Round 1 NAB Cup is already over and before we know it the season will be in full swing. The weekend offered us all our first look at the class of 2007. The Great White hopes for many fans of the more struggling clubs, and added stability for a future that will remain bright for others travelling a bit better. Whether you are a Dream Teamer, looking to snuff out a couple of ready made draftees. Or just a devoted AFL fan watching and hoping that your club may have snared the next Chris Judd with their 1st round pick.
Just one game in, possibly to early to read to much in to things but there were plenty of good sings across the entire weekend that the much hyped 2006 AFL draft may live up to expectations. Here are a few that got out the blocks well early.
Bryce Gibbs- He showed some flashes of the brilliance he possesses. Finishing the match with 3 Kicks, 4 Handballs, 1 Mark from limited game time.
Bachar Houli- Essendon Couldn't believe couldn't believe there luck when they picked this youngster up at No. 41 in the draft and the weekend showed why with a brilliant first up display finishing with a handy 7 Kicks, 7 Handballs, 3 Marks, in a polished display.
Lachlan Hansen- Kangaroos 3rd Draft pic overall. Hansen Is a key position player who has played mostly centre half back. He made a good slightly nervous start to his AFL career against Collingwood at Carrara with a few errant disposals along the way to compiling stats of 6 Kicks, 2 Handballs, 1 Mark.
Nathan J. Brown- Collingwoods 2nd pick taken at 10 overall another 1st year player and of course the 3rd Nathan Brown in the AFL. A tall mobile player who picked up the game late after playing Basketball as a youngster eased into the AFL in round 1 picking up 6 Kicks, 2 Handballs, 1 Mark.
David Armitage- StKilda's 1st round pick at 9 overall, Armitage is a a medium midfielder/defender who looks to be a solid long time player for the Saints. Finished off Saturday nights match with 8 Kicks, 3 Handballs, 1 Mark.
Joel Sellwood- Massive stand out of the 1st gamers. The 3rd of the Sellwood brothers fitted straight into the top level in racking up 10 Kicks, 9 Handballs, 3 Marks. Always looking to have time to dispose of the ball Geelong would be over the moon with his efforts!
Monday, 26 February 2007
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
AFL DREAM TEAM TACTICS
With the AFL season fast approaching it's time to start scouting new talent and sorting through the current crop in an effort to take out the big dollars, or even just beat your mates in your private AFL Dream Team league. As most of you have participated before would know, the aim of the game is to use your team sallary cap in the most effective way to pick a team that will score as many points as possible over the 22 round Australian Football Leauge season.
There are many diferent approaches you can use to put your team together. It can be a massive balancing act in trying to pick a team that will score you big points from round one or bank on a number of young players price value increasing to a point that you can use the money you have made with these players to gradually improve your team as the season progresses. With an emphasis on increasing you overall team value.
The Key to finding these big money earners is trying to choosing the right 1st year players. This is not as simple as choosing the top AFL draft picks even though the top 5 have gone to the bottom clubs meaning that they will most likely play alot of games in 2007. So basically when selecting your young guns look at those that play for clubs that are struggling a little or in 'rebuilding phase'. And then the question. But how many 1st year players should you select?
The other way of selecting players that will make you big bucks is to look for players that where injured for the 2006 AFL season and played less than 3 games. As there price will be minimal. Of course in doing this you have the risk that they may re-injure themselves. But a risk worth taking in most cases. Do you pick up Darcy, Hadley, or even some of the past year top draftees that have never or barely made it on the paddock, Like Tom Williams for instance?
Which ever angle you take no doubt there will be many hours lost researching and pondering your final line-up before lockout at season start. So all the best for the footy season ahead.
There are many diferent approaches you can use to put your team together. It can be a massive balancing act in trying to pick a team that will score you big points from round one or bank on a number of young players price value increasing to a point that you can use the money you have made with these players to gradually improve your team as the season progresses. With an emphasis on increasing you overall team value.
The Key to finding these big money earners is trying to choosing the right 1st year players. This is not as simple as choosing the top AFL draft picks even though the top 5 have gone to the bottom clubs meaning that they will most likely play alot of games in 2007. So basically when selecting your young guns look at those that play for clubs that are struggling a little or in 'rebuilding phase'. And then the question. But how many 1st year players should you select?
The other way of selecting players that will make you big bucks is to look for players that where injured for the 2006 AFL season and played less than 3 games. As there price will be minimal. Of course in doing this you have the risk that they may re-injure themselves. But a risk worth taking in most cases. Do you pick up Darcy, Hadley, or even some of the past year top draftees that have never or barely made it on the paddock, Like Tom Williams for instance?
Which ever angle you take no doubt there will be many hours lost researching and pondering your final line-up before lockout at season start. So all the best for the footy season ahead.
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