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Well that time of year again when we post some teams.

My first attempt is below what are peoples thoughts:

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Have 33.4K left in the bank.
I'm generally happy of course have to wait and see how rookies go during preseason and which ones are selected to play etc.
Never gone this light in my FWD line before but seeing the obvious lack of choices have gone cheap.

I would probably go with only one of Steele or Miller. Miller if he is fit and back in the CBA's has the highest upside, I think I've seen enough from Steele the last couple years to put him down as a tease that may not be that 120 player again and may struggle to be in the 105 range.

Adams is out for at least a month so he has to go. Lynch may not be ready to play Carlton so that's a worry. I would maybe look at something like Adams to Fyfe, Lynch to Jordon and use the extra cash to upgrade Steele.

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Well after practice and preseason games I'm happy sitting on this team until after opening round.
Fairly happy with it for now. Dropped Macrae for the time being to watch what happens this round as I think he may be vest bound. Adams injury through a curve but happy to go light in fwd's.

I really want to get Yeo in backline as I think he's finally got his body right but can't get it to work. Curtin is a watch as didn't play any practice games.

Still have 116k in bank so lots of wiggle room.

Thoughts?

I just realised you meant Finn and not Jack Macrae after writing my original reply up haha

I'm in the minority not on the Young bandwagon here, he is super popular with the mid role but I think I'd rather someone like Sheezel, Short or maybe even Salem on a bigger discount. Howes showed enough tonight to lock him in and the Bowey injury will help his JS. You can probably turn Curtain into Howes to free up cash.

I really like your first 4 mids. I have had Bont and Laird locked in most of the pre-season. Merrett is super consistent and will probably average around 115 again, Green seems like an excellent high upside option and could become a top 5 mid. Personally not a fan of the Steele pick. Rookies are wait and see

Gawn looked absolutely cooked in the second half tonight after a monster first half. Really struggled to get around the ground and Grundy ran over the top of him. It was the first game and a warm night, but at his age he may need more of a chop out week in week out. I think I'm going to try and lock in English and Grundy as my two rucks but I see the value in Gawn.

I assume Jack Macrae is fit? Otherwise I really like the cheap forward line. Laurie and Billings have crossed their names off tonight as options, but between Fyfe, Jordon, Harmes and Fisher for those more expensive mid price types and Reid, Sexton, Wilson and a handful of others we'll get a bunch of cheap options

Okay think I have sorted out my side but having a slight dilemma... Not sure what to do with my cash. My team currently is this. Obviously pending rookie selections but think most should be fine.

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After opening round games have gone:
Macrae to Heeney, good first game and although has burnt in the past, he finally had a solid preseason.
Curtin is gone and Howes in. JS should be more solid with Bowey injury.
Went Miller over Steele, first game was what I was looking for.
Naismith into ruck bench. Figured this is good move with Nank out and even if comes back should play. Plus with 4 of first 6 rounds having byes can use the bye players as captain loopholes, can downgrade after round 6.

So issue I have is I have 205.5k left?? So it's leave team as is or one of 4 options:

Option 1 - Young to Yeo, Fyfe to Flanders ... leaves 72.5k
Option 2 - Gawn to English (Only 1 bad game but seemed to struggle) ... leaves 74.1k
Option 3 - Young to Yeo, Gawn to English ... leaves 152.1k
Option 4 - Young to Yeo, Fyfe to Flanders, Miller to Steele/Brayshaw ... leaves 88.5k/9.1k

Thoughts

Quite a few $$$ on the bench.

Not sure what your gut is telling you. I am concerned with 5 Rd 0 premiums and Flanders adds another one.

I would like at Gawn to English only unless you want to upgrade Miller to another mid prem.  If a little extra cash required look at downgrading Windsor to say Cadman.

Alternatively team not too bad you can sit on the team and have a nice bank for upgrades or corrections. 

I really like the Gawn to English option, and you will still have close to 100k in the bank which is impressive. It's a good looking side. If you think Yeo can stay fit and score well (I have my doubts on his body) I also like that move along with Fyfe to Flanders.

Yeah I'm leaning towards Young to Yeo and Fyfe to Flanders.
I see what you're saying Ringo with the 5 round 0 premiums ... but with it being best 18 for those bye rounds and the worse one would be round 3 with Flanders, Miller, Green. I'm happy to wear that with it being early in season, or could wait and see if Steele burns it up and then downgrade Miller to Steele.

I want English in but Gawn should bounce back, was a hot night in Sydney so willing to leave him for now.
Heard Nankervis might be back and they liked Balta in ruck so Naismith might be vulnerable.

I heard Gawn may have been sick in the Sydney game, either way, I think the Swans went after him and he struggled to run it out.

Naismith is probably worth holding at R3. It's not worth burning a trade to sideways him back in if he comes in early. I think he'll be out as long as Nank is healthy, it was interesting to see the Tigers drop so many talls though

Hopefully that was the case. Richmond do have a lot of Sunday games so could keep him I guess.
I've ended up going with

Option 4 - Young to Yeo, Fyfe to Flanders, Miller to Steele

Leaves me 88.5k in the bank and with 40 trades doing corrections should be fine. Miller and Steele should be okay. If Steele only scores like 80-90 this week and Miller has another good score I'll just put Miller back in.

Happy to sit on the team now until teams announced for rookies.

Quote from: arbel on March 14, 2024, 01:48:28 PMHopefully that was the case. Richmond do have a lot of Sunday games so could keep him I guess.
I've ended up going with

I've actually flipped on this. I want to field as many rookies as possible this week and he doesn't help me with a captains loophole. If my vice destroys it I don't won't to get rid of a playing rookie when Naismith isn't in the 22 anyway. I'm leaning towards Livingstone with the DPP and WC playing basically Sunday every week

Round 1

Score: 2242
Rank: 6,418
Round Rank: 6,418
Cash: $110,000

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Overall not too bad a start. Happy with the score considering had Gibcus on field. Obviously the issues are Gibcus and Reid at the moment. Likely do Gibcus to Hore or maybe even Dean to get that early price rise. With byes and best 18 I was hoping to give Clark another chance but Berry price rise is hard to ignore. Has a BE of -75 so will be good to get in.

So likely trades are Gibcus to probably Dean/Hore. Worried about Dean JS but seems okay for now.
Then do Clark to Berry via Wilson/Windsor to the mids.

I'd be more inclined to trade Lazzaro ahead of Clark this week. There were a stupid amount of CBA's in that game, he attended about 50% and finished with the same amount of touches as Clark who attended like 33%. Lazzaro had 2 contested possessions and went at about 61% by foot with 0 clearances. All pretty poor.

Clark's TOG and DE% is a big worry though, but I reckon you'll need to cut bait with both anyway

Yeah besides the injuries those 2 (clark and lazarro) are my next to do players. Looking at other rookies in mid though,Lazarro scored about the same as others bar a few. Clark seemed to be in and around it but his efficiency was horid. Also worried if Sanders is going to become a managed player as his price is quite high.

The Berry cash grab is too hard to ignore so it's how I fit it all in as my FWD line is decent.
So yeah likely Lazarro or Sanders will go for Berry and Gibcus out for Dean.

Can sit on the cash for next week with it being best 18 to see how Hore and D'Ambrosio go and they likely come in next week

You have the luxury of Yeo and Daicos so you can throw them into the mids if you feel like the others are must have rookies.

I agree on the Berry cash grab, I didn't expect him to really be an option and he only had 6 touches in the first game, but he should see a nice spike in cash this week. At the same time I'm wondering if it's worth grabbing him this week or looking at Dempsey next week instead.

True but not many DEF rookies jumping out with scores ... Uwland and Dean averaging 50ish, Pink and Dawson 44 and 64 from one game. Hore 60, then D'Ambrasio only other low price player with good score. So not many choices. Think more will have the same rookies after Gibcus and Reid gone with the low availability.

The luxury is we get another week to look at Dempsey. Both he and Berry had been on my radar. Hoping Berry can keep going with the suns playing well so far.

D'Ambrosio is looking like a must pick player off round 1, but so many guys burst out of the blocks and struggle the rest of the way. Hore I feel is great D7/D8 that you can field if needed. He has a scoring history that he won't be a complete crap the bed pick and an easy sideways option for Reid.

Round 2

Score: 2038
Rank: 4,455
Round Rank: 15,188
Cash: $53,400
Trades Left: 38

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Overall happy with my main picks. My MID prems are doing nicely and all my picks have done as I wanted. Happy I went Yeo over Young in the DEF.

I fell into the Berry trap and while he has a negative BE still with the bye and the potential to have bad games might drop him. Could bring in Dempsey from Geelong. Darcy has another game before price rise but is he going to keep Lobb out? What's his JS like.

Obvious issues in the back line. I'm thinking Coffield could go if injury is bad. Problem is who is likely to make money. Hore seems to be vest candidate but with the injuries could possibly hold down a spot in the 22. Pink JS seems to be okay but not much scoring power although averaging 50 is fine. Brown from Richmond don't think will hold a spot once others are back. Reid is out til round 6 and that is the last of the best 18 with the early byes. I have enough cover for Round 4 which will be full round so could potentially hold Reid and hope he's back then.

So potential trades are:

Berry to Dempsey and Coffield to Pink/Hore.
Maybe could boost and do Clark to Carroll who'll make some good coin but is it worth buring a trade on?

Shouldn't need more than that.

Those are solid trades, I'm holding off on Hore, BE -2 so it's worth waiting to see his role, I reckon between Hore, Brown & Trezise there will be some options. Dan Curtin could also get a call-up, I think he's as ready as any of the first year talls.

