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Has to be Rankine and Simpson in for Brander and Taylor??
Bailey smith looking tasty to bring in this week or next on the cheap depending on his break even.
Next week for Taylor is my thinking, Taylor may eek out another 5-10k with his be of 46 & Smith may lose another 10-20k with a 130 be
spot on
The imperative of a double downgrade is going to dictate everyone’s trade plans, does it have to be done?
T.U: Yes, cash is so thin. Combination of Rankine, Day and Simpson can’t be passed up.
T.D: No, bring in a discounted premo and press the attack for a competitive advantage.
But but I want doedee and Whitfield now…. or just pick up doedee and Whitfield next week. Ideally I want both now..
Take it from someone who has had Doedee since round 2 – he is not that good. Best to upgrade to a premium
I’m trying to work out how much a trust Day, he’s the big one for me with the 92, he really passed the eye test & I loved him in the draft (what a draft for half backs). If he played for almost any other club I’d back him in.
I think the problem is putting trust in Clarko to keep giving him games
You are right Hutta, lots of promising cows have emerged this week.
Not sure at the moment who to grab?
Because, as like every week this year it depends on injuries and omissions. A mad scramble to fill holes rather than trade in who you really want. Then watch in horror as your original choices go huge!
Good luck everyone.
Exactly right, CT. Mid-week planning is useless given the impending crisis unleashed each Thursday night lol.
Honestly, SC is mostly luck at this point. So much carnage (injuries, omissions, poor performances).
I agree that it’s been mostly luck up until this point. But trade decisions now are that difficult to make that the person who navigates through it best is going to deserve the win this year more than any other year.
A positive for most this week as no major injuries I saw, besides Taylor was there any other big injuries for sc wise
Injured this round. Question marks? Await injury updates.
Carlton – Patrick Cripps,Tom Williamson , Marc Murphy.
Sydney – Isaac Heeney, Josh P. Kennedy
Port – Cameron Sutcliffe
GWS – Daniel Lloyd
Essendon – Dylan Shiel 2 weeks suspension.
North – Curtis Taylor concussion
Melbourne – Tom McDonald eye
Gold Coast – Jarrod Witts knee soreness
Freemantle – Sean Darcy concussion, Hayden Young ankle.
St.Kilda – Ben Long reported sent directly to the AFL Tribunal.
Adelaide – Shane McAdam
Collingwood- M. Scharenberg
Hawthorn – Jonathon Patton
Geelong – Mitch Duncan,Quinton Narkle
Brisbane – Mitch Robinson
I own H Young 🙁
Double downgrading this week, however unsure on which way to go about it. Currently have no cover on the pine in defence, so if I elect to bring in Rankine & Simpson, I will be forced to field Starcevich yet again and potentially lose more cash on him.
Tu; Rankine & Simpson IN
Td; Rankine & Day IN
In a similar position. Need Def more than Mid or Forward.
Rankine would have best job security do u think?, atho chance of injury
I brought in first gamer Andrew McPherson from the crows last week to cover a donut and gave me a nice 76, he’s another option as a defensive rookie. That no one seems to be talking about.
I don’t think day is anywhere near as good as the other 2. As a hawk supporter impey is expected to come back soon, as for his score the ball was there the whole score, not a consistent score I would expect from him especially when McEvoy goes back down back. Simpson looks guaranteed minutes with all of geelongs injuries and Rankine is just a gun. Unless you need defensive downgrades as an emergency I’d much rather hold brander and starc and bring in those 2
I had Hurn who messed me up big time I really need some advice. I won’t trade him because of great rookie opportunities but I really don’t think he will even ton up anymore what do you guys think?? I traded him in last week and got 68 then 39 this week
He’ll be back in Perth for the next two months. I’d hold, Joel.
Agree GD. I would expect to improve playing at home.
Yep, he’ll get nice and cheap as well. Already my favorite player, don’t think I’ll be able to resist!
Reckon hell be ripe for the picking in 2 weeks if his scoring improves for under 450k. Tasty fallen premo in the future i reckon
GD, Hurn is a uber Def Premo. Unless injured or role change you don’t trade him out. His form will change. Hopefully soon. He is my next Def upgrade.
Do you think he will be a top 6 defender though I don’t think so, I should of traded to Haynes I think
The question is will he be a top 6 scoring defender from this round onward? Possibly if he and those around him lift upon returning home, which many are suggesting.
Starc or Taylor (via brander) and Budarick or Mclnerney to Lloyd and Simpson
Depending on breakevens
TU Yes
TD No
odds on brander playing this week
hope he does I need him
Rowell > Simpson
McInerney > Rankine
This will leave me with enough cash the following week to bring in Gawn for Pittonet along with either Hurn or Bailey Smith.
hold McInerny mate I reckon wait till the teams are annouced but with the swans injuries he should get his spot back, and Chad Warner didn’t have the greatest game so you never know.
If you still have Tyler Brown make him priority to get out, more chance of the blues winning the flag this year then Brown playing next few weeks.
(Mind you, it would be amazing if the blues won!)
Curtis Taylor looking to make way this week as well as Starcevich, however I have Duncan, so I am stuck in a spot of bother.
Go the double downgrade with a good selection of rookies or make a sideways trade so I am not down a premo??
