Posted this in trade talk but does Gawn still not playing change anything seeing as im planning on using the money saved with Williams to bring Gawn back in?
Trading out Sicily and McPherson . Have 11 trades and $396k itb before doing anything. These trades will leave me with 2.5 upgrades (currently have Bytel at M8, Draper at R2 and D.Smith F6)
TU: Williams and Parker with about $200k for future upgrade
TD: Lloyd and Parker with about $50k left.
Pretty much is it better to have the extra cash in the bank to get a proper R2/Gawn back or is Lloyd a must have even with Rampe out now?
With 3 best 18 scoring weeks in a row think it is worth splashing the cash this week. Might be able to cover Bytel and Draper on field for the next couple of weeks but this all depends how your team is set for the byes and if you’re playing for league or overall as well.
Real tight choice there. I think either way is a good trade. It really would depend on what you do with the extra cash. Oliver will generate better scores but if you can upgrade another player with the cash the combination may be worth more.
Good luck
has dochartys role changed due to team injuries
are they not using him to run the ball out of the backline any more
is he injured or just out of form ?
averaging 59 over his last 6 games
definatly not a keeper in best 18 format & must be traded
Currently thinking trading Simpkin and McPherson for Lloyd and Gould (if he’s playing) via DPP. Simpkin isn’t my ideal trade out, but I currently have 12 premiums available for Round 15..
At the moment, I need one upgrade (D6) with 8 trades, so doing this would take me down to 6 trades needing an F6 who will ideally be Jack Martin in Round 16.
If I complete this weeks trades, I’d be using 3 more trades in Round 15 to sideways a few of the premiums missing, therefore giving me 16 premiums available, leaving me with one trade.
Alternatively, I could hold Simpkin and settle for Harris Andrews which would give me the same number of premiums come Round 15, an extra trade but I would have no Lloyd.
TU – Simpkin for Lloyd
TD – Harris Andrews (keep Simpkin, no Lloyd)
Is it just a no brainer to be bringing in premiums ONLY from teams who won’t be playing a bye for the rest of the season? (Blues, Dons, Freo, GWS, Hawks, Dees, Swans & Eagles)
sorry guys ,
showing my age here
when you say ” For those posting updates in threads ”
are the ” threads ” you are referring to
comments in the coaches box
comments in the last minute queries section
or both ?
After your thoughts. Need to win to make finals. Have 287k.
Was going Doedee and Simpson to Zwilliams and Shiel – TU
But now with Houston out should I go
Houston and Simpson to Zwilliams and Parker – TD
Not sure if I should hang on to Houston.
Don’t have time to wait for teams, need to get Sicily out for Lloyd. Didn’t pick up Bytel last week but won’t know if he’s playing until after Sic is locked out. Who’s the better downgrade option this week?
Can you fellas shed some light on the rd 18 with Melb & Bombers players in our teams…
I had a mate tell me they play twice in rd 18 and we get to choose the higher of the scores which does not sound right. I’m assuming when they play twice in the that 9 days or what ever we get one of the scores which ever SC decide?
They won’t be playing twice in any round. All the other clubs have been given byes so there is no longer a need for them to play a catch up game. The game postponed earlier in the season was essentially their bye.
Serrong to Parker is locked.
Need a downgrade for the cash. Wanted to do MacPherson to Gould this week but damn you Horse!
TU: MacPherson -> Butts (otherwise no D bench cover)
TD: Aarts -> Foot (F7 cover)
11 trades left with 2 upgrades to reach full keeper. Need to use a trade to replace Sicily.
Houston is my D6 – is he worth holding?
I have bench cover this week.
First week of finals is best 18.
Playing for league wins – already projected to win and will make finals regardless. So long term thought process. Scholl on ground in DEF at D6 – D6 will be who I dont choose this week (future planning never seem to work)
This week
TU/ Ridley BE 120
TD/ Williams BE 80
Comment
Ridley this week and Daniel (BE 132) next week
TU : If I replace Sicily with Lloyd this week, it means running my 2nd ruck as either Draper or D Cameron. Then next week, I can bring in either Nic Nac or Goldy and have just under $500K for a mid upgrade to get a rookie off the field – Shiel, Greenwood, Boak.
