Chicko’s Check In – Mmmmm donuts…
Dear Supercoach God, I write this open letter to beg for your forgiveness. You have taken many a good man, be thy named Lewis or Hodge, they did not turn the other cheek, and they were taken. This week you have sacrificed Sloane, Cripps and young lambs Salem, Lonie, B Smith and B Brown. I am not sure what sins I have committed, but please do not take thy Fyfe away via his reporting for a random trip. We all slip sometimes our dear SC lord. As Lekdog has said, Fyfe Is Life. Through my open mocking of your disciples (players) with an abundance of hair and those that have been christened with ginger pubage, it seems I have personally angered thy Champion Data Lord Up High. Would all be forgiven if I spent some alone time in the confessional and said the great prayer? Would all be forgiven if I said ten Hail Garys? Please dear Supercoach lord, I beg of your mercy. Your humble servant, Chicko.
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Apologies community, I had to start with that letter to the SC gods as it appears I have poked the bear. You may recall my shaming of players with too much hair, (okay, mainly Cotchin) and players with ranga heritage, and it has come back to bite me like a snake on the nurries. Just this weekend we have seen men with Solomon styled bouffants rack up monster scores – check this out: Curling Wand Priddis 196, Manicured Bangs Cotchin 162, Wolfman Fyfe 146, Magnificent Mullet Maric 139 and then you have the red tinged variety with Orange Roughy 145 and Sauce Jacobs 130! That is a two fingered salute of the highest order my dear friends.
It’s been another weekend of absolute carnage and those who have dodged bullets will undoubtedly shoot up the rankings. It looks like scores of barely 2,000 will be quite common, but those with scores of 2,200 or 2,300 and above will rocket up the rankings. One of the inner sanctum and JR pre-season contributor, in the great man General Soreness, smashed out a 2,389 and is now at the very sharp end of the rankings at 38. Well done General – go you good thing!! For me this weekend, I had $1m of prime midfield meat sitting on the pine (Sloane and Lewis), so knew I would be in for some short term pain, in the hope for some long term gain but then came the news that Cripps was a late withdrawal thus this weekend witnessed my first sampling of an on-field Krispy Kreme donut….hence the title. Let me just say, it wasn’t at all pleasing to the ol taste buds.
So what is this week’s dilemma?
After lambasting myself last week for trading out Salem, his hamstring went ping and he scored a lowly 16 for those coaches who kept him. Then we saw the clash of heads from Saint Nick and Brodie Smith who scored 22 and 16 respectively. I have Smith firmly on my radar to pick up in a few weeks if he can get a good run at it. Young lamb Lonie also out with his score on 3 and sadly it looks like Jaensch and Mitch Duncan will be in for long lay-offs.
Last week I went Heeney to Dmac and, as per the central topic of last week’s Check-In, I went with Barry Mitchell’s-son. I traded Hogan to Titch and at this early stage it looks like I may have pulled the right rein as Hulk was a late out whilst Titch pumped out a rather pant swelling 128. I had a tweet during the week asking if Sloane to Priddis, Heeney to Dmac, or Hogan to Titch would be good trades. As I just mentioned, I went with the latter two trades for the Chumps……apologies Jedd! Didn’t Priddis absolutely light it up with his 196. I’ve decided to hold Sloane but am re-visiting that decision after this week’s rectal examination.
We have plenty of plump cows ready for the axe, the question is will you downgrade or upgrade or both? For me, it looks like the time has come to say farewell to Vandenberg (a breakeven of 98) whilst the clock is ticking for the likes of Oxley (breakeven of 95), Mitch Clark (breakeven 39) and K-Mac (who may survive another week whilst Saad remains injured). For those that kept Salem, it may now be time to say goodbye. Lonie may also have run his race.
I suspect there are a lot of coaches with decent warchests and there will be some upgrading going on this week. This is the nub of my dilemma this week – which players should we be looking at to bring into our squads and boost our scoring power?
So what am I thinking about this week?
This week, I am simply focused on upgrades. For the past two weeks I have mentioned both BJ Goddard and JPK and will be bringing one of them in, if not both of them. Just need to think about the balance of the squad as my back line is giving my sphincter some vice like tightening – Tom McDonald might be the answer to all your problems down back! Read the Dex Files on Tmac right here.
