Deamteam Year long Keepers.

[ALI-G]

When selecting your team have you gone for players you can keep all year and rely upon or pricerising youngsters/injured players?

I have 13 players I expect to stay all year, around 10 players I expect to trade for money and 7 im undecided on.

[Plugg3r]

In my team..
I reckon I have 14 that will be alright all year or missing one game.
The rest I dont know..

[Tippaz]

when selecting high priced players, i'm ALL ABOUT long term keepers.
i will only select players with elite consistency (like Scott West). look for players with amazing consecutive-game-streaks, or, players who have only missed 5 or so games in the last 5 years because they are far more likely to deliver.
you DO NOT want to blow trades by constantly swapping expensive players!!

when selecting midrange priced players, i tend to look for players 'on the way up' with the hope/expectance of putting the 22 games together. everyone knows 2nd and 3rd year players tend to get better, but also try to look for some abnormalities. Injured players from 2006 (like Nathan Brown) look like good picks. Misclassified players (like Martin Mattner) are sometimes advantaged under a different catergory. Anyone experiencing a new position in 2007 (like Brett Thornton) could dramatically alter their stats.
in the past, i have felt let down by players missing games, so playing 22 is still an important factor. however, you will need to take risks also. Just look at Dane Swan last year.

when selecting low priced players (above min. wage), you should probably be thinking short-term. everyone expects to upgrade these players as soon as possible because they aren't really expected to be in for the long haul. if you manage to find another Jobe Watson - keep him! as long as they deliver the big points, they won't be going anywhere. hunt down players who you consider to be in the starting 22 (of their team). consider their pointscoring ability, and try to figure out if they can improve. playing 22 games isn't as important, but you still want them lasting 7-10 rds without failing to miss a game. take risks, but make sure you've got the backup.

when selecting min. wage players, you consider all players set to get a regular game. the key to min. wagers is price rise. they need to take off straight away. study the rd1 team sheets (if you can) - you might find another Bartram or Birchall. consider the high draft picks (they are probably more likely to play). consider any 2nd/3rd year player who might breakthrough. i think you should concentrate on 'games played in 2007' rather than 'stat potential' with reserves, but if you think you can find the next Symes - go for it - because they might just break into your 22.

[Tohz87]

Thanks tippaz,

thats alot to take into account but ill try to build the best team that i can. Ill be sure to inform you of any team updates i make....

I try to find 2-3 key players in each section, ie: Back,Ctr,R,Fwd and the rest are either keepers or price rising players