Strategy 2024: Round 15 Trades

[Shannon]

Any trade/ help advice would be appreciated.. Currently have 16 playing this week, 17 if Mckercher plays which is doubtful, need to get rid of powell before he losses to much and some other spuds.
I have 13 trades and 79K bank


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Nyuon is a dead rookie so maybe go early on Schoenmaker (117,300 def) who looks the ideal D7 but has the bye this week. No other decent rookies on the horizon really.

Nyuon > Schoenmaker (via Dawson who goes fwd)
Powell > Caldwell
D'Ambrosio>Whitfield/Martin/Blakey

Then hope McKercher does get selected.

 

[misterspock]

Worner, Reid, and Blight are all single position def only guys so you'll be in strife if you grab Worner for Sullivan. It's a little sidwaysy but I would probably do Reid to Schoenmaker instead as he shapes as better bench cover than Worner and avoids you being forced to field a def rookie. Or commit to Sexton as the D7/F7 swing alongside Dawson and pass on both def rookies.
One thing I find helpful at this stage of the byes is to put all my players in the right spot and make sure my team works - it can help guide trade plans if you realise the current thinking boxes you into a corner or strands players on in the wrong spot.

Also one last thing, you can move your DPPs around as long as you have a couple of trades left without burning them, as you can do the "trade loophole" of trading a player out, moving all your DPPs, trading in a random player, and then trading the random player back to the original one.

Thanks Chumpion, I was completely unaware of this loophole, but makes total sense!

 

[Chumpion]

Any trade/ help advice would be appreciated.. Currently have 16 playing this week, 17 if Mckercher plays which is doubtful, need to get rid of powell before he losses to much and some other spuds.
I have 13 trades and 79K bank


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I think I've gotten this right based on where everyone will sit on field and costs.. but I would probably look at:

Mass - Ridley
Sullivan - $102k DPP (maybe Saad to eventually pair with McKercher)
Fyfe - Curnow

I think that completes your team with 10 trades left. If you have the cash to get the $102k guy to Schoenmaker it might be worth it as you've got the trades spare to then make the most of his cash.

I think if you do the above you've got Freijah to cover the forward and ruck line (via Jackson DPP swing for rucks) and McKercher to cover mid and def lines. Then you can focus on improving your onfield premiums as you unlock more cash.

 

[Xerri popper]

This is what my team will look like after trades

I've done
Powell to Curnow
Sweet to Yeo
Nyuon to El-Hawli

Only fields 17 this week but will give me 6 trades left 2k in bank and hopefully some cover in case of injuries being able to move around DPP

Moving off Powell because he's scoring like a rookie and losing too much money
Yeo seems to be best defender I can get for his price
Nyuon to El-Hawli is a zero for a zero but think will help more come end of season

My second year and only focusing on league but let me know if you see anything better with what to do with my team

 

[Arsenal]

Accumulates enough of the ball but a poor user by foot, handballs too much and doesn’t contribute enough in other categories on a consistent basis relative to some of the other premier midfielders. Was a late in for me in the preseason as I wanted a few premiums with the early byes as it looked like an opportunity to exploit coaches that seemed to be overexposing themselves to NM, Port and Freo because of their favourable byes but in doing so had to overpay for a player I would have preferred to pick up at a cheaper price.

Worked well until RD8 and not in a position to trade him so will hold for the remainder of the season but depends on your trade situation. As @FlatTrackBully also alluded to, high confidence options to be worth the cash spent may be limited for a points advantage over the remainder of the season. Remember that if you trade in a player they are not averaging 110,115 or 120+, they are averaging 0. The past is done and the only scores that are important are from now until the end of the season.

This stage of the season, you see coaches fixated on having all of the top 6, etc in each position or a perfect side but scores from RD1 to RD14 do not matter anymore and perfection is unattainable. A lean patch could always be around the corner and highly unlikely all players will fire at once, so expectations either need to be realistic or tempered, otherwise every round a new player will find themselves on the chopping block to be improved, until there are no more players to be traded. The key is deciding who to hold and who to let go if you have the luxury.

Thank you for your insights. It's a great perspective!

Here's my team, i've got 161K in the bank which i was going to use to move Green to Heeney. Played the Greene card last week but i'm regretting it now and i can't get him to Heeney because i'm $20kish short unless i use another trade to find the difference. I've got Five trades left.

Thoughts?

 

[Deeman1]

I think I've got a bit of a plan going forward, but thought I'd put it out there for further comment

8 trades left $292,100 ITB, currently ranked 4,500 ish

Current team:

Daicos, Sheezel, Houston, Young, Fisher, Martin (Dawson, Reid)

Bontempelli, LDU, Neale, Serong, Butters, Steele, Miller, Green (Oliver, Dowling, Simpson)

Gawn, Jackson (Kreuger)

Flanders, Heeney, Macrae, Sexton, Powell, Freijah (Jones, Livingstone)

Bolded are bye or not playing. 18 playing (best case this week), before any trades.

Clearly I need a R2 (Grundy or English preferred), no Ryan, no Merrett.

