#inb4walesypostsmidpricedmadness

@Jason, I had to take a 2nd look before I noticed a few picks I wasn't sure of. Freeman will surely struggle to string 5 games together before popping a hammy, Montagna I had heard had had a calf problem in the pre-season and I also wasn't sure if you are expecting Eddy to improve with further preseason matches or you just are hoping a better rookie comes along. With $66k in the bank you might be forced into shuffling your premiums if you need to replace some of the $123.9k rookies with more expensive options but no doubt you should be fine to do that.

Thanks TTH.

It is still February though...

There are almost always enough cheap rookies who get named for R1. That is the least of my concerns for now!

Totally different setup to mine, usually a good thing.

I think Higgins & Roughy on the same line is risky, if you're happy with the risk/reward calc great but Heeney and a rookie feels less implosive..
You are missing Hampton down back, probably the must have def rookie and would have ahead of McGrath
Other than that really hard to find fault, really solid team.

I liked what I saw of Miles today. Depending on who I see next week, that could easily change of course.
Freeman I haven't actually seen. But I've heard so much...
Have been tossing up Touk Miller and Higgins over the past few days.
Who are you looking at for your February team?

What does your February setup look like?

First impression - lots to like.
Your structure has more $$$ in the MIDs at the expense of your FWDs, although you have more than just loose change in hand.
Haven't seen much of Ainsworth, what has he done to get the nod ahead of McCluggage in your thoughts?

That's an awful lot of mid-pricers, statistically too many for them all to work.
Deledio Hogan and Roughy feels more like an AFL fwd line than a SC one.
Backline very solid, but maybe at the expense of the other lines?

Like yours a bit "in build", but right now this is where I am at.

Lucky we still have 3 or 4 weeks of angst to figure that out

Jason - thought you would have a sleep-in this season after a premiership. Good to see you back.

Looking at your team, I would suggest you start again from scratch. There are far too many similarities to mine. Hopefully sanity (yours) will prevail before kick off.

Only an opinion, but think Joey is getting a bit jaded and would suggest Taylor Adams. Have been reading a lot of love for Jack Macrae - any solid grounds or Western Oval insight to your preferring Dal to him? [I have both - prem forwards are scarce]. Roughie and Swallow might be steals - yet to see the rust shaken.

I have a new policy this year (cackle, cackle). Have been too hurt in the past by premium mids taking their sweet time to hit their stride. Although NAB (or whatever it is called) is dangerous, have decided to follow form. Otherwise, you have a well thought out February side, as does Len (which is not hugely different).

Almost daily changes and can't wait for the bible to arrive:

DEF: S. Docherty, H. Shaw, J. Johannisen, C. Marchbank, A. McGrath, C. Hampton, C. Cox, Z. Guthrie
MID: T. Rockliff, M. Bontempelli, J. Steven, O. Wines, D. Prestia, W. Brodie, S. Powell-Pepper, H. Wigg, J. Pickett, M. Hibberd, C. Brown
RUC: M. Gawn, B. Grundy, B. Preuss
FWD: J. Kennedy, L. Dalhaus, J. Macrae, D. Rioli, H. McCluggage, B. Ainsworth, J. Begley, B. Eddy

$144,200 in the kitty.