Hoping nothing wrong with Cripps too
TU: Duncan Sideways
TD: Double downgrade
Early reports suggest Duncan is a chance to play this week, which would suggest he is likely only to miss the one game.
If it is only 1 week I can live with that, then it will be the double downgrade for sure. Just hoping no doughnuts decided to turn up throwing the plans right out the window
T/U Trade Pittonet & D.Smith for Gawn & Rankine
T/D Trade Starcevich & another rookie and take Rankine & Simpson
Taylor and Starcevich OUT > Simpson and Rankine in.
Then I’ll have enough cash for a double upgrade to next week. Bailey Smith will bottom out by then and have a juicy BE.
I like this but keep an eye on debutants, great to plan a double up a few weeks in advance but if a must have rookie pops up who you have a long term injury your plans go out the window.
I have planned two weeks ahead all season, and have had those plans ruined in 6/6 rounds so far
planning on keeping Taylor one more week, hopefully he doesn’t lose any coin, then upgrade him to Baz next week
Currently ranked in top 1% and really looking to crack into the top 1000 next week.
Brander > Simpson (via Rivers dpp)
Starcevich > Yeo
Leaves me with $160k in the bank and 19 trades left.
TU
TD
Is Yeo really who you want?
I’m very bullish on his form to end the season now that the Eagles are back in Perth. He’s already bounced back the last 2 weeks and his price will only go up from here. Also gives me the flexibility of $160k in the bank.
Saying that, it is still a risk and I’m not completely sold on my decision yet.
You sound pretty sold, you’re top 1% for a reason, back yourself, I just thought Yeo was pretty average on the weekend but he score ok & he will improve at home you;d think.
Really wanting to trade Starc but if Brander isnt selected then I’ll need to bring in a defensive rookie. Of the big ones who’s more likely to keep their spot and score well?
T/U: Will Day. Probably the better of the 2 but will Impey and Burgoyne coming back jeopardised his JS?
T/D: Andrew McPherson. What’s his job security like? With the ball spending so much time in Adelaides backline he’s probably more likely to score if he keeps getting selected
McPherson should be the safest bet, Clarko can be slow to trust his young guys. Worpel being a good example.
Using this round to setup the next few weeks for me:
– Pitto to Rankine (Using Comben DPP)
– Noble to Simpson (Using Rivers DPP)
– 660k in the bank
Worth noting I’m playing to win my money league, not overall this year, so can afford a sub-par week. Planning on going 4 fattened rookies out and 4 premos in over the next fortnight. Keen to grab Fyfe and Duncan after they drop.
Thoughts on McPherson? Torn between him and Day for Brander.
TU: Day
TD: McPherson
Someone build a time machine so I can go back and tell myself for the 50th time to select and forget the Gawndy. With the Jacobs > Pittonet gamble not paying off, in addition to Long booking his holiday, I think my hand has been dealt.
Long > Rankine
Pittonet > Gawn.
I would have loved a double downgrade but with Pittonet facing Lycett, I don’t like his chances of scoring big to make some money. Consectutive weeks not cracking 2000, changes have to be made by getting rid of the many poor choices (looking at you Rozee).
Gawn has Ceglar/McEvoy next week which is also tough.
I’m in a pickle rn.
So far I’ve downgraded D. Smith to Rankine but idk what the next step should be
either:
TU: Pitto > Gawn
TD: Mcinerney OR Budarick > Simpson
I’m holding Brander rn unless he doesn’t get up for this weekend’s game.
TU: Long + D.Smith/Taylor > Rankine + Simpson
TD: Long + Pittonet > Simpson/Rankine + Gawn
I look to cop a donut in DEF (unless Noble get’s a recall), so if u had to chose between these 2, who to get this week?
TU Rankine
TD Simpson
Reading all the above comments, I echo everyone’s thoughts about double downgrading, however, with prices changing only after 2 games this season, we’ve seen rookies fail in their second game time and time again (e.g McHenry, Aarts, Sturt).
While it’s the higher risk, higher reward option, I think the safer bet is capitalising the amount of points you get week to week and then trade in the best rookie after you’ve seen them play twice.
My trade plans atm:
Starcevich —> Rankine (via Brander)
Ceglar —> T. Mitchell
Next week:
Noble —> McPherson
C Taylor —> Bailey Smith
Using my previously built up bank….
Out Rivers/Taylor
In Haynes/Rankine.
One less premo to get.
is it time to trade Rozee? Thought I was a genius after first 2 rounds with his big scores, round 3 copped a knock, scored 30 then 3 more scores in the 50’s… no suggestions of any injury I can find info about…
T/U Taylor -> Rankine
Rozee -> Greenwood/Martin….maybe Brayshaw
T/D Taylor -> Rankine
One more game for Rozee
have Petracca, Whitfield as premo’s already
I have Rozee, went him over Simpkin R2 yuck! he’s lost too much cash now I think you’ve just got to upgrade around him now but maybe that’s not 2020 thinking, you know he’s capable of a big score & I think the quick back up on games might help him.
Okay, second round of SuperCoach over! Scored higher (1772 > 1893) but some bad bench calls (4x 70+). I’m here to learn so any thoughts, feedback or advice on my strategy are greatly appreciated.
