Ringos Team Thread 2025

[Mat0369]

Marshall is one I still regret not starting. The pre-season injury and Boyd in the side was enough to put me off.

Tsatas is actually a test and Lindsay is 1-2 weeks. Both would be a hold with the news Caldwell injured his hamstring at Bombers training. Leake and SPP are definitely the two I would move on looking at your side.

[Ringo]

Done these 2 trades
Leake to Bice and Stone to Moraes.

Waiting on teams obviously but this will probably be my third trade options
If Knevitt is named as sub again Knevitt to Humphrey and if named on field Lalor to Humphrey. Think Lalor will be a very slow burn for cash generation so the obvious to go to Humphrey.  Not quite enough cash to use Hewett instead of Knevitt.

Happy to Keep SPP on bench until needed to trade as JS is sound and other holes to fix.

[Colliwobblers]

Good trades imo.

[Ringo]

Preparing for the Sunday Carnage -

With Zorko underperforming C (did not have the gonads to put on Neale) is now on Serong. Thought about Macrae but eork may be put in by Port,

Will have a rethink on trades as Lalor was in the mix for this week after very average performance,

Chrystal ball would have been nice as I looped both Bice and Trainor and took Trainors 82 which most of done and then Bice tons up, Trainor at the moment is my 5th lowest score. Hindsight should have looped Roberts rather than Bice.

See how JHF and SPP go this week.

[Ringo]

Rd 4 Results

Rd 4 Score 2,026
Rd 4 Rank 11,572
Overall Rank 7,377 (up 8.668)
Cash $21,900

Trades done
Leake to Bice
Knevitt to Humphrey
Stone to Moraes



Not a bad week but could have been better if I looped Bice rather than Trainor but who could forsee Bices score as you take 82 from a rookie any day,

Good: Zorko, Sheezel, Sullivan, Bice, Trainor, Serong, Neale, L Ashcroft, Lalor, Xerri, Gawn, Macrae, Horne Francis, Smith, Daniel,
Average: Oliver, Archer Reid, Davidson,
Bad: Holmes, Roberts, O'Driscol, Moraes, Powell Pepper,Humphrey, 
Ugly: Henderson,

Smart move changing C from Macrae to Serong. Archer Reid mooing nicely at R3 and will over a nice downgrade to a low priced rookie when he is not picked with Flynn and Allen in the mix.

What to do this week
Wait for news on NOD ankle injury.
Hall and Travalgia probably the only rookie downgrades to look at but most rookies have not really made enough cash and JS of both like most rookies questionable.

[Bully]

Congrats on an excellent week, how do people rate Hall's job security? I'm tossing up between Tsatas & Hall at the moment, grabbing Clay Hall gets me the funds for Whitfield.

[arbel]

Nice week Ringo. I took did the last minute flip to Serong. Was worried when not much at quarter time but he came back nicely.

Congrats on an excellent week, how do people rate Hall's job security? I'm tossing up between Tsatas & Hall at the moment, grabbing Clay Hall gets me the funds for Whitfield.

I think Mini is going to start playing youngsters and Hall hasn't really done a lot wrong in his 2 games. He deserves his spot but it is hard to know

[Mat0369]

That's a fantastic week and you're climbing up the rankings nicely. Reid seems like a handy rookie to have and I don't think many would at this point. He opens up DPP later down the track

[Colliwobblers]

Excellent week and nice overall rank now.

[Ringo]

O'Driscoll to Hall done but waiting on teams etc to decide whether to do another trade or boost, Have $202k with the trade but not enough to get to a premium and unsure whether to get a mid pricer,

[Colliwobblers]

O'Driscoll to Hall done but waiting on teams etc to decide whether to do another trade or boost, Have $202k with the trade but not enough to get to a premium and unsure whether to get a mid pricer,

Are you planning for Nick in a week or two? something to keep in mind

[Ringo]

O'Driscoll to Hall done but waiting on teams etc to decide whether to do another trade or boost, Have $202k with the trade but not enough to get to a premium and unsure whether to get a mid pricer,

Are you planning for Nick in a week or two? something to keep in mind

Nick still has a high B/e so keeping an eye on him.  Got to decide on which is more urgent with first upgrade Defence where I am looking at Sinclair or Whitfield. Mids with Daicos , Rowell or Anderson Fwds Rankine or Thilthorpe.
Happy with Xerri and Gawn as I feel they will still be in Top 5 rucks,
Have to look at bye structure as well when considering. 

[Ringo]

Sometimes you have to go with gut.  Was tossing up a second trade Roberts to Whitfield but decided against. Oouch,

[Mat0369]

Feels like that with most of the moves (or lack of moves) we make this year. Roberts came back to a mediocre score, but I don't know how much Bice is hurting him. Maybe one to look at moving on next week for Daicos?

[Ringo]

Think Daicos will be the popular move, Jordan supposed tag ineffective as he reached his B/E was counting on another 20k drop.