Round 1 - Teams, Trades & Discussion

[Drop Bear]

Looking for a 3rd Ruckman... is either Moran (crows) or Bailey (Hawks) a chance at palying this week?

Surely Bailey cant do his knee for a 4th time, or would it be a 5th??

5th I reckon. Be surprised if he had any cartilidge left!

[cossi11]

Looking for a 3rd Ruckman... is either Moran (crows) or Bailey (Hawks) a chance at palying this week?

Surely Bailey cant do his knee for a 4th time, or would it be a 5th??

5th I reckon. Be surprised if he had any cartilidge left!

Now thats what you call getting a rough run...

[Gingernuts]

Looking for a 3rd Ruckman... is either Moran (crows) or Bailey (Hawks) a chance at palying this week?

Not sure on Moran, but Bailey has played at least one game in the VFL. Could be a chance. I'll probably have him as my 4th ruck. I've found rookie rucks the hardest to pick this year.

Agreed Droppy. In the end I've decided to dodge the popular sex on the beach strategy and gone with Sandi + Vickery with Petrie on the bench and one of the GSC boys as 4th ruck. I think this will give me extra flexibility in the byes whilst not parking too much cash on the bench.

No doubt REB thinks this strategy is sh1t though, like most things I do (and I'm yet to prove him wrong on that one unfortunately ).

Each to their own but i wouldnt have anything more than 100k on my rucks bench, in fact prob on all my benches unless they are a high draft pick from last season ie swallow or conca or gaff...

Yep for sure. I just think this year there is bugger all in rookie rucks. Probably won't pay off, but I think it's a good calculated risk to take, and could prove to be a good point of difference to other teams. Petrie is only just over $200g after all - not a great increase on $110g rookie.

[Q.]

Gamble IN for Saints, Guthrie IN for Cats.

[LMA]

Supercoach site down again, not sure if I picked a captain yet. Must be a record high of participants this year

[Drop Bear]

Supercoach site down again, not sure if I picked a captain yet. Must be a record high of participants this year

Just wait until tomorrow arvo when the rest of the teams are announced!

[Brodlach]

I just got straight in

[OnSong]

Supercoach and DT working fine. AFL site slow though.

[Q.]

If anyoen is able to, post the teams here for others to easily access.

[Trader]

No Gilbee? WTF!

[Q.]

Geelong Cats v St Kilda

MCG - Fri Mar 25, 7:45pm

No Late Changes

Geelong Cats

B: Corey Enright, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt
HB: Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Tom Lonergan
C: James Kelly, Mitch Duncan, Joel Corey
HF: Travis Varcoe, Cameron Mooney, Mathew Stokes
F: Daniel Menzel, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
Foll: Brad Ottens, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Selwood
I/C: Darren Milburn, David Wojcinski, Taylor Hunt, Cameron Guthrie
Emg: Paul Chapman, Allen Christensen, Josh Cowan
New: Cameron Guthrie (Calder Cannons)

St Kilda

B: Steven Baker, Zac Dawson, Jason Blake
HB: Sam Gilbert, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard
C: Nick Dal Santo, Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna
HF: Andrew McQualter, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne
F: Raphael Clarke, Ryan Gamble, David Armitage
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Jason Gram, Clinton Jones
I/C: James Gwilt, Sean Dempster, Farren Ray, Brett Peake
Emg: Jarryn Geary, Daniel Archer, Jamie Cripps
New: Ryan Gamble (Geelong Cats)


Collingwood v Port Adelaide

ES - Sat Mar 26, 2:10pm

No Late Changes

Collingwood

B: Heath Shaw, Chris Tarrant, Alan Toovey
HB: Heritier O'Brien, Ben Reid, Sharrod Wellingham
C: Andrew Krakouer, Luke Ball, Dale Thomas
HF: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Scott Pendlebury
F: Steele Sidebottom, Leigh Brown, Travis Cloke
Foll: Darren Jolly, Dane Swan, Alan Didak
I/C: Leon Davis, Ben Johnson, Jarryd Blair, Simon Buckley
Emg: Brent Macaffer, John McCarthy, Lachlan Keeffe
New: Simon Buckley (Melbourne Demons), Andrew Krakouer (Gold Coast)

Port Adelaide

B: Tom Logan, Alipate Carlile, Jackson Trengove
HB: Steven Salopek, Troy Chaplin, Paul Stewart
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Matthew Broadbent
HF: Matt Thomas, Justin Westhoff, Kane Cornes
F: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, Robert Gray
Foll: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, David Rodan
I/C: Daniel Stewart, Jasper Pittard, Jarrad Irons, Cameron O'Shea
Emg: Chad Cornes, Michael Pettigrew, Mitchell Banner
New: Jasper Pittard (Geelong Falcons), Jarrad Irons (Perth), Cameron O'Shea (Eastern Ranges)


