Opinion Questions For Rowsus

[jmack5]

I think you really need to concentrate on building back up, than side trading disappointing players. Side trading players won't help you if 2 or 3 go missing one week. If you build back up, you can always loophole your disappointing players. I would run with your edited option. Barlow or SJ would have been my suggestion, but given Melb v Geel is nearly over, I am left with saying Barlow.
Good luck

Thanks Rowsus, ended up going Dal Santo. But I'll definitely follow your advice and strengthen my bench

 

[Adrenaline]

Hi Rowsus

I am sitting first in my league by 4 points and my goal is to make the top 4 and give myself the best opportunity to win the league.

i have 7 trades left with 320k in the bank

My current team is

hibberd, mcveigh, bartel, swallow, hanely, langdon, cameron, aylett

ablett, pendels, beams, kennedy, fyfe, goddard, libba, selwood, obrien, beams, acres

jacobs and sandi

parker, martin, danger, pav, roughhead, honeychurch, michington and johnson, b

The trades that i am considering make for this week is:
- langdon to mitchell
- ablett to rockie

which will leave me 233k in the bank and help to trade mitchington to grey.

i am concerned that if mitchington doesnt play this week his price wont increase and i will need to burn another trade to get grey. I was considering trading ablett to another premium to gain extra cash for eg a callum ward. This will allow me to bring in grey however the consequences is rocky is a good captain choice.

Can you please provide me with your opinion with my team? do you believe rocky is a must have or is a callum ward or another premium is a better option.

Thanks for all your help

 

[Deeman1]

I do like Bartel more than Mitchell, so I agree that B probably brings in more points than A. Only probably, so if you like A, maybe you should go that way. The satisfaction of doing the one you want, and it working out, outweighs the disappointment of doing the one you "thought" you should, and it failing. There probably isn't a lot in it. The other thing to factor in is, that SJ is way more likely to tank it from here than JPK, so while B probably brings more ponts, through the advantage of Bartel over Mitchell, A might be the safer option, that is least likely to disappoint. All Things considered, there's nó high degree of probability on B being the better choice, so why not do A anyway.
Good luck

Thanks for the advice Rowsus.

In the end I did go with the GAJ to Sloane and Shenton to JPK, which worked out well this week, but unfortunately with Swan as M8, my trades only helped me tread water as far as rankings go.

I am at a loss as to what I can do with Swan...

 

[Juzzo]

Howdy Rowsus,

You can't help my team any more as I have no trades left, but my mate would like you to have a look at his team and what he could be doing to complete it, he is only worried about league results, is equal 6th and no chance of dropping out of 8. I've given him my advice, but he'd much prefer yours or other experts.

Cash left: $463,000
Trades left: 7

DEF: Swallow (M/D), Bartel (M/D), Hanley (M/D), Enright, Birchall, Murphy R., Georgiou, Jones, Z.
MID: Fyfe, Pendles, Sloane, Selwood, Goddard, Harvey (M/F), Beams, Prestia, Shenton (M/F), Acres
RUCK: Sandi, Cox, Thurlow (F/R), Brown (R/F)
FOR: Parker (M/F), Martin D. (M/F), Danger (M/F), Zorko (M/F), Martin. S (R/F), McGovern, Ambrose, Cameron,

Thanks mate

 

[Freo14]

Hi Rowsus

I've held off seeking your advice until really unsure but I think the moment has arrived. My team is as follows:

Def Mcveigh, K Simpson, Swallow, Hurn, Enright, Hibberd (cutler) (hunt D/M)
Mid Pendles, Jelwood, Stevie J, Cotch, Murphy, Fyfe, Barlow, Beams (Shenton) (honeychurch M/F)
Ruck Nic Nat, Sandi (King) (thurlow R/F)
Fwd Danger, Dusty, Buddy, Pav, Parker, Zorko (Martin R/F) (CCameron)

I have copped def donuts the past two weeks while waiting for Mitchell's price to drop (dumb!). This week I'm bringing him in for Shenton via DPP with Hunt. After this trade I have $160k and 3 trades.

My dilemma is whether to sacrifice Martin for Boomer, thereby securing a potentially high scoring forward and additional mid cover at the cost of ruck cover. This has been my plan for weeks but Luey's continued absence,Martin's good form, concerns over Nic Nat's durability and Sandi looking a bit flat have given me pause.

Any tips?

Thanks!

