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Team as it stands with no trades done this week
Def: Goddard-Gibbs-Hanley-Terlich-Mckenzie-Goodes (Staker,Pittard)
Mid: Ablet-Griffin-Barlow-Dangerfield-Stanton-Swan-Watson-Johnson(Tmitchel-Crouch)
Rucks: Minson-Nicholls (Osborn-Moller)
Forwards: Cox-Kennedy-Nicnat-Martin-Rockliff-Franklin(Bkennedy-Oxley)
Will upgrade Nichhols soon to a prem ruck or swing Cox into the rucks and get maybe a Pav.
Got Johnson as a Dpp to cover if a forward goes down and mitchel or crouch can come in, same with Staker covering backs and forwards
130k cash in bank
Def: Goddard-Gibbs-Hanley-Terlich-Mckenzie-Goodes (Staker,Pittard)
Mid: Ablet-Griffin-Barlow-Dangerfield-Stanton-Swan-Watson-Johnson(Tmitchel-Crouch)
Rucks: Minson-Nicholls (Osborn-Moller)
Forwards: Cox-Kennedy-Nicnat-Martin-Rockliff-Franklin(Bkennedy-Oxley)
Will upgrade Nichhols soon to a prem ruck or swing Cox into the rucks and get maybe a Pav.
Got Johnson as a Dpp to cover if a forward goes down and mitchel or crouch can come in, same with Staker covering backs and forwards
130k cash in bank
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I have 6 trades left and $245,900 and only 1 trade left for the week and i am unsure what to do with the money, but i dont want to leave it in the bank for another week. At the moment it seems like Jacobs would be the one i would upgrade but having Naismith as a floating donut gives me a double chance with Nicholls also. Would like to know what you would propose doing. Thank you in advance
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Thanks Rowsus! 
MY PROMISE TO YOU: For anyone that reads my LONG Post, and gives Advice & Feedback on which Option I should go with, I will return the favour by replying to your Questions about Trades and SC Advice to the best of my ability.
So much Credit must go to tracy for helping me out with my Trades to finalise my Team.
Originally, tracy had it all planned out for me, and by the end of this Round, I would have had my Team complete and I would have been VERY happy with it. Probably wouldn't change a thing. However, then came along Mr Break-the-Plan (Jobe Watson) and has now given me a headache after tracy made Plan #2.
I've got 2 Trades Options. Which do I go with?
OPTION 1
Cash Left: $127,500
Round 16 Trades
Macaffer to Brandon Jack (via Stevie J DPP)
Watson to Griffen
Cash Left: $177,100
Round 17 Trades
Pittard to Jack Grimes
PROS:
* Both Grimes and Griffen won't be rested during SC Finals. No hassles about trading them out.
* Griffen gives very high Scores. He's AMAZING - We all know it.
* Grimes goes back to his old form. BIG Price Drop this week as a result of having a BE of 166. When I bring him in, he will be cheap.
CONS:
* Grimes is a risk. Injury prone risk. Question of can he score well enough to be my D6 during SC Finals?
OPTION 2
Cash Left: $127,500
Round 16 Trades
Macaffer to Brandon Jack (via Stevie J DPP)
Pittard to Trent McKenzie
Why would I pick McKenzie? Well he is doing fairly well this Season. Lowest Score of 76 and Highest Score of 114. Rest of the Scores are in-between, with most being around 88-93 with an occasional 100+. For everyone that knows me well on here, you would know that I love consistency. This man right here is consistent. I always like to know what Score a Player will get, and McKenzie can give me this. He won't get rested as well during SC Finals. Heppell, Hibberd, etc have the possibility of getting rested.
Round 17 Trades
Watson to Premium Mid*
* $591,500 to spend in Round 17. This means that I've got quite a few to pick from. By reference to Rowsus' Post about a few Options, it convinced me about all the options, which makes it harder to pick just one. I need to take into account the possibility of the Player picked getting rested during SC Finals. Sydney have a hard SC Finals Draw, so I'm leaning towards picking JPK. Otherwise, I'm currently considering Montagna too (After reading Rowsus' Post), as he shouldn't be rested during SC Finals. However, if you pick this option, could you please pick a Player, and give a couple of reasons as to why I should pick the particular Player you mention?
CURRENT MIDFIELD: Ablett, Pendlebury, Swan, Watson, J Selwood, Priddis, Fyfe, Tom Mitchell
PROS:
* Getting 2 Premiums for the Defence and Mid.
CONS:
* Premium Mid picked could get rested during SC Finals.
So much Credit must go to tracy for helping me out with my Trades to finalise my Team.
