Pretty sure Valente is injured and won't be available for the first couple of weeks. Starting with him anyway is ballsy, Ross might not put him straight into the seniors when he regains fitness. Guess he gives you loophole options, and Freo do play late in the opening three rounds.

@Len, does Hately lose his spot to Ward in a few weeks? Or is he a different type of player?

And what happened to Greene?

Possibly, I can see one of Hately, Caldwell or O'Halloran playing most weeks, but lack of further injuries permitting probably no more than that. Bonar likely plays a lot more, and Perryman looks likely to play Wards role along with Hopper.
I've named Hately atm as I think he is most likely round 1, and it isn't beyond reasonable that he does a TT and stays in, that said the inside swell is huge on Caldwell, different role though but unlikely he stays in my team once the final R1 teams are named. We play Sunday so can be a late free trade.
Valente is one I am huge on, if someone I rate somewhere near him for price and ability is named round 1 it will be hard to hold him, but currently looking to do so.

Greene I still think is a great pick, basically it's a call between Westhoff and Moore or Lycett and Greene, as posted I can't afford him

If Gibbons isn't named for R1, I'm looking at Hately.

I hope to start him despite the above, he ticks all the SC rookie boxes, I've not been impressed with Gibbons at all after being initially hopeful. If they start Caldwell instead I'll change up as his outside game is less like anyone we have and more likely a replacement for Shiel if selected. If they start both I have a lucky 8 ball somewhere.

There are cookie cutter teams every year with a lot of the same players. They usually don't win the main prize though, and there's probably something in that...

The biggest variations this year will be in the forwardline at F3 and F4. Reckon I have hardly seen two teams alike in that regard yet.

I notice your not starting with Macrae, are you seeing him with an early price drop to be an upgrade target?

The reason I ask is swapping him for Selwood looks like this, which while verging on MPP madness it still has 11/12 guns depending on if you include Williams and/or Andrews

I just don't know enough about how the Bulldogs midfield will look and function to be honest. Every chance he scores just as well as last year.

Main reason not to start him is I can't see value beyond his start price, whereas I can see upside in the other MID keepers that I've chosen.

I can't fit him in atm, but Sheed feels like a must have if you are playing midprice in the mids?

I like this version a lot better.
I'm not a Smith fan in the backs, but seem to be in the minority, Dunkely could be genius but his JLT game role wasn't SC freindly at all.
Pretty solid all round

Petrucelle is nice to watch, but is a small foward, I like Burgess but given the options 2 easily

I think I’m with you on Smith.
I admit I am tempted, but he’d have to have a career best year to become a keeper

Walsh has found himself in my current team now.