Nige's Nigerian Narwhals

[Nige]

I believe this is v9 now. I'm really happy with the way the team is shaping, managed to keep some of my uniqueness, while still keeping the team quite solid overall.

Shaw, Gibson, Hurn, Fisher, Lumumba, Pearce (Dick, Saad)
Ablett, Beams, Priddis, Treloar, Newton, Cripps, Cockatoo, Vandenberg (Miller, Steele, Lambert)
Mumford, Maric (Downie)
Deledio, Martin, Swan, Clark, Karnezis, Hogan (Lamb, Lonie)

$82,300 in the kitty.

There are a number of things I could do like:
- Upgrading Hurn to somebody a bit more expensive and capable of pushing 100 every week.
- Downgrading Cockatoo to somebody like Heeney for the extra cash.
- Swapping Deledio for Goddard or somebody similar.
- Switching out Karnezis for Krakouer.
- Could also move Steele forward, drop Lonie and bring Heeney back in.
- Picking whichever GWS ruck is named alongside Mumford, if any.

Like I said though, pretty happy with it as a whole.

Any comments or feedback appreciated as always.

[Capper]

Nice team

Does Cockatoo make the best 22 with out being the sub?
Martin is more of a Dt player than a SC player. Stop picking players from our team :P

[Nige]

Nice team

Does Cockatoo make the best 22 with out being the sub?
Martin is more of a Dt player than a SC player. Stop picking players from our team :P

Cheers.

That's my dilemma right now. I'm not sure whether to go Cockatoo or Heeney, I think they're both a good chance of getting the vest.

[Money Shot]

Great side mate love the strength down back and also the uniqueness of some of your premiums!
Would love your thoughts on mine!

[AaronKirk]

I still think you are a gun premo in the mid short.

As much as Priddis and Treloar are capable of big scores I cannot see either being in the top 10 mids.

Beams is a risk as well, will cop a tag and we are unsure of how his output at Brisbane will be.

Like the rucks, defence and forwards. Rookies seem pretty standard.

But yeah, those premo mids could pay off but are likely to see you slip behind the pack of those who start GAJ, Pendles and at least one of Fyfe/Jelwood/JPK etc.

[Ringo]

Agree with AK Nige here you have 3 mid prems who give you some risks.  Priddis will be consistent at around 115 but can not see him getting the big scores needed. know you like Treloar and this could pay off but if he is up and down you will fall behind. Beams is an unkown at Brisbane although pre-season form is encouraging but will he get the tag.

If you stick with this would be looking at developing a plan to get another Super Prem in ASAP.

[Nige]

My general thoughts are that I rather be a premo mid short and have better defenders. I'm not willing to take the risk on defensive rookies because I feel the risk vs reward there is worse than being a premo mid short.

Priddis and Treloar are my main PODs really and I don't really wanna compromise that too much. I feel like my team will be too cookie cutter if I follow the herd and get in a Fyfe/Jelwood type.

With that said, I had guys like Sidebottom and Barlow at stages and I although I think I prefer Beams, I wouldn't be opposed to turning him into back into Sidey/Barlow/Parker, I've also considered Jack Steven as a cheaper option before.

[Nige]

Honestly didn't think I'd get to the point of making v10, but here we are.

Shaw, Gibson, Hurn, Fisher, Adcock, Lumumba (Dick, Saad)
Ablett, Barlow, Priddis, Treloar, Newton, Cripps, Heeney, Vandenberg (Miller, Steele, Lambert)
Mumford, Maric (Downie)
Deledio, Martin, Swan, Clark, Karnezis, Hogan (Lonie, Lamb)

Only $3,800 left, so I've really stretched the budget, but I think it's for the best.

Changes have basically been:

Beams -> Barlow: People seem to think Beams will get tagged to some ordinary scores and that could cost me points. Personally not that worried about it. Plus I'm intent on keeping PODs in Treloar and Priddis.

Pearce -> (Geary) -> Adcock: Adcock has the potential to avg 90s, which is pretty good. I'd much rather that than banking on Pearce or Geary or a rookie. It also makes Lumumba my D6, which I think is awesome considering his form and potential.

Cockatoo -> Heeney: Basically switched back because it helps make the above changes possible. I expect guys like Vandenberg and Lambert to play anyway, so I can field them instead of Heeney who may be sub anyway.

[barlowlove]

Really like this team mate

DEF is awesome with everyone above 400K, only problem is if you have no room to move if a premium takes off and becomes the clear best defender, because you won't want to trade out one of your players averaging 85-90

I like that you've gone for POD's in the midfield, I personally love both Beams and Barlow so can't go wrong with either

Strong Rucks, and there's no doubt Mummy has the potential to be 10+ PPG better than any other ruckman over the season, but with no ruck cover he only has to miss 2-3 games and you're behind the 8 ball comapred to a ruck who plays 22 games

Perfect Fwds

EDIT: you have Downie, so I'm assuming you're banking on him to play if/when Mummy misses. In this case can't fault much at all

[Nige]

Really like this team mate

DEF is awesome with everyone above 400K, only problem is if you have no room to move if a premium takes off and becomes the clear best defender, because you won't want to trade out one of your players averaging 85-90

I like that you've gone for POD's in the midfield, I personally love both Beams and Barlow so can't go wrong with either

Strong Rucks, and there's no doubt Mummy has the potential to be 10+ PPG better than any other ruckman over the season, but with no ruck cover he only has to miss 2-3 games and you're behind the 8 ball comapred to a ruck who plays 22 games

Perfect Fwds

Thanks mate!

