The more I look, the more interesting this gets.
MDB is listed as 2-3 weeks to return from his hamstring injury. So maybe he chases around Tom Mitchell in R15 and then oh... what's this? GWS vs Melbourne in R16
.
Last time MDB kept Oliver to almost single digits in a
half before pinging his hammy while Clarry scrounged his way to 60 something.
If you traded Oliver out in R14 at over $700k, facing a bye and huge BE, you could get 9 scores from another premo vs. 7 from Oliver + an MDB 70.
If your trade in goes at 110, and Oliver goes at 120 (plus a 70 against GWS) then you are still 80 points and cash ahead.
Now, I'd take money that a
fit Lachie Neale averages more than 110 in the back half, tilting it even further. Question is - is he fit and firing to destroy North on his likely return and sustain it?
As others have pointed out, Brisbane play 7 of the bottom 8 sides on the run home in 9 matches. It could not get any better.
I feel like a drastic move is boiling again!