TD: If I replace Sicily with Z Williams this week, I can trade in Goldy this week also and will have about $630k next week for a Fyfe / Bont / Parker type player. But probably won’t end up getting Lloyd in the future – possible, but less likely.
So my dilemma is – by getting Lloyd, I take a hit this week by not running a premium ruck with Grundy for the 2nd week in a row, and am limited with my mid upgrade next week. By passing on Lloyd and saving $, I play with 2 premium rucks and get free run of mid upgrades next week. Is Lloyd worth that?
Fyfe will be a better scorer/captaincy option. Parker will probably hover around his price for another week, see if you can plan a week ahead and decide based on that. If you have good rookie cover/cash gen, go for Fyfe
No reason to say he isn’t as of yet. Freo Tragic made a good point in that he had a great game last week so there isn’t any reason for him not to play. I brought in Goldstein because I just couldn’t muster up enough confidence to pull the trigger on Nic Nat if that helps you at all..
hahaha love it, loophole if possible, but i assume all 3 must be in your forward line. personally, i’d field Foot and see what he can do, but georgiades will give you a 50ish regardless. enjoy the 3 way!
Half Time – Bulldogs trail by 7 points : 4.4.28 to Demons 5.5.35
BULLDOGS
Jack Macrae 80
Tom Liberatore 72
M. Bontempelli 71
Bailey Williams 58
Patrick Lipinski 56
Lachie Hunter 54
Mitch Wallis 54
Jason Johannisen 53
Josh Dunkley 49
Bailey Smith 42
Alex Keath 39
Toby McLean 37
Easton Wood 37
Ryan Gardner 29
L. Vandermeer 22
Tim English 21
Caleb Daniel 21
Hayden Crozier 20
Ed Richards 19
Ben Cavarra 16
Josh Bruce 15
Aaron Naughton 11
MELB
Steven May 70
Ed Langdon 64
Clayton Oliver 59
Christian Salem 57
Braydon Preuss 53
Jake Lever 49
Sam Weideman* 48
Adam Tomlinson 44
Angus Brayshaw 39
Bayley Fritsch 37
Jack Viney 37
Christian Petracca 35
Aaron Vandenberg 29
Jake Melksham 28
Michael Hibberd 27
James Harmes 27
Tom Sparrow 26
Jay Lockhart 25
Tom McDonald 20
Mitch Hannan 18
Kysaiah Pickett 14
Charlie Spargo 10
Haynes or Ryan….
8/1 was the thumbs up count… So while its lovely the community here click on one of the thumbs to have their two bobs worth you really have to DYOR…
Sure Ryan is 55k more expensive but…. One has been very solid and the other perhaps has now been found out…
This year is a BE game so to think 8 out of 9 people are suggesting to bring in a bloke with zero percent chance of achieving his BE and perhaps before getting another look at whether the Eagles will try and throw a tag on him tells me lots of people here are either not very good at SC and or didn’t use their brains prior to clicking thumbs up to Haynes…
I’m writing this after Ryan has scored a 140, perhaps Haynes will prove me wrong but I’m thinking an 80 odd and a price drop of 30k might be on the cards as SC suggests also…
If the 8 out of the 9 that reeeeaaaalllyyyy like the bloke that much I’d wait a week or two and get him in the mid 400’s…
I hope you didnt listen to the 8/9 Shane but of course – thats just my two bobs worth…
I have a dilemma my VC was meant to be Neal and all of my emergency loopholes will be locked out before then so I need to Captain either Neal NicNat or Grundy who should I go for?
Tech team so willing to take a risk here or there
TU – Georgiades & Brander > Thurlow & Foot (+159k)
TD – Georgiades & Hopper > Lloyd & Foot
Posted this in trade talk but does Gawn still not playing change anything seeing as im planning on using the money saved with Williams to bring Gawn back in?