 

[d-buzzz]

Hi Rowsus

could you please take a look at my team and give me advice on what you would do with it?

i have 4 trades left and $350,800. looking for league glory.

my thinking is J.Steven > Libba

and i want S.Mitchell for my second trade.

not sure if i should go Litherland > Mitchell - leaving $122,00 and have suckling as backup

or Suckling > Mitchell - leaving $219,400 - leaving litherland as backup who most likely will get dropped soon

i was going to use the remaining money to upgrade either pav or gunston to gray or harvey and save 1 trade in case of injury during finals.

would would you do with the team if you were in my shoes?
and which option do you think would be better out of the 2 for mitchell?

Thanks

 

[Zimmer]

Hi Rowsus

I've held off seeking your advice until really unsure but I think the moment has arrived. My team is as follows:

Def Mcveigh, K Simpson, Swallow, Hurn, Enright, Hibberd (cutler) (hunt D/M)
Mid Pendles, Jelwood, Stevie J, Cotch, Murphy, Fyfe, Barlow, Beams (Shenton) (honeychurch M/F)
Ruck Nic Nat, Sandi (King) (thurlow R/F)
Fwd Danger, Dusty, Buddy, Pav, Parker, Zorko (Martin R/F) (CCameron)

I have copped def donuts the past two weeks while waiting for Mitchell's price to drop (dumb!). This week I'm bringing him in for Shenton via DPP with Hunt. After this trade I have $160k and 3 trades.

My dilemma is whether to sacrifice Martin for Boomer, thereby securing a potentially high scoring forward and additional mid cover at the cost of ruck cover. This has been my plan for weeks but Luey's continued absence,Martin's good form, concerns over Nic Nat's durability and Sandi looking a bit flat have given me pause.

Any tips?

Thanks!

Whilst I'm obviously not Rowsus, I'd avoid sacrificing your ruck cover. With Sandi and Nic Nat, there is a high chance you'll need it.

 

[Freo14]

Whilst I'm obviously not Rowsus, I'd avoid sacrificing your ruck cover. With Sandi and Nic Nat, there is a high chance you'll need it.

Thanks Zim

 

[Rowsus]

Hi Rowsus

I am sitting first in my league by 4 points and my goal is to make the top 4 and give myself the best opportunity to win the league.

i have 7 trades left with 320k in the bank

My current team is

hibberd, mcveigh, bartel, swallow, hanely, langdon, cameron, aylett

ablett, pendels, beams, kennedy, fyfe, goddard, libba, selwood, obrien, beams, acres

jacobs and sandi

parker, martin, danger, pav, roughhead, honeychurch, michington and johnson, b

The trades that i am considering make for this week is:
- langdon to mitchell
- ablett to rockie

which will leave me 233k in the bank and help to trade mitchington to grey.

i am concerned that if mitchington doesnt play this week his price wont increase and i will need to burn another trade to get grey. I was considering trading ablett to another premium to gain extra cash for eg a callum ward. This will allow me to bring in grey however the consequences is rocky is a good captain choice.

Can you please provide me with your opinion with my team? do you believe rocky is a must have or is a callum ward or another premium is a better option.

Thanks for all your help

Hi Adrenaline,
I think you need to start building some cover. Trades can only cover 2 problems in any given week, so you need to get some good coverage happening on your benches, then hang onto a few trades for emergencies.
In a quick look, the Rockie/Mitchell option looks ok, but there is no way on Earth you will reach Gray in one trade in the short term, if you go down that road. Mitchell nearly becomes a must, on the potential value he represents. The question then becomes, do you commit to 4 trades to get Rockie, Mitchell and Gray, or do you pick someone else to replace Rockie/Gray, and use 3 trades?
The answer to that lies in what your alternatives are.
Rockie is currently $640,100 B/E 117, and he could potentially rise in price, but let's say he holds his price.
Gray is currently $513,300 B/E 117, he's a chance to reach that B/E against Melbourne this week, but may drop to around $505k.
Minchington is currently $217,100 B/E 24, if he plays, he probably raises to around $230k
So, Rockie/SMitchell this week gives you $450-$465 to upgrade after you trade Minch next week, which really leaves you in Zorko/Chapman territory. Possibly a bit vanilla for F6, in your situation.
If you go Mitchell this week, Gray next week, assuming he's around $505k, it means you have around $585-$598k to spend on your Ablett replacement. It's a much more tantalizing list to choose from. Priddis, Sidebotton, Ward, Sloane, Cotchin, Harvey, Dal Santo, Boak, Barlow, SJ.
I think that's more the path I'd be heading down. Save a trade, save dollars, even though you miss out on Rocky. You have good Captain options without him.
If you do go down that road, it is possible, depending on who you pick, that you are better off taking Gray for Ablett this week, and sliding him down when you trade Minch out next week. For example, if you liked Ward or Sidebottom for a POD, they are both less likely to reah their B/E's this week than Gray.
I think you need to carefully use another 2 trades building bench cover over the 2 or 3 weeks after that, and then hold onto your last few trades.
Good luck

