Which plan would you recommend?

[Jay]

Here is my team at full strength, top of my league (underfeated), with 8 trades and 147,000 in bank.

Backs: deledio fisher goddard newman enright gibbs lower_mckernan jacobs pupolo
mid: swan pendles boyd s.thompson cotchin mzungu__iles buckley prestia
ruck: sandi cox_smith bailey
for: pav goodes cyril nroo r.murphy yarran sylvia_jroo richo i.smith

i have listed the options in the poll and i would like if you could guide me in the right direction so i can finish my team through the next 1-3 weeks

thanks :)

[roo boys!]

I think either Puopolo and Iles to Talia and Ablett or McKernan and Iles to Talia and Priddis. I would go the first one.

[Jay]

yeh would REALLY like to get GAJ in but dont no if getting rid of pops is the right way to go???

i am starting to like the jroo & iles-->talia & ablett trade as mzungu can become my F7 and the way jroo is going he isnt worth keeping

thoughts?

[roo boys!]

The only thing I am a bit hesitant about is trading out JRoo, I know he has been in horrid form lately but can still kick a bag in any given week, and that could come back to bit you.

That being said, trading him and Iles out to get Ablett in would work.

[Master Q]

Any except the Jroo option. Don't like the first one though.

[conor94]

you need to get either ablett because he is a freak or priddis because he is mr consistant or maloney because he should rack up huuuuge scores in the last couple of weeks but it may be a gamble and trade out isles  get rid of j roo and maybe bring in talia only because callinan is injured

[PICCOLLO]

Get ablett.  Dont trade roo.  Pops trade out if you have to.

[Jay]

well i think i am still leaning towards the j roo option because the way i see it is, i will bench him for mzungu anyway so I may as well downgrade him as it isnt worth keeping that much $$$ on the bench

thoughts???

[Ringo]

With 8 trades left I would do Pup > Talia (Pup appears to have peaked so now is the time to cash in) Iles to Ablett.
If Sandi not named next week following the bye I would go Sandi to McEvoy using Cox McEvoy as rucks through to finals
Downgrade Smith to a rookie ruck to get more cash IMO Smith has also peaked so time to cash him as well.

[Jay]

yeh i like getting ablett in and it seems trading out pops would be the right way to go...but I am not to sure about the other 2 trades as that would only leave 4 trades maximum for finals which considering I have a top 2 spot wrapt up already I dont see the need to risk it during finals by going in with a low amount of trades

thanks for your input...any other opinions would be greatly appreciated

[Ringo]

No worries with the other trade was thinking of setting you up for finals if Sandi does not come back next week as I think you will need a stronger ruck combo than Cox/Smith.  The Smith downgrade was only an additional suggestion if you need cash for finals as well.

[Jay]

also should I do the pops and iles trade this week or next?

thoughts?

[Ringo]

Could wait for next week unless going for overall and need cover this week. Your decision
Pups B/e 50
Isles B/e 48
On the cards for both to achieve so their price will rise
GAJ B/e 114 if he blitzes it will have big price rise but if less than 150 think it will be offset with price rises in Pups and Isles.

[Jay]

No worries with the other trade was thinking of setting you up for finals if Sandi does not come back next week as I think you will need a stronger ruck combo than Cox/Smith.  The Smith downgrade was only an additional suggestion if you need cash for finals as well.

Well as i only want to do 2 more trades until finals I could do z.smith & iles-->lobbe & ablett
Thoughts on that??

[Ringo]

I would still stick to the pup Isles trade either this week or next as you do not know what Lobbe will score when Brogan comes back although he may still be on the Field.

Asses the situation in Round 20 by which time you will know whether Sandi is back and how he is travelling and whether Smith is still up to it. You will have 6 trades to play around with as well.