Trading out Sicily and McPherson . Have 11 trades and $396k itb before doing anything. These trades will leave me with 2.5 upgrades (currently have Bytel at M8, Draper at R2 and D.Smith F6)
TU: Williams and Parker with about $200k for future upgrade
TD: Lloyd and Parker with about $50k left.
Pretty much is it better to have the extra cash in the bank to get a proper R2/Gawn back or is Lloyd a must have even with Rampe out now?
With 3 best 18 scoring weeks in a row think it is worth splashing the cash this week. Might be able to cover Bytel and Draper on field for the next couple of weeks but this all depends how your team is set for the byes and if you’re playing for league or overall as well.
So Houston has really cooked my plans this week.
He will go but need to know who to bring in for him.
Also now that I’m not going “full-premo” due to having to sideways Houston, I’ll still have to field a rookie this week in either McKay or Serong.
T/U: Fyfe and field McKay in DEF
T/D: Lloyd and field Serong in MID
Which MID to bring in:
TU: Parker +200k
TD: Oliver
Real tight choice there. I think either way is a good trade. It really would depend on what you do with the extra cash. Oliver will generate better scores but if you can upgrade another player with the cash the combination may be worth more.
Good luck
T/up – Trade Gawn to Goldstein (no cover) and Serong to Lyons/Fyfe
T/down – Trade Gawn to Goldstein (no cover) and Aarts to Foot if named, and then upgrade Serong next week
Get fyfe because he already had a bye and have larger ceiling
Tu; serong to gaff (Or any m8 under $490)
Td: serong to foot (bank the $$)
I’d be inclined to upgrade Serong, depending on your cash situation. Not every rookie needs to be traded for a new rookie.
Depends what your aiming for. Cash injection or points. If it’s points, I’d be using available cash to upgrade Serong to a mid priced scorer.
Greenwood to finish fwds or wait for walters to drop next week
has dochartys role changed due to team injuries
are they not using him to run the ball out of the backline any more
is he injured or just out of form ?
averaging 59 over his last 6 games
definatly not a keeper in best 18 format & must be traded
sorry , my bad,
averaging 74 & probably should be traded
TU- Parker
TD- Fyfe
T/up – Lyons (has a bye for first week of finals)
T/down – Fyfe (injury prone but $30k cheaper)
Fyfes already had his bye aswell. Lock him in
Currently thinking trading Simpkin and McPherson for Lloyd and Gould (if he’s playing) via DPP. Simpkin isn’t my ideal trade out, but I currently have 12 premiums available for Round 15..
At the moment, I need one upgrade (D6) with 8 trades, so doing this would take me down to 6 trades needing an F6 who will ideally be Jack Martin in Round 16.
If I complete this weeks trades, I’d be using 3 more trades in Round 15 to sideways a few of the premiums missing, therefore giving me 16 premiums available, leaving me with one trade.
Alternatively, I could hold Simpkin and settle for Harris Andrews which would give me the same number of premiums come Round 15, an extra trade but I would have no Lloyd.
TU – Simpkin for Lloyd
TD – Harris Andrews (keep Simpkin, no Lloyd)
Hi Guys,
Just wanted opinions on this;
TU – Sicily and Simpson to Ridley and Simpkin (72k bank)
TD- Sicily and Simpson to Ridley and Foot (362k bank)
TU- Fyfe,Merrett
TD- Fyfe, Parker
Piggybacking on this comment as I have a similiar choice.
T/U Fyfe
T/D T. Mitchell
Alternately:
T/U Mitchell
T/D Bont
Had an equal split in trade talk so hoping this might be clearer.
T/U Sicily + Pickett > Lloyd + T.Stewart (Finish off def line but leaves Starc + Schoenberg/Wicks as m7/m8 = risky)
T/D Sicily + Pickett > Ridley*/Z.Williams + Tich (Leaves McKay and Schoenberg/Wicks as d6 and m8)
*Pending whether Ridley gets selected this week.
