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[Tohz87]

Waah Waah Whii Waah, I cant wait for the season to start so im down for an SC league. My team is Riot In Belgium.

[Lions_Master]

I'll join in, now to figure out the team!

[Tippaz]

i'm taking a totally different approach.

i've bought a whole squad of bargain prospects, leaving 3.5mil in the bank.
i wanna get my 'little guys' right this time. this might help.
very disappointed to see Koschitzke in the 'backs'.
those 'rucks' are the dodgiest bunch ever. hard to find any decent reserves.

my best picks from each category are:
BACK - Koschitzke
CENTRE - Pendlebury
RUCK - Hudson
FORWARD - Franklin

[Brades]

Originally Posted by Tippaz

i'm taking a totally different approach.

i've bought a whole squad of bargain prospects, leaving 3.5mil in the bank.
i wanna get my 'little guys' right this time. this might help.
very disappointed to see Koschitzke in the 'backs'.
those 'rucks' are the dodgiest bunch ever. hard to find any decent reserves.

my best picks from each category are:
BACK - Koschitzke
CENTRE - Pendlebury
RUCK - Hudson
FORWARD - Franklin

Thats a very big gamble by you and probably one that won't work.

Hard to find decent back rucks? Leuenburger? Sellar? Those 2 will definitely play, or should play this year.

As for your best picks, I agree with Kozzie - should he not get injured
Centre - disagree, Shannon Hurn is better than him by a mile and is still 19, and will play this year for sure.
Ruck - Hudson easy, just because he hasnt played for so long
Forward - Franklin? He's very inconsistent at best and this has been proven alot, great talent, too inconsistent. Best forward pick for me is Monfries or Porplyzia.

[ALI-G]

Originally Posted by Tippaz

i'm taking a totally different approach.

i've bought a whole squad of bargain prospects, leaving 3.5mil in the bank.
i wanna get my 'little guys' right this time. this might help.
very disappointed to see Koschitzke in the 'backs'.
those 'rucks' are the dodgiest bunch ever. hard to find any decent reserves.

my best picks from each category are:
BACK - Koschitzke
CENTRE - Pendlebury
RUCK - Hudson
FORWARD - Franklin

Agree with Kozzie, also like Harley at his current price
I think Murphy is a better buy than Pends
Hudson and darcy are in the same boat.
Heaps of quality midpriced forwards about

[ALI-G]

My team atm looks like this:

B: Roe, Symes, Hunter, Brennan, Harley, Polak, Kozi. Int - Miller, Hansen

C: Kerr, Griffen, Murphy, N.Lappin, Gibbs, J.Selwood. Int - Polo, Dempsey

R: Cox, Darcy. Int - Hudson, Leunberger

F: Brown, Hall, B.Johnson, Pavlich, G.Ablett, R.Murphy, Waite. Int - Alwyn Davey, Hawkins

A few changes will likely be made upon announcement of round 1 teams. If Davey and Hawkins both play I will probly trade Waite or another for a lower forward and get another experienced centre.

I expect a big year from Lappin without Voss and Aker and his 263K pricetag is to good to ignore

[Brades]

I have 200k to Spend atm..

B: Raines, Corey Jones, Birchall, Brennan, Harley, Kozi, Hunter -- Gilbert, Boyle

C: Judd, Power, S Burgoyne, Bruce, Crowley, Hurn -- Gibbs, Dunn/Browne

R: Sandilands, Hudson -- Sellar, Leunberger

F: Pavlich, G Ablett, Ricciuto, Mooney, Monfries, Porplyzia, Embley -- Davey, Hawkins


Not sure on Hrn myself.

Ali, I dont know nwhy you have Hall, he isnt worth his 600k price tag. Also, Polak isn't worth a $1 Price tag. And Hudson will automatically do better than Darcy, no one is sure whether Darcy will play ruck at the moment and after 2 years, how good is he still? He does have his age to worry about.

[Tippaz]

Originally Posted by Brades

Thats a very big gamble by you and probably one that won't work.

I'm not going to leave the team like that.
I just thought it might help doing this way.
Here. Take a look at this.

B - C.Jones, McPhee, A.Walker, Raines, Birchall, J.Walker, Koschitzke, [Frawley, Ellis]

C - Deledio, Griffen, M.Murphy, Pendlebury, N.Lappin, J.Selwood, [Thomas, Dunn]

R - Cox(c), Sandilands, [Hudson, Griffin]

F - G.Ablett, Ricciuto, Monfries, N.Brown, Franklin, D.Thomas, Hansen, [Davey, Edwards]

Still got 1.4mil in the bank, and i intend on using it.
This method gives a good solid base to work from.
I can definately see the benefits of going light on the midfield. There are so many great bargains - you'd be mad to buy anyone over 500k!!
Don't buy Judd. His starting price is ridiculous. Anything less than 22 games at top form will cost you big time. I strongly recommend waiting until his price drops.
The new 'ruck' system has changed my outlook. It is absolutely critical your 2 starting rucks play 22 games each because there is a lack of pointscoring talent amongst the min. wagers. Guys like Leuenberger/Sellar/Renouf/etc won't play many games. And when they do - they get very few minutes! They will also struggle to lift their price. Right now, i am unsure what to do with the 2 reserve rucks. I currently own Hudson198k and Griffin90k. My thoughts were: should Hudson ever get injured, Griffin would come into the team. Hudson is expensive backup, but i can see price-rise. He is not worthy of being a starting player IMHO because he has just come back from a knee reconstruction and there's no way he can be entrusted to 22 games. Out of the high-price rucks, i think Dean Cox is a must-have. He has an outstanding record, rarely misses games, and is probably the best ruckman in the comp.

[Brades]

You are kidding me on Judd. The guy can average over 120, hence why his price is so high.

It is critical your rucks play so much, so why did you put Hudson in your reserves? He'll play every game and he is unlikely to get injured. Earth to Tippaz - Hudson is the crows only RECOGNIZED ruckman. Dean Cox is no longer a must have anymore with some decent price rucks around, Like Hudson and Sandilands.

Plus, you say dont buy over 500k, thats flipping BS mate. The reason you buy over 500 players is so you can get GAURENTEED 100+ players per week. You put Selwood in - Not 100+, Pendlebury - Not 100+, Murpgy - Not 100+, Deledio - Not 100+. I have Power - 100+, Judd 100+, S Burgoyne - 100+, Cam Bruce - 100+, so far my team is killing yours without playing a game.

Also, your backline lacks alot. J Walker is probably unlikely to play many games, as is A Walker.

Forward - Franklin is as inconsistent as my regular DT scoring And I would not buy him simply due to that.

[Tippaz]

Brades,

you also have players like Brennan, Harley, Koschitzke, Hunter, Mooney, Monfries, Porplyzia in your forwards/backs.
trust me. the 200-400k centres are miles better than the 200-400k backs/forwards. i think it's better to go for the high-priced rucks, backs, and forwards. not centres. i agree Judd, Bruce, Power and co will bring in the 100+ points, but there are some pretty decent rucks/backs/forwards out there who do the same.
and should any of those centre players breakdown, their overall value dimishes badly. Suddenly, a 22 game season from Marc Murphy may outweigh an 18 game season from Cameron Bruce. Your high-priced players (from any category) need to last you the entire season. You don't want to waste trades. Stick to players with the very best history - they are more likely to deliver.