Originally, tracy had it all planned out for me, and by the end of this Round, I would have had my Team complete and I would have been VERY happy with it. Probably wouldn't change a thing. However, then came along Mr Break-the-Plan (Jobe Watson) and has now given me a headache after tracy made Plan #2.
I've got 2 Trades Options. Which do I go with?
OPTION 1
Cash Left: $127,500
Round 16 Trades
Macaffer to Brandon Jack (via Stevie J DPP)
Watson to Griffen
Cash Left: $177,100
Round 17 Trades
Pittard to Jack Grimes
PROS:
* Both Grimes and Griffen won't be rested during SC Finals. No hassles about trading them out.
* Griffen gives very high Scores. He's AMAZING - We all know it.
* Grimes goes back to his old form. BIG Price Drop this week as a result of having a BE of 166. When I bring him in, he will be cheap.
CONS:
* Grimes is a risk. Injury prone risk. Question of can he score well enough to be my D6 during SC Finals?
OPTION 2
Cash Left: $127,500
Round 16 Trades
Macaffer to Brandon Jack (via Stevie J DPP)
Pittard to Trent McKenzie
Why would I pick McKenzie? Well he is doing fairly well this Season. Lowest Score of 76 and Highest Score of 114. Rest of the Scores are in-between, with most being around 88-93 with an occasional 100+. For everyone that knows me well on here, you would know that I love consistency. This man right here is consistent. I always like to know what Score a Player will get, and McKenzie can give me this. He won't get rested as well during SC Finals. Heppell, Hibberd, etc have the possibility of getting rested.
Round 17 Trades
Watson to Premium Mid*
* $591,500 to spend in Round 17. This means that I've got quite a few to pick from. By reference to Rowsus' Post about a few Options, it convinced me about all the options, which makes it harder to pick just one. I need to take into account the possibility of the Player picked getting rested during SC Finals. Sydney have a hard SC Finals Draw, so I'm leaning towards picking JPK. Otherwise, I'm currently considering Montagna too (After reading Rowsus' Post), as he shouldn't be rested during SC Finals. However, if you pick this option, could you please pick a Player, and give a couple of reasons as to why I should pick the particular Player you mention?
CURRENT MIDFIELD: Ablett, Pendlebury, Swan, Watson, J Selwood, Priddis, Fyfe, Tom Mitchell
PROS:
* Getting 2 Premiums for the Defence and Mid.
CONS:
* Premium Mid picked could get rested during SC Finals.
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R'OK - $555,500 - in 15/1000, 0/100, 2.1% overall
Goes big against weak opposition, and doesn't miss games. (Only missed 3 games the last 9 years!!!). Averaging 87 in draws and losses this season, 112 in wins 1-44pts and 131 in wins 45+pts. Has 4 easy games in the last 8, but then finishes the season with Geelong and Hawthorn. He's a good pick for an overall finish, but a bad pick for Leagues. He will probably struggle a little Prelim and GF weeks for SC.
SC Gold have him averaging 118.5 from here, I think it will be around 112, but might have 2 sub 100's last 2 games.
Jack K - $555,300 - in 153/1000, 18/100, 5.2% overall
Doesn't go as large as R'OK, but probably beats him on consistency. 2 shockers this year, 2 ordinary/bad games, and 10 games 114+! Obviously has the same SC finals draw as R'OK, but this season is going better in tough games than R'OK so makes more SC final appeal. He's actually averaging more in loss/draw (117) than he is in wins (110)! Has similar ownership numbers to Mundy, so just as POD'ish as him, but probably a better option.
SC Gold have him averaging 115.9 from here, I think it will be around 114, and will go around 105 in the last 2 games.
Montagna - $544,300 - in 0/1000, 0/100, 1.3% overall
Averaging 108.5 so far this season, and his history says that's no fluke, but no one wants him! 126 in 2009, 115 in 2010 had him in the top 4 players in SC those years!!! 3 bad games this season, but the rest ok. Has 4 easy games, and 3 tough ones in the run home. 7/13 have been 110+ this year, which is useful. StK's last games are GC and Fremantle, both at ES, so he might outscore R'OK in those important finals.
SC Gold have him averaging 99.8 from here, but I'll back him for better. I'll say closer to 108, and could go 120 and105 in the last 2 games.
Mundy - $534,600 - 128/1000, 19/100, 4.4% overall
Has always just been that 5 or 10 points shy of genuine Premium status, and can miss games. Has a great draw in the final 4 games, so good for SC finals. Probably the one to take, if League is your goal, but falls just behind Jack in all the numbers if overall is your aim.