 

[Slammer]

Hey Rowsus,

Struggling with only 3 trades but have fairly good cover.
I am a little over Jaensch atm.
Just have enough cash to go Litherland to Mitchell which would push Jaensch to my bench as cover
Is it worth it or should I hold?
Or do I trade Taylor to the best available mid which would be K.Jack, O.Wines or Boyd pushing Harvey back to fwds and SMartin to F7

 

[Rowsus]

Howdy Rowsus,

You can't help my team any more as I have no trades left, but my mate would like you to have a look at his team and what he could be doing to complete it, he is only worried about league results, is equal 6th and no chance of dropping out of 8. I've given him my advice, but he'd much prefer yours or other experts.

Cash left: $463,000
Trades left: 7

DEF: Swallow (M/D), Bartel (M/D), Hanley (M/D), Enright, Birchall, Murphy R., Georgiou, Jones, Z.
MID: Fyfe, Pendles, Sloane, Selwood, Goddard, Harvey (M/F), Beams, Prestia, Shenton (M/F), Acres
RUCK: Sandi, Cox, Thurlow (F/R), Brown (R/F)
FOR: Parker (M/F), Martin D. (M/F), Danger (M/F), Zorko (M/F), Martin. S (R/F), McGovern, Ambrose, Cameron,

Thanks mate

Hi Juzzo,
I think the first thing he needs to do is complete his 22 starters.
McGovern out, Harvey down, Rocky/JPK in. It seems like an obvious choice, but we'll come back to that.
From there he needs to build his bench strength, starting with his defenders, as he has cover elsewhere.
The obvious Defs for him to target are McVeigh/S Mitchell, who happen to have lowish B/E's this week.
Mitchell offers value, but seems to be more of a chance to miss a game than McVeigh
So let's assume he wants to grab McVeigh this week, to take advantage of that low B/E. If it turns out he prefers Mitchell for the risk/reward value it's a lot easier. Hence why I am using McVeigh in this example.
Shenton has a big B/E, so maybe:
Shenton/Z Jones out, Spina/McVeigh in. This leaves $309.2K for next week.
Then next week:
McGovern out for Hunt J, by bringing Boomer down. Giving around $520k in the bank. Which lets him go Acres to JPK/Rocky.
His team then looks like this:

Def: Swallow, Bartel, Hanley, McVeigh - Enright, Birchall, Murphy R get loopholed with Georgiou
Mid: Fyfe, Pendles, Sloane, Selwood, Goddard, Beams, Prestia (Rocky/JPK) - Hunt J, Spina
Ruc: Sandi, Cox - Thurlow, Brown
Fwd: Parker, Boomer, Martin D, Danger, Zorko, Martin S - Ambrose, Cameron

This leaves him 3 trades, and anywhere between $40K-$200K depending on which combination of Mitchell/McVeigh and Rocky/JPK he went for.
From there, he bides his time until closer to the finals, possibly upgrading Ambrose for loopholing in the Fwds and Mids.

 

[Rowsus]

Hi Rowsus

I've held off seeking your advice until really unsure but I think the moment has arrived. My team is as follows:

Def Mcveigh, K Simpson, Swallow, Hurn, Enright, Hibberd (cutler) (hunt D/M)
Mid Pendles, Jelwood, Stevie J, Cotch, Murphy, Fyfe, Barlow, Beams (Shenton) (honeychurch M/F)
Ruck Nic Nat, Sandi (King) (thurlow R/F)
Fwd Danger, Dusty, Buddy, Pav, Parker, Zorko (Martin R/F) (CCameron)

I have copped def donuts the past two weeks while waiting for Mitchell's price to drop (dumb!). This week I'm bringing him in for Shenton via DPP with Hunt. After this trade I have $160k and 3 trades.

My dilemma is whether to sacrifice Martin for Boomer, thereby securing a potentially high scoring forward and additional mid cover at the cost of ruck cover. This has been my plan for weeks but Luey's continued absence,Martin's good form, concerns over Nic Nat's durability and Sandi looking a bit flat have given me pause.

Any tips?

Thanks!

