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Simpson is a chance to go big against Melbourne (110-120 is big for him), so that partly negates his big B/E. Hanley's low B/E makes him a possibility this week, but I share caution in how well he handles a tag. McVeigh I'm nearly certain was a spike last season, but his usual level is good enough for D4-6, but his price is still high.
My order would be: Hibberd, Simpson, Birchall, Hanley.......................................... McVeigh
Good luck
My order would be: Hibberd, Simpson, Birchall, Hanley.......................................... McVeigh
Good luck
You knew there would be rough patches with him. Now that you have him, I think it best to show a little faith and hold him. To me, the Ruck Waters are still a Little murky, as to which ones will be the best 2 PIT scorers this season. The 2 leading the way right now will more than likely miss games, so who will be numbers 1 and 2? Maybe hold NicNat until we have more info on that question.
My good man,
Obviously, if you go with Trading Dixon out it involves getting Hale, or swapping Dixon and Brown, and having a donut on your Forward bench. Given you have Rohan, Impey and JKH, you may just be swapping this weeks problem for next weeks problem. My preference would be Dixon out, but that fragile Fwd line with Brown in it worries me. That being the case, unless you have done some sort of Fwd correction with your other trade, I think it should be McEvoy. Yes, it still leaves a Dixon donut on your Fwd bench, but he's more likely to play sooner than Brown. Maybe ditch both Dixon and McEvoy?
If you don't have a strong opinion as to WHO the best Rucks will be, I'd go McEvoy to HMac. when in doubt, go to the cheapest option with good JS, that can score points.
Good luck
Obviously, if you go with Trading Dixon out it involves getting Hale, or swapping Dixon and Brown, and having a donut on your Forward bench. Given you have Rohan, Impey and JKH, you may just be swapping this weeks problem for next weeks problem. My preference would be Dixon out, but that fragile Fwd line with Brown in it worries me. That being the case, unless you have done some sort of Fwd correction with your other trade, I think it should be McEvoy. Yes, it still leaves a Dixon donut on your Fwd bench, but he's more likely to play sooner than Brown. Maybe ditch both Dixon and McEvoy?
If you don't have a strong opinion as to WHO the best Rucks will be, I'd go McEvoy to HMac. when in doubt, go to the cheapest option with good JS, that can score points.
Good luck
Hi Rowsus
Thanks for your help yesterday. I went Michie to Lewis Taylor and it gave me the money to go Caddy to Franklin (I'm a good saver). Taylor has a Rnd 10 bye, seems to have job security with Rich going down and Ryan Lester being ommitted and I can move him forward if a better mid rookie comes up and get rid of Impey or Rohan who are slow mooers. I've been disappointed with Caddy in a winning side and even though I think he can get better he doesn't look like a keeper and Franklin's price has actually gone down from the start of the year and should only go up. I was waiting for Franklin to fire up before picking him and he did last week and he has a Rnd 10 bye so my Rnd 8 team is looking much better. I know Buddy is a rollercoaster but am willing to take the ride.
Thanks for your help yesterday. I went Michie to Lewis Taylor and it gave me the money to go Caddy to Franklin (I'm a good saver
). Taylor has a Rnd 10 bye, seems to have job security with Rich going down and Ryan Lester being ommitted and I can move him forward if a better mid rookie comes up and get rid of Impey or Rohan who are slow mooers. I've been disappointed with Caddy in a winning side and even though I think he can get better he doesn't look like a keeper and Franklin's price has actually gone down from the start of the year and should only go up. I was waiting for Franklin to fire up before picking him and he did last week and he has a Rnd 10 bye so my Rnd 8 team is looking much better. I know Buddy is a rollercoaster but am willing to take the ride.
Hi Juscre, welcome aboard.
Only go Caddy to Merrett if you are reasonably happy to have Merrett sit at F6 the rest of the season, otherwise you are committing to another trade down the track.