SC Gold have him averaging 115.8, I think it will be more like 110, even with the easy draw. Last 2 games could be around 115-120.
McVeigh, Bennell, Sloane and Redden could also be considered, depending on how much of a POD you want.
If overall is your aim, and 5% is a big enough POD, I'd go Jack. If it's not big enough, I'd punt on Montagna.
If League is your goal, and 5% is a big enough POD, I'd have Mundy just in front of Jack. If it's not big enough, it's probably Montagna again, though Bennell's draw migh be worth looking at, too!
Bennell: Rich, Coll, Carl, WC, Melb, Port, StK, Giants - it's probably the sweetest SC finals draw you can get!
Good luck
Goes big against weak opposition, and doesn't miss games. (Only missed 3 games the last 9 years!!!). Averaging 87 in draws and losses this season, 112 in wins 1-44pts and 131 in wins 45+pts. Has 4 easy games in the last 8, but then finishes the season with Geelong and Hawthorn. He's a good pick for an overall finish, but a bad pick for Leagues. He will probably struggle a little Prelim and GF weeks for SC.
SC Gold have him averaging 118.5 from here, I think it will be around 112, but might have 2 sub 100's last 2 games.
Jack K - $555,300 - in 153/1000, 18/100, 5.2% overall
Doesn't go as large as R'OK, but probably beats him on consistency. 2 shockers this year, 2 ordinary/bad games, and 10 games 114+! Obviously has the same SC finals draw as R'OK, but this season is going better in tough games than R'OK so makes more SC final appeal. He's actually averaging more in loss/draw (117) than he is in wins (110)! Has similar ownership numbers to Mundy, so just as POD'ish as him, but probably a better option.
SC Gold have him averaging 115.9 from here, I think it will be around 114, and will go around 105 in the last 2 games.
Montagna - $544,300 - in 0/1000, 0/100, 1.3% overall
Averaging 108.5 so far this season, and his history says that's no fluke, but no one wants him! 126 in 2009, 115 in 2010 had him in the top 4 players in SC those years!!! 3 bad games this season, but the rest ok. Has 4 easy games, and 3 tough ones in the run home. 7/13 have been 110+ this year, which is useful. StK's last games are GC and Fremantle, both at ES, so he might outscore R'OK in those important finals.
SC Gold have him averaging 99.8 from here, but I'll back him for better. I'll say closer to 108, and could go 120 and105 in the last 2 games.
Mundy - $534,600 - 128/1000, 19/100, 4.4% overall
Has always just been that 5 or 10 points shy of genuine Premium status, and can miss games. Has a great draw in the final 4 games, so good for SC finals. Probably the one to take, if League is your goal, but falls just behind Jack in all the numbers if overall is your aim.
SC Gold have him averaging 115.8, I think it will be more like 110, even with the easy draw. Last 2 games could be around 115-120.
McVeigh, Bennell, Sloane and Redden could also be considered, depending on how much of a POD you want.
If overall is your aim, and 5% is a big enough POD, I'd go Jack. If it's not big enough, I'd punt on Montagna.
If League is your goal, and 5% is a big enough POD, I'd have Mundy just in front of Jack. If it's not big enough, it's probably Montagna again, though Bennell's draw migh be worth looking at, too!
Bennell: Rich, Coll, Carl, WC, Melb, Port, StK, Giants - it's probably the sweetest SC finals draw you can get!
Good luck
Marc Murphy!!! (no where to be seen in the top 1000 atm but I'm sure that will change)
Bargain price of $425k atm, and he had some big scores to finish off last year.
Still has a BE of 185 so will fall even more, but I'm looking at him for my Watson replacement in terms of value and scoring potential.
(Even though I have a kitty of 100k, I'm still liking Murphy based on his pretty decent run home.)
He has Crowley in Round 19, but in that round could easily go Tom Mitchell v WBD to counter that.
Highly Consider! Even consider getting him in this round.
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Rowsus, I am seeking your wisdom on what to do with Duffield and Dixon. I have the misfortune of having both of them! Probably have to trade one? Webster on def bench not getting game time either. But I have held Dixon for ages hoping he would be back soon.
4 trades left.
Scott Thompson or Burgoyne a reasonable option? I have McKenzie.
All the best.
4 trades left.
Scott Thompson or Burgoyne a reasonable option? I have McKenzie.
All the best.
Hi Creeker,
I don't think getting SJ is a luxury trade, I think he's close to a must have.
I agree that Buddy is a bit risky to trade out, which leaves us with Rocky and JJK.
I think they'll both disappoint from here on in, the question is, who will disappoint the most?