Whilst I'm obviously not Rowsus, I'd avoid sacrificing your ruck cover. With Sandi and Nic Nat, there is a high chance you'll need it.

Thanks Zim

Definitely good advice from Zimmer there. Leuey could be back as soon as this round! (ie next week, due to split round.) Martin's role/scoring/JS will definitely change then, but as you rightly observed, there is problems Brewing for Coaches like you and me, that have NicNat/Sandi. It's a case of when, not if, those problems strike, and even though Martin represents possibly compromised cover, it's all the cover we'll probably have acces to. We need to just grit our teeth, hang on, and ride it out.
Given your money supply has all but dried up, my tip from there would be, just wait and see what happens. Don't force a trade, just for the sake of trading. You possibly might not trade in the following 2 or 3 weeks.
Good luck

 

[Juzzo]

Hi Juzzo,
I think the first thing he needs to do is complete his 22 starters.
McGovern out, Harvey down, Rocky/JPK in. It seems like an obvious choice, but we'll come back to that.
From there he needs to build his bench strength, starting with his defenders, as he has cover elsewhere.
The obvious Defs for him to target are McVeigh/S Mitchell, who happen to have lowish B/E's this week.
Mitchell offers value, but seems to be more of a chance to miss a game than McVeigh
So let's assume he wants to grab McVeigh this week, to take advantage of that low B/E. If it turns out he prefers Mitchell for the risk/reward value it's a lot easier. Hence why I am using McVeigh in this example.
Shenton has a big B/E, so maybe:
Shenton/Z Jones out, Spina/McVeigh in. This leaves $309.2K for next week.
Then next week:
McGovern out for Hunt J, by bringing Boomer down. Giving around $520k in the bank. Which lets him go Acres to JPK/Rocky.
His team then looks like this:

Def: Swallow, Bartel, Hanley, McVeigh - Enright, Birchall, Murphy R get loopholed with Georgiou
Mid: Fyfe, Pendles, Sloane, Selwood, Goddard, Beams, Prestia (Rocky/JPK) - Hunt J, Spina
Ruc: Sandi, Cox - Thurlow, Brown
Fwd: Parker, Boomer, Martin D, Danger, Zorko, Martin S - Ambrose, Cameron

This leaves him 3 trades, and anywhere between $40K-$200K depending on which combination of Mitchell/McVeigh and Rocky/JPK he went for.
From there, he bides his time until closer to the finals, possibly upgrading Ambrose for loopholing in the Fwds and Mids.

Thanks so much for your advice Rowsus. Really appreciated

 

[Rowsus]

Hi Rowsus

could you please take a look at my team and give me advice on what you would do with it?

i have 4 trades left and $350,800. looking for league glory.

my thinking is J.Steven > Libba

and i want S.Mitchell for my second trade.

not sure if i should go Litherland > Mitchell - leaving $122,00 and have suckling as backup

or Suckling > Mitchell - leaving $219,400 - leaving litherland as backup who most likely will get dropped soon

i was going to use the remaining money to upgrade either pav or gunston to gray or harvey and save 1 trade in case of injury during finals.

would would you do with the team if you were in my shoes?
and which option do you think would be better out of the 2 for mitchell?

Thanks

Hi d-buzzz,
I think I'd go Litherland ---> Mitchell, Steven ---> JPK/Rocky
I know it saps your Cash, but after that, I'd be hanging onto those 2 trades like they're gold.
You need to have options going into the finals, and trades provide the best options, most of the times.
Good luck

 

[Rowsus]

Hey Rowsus,

Struggling with only 3 trades but have fairly good cover.
I am a little over Jaensch atm.
Just have enough cash to go Litherland to Mitchell which would push Jaensch to my bench as cover
Is it worth it or should I hold?
Or do I trade Taylor to the best available mid which would be K.Jack, O.Wines or Boyd pushing Harvey back to fwds and SMartin to F7

Hey Slammer,
as disappointing as your D5-7 might be, most teams struggle in that area. I think both your cover, and your scores would be better served by getting Jack or Wines. Hopefully the ability to loophole, and look at some scores will outweigh the difference between S Mitchell's score and Jaensch/Litherlands score. You've made a really flexible team (nice work!), and with all the links you have created, having that little bit of extra depth should let you see 2, maybe 3 scores each week before locking anything in. I'd take a disappointing D6, with good loopholing ability in other areas, over boosting my D6 by 15-20 pts/week. With lots of good loopholing, I am sure you can make up more than 15-20 points.
Good work, and good luck

 

[freowho]

Hey Slammer,
as disappointing as your D5-7 might be, most teams struggle in that area. I think both your cover, and your scores would be better served by getting Jack or Wines. Hopefully the ability to loophole, and look at some scores will outweigh the difference between S Mitchell's score and Jaensch/Litherlands score. You've made a really flexible team (nice work!), and with all the links you have created, having that little bit of extra depth should let you see 2, maybe 3 scores each week before locking anything in. I'd take a disappointing D6, with good loopholing ability in other areas, over boosting my D6 by 15-20 pts/week. With lots of good loopholing, I am sure you can make up more than 15-20 points.
Good work, and good luck

Hi Rowsus

This answer for Slammer almost answers my question. Almost.

