AXVIII Finals (Week 1 - Round 20)

[LF]

hmm I think according to rules Newnes being a mid as well as a defender moves to mids and Touhy moves to interchange as first named interchange player not that it matters much.

[Football Factory]

I only ever replace a non playing player with a utility if the interchange cant fill the spot. Could be another grey area ?

[LF]

I only ever replace a non playing player with a utility if the interchange cant fill the spot. Could be another grey area ?

Nah I thought that was there rule as we discussed and it's what I having be following with my team all year also Cross is a mid anyway so would move to mids and Touhy would still come on regardless.
This is why I name who I think will score the best as first interchange

[LF]

I actually just looked at our rules and it's actually in there haha

[Football Factory]

Nah what i mean is .. i always thought the correct interchange position covers a loss unless you cant because that interchange position didn't play then if that happened you use one of your utilities to replace the missing player then first named interchange replaces the utility.

Not sure now this shower is doing my head in  ;D... so are we supposed to be replacing a missing player with a utility unless you cant... then you replace the missing player with the correct interchange and then if you cant do that either its first named interchange OOP ? not sure why we name interchange positions if we go this way ?

[LF]

Its simple if a utility is say a mid and a mid is out they move to mids and first named interchange comes in always first named in utilities that moves to cover the position first.

You still need to name each interchange with positions because a lot of teams run mids as utilities.So in that case the named defender E replaces the defender

This is why we haven't named a ruck E at all for the last few weeks because Maric has been playing as a utility and if Big Boy was out he would replace him and then I think it was Suckling this week who would move to utility to replace Maric. 

[Football Factory]

That's why i don't play a ruck emerg that starts ... so i get Grundy points if Jacobs misses.

I think its a waste of time naming interchange positions if you don't use them.

We may aswell just have a 4 player interchange, if a player doesn't play then the utility replaces them, if the utilities cant replace them then the first named interchange replaces them for half points unless its a utility then you get full points.

I agree naming positions of utilities is helpful when it comes to using them as replacements in certain scenarios.

[LF]

But you still have to name the position regardless,you might have a DPP named on interchange you need to name what position they are covering.
If I have all mids as my utilities and a defender is a late out then my named defender on interchange covers them.

You don't actually have to name the positions of the utilities.

This is how it happens in the all comps,you had a team once in BXV and that is exactly what happens there as well.

[Football Factory]

I know you don't have to name the positions of utilities i can just see how it would be helpful if i didn't know the correct positions regarding DPP. Agree you need to name bench for DPP purposes, jumped the gun on that.

Im just trying to get my head round the rule, if i don't know whats going on were screwed   ;D

Okay think i got it  ;)

A utility replaces a missing player where possible, if the utility cannot replace the missing player then the correct named position on the interchange bench replaces the missing player, if you don't have the correct position on your interchange then first named interchange OOP replaces the missing player.

Thoughts ?

[bud]

I figured a Midfielder didn't play so i would replace him with the Midfielder on the bench?
Makes sense to me :)

[LF]

Yes that's it haha
I've been doing it all year when replacing outs,nobody questioned it and have advised others when they've asked the same thing.

So you can play Grundy if you wish as a utility and he would still cover Jacobs if needed.
It's all strategy again when naming your team trying to get the best possible scorers on field especially when you get hit with injuries.

[Football Factory]

I need a nice strong bourbon ...maybe that's the problem  :-X   ;D

[Atto]

I need a nice strong bourbon ...maybe that's the problem  :-X   ;D

Definitely the problem haha

[Football Factory]

No problem here