Help the Hoops...3 trades left, not sure where to start.

[The Mighty Hoops]

Hey,

Mummy and Buddy – missing ATM. Sidey has question marks.
Do I need to get a prem ruck like a Maric or McEvoy? For Mummy?
Or should my priority lie in getting a forward like a Beams or Pav? For D.Smith or T.Adams (even Franklin)?
Or another defender like a Heater or Waters? For Ellis?
For the big money league I’m sitting ninth, one win out and 1 - 4% points under. Playing 16th this week. Sitting pretty in the other leagues.

Do I hold my trades and just hope for the best??

Would love a suggestion or two....

TEAM (as it currently sits, trade targets highlighted)
Trades 3. Rem. Salary $220K-ish
BACK: Lids, Suckling, Lake, Birchall, Carrots, Goddard, Ellis, (Darley, Shaw)
MIDS: Gaz, Jelwood, JPK, Pendles, Boyd, Prids, (Baguley, T.Adams)
RUCKS: Roughead, Mummy (Redden, Big O)
FWD: Sidebum, Dangers, Chappy, Goodes, J.Lewis, Zorko, Smedts (Franklin, D.Smith)

[Spinking]

Ordinarily you are best off holding as many trades for finals, but in your situation I'd burn whatever trades are required to get in there in the first place.

Can you do Mummy to Cox / McEvoy and JPK to Swan?

[ubeaut]

No way would u trade JPK. Or Franklin now you've held this long. JPK is the 3rd highest ranked SC player avg 120. Swan not avg much higher. KEEP.

I'd keep Adams (better scorer) and trade Smith. To maybe a rotating FWD/MID cover. (That's what I'm trying to get) Fyfe for a bargain with a risk or O'Keefe who is on fire and I'm glad I just recently got. Or Pav.

OR - Are u happy with Ellis/Shaw as ur 7th Back? Michael Johnson would only cost 70 - 100 K if u upgraded 1 of those 2(and give u fwd/back DPP link with Smedts). Have a look at Fisher as well.Or go all out on Heath Shaw but leave u with no cash.

Which u may need if Mummy doesn't fire. But give him a go. Cox has an ankle niggle anyway. He should still play but there's a chance he could withdraw and even if he plays he will spend most time up forward. He's too up and down anyway could score 130 or 70. Wait on that one. Consider Maric and Jacobs as well but McEvoy just got outplayed by Minson so I wouldn't go there.

U need to decide which will potentially give u more points this round AND beyond. And also consider cash left for any other trades. Maybe stick with 1 trade if any this week and have 2 for finals.