Love the team - Berry to Dempsey is fine and then sit and see what team namings bring up No real need to trade Coffield with best 18 so you can observe for another week to see who to bring in next week. Thought Berry to Powell may have been an option but insufficient cash.

Nailed the starting side well done!

I'd bring in Dempsey this week.(berry or sexton) flip a coin. And if named on field and Coffield is weeks Pink also.

Wouldn't do Clark to Carroll. Cats seem to like Clark so He'll make coin playing if slower than you'd like. Mind you if he got dropped you probably would but I think that's unlikely.

Before jumping on Pink, bear in mind players like McKercher & Roberts have had stints down back, just one of those guys could make a monumental difference if awarded DPP. This is another reason I'm happy to delay any decisions, plenty of people went Gibcus to Coffield, some went Gibcus to Hore, these trades have been way too hasty.

I'm bringing in Carroll this week, he's a guy I'd feel comfortable fielding, this is also with a view that one of McKercher or Roberts will find their way into defence.

The team looks pretty damn good, you nailed all the starting premiums and have some good cash gen options. You got the quick cash grab from Berry, if you want to dump him I'd look at Carroll ahead of Dempsey. One is playing legit midfield minutes while the other is in that half forward role. With all the Dees injuries I like Hore as an option down back to sit at D8 for the time being.

Quote from: Bully on March 25, 2024, 11:46:24 PMBefore jumping on Pink, bear in mind players like McKercher & Roberts have had stints down back, just one of those guys could make a monumental difference if awarded DPP. This is another reason I'm happy to delay any decisions, plenty of people went Gibcus to Coffield, some went Gibcus to Hore, these trades have been way too hasty.

I'm bringing in Carroll this week, he's a guy I'd feel comfortable fielding, this is also with a view that one of McKercher or Roberts will find their way into defence.

Both will get DPP, but that will be in round 6. I think you need coverage for one of those two bench spots next week, if there is a phantom injury we're back to 22 and it could be a disaster. It is a good point though.

Just going to add the only worry with Carroll is Walsh. He was originally expected back this week but it looks like it might get pushed. If he is missing for another 3 or 4 weeks he is an excellent option. If it looks like he can play sooner, Carroll will be the sub or dropped.

Quote from: Mat0369 on March 26, 2024, 02:34:41 AMJust going to add the only worry with Carroll is Walsh. He was originally expected back this week but it looks like it might get pushed. If he is missing for another 3 or 4 weeks he is an excellent option. If it looks like he can play sooner, Carroll will be the sub or dropped.

This is a slight concern, I had always viewed him as Docherty's long term replacement but being sub would destroy his earnings potential. In the short term 3 price rises would be a win, 2 price rises a nil all draw and 1 price rise a wasted trade.

BE is -69, that's 35k in the kitty for just turning up. Last game against North he scored 96, a repeat of that would see him rocket over 200k and probably insulate against sub affected scores. On weight I think he's worth the risk, maybe not best 22 but best 23 a reasonable assumption.

Thanks guys ... think I'll wait to see the injury list and can then make changes from there. Will likely be Berry to one of Carroll/Dempsey and then see the extent of the May/Lever injuries and also Coffield/Reid and make changes from there. With it being best 18 if no real candidates can sit with an injury or 2.

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Well looks like Coffield is out for 12-14 weeks so he has to go. The May and Level injuries aren't as bad as thought. Lever could play this week and May could only miss 1 so don't know if Hore is the way to go. One of Pink/Brown will come in now. No point having Coffield soaking up donuts. Don't know who will score more etc but will bring in one of those. Then likely do Berry to Carroll/Dempsey.

I would still defer the decision until next week, Brown not on the bubble and Hore will probably hit parity so it's a nice apples for apples decision. I think Brown & Hore will outscore Pink in the long run, the only advantage is a bit more job security. You could even pick Pink if he tears it up this week, unlikely but he did have a good first quarter last week.

Carroll would be my priority, Cripps has just hinted that Walsh still 2-3 weeks away, that's enough time to make some money and get some 70+ scores onto the park.

Cripps says he hopes Walsh will be back for the Adelaide game. Carlton site has him 2-3 weeks away. Jack Martin injured his hamstring at training yesterday, Motlop, Weitering and Marchbank are all available for selection. They also said Hollands is a chance to come straight into the 22 which I found interesting. I think they had him in that half forward/mid role which means he probably comes in for Fantasia.

3 months for Coffield means he has to go. I still think Worner is an option if he comes back into the 22 in the next couple of weeks. The Freo HB's have been hit by injury and he looked great pre-concussion. I missed the start of the Hawks vs Dees game, did Petty swing back after May and Lever were injured or did he start there? If he was swung back they probably went with a shorter lineup due to the Hawks lack of height in the forward line. But with Brown and McDonald healthy he probably doesn't need to play forward which isn't a great sign for Hore either.

Edit to my comment.

You could do nothing and be fine. Trades in the bank are GOLD.

If anything, probably just one of sexton/berry to Dempsey.

Bully is bullish :) (see what i did there) on Carroll and as he says 2-3 weeks is probably enough so you could get rid of both the suns lads and do Carroll and Dempsey also, but it's negative break evens for bigger negative break evens and trades burned. Hard due to the suns bye to make the call on.

Possibly Darcy a must on the cards in a week also fwd?

Coffield has to go, but not just to another rookie who'll make you next to nothing. You have a full field of 6 for the non bye rounds.

Have you thought of Windsor down to Carroll and Berry to Powell. Or Alternatively Sexton to Dempsey and Berry to Powell. Think Powell is a must at the moment.

Quote from: Ringo on March 27, 2024, 12:16:02 PMHave you thought of Windsor down to Carroll and Berry to Powell. Or Alternatively Sexton to Dempsey and Berry to Powell. Think Powell is a must at the moment.

If my math is right he could hold Windsor and do both Suns rookies. That allows the Windsor price rise this week and then he can become Darcy next week. I actually like that as an option as well to not only bank the points but the dollars.

Round 3

Score: 1996
Rank: 861
Round Rank: 3,495
Cash: $113,200
Trades Left: 36

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I was away over Easter weekend and didn't get chance to read much on here and had to quickly pull strings on games and made my first real blunder on the year ... I got in Pink. I took a risk with no other rookies on the bubble and hoped he would tear it up but big fail. Thought it may work as baring injuries, have chosen good premos for once that don't need correction so was happy to burn the trade. Did do Berry to Dempsey which was a good move.

Other than that team seems to be doing well. Ranked in the top 1k so can't complain. Gawn helped me get to the score by VC on him, so now just have the choices for this week. Finally a round of best 22 coming up so hope to keep going.

Think the obvious trade is Duursma to Darcy. Duursma's had a couple of lowish scores so happy to move him on. Windsor cash gen may stagnate for a bit but his JS looks pretty good so don't need to rush there. Backline is the glaring issue to solve. So choices are

Option 1: Duursma to Darcy, Reid to Brown/Draper (ride with pink ... he'll make some money just not much)
Option 2: Duursma to Darcy, Reid to Brown, Pink to Draper

Congrats on the ranking! Superb start and you should be able to capitalise on that heading forward.

As for the defensive rookies, it's really shooting blind to some extent, Brown I think will be a bit more consistent, the injuries have really opened up a spot in defence plus he's a high draft pick. His kicking is top shelf, I wouldn't be surprised to see him take kick outs from time to time.

I'm holding off myself, McKercher & Roberts will eventually fill those spots. For those staring at a donut there will be a need to act this week but I reckon you could ride it out for another week. It will be best 18 again next week, Daicos missing but no threat of donuts.

I would only be tempted to do Duursma to Darcy and then wait for team announcements to decide if futher trades required to avoid donuts next round,

Next week may have to move on Jordan considering the bye.

Nice rank.

I think I'd lean towards culling Duursma before Windsor for Darcy. It just makes too much sense to go down that route with how expensive Duursma is and how he has stalled for cash gen. It might take Duursma a couple weeks to really get going again.

Looking at the other rookies, McInnes will be hot and cold, I'd lean towards Brown if he puts up 60 each week over Draper and then next week there might be a handful of bubble boys. Reid to Brown seems like a solid move for cash gen purposes and you still have the ability to flip guys around next week.

Yes as I said last post you nailed your starting season team, well done again.

I know the positional changes are coming and we move mids to defense but I'm inclined to get one good defense rook in I think that's Brown. Z Reid even when he comes back has a 15 in his cycle so obviously him out.

Pink was a no go for me but you never know he might take 8 intercept marks and surprise us all and earn you some coin. Frankly no defensive rookie is really going to make any of us any serious coin it seems this season. But I like to have one for cover and "potential" cash gen.

Ringo's point is valid on skipping the def trade altogether.

Duursma to Darcy looks the best fwd trade.

Well my choices just became a bit easier ... with Hardwick swinging the axe and Lobb not coming back in after that good game in the VFL then it'll be:

Sexton to Darcy
Pink to Draper/Brown

Not sure who to take out of Draper or Brown. Think Brown may have better scoring potential and seems to have taken the Gibcus spot but there is the risk he gets dropped when Grimes back. It's either he or Young that goes for Grimes I think.

Sexton to Darcy is easy. Was going to trade Duursma but he should still get close to his BE. Don't think need to use a boost this week. I kept Windsor and he got his BE and so did Howes so those 2 can probably go when they have their bye.

