Probably Hough to N Martin for me.
My 2c on a few issues floating around:
To those saying how good the trade boost is to allow waiting to next Rd and making 3 then, I would say do your best to avoid it. The boost will be so damn valuable during upgrade season it would be a shame to waste one unnecessarily now. More info is always good but pull the trigger on the simple ones to allow flexibility next week and lessen likelihood of needing the boost.
Brodie and Berry are tough ones because individually they seem pretty good to me but structurally they are getting in the way a bit, for those of us with Rachele, Martin, Hayes on the bench. I acknowledge there are elements of doubt over each of them (Berry shoulder and Brodie last-quarter benching plus Fyfe return) but I do think there's an element of people talking themselves into these as bigger issues because they make for 'easy' trade-outs to restructure and target more desirable trade-ins. (Which is not an unimportant consideration). But to me they both hold lots of the appeal that made them desirable picks in the first place, and I can easily see a world where they're being talked about as trade-in options next week, which is always something to think when considering outs.
Ward we should probably have another look at too, but for those without Hough or other likely dropped player, and needing to get N Martin, I think going early is rational given considerations in point 1.
On a miscellaneous note, be careful about sharing restructuring trades around these parts. They often look dodgy out of context and will almost always be advised against. But restructuring can be very important and is often painful. Often they are ones to trust your gut on.
Big watches as trade-in targets for me this week are, in order of appeal, Hewett, English, Docherty, Petracca (not a watch, just a structural thing whether I get access to him), Durdin, Mead, Tom Green, Andrew Brayshaw, Hall.
Good luck all with your deliberations. Definitely one of the funnest weeks of SC with so many options on the table and the season still stretching out appealingly to us.
My 2c on a few issues floating around:
To those saying how good the trade boost is to allow waiting to next Rd and making 3 then, I would say do your best to avoid it. The boost will be so damn valuable during upgrade season it would be a shame to waste one unnecessarily now. More info is always good but pull the trigger on the simple ones to allow flexibility next week and lessen likelihood of needing the boost.
Brodie and Berry are tough ones because individually they seem pretty good to me but structurally they are getting in the way a bit, for those of us with Rachele, Martin, Hayes on the bench. I acknowledge there are elements of doubt over each of them (Berry shoulder and Brodie last-quarter benching plus Fyfe return) but I do think there's an element of people talking themselves into these as bigger issues because they make for 'easy' trade-outs to restructure and target more desirable trade-ins. (Which is not an unimportant consideration). But to me they both hold lots of the appeal that made them desirable picks in the first place, and I can easily see a world where they're being talked about as trade-in options next week, which is always something to think when considering outs.
Ward we should probably have another look at too, but for those without Hough or other likely dropped player, and needing to get N Martin, I think going early is rational given considerations in point 1.
On a miscellaneous note, be careful about sharing restructuring trades around these parts. They often look dodgy out of context and will almost always be advised against. But restructuring can be very important and is often painful. Often they are ones to trust your gut on.
Big watches as trade-in targets for me this week are, in order of appeal, Hewett, English, Docherty, Petracca (not a watch, just a structural thing whether I get access to him), Durdin, Mead, Tom Green, Andrew Brayshaw, Hall.
Good luck all with your deliberations. Definitely one of the funnest weeks of SC with so many options on the table and the season still stretching out appealingly to us.
