GL's SC Diary 2015

[GoLions]

Made a fair few changes here

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, S. Colquhoun, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, T. Cotchin, D. Rich, A. Brayshaw, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, N. Naitanui (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $77,000ish

Basically gone:
Rocky-->Cotchin
Hurn-->NDS
Seedsman, Waters-->Colq, Biggs
Blakely-->Membrey (Steele into mids)
Leuey-->NicNat

Defence becomes very weak, but I'm reluctant to locking away many premos as I'm just not confident in anyone really except the 3 I currently have
Predicting Cotchin to go big this year, and Rocky, as much as I love him, had to go. Rich could go down to a rookie, or up to a premo if I drop NicNat or Buddy
Wanted to see what team would be like with two premo rucks, hence why NicNat is now in the side
Forwards didn't really change

Main positions which will continue to change are M4, M5, D4, F4, and R2. Will probably depend on positions and prices at the end of the day.

Thoughts guys? Reckon it looks better or worse than my previous team?

Not sure if I like some of those changes man. Think we're crazy not to jump on at least one of Leuey/Krooz and it just leaves your backline really really weak. If you are set on NicNat/Goldy combo then I think you really need to downgrade Rich and upgrade a defender

Yeah I'll probably go with the Goldy/Leuey combo, just wanted to see what this looked like and what others thought

[GoLions]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

[Pkbaldy]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

You don't believe Rich will be good value?

[GoLions]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

You don't believe Rich will be good value?

Will ultimately come down to his price, and the prices of rookies tbh

[Ricochet]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

Love it mate. Only one I would look at is Griffin as he will only play if Sandi is injured. Then he has to play 3 games before any price rises. So really you need Sandi to miss extended periods of next year if you want to a) have good ruck cover that plays and b) generates money as well. Could somehow upgrade to Krooz/Belly?

[GoLions]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

Love it mate. Only one I would look at is Griffin as he will only play if Sandi is injured. Then he has to play 3 games before any price rises. So really you need Sandi to miss extended periods of next year if you want to a) have good ruck cover that plays and b) generates money as well. Could somehow upgrade to Krooz/Belly?

I'm like 10k short of Kreuzer which could easily be made by downgrading a rookie
I reckon I'll stick with this though until prices and positions are released (hopefully within the week)

[fasttrack13]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

Sucks that dal probably didnt get DPP. I'd say Fyfe over pendlebury as well... Just because fyfe is going to lift again. Had shoulder problems last year...  Goldstein lock lock lock!
Pretty standard fwds saying that they're very good!

[GoLions]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

Sucks that dal probably didnt get DPP. I'd say Fyfe over pendlebury as well... Just because fyfe is going to lift again. Had shoulder problems last year...  Goldstein lock lock lock!
Pretty standard fwds saying that they're very good!

Yeah was expecting him to get it, so he'll probably become another premium defender most likely. Prefer Pendles over Fyfe, especially with him injuring his shoulder already, wanna see how he goes early next year and all that.

[fasttrack13]

fair enough on fyfe... i don't see it as a problem just because he played with it for the later part of the year and it didn't affect his output. Amazing to see what he could do without the niggle.
But i get where you're coming from

[GoLions]

fair enough on fyfe... i don't see it as a problem just because he played with it for the later part of the year and it didn't affect his output. Amazing to see what he could do without the niggle.
But i get where you're coming from

Well the other option I guess is NDS down to a rookie, and one of my mid rookies to Fyfe...but defence could be too weak then

[Doggoneit]

Hi GL

interesting to watch the evolution of your team already - its starting to look very solid.

I realise you have to fix the NDS issue, and Biggs i think is also mid only

the only thing to me is I think you are short 1 premium - having GAJ and Rocky + lots of expensive rookies could be leaving you short.

Good luck

[Money Shot]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

Defence is good although Dal and Biggs are mid only. not sure on Seedsman but could pay off.
Mids are good although I think Ablett and Rocky could go to like Fyfe and Selwood and you could save close too 200k which could be handy but I do see why you are picking them.
Strong rucks although I don't like to see no cover.
forward line is strong also.
Very good team though.

[GoLions]

Yeah so went back to this, happier with it

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: N. Dal Santo, H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, S. Biggs, K. Langford (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Watson, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, I. Heeney, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (J. Griffin, T. Downie)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, L. Franklin, D. Swan, T. Membrey, C. Petracca (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $100,000ish

Defence is good although Dal and Biggs are mid only. not sure on Seedsman but could pay off.
Mids are good although I think Ablett and Rocky could go to like Fyfe and Selwood and you could save close too 200k which could be handy but I do see why you are picking them.
Strong rucks although I don't like to see no cover.
forward line is strong also.
Very good team though.

