RoughReds Training Run

[RoughRed]

R3: 2156
Round Rank: 19,081
Season Rank: 6,402 (out 699)
Leagues: 3/5
Trades Left: 29
Cash: $93.0K

B: Laird, Daniel, Stewart, Short, Clark, Highmore (C) (Sharp, Kosi)

M: Oliver, Merrett, Mitchell, Brayshaw, Walsh, Powell, Jordan, Gulden (Berry, Scott,  Brockman)

R: GG (Flynn)

F: Dunkley, Taylor, Ziebell, Daniher, Campbell, Rowe (Fullaton, Bergman)


Very pleased with my two trades last week ESmith => Jordan and Caldwell => Walker

Good: Gawn :D, Grundy :D, Ziebell :D, Dunkley :D, Walker :D, Walsh Merritt, Flynn
Neutral: Laird, Daniel, Stewart, Clark, Gulden Daniher
Ugly: Oliver, Mitchell, Brayshaw and rooks under 60  :o

Very disappointed with Oliver Mitchell and Brayshaw - collectively over 100points down on my expectations.
Had a good runh with the rookie scores to date so can not complain too much but to have them all fall over at once was a bit hard to swallow
I have 13 players with negative BE's so do not see a real need to trade this week, subject to teams
Koschitzke and Fullaton will be watched with Park under consideration and Fullaton => Impey also a possibility,

Trades:
Nil at this stage



Cash: $93K

[RoughRed]

Round 4: 2024
Round Rank: 35,246 (Ouch!)
Season Rank:  9,316 (Reversing 2,914)
Leagues: 4/5
Trades Left: 26
Cash: $93.0K

B: Laird, Daniel, Stewart, Short, Clark, Highmore (Sharp, Kosi)

M: Oliver, Merrett, Mitchell, Brayshaw, Walsh, Powell, Jordan, Gulden (Berry, Scott,  Brockman)

R: GG (Flynn)

F: Dunkley, Taylor, Ziebell, Daniher, Campbell, Rowe (Fullaton, Bergman)

Oh Dear - too many tears to count
Bought Chapman in for Kosi .. a good move
What are the doggies doing to Daniels
Daniher ... fork
Brayshaw tagged
Jordon lost in translation

Trades:
Daniel > Ridley (2nd sideways trade, 1st was Danger)
Daniher > Waterman

Cash: $118.4K
Trades left: 24

[Colliwobblers]

You were'nt alone with the pain last week, both good trades, daniels to ridley isnt sideways  :D

[RoughRed]

You were'nt alone with the pain last week, both good trades, daniels to ridley isnt sideways  :D

Thanks CW
Good luck for tonight - looking forward to seeing Macrae getting a run

[RoughRed]

Round 5: 2,183
Round Rank: 23,636
Season Rank:  9,291 (held my ground +25)
Leagues: 3/5
Trades Left: 24
Cash: $118.4K

B: Ridley, Laird, Stewart, Short, Clark, Chapman (Highmore, Sharp)

M: Oliver, Merrett, Mitchell, Brayshaw, Walsh, Powell, Jordan, Gulden (Berry, Scott,  Brockman)

R: GG (Flynn)

F: Dunkley, Taylor, Ziebell, Campbell, Rowe, Waterman (Fullaton, Bergman)

Wow talk about an epic fail on  trades Daniel > Ridley and Daniher > Waterman, then copped the Clark donut
 

Trades:
Need players in the backline who actually get onto the ground
At least Geelong play early in the round and i can see what happens with Clark
Ridley will be a solid captain this week VC Gawn > Grundy
Hoping that both Highmore and Sharp get up
Need a combined $80K increase from 2 rooks to convert one to Neale next week

Cash: $118.4K
Trades left: 24

[Colliwobblers]

i made the exact same trades and feel equally as stupid.

probably doesn't help?

Ridley is worth it - long run.

Seems like we both need two rookie defenders..... and you thought last weeks trades were bad :)

Pick the right ones - it will all work out just fine.

[Mat0369]

Ridley in was not a bad move. You can't expect a guy to get concussed. It was the right move bringing him in under the circumstances.

This trade may not pocket you a lot of cash but I feel it fixes your structural issue. Fullarton>Jones using Scott and Sharp. Jones will earn a bit of coin and should slot into defence nicely. The issue is we don't know if he will play until Saturday night. He played well enough, he just looked a bit battered by the end of the game.