I don't think there is a lot between them, so I am going to have to go on the strengths of their relative draws, and say keep Rocky, and trade JJK to SJ. Fingers crossed it works out ok, as I have Rocky and SJ, and don't have JJK
I don't think getting SJ is a luxury trade, I think he's close to a must have.
I agree that Buddy is a bit risky to trade out, which leaves us with Rocky and JJK.
I think they'll both disappoint from here on in, the question is, who will disappoint the most?
I don't think there is a lot between them, so I am going to have to go on the strengths of their relative draws, and say keep Rocky, and trade JJK to SJ. Fingers crossed it works out ok, as I have Rocky and SJ, and don't have JJK
Hi again, Pro.
I still think you're better looking at your Rucks.
If you think you have no choice but to use one of NicNat or Martin to get SJ, I'd use Martin. As disappointing as NicNat has been lately, he has more upside than Martin.
If NRoo doesn't get picked this week, you could possibly do this:
Shuey and Watson out, B Kennedy up to Mids, Barlow/Dangerfield and SJ in.
You could loophole looking at a Fwds score this week, using the NRoo donut, then next week bring in Xavier Richards for Thurlow, so you could move Staker away from your crowded FWD's and Blicavs down to McBean so you can take Cox/NicNat to the Ruck.
Of course, all that is 4 trades, and may you stretch you a bit, but it leaves you flexible, and with great coverage!
As to whether you should do Martin to SJ, that comes down to how many trades you have, and how many your happy to have left after this week! I wouldn't do it with less than 5 trades left, and if you have 5 trades, you could do my Shuey and Watson idea!
Good luck!
I still think you're better looking at your Rucks.
If you think you have no choice but to use one of NicNat or Martin to get SJ, I'd use Martin. As disappointing as NicNat has been lately, he has more upside than Martin.
If NRoo doesn't get picked this week, you could possibly do this:
Shuey and Watson out, B Kennedy up to Mids, Barlow/Dangerfield and SJ in.
You could loophole looking at a Fwds score this week, using the NRoo donut, then next week bring in Xavier Richards for Thurlow, so you could move Staker away from your crowded FWD's and Blicavs down to McBean so you can take Cox/NicNat to the Ruck.
Of course, all that is 4 trades, and may you stretch you a bit, but it leaves you flexible, and with great coverage!
As to whether you should do Martin to SJ, that comes down to how many trades you have, and how many your happy to have left after this week! I wouldn't do it with less than 5 trades left, and if you have 5 trades, you could do my Shuey and Watson idea!
Good luck!
Hi davo, thanks for the kind words.
I like the Watson to Shaw option. Shaw would seem to be a step above your other choices. Normally I'd be worried about how thin this would leave your back up stock, and while it will be thin, you are some chance to get away with it. Vlastuin can cover 4 of your Def's if they're out, and Staker can swing down there once you get Richards in. You will still be very thin in your Mid back ups, if you get an injury there. With only 3 trades left, and thin back up coverage, I think you need to establish DPP's where you can. I think your Mid/Fwd link is a better option for providing cover in your situation. Thurlow to Richards would appear to be one of the trades locked in. Obviously, Watson out is another. This gives you (Watson out, Thurlow out, Richards in, $56k in bank) $700,400 and a player to choose as an in. It looks doubtful, if you take Shaw and Vlastuin is selected this week, that you can go Vlastuin to Pavlich next week. Shaw would leave you $147,200, and it is likely that next week, Vlastuin to Pavlich will cost you around $160k. The problem is compounded by Collingwood playing on Friday, which means you have no opportunity to receive more info during this round before you decide. It would have been nice to see Vlastuin's score first to make the decision easier.
So what if you go down this road?
Trade Watson to Pavlich by taking Kennedy up. That gives you $79.8k in the bank. Now go Vlastuin to Richards, which makes your bank $344.1k. Heath Shaw is projected to be around $533k next week. Thurlow to Shaw next week will only cost you $322k! You get Shaw and Pavlich, which is what you wanted. You achieve this by avoiding Vlastuin's price drop, which is expected to be more than Pavlich's, and getting a small price drop on Heater. It's the only way I can see you getting Heater and Pav, which looks a lot better than Pav and Taylor. Your final team look like this:
Def: Goddard, Gibbs, Hartlett, Pearce, Hanley, Shaw - Richards, Wilson (+ CRicho, Staker)
Mid: Ablett, Pendles, Swan, Danger, JPK, Fyfe, Selwood, TMitch - Bennedy, CRicho (+ Godd, Gibbs, Hart, Pear, SJ, Mart, Rock)
Ruc: Cox, Nicholls - Blicavs, Currie
Fwd: NicNat, SJ, Pavlich, Martin, Rockliff, Franklin - Cloke, Staker (+ Bennedy, Richards)
Your Rucks will be a bit down, and you only get to use the loophole on them in rounds 16, 20, 21 and maybe 23.
