Strategy Round 7: Trades

[Quasimodo]

It would make more sense to look up his scores from 2020, he averaged just under 110 a game take out his score of 13

Consistent scores and more proven scorer than Guthrie

He was playing well prior to his 149 last week (i brought him in last week)

For those that are looking at that 550-600k range of midfielders, honestly it’s each to their own. Everyone has preferences (one player over another), as long as you can justify your decision to back whichever player you bring in, and you don’t lose sleep over it, only hindsight will really tell what a ‘better’ decision is

Personally I don’t believe Brayshaw is a ‘proven’ premium so therefore I’m not even considering him at 472k (I know a lot of you guys are), whereas Duncan/Boak/Walsh/Mundy I’d class in the more proven category (considering one of the latter 3 this week for Dunkley)

Don't get me wrong I don't think Duncan is a bad pick or anything. As I said I do have more interest this year than in seasons past. He's obviously produced nicely the past fortnight for you beating up on the depleted Eagles and Roos. Didn't ton up against the Dees although it was a solid score nonetheless. Danger will probably come back around the byes too.

If anything I'd be enjoying the 1% ownership whilst it lasts. The less people on Duncan probably the better for you if you believe he will be a top 10 mid.

We all have our own biases and preferences at the end of the day.

 

[jel]

Is it too early to go on Marshell?

With a BE of 146, he is the antithesis of your name.

 

[Inside50]

I'd be nervous about Brayshaw, for some reason some tags work better on him than others, he beat a MDB tag but succumbed to a couple of others.

I don’t think the MDB tag was a ‘proper’ tag (like MDB was for Oliver. Went onto him late in the game like a spur of the moment thing. At least that’s what I’ve read.

 

[Santoz]

Hey @Connoisseur,

Any data you have regarding Libba's scores when Dunkley is out would be appreciated. I'd take data for any Dog mid of the three (Macrae, Bont & Dunks) that misses, but it seems the other two don't miss too many games & Dunks should be a bigger set of data to look at.

Don't stress if it's too much bother as it shouldn't be too hard to cross reference the two on Footywire or the like. Just being lazy for the minute.

Cheers

 

[Connoisseur]

Hey @Connoisseur,

Any data you have regarding Libba's scores when Dunkley is out would be appreciated. I'd take data for any Dog mid of the three (Macrae, Bont & Dunks) that misses, but it seems the other two don't miss too many games & Dunks should be a bigger set of data to look at.

Don't stress if it's too much bother as it shouldn't be too hard to cross reference the two on Footywire or the like. Just being lazy for the minute.

Cheers

Not currently and unlikely to have enough time before their match on Friday. Both he and B Smith should be solid selections off the waiver or via trade in draft formats but I would not be interested in Classic. Prefer Treloar if you have a spare $70,000 lying around.

 

[Ben's Beasts]

With a BE of 146, he is the antithesis of your name.

Agree. Definitely not a bargin at the moment.

 

[Connoisseur]

I just feel like this happens nearly every season with Duncan. He goes on a hot streak and people start talking about getting him in and then you look at the end of the year and he has a 105 average alongside his name. The 4 goals padded his score last week against a hapless Eagles side missing a bunch of their stars. Also he's never gone over 110 average in his career although maybe this will be the season he finishes as a top 10 mid.

I'll admit no Danger for a big chunk of the season does have me more interested this time around. But for me he seems another in a long list of mids who will probably average 105-110 this season.

Agree. Was nice to see a lot of coaches get onboard last season and for Duncan to receive the respect he deserves. Very durable as well but would be very cautious purchasing him when over the $525,000 to $540,000 range. If he drops below $530,000 and with the current concerns surrounding cash generation he would become very enticing.

 

[Creeker]

Looks like it's Bont and Zorko to replace Dunks and Gulden.
Leaves 147.4k for a further upgrade next week.

 

[Connoisseur]

Is this my opportunity to get Gawn at R2 via Dunkley?

Really wanted to bin Cripps for Walsh this week...

Would love some thoughts here.

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Agree with the others regarding Gawn but if you were interested in keeping Flynn at R2for a while longer, you could trade Dunkley and Campbell to Zorko and Sidebottom with just under $5000 to spare. Then Daniher and Warner can be downgraded over the next couple of rounds providing the $400,000 odd cash necessary to upgrade Flynn to Gawn. As for Cripps, I would hold and reassess come the byes to see if you are able to afford trading out Cripps to upgrade other lines or not.

 

[BarginHunter]

With a BE of 146, he is the antithesis of your name.

Fair call

 

[Tranterpants]

What's the Zorko callout? Looks like against 2 good teams he averages 67 this year? a 64 and a 70?