DEF: S. Docherty, D. Rich, D. Houston, H. Young, S. Hill, W. Hamill, T. Rivers, A. McPherson
MID: L. Neale, A. Treloar, T. Mitchell, Bont, L. Whitfield, Tom Green, K. Hayden, H. Bennell, C. Serong, J. Mahony, Mitchell Hibberd
RUC: B. Grundy, M. Pittonet, T. Xerri
FWD: J. Simpkin, C. Wingard, Baily Smith, J. Lukosius, M. King, T. Berry, K. K-Pickett, J. Aarts
Bank: $141,800
I was planning to double-downgrade this week to free up some cash for a Ruck upgrade (Pitto > Gawn), so the debuts this round have been awesome.
T. Rivers > S. Simpson (Lukosius > DEF, Whitters > FWD)
T. Berry > I. Rankine
This frees up an additional $95k, a total of $237k, $81k short of Gawn. Young > Day ($120kish, dependent on whether they play) next week will more than cover that gap. May do Young if he plays this week, but I think that’s unlikely.
Should I be looking to downgrade K-Pickett (avg 53.8/BE 19) rather than Berry (48/-1)? Berry is probably a bit too ‘side-wards’, but my next move after this will either be upgrading Green/Serong > fallen premo MID or Hill/Hamill > Hurn, so I would need the better scorer long-term and I think K-Pickett looks the more game-ready out of the two.
TU: Berry > Rankine
TD: K-Pickett > Rankine
Or feel free to comment any thoughts or observations. Thanks all!
T/u: Starc, Budarick -> Simpson, rankine (using dpp)
T/d: Pitt, Budarick -> Gawn, rankine
Playing for rank (currently ~550) and interested to hear thoughts on strategy.
TU: Double downgrade, cash generation is key
TD: Get Rankine in and upgrade to a bonafide premo (Lloyd or Trealor, for example)
On review, likely to get Starc to Hayne if I was to go with TD option
Hard call: don’t want to double downgrade (playing for rank)
And will wait and suss out Rankine for another week.
Tu: Tom Lynch & Starcevich -> Macrae / Danger & McPherson
Td: Tyler Brown & Starcevich -> Bailey Smith & McPherson
Comment: trade Lynch to Bailey Smith (& keep 200k in bank)
Playing for rank.
Starcevich > Sicily
Ceglar > Rankine
Next week
Tyler Brown > either McPherson / Sam Simpson
Max King > Bailey Smith
Tu: do it!
Td: Double downgrade?
A score of 70 would see Rankine go up 50K btw
What’s everyones thoughts on Danger? He’s been killing it the past three weeks and probably the best price you could get him for at the moment (with a BE of 92).
I’m thinking of moving Devon Smith on (via DPP) to Danger – Thoughts?
T/U: Yes, Danger is too good to pass on.
T/D: Think of other options such as Bailey Smith.
Thoughts appreciated.
Hi Max, I have Danger and he has been the cheapest he has ever been. He is tough as nails and has a nice ceiling. Bailey Smith is the up and coming guy this year and For me, it is a matter of planning to have both rather than one or the other.
However it seems D.Shiel will be suspended this week, I will hold into Devon. but that’s just me. If you are desperate, then money talks and Bailey is a better value.
Hi Jeannot,
You’ve raised good points there. Shiel out for two weeks hopefully does have a positive impact on Smith (atleast in the near future). Ah the beauty of Supercoach!!!
Waiting till Thursday to many unknowns in my team atm have 350k banked before trades
Playing for rank.
Starcevich > Sicily
Ceglar > Rankine
Next week
Tyler Brown > either McPherson / Sam Simpson
Max King > Bailey Smith
Tu: do it!
Td: Double downgrade?
Which trade is better based on js?
Tu: Starcevich > Day
Td: T.Brown > Simpson
Don’t like Day’s JS
Impey returning soon, Burger will be back as well. Clarko always one to shuffle players around, if Day played for any other club I’d pounce.
Thanks for further info Abs
I think Day stays until Scrimshaw is back, but that is just a feelpinion.
Clarko is one of the coaches Supercoaches have learnt not to trust with good reason.
I brought in Rankine last week so with that in mind what are people thought’s on going a week early on Bailey Smith? A score of 90 would see him drop another 19k.
Go for it I say. Last thing you want is another 2 problems next week which delays you and you miss out on another decent score.
Curtis Taylor and Shiel OUT
FOR
Rankine and Macrae IN
TU OR TD THOUGHTS
I got Rozee a couple of weeks ago after a couple of massive rounds, then brought in Shiel and Aarts (and passed up King’s score to let Aarts have a run) last week, absolute spud move.
Sincere apologies to all Mcrae owners…
Taylor-Rankine
Shiel-Mcrae
Hello,
I have $100,000 in the bank . Is it better to :
TU Trade in Simpson and Rankine from non-playing bench warmers and get some cover, or
TD Try to make some extra coin for an upgrade next week
Thanks coaches.
History this season says one of the two will spud it up !
Which one will ?
Going for overall and this week’s options are:
TU: double downgrade, Rankine/Simpson in
TD: bring in Bailey Smith plus Rankine
I’m having the same dilemma. Get both Rankine and Simpson and have a warchest of $584k for a possible double upgrade next week. Or just one of them and Haynes which fills another premo spot. Either Rankin or Simpson will still have a juicy be next week in any regard.
Have enough funds to upgrade an annoyance….
Sturt into Rankine
Ceglar into Petracca or Greenwood
TU: Yes
TD: No
Hold Sturt for now. Breakeven only 29 and a chance to return this week.
