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DBoms
February 8, 2018 at 10:42 am
Thoughts on my current team…
DEF: Laird, Crisp, Brayshaw, Coffield, Cumming, Murray (Mirra, Doedee)
MID: Mitchell, Merrett, Rockliff, B Crouch, Cripps, LDU, T Kelly, Freeman (Wigg, Worpel)
RUCK: Kreuzer, Gawn (Cameron, English)
FWD: Billings, Heeney, D Smith, Lobb, A Young, Ahern (Venables, Rioli)
43k remaining
I’m torn between Brayshaw and Hanley for D3, and Aaron Young could become a rookie, but I think he has a lot of room for improvement.
Jugs Tigers
February 8, 2018 at 10:51 am
Three defender rookies is risky but if it pays off then you have cash generation and gives you the ability to make other lines stronger which you have done. Midfield is good but Wigg is out for at least half the season. Rucks are good and there is value in your Forward line!
Zober
February 8, 2018 at 10:43 am
Def: Laird, Yeo, Brayshaw, Coffield, O’Shea, Murray (Mirra, Doedee)
Mid: Mitchell, Merrett, Treloar, Rockliff, Cripps, Redden, T.Kelly, Davies-Uniacke (Freeman, Wigg)
Rucks: Gawn, Nic Nat (English, Cameron)
Fwd: Menegola, Heeney, Lobb, Ah Chee, Higgins, Venables (Ahern, Rioli)
70k left
Any thoughts?
Fooz
February 8, 2018 at 12:51 pm
Who’s this Coffield bloke people are suddenly putting in their teams. I would have thought that the Sainters have a few more in the pecking order in DEF in front of him…
Buckz Boyz
February 8, 2018 at 12:56 pm
High draft pick who will play games. Kids got a good boot. Suddenly? Been in there since I started making my teams.
Zober
February 8, 2018 at 7:58 pm
Any other suggestions?
Jugs Tigers
February 8, 2018 at 10:43 am
Here is my team, this is the team I am going to take into the JLT
Backline: R.laird – Z.Touhy – P.Hanley – A.Brayshaw – N.Coffield- T.Doedee
Bench: I.Cumming – S.Murray
Midfield: T.Mitchell – A.Treloar – D.Beams – T.Rockliff – D.Prestia – A.Brayshaw – P.Dow – LDU
Bench: T.Kelly – J.Worpel
Ruckman: S.Jacobs – M.Gawn
Bench: T.English – D.Cameron
Forwards: M.Barlow – M.Robinson – H.Crozier – J.Stringer – W.Setterfield – J.Stephenson
Bench: W.Rioli – D.Venables
Would love your thoughts but I am pretty happy, if you have any thoughts and suggestions I am open to them. I also have 48K leftover
Fooz
February 8, 2018 at 12:50 pm
I guess you have a watching brief on your forward line roles in the JLT – Crozier, Stringer, and even Setterfield…
Jugs Tigers
February 8, 2018 at 2:01 pm
I guess that’s what it looks like aye…
Mondi
February 12, 2018 at 11:47 pm
Yeh boi aye..
EL B
February 25, 2018 at 6:07 pm
Terrible fwd line. Burn team, start again…
anth80
February 8, 2018 at 10:51 am
Has anyone thought of Lycett as a swap for Naitanui? Pretty much same price and will save us heaps of $$?
Buckz Boyz
February 8, 2018 at 11:00 am
Nope. Just staying away from Eagles rucks.
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 11:32 am
Will also cost u two trades to get rid of him , wat are they worth
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 11:50 am
You need 2 good rucks. imo you should pick 2 premo rucks, set & forget for the year. Mid price rucks rarely work out & are a pain to upgrade
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 2:23 pm
Just like Nank last year hey…
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 2:31 pm
Every years different, i ugraded nank before his buy
Jason
February 8, 2018 at 3:09 pm
And Witts
Luke
February 8, 2018 at 11:42 am
Beams + Mclean (F3)
or
Treloar + D.Smith (F3)
anth80
February 8, 2018 at 12:28 pm
1 for me.
Charlie Allan
February 8, 2018 at 12:35 pm
Treloar + D.Smith (F3), Smith could be a gun for Essendon
Gawn For A Quick Nank
February 8, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Anyone thought of Higgins for M6? got a gut feeling about him having a big year…
Buckz Boyz
February 8, 2018 at 12:33 pm
First season he’s gone over 90 average. Pass for me.
