Strategy Round 2: Trades

[Grundogging]

I didnt see Geelong play but Danger attended 74% of CBA's. Those are midfielder numbers?

He started forward which is what got everyone gnashing their teeth after various pre-season tidbits around him being more of a full time midfielder this year.

 

[Inside50]

I didnt see Geelong play but Danger attended 74% of CBA's. Those are midfielder numbers?

Started forward but got lots of midfield time when Adelaide got on top.

 

[nath_99]

It was against the Hawks and it was bull****

As an Essendon man, can’t say I’m too upset, but after Saturday night, I prob should zip my lips 😂

 

[Hondo]

Does Harmes being out for 6 weeks on top of his week 1 performance change the perspective on Jordon a little?

Given that I'm also missing Gulden I think I might bypass Jordon next week as I have pretty much every one else I want, but for those who need that rookie correction I would have thought the development with Harmes being out would have been a positive one?

i don’t know, you could be right
It’s about whether you feel you can give yourself one more week to look all the rookies as 1 round’s set of scoring may not mean ultimately what it looks like now.

 

[Game of Sloanes]

Two ways of looking at Dusty,

One go with demonstrated behaviour and experience. he will have some down games and we will get 1-2 chances to pick him up cheap. (This is the approach those who didn't start him took preseason)

Two, Dusty has found new maturity and focus and amended his attitude and supporting behaviours sufficiently to see him optimise his god given talent. All the feedback around the club, media and himself is this situation.
Both are possible, which is more likely?

If I remember correctly at the start of last season there was all the talk about 'Dusty has quit the booze he's fitter then ever'
Comes out and scores 126 and then goes missing for the next 5 rounds, yes he did have a rib injury which seen him miss a Round 3.

Would hate to fall into this trap again but he is the best replacement for my Danger due to structure, I'd love to get Titch but it would leave me exposed on other lines. I also feel like non owners have missed Dusty's best game for the season.

 

[Hondo]

My trades seem obvious and fairly forced

Danger > Dusty
O Henry > J Jordan (via Brockman DPP)

Premo correction and rookie correction.

As I suggested elsewhere if you can wait one round on the rookie trade I think that’s preferred. I don’t see that as a “forced” trade necessarily. That extra one week of intel could be really important longer term. Or it could just confirm that Jordan is indeed the man.
Imagine if next week Jordan is dropped and Henry comes back.

 

[Rickwood]

If I remember correctly at the start of last season there was all the talk about 'Dusty has quit the booze he's fitter then ever'
Comes out and scores 126 and then goes missing for the next 5 rounds, yes he did have a rib injury which seen him miss a Round 3.

Would hate to fall into this trap again but he is the best replacement for my Danger due to structure, I'd love to get Titch but it would leave me exposed on other lines. I also feel like non owners have missed Dusty's best game for the season.

Agree with all that you have outlined

 

[nawtay]

If you wait a week and only have two weeks left until he returns then doesn't that invalidate a Dangerfield trade in round 3 somewhat?

I would have thought you'd either trade him now or hang onto him as a POD and save yourself a trade for an upgrade elsewhere with probably not much middle ground in there?

Exactly, I look at my rookie bench now & I am not confident that any of them could muster up more than 60 points let alone picking the right one to step up. It's a different story if this happened mid season and you have some solid bench options that could give you an 80.

 

[Herbie66]

If I remember correctly at the start of last season there was all the talk about 'Dusty has quit the booze he's fitter then ever'
Comes out and scores 126 and then goes missing for the next 5 rounds, yes he did have a rib injury which seen him miss a Round 3.

Would hate to fall into this trap again but he is the best replacement for my Danger due to structure, I'd love to get Titch but it would leave me exposed on other lines. I also feel like non owners have missed Dusty's best game for the season.

3 month gap between Round 1 & 2 last year , do we know if he went to Vegas or saw Swan at all in between 😉

Barring injury Dusty will be a Top 6 forward , you either start him or trade him in

Of course like many he has fluctuations in scoring , nature of the game and player

It's not rocket science though

 

[Chumpion]

A lot of talk about Dusty.. and he is on my short list for Danger replacement if I decide to trade.

The thing that stood out the most to me in the round 1 game was in the 4th quarter when just about no player could move they were so cooked, Dusty was skating around like it was the first quarter. Clean disposals and was running rings around everyone - genuinely looked like he could have played another 1-2 quarters.

Fitness bases will improve over the season but one consistent trend over round 1 was how tired teams looked in the final quarter - if Dusty has the fitness base to play out the game without slowing down that just about makes him a no brainer, especially as a FWD.

 

[Crowls]

Holding Dangerfield. Thinking of trading out Gawn for S Martin. Is this thinking wise?

What are you plans for the cash you free up. Sitting Danger on the bench is 50pts a week (or 250K) where is your new money generating points?

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Holding Dangerfield. Thinking of trading out Gawn for S Martin. Is this thinking wise?

I personally don’t mind the idea of holding Dangerfield at this stage.

However, trading Gawn this week seems illogical with no price movements this week and him coming up against the Saints.

 

[Peter56]

Holding Dangerfield. Thinking of trading out Gawn for S Martin. Is this thinking wise?

I am holding Dangerfield at the moment and not even considering trading Gawn. In theory he should do really well this weekend. If he doesn't then next week would be the week to work out what to do. Also gives you another weeks info on Martin, Hickey etc.

 

[sethlad]

Interesting week to consider Titchell playing the Tiges.
Could easily have 45

 

[Spifflicator]

Just in case people are forgetting, Max scored 93 in round 1 last year. Round 2 was a lazy 184 v Carlton. Traders of the beard, beware of the risk. Thanks to Tooserious.

 

[whiteTiga2k]

Titch isn't a great kick and watching last week a lot of them were dump kicks forward and he was almost 'lucky' someone got on the end of them, he's definitely not a penetrating kick. He does know how to find the footy though. I like a few others ahead of him so am happy to bet against him being a top 10 mid.

agree in some aspects - but he's still the same type of player that saw him average 140+ in 2018 and I would say Lachie Neale is a similar type too.

 

[Wingemi77]

Because it is round 2

Gawn plays St Kilda- Paul Hunter who got monstered by Flynn.

If Flynn can score 140 on him, Max could go 150.

Teams will adjust after looking at the data round 1, expect Gawn to have a much greater impact - champions bounce back.

Again, it’s round 2 ...

Good point, thank you Shannon.

 

[Wingemi77]

This might be the move that wins you the $50k, but the odds of the highest priced player of last year stinking it up for the season (unless he is injured) is very very low.
You will need Gawn at some point this year and there are other ways to make money, such as rookie appreciation.

I know you are right in what you say about getting in Gawn later...but I can't help thinking if he goes low again I will wish I hadn't paid such a high price at the start.
Do you have any data re highest priced player not living it up to previous years scoring?

 

[Spots]

Need to trade Rowell...

I’m thinking...
Williams via Laird
Walsh
T Mitchell

Could also trade to Jordon but prefer to wait another week..

I’m genuinely undecided - Titch would only leave $37k in the kitty

 

[Rickwood]

Interesting week to consider Titchell playing the Tiges.
Could easily have 45

yeah good point - we have never put time into him!