Downgrading Ziebell??

A big question for many DT coaches after the lockout next week will be what to do with North's injured forward/midfield rookie Jack Ziebell?Plenty of coaches will be looking to upgrade Ziebell, while others might fancy downgrading him so they can bolster their side elsewhere. Most DT coaches have Ziebell in as a forward rather than as a midfielder, so I thought I might assess the downgrading options up near the goals and see which cheap forwards are available.One thing I should mention though, is if you haven't got suitable cover already and will be using Ziebell's replacement in your 22 then I'd suggest upgrading rather than downgrading. But...

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DT Round 12 Teams

Another shorter edition today due to the split-round, but anyway there's still some interesting changes. The big inclusions are Geelong's Joel Corey and Essendon's Jason Winderlich as well as Melbourne rookie Liam Jurrah while David Zaharakis drops out at Essendon and Paul Medhurst still isn't back for the Magpies.Essendon v Melbourne, Friday night, DocklandsEssendonIns: Dustin Fletcher, Andrew Welsh, Jason WinderlichOuts: Bachar Houli (virus), Jay Neagle, David Zaharakis (omitted)Winderlich (who averages almost 98 this season) returning is good news for some, but $234k midfielder Zaharakis dropping out will be a big problem for almost 20,000...

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Around The Grounds

Melbourne's young $126k forward Liam Jurrah could be ready to make his AFL debut this Friday against Essendon according to Dees coach Dean Bailey. Bailey told melbournefc.com.au, "Liam's form in the last couple of weeks has been pretty good, so he's obviously under some consideration for this week."Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has quelled doubts about Dale Thomas's availability for the Sydney game this weekend after the popular $296k forward missed training on Tuesday. “He’ll be right,” Malthouse said of Thomas.“We often let players have the odd couple of days off to freshen up, it's a long season."Nine News Adelaide has revealed Adelaide $262k midfielder Brent Reilly will be out of action for 3 weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury on the weekend. It also was claimed $374k forward...

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