My team and ruck decisions....

[dallen]

70k in Bank with 6 trades remaining, ranked about 1,000...


Team to field this week...


Lids,  Enright, Goddard, Shaw, Gibbs, Lower, Pederson (Hibberd, Adcock, Thompson)

Swan, Boyd, Ablett, Hodge, Thompson, Smith (Selwood, Nicholson, Atley)

Smith, Sandi (Cox, Spencer)

Chapman, Sylvia, Fyfe, Pavlich, Goodes, Dawes, Franklin (Mzungu, Howes, Markovic)


Any ideas regarding Sandi? I would like a rookie with some JS but there are not too many options at the moment. Does anyone know much about Lobbe? Has he only just become available due to injury or because Brogan was out - i.e. is he likely to stay when Brogan returns?

[Andrew]

Are you going for overall? If not I'd just cop the doughnut and play Cox & Smith from here on in. Sandi set to return in a month so you can downgrade Smith once that happens. With only 6 trades and upgrades needed in DEF I think you have to do this. Interesting move holding onto Selwood by the way, hope it pays off.

[dallen]

yeah i think overall is out of reach now - i would need hodge, thompson to start scoring 150+ each game...

i almost pulled the trigger on selwood but the only mid i wanted was murphy who has a finals bye and im
obviously running low on trades. i'm banking on selwood to take me through the qualifying final to preliminary in rd23 - i'm about 2 games clear on top spot in my league.

decisions, decisions- i think you are probably right about sitting tight for now...

[Andrew]

If you're 2 games clear on top of your league then definately hold. You'll want trades to sell Enright/Gibbs/Chapman in the finals so you don't cop their byes. Gibbs -> Birchall/Suckling would be a great trade for you come finals time.

[dallen]

yeah good advice, cheers