Trading Strategy

[Colliwobblers]

Ok we all get itchy fingers when we see players we don't have tearing it up and while we watch players we do have being subbed and scoring shower.

I for one and last years SC winner for two, think using trades is essential to being competative in fantasy footy. However there are only so many and wasting them on sideways knee jerk trading is dangerous.

Every trade you use must be of points benefit to your side permanently.

This is how I think it best to use your trades in a perfect world this season and you might have very different ideas and please feel free to post. But for the newer or first year DT'ers out there this kind of warning is very helpful before you hit round 15 and your out of trades and injuries start to happen more and more and you can't field a full side by round 22.

6 - Bye trades (rookie upgrade downgrade trades not sideways hopefully)

These trades used to minimise donuts during bye rounds by trading rooks up and down accross the bye rounds to have your structure best to minimise donuts on the field over the 3 rounds.

6 - LTI (for long term injured premiums)

These trades used to trade out sideways injured players that are out for 6+ games. eg. Hayes-boyd (last season)

10 - Upgrade / Downgrade rookie trades (in addition to the bye trades upgrading and downgrading rooks)

These trades plus the 6 used during the bye rounds are to upgrade rooks that have reached thier max price to premiums, the extra money made by likewise downgrading another rook at max price to a new rook.

*{working on the maximum of 16 which is 8 up 8 down so if you start with 14 premiums you need 8 more to fill your field - give or take you probably won't get 8 upgrades but once again in a perfect world..}

2 - spare dissaster trades (missed rookies - failed premiums/ mid pricers)

These are trades used to pick up a "kennedy or clay smith  you missed for a ledger *if he doesnt play or couch for example you may have picked instead BEFORE thier price increases which is after thier 3rd game, so if your after a rook you missed you do it after round 2.

Or you can use them to get rid of a failed premium or mid pricer you picked sideways for one that is performing, hard to make this call so early but if done before round 3 you avoid paying more for the player who is killing it that you want.

= 24 total trades

As I said many will have very different ideas but this I thought just a handy guide to slow down the new fantasy players who will be EXTREMELY tempted to Sunday night trade this week.

[JamSainter]

We do have this thing called 'reverse trades' this year don't we?

[Colliwobblers]

We do have this thing called 'reverse trades' this year don't we?

yes you can trade monday and "untrade" friday

[paulo23]

Sorry but does that mean if i trade broughton out and gibson in on monday i can reverse that before lockout and i dont loose a trade or u will still loose the trade but u can swap it around before lockout

[Colliwobblers]

you don't lose the trade, all it means is if you make a trade early in the week and then a report comes out that changes your mind you can reverse the trade therefore it doesnt count, it never happened.

Only counts once lockout happens. early this week thursday game again partial lockout.

[paulo23]

Great i like it thatll fix my itchy finger lol

[paulo23]

Thanks

[Roy.G.Biv]

Imho, trades are extra even more precious this year due to the mbr's!
Often the best laid plans come unstuck- it really depends what happens in round 10 to upset our bye structure  :-\
They are so far away....trying not to think about it too much.

But yeah, very sensible approach Cw.

[Adz23]

bit early for trades yet :P

the next few weeks will be interesting!

[picker_man]

i'll be spewin if i have 6 LTI happen to my team!

[Colliwobblers]

i'll be spewin if i have 6 LTI happen to my team!

Yep but you'll be spewin more if   they do and you only have 4 trades...

[picker_man]

i'll be spewin if i have 6 LTI happen to my team!

Yep but you'll be spewin more if   they do and you only have 4 trades...

yeah good point id prolly give up for the year if that happend! :'(

[Jukes]

I'm going with 5 bye trades, 4 LTI trades, 10 up/downgrade trades and 5 for general upgrades/sideways trades.

[JamSainter]

I have gone for 4 bye trades, 10 upgrade/downgrade trades, 3 LTI, 1 suspension and 6 trades to use in finals.

[owenbond007]

I have gone for 4 bye trades, 10 upgrade/downgrade trades, 3 LTI, 1 suspension and 6 trades to use in finals.

6 seems a bit excessive your side should already be built by then. I think 4 trades left for finals is the ideal number