I’m full premo with 9 trades left but Roberts is one of those. Playing for league and comfortably in top 4 in both leagues, no threat of missing.
Is it worth downgrading Roberts to a 99k rookie and playing McCarthy on field/flex until finals? Would leave me with 8 trades, 1 boost, and about 350k entering finals (barring injuries/suspensions).
TU – do it, Roberts will start bleeding cash and McCarthy is a better scorer anyway
Trade 2 deadwoods to playing rookies with JS that will make money. In 2 or 3 weeks trade Roberts plus a finished rookie to a proper premo and cheap playing rookie. Loop Roberts and McCarthy in the meantime.,
Wouldn’t be trading out JHF. Role was much better on the weekend. Wouldve scored close to a ton if he didn’t start the game on -10 for some strange reason. Should only get better from here
Is there anything official on Caldwell yet? Hearing gone for scans but no news on the outcome. If its 2-3 guessing I hold as I can cover with TMac? 100k inb and 4 trades left so can turn him to anyone pretty much as hes in my flex
Thinking Jackson and Simpkin to Libba and Merrett. Rounds out my midfield with 4 trades left. Leaves me with Daniel at F6, Dunkley M8, McCarthy at D6 with Bolton at Flex. I have cover with some semi-plump playing rookies (Carroll, Clarko, Johnson, Hall, Kako).
T/U – do it.
T/D – keep your nerve and the 6 trades for later on.
This depends on if you already own Newcombe.
Or already own McKercher.
Or if you are going to trade for them.
Who you are going to trade.
How many trades it will take.
And what bench cover it will leave you.
I only have 21 premos including roberts and bolton.
I have tom mccarthy on the bench (if whitfield is ok)
98k ITB problem is i only have 2 trades
TU: Trade for a 450,000 ish defender
TD: Hold and trade 2 rookies to premos when they generate enough cash for me
Can someone answer an odd question pls. I have one boost left and 3 trades. When do I need to use the boost? Can I use 2 trades then the next week have my last trade plus the boost? I think I remember once before having a boost left going to waste after all trades done. Thanks
If you don’t use your boost you loose it. If you have three trades left, you can boost this week (or any round whilst you still have three trades) and use all three if you want to. The boost is not a bonus trade it just allows you to use 3 trades at a time rather than 2 in regular season.
Gone all in. 3 trades left (no boosts). Sweet FA in the bank.
Roberts out for Rankine (Rozee moves to def).
Hustwaite out for George Steven’s. Would have preferred to bring in Shanahan for Simpson but needed the cash.
Jye Calwell out unfortunately of my top mids due to injury but can flick around Steven’s, Archer May & McCarthy via sub/flex this weekend for coverage of M8 depending on progress scores.
Caldwell goes next week with total spend of $581k for my last mid / fwd.
Thinking Daniel > Anderson this week – would leave around $85k ITB
TU: Good Trades do it
TD: Bad Trades do it – hold Daniel and keep trades for later. No need to upgrade. Wait for value such as Gawn Ed Richards Whifield in future weeks.
McKercher Out, Rozee to DEF.
Daniel Out, Baz to FWD.
Gulden in.
Libba in.
Gain in averages of 67 points per week.
$15k still in the bank.
7 trades still in the bank.
Clarke, Johnson, May, McCarthy still accumulating dollars for future trades/upgrades and providing cover.
May be able to work out some loops as well.
Thanks Fish- why Gulden over Anderson? Also is it not better to wait for Richards to bottom out over Libba? Kerch still has a low BE and has $$$ to make.
Good points raised, and good enough reason to do it your way.
Gulden over Anderson – I like that Gulden is fresh, only played 3 games, and has been sitting on the sidelines, waiting, for most of the year. Swans run home might be a fraction jucier than Gold Coast.
You could wait for Richards to bottom out but I like the points a week earlier, and I don’t actually see any benefit in Richards over Libba. Both averaging similar with Libba in front by 3 points. You could wait an extra week and might get an extra $15k on the trade, but if you are hovering around 8-10th place in your leagues I think you want those points as soon as possible to aim for top 4. McKercher is averaging 75. Libba is averaging 114. Thats a 39 point difference. Whatever you decide, good luck.
In theory not that many tags on the run home thought right? Gulden wing role scares me and does have a tendency to have some low floor games. Sydney may not have much to play for either soon. Do you prefer Gulden over Anderson Gunboat?
