Footy Tragic
Round 7
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MELBOURNE v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Melbourne
B: Cameron Bruce, Matthew Warnock, James Frawley
HB: James McDonald, Colin Garland, Clint Bartram
C: Jack Trengove, Jordie McKenzie, Jared Rivers
HF: Brad Green, Colin Sylvia, Lynden Dunn
F: Nathan Jones, Matthew Bate, Aaron Davey
Foll: Mark Jamar, Jack Grimes, Brent Moloney
I/C: Jamie Bennell, Paul Johnson, Tom Scully, Daniel Hughes
Emg: Joel Macdonald, Neville Jetta, Michael Newton
In: Johnson, Hughes, McKenzie
Out: Joel Macdonald, Ricky Petterd (shoulder), Stefan Martin
New: Daniel Hughes (Sandringham (VFL)/rookie list)
- Danny Hughes will make his debut for the club – he is a medium sized forward and is a mature-aged rookie (23yo). He played 12 games in the VFL last year and was named in the best for a third of them, kicking 20 goals along the way. He has a good body size, and considering he is only competing with Brad Miller and Juice Newton for spots in the 22, i would think he’d be given plenty of opportunities.
- Macdonald has been dropped from the team which is a bit of a surprise, and Petterd looks like he will miss the rest of the season with his shoulder injury. McKenzie earns his spot back after being rested last week.
Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Ryan Griffen, Daniel Cross, Andrejs Everitt
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Shaun Higgins
F: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Jason Akermanis
Foll: Ben Hudson, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney
I/C: Dylan Addison, Jarrad Grant, Brennan Stack, Jordan Roughead
Emg: Will Minson, Josh Hill, Easton Wood
In: Boyd, Stack
Out: Nathan Eagleton (leg), Brad Johnson (groin)
- All Boyd owners will be rapt to see him back, although those who own Gia will probably be a little more disappointed as he will now likely move back to the forward line, sacrificing the two huge scores he has had in a row.
ESSENDON v PORT ADELAIDE
Essendon
B: Courtenay Dempsey, Dustin Fletcher, Henry Slattery
HB: Brent Prismall, Cale Hooker, Mark McVeigh
C: Heath Hocking, Jobe Watson, Nathan Lovett-Murray
HF: Sam Lonergan, Scott Gumbleton, David Zaharakis
F: Patrick Ryder, Michael Hurley, Alwyn Davey
Foll: David Hille, Brent Stanton, Jason Winderlich
I/C: Angus Monfries, Ben Howlett, Jarrod Atkinson, Jake Melksham
Emg: Bachar Houli, Tyson Slattery, Mark Williams
In: Melksham, Howlett
Out: Andrew Welsh (susp), Ricky Dyson (knee)
- Finally, Howlett is included back in the Bombers team, along with Melksham. They take the places of Welsh (who is suspended for four weeks) and Dyson (who looks like missing 2 months of footy with his knee injury)
Port Adelaide
B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin
HB: Paul Stewart, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Matt Thomas, Warren Tredrea, David Rodan
F: Robbie Gray, Brett Ebert, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
I/C: Hamish Hartlett, Daniel Motlop, Nathan Krakouer, Jackson Trengove
Emg: Matthew Broadbent, Nick Salter, Michael Pettigrew
In: D. Motlop, Krakouer, Trengove
Out: Jay Schulz, Matthew Lobbe, Josh Carr
- Both Krakouer and Trengove are good inclusions for Port – however, Motlop’s recovery from injury will probably exclude Hitchcock from many future matches, although i hope i am wrong.
- Lobbe has lost his place in the side – i expect he will be in and out of the side all year, depending on who Port are playing.
WEST COAST v HAWTHORN
West Coast
B: Will Schofield, Darren Glass, Beau Waters
HB: Scott Selwood, Eric Mackenzie, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Brad Ebert
HF: Brad Sheppard, Josh Kennedy, Mark Nicoski
F: Ashton Hams, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Adam Selwood, Tom Swift
I/C: Dean Cox, Patrick McGinnity, Ben McKinley, Lewis Stevenson
Emg: Mitchell Brown, Bradd Dalziell, Ashley Hansen
In: Nicoski, Stevenson, Sheppard
Out: Brett Jones (arm), Chris Masten (knee), Andrew Embley (susp)
New: Brad Sheppard (East Fremantle)
- It is great to see Sheppard named for his debut after several good games in the WAFL. As talked about in today’s article, Sheppard is a ball-winning half-back and a first round draft pick for the Eagles in last year’s draft. Whilst he didn’t really shine in the NAB cup, he has the potential to be a real star once given a good chance.
