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The Weekly Buzz: NAB Cup – Round 1 (Week 1)
So, the lads have asked me to kick off a new series of articles here, to replace the Training Reports that have become an every-second-day staple. Before I do, however, a moment of sincerity:
Seriously – thank God it’s started.
The thankfulness I feel does not make light of the current situation that may or may not face Australian sport, however there was nothing more refreshing than wandering into the pub on Friday night to see blokes running around chasing the good ol’ pigskin. I’m sure you feel the same, otherwise you probably wouldn’t be reading.
That being said, I will be looking to cover the highlights and lowlights from each team’s NAB weekend, providing you with a starting point for debate and/or argument.
Please feel free to add what you saw, and why you think I’m right/wrong. The best thing about the Footy Tragic community is the informed debate that goes beyond “You’re right/You’re a douche.”
Essendon
The Buzz
Brendon Goddard – It would be remiss of me not to mention the summer’s big recruit. Goddard looked…well, like Brendon Goddard, showing class whilst running through the midfield. You should pick him up with confidence.
Courtenay Dempsey – The much-maligned Defender statistically led the way for the Bombers in both matches, with 58 AFL Fantasy Points (FP) vs the Bulldogs and 55FP vs the Magpies. He’s probably a touch too pricey to be including him in your backline as an underpriced value player, but if he keeps that form up, he could be a tremendous point of difference.
Nick Kommer – A quiet second game, but his first game saw him showcase the defensive pressure which has seen his profile increase dramatically during the early part of the offseason. The mature aged rookie will be an early addition into many squads.
Buzzkills
Michael Hurley – Yes, it’s the first games of the year, and yes, it’s a little early to put anyone in the category of ‘Buzzkill,’ but we had heard so much about how much Hurley had improved and slimmed down to improve his mobility- the big man was nowhere to be seen, except for an incident late in the second half that may earn him the attention of the MRP.
Collingwood
The Buzz
Dane Swan – Call me Captain Obvious (please don’t) but the original Great Dane continues to delight and be the centrepiece of that Mapgie midfield. Should be amongst the first locked into your squad.
Brent MacAffer – It was pleasing to see MacAffer return after his ACL injury last year. The guy is an absolute steal at $132,600, and whilst he may not always score big, he should be able to be relied on through the year on your bench.
Buzzkill
The injured– Luke Ball, Alan Didak and Alex Fasolo are amongst those still to come back into this side, which means that some of the well-performed youngsters (think the likes of Kyle Martin) in the NAB cup are sure to lose their spots when it comes to the crunch.
Western Bulldogs
The Buzz
Shaun Higgins – Whilst I know that he is on many of your “Never Again” lists, Higgins is worth a look. Whilst he may not have been ‘outstanding,’ his pre-season has been outstanding, and if he stays fit, you know what you’re going to get.
Nick Lower- The ex-Freo and Port player’s 57FP against the Bombers were a reminder of what he is capable of. Whilst he may be too expensive for a midfielder, he is not the worst bet, particularly if you’re going with a mid-priced strategy.
Buzzkill
Tory Dickson – Again, it seems unfair to pick on anyone here in Round 1 of a very long pre-season, and Dickson wasn’t the only one who looked rusty – but scores of 11FP and 12FP won’t have anyone rushing out to pick him.
Geelong
The Buzz
Corey Enright – I’m a big Boris fan, and $416,400 in AFL Fantasy seems to be extremely cheap for what he can offer. He looked good against both Freo and the West Coast, and will be an important veteran voice in the Cats’ backline this year.
Travis Varcoe – Whilst Varcoe’s scores aren’t huge, he does have some serious potential. He looked hungry in both games, and will always provide class and speed around the goalface. A nice little addition to your mid-priced strategy.
Buzzkill
Josh Caddy – The much hyped kid from the Gold Coast still has some ways to go to fit into that Cats midfield. Whilst I have no doubt about his talent or drive, or about the fact that he will eventually make it, he did look a little lost out there.
