Bacon and Eggs

[PowerBug]

Have a look at my team please (it is the strongest possible team)

Backs: Gibbs , Deledio , Goddard , Heppell , Adcock , Stanley , Hargrave  << Lower , Hibberd , L.Thompson >>

Mids: Swan (c) , Boyd , Pendlebury , Ablett , Selwood , Priddis << Jacobs , Rounds , Winmar >>

Rucks: Cox , Petrie << J.Tippett , McCauley >>

Fors: Stevie J , Goodes , Pavlich , Franklin , Green , Higgins , Mzungu << JRoo , Lobbe , Tapscott >>

5 trades , $91,000 left over.

In round 21 i'll have trouble in the rucks as i don't want to play Lobbe. I'm thinking Petrie >> McEvoy for the finals, and a downgrade somewhere to free up cash. (Possibly a Higgins sideways if he doesn't come up)

In round 22 i WON'T trade as i'm banking on winning my league. 3 trades left and cash left over.

In round 23 i'll make one trade, ideally a forward upgrade, Lobbe out for ROK or Fyfe.

The final round i'll look to bring Beau Waters in for Heppell.

[j959]

Heppell to Waters - you don't like Fisher? (i s'pose they play Carlton that final rd24)

looking pretty good PB - what's Hargrave doing score-wise? not one you'd normally think of but s'pose he's your D7 so no biggie.

i don't know that Petrie to McEvoy would give you that much net gain to be worth it but I haven't really considered those sorts of options yet ...

you might want to monitor Greeny with the Melb turmoil (maybe give him a couple of games to see??) ...

good luck!

[PowerBug]

With Petrie missing in Round 21 i'll have to play Lobbe in rucks. That might cause me to play Tapscott up forward.

[upthemaidens]

why not just move petrie to forwards , and upgrade lobbe instead to premium ruck mummy/sandi/mcevoy
that way petrie can play in the fwds.
what were u gunna do with gibbs round23?
also you have no bench in mids, what you gunna do if any of your starting mids becomes a late withdrawal during the finals
i would say work it so u can have mzunga has perma EMG. in mids.

so the next 2 trades i would go rounds/winmar---->callinan(cheap mpp)
swap callinan with mzunga
then round 21 swap petrie with lobbe,,  lobbe--->to premium ruck
just an idea anyhow

[PowerBug]

Winmar is MPP. Lobbe up to McEvoy/Sandilands could work.

[upthemaidens]

oh ok, i didnt know about winmar being mpp, well thats ok then  saves u a trade ,just do a single upgrade for lobbe, im not sure who u could get for lobbe+$91k
u could downgrade hibberd for cash

[PowerBug]

Hibberd down could Andreoli (the 80k Mpp guy) could be an option.

[upthemaidens]

well there u go
hibberd--->andreoli
lobbe--->mcevoy   and you'll have 3 trades left 90k approx.
also that way if cox or mcevoy get rested in the last few rounds, you'll be able to move petrie back to ruck for cover

[PowerBug]

Anyone got thoughts on the other three trades now the first two are sorted?

[PowerBug]

Here will be my prefered team in Round 20:

Backs: Gibbs , Deledio , Goddard , Heppell , Stanley , Adcock , Lower << Hibberd (inj) , L.Thompson , Hargrave (bye) >>

Mids: Pendlebury , Swan , Ablett , Selwood , Priddis , Mzungu <<Boyd (bye) , Jacobs , Rounds >>

Rucks: Cox , Petrie << JTippett , McCauley >>

Fors: Stevie J , Framklin , Goodes , Pavlich , Green , JRoo , Lobbe << Higgins (bye) , Tapscott , Winmar >>

[PowerBug]

Here will be my prefered team in Round 21:

Backs: Gibbs , Deledio , Goddard , Heppell , Stanley , Adcock , Hargrave << Andreoli , L.Thompson , Lower >>

Mids: Pendlebury , Swan , Ablett , Selwood , Priddis , Boyd << Winmar , Jacobs , Rounds >>

Rucks: Cox , McEvoy << JTippett , McCauley >>

Fors: Stevie J , Framklin , Goodes , Pavlich , Green , Mzungu , Higgins << Petrie (bye) , Tapscott , JRoo >>

So, worst case scenario is Higgins isn't back and JRoo (vs Sydney) has to play and Tapscott (vs WC) is emergency. And I have no Mid Emergency coz Jacobs isn't back yet and Rounds can't find a game.

[upthemaidens]

i would just sit back let this week go by,  look at who u will play in first final and if u think you will win the game without trading then do so. leaving u 3 trades for prelims and grand final.
  if u dont think u can win without improving your team u will have to do so
i think your backs and rucks are set so too are your starting mids.
u may want to get mzunga into the mid bench for cover just in case of late withdrawals during finals.
  who can u get for the cash u have left in a single trade for reiwoldt or tapscott? or if higgins pulls a higgins maybe even he can go

[PowerBug]

My league currently sits at this:

Dr. DT: 48  111%
Tom Harley: 48 110%
PowerBug: 44 109%
Dizzy (FF member but not a huge poster): 40 117%
Nick Maxwell: 40 112%

Top 3 should all win, Dizzy is a 50/50 and Nick M. will win too. I believe i can beat Dr. DT but Tom Harley not so much.

This week i'll leave the trades, next week i'll do what is above, even if Higgo is out for the year. Round 22 i won't trade, i hope to miss that week. Round 23 and 24 is difficult as i don't know what to do with Heppell, Gibbs, JRoo, Tappy.