Partial Lockout question

[quinny88]

I should probably know this but im not 100% sure..

The players that we pick who are playing in the first week of round 1, Will they be locked into their position on the ground?
I know they are locked into the team but could I move Cox from the forward line to the ruck between week 1 and week 2 or is he locked into the forward line until the complete end of round 1?

[SydneyRox]

completely locked. no movement allowed.

[kilbluff1985]

completely locked. no movement allowed.

68

yep

[quinny88]

Yeah I thought so.. Damn!

Thanks guys!

[blue]

jujst a quick one. will we still have unlimited trades after this weekend

[SydneyRox]

jujst a quick one. will we still have unlimited trades after this weekend

You will be free to trade in and out players next week from teams that didn't participate this weekend.

With the rolling lockout you will be able to trade players in and out until each game is locked out.

For example, right now you can trade anyone until the lockout on Friday.

Once the Adel vs Ess game is locked out, you will not be able to trade in/out, move within your team make captain any player from those teams. But you can do whatever you like to the other players.

Same thing for each subsequent game, up until next Monday when the final game Hawks v Geelong.

[BlackBomber]

Clarification please: do the 30-trades come into effect starting from the Ade-Ess partial lockout? Or are we allowed unlimited trades for all teams bar Ess, Ade, WC and Freo until the Richmond-Carlton game in week 2? I've heard both are true, and there's nothing official anywhere that specifies this...

I know we can make changes and trades up until each individial game, but will that "cost" any of the 30 trades? Anyone know FOR SURE?!

[SydneyRox]

Unlimited trades for players who haven't been locked out. Once they are locked out they will no longer be an option to trade in or out.

[Jroo]

Clarification please: do the 30-trades come into effect starting from the Ade-Ess partial lockout? Or are we allowed unlimited trades for all teams bar Ess, Ade, WC and Freo until the Richmond-Carlton game in week 2? I've heard both are true, and there's nothing official anywhere that specifies this...

I know we can make changes and trades up until each individial game, but will that "cost" any of the 30 trades? Anyone know FOR SURE?!

I'm pretty sure you have unlimited trades until the start of round 2.

[antman]

The first round runs over two weeks so when geel and hawks finish their game as that is the last game of the first round on monday 1st of april that is when the 2 trades per week kick in

[Ringo]

Here is a query and answer that I received from HS

Query;
Just a query with rolling lock out for Round 1 and bear in mind this is
an eaxmple.  Buddy is withdrawn on Monday morning 1st April (last game of round) I
replace him with Roughead does this count towards the 30 trades or part of
unlimited trades for Round 1.

Answer:
Thank you for your email.
In that instance, that trade would count as part of your unlimited trades for round 1.


So any trades made during week 2 involving players not locked do not count as part of 30 trades,

[lukebomber]

A little bit unrelated, but with this partial lockout, does this open up the captain loophole?

[SydneyRox]

Let me finish this with a complete article on the subject.....

We are getting very close to the first of our partial lockouts on Friday night… there’s a bit to know, so make sure you are on top of things by reading this article. No one wants to screw their teams up based on not understanding the lockouts.

WHAT IS A PARTIAL LOCKOUT?
In a nutshell, as soon as a partial lockout ticks over, players who are in your AFL Dream Team from the respective teams who the partial lockout relates to are locked away. This means; if one of these players are on the ground or on your bench, they stay there, if one is your captain or vice captain, they will be locked as that, if they are your emergency, that’s what they’ll be for all of round one. They cannot be change. Nor can you trade a player in from a team who is involved in the partial lockout.
HOT TIP: Make sure you check your team before each partial lockout to see that your player is where you want them and make sure they either have the “C”, “VC” or “E” clicked on if you want them to have it… you won’t be able to change it afterwards.

WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING BEFORE A LOCKOUT?
Get yourself switched on and change your team according to the information that is out there. For example, before each of the lockouts (partial or full) we will know some substitute players. For example, Nick Kommer is debuting for Essendon and a lot of us have Adelaide‘s Brad Crouch. If they are named as subs, either trade them out or make sure they are on the bench. I wouldn’t be making them an emergency. If they aren’t, maybe it could be safe to play them on your field as your other rookies might cop the vest and therefore you won’t be able to put them on the pine. It’s a fine line here though. We will also know the full teams and subs for Richmond, Carlton, Western Bulldogs and Brisbane.
HOT TIP: Don’t panic and change your whole team and structure based on the teams. Trust your gut. If Crouch is the sub, put him on your bench… if he’s playing, that’s good enough for me. He will most likely get a few games. Don’t trade him out for someone who may not be named next week.

WHAT ARE THE DATES AND TIMES I NEED TO KNOW?
Below are all of the important dates and times you need to know. The main ones are in the image… be sure to have your team ready for those lockouts. We will be keeping the site updated with all of the team news before each of the lockouts.
HOT TIP: Be at your computer for the partial lockouts… at least half an hour before so you can check final teams and make subsequent changes. The Virtual Sports servers have been great over the last couple of years, so don’t expect any dropouts BUT anything can happen. Don’t go banking on everything going right for these lockouts.

ALL TIMES AEDT
THURSDAY 21 MARCH
6:25pm â€" Teams announced for Adelaide v Essendon and Fremantle v West Coast.
FRIDAY 22 MARCH
7:10pm (approx) â€" Final teams (including starting subs) for Adelaide v Essendon.
8:40pm â€" First partial lockout goes into effect. Adelaide, Essendon, Fremantle and West Coast players locked. Crows v Bombers game starts.
SATURDAY 23 MARCH
7:40pm â€" Dockers v Eagles game starts.
WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH
6:25pm â€" Teams announced for Richmond v Carlton.
THURSDAY 28 MARCH
6:10pm (approx) â€" Finals teams (including starting subs) for Carlton v Richmond.
6:25pm â€" Teams announced for rest of the round (extended benches for Melbourne, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne, Collingwood, Hawthorn and Geelong teams).
7:40pm â€" Second partial lockout goes into effect. Richmond and Carlton players locked. Tigers v Blues game starts.
FRIDAY 29 MARCH
5:00pm (approx) â€" Sunday squads are cut to 22 players (Melbourne, Port Adelaide, North Melboure and Collingwood). Note: Hawthorn and Geelong teams will remain at squads of 25 players up until later Saturday afternoon, after the full lockout goes into effect.
SATURDAY 30 MARCH
12:10pm (approx) â€" Final teams (including starting subs) for Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions.
1:40pm â€" Full lockout goes into effect. All remaining players locked. Bulldogs v Lions game starts.


WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
Our teams are locked away and that’s how they’re going to stay until Monday evening when lockout ends. They’re now in the hands of the DT Gods.
HOT TIP: Just chill out… enjoy the footy and pray hard that your players don’t get injured or cop a vest. If you make a big mistake â€" like a rookie who doesn’t look like playing, etc â€" then we have two trades every week to help fix it. The DT season is here! Time to obsessively check our scores and get sh*tty at players who don’t touch it in the first minute of the game and we cry out FMDT!

[Ringo]

Just remember though that SC this year has a rolling lock out right through the season.

[Slashers]

A few questions for each weeks game-by-game rolling lockouts;
Any trades that are done before the first game are locked and not reversible.. Right? But if I reverse them before the first game, I can still do them after as long as the player going out, and the player coming in both haven't played yet.. Is that right too?
Any trades performed after the first game, are they reversible?
Finally, at what stage will my VS opponent see the trades I make after the first game?