Corrective Rookie trade when to make it? When the rookie is on the bubble? Have to work out if i would start him this week.
That's the key. I want Wines' score this week so I'm not waiting.
I followed that same thought process to bring in Clay Smith in round 2 last year.
In round 1 he scored 102 in just over 3/4's of a game, before being subbed off with cramp.
I thought I needed to make more than 2 corrective trades, so started in round 2 instead of waiting.
He kicked 4 goals, scored 102, I was thinking "He's a lock for a must have cash cow!"
History shows us he scored 27, 30 in the next 2 weeks, followed by missing the next 3 games!!!!
After returning, and missing a couple of games around the byes, his scores went 10, 52, 8, 30!!!!
In fact, out of 16 games he played last year, after scoring 102 on debut he only had 5 more scores over 60!!! 78, 78, 78, 72, 61!!!!
Not saying this will happen to Wines, but boy it kicked me in the teeth, and taught me something about making assumptions on the back of one game!