- Chris Masten will be out for 5-6 weeks with his knee injury and Embley has been suspended for 2 games.
Hawthorn
B: Ben Stratton, Stephen Gilham, Brent Guerra
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Brendan Whitecross
C: Clinton Young, Luke Hodge, Matt Suckling
HF: Carl Peterson, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Brent Renouf, Brad Sewell, Liam Shiels
I/C: Xavier Ellis, Rick Ladson, Jarryd Morton, Beau Muston
Emg: Jordan Lewis, Garry Moss, Shane Savage
In: Muston, Morton, Suckling, Peterson
Out: Michael Osborne, Jordan Lewis, Thomas Murphy, Jarrod Kayler-Thomson
- The axe has swung at Hawthorn and a couple of big names have suffered the chop, including Jordan Lewis, who has started his season poorly due to sustaining concussion against the Dogs. Of the four chopped, he is the only named as an emergency, so the question is whether he will be a late inclusion or not.
- JKT also gets the chop, which was not a huge surprise to those who saw his game – will probably find himself in and out of the team through the year.
- Peterson is the only really significant inclusion for DT – i think they really lacked his forward pressure last week.
- Also, be aware that Buddy is coming into this game under an injury cloud after hurting his ankle at training. Hawks are saying he will play, but i think that if he was definitely going to play they would have given Roughead the chop too. Also, in more disappointing news, Mitchell is still not back for the Hawks, meaning this is his third week on the sidelines.
COLLINGWOOD v NORTH MELBOURNE
Collingwood
B: Heath Shaw, Ben Reid, Ben Johnson
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Alan Toovey
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, Steele Sidebottom
HF: Shane O’Bree, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
F: Dayne Beams, Paul Medhurst, Leon Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Brent Macaffer, Nathan Brown, Chris Dawes, Cameron Wood
Emg: Tarkyn Lockyer, Simon Buckley, John Anthony
In: Wood, O’Bree
Out: Josh Fraser (knee), Sharrod Wellingham (calf)
- Both Fraser and Wellingham’s injuries are disappointing, but more-so the latter who looks to be in the midst of a breakout year. I would expect each of these injuries would only be a week or so.
North Melbourne
B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Nathan Grima, Lachlan Hansen, Sam Wright
C: Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Aaron Edwards, Todd Goldstein, Brent Harvey
F: Daniel Wells, David Hale, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Liam Anthony
I/C: Lindsay Thomas, Leigh Adams, Levi Greenwood, Scott McMahon
Emg: Josh Smith, Nathan O’Keefe, Daniel Pratt
No change
- Cunnington will play his third game for the season.
BRISBANE LIONS v FREMANTLE
Brisbane Lions
B: Jed Adcock, Joel Patfull, Ashley McGrath
HB: Pearce Hanley, Brent Staker, Josh Drummond
C: Jared Brennan, Daniel Rich, Justin Sherman
HF: Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, Jack Redden
F: James Polkinghorne, Brendan Fevola, Todd Banfield
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Simon Black, Michael Rischitelli
I/C: Mitchell Clark, Matt Austin, Travis Johnstone, Tom Rockliff
Emg: Amon Buchanan, Tom Collier, James Hawksley
In: Adcock, Sherman, Hanley, Rockliff
Out: Amon Buchanan, Matt Maguire (susp), Troy Selwood, Andrew Raines (calf)
- I’m sure there are many excited coaches seeing Rockliff named back into the lions side as he has plenty of money left to make us! The fact that Buchanan has been omitted shows that Vossy maybe thinks a bit higher of Rockliff’s ability in the same role.
- Maguire will come out of the side due to his one week suspension – this will be a good week to have Pavlich in your team as Brisbane are now missing both Merrett and Maguire!
Fremantle
B: Dylan Roberton, Chris Tarrant, Ryan Crowley
HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Adam McPhee, David Mundy, Paul Hasleby
HF: Michael Johnson, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
F: Matt de Boer, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
I/C: Nathan Fyfe, Rhys Palmer, Anthony Morabito, Alex Silvagni
Emg: Clayton Hinkley, Byron Schammer, Kepler Bradley
No change
- All the worry about Silvagni seems to be unnecessary as he has been named to play – i also think he will keep his spot over Roberton, at least for now.
