Libba has disappeared from my team now too. With the need for expensive rookies and his lack luster performance in nab 3 he seemed the obvious candidate to free up an extra 150k. Jason chopping him only validates my thought process.

All the teams so far seem to have the R3 as a DPP FWD but no way of moving them.
@ everybody - What plan do you have if a set & forget Ruck goes down for 1 or 2 weeks? Do you burn a trade?
I think there is more risk there than downgrading a premium and having a playing Ruck/FWD as cover.
The extra money can be spent upgrading a doubtful rookie into a more likely starter.
Most teams seem to have at least 1 rookie that I think won't get a game until mid-season
ie G.Hewett, M.Hartley. Padley, Keays, McPherson.
I'm fairly new at this so I maybe missing the finer points

Not having Goldy is probably hearsay, but I think with Limited rotations, the rucks will spend more time on the ground.
McGovern will be a swing man and can potentially steal/save games.
Is the weighting system of when & where goals & marks are taken still applicable?
I did have LeCras but Billings came in after getting through the NAB ok.
I think De Goey will step up after having the vest 5 times last year (4 green & 1 red).
In the past I have burnt my trades too quickly - trying for more flexibility.
And I do expect M.Cox to be picked in Round 1. R Davis I am not sure about.

There is a lot of risk in this team but I get the idea behind it. The 2 that stand out for me like a sore thumb are Suckling and Rosa. New clubs and more opportunity still doesn't equate to the points (and extra cash from a maturing rookie) that u would get from downing Suckling to B. Kennedy and using the cash to up Rosa to a Laird or even Shaw!

As the old saying goes it's very hard to ping the exact 4 or 5 mid pricers that actually improve their average significantly. If they all come off you are a genius.

Thanks for the reply Grizzles. I don't think I'll be a genius - just damn lucky.

All your picks are clearly well thought out, however all carry lots of risk v.s. reward. However I am not convinced at all with Sinclair or Suckling.
De Goey is in and out of my team a lot, hate seeing too many $300k to $400k players in my squad, but geez they are tempting.
Grimley will play more than Cox at R3, consider swapping them.
NicNat a bit PODish with everyone going Goldy, Gawn and Martin.

Solid team. Sidey a huge POD and I haven't seen Birchall in many teams. Time will tell over him v.s. Gibbo however I'm with Gibbo for now, he can be inconsistent but when we goes massive it can be 130+.
Don't like the Sinclair pick, would rather set and forget in Martin, Jacobs or Gawn to pair with Goldy.
Solid rookie selections for what we know right now.

My latest iteration.
Lack of possessions for Libba and him relying on tackles worries me, can't ignore MCrouch's form at the same price.
I feel like I am one premium short in the forward line, however this has let me get Shaw back in, and bring in more expensive rookies of Oliver and BenKen.
Have managed to squeeze Priddis in for Rocky but with only $7.5k left this may be an issue come rookie selection time, and I'd rather have Grimley at R3 than Chol.
Prob have to change Mathieson/MacPherson also, not sure who to yet.

Haha I would love one of those.

Plan in my back pocket with them not being named (which seems likely) is to bring Shaw down to Rance, or Prddis down to Rocky (or both) to free up cash for more expensive playing rookies.

Maybe BenKen into the mids and Lincoln McCarthy into the forward line. Hate playing DPP rookies in the midfield line early days but this year demands it. That only solves one spot though. Don't want to jeopardize structure and premiums just yet until they firm some more.

Seems as though everyone is going to have the same rookies this year, such is the dearth of them in the mid line.

that's a pretty loco team i reckon - but good luck with it. i hope you stick to yr guns. mind you, i think rosa is a hopeful choice - he's old, and billings wrong, seeing as he is a low possession getter. he's slow, in an average team. he'll win 2 games this yr, but will score 70 often methinks

careful. im a carlton supporter - Byrne didnt play nab3, despite being ready. he got 43 nab 2. he'll get 10 possessions a game at best. he just disappears. no game sense yet. Broad im unsure tho bc i think Chaplin missed Nab3.

why is there no love for leuey?
he's my forward swing - way better value than other F/Rs. only doubt for me is his fitness, which last week was solved. im sure he'll play round 1. Ess NEED him FGSake! anyone?