Trading Games 2016

Discussion in 'Blog' started by walesy, Mar 21, 2016.

By walesy on Mar 21, 2016 at 4:34 PM
  1. walesy

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    Welcome Everybody to the 2016 Trading Games league!

    *** TEAM UPDATED - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE TO THE ONE SHOWN BELOW BEFORE SATURDAY ***

    What's it all about?
    Basically every year some of the leaders in the community gather together and choose the players picked in a team we all start with. The players in every team in the group start the same before the round 1 lockout. Then, as the year progresses, and trades are made, the challenge becomes finishing on top of the group with the most points overall. That's it; just use your trades and your emergency/captain picks wisely, and turn the team we all start with into a winning team by scoring the most points.

    Rules:1. EVERYBODY must start with the exact same 30 players. No exceptions.

    2. You don't use your main team, we would prefer if you 'invited' your daughter, wife, grandfather etc to create a team that you help to manage throughout the year. Don't join this league if you don't want to follow rule 1.

    3. Like always, let's have fun and keep positive. Banter is expected and welcomed! Anyway, the whole thing is up in the air for discussion as always. What are your thoughts to make it interesting again this year?

    Throwing this post up to gauge interest in this year's effort. It's getting pretty close to the deadline, so I'll get a team up shortly. Will be very cookie cutter I reckon (Unless there's any objections to that in the comment below)

    Will also have to throw a shoutout to the Two-Time champion, @Buzzboys - you gunna throw down for the triple crown this year?

    How to Join?

    Step 1: Sign up to the Trading Games group
    http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/afl/classic/group?cic=615554

    Step 2: Makes sure you have the correct team entered! Prior to the Melbourne-GWS game the team should look like this:
    TradingGames2.JPG

    Step 3: Choose your captain/vice captain and any emergencies. You could get the jump on the rest of the field with some astute choices even with an identical 30-man squad.

    Step 4: If you wish, you can use DPP to rearrange the 30 players shown above. e.g. Petracca could be brought to the MID line and Wells could become a FWD. Just don't change the squad of 30.

    Good luck everybody and happy trading!
     
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Discussion in 'Blog' started by walesy, Mar 21, 2016.

    1. anthak
      anthak
      I brought in Pendles in my own team this week, but i was $5k short of being able to afford him in this. His points woulda been handy.
    2. Len
      Len
      Kelli managed 2257 this week, enough to push her into 967th overall, but only third in TG, behind Buzz II (439) ans The Skips (649)
    3. anthak
      anthak
      Yep 3 in top 1000 and another 3 in top 5000.

      I was thinking its about time for a new blog thread with an update, but i dont have time. Anyone else keen to do it?
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    4. Jason
      Jason
      The Skips slipped a couple of hundred places in the overall ranking this week, but are looking forward to bouncing back quickly straight away.

      I've also considered launching a new thread, but won't have the time to do so this week either.
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    5. Len
      Len
      Kelli is up to 155th now, embarrassingly her dad is (as always) around 42k
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    6. anthak
      anthak
      Noticed that Lenh. Excellent job so far.
      Shame a few others dropped back this week at the same time .
    7. RPritch
      RPritch
      So busy last week I went my first week not doing my trading games team, had players like R.Gray on the bench, will be back onto it this week
    8. warsaken
      warsaken
      Llamas trades so far ...
      ROUND 9
      OUT-Menadue ($227,700) IN-Montagna ($530,100)
      OUT-Wells ($431,700) IN-MacPherson ($102,400)
      ROUND 8
      OUT-Mills ($335,900) IN-Keays ($117,300)
      OUT-McCarthy ($269,300) IN-Bartel ($473,000)
      ROUND 7
      OUT-Davis ($186,000) IN-Smith ($102,400)
      OUT-Dea ($296,900) IN-Boyd ($511,000)
      ROUND 6
      OUT-Sheridan ($343,500) IN-Simpson ($497,000)
      OUT-Fyfe ($624,600) IN-Selwood ($579,300)
      ROUND 5
      OUT-Johannisen ($462,900) IN-Ruggles ($102,400)
      ROUND 3
      OUT-Rich ($436,100) IN-Johannisen ($418,200)
      OUT-Rockliff ($550,100) IN-Parker ($538,200)

      Looks ok, just been stuffing up my(err my llamas) C/VC and benches almost every week. Hopper will be brought in this week and maybe an upgrade. Will have plenty of cash on hand, so can go to anybody.
    9. Len
      Len
      Munching a donut in the ruck about to drop out of the top 500 I suspect
    10. anthak
      anthak
      What happened to Cox?
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    11. Len
      Len
      Nothing but I'm not munching one of them :p

      You are right though, so no donut, I read he was a late out, but incorrectly it appears
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    12. Jason
      Jason
      Had the sneaky VC on Dangerfield. Darcy MacPherson for Captain now!
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    13. Len
      Len
      :) I can see a heap of people shoot past me this week, I had it on Rocky in TG, Danger in SC.
      Surely Ablett's due a 200+ game now!1 :p
    14. walesy
      walesy
      Think the 200+ is going on Pendles[emoji14]
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    15. anthak
      anthak
      Im playing against @bunza @bunza52 and I see they have VC on Danger, but Cap is still Pendles.
      They better bring on Aaron Hall or Connor Menadue to be captain.
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    16. anthak
      anthak
      I didnt get around to setting up my team before the thursday game. For both my own team and this TG team, Ive ended up with Laird on the bench and not even emergency. missed 91 points there.
      Whats worse too is Im probably going to have to trade Jacob Hopper early to avoid a zero as ive only got 17 players playing (woulda been 18 with Laird)
    17. Jason
      Jason
      Traded in Sloane this week. Far better decision than some of my other recent upgrades...
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    18. Len
      Len
      Here's my trades to date, sliding slowly down the rankings, last week only managed 1887 and am now ranked 1170.

      ROUND 14
      OUTHopper ($278,800) INPendlebury ($640,800)
      ROUND 13
      OUTDahlhaus ($477,200) INRose ($155,400)
      OUTKeays ($243,400) INTrengove ($156,500)
      OUTByrne ($325,500) INWilliams ($454,100)
      ROUND 12
      OUTHall ($431,200) INRockliff ($500,400)
      OUTMcDonald-Tipungwuti ($384,800) INCollins ($117,300)
      ROUND 11
      OUTKennedy ($343,400) INDahlhaus ($542,300)
      OUTDea ($380,700) INMarsh ($117,300)
      ROUND 10
      OUTOliver ($310,900) INMathieson ($117,300)
      OUTMenadue ($226,300) INWingard ($381,000)
      ROUND 9
      OUTMills ($320,700) INHopper ($193,800)
      OUTMcCarthy ($269,300) INMontagna ($530,100)
      ROUND 8
      OUTWells ($431,700) INKeays ($117,300)
      OUTAdams ($349,700) INBoyd ($540,300)
      ROUND 7
      OUTDavis ($186,000) INSmith ($102,400)
      OUTWeitering ($338,400) INRich ($445,100)
      ROUND 6
      OUTFyfe ($624,600) INTreloar ($543,400)
      OUTBrown ($203,900) INDocherty ($500,000)
      ROUND 5
      OUTSheridan ($348,900) INByrne ($123,900)
      ROUND 4
      OUTRockliff ($550,100) INZorko ($543,000)
      ROUND 3
      OUTBarlow ($505,300) INMerrett ($477,400)
      OUTRich ($436,100) INLaird ($506,200
    19. Len
      Len
      Buzz II up to 55th overall!
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    20. Len
      Len
      Only one trade this week, Cox to Leorsch (sp?) to activate Goldy loophole

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