Top 10 Defenders

[FactHunt]

Im really very, very happy Brodie Smith turned out to be unique 8)

Good to see you are still waving the flag Tbag , I got him myself when I saw he was playing  ;)

Yeah good trade! Expect another ton this week now he's over the head knock and the rain has passed over the Docklands ;)

I wonder how much longer it will take the n00bs to actually realize Smithy is the real deal? ???

This n00b is looking to get him in, but might have to wait a week or two for some mooing(or even early mooing) to occur...
He will come in though.

[RaisyDaisy]

Brodie Smith has put in a couple of absolute stinkers over the past couple of weeks. Glad I didn't get him

Houli looks very good but is too expensive to get now IMO

What are peoples thoughts on Pittard? After round 1 he has gone 130, 94, 101 and 99 unscaled tonight

I think I will be bringing in a premo defender this week, and Pittard and McDonald seem like the two that are scoring very well and still priced under 500k

If I can afford McDonald I am bringing him in for sure. 8 excellent scores in a row now (First 5 rounds plus 3 NAB matches) is enough to show me he is going to be a keeper, and if I cant afford him I am seriously considering Pittard, especially with their draw opening right up now

Thoughts?

[Bully]

Brodie Smith has put in a couple of absolute stinkers over the past couple of weeks. Glad I didn't get him

Houli looks very good but is too expensive to get now IMO

What are peoples thoughts on Pittard? After round 1 he has gone 130, 94, 101 and 99 unscaled tonight

I think I will be bringing in a premo defender this week, and Pittard and McDonald seem like the two that are scoring very well and still priced under 500k

If I can afford McDonald I am bringing him in for sure. 8 excellent scores in a row now (First 5 rounds plus 3 NAB matches) is enough to show me he is going to be a keeper, and if I cant afford him I am seriously considering Pittard, especially with their draw opening right up now

Thoughts?

I think McDonald has proven himself, seems to be playing with maximum confidence now. There was one piece of play where he took a one handed contested mark, that is a good barometer of how well he's performing.

[H1bb3i2d]

Brodie Smith has put in a couple of absolute stinkers over the past couple of weeks. Glad I didn't get him

Houli looks very good but is too expensive to get now IMO

What are peoples thoughts on Pittard? After round 1 he has gone 130, 94, 101 and 99 unscaled tonight

I think I will be bringing in a premo defender this week, and Pittard and McDonald seem like the two that are scoring very well and still priced under 500k

If I can afford McDonald I am bringing him in for sure. 8 excellent scores in a row now (First 5 rounds plus 3 NAB matches) is enough to show me he is going to be a keeper, and if I cant afford him I am seriously considering Pittard, especially with their draw opening right up now

Thoughts?

I think McDonald has proven himself, seems to be playing with maximum confidence now. There was one piece of play where he took a one handed contested mark, that is a good barometer of how well he's performing.

Yeah he's proven he can do it even in the big losses which is impressive. My only concern would be obviously he's extremely confident right now, I still do see that running out eventually, similarly to Cale Hooker last year. Not a bad guy to bring in though considering how woeful many of the 'premiums' have been

[HotTiges]

Have to entertain the likes of Mcdonald McGovern and Hooker..seem to be scoring better then Hibberd Simpson etc

[Gigantor]

Yeah they look good, the question is do you upgrade an Oxley/Saad/Tosh or do a bit of a sideways upgrade of Newnes/Lumumba?

[RaisyDaisy]

Yeah they look good, the question is do you upgrade an Oxley/Saad/Tosh or do a bit of a sideways upgrade of Newnes/Lumumba?

Lumumba is getting on my nerves, but I wont luxury trade premo's until I've got 22 of them, so he stays

2 of Tosh, Goodes and Heeney will be out this week for me, with Pittard or McDonald coming in I reckon

[Gigantor]

Yeah they look good, the question is do you upgrade an Oxley/Saad/Tosh or do a bit of a sideways upgrade of Newnes/Lumumba?

Lumumba is getting on my nerves, but I wont luxury trade premo's until I've got 22 of them, so he stays

2 of Tosh, Goodes and Heeney will be out this week for me, with Pittard or McDonald coming in I reckon

Yeah I really don't want to sideways but Newnes and Lumumba are depressing

I've got Shaw and Murphy so I'll probably just sit Newnes, Lumumba, Ox and Saad at D3-D6 for as long as possible

[AaronKirk]

flower, I am hating defence this year. I wouldn't trust any so called premium to bring them in at this stage.

As long as Saad, McIntosh and Oxley can score decently I will upgrade elsewhere and let them go up in price.

[Mat0369]

Lumumba is getting on my nerves, but I wont luxury trade premo's until I've got 22 of them, so he stays

2 of Tosh, Goodes and Heeney will be out this week for me, with Pittard or McDonald coming in I reckon

Newnes and Lumumba will be gone from my team around the byes I think if I can complete the rest of my team by then. The only thing that will save them is 3 or 4 huge scores in a row. I need two upgrade targets in defense (not including the sideways trades) and I am thinking McGovern and one of Birch/Bob/Hodge.

[FactHunt]

flower, I am hating defence this year. I wouldn't trust any so called premium to bring them in at this stage.

As long as Saad, McIntosh and Oxley can score decently I will upgrade elsewhere and let them go up in price.

Yeah, definitely keeping Oxley for the time being, Saad can stay too for  spell. I'm slightly over the Tosh, I foresee him being out of my squad in the next fortnight as an upgrade.

[RaisyDaisy]

I refuse to pay over 500k for a defender, which is why McDonald and Pittard are on my radar and one of them is likely to come in this week

Saad and Ox aren't going anywhere, but I will punt Tosh if I need to

[Mat0369]

I refuse to pay over 500k for a defender, which is why McDonald and Pittard are on my radar and one of them is likely to come in this week

Saad and Ox aren't going anywhere, but I will punt Tosh if I need to

Also this. One of the reasons I am considering McGovern is I can bring him in for Salem and then swing him back for Tosh when he tops out in a couple of weeks. It also allows me to evaluate Tom Mitchell and his job security as a forward option or I can wait for Gray to bottom out pending on cash

[batt]

I refuse to pay over 500k for a defender, which is why McDonald and Pittard are on my radar and one of them is likely to come in this week

Jeez, the second Pittard is on your radar you KNOW the defensive line sucks.

[H1bb3i2d]

I refuse to pay over 500k for a defender, which is why McDonald and Pittard are on my radar and one of them is likely to come in this week

Jeez, the second Pittard is on your radar you KNOW the defensive line sucks.

Good player, it's just the forward tags which have troubles him in the past that worries me.