Steve Johnson – Looked impressive as always, but succumbed to the “I hate Hayden Ballentyne” temptation. Whilst there was very little in the incident, Stevie J will be facing the MRP this week, with 80 carryover points. If you care about your week 1 score, best not to include the great man in the mix.
West Coast
The Buzz
Scott Lycett – Only available as a Forward this year, Lycett is just another of the impressive Ruck depth that the Eagles have at their disposal. With Nic Natinui out, Lycett will be looking to make hay while the sun shines.
Sharrod Wellingham – There has been some talk in the pre-season that the WCE coaching staff were thinking about using the their new recruit in a tagging role, however his scoring did not appear to suffer much, He could also be one to keep an eye on in the new year, as Worsfold clearly likes him
Mark LeCras – Will be a welcome addition back to the West Coast midfield/forward line this year. He looked super fit, and even looked to have some license to run free in general play. Has tremendous potential ceiling.
Buzzkill
Mitch Brown – Probably a little unfair on the big man given the style of game early on, but he looked a little listless out there…and we have to pick on somebody, right?
Fremantle
The Buzz
Danyle Pearce – Port Adelaide’s popular punching bag, and KP’s favourite summer trade looked to have poise and his trademark pace in both matches. Played across half back and pushed into the midfield, a role which we all salivate over – keep an eye on him.
Hayden Crozier – Crozier is one I really like the look of, and had a solid hitout in both games. Whilst it may be hard for him to get a look into this Freo midfield, if he gets any game time, he’s worth a look after a couple of years in the system.
Buzzkill
Chris Mayne- After 23FP and a goal in the first match against Geelong, Mayne caught his right leg underneath Geelong Captain Joel Selwood, causing some ankle damage – the extent of which will be known after scans have taken place. Whilst Lyon was confident that there was no long term damage, keep an eye on this situation, and the potential ramifications in the Freo Forward line
Aaron Sandilands – ‘Glute Tightness’ (surely that’s a p1sstake of an injury description? Wouldn’t it be nicer to say that he has moths in his wallet?) to big Sandilands must be a blow to his pre-season, no matter how incidental or precautionary. Again, monitor his situation before locking him into that first ruck spot.
Adelaide
The Buzz
Matthew Wright – Appears to have improved his engine this year, and may spend some more time on the ball than he has in previous years. Awkwardly priced, but worth a look in the forward line, particularly if any of Adelaide’s key midfielders (Dangerfield, Thompson etc) are out for any significant period.
Richard Tambling – I’m going to mention him again. Tambling played up and down the wing all day, and after his standout preseason, looks to be a chance to work his way back into the squad. Obviously, later in the NAB Cup will let us know exactly how Sanderson and Co are thinking, but signs are good for the ex-Tiger.
Buzzkill
Josh Jenkins – Controversial choice perhaps, but I don’t know about the choice of Jenkins up forward. He has a lot more developing to do, and whilst he had a great game against Port, he really did look outclassed and lost against the Saints. He is too pricey to be an effective, consistent DPP link with your Rucks, which is his best chance of a guernsey.
Brodie Smith – A guy who I was really looking forward to having a solid year, Smith has found himself on the wrong end of a hip and shoulder encounter versus the ground, and has a suspected broken collar bone that could leave him out of action for up to eight weeks.
St Kilda
The Buzz
Arryn Sippos – As forecast by Toby in his weekly training reports, Watters has given Sippos the ‘Goddard’ role, sweeping across the half-back line. Whilst he really did drop out of it in the second match (don’t forget it was 38 degrees here in Adelaide), he looked good against the Crows, and provided sufficient cause to have a really good second look at him.
Jack Steven – I really liked the look of Steven, who looked to me to be playing a similar midfield role to last year. However, his workrate has always impressed me, and he could be a chance to lift to the next level this year.
Buzzkill
Jack Newnes – I didn’t see him on the ball a lot, which is where we feel a lot of his value is. Seemed to me to be spending a fair bit of time deep in defense, and it will be interesting to see if and how he is used once a few more of the seasoned veterans make their way back into the side.