Adelaide v Hawthorn

AS - Sat Mar 26, 7:10pm

No Late Changes

Adelaide

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens
HB: Nathan van Berlo, Phil Davis, Michael Doughty
C: Richard Tambling, Rory Sloane, David Mackay
HF: Chris Knights, Taylor Walker, Richard Douglas
F: Jason Porplyzia, Shaun McKernan, Bernie Vince
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
I/C: Patrick Dangerfield, Andy Otten, Ricky Henderson, Brodie Smith
Emg: Brad Moran, Brad Symes, Matthew Jaensch
New: Richard Tambling (Richmond), Brodie Smith (Woodville West Torrens)

Hawthorn

B: Rick Ladson, Stephen Gilham, Matt Suckling
HB: Benjamin Stratton, Josh Gibson, Grant Birchall
C: Clinton Young, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Shaun Burgoyne, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
F: Michael Osborne, Jarryd Roughead, Cameron Bruce
Foll: Brent Renouf, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
I/C: Brendan Whitecross, Liam Shiels, Shane Savage, David Hale
Emg: Xavier Ellis, Jordan Lisle, Kyle Cheney
New: David Hale (North Melbourne Football Club), Cameron Bruce (Melbourne)


Brisbane Lions v Fremantle

G - Sat Mar 26, 7:10pm

No Late Changes

Brisbane Lions

B: Ashley McGrath, Daniel Merrett, Pearce Hanley
HB: Jed Adcock, Joel Patfull, Cheynee Stiller
C: Jack Redden, Simon Black, Tom Rockliff
HF: Luke Power, Mitchell Clark, Jesse O'Brien
F: Brent Staker, Jonathan Brown, Todd Banfield
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Daniel Rich, Andrew Raines
I/C: James Polkinghorne, Amon Buchanan, Ryan Lester, Rohan Bewick
Emg: Sam Sheldon, Tom Collier, Claye Beams
New: Ryan Lester (Oakleigh Chargers), Rohan Bewick (West Perth (WA))

Fremantle

B: Greg Broughton, Antoni Grover, Jay Van Berlo
HB: Ryan Crowley, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Nick Lower, David Mundy, Nathan Fyfe
HF: Kepler Bradley, Matthew Pavlich, Michael Johnson
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Christopher Mayne, Stephen Hill
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Adam McPhee, Nick Suban
I/C: Rhys Palmer, Michael Walters, Dylan Roberton, Jayden Pitt
Emg: Jesse Crichton, Viv Michie, Jack Anthony
New: Jayden Pitt (Geelong Falcons), Nick Lower (Norwood)


Essendon v Western Bulldogs

ES - Sun Mar 27, 1:10pm

No Late Changes

Essendon

B: Kyle Hardingham, Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Dyson Heppell, David Myers, Courtenay Dempsey
C: Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson, Jake Melksham
HF: Angus Monfries, Michael Hurley, Jason Winderlich
F: Stewart Crameri, Patrick Ryder, Leroy Jetta
Foll: David Hille, Heath Hocking, Mark McVeigh
I/C: Sam Lonergan, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Tom Bellchambers, Brent Prismall, David Zaharakis, Travis Colyer, Ben Howlett
New: Dyson Heppell (Gippsland Power)

Western Bulldogs

B: Easton Wood, Lukas Markovic, Dale Morris
HB: Robert Murphy, Tom L. Williams, Brennan Stack
C: Ryan Griffen, Matthew Boyd, Callan Ward
HF: Shaun Higgins, Liam Jones, Daniel Giansiracusa
F: Jarrad Grant, Barry Hall, Adam Cooney
Foll: Ben Hudson, Daniel Cross, Thomas Liberatore
I/C: Ed Barlow, William Minson, Josh Hill, Liam Picken, Nathan Djerrkura, Justin Sherman, Mitchell Wallis
New: Ed Barlow (Oakleigh Chargers), Lukas Markovic (Eastern Ranges (VIC)), Nathan Djerrkura (Geelong Cats), Justin Sherman (Brisbane Lions), Mitchell Wallis (Calder Cannons), Thomas Liberatore (Calder Cannons)


