Arbels Aces 2024

arbel · June 04, 2024, 11:26:39 AM

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

arbel · June 10, 2024, 04:37:38 PM

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

Mat0369 · June 10, 2024, 06:12:04 PM

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.

arbel · June 11, 2024, 11:30:12 AM

Round 13

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

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

arbel · June 13, 2024, 11:47:14 AM

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?

Goosey · June 13, 2024, 02:49:27 PM

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!)

arbel · June 13, 2024, 06:39:38 PM

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.

Bully · June 13, 2024, 06:57:33 PM

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.

Mat0369 · June 14, 2024, 12:28:45 AM

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+.

arbel · June 17, 2024, 01:26:17 PM

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.

Bully · June 17, 2024, 02:52:01 PM

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.

arbel · June 17, 2024, 04:58:07 PM

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

Ringo · June 17, 2024, 05:52:58 PM

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

Mat0369 · June 17, 2024, 07:39:05 PM

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.

arbel · 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.