Hey guys, where is the best place to see in depth stats for each player such as midfield minutes (fwd/def mins if possible), TOG, CP etc. Just looking for a little more than disposals/marks etc.
https://www.footywire.com/
Hope this helps Razor
Hey guys, where is the best place to see in depth stats for each player such as midfield minutes (fwd/def mins if possible), TOG, CP etc. Just looking for a little more than disposals/marks etc.
What’s everyone’s opinion on Devon Smith. Teams winning, he’s not.
T/up Keep, he’ll come good
T/d Bites the dust
Question for you – is he scoring better than your other on field rookies. He was pretty much rookie price, so as long as he scores better than your other stinks on field he should stay and be around last upgraded
I’m in the same dilemma, only issue is – his BE is now 92. He hasn’t scored anything above 70 the past 3 games. Shiel out may have a positive impact though! Tough call..
He’s getting the touches necessary to score well, just using it poorly.
Hold strong.
If he adjusts his clanger count could still be viable, with so many other options around i am hanging on, plus he may step up in his mates absence
If Smith ends up your F6 then you are going OK this season
Just got to keep IMO, hope he can start banging out 90 odds & if need/want later trade him then, with the compressed fixture coming up sideways-trading out any player who’s locked in best 22 seems fraught with danger
remember, dylan sheild is out for a couple of weeks, so how does that affect devs scoring?
Is Rankine a must trade in?
Tu: Yes, can’t miss the price rise
Td: no, won’t score 3 goals every week
I would say of the 4 main guys available this week in Rankine, Simpson, Macpherson & Day it;’s important to get 2 of them
I think both are true. Yes, that was a dream debut and no, he won’t score 3 goals per game. Having said that, based on what I saw, he’s going to be a good SC scorer, even without multiple goals per game. Probably not 100+ average, but at his price, even an 80 average would be awesome.
Even expecting 80 is overs, biggest problem is he is made of glass.
I need your help coaches.
Out: Ceglar, Pittonet
In: Gawn,???
T/U – Rankine
T/D – Simpson
I think I have decided to go for a Rankine or Simpson downgrade this week which allows me to get a premo this week..whoever I want pretty much. Whoever I pass on will still be gettable next week. I’m concerned that Rankine will need to kick goals to score well. Reckon with the compressed season, lots of rookies will get chances.
T/U Rankine
T/D Simpson
Go simpson. You can loop him easily.
Not with mahony, budarick and bennell on the bench 🙁
Thanks !!!
Heeney going down has stuffed up my plans this week. First trade will be Pitt to Rankine the second trade depends on who is more likely to score more.
Obviously this is dependant on having cover down back and Grundy not being rested (havent heard anything but he has been looking very sore lately, especially the last quarter against the hawks).
TU: Heeney to Simpkin which leaves Starc, Rivers or Gould as D6 for the round.
TD: Starc to Lloyd which completes my backline but leaves my forward line lacking with having to play all 3 of rankine, taylor and king.
Whoever doesnt come in will wait another round and come in the following as ill prob get Smith from the dogs next round
What about your second trade being Day in?
That was my original plan HH but decided against it as im not too sure what to make of Day’s js.
Simpson looked good against the lions but he was put in that position as both Duncan and Narkle went down (plus he only came in for fatty)
I actually like Macpberson as a def rookie more as he has better js even with a lower expected output.
Also im not too worried about cash generation as I should still have enough cash to get whoever i miss out on (both premiums and one of the rookies mentioned even with an elevated price tag if needed)
have you got gawn in yet? Use that $ before it goes somewhere else
With Heeney injured….
T/U Double Downgrade Heeney & Budarick – Rankine & Simpson 505k in bank for next week
T/D Trade Heeney for POD and Budarick for Rankine
I’m in the same boat mate 🙁
I reckon I’ll double downgrade this week, only because there are value rookies this week and it looks like there’ll be value upgrades (baz smith) next week
OK got 370k in the bank have decided Stsrcevic and McCluggage who I’m getting rid of, BUT…… doni get in 2 of the numerous cheapies I DEF one MID and have just shy of a mill in the bank or go the 2 guns route?
Rookies and guns next week. There are good downgrade options available coming shortly.
My team is rubbish…..
TU- Upgrade- bring in Maynard and Simpkin
TD- Downgrade and make some cash- Bring in Rankine and Simpson
Starcevic and Rowell/Pittonet are the 2 going out
If your team is rubbish, the t/u option goes a long way to addressing that
Wait an extra week on the upgrades and think long term. I brought Maynard in last week and all of Day/Rankine/Simpson outscored him. Even MacPherson wasnt far behind.
Hi HH , I absolutely agree. A premium upgrade doesn’t always guarantee a top score. I am also going for a double downgrade to pick up the value rookies while they are the cheapest and get rid of players who will otherwise start costing me the money cancelling any gain I make. What does the community think:
TU: double downgrade to get any of Day, Simpson, Rankine, etc..
TD: One up one Down to keep up with scoring
Other: comment.
One up one down. We dont have the time to be cute this year and gotta stay ahead of the chasers. Get to full premo asap is a sc given. This week was an out rider as regards rookie scores.
Probably good signs that he had a bad day, even copped some attention & still put out a reasonable score.
Got Day last week so Rankine and Simpson. No question.