Other notable big scores this week included: Luke Parker back to his best with a 148, Beams a salivating 141, Lids The Barometer for the Tigers at 133, T-mac another 120+ score, JPK had another ton with 122, Buddy 119 and BJ went at 114. There are a couple of very tasty fallen premiums on the horizon with Selwood at $532k and a breakeven of 125 and Rocky at $447 with a breakeven of 79. HOWEVER, depending on how Rockliff scores, he may be available at under $400k come Round 10 – that is unbelievable buying right there! It’s all about balance fellow supercoaches. Lever is the only downgrade target of any note on the bubble this week, just not sure he is worth it. Lots of dilemmas, but I am focused on upgrades this week. I have a warchest and I am willing to spend it!
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Love your work Chicko
Thanks Liam old mate, hope the gods have been kind to you.
Rocky;s role seems different this year. It seems Beams and Redden have taken his job and he is spending more time up forward. Should buyer beware?
Given the freakish injury run Rocky’s had, we probably can’t draw too many conclusions on his role for now.
But pretty sure Leps & Lions cannot afford to not have him playing midfield, if he is fit enough.
Still though, may be a slow recovery from two concussions, as with Brodie Smith, so slow recovery back to gun scoring?
1 concussion, other was ribs for memory
Ever broken a rib? Sore for ages, reckon it'll be coming good any day now
Only playing forward for fitness, 3rd wk back jump on, I am
with his price i think you just have to have him.
Rocky played most of his U18s as a forward due to a bad broken leg he suffered the season before, so don't be surprised if he bags a haul of goals, hes a very good mark overhead too.
Chicko, great article as always mate, love the open letter mate reckon you have captured the thoughts of many a supercoacher.
Thanks General! You have managed to escape the wrath and I hope you keep on that wave mate! Massive chance is the General!
mcintosh >>>> Yeo? Quite keen on this trade because of the Eagles Form and Yeo's new role for the Eagles generating much higher scores for him
Do you have Oxley ? If so could go ox to Yeo ?
I still think Yeo needs to prove himself.
I think yeo has proved himself. There are others that need to start playing. I think Yeo is in great form and very worthy of a good look. Im getting him in. Lots of upside. Playing like a premo for midprice value. But what would i know. Eagles for the flag. Dockers going down. Just saying
McGovern wasn't playing, I wouldn't be looking at Yeo just yet, probably look elsewhere
Doesn't McGovern play in defence? Yeo is a hard out midfielder now, if I had the space this week I'd bring him in….
I have watched Yeo for the last 3 weeks. No more looking. he is in.
If anything, McGovern not playing bodes better for Yeo. Yeo played through the middle and didn't get stuck as a key defender with McGovern (and the others) out.
Sorry guys I thought Yeo was still playing in the back half, might be worth a look then
i would hold Kmac for now
look for others to trade out
and beware of Yeo, not a proven SC player yet
Vandenberg to lever (via saad ) and Oxley upto y Mac …. Thoughts ???
T Mac
Keep Isley to the bye has easy run, he will reward you
I cannot understand how u can go vandenburg to lever?? Can u pls explain
Sub Saad into the midfield.
Du ring the trade there are s buttons down the side. Try em out bud.
Big spend for Tmac
If you can pull off Vberg to Lever good trade.
Spend your warchest on a FWD or DEF
too many players burning trades in DEF
Hey Guys, 189 in the bank and looking to get rid of someone for rocky this week. Does anyone know how long Ellis Yolmen is going to be out for? Don’t have enough to upgrade from Heeney but can from Ellis Yolmen.
Or should i ditch A. swallow or griffin to rocky?? Or is this stupid trading un-injured players?
🙂 please help 🙂
No way you can downgrade elsewhere to upgrade Heeney? I'm holding CEY he won't be out much longer.
Cheers mate how long is heeeney supposed to be out do u know?
Errrr 4-6 off the top off my head
Should be back next week, but you never know.
Hold CEY he still has cash to make.
You want loose much with CEY, only has extra 70k to make, rocky at 450k at some point will be 600+
You are sacrificing $70k to make 150 and a possible 110 ave from here on out
Check if CEY is in the teams this week, then make a decision. I'm sick of Griffen and I will be getting rid of him
hold Swallow and Griffen
i have Swallow but we must hold.
Griffen is the same. he will pull out a 130+ when you trade him out.
Rocky is so cheap with your warchest you could easility upgrade a rookie.