Melbourne v Sydney Swans

MCG - Sun Mar 27, 2:10pm

No Late Changes

Melbourne

B: Clint Bartram, Jared Rivers, Joel Macdonald
HB: Jack Grimes, Colin Garland, Jamie Bennell
C: Nathan Jones, Brent Moloney, Luke Tapscott
HF: Rohan Bail, Colin Sylvia, Liam Jurrah
F: Jack Watts, Brad Green, Addam Maric
Foll: Mark Jamar, Lynden Dunn, Aaron Davey
I/C: Matthew Warnock, Ricky Petterd, Stefan Martin, Jake Spencer, James Strauss, Neville Jetta, Jack Trengove
New: Luke Tapscott (North Adelaide)

Sydney Swans

B: Paul Bevan, Ted Richards, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Andrejs Everitt
C: Daniel Hannebery, Kieren Jack, Nicholas Smith
HF: Lewis Jetta, Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn
F: Ryan O'Keefe, Sam Reid, Jesse White
Foll: Shane Mumford, Josh P. Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh
I/C: Jude Bolton, Jarred Moore, Brett Meredith, Mark Seaby, Gary Rohan, Byron Sumner, Trent Dennis-Lane
New: Byron Sumner (Woodville-West Torrens (SA)), Andrejs Everitt (Western Bulldogs)


West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne

PS - Sun Mar 27, 4:10pm

No Late Changes

West Coast Eagles

B: Brad Sheppard, Darren Glass, Shannon Hurn
HB: Beau Waters, Mitch Brown, Scott Selwood
C: Matthew Rosa, Matthew Priddis, Andrew Embley
HF: Bradley Ebert, Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey
F: Jack Darling, Nic Naitanui, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Chris Masten, Adam Selwood
I/C: Quinten Lynch, Mark Nicoski, Will Schofield, Patrick McGinnity, Callum Wilson, Ashton Hams, Andrew Gaff
New: Andrew Gaff (Oakleigh Chargers), Jack Darling (West Perth)

North Melbourne

B: Brady Rawlings, Cameron Pedersen, Scott Thompson
HB: Michael Firrito, Robert Tarrant, Cameron Richardson
C: Daniel Wells, Liam Anthony, Brent Harvey
HF: Shaun Atley, Lachlan Hansen, Scott McMahon
F: Samuel Wright, Ben McKinley, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Cruize Garlett
I/C: Daniel Pratt, Aaron Edwards, Gavin Urquhart, Ben Warren, Leigh Adams, Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington
New: Ben McKinley (Northern U18), Cameron Richardson (North Ballarat Football Club), Shaun Atley (Murray Bushrangers), Cameron Pedersen (Box Hill Hawks)

[Q.]

Few spanners thrown into the works. Otten named on the bench, could possibly end up as a sub. Also, no Polec named for Brisbane. And very unexpectedly, Bulldogs have selected Liberatore on field, with Wallis on an extended bench.

[Pottsy]

Few spanners thrown into the works. Otten named on the bench, could possibly end up as a sub. Also, no Polec named for Brisbane. And very unexpectedly, Bulldogs have selected Liberatore on field, with Wallis on an extended bench.

Ouch ouch ouch! Was really relying on him getting up - in fact, just today I was thinking that Polec better not get injured or the plan is stuffed...ah well, here comes Sir Mixalot again...

[Dutchy]

Just put the finishing touches on my team and got $537k in the bank!

[Rik E Boy]

Not a bad looking Cat side even though we are a bit light on up front. Got no respect for Mackie though.

regards,

REB

[Alaska]

Looking for a 3rd Ruckman... is either Moran (crows) or Bailey (Hawks) a chance at palying this week?

Surely Bailey cant do his knee for a 4th time, or would it be a 5th??

5th I reckon. Be surprised if he had any cartilidge left!

Cartilidge is over rated I have not had any in one knee since 19 yo.
They just keep saying go for as long as you can before replacement.
Only issue is one side is now 1/2 inch shorter than the other (which present's its own issues)!

[Hondo]

Few spanners thrown into the works. Otten named on the bench, could possibly end up as a sub. Also, no Polec named for Brisbane. And very unexpectedly, Bulldogs have selected Liberatore on field, with Wallis on an extended bench.

Phil Harper on 5AA tonight all but said Otten would be the sub

[Q.]

Made Gibbs my VC and hugely stoked at his SC score (133). Reckon I'll lock that one in.

Did anyone put Blues rookie Ed Curnow in their team - the lad carved up (120 SC)? Conversely, did anyone fall for the Yarran hype, who ended up spudding out a lowly 30 SC?

[OnSong]

Guilty.

[Q.]

Guilty.

He never really got tagged during the pre-season, so roamed free across half-back and pumped out some good scores. Was always going to cop a tag once the real stuff began, so the gamble was whether he was going to be good enough to break it. Wasn't good enough tonight, but it's only one game.