I just want to thank this community – your advice and the way people treat each other makes me feel very welcome and secure.
Thinking of trading Noble for McPherson and Taylor for lukosius via brander.
Yes or no??
Tu:
Pittonet > Gawn
Tom Lynch > Rankine
Td:
Lynch > Bailey Smith
Tyler Brown > Rankine
Piggyback:
Tom Lynch.
Tu: Hold
TD: Trade
TU
Starc (or Brander if he doesnt play)>Haynes
Ceglar>Simpson
TD
Ceglar will come good, swap Rowell instead
Or something else?
Hi Red5, you may already know this , but at this point your focus should be making money or upgrade to final premos. I will avoid side trading unless injuries and it looks like we will need few of these.
Noble – MacPherson: great
Taylor-Lukosius ok but probably not so good. Lukosius Could be a smoking POD but also a sideway trade. Do you think Lukosius could be your final final 6th defender? you may also want to consider for the same value (or 50k more) Doedee, Houston, Short ? food for thought.
thanks Jeannot – still a noob at this so all advice is awesome – thanks 🙂
in defence i have Doc, Saad, Ridley, Haynes and now macpherson but also rivers, brander and gould – so i have to replace one of them – not enough money for short so maybe doedee??
Doedee could be a sneaking D6 by years end. I’m liking his role in the team. And Crows DEF will be seeing plenty of the Sherrin.
have got abit of money to play with this week and I already have Rankine, not sure if I should do the double downgrade.
TU: Brander/Taylor our for Simpson and a premium (was thinking Taylor Adams or Petracca, maybe even Lambert for a cheaper option. Then another downgrade next week to bring in Bailey Smith when his price bottoms out.
TD: double downgrade this week to bring in Neale next week.
Sturt out for 2 weeks (ankle – FREM website)
Upgrading my defence. Worried Mills might be a trap?
T/U Mills
T/D Ridley the better option
going for the POD select Mills with confidence i reckon. As a swans fan he was everywhere against Tigers, and now that Heeney and Kennedy are out for sometime, we could see Mills move to the midfield a little more and still keep that intercepting defender role you are looking for.
Safe option would be Ridley, but 2020 is not the year to be safe! Take the risk if i were you
starc>macpherson
then have just enough to upgrade pittonet to goldstein (have grundy)
T/U do it
T/D double downgrade and get gawn next week
Gotta get rid of Young so I either…
TU: Upgrade to Doedee
TD: Downgrade to Will Day
Open for any other suggestions as well 🙂
McPherson from Adelaide is an option. Bit cheaper than Day and should have good security
can anyone shed light on Ceglar’s poor recent scoring? is he a must trade or was it just a couple of bad games?
He’s not our number one ruckman atm,
Sharing minutes with McEvoy,
And when Cegs isn’t rucking he’s pretty much useless
thanks Abs,
Tuesday night red button syndrome…
Tu:
Starc > Rankine via Brander dpp (Fingers crossed Brander gets up, if he doesn’t this becomes Day)
Brown > Treloar
Td:
Brown > Simpson
Starc > Maynard
Goes against every bone in my body to be considering Collingwood players as an Essendon supporter, but sometimes you gotta do it
Additional Tuesday enquiry:
If I’ve got Doc, Haynes, Ridley, B Smith, Doedee…
To complete my DEF:
Tu: Maynard (looks very slick this year and no longer concerned about impact on his scoring, post-Howe)
Td: Mills (given JPK is out 4-6)
Mills didn’t play any midfield on the weekend, don’t think that’s changing anytime soon.
Fos, I share your angst as a bombers fan. I have an alphabet in my grandson’s room and it only has 25 letters !!!
Your grandson is in good hands!
A little surprised to see no one mention Andy McGrath as a potential POD. Averaging 100 and is only $462k, rarely has a bad game, should solidify his midfield role even further with Shiel out for 2, low BE, and only in 7% of teams. Would seriously consider him if anyone is looking for a POD at M7/M8 and also wants some cash generation.
I’m always reluctant to trade in mids who don’t have a big upside.
I started him and am happy about that. Until I have premos covered elsewhere, he stays. Great m8 in a shortened season.
Shhh, with a shorten season him and Mengola look appealing this week. Mengola lower BE.
Hi All,
Have a few forward line & ruck dilemmas with Heeney and Ceglar.
Wondering whether to use my cash and double trade them to a Petracca/Greenwood type of combo.
Or, hold Heeney for a week, downgrade Ceglar to Rankine and upgrade Pittonet (current R2) to Gawn.
TU: Ceglar & Pittonet > Rankine & Gawn
TD: Ceglar & Heeney > Petracca & Greenwood
Cheers
Morning Trade Talkers. This is my first comment after months of lurking, so take it easy on this fella!Below is my squad from the last round, which hasn't been touched yet. Will change after must-needed trade(s)
Defenders Bench
S.Docherty
J.Ridley
D.Byrne-Jones
B.Starcevich
T.Mckenzie
S.Hill
J.Noble
W.Gould
Midfielders Bench
Z.Merrett
H.McCluggage
J.Simpson
P.Cripps
M.Pickett
J.Viney
E.Yeo
J.Daicos
T.Green
D.Robertson
J.Sharp
Rucks Bench
M.Gawn
M.Pittonet
D.Cameron
Forwards Bench
M.Walters
H.Greenwood
I.Heeney
J.Brander
L.Whitfield
M.King
J.Aarts
I.Rankine
Remaining Salary: $487,900Trades: 19Team Value: $11,209,000
Obviously my Defenders are the weakest of the squad, so that is becoming a must-needed focus to upgrade.Heeney has to go (poor bloke) so I am looking to bring in Sam Simpson (milk the cow)
As for defenders, I think Mckenzie has to go, or just upgrade Starcevich to a premium (Ride the Callum Mills wave?)With a decent amount of sheckles left in the bank, I can ditch Pittonet for Goldstein. TU: Heeney > S.Simpson & Starcevich > C.MillsTD: Heeney > Premium midfielder & Pittonet > GoldsteinAny advice would be swell, folks. Cheers!