If you have held Ellis-Yolmen, rumor is that is will play this week so if you still have him. HOLD
thoughts on Oxley to Yeo? and cash in on Vandenberg to someone for some money in the kitty…
avoid Yeo at this stage, not a proven SC player yet
What's the go with Joshua Glenn? Valid downgrade option this week? Or is that a long term injury? Love the article I'm upgrading 3 and downgrading 1 over the next two weeks.
He is a good player. wait and see if he is named this week
This week i'm going
Oxley –> McDonald
Sloane –> Rocky
That's what I would be doing if I still had sloane.
Good Solid Trades
Sloan – Rocky good
Oxley – Tmac bad
is it worth bringing in a ruckman like mummy or goldy,
or saving a bit of cash and going with blicavs?
I reckon you've missed the boat with Blicavs. And goldy for that matter. Bringing in a fallen premo in Mummy could be your best bet.
Agree with Marco.
Mummy is your best option
i agree with marco polo
Jacobs and mummy play each other this week. Jacobs has the lower breal even. I’ve gone Jacobs But think the two are virtually substituteable. Both are better than goldy for the price.
Have we missed the train on players like McDonald, Goddard, Priddis, Titch
I wanna bring these players in, but don't want to lock in a loss.
Goddard and Priddis are being traded into my team this week. If they can keep up the scoring for that price they are both top 6 in there position and should stay there for the whole season.
Yes
look for value elsewhere
sorry to say but you missed the train and you dont wanna lock in a loss against the rest of SC
look at someone like Keiran Jack
Should I aim to get Tom McDonald next week
The only way I could get him is going a double downgrade this week ( Lonie–>de goey via dpp and Macintosh to lever) then upping oxley to McDonald
Mcdonald is a train you have missed mate.
look for other options
is lever worth jumping on still?
Lever's on the bubble. This is the time to get him if you want a defence downgrade.
so out of mcintosh and oxley who should go?
Most are selling Oxley, but I'm keeping him for point scoring and selling McIntosh.
Yea
Crows have some injury concerns so if he gets the green light jump on
That's not a good thought process you have, if you saw a car for sale worth $30k for $20k, would you buy it, even if other paid $10k? Of course you would because it is still under the market value!
In essence your not loosing anything with players that you perceived are under there market value, buy them and they will reward you for your trade
Luke I understand your comment which is totally correct for that scenario. But add into that scenario that there is likely to be another car or two also worth $30K for $10K in the near future. Thus the thought process is fine.
Thinking of going for a double upgrade this week.
VDB > Rocky, and Lumumumba > R. Murphy.
Thoughts?
Same, except I’m getting t Mac
Seen him at it and he’s the real deal
hold the prince
just as likely to go big next week
Only 1 trade for me this week because I have used to many Oxley to Rocky via Saad.
im holding Oxley. he has a decent average compared to most DEF players. as long as he keep scoring the way he is, im happy to hold, even if he dont make no more money
is rocky definatley worth getting this week?
i would prefer to get him next week for cripps but just wondering if he will go up this week?
I'm probably gonna wait until after his bye
Yeah it’d be fine to wait a week to pick him up. No garuntees he will even hit his BE this week so he might even go down more
i was thinking of getting sam mitchell this week then rockliff next week for cripps
thoughts
Not sold on Smitch as Lewis is back his week which will eat into his ball with Hodge back soon too. If you want a R11 bye player then Rocky is your man this week. You can always hold Cripps for another week or two as he should definitely make his BE of 68 against the Cats.
Gone Vandenberg to rocky and hogan to buddy. Thoughts? Think buddy is about to explode in the coming weeks
i personally prefer FWD / MID players in the FWD line. but buddy is a good choice, cheap and only in 20% of teams
Solid.
Is Ibbotson to Tom Mcdonald or another back premo a good trade?
flip a coin. you cant deny mcdonald's form, however those with him will be hoping he continoue's this way.
nope
hold ibboptson
What about Oxley then?
Oxley's a popular rookie to cash out this week. I'm holding him longer due to his scoring ability.
hold all defenders
theres no urgency there and even though ox has a high BE he can reach it this week. hes as good as any other DEF
I'm holding Ibbotson and Trading out the rookies first. Ibbotson has scoring ability, has been scoring well in the last couple rounds. Worth Holding.
Certainly was a massive rectal examination Chicko. Copped a mauling from the gods on Saturday. So many pricks to trade but I can only get rid of 2. Vandencrap first head to be chopped.
Believe me Pie, I feel your pain! Vandy out the door for me, closely followed by Oxley.
