That's the risk.

He has been playing 80+% game time over the nab though.

Damn the Hawks team is good though. Hard to know who they'll vest.

Not sure if your rookies are just place-holders, but if not Steele is unlikely to feature too much early on.. We were close to full strength yesterday and better players (currently) than him didn't make the side.

Saad (50) + 500k mid (105 with upside)

vs

Suckling (85) + say, Newton (70)

So on field, it scores the same, but Newton brings in more consistant dollars than whatever scrub I bring in at D8 does.

I dunno, guess I'm just really hating the backline rookies.

And yeah, no Gray. No doubt he will score very well, but he's also priced to score very well! A calculated anti-pod.

Steele or Lonie, pending on who's named.

Would prefer Steele over Lonie though.

Some discussion amongst Carlton folks that Simpson is not going to be in the midfield rotations as much this year. A bit of a concern. Carrazzo looked good in NAB3.

Don't like the Dahlhaus selection, just don't see upside for him this year. Steele is a long shot for R1 right?

Needs more Bont and less Swan.

McLaren eh? Doesn't Read have the better loophole profile?

You might need to spend some more $$ when Lambert isn't named for R1. Some of the 221 at M4 might need to be spent on another M11.

Why not move Saad to MID bench and select Hamling or McIntosh? Opens up D/M link and covers the selection hole that Lambert is likely to fall into.

Who the hell knows on Hibberd. I prefer MJ in any case.

You have most of my current team there. I have MJ and Gibson whereas you have Shaw and Neale. Don't like the Newton selection much. For a similar price but different line, Goodes is worth a look given your current DEF structure.

Lambert is not very likely to be named for R1, you'll need to have an alternate plan available for this if it occurs.

DEF choices are almost identical to my current lineup I have MJ though whereas you have Dalgleish.

Change Goddard, he's not looking to be in the selection frame for R1.

Very unconvinced by the TBC R2 plan.

Your structure is driven by the Neale/Newton/Cripps selctions. I would suggest you only try for just Cripps from these three and pick another keeper for your DEF line instead.

This post is getting pretty long again. I'll open up the final edition of RMT in a new thread.

Don't tell me that on Simpson! The dude has been the very definition of consistent!

Dahlhaus fell away last season, but for the first 2/3rds, was one of the best in the business. Definite upside there.

Bonts- I just don't trust 2nd year players!

Read has a better profile in that he has a lot of Sunday games early, giving choice to your capitan, but where Read has 3 Friday night games up to the byes, McLaren only has 1.

Definiely confer on McIntosh. Will need to get him in, not sold on Hamling though. Certainly no more confident in him than Lambert.

thanks for the feedback on my team.