It really is the only way I can see you getting both Heater and Pav, if Vlastuin plays this week. It's a bit of a risk, as you'll coasting the last 6 weeks without trades, and a thinnish Ruck line, but you should be able to cover gaps in your other lines.
Good luck.
I like the Watson to Shaw option. Shaw would seem to be a step above your other choices. Normally I'd be worried about how thin this would leave your back up stock, and while it will be thin, you are some chance to get away with it. Vlastuin can cover 4 of your Def's if they're out, and Staker can swing down there once you get Richards in. You will still be very thin in your Mid back ups, if you get an injury there. With only 3 trades left, and thin back up coverage, I think you need to establish DPP's where you can. I think your Mid/Fwd link is a better option for providing cover in your situation. Thurlow to Richards would appear to be one of the trades locked in. Obviously, Watson out is another. This gives you (Watson out, Thurlow out, Richards in, $56k in bank) $700,400 and a player to choose as an in. It looks doubtful, if you take Shaw and Vlastuin is selected this week, that you can go Vlastuin to Pavlich next week. Shaw would leave you $147,200, and it is likely that next week, Vlastuin to Pavlich will cost you around $160k. The problem is compounded by Collingwood playing on Friday, which means you have no opportunity to receive more info during this round before you decide. It would have been nice to see Vlastuin's score first to make the decision easier.
So what if you go down this road?
Trade Watson to Pavlich by taking Kennedy up. That gives you $79.8k in the bank. Now go Vlastuin to Richards, which makes your bank $344.1k. Heath Shaw is projected to be around $533k next week. Thurlow to Shaw next week will only cost you $322k! You get Shaw and Pavlich, which is what you wanted. You achieve this by avoiding Vlastuin's price drop, which is expected to be more than Pavlich's, and getting a small price drop on Heater. It's the only way I can see you getting Heater and Pav, which looks a lot better than Pav and Taylor. Your final team look like this:
Def: Goddard, Gibbs, Hartlett, Pearce, Hanley, Shaw - Richards, Wilson (+ CRicho, Staker)
Mid: Ablett, Pendles, Swan, Danger, JPK, Fyfe, Selwood, TMitch - Bennedy, CRicho (+ Godd, Gibbs, Hart, Pear, SJ, Mart, Rock)
Ruc: Cox, Nicholls - Blicavs, Currie
Fwd: NicNat, SJ, Pavlich, Martin, Rockliff, Franklin - Cloke, Staker (+ Bennedy, Richards)
Your Rucks will be a bit down, and you only get to use the loophole on them in rounds 16, 20, 21 and maybe 23.
It really is the only way I can see you getting both Heater and Pav, if Vlastuin plays this week. It's a bit of a risk, as you'll coasting the last 6 weeks without trades, and a thinnish Ruck line, but you should be able to cover gaps in your other lines.
Good luck.
Sorry I haven't answered more questions today (Tuesday), I have had other commitments to see to.
I am free most of the day tomorrow (Wednesday), and will be here from about 4pm Melbourne (8am my time).
There are a few interesting questions there, that I am keen to look at. I promise I will answer all the questions that are sitting there now, before teams come out on Thursday.
I am free most of the day tomorrow (Wednesday), and will be here from about 4pm Melbourne (8am my time).
There are a few interesting questions there, that I am keen to look at. I promise I will answer all the questions that are sitting there now, before teams come out on Thursday.
Thanks again for being so generous with your time Rowsus. This is a very important question in my eyes, any chance we'll win a test in the Ashes
No chance
Australia to win 5 tests - 0.05%
Australia to win 4 tests - 0.91%
Australia to win 3 tests - 6.44%
Australia to win 2 tests - 23.0%
Australia to win 1 tests - 40.7%
Australia to win 0 tests - 28.9%
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Just a repost, thanks for your effort mate!
Good day Rowsus! Love all your suggestions so thought maybe you could help my team
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Staker/Duffield/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/Jobe/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Mitchell/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Cox/Blicavs/Nicholls
FWD: JJK/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/Rocky/Nic Nat/Caff/McBean
(7 trades and $143,000 left)
I have a few thoughts but not sure how to go about making them into trades.