Vandencrap(as you put it) is gone for me to Pieman as well as Hogan for two upgrades for I have $524,000 in chest,, now who's it gonna be????
Hey community!
I have 249K in the bank and I am looking to downgrade Oxley to a rookie. Can get any position Due to DPP Any suggestions?
I will have around 400k after that trade which will be used to get any Midfield player ( maybe Titch, Priddis, Heppell, Lewis etc.)
Next week might have 150k in the bank which will allow me to go Cripps to Pendels
Thoughts?
Only rookie that we can look at this week is Lever. He's around 160k though which is a bit annoying
levers really the only player on the bubble, also glenn if he is named but his JS isnt the best
hold oxley if you can.
i went
Hogan and Vandenberg OUT
Rockliff and K.Jack IN
$20 k left in the warchest.
Rocky speaks for himself
Kieran Jack on the other hand has bottomed out in price and is a huge POD.
thoughts community???
I like it.
Went Vandenberg to Rockcliff myself.
I wonder if K Jack can get it done this year..?
im hoping he can
dnot think hannebry will keep it up and JPK is up and down
Vandenberg to Rocky or Selwood??
Selwood. Still not sold on Rocky
Rocky is better value. Think about it
Start of the season Rocky was at 720k while selwood was at around 620k. Now Rocky is UNDER 500k while selwood is at 530k. Rocky for me
Rocky this week, Selwood next week
im going watson up from vandenberg next week.
Rocky.
Get Selwood next week as he has a BE of 125
Has anyone given any thought to Bryce Gibbs? I know it might be mad to even contemplate looking at carlton players but he has been known to bang out a big score and is currently $125K under his starting price tag! Risky pick but is better than a $445k player that's for sure!
Playing for a shocking team and very inconsistent. Surely you'd go to Rocky over him
Naturally but thinking of those that have a heap of injuries that may be looking at 2 trades! Will be pretty easy to make 2 trades this week and wont cost much $$ Could go Brodie Smith and Griffen to Rocky and Gibbs for the price of a few bag of skittles!
i was going to get him this week
but
I have gone with
Hogan and Vandenberg OUT
Rockliff and K.Jack IN
$20 k left in the warchest.
Rocky speaks for himself
Kieran Jack on the other hand has bottomed out in price and is a huge POD.
thoughts community???
Don't do it.
I have him in my SC Draft side..
He makes me sick.. he's been putrid this year by his standards/ ability. I keep offering trades to other teams but nobody will take him. Carlton are in trouble, doubt he can get the job done.
Agreed that there could be value there. He did start to lay a few tackles this week. Will he avg 110 from now to seasons end??? I’ve gone rocky.
Thoughts on de goey community?
Not many rookie options.
Too expensive. No for me
Great name, bad price! That's a no de goey!
$202 k
BE of 22
= NO NO NO
Who needs to go first?
Oxley, N.Brown, V-Berg, Hogan?
only have 70k so what would you do?
vandenburg first, hogan second, brown next then oxley last
Yeah, agree. I don't actually want Oxley or Saad to go at this stage. Averaging over 80's almost enough for a D6 or even a D5.
If all of those players get their average next week, Vandenburg will lose the most, then Oxley, Brown, and Hogan would stay about even. Depends who you think is more capable of hitting their average given the opponents and their form.
In My Opinion…
V-Berg, Hogan, N Brown, Oxley in that order.
I just wouldn't get rid of Oxley..? He has averaged over 80. I'd keep him for now as there's few defenders averaging better for an affordable price.
Thoughts on Burgoyne?
Had him since R1, and I picked him because of his durability (2014, 22 games; 2013, 20; 2012, 21; 2011, 21) and consistency. However, he has had a few shockers this year. I imagine the return of Lake will free up Gibson a bit, and this could affect Burgoyne's scoring.
I have had him from day 1, but with Lewis and Hodge back week after his scoring will slow down. I don't think he will be top 8 defender.
Who would be worth getting out of Glenn (providing he gets up) or Lever?
crows have taken a DEF hit this week so Lever could have Job Security but Glenn is clearly a good player, but will struggle to hold his spot. i just want his bubble to burst at least so he makes a little coin
Need your thoughts on these trades community.
Oxley down to Lever
Salem to Tmich
Cheers.
sounds good
I wouldn't trade Oxley out. He's averaging over 80 which is good for a defender, and had a few huge scores. Any other options in defence?