As you can see I have too many MIDS and not enough/low quality FWDS (Macrae, Powell etc.).

Probably more league focused right now due to ranking, but still striving for best O/A ranking. Probably prefer to keep Steele over Oliver/Green/Miller, but happy to trade him if it gets a better result.

Thoughts?

 

[OnTopBar]

I think I've got a bit of a plan going forward, but thought I'd put it out there for further comment

8 trades left $292,100 ITB, currently ranked 4,500 ish

Current team:

Daicos, Sheezel, Houston, Young, Fisher, Martin (Dawson, Reid)

Bontempelli, LDU, Neale, Serong, Butters, Steele, Miller, Green (Oliver, Dowling, Simpson)

Gawn, Jackson (Kreuger)

Flanders, Heeney, Macrae, Sexton, Powell, Freijah (Jones, Livingstone)

Bolded are bye or not playing. 18 playing (best case this week), before any trades.

Clearly I need a R2 (Grundy or English preferred), no Ryan, no Merrett.

As you can see I have too many MIDS and not enough/low quality FWDS (Macrae, Powell etc.).

Probably more league focused right now due to ranking, but still striving for best O/A ranking. Probably prefer to keep Steele over Oliver/Green/Miller, but happy to trade him if it gets a better result.

Thoughts?

Reckon you need Grundy and Zorko (with the obvious risk) and could probably get there with Powell, Steele and Jones, leaves Freijah and Dowling as cover, moves Jackson forward along with Dawson (opens the link with Fisher) I think that Schoenmaker enables that and adds extra cover in defence.

 

[Deeman1]

Reckon you need Grundy and Zorko (with the obvious risk) and could probably get there with Powell, Steele and Jones, leaves Freijah and Dowling as cover, moves Jackson forward along with Dawson (opens the link with Fisher) I think that Schoenmaker enables that and adds extra cover in defence.

Cheers mate, confirms what I was thinking.

Powell and Steele to Grundy and Zorko leaves $37,500

Alternatively:

Powell and Oliver to Grundy and Zorko leaves $900

Happy to sit on Schoenmaker, this week, pending further information and the fact he is not needed for coverage this week.

 

[OnTopBar]

Still indecisive about which way to go. Have $80.3k before trades (6 left) and it boils down to whether I want use 1 trade (Petracca > Yeo) which leaves Reville still on ground and needing to be upgraded, or use 2 trades (Petracca > McKercher & Richards > Rozee) The 2nd option completes my team, albeit with McKerch at D6, Rozee at M8 and Simpkin F6 and 4 trades remaining. Option 1 leaves 5 trades but then have to use 2 trades to upgrade Reville.

Who scores more?

McKercher & Rozee (4 trades left) Dowling, Freijah, Reville and Clark as cover ($13.9k ITB)
Or
Yeo & Reville (5 trades left) Dowling, Freijah and Clark as cover ($84.8k ITB), but probably have to lose Freijah and Reville (for Rankine)

Team after option 2


Team after option 1

 

[OnTopBar]

Cheers mate, confirms what I was thinking.

Powell and Steele to Grundy and Zorko leaves $37,500

Alternatively:

Powell and Oliver to Grundy and Zorko leaves $900

Happy to sit on Schoenmaker, this week, pending further information and the fact he is not needed for coverage this week.

Bit of a coin toss as to who to lose out of Oliver and Steele, I'll probably do the same with Schoenmaker

 

[Deeman1]

Still indecisive about which way to go. Have $80.3k before trades (6 left) and it boils down to whether I want use 1 trade (Petracca > Yeo) which leaves Reville still on ground and needing to be upgraded, or use 2 trades (Petracca > McKercher & Richards > Rozee) The 2nd option completes my team, albeit with McKerch at D6, Rozee at M8 and Simpkin F6 and 4 trades remaining. Option 1 leaves 5 trades but then have to use 2 trades to upgrade Reville.

Who scores more?

McKercher & Rozee (4 trades left) Dowling, Freijah, Reville and Clark as cover ($13.9k ITB)
Or
Yeo & Reville (5 trades left) Dowling, Freijah and Clark as cover ($84.8k ITB), but probably have to lose Freijah and Reville (for Rankine)

Team after option 2
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Team after option 1

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Not sure if this will be much help, but in this situation, I would be cautious with McKercher, given he had issues already with his feet and they could flare up again at any point.

If you are happy to take a punt on Petracca to Rozee, I think the other option is Richards to Schoenmaker, I know it does not help your numbers situation this week, but at least it gives you some DEF cover in the future.

This would leave you $276k to upgrade Freijah or Reville, keeping the other for cover up to your last DEF, which would probably get you Yeo next week and have 4 trades left.

I guess it depends on your appetite for risk, given you would have McKercher, Simpkin, Rozee under scenario 2 that might be overload.

 

[OnTopBar]

Not sure if this will be much help, but in this situation, I would be cautious with McKercher, given he had issues already with his feet and they could flare up again at any point.

If you are happy to take a punt on Petracca to Rozee, I think the other option is Richards to Schoenmaker, I know it does not help your numbers situation this week, but at least it gives you some DEF cover in the future.

