Okay so I j have just logged into my SC team and was greeted with an explanation of the rule changes. I am sure you guys have already worked this out but I am unsure by the info they provided below. Take Sturt. Assume he plays Rd 2 and scores 60. His price will alter before Rd 3 and will be based on 100, 60 and 25 (the 25 being his score based on his start price). So does that mean after Rd 2 his price is based on an ave of 62 (approx.). Then Rd 3 he scores 60 again. The rolling ave now is 100, 60, 60 or around 73. Is that what they mean?
And if so they guys like McGrath priced at 399k is basically guaranteed 80 plus his rd 2 score to go with his 113 in rd 1.
Player price changes begin after Round 2 (or after a player has played two matches) to account for the shortened season, one week earlier than in previous seasons. So a cheap player like Fremantle’s Sam Sturt is set to jump in price after his next game after scoring 100 in his first match. Likewise high-priced players who flopped in Round 1 are set for a likely price drop next round. You’ll need to make trades this week to get on (or off) before the first price changes.
Note that we will continue to use a three-round rolling average to calculate prices. For Round 2, the third score used will be based on the previous season average score that each player was priced at – then returning to normal after the third round.
You're pretty much right.
Using Sturt as an example:
Priced at $123,900, which equates to 22.82 points.
The MN will likely drop around 2-2.5% after Round 2, because of the price rises.
Let's say the new MN will be 5330.
Sturt's B/E is calculated by 123,900 x 3 / 5330 - 100 (rnd 1 score) - 22.82 (pre rnd 1 "value") = -53.08
If Sturt scores 60 in Rnd 2, his new price will be: 123,900 + ((60 - -53.08) x 440) = $173,656, or $173,700 (+$49,800).
This will vary depending on exactly how the MN changes.
Sturt's new B/E heading into Round 3, where we might assume the MN now drops to 5260 is calculated at:
173,656 x 3 / 5260 - 100 (rnd 1) - 60 (rnd 2) = -60.96
His B/E falls further into the negative, as the 22.82 falls out of the cycle, and is replaced by the 60 in Rnd 2.
Now let's assume he scores 50 in Rnd 3.
His new price will be: 173,656 + (50 - -60.96) x 440 = $222,478 or $222,500 (+$48,800).
If Sturt scores at a consistent rate in his next 2 games, his 2nd price rise is slightly bigger than his first, due to that low score of 22.82 dropping out. In my example his 2nd price rise is just lower, as I have given him a 50 in Rnd 2, instead of the 60 in Rnd 1.
Sturt's new B/E for Round 4, assuming a new MN of 5220 would now be:
222,478 x 3 / 5220 - 60 (rnd 2) - 50 (rnd 3) = 17.86.
So as you can see, if his scoring stays in that 50-60 area, his price will tend toward the $280,000 area, or around +$160,000, but he has made most (nearly 60%) of those gains in the first 2 price rises.
I hope that makes sense.