Not sold on Lever either.
Missed a big price jump in TMitch.. but prob still worth it for one more week! Still obviously a risk there.
Titch, Buddy, Parker or Rockliff?
Parker
Buddy
Rocky
Titch
there all good options but I feel Selwood is a good option if you have him probably Parker
Rocky
Titch
Buddy
Parker
whats Levers Job security like?
Hopefully good!!
Good but scoring potential is the issue especially with a slightly elevated price of 157k.
At D8 scoring shouldn't be too much of a problem too often one would hope.
Yep I want him to generate some cash so hoping he can play at least 6 games but will be on my bench and cover during byes, He is only the real downgrade option this week
Decent. Scoring potential slight concern. Should still make you money. I'm tempted by him… slightly.
is bryce gibbs a good pickup?
Not in any way, shape or form.
he is cheap.
No. Just don't do it.
Hey guys
Not really too sure on what to do this week, I thought Griffen got subbed out for no real reason, but he did his knee. Is it still worth giving him the axe and who to? Not really to sure on where to go this week on my team at the moment it looks like this (Lineup will change)
Def-T.McDonald, H.Shaw, L.Hodge, J.McGovern, B.Smith, A.Oxley (A.Saad, H.Schade)
Mid-N.Fyfe, S.Pendlebury, JPK, D.Heppell, D.Beams, R.Griffen, T.Miller, N.Krakouer (D.McKenzie, K.Lambert, J.Steele)
Ruck-T.Goldstein, I.Maric (M.Cox)
Fwd-R.Gray, D.Swan, M.Bontempelli, T.Adams, TBC, R.Tarrant (M.Clark, T.Lamb)
$50,000 in the bank
Thoughts?
boomer harvey !!!!!!
Rockliff looming large this week, and I reckon you must consider. Rest of your team looks solid enough
Wait and see what the deal is with Griff. I've got him too.
If he's gone long term I'd go for Rockcliff.
For me, I've gone Vandenberg to Rockcliff so I might even go Tom McD for Griff via MID/DEF swing if Griff is gone..
Thinking vandenberg to Glenn (pending selection) and lonie to Gray. Thoughts?
no job security for glenn his stuck on his bubble didnt get named last week for his third game very risky all those teams with him at the moment are trapped and wasted a trade risky dont go near him unless you can afford to wait and not have him play aswould have adequate bench cover hoping that eade may give him another gam next week or the next couple of weeks who knows?? for me it would be a no just to much risk and hope
Can I lend you a full stop Sammy?
He didn't get named because he injured himself at training. Think it was an ankle. Should still be a decent downgrade option when named again.
Is Stevie J about to explode without Duncan or well past his best?
Maybe spontaneously combust or melt down, not sure about exploding though.
🙂
iwould say steve motlop is about to explode
upgrade Vandenberg to Defender via DPP around 500k or upgrade to rocky
if I upgrade to rocky I will have to field Oxley, McKenzie and Saad and have Lever as my only bench cover?
Happy trusting Oxley and Saad if the latter's playing. Loophole McKenzie and Lever.
Disclaimer: This advice cannot be relied upon if Oxley or Saad are not named or are late withdrawals.
Hey community!
Which Midfielder would you pick besides
Fyfe, selwood, Gray, D.Mckenzie, Kennedy, Shiel, Cripps, ( CEY, Krak, Blakely)
I am trading Vandenberg and not sure who to get
Any suggestions
rockcliff makes the most sense but risky, you might jump on the boomer harvey boat before he becomes out reach not many teams have him if your looking for pod . i brought in priddis last week now no ones gunna bring him in too expensive now he bottomed out last down to 541k week now his up to 591k and only5.9% of team have him.good luck pal im doing the same this vanderberg gone
sammys primo's sc team name
Heppell is underpriced for what he can produce if you don't want to go rocky.
Pendlebury would be my choice. But Sidebottom should be back this week. No-one has him.
Pies have got a dream run up to the byes.
Rockliff
Pendles.
Rockcliff is a cheap alternative.
Having said that, I heard rumbles Pendles pulled up sore against the Tigers on Sunday..
Looked fine on the track and he's got his 200th this weekend.
Well im happy, i got T mcdonald when he was only $380K
Congrats. Medal?
Now it is time to bust a bryun move and sell him.