Do you need to Trade Pink this week. With best 18 next 2 weeks can keep an eye on Clohessy and Graham to see which one looks like filling that HB spot especially if Sexton not recalled. 
Not fussed on either Brown or Draper as they may be out as others return as well. If wanting some extra cash go Draper and save $30k

Quote from: Ringo on April 05, 2024, 12:48:08 PMDo you need to Trade Pink this week. With best 18 next 2 weeks can keep an eye on Clohessy and Graham to see which one looks like filling that HB spot especially if Sexton not recalled. 
Not fussed on either Brown or Draper as they may be out as others return as well. If wanting some extra cash go Draper and save $30k

I don't need to trade Pink ... but with Reid out as well if there are any late withdrawls I cop a donut. I've only used 4 trades so far so happy to burn one. I'm thinking Draper too. With a good start and rank don't want to risk copping a donut.

I'd make the trade. I think I'd prefer consistent 60's from Brown than a yo-yo 30 and 70 from Draper looking at the small sample size

Round 4

Score:
Rank: 993
Round Rank: 14,819
Cash: $195,000
Trades Left: 34

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Well made a few bad choices and kicking myself ... I wasn't sure how Brown would do in a decimated Richmond team and was worried (still a bit) once Grimes is back that he goes out and he had a blinder and Draper was a major disappointment. He did nothing but follow Curnow around and no interest in the ball. So missed on 70 points and had I gone Brown would have been ranked around the 300's. Still sitting in the top 1k but damn ...

Have a few options now with best 18 for next couple weeks and a few players nearing their BE's:

Option 1: Do nothing as Duursma and Howes average is right near their BE's and probably not drop too much cash.
Option 2: Duursma and Howes to Clohesy and Ramsden (406.6k left)
Option 3: Jordon and Howes to Ramsden and Sheezel (49.5k left) Fixes my DEF with another prem in.
Option 4: Jordon, Duursma and Howes to Graham, Ramsden and Sheezel (146.8k left) Same as 3 but get a couple rookies instead.
Option 5: Jordon, Duursma and Howes to Graham, Ramsden and Clohesy (640k left) bringing in 3 rookies on 1 game but all scored okay and leaves 640k in bank. But if any injury, bad games and/or get dropped leaves me with lots to fix.

Really tought this week with choices

Have you considered Graham instead of Ramsden for option 2 and 3 if you can work it. Graham will give you the DPP as well.
If boosting and doing the three trades I prefer option 4.

I have considered Graham yeah. I am heavily leaning towards option 4 at the moment and then next week Draper becomes Clohesy

Quote from: arbel on April 08, 2024, 03:28:07 PMI have considered Graham yeah. I am heavily leaning towards option 4 at the moment and then next week Draper becomes Clohesy

The beauty of Graham is he's a floating donut in the worst case scenario, that could be valuable once Reid is back.

Sheezel is also a very good pick, can't go wrong with that selection.

With your rank I wouldn't carry a ton of cash, think a premium in is a must and Cheezel an excellent option.

Jordon should go.

Howes and Duursma can go's.

Clohesy looked very good, watched that game.

Pity your short to go howes to sheez + jordon to comben.

Clohesy you can get next week if he backs it up for either rookie or might even have to be D'Ambrosio depending how he goes. Which then opens up Duursma to Comben if he backs it up.

I'd probably go option 3. Maybe Graham as Ringo says But IDK much about either option (Graham/Ramsden) Graham the one the masses and the top 1% are jumping on though.

Looking at your structure, I like the idea of Howes to Clohesy to bank the cash and turning Jordon into a premium.

If I'm in your spot I'd maybe look at Duursma out, it's risky bringing in multiple guys that have only played one game and are so cheap because if they get dropped or injured they're dead rookies. Trading Duursma you probably want to make the most of the cash and not grab a Walter/Wehr type that you make barely any dollars. Graham makes sense since he opens up a DPP link and at worst he can sit on your midfield bench if he flops.

Sheezel is probably going to give you the most points, but it also opens up the question about what to do in the forward line. If Sanders gets DPP that will be handy, but you don't want to be bleeding points by starting a rookie at F3 in the coming weeks. There are not many names that stand out as premium forward options. Maybe Zorko, Bolton or even Dusty if he can stay healthy. Dusty post bye may be a decent pick at his price with his upside.

Quote from: Mat0369 on April 08, 2024, 10:39:46 PMSheezel is probably going to give you the most points, but it also opens up the question about what to do in the forward line. If Sanders gets DPP that will be handy, but you don't want to be bleeding points by starting a rookie at F3 in the coming weeks. There are not many names that stand out as premium forward options. Maybe Zorko, Bolton or even Dusty if he can stay healthy. Dusty post bye may be a decent pick at his price with his upside.

I think Sheezel is my first goal. I was thinking Zorko as he has the role at the moment but want to see what happens when McKenna gets back.

Zorko has a 65 BE compared to Sheezel with a BE of 88. Both will most likely go up in price but it's still about what banks you the most points. If you feel that's Sheezel I'd make the move, but you need to try and upgrade that F3 spot at the end of the next batch of byes because you don't want to be bleeding points there. Maybe that is Adams? He will be cheapish and obtainable

I had Adams from the start of the year until his injury, decent first game so he could be a target in a couple weeks

Round 5

Score: 1930
Rank: 2455
Round Rank: 28,517
Cash: $56,100
Trades Left: 32

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That weekend hurt my brain. Still managed a competitive score but dropped 1500 spots overall. Not helped with 3 premiums in Green, Laird and Bont all scoring 80 or less. Then add to that, got destroyed with the rookies. Clark sub. Sanders got Bevo'd again and McKercher injury. This has seriously hurt plans I had for this week.

So what to do this week? Was hoping to hold McKercher but with the possible injury and now a breakeven of 101 he has to go. Clark also just not getting a run and will drop money although he is probably just best to leave as M11. Need to get Clohesy in and was thinking D'Ambrosio or Williams for cash grab but both scored well and will make money again. So Draper I think likely to go for him but doing that leaves me no cash on other lines with the other rookies performing bad.

Option 1: Draper to Clohesy, McKercher to Comben (179.2k left) DEF line decent and leaves good cash. Potential Windsor and Duursma will lose money
Option 2: D'Ambrosio to Clohesy, McKercher to Comben (346.4k left) leaves more cash but still have Draper. No other real DEF rookies coming through.
Option 3: D'Ambrosio to Clohesy, McKercher to Comben, Windsor to Zorko (69.4k left) Gets another good FWD in, Zorko a risk with injury but no other FWD's standing out.

Flirting with the idea of getting a Cameron (Geel) or Curnow in cos they scoring well but always risk with key position.

I like option 1, checking BE's D'Ambrosio due to hit 390k in a fortnight, Draper may not even make money with a BE of 33. Ideally you want D'Ambrosio at D7.

Zorko risky although I said the same thing about Yeo and he's killing it at the moment.

I'm not sure how you slipped so much in the rankings, the score looks good and so does the team.

I think I would hold D'Ambrosio. Looking at your rookies, I'd be inclined to do something like this

McKercher > Clohesy using Daicos/Yeo
Windsor > Comben

Use the boost and you can probably do Sanders to BPA in either the midfield or forward line. Zorko is the one that still stands out with his scoring. Curnow won't get Sam Taylor this week but then gets Geelong. Cameron I like as an option but he is a bit of a rollercoaster.

Quote from: Mat0369 on April 15, 2024, 09:11:49 PMI'm not sure how you slipped so much in the rankings, the score looks good and so does the team.

Yeah no idea I thought my score was still okay. Bont, Green and Laird all horrible scores which def cost me a few spots.
Had a look, and a lot of other top teams only had 1 or 2 of those 3 players. Instead had butters/miller who killed it so that's what cost I guess.

Could do McKercher/Sanders/Windsor to Clohesy, Comben and Zorko. Then next week. Duursma becomes Nyuon if he holds his spot

Don't stress too much about the ranking drop, the gaps are extremely small that close to the top you rise and fall quite dramatically especially this early in the season. Not a lot of points in it.

Definitely Mckercher to Clohesy.

Draper will be fine, fine as in as long as he keeps playing and once the 21 drops out he'll slowly grow.

Windsor is pretty close to maxed out you'd think, so I'd trade him to Comben.

Maybe you can boost for a premium I haven't done the maths, or wait until next week another rookie downgrade and in with a premium.

I wouldn't trade D'Ambrosio. Yet.

Clark is hard to trade at that price but he's going to bleed cash. But if Sanders gets you zorko that's worth considering.

Again, it's tough at the top, hard to hold cash in the bank if the people around you spent it and you held it, you go backwards.

In saying that if you get a bit more and spend it better the next round, you go straight back past them.

If getting another 100k from a rookie downgrade next round to Nyuon potentially gets you another in form potential top midfielder, that may be better than getting on zorko?

Would wait on Zorko - Mckenna is available this week which may result in Zorko forward again. So would wait to see where he lines up as his best work is behind the ball.

Quote from: arbel on April 16, 2024, 02:02:38 PMYeah no idea I thought my score was still okay. Bont, Green and Laird all horrible scores which def cost me a few spots.
Had a look, and a lot of other top teams only had 1 or 2 of those 3 players. Instead had butters/miller who killed it so that's what cost I guess.

Could do McKercher/Sanders/Windsor to Clohesy, Comben and Zorko. Then next week. Duursma becomes Nyuon if he holds his spot

It's mind boggling, it feels like a year where a 'par' score has you sitting in the 25 to 30k range for the week.

