The Bye Rounds (DT Nightmare)

[Eboue]

The Breakdown



DT relevant players for each round (I think I've covered most of them) ...

Round 11
Defenders: Waters, Lake, Hargrave, Golby, Adcock, Hanley, GWS rookies
Midfielders: Boyd, S.Thompson, Rockliff, Redden, S.Selwood, Swallow, C Smith, GWS rookies
Rucks: Cox, Giles, McIntosh, Goldstein, Jacobs, Jenkins, Longer
Forwards: Dangerfield (M), Porplyzia, Zorko (M), Dickson, GWS Rookies

Round 12
Defenders: H.Shaw, Heppell, Clarke, Broughton, Enright, Duffield, Spurr, Dempsey, Grimes, Malceski, Smedts (F)
Midfielders: Stanton, Swan, Pendlebury, Watson, J.Selwood, J.Kennedy, Bartel, Barlow, Neale, Magner
Rucks: Sandilands, Ryder, Stephenson
Forwards: Beams (M), Sidebottom (M), Chapman (M), S.Johnson, Pavlich (M), Pearce (M), Zaharakis (M), Cloke

Round 13
Defenders: Goddard, Deledio, Scotland, Suckling, Birchall, Morris, Houli, Ellis, Bootsma
Midfielders: Ablett, Mitchell, Simpson, Gibbs, Judd, Dal Santo, Hayes, Montagna, Cotchin, Grigg, Ebert, Horsley
Rucks: Kreuzer, Maric, Redden
Forwards: Robinson (M), Franklin, Martin (M), Whitecross, Lewis (M), Roughead (R), Riewoldt, Milera, A Hall, Saad, Wilkes, Sexton (M)

Post your current team in that format and we'll see how screwed we all are / note strategies to deal with them.

[r dub]

Good god this is going to be a massacre.

Just going to concede both rounds tbh. Mid-season tank

[Axel.]

Round 11 is fucked.. missing Rockliff, Boyd, Hargrave, Macdonald, Trealor/Zorko, Waters, Cox and Dangerfield.

edit - might have to do horsley - gaj instead of magner to avoid a donut.

[Rumblah]

Just going to cop it on the chin, have been forced into burning early season trades due to injuries so ye.

[Eboue]

Okay, here's mine ...

Round 11
Defenders: Waters, Lake, Hargrave (1 zero)
Midfielders: Boyd, Shiel, Treloar, T Adams (2 zeroes)
Rucks: Giles
Forwards: D Smith, Zorko, Cameron (1 zero)

Round 12
Defenders: Broughton, Spurr
Midfielders: Swan, Pendlebury
Rucks: Sandilands, Stephenson
Forwards: Sidebottom, Cloke

Round 13
Defenders: Goddard, Deledio, Suckling, Morris (2 zeroes)
Midfielders: Ablett, Horsley
Rucks: Redden
Forwards: Robinson, Franklin, Martin, Hall (2 zeroes)

Overall Strategy (best-case scenario)
Defence: Downgrade Morris to some playing rookie in R13 (2 zeroes)
Midfielders: Shiel upgrade before bye and Horsley upgrade in R13 (1 zero)
Rucks: None (no zeroes)
Forwards: D Smith upgrade/DP cover in R13 (1 zero)

I'll take 4 zeroes but will probably cop 12.

[r dub]

I really want to trade in sidey or beams but that would give me ; Swan, Pendles, Clarke, Cloke and one of the aforementioned.

[Eboue]

I really want to trade in sidey or beams but that would give me ; Swan, Pendles, Clarke, Cloke and one of the aforementioned.

Sometimes it doesn't matter. Take a look at my team for example ...

Forwards: Franklin (R13), Robinson (R13), Martin (R13), Sidebottom (R12), Cloke (R12), D Smith (R11), Cameron (R11), Zorko (R11), Hall (R13)

So I choose to upgrade Smith.

Zeroes
Keep it as it is: R13, R13, R11
Trade Smith -> R11 premium (ex: Dangerfield): R13, R13, R11
Trade Smith -> R13 premium (ex: Lewis): R13, R13, R13
Trade Smith -> R12 premium (ex: Beams): R13, R13, R12

I already got Cloke and Sidey but what difference will it make if I bring in Beams? Copping that zero in any week.

[Notorious_29]

There really isn't much that can be done, most of the planning should have already occurred (which really won't make a huge difference anyway). I've tried to keep only two round 11 players in each line, but rounds 12 and 13 will be zero city bitch.

[clive]

this will make my shitty team even shitter

[r dub]

Sometimes it doesn't matter. Take a look at my team for example ...

