Martin, X. Ellis, L. Dunstan (J. O'Rourke, L. Taylor)
RUC: M. Lobbe, A. Sandilands (T. Nankervis, M. King)
FWD: P. Dangerfield, D. Martin, L. Franklin, J. Darling, B. Lennon, S. Kersten (D. Garlett, J. Kennedy-Harris)

CASH: $1,400
BYES: 10/10/10

Really like that defence, no changes needed
Not sure on Griffen this year, but could go well. Maybe look to bring in Claye Beams if he is named round 1
Heard good things on Lobbe, considering him a bit myself. Sandi will hopefully be worth the risk, I'm taking the punt currently as well
Not sure if Darling will average 90+ tbh, think it would be better to have a Pavlich or a Chapman in there

[johnnytheboy1]

Really strong team here DC13 with up to 12 keepers so far. I have not thought out my team so will post a link later anyway this is how i rate your team.
Backs: Good Picks in Hanley & Swallow.Can't rate the Rookies as yet.
Mids:Great Mids Griffen will have another big year
Rucks: No Problems here
Fwds: I thinnk Darling will have a breakout year so he is a good unique pick

I give this team an 8.5/10

[DC13]

Thoughts???

DEF: J. McVeigh, S. Mitchell, P. Hanley, K. Simpson, M. Suckling, K. Kolodjashnij (M. Fuller, D. Gardiner)
MID: S. Pendlebury, R. Griffen, T. Cotchin, D. Beams, D. Thomas, J. Martin, C. Beams, L. Dunstan (J. O'Rourke, L. Taylor)
RUC: M. Lobbe, A. Sandilands (T. Nankervis, M. King)
FWD: P. Dangerfield, D. Martin, L. Franklin, J. Darling, B. Lennon, S. Kersten (D. Garlett, J. Kennedy-Harris)

CASH: $16,300
BYES: 9/10/11

[blues123]

Def: Mitchell, Hurn, Hanley, Suckling, Scharenberg, K. Kolodjashnij, Fuller, J.Kolodjashnij

Mid: Ablett, Pendles, Selwood, Beams, Rockliff, Michie, Tyson, Crouch, Morabito

Rucks: Sandilands, Mcntolsh, Currie, Apeness

Fwds: Martin, Dangerfield, Sylvia, Motlop, Hogan, D. Garlett, Kersten, Taylor

Salary Cap: $10,000

Bye 15/5/10

What changes do i make

[ben_020285]

Team loooks really good except for your forward line where you are playing two rookies on the field. I would look to free up some cash to upgrade one of your forward line rookies to a bargain senior player such as Clark or Fasolo.

Once you do this your team structure would be perfect.

Not starting with GAJ could backfire too so I would think about making room for him too.

[blues123]

DC13

i would take out either cotchin or griffen to make room for ablett

also DC13 would u mind reviewing my team