Cover questions

[Uncle]

Torn with this great Connundrum... This week is probably the hardest week I've ever had in a lengthy fantasy career! I essentially have 3 options and no idea which to pick... I'm screwed, and will have only 3 trades after this round... Good starting side and reasonable cover. Options are as follows! - I should add, I'm doing 2 upgrades in the backline so this is about which downgrade option leaves me with the best cover...

Forward line zorko wells montagna Martin deledio kerridge (petracca, brown)

Bench cover in mids is trengrove, Stewart and dunkley

Option a) brown to 102k rookie, leaving me no dpp link, and only petracca as cover

Option b) petracca to Phillips, leaving me 2 players as cover (however 2 weaker players) in brown and Phillips. No dpp link

Option c) get Williams instead of kade Simpson. Trade dunkley to Phillips, keep petracca and brown. Gives me the link and increases strength of cover. However means I miss out on Simpson (who I desperately want).

Options 1 & 2 give me 19 players this week. Option 3 means bringing In a non playing premium this week giving me 18 players.

(provided all goes well)

Thanks in advance for any help!

[King_Robbo]

If I was you I'd go Williams over Simpson, however he does have his bye this week..
I'm a Simmo owner since the start of the year and whilst he has been awesome, he has never averaged over 100 in his career. So I expect a drop off at some point.
Williams on the other hand is cheaper so you keep Petracca as better bench cover and you're getting a guy who will most likely be involved in some big wins as the season progresses = heaps of opp for big scores

[Uncle]

If I was you I'd go Williams over Simpson, however he does have his bye this week..
I'm a Simmo owner since the start of the year and whilst he has been awesome, he has never averaged over 100 in his career. So I expect a drop off at some point.
Williams on the other hand is cheaper so you keep Petracca as better bench cover and you're getting a guy who will most likely be involved in some big wins as the season progresses = heaps of opp for big scores

Cheers. I like Williams too... I hate having 18 players this week tho, and Simpsons scores are almost irresistible! I'm leaning that way tho to be honest

[dylanclements]

Option b) petracca to Phillips, leaving me 2 players as cover (however 2 weaker players) in brown and Phillips. No dpp link

A or B for me since Simpson seems like a must have, and I would be very surprised if Williams scored as well as him for the rest of the season. I say B because I don't think Petracca can keep this up in his first season, and you hedge your bets to some extent by having two players covering. Very difficult though, good luck!