Bully's Boys

[Bully]

Mills playing in SA BTW.

So downgrade the target to 60?

[RaisyDaisy]

I'm looping Menadue with Mills too

Will bank Menadue if he goes 70+

[Bully]

Just another ballsed up weekend with rookies and loopholes, cost me another 120 points, that's about 350 for the year so I'm just about at my wits end. Anyhow, looking at culling Papley for Darcy Byrne-Jones and maybe replacing Barlow, although there seems to be a good case for the other Byrne. Not sure who I should cull for a second downgrade, Hewitt being the obvious choice although it would entail swinging Rich into the mids which I don't really want to do. Any suggestions?




Def - Adams, Laird, Weitering, Bartel, Dea, Rich (Brown, Ruggles)

Mids - Danger, Ablett, Hall, Fyfe, Liberatore, Selwood, Pendlebury, Mills  (Menadue, Davis, Hewitt)

Rucks - Goldstein, Gawn (Cox)

Forwards - Wells, Martin, Kennedy, Kerridge, Papley, Barlow (Tippa, Cockatoo)

[Ringo]

How much cash do you have - After the Paps trade do you have enough to upgrade Kennedy to either a prem mid via Menadue or a prem forawrd.  just an additional thought gicen Kennedy has a B/e of 56 and nearing ceiling.

Can not really see a way of getting both Byrne without moving Bartel or Rich to mids.

[Bully]

I have 2k in the bank and will have 100k from the Papley trade. The other option is to keep Barlow for now and wait for Rocky and Shaw to bottom out, that may make more sense instead of culling more rookies prematurely.

[Bully]

Should have taken my own advice but I was one of the donkeys who ditched Barlow in favour of Merrett, still could pay off but I've potentially thrown 70k out the window. Nevermind, mistakes do happen. Anyhow, I'm in the mood for a bargain and that player is Marc Murphy. He's 440k due to his injury and I liked his game on the weekend, looks to have regained some serious swagger. Last year he averaged 103 which I'll take at this stage, the benefit of such a move is I'll be able to lock in Shaw so I can nullify the 36% of teams that have him. The sacrificial lamb is Weitering, great job son, you've earned your keep.

Def - Shaw, Laird, Adams, Bartel, Rich, Byrne-Jones (Ruggles, Dea)

Mids - Dangerfield, Ablett, Hall, Selwood, Pendlebury, Liberatore, Murphy, Mills (Menadue, Hewitt, Davis)

Rucks - Goldy, Gawn (Cox)

Forwards - Merrett, Wells, Martin, Kerridge, Kennedy, Tippa  (Brown, Cockatoo)

[Bully]

Seems my trades last week were timed perfectly, replacing Shaw with Weitering was the winning move that enabled me to clinch all my league matches. Still seething about dropping Barlow but I won't be making anymore dumbass sideways rage trades, happens every year and I never seem to learn. In any case, Murphy did well enough and now has a BE of 51 so should start his steady climb back to 550k.

This week it's Rocky time, 486k and will only get better. People need to be reminded of Rocky's finish to last season, just for a recap he scored 135, 115, 145, 122, 146 & 152. The kid's still got it and it would be slightly disingenious to grab him only when he hits 'form'. The Rockstar will be back and he has a BE of 84, grab him now or waste 100k+ down the track. Next week Petracca is on the bubble so that's already a priority and there may even be some other rookies emerge from the pack.

Backs - Shaw, Laird, Bartel, Rich, Adams, Byrne-Jones (Dea, Ruggles)

Mids - Danger, Ablett, Selwood, Pendlebury, Liberatore, Murphy, Rockliff, Mills (Hewitt, Davis, Smith)

Rucks - Gawn, Goldy (Cox)

Forwards - Hall, Merrett, Wells, Martin, Kerridge, Cockatoo (Menadue, Brown)   

[Bully]

The curse of Rocky!!  :o :o :o

WTF! De Ja Vu, only this time I'm holding and putting the runt on the bench. Will probably be 2-3 but the plan is to beef up the bench for the bye period with fallen premos, don't want to be fielding too many rookies and this is where guys like Rocky will come in handy.

