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Well here's the first rip for 2021. Starting off with both Gawn and Grundy and will go cheaper in the midfield. Rowell, Cripps, Cunnington and B Maynard will be watched very closely in the pre-season comp along with all rookies. So here we go :-

DEF    R Laird,  B Maynard,  Z Williams,  C Menadue,  T Grainger-Barrass,  W Gould              //  L Jones,  J Wehr

MID    L Neale,  T Mitchell,  P Cripps,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  W Phillips,  T Powell,  N Cockatoo,              //  S Berry,  C Downie, 
                                                                                                                                                               A Davies

RCK   M Gawn,  B Grundy,                                                                                                //  J Treacy

FOR   P Dangerfield,  R Marshall,  D Martin,  J Ziebell,  J Daniher,  J Rowe                             //  B Laurie,  M Rioli

Only $700 left. With so little exposure of a lot of the rookies it could be a very complicated early season, good luck to everybody

 

[Ashmore62]

Well here's the first rip for 2021. Starting off with both Gawn and Grundy and will go cheaper in the midfield. Rowell, Cripps, Cunnington and B Maynard will be watched very closely in the pre-season comp along with all rookies. So here we go :-

DEF    R Laird,  B Maynard,  Z Williams,  C Menadue,  T Grainger-Barrass,  W Gould              //  L Jones,  J Wehr

MID    L Neale,  T Mitchell,  P Cripps,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  W Phillips,  T Powell,  N Cockatoo,              //  S Berry,  C Downie, 
                                                                                                                                                               A Davies

RCK   M Gawn,  B Grundy,                                                                                                //  J Treacy

FOR   P Dangerfield,  R Marshall,  D Martin,  J Ziebell,  J Daniher,  J Rowe                             //  B Laurie,  M Rioli

Only $700 left. With so little exposure of a lot of the rookies it could be a very complicated early season, good luck to everybody

 

Excellent first up team ST. Batting very deep across all lines. Love the Cunnington pick. Hard to fault and great base to work with.

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Thanks Ash

 

[coglan13]

Well here's the first rip for 2021. Starting off with both Gawn and Grundy and will go cheaper in the midfield. Rowell, Cripps, Cunnington and B Maynard will be watched very closely in the pre-season comp along with all rookies. So here we go :-

DEF    R Laird,  B Maynard,  Z Williams,  C Menadue,  T Grainger-Barrass,  W Gould              //  L Jones,  J Wehr

MID    L Neale,  T Mitchell,  P Cripps,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  W Phillips,  T Powell,  N Cockatoo,              //  S Berry,  C Downie, 
                                                                                                                                                               A Davies

RCK   M Gawn,  B Grundy,                                                                                                //  J Treacy

FOR   P Dangerfield,  R Marshall,  D Martin,  J Ziebell,  J Daniher,  J Rowe                             //  B Laurie,  M Rioli

Only $700 left. With so little exposure of a lot of the rookies it could be a very complicated early season, good luck to everybody

 

/Mitchell reportedly doubtful for R1, regardless he will likely be off to a slow start.

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Thanks cog missed Mitchell surgery. Can't get a line on the midfield yet after last years changes to time and scoring so will now go a little different. Putting Dangerfield in the middle and Sidebottom up forward, gives early flexibility and can fill mids as I become more sure. Added flexibility won't go astray knowing how little we know about this seasons rookies.

Team  2

DEF  Laird,  Maynard / Whitfield,  Z Williams,  Menadue,  D G-Barrass,  W Gould                         //  L Jones,  J Wehr

MID  L Neale,  P Dagerfield,  P Cripps,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  W Phillips,  T Powell,  N Cockatoo        //  S Berry,  C Downie,
                                                                                                                                                          A Davies

RUCK    M Gawn,  B Grundy                                                                                    //  J Treacy

FOR  S Sidebottom,  R Marshall,  D Martin,  J Ziebell,  A Daniher,  J Rowe                   //  M Rioli,  B Laurie

$22,700 sal  Was looking at Petracca, Steele, Oliver, Kelly or Zac Merrett but ??

 

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Anthony Daniher still playing ST?  Good team, understand Dangerfield for Mitchell. 
Any feel for fwd/mid mix for Danger.  Surely he is playing more mid this year?   Not starting lloyd I see,  I finally gave up after years of not starting the pigeon and gone with him this year.    Think Whitfield better choice than Maynard as well.       Rowell - think I may succumb to the weight of expectation and fit him in but for the life of me he has to perform better than every rookie to play the game to be worthwhile.    Not convinced Ziebell will be a good choice either.   Will be driven by cash availability after rookies are known.

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Anthony Daniher still playing ST?  Good team, understand Dangerfield for Mitchell. 
Any feel for fwd/mid mix for Danger.  Surely he is playing more mid this year?   Not starting lloyd I see,  I finally gave up after years of not starting the pigeon and gone with him this year.    Think Whitfield better choice than Maynard as well.       Rowell - think I may succumb to the weight of expectation and fit him in but for the life of me he has to perform better than every rookie to play the game to be worthwhile.    Not convinced Ziebell will be a good choice either.   Will be driven by cash availability after rookies are known.