They were saying tonight that Sanders may not be dropped but start as the sub due to his temper tantrum after getting subbed out last week. It's going to be an interesting week for the Dogs because the pressure is mounting on Bevo and there is a lot of mixed messages from the club. The Dogs play the first game of the round so it will be easy to make a quick call.

I actually quite like those trades and it gives you some flexibility. Zorko is one of the only forward listed players that has been consistently producing. The other options to look at are Bolton who is a roller coaster and Adams who will be an ideal trade in option if he scores well again this week. You could almost bring Zorko in this week, Adams in next week and your forward line is looking like a strength with only two rookies on the field.

So many choices don't know which way to go, giving me a headache. Most definitely will be getting in Clohesy for McKercher via Yeo to the mids.

What to do after:

Windsor to Comben (261k left)
Windsor to Comben and Duursma to Adams/Cameron (30.2k/8.8k left)
Windsor to Comben and Sanders to Adams/Cameron/Zorko (134.4k/113k/43.1k left)
Windsor to Nyuon and Duursma to Adams/Cameron/Zorko (133.4k/112k/42.1k left)

Some risk and reward in all. If Sanders starts as the sub then definitely pull the trigger on him. Next week wanting to then get in Nyuon if he has another decent game and probably get Walsh in with his price only at 570k.

2 choices for VC tonight. Steele on fire and dogs don't tag that often or Bont who rarely puts 2 bad games together.

I'd be inclined to do the Windsor and Sanders to Comben and Zorko moves. Leave the flexibility to grab Adams the week after if he has another strong game without getting injured

Round 6

Score: 1987
Rank: 1,708
Round Rank: 14,398
Cash: $43,100
Trades Left: 29

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Managed to get back up into the top 2k overall, pretty happy considering Laird, Green and Steele all did bad. Injuries to Stewart and Williams, D'Ambrosio copping the vest and Comben, for whatever brain fade Clarko had, to swing him FWD so could have been a lot higher.

Walsh has to come in, seems a no brainer there. Williams achilles can be bad and was always a stepping stone. With the 33 in his cycle think it's time to go. So this week seems straight forward. I have 4 boosts still so will use one for cash and will likely go:

Williams, Sharp and Duursma to Walsh (via Yeo), Garcia (Stk) and one of Drury/Nyuon. Leaves 89.2k in the bank. Means I'll have to cop Drapers score this week but don't know how else to cover that unless trade Stewart.

This will depend on teams obviously but leaves me in good position. FWD line the glaring issue but enough rookies there making money. Petracca probably comes in next week depending on scores. Adams or Macrae on my watchlist too

That's a pretty solid week with potential for upside.

Garcia is the no brainer pick this week for a rookie. Duursma is bleeding cash which sucks, but I'd almost be inclined to move Williams and D'Ambrosio this week.

I'd suggest something like this

D'Ambrosio, Williams and Sharp out
Garcia, Walsh and Burgoyne in.

Burgoyne has scored 93 and 88 the last two weeks and has a BE of -38. You would have around 112k left over which gives you the option to dump 2 of Darcy/Dempsey/Comben and bring in a forward easily next week

I'd be inclined to do what Mat says, although I'd maybe chicken out or rather grab the extra 100K and go one of the north rooks instead of Burgoyne, he is tempting though with those numbers.

While there's cover (pre-byes) for people like Clark, Reid, Duursma I'd make the more profitable downgrades to faster improve your team.

Waiting a week or two for another 30k out of high priced rooks I think is false economy.

Premium scores pretty up and down lately so wearing a score from Draper probably won't be the worst thing that happens this week :)

Yeah it's tough. One of the other ones I was thinking of was:

D'Ambrosio, Williams and Duursma to Walsh, Garcia and Nyuon (via Yeo and Comben back to DEF) leaves me 100k.

I'm always picky with picking a player around the 250k mark. Burgoyne has seemed good but one bad score of 30/40 or the vest again and his scoring stalls. But thanks for the advice, hadn't seen a lot from Burgoyne but will watch for sure!

Quote from: arbel on April 23, 2024, 12:37:02 PMYeah it's tough. One of the other ones I was thinking of was:

D'Ambrosio, Williams and Duursma to Walsh, Garcia and Nyuon (via Yeo and Comben back to DEF) leaves me 100k.

I'm always picky with picking a player around the 250k mark. Burgoyne has seemed good but one bad score of 30/40 or the vest again and his scoring stalls. But thanks for the advice, hadn't seen a lot from Burgoyne but will watch for sure!

He has held the wing spot while Boak has been out, he was flagged as one of the guys in pre-season that could end up winning a starting wing spot and has played well enough that I think he retains it. It's hard because he is worth so much cash, but if he scores another couple of decent scores before that clunker he is an easy sideways trade.

I don't mind you getting rid of D'Ambrosio this week in case he is vest bound again. They play the last game of the round so he would be really hard to trade out if named on the extended bench with a lot of early options gone. If he is named on field it may be worth switching him with Sharp since the other will need to go next week

So D'Ambrosio named on field and Williams also named. Although not much faith in Williams getting big scores and BE of 62. D'Ambrosio BE only 45 so even with vest should hopefully make something still and can go next week, but is it worth holding for not much gain.
Walsh and Garcia are 100% coming into the team just depends how I get there. Want to offload Duursma too as he is going to bleed cash, BE only 55 but hasn't hit that since round 1. With Clark now not named don't want more cash going ... so thinking:

Williams, Duursma, Sharp to Walsh, Garcia, Nyuon. This leaves me 89.2k I don't get Burgoyne but with Boak back is he a vest candidate again and Nyuon should make cash ... otherwise could do
Williams, D'Ambrosio, Sharp to Walsh, Burgoyne, Garcia. Cons are have to do that trade tonight and will keep Duursma who unlikey to make BE.

Can you go early on Sweet instead? I have no faith in Nyuon and Sweet will have a good run

Round 7

Score: 2370
Rank: 1,490
Round Rank: 10,405
Cash: $111,900
Trades Left: 26

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Pretty happy with the week considering Steele, Grundy and Zorko threw up some bad scores and Draper who was covering for Stewart got subbed off and only scored 11. Trades this week, Sweet and Garcia come in and Draper and Dempsey go out. Bonus is I still have 3 boosts left to use, so have options what else to do.

Option 1: Leave as just those 2, 310.8k left
Option 2: Clark to Rogers, 315.9k left
Option 3: Clark to Dale, 6.8k left
Option 4: Comben to Martin/Dale,  30.5k/151.7k left
Option 5: Comben to Miller,  17.9k left

A few choices. I'm thinking 4 with Dale could be good. He'll make cash with BE of -45 and could become a D6.

Would also consider Dempsey to Sweet for cash generation if it suits your plans. Sweet will be no 1 Ruck for weeks and should make some good cash allowing an upgrade.

Quote from: Ringo on April 29, 2024, 03:39:00 PMWould also consider Dempsey to Sweet for cash generation if it suits your plans. Sweet will be no 1 Ruck for weeks and should make some good cash allowing an upgrade.

Oh yeah 100% doing:

Dempsey and Draper out
Sweet and Garcia in

Then it's if I do one of those 1-5 options on top of this

5. Miller still value and his numbers are stacking up.

Then probably 4 or 2 as the next best options...

You're structure is pretty spot on and you don't have to force anything this week which is amazing.

Sweet in is the one move that is necessary for cash gen. Only downside of that move is he sits on the bench and you can't capitalise on his scores.

Getting rid of Draper is a pretty solid idea and Garcia is the guy that makes sense as a bench option, but even with Weightman injured I don't know if I trust his scoring and you may need to field him.

In your position something I would consider is trading Grundy if Sweet has a big score on Thursday night. Bank the points, bring in just about any premium you want on any line. It's a calculated risk and allows you to double dip. If he is awful you still have Grundy and I would do Clark to Dale. Comben should be okay to score well this week and you don't leave yourself exposed while trading a dud rookie.

Quote from: Mat0369 on April 29, 2024, 10:25:20 PMIn your position something I would consider is trading Grundy if Sweet has a big score on Thursday night. Bank the points, bring in just about any premium you want on any line. It's a calculated risk and allows you to double dip. If he is awful you still have Grundy and I would do Clark to Dale. Comben should be okay to score well this week and you don't leave yourself exposed while trading a dud rookie.

I had considered the Grundy move and banking cash and getting the upgrades. Barring a catastrophe and something happening to Sweet then I could do something like. Draper, Dempsey and Grundy out for Sweet, Dale and then have 530k left for someone else. Could grab a FWD but don't know who, maybe Adams but not sure how reliable he'll be once Parker etc back.

Adams score was pretty poor on the weekend. I'd almost rather take the risk with Dylan Moore over him if I had my time again.

There are some decent defensive and mid options at that price. Vlastuin or Sinclair down back or LDU/Parish may have bottomed out.

Did the Dempsey to Sweet trade and with just an average score won't be doing the risky Grundy trade out. Plus Clark got named so he is going to possibly bleed more money so have a couple options:

Draper and Clark to Garcia and Dale - 6.8k left
Draper and Comben to Garcia and Dale - 151.7k left
Draper and Comben to Garcia and Martin - 30.5k left

All have good pros and cons. With Sweet purely making money for future trades having Clark as M11 isn't that much of a downside

Is that Nic Martin? I like the idea of turning Draper and Clark into Garcia and Dale. You chew threw your cash, but you can always recoup that next week.