 

[Connoisseur]

What's the Zorko callout? Looks like against 2 good teams he averages 67 this year? a 64 and a 70?

0 Frees For and 9 Frees Against in those 2 matches which lifted his clanger tally to 20 over those 2 rounds (RD2=8 and RD4= 12). Is not surprising but I would not expect him to match or exceed those numbers again this season. As I mentioned in the Forwards thread, he is very likely to feature amongst the top tacklers this season and historically boasts a great kick to handball ratio.

 

[Quasimodo]

0 Frees For and 9 Frees Against in those 2 matches which lifted his clanger tally to 20 over those 2 round (RD2=8 and RD4= 12). Is not surprising but I would not expect him to match or exceed those numbers again this season. As I mentioned in the Forwards thread, he is very likely to feature amongst the top tacklers this season and historically boasts a great kick to handball ratio.

Unfortunately that is some of the baggage that comes with Zorko ownership. Frees against and clangers can be an issue at times. Probably makes him a slightly better DT pick where that format doesn't punish those things as harshly such as 50m penalties. Though you have pay up a bit more in that format accordingly. Given his onball time should increase I still think he is reasonable value in SC under $500K.

 

[Tranterpants]

0 Frees For and 9 Frees Against in those 2 matches which lifted his clanger tally to 20 over those 2 rounds (RD2=8 and RD4= 12). Is not surprising but I would not expect him to match or exceed those numbers again this season. As I mentioned in the Forwards thread, he is very likely to feature amongst the top tacklers this season and historically boasts a great kick to handball ratio.

Sorry mate, didn't read that thread... Thanks for the info...

 

[Connoisseur]

Sorry mate, didn't read that thread... Thanks for the info...

D Zorko:
2021= 6th for Total Tackles
2020= 8th for Total Tackles Inside 50 (9th for Tackles per game)
2019= 4th for Total Tackles (1st Total Tackles Inside 50)
2018= 4th for Total Tackles (2nd for Tackles per game)
2017= 8th for Total Tackles (6th for Tackles per game)

 

[GrainFedBeef]

0 Frees For and 9 Frees Against in those 2 matches which lifted his clanger tally to 20 over those 2 rounds (RD2=8 and RD4= 12). Is not surprising but I would not expect him to match or exceed those numbers again this season. As I mentioned in the Forwards thread, he is very likely to feature amongst the top tacklers this season and historically boasts a great kick to handball ratio.

What's the Zorko callout? Looks like against 2 good teams he averages 67 this year? a 64 and a 70?

He had 5 frees against also in the Sydney game too. thats 3/3 against good sides, will be interesting against Port this weekend.

Being forward, there may be an element of downhill skier. would like to see him for one more game. If het gets mid time it should o***et this, although, mids can struggle against Port.

Looks like it's Bont and Zorko to replace Dunks and Gulden.
Leaves 147.4k for a further upgrade next week.

Bont - also want to see one more game without Dunkley. Bailey Smith likely to get Dunks mid time, who gets his forward time?

I may be just jumping at shadows.

 

[Tranterpants]

D Zorko:
2021= 6th for Total Tackles
2020= 8th for Total Tackles Inside 50 (9th for Tackles per game)
2019= 4th for Total Tackles (1st Total Tackles Inside 50)
2018= 4th for Total Tackles (2nd for Tackles per game)
2017= 8th for Total Tackles (6th for Tackles per game)

Still only mid 90s last year with some huge influx games, and 2019 looks the best (and most consistent) from memory in the middle cause no Neale/Lyons/anyone?
But mid-90s may be enough for a Top 8 FWD this year anyway by the looks?!

 

[Hasnoshoes]

Unfortunately that is some of the baggage that comes with Zorko ownership. Frees against and clangers can be an issue at times. Probably makes him a slightly better DT pick where that format doesn't punish those things as harshly such as 50m penalties. Though you have pay up a bit more in that format accordingly. Given his onball time should increase I still think he is reasonable value in SC under $500K.

He has actually had almost exactly 1:1 ratio for FF and FA for his whole career. This year with 6:18 so far you could argue that he is 8ppg underpriced just on free kicks.

 

[Wingemi77]

Tossing up re Deven Robertson - how secure is his position? Can he string some games together?
Very young possibly little stamina in seniors.

 

[SuchIsLife]

Tossing up re Deven Robertson - how secure is his position? Can he string some games together?
Very young possibly little stamina in seniors.

Relatively secure you'd think, also good upside. However at this stage of the year you really want to avoid these extremely pricey rookies.

A top end rookie in Gulden to Robertson is only like 80k profit