OOOPS, perhaps Joe Daniher.  Whitfield and Lloyd definite upgrade targets and I went Maynard because of the standard pre-season hype of more midfield time, with Treloar gone. Rowell is in because of the way he started last season and if he comes up anything near that I think he  is worth the risk at the price. Reckon there are some good bargains at Nth this year and have picked the one's I believe most probable and that are priced to give me flexibility if they need replacing after selection night. Usually each pre-season I pick what I think could be the best team possible, money no object, then try and work backwards from that. But this coming year I am very unsure of the midfield, so if there are enough rookies that look like playing regularly and scoring reasonably will go skinny there. Think it's likely that most of us will make a mid price madness version of our teams for reference just in case there aren't many rookies performing well, and or, named for Rd.1. Have a look at Menadue during the practice matches, assuming they are played, won't be a keeper but may ave well enough to keep til the byes. Think Dangerfield will play more mid this year,
 but also as importantly, with the addition of Cameron and perhaps Higgins up forward I think it very possible that he could get a lot less attention than usual and score out of this world. He was my 3rd lock, after Gawn and Grundy. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated, and the very best of luck.
PS One other thing I'm a little cautious about  is Grundy. Was it exhaustion  last season or not a happy camp at Collingwood. Think he is too professional for the latter. But watching even though he was 3rd picked.

 

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Valid point on Grundy,  wonder if Tigers and Demons will be affected by coaches personal issues.   It is hard not to bring your personal life to work when it is challenging.   Havent got Danger in yet but may do same as you and start him instead of mitchell or J Kelly.    have a good year mate

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Slight possible change, can afford either Whitfield or Maynard so have slash included both until decision time.

 

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Must be getting close to regular SC release so naming squatter team so I don't lose it when team picker disappears.
$30,400 salary cap left, and a little heavily reliant on rookie selection. If I need $'s probably Stewart out for Menadue.

DEF   Lloyd,  Laird,  T Stewart,  Z Williams,  L Jones,  W Gould,                                         //  J Wehr,  I Winder

MID   L Neale,  P Dangerfield,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  T Green,  W Phillips,  L O'Brien,  T Powell        //  P Spicer,  C Downie
                                                                                                                                                         A Davies

RUCK             M Gawn,  B Grundy,                                                                                  //  J Treacy

FOR  R Marshall,  D Martin,  I Heeney,  J Daniher,  J Rowe,  N Cockatoo                              //  B Laurie,  M Rioli

Reckoning on Lloyd, Laird, T Stewart, Z Williams, L Neale, P Dangerfield, Gawn, Grundy, R Marshall and Dusty as keepers who injury free would be in my final line up. That leaves Rowell, Cunnington and Heeney as hopefuls and Tom Green as a maybe breakout. Happy with this team but very doubtfull that we'll get enough rookies that appear to have reasonable js for Rd.1.

 

[Ashmore62]

Must be getting close to regular SC release so naming squatter team so I don't lose it when team picker disappears.
$30,400 salary cap left, and a little heavily reliant on rookie selection. If I need $'s probably Stewart out for Menadue.

DEF   Lloyd,  Laird,  T Stewart,  Z Williams,  L Jones,  W Gould,                                         //  J Wehr,  I Winder

MID   L Neale,  P Dangerfield,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  T Green,  W Phillips,  L O'Brien,  T Powell        //  P Spicer,  C Downie
                                                                                                                                                         A Davies

RUCK             M Gawn,  B Grundy,                                                                                  //  J Treacy

FOR  R Marshall,  D Martin,  I Heeney,  J Daniher,  J Rowe,  N Cockatoo                              //  B Laurie,  M Rioli

Reckoning on Lloyd, Laird, T Stewart, Z Williams, L Neale, P Dangerfield, Gawn, Grundy, R Marshall and Dusty as keepers who injury free would be in my final line up. That leaves Rowell, Cunnington and Heeney as hopefuls and Tom Green as a maybe breakout. Happy with this team but very doubtfull that we'll get enough rookies that appear to have reasonable js for Rd.1.

My only concern is Green at M5. Would prefer Heppell at similar $.. if you can afford, bring in Steele/Oliver for Danger.. Don't know why, I'm just over Dangerfield. I've dropped him at F1 for Dunkley.. Cheers.

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Must be getting close to regular SC release so naming squatter team so I don't lose it when team picker disappears.
$30,400 salary cap left, and a little heavily reliant on rookie selection. If I need $'s probably Stewart out for Menadue.

DEF   Lloyd,  Laird,  T Stewart,  Z Williams,  L Jones,  W Gould,                                         //  J Wehr,  I Winder

MID   L Neale,  P Dangerfield,  M Rowell,  B Cunnington,  T Green,  W Phillips,  L O'Brien,  T Powell        //  P Spicer,  C Downie
                                                                                                                                                         A Davies

RUCK             M Gawn,  B Grundy,                                                                                  //  J Treacy

FOR  R Marshall,  D Martin,  I Heeney,  J Daniher,  J Rowe,  N Cockatoo                              //  B Laurie,  M Rioli

Reckoning on Lloyd, Laird, T Stewart, Z Williams, L Neale, P Dangerfield, Gawn, Grundy, R Marshall and Dusty as keepers who injury free would be in my final line up. That leaves Rowell, Cunnington and Heeney as hopefuls and Tom Green as a maybe breakout. Happy with this team but very doubtfull that we'll get enough rookies that appear to have reasonable js for Rd.1.

My only concern is Green at M5. Would prefer Heppell at similar $.. if you can afford, bring in Steele/Oliver for Danger.. Don't know why, I'm just over Dangerfield. I've dropped him at F1 for Dunkley.. Cheers.

Thanks Ash. Heppell is  targeting a Rd.1.  come back after another ankle injury. I like Green as a break out possibility at this stage and think Danger, with Cameron and Higgins as additional forwards will get more mid time and less scrutiny when up forward. And if he does eff- all can use his $'s to pluck someone who started red hot that I missed initially. If it weren't for the Cameron and Higgins inclusion  I too would have steered clear of Dangerfield. Thanks Ash , and go Tiges,,,,  2021 and we win another one !!