Few questions:
J Simpson is Kade Simpson I assume?
Heeney is a FWD in your team and you have no dpp (dual position players) in your mid to flip.
Your midfield and defence are priorities straight off the bat before the ruck.
I’d recommend getting in Grundy next week unless you think Goldy will outscore him for the remainder of the year (take into consideration history and age etc).
You have to figure out whether you want to improve the team or ensure you have Simpson to make cash meaning you’ll have bulk cash sitting there not in use. You have Brander King Aarts Rankine Hill etc making cash for you at the moment. With going early on Rankine at least you get 1/2 hottest rooks.
With all that in mind: Heeney and Starcevich out for Mills and Haynes (via Hill DPP).
Then focus on the breakevens and proven premos who drop after a poor score. Grundy, Macrae and neale (eventually?) then even Fyfe (injury) …good luck.
If thats Simpkin in your mids then trade Heeney>Simpson via Simpkin.
Then upgrade a Rook mid
Here’s one for everyone upgrading their Ruck this week
Tu: Goldy (Has Tigers / Carlton) & 70k
Td: Gawn (is Max Gawn)
Hi all,
Looking to bring in a premium this week.
TU – Taylor Adams
TD – Greenwood
Hi,
I am currently ranked 2376 and have 247K in bank before trades. Should I be going the double downgrade with Simpson and Rankie .
I am currently playing the following rookies on field
Back
S. Hill, T Williamson, McAsey (Starevich, BZT)
Mid
Pickett, Bennel (Rivers, Budda,McInerry)
Fwd
King, Aarts (Sturt,Brander)
TU – Simpson and Rankie
TD – McPerson or Day and Rankie
Hi all, need some help.
Do I double downgrade (Starc & Budarick) this week or Upgrade and downgrade (Starc & Budarick to Someone like Yeo and Sam Simpson) Sam Simpson is a must isn’t he?.
DEF: Doc, Haynes, Daniel, Sicily, Ridley, Williamson (S.Hill, Gould)
Mid: Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Bont, Brayshaw (Freo), Starc, J. McInerney, Pickett (Budarick,Rivers, D. Robertson (Lions))
RUC: Gawn, Grundy (Cameron)
FWD: D.Martin, Whitfield, D.Smith, C.Taylor, Mahony, Aarts (Brander, Rankine)
Available Cash: $120,000, 21 Trades left
Cheers
I’ll piggyback off yours cause I’m personally going Rankine.
Tu: Simpson
Td: Rankine
Had Rankine sitting on bench since the start, what Day and Simpsons job security like??
Day non existent,
McPherson from Adelaide looks the goods down back.
Simpson have to wait and see, Narkle is out so should keep Simpson in
Hey guys need some advice
TU: Starc to Day or McPherson and T brown to Simpson
TD: T Brown to Simpson and Budarick to Rankine
Star ceviche is probably going to lose another 20k this week so a must trade maybe??
Starc will continue to lose more money, yes, and probably struggles again this week v GWS – but he’s got solid JS compared to the other DEF cows, might have to keep him around to avoid a donut. Wait till Thursday teamsheets then decide, Joel.
Foolishly didn’t get Gawn last week, opting for Haynes & Whitfield instead for 2 rookies. I’m now stuck with Ceglar stinking it up at R2.
Options for ruck are to bring in a stepping stone in either English (124 avg since the restart) or Soldo (109 avg as sole ruck), or hold Cegs and build up a chest for Gawn/Goldy
T/U – Ceglar & Taylor > English/Soldo & Rankine
T/D – Brown & Taylor > Simpson & Rankine
Hey, Bozza.
Yep, English should be okay – been building nicely. He’s obviously no Gawn, but he’ll do given your circumstances. He’s got Phillips and Witts in the next fortnight, will do well.
Looking to add to my defs. Currently have Ridley Daniel Sicily Doc. Haynes looking to
Trade Starc for Wilkie appears to be going well
what do you think ?
TU. Get him
TD. Keep looking
Thanks Again
All going well when teams are named
Rivers to Simpson(think thats a lock)
So for my next trade
Taylor to b. Smith or
Sturt via hill to day
( went early on Rankine last)
wait on b smith til next week
not worth waiting a week to save 15K
While i get your philosophy, when there’s a great bunch of rookies available like there is this round you’ve got to take them.
TU Get in Haynes from gws with about 56 grand left or
TD Get in Short from tigers and have 170 grand left over
Thanks for your help
Without knowing Richmond back-to-front, logic would suggest that with a fellow rebounding defender in Houli’s playing prospects unclear for the season, that Short’s scoring outlook has got to have improved. Surely?