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 3:56 pm
He is on the never again list for me. Been burnt too many times over the years
jackoboys
February 8, 2018 at 12:34 pm
T.Rockliff or L.Parker
not sure because dont know how tom will go at port or do you think Parker could get an average of 105+
Thoughts?
Buckz Boyz
February 8, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Why would a team want Rocky? What is Rocky the best at? Clearances, tackles & possessions. He’s going to be playing a similar role that he was at the Lions.
Rocky will go 115-130.
Parker burned me, and I think all the Sydney mids will travel the same again this year.
jackoboys
February 8, 2018 at 12:43 pm
Ok thanks
Alex
February 8, 2018 at 12:44 pm
Travis colyer out for a couple of months. Does this increase D.Smith’s midfield time?
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 2:24 pm
No. Colyer was on the outer.
jackoboys
February 8, 2018 at 12:49 pm
What do you guys think the best 3 defenders to get for $565,000 r?
jackoboys
February 8, 2018 at 12:50 pm
What do you guys think the best defenders to get for $565,000 is?
jackoboys
February 8, 2018 at 12:50 pm
top 3 if can
Buckz Boyz
February 8, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Shaw if given good role, same with McGrath, and the I would say Brayshaw makes the 3rd.
jackoboys
February 8, 2018 at 12:55 pm
ok
Alex
February 8, 2018 at 12:56 pm
Probably 1. Shaw 2. Sicily 3. Scharanberg.
However, noone stands out so I would be opting for more value through the likes of Brayshaw/Mcgrath (I prefer Brayshaw) and use the cash elsewhere.
John
February 8, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Higgins + Prestia or D.Smith + Dow
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 2:25 pm
1.
Fooz
February 8, 2018 at 1:05 pm
How much a coaches keeping in their Warne Chest for the start of season?
Mick
February 8, 2018 at 1:45 pm
so far $270,000, but that’s in case of a unexpected event occurs…
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm
assume you are starting nic nat wit hthat sort of chest
Mick
February 8, 2018 at 4:45 pm
NO
Gawn For A Quick Nank
February 8, 2018 at 1:23 pm
blake acres?
Mick
February 8, 2018 at 1:44 pm
which one, Franklin or Billings ?????
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm
BILLINGS I THINK FRANKLIN IS UNDERDONE – Billings new kid on the block young fit firing
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:40 pm
Franklin, Just for his proven history & i cant see the Swans having a bad year so he should have plenty of the footy in the fwd line this year.
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 1:59 pm
TEAM NAME: MID PRICED MADNESS. (AFL Fantasy 2018)
Used: $12,590,000 (99.9%), Remaining: $10,000 (0.1%) On Ground: $11,032,000 (87.6%), On Bench: $1,558,000 (12.4%)
Expected Total: 2067, Site Expected Total: 2048
Def: B.Houli (94), H.Shaw (94), P.Hanley (88), A.Brayshaw (87), A.Aliir (65), C.O’Shea (65) (T.Doedee (57), L.Keeffe (52))
Mid: M.Crouch (113), L.Parker (108), P.Cripps (107), S.Coniglio (105), C.Blakely (104), J.Redden (98), D.Prestia (98), J.O’Meara (89) (L.Davies-Uniacke (68), T.Kelly (66))
Ruc: M.Gawn (100), T.Bellchambers (84) (D.Cameron (51), S.Draper (45))
Fwd: M.Robinson (95), J.Stringer (81), A.Christensen (78), C.Rayner (68), W.Setterfield (68), J.Higgins (65) (L.Ryan (61), W.Rioli (55))
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 2:27 pm
Id love to go in like that, BUT CANT
Buckz Boyz
February 8, 2018 at 2:38 pm
With the lack of premos I have no idea how you’ve even managed to spend all your cash.
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 4:56 pm
was fun just created a new email address and will run this team for fun is experiment
Fooz
February 8, 2018 at 3:10 pm
courageous
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:37 pm
That your “mums” team Euman?
Joey
February 8, 2018 at 2:23 pm
M. Barlow & C. Rayner
OR
D. Smith & A. Christensen
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Option 1 for sure. Gun FWD & #1 pick vs a bloke at a new team with no great scoring history & a bloke that is a major injury risk
Gawn For A Quick Nank
February 8, 2018 at 2:34 pm
Thoughts on Blake Acres in the forward line?
