Nige's SC Campaign 2018

[Nige]

JackMac, Hoges and Witho. This is my kind of side.

No point being patient for the sake of it. I don't know how much cash you have in the bank but I'd be going early on Spargo and getting Banfield/Holman to a gun.

Got 23,500 to be exact.

I've got 22 trades left and two would take me down to 20, but I'm happy to use them if it's gonna benefit me.

I could probably go Banfield/Holman -> Spargo and then either Billings -> Heeney or Bonner -> gun, or alternatively Billings -> Spargo and Holman/Banfield -> Cripps which after typing that out sounds like the better option.

[Adamant]

I'd keep Jack. He's always been a form player who has his down periods before going on a big hot streak. I also can't see St Kilda getting any worse than they are at the moment.

Banfield/Holman > Spargo and Bonner > premo def. I'd back Billings + premo def to outscore Heeney/Cripps and a forward rookie.

[Nige]

I’d have about 486k for a premo def and don’t love a lot of the options. If anyone has suggestions and can make a good case for them, I’m all ears.

[SilverLion]

I think Yeo and Hurley would be 2 that you would need which leaves your D6 open for someone who you think can go 95+.

I'd argue that Lloyd and Savage could both be viable options.

[GoLions]

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[Nige]

Finally got a decent score last week with 2223 so I'm happy with that, and now I'm pondering the trades to hopefully continue scoring like that to help me move up.

Posted this in the Round 8 trades thread, but figured I'd post it here for thoughts too if anyone has any advice.

I've made up my mind to go Billings -> Ronke because I've had enough and Ronke looks like he'll hold his spot for a little while and is scoring well. Doing this leaves me fielding Ronke/Fritsch/Gowers with ZGL/Guelfi on my bench (McLean, Dev and Hogan as premos).

I'm pondering whether it's worth going Finlayson -> Hurley. Doing this gives me Laird, Hurley, Simpson, Howe, Witherden and then Murray/Doedee/Naughton.

Other options would be:

Crowden -> JPK
Lyons -> Danger

I feel like Crowden has a bit more cash to make and Danger should drop to nearly or below 600k which would then be an ideal time to grab him.

That's why I'm leaning towards Finlayson -> Hurley.

[SilverLion]

I'd go Banfield --> Spargo and Crowden --> Ronke via McLean. Know its tempting to trade Billings but at this point he's not worth trading. He's a proven scorer and has lost way too much cash to be worth correcting. Aim to get him to F7 ASAP (that's what I'm doing).

[Nige]

I'd go Banfield --> Spargo and Crowden --> Ronke via McLean. Know its tempting to trade Billings but at this point he's not worth trading. He's a proven scorer and has lost way too much cash to be worth correcting. Aim to get him to F7 ASAP (that's what I'm doing).

That'd be nice, but I don't have Banfield anymore and already have Spargo.  :P

I rather not move McLean into my midfield and keep Billings, because then I'm essentially fielding 4 rookies because Billings is scoring like one. I'm probably a bigger fan of Billings than most but at this point, I've given him enough chances and I may as well cut my losses now because if I can get a player who is gonna score the same and generate, I rather do that than just having him continue to bleed.

[Nige]

Pretty good week this week, got 2228 which bumped me up 11k places and I'm back at 21k now so it's good to be moving in the right direction.

Gotta look at ditching Doedee, Finlayson and Naughton either up or down, but there aren't too many rookie defenders on the horizon so ideally I'd like to upgrade them, but if Ridley gets a debut for Essendon and hold his spot, he might be a nice option. Appleby a week late is another option, but I'm less inclined to jump on a rookie a week late, which is why I'm sad about Ronke too. Cumming might be the only option.

I jumped on Spargo a week early and that appears to have worked out, and I think I might be doing it again this week. I'm thinking of doing Holman + Lyons to Phillips + Danger, but that's open to discussion and convincing otherwise.

Here is the team as it stands before trades this week.



Only $11,900 and 18 trades left, but I'm not too worried about that.

