Discussion 2023 Round 2: Teams & In Game Discussion

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Feeling pretty lucky. Stewart injury last week, decided would downgrade to Cole given the amount of midpricers in the team not hitting the mark (Fyfe, Bruhn, Hopper, Flanders). Then was even luckier this week with Gawn zero (VC - phew).

Why lucky? Gawn injury led to me not being able to just cash up, traded mid round Cole to Daicos (still one trade). Now also going to get Darcy Cameron for Gawn releasing another $150k. Cash will also fund Fyfe to Ziebell.

Many others are going to be burning the house down to get Daicos, probably cannot get DC easy and Ziebell may be challenging if cash spent on upgrade a midpricer to Daicos.

These injuries look terrible (clearly are for two players we love) and if we go like for like premiums it cost two trades. Yet prior to round 3 it gives us the chance to pick up value opportunities and potentially trade generates $100k for like for like player. Prior years I would have traded LFL or held for a few weeks and upgraded around this, trying to evolve the strategy.

Only disappointment is 3rd trade next week, can afford to upgrade Bruhn to a $540k, not sure anyone standing out. Maybe a Worpel, short of COGS, LDU. Many will jump on Chandler, not sure if to chase him. Looked ok, KP back soon although with Grundy now rucking think he looks safe. more interested in Crozier who was in my original team and potentially is there a way to get to Laird in next two weeks.

Maybe overly optimistic assessment, yet not going to bemoan my 77k rank last week and likely similar this week.

Where I will have a rant, benched McKenna last week over Cowan, Ashcroft this week over Flanders. Plus Fyfe late out, although the Pou 59 may have been an upgrade score.
 
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1538/15 Gawn 0 in that also. Gulden, Ridley, Tom Green, Ginbey, McKenzie, Callaghan and Flanders to come.
Will miss all of todays games so hopefully no nasties when I get back this evening.

I can't wait for SC to open and get Nick Daicos in.
 
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Anyone know what happened to Young? Was on 34 at QT, and finished on 50.

Watched the last qtr only, and teammates seemed to be ignoring him.
Had the Band-Aid next to him from fanfooty app…assume he was injured or off for a while?
glad I didn’t bring him in after last week’s heroic’s…..was strongly considering it in place of Stewart
 
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Is Docherty to Daicos and Flanders to Ziebell an outrageous trade? If Ziebs actually does a 2021 and averages 105+ its almost a must have keeper at $356. I do still think Daics will get hard tags, Jones was a joke and it only lasted a qtr. Hopefully flanders pumps out a 120 and means no trade but i think a 60 is more likely. other option could be steele to LDUand flanders to ziebs but it seems dirty to trade out steele or doch.
waste of trades in my view… still think Doc finishes a top 8 defender….
Agree in getting Daicos but better to move on any mid pricers or incorrect early calls to get him….
Ziebell does look a must have - I am using bruyn to get him in next week….
Cant make any suggestions without seeing your team… happy to provide suggestions if you post your team @MaxsMaggies?
 
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2065/18+ Oliver

Only four rookies/mid pricers to come, but I’m already well ahead of last week’s result, and new recruit Ziebell scored nicely. Happy with that.
You're my matchup is SCSP2 this week :rolleyes:

Need Ridley, Gulden, Green and Fin to score about 500 points to get past. Can I dream? :ROFLMAO:

Jackson's 57 vs Ziebell's 123 is what really killed me.
 

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15/1,465 I managed to avoid Gawn, but Darcy said “I won’t let you get too much advantage from that!” Have the C on Green due to also giving Darcy VC duty. Let’s see if this weeks captain on a Sunday can do better than Laird last week.

Going slightly better in RDT at 13+C/1,396 and AF 15+C/1,528.
 
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Yeah I just read about the shoulder issues. I have the easiest of outs in Daicos so there's a silver lining I guess...
Yeah presents a bit of a unique opportunity. Not really missing any rookies and not really able to get them in any case so need to nail 3 value selections/midpricers or the season is likely down the drain before round 3.

Will be the earliest I’ve been “out of it” since my first year playing if I balls it up. Quick maths says I can fit in Ziebell, Daicos & Cameron in with enough change left over to snag an early upgrade so pretty hard to deviate from that plan I think.
 

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You're my matchup is SCSP2 this week :rolleyes:

Need Ridley, Gulden, Green and Fin to score about 500 points to get past. Can I dream? :ROFLMAO:

Jackson's 57 vs Ziebell's 123 is what really killed me.
Hehe - if they hit their ceilings you’ll beat me easy! Probably need at least two to go big, but all seem to be in form. Good luck 🙂
 
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Yeah presents a bit of a unique opportunity. Not really missing any rookies and not really able to get them in any case so need to nail 3 value selections/midpricers or the season is likely down the drain before round 3.

Will be the earliest I’ve been “out of it” since my first year playing if I balls it up. Quick maths says I can fit in Ziebell, Daicos & Cameron in with enough change left over to snag an early upgrade so pretty hard to deviate from that plan I think.
I'm still uncertain about DC; from what I read he was still playing forward a lot; having said that, so was Sean Darcy apparently, though with the way SC is going this year he'll probably go 180 on Callum Jamieson as soon as you trade him.
 
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