If Derickx makes the bench for Sundays game just use him for cover, and keep McEvoy. Pricewise, the boat might have sailed on Mumford, but if you think he can play 20+ games, and keep this workload going, this might be the last week you can get him. I think he potentially causes problems down the track, but that's just my opinion.
Good luck
Only go Caddy to Merrett if you are reasonably happy to have Merrett sit at F6 the rest of the season, otherwise you are committing to another trade down the track.
If Derickx makes the bench for Sundays game just use him for cover, and keep McEvoy. Pricewise, the boat might have sailed on Mumford, but if you think he can play 20+ games, and keep this workload going, this might be the last week you can get him. I think he potentially causes problems down the track, but that's just my opinion.
Good luck
Hi Rowsus fantastic thread
This is my current backline my dilema is will i hold fast and use Clurey as an emergency loophole until a good cash cow arrives on the bubble or trade him this week to either Laidler or Kolodjashnij neither have strong JS. KK has the round 8 bye not ideal either .
Defenders
1. Swallow, D
2. McVeigh, J
3. Simpson, K
4. Langdon, T
5. Mitchell, S
6. Georgiou,
23. Langford, W
24. Clurey, T
This is my current backline my dilema is will i hold fast and use Clurey as an emergency loophole until a good cash cow arrives on the bubble or trade him this week to either Laidler or Kolodjashnij neither have strong JS. KK has the round 8 bye not ideal either .
Defenders
1. Swallow, D
2. McVeigh, J
3. Simpson, K
4. Langdon, T
5. Mitchell, S
6. Georgiou,
23. Langford, W
24. Clurey, T
My good man,
Obviously, if you go with Trading Dixon out it involves getting Hale, or swapping Dixon and Brown, and having a donut on your Forward bench. Given you have Rohan, Impey and JKH, you may just be swapping this weeks problem for next weeks problem. My preference would be Dixon out, but that fragile Fwd line with Brown in it worries me. That being the case, unless you have done some sort of Fwd correction with your other trade, I think it should be McEvoy. Yes, it still leaves a Dixon donut on your Fwd bench, but he's more likely to play sooner than Brown. Maybe ditch both Dixon and McEvoy?
If you don't have a strong opinion as to WHO the best Rucks will be, I'd go McEvoy to HMac. when in doubt, go to the cheapest option with good JS, that can score points.
Good luck
Obviously, if you go with Trading Dixon out it involves getting Hale, or swapping Dixon and Brown, and having a donut on your Forward bench. Given you have Rohan, Impey and JKH, you may just be swapping this weeks problem for next weeks problem. My preference would be Dixon out, but that fragile Fwd line with Brown in it worries me. That being the case, unless you have done some sort of Fwd correction with your other trade, I think it should be McEvoy. Yes, it still leaves a Dixon donut on your Fwd bench, but he's more likely to play sooner than Brown. Maybe ditch both Dixon and McEvoy?
If you don't have a strong opinion as to WHO the best Rucks will be, I'd go McEvoy to HMac. when in doubt, go to the cheapest option with good JS, that can score points.
Good luck
Appreciate the thoughts. Ben Brown is my original "Floating Donut", so wasn't intending on him playing anyway.
In terms of another trade, I haven't done one yet, but I was contemplating a corrective FWD rookie trade by trading out Rohan for J. Kelly (bringing L. Taylor into my FWD line).
This would mean that my 2nd trade would have to be either (a) trading out McEvoy to avoid the RUCK donut, or (b) swapping Dixon for Hale.
Decisions, decisions.
Hi Rowsus fantastic thread
This is my current backline my dilema is will i hold fast and use Clurey as an emergency loophole until a good cash cow arrives on the bubble or trade him this week to either Laidler or Kolodjashnij neither have strong JS. KK has the round 8 bye not ideal either .
Defenders
1. Swallow, D
2. McVeigh, J
3. Simpson, K
4. Langdon, T
5. Mitchell, S
6. Georgiou,
23. Langford, W
24. Clurey, T
This is my current backline my dilema is will i hold fast and use Clurey as an emergency loophole until a good cash cow arrives on the bubble or trade him this week to either Laidler or Kolodjashnij neither have strong JS. KK has the round 8 bye not ideal either .