GEELONG CATS v SYDNEY SWANS
Geelong Cats
B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Darren Milburn
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, David Wojcinski
HF: Tom Hawkins, James Podsiadly, Paul Chapman
F: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel
I/C (from): Dawson Simpson, Shannon Byrnes, Simon Hogan, Travis Varcoe, Ryan Gamble, Mitch Duncan, Tom Lonergan
In: Ablett, Scarlett, Gamble, Simpson
Out: Brad Ottens (foot)
- Two big ins for the Cats in Scarlett and Ablett, however only Ablett is really DT relevant (unless if you have Bradshaw!). Many coaches will be very happy to see him back, especially because he has averaged a whopping 139 against them in his past three games.
- Ottens is also a big ‘out’ for the Cats and he is likely to miss at least a couple of months! Expect Dawson Simpson to make the cut in his place.
Sydney Swans
B: Rhyce Shaw, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Tadhg Kennelly
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Nick Smith
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy
F: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarred Moore
Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Kieren Jack
I/C (from): Ed Barlow, Paul Bevan, Lewis Jetta, Matt O’Dwyer, Michael Pyke, Ted Richards, Gary Rohan
In: Barlow, Bevan, O’Dwyer, Pyke, Rohan
Out: Daniel Hannebery (shoulder), Mark Seaby (ankle)
New: Gary Rohan (Geelong Falcons)
- Gary Rohan is the big news – and although he has only been named on the extended bench, Paul Roos has guaranteed he will play; “Gary’s form in the reserves has been very good, and we’re excited that he’s come along so well since he was drafted”. He is a high-intensity foward/midfielder and can be picked up in either position. He was one of the highlights of the pre-season, averaging 47 points a game – however, i believe this average will increase once he is playing senior footy.
- Hannebery is a big out for plenty of coaches who jumped on him when he presented great value and potential earlier in the year. Seaby is also out and is set to miss up to 3 months with an ankle injury.
ADELAIDE v RICHMOND
Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Phil Davis
HB: Andrew McLeod, Nathan Bock, Simon Goodwin
C: Michael Doughty, Brent Reilly, Nathan van Berlo
HF: Jason Porplyzia, Scott Stevens, Bernie Vince
F: Jared Petrenko, Kurt Tippett, Richard Douglas
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Tyson Edwards
I/C (from): Tony Armstrong, Brett Burton, Myke Cook, Jonathon Griffin, Matthew Jaensch, Chris Schmidt, Taylor Walker
In: Griffin, Armstrong, Walker
Out: -
- Team looks very similar for the Crows, despite their poor form – unfortunately, most of the players they want to choose are injured.
Richmond
B: Kelvin Moore, Will Thursfield, Dean Polo
HB: Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio, Chris Newman
C: Shane Edwards, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
HF: Dustin Martin, Jack Riewoldt, Ben Nason
F: Graham Polak, Alex Rance, David Astbury
Foll: Tyrone Vickery, Trent Cotchin, Ben Cousins
I/C (from): Luke McGuane, Robin Nahas, Mitch Morton, Mitch Farmer, Jeromey Webberley, Matt White, Andrew Collins
In: Polak, Tambling, White, Cotchin, Martin, Webberley
Out: Nathan Foley (leg), Matthew Dea, Troy Simmonds (knee)
- A few good inclusions for the Tigers – Cotchin and Martin will be welcome inclusions and Webberley will hopefully make his debut after being named only as an emergency last week. Nathan Foley is a big loss though…
ST KILDA v CARLTON
St Kilda
B: James Gwilt, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Sam Fisher, Raphael Clarke
C: Clinton Jones, Nick Dal Santo, David Armitage
HF: Andrew McQualter, Brendon Goddard, Adam Schneider
F: Jack Steven, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Michael Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna
I/C (from): Jason Blake, Jarryn Geary, Jason Gram, Nick Heyne, Steven King, Farren Ray, Rhys Stanley
In: Gram, Heyne, Stanley
Out: -
New: Nick Heyne (Gippsland Power), Rhys Stanley (West Adelaide)
- This could be an exciting game for Saints fans if either of the named debutants actually get a guernsey, however i would be surprised if either do. Stanley was another highlight of the NAB cup with his huge leaps and great pace – he was drafted as a ruckman, but the Saints are training him as a forward, with Riewoldt acting as his mentor around the club.
- Heyne is a flashy medium sized forward who is very similar to either Didak or Stevie J. He does some exciting stuff, but has an ability to go missing sometimes, although the Saints have worked very hard to work on this problem and he has therefore been in quite good form at Sandy over the past few weeks.
