Six rounds done and one more to go before the bye rounds. In addition to listing the initial team selection, round by round trades and last round's team selection - which I'll continue to provide - I want to start looking at some of the strategy elements. I'll try to setup the analysis so I can easily repeat and refine them later on in the season.
Last week I had a quick on-the-fly look at team representations with a few surprising and not so surprising factlets. This week let's have a look at level of GnR strategy, but first the teams and trades:
Round 6 season to date
Initial Team Selection:
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<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Position
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Player
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Team
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Score
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Price



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D1
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Cale Hooker (D)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]ESS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]121
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]417500



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D2
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]David Swallow (D,M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]GCS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]135
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]429400



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D3
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Matthew Jaensch (D)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]ADE
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]107
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]298100



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D4
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Sean Dempster (D)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]STK
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]118
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]385000



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D5
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Tom Langdon (D,M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]COL
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]111
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]117300



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]D6
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Will Langford (D)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]HAW
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]77
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]123900



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](d1)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Ben Griffiths (D)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]RIC
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]68
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]230300



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](d2)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Kade Kolodjashnij (D)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]GCS
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]0
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]197300



<td style='background-color: #8db4e2; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]M1
<td style='background-color: #8db4e2; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Adam Treloar (M)
<td style='background-color: #8db4e2; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]GWS
<td style='background-color: #8db4e2; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]308
<td style='background-color: #8db4e2; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]469500



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M2
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Clinton Jones (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]STK
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]152
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]438600



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M3
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Dayne Beams (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]COL
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]136
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]497200



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M4
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Gary Ablett (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]GCS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]140
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]695000



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M5
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Jackson Macrae (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]WBD
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]113
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]331100



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M6
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Jared Polec (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]PTA
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]107
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]172600



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M7
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Matt Thomas (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]RIC
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]121
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]250300



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]M8
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Scott Pendlebury (M)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]COL
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]127
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]683100



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](m1)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Luke Dunstan (M)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]STK
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]100
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]132300



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](m2)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Xavier Ellis (M)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]WCE
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]66
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]159100



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]R1
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Aaron Sandilands (R)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]FRE
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]127
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]310700



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]R2
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Shane Mumford (R)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]GWS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]132
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]496000



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](r1)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Archie Smith (R)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]BRL
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]0
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]102400



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](r2)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Patrick Mitchell (R)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]SYD
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]0
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]102400



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]F1
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Dayne Zorko (M,F)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]BRL
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]121
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]447200



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]F2
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Jackson Merrett (F)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]ESS
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]102
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]266000



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]F3
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Luke Breust (F)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]HAW
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]140
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]444700



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]F4
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Mark Lecras (F)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]WCE
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]144
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]451300



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]F5
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Nick Riewoldt (F)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]STK
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]133
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]567100



<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]F6
[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Robbie Gray (M,F)
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]PTA
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]109
<td style='text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]442600



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](f1)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Alexander Fasolo (F)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]COL
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]0
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]213600



<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;](f2)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Sam Lloyd (F)
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]RIC
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]0
<td style='background-color: #d9d9d9; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]117300



<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Total
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]2881
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]9988900



<td style='background-color: #1f497d; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]
<td style='background-color: #1f497d; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Bank Value
<td style='background-color: #1f497d; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]
<td style='background-color: #1f497d; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]
<td style='background-color: #1f497d; text-align: right;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]11100




</center>
Notable changes compared to last week:
<ul>
<li>Defense: OUT - Frawley (MEL), May (GCS), Rampe (SYD); IN - Dempster (STK), Langford (HAW), Kolodjashnij (GCS)</li>
<li>Midfield: OUT - Selwood (GEE), Wines (PTA), McDonald (NTH), Crouch (ADE); IN - Jones (STK), Thomas (RIC), Pendlebury (COL), Ellis (WCE)</li>
<li>Ruck: no changes</li>
<li>Forward: OUT - Ambrose (ESS); IN - Lloyd (RIC)</li>
</ul>
While it looks like there are a lot of changes, they are actually quite consistent with what has been happening in the last few weeks when comparing back to round 4 as well as the trades (see below).
Trades:
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<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: left;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Player
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]Team
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]T1
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]T2
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]T3
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]T4
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]T5
<td style='background-color: #4f81bd; text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: white;]T6



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Adam Treloar
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]GWS
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]O
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Brent Harvey
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]NTH
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]I
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]O
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Clinton Jones
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]STK
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]O
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Cyril Rioli
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]HAW
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]I



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Dane Rampe
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]SYD
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]I
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Jackson Macrae
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]WBD
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]O



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Jamie Elliott
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]COL
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]I
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Leigh Montagna
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]STK
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]I



[span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]Luke Breust
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]HAW
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px; color: black;]-
<td style='text-align: center;][span style='font-size: 12px