Defenders
1. Swallow, D
2. McVeigh, J
3. Simpson, K
4. Langdon, T
5. Mitchell, S
6. Georgiou,
23. Langford, W
24. Clurey, T
While Laidler's JS isn't too great, I'm not sure waiting for another Rookie to rid yourself of Clurey is a good idea. Don't forget you are wanting Rookies to appear so you can trade down Langford/Langdon/Geogiou, if you put Clurey in the wait basket you need 4, all around the sound time. Yes, Laidler will need one eventually too, but at least when he goes out there will be some benefit. By holding Clurey you are waiting for a solution with no benefit. I'd go Clurey ---> Laidler. There is a chance you will have Clurey the whole season if you don't.
Hi Rowsus.
I was considering a Caddy to Merrett trade but your advice to Juscre (post 1066) has got me thinking. I think I was getting caught up in the possibility of trading out a disappointing Caddy. But as you said, unless I see Merrett as a "keeper" (which I don't) then there is no point wasting a trade.
But......I have $200K in the bank so do I trade Caddy to Parker who is a keeper? However, this cuts significantly into my savings. Would it be better to hold Caddy and save the money for some early rookie upgrades if the opportunity presents itself?
I was considering a Caddy to Merrett trade but your advice to Juscre (post 1066) has got me thinking. I think I was getting caught up in the possibility of trading out a disappointing Caddy. But as you said, unless I see Merrett as a "keeper" (which I don't) then there is no point wasting a trade.
But......I have $200K in the bank so do I trade Caddy to Parker who is a keeper? However, this cuts significantly into my savings. Would it be better to hold Caddy and save the money for some early rookie upgrades if the opportunity presents itself?
I'm not saying it is 100% right, but I have $570k and Caddy, and I'm not upgrading him. I will be upgrading JKH though. It will still leave me $180k, but I will probably hold onto that.
edit - I can understand people losing patience with Caddy. If you are convinced Parker is top 8-10, then that is a good trade.
edit - I can understand people losing patience with Caddy. If you are convinced Parker is top 8-10, then that is a good trade.
Hi Torress,
thanks for the kind words.
If I had to start one of Rohan or JKH I'd probably start Rohan, even though JKH's time has been restricted, his output has been pretty substandard when he has been on the field. This isn't surprising for a small Forward in a struggling team, with no good tall Forwards to help him.
I agree Watts could be a worry. Hanley's B/E is very low, so his price should rise this week, you could trade to him, or if you are a risk taker, Hooker or Carlisle look well priced, with low B/E's too.
Good luck
thanks for the kind words.
If I had to start one of Rohan or JKH I'd probably start Rohan, even though JKH's time has been restricted, his output has been pretty substandard when he has been on the field. This isn't surprising for a small Forward in a struggling team, with no good tall Forwards to help him.
I agree Watts could be a worry. Hanley's B/E is very low, so his price should rise this week, you could trade to him, or if you are a risk taker, Hooker or Carlisle look well priced, with low B/E's too.
Good luck
and yes I am a risk taker! hooker is not for mine however carlisle might be. being a bomber fan this guy is one of my fav's - he will be a gun (already?) and showing real versatility this season, the fact bombers look a real strong side might result in some form of consistency with SC scoring for him. rotating in the ruck would be a bonus (short lived) and in 7,533 teams....would be a top 10 defender? @ 423k atm; nice bye round too.
might ponder watts to carlisle today; on principle i'd rather not spend over 500k to trade in a defender/forward, so I don't fancy hanley atm.
thank you Rowsus
might ponder watts to carlisle today; on principle i'd rather not spend over 500k to trade in a defender/forward, so I don't fancy hanley atm.
thank you Rowsus
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Just a quick question regarding Mcevoy.