GG Allin,
because I expect Libba, Gulden, Richards, and Anderson to all score more points than McKercher for the rest of the year? And with higher ceilings.
I have 2 to go to full premo with TDK at FLEX and 268k in the bank with 6 trades. I have Zjohnson (249k) on field in MIDS and JMartin (241k) in FWD. Unsure whether to focus on one trade for say (Impey, Hall, McKerch) and let the other fatten or trade both and bring in a low pricer and someone like Gulder. Concern being the 120+ from Gulden plus the low pricer arent better than the combined score of what Im trading out.
Higher confidence to finish the season consistently playing in the midfield? (aka be a reliable Caldwell replacement I can afford)
TU Merrett
TD Libba
Comment just get Macrae/JHF
My final choice over the next few weeks:
TU: 1 trade to midpricer for looping with McCarthy and 2 injury trades left or
TD: 1 up one down to a value premo and only have one 1 trade left for injuries (McCarthy in the loop)
4 trades left, full premium starting team aside from McCarthy but he’s scoring better than M. Roberts so I’m thrilled with that trade. Dilemma now is replacement for Caldwell. Torn between Gulden, Merrett or N. Anderson.
TU: Gulden
TD: N. Anderson
Comment: Merrett (I fear tags).
Why say RP’s not ranked too high? Bit wanky. Dale is getting tagged, 3 round average of 82 so handy to move him on but only with more trades. Gulden is a good pick up
Dropped 1500 places last week to 3200. 5 trades left. Freijah and McCarthy to upgrade.
No cash in the bank so I was thinking of downgrading TDK (Flex)
TU – JHF
TD – J Cameron/ Kossie for a POD both with a VG run home.
Or any other suggestions.
Not sure what to do with Caldwell in flex. 5 trades no boosts and only 10k in the bank. I could upgrade him to Libba or downgrade to Jobe Shanahan? If I downgrade then i could bring in a Nas or Brayshaw or Anderson but then who goes out? I’m a bit stuck…
I’m full premo with 9 trades left but Roberts is one of those. Playing for league and comfortably in top 4 in both leagues, no threat of missing.
Is it worth downgrading Roberts to a 99k rookie and playing McCarthy on field/flex until finals? Would leave me with 8 trades, 1 boost, and about 350k entering finals (barring injuries/suspensions).
TU – do it, Roberts will start bleeding cash and McCarthy is a better scorer anyway
TD – sit tight
Similar question with Roberts at D6, but only 5 trades left with no cash and still one upgrade to go.
Do I use two trades to upgrade Roberts to somebody, knowing that I will need to use two more later on to finish my team?
Trade 2 deadwoods to playing rookies with JS that will make money. In 2 or 3 weeks trade Roberts plus a finished rookie to a proper premo and cheap playing rookie. Loop Roberts and McCarthy in the meantime.,
TU- Bont
TD- Butters
4 trades left. Do I use 2 to upgrade TDK?
TU: Yes
TD: No
TDK -> Marshall last week was probably the play.
Marshall was 8k cheaper, now Marshall is 80k more expensive than TDK
TDK has been a trash pick this year, what a trap
Only the past 3 weeks. Was averaging 114 before then, so more than serviceable.
Three Trades left, TDK to Meek for me in one trade. Marshall/Gawn out of reach and need to save all those Trades for emergency.
TU: Daniel > Clugg (this week)
TD: Daniel > Ed Richards (next week or week after once he bottoms out)
TU: McCluggage
TD: Gulden
Who to trade out first?
TU Caleb Daniel
TD JHF
Wouldn’t be trading out JHF. Role was much better on the weekend. Wouldve scored close to a ton if he didn’t start the game on -10 for some strange reason. Should only get better from here
Is there anything official on Caldwell yet? Hearing gone for scans but no news on the outcome. If its 2-3 guessing I hold as I can cover with TMac? 100k inb and 4 trades left so can turn him to anyone pretty much as hes in my flex
Tu: Hold caldwell as can cover
Td: Trade
Looks like caldwell is probably done for most if not all of the rest of the year so looks like will need to trade
Tu: Dale or Cerra to Nas or Rozee
Td: Keeler to Tauru (as fwd cover)
5 trades left, playing for cash leagues.
T/U: Hold trades
T/U: Simpson & Roberts to Shanaghan & McKercher
Who should I trade Cerra to?
TU: Bont
TD: Gulden
Other options: Green, Anderson or McCluggage
Is McKercher a safe bet from here?
