Playing their way In/Out

salver11 · February 15, 2014, 11:32:29 PM

Yes we've only seen a couple NAB cup games but already a couple of guys have played there way out of my team, what about you?

I'm no longer considering Zorko. I know Bris were massively under strength so he had no one to help him out but he just looked like nothing had changed from last year, he looks like he's lost a yard of pace. The other is Mark Murphy, he seemed like a chook with his head cut off! He's so well priced that he is hard to go past but I just don't see him posting massive numbers, I've never been a big fan it was only the price that had me considering him anyhow.

On the in front I will definitely be looking at Wanganeen for some cheap bench cover if he can do enough to be picked round 1. I thought he was very effective off half back.

Mr.Craig · February 15, 2014, 11:53:55 PM

Was pleasantly surprised by the performances of Wanganeen and Langford.

Haven't changed any of my players yet. Just observing, thinking.

LF · February 15, 2014, 11:57:25 PM

Haven't really changed my mind on certain players yet one has even reinforced my reasons for having him in my team
But I've noticed a few others that will have a look at in their next match.

Smileys Bruisres · February 16, 2014, 12:04:03 AM

Totally agree I was holding off putting Zorko in to see what he does, done nothing to get a spot in my team better options out there. Murphy was in due to his price but I'm not convinced he will average a 100 this year.

pommyadam · February 16, 2014, 11:18:04 AM

Murphy hasn't really convinced me
not overly convinced about the hubbub surrounding L Hansen either (seems to be a poor DT scoring role)
and also reconsidering Currie, but considering he'll be an R4, probably just an overreaction to a 30odd

anyway
liking the North premo mids (Ziebell and Bastinac), you don't score 140+ unless you're somewhat decent (Swan and Gaj only did it twice last year)
liking Kennedy-Harris as a forward bencher (or F6)
also liking Gunston, but not reading too much into a thrashing like that

Sweetness · February 16, 2014, 11:53:21 AM

Andrew Swallow mentioned that North would play Goldstein and Currie in most games this year.

R4 is locked in for me now.

henry · February 16, 2014, 12:38:34 PM

The guys I have got as premos I don't even pay attention to their scores in the nab, their game time is often managed and they don't go at full tilt. Don't read to much into these scores. No one as yet has left or been brought into my team because of them.

Ricochet · February 17, 2014, 10:54:20 AM

Not sure why some people will judge premo's like Murphy based on NAB. In that case better stay away from Cotchin, Sloane, etc

salver11 · February 17, 2014, 01:20:39 PM

From last year you need Murphy to improve by about 20 points to be a "premo" so you want to see something different and for me he certainly didn't look any better, limited time on the ball or not. He is the guy at the blues who is always going to get tagged and he's shown in the past he can't handle it and even without a tag in this game I thought he looked lost.

In contrast I thought Sloane looked pretty good, not that I'd ever take him. I also thought Danger looked great and he scored bugger all.

Cotch just had such limited time in the contest that he is impossible to judge.

I'm not judging them on how they score but how I feel they look, if you aren't going to form any sort of opinion then why watch the games??? You can say it's reactionary and it's only NAB but this is what I have to work with so I'll take what I can from it and to me from what I have seen I don't want Murphy. As I said earlier I have never been a big fan of his in the past so I'm actually looking for a reason (other than price) to have him and he didn't give me one. He certainly didn't do anything to categorically prove that he wont come out and av 105 if that's the view you help prior but I didn't like the way he went about it.

Ricochet · February 17, 2014, 01:27:56 PM

Sorry that probably came across as an attack on you, it wasn't. My point is that you pick premo's based on the past, not on what you see on over a couple of scratch matches. Because that's exactly what they are, scratch matches. Murphy struggled with a knee last year but has proven to be a premo scorer in the past. We either pick him based on that or you stay away for other reasons. NAB isn't the time to assess proven premos.

truBLUE · February 17, 2014, 01:37:51 PM

Quote from: Ricochet on February 17, 2014, 10:54:20 AM
Not sure why some people will judge premo's like Murphy based on NAB. In that case better stay away from Cotchin, Sloane, etc

+1 Agree, Hard to judge Murphy on one Nab performance think he will get better and for his price definitely worth a gamble

salver11 · February 17, 2014, 03:05:02 PM

Quote from: Ricochet on February 17, 2014, 01:27:56 PM
Sorry that probably came across as an attack on you, it wasn't. My point is that you pick premo's based on the past, not on what you see on over a couple of scratch matches. Because that's exactly what they are, scratch matches. Murphy struggled with a knee last year but has proven to be a premo scorer in the past. We either pick him based on that or you stay away for other reasons. NAB isn't the time to assess proven premos.

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Yeah mate fair enough, I probably came across to defensive as well! I do take your point and I agree with it, just not on every player! haha.

pommyadam · February 17, 2014, 04:59:00 PM

Quote from: Ricochet on February 17, 2014, 01:27:56 PM
We either pick him based on that or you stay away for other reasons. NAB isn't the time to assess proven premos.

I'm monitoring them for combination purposes (like Murphy or Bellis as my M5, Cotchin vs Watson for M3)

always got to have options, and I'm more likely to go with the one who's performed better in NAB
(though remembers picking Zorko over Rocky from last year - that didn't go too well :-X)

but mainly just tracking PODs and Rooks (KKolo missing tonight does him no good)

strikes91 · February 17, 2014, 10:54:15 PM

Quote from: salver11 on February 15, 2014, 11:32:29 PM
Yes we've only seen a couple NAB cup games but already a couple of guys have played there way out of my team, what about you?

I'm no longer considering Zorko. I know Bris were massively under strength so he had no one to help him out but he just looked like nothing had changed from last year, he looks like he's lost a yard of pace. The other is Mark Murphy, he seemed like a chook with his head cut off! He's so well priced that he is hard to go past but I just don't see him posting massive numbers, I've never been a big fan it was only the price that had me considering him anyhow.

On the in front I will definitely be looking at Wanganeen for some cheap bench cover if he can do enough to be picked round 1. I thought he was very effective off half back.

how can you go off a nab match. there's no intensity.

henry · February 18, 2014, 09:11:22 AM

Watching swallow and the role he was playing last night he'll be hard to ignore.