Strategy Round 6: Trades
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It's easy to overlook the nugget about him participating "in most training activities", but the flip side of that is that he's still not a 100% full participant at training just yet either if you take that statement at face value.
Common sense would also dictate that he probably needs to get some game time into him at state league level before reentering the fray at the highest level, given that his particular injury would have basically killed off any fitness he may have had in terms of being ready for a game at AFL level while he was literally sitting on his arse doing nothing for weeks.
Common sense would also dictate that he probably needs to get some game time into him at state league level before reentering the fray at the highest level, given that his particular injury would have basically killed off any fitness he may have had in terms of being ready for a game at AFL level while he was literally sitting on his arse doing nothing for weeks.
Lots of folk getting very nervous of going early on rookies 
but not sure if I prefer to risk going early on Macrae (with his DPP) or McCreery. I feel a need to trade Berry this round (especially now that he's out) to raise some cash - otherwise I won't be able to upgrade next week. But next week who else other than Macrae will be on the bubble, decent and not expensive?
but not sure if I prefer to risk going early on Macrae (with his DPP) or McCreery. I feel a need to trade Berry this round (especially now that he's out) to raise some cash - otherwise I won't be able to upgrade next week. But next week who else other than Macrae will be on the bubble, decent and not expensive?
Lots of folk getting very nervous of going early on rookies but not sure if I prefer to risk going early on Macrae (with his DPP) or McCreery. I feel a need to trade Berry this round (especially now that he's out) to raise some cash - otherwise I won't be able to upgrade next week. But next week who else other than Macrae will be on the bubble, decent and not expensive?
but not sure if I prefer to risk going early on Macrae (with his DPP) or McCreery. I feel a need to trade Berry this round (especially now that he's out) to raise some cash - otherwise I won't be able to upgrade next week. But next week who else other than Macrae will be on the bubble, decent and not expensive?
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It's been an interesting year thus far.
I reckon this week will be tough for many of the teams that i have seen. (Particularly in the backline). I had planned to finally pick up Jones this week (Possibly with a luxury trade for highmore). However, now i feel sitting, not trading and not panicking, is the best course of action. We are only just getting started and money making and rookies look hot, cold and dropped this year. Don't waste your trades - just battle through i say. Back in your premiums that you started with. Money looks hard to earn this year. It's the points you can get on the ground that matters. (And that's it with my wisdom for the year)
I reckon this week will be tough for many of the teams that i have seen. (Particularly in the backline). I had planned to finally pick up Jones this week (Possibly with a luxury trade for highmore). However, now i feel sitting, not trading and not panicking, is the best course of action. We are only just getting started and money making and rookies look hot, cold and dropped this year. Don't waste your trades - just battle through i say. Back in your premiums that you started with. Money looks hard to earn this year. It's the points you can get on the ground that matters. (And that's it with my wisdom for the year)
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The rookie downgrade targets are looking pretty horrific right now. You've got Mansell holding Vlastuin's spot for possibly 2 weeks as the best back, an early punt in the mids and a forward pocket in a team making two changes a week look like it's mandatory as the best options with not a lot more on the horizon and almost all the top draft guys already in play.
Makes me feel like there are a couple of huge decisions in play now...
1. Take the cows and pray - They look bad, the ones who look decent keep getting hurt/dropped but you just take what cash you can and pray that the rookie targets end up looking a lot better than expected.
2. Milk, milk milk - Hold the guys who are playing until they actually make big cash, reality is that holding a Jordon/Campbell type and hoping they hit a big score is quite possibly a better bet right now than hoping Mansell is still there in 3 weeks, for example.
3. Sacrifice the "premium" upgrade targets - Normally you'd want/need them but I think this year might be the ultimate value hunt, I only need one defender and Lloyd has been my target from the second I locked that format but now a guy like Daniel is going to be so cheap that maybe I have to do it? Same across all the lines, as much as I want Oliver, Steele, Martin and Lloyd, maybe I need to accept and punt on lesser targets.
I can certainly see people trying to get the best of the best and trading aggressively running face first into a big wall, I'm aggressively targeting 7 upgrades right now (assumes Kelly, Taranto, Hind and Impey are all keepers which seems dreamy) and I'm honestly not sure how I can fund them on current projections. Heck even if all my existing rookies made me 100k from here (unlikely given a couple aren't even playing!) I'd have a bit over 500k per upgrade and that's with an utterly unrealistic 7 targets!
Here's me sitting here hoping a few of the rookies go bang this week! Worst part is the value on offer right now is actually very decent but I've just got no pathways or trade out options!
Makes me feel like there are a couple of huge decisions in play now...
1. Take the cows and pray - They look bad, the ones who look decent keep getting hurt/dropped but you just take what cash you can and pray that the rookie targets end up looking a lot better than expected.
2. Milk, milk milk - Hold the guys who are playing until they actually make big cash, reality is that holding a Jordon/Campbell type and hoping they hit a big score is quite possibly a better bet right now than hoping Mansell is still there in 3 weeks, for example.
3. Sacrifice the "premium" upgrade targets - Normally you'd want/need them but I think this year might be the ultimate value hunt, I only need one defender and Lloyd has been my target from the second I locked that format but now a guy like Daniel is going to be so cheap that maybe I have to do it? Same across all the lines, as much as I want Oliver, Steele, Martin and Lloyd, maybe I need to accept and punt on lesser targets.
I can certainly see people trying to get the best of the best and trading aggressively running face first into a big wall, I'm aggressively targeting 7 upgrades right now (assumes Kelly, Taranto, Hind and Impey are all keepers which seems dreamy) and I'm honestly not sure how I can fund them on current projections. Heck even if all my existing rookies made me 100k from here (unlikely given a couple aren't even playing!) I'd have a bit over 500k per upgrade and that's with an utterly unrealistic 7 targets!
Here's me sitting here hoping a few of the rookies go bang this week! Worst part is the value on offer right now is actually very decent but I've just got no pathways or trade out options!
Personally the 2 trades spent are way more valuable than the 60k saved & 1 donut
Honestly think you should hold otherwise come the pointy end of the season, you’ll may regret not copping a 0 in exchange for the 2 additional trades wasted (saved)
Considering he should be coming straight back next week, and is / will be top 6 defenders, save your trades! 🥲
Honestly think you should hold otherwise come the pointy end of the season, you’ll may regret not copping a 0 in exchange for the 2 additional trades wasted (saved)
Considering he should be coming straight back next week, and is / will be top 6 defenders, save your trades! 🥲
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