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:32 pm
Up & Down like a yoyo. He does have a great ceiling (120) but he can also spud it up (38,49,53)
Heater
February 8, 2018 at 2:48 pm
DEF: Lloyd, Crisp, Ellis, Shaw, Hanley, Smith (Rice,Morgan)
MID: Sidey, Beams, Rocky, Neale, Parker, Brayshaw, Dow, LDU (Freeman,Wigg)
RUC: Ceglar, Lobbe (English,Cameron)
FWD: Barlow, Smith, Robinson, Wallis, Jack, Ahren (Battle,Keefe)
10k left
Gawn For A Quick Nank
February 8, 2018 at 3:00 pm
actual wank
Heater
February 8, 2018 at 3:46 pm
?
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:07 pm
He thinks your team is not very good. You can improve it pretty easily. You definitely need better Rucks maybe 1 top line gun in the middle & 1 of Laird, Yeo, or Simmo in defence.
Luke
February 8, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Rayner + Treloar or Higgins + Adams
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 4:59 pm
i dont think Higgins will play round 1 or even first 5-6 rounds.
Am mad tiger and know who they have waiting ready to play and in reading articles on Tigers web site he barely gets a mention
but guess he could become someone else Liam Ryan etc
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 2:53 pm
I was going through the old “my team” posts from 2012 trying to find one of my old teams. I forgot about the old 7-6-2-7 structure. Imagine trying to put 7 FWDs & 7 DEFs on field this year..
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Hows this one dont think i actually started with this exact team but is still saved in DT Live
TEAM NAME: Eumans Tigers Fantasy. (AFL Fantasy 2014)
Used: $9,693,000 (96.9%), Remaining: $307,000 (3.1%) On Ground: $8,524,100 (85.2%), On Bench: $1,168,900 (11.7%)
Expected Total: 2142, Site Expected Total: 2101
Def: S.Mitchell (98), J.Bartel (95), H.Shaw (90), D.Swallow (90), M.Suckling (85), L.McDonald (75) (M.Fuller (65), C.Howard (65))
Mid: S.Johnson (118), G.Ablett (115), D.Beams (115), M.Murphy (105), B.Ellis (96), D.Thomas (92), J.Martin (77), L.Anthony (82) (M.Honeychurch (65), J.Polec (65))
Ruc: M.Leuenberger (85.15), A.Sandilands (95) (B.Longer (75), F.Thurlow (45))
Fwd: C.Wingard (100), L.Franklin (100), C.Dixon (85), T.Walker (85), M.Clark (75), N.Bock (65) (D.Garlett (65), G.Rohan (65))
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Haha I love looking at old teams. I wonder if Wingaurd would be worth a look again in 2018.. How long have you been playing for Euman?
Euman
February 9, 2018 at 12:06 pm
since before fantasy started was just dream team. so i think about 2010 roughly maybe longer, is all a blur
Corey
February 8, 2018 at 2:59 pm
Whats a good midfielder in the 500K ish mark?
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Sicily.
Another Arctic Flying wombat Panda of Doom named Drowning fish
February 8, 2018 at 3:19 pm
Sicily based on specific role, if not, he’s not relevant
Another Arctic Flying wombat Panda of Doom named Drowning fish
February 8, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Have a look at Matt Kennedy, coming from the Giants, a new club in Carlton who have just lost another star Inside man and he’s at 485k, defiantly one to consider since he’s priced at 68.5 average
TimorSaint
February 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm
yeah good call. On my JLT radar for sure – what do you think he could average. Still a young buck so less than 100 for sure
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Gonna be hard to pick in the midfeild
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 4:39 pm
Shit that’s my bad, read it wrong haha!
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 4:38 pm
Yeah exactly right, atm he looks poised to stay in that defensive role though.
Heater
February 8, 2018 at 3:45 pm
Armitage
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Wont get a game
TimorSaint
February 8, 2018 at 3:59 pm
No Arma ! Thats a big call. I reckon he’ll retate through the forward ine and average 85-90
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:03 pm
He’s been locked in my team for a while now. Definitely under value. By the sounds of things he is moving really well again & he reckons his body is feeling fresh from the break.
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Draft docter podcast reckon hes got no chance, has to take dunstans spot,and we all no how he finished the year
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 4:35 pm
Don’t listen to that bloke.. He is best 22 at the Saints & has a history of being a great fantasy scorer too.. LOCKED
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 4:53 pm
Dont have to listen to them , i listen to myself
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 4:55 pm
Id b happy to b wrong rather than take him
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 5:07 pm
Fair enough mate. Hopefully he goes ok
rodhead
February 8, 2018 at 3:01 pm
Right-o Cripps or Heeney??