Yeah, that is true about the defenders, but I think this strategy is better than other banking on rookie and certain midpricers for like D4-6. I think all 6 guys should be in the top 10 or close to it come the end of the year anyway, so I don't mind putting up with the odd shower score here and there.

Anyone who knows me as a fantasy coach knows I'm big on being a bit of renegade and filling my team up with players I like, most of which are usually PODs. The Beams/Barlow call was a tough one, but having Barlow to start is probably safer and I can always turn a rookie into Beams later on.

The reason I have Downie is because if Mummy misses, Downie is a good chance to play. It's hard to tell which of Lobb/Phillips/Downie will play, but I've gone for the cheapest option of the 3.

Quite happy with the forwards, I think the structure works well given the wealth of forward rookies. I'm fairly sure Clark/Karnezis/Hogan are the best of the lot and I'm pretty content with the premo options.

[tbagrocks]

Only one thing I don't like mate, restart your whole backline :P  Nah keep Bunga and Lubumba but the others? Saving money?

[Nige]

Only one thing I don't like mate, restart your whole backline :P  Nah keep Bunga and Lubumba but the others? Saving money?

I'm probably happier with the backline than anything else.  :o

Might be the one way I beat The Rocks this year.  ;)

[GoLions]

Honestly didn't think I'd get to the point of making v10, but here we are.

Shaw, Gibson, Hurn, Fisher, Adcock, Lumumba (Dick, Saad)
Ablett, Barlow, Priddis, Treloar, Newton, Cripps, Heeney, Vandenberg (Miller, Steele, Lambert)
Mumford, Maric (Downie)
Deledio, Martin, Swan, Clark, Karnezis, Hogan (Lonie, Lamb)

Only $3,800 left, so I've really stretched the budget, but I think it's for the best.

Changes have basically been:

Beams -> Barlow: People seem to think Beams will get tagged to some ordinary scores and that could cost me points. Personally not that worried about it. Plus I'm intent on keeping PODs in Treloar and Priddis.

Pearce -> (Geary) -> Adcock: Adcock has the potential to avg 90s, which is pretty good. I'd much rather that than banking on Pearce or Geary or a rookie. It also makes Lumumba my D6, which I think is awesome considering his form and potential.

Cockatoo -> Heeney: Basically switched back because it helps make the above changes possible. I expect guys like Vandenberg and Lambert to play anyway, so I can field them instead of Heeney who may be sub anyway.

Apart from Fisher, I've had all of those defenders in my team at some stage, so not too bad. However, you're basically saying that you're not gonna have Simpson or Malceski all year, which IMO is a bad move.

Mids as expected. Where's Hallahan though?

Rucks fine as long as Downie is the one that covers if/when Mummy gets injured.

Forwards look good.



WouldNotCoach/10 ;)

[Nige]

Apart from Fisher, I've had all of those defenders in my team at some stage, so not too bad. However, you're basically saying that you're not gonna have Simpson or Malceski all year, which IMO is a bad move.

Mids as expected. Where's Hallahan though?

Rucks fine as long as Downie is the one that covers if/when Mummy gets injured.

Forwards look good.



WouldNotCoach/10 ;)

Yeah, that's my only problem. So that's why I've considered ditching Adcock (he's the most likely one I'll take out considering he's the last one I've put in) for somebody cheaper to eventually turn into Malceski, who I want to start. I'm also partially running on the assumption that one of these picks won't work out and will likely get injured (knowing my luck) which means a sideways trade to Malceski who I assume will drop in price a bit closer to the pack.

I've tried getting Hallahan in, I really want to, but for now I've refrained from it because the structure I have atm works best. Downgrading GAJ (do I dare? :o) to Hallahan crossed my mind, but that's probably even too crazy for me.

I've got Downie as cover because I think he will play and he's also the cheapest of the GWS back-ups (Lobb/Phillips/Downie).

Yay for the forwards, think it's all good.

[prozz710]

Strong defense which should really help you overcome the lack of rookie options because barring lack of injury you should have D1-8 playing each week.

As a few have said, I'm really impressed with the unique guns in your mids with the likes of Treloar and even Priddis i haven't seen in many sides.

Cannot fault your rucks at all, very strong

Obviously you've gone week in the fwds, but Dusty and Swan i think are the pick of the forwards, especially considering the price of Gray/Goddard. Dusty ready to explode.

Hard to fault anything here, some risky picks, but could pay off big