1. Jobe Watson has to go for sure
2. Blicavs should go before he starts bleeding money, could swap for a FWD using McBean DPP
3. Very interested in bringing in Stevie J, either through MID or FWD
4. Interested in bringing in Hanley to complete my DEF
5. Should I be holding onto Duffield? Goodes and Staker look reliable enough as a D6
Somehow if you could help me turn the above 5 points into trades, I would be most grateful. Or perhaps there is some other player that I should be looking at.
Thanks mate!
Good day Rowsus! Love all your suggestions so thought maybe you could help my team
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Staker/Duffield/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/Jobe/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Mitchell/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Cox/Blicavs/Nicholls
FWD: JJK/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/Rocky/Nic Nat/Caff/McBean
(7 trades and $143,000 left)
I have a few thoughts but not sure how to go about making them into trades.
1. Jobe Watson has to go for sure
2. Blicavs should go before he starts bleeding money, could swap for a FWD using McBean DPP
3. Very interested in bringing in Stevie J, either through MID or FWD
4. Interested in bringing in Hanley to complete my DEF
5. Should I be holding onto Duffield? Goodes and Staker look reliable enough as a D6
Somehow if you could help me turn the above 5 points into trades, I would be most grateful. Or perhaps there is some other player that I should be looking at.
Thanks mate!
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How about...
Round 16:
Caff --> Hanley w / Staker to fwd
Blicavs --> e.g. Mayes w McBean to Ruc
Leaves 5 trades, $128k
Round 17:
Jobe --> SJ
Leaves 4 trades, $75k
(Sorry, I'm bored and not Rowsus )
You could maybe Goodes/Duffield to Ibbotson, McKenzie etc. afterwards in a single trade?
Round 16:
Caff --> Hanley w / Staker to fwd
Blicavs --> e.g. Mayes w McBean to Ruc
Leaves 5 trades, $128k
Round 17:
Jobe --> SJ
Leaves 4 trades, $75k
(Sorry, I'm bored and not Rowsus
) You could maybe Goodes/Duffield to Ibbotson, McKenzie etc. afterwards in a single trade?
Was planning to keep Caff as F7/F8 coz he is reliable enough and will play most games.
Don't think I should be bringing in non-premiums like Mayes at this stage. Would love to get Stevie J in this round coz he plays Melbourne!
Good day Rowsus! Love all your suggestions so thought maybe you could help my team
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Staker/Duffield/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/Jobe/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Mitchell/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Cox/Blicavs/Nicholls
FWD: JJK/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/Rocky/Nic Nat/Caff/McBean
(7 trades and $143,000 left)
I have a few thoughts but not sure how to go about making them into trades.
1. Jobe Watson has to go for sure
2. Blicavs should go before he starts bleeding money, could swap for a FWD using McBean DPP
3. Very interested in bringing in Stevie J, either through MID or FWD
4. Interested in bringing in Hanley to complete my DEF
5. Should I be holding onto Duffield? Goodes and Staker look reliable enough as a D6
Somehow if you could help me turn the above 5 points into trades, I would be most grateful. Or perhaps there is some other player that I should be looking at.
Thanks mate!
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Staker/Duffield/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/Jobe/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Mitchell/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Cox/Blicavs/Nicholls
FWD: JJK/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/Rocky/Nic Nat/Caff/McBean
(7 trades and $143,000 left)
I have a few thoughts but not sure how to go about making them into trades.
1. Jobe Watson has to go for sure
2. Blicavs should go before he starts bleeding money, could swap for a FWD using McBean DPP
3. Very interested in bringing in Stevie J, either through MID or FWD
4. Interested in bringing in Hanley to complete my DEF
5. Should I be holding onto Duffield? Goodes and Staker look reliable enough as a D6
Somehow if you could help me turn the above 5 points into trades, I would be most grateful. Or perhaps there is some other player that I should be looking at.
Thanks mate!
Defs
Staker - $330,600, B/E 16 - probably the last to be traded, if at all.
Duffield - $426,700, B/E 133 - unsure when he's back, or how good he is. Very tradeable for Coaches with 5+ trades left.
Saunders - $134,400, B/E -12 - too low in price to be much trade value right now.
Mids
Watson - $528,900, B/E 173 - Goodbye
Hrovat - $214,200, B/E -16 - can't be traded for a few weeks yet.
Fyfe, Priddis - potential to be upgraded to Dangerfield, Swan (Griffen?)
Rucks
Blicavs - $371,500, B/E 96 - good source of money
Nicholls - $325,500, B/E 16 - may be a luxury, if you have DPP coverage, and need cash.