Tom Lee – I know there is a fair bit of interest in this product of the WAFL, but given Toby’s observations of him in the intraclub, and what we saw against both Adelaide-based sides, he looks as if he will take a bit of time to develop.
Port Adelaide
The Buzz
Kane Mitchell – A lot of the buzz around Port Adelaide is around their brigade of youngsters, and we can start with mature-aged rookie Kane Mitchell, who looks set to be elevated to the main list given Nick Salter’s injury. He looked right at home, picking up 16FP and 34FP by working his way into good position. A “lock” in many teams.
Ollie Wines – The kid that Melbourne overlooked because he wasn’t big enough (??), Ollie Wines is another Port youngster who continues to impress. Won his own ball often enough, and looks right at home at AFL level.
Lewis Stevenson – I need to mention this kid, because I really liked his work at West Coast also. He is unassuming, and looks at home in the Power defence. If he maintains his work, he should see some consistent gametime in the Hinkley regime.
Buzzkill
Angus Monfries – Monfries looked sharp, and worked his way up into the midfield as the game wore on. However, he has sustained a hamstring injury, and looks set to miss a couple of weeks.
So there you have it- the first half of NAB Cup Round 1 done. What did you like? What did you hate? Is there anyone on your radar? Please discuss!
37 Comments on The Weekly Buzz: NAB Cup – Round 1 (Week 1)
Thanks eebz, great write up.
Fantasy talk – As tempted as I am by these mid pricers who have picked up the ‘quarterback’ type role, Sippos and Varcoe, I can’t lock them in with any confidence – we generally know that there will be very little tagging or forward pressure during the NAB in comparison to the season proper. What will happen if/when they pick up a forward tag. ala Yarran a couple of years ago, 26 points in week one after dominating NAB from memory, and a seesawing season followed. Varcoe with a significantly lower price is still on my field at the moment, too cheap to ignore, but I think Sippos has too many questions to justify that price… Love to hear peoples thoughts.
@bobfossil
I definitely share your concerns, and suffer the same scars from Yarran et al. I’m also painfully aware that we (well, some of us) are all so much more invested in this year’s NAB Cup, as we try to focus on the game, rather than the hype.
That being said, I’m not sure that there isn’t value in those types, so long as you know what you’re expecting to get. These are the sort of calls that make or break your fantasy squad. Personally, I don’t mind having 1 or 2 50/50 calls (Higgins is my perennial one), because the potential upside outweighs the downside in my mind – even more so with the increased trading this year.
HI, im new to the site, I play DT and have been quite bad at ti the last couple of years im trying to figure out my rookies and are having real trouble i need to get some advice
Defenders- Nick Vlastuin, Kirstan Jaksch, Jasper Pittard And Jack frost
MidField- Lachie Whitfield, Oliver wines, Nick Kommer, Jack Viney and jager o’meara
Ruck- Jarrod Witts, Daniel Currie
Forwards- Jake stringer, Brent Staker, Taylor garner
Thanks Eebz, I haven’t been sure about Tom Lee, but didn’t want to miss out. Now feeling a lot more confident to use his spot for Lycett.
Also, Sandy, ugh. He really has everything in his toolbelt to be the best ruck in the game, but his durability is just deplorable. I’ve swapped between him and Goldy many, many times for R1… but I think this was his final chance. Even if he’s named for Round 1, I bet he’ll be out again within 2 months.
Agreed 2011leaguechamps. Sandilands’ injury (although apparently only slight at this stage) was the biggest disappointment for me out of this week.
I’d had him locked in from early on to duo with ‘Berger. And with Cox in the forward line it seemed like a worthwhile risk to take given Sandi was shaping as a relatively unique premo.
Now unless he’s back and firing over the next fortnight Sandi is most likely out of my team. Back to the drawing board!
@Birdcage
Rookies are a crapshoot at the best of times, and even on exposed NAB Cup form, you can still be bitten in the backside.