It was Nic Martin yeah. I'm thinking of doing the Draper and Clark to Garcia and Dale. Both will make money and with the new rookie coming in for the Dogs hopefully Garcia will avoid the vest. He's been named on field so should be fine.

Will drop me down to 6.8k yes but it means I'm not losing money on Clark anymore and with Sweet now getting a run for next 4-5 weeks. I'll trade him when Soldo back or he maxes out and should be able to use that to finish team around the byes.

Agreed, even though Clark is fine to sit at M11, you get the premium score in this week at the expense of some rookies

Round 8

Score: 2180
Rank: 1,457
Round Rank: 18,662
Cash: $6,800
Trades Left: 23

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Well that was an interesting week. Went from 2473 predicted to only get to 2180 yet somehow went up in the overall rankings by 33. Green obviously not helping but good scores from Zorko/Grundy boosted me. I also couldn't loop Wilson which hurt. Yeo going down again has hurt. Rode the wave but with his injury history I think he goes.

Green with no structural damage and if misses, should only be a week, so happy to hold him and look at doing:

Comben, Yeo, Roberts to Ryan, Oliver, Jones (gws) No other rookies standing out so doing this leaves me with 78.2k or could do Martin instead of Ryan and have 129.3k

Then next week if Sullivan holds his spot and with the Brissie injuries one of Neville/Morris should get a run. I can look at Duursma, Darcy and Reid out to Sullivan, Morris/Reville and likely Moore.

Those are really good trades, I think you are fortunate Yeo is a virtual sideways trade to Ryan, can't complain given his starting price.

Quote from: Bully on May 06, 2024, 02:51:48 PMThose are really good trades, I think you are fortunate Yeo is a virtual sideways trade to Ryan, can't complain given his starting price.

Ryan, agree solid trades.

You went past the 33 who had the C on Green ;)

Reckon most around/above you would have to have had Yeo also to be up there.

Yeo scoring an 80 and then injuring himself was the best possible scenario if he was going to injure himself. Sideways trade to Ryan makes the most sense there. Comben to Jones is also a no brainer move to bank some cash.

I think I'd hold Roberts if you can, the BE is around 100 and the 50 sucked, but the weather was awful in that game and it wasn't made for his style of play. Can you afford Oliver by doing Darcy instead and swinging Wilson forward?

Quote from: Mat0369 on May 06, 2024, 04:31:53 PMYeo scoring an 80 and then injuring himself was the best possible scenario if he was going to injure himself. Sideways trade to Ryan makes the most sense there. Comben to Jones is also a no brainer move to bank some cash.

I think I'd hold Roberts if you can, the BE is around 100 and the 50 sucked, but the weather was awful in that game and it wasn't made for his style of play. Can you afford Oliver by doing Darcy instead and swinging Wilson forward?

Yeo got to 80 at 3 qtr time ... well slightly above but lost a bit as the game went on but he has been my best buy. Start of season it was he or Young for that position. Young price only gone up 10k and Yeo 155k so won there and ability to sideways to Ryan a bonus.

I can't do Darcy in that trade. 23k short unfortunately. I'll wait on teams and injury list etc. Only way to do Darcy in that trade would be to get Martin instead of Ryan and that would get me 28.2k. I thought of keeping Roberts but I guess in my mind he was always a cash cow for me, and with the BE of 107 and the 50 in his cycle will likely drop a bit. So I could go him to Oliver and if Oliver keeps on current path could be a keeper. That'll me I only have 5 upgrades left to do and 20 trades left.

Ryan will come cheaper at some point, but it won't be for a while and he may not be much cheaper than 600k anyway with the way he is scoring. I think I'd rather make that move now over Martin, even if it costs Roberts to do it.

Ryan is only 33k above his starting price, for a guy averaging 133 that's still within the realms of reasonable, I think for a player with a decent track record he's a solid selection.

Well team selections threw an absolute curve ball into the mix. It didn't change who came in, just how I went about it. With Burgoyne being out with injury (no idea what it is or how long for) I was looking at having 2 donuts sitting on DEF bench and didn't want to risk that so Burgoyne went and Comben gets a reprieve and moved to the DEF bench.

Duursma and Graham both out, but happy for them to sit on the bench and hope they come back in. I considered keeping Roberts but his BE was high and with the weather predicted to be wet and stormy in Perth I couldn't risk losing cash with him.

Round 9

Score: 2480
Rank: 968
Round Rank: 3,166
Cash: $134,300
Trades Left: 20

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Got myself back into top 1000 again so can't really complain about much. Stewart tagged hard in the game, Reid off game, Oliver as I thought and likely to be F9. Sheezel a slight concern with his role but scoring okay. A lot of close rookies scored welled like Clohesy, Comben, Darcy so they all making good cash still. Bonus is I still have 1 boost left to use!!

Vinsentini had a good game for Port but hopefully Sweet comes back to get more cash. Reid has to go now with the BE of 134. Has done his job. Will wait on teams but likely one of Graham/Duursma might go too. But do I use the boost. Think need to start locking away FWD line but don't have trust beyond the top 3.

Could do:
Reid and Duursma/Graham to Sullivan and Serong leaving 24.5k/84.3k (doesn't fix FWD line)
Reid and Duursma to Sullivan and Jackson/Rankine/Moore leaving 219.3k/165.5k/146.2k gets potential F4 in and leaves decent cash
Or could use boost and do:
Reid/Duursma/Graham to Sullivan/Reville/Jackson leaves 394.7k

I'd get Serong.

Rankine and Moore aren't going up much anyway and Serong's almost certain to outscore them, so I'd take the extra week of him over them.

Do Fwd next week.

I'd be inclined to do the two trades and grab Serong. Duursma is the one I'd dump out of the two this week, it sucks because he made no cash, but if Graham comes back he'll be more likely to increase his price.

Moore is probably your next best forward, but Rankine has popped out of nowhere and Curnow is actually a pretty good option as a pod with a good draw at the back end of the season

Graham not selected again is annoying. Will wait on remainder of teams. Hopefully Duursma named only cos he still has money to make and had a good VFL game. I think either way Graham goes now cos not getting named with the short turn around is worrying. Reid and Graham to Serong and Sullivan leaves me 84k. If Duursma not named could also use boost and go him to Reville but don't know if using boost is worth it.

Round 10

Score: 2301
Rank: 1,786
Round Rank: 36,528
Cash: $84,300
Trades Left: 20

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Managed to scrap my way to 2300 but a lot of players copping tags (Stewart, Walsh, Merrett, Oliver) at least Oliver hulked his way to a score. Thought had an easy C in Gawn against Williams but he just couldn't do it. Laird TOG is so low, with the Rankine injury lets hope he gets more in there.

That injury throws so many curveballs to my FWD plans. He was coming in but will have to wait. Moore isn't playing well enough, not confident in Jackson once Darcy returns, but think it'll have to be him. I resisted using my last boost. In hindsight Reid outscored Serong but in long term way better. Jones injured so might do

Jones/Duursma to Freijah/Richards leaves 251.6k Could use boost and get Wilson to Jackson and have 169.2k
Think Wilson is nearing end of his run in coming week or 2 so could keep him this week. Need Sweet back to get the cash

I would use that boost to get Jackson, this will be the cheapest he'll be for quite some time, he's top 6 in all likelihood and he's a required player over the byes. Wilsom probably peak price, he may make a small amount more but just as likely to lose a little.

Quote from: Bully on May 20, 2024, 01:12:53 PMI would use that boost to get Jackson, this will be the cheapest he'll be for quite some time, he's top 6 in all likelihood and he's a required player over the byes. Wilsom probably peak price, he may make a small amount more but just as likely to lose a little.

Agree. Wilson can wait but Jackson can't.

If you're looking at forwards, I agree that Rankine looked to be the pick of the bunch until the hamstring, however Caldwell and Fisher are the mid 400k guys that look the best value. Caldwell has the injury score a couple weeks back but has been super consistent since he has been a pure mid. Fisher with Sheezel moving into the midfield has produced, I just don't know if you can trust him. Miers is someone that is now pushing 500k but may see some midfield minutes with Scott throwing him in there late in the game.

Waterman is the other forward that has popped up out of left field and has been awesome, he is a high risk prospect being a key forward but of the Eagles games I have watched this year he has been fantastic. Moore I like but you're better off getting him cheap in a couple of weeks, he has had a couple bad quarters where he has done literally nothing the last couple weeks.

If you were to trade Sweet, Duursma and the Dogs Garcia could you afford to bring someone in? I think you can hold Jones this week if you dump Sweet instead. I think with him being emergency last week it might be time to cut bait, Soldo is about a fortnight away and he looks to be third in line now. Visentini could actually be another rookie option as well, pocket the 100k downgrading Sweet if you use a boost, triple downgrade and assess the options next week

Yeah going to wait on teams to drop but I have options. If Sweet misses again then I think he goes. It's a pity that he got sick and Visentini had a ripper game 2 weeks ago. He would have easily made another 50-70k minimum.

All dependant on teams but it's either Jackson or Houston to come in I think. I did look at Caldwell and he has been doing okay. 5 round ave of 96 so could be an option. The FWD line has been truly horrible this year. Waterman on fire but key forwards are always tough

I heard Sweet has been training with the ones so maybe he comes back in

Quote from: Mat0369 on May 23, 2024, 04:13:18 PMI heard Sweet has been training with the ones so maybe he comes back in

That's good news, only needs 1 more week, anything else is just a bonus. Sweet to Rankine very doable with an extra price rise.