Nice, I'd be happy too
Burgoyne or Rance?
tough choice do you a go proven sc scorer or do you hope alex rance has a break out yea for me it would be rance as rances best sc yea last ait far off burgones best but risky as rance may not keep scoring like this
G'day Chicko and Community,
I for one, FU SC DATA C bombs, Injuries aside ! !!! and Pi55 poor scoring Premos save my mate Fyfe (your all right bloke)
I will still defy the SC GODS F them and the horse they rode in on!!
Not Happy…
Defiance radiates from my being , However me and the Fridge have a cunning plan that does not involve dounuts!
Limped over 2000k this week with Lonie 's massive 3, Salam 16 thank you Mother f and Vanders (My leg fell off) 30 something… Joined by my pal Griffen. Where is your Knee??? It's not on the park mate just like your efforts….
I so want to blame everything except the players and my foolish notion that I had an idea!
Bring it SC Gods I defy thee
Rant over. To the Fridge (win ..Win)
Great stuff Chicko (Preening hairstyles aside) LOL
Thoughts on Salem and Vandenberg to Goddard down back and Lewis?
Lewis should be well rested.
Is mcintosh to lever a good trade?
Yeah if you have enough trades and no other problems. Tell ya what you're lucky if that is your biggest problem
Lever should get a few more games with the Crows defence problems.
I personally am going to keep McIntosh and sell Oxley. ox has topped out in price where McIntosh has some yet to gain
Completely agree.
Keeping Richmond pigs for culling rnd 11.
My Supercoach team so far:
15 Keepers (Shaw, Smith, Simpson. Fyfe, Pendles, JPK, Lewis, Selwood. Goldstein, Maric. Gray, Bont, Swanny, Dusty, Goddard)
2 Mids/Maybe Keepers (Newnes. Griffen)
5 On-field Rookies (Saad, Lever. Krak. Tarrant, Clark)
8 Bench Rookies (McIntosh, Brown. McKenzie, Glenn, Anderson. Read. Hogan, Lambert)
Thoughts on the structure at this time in the year?
Solid, keep it up
pretty solid team, rucks very good.
not much to help with except to keep painting the fence, one up and one down until the byes. Hopefully the rookies will appear soon.
Nice team- how many trades left? Surely youve used more than 7?
I’m 4 onfield rookies after trades this week. Assumes Newnes Griffen J.Steven and T.Mitchell are keepers. Been bang banging…long way back I am. Seems pretty solid Keep up the good work.
Hi Community would love some advice on what trades I should be doing this week. First time commenting so hoping to get some help. This is my team:
Shaw, Simpson, Gibson, Newnes, Oxley, Saad, McIntosh, McKenzie
Fyfe, JPK, Selwood, Beams, Parker, Cripps, Vandenberg, CEY, Krak, Steele, Miller
Goldstein, Maric, Read
Gray, Swan, Martin, Tarrent, Clark, Salem, Hogan, Lonie
$127,800 in the bank. Few injuries, but not sure which players to trade out and for which players to trade in
Feedback is much appreciated.
Salem and vandenberg out
Then just depends who you want to bring in, you should probably paint the fence and go one up and one down. I would swing mckenzie into the mids (Gives you the mid/def swing), trade lever in, then swing krak (or any fwd/mid swing) into the fwd line and bring in another player like Rocky, Parker, Titch
I'd agree with Tyler,
Vandenberg to Lever via McKenzie. Gives you cash generation plus a good MID/DEF swing.
salem to parker or Rocky via Krak. Gets you a premium and a MID/FWD swing.
Agreed.
Pretty decent team Tom. I have a similar team to you and am upgrading Vandenburg. I think he's peaked in price. I've got enough to bring JPK in, so I'm doing that. With my second trade, I'll wait and see who's named. I'll either downgrade Oxley to Lever or Heeney to Glen depending on selections. Looking at your rookies, I'd be either getting rid of either Salem, Hogan, Lonie. Hogan is coming back, so you could hold as he'll probably come close to his BE. The other two, can be culled for cash, bringing in either Lever or Glen using your swing sets. Hope that helps. Cheers
Thanks guys! What are your thoughts on Jordan Lewis, Heppell, Priddis and Treloar as a couple of possible midfilders to bring in?
I think Trelor is the most awesome of PODs thus week. Though I’m going Rocky.
Hey Community I have a dilemma this week with only scoring a 2,101 last week and I currently have 21 trades.
Here is my team, not sure what to do this week.