I have 4 trades left and lots of money by accident (didn't plan to have so much). Mitchell being so cheap is making me think more than I should be. I could use him in 2 areas.

1. I have been loopholing Suckling and H Taylor for D6 although H Taylor has come good the last 2 weeks. Upgrading Suckling to Mitchell would give me 6 genuine premiums in my back line with H Taylor as D7.

2. My other thought is that Shenton is not great cover for my mids. I could upgrade Shenton to Mitchell giving me very good mid cover and a link to my backline.

Option 1 would still require a second trade to cover my mids in which I am thinking of Josh Caddy.

Option 2 would only require 1 trade to give me Mitchell and cover my mids.

Option 3 would be to put Josh Caddy at M9 giving me mid cover and a link to my forwards and forget about Mitchell.

Is Mitchell too good to be sitting on the bench or should I thank my lucky stars that I can afford to sit him on the bench? Excluding long term injuries I will still be able to use my other 3 trades for upgrades before the end of the year.

Thanks

 

[Imcjb]

Hi Rowsus, this is my team

Backs: Simpson, Bartel, Swallow, Enright, Hanley, Litherland (Laidler, Cutler)
mids: Fyfe, pendles, beams, selwood, Libba, SJohnson, Murphy, Rockcliff (Acres, Shenton)
rucks: sandi, Minson (Thurlow King)
forwards: dangerfield, parker, zorko, Dmartin, Franklin, SMartin (Cameron, HoneyChurch)

I have 5 trades left and 285k.

My question is who to trade Litherland to as I haven't got McVeigh. Should I spend the extra cash to go to McVeigh or take a punt on Litherland to SMitchell as I was thinking originally. I think McVeigh will score more and won't be rested which Mitchell may be. But it does restrict my future 4 trades in the finals unless I sell down Shenton to get some cash.

Thoughts?

 

[pekka20]

Hi Rowsus

I need your enlightenment!!

I'm going for league win current in top 8 and have an easy run the next 2 rounds

i have 8 trades left with $296,500 in the bank

My team atm is

def : mcveigh, bartel, simpson, hanely, hibberd, enright, langford, j.tippett

mid : ablett, pendles, selwood, libba, nds, beams, rocky, libba, honeychurch, obrien, acres

ruck : mcevoy, sandi, thurlow, king

forw : boomer, danger , d.martin, rough head, s.martin,parker, mcgovern, c.cameron

I am looking at trading make for this week is:
- obrien to mitchell
- ablett to jpk

leaving me with $119,700 in the war chest.

does this sound like a good idea? what would you do?

next week I'm looking at trading down langford to rookie then upgrading mcgov?

how can i maximise my chances of winning league from here.

Much appreciated

 

[d-buzzz]

Hi d-buzzz,
I think I'd go Litherland ---> Mitchell, Steven ---> JPK/Rocky
I know it saps your Cash, but after that, I'd be hanging onto those 2 trades like they're gold.
You need to have options going into the finals, and trades provide the best options, most of the times.
Good luck

i'll take the advice and go litherland > mitchell and steven > rocky!
just got to hope pav and gunston dont let me down.. Thanks heaps

 

[Freo14]

Definitely good advice from Zimmer there. Leuey could be back as soon as this round! (ie next week, due to split round.) Martin's role/scoring/JS will definitely change then, but as you rightly observed, there is problems Brewing for Coaches like you and me, that have NicNat/Sandi. It's a case of when, not if, those problems strike, and even though Martin represents possibly compromised cover, it's all the cover we'll probably have acces to. We need to just grit our teeth, hang on, and ride it out.
Given your money supply has all but dried up, my tip from there would be, just wait and see what happens. Don't force a trade, just for the sake of trading. You possibly might not trade in the following 2 or 3 weeks.
Good luck

Thanks for the advice Rowsus, appreciate you taking a look. Let's hope sandi and Nic Nat don't cause us too much grief!