Garcia back would also be good, he has a BE of 3, still another 50k left in the sails. 

Sweet coming in is good and if I can keep him in til his bye or even week after he should be maxed on cash. So already did Duursma to Freijah and he had a good game and with injuries should hold his spot.

I'm already to Jones to Richards so it comes down to the last boost trade to use:

Wilson out to Jackson/Caldwell leaving 169.2k/198.8k
Wilson out, swing Comben FWD and get Houston leaving 89.9k

Quote from: arbel on May 24, 2024, 02:29:49 PMSweet coming in is good and if I can keep him in til his bye or even week after he should be maxed on cash. So already did Duursma to Freijah and he had a good game and with injuries should hold his spot.

I'm already to Jones to Richards so it comes down to the last boost trade to use:

Wilson out to Jackson/Caldwell leaving 169.2k/198.8k
Wilson out, swing Comben FWD and get Houston leaving 89.9k

I like option two.

Houston seems like the best option

Round 10

Score: 2356
Rank: 1,495
Round Rank: 9,200
Cash: $76,900
Trades Left: 15

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Thank god for my last boost trade as had to do some different trades to avoid the Flanders Donut. Originally was going to get Jackson but glad I didn't with his low score. Then it Houston but Flanders altered that. Went Livingstone to Sexton instead. Helped with some cash boost and also Sexton outscored both Jackson and Houston. Left about 70 points on the bench with rookies but still happy with score.

The out seem straight this week in Clohesy, Wilson Darcy

Livingstone comes back in. Thinking going Houston and Caldwell. I don't know who else to get in the FWD line, I think it's just going to be a rollercoaster but since the midfield move he seems to be consistent, Should only leave me with 2 spots to fill. That may be only trades needed til the last bye round.

Means players playing on each bye round are 21/21/19/17. Last round the worry but will have Sweet come out by then and can bring in players for the Collingwood and Bulldogs rookies (Garcia, Richards, Sullivan, Freijah)

Of course this is reliant on all players playing and injuries etc. But if all goes right should come out of byes with complete team and 8-9 trades left.

That was some swift thinking to recoup a really good score for the week. Overall you need one more defender and 3 forwards to finish off your side. Looking at BE's you have the following

Wilson - 87
Darcy - 95
Sexton - -10
Clohesy - 77
Comben - 48
Sullivan - -11
Garcia x2 - 38 and 4
Richards - -36
Sweet - 32
Freijah - -36

Sweet gives you some good ruck coverage this week, Wilson, Darcy and Clohesy look like the right 3 to trade out looking at BE's (although it sucks because they're good scoring options)

Caldwell has been a pretty high floor option most of the year so he seems like a decent pick. I have been looking at Boak who has scored 94, 91 and 133 in the last 3 and other than the 29 where he was injured he has been really solid averaging 88 unsubbed. Curnow is also pretty cheap now and has a huge ceiling where he can score some top end scores. It might be a good time to grab him

A bit of a POD defender I have been looking at is Jack Crisp. Since he has moved back into the midfield he has been a 110+ player and is about 520k which is a bargain. I don't know how he would fit your bye structure so he is one to consider.

Houston and Caldwell are some pretty solid trades though.

So a few decisions to make ... Unfortunately the Sweet cash gen is likely over but I can sit on him for this week.

Have new thoughts of going Wilson, Clohesy and Darcy to Houston, Boak and Livingstone.
Next week can do Richards to Dawson Possibly Sweet out and Livingstone to ruck but not desperate.
Could do that the week after and possibly get Jackson. It'll be the last bye round that have decisions to make.

Only catch is will have to pull the trigger on that now as port play tonight.

That would leave you 12 trades, 2 upgrades and a crap ton of cash gen to finish the team off in around 4 trades. I like the moves, you'll have enough trades to sideways Boak out post the byes if needed. It is going to be wet in Adelaide tonight, but I feel Carlton do give up points to players on the wing so Boak could easily score 90+ against them.

Round 10

Score: 2034
Rank: 1,419
Round Rank: 14,823
Cash: $110,700
Trades Left: 12

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So a decent week without being great. Stewart copping tags is really starting to get annoying but he's lost so much so will hold and he'll be a luxury trade if needed. Thinking this week just go Sweet out and bring in Dawson if named. Hoping Garcia from Saints gets a go and makes a bit more cash. Boak is just in to make cash and can sideways him later. Rankine really the last target for me too. So could just do the 1 trade I guess

If Hugo Garcia not named not sure you feel about this Garcia to Dawson and Sweet to Fisher.

Still need Jacko, I've put him off until after the bye but he has to come in. Last thing you want is a 1-2 weeker in the ruck division. 

Rankine also needs to come in, I reckon we're going to be totally squeezed for trades again this year. 40 sounds good in theory but all it does is gets people's team upgraded quicker, will still be a challenge in the last month of football.

I don't think it matters having donuts in the ruck (at least I hope it doesn't) :)

I'll have 2 round 15, but I'll have 3 more premiums on field in other positions than I do in the other weeks.

Saying that Jackson was very good this week, until that I would not have wanted him just to cover a bye donut, now he's probably as good a fwd option as any for keeping.

Sweet to Dawson and Comben FWD onto the field is solid this week.

That's probably all I would do unless H Garcia not named and there's a rook you really like the look of this week I'd get on for cash gen.

Your in a better spot than most with 4 rooks still generating cash nicely. (before adding dawson).

I'd make Stewart Clark next week if he dishes up another stinker. Good for the byes and for your general well being :)

I think Jackson will become essential once the byes are done and dusted, let's say Gawn has a rest before finals or has a niggle or two, you can't sideways him because you will be losing points when he returns, classic Catch 22. Best to get Jacko in now and sleep easy, a late withdrawl is an even worse scenario, particularly if trades are locked.

Quote from: Bully on June 03, 2024, 04:57:52 PMI think Jackson will become essential once the byes are done and dusted, let's say Gawn has a rest before finals or has a niggle or two, you can't sideways him because you will be losing points when he returns, classic Catch 22. Best to get Jacko in now and sleep easy, a late withdrawl is an even worse scenario, particularly if trades are locked.

Agree, haven't thought past the byes :)

Adds more weight to the "skip fisher camp"...

I guess looking at it is my team is likely done and should have like 6-7 trades left so Jackson not 100% essential but as you say scoring as good as any other rookie so could get him in. Plan is to keep the rooks making money and if possible could trade to have decent mid-pricer premos as cover on all lines and have Jackson as FWD/Ruck cover but have to see how rookies go etc

Quote from: Colliwobblers on June 03, 2024, 05:04:09 PM

Quote from: Bully on June 03, 2024, 04:57:52 PMI think Jackson will become essential once the byes are done and dusted, let's say Gawn has a rest before finals or has a niggle or two, you can't sideways him because you will be losing points when he returns, classic Catch 22. Best to get Jacko in now and sleep easy, a late withdrawl is an even worse scenario, particularly if trades are locked.

Agree, haven't thought past the byes :)

Adds more weight to the "skip fisher camp"...

There's also the possibility that Darcy misses a few matches here and there, if this was to occur in August when no one has trades left you are sitting on 100+ a week pretty much guaranteed.

The other curve ball with Fisher is McKercher, if Colby is named I wouldn't be bringing in Fisher, that's way too risky.

And then there's Petracca, he's been spending long stints in the forward line lately, he's the type you probably need in the run home.

The one big advantage Fisher has is his DPP, he's good cover, but at 492K? That's probably a bit too pricey for D7 or F7. 

Your team is looking pretty damn good. Sweet to Dawson is the logical trade I see as well. Garcia should make a little bit more coin, but if you can flip him to a forward I'd make that trade. You're probably in the spot where you have to only make the two trades and then work through the byes the next couple of weeks

Quote from: Mat0369 on June 04, 2024, 01:14:10 AMYour team is looking pretty damn good. Sweet to Dawson is the logical trade I see as well. Garcia should make a little bit more coin, but if you can flip him to a forward I'd make that trade. You're probably in the spot where you have to only make the two trades and then work through the byes the next couple of weeks

Yeah Dawson if named is pretty straight forward trade. I might just sit on that one trade though. Garcia (bulldogs) only has 38 BE so still has money to make and was hoping to carry to his bye. Leaves me with 302k as well. Richards I'll carry through the byes and see if he comes back after the bye rounds to make some more cash. Rankine should be back after their bye so could do Garcia to Rankine then. Only issue is currently last bye round only have 18. Might bring in a Caldwell or Curnow for Garica that round. Then could upgrade Boak to Rankine after the byes. Still working on it but something like that

God I hate tags ... what's the point if your team is getting smashed ... yeah you beat Daicos but oh we're still getting hammered, good job team ... putting the C on him is totally going to kill my week

Quote from: arbel on June 10, 2024, 04:37:38 PMGod I hate tags ... what's the point if your team is getting smashed ... yeah you beat Daicos but oh we're still getting hammered, good job team ... putting the C on him is totally going to kill my week

Same, I half expected it to come but I wasn't really sold on many other options. I was projected for 2000+ and finished with a score in the 1800's which sucks.

Round 13

Score: 1958
Rank: 1,282
Round Rank: 13,162
Cash: $21,900
Trades Left: 10

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I'm guessing a lot of people around me also went the Daicos captain as I somehow went up in the overalls. I had Gawn as C until about half hour before the bounce too. If I stuck to my guns I'd be well in the top 1k again. Oh well, still going okay.

