2437 and good enough for a top four in one cash league, and a top eight in another. So happy in the short term. 3 trades left, a bit of cash in the bank, and the nagging temptation for one luxury upgrade

Finished in top 1% for the week with 2514 and won all 4 leagues . Now overall 9890 so am creeping up but not quite good enough. Wanted to do better than this but looks like my run is too late

Unhappily I cannot say my plan came together this year, couldn't seem to get all my ducks lined up at all, however for everyone that did congrats and good luck for finals or overalls or whatever your go is...

Finished with 2526 for my highest score of the year.

My team has been flying now for the past 4 weeks in which time I've moved up from 7,877th to 2,762nd.

Will need to trade Ryan, but otherwise no complaints.

Except in one public league i somehow finished 3rd on total points, but only 14th with 5 wins - 12 losses in head-to-head despite a positive percentage. Weird stuff.

My wife's TG team scored 2430, lowest compared to avg for a while, saw a drop to 2,739th. This was the team I was going for overall with.

Have Duursma as D6, Answerth on MF bench and Hurn on D bench so if he is back then I can cover for Ryan without using a trade. But then I doubt he'll be back this year anyway and if going for overall it makes no sense to leave $400k+ on the bench.
However I don't have enough cash to get to Whitfield, and only 2 trades left, so I'm reluctant to go 1-up/1-down and no trades left.

If Hurn isn't named then my hand is forced, as Naish is D8.

2507 with great selection of Macrae (C) and moving on Brayshaw and Logue for Greene & Birchall. Unfortunately have the Ryan problem this week but do have Answerth as cover, am Running M.Crouch as M8 Greene as F6 no cover in the Fwd line or Rucks, Hind & Hill as cover in the mids and def cover if Ryan is out there is Answerth but D8 is Naish. Have 3 trades so i will see how we go

2561 was my highest for the year and was helped by making MacRae Capt. and moving Ryan to the bench and taking Answerth's 98.
Ryan then gets injured (48) so 2511 becomes 2561....a very lucky break.
Still had Williams Laird Sicily Gray Danger and Dunkley all scoring below 100.

Can only afford to move Ryan on for a defender worth under 460k (prefer not to burn 2 of my 3 remaining trades) which rules out most defenders except Vlaustin Saad Stewart

Stewart would my pick of those, he seems pretty consistent

That will leave 2 trades almost no cash or I wait a week and play Answerth and Birchall but knock out finals make me panic trade

$455,400
So nowhere near Whitfield.
But also just short of Tom Stewart, Rich, Rampe, Crisp etc. Ryan really bottomed-out on price just as a final kicker....
I'd actually considered bringing in Hunter Clark 2 weeks ago - I did in my AFL Fantasy side as he's been moved to a half-back role that he seems far more suited to and is winning a lot of ball.
Kade Simpson seems to have found some form. Connor McKenna maybe - he was home for a family wedding but think is available this week. They're maybe the best options in a one-for-one.

To get a true top 6 Defender I'd need to use both remaining trades to 1U/1D, so if Hurn is fit, I might just hold. I'm presuming Ryan is done for the year though?

If I was to get Birchall though I could loophole him, Answerth and Duursma which would be a logistical nightmare, but could do ok - if the rest of my team fires I'm really only needing maybe a 70-80 from D6.
That Hawthorn play Friday night is a bit of a nightmare though, WCE don't play till Sunday so I'll have no way of knowing if Hurn will play and I need cover or not.

TU - Ryan to Stewart Loophole Birchall/Answerth
TD - Play both Birchall & Answerth deal with Ryan next week
Only have 460k as ideally i would have liked Rich and dont want to burn 2 of my 3 remaining trades getting him or Whitfield.