Fwds
Macaffer - $321,100, B/E 66 - a good cash option
Rocky, JJK, Dusty - are there solid upgrade targets available (apart from SJ)?
Now we know who can go out, we need to look at who you want/need.
Hanley - $411,100, B/E 49 - need to get on now, his price could explode soon.
Dangerfield - $630,200, B/E 109 - will probably creep in price over the next few weeks
Swan - $590,900, B/E 141 - possibly won't be any cheaper than this week or next.
Goldstein - $551,800, B/E 104 - will hover around this price, probably.
Johnson - $575,400, B/E 122 - could go big this week, and start to climb in price
Cheap DPP's
If you get McBean up into your Ruck line, you probably don't need either of Nicholls and Blicavs, so they can both be cashed out. Nicholls should wait a week or three. We all know everyone is guessing on D5/6, so yes, Goodes and Staker are a suitable D6/7. Outside of SJ, the best scoring Fwd you can get is probably Goldstein! (HUH?!) Obviously what I mean is, Goldy (and Cox) will outscore (probably) JJK, Rocky and Dusty from here. Getting Goldy and shifting Cox down seem like an idea.
So how do we achieve all this? Well, you definitely need to maximise cash generation.
Fortunately, the players you want/need to trade out have decent B/E's or are not playing this week. That removes the urgency on having to get rid of players before they leak too much cash. Your worst player in that boat is Blicavs, and he might leak between $0-$20k this week.
The players you want to trade in have some potential to start jumping in price. We need to focus on them, before we focus on who will leak cash.
Your priorities are Hanley and SJ, and both have the potential to climb in price. So get both this week!
Trades this week:
Watson to SJ, Duffield to Hanley.
Swap SJ down to your Fwd line for JJK. I'm backing SJ, Martin against GC, beat Rocky. Swap Cox and NicNat, in case NicNat is selected, and is a late out, making Nicholls sub. If Hrovat is missing you can loophole Mitchell and Rocky. So your team looks like this;
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Hanley/Staker/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Mitchell/Rocky/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Nicnat/Blicavs/Nicholls
FWD: SJ/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/JJK/Cox/Caff/McBean
Cash left: $112,100
Next week - rnd 17
Trade JJK to Dangerfield. This could be any combination of Rocky/JJK/Martin to Dangerfield/Swan/(Griffen?)
According to SC Gold JJK -> Danger will cost $144,100 next week by putting Rocky back Fwd after trading JJK out.
Trade Macaffer to Richards to create Staker link, and get extra cash for Dangerfield trade. According to SC Gold, doing that next week will raise $227,600, and leave you with 3 trades and $195k in cash. Your team now looks like this:
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Hanley/Staker/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Dangerfield/Mitchell/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Nicnat/Blicavs/Nicholls
FWD: SJ/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/Rocky/Cox/Richards/McBean
Cash left: $195,000
Week after - rnd 18
Blicavs to Goldstein will cost $186,500 in round 18, according to SC Gold. Your team now looks like this:
DEF: Goddard/Heppell/Shaw/Gibbs/Goodes/Hanley/Staker/Saunders
MID: Gazza/Pendles/JPK/Barlow/Fyfe/Priddis/Jelwood/Dangerfield/Mitchell/Hrovat
RUC: Minson/Goldstein/McBean/Nicholls
FWD: SJ/Bartel/Dusty/Buddy/NicNat/Cox/Richards/Rocky
Cash left: $8,000
It means your Def back up is a little thin, but you still have 2 trades left. You could hang onto them for a couple of weeks. Maybe turn Hrovat into a DPP M/F for extra mid back up, or risk him as being your 2nd Mid back up, and try to get Swan in for Fyfe/Priddis. It would leave you with 1 trade for an LTI, Def back up, or GF side trade.
These 5 trades have sacrificed JJK, but given you Dangerfield, Goldstein, SJ and Hanley, and have also allowed you to have Rocky and Mitchell at F7 and M9. not too shabby!
Which ever way you go, I wish you luck!
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Hi davo, thanks for the kind words.
I like the Watson to Shaw option. Shaw would seem to be a step above your other choices. Normally I'd be worried about how thin this would leave your back up stock, and while it will be thin, you are some chance to get away with it. Vlastuin can cover 4 of your Def's if they're out, and Staker can swing down there once you get Richards in. You will still be very thin in your Mid back ups, if you get an injury there. With only 3 trades left, and thin back up coverage, I think you need to establish DPP's where you can. I think your Mid/Fwd link is a better option for providing cover in your situation. Thurlow to Richards would appear to be one of the trades locked in. Obviously, Watson out is another. This gives you (Watson out, Thurlow out, Richards in, $56k in bank) $700,400 and a player to choose as an in. It looks doubtful, if you take Shaw and Vlastuin is selected this week, that you can go Vlastuin to Pavlich next week. Shaw would leave you $147,200, and it is likely that next week, Vlastuin to Pavlich will cost you around $160k. The problem is compounded by Collingwood playing on Friday, which means you have no opportunity to receive more info during this round before you decide. It would have been nice to see Vlastuin's score first to make the decision easier.