A couple of hints
- watch the AFL Fantasy media (in particular, this site ;-) ) to get an idea of where the buzz is, and watch those players like hawks.
- Never choose a rookie-priced player who is injured, unless they are exceptional. You find that you wait all season to see them fight for a spot in the side, and then are perpetually disappointed when they break in as they try to find form.
- Search for rookies in teams that are going to get games. A player can have the most potential in the world, but if there’s no need for them to be in the squad due to their spot already having significant depth(ala Geelong at their peak), then you won’t see the value, no matter how high their ceiling is.
Guys? Any more tips?
@ LeatherHed and 2011leaguechamps – Agree with you fully about Sandy, I had exactly the same ruck set up as you. Oh well, maybe bring in Sauce to go with the Berger.
@ bobfossil – I am not a fan of el cheapo’s but with trades to burn and a distinct lack of rookies up forward, I feel Sippos, Varcoe, Byrnes, MacAffer and even Crozier are at least worthy of consideration.
@ Birdcage – Welcome to Footy Tragic. Here are some more rookies for you to consider. Goodes, Stevenson, Terlich, Crouch, K and T Mitchell, MacAffer.
@eebzzub – Very well said, I did not see your post until after I had posted my little bit. I started last season with Kerridge and he was still in my team at seasons end, every time I went to take him out, something else cropped up.
Well put eebz, article & comments!
@Birdcage: To follow on from that – do not pick anyone in your round 1 team who is not named to play in round 1. Rookies especially (a possible exception could be your 4th ruckman). Also, I’d highly recommend not trading in any rookies until they have already played two games and have just been picked to play their third game (i.e. the game after which they will start going up in price). They’re just too hard to predict in advance, no matter how good you think they are. This is not a hard & fast rule, but if you’re not fully up with all the vagaries of the game, you should probably stick to this :)
I’ll go through the list of rookies you gave and give you an idea on them for you. You can decide if you think they’re good or not from that:
Defenders-
Nick Vlastuin (Richmond’s first pick – very much the kind of player his coach will love, as hard as a cat’s head & throws himself in; seems to be just outside Richmond’s best 22 at present but may surprise – if he does play, he’ll probably be the sub a couple of times like Ellis was last year)
Kristian Jaksch (tall key position player who is also probably outside GWS’s best 22 but will no doubt get a few games; key position players tend not to score very well for rookies anyway)
Jasper Pittard (looks to be given a backline role where he gets a bit of the ball; looks to be in the best 22 so job security looks good so far; has only averaged mid-50s in the past so even though he does seem a solid option, don’t expect miracles)
Jack Frost (a good defender, but not a great scorer for dream team / super coach; currently on Collingwood’s rookie list & will probably not get upgraded – Collingwood said they drafted him on a need’s basis, meaning he’ll be on the rookie list to be promoted if they get a long term injury to another key defender like happened last year with Keeffe)
MidField-
Lachie Whitfield (should be quite good, GWS will play him a fair bit but at the slightest sign of fatigue or injury he will get rested, possibly for many weeks; should score reasonably well though is expensive for a rookie)
Oliver Wines (massive thighs, in-and-under player, gets stacks of the ball & stacks of tackles – if he’s in Port’s round 1 team I would pick him)
Nick Kommer (mature age Bomber from the VFL – could be a good choice, watch NAB Cup for his role (you want him to be in the midfield, and to be scoring 50+ in NAB games (this is DT, if you mean SC just assume it’s similar)))
Jack Viney (cheaper than he should be due to being a Dees’ father-son pick; should play a lot; unsure what his scoring will be like – guessing 60s)
Jaeger O’Meara (some of the biggest arms I’ve ever seen on an 18yo; will play, should score well (70s+) – lock him in)
Ruck-
Jarrod Witts (been on Collingwood’s list for nearly 3 years but still very young; tries hard but unlikely to average more than 40s or 50s; won’t play more than a few games all season anyway as he’s behind Jolly & Ben Hudson)
Daniel Currie (a good mature-age ruckman who is clearly North’s #2 ruck; if Goldstein plays, Currie will not play, if Goldy doesn’t play, Currie will almost certainly play as their #1 ruck – he won’t play much unless Goldy gets injured, if you also have Goldstein in your team then Currie could be a good backup)
Forwards-
Jake Stringer (does everything right, big body up forward and can run through the mids – both of which the Dogs need, has motivation like you wouldn’t believe; bit expensive though so watch NAB to see if his scores are worth it)
Brent Staker (should be a good key position forward for Brisbane, solid 60s or so for scores, but injured again and may not be right by round 1 – monitor)
Taylor Garner (not much spoken about him and probably not in his team’s best 22 – monitor though)
Dulcify also mentioned some very good options so make sure you check all of them out over the pre-season cup.