Back- Shaw, Taylor, Oxley, Ibbotson, McIntosh, McKenzie (Lever, Hamling)
Mid- Fyfe, Priddis, Selwood, Griffen, Lewis, Miller, Cripps, Krakouer (Vandenberg, Saad, Ellis-Yolmen)
Ruck- Goldstein, Naitanui ( Read)
Forward- Swan, Goddard, Gray, Martin, Franklin, Tarrant ( Hogan, Clark)
I am currently ranked 8,879 and would really appreciate any advice what to do this week.
Was thinking of Rocky or Parker this week but I only have a lousy $150,300 in the bank.
Thanks for your help.
I really like your forward line. Who is going to be your F6?
You should have the cash to go Vandenberg to Rocky.
im lacking on players in round 11 bye and have a tonne in 13 so rocky is good for me. Would I also make another trade like a downgrade to a rookie? my f6 is still undecied maybe deledio if he comes good
no-one to downgrade to. Save the trade.
what bout oxley he is gonna drop and pearce is on the bubble
also is rocky or mitchell more of a priority right now. Was looking at maybe pearce as a rookie not sure about js tho.
Rumour has it that oxley will score 150 this week
Whats you thought on this guys.
Oxley – Lever or Alex pearce
Vandenberg – rocky
with 230k ish in the bank for another premo next week
def – shaw, newnes, hibbo, saad, kmac, kelly (Brown, OX)
mid – fyfe, pendles, priddis, beams, danger, parker, cripps, miller (Vanders, cey, mckenzie)
ruck – goldy , bellchambers
fwd – swan, gray, martin, bont, mitchell, tarrant (krak, salem)
Think about upgrading TBC before Rocky. the premium rucks all had good games on the weekend and are all about to get more expensive, where TBC is going nowhere and costing you points.
Your rookie mids will score better than TBC and their price increase will match or better Rocky, so you can do that trade next week.
Thoughts on Thurlow and is his role going to produce consistant scores?
15 game player so HUGE risk but he's comfortably in the best 22, has elite efficiency & has had a 2 season apprentership in the VFL, don't see why he won't avergae 90+ He's a gun
The big unknown is what will happen to his role when Mackie comes back into the team. They've been using Thurlow to distribute from the backline, but the cats love using Mackie for that as well. I can see Mackie taking some of Thurlows points unless Thurlow plays more MID time now with Duncan out. A lot of unknowns with Thurlow – enough to question whether he would be a top 8 defender from here on.
Which premo mid should I get for 605,000? Was thinking Lewis or Priddis. Already have Selwood, Fyfe, JPK, Parker, Beams
Sidebottom, big POD. Pies have some easy games.
isn't he injured?
will be back this week I think
He's $608,200.
Round 12 to go with Parker, JPK, Fyfe
i think you missed the priddis boat, even though you have cash it would be wiser to find another fallen premium
Priddis
wait for Sidebottom to play his 2nd game and have a look then
otherwise Rocky
Voted for Other – looking long and hard at Treloar 490K.
has to compete with shiel, griffin, ward and maybe coniglio. someone will suffer points wise
Valid point Ethan.
80-90K drop from starting price.
Take away the 40 odd score v WCE, when they were smashed he's averaging 113.
I've been crucified with injuries and suspensions, so searching long and hard for value.
Treloar averages mainly between 90-100 most weeks. I find that if he dominates for two weeks, then he has two poor weeks. Be wary.
At $490K, I think just too good to ignore.
I went Vandy to Rocky, and Ox to Trealor ( by subbing DMak into the backline).
Still leaves me with around $150K to hopefully get me from Cripps to Pendles next week.
I’m stoked with my trades.
Very nice trades Rocksta, really like both the in's and outs there!! Then Cripps > Pendles the following week the cherry on top!!
I'm looking at VandenBerg > Treloar.
Then, couple thousand short for Oxley > T.Mitchell via H.Goddard swing from fwd to def. So looking at Ibbotson > T.Mitchell instead. Oxley has averaged more over the past three weeks, so think i'll hold him and offload Ibbo who's done his job.
Powerful prayer, Chicko. Fyfe has been saved.
Given the potency of your invocation, I will be saying a version of this before every round. Hope its miracle effects can stop the massive smiting my team takes each week.
Hey Community,
Just need an insight into who to take out of Parker and JPK?