Forwards: Franklin (R13), Robinson (R13), Martin (R13), Sidebottom (R12), Cloke (R12), D Smith (R11), Cameron (R11), Zorko (R11), Hall (R13)

So I choose to upgrade Smith.

Zeroes
Keep it as it is: R13, R13, R11
Trade Smith -> R11 premium (ex: Dangerfield): R13, R13, R11
Trade Smith -> R13 premium (ex: Lewis): R13, R13, R13
Trade Smith -> R12 premium (ex: Beams): R13, R13, R12

I already got Cloke and Sidey but what difference will it make if I bring in Beams? Copping that zero in any week.

Yeah fair call, just worried about so many mids being out with only so many DPP I can use

[TheColonel]

Fags like Clay Smith, Smedts and Couch better play during those rounds.

[TakingthePapiss]

ROUND 11:

Defenders: Waters, Hargrave, Darley
Midfield: Boyd Zorko
Ruck: Giles, Jacobs
Forwards: Dangerfield, Treloar, Adams, Dickson

ROUND 12:

Defenders: Broughton, Heppell, Spurr
Midfielders: Selwood, Magner, Swan
Ruck: Stephenson
Forwards: Sidebottom, Beams

ROUND 13:

Defenders: Deledio, Goddard, Birchall
Midfielders: Mitchell, Horsley, Pfeiffer
Ruck: Redden
Forwards: Franklin, Whitecross, Martin

Plans:

- Trade Magner to S. Thompson prior to R12
- Trade one of my GWS rookies prior to R11

[Rory]

The Breakdown

Round 11
Defenders: Waters, Lake, Hargrave, Golby, Adcock, Hanley, GWS rookies
Midfielders: Boyd, S.Thompson, Rockliff, Redden, S.Selwood, Swallow, C Smith, McDonald Tyson[Bench]
Rucks: Cox, Giles, McIntosh, Goldstein, Jacobs, Jenkins, Longer
Forwards: Dangerfield (M), Porplyzia, Zorko (M), Dickson, GWS Rookies Walker

Round 12
Defenders: H.Shaw, Heppell, Clarke, Broughton, Enright, Duffield, Spurr, Dempsey, Grimes, Malceski, Smedts (F)
Midfielders: Stanton, Swan, Pendlebury, Watson, J.Selwood(J. SELWOOD!?!?1?!?!!?!?1), J.Kennedy, Bartel, Barlow, Neale, Magner
Rucks: Sandilands, Ryder, Stephenson
Forwards: Beams (M), Sidebottom (M), Chapman (M), S.Johnson, Pavlich (M), Pearce (M), Zaharakis (M), Cloke

Round 13
Defenders: Goddard, Deledio, Scotland, Suckling, Birchall, Morris, Houli, Ellis, Bootsma
Midfielders: Ablett, Mitchell, Simpson, Gibbs, Judd, Dal Santo, Hayes, Montagna, Cotchin, Grigg, Ebert, Horsley
Rucks: Kreuzer, Maric, Redden
Forwards: Robinson (M), Franklin, Martin (M), Whitecross, Lewis (M), Roughead (R), Riewoldt, Milera, A Hall, Saad, Wilkes, Sexton (M)

Bolds are ones that affect me.

I'm fuqed.

I have so many not on here that are on byes too which will rape me.

[Eboue]

You've got a unique team then.

What's with the Selwood thing?

[Raffi]

Haven't really planned for this untill now, put it in the too hard basket.

Round 11:
Def: Bugg, Hargrave (maybe 1 zero if no Spurr)
Mids: Boyd, McDonald, Coniglio, Zorko (F) (2 zeroes)
Rucks: Cox, Giles (1 zero)
Fwds: Porps, D Smith, Treloar (1 zero, probably 2) if no A Hall

4-6 zeros

Round 12:
Def: M Clarke, Broughton, Spurr, (1 zero)
Mids: Stanton, Swan
Ruck: Stephenson
Fwd: Sidebottom, Chapman (probably 1 zero)

1-2 zeros

Round 13:
Def: Goddard, Deledio, Scotland, Morris (2 zeros, maybe 3 if no Spurr)
Mid: Ablett, Horsely
Ruck: Redden
Fwds: Robinson, Franklin, Martin, A Hall. (2 zeros)

4-5 zeros

Not really sure what to make of it other than should probably upgrade one of my GWS mids for a mid with a rnd 12 bye. Probably Pendles. And maybe upgrade Morris for B Waters before rnd 11 if I can.