Some others to keep in mind include Campbell Heath, Dylan Van Unen, M Osborne, Matt Jones, M Evans, J Lonergan, K Martin.
Very few forward rookies are known yet, so don’t stress. If none really present themselves, you might look at starting with 5 of your 8 forward as either premiums or mid-pricers to offset this. Many good mid-pricers in the forwards to have a look at.
Good luck mate, and keep following all the good stuff on Footy Tragic – it’ll help you massively!
Thanks guys for all of your support, im chucking it around a little bit at the moment trying to get a better look but i am aware they dont all play first round and i will be changing my team as soon as the teams come out if necessary. Teams that have two reasonable good rookie chances of playing round 1 is it worth picking both if they do play or only one.
I dont know if anybody is a where but wellingham is unlikely to play round 1 after an off-field incident.
Wow. I challenge any other website to match or better the kindness, generosity or advice given to a newcomer to this site than what has just transpired here. Amazing effort guys, makes me proud to have been a part of this Footy Tragic community for all these years. That right there is the reason I come back each and everh year. End sappy rant. ;-)
@Birdcage – Welcome again mate, you’ve just been given some top notch information from a bunch of guys that really know their stuff, trust me. Take it all on board.
Oh, and ps. Hi guys, been a hectic last few months for me, namely having a kid being the biggest life change, so I’ve been strapped to find the time to really knuckle-down into my usual start of year DT routine, and all the preseason banter with you all. That’s not to say I haven’t been reading all the awesome articles and trying to keep up with it all as best as I can!
Congrats again on the new columnist gig at the Daily Planet, Eebz.. Uh.. I mean FT. Very Clark Kent of you, or are you Louis Lane – budding reporter type? Don’t know if I could picture you in a dress though? ;-)
Cheers guys, bring on 2013, can’t wait!
GO YOU CATTAS!
Heyyyy! Wilson! Welcome back :)
Sounds like congratulations are in order too! Rather more important & time consuming than Dream Team eh, haha.
@Birdcage – Haha, yes! Wellingham had a trampoline accident & is now wearing a moonboot :D That makes a massive tan, a shocking hairdo & a trampolining accident since he has moved to the Weagles. Good start to his new job :p
@ 3rdMonkey – and the part that Wellingham will be most disappointed about in all of that is that the moon boot is going to leave a tan line on his leg. ;)
@ Wilson – a timely welcome back into the fray. And congrats on the bub!
thought tambling did really well second game, wont get a burth in best 22 I wouldnt think.
Any chance of getting a share button so I can share threads on FB. May have been suggested before.
Welcome Birdcage and welcome back Wilson! Congrats on the new arrival.
Moo, I think Tambling is worth keeping an eye on over the NAB Cup because I wouldn’t put it past him to crack the best 21. We’re also looking to make a couple of changes on the site, so hopefully we can help you out with a share button.
G’day All – things have also been really hectic around here with buying a new business, but very much looking forward to the start of the season.
@ Wilson – congrats on the new addition!! Looking forward to some wonderful sleep deprived posts from you!!
@ eebzzub / 3rdmonkey / Dulcify – hope all is well lads!! Just wanted to reiterate Wilsons comments about the time taken to help out Birdcage – great stuff!!