Does anyone know Jack Stevens Breakeven? Thanks in advance to the legend who lets me know!
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what to do with Mitch Duncan
TU: hold
TD: trade
Tu: Taylor> Rankine – Anderson >Whitfield
Td: Taylor> Rankine – Anderson> BSmith
Hi coaches. Long time reader first time poster.
Rank 715 this season so going very well.
Trades this week: T.Brown out for Simpson who i’ll loophole tonight
Starcevic out for either Macpherson or Day – still undecided
Loophole vice Grundy tonight you’d think.
TU: Rankine and Yeo in this week
TD: Rainnkine and Simpson in this week, Bailey Smith next week.
TU
Ceglar, Starc > McPherson, Haynes
Allows me to avoid a donut but keep Brander for when he returns
TD
Ceglar, Starc (or Brander)>Simpson/Rankine, Haynes
May have to trade Brander if he doesnt play here. Probably leaning towards Rankine aswell out of him and Simpson
I’ve changed my trades six times already. Cash of $326.9k before trades. Was thinking either Treloar or T Kelly, plus one of the rookies available. Weather looks bad for tonight, so have to factor that in.
Treloar for maximum pts over the rest of the season, but Kelly will allow me to get B Smith next week as well. Kelly has a big run of games at home.
T/U Treloar
T/D T Kelly and get B Smith next week.
Fyfe injured. I am going for overall rank so trade or hold
“a few weeks” sounds ominous, I’d trade him if I had him.
Trade…no guarantee he’s coming back next week either
T/U: Starc and Taylor > Rankine and Simpson (via DPP)
T/D: Starc and Taylor > Rankine and B.Smith (via DPP)
*Assuming Rivers or Brander play, otherwise I’ll trade Brander instead of Starc.
I have $412k in the bank BEFORE any trades this week, is it still worth double-downgrading this week? I feel Rankine is a must-get, so he’s locked in. With my second trade I want to bring Yeo in to shore up my horrible midfield.
If I double dowgrade this week, it gives me $700k in the bank, which I feel is waaay too much.
1UP/1DOWN I reckon, while Simpson and Rankine both played great, I’d like to see at least another week from them. Especially Simpson given the forecast for tonight in Perth..
Current premo mids: Fyfe, Macrae, Bont, Oliver, Cripps, Simpkin
Fyfe to:
Tu: T Mitchell
Td: Kelly
OR
Given that I can survive with the other 5 mids and Shiel is out….
Tu: McGrath
I saw only one comment about him being a nice, smoky M8
Tim or Josh?
Josh, bAps, need to see T.K pull out 2-3 bigger scores consistently before I think about him as M7
Stuck between a rock and a hard place with trades again this week. Don’t know whether to double down or go for big Maxy.
TU: Noble & MacInerney/Budarick/Taylor —> Rankine & Simpson/McPherson, 440k itb
TD: Noble & Pitt —> Gawn & Rankine/Simpson/McPherson, 12k itb
Depends on what the rest of your team is like. I’ve got Pitto at R2 as well, but I’ve got so many damn rookies on my field in other lines that Gawn is no more than an afterthought at this point. Pitto is guaranteed games and 80+ points each week.
Better trade on JS?
Tu: Brown > Simpson
Td: Starceivch > McPherson
What about brown to mcpherson moving starc to mids?
TU Sicily
TD Haynes
Cheers
Given the Fyfe & Ceglar news, those two could be the ones I move. Ranked 12k so I can go the traditional route or psycho POD route
T/U – Fyfe & Ceglar > Rankine & Gawn
T/D – Brown & Ceglar > Rankine & McEvoy (hold Fyfe – hope he comes back)
Cheers
Gawn
No half measures…..
Need some advice as to which rookies to trade in. Already trading Budarick to Rankine.
My current backline: Lloyd, Docherty, Sicily, Crisp, Short, Starcevich (Brander, Gould)
Wanting some advice for my last defender. Haynes is a fairly safe pick but I’m also considering bringing in Hurn who could pop off with his run of home games.
If I were to choose Hurn I’d bring him in probably next week. Should I:
T/U: Trade Starc to McPherson to maximize cash earning this week. Then work some DPP magic and trade one of my rookies (possibly Brander, Rivers or Sturt) to Hurn the week after?
T/D: Hold Starc one more week and trade him straight to Hurn the week after? (Means I’d miss out on big cash injection)
To add on, who for my last defender?
T/U: Haynes
T/D: Hurn
Comment: Any other suggestions
Certainly hold off on Hurn as his be is 159
Yeah definitely not trading him in this week. But I reckon he’ll go pretty big this week now that he’s back home and his break even will even out by next week or the week after. Just thinking forward atm
McPherson is on an extended bench so not guaranteed to play.
I was going to trade Cameron and Starcevich out for McPherson and Rankine, but now Fyfe is out and Hurn is still doing crap. I honestly have no idea what to do here.
Current team
DEF – Docherty, Laird, Hurn, Doedee, Starcevich, Williamson (Brander, Rivers)
MID – Fyfe, Treloar, J Kelly, Macrae, Bontempelli, Cripps, Green, Pickett (McInerney, Brown)
RUC – Grundy, Pittonet (Conroy)
FWD – Simpkin, Martin, Smith, Taylor, King, Aarts (Cameron, Georgiades)
What trades do you think I should be making here? Or do I suck that much, and just bloody give up for the year? Be honest and brutal.
