Can someone articulate why these trades are madness: Grundy, Ridley, JHF to Gawn, Docherty and Rosas?
Grundy - was averaging 110 before that game on the weekend, has a great record vs the bombers too. Just about every premo will have at least 1 bad score and you can't always trade them because of it. Was only 2 weeks ago everyone was trading Gawn and now look.. a fortnight is a long time in SC, and spending 100k with no guarantee of improving your team is madness.
Ridley - 100% understand trading him, role looks awful, body language and movement is just as bad.
JHF - can also understand the trade here, but his role is terrible so you could easily justify a hold for another week or two.
Gawn - looks like he is back but can't justify a Grundy trade to get him in.
Docherty - coming off his worst score and at $575k that is super expensive for a defender premium. Should be plenty of value plays during upgrade season, and all it takes is another sub 100 score and you can get him at a big discount. Don't like him at his current price.
Rosas - the buzz rookie downgrade outside of Preuss. Frees up some cash but with his role he doesn't look like an onfield rookie, especially given the forward options are in abundance!
Personally I would:
- Hold Grundy
- Trade Ridley to someone in a similar price bracket (or cheaper) - maybe a Pendles/Zorko type down back, or a Bailey Smith type in the mids. If you are going to spend $575k upgrading Ridley I would grab Mills or Parish (via Daicos DPP to the backline).
- JHF to Rosas is a gut feel call and probably depends on your upgrade plans next week. Carrying $200k into your trades next week can't hurt but like I said, I think you can mount an equally strong argument for holding or trading JHF this week so it comes down to personal preference there. I would do the trade though.
All up 2 trades, keep your boosts, and do a premium correction and rookie downgrade to target an upgrade next week.