- Jason Gram may also come back into the side, however Ross Lyon has been very coy about his injury, meaning it is very hard to guess whether he will play or not. Of the extended bench, i can only see Steven King or Geary (although unlikely) as a chance of missing.
Carlton
B: Dennis Armfield, Michael Jamison, Jarrad Waite
HB: Heath Scotland, Paul Bower, Jordan Russell
C: Kane Lucas, Aaron Joseph, Ryan Houlihan
HF: Chris Yarran, Setanta O’hAilpin, Kade Simpson
F: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Eddie Betts
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy
I/C (from): Steven Browne, Andrew Carrazzo, Jeff Garlett, Lachie Henderson, Chris Johnson, Bret Thornton, Simon White
In: Thornton, Waite, Johnson, Browne
Out: Brock McLean (hip)
- Both Thornton and Waite are named as possible inclusions, however Waite is the only one guaranteed to play as he is named on the field. Johnson is worth keeping an eye on, but his season last year was very poor by what what expected of him.
- Brock McLean is out with injury, but i wouldn’t have been too surprised if he was out of the team regardless.
- Warnock also did not make the cut about bigger-bodied ruckman, Sam Jacobs.
Geelong, the Sydney Swans, Adelaide and Richmond will name their final sides (22 plus three emergencies) from 5pm AEST on Friday.
St Kilda and Carlton will name theirs from 4pm AEST on Saturday.
38 Comments on Round 7
Rohan confirmed to debut for Sydney :-)
http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/tabid/7106/default.aspx?newsid=93742
who has less job security? silvagni (grover close to return… i know headland is out so he keeps his spot on the senior list…but..?) or nason??
I’d say Silvagni, Murph.. there’s been more noise on him over the last few days than Nason. I’m actually starting to think Nason might play out most of the year the way he’s going. Why would the Tigers need to drop him?
This could also help with your thoughts on Silvagni ..
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7184600/dockers-take-schammer-bradley-to-brisbane/
that is the way i’m leaning with grover coming back. Nason seems to be pretty consistant and hardwick likes him….silvagni has been a good servant to my team (unlike many).
Special mention to Adelaide Crows & Bernie Vince who only revealed this week he is battling HAMSTRING TENDONITIS…. Thanks!
Ankle injury! Very interesting. Thank you Wilson, issue cleared!
No probs, Murph! and in return, i would like you to tell me your thoughts on Gibbs and whether i should pick him up this week? Haha.. i’m such an indian giver!
Anyway, i don’t really NEED to trade, but i’ve been eyeing him off for a few weeks now and i think he’s bottomed out. Would finalise my midfield too.
Thoughts on Bastinac -> Rohan/Howlett
From all reports Howlett’s job security is doubtful and I’m not keen on that as I have Shuey as my other mid bench. For this reason I’m leaning toward Rohan but unsure of his job security. Being only his first game is it worth holding off? Also the fact I can select his as FWD/MID is appealing….could swap him for Ziebel to open up other trade options.
Only reason for considering this trade this week is Bastinac appears to have reached his limit $$ wise.
i think ill go Paul Bower over Ryan Hargrave despite the 20k extra cash. Who will you be going with?
i was also thinking trading out Jarrod Kayler-Thompson to Ben Howlett, to get 50k to help upgrading and maybe, a bit better job security with howlett.
What do you think?
who should i get rid of nason or magiure? why?
Jordan Lewis. What a moron. Thanks very much Alistair Clarkson, the new Dean Laidley.
@maanco.
I don’t know that Howlett’s job security is that great is it? I mean, given that everyone thought he was a bit of a shoe-in to get early games before promptly being shown the door back to the VFL…?
@Greg – I’m going to take the risk on Howlett this week, hoping he can at least stay in my Bombers’ team for 3+/- weeks, or long enough for another/more midfield rookie options come through; Rohan is also on my radar for his DP status, but not until he’s named for his 3rd week as I’m not confident of his JS either…
@maanco – I have the same decision to make (Nason or Maguire) and as yet am undecided – sorry, this doesn’t help you!
Wilson i am honestly not too sure what is the go with Gibbs atm. Ratten seems to be playing him in various roles rather than settling him down to one position. I personally want to see Gibbs playing off the half back with stints in the midfield. His kicking and footy brain is superb and we should use these things to our advantage.
After witnessing first hand the dogs vs Saints game, i think Gibbs has the potential to get his first 130+ this year. Our pace will worry the saints and they WILL play as they did last week – meaning our defenders and Gibbs type players should rack it up.
He will average you a 100ppg at minimum. If i had the trades and cash i’d definitely go for it!
