Thought it would be interesting to see who is the favorite team now that the main trade period has finished and most of the drafting has been completed.
Have to have confidence in my own team... I have the Sandgropers just ahead of the Vikings though with @tyze1 and his Bulls as the dark horse
Nice to be mentioned as a contender! Injury permitting I would think we're all playing for second with @wrightbrendan's Buffs the team to beat. He's had a huge trade period that definitely puts him in a great position to go back to back.
I think there is a clear top 3. Buffaloes with a smashing midfield but some durability issues forward and back. Vikings with the best 15 when everyone is available. But it's Sandgropers for me with the superior depth across all lines. Ladder Southern Cross Nuytsland Serengeti King Island Christmas Island Ararat Groote Eylandt Staghorn Flat Pakenham Korumburra Hughendon Gisborne Pearcedale Coolgardie Eden Banchang Blanchetown Cow Bay
One crazy (or very astute) punter has just laid $4.5k on the Mighty Blowflys to win the ORFFU flag in 2018 at 23-1 for a tasty 6 figure collect!! The short odds are on a Gropers v Vikings GF SF losers likely to be Buffaloes and Cudas
Hopefully the youngsters develop and it's a quick bounce back up. I've gone the other strategy of bringing in some older players but maybe I'm just delaying the inevitable.
Bump....... No votes at all for Ararat! Also glad that @Tylo was wrong on where Cow Bay finished 7/8 of the top 8 correct (not in order) and guessed 2 correct finishing positions in the bottom 10.