5 trades left, one premo short
Thinking:
F.O’Sullivan, Z.Johnson > McKercher, Shanahan
Will leave me with 3 trades left but fully upgraded. Playing for cash league
TU Noah Anderson
TD McCluggage
Why are people voting for Anderson over McCluggage?
Either is an excellent move.
Hope u didn’t grab Clugg
Holmes v McCluggage v Anderson v Gulden- really torn on who I should pick. Who would you choose?
Trying to factor in run home and potential tags
Final upgrade?
TU: Brayshaw
TD: Gulden
Team is complete with 3 trades, surely it’s still too early to look at upgrading these lesser type premiums?
T/U: Rankine
T/D: McKercher
To trade in for Cerra.
TU: Gulden
TD: Rozee
7 trades left.
Trade TDK for McKercher via flex?
Gawn and Xerri in rucks.
What to do with LDU now he’s out for 2? 6 trades, 1 boost with $47k
TU > Trade (can do straight-swap for a Neale, Sinclair, Dunkley)
TD > Hold, play Rowston on field just to save trades
TD: Keep Sinclair
TD: Either downgrade or get someone else via flex
have 8 trades
Last MID:
TU: Callaghan
TD: Gulden
If you had a complete team but could upgrade someone like a cerra to gulden but would be left with 1 trade (cover also on every line) would you?
Tu: Go for it
Td: Hold off and save trades
Dale > McKercher?
TU: Yes
TD: No
Dale too inconsistent and McKercher looking good for the run in.
TU Anderson
TD Gulden
Planning my final (luxury) trade for next week. Plan is to bring in Gawn to flex. Already have Xerri and Grundy.
T/U: trade Mills
T/D: trade McKercher
Is Jackson now a concern given Darcy’s role?
Thinking Jackson and Simpkin to Libba and Merrett. Rounds out my midfield with 4 trades left. Leaves me with Daniel at F6, Dunkley M8, McCarthy at D6 with Bolton at Flex. I have cover with some semi-plump playing rookies (Carroll, Clarko, Johnson, Hall, Kako).
T/U – do it.
T/D – keep your nerve and the 6 trades for later on.
One poor game…even Maxy had one. SC101 should be observed at all times, but especiially this time of season as we are mostly short on trades.
Thoughts on Newcombe for the M8 position? Averaging 100 at $489k. Or is McKercher the safer bet?
This depends on if you already own Newcombe.
Or already own McKercher.
Or if you are going to trade for them.
Who you are going to trade.
How many trades it will take.
And what bench cover it will leave you.
I only have 21 premos including roberts and bolton.
I have tom mccarthy on the bench (if whitfield is ok)
98k ITB problem is i only have 2 trades
TU: Trade for a 450,000 ish defender
TD: Hold and trade 2 rookies to premos when they generate enough cash for me
Option 3: Hold all Trading for injuries! You are going to need them
thanks
when should i do my final trades
like round 20ish
Can someone answer an odd question pls. I have one boost left and 3 trades. When do I need to use the boost? Can I use 2 trades then the next week have my last trade plus the boost? I think I remember once before having a boost left going to waste after all trades done. Thanks
Hey SG,
If you don’t use your boost you loose it. If you have three trades left, you can boost this week (or any round whilst you still have three trades) and use all three if you want to. The boost is not a bonus trade it just allows you to use 3 trades at a time rather than 2 in regular season.
Thanks T-Rex and Timbo
It’s not an extra trade mate, just allows you to trade 3 in for the week, instead of the standard 2.
Gone all in. 3 trades left (no boosts). Sweet FA in the bank.
Roberts out for Rankine (Rozee moves to def).
Hustwaite out for George Steven’s. Would have preferred to bring in Shanahan for Simpson but needed the cash.
Jye Calwell out unfortunately of my top mids due to injury but can flick around Steven’s, Archer May & McCarthy via sub/flex this weekend for coverage of M8 depending on progress scores.
Caldwell goes next week with total spend of $581k for my last mid / fwd.