So what if you go down this road?
Trade Watson to Pavlich by taking Kennedy up. That gives you $79.8k in the bank. Now go Vlastuin to Richards, which makes your bank $344.1k. Heath Shaw is projected to be around $533k next week. Thurlow to Shaw next week will only cost you $322k! You get Shaw and Pavlich, which is what you wanted. You achieve this by avoiding Vlastuin's price drop, which is expected to be more than Pavlich's, and getting a small price drop on Heater. It's the only way I can see you getting Heater and Pav, which looks a lot better than Pav and Taylor. Your final team look like this:
Def: Goddard, Gibbs, Hartlett, Pearce, Hanley, Shaw - Richards, Wilson (+ CRicho, Staker)
Mid: Ablett, Pendles, Swan, Danger, JPK, Fyfe, Selwood, TMitch - Bennedy, CRicho (+ Godd, Gibbs, Hart, Pear, SJ, Mart, Rock)
Ruc: Cox, Nicholls - Blicavs, Currie
Fwd: NicNat, SJ, Pavlich, Martin, Rockliff, Franklin - Cloke, Staker (+ Bennedy, Richards)
Your Rucks will be a bit down, and you only get to use the loophole on them in rounds 16, 20, 21 and maybe 23.
It really is the only way I can see you getting both Heater and Pav, if Vlastuin plays this week. It's a bit of a risk, as you'll coasting the last 6 weeks without trades, and a thinnish Ruck line, but you should be able to cover gaps in your other lines.
Good luck.
I like the Watson to Shaw option. Shaw would seem to be a step above your other choices. Normally I'd be worried about how thin this would leave your back up stock, and while it will be thin, you are some chance to get away with it. Vlastuin can cover 4 of your Def's if they're out, and Staker can swing down there once you get Richards in. You will still be very thin in your Mid back ups, if you get an injury there. With only 3 trades left, and thin back up coverage, I think you need to establish DPP's where you can. I think your Mid/Fwd link is a better option for providing cover in your situation. Thurlow to Richards would appear to be one of the trades locked in. Obviously, Watson out is another. This gives you (Watson out, Thurlow out, Richards in, $56k in bank) $700,400 and a player to choose as an in. It looks doubtful, if you take Shaw and Vlastuin is selected this week, that you can go Vlastuin to Pavlich next week. Shaw would leave you $147,200, and it is likely that next week, Vlastuin to Pavlich will cost you around $160k. The problem is compounded by Collingwood playing on Friday, which means you have no opportunity to receive more info during this round before you decide. It would have been nice to see Vlastuin's score first to make the decision easier.
So what if you go down this road?
Trade Watson to Pavlich by taking Kennedy up. That gives you $79.8k in the bank. Now go Vlastuin to Richards, which makes your bank $344.1k. Heath Shaw is projected to be around $533k next week. Thurlow to Shaw next week will only cost you $322k! You get Shaw and Pavlich, which is what you wanted. You achieve this by avoiding Vlastuin's price drop, which is expected to be more than Pavlich's, and getting a small price drop on Heater. It's the only way I can see you getting Heater and Pav, which looks a lot better than Pav and Taylor. Your final team look like this:
Def: Goddard, Gibbs, Hartlett, Pearce, Hanley, Shaw - Richards, Wilson (+ CRicho, Staker)
Mid: Ablett, Pendles, Swan, Danger, JPK, Fyfe, Selwood, TMitch - Bennedy, CRicho (+ Godd, Gibbs, Hart, Pear, SJ, Mart, Rock)
Ruc: Cox, Nicholls - Blicavs, Currie
Fwd: NicNat, SJ, Pavlich, Martin, Rockliff, Franklin - Cloke, Staker (+ Bennedy, Richards)
Your Rucks will be a bit down, and you only get to use the loophole on them in rounds 16, 20, 21 and maybe 23.
It really is the only way I can see you getting both Heater and Pav, if Vlastuin plays this week. It's a bit of a risk, as you'll coasting the last 6 weeks without trades, and a thinnish Ruck line, but you should be able to cover gaps in your other lines.
Good luck.