Lack of Future Backline Downgrades

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  1. maxweas

    maxweas New Member

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    I have been putting finishing touches on my plan and I am finding it very difficult to find potential downgrades in the backline.

    Having a look through the preseason scores of the top 16 rookies only 3 are yet to play 3 games - Hibberd, Puopolo and L Delaney. Hibs and Poo both are on the bubble this week and Delaney is debuting.

    The defender rookies (<150K) to play 2 or more preseason games (33) and not have played 2 so far are:
    • Luke Delaney (First Game this week)
    • Christian Howard
    • Tom Gillies
    • James Strauss
    • Peter Faulks
    • Jayden Schofield
    • Tom Simpkin
    I am struggling to see a high likelihood of any of these becoming good targets.

    I still need to downgrade 3 backline players to get my maximum upgrades. Given the poor potential future downgrades, I may have to downgrade 2 this week.

    What are other's thoughts? Is there anyone out there that I am missing?
     
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    howard late replacement this week for dogs
     
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    Don't forget Ben Jacobs. Didn't play in the PS.
     
  4. maxweas

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    Further to this the forward line has 15 rookie players that played 2 preseason games and after this round will have played 2 or less. Including some good looking targets like: Mzungu, Callinan, I Smith, T Lynch, & potentially Daw.

    In the mids there are 18 (including the MPPS) including: Mzungu, Callinan, I Smith, Simpkin and a number of others and Beams and Irons who depending on when they return (one due to injury the other due to lack of LTIs) could be targets at just a small premium.
     
  5. maxweas

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    Yes missed Jacobs. Howard can't get a game with the injuries that WB have but may be a option.

    That means after this round the options will potentially be limited to Jacobs, Howard and Delaney and in 3 rounds time just Howard. Still pretty slim pickings...
     
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    TheTassieHawk SC fanatic Staff Member

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    i'm not too bothered if thats the case

    it will mean that we will be upgrading our defensive cows and downgrading our mid/fwd cows

    the main thing is that there are hopefully some solid downgrade options on the bubble over the next 2-4 weeks
     
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    Very interesting...

    Maybe a double downgrade this week perhaps
     
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    <blockquote>Quote from maxweas on May 20, 2011, 14:12
    I have been putting finishing touches on my plan and I am finding it very difficult to find potential downgrades in the backline.

    Having a look through the preseason scores of the top 16 rookies only 3 are yet to play 3 games - Hibberd, Puopolo and L Delaney. Hibs and Poo both are on the bubble this week and Delaney is debuting.

    The defender rookies (&#60;150K) to play 2 or more preseason games (33) and not have played 2 so far are:
    • Luke Delaney (First Game this week)
    • Christian Howard
    • Tom Gillies
    • James Strauss
    • Peter Faulks
    • Jayden Schofield
    • Tom Simpkin
    I am struggling to see a high likelihood of any of these becoming good targets.

    I still need to downgrade 3 backline players to get my maximum upgrades. Given the poor potential future downgrades, I may have to downgrade 2 this week.

    What are other's thoughts? Is there anyone out there that I am missing?</blockquote>

    are any of these still in line to be blooded late in the season??
     
  9. Lucas

    Lucas Moderator Staff Member

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    TALIA
     

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