Yeah NDS will become the best defender I see throughout the pre-season and stuff, and after positions are announced (probably looking at someone like Hurn atm). Seedsman I think can give some premo scoring, and is priced in the mid 300s iirc. If he costs more though might pass on him.
Ablett and Rocky are there as captain options, although considering Rocky to someone else. Prefer him over Fyfe though. Selwood could definitely start in my team, and as you said the extra cash would come in handy.
I'll wait and see what rookie rucks become available to see if I need a mid-pricer in the rucks. But the way I see it, if Leuey goes down, it'll be a straight swap to Kreuzer, and if he doesn't then I wouldn't need the cover anyway. Happy to cop donuts in the rucks during the bye rounds if it means being able to have a better premium on the ground from round 1 and leading up to the byes.
Yeah happy with forwards, although Buddy could become Walters if I want some more $$$

Cheers mate :)

Hi GL

interesting to watch the evolution of your team already - its starting to look very solid.

I realise you have to fix the NDS issue, and Biggs i think is also mid only

the only thing to me is I think you are short 1 premium - having GAJ and Rocky + lots of expensive rookies could be leaving you short.

Good luck

Yeah haha changes almost every day!
Biggs will go for another defence rookie, or maybe Colquhoun if he gets named round 1. ALready mentioned plans with NDS
Currently have 12 premiums, and IMO Seedsman can become a premium which gives 13, and Leuey will be a good stepping stone to a premo as well. Hoping I won't need more than 20 trades for upgrades/downgrades alone, so barring injuries should have me in an alright position. But we all know that we're gonna get hit by injuries haha :P
Rookies will be finalized round 1 pretty much once I know who's playing and how much they will set me back.

Thanks :)

[GoLions]

Thoughts on which of these teams is better? Don't care about bye structure atm.

TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, P. Seedsman, B. Waters, S. Colquhoun, D. Moore (H. Goddard, D. McKenzie)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, T. Rockliff, S. Pendlebury, J. Selwood, J. Watson, N. van Berlo, A. Brayshaw, I. Heeney (J. Laverde, A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (R. O'Brien)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, D. Swan, C. Petracca, T. Membrey, N. Kommer (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $45,400

Provided Waters is fit and ready to go R1, he's a lock for me. Gone with 5 of the big guys in the mids, very expensive, but should also bring a lot of points each week. Not starting Fyfe this year for those who will inevitably suggest him over Rockliff or whoever :P
Still think Goldy is a lock under the new ruck rules, as he is underpriced by 5-10ppg anyway. Leuey I'm a bit unsure on, but if he and Martin can score like they did in R23 last year, should see him averaging around the 90 mark which should make him a good stepping stone.
Think BJ, Lids, and Swan will all be top 6 "forwards", so starting them as I'm not taking any risks forward this year, no point to it. Buddy, Gray, and then whoever else does well will likely be my upgrade targets. No Belly as F/R cover.

Rookies all depend on who gets named round 1 obviously.



TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, S. Hurn, P. Seedsman, B. Waters, S. Colquhoun (D. Moore, H. Goddard)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, S. Pendlebury, J. Selwood, J. Watson, N. van Berlo, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele, B. Stretch)
RUC: T. Goldstein, M. Leuenberger (R. O'Brien)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, D. Swan, T. Bellchambers, C. Petracca, T. Membrey (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $113,900

Extra premium added to defence in Hurn
Rocky dropped from mids for an extra rookie
Same rucks
Belly added as F/R cover

Just over 100k left, which could be used to get better rookies if the cheaper ones don't start



TEAM NAME: Dave's Legends
DEF: H. Shaw, M. Hibberd, S. Hurn, P. Seedsman, B. Waters, S. Colquhoun (D. Moore, H. Goddard)
MID: G. Ablett jnr, S. Pendlebury, J. Selwood, J. Watson, N. van Berlo, A. Brayshaw, N. Cockatoo, J. Laverde (A. Neal-Bullen, J. Steele, B. Stretch)
RUC: T. Goldstein, N. Naitanui (R. O'Brien)
FWD: B. Deledio, B. Goddard, D. Swan, C. Petracca, T. Membrey, N. Kommer (M. Clark, J. Hogan)
CASH LEFT: $117,300

Basically same as before except Belly becomes a rookie, and I have set-and-forget rucks. Really like the look of Maric though, so he could come in for NicNat perhaps.

[eaglesman]

I like team 1 except I don't like kommer :)