That’s the plan anyway…
TU Anderson $590k
TD Ed Richards (next week for $530k)
Who to trade Caldwell to:
T/up – Gulden
T/down – Green
Comment: Brayshaw, McCluggage, Hewett, etc
9 Trades $212k ITB – playing for leagues. Hovering around 8-10 in most.
NAS Clark Sinc Sheezel Kerch Dale (Clarke Hayes)
Naicos Baz Butters Green Bont Dawson Rozee Brayshaw (Johnson Hastie Campo)
Xerri TDK (West)
Macrae Tracc Rankine Warner Daniel JHF (Gray May)
McCarthy
Thinking Daniel > Anderson this week – would leave around $85k ITB
TU: Good Trades do it
TD: Bad Trades do it – hold Daniel and keep trades for later. No need to upgrade. Wait for value such as Gawn Ed Richards Whifield in future weeks.
McKercher Out, Rozee to DEF.
Daniel Out, Baz to FWD.
Gulden in.
Libba in.
Gain in averages of 67 points per week.
$15k still in the bank.
7 trades still in the bank.
Clarke, Johnson, May, McCarthy still accumulating dollars for future trades/upgrades and providing cover.
May be able to work out some loops as well.
Thanks Fish- why Gulden over Anderson? Also is it not better to wait for Richards to bottom out over Libba? Kerch still has a low BE and has $$$ to make.
Good points raised, and good enough reason to do it your way.
Gulden over Anderson – I like that Gulden is fresh, only played 3 games, and has been sitting on the sidelines, waiting, for most of the year. Swans run home might be a fraction jucier than Gold Coast.
You could wait for Richards to bottom out but I like the points a week earlier, and I don’t actually see any benefit in Richards over Libba. Both averaging similar with Libba in front by 3 points. You could wait an extra week and might get an extra $15k on the trade, but if you are hovering around 8-10th place in your leagues I think you want those points as soon as possible to aim for top 4. McKercher is averaging 75. Libba is averaging 114. Thats a 39 point difference. Whatever you decide, good luck.
Anderson gets tagged so much. It’s so annoying. Close to half his games this year.
In theory not that many tags on the run home thought right? Gulden wing role scares me and does have a tendency to have some low floor games. Sydney may not have much to play for either soon. Do you prefer Gulden over Anderson Gunboat?
Just to play devil’s advocate, McKercher has had a major role change and is averaging 103 since round 10. Maybe worth considering holding him.
Why McKercher out??
Lots are trading him in
GG Allin,
because I expect Libba, Gulden, Richards, and Anderson to all score more points than McKercher for the rest of the year? And with higher ceilings.
I’m getting McKercher in. I think he’s 4th most traded in. Can’t afford Gulden unfortunately
T/u – Whitfield
T/d – Sinclair
I am going to wait for Whitfield to drop in price this week hopefully, short around $20k at the moment
Who gets more games?
TU: Roan Steele
TD: George Stevens
J. Prior, El-Hawli, Caldwell > McKercher, R. Steel, Bont
Good trades? Will leave 6 trades and 42k ITB
Caldwell for
TU:gulden
TD: merret
Disregarding price from here who do you prefer?
TU Ed Richards
TD Noah Anderson
Robert’s started with the green jacket last week is his game time coming to a end, is it time to trade
Who should I trade out for Sinclair, I have about 50k left with 9 trades
Who should I trade in for Sinclair, I have about 50k left with 9 trades
Been looking to trade out Simpkin due to low scores and had Dead Gross and so was considering: Have 7 trades and 1 boost.
TU Simpkin, Gross -> Macrae and Shanahan
TD – Not worth two trades (too sideways and also Gross may play this week)
I have 2 to go to full premo with TDK at FLEX and 268k in the bank with 6 trades. I have Zjohnson (249k) on field in MIDS and JMartin (241k) in FWD. Unsure whether to focus on one trade for say (Impey, Hall, McKerch) and let the other fatten or trade both and bring in a low pricer and someone like Gulder. Concern being the 120+ from Gulden plus the low pricer arent better than the combined score of what Im trading out.
TU 1 trade (Comment on which to trade and to who)
TD 2 trades and focus on major keepers
Not planning on trading this week, however who would coaches look to loop with McCarthy?
Can basically be anyone apart from the rucks as I have plenty of DPP across the ground.
Tu: Cerra
Td: Rankine/Daniel
Higher confidence to finish the season consistently playing in the midfield? (aka be a reliable Caldwell replacement I can afford)
TU Merrett
TD Libba
Comment just get Macrae/JHF
Macrae or JHF (+100k)
Feel free to suggest any others in this price range
My final choice over the next few weeks:
TU: 1 trade to midpricer for looping with McCarthy and 2 injury trades left or
TD: 1 up one down to a value premo and only have one 1 trade left for injuries (McCarthy in the loop)
TU- Single Trade Caldwell>Merrett. Keep Roberts. 3 trades left
TD- 2 Trades. Roberts>Cow (Jobe Shanahan most likely) + Caldwell>Gulden. 2 trades left
Trading TDK for
TU: Libba
TD: Macrae
Cerra to (with 35k in bank)
TU – Macrae
TD – Whitfield
Would put me down to 2 trades, but I think Cerra will fall down to 420 – 450k before we know it and these are two great options with their run.
