Is gibbs too risky

[supercoach addict]

His bye is the 2nd last game, so unless your absolutely positive you'll make it to the granny, its a huge risk to have him. What does everyone think....

[meow meow]

I think i'll be sure to keep 4 trades for the last 2 rounds and get rid of him and Judd.

[Perthwildcat]

I think i'll be sure to keep 4 trades for the last 2 rounds and get rid of him and Judd.

agreed.  Don't burn too many trades and all is good.  Lock for me.

[ossie85]

So you're assuming you're not gonna have other injury/suspension issues?

You simply can't have BOTH

[meow meow]

Yeah i can. My bench is strong enough to cover them for the odd week that they miss here and there. Obviously i'll get rid of them if its anything serious.

[Hawka]

No gibbs for me only judd

[ossie85]

They miss the preliminary final. Doesn't anyone remember the last couple of rounds of the past few seasons? With a whole heap of players being rested? Your more likely to have players missing those last few rounds anyway, you really can't have more than 1 Blue or 1 Bomber keeper

[meow meow]

I can do whatever i like thanks pal.

[ossie85]

Yeah of course you can :) Didn't mean to come off aggressive!

I'm just not sure I see the logic behind it is all. Plenty of alternatives

[sid3bysid3]

i dont think its that black and white.

all depends on how many mpp's you have, the maximum number of players from any team and a bit of luck with injuries.

if you can cover byes well and keep trades up your sleave then i think its not too ambitious to have 4 trades in the last 2 rounds.

winner from 2 years back had 6 trades to rock out the last 3 weeks.

[ossie85]

I'll be aiming for 4 trades in the last 2 rounds also. But doing that knowing you'll have to trade 2 players out in the 2nd last round, and no matter how good your back-ups and MPPs are, you're team will suffer for it.

Essentially, it means you have no trades for that round. So like you said, you'd have to rely on luck. I don't want to do that.

meow meow is right, it's your choice, just not something I want to worry about when the Saints rest there 5 best players, Swan and Pendles have a breather, and Freo decide they don't want to play a full team.

[Boomz]

I'm staying away... Plan ur trades all u like but nothing goes to plan once injuries & suspensions take there toll.

[meow meow]

Gibbs will be the 2nd best defender for the whole year, and i wouldn't be leaving him out for the entire season, because someone might get injured at the wrong time.

[Cruiseon]

I had Gibbs in my side at one stage, then I smacked mself in the face, dressed myself down and realised that I didn't want to be urging a down hill skiier on all year. I think if he does his running back flank role he could actually be tagged on occassion this year (like Enright, Shaw, Malceski) & he wont be able to handle that.

He could be an upgrade target but the end of year positioning makes me wary.

[meow meow]

Just get Lake instead. He doesn't need a preseason. All he does is run 10 metres and marks opposition kicks. Dont need to be too fit for that.