Strategy 2023: Round 3 Trades
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The issue is at the current pace English owners distance themselves from non-owners, even if he gets injured in 6 weeks or so. Like its game over for overall if you don't have him. Non-owners are also banking on some type of bounce back from whoever they started in place of him. Because of the extra trades in an injury scenario English owners can just swap to the best alternative and bank what is likely a substantial amount of $ for another upgrade. They're almost impregnably ahead on points and cash despite being down two trades.
Non owners are banking on an early injury: with his history it could happen, but this type of scoring could well just roll on until their bye and even past it. Notably, its not as if the other rucks aren't without injury history and most of them are dealing with their own issues (Shrek, for example, competition from Jackson for ruck time and an inept forward line he started in last weekend).
This is also, to my mind, the last week you can really do anything about it if Tim's clean run of health rolls on for some weeks.
Maybe we should just forget about "set and forget" rucks for the time being, given the extra trades we have.
Non owners are banking on an early injury: with his history it could happen, but this type of scoring could well just roll on until their bye and even past it. Notably, its not as if the other rucks aren't without injury history and most of them are dealing with their own issues (Shrek, for example, competition from Jackson for ruck time and an inept forward line he started in last weekend).
This is also, to my mind, the last week you can really do anything about it if Tim's clean run of health rolls on for some weeks.
Maybe we should just forget about "set and forget" rucks for the time being, given the extra trades we have.
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But does it? I mean if the extra money is used to go from say a Setterfield to an LDU does that mean Non-English owners are likely to fall further behind? I can go English and Setterfield or Cameron and LDU and I'm leaning towards LDU as an option. It's not as simple as just being a non-owner of a player X.
Grrrrr... sounds like a challenge.
Damn and I'd just gotten used to the idea of keeping Doc and foregoing Setterfield
Damn and I'd just gotten used to the idea of keeping Doc and foregoing Setterfield
Just didn't like Darcy role RD1 & RD2pre season fooled me again.?
Reverse? Confirm.
Out: Dale, Shrek & Flanders
In: Daicos, Cameron & Chandler
Strengthens my backline, although I'm missing McKenna who I might be able to take for 220k odd next week if I don't like the look of Crozier. Rather than having to field 4 rookies in defense I only now need to field 3.
I still get Chandler & I move up to have 12 premos.
Best of all, I've managed to free up nearly 500k across the last few weeks to be able to pick up Laird next week when he dips. Chesser survives the week to become a floating donut (if dropped) & potentially becomes Laird next week.
Hunter Clark gets lynched next week if he doesn't ton up. McKenna & Crozier the options. Also frees up roughly 70k more. If not, I'll flick Goater to Laird in a single trade.
Out: Dale, Shrek & Flanders
In: Daicos, Cameron & Chandler
Strengthens my backline, although I'm missing McKenna who I might be able to take for 220k odd next week if I don't like the look of Crozier. Rather than having to field 4 rookies in defense I only now need to field 3.
I still get Chandler & I move up to have 12 premos.
Best of all, I've managed to free up nearly 500k across the last few weeks to be able to pick up Laird next week when he dips. Chesser survives the week to become a floating donut (if dropped) & potentially becomes Laird next week.
Hunter Clark gets lynched next week if he doesn't ton up. McKenna & Crozier the options. Also frees up roughly 70k more. If not, I'll flick Goater to Laird in a single trade.
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Non owners could also be banking English goes back to his 2022 average of 105 and become just a good ruck. The week or two off just a bonus.
Coaches look at a two game average and in their mind think that could continue.
LDU 150, Daicos 140, Setterfield 123, English 137. Does anyone really believe they can keep going at these numbers? but all still good picks.
If English goes back to more realistic number he won’t hurt non owner to much, if he continues at 137 ouch.
Coaches look at a two game average and in their mind think that could continue.
LDU 150, Daicos 140, Setterfield 123, English 137. Does anyone really believe they can keep going at these numbers? but all still good picks.
If English goes back to more realistic number he won’t hurt non owner to much, if he continues at 137 ouch.
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No one is worth breaking your team for. But if you think he can become a midfield keeper is worth a pick at his price. His starting numbers and end of last season suggest he can, but no guarantees can be very inconsistent.
But in the midfield there will be lots of great midfielders at around this price at some point with better scoring history. He himself could easy be back to $550-$600k at some point.
But in the midfield there will be lots of great midfielders at around this price at some point with better scoring history. He himself could easy be back to $550-$600k at some point.
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That 105 average is quite misleading, because of the injuries he had: this effects conditioning and SC output on return in most cases. His average pre his first injury was over 120. He returned to dump 160 SC points on the Eagles (yeah, I know), was uncharacteristically turnover happy for 80 SC points vs the Premiers (with 20 disposals!) then played through what turned out to be a bad a concussion the next game against GWS for 110 SC points. He was then only average rest of the season likely because of his lack of condition and lingering concussion effects.
As I said, non-owners will be hoping for something to happen to him, with his history this could well be the case. If it does happen (obv none of us here seriously wish injury on a player) by that time it could well not matter for overall anyway.
Of note, he's had two of the toughest matchps he will face for the season for that 137 average and in both games the Dogs were thrashed.
As I said, non-owners will be hoping for something to happen to him, with his history this could well be the case. If it does happen (obv none of us here seriously wish injury on a player) by that time it could well not matter for overall anyway.
Of note, he's had two of the toughest matchps he will face for the season for that 137 average and in both games the Dogs were thrashed.
Yeah I was looking at doing the Hopper thing and taking another look at who out of Richards and Young to trade back into Hopper next week. But I can make that decision this week and save a trade
I'm going to trust in Richards finish to last year and trade Young into Daicos. Young was one of my 4 breakout contenders this year so I am correcting him.
I'll split failing mid keeper Macrae into Forward keeper Ziebel and mid pricer Flanders corrected to mid pricer Setterfield. Frees up 200k leaving me 240k for next week to either upgrade Chesser into Bowes/Kozzi or Richards into LDU or maybe Laird. Neither look like staying under 650k for long
I'm going to trust in Richards finish to last year and trade Young into Daicos. Young was one of my 4 breakout contenders this year so I am correcting him.
I'll split failing mid keeper Macrae into Forward keeper Ziebel and mid pricer Flanders corrected to mid pricer Setterfield. Frees up 200k leaving me 240k for next week to either upgrade Chesser into Bowes/Kozzi or Richards into LDU or maybe Laird. Neither look like staying under 650k for long
Busy work week & darn family life. So I just had 15mins to do trades rather than pore over info for hours 😂 so it'll prob be a better result. Watching the footy tonight though.
In: Naicos, Setterfield, Chandler. Out: Ridley, Clark, Chesser.
Anticipating that I'll drag SC Daicos down and it'll solidify a decade plus of respectful disdain for him ripping my team a new one every damn time
In: Naicos, Setterfield, Chandler. Out: Ridley, Clark, Chesser.
Anticipating that I'll drag SC Daicos down and it'll solidify a decade plus of respectful disdain for him ripping my team a new one every damn time
Biggest issues are whether to trade (i) Callaghan to Setterfield (only possible if I also go (ii) Darcy down to Cameron, which I'm leaning towards), and/or (iii) Ridley to Daicos
Can see (i) blowing up in my face. Indeed, I can see a case for/against each of them.
Option (iv) is Chesser to Chandler.
Anyone have strong views on these?
Can see (i) blowing up in my face. Indeed, I can see a case for/against each of them.
Option (iv) is Chesser to Chandler.
Anyone have strong views on these?