Re NAB Cup Week One – obviously very hard to get a guage on too many players with the “strange 3 team format”, but as far as rookie priced players go, I thought Goodes, Wines, Crouch, K Michell, Macaffer, and Pittard did their chances no harm? Forward rooks still an issue, but no doubt a couple will pop up soon!!
Also, lots of mid priced players seem to be tempting me this year – which may become important if the number of “good rooks” dry up before round 1. A lack of good roooks may be very possible this year, especially if the team lists stay quite healthy like they are now.
Sounds Good Dan
Still an unbelievable good site with great info, and comments…. Share button or no share button.
I certainly will keep an eye on tambles now, with our mids out I couldnt see him getting a burth on the wing during season. Which to me puts him on HBF/BP (with doughty gone and Stiffy to get more fwd time)
If his attack on the ball remains the same as game 2, But even in that game he raises his eyes and trys to avoid contact…. some might say smart move, but its not the Adelaide way.
Where do you see him playing?
Welcome back Wilson! I too look forward to some 3am footy insights from you. I will warn you that each of my mates who have had a bub have had their fantasy teams completely die… don’t make any season-long bets.
Welcome Birdcage. 3rdMonkey gave really great advice about trading in rookies that have already played 2 games and have been named to play their 3rd. The whole point of rookies is not for their score, but to make money off them. Their price rises based on their last 3 scores. A player with a really low Break Even score (ie, in the negatives like -80), is very likely to make you some cash and therefore is more useful than a rookie with a breakeven of 60.
The ideal situation you want to create, is have 2 rookies that have made a lot of cash, then trade one rookie for a new cheap player who has just started getting games and use that spare cash to trade your other rookie for a really good player (ie, Boyd, Swan, Ablett, etc).
Apologies if you know all that already.
If a team has 2 good rookies there’s no harm in picking both. I had both Ellis and Morris from Richmond last year and that worked quite well. You don’t want rookies that would be competing with each other for a spot on the team.
@2011Leaguechamps – to go on your last paragraph Oliver wines and Kane mitchell are they competting for the same spot, what about Jesse lonergan and Jaeger O’meara, What about Jimmy Toumpas and Jack Viney, what about Lachie Whitfield and Jonathan O’rourke. sorry to point out all the obvious ones im just trying to figure out who i want when the time comes.
i see there is a lot of talk about Brad crouch, what is the chance of him getting a game after some one in the midfield gets injured, i wouldn’t think he would get a game with the midfield the way it is, or would he
Welcome back Wilson :) congrats also on the bambino.
Also welcome back to Brett and good luck with the new business.
Just on the weekends matches, I didn’t see games 2 & 3 on Sunday, but I thought Goodes looked okay, as did Lower, although he butchered it a little, but 1st game in, i’ll cut him some slack. Hibberd and Bellchambers also were okay. MacAffer looked alright, and McGovern did some useful stuff for the Coasters. Also heard Roo (riccuito) say “he’s ready” he was referring to Kerridge.
GET SANDILANDS OUT OF YOUR DREAM TEAM, out for 8 weeks with a hamstring tear
@Brett H – Also good luck with the new business! What type of business have you gotten into?
@Dulcify etc – Yeah Lower did look good didn’t he. Similar price to Luke Ball which is unfortunate, if Lower was $50k cheaper he’d be in my team. As it is I’m still considering him. Can’t believe we need to monitor Tambling though :p
Sandilands and Stevie have been removed from my team, one of them will never return, can you guess which one?
@3rdmonkey – my mid structure is 5 x 5. No mid pricers for me, but, if I were then I would choose Lower over Ball, as for Tambling, I would prefer Relton.
Shame this isn’t an adults only site, I have written a short story using footballers names that has a bit of x rated material, but it is rather well done, even if I do say myself, it’s titled Mundy Knights.
@ 3rdmonkey – thanks for the best wishes. We purchased a glass pool fence and glass / stainless steel balustrade business. Pretty competitive industry, but so far looks OK.
