Strategy 2023: Player X v Player Y

[wt44]

Keays and Libba
vs
Gulden and LDU/Mills/other cheap mid
vs
Keays and Mills and 4 trades left

The other options leave me with 3 trades and no Matt Johnson covering the mid bench. I'm leaning option 3.

 

[Ironhawk]

Keays and Libba
vs
Gulden and LDU/Mills/other cheap mid
vs
Keays and Mills and 4 trades left

The other options leave me with 3 trades and no Matt Johnson covering the mid bench. I'm leaning option 3.

How many upgrades to go?

Slight preference for option 1 if your team is then complete.

 

[wt44]

How many upgrades to go?

Slight preference for option 1 if your team is then complete.

Yeah this would complete the team

The trades are planned over two rounds so Humphrey to Keays this week and Fyfe upgraded next week/potential Johnson downgrade if I go for a big premo like Libba over Mills.

 

[XabiFernando]

Libba v butters for final mid spot? Libba has the average and the draw but butters gets me Oliver if it turns out dunkley needs management on the calf

 

[Chumpion]

Libba v butters for final mid spot? Libba has the average and the draw but butters gets me Oliver if it turns out dunkley needs management on the calf

Both good picks but with the injury and suspension carnage this year I’d probably err against Butters due to injury risk. Has had a tough run with injuries before and plays such a kamikaze style that there is always a chance of another. So Libba for mine (who I also got this week)

 

[Ironhawk]

Libba v butters for final mid spot? Libba has the average and the draw but butters gets me Oliver if it turns out dunkley needs management on the calf

I like both. Not sure Oliver is back next round, so from what you are saying, everything is pointing to Libba as the better option.

 

[XabiFernando]

Thanks @Chumpion and @Ironhawk. Agree libba is probably the safer play.

I like both. Not sure Oliver is back next round, so from what you are saying, everything is pointing to Libba as the better option.

This is what I'm referring to re Oliver (although granted they've got the timeline wrong before):

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674229618600181760

View: https://twitter.com/HoneyballAFL/status/1674229618600181760?t=jdwaAHKy1yZUC_ULiKXjEw&s=19

 

[Ironhawk]

Thanks @Chumpion and @Ironhawk. Agree libba is probably the safer play.



This is what I'm referring to re Oliver (although granted they've got the timeline wrong before):

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674229618600181760

View: https://twitter.com/HoneyballAFL/status/1674229618600181760?t=jdwaAHKy1yZUC_ULiKXjEw&s=19

Yep. If he is increasing his training loads next week, then playing the following week (as per the quote) suggests he misses one more to me.

 

[XabiFernando]

Yep. If he is increasing his training loads next week, then playing the following week (as per the quote) suggests he misses one more to me.

Fair enough. Best to just keep him on ice for a mid injury

 

[Miller is a Steele]

Who to field?
Sheezel or Himmelberg

 

[Ironhawk]

Who to field?
Sheezel or Himmelberg

Sheezel.

 

[dicksilverman]

Cripps vs Mills for the run home, who scores more?

 

[Ironhawk]

Cripps vs Mills for the run home, who scores more?

Going to say Cripps, not likely to be moved to a poor spot on field as injury cover as Mills has been this year.

 

[dlanod]

Cripps vs Mills for the run home, who scores more?

I'd go Mills. Even in his forgetable year this year he's still mainly going 90+ and 100+ other than via injury, whereas Cripps has a horrific run of form in the middle of the year.

 

[Serj]

who is the best sub 450k defender? Cox, Saad, Salem, other?

 

[Ironhawk]

who is the best sub 450k defender? Cox, Saad, Salem, other?

Wouldn't want to rely on any of them, but probably Saad if any.

 

[Nothing]

who is the best sub 450k defender? Cox, Saad, Salem, other?

Salem or Himmelberg.

 

[Ben's Beasts]

who is the best sub 450k defender? Cox, Saad, Salem, other?

Cox.

12/15 this season he's scored 83 or more.

Has thrown in 3 shockers but has also had 3 huge scores of 154, 139 and 131 so the ceiling is there. Looked a million bucks on the weekend.

 

[GrainFedBeef]

Cripps vs Mills for the run home, who scores more?

Going to say Cripps, not likely to be moved to a poor spot on field as injury cover as Mills has been this year.

I'd go Mills. Even in his forgetable year this year he's still mainly going 90+ and 100+ other than via injury, whereas Cripps has a horrific run of form in the middle of the year.

Cripss mills vs walsh

Feels if you can walsh with richmond roomie downgrades is better than carlton cunningham and cripps.

Cripps form does make me nervous, maybe prefer it over Mills injury risk.

 

[Ironhawk]

Cripss mills vs walsh

Feels if you can walsh with richmond roomie downgrades is better than carlton cunningham and cripps.

Cripps form does make me nervous, maybe prefer it over Mills injury risk.

Walsh seems an upgrade on Cripps/Mills to me, not by a lot, but he would be my pick.