Strategy Round 7: Trades
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Yeah, for those with a Dunkley/Neale and missing one of Gawn or Grundy I think the simple move is to lock them in.
People are getting some stability in the forward line with 95-100 guys like Zorko and Sidebottom, but you're not losing a whole lot still fielding 70s rookies like Warner long term, or even 60s rookies like Scott.
Whereas missing a possible 180 this week from both rucks will only see you drop rankings...
People are getting some stability in the forward line with 95-100 guys like Zorko and Sidebottom, but you're not losing a whole lot still fielding 70s rookies like Warner long term, or even 60s rookies like Scott.
Whereas missing a possible 180 this week from both rucks will only see you drop rankings...
Dunkley to Petracca and Gulden to Atu.
My defence is weak, my forwards are a mess (like most people) but still scoring OK, and I'm happy with my mids and rucks. $400K to fix some of these issues next round, and I think I know who I will be ideally targeting but expecting injuries to ruin things as usual.
My defence is weak, my forwards are a mess (like most people) but still scoring OK, and I'm happy with my mids and rucks. $400K to fix some of these issues next round, and I think I know who I will be ideally targeting but expecting injuries to ruin things as usual.
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Sorry Connoisseur! This is not the first time you have asked for my full team so that the community can best advise me. You'd think I'd smarten up 
My full team is below, $500 left in the bank
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For this round, you could do Dunkley and Brockman to Zorko and F Macrae to free up close to $200,000. This also allows you to loop Scott and Macrae for RD7-RD9. An alternative could involve grabbing D Robertson instead meaning you could field him over Scott for the coming rounds but you will only have close to $100,000 left.
Cox can stay at D6 for this round and can be possibly downgraded to Frederick next round or upgraded to May, Short or Lloyd in the upcoming rounds as all have high breakevens.
Still unsure whether to go Gulden to Oliver or to Brayshaw and save some cash for further upgrades. Oliver is set and forget top 4 midfielder and could go on a great run against weaker teams, Brayshaw is more of an m8 type, great value but susceptible to hard tags and I'm already carrying Taranto who isn't a top 10 mid but might need to do as an m8 or luxury upgrade later on potentially if trades allow for it. The safe play is Oliver but the extra cash could be very handy for earlier upgrades. Any suggestions?
Second trade will probably just be going to Zorko, gets rid of a weak forward rookie especially in a week without Martin. Not a fan of Zorko, not a great age but with Neale out could be seeing some more mid time, can go on runs of 110 ppg given more mid time. Was contemplating both Oliver and Brayshaw and going weaker with forward rookies but with Rowe and Waterman not playing, there is hardly any bench coverage there having to play all of Warner, Bergman and Scott on field.
Second trade will probably just be going to Zorko, gets rid of a weak forward rookie especially in a week without Martin. Not a fan of Zorko, not a great age but with Neale out could be seeing some more mid time, can go on runs of 110 ppg given more mid time. Was contemplating both Oliver and Brayshaw and going weaker with forward rookies but with Rowe and Waterman not playing, there is hardly any bench coverage there having to play all of Warner, Bergman and Scott on field.
Sure:
Ridley, Stewart, Laird, Docherty, Short, Chapman (Highmore, Mansell)
Macrae, Merrett, Walsh, Taranto, Gulden, Powell, Jordon, Scott (Campbell, Berry, McNeil)
Grundy, Gawn (Flynn)
Dunkley, Martin, Ziebell, Impey, Warner, Bergman (Rowe, Waterman)
$174,000 in the bank, 24 trades left
Need to strengthen my mids which has been my weakest line this season so far and remove a rookie on that line and feel Oliver is the natural choice there and Dunkley going down is a good opportunity to sure up that line, even Brayshaw improves that line however. Dusty out this week, was planning to put him on mid bench for Scott and play Berry on field (assuming he's selected) for the week.
Ridley, Stewart, Laird, Docherty, Short, Chapman (Highmore, Mansell)
Macrae, Merrett, Walsh, Taranto, Gulden, Powell, Jordon, Scott (Campbell, Berry, McNeil)
Grundy, Gawn (Flynn)
Dunkley, Martin, Ziebell, Impey, Warner, Bergman (Rowe, Waterman)
$174,000 in the bank, 24 trades left
Need to strengthen my mids which has been my weakest line this season so far and remove a rookie on that line and feel Oliver is the natural choice there and Dunkley going down is a good opportunity to sure up that line, even Brayshaw improves that line however. Dusty out this week, was planning to put him on mid bench for Scott and play Berry on field (assuming he's selected) for the week.
I’m in the same boat. Desperately need forwards as it’s rookie heavy but I don’t love anyone available. Mild interest in a Zorko/Heeney type but I’ve decided to invest more into the midfield with proven SPs, Oliver & Steele. Will look at Ben Brown closely as a value pick and possibly upgrade gulden to one of those forwards mentioned above.
Hard choice, the decision goes beyond the relative scoring powers of the players but also the rookies currently playing onfield...the $120k saved may allow you to execute a double upgrade this round.
Notwithstanding, I'd punt on Oliver, given the weak schedule he faces in the next month - he's a chance to really run riot with heavy scores imo. Has a very high ceiling...scored 205 in a game last year. Brayshaw, if you still like him next week, will be around 500-510k...may still be within reach with your normal upgrade cadence.
Notwithstanding, I'd punt on Oliver, given the weak schedule he faces in the next month - he's a chance to really run riot with heavy scores imo. Has a very high ceiling...scored 205 in a game last year. Brayshaw, if you still like him next week, will be around 500-510k...may still be within reach with your normal upgrade cadence.
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Rucks and backs are fine and agree with your sentiment regarding the midfield. Oliver still very attainable and cheap considering his consistency and durability and I agree with @meataxe regarding Brayshaw. T Mitchell should be another solid choice between now and the next couple rounds as a cheap upgrade to move a rookie off the field.
I don't mind the decision to hold Gulden a while longer but unfortunately Campbell and McNeil cannot be traded to a Zorko/Sidebottom due to insufficient funds but Gulden can. Depending on their performance this round, you could trade Campbell and Flynn to Heeney and R/F moving Zorko/Sidebottom to the midfield and Scott, etc to the bench next week.
I don't mind the decision to hold Gulden a while longer but unfortunately Campbell and McNeil cannot be traded to a Zorko/Sidebottom due to insufficient funds but Gulden can. Depending on their performance this round, you could trade Campbell and Flynn to Heeney and R/F moving Zorko/Sidebottom to the midfield and Scott, etc to the bench next week.
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Dunkley/Gulden to Gawn/Deven leaves me looking like this.
Annoyingly $800 short of being able to trade Campbell instead of Gulden in the above scenario.
@wogitalia certainly has me giving some serious thought to Farrar as an alternative to Dev for a 40k saving...
Annoyingly $800 short of being able to trade Campbell instead of Gulden in the above scenario.
@wogitalia certainly has me giving some serious thought to Farrar as an alternative to Dev for a 40k saving...
