This looks like a tough one. I don’t think I have a perfect solution for you, but a few thoughts:
- Unfortunately I think you’re going to be minimizing the number of donuts from here, rather than eliminating them. In a strange way that can be good, in that you don’t necessarily panic about copping one this round, for example. [I reckon a few people would happily take back a trade that they made over the byes to cover a donut, for example.] It looks like you’ve had some bad luck with your bench, so premo injuries will be harder to cover.
- I would hold my final trade as long as I reasonably could. Ie I don’t think I’d be doing one up one down soon, unless you’re very confident that it’s the right call.
- Adding DPP potential looks very important. I don’t think I’d bring in anyone who doesn’t have DPP or help facilitate pairs of DPPs etc.
- If you have to trade for an injury, I’d suggest prioritising the ones that are definite long term outs (eg a suspension is always more certain than an injury, etc). It sounds obvious, but people don’t always do it if they’re at different price points and they want a better in, for example. If someone’s done an ACL you know you can’t get lucky holding them, but with an MCL you might get lucky.
- Durabilty, and where possible JS, are probably key considerations for your remaining ins.
Overall I would say you’re probably looking for two value players with DPP and a high chance to play out the season. If Sheldrick fits the bill, that sounds good to me, but if you’re unsure, I’d look for someone you have more confidence in.