In addition to what Prawn said….. 3 trades remaining
TU – Hold Cerra
TD – Trade him to Macrae or Whitfield
TU – N. Anderson
TD – E. Gulden
Who to field?
TU: Kai Lohmann
TD: Ryley Sanders
Thanks
TDK > Gawn
Gawn has a crazy high BE and plays Xerri
TU Yes do it
TD No bad trade
Why are people voting bad trade here? Both TDK and Gawn have high BE’s and Gawn will score 30-40 more this week and has a good run home. I dont get it
TU: Gawn
TD: RoMo
With Pittonet named, what to do with TDK?
T/u – Trade
T/d – Hold
4 trades left, full premium starting team aside from McCarthy but he’s scoring better than M. Roberts so I’m thrilled with that trade. Dilemma now is replacement for Caldwell. Torn between Gulden, Merrett or N. Anderson.
TU: Gulden
TD: N. Anderson
Comment: Merrett (I fear tags).
2nd last trade
Bailey Dale > Gulden
TU- Do it!
TD- Hold fire
Let me guess Russ, you’re not ranked too high are ya mate?
Hold Fire!
Why say RP’s not ranked too high? Bit wanky. Dale is getting tagged, 3 round average of 82 so handy to move him on but only with more trades. Gulden is a good pick up
Robert’s for
TU – Rozee.
TD – Libba.
TU: hold TDK & caldwell -> richards next week
TD: TDK -> Gawn & Caldwell -> Whitfield/macrae
Need to trade Caldwell out of flex, 6 trades remaining.
TU – Use 1 trade to get to Merrett or Rozee
TD – Use two trades to get Caldwell up to Gulden or Anderson
Dropped 1500 places last week to 3200. 5 trades left. Freijah and McCarthy to upgrade.
No cash in the bank so I was thinking of downgrading TDK (Flex)
TU – JHF
TD – J Cameron/ Kossie for a POD both with a VG run home.
Or any other suggestions.
5 trades left. Full premo team except mccarthy at D6. 93k itb.
I could use 2 trades (bench rookie downgrade) to go TDK -> Grundy at ruck spot. Would leave me with 3 trades and 60k itb
TD: Worth it
TU: Too risky, hold the trades
Not sure weather I should go touk miller and Colby mckercher or Jeremy Cameron and Errol gulden. I need some pods for the run home
TD: miller and Kerch
TU: gulden and jezza
If both are named
TU- George Stevens
TD- Roan Steele
D – Holmes, NWM, Sheezel, McKercher, Mills, McCarthy (Carroll, Clarke)
M – Naicos, Anderson, Bont, Dawson, Serong, Dunkley, Daniel, Bolton (Johnson, Hall, Liddy)
R – Gawn, Xerri (Boyd)
F – Jackson, Smith, Kennedy, Darcy, Rankine, Warner (Kako, Butler)
Flx – Simpkin
6 trades left, $25k in bank.
Bolton and Simpkin out for Rozee and Stevens, This would leave me 4 trades and $158k for injuries or one last upgrade if needed.
T/U – do it.
T/D – keep the faith with Bolton and Simpkin…running down to 4 trades is a bit skinny at this stage.
Does Rozee + Stevens outscore Bolton + Simpkin for the rest of the year? i’m not so sure
Not sure what to do with Caldwell in flex. 5 trades no boosts and only 10k in the bank. I could upgrade him to Libba or downgrade to Jobe Shanahan? If I downgrade then i could bring in a Nas or Brayshaw or Anderson but then who goes out? I’m a bit stuck…
DEF: Holmes Zorko Rozzee Whitfield Sinclair McCarthy (A.Clarke, Busslinger)
MID: Naicos Butters Bont Laird Hewett Washcroft Dunkley Sheezel (Rowston Liddy Z.Johnson)
RUC: Xerri Marshall (Boyd)
FWD: Baz Macrae Petracca Rankine Daniel Darcy (Butler, Day-Wicks)