Discussion 2024 Round 19: Teams & In Game Discussion

[Professor]

3/291 vc Ridley didn't quite work out.

 

[Drew]

4/391, bit meh from 4 so called premiums, but it was a good win last night, broke the hearts and minds of bombers supporters!

Now, do I take Dowling’s 83 Oliver 😂

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1814414040539844863

 

[Connoisseur]

The Dowling/Humphries emergency duo will likely be sending Oliver to the bench for the second round in a row.

Dowling did not kick on, so Oliver stays onfield.
2/190
Played: J Caldwell and N Martin
Yet to play:
Saturday: T Green, S Flanders, J Steele (VC), D Moore, N Daicos, T Stewart, M Bontempelli (C), Z Butters, D Houston and C Rozee
Sunday: J Dunkley, D Zorko, B Grundy, I Heeney, L Jackson, H Young, C Oliver, S Walsh, Z Fisher and H Sheezel

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1814249452091457833

View: https://twitter.com/UptheBaggers/status/1814249452091457833

 

[FirstTimer]

Final Quarter Scores ( Fully Scaled )
Round 19 2024

 

[FirstTimer]

Just letting you know @Peter56 i won't be available to post scores today , good luck to everyone

 

[Zimmer]

We play each other in 2 Leagues, so whoever wins will be a bonus.
I warned all that Merrett would be tagged, but I noticed you have him as your V/Capt. Since I too have him in my team, I hope he scores well, but not well enough for a Capt score. 😉

Yeah that wasn’t actually intentional - but too late now. I brought him in and was messing around with set ups then forgot to finalise. Need to start setting a time for the start of game. Oh well. Good luck mate.

 

[freowho]

Just in from Channel 7 live feed…
Caldwell did pass his fitness test for concussion so will be cleared to play next week…
subbed due to having to undergo the test and miss so long in the game…
meanwhile…Dawson in concussion protocols and will miss next week against the hawks…

Makes no sense given the sub has missed all of the game before they go on.

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1814459589016146239

View: https://twitter.com/HoneyballAFL/status/1814459589016146239


Rory Laird was also banged up but played out the game. Nicks said: “I think it was more just a cork. I think it was maybe a corkie through the quad. He then found it hard to push off. He wanted to stay out on the ground knowing we were a few men down.”

 

[Pesci001]

Caldwell getting hurt changed the match

I'm surprised the Crows won, Essendon had much more to play for.
Sure Essendon lost Caldwell, Crows were 2 key defenders down + Dawson in the last quarter.

 

[Darkie]

Makes no sense given the sub has missed all of the game before they go on.

I might be misunderstanding this, but I interpreted it as having the sub for Caldwell’s testing time + whatever time remained after that was seen as more valuable than maybe having Caldwell for the time remaining after the test.

Is that different to yours?

I have previously wondered why subs aren’t sometimes activated more quickly in this scenario.

 

[Connoisseur]

I'm surprised the Crows won, Essendon had much more to play for.
Sure Essendon lost Caldwell, Crows were 2 key defenders down + Dawson in the last quarter.

Bombers in a reusults based industry but do not want the key result. Playing 4D chess as you can never lose a final if you do not make it to the pointy end of the season.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1814307534968365420

 

[Peter56]

Just letting you know @Peter56 i won't be available to post scores today , good luck to everyone

Funny I was just jumping on here to say the same thing. Friends around for lunch and then going out for dinner. Time for a life 🙂

 

[Ben's Beasts]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1814492167966167067

View: https://twitter.com/aflratings_Live/status/1814492167966167067

 

[freowho]

I might be misunderstanding this, but I interpreted it as having the sub for Caldwell’s testing time + whatever time remained after that was seen as more valuable than maybe having Caldwell for the time remaining after the test.

Is that different to yours?

I have previously wondered why subs aren’t sometimes activated more quickly in this scenario.

Good point. That's why I'm not paid the big bickies. 🙂

 

[Lost In The Sky]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1814492397021343912

View: https://twitter.com/AFL/status/1814492397021343912

 

[Ben's Beasts]

Sexton not being sub one less thing to worry about.

Hopefully he isn’t used as a forward with Ainsworth and Rosas out this week.

 

[JMAC]

Sexton not being sub one less thing to worry about.

Hopefully he isn’t used as a forward with Ainsworth and Rosas out this week.

Great news for you that he isn't the sub! Hope he goes well.

I had to make a call last night re: Sexton, so pulled the trigger, just in case.

 

[Darkie]

Good point. That's why I'm not paid the big bickies. 🙂

It is an interesting strategic decision, because it can’t be reversed. I suspect that eventually these sorts of decisions will be made by applying principles from option pricing.

Edit: it’s also a resource you can only activate once, so the risk of a further injury is relevant as well. It’s highly unlikely that these decisions are being made optimally at this point, but it will give some teams an edge as that improves.