Hey everyone! Need a W this week to make finals so would love some help on trades!
Got $70k in the bank and thinking potentially Sicily and Simpson to Williams and Brayshaw (melb)
Does anyone have any better suggestions?!
Team is currently-
Laird, Sicily, Haynes, Ridley, Stewart, Docherty (Sholl, Rivers)
Neale, Macrae, Lyons, Adams, Cogs, Duncan, Cripps, Simpson (Shoenberg, Bytel, Wicks)
Grundy, Draper (Conroy)
Whitfield, Martin, B. Smith, Simpkin, D. Smith, Rankine (Hill, Close)
Yep, Tom. Sounds good.
viney is cheap @ sub 500k now
should be over the concussion he copped 3 weeks ago
might take his midfield spot back from brayshaw this week
hawks set to rest up to 5
brace yourselves Mitchell owners
Whered you hear this Jo?
10 news , melbourne
Source, Jo.
Please no Hawthorn, its going to be hard enough against port, dont rest my boy tommy
they didnt mention mitchell but i wouldn’t be surprised if they rested him this week with his shoulder niggle
PHEW!
Do I go Sicily and Mcpherson to:
TU Lloyd + Rook
TD 2 x DEF below 500k
VC?
TU – Cripps tonight
TD – Macrae tomorrow
Trading out Sicily and Yeo for…
TU:
Haynes & Oliver + $30k
TD:
Haynes & Parker + $216k (and an upgrade next week)
Which midfield premium to bring in?
TU: Fyfe
TD: J Kelly
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but Jelly for durability.
Tu) Fyfe & Rookie
Td) Gus Brayshaw & Jack Martin
Thoughts on C.Mills scoring potential with Rampe out now?
TU) Mills
TD) Maynard
Maynard still has a bye.
Could see Mills playing tall and covering Rampe, led to Luke Ryan putting up large numbers.
Regardless would take Mills.
Any good forwards to bring in this week?
TU – Yes (who?)
TD – Wait for Walters next week
D.Shiel for last mid spot (M8)?
TU – Yes
TD – No
T/U: Simpson and McPherson > Fyfe and Reid (Have to field Draper)
T/D: Simpson and Gawn > Parker and Nic Nat/Goldy
Cheers
Zac Williams and Fyfe
Or
Jake Lloyd and Parker
Thanks
Josh Kennedy named for the swans?!?
How do people think this will impact Parker’s output?
Should be fine, they’ve played together before and scored well
Chillo mate I’ve seen enough of your weekly scores to know that you know what you’re doing. Appreciate the insight as always
Is it just a no brainer to be bringing in premiums ONLY from teams who won’t be playing a bye for the rest of the season? (Blues, Dons, Freo, GWS, Hawks, Dees, Swans & Eagles)
sorry guys ,
showing my age here
when you say ” For those posting updates in threads ”
are the ” threads ” you are referring to
comments in the coaches box
comments in the last minute queries section
or both ?
Everywhere.
Got every defender playing in round 15 so bye isn’t an issue.
TU Haynes
TD Daniel
TU Goldstein & Lyons
TD Mitchell & Naitanui
M7, will save for steele post his bye.
TU = Merrett
TD = Parker
Comment = Fyfe
Fyfe = T/U
Best DEF rookie?
TU – Cottrell
TD – Butts
TU : Macrae
TD : Fyfe
I want Neale but he has a cruddy bye next week and I play for leagues .
Sicily and Devon Smith out for
T/U: Jake Lloyd and Nat Fyfe
OR
T/D: Zac Williams and Clayton Oliver
TU : Lloyd
TD : Zac Williams
Who to field at F6?
TU – Woodcock
TD – Oscar Allen
Comment: Zac Foot
T/U: Goldstein
T/D: Nic Nat
After your thoughts. Need to win to make finals. Have 287k.
