The Watchlist - 2024 Edition

[Bully]

There are 3, I have 3 anyway

Who else is contemplating Boak?

Showing up now, Boak is risky, I'd be getting the top tier, even Dawson has to be a consideration.

[arbel]

Boak with the DPP and the friendly second week bye round is tempting. Only fear with him is possible getting rest or injury but adds something to the mix

[Mat0369]

With bugger all forwards he seems like a decent option for the byes at the minimum. At his price and with his scoring he could be a really solid pick. The random weeks they make him sub similar to Fyfe is the worry.

[Bully]

With bugger all forwards he seems like a decent option for the byes at the minimum. At his price and with his scoring he could be a really solid pick. The random weeks they make him sub similar to Fyfe is the worry.

Need to be careful with this pick, Rozee being neutered has probably helped Boak get more midfield minutes. I will be focusing on Fisher & Rankine, they seem to have better job security. McKercher won't be rushed, not with stress fractures, Sheezel will probably play further up the ground. At worst I think Fisher will be handy as cover, that's in the event he loses his seagull role.

[PowerBug]

I'd be worried about Boak getting multiple rests on the run home, we travel 6 times after the bye. His role is pretty set so the scoring will be okay whilst he plays though.

I have enough more forwards ahead of him to not feel like it's not worth taking this particular risk

[Mat0369]

Need to be careful with this pick, Rozee being neutered has probably helped Boak get more midfield minutes. I will be focusing on Fisher & Rankine, they seem to have better job security. McKercher won't be rushed, not with stress fractures, Sheezel will probably play further up the ground. At worst I think Fisher will be handy as cover, that's in the event he loses his seagull role.

He has been roaming around on the wing and wasn't in any CBA's. I think at his price he can be great value through the byes and be traded out down the track if he gets a rest.

I'd be worried about Boak getting multiple rests on the run home, we travel 6 times after the bye. His role is pretty set so the scoring will be okay whilst he plays though.

I have enough more forwards ahead of him to not feel like it's not worth taking this particular risk

How many at 430k that will give you bye coverage though? I don't think I need him for more than a 5 to 6 week stretch and can re-evaluate with trades in the bank

[Mat0369]

Round 11

Score: 2,122
Rank: 59,341
Round Rank: 77,103
Cash: $21,500

Trades

Graham > Zorko
Jones > Richards

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Good: Daicos, Stewart, May, Clohesy, Bont, Laird, Sullivan, Clark, Sweet, Wilson, Richards
Pass: Dale, Butters, Walsh, English, Heeney
Bad: Brown, Miller, Oliver, Green, Grundy, Moore,
Ugly: Windhager, Zorko, Macrae, Adams

Not a great week capped off with the Richards injury and a bad trade in Zorko last minute. Houston didn't do much better and it looks like Fisher was the play with the extra cash in the bank. I have a handful of guys that are topped out and need to go. Windhager, Brown and Wilson are the 3 that fit this mould, Adams I want to dump out of spite, Macrae isn't far behind but he survives. Richards instead of Freijah hurts considering he was an injury replacement. Sweet is out and probably won't come back any time soon so he also makes sense to move.

The three trades I made Sunday night were Wilson, Adams and Windhager to Clark, Boak and McIntosh from the Tigers. This was before the Sweet and Richards news so I am having a bit of a play around to work out other options. If I do Sweet instead of Wilson the best rookie I can afford is to go early on Dawson. Same goes if I do Brown instead of Sweet (which is probably a better option since he will bleed cash).

[Mat0369]

I could do something like this instead

Wilson to Freijah
Sweet to Boak
Windhager to Clark

That leaves me with 8k in the bank. Next week I should be able to afford Brown to Dawson and Adams to Fisher. It will leave me with about 25k, Clohesy at M8, Fisher and May will sit at D5/D6 with Boak and Macrae at F5/F6. 11 trades in the bank, if I use 3 to get Clohesy to a mid that gives me 8 trades and I can start moving those other guys around if needed

[Colliwobblers]

I saw Boak on 360 said his body is never the issue and he looks great to be fair, might cop rests but why if he doesn't need them, he's super tempting.

Should Adams go this week? Or you need him for the other byes?

May a good call. Clark is a gun.

You skip the two 200k rookie options but I think Angwin next week or week after could be the better call anyway.

[Mat0369]

I can hold Adams this week because of his bye, he won't change in price and it takes the risk out of Wilson scoring terribly and not being able to afford Fisher next week. If Brown loses cash I think he maybe drop 20 to 30k hopefully which still makes my trades next week an option.

I've been eyeing Clark off since Round 3 and haven't pulled the trigger. He has a good bye week and unless I go cheap he is one of the better more bye friendly options.

I'm not really fussed missing out on Harrison and McAuliffe. I'd rather grab Freijah of the 3 and then Dawson is the one I am looking at next week

[Mat0369]

Other option is I go Salem and his -18 BE at 345k instead of Clark and play the stock market. I would have 195k, 13 trades and 2 'upgrades' (I see myself doing a bunch of sideways moves) remaining. I could almost finish my team off going Brown to Dawson, Adams to Gulden and Clohesy to Fisher. That gives me 10 trades and I can look to sideways Salem out around his bye in a couple weeks which is also tempting.

[Colliwobblers]

yes Salem and Boak both super tempting. Holding Adams makes sense.

I consider Clark a top premium, so hard to compare to Salem. Like houston vs Salem - different strategy. I'm going to skip both salem and boak and stick to my plan to be finished round 14. That doesn't make it the right choice :)

Due to the rubbish FWD options I'm considering my team "finished" barring sideways upgrades, with Fisher at F5 and Sexton at F6. (Dawson D7/8 for DPP link).

That leaves me 9 trades still holding Meek.

If you have 10 you're sitting pretty. 4 ups 4 downs. 2 for injuries. In your case probably 5 ups/sideways 2or3 downs.

I think we are all jumping at shadows grabbing $200k rooks. There is Dawson fingers crossed, pies rooks caddy GWS rook plus Angwin though $200k, plus any mid season draft debutants.

Just what you need for bye cover I guess. And agree Feeijah is the one this week.

[Mat0369]

What the hell is going on with Oliver's score? He was given barely anything for his goal which was a huge play in the game and got pretty much zilch for a contested intercept mark he took down back

[Colliwobblers]

What the hell is going on with Oliver's score? He was given barely anything for his goal which was a huge play in the game and got pretty much zilch for a contested intercept mark he took down back

Doesn't add up never does though. Only one FA for him, but 2 clangers, still a few tackles marks and goal along with the intercept possession. Seems the negative things are worth a lot more than the positive.

Personally I think clangers should only count where players have free time and space, hack kicks out of defense or clearance should not be clangers.

[Mat0369]

One of the clangers was the FA so that's only 1 clanger that was a disposal. It's ridiculous