All thoughts appreciated!
parker coming off 2 100's and cheaper
Parker for potential, jpk for proven output, swans midfield is hard to pick, I think the value of Parker over Kennedy but only due to the $$$ savings. If they were the same price it’d be jpk for mine. Parker was bloody majestic though on Saturday. If I had to pick a swan midfielder, I reckon it’s hanneberry’s year, He’s the only swan mid I’m considering and I don’t normally like taking any of them, despite being a supporter. (I do have titch as well but he doesn’t count as was too cheap to refuse and is a gws)
Gws=fwd dam autocorrecto
JPK
I went Kieran Jack
haha
too many good Swan options
Alex Pearce from Freo. Im at the stage where its him or Lever. Slightly cheaper price tag. What do we think of his JS?
potentially lower job security. has done his job but when someone like mzungu comes back, dont expect pearce to be 100% in the team
but saying that Lyon has publicly said he loves the way he plays
hahaha Never trust Lyon. He will lead you a merry dance. Once you have who you want he will rest them. he has done it before and will do it again
+1 Lyin is the the burn man, no fringe dwellers for me.
He is the likely exclusion when McPharlin comes back, which is this week apparently. Even if named this week his JS will be questionable
Very low. He'll come on the chopping block with McPharlin coming into the team.
Thoughts on getting Tich this week or too late?
Sounds good
tich should be a top 10 forward – considering hogan to tich myself
Liam, I'm going to trade him in.
Wanted to see one more good score. Cost an extra 50-60K but happy to pay that premium with an extra weeks worth of data at hand.
I feel it's to late to get him in. my be get Buddy in instead?
Not too late yet.
Is hibbeard a top 10 defender also who is the best premo defender to bring in?
I reckon if hibbo gets in the top 10, he will be #10. Good chance of him being there end of year but if you are looking at bringing him in, don't
Woops I was thinking of Hooker, Nah mate hibberd should find some form eventually and he will get better, but not a top 10 mate
Have to remember lads, it doesn't matter or not whether he finishes in the Top 10 defenders…..all that matters is the points that Hibberd would accumulate between the time you trade him in and season's end.
He may finish, say the 12th top scoring defender for the season. But could be number 3 or 4 for Rounds 8-23.
Must remember it's not always what the player has scored so far for the season, or their current rank….it's what they can score for your team for the remainder of the season.
In regards to Hibberd, i have no doubt he has the ability to be a Top 10 defender for Rounds 8 to 23. But appears out of form.
Personally i'd like to see two good scores in a row from him before i'd jump on board. Happy to pay that little bit extra to see a fortnight worth of good form.
He has been very disappointing. Was in most of my pre season squads. Fortunately missed the final cut. Watching him closely now.
+1 twoof, just glad I got spooked by the Asada thing and didn’t put him in. Two good scores now though and I’m all over him
Couple good scores and I will swoop on hibberd ,,, and likewise Brodie smith
Agree lads. Back to back 90+ from Michael, and it' swoop time!
Hi Community this is my first time posting, im really not sure as to what to do.
I have enough money and want to upgrade either Oxley or Ibbotson, who should I out of these two?
Also, I was thinking an upgrade to Tmac, already have Heath Shaw and Rob Murphy, who could be another suggestion?
Any help is appreciated greatly thanks guys 🙂
hi Diva, Both Oxley and Ibbotson will eventually need to be upgraded, so it doesn't matter which one first. they are similar price at the moment. it comes down to a few things. The byes don't matter as they both have a round 12 bye. Collingwood have an easy next 4 games Suns, North, Melb & GWS. Freo games are fairly good as well North, Crows, Richmond, Suns. JS is both good.
Almost toss a coin.
I have both and will be keeping Ibbotson longer than Oxley. I think Oxley has overachieved and could easily have a few stinkers.
Hey SC Diva!
derek has hit the nail on the head, agree with him…it's a toss of the coin.
I have both, and looking at the same decision…which one to trade out.
For me i'm trading out Ibbo, as trading Oxley would leave me a couple thousand short to make the trades i want. The decision simply made to accommodate my trades. Hope this somehow helps.
Thanks guys it sure does,
Just wondering if you are getting in Tmac?
Tmac, not at the moment.
I'm still rolling with a makeshift defence of: Hodge, Higgins, Newnes, Ibbotson, Oxley, Saad, McIntosh, Lever.
As jezzahill has mentioned below, agree Tmac has peaked in price. Better value for money elsewhere.
Trading out Ibbotson, i plan to swing H.Godda