Was going Doedee and Simpson to Zwilliams and Shiel – TU
But now with Houston out should I go
Houston and Simpson to Zwilliams and Parker – TD
Not sure if I should hang on to Houston.
Good luck all.
Cheers
Don’t have time to wait for teams, need to get Sicily out for Lloyd. Didn’t pick up Bytel last week but won’t know if he’s playing until after Sic is locked out. Who’s the better downgrade option this week?
TU – Bytel
TD – Foot
Who for my F6?
TU Sparrow
TD Foot
Thanks
TU : Macrae
TD : josh kelly
TU: Boak 60K
TD: Parker
I am only concerned about leagues so Boak having the bye in the non final round is fine with me
Can you fellas shed some light on the rd 18 with Melb & Bombers players in our teams…
I had a mate tell me they play twice in rd 18 and we get to choose the higher of the scores which does not sound right. I’m assuming when they play twice in the that 9 days or what ever we get one of the scores which ever SC decide?
They won’t be playing twice in any round. All the other clubs have been given byes so there is no longer a need for them to play a catch up game. The game postponed earlier in the season was essentially their bye.
Serrong to Parker is locked.
Need a downgrade for the cash. Wanted to do MacPherson to Gould this week but damn you Horse!
TU: MacPherson -> Butts (otherwise no D bench cover)
TD: Aarts -> Foot (F7 cover)
Finishing my Mid’s, who’s the best option?
T.mitchell
Fyfe
Parker (saves me some cash)
Danger
Lyons
Mitchell for mine.
yeah i’m leaning to him also but 600k is a fair wack 🙁
Best option for Sicily?
TU: Luke Ryan
TD: Haynes
more love for Haynes? anyone thinking Williams might effect his scoring?
Also does have a BE of 150
T/U: Take Rankine’s 58
T/D: Close
11 trades left with 2 upgrades to reach full keeper. Need to use a trade to replace Sicily.
Houston is my D6 – is he worth holding?
I have bench cover this week.
First week of finals is best 18.
TU: Save the trade
TD: Trade Houston
TU: Parker
TD: Fyfe but I risk about a 25% chance that I won’t have the funds to get Lloyd next week
Playing for league wins – already projected to win and will make finals regardless. So long term thought process. Scholl on ground in DEF at D6 – D6 will be who I dont choose this week (future planning never seem to work)
This week
TU/ Ridley BE 120
TD/ Williams BE 80
Comment
Ridley this week and Daniel (BE 132) next week
Hope this makes sense, sorry guys
TU : If I replace Sicily with Lloyd this week, it means running my 2nd ruck as either Draper or D Cameron. Then next week, I can bring in either Nic Nac or Goldy and have just under $500K for a mid upgrade to get a rookie off the field – Shiel, Greenwood, Boak.
TD: If I replace Sicily with Z Williams this week, I can trade in Goldy this week also and will have about $630k next week for a Fyfe / Bont / Parker type player. But probably won’t end up getting Lloyd in the future – possible, but less likely.
So my dilemma is – by getting Lloyd, I take a hit this week by not running a premium ruck with Grundy for the 2nd week in a row, and am limited with my mid upgrade next week. By passing on Lloyd and saving $, I play with 2 premium rucks and get free run of mid upgrades next week. Is Lloyd worth that?
Finishing off my mids.
T.U Jelly
T.D Fyfe
After trades I’ll still have two rookies with questionable JS on field, and my cash gen is pretty low.
Do I go for
TU: Fyfe
TD: Parker + more cash for easier upgrades later on.
Fyfe will be a better scorer/captaincy option. Parker will probably hover around his price for another week, see if you can plan a week ahead and decide based on that. If you have good rookie cover/cash gen, go for Fyfe
Do we have any updates on whether Nic Nat is playing this week?
Need to know before Port game.
Thanks in anticipation of being sedated.
……..I’ll even accept Cameron info.
No reason to say he isn’t as of yet. Freo Tragic made a good point in that he had a great game last week so there isn’t any reason for him not to play. I brought in Goldstein because I just couldn’t muster up enough confidence to pull the trigger on Nic Nat if that helps you at all..