Anyhow, this week wasn't too bad given the Sunday carnage, pushed up 2000 spots and have climbed the charts for 4 straight weeks. Still some distance from the top 1000 hovering in the low 4000's but it's within sight for the first time this season.

This week will do a double downgrade, Petracca & Keays in for Mills & Davis, this puts 323k in the bank for two upgrades or possibly one upgrade and Darcy MacPherson. As far as rookies are concerned we're getting a little thin with Trengove being the only decent prospect pressing for selection. This could be the last real opportunity to put some cash in the bank.

Targets next week are McVeigh & Priddis, both have very high BE's and both are proven super premos in their respective positions. Seems strange to be looking at a guy like Priddis who has registered three 70 something scores but he's a much better player than that. BE is 152 so maybe best to wait a couple, in which case it will be McVeigh & MacPherson. Also keen on getting Zorko in at some stage.

Backs - Shaw, Bartel, Adams, Rich, Byrne-Jones, Brown (Laird, Ruggles)

Mids - Dangerfield, Selwood, Ablett, Pendlebury, Liberatore, Murphy, Petracca, Hewett (Rockliff, Keays, J.Smith)

Rucks - Gawn, Goldstein (Cox)

Forwards - Hall, Merrett, Martin, Wells, Kerridge, B.Kennedy (Menadue, Cockatoo)

[Bully]

What looked like an awful week wasn't too bad in the end, scored 2090 and managed to edge up into the 3000's. Last weeks trades went well with both Keays & Petracca scoring well with the added responsibility of covering for the spate of injuries. This week I've decided to rectify the backline instead of leaping on Priddis. I've changed course due to Brown's pathetic effort and the fact that Priddis still has a BE of 95, so shouldn't go up too much even if if kills it. If Hopper puts in another gun performance I may even bypass Priddis altogether and grab Zorko instead, but I'll leave that until next week.

So this weeks outs are Brown & Cockatoo with Docherty & MacPherson the new additions. I like these trades given Doch is due to shoot up in price and provides a 45 point improvement on Brown's output. Cockatoo to Macpherson also puts 180k in the coffers for next week.

Here's the team as it stands.

Def - Shaw, Docherty, Laird, Bartel, Rich, Byrne-Jones (Adams, Ruggles)

Mids - Dangerfield, Pendlebury, Selwood, Ablett, Liberatore, Murphy, Smith, Keays (Rockliff, Hewitt, MacPherson)

Rucks - Gawn, Goldy (Cox)

Forwards - Merrett, Hall, Martin, Wells, Kerrdige, B. Kennedy (Menadue, Petracca)

$294,100 in the bank

[GoLions]

Yeah I like the trades, although maybe something which I am considering;

Keep Brown, and trade Menadue instead. Move Brown into the forward line to get that fwd/def link wwith Adams. Seeing as Menadue and Brown are in about the same position in terms of cash generation and BE (I think), could be the better move for now.

[Carn]

Strong backline. Can I ask why you have chosen to upgrade your backline premos before your mids?

[Bully]

Strong backline. Can I ask why you have chosen to upgrade your backline premos before your mids?

Really good question, I had planned on bringing in Priddis this week which would have pushed Murphy to M8 (obviously when Rockliff returns) but Hopper has changed all that. If his form this week is anything to go by then he could quite feasibly fill the M8-M9 position right through the bye period. I have two positions vacant in the mids, one for Gray/Priddis and one hopefully for Hannebury who is looking like a clear top 8.

Yeah I like the trades, although maybe something which I am considering;

Keep Brown, and trade Menadue instead. Move Brown into the forward line to get that fwd/def link wwith Adams. Seeing as Menadue and Brown are in about the same position in terms of cash generation and BE (I think), could be the better move for now.