This would leave you $276k to upgrade Freijah or Reville, keeping the other for cover up to your last DEF, which would probably get you Yeo next week and have 4 trades left.

I guess it depends on your appetite for risk, given you would have McKercher, Simpkin, Rozee under scenario 2 that might be overload.

Thanks mate, appreciate the thoughts. The trouble with bringing in Schoenmaker (instead of McKercher) is that I'm running with Dawson (after swapping Fisher to the forwards) as well as Reid and he ends up blocking D6. I'll have some defensive cover with the Dawson/Fisher link, I'm happy to go down to 3 trades next week bringing in Schoenmaker for Reid.
I guess it comes down to how weak I want to leave my onfield team and have heaps of cover, or how strong the on field team is with weaker cover (ie no Schoenmaker) Whichever way I go will leave me with 3 trades.

*Edit.....I've had another look and I can do Rozee, Rankine and Schoenmaker with the 3 trades by leaving Fisher in defence as D6 rather than McKercher, also keeps the Dawson/Fisher link with Dowling, Freijah, Shoenmaker and Clark as cover.

Many thanks for opening my eyes to an alternative.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Kasiyah Pickett anyone?

Petracca out, does he get more or less midfield minutes.

 

[Ben's Beasts]

OUT: Powell, Clohesy, Sullivan
IN: Merrett, Zorko, K Brown

Got the playing mid rookie that I needed so won’t need to pick a donut.

 

[Under The Dome]

I totally concur with your statement.
In order to get the most constructive feedback from our members, information such as trades left, cash ITB, league/overall focus, etc. are important considerations which needs to be accounted for when composing a reply. Obviously, the decision of whether to disclose is up to the individual but the more information you can provide, the more pertinent the responses will be for your unique team and situation.

To give an example, I'll use my team and situation to highlight this point.

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10 Trades (no boost) & $93,700 ITB
League focussed

Maximum of 18 available prior to trades.
Weighing up the pros & cons of a 23rd keeper vs best possible 22
Targetting the likes of Daicos Ryan Gawn Heeney Zorko to improve best 22

Moyle down to Dowling is one trade
Moore to Gawn is an option
Moore & Greene to Heeney & Zorko is another option

Also considering doing just the 2 trades of Dawson & Moore to Heeney & Zorko to maximise on my numbers for the round.

All of my important league match ups have Gawn Heeney Zorko so it's really a matter of who I feel will hurt me the least for this round.
With GCS being the last match of the round, I don't have the luxury of seeing Clohesy/Graham scores before deciding if I need a 19th/20th scorer for the round. The status of my 3 rookies when teams are announced tomorrow will more than likely dictate whether I go the 3 trades option. Also can wait after the first game to see how my McKay & Cameron matches up against Stewart/Homes/Walsh before committing to any of my trades.

Lots to ponder personally and would be interested to see other's opinion on how best to approach this upcoming round.

I forgot the cash you had from my previous post

Over the two rounds Moyle, Salem, Freijah and Greene could get Gawn, Dowling, El,Hawli and 626k defender (price swings likely get Ryan or Daicos next week) R1 and D1 locked in. Daicos and Gawn give you VC/C firepower.

 

[ScottishBomber]

I think Worner JS may he safer than some think. He was best 22 round 1 before injury and played well enough last week.

I’ve went with

Sullivan & D.Moore > Worner & Caldwell

Caldwell gives me an extra ‘premo’ this week and goes to F6 after the byes.

21 this week if all selected with final upgrade to come next week.

 

[NT.Thunder]

I might need to trade this week to cash up for Rankine next week. Will mean taking a rookie early - either Arie or Brown I guess.

Nearly slipped my mind that I'll be back to 2 trades next week so will likely be short.

 

[HimothyTaranto]

Anyone considering Sexton?

He might be good enough for F6 at this point. Last game was an 87 but DT-SC ratio was so skewed he could've easily gone 110+.

$406k with the idea that he might be a trade out.

All the other forward options are pretty grim and not very fond of bringing in an actual key forward.

 

[Chumpion]

Anyone considering Sexton?

He might be good enough for F6 at this point. Last game was an 87 but DT-SC ratio was so skewed he could've easily gone 110+.

$406k with the idea that he might be a trade out.

All the other forward options are pretty grim and not very fond of bringing in an actual key forward.

I think if you've got him you can wait a week to see what happens with Powell back but I couldn't get behind trading him in until we see what happens there. He's no guarantee to be best 22 with Powell back so definitely wait and see.

 

[Russty_]

Anyone considering Sexton?

He might be good enough for F6 at this point. Last game was an 87 but DT-SC ratio was so skewed he could've easily gone 110+.

$406k with the idea that he might be a trade out.

All the other forward options are pretty grim and not very fond of bringing in an actual key forward.

Considering keeping him yeah, he's never left my side, I think we always end up with one or two players like this at the end, at least I seem to!...probably why I don't rank highly consistently
Seems to be a lot of Coaches with not many trades left at this point and that blows my mind considering we started with the most amount ever.