I guess good news is team is fairly steady and it's now upgrading under performers or fringe players. I have 10 trades so a bit of a luxury which is nice. Hoping Garcia from Saints is named. He had 15 disposals, 7 tackles and 3 goals so would be good getting him in to make a bit more. Dawson injury hurts cos I would have had 20 players this week. Hoping to hold Freijah, Garcia, Garcia and Sullivan til next week when they all have byes. But could go early on Dowling if Garcia isn't named. Comben a worry but he was just going to be DEF cover for the season

Okay so think I have a decent plan. Rankine sounds like he could be on the verge of a recall this week. Hoping Dowling gets named too and if they both are, thinking I could go:

Garcia/Garcia/Sullivan to 102k mid rookie/Dowling/Rankine leaves me with 54.8k

Then week after that I should be able to do straight swap of Boak to Jackson. That'll complete my squad, gives me 19 players the next 2 byes and leaves me with 6 trades. Means my fwd line will have 7 players in Heeney, Zorko, Flanders, Jackson, Fisher, Rankine and Sexton. Was keeping Comben so can loop Sexton to DEF if needed and Jackson to RUC as well. No meaningful cover in MID but can do Dowling and Freijah as 1 down/1 up in future.

Thoughts on that? Think that is best option, then have some trades to play with Laird/Stewart/Oliver if they keep going bad?

Your squad is really strong, and I think you can easily absorb a 102k mid in order to buy another premo, Dowling appears to be a safe if not early trade in too.

Problem is the fwd premo's are thin!

Personally, I can't bring myself to pick Rankine, possibly because I am a Crows supporter and can't trust a single one of them! (well, I did start Crouch!)

Well Garcia was dropped from dogs and not named with saints. Sullivan is on extended bench so that swap seems the go.

Yeah Rankine I'm unsure of but that's the same with all FWD's this year. As long as he gets runs through the middle it should be okay.

Quote from: arbel on June 13, 2024, 06:39:38 PMWell Garcia was dropped from dogs and not named with saints. Sullivan is on extended bench so that swap seems the go.

Yeah Rankine I'm unsure of but that's the same with all FWD's this year. As long as he gets runs through the middle it should be okay.

He's one with a very low BE so worth a stab, even if he's eased in it will only be for 1 week. Dawson with his turf toe more likely to spend time forward.

I really like the trades, you get in someone that looks like a genuine top 6 forward option and get rid of a couple of rookies that aren't playing to help you out. That should give you 19 for this week if I didn't screw up my count. Next week you'll have 18 with no trades and Sexton can pretty much cover all three lines with some DPP magic.

It's probably worth holding Laird and Oliver this week to get in Rankine. Laird is worth a look this week, with more TOG fingers crossed he can get some consistency. Oliver was a monster when Trac went off injured. I think he was on 14 at QT and finished on 97. So 83 points in the other 3 quarters while getting the Crisp tag, a 4 quarter performance can hopefully see him score 110+.

Round 14

Score: 2,162
Rank: 574
Round Rank: don't know how to check on phone
Cash: $54,800

Not sure how to post team on phone but it was a good week. Back in the top 600 so doing well.

Brought in Dowling, Rankine and 102.4k rookie

DEF: Ryan, daicos, sheezel, Houston, Dale, Stewart ... comben, Reid.
MID: bont, serong, Steele, laird, green, merret, Walsh, Oliver ... dowling, freijah, handily
RUC: gawn, Grundy... Livingstone
FWD: heeney, zorko, fisher, Flanders, rankine, boak... sexton, Dawson

So probably this week go Boak to Jackson. Then sometime later Frejiah down to rookie and Dowling to Rozee when cheap. That'll complete the team I think.

Team looks great, I think you will do exceedingly well given you have rock solid bench cover.

You may also be climbing the rankings this week, Butters in some strife and loads of top 1000 teams have him.

Quote from: Bully on June 17, 2024, 02:52:01 PMTeam looks great, I think you will do exceedingly well given you have rock solid bench cover.

You may also be climbing the rankings this week, Butters in some strife and loads of top 1000 teams have him.

Thats true I could be with the butters. I also currently have 18 playing where I know a few others are struggling to field a team. Plus I still have 7 trades so lots to play with

Nice team and Jackson trade should set you up nicely not sure who handily is at M11 though,

I'll fill in some blanks for you. Round Rank is 556 and your team as a pic

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Boak to Jackson is a pretty solid sideways trade and it looks like you'll have 18 with just the one trade. You can keep an eye on Schoenmaker for a couple of weeks before making a move as well which is handy.

Quote from: Ringo on June 17, 2024, 05:52:58 PMNice team and Jackson trade should set you up nicely not sure who handily is at M11 though,

Handily is the 102.4k rookie I brought in cos once team is set and have good cover M11 doesn't have to be anyone. Thanks for posting that for me Mat, oh cool hadq good round rank.

Yeah going okay so think just Boak to Jackson. Only leaves me 3.7k but should be fine.

Quote from: arbel on June 18, 2024, 11:07:03 AM

Quote from: Ringo on June 17, 2024, 05:52:58 PMNice team and Jackson trade should set you up nicely not sure who handily is at M11 though,

Handily is the 102.4k rookie I brought in cos once team is set and have good cover M11 doesn't have to be anyone. Thanks for posting that for me Mat, oh cool hadq good round rank.

Yeah going okay so think just Boak to Jackson. Only leaves me 3.7k but should be fine.

Both M10 & M11 can be used for non playing swing sets given you wouldn't be locking in two emergencies in the midfield.

Round 15

Score: 2,066
Rank: 765
Round Rank: 19,344
Cash: $121,700

Not sure how to post team on phone as still away. Had to do some flicking around after Olivers horendous 32 so team is now this after the byes:

DEF: Ryan, Daicos, Sheezel, Houston, Dale, Stewart ... Comben, Reid.
MID: Bont, Serong, Steele, laird, Green, Merret, Walsh, Flanders ... Oliver, Dowling, Handily
RUC: Gawn, Grundy... Livingstone
FWD: Heeney, Zorko, Fisher, Rankine, Jackson, Sexton.. Day, Dawson

Had to swing Flanders to mids and got in Day last minute, he got 3 goals so if he holds his spot will make more cash. Hopefully Dowling and Day get a game this week. If they do then team stays as is and next week trade Day out and swing Flanders FWD and then then Dowlijg out for Rozee. He'll rise in price but the other 2 will make more. That'll be it then and leave me with 3 trades

Round 16

Score: 2,325
Rank: 743
Round Rank: 20,035
Cash: $121,700

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Well byes are over and I'm back to being able to post my team. I'm kicking myself as my score could have been higher but being too busy over the weekend couldn't loop Comben or Oliver onto the field. Still went up a few spots overall. Gawn and Houston horrible scores and Fisher being the sub wasn't good. My team is pretty much set now. Will do Day out and sub Flanders back FWD, Dowling out and bring in Rozee and a non playing 102.4k MID/FWD for looping.

Gives me a complete side, will have 7.8k left and 3 trades and have Comben, Oliver and Sexton as bench cover on lines and ability to loop Jackson to RUC. Only question mark is Fisher being sub and Sexton chance of being dropped

Trades make sense and put you in a very strong position for the run home.

Super rank and team, good luck for the run home and a strong overall finish!

The team looks pretty damn good. Keep an eye on selections but Fisher apparently has a foot issue. If he is out that's probably better than another vest, but then again does that mean he has to go anyway if that happens with no guarantee he gets back in (McKercher should be ready)? You have the coverage and the trades to fix the issue next week

okay so Fisher is out, so have to decide what options to do:

Option 1: Do the trades I was planning. Day out and sub Flanders back FWD, Dowling out and bring in Rozee and a non playing 102.4k MID/FWD. Means keeping Fisher and hope he gets back. Leaves 3 trades and 7.4k.
Option 2: Fisher to Caldwell this week, leaves me 119.7k and 4 trades. Keep Flanders MID and keep Day and Dowling in as both named on field. Then next week Day and Dowling out and bring in Rozee and 102.4k MID/FWD.

Only risk is Rozee goes up too much and can't get him. Rozee is currently 435.3k with BE of 35. Dowling and Day have BE of -14 and 17. Adding up current prices. The money from option 2, Day and Dowling is 543.5k so as long as Day and Dowling make as much money as Rozee I can do that trade next week. Not sure on cash but will leave me with 2 trades.

What do people think of that. Not sure what Fishers game will be like and Caldwell has been pretty steady through the year

I like Caldwell. Fisher I wasn't sure we could get through the year with anyway. High breakeven, might as well go now, that's what I'm doing.

I'd do that if the rooks are going to pay for Rozee anyway. I could have grabbed Rozee for sexton this week also but I'm going to burn my last trades to get the top mid available instead.

Rozee next week probably the smart play over using extra trades for the top priced mid.

The big concern with Fisher will be his role when he returns, this is the reason I'm inclined to trade now and bring in a safer option. Rankine does have dodgy hamstrings, this is another risk, just got to hope he gets through the next 2 months.

I still like option one if you have cover for Fish. I prefer Moore over Caldwell if you do go that move this week and trade Fish out.

The bonus I have is still have 5 trades before anything this week so still have options to fix if needed. I have cover for Fisher this week with Sexton. I'm just thinking forward who will be better Caldwell or Moore. Parish is listed as 3 weeks away so don't think I go backwards with Caldwell so might do that and then next week look at Day and Dowling out and grab best available MID

Rd 17 Results
Rd 17 score 2,322
Round 17 Rank: 33,341
Overall Rank: 995(dn,252)
Cash $119,700
Trades 4

Rd 17 Team:

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Well this week was a disaster ... predicted to score 2568 at start of week and turned to absolute junk. Did only the Fisher to Caldwell trade which was good but had to wait on Rozee (who I'll get this week now) who smashed it. Houston, Dale, Walsh, Serong all bad and Bont not great as captain. Still holding in the top 1k overall at least. Hope can just stay there for the season.

