Help! Last trade, 3 weak links!

[tkringle]

Hi All,

Current team for my prelims is:

Backs: Lids, Goddard, Birchall, Enright, Carrots, Suckling, S. Shaw (Lake, Spuur)
Mids: Ablett, Watson, Priddis, Pendles, Murphy Gibson (Jelwood, Adams)
Rucks: Cox, Nic nat (Redden, Big O)
Forwards: Stevie J, Danger, Sidebottom, Goodes, Martin, Zorko, Treloar (Cloke, Smedts)

$156,300 in the bank, one trade remaining. I'm in a few tough prelims this week, I see three key weaknesses in my starting side..

Suckling - History against Sydney is patchy (top score of 82 from 3 attempts, not in the best form, known to stink it up occasionally for a 40-50)

Gibson - Not quite a Prem, however consistently 90-110 for the past month, can he keep it up to be a like for like replacement this week for the injured Jelwood?)

Treloar - Coming off a break, never played the saints (who like contested football), can put in stinkers associated with 1st year players

Depending on which starting player is my weakest link, I would probably make the following moves

Suckling - Trade Spurr to Waters, move Suckling to emergency
Gibson - Trade Jelwood to Swan or Beams, move Gibson to emergency
Treloar - Trade Cloke to Tomahawk, move Treloar to emergency

HELP!!!!

[bomdiggity]

i would say suckers, trading spurr to waters sounds good to me

[fever]

i would say suckers, trading spurr to waters sounds good to me

this or selwood to swan

[tkringle]

mmm, thinking about which of the above trades would possibly give me the biggest points differential for starting players..

Starting Defender - Suckling VS Waters
Suckling's last two scores at the SCG were 70 & 30 (this is 2010-2011 when he was in form). Waters loves playing at pattersons (100+ in 6 out of the last 9 games there) - Possible points differential: 40-60 Points??

Starting Midfielder- Gibson VS Swan
Gibson loves Etihad, however Fremantle are tight defensively.. would expect a dip this week, 75-90?. Swan loves playing at Paterson stadium (his best performing ground out of those he was played more than 1 game on), would expect him to come out with a point to prove, not be tagged, and smash a 150+. Possible points differential: 50-90 Points??

Starting Forward - Treloar VS Tomahawk
Treloar has killed it since Shiels has been out, however has a tendancy to beat up on the other weaker sides (4 of his 5 90+ point games coming against bottom sides). Has no form-line at Etihad and his lowest averaging ground is in Melbourne (M.C.G) expect a 70-80 point game? Tomahawk is the best performing power forward at the moment (take out his concussion and he's averaging 138 the past 4-5 weeks). He should towel up Lake (J Riewoldt scored a 140 on Lake recently) and loves playing at Simmonds. Possible points differential: 50-60 Points?? also the added advantage of finally getting rid of cloke!!!

Based on this, a Selwood to Swan trade seems like the best idea.. So why is my gut telling me Cloke to Hawkins!!

[bomdiggity]

i would say suckers, trading spurr to waters sounds good to me

this or selwood to swan

selwood to swan is another good option.. i'd keep treloar IMO

[tkringle]

bump!

[Elite87]

IMO keep Treloar, and straight trade Selwood to Cotchin or Swanny...

[tkringle]

IMO keep Treloar, and straight trade Selwood to Cotchin or Swanny...

Yep, Selwood to Swan looks like the right way forward..

[tkringle]

This move got me into the GF! the other options would have resulted in me losing.

Cheers for the advice!

[fever]

nice!

[Shihan7]

Trade Suckers

[northernstar]

What about Cloke or Smedts to Tippet?

[tkringle]

This was from last round guys. If I had done the suckers trade, I would have lost!