Rumours on SEN that Howlett was initially dropped for disciplinary reasons. There’s been a fair bit of alluding to this on BomberBlitz the last couple of weeks, but people seemingly in the know wouldn’t go into detail. What the caller on SEN is saying, is that he had a dust up with Prismall. Howlett and Prismall were dropped in the same week and on both counts it seemed a little WTF (even if Pris did have a bad game that week).
As for Rohan, he’s not really a DT type. A very exciting and entertaining sort of player, but not really a DT scorer (think Veszpremi…great to watch, not a huge scorer). DP is an advantage, but an average scorer with minimal job security at an inflated price…yuck.
However, I’m not seeing much coming through in the mid rookies that I’m liking. Koby Stevens and Marcus Marigliani are two that I’m keeping an eye on, but hopefully someone jumps out in the next few weeks for downgrades.
Thanks Murph, pretty much sold on him i think. I also have Marc Murphy and was thinking to captain him up this week after how many 100+ scores the Saints gave up last week, but lot’s of people seem to think Jones will tag him. I can’t see Jones NOT going to Judd peronally in the form that he is in but like you mentioned, if Gibbs plays that quarterback role, he could go nuts so i might have to consider giving him the ‘C’ now! :)
Very interesting Dan – while I’m an EFC Member, I haven’t been near the forums on the EFC website for years – but the rumours do make logical sense…
Does anyone have any thoughts or info on Gysberts and when/if he might debut – IIRC he has made it as far as the Emergencies list a couple of weeks back, but isn’t there this week.
I was just checking out the AFL website and was reading Dr. Dreamteams article.
I’m still in shock after he recommended trading OUT Colin Sylvia. Sylvia is an out and out gun and clearly one of the best DT forwards in the game. His score was down last week due to a heavy tag from the glove, Brady Rawlings.
I hope this clown doesn’t get paid for this shocking DT “advice”.
I hope he continues to doll that sort of advice out to the masses.
As far as I’m concerned, he’s helping the rest of us get a car…. ;)
I’m upgrading Dangerfield to Goodes tonight, but I am tempted by little Daisy Thomas for the first time ever.
In previous years, he has been far too inconsistent for my liking, however, his form line has been stellar for his price. What do you think?
(I have Leon Davis in my forward line also…but I am just holding onto him in the hope he comes good…i hate moving sideways)
Wilson it is perhaps worth mentioning that at Telstra Dome/Etihad last year Gibbs pumped out some huge scores. He seems to like playing on that ground.
It is more likely that McQualter will play on Murph. He has had some success in that match up before. I’ll be surprised if Jones doesn’t go to Judd. Baker will have to play on betts/garlett/yarran.
Haha, by the way, don’t blame me if Gibbs fails! I am not liable!
Good news for some, and bad news for others: Buddy Franklin is a confirmed OUT for the Hawks this weekend, however the likely inclusion to the team will be Lewis…
Also, personally i am looking into bringing in Howlett this week for Bastinac and Hargrave for Maguire. I think Nason still has money to make and Goose has peaked. Also, i like the story that Dan has come to us with – i feel this actually bodes well for Howlett. I have similar worries about Rohan as Dan, however i do like the fact he is dual-position…
I reckon that St.Kilda were employing a specific game plan against the Bulldogs, that allowed a lot of chip chip stuff and huge DT scores for the Dogs. Don’t forget that St.Kilda are generally an incredibly tough team to score against. Last year they were the new Sydney and I still think they are – they just tried something different last week IMO.
Murph, i actually think Jones will go to Murphy – Jones typically tags the most damaging outside players, and i expect Lyon will be more inclined to play either Armo/Hayes/Goddard on Judd, hurting him the other way (most likely Goddard)- this is what has happened in the past. McQ plays more as a forward nowadays and i would be super surprised if he did any sort of tagging (unless if it is a last-ditch effort to make some game saving changes in the last quarter). If Gibbs plays in defense, McQ or Jack Steven will be his man! Baker will play on Betts, Geary on Yarran and Gilbert on Garlett. Blake on Setanta, Dawson on Henderson, Fisher on Kruezer.
well that solves my problems of who to omit in my forward line. i’ve taken bens advice on board – sheppard and cox in (west coast party) and ladson and white out.
I would still rather Hams than Sheppard. Hams has had a price rise, but is still cheaper than Sheppard and has some good exposed form and great job security.
Haha, thanks Murph! Don’t worry, i’m not one to blame other for decisions i ultimately make.
