I took a punt and traded Curnow out

trjd81 · April 29, 2011, 09:49:00 PM

And he is on 78 at half time!!! >:( Really hope Jared Polec isn't named as the Lions sub!!!

Montag · April 29, 2011, 10:00:24 PM

76... late -2
what were you thinking. why??????
polec wont be sub but he wont rack up either
why did u do it

soutter · April 29, 2011, 10:03:12 PM

Novice move to say the least

Montag · April 29, 2011, 10:04:01 PM

i think u are just kidding around with us. u wouldnt have. is this a joke

C-Dogg · April 29, 2011, 10:11:34 PM

must be a joke, surely

trjd81 · April 29, 2011, 10:18:52 PM

It isn't a joke. Curnow had a break even of 30 before the round started, and Polec's was -37. Curnow has already increased by close to 160K, so I decided to cash in - plus has the bye in 2 rounds time.

I am not devastated with the decision, but need Polec to score a minimum of 50 for it to work. BTW, Polec is a gun - remember he was the Lions first pick in the draft last year, and he is in a pretty young midfield, so will get plenty of chances.

LaHug · April 29, 2011, 10:47:59 PM

Surely there were better options to downgrade if you were desperate to get Polec??

trjd81 · April 29, 2011, 10:51:38 PM

I also have Pittard, D.Swallow, Harris and Libba. Curnow had the highest breakeven of the lot, so that is the direction I went. Also, cause he had the bye first of that lot, that influenced my decision too.

Ziplock · April 29, 2011, 10:55:49 PM

curnow has the highest BE, because he's averaging the most... it's like people who traded barlow pre-injury last year.

trjd81 · April 29, 2011, 11:04:29 PM

Ziplock - thanks for the insight. My plan was never to have Curnow as a keeper. If he was a keeper, he would be unique. Only 26% of teams have him. The plan was always to upgrade him at some point. I now have 4 premiums - J.Selwood, Swan, Montagna and Boyd, and 400K in the bank. I will use that to upgrade Harris and one other to have 6 premiums in my midfield by Round 10 - probably looking at Ablett and Pendlebury. I would take all of them over Curnow. I will then have D Swallow as my emergency.

Ziplock · April 29, 2011, 11:33:09 PM

I'm just saying, unless you need cash fast and desperately, you keep your highest averaging rookies the longest, as they'll make you the most cash, and give you the most points if/when you need to field them.

LaHug · April 29, 2011, 11:44:03 PM

Quote from: Ziplock on April 29, 2011, 11:33:09 PM
I'm just saying, unless you need cash fast and desperately, you keep your highest averaging rookies the longest, as they'll make you the most cash, and give you the most points if/when you need to field them.

+1

mcwarne · April 29, 2011, 11:45:03 PM

Man I would have never admitted to that! The name of the game is to upgrade or save trades. You used a trade to downgrade!!

bowyanger · April 29, 2011, 11:46:24 PM

POTATO

trjd81 · April 29, 2011, 11:53:32 PM

I don't care about overall ranking - the only thing I am concerned about is winning my league. You need to make money somewhere - so will need to make downgrades at some point. I chose to do it during the multi-bye rounds, when the overall score doesn't matter. Having cash in the bank is also very important gents...gives you a lot more flexibility at the business end of the year...