I thought about trading Menadue but I'm holding given he'll be in the gun as early as next week. If Hopper knocks out another strong score it will be Hewitt to Hopper, Menadue to Zorko/Dahlhaus/Deledio/Montanga. I like the idea of having two swingmen but in the end Brown will need to go anyway. Being 300k he's absolutely maxed out, I think the time is right.

[Bully]

This was shaping up as the week from hell, just to give you an indication of my personal carnage, I had zero bench coverage apart from Cox. This changed when Ruggles got a late call-up, just as well as I wasn't too keen on Menadue being fielded. Last week's proposed trades were slightly modified, instead of ditching Brown, Hewitt got the chop. In the end there was little difference in their output and cash generation so not such a big issue.

So with the week done and dusted I ended up with a score of 2300 and rose 500 places into the low 3000's. The loss of MacPherson the only real low light but on the bright side, he made a quick 50k and is now the obvious trade for Hopper. Incidentally, last week's strategy of overlooking Priddis in favour of Docherty was a wise one both in term of points and cash generation. This week it's Priddis' turn, at 502k and with back to back hundreds he's a no brainer, M Brown has run his course so it's time to cut and run.

Def - Shaw, Docherty, Bartel, Laird, Rich, Adams (Byrne-Jones, Ruggles)

Mids - Dangerfield, Pendlebury, Selwood, Ablett, Priddis, Liberatore, Murphy, Rockliff  (Smith, Keays, Hopper)

Rucks - Goldstein, Gawn (Cox)

Forwards - Martin, Merrett, Hall, Wells, Kerridge, B.Kennedy (Menadue, Petracca)

So what's the strategy moving forward? I think next week may have to be either cash generation or a forward upgrade. Those on the short list are Zorko, Deledio & Montagna. Would love to get them all in at some stage but will assess the best option next week. Smith will probably rise to 280k so it could be time to cull him for Mathieson, that would put me in the market for a forward under the 540k mark.

[Bully]

Not a good week at all, dropped 500 places and had to cop Murphy's untimely injury which was as good as a donut. In the end I scored 2158 which could have been so much better had I VC'd Gawn instead of Goldy and didn't have to deal with a pathetic 12 from Murphy. Anyhow, time to put this week to bed and focus on the byes, this is the three week period which will be so critical to my chances of crashing through to the top 1000. Everything to date has been geared towards this and it has traditionally been a time when the serious contenders emerge from the pack.

Three pressing issues to deal with this week, Bennedy has to go as he will be leaking money with the 29 in his rolling average. Mathieson is also a priority, can't say he's set the world on fire but he's one of the few rookies who have a favourable bye structure. The other pressing need is getting rid of Murphy who looks set to hit 380k over the next few weeks, he may still be useful as a Hopper upgrade but will assess that in round 15. To complicate matters I'm particularly keen on Gray but will struggle to get everything else done so may have to cop a 15k price increase next week.

So this week's trades will likely be Murphy to Mathieson & Bennedy to Dahlhaus. I mulled over all the gun forwards - Zorko, Deledio & Joey, but have plumped for Luke given he's 40k cheaper than Zorko and has demonstrated a similar consistency with only a couple of blips. These moves should leave just enough in the coffers to do Menadue to Collins & Smith to Gray next week. That would effectively clear out most of my deadwood leading into round 13.

Backs - Shaw, Docherty, Bartel, Laird, Rich, Adams (Byrne-Jones, Ruggles)

Mids - Dangerfield, Pendlebury, Ablett, Selwood, Priddis, Liberatore, Rockliff, Hopper (Smith, Keays, Mathieson)

Rucks - Goldstein, Gawn  (Cox)

Forwards - Dahlhaus, Martin, Merrett, Hall, Wells, Kerridge (Menadue, Petracca)

[Ringo]

Solid plan Bully and hope the SC gods smile on you.