Few worries this week with Heeney and Rankine. Not a fan of the Heeney hit, no malice just an action of running but whatever. See what happens with Rankine. Can play Sexton and if needed will swing Comben FWD so can cover. Rozee just scored too well as I wanted to go Humphries but 5k short so just buying a cheap MID/FWD player for loops.

Think that's all that's needed doing. Leaves me with the season with 2 trades 9k left.

You're in a pretty good spot where you have good coverage along most lines with the way you set up your side, it will hold you well heading later into the season and this week where three guys in Rankine, Heeney and Gawn may all be out.

So after a relatively smooth run so far I'm stuck with some problems now. Right now I'm stuck with Gawn, Rankine and Heeney. Day also injured but he was always in my trade plans this week.. I still have 4 trades so wondering what to do. Jackson is cover for Gawn so that's easy. Comben can swing FWD for cover as long as no outs in DEF.

I could pull the pin on Rankine but who to get in. Could do Moore but that means I'm short to do Rankine and Day to Moore and Rozee. Was hoping to get Rozee and keep Oliver as M9. I could do Rankine out, Flanders FWD and bring in Rozee. Then Day out and could get any FWD other than Moore, Fisher, Daniher or Wood. Would mean whoever I get in though would be my F6 for season?

Or could do Oliver and Day to Rozee and Humphries and just wear playing Comben/Sexton/Dowling. But then have Rankine sitting on the pine for 4 weeks doing nothing.

Will Rankine qualify for DPP? That may make things easier.

4 weeks is too long. If you have trades Rankine needs to go.

Maybe one to consider is Cameron for the forward line. He has Collingwood this week and he generally kills them, he then has the Dogs without half their key talls, North, Adelaide, Freo, St Kilda and West Coast. Freo are the only real tough matchup out of that lot and he could have a couple of 140+ scores in there.

Curnow's draw opens up now that he has gotten through the two bogey sides. He is quite cheap but he may be one to grab in a couple of weeks if you still have a trade to burn.

I do have 4 trade so can get rid of Rankine. Cameron and Curnow both have relatively easier draws coming up so likely one of those 2. I can't afford Moore otherwise it would be him. Likely at this stage going Rankine and Day out. Bring in Rozee and Cameron/Curnow.

This will be regardless of Heeney's appeal. If he wins it great. Just have to do Jackson to RUC as cover for Gawn. If not successful then Dowling comes FWD to replace him and have Comben as cover if Sexton is dropped. All this assuming no other surprises. Would leave me with 2 trades up my sleeve still so just waiting on teams and appeal now

Damn Heeney didn't get off. Oh well looks like I'll do Rankine and Day out, swing Flanders back FWD and bring in Cameron. Think that is the best course of action. Leaves me with 2 trades and 29.7k in the bank.

Jackson to RUC to cover Gawn and swing Dowling FWD for Heeney. Have Comben available as well if Sexton gets dropped. So avoid donuts just and not the ideal trades I wanted but will have to do.

Many people will be negotiating donuts this week, I actually think Heeney out benefits you as your team has exceptional depth.

Sexton omitted

Thought Sexton might be out.... Think I'll do Rankine and Sexton instead to Rozee and Moore. Think that will be better than the key forwards in Cameron and Curnow. Leaves me with 77k, 2 trades.

Rd 17 Results
Rd 17 score 2,286
Round 17 Rank: 23,092
Overall Rank: 1,143(dn,148)
Cash $77,400
Trades 2

Rd 17 Team:

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Last couple weeks have been horrible. Dropping outside the top 1k for first time in a month. Even with all the carnage of the players out, I was still predicted to get 2480 so to score 200 less shows my players aren't doing great. All my premiums just okay and most seem to be copping attention or hacking the ball. Merrett, Serong, Steele, Green, Laird, Walsh ... all good possies but bad efficiency. Can't nail the VC/C at the moment also which hurts.

I still have 2 trade but think I'll just sit. Team is fine and set once all the injuries are back. Don't think there is anything needed doing unless someone out. Just need players to not get crap scores. Heeney back so Dowling will swing back to MID bench and Heeney FWD.

Similar position to me no need to trade unless required, Just need all our prems to fire together.

Rd 19 Results
Rd 19 score 2,455
Round 17 Rank: 5,230
Overall Rank: 892(up 251)
Cash $77,400
Trades 2

Rd 17 Team:

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Finally after a couple bad weeks got a solid outing and back into the top 1000. Hopefully can stay there and maybe push towards the top 500 but that could be a stretch too far. Team was fine. Heeney and Grundy only real bad scores but a lot have them so not that big a deal. Would like a bit more from Walsh and Laird was lining up for a big score but slowed down.

Only issue again is the FWD line. Caldwell will be missing and Jackson an issue being subbed off. Will wait and see what comes of that. Hopefully Gawn back, can swing Dowling FWD but likely just sit on my last 2 trades until finals.

I think Caldwell passed his test, the subbing came about given the test takes 20 minutes.

Quote from: Bully on July 22, 2024, 01:16:05 PMI think Caldwell passed his test, the subbing came about given the test takes 20 minutes.

Oh I missed that

Nice rank well done Sit as well depending on injury reports.

You have the depth and flexibility to dodge the donuts, I would hold unless you want to sideways Day to someone like Roberts or Mannagh

Rd 20 Results
Rd 20 score 2,468
Round 20 Rank: 15,455
Overall Rank: 924(dn 32)
Cash $77,400
Trades 2

Rd 20 Team:

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Nothing really to shout about. Annoyed I didn't change to Daicos for the C. Right before game I thought surely he doesn't get tagged and gets a run but didn't do it in time. Only cost me 38 points but would have pushed me above 2500 for the week.

4 players in the 70's is worrying. Not worried about Heeney getting 80 odd as he is in everyone's team. Not sure on Ryan at the moment. Freo's new run and gun game plan doesn't play to his strength. I have double chances in all my leagues so can way up once teams announced.

Ryan is in a huge slump, he has been averaging 95 since the bye. He isn't scoring bad enough to trade, but it's a watch and with trades if iyou can turn him into someone it might be worth pulling the trigger

Rd 21 Results
Rd 21 score 2,490
Round 21 Rank: 23,414
Overall Rank: 1023 (dn 99)
Cash $77,400
Trades 2

Rd 20 Team:

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So annoyed at myself. Was tinkering with my team and had the VC on Gawn and forgot to move it back to Bont. In the end only cost me 50 points but it's knocked me outside the top 1k again. Only just but annoyed at that. Held Ryan which helped a bit. Other than that most scores fine. FWD line again is the minefield.  Flanders first time under 100 this season but everyone has him, same with Heeney when swans forgot to show up. Comben score was good but with the draw I couldn't loop him on. Jackson was bad but who else do I bring in? All FWD's are up and down. Think will just have to loop where I can.

Hopefully better VC choice this week (don't think I've got 1 right all year) and get back into the top 1k

Rd 22 Results
Rd 22 score 2,433
Round 22 Rank: 31,707
Overall Rank: 1276 (dn 253)
Cash $77,400
Trades 2

Rd 22 Team:

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Another horrible week with choosing the VC/C. Had C on Gawn until last minute which robbed me of another 50 odd points. Just can't ever get that right. Coupled with some downright terrible scores from Dale, Caldwell to name a few. Walsh gets heaps of it but seems to be always wasteful. Still alive in my leagues but dropping away fast from the top 1k.

See how it goes this week. I have 2 trades but hear rumours Grundy will be rested soon so want to save for that.

Turning Oliver into some coverage is the first thing I'd look at this week with your remaining trades. You have coverage for Sheezel out this week which is great and have avoided most of the other misses like English. I'd maybe look at a straight swap for Peatling who can cover two lines.

I'm still alive in all my leagues so thinking I'll straight swap Sheezel to Sinclair. Probably don't need to but also thinking lots people maybe have exhausted trades so strengthen my team and could climb back in the top 1k. Was then thinking could do Oliver to like a Powell/Rayner. Someone with FWD/MID to cover all that.

Supposedly Grundy won't be rested now so that is good

I think it's a one week injury for Sheezel and having the trade handy for next week may pay off if there is mass carnage

Rd 23 Results
Rd 23 score 2,382
Round 22 Rank: 26,610
Overall Rank: 1512 (dn 236)
Cash $99,600
Trades 1

Rd 22 Team:

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Another week, another somewhat failure. Once again I cannot seem to nail the VC/C option. Don't think I've got one right since the bye. Brought in Sinclair for Sheezel and that was the only upside since I was going to use Comben who went down. Latter half of the year has been a shambles. Grundy on managed time, all of my 'premos' seem to cop tags all the time of just under perform. 10 players under 100 this week is just bad. Still sitting around the top 1500 but it's been a bad slip last 2-3 weeks.

Alive in my finals still and with the likelyhood Houston goes out pretty simple options this week for me. He goes out and can basically get anyone but Sheezel or Whitfield.

So one of Clark, Martin, Newman, McGovern, Yeo likely to get

You're in a good spot having that trade remaining. Clark can't have two horrendous weeks in a row so he would be my pick followed by Yeo