Fair point you make with the Saints there too Dan. I wouldn’t imagine they’d exercise that style of game plan too often.. I’m more liking the mass scoring produced by the Carlton mids this year. Just look at guys like Kade Simpson for example. He is having possibly the greatest start to a year of his career, Carrazzo has been consistent and used through the middle a lot so far, Murphy is showing no signs of his off-season hip surgery hindering him whatsoever, Judd is firing … more big scores to come i think!
With West Coast very unlikely to play finals this year, John Worsfold will give Sheppard (number 7 draft pick overall), plenty of AFL action in 2010.
Assuming he stays fit and healthy, I’d expect Sheppard to play at least 12 of the remaining 16 matches.
I can’t see any logical reason why Worsfold would not give his kids plenty of games in 2010. I’ll be bringing Sheppard into my side in the next 1 – 2 weeks (I bought Hams in last week).
Well you’d wanna hope Sheppard looks a lot better than he did in the NAB (like Davis).
I pulled the trigger on Hunt, upgrading him to Hargrave. Silvagni & Nason remaining on the pine.
Anyone got thoughts on how long to keep Mitch Duncan for? I’ve been very pleased with his scores, but as more Geelong players come back from injury, his job security is looking suspect (shame too as he’d played well imo).
Also what are people doing with injured rookies who never hit their peak, ala Hitchcock and Shuey? I am trying to sit tight until they return but it could be a long wait!
In case it hasn’t been mentioned already, Mitch Clark is also a late withdrawal this week (along with Buddy, Cousins and Greenwood) – though I don’t know if many have kept the faith!!
I kept the faith and Clark out hurts, especially without Warnock available.
Looks like I’ll be doing Bastinac -> Howlett this week. Options for a second trade are;
1) no second trade
2) Ziebell -> Pavlich (leaving $20k)
3) Ziebell -> Fyfe (giving me $350k)
Next week planning on upgrading Maguire -> Goddard which should complete my backline – assuming Waters is a good option as 7th back. Problem is, unless I go for option 3 I probably won’t be able to afford it. Getting Goddard in is my next priority, so I guess that answers my own question.
Another backline option this week is Maguire -> Hargrave (leaving me $102k) to do Waters -> Goddard next week.
Although that might waste another two valuable trades when Waters is a perfectly good option as 7th back. Argh…I both love and hate this game!
Mitch Duncan is out of the Cats final side (AFL site).
Greg, I really wouldnt be getting rid of Waters, at least for now. Maguire to Hargrave makes sense and Maguire to Goddard makes more sense, but i see the Waters one as too sideways, especially at this time of year when you should really burn as few trades as possible. Personally i am keeping Waters as my seventh back until he proves me otherwise, or if another premium defender drops low enough to do a straight swap.
So my recommendation to you would be:
Bastinac –> Howlett
Maguire –> Goddard.
Leave Ziebell for now – he is not going down (or up for that matter), but at least you can rely on 70 points or so for him. I DEFINITELY wouldnt recommend trading him down – not because Fyfe doesnt look good, but because then there is another trade later in the year when u need to trade him back up to a premium – seems kinda pointless! He is at a price right now where $100k could buy you a premium, and as it is there are not massive bargains in the forward line – in fact, except for O’Keefe, no one looks in amazing form! But soon there looks to be a few players who are bottoming out: Look at Brown next week, Higgins over the next two… they are both coming down. You could even wait a week on Goddard if you wanted to – he aint going up in price!
All food for thought, but i believe the upgrade to Goddard will net you the biggest amount of points, as with no forward tempting enough, Ziebell looks safe enough for now (i am doing a similar thing with Barry Hall this week).
Hope this helps!
Thanks Toby, that helps a lot.
I’ve done Bastinac -> Howlett but don’t have the cash for Goddard this week – about $30k short. The plan was to get him next week as his high BE should see him drop more this week.
Thanks for talking me out of trading Ziebell.
greg i would be waiting one more week on goddard any considering he has a BE of 147 get him in next week
also ive done my trades hope they pay off
maguire to bower
JKT to howlett
Quick question: Boyd, Gibbs or Murphy for Captain????
I’d go Boyd, so I traded out silvagni for hargrave and bastinac for Hayes leaving me with only 20k and 13 trades. Was going to downgrade next week to jaensh for hall if he continued to look good with duncan playing but now that Duncan has been dropped that screws up my plans. Hogan must be ahead inthe pecking order to stay in and with stokes due back soon leaves Duncan with even less chance…if only he could have squeezed out a couple more games for price rises
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