[Carn]

Some nice PODs in there hogan, withers, Lyons. You really want to upgrade the weakest links in your starting line up first. I would do Murray>Keefe, Holman>Zorko/JPK

[Ringo]

Naughton is out for at least 2 weeks so maybe rime to trade although can be done next week if need be as he won't lose value and you can observe Cumming for another week.  Keefe cpuld be a sound option for downgarde to allow Sicily swing though

Holman may be the one to trade with a bye next week and a B/e of 44. Bear in mind you will also have to cover Lyons next week as well.

[PowerBug]

I would say F6 is the weakest spot in your side at the moment so naturally I would suggest getting Isaac Heeney but he has a BE of 145.

I would look at holding either Lyons or Holman through the multi-byes personally, I think they will be good cover. Of the defenders when trading I wouldn't move on Murray as he has the lowest BE of the 4. Any of the other 3 are fine to start trading out I think (Naughton will hold value for now so no rush on moving him on imo).

Lyons to Phillips, Naughton to Yeo? Leaves some cash left over to help upgrade next week too.

[ubeaut]

I'd target Danger and Heeney.
If u stick with Holman+Lyons > Phillips+Danger,
Then hopefully back rookie > Cumming and fwd rookie > Heeney
next week if the numbers add up.
Week after fwd rookie > Clarke via Spargo and back rookie > Yeo

[Nige]

Thanks for all the suggestions and discussion guys, really helped me think about this one.

I'd target Danger and Heeney.
If u stick with Holman+Lyons > Phillips+Danger,
Then hopefully back rookie > Cumming and fwd rookie > Heeney
next week if the numbers add up.
Week after fwd rookie > Clarke via Spargo and back rookie > Yeo

I think this is my most likely plan of attack.

I'm not too sure that Danger is gonna get much lower than he is and at present, I'm gaining at least 20ppg or thereabouts on Lyons up to Danger, even though I think Lyons is a great option to hold through his bye and keep for the multi-byes and then upgrade.

The next week, one of Naughton/Doedee/Finlayson to Cumming and fwd rookie to Heeney.

And then as ubeaut says, I can use a fwd rookie to get in Clarke (or whoever) via Spargo and another def rookie to Hurley/Yeo

I would do Murray>Keefe, Holman>Zorko/JPK

I think Murray's the last def rookie to be trading right now. He's doing enough, has the JS and the role to pump out the scores. A nice 90ish (or more) score can't be far away whereas Finlayson and Doedee have struggled in recent weeks and as a result, have stalled their cash gen and raised their BEs.

Naughton is out for at least 2 weeks so maybe rime to trade although can be done next week if need be as he won't lose value and you can observe Cumming for another week.  Keefe cpuld be a sound option for downgarde to allow Sicily swing though

Holman may be the one to trade with a bye next week and a B/e of 44. Bear in mind you will also have to cover Lyons next week as well.

I don't really have interest in Keeffe at all. I get why he's appealing to some and could be an option for myself as well, but going down that road just doesn't seem worth it to me.

I'd like to keep one of Lyons and Holman, but I think it might be time to cut my losses on both.

I would say F6 is the weakest spot in your side at the moment so naturally I would suggest getting Isaac Heeney but he has a BE of 145.

I would look at holding either Lyons or Holman through the multi-byes personally, I think they will be good cover. Of the defenders when trading I wouldn't move on Murray as he has the lowest BE of the 4. Any of the other 3 are fine to start trading out I think (Naughton will hold value for now so no rush on moving him on imo).

Lyons to Phillips, Naughton to Yeo? Leaves some cash left over to help upgrade next week too.

I tend to agree to an extent, but these def rookies are starting to cause headaches whereas Fritsch and Gowers to a lesser extent are tracking fine. I think waiting a week for Heeney is best because of that BE since he won't get it and I can get him slightly cheaper next week as I'll definitely be upgrading.

I'm not as keen on Yeo, more interest in Hurley and also Jimmy Webster, but I'll assess my options.



Now considering whether it is worth getting Ronke in a bit later. Looks to have the scoring ability and a nice fixture ahead, but obviously slight JS worries and the fact he's already gone up like 90k is a turn off.

Still think I'll be sticking with Holman + JL to Phillips and Danger

[Carn]

Just be careful, you will have 6 on field rookies to upgrade and 16 trades left. One up one down from here does not give you room for LTI’s. This is something I am starting to be concerned about.