The Watchlist - 2024 Edition

[arbel]

I also have those same injury'concern' players but as ringo said looks like most have escaped anything serious.
Not sure how many trades you have but Salem could be out for remainder of season (SC related anyway) so think he needs to go. Or swing Yeo back to DEF

[Mat0369]

I also have those same injury'concern' players but as ringo said looks like most have escaped anything serious.
Not sure how many trades you have but Salem could be out for remainder of season (SC related anyway) so think he needs to go. Or swing Yeo back to DEF

0 trades left, but that's the current plan. Can sit Humphries at D7, Dowling at M9 and Richards at F7 for the time being and keep my fingers crossed. Yeo has to get through training on Thursday night to play but he has moved back again which allows me to keep Humphries on the bench. Otherwise Humphries starts at D6

[Mat0369]

Round 20

Score: 2,400
Rank: 22,324
Round Rank: 32,461
Cash: $35,400

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Good: Whitfield, Daicos, Stewart, Yeo, Humphries, Laird, Flanders, Zorko
Pass: May, Caldwell, Moore
Bad: Dale, Bont, Butters, Gulden, LDU, Green, Walsh,  Dowling, Grundy, Jackson, Heeney
Ugly: Rozee, English

It was a pretty crap week with my entire midfield underwhelming and a poor VC and Captain choice. Not much I can do with no trades so hopefully my team hits some form this week

I am looking at VC Bont into LDU this week, Richards comes on and Flanders on the bench. I'll play Dowling in the forward line and Humphries in the midfield, if there are any late swings I hopefully have enough time for Humphries to cover both lines and Dowling the forward line. Maybe I am better off using El-Hawli for my loop

[arbel]

What's the reasoning behind Flanders to bench? He's playing and most consistent FWD (yet to drop under 100)
Is there an injury? Bont is obvious VC choice. I hope it doesn't come about but heard there is plan to rest Grundy before finals.

[Mat0369]

Flanders is to get my C loop with Richards. Figured he was the best to put the emergency on playing early.

[Mat0369]

So if Grundy is out, I'm eating a donut unless I sit Jackson on my bench and field Dowling. Think I'm eating the donut

[Mat0369]

Round 21

Score: 2,582
Rank: 19,633
Round Rank: 4,464
Cash: $35,400

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Good: Whitfield, Yeo, Dale, Stewart, Bont, Butters, LDU, Green, Humphries, Caldwell
Pass: Daicos, Gulden, Rozee, Laird, Walsh, Zorko, Moore
Bad: May, English, Grundy, Flanders, Heeney
Ugly: Jackson, Dowling

It was a pretty good week that was ruined by an injury to May at HT when he was tracking a monster and a really bad score from Jackson. The majority of my other players were 90+ which made for a nice score. Unfortunately in my cash league I had two scores top mine and I play one of them this week in a knockout final. Fingers crossed May was just precautionary with the bruised ribs and can play this week because I need all my options.

[Mat0369]

So I just read it is rib fractures for May, I think he only missed a week last time but that means he will likely miss this week and I wouldn't be surprised if the ice him for the season

[Bully]

We'll both have to rely on Humphries for the remainder of the season, not the worst case scenario, he's been adequate cover the past month so should be fine this week and beyond. 

[Mat0369]

We'll both have to rely on Humphries for the remainder of the season, not the worst case scenario, he's been adequate cover the past month so should be fine this week and beyond. 

Salem was listed as 1-2 weeks last week, if he can come back this week that would be amazing and timely

[arbel]

Wouldn't be surprised if Melbourne start icing up a few players now.

[Mat0369]

Salem is in

[Mat0369]

Round 22

Score: 2,191
Rank: 24,966
Round Rank: 85,226
Cash: $35,400

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Good: Bont, Butters, Green, Zorko
Pass: Whitfield, Yeo, Salem, LDU, Flanders, Moore
Bad: Stewart, Gulden, Walsh, Laird, Rozee, Grundy, Jackson
Ugly: Daicos, Dale, Humphries, English, Caldwell, Richards

This was a disaster week which saw me tumble 80k spots in the weekly rankings, knocked out of my finals and a bunch of injuries to deal with resulting in donuts.

I was waiting for the teams before I post to see how many donuts I would be dealing with this week. Looks like just the one with Richards dropped, Dowling not back and English out. May still isn't back so he will sit on the bench this week.

The majority of my players were bad to awful, a lot of mid sub 90 scores and down weeks for guys that had been performing really well. I'll see what I can salvage in the last two weeks because I was rocketing up the ranks since the bye and that seems to have hit the skids. Onto next season

[arbel]

Yeah I said to Ringo this has been a frustrating season. Even with the 40 trades it seems to be carnage non stop. Dowling not being back and Richards hopefully get a late call up for you to avoid a donut

[Mat0369]

Round 23

Score: 2,366
Rank: 24,389
Round Rank: 29,854
Cash: $35,400



Good: Yeo, Daicos, Salem, Bont, Butters, Green, Humphries, Flanders, Zorko, Heeney, Moore, Caldwell
Pass: Whitfield, Stewart
Bad: Dale, LDU, Gulden, Rozee, Walsh, Laird, Jackson
Ugly: Grundy, Ruck Donut

It was an okay week all things considered. Having a donut in the ruck/forward line was a bit of a disaster with none of my coverage guys getting a game. I couldn't really loop Humphries score on either so I lumped it. English back this week will be helpful and I'll see if I can have an okay finish to the year.