Strategy Round 11: Trades
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I like Adams. Not as a person, he looks like he’s the type to steal his nans pension to buy a pack of Winnie Blues.
As a pick though, he’ll be front and centre for a lot of time in that midfield for the rest of the season. I’m tossing up between him and Titch, if they’d both had their bye I’d be going for Adams 100% of the time I reckon.
As a pick though, he’ll be front and centre for a lot of time in that midfield for the rest of the season. I’m tossing up between him and Titch, if they’d both had their bye I’d be going for Adams 100% of the time I reckon.
At around $310k WHE is priced at approximately 62 (divide by $5,000) which is actually low for him historically (I look at the last c. 3 seasons of data on scoring and games played). Footywire is excellent for this info:
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pu-collingwood-magpies--will-hoskin-elliott
With that said, he has an injury and Sier is potentially very cheap, priced at c. 52 and with an 80 average in his first year, and potential to score well if he plays mid (check the centre bounce info posted on this site for that data - eg use the search function (top right hand side) for “CBA” posted by “@connoisseur”).
Two things I would flag:
- I would normally not recommend you trade out overpriced players like this, I’m only suggesting it because your cash generation is behind a lot of other coaches’. The trick in this game is basically (1) to start a good slate of top premiums that are not too overpriced, and then fill the rest of your starting side with playing rookies who can average say 50+ for a string of games and generate cash for you, and then (2) you downgrade one rookie who is close to maxing out in price and upgrade another, to build towards a full premium side. Essentially you want to work backwards from your desired full premium side, start as many of those players as you can (not low quality “premiums” - the ones you actually want, which in my view should be the durable top scorers). Your window to use this approach may be closing for this year, so trading overpriced players is one other way to generate cash. For example, I think Sier will beat WHE’s scoring if he can stay in the side, and the trade raises some cash for you as well. It’s not perfect, but it’s an option.
- Follow what @THCLT has laid out for you. His trade plans are excellent, and I suspect it will both improve your side and help you improve for next year. This is a funny season anyway, and SC is tricky to improve significantly at, until you get the basic strategy right (essentially what I outlined above). Using the rest of the year as a bit of a practice run/planning opportunity could put you in a strong position for improving rankings for years to come.
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pu-collingwood-magpies--will-hoskin-elliott
With that said, he has an injury and Sier is potentially very cheap, priced at c. 52 and with an 80 average in his first year, and potential to score well if he plays mid (check the centre bounce info posted on this site for that data - eg use the search function (top right hand side) for “CBA” posted by “@connoisseur”).
Two things I would flag:
- I would normally not recommend you trade out overpriced players like this, I’m only suggesting it because your cash generation is behind a lot of other coaches’. The trick in this game is basically (1) to start a good slate of top premiums that are not too overpriced, and then fill the rest of your starting side with playing rookies who can average say 50+ for a string of games and generate cash for you, and then (2) you downgrade one rookie who is close to maxing out in price and upgrade another, to build towards a full premium side. Essentially you want to work backwards from your desired full premium side, start as many of those players as you can (not low quality “premiums” - the ones you actually want, which in my view should be the durable top scorers). Your window to use this approach may be closing for this year, so trading overpriced players is one other way to generate cash. For example, I think Sier will beat WHE’s scoring if he can stay in the side, and the trade raises some cash for you as well. It’s not perfect, but it’s an option.
- Follow what @THCLT has laid out for you. His trade plans are excellent, and I suspect it will both improve your side and help you improve for next year. This is a funny season anyway, and SC is tricky to improve significantly at, until you get the basic strategy right (essentially what I outlined above). Using the rest of the year as a bit of a practice run/planning opportunity could put you in a strong position for improving rankings for years to come.
Looking like three trades this week with one prem coming in - out Buda, Starc and Egg. Trying to keep my better rookies with good JS - Pickett, King, Simpson.
Feels like it is coming to be a war of attrition this season. Of course I normally jump the wrong way in the second half of the season... So many times I have saved trades and watched those in the no trades club ride their luck and get away with it. When I do try to do it, I end up eating tasty donuts for round after round
Feels like it is coming to be a war of attrition this season. Of course I normally jump the wrong way in the second half of the season... So many times I have saved trades and watched those in the no trades club ride their luck and get away with it. When I do try to do it, I end up eating tasty donuts for round after round
Does this stat from Connoisseur in the captains thread give anyone second thoughts on Mitchell?
2020 Wins Avg: 130.5 from 4 (1/4 below 100, 2/4 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 101 from 5 (2/5 below 100, 1/5 120+)
Next 3- Freo in Perth (still a potential loss), West Coast in Perth, Port in Adelaide. Now I’m not so sure, it’s hard to see Hawthorn’s current record of about one loss for every win changing.
2020 Wins Avg: 130.5 from 4 (1/4 below 100, 2/4 120+)
2020 Losses Avg: 101 from 5 (2/5 below 100, 1/5 120+)
Next 3- Freo in Perth (still a potential loss), West Coast in Perth, Port in Adelaide. Now I’m not so sure, it’s hard to see Hawthorn’s current record of about one loss for every win changing.
It’s a good question, but personally I’m not that concerned about it. If he averaged 115 (rough average of 130 and 100) and played every game I’d be very happy with that.
His BE is 75 and he has a huge score running through so even if he went 100, 100, 100 I’m not sure he’d get materially cheaper, and then you’d only have him for a handful of rounds anyway.
Personally I like that he doesn’t seem to be playing as well this year but is still a first choice mid scorer (7th by average, and in my view more likely to maintain it than some of those ahead of him). If he gets back to anywhere near his pre injury standards there’s significant upside, and his floor seems pretty high to me.
His BE is 75 and he has a huge score running through so even if he went 100, 100, 100 I’m not sure he’d get materially cheaper, and then you’d only have him for a handful of rounds anyway.
Personally I like that he doesn’t seem to be playing as well this year but is still a first choice mid scorer (7th by average, and in my view more likely to maintain it than some of those ahead of him). If he gets back to anywhere near his pre injury standards there’s significant upside, and his floor seems pretty high to me.