[RoughRed]

Round 6: 2,187
Round Rank: 27,624
Season Rank:  10,237 (moving out 946)
Leagues: 3/5
Trades Left: 22
Cash: $45.4K

B: Ridley, Laird, Stewart, Short, Chapman, Mansell (Highmore, Sharp)

M: Oliver, Merrett, Mitchell, Brayshaw, Walsh, Neale, Powell, Jordan, (Berry, Campbell,  Brockman)

R: GG (Flynn)

F: Dunkley, Taylor, Ziebell, Rowe, Scott, Bergman (Waterman, Fullaton)

Another epic fail on trades
Clark +> Mansell and Gulden > Neale

Donut with no cover for Ridley - trading Kosi is really hurting now
Dunkley and Neale hurt even more

Trades:
Really not sure
maybe grab some cash by picking up two bubbly rooks
Tempted to go Marshall but will be strong and wait a week
Thinking about pushing Laird to the mids and taking a performing Back
Or Pick up Macrae x 2 - one fop the mids one for the fwds

[Mat0369]

Dunks to any of Sidebottom/Marshall/Zorko. Basically whatever gives you enough cash to turn Neale into Macrae.

[Ringo]

So you need 90k to turn Neale to Macrae and you have $45k to assist

Dunkley to Marshall netts $77k However would prefer to see again and also how he fits with Ryder back.
Dunkley to Sidebottom netts $141k
Dunkley to Zorko netts $149k

I would take either of Sidebottom or Zorko.

[RoughRed]

Thanks Mat n Ringo for your comment
Keep cycling back to the Macrae + Sidebottom/Zorko pick
Need at least one of the power dogs in the team

[Bully]

Thanks Mat n Ringo for your comment
Keep cycling back to the Macrae + Sidebottom/Zorko pick
Need at least one of the power dogs in the team

Sidey vs Zorko (this week's great debate)

Personally think Zorko but Sidey could make a fool of me, here's my reasoming:

*Neale going down should increase Zorko's midfield time & centre square attendances, I'd add 10 points to average based on this alone.
*The tag shouldn't be a deal breaker given McCluggage is just as likely & probably more susceptible to heavy attention.
*Form is definitely in Zorko's corner, 4 tons & coaches votes last week versus Sidey's 8 clanger game (looks well below his best)
*Brisbane will win more matches & this always impacts on the points allocation

In Sidey's favour is a relatively easy run over the next few weeks, Kangas coming up after Gold Coast which should guarantee a decent score.

In any case, both picks are solid 90+ selections & it may turn out that both players find themselves in my team. Marshall another to consider but maybe next week.

[RoughRed]

Sidebottom has been one of my favourite 2nd tier players
Has a massive upside
Could be settling back into a SC friendly roll at Collingwood
BUT
He is 30, had hamstring issues and the dreaded calf injuries that seem to appear magically after passing 29
Zorko is the same age, has the same profile but seems to have better resilience
IMO Zorko over Sidebottom

[RoughRed]

Round 7: 2,021
Round Rank: 14,471
Season Rank:  8,762 (improved 1475 ... amazing)
Leagues: 3/5
Trades Left: 20
Cash: $104.4K

B: Ridley, Laird, Stewart, Short, Chapman, Mansell (Highmore, Sharp)

M: Macrae, Oliver, Merrett, Mitchell, Brayshaw, Walsh, Powell, Jordan, (Berry, Campbell,  Brockman)

R: GG (Flynn)

F:  Zorko, Taylor, Ziebell, Rowe, Scott, Bergman (Waterman, Fullaton)

Captained Gawn after Macrae scored only 107  ::)
Backs were fair
Mid performed well ... at least my young guns did
Forwards were a nightmare overall with Tex finally did what Tex does ... so sad

Trades:
Only One
Chapman => Frederick which will give me $230.7K cash at bank
Played round with trading Campbell to May shifting Laird to mids but I will wait an see what selections throw up
Forward line needs more planning so will probably hold
Highmore needs to get a game as does Flynn and Waterman

[Mat0369]

Can you look at maybe turning Berry into Frederick through Sharp and then upgrading Chapman to a premium?