Another Arctic Flying wombat Panda of Doom named Drowning fish
February 8, 2018 at 4:30 pm
Cripps based on Heeney’s surgery
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 5:02 pm
ok so who comes in for heeny then
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 9:08 pm
Heeney will play, he just had a little set back due to surgery.
Another Arctic Flying wombat Panda of Doom named Drowning fish
February 8, 2018 at 3:28 pm
I have a predicimate PLEASE READ THE BELOW STATEMENT
Firstly i need an M5, currently its redden but with some changing of players, i have 860k to spend so can afford anyone.
This is my team
DEF: Laird, Hibberd, Burton, McGrath, Coffield, Murray, (Cumming, Mira)
MID: Titch, Kelly, Adams, Rockliff, REDDEN, LDU, Brayshaw, Kelly (Freeman, Worpal)
RUCK: Witts, Gawn, (English, Cameron)
FWD: Billing’s, Stringer, Lobb, Rayner, Setterfield, Venables, (Ahern, Watermelon)
Please give me a few players other than Danger and Ablett who you think would go well as an M5.
KEEP IN MIND, i dont want guys from GWS, Port Adelaide or Hawthorn.
Give me a few suggestions please and any other concerns let me know.
Ill respond in kind! :)
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 3:40 pm
Brad crouch
andyjh
February 8, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Dusty, Sidebottom, Beams
TimorSaint
February 8, 2018 at 4:03 pm
Blakie – and that leaves you some handsome coin
TimorSaint
February 8, 2018 at 4:04 pm
Blakely*
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 4:46 pm
Taylor Adams, the guy is a jet.
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 5:01 pm
Hes got adams
Euman
February 8, 2018 at 5:04 pm
lol your on fire you gotta start paying attention
The mid question before also lol
all good mate just stirring you been drinking n reading yes?
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 9:08 pm
Hahahaha shit idk what is wrong with me atm….
Guadlino
February 8, 2018 at 6:37 pm
defenders
K. Simpson, M. Hibberd, J. Crisp, N. Coffield, S. Murray, T. Doedee, I. Cumming, D. Mirra
T. Mitchell, P. Dangerfield, J. Kelly, T. Rockliff, P. Cripps, J. O’Meara, L. Davies-Uniacke, T. Kelly, H. Wigg, J. Patmore
P. Ryder, M. Gawn, B. Miller, D. Cameron
J. Billings, T. McLean, J. de Goey, C. Rayner, W. Setterfield, D. Venables
, W. Rioli, P. Ahern
Too many 170,000 rookies in Defence. Thoughts appreciated.
Guadino
February 8, 2018 at 6:39 pm
Too many 170,000 in backline?
c-note
February 8, 2018 at 6:51 pm
thoughts on t addams? can he still avg 114 this year ?
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 9:09 pm
He’s going 115+ for me tbh.
tbag
February 8, 2018 at 6:53 pm
t addams, kelly, dusty, gaz, duncan or m murphy ?? which one lads
Gawn For A Quick Nank
February 8, 2018 at 7:56 pm
kelly for me but duncan looks a good pick
Scott
February 8, 2018 at 9:10 pm
Gaz
link the sink
February 8, 2018 at 6:55 pm
thoughts on ryan clarke from north?
thomas L
February 8, 2018 at 6:56 pm
thoughts on ryan buton, can he have a breakout year ? i feel like he will be really good this year but need you guys opinion ?
Ned kelly
February 8, 2018 at 7:13 pm
Well worth the chance bud imo
Jason
February 8, 2018 at 10:38 pm
As a Hawks supporter, even though I love him, I couldn’t pick him. Will likely play up fwd and play a role like Gunston used to. Even tho he’s a jet, I just can’t see him scoring 90+ in that role. Might be a season too early to get him.
Euman
February 9, 2018 at 12:09 pm
yes rumour is Ryan to play forward, Sicily to stay down back and possibly pick up a hodge type role (i just made that last bit up)
Mason
February 10, 2018 at 2:09 am
Hanley or McGrath ?
And
Llyod or hibberd?
Barnesy
February 13, 2018 at 12:40 pm
McGrath/Laird/ O’Shea (doedee)
Johannisen/Talia/Hibberd (pearce)
Bont/Rockcliff/M Crouch/Fyfe (hayden)
O’Meara/Redden/De Goey/ LDU (barry)
Nic Nat/Gawn (english, darcy)
Billings/Petracca/Stringer (battle)
B Ah Chee/Heeney/Raynor (ahern)
Barnesy
February 13, 2018 at 12:40 pm
thoughts ?