Thanks Fos,
That’s my fear as to why he will be rested….doesn’t have much (?) to complete against this week that can’t be covered…….
….he will be with goldy too……
Feeling conflicted over a three way for the first time in my life, help needed on who to field!!
TU: Georgiades
TD: B Close
comment: Foot
hahaha love it, loophole if possible, but i assume all 3 must be in your forward line. personally, i’d field Foot and see what he can do, but georgiades will give you a 50ish regardless. enjoy the 3 way!
Yeah all 3 in my forward line, accidentally DPP’ed my loophole into the backline….
Only nagging thought is that Close comes in and pulls some poor Crow’s defenders pants down.
I love a spicy bet though so I reckon I’m backing Foot
who to field
TU: Woodcock
TD: Dev smith
can you loophole if possible? chuck the e on woodcock
nah have dont have any loophole options unfortunately have aarts on the other bench spot
Can’t afford Lloyd as my last upgrade in the backline yet. Not sure whether to skip or try bring in over the byte
T/U – Serong & McPherson to Foot & Ryan (miss Lloyd)
T/D – Serong & McPherson to Butts & Fyfe/Danger
Half Time – Bulldogs trail by 7 points : 4.4.28 to Demons 5.5.35
BULLDOGS
Jack Macrae 80
Tom Liberatore 72
M. Bontempelli 71
Bailey Williams 58
Patrick Lipinski 56
Lachie Hunter 54
Mitch Wallis 54
Jason Johannisen 53
Josh Dunkley 49
Bailey Smith 42
Alex Keath 39
Toby McLean 37
Easton Wood 37
Ryan Gardner 29
L. Vandermeer 22
Tim English 21
Caleb Daniel 21
Hayden Crozier 20
Ed Richards 19
Ben Cavarra 16
Josh Bruce 15
Aaron Naughton 11
MELB
Steven May 70
Ed Langdon 64
Clayton Oliver 59
Christian Salem 57
Braydon Preuss 53
Jake Lever 49
Sam Weideman* 48
Adam Tomlinson 44
Angus Brayshaw 39
Bayley Fritsch 37
Jack Viney 37
Christian Petracca 35
Aaron Vandenberg 29
Jake Melksham 28
Michael Hibberd 27
James Harmes 27
Tom Sparrow 26
Jay Lockhart 25
Tom McDonald 20
Mitch Hannan 18
Kysaiah Pickett 14
Charlie Spargo 10
T/U – Gaff
T/D – Shiel
Comment – Mills at D6
Can afford up to $515k
Above Shane asked the question –
Haynes or Ryan….
8/1 was the thumbs up count… So while its lovely the community here click on one of the thumbs to have their two bobs worth you really have to DYOR…
Sure Ryan is 55k more expensive but…. One has been very solid and the other perhaps has now been found out…
This year is a BE game so to think 8 out of 9 people are suggesting to bring in a bloke with zero percent chance of achieving his BE and perhaps before getting another look at whether the Eagles will try and throw a tag on him tells me lots of people here are either not very good at SC and or didn’t use their brains prior to clicking thumbs up to Haynes…
I’m writing this after Ryan has scored a 140, perhaps Haynes will prove me wrong but I’m thinking an 80 odd and a price drop of 30k might be on the cards as SC suggests also…
If the 8 out of the 9 that reeeeaaaalllyyyy like the bloke that much I’d wait a week or two and get him in the mid 400’s…
I hope you didnt listen to the 8/9 Shane but of course – thats just my two bobs worth…
I have a dilemma my VC was meant to be Neal and all of my emergency loopholes will be locked out before then so I need to Captain either Neal NicNat or Grundy who should I go for?
Take Cripps VC 123 or Natanui as C?
How much more will nicnat score. Look at Neale and what can happen with gambling on your vc ….Cripps for me.
what did you end up doing? natanui 105 at HT would have made you regre/love your decision depending which way you went