The question is, if i have the money to get anyone, would you go for a Mumford over Jacobs? Will be a killer if i get him in and he gets injured for me! And also, have we missed a lot of his good games? Looking at the options in the ruck, he does look like the best trade in target. I suppose Goldy has gone down in price 50K now, but is he still a little injured? And i don’t like the addition of Currie (not that he has much effect in the games so far). Cox is another option, but still not sure about the effect that NicNat will have on his average over a season. Big Will Minson is the other option, looking good in his last two games. Mummy is just sooo tempting though!
I’m not copping a 38 from Currie again. I have already done the calculations, and if i had traded Mcevoy last week to Mumford i would be ranked inside the top 600. Not dealing with him again. I have seen your analysis on Mumford, but i feel as though my only option is to take the punt that he can average 120 for me. Jacobs is good, but just not convinced, with Adelaide's form, that he can post consistently good scores. What are your thoughts Rowsus?
The question is, if i have the money to get anyone, would you go for a Mumford over Jacobs? Will be a killer if i get him in and he gets injured for me! And also, have we missed a lot of his good games? Looking at the options in the ruck, he does look like the best trade in target. I suppose Goldy has gone down in price 50K now, but is he still a little injured? And i don’t like the addition of Currie (not that he has much effect in the games so far). Cox is another option, but still not sure about the effect that NicNat will have on his average over a season. Big Will Minson is the other option, looking good in his last two games. Mummy is just sooo tempting though!
I’m not copping a 38 from Currie again. I have already done the calculations, and if i had traded Mcevoy last week to Mumford i would be ranked inside the top 600. Not dealing with him again. I have seen your analysis on Mumford, but i feel as though my only option is to take the punt that he can average 120 for me. Jacobs is good, but just not convinced, with Adelaide's form, that he can post consistently good scores. What are your thoughts Rowsus?
Only 12 hit outs (vs Simpson's 20) and still scored 97 last round. Had 27 (vs Simpson's 26) vs the Lions for 88 points and 19 (vs Simpson's 17) round 1 against the Crows for 80 points. That is still some very decent scoring for limited ruck time. Do you envisage Geelong persisting in this ruck tandem in the long term or will McIntosh assume the number 1 ruck role the longer the season progresses?
I have Jacobs, and while I am happy enough with him, I think he's a no go for anyone with Hickey/McEvoy problems, as I'm not confident in him being top 4 for the season. If you go to Mumford, you are really hoping/relying he will play 20+ games, and maintain his current workload. This workload is currently about as high as he as ever faced (I wish there was easy access to contests attended stats!). I think he falls into the high risk catagory, so it comes down to: take the risk, and accept there is likely to be some problems down the track. Keeping in mind, very few of us have any cover in the Rucks if he is out for a match. OR, go the short term score pain option, of going McEvoy to HMac, until the Rucks sort themselves out a bit further, and go to the likely candidate then. HMac would be a short term solution, and obviously comes with the need for a future trade attached, but if you have no Ruck cover, Mumford comes with a very likely donut or future trade attached too.
Don't forget when weighing these options, that there is benefit to be made with the current price difference too. HMac is $203.5k cheaper than Mumford. Mumford will cost you $62.1k and leave you $26.4k (my guess), where as HMac "makes" you $141.4k, and leaves you $229.9k in the bank. That could facilitate a "one trade upgrade" next week potentially.
It's not an easy decision. Potential future pain, against potential lost points now, though the dollars leftover from HMac, used in the upgrade, go some distance for making up for those lost Mumford points.
Good luck
Don't forget when weighing these options, that there is benefit to be made with the current price difference too. HMac is $203.5k cheaper than Mumford. Mumford will cost you $62.1k and leave you $26.4k (my guess), where as HMac "makes" you $141.4k, and leaves you $229.9k in the bank. That could facilitate a "one trade upgrade" next week potentially.
It's not an easy decision. Potential future pain, against potential lost points now, though the dollars leftover from HMac, used in the upgrade, go some distance for making up for those lost Mumford points.
Good luck
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