Nice spread of Bulldogs.

My first effort. The spare cash will go to upgrading the rucks.

DEF: I had Ryan last year. He was great POD but at his current price I'd think he will be only returning there or there about. B Smith , monitor for fitness.
Mid: I'm thinking Libba is a risk. Gut telling me no. A Miles a lock. Will get games and ball magnet.
Ruck: work in progress I can see that.
Fwd: looks good. Think Fogarty is your weak selection here.
Good first draft. Like most.

Agree on Libba though reports are he is burning it up at training.
Will keep an eye on him though.

Cheers for the feedback Len.
At the moment I feel as though Collins should be a lock for every team, even though he's close to $190k and is a key def. He's a genuine gun in the air that is locked in to play every game and the ball will be down back all game for the Suns, so hopefully racks up heaps of intercept marks. The other back rookies are like 95% of all rookie selections and are little more than placeholders until we get closer to round 1. Although I have tried to pick players that I think will actually play round 1.
With Walsh, again he's little more than a placeholder. Firstly I wanted to pick more expensive rookies, rather than random ones who are priced at 120k. This is because it's far easier to upgrade your premiums (or bank cash) when suddenly changing rookies based on round 1 selection than it is to have to upgrade your rookies and then downgrade your premiums because you didn't leave enough spare cash. Secondly I believe he is supposed to be more ready made than most top end draftees are, although I agree with your above statement that Bailey Smith will probably be a better player than Walsh, just uncertain if Dogs pick him round 1 in their potentially stacked midfield (if likes of Libba are ready to go).
My rucks I'm pretty set on, I like Goldy this season after his strong form late last season and with Preuss moving on from North.
Wingard is that man in this team where I basically picked the other 29 and then picked him because he's one of the better options with the cash I had left. I like a lot of forwards (and backs) this season, hence why I have Dunks in midfield right now and would not mind picking up any of Menegola, Tim Kelly, Devon Smith etc. to start with. But with Mitchell down Wingard could actually kill it this season for the Hawks because I find it hard to believe anyone else at the club will rise to the occasion. Honestly don't rate Hawthorn's list.
Blakey unlikely to be there come round 1.
Happy that you like my squad.

When you say Mumford/Westhoff does that mean you have another ruck like Grundy, then Mummy a R2, a cheap R/F rookie at R3 and Westhoff forward who can swing to cover for when Mummy isn't playing? If so I rate that. The Hoff was in my very first draft of this season at R2 instead of Goldy

I like this team, seems quite well balanced, without final fallout from rookies R1.

What do we reckon about Grundy and Gawn? It always seems as though the top rucks drop off the year after a career-best SC year...

Rucks are always hard to pick and can be where teams vary quite a lot. On picking either, neither or both of Gawn and Grundy it will mainly depend on if you think there are other good ruck options or not. I think they will both score well and that picking at least one is a good idea because they are both great vc and c options. I can't see many other premiums averaging as much as what they are capable of

To have both would be a luxury, a very expensive one tho, at the moment I'm opting for Grundy/Goldy, may become Gawn/Goldy jury is still out.

Gawn should improve, although if they play Preuss as well he will spend some time up forward. Which will be good some weeks and not so good others!