Just not sure about Lower. He will score well for DT, but I worry about his disposal (particularly by foot) and his decision making. He can turn it over a fair bit, and therefore just not sure about his JS as a result.
@ Dulcify – thanks also for the best wishes on the new business. Reckon Sandi might be the one never coming back into your team, and I also reckon that quite a few more teams might have added one “D Cox” to their team over the last few days!!!
Gents, as has been mentioned this is what I love about this site. Great banter and advice makes it an absolute pleasure to be around. It is and always will be the first site I check each day.
@Birdcage – as the boys have said, welcome mate. Some very good advice above. All I would like to add would be don’t worry too much about your rookies/full team just yet. There is so much water to go under the bridge before round one. There will be some rookies that pop up and I promise you your whole team will change about 100+ times. As Eebzz said, keep an eye on this site, as we get closer to Rd 1 bouncedown the boys pump out some awesome stuff that will give you some awesome pointers.
@Wilson – welcome back mate, I suspected that the bub may have been a slight factor in your absence ;)
@Brett – welcome back to you too mate. Congrats on the new business! I created a league for us ‘regulars’ and there are 2 spots left which have been earmarked for you and KP. 993926 – get involved mate. Also, in what is possibly a first for the site I might be looking at utilising your new business ;) I’m pretty sure your in Perth and if so we’re looking at getting a pool installed soonish and hence will need a nice glass fence! Are you on twitter? Hit me up @realdockerone and we can switch details!
@Dulcify – your new X-rated story hasn’t got anything to do with the name change to ‘Fantasy’ does it mate? :)
@ dockerone – I’m in, and looking forward to getting smashed each week by you guys!! As I posted in the coaches corner, thanks for your offer to bench Swan / Gibbs / Goddard when we meet in this league!!!
Am not on twitter, but will get you my details somehow. The business is called Urban Glass Fencing, so you can check out the website if you would like to.
Loking forward to the weekend games!!
A really good video explaining & showing the difference between last year’s ruck rules & this year’s new ruck rules:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-18/survival-of-the-fittest-
Should give you enough knowledge to work out how it will impact any ruckmen you’re looking at picking.
It seems that everybody knows something about everybody well i might as well talk about myself.
Im 18 and live in Adelaide finished year 12 last year, this would probably be my 4th year on DT and i want to do well, if anybody wants to win a league come join me at 910835, if anybody else is in Adelaide i need a job, i do have a Casual job during winter where i do Goal umpiring for the SANFL.
3rdMonkey, I noticed one of of the other websites where coaches were posting their teams that a lot of recent teams had Daw as the 3rd ruck, think that article had anything to do with it?
You’d think teams with two strong rucks would benefit from these rule changes and teams without current ruck depth might struggle (Geelong?). Think we might not see the real affects until half way through the season once teams work it out…
@2011leaguechamps
That’s a great call, although let’s be honest – it’s already the fitter ruckmen that thrive in this comp…right?
@Brett – website looks great mate! I’ll be in touch via the website. Will you get the enquiries that are posted on there or do they go to someone else?
Eebz, absolutely! I’m just suggesting that this rule change will widen the gap more than ever, and man-mountains like Sandilands and McEvoy will have less individual impact and probably lower fantasy scores. At the same time, 2nd rucks hitouts/disposals/fantasy scores should increase across the board.
Anyway, time will tell.
To go on with the ruck talk at the moment, my ruck combo is Ryder and Hickey, most of my mates have been saying get leuenberger for your 2nd mostly because how cheap he is, one of the other forums on this website said that hickey is showing more then McEvoy at the moment and might get the starting job, is it a good move or a bad one
Luenberger is very cheap for what he has traditionally produced, but at the end of the day, you want the most fantasy points you can get, so if you think Ryder and Hickey will produce more, then there is no shame in backing yourself. If you’ve got it right, you could rocket up the ladder.
@ dockerone – g’day!! I get all the enquiries, so just let me know that you are the “wonderful footy tragic advice giving dockerone” when you send through the enquiry!!
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