Downgrade Target for Neade?

[Guns1989]

I'm considering an interesting strategy for downgrading Neade.

I really want to trade Stevenson for Hanley to give me 5 premium backs, but the only way is to downgrade Neade to a bargain basement rookie (all my other rookies have 2-3 weeks worth of cash to make).

I'm considering trading him out for a 96k DPP rookie, Xavier Richards for example, which will give me enough cash to trade in a premium defender. If I was to then downgrade Pittard or Terlich to Staker in my backline in a few weeks, I would have a nice DEF/FWD swing between the two. Will also give me someone to use with the captain loophole as Crouch is currently my only non-playing rookie.

I can then simply swap Richards out down the track for a forward/defender rookie. Arguably a waste of a trade, but still have plenty up my sleeve, and need a few strong performances in the next few weeks.

Interesting tactic, but the short term gain may be worth considering.

Would you be doing this if you had only 20 trades left like i do? I was going to upgrade wines to jobe watson?