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^^ You learn something new every day! 
It looks like the blue, double down arrow (on the LHS of the thread name) does much the same thing? Maybe the yellow is for the last post (it is still there for threads I've already read in full) and the downward blue arrows are for the first unread post (it is only displayed for threads that have new unread posts)?
And do most people start by going to Quick links\Today's posts?
It looks like the blue, double down arrow (on the LHS of the thread name) does much the same thing? Maybe the yellow is for the last post (it is still there for threads I've already read in full) and the downward blue arrows are for the first unread post (it is only displayed for threads that have new unread posts)?
And do most people start by going to Quick links\Today's posts?
Can you find them here?
http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/904-Articles-amp-Recommended-Reading
http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/904-Articles-amp-Recommended-Reading
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Impromtu's Articles: http://www.supercoachscores.com/forums/4-Impromptu-s-Articles
Recommended Reading: http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/904-Articles-amp-Recommended-Reading
Recommended Reading: http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/904-Articles-amp-Recommended-Reading
I have had a read of this Chels and there is some errors in your calculations. You have stated starting with 14 premiums and 14 rookies which only equals 28 players, and then a 15 premium and 13 rookie team which still only equals 28 players.
You also state that you need to go from $175,000 to $550,000 to upgrade a player, hence needing $375,000 or $187,500 per trade. This is incorrect as you would need $550,000 PLUS $125,000(ish) to get a basement priced player so you would actually need to turn two $175,000 players into $675,000, meaning each you would need around $162,500 per trade. Its not quite this simple though as its not how much a player is averaging when you trade them in, but rather how much they average AFTER you trade them in. You would also need more than 22 premiums and 8 basement priced players, especially leading in to the final rounds.
I peaked in price last year at $13,950,900 at the end of round 17 and was ranked 21st overall. But, it took 28 trades and I just didnt have the trades left for the final 5-6 rounds to maintain the rank. I lost places every week from there and ended up 163rd.
So in closing it doesnt really matter how much money you have (although quick cash generation obviously helps) as much as to make sure you have sufficient trades to be able to use the generated cash towards the end. I will be making sure I have at least a trade a week to use for every round after the byes. I would ultimately like to go in to the byes with around 12 trades left.
You also state that you need to go from $175,000 to $550,000 to upgrade a player, hence needing $375,000 or $187,500 per trade. This is incorrect as you would need $550,000 PLUS $125,000(ish) to get a basement priced player so you would actually need to turn two $175,000 players into $675,000, meaning each you would need around $162,500 per trade. Its not quite this simple though as its not how much a player is averaging when you trade them in, but rather how much they average AFTER you trade them in. You would also need more than 22 premiums and 8 basement priced players, especially leading in to the final rounds.
I peaked in price last year at $13,950,900 at the end of round 17 and was ranked 21st overall. But, it took 28 trades and I just didnt have the trades left for the final 5-6 rounds to maintain the rank. I lost places every week from there and ended up 163rd.
So in closing it doesnt really matter how much money you have (although quick cash generation obviously helps) as much as to make sure you have sufficient trades to be able to use the generated cash towards the end. I will be making sure I have at least a trade a week to use for every round after the byes. I would ultimately like to go in to the byes with around 12 trades left.
I really appreciate your comments Pearcey47. Thank you for taking the time to point out my sloppy thinking (I may be thinking too much about my keeper team and not enough about my SC team!).
First, you are right about the need for 30 players and not 28. What that means is that to stay within the initial $10m budgetary constraint once you have spent (say) $175,000 on rookies you have $7,375,000 or an average of $491,667 to spend on your 15 premium players or an average of $514,286 on 14 premiums if you opt for 16 rookies. (You could of course opt for cheaper rookies and increase the average spend per premium player.) Given you may want to start with a couple of $600,000+ elite players the attraction of fallen premium players (hello Libba) becomes very real.
Second, again thanks for pointing out the need to replace the player traded out with a cheap(ish) player. As you note this means the trades have to be even better. I am impressed by your ability to generate a team worth $13,950,000 at round 17 as it suggests, notwithstanding my errors, the validity of a G&R strategy. BTW, that was an excellent effort and I would be interested in whether you have any other refined strategies this year other than conserving more trades. It just underlines how important the initial team is in a SC type game. The days of being able to wing it if you made some bad initial selections are long gone.
Once again thank you reading the initial article and taking the time to post the constructive criticism.
First, you are right about the need for 30 players and not 28. What that means is that to stay within the initial $10m budgetary constraint once you have spent (say) $175,000 on rookies you have $7,375,000 or an average of $491,667 to spend on your 15 premium players or an average of $514,286 on 14 premiums if you opt for 16 rookies. (You could of course opt for cheaper rookies and increase the average spend per premium player.) Given you may want to start with a couple of $600,000+ elite players the attraction of fallen premium players (hello Libba) becomes very real.
Second, again thanks for pointing out the need to replace the player traded out with a cheap(ish) player. As you note this means the trades have to be even better. I am impressed by your ability to generate a team worth $13,950,000 at round 17 as it suggests, notwithstanding my errors, the validity of a G&R strategy. BTW, that was an excellent effort and I would be interested in whether you have any other refined strategies this year other than conserving more trades. It just underlines how important the initial team is in a SC type game. The days of being able to wing it if you made some bad initial selections are long gone.
Once again thank you reading the initial article and taking the time to post the constructive criticism.
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Please dont take any of it as criticism, just a couple of oversights.
When I have some time I will be reflecting more on 2015 and highlighting any potential strategies for 2016 so when I have finished my analysis I will post it for anyone who may be interested.
Also, going by your suggested price bracket for keepers, I wouldnt have called my team a GnR squad. I only initially selected 3 players that were priced above your definition of a premium player (2 mids and 1 fwd). I was also ranked 85,192nd after round 1 so as important as the starting squad is you still need to be mindful of any initial mistakes and fix them as soon as possible.
When I have some time I will be reflecting more on 2015 and highlighting any potential strategies for 2016 so when I have finished my analysis I will post it for anyone who may be interested.
Also, going by your suggested price bracket for keepers, I wouldnt have called my team a GnR squad. I only initially selected 3 players that were priced above your definition of a premium player (2 mids and 1 fwd). I was also ranked 85,192nd after round 1 so as important as the starting squad is you still need to be mindful of any initial mistakes and fix them as soon as possible.
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In the magical land that is the internet, there is a place that has a write up of an individual footy player (aka AFL players playing in the VFL) and a score out of 10 for their performance. I believe but will not quote that it doe VFL, NEAFL, WAFL, SANFL. Does anyone know what I am talking about and where I can find this page/site?
I'm pretty sure this is the website you're talking about, very handy little tool: http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/