J's Team

[Jayman]

My plans are... next round downgrading Hitchcock to R.Tarrant, making way for Browny to come back to my field and then before I play Round 18 (last week before finals) use that cash to upgrade M.Mcveigh or Martin to maybe M.Murphy or Mitchell. This will leave me with 4 trades left for finals and hopefully a top 4 position.  ;D

I would like opinions on who to get rid of out of Martin and Mcveigh and also who to get (if cash permits) out of Mitchell and M.Murphy

Other opions/advice would be great

Cheers

[Bedlam]

You'll need to trade Waters this week. He's down with a hammy. Take your choice out of Henderson (though you shoulda got him two weeks ago when I did :P ) or Ashley Smith, though he's still a week from being ripe.

Out of Murphy and Mitchell, I'd go Mitchell, he's key to Hathorn's finals hopes and has already had plenty of rest this season. Though he has shone himself to be slightly injury prone. Still, I see it more likely that Hawthorn will make a run for a top four position than Carlton.

[Jayman]

You'll need to trade Waters this week. He's down with a hammy. Take your choice out of Henderson (though you shoulda got him two weeks ago when I did :P ) or Ashley Smith, though he's still a week from being ripe.

Out of Murphy and Mitchell, I'd go Mitchell, he's key to Hathorn's finals hopes and has already had plenty of rest this season. Though he has shone himself to be slightly injury prone. Still, I see it more likely that Hawthorn will make a run for a top four position than Carlton.

I thought Waters just got a corked thigh? I will see how long he is out for. And any way i would be upgrading or just doing straight swap to either grimes or grundy

[Jayman]

What do you guys think of my team!!!

Hodge (V.C), Goddard, Gilbee, Enright, Waters, Duffield, Gilbert
Strijk, A.SMith(E)

Ablett (C), Boyd, J-Sel, Pendles, Martin, Vince
Stevenson (E), Shuey

Cox, Sandi
Warnock, Grimley

Pav, Browny, Brent Harvey, Higgins, Goodes, Hall, ROK
Gumbleton, Hitchcock (E)

3 TRADES AND 20K THIS WILL BE MY TEAM GOING IN TO THE FINALS!

[Jayman]

I traded Tippett to Sandi!!!

[Jayman]

(If I win this week, therefore making top4) I will downgrade either Stevenson or Gumby first week of the finals and then use the cash to upgrade Martin to a prem. maybe Didak (MPP)?? I will do the upgrade 2nd week of the finals...Leaving me with one trade which I will only use to avoid a donut??

Good strategy??

[enzedder]

Good work. I'd say use one of your trades on Gumby now that he's out with broken ribs... Fevola- not as cheap but cheap for him/ Lynch- 1st game last night, beaten by Fletcher, low score as a result/ Tapscott hasn't played yet but might be the one...a bit of talk about him getting a game.
Upgrading Martin with the cash would be a great use of the money.
Dids has been awesome for my team and will give you MPP flexibility which might come in handy with one trade left.

[Jayman]

Depending on new prices...I could downgrade Gumby to Fev and then upgrade Martin to Didak??? Probs wont be able to do that so will have to either look at Gibbs/Priddis in mids or find a cheaper downgrade option for Gumby...Maybe Lynch or Tapscott??

Preferably would somehow like to bring Dids into the mids (MPP)???

[Jayman]

Advice on what to do with my team??

Am thinking Gumby -> Ellard & Martin -> Dids

leaving me with a trade and 60k!

[Jayman]

I did Gumby -> Hicks last week and I won my game which means I have a week off so I can hold my trades!!!

Martin -> Dids next week though!!

[Jayman]

So my team is:

GODdard hodge gilbee enright gilbert duffield waters
Smith Strijk

ablett j.selwood pendlebury boyd martin vince
Shuey Stevenson

Cox Sandi
Warnock Grimley

goodes harvey pavlich o'keefe hall Brown higgins
Hitchcock Hicks

as you can see i have injury conceerns with Vince (season) Higgins (2-3 weeks) and as you know there is a debate about the timeframes of brown and Sandi! So I have 2 trades and 180k, wat should I do??

[enzedder]

Brown> N Riewoldt
Vince> Bartel about the best you could do I reckon.
Play Warnock for Sandi and hope he does the job.
Hitchcock on as 7th Fwd...played every game since R12
Hicks Emerg Cover in Fwds
Higgins deadweight

[Jayman]

how about trading Higgins out instead of Brown becuase Higgins wont come back but Brown is hoping he'll play this round. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-captain-jonathan-brown-puts-knee-to-test/story-e6frf9jf-1225906892148

What im saying is he is more likely to play than Higgins!

[enzedder]

how about trading Higgins out instead of Brown becuase Higgins wont come back but Brown is hoping he'll play this round. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-captain-jonathan-brown-puts-knee-to-test/story-e6frf9jf-1225906892148

What im saying is he is more likely to play than Higgins!

Yeah makes sense. Have read that Browny may play since I did that last post...pending a test.
Reason I thought to trade out Browny was he was worth more $...not sure you can afford those 2 I said before for Higgins over Brown.

[Jayman]

I was thinking Higgins-> Schneider and Vince->Bartel!

Thoughts???