Trade 1: Conroy>Rankine via Cameron
Trade 2: Fyfe> ??? Whats your bank?
$166k remaining
Maybe Fyfe>Whitfield as your second trade
Gives you 331K next week
I see where you’re getting at in terms of making money, but I don’t think Whitfield’s exactly the best replacement for Fyfe
Mate i paid 600K for Whitfield and your passing him up for 450 odd. lol
I guess he’ll make me a bit of money. I’ve had some bad luck picking up people who were doing good, and then flopping.
I miss out on the Conroy move, I was cooking dinner before I could make the trade, so that’s a miss. I was also think Danger instead of Whitfield, but I screwed that. So Whitfield is probably one of the better options I guess.
Which of these options sound better
1: Fyfe > Whitfield
Starcevich > Ridley
$124k remaning
2: Fyfe > Whitfield
Georgiades > Rankine
$357k remaining
3: Fyfe > Whitfield
Georgiades > Bailey Smith
$45k remaning
LOL, I feel your pain Corey, awake at 2.30am yet busy cooking when SC trades need doing… priorities, priorities 🙂
IMO option 2 is your go, Whitfield @ $450k odd, and GET RANKINE!
Georgiadis is playing apparently but Rankine will score more and make you $$$. Plus wait another week for Bailey Smith when he’ll be cheaper again.
Sounds like you need to get an understanding of how BreakEven (BE) works.
With bloody Fyfe getting Injured I have went…
Fyfe to Simpson and Starc to Haynes leaving 341k in the bank for next week.
That means next week I will go C Taylor to B Smith and Tom Green to Whitfield.
Thoughts appreciated on that. TU or TD
TU: fyfe > Simpson
Budarick > rankine
TD: starcevic > day or McPherson
Budarick > rankine
Hello need help with which premium to bring in this week.
TU – Macrae
TD – Touk Miller
Macrae the safer bet, but Touk Miller can potentially be a great POD? hes averaging 111
take Grundy’s 140 as VC option?
Feeling like a huuuge game from Gawn against Big Boy coming up
Beware! The byes are back. Make sure you have playing emergencies, even at the expense of going all premo.
OK Fyfe has to go ( hurts … but ….) Kelly, Oliver, Cripps, Greenwood, Cogs Mids … plus:
TU – Mitchell
TD – Macrae
(Adams or Treloar R8) … Thanks gent’s!
trade starcevich or mcinerney? conventional wisdom is suggesting keep all playing rookies as we approach scheduling madness…..
T/U starc is playing but will lose money, and i could hopefully double upgrade to decent targets with the cash generated.
T/D mcinerney not named but is close to playing games and cash from selling will compromise double upgrade
Starcevich has had a couple of bad games – last week could not have been much worse! – but he appears to have JS and I believe he can still throw out the odd 70-90 game …. Not sure about Mcinerney
I like him and think he may well end up getting a good run ..
but Starc for me.
Based on $$$ considerations, which DEF to bring in:
TU Houston
TD Short
Or comment, get Daniel even tho bank will be bare
should i bring in
TU- Macrae
TD – Greenwood
Macrae the higher ceiling, but I’m concerned because I already have 3 other bulldogs players so bringing him in will hurt massively on Bulldogs bye week.
Need both long term … but Greenwood first!
Hey guys
Need to trade out someone for Rankine
TU: McInerny
TD: Brander
Brander I’m just not sure he fits back in to the WC team and McInerny I think is one bad game away from one of the new rookies to getting another game
Bit stuck on who to get rid of so I can get rid of Fyfe and Starc next week for Bazlenka
When in doubt:
– DPP
– Ess, Melb.
– price
No doubt:
– Townsend
– fixed position non-playing
– Townsend
– Price
– Townsend
Hope that can help Bonte^….
Bit of a quandary….
Am trading out Green so I can bring in a rookie defender. Either Day or McPherson. McPherson is on the extended bench as he’s playing the Monday game so not guaranteed to play. Need to make the trade by 1.45pm and Monday teams aren’t confirmed until 5pm. What’s everyone thoughts?
TU Take Day so you know you’ve got a warm body
TD Take the punt on MCPherson as he’s a strong chance to play?
Thanks!
currently have in the MF:
Fyfe, Macrae, Bont, Simpson, Cripps and Yeo
Trades for this round:
Long> Rankine
Green > Tim Kelly (think Kelly will have a few good weeks back on home turf)
Will have to keep Young in the BL for another week if I do the above trades. If Fyfe will be out long term i will probably trade both Freo players next week.
TU: Keep Fyfe and proceed with trades as above
TD: Flick Fyfe this week
Had Rowell on bench
Rowell to Rankine for the first trade (via Budarick DPP)
Thoughts on my second trade??
TU: Pitt to Gawn (with $47K ITB)
TD: Starcevich (D5) to Lloyd/Sicily (with $60K/$133K)
Guys, when not sure try this: Mathematics,
Eg, Get in Gawn and play 1 short or get in 2 rookies????????
See my priority formula + Luck = pending chaos.
Hope that helps with the “W….if’s”.
Thoughts on Elijah Taylor from SYD? Decent job security or no?
Really want to get rid of Budarick.
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