Well, well, well – we’re on the improve! A score of 2112 this week, and 2 wins from 5 leagues. An over-all rank of 83453, and 46000 this week, finally sees the donor team getting some runs on the board. Join me over the break to see how it all panned out for us in round 3.
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We started by trading out Pfeiffer and Cripps, and bringing in Milera and Kennedy which also netted us around $50k for future trades. We then promptly put both boys on the field, with Kennedy pulling in 74 points against the Eagles, while Milera was a disappointment, with only 37 in the big win against the Doggies.

Our overall scoring looked like this:
1. Goddard DEF,102
2. Deledio DEF,108
3. Shaw DEF,98
4. Broughton DEF,110
5. Bugg DEF,92
6. Clarke DEF,85
7. Lake DEF,73
8. Ablett Captain 182 x 2 MID,364
9. Selwood MID,140
10. Pendlebury MID,62
11. Magner MID,61
12. Shiel MID,79
13. Smith MID,30
14. Cox RUC,101
15. Mumford RUC,108
16. Franklin FWD,118
17. Dangerfield FWD,99
18. Kennedy FWD,74
19. Porplyzia FWD,67
20. Fyfe FWD,34
21. Martin FWD,70
22. Milera FWD,37

While the bench was:
Backs: Morris (64) and Ellis (49)
Mids: McDonald (0) and Ledger (0)
Rucks: Giles (81) and Redden (69)
Fwds: Smith (79) and Dickson (0).

Our defence did really well, with everyone standing up, and our three premiums of Goddard, Deledio, and Broughton tonning up, while Shaw was just short on 98. Bugg, Clarke and Lake did really well, scoring 92, 85, and 75 respectively, although Brian Lake looks like he might be spending a few weeks on holidays... Our bench selection was also spot on, with Morris and Ellis being our lowest scorers.

The Mids are a worry, even though we doubled-up with Gazza’s 182, and got some nice points from Duckwoods 140, the fact that Pendles had his worst SC game in like ever hurt a bit, with his lowly 62. Magner, Sheil, and Smith were somewhat disappointing, with 61, 79, and 30 each, although the alternates of McDonald and Ledger with zeros doesn’t bode too well.

The rucks looked quite nice, with both Cox and Mumford breaking the ton, and Giles and Redden making for great support and maybe cash for the future.

In the forwards it was Buddy up front with 188, followed by Dangerfield’s 99, then Kennedy’s 74. We were let down by Martin’s 70, while Porplyzia’s 67 and Milera’s 37 were ok, but nothing too special (especially from Milera, who we brought in). Having Smith’s 79 sitting on the bench (along with Dickson’s zero) hurt a little bit, but not as much as Fyfe’s shoulder and his 34 points. It looks like Freo are thinking that he may be available for the Saints match this weekend, but I’m not so sure.

On the cash cow front; Bugg, Clarke, and Morris did nicely in defence, increasing by $43k to $73k. In the mids Magner the magnet had a nice $85k price rise, while having players not make their three games yet isn’t helping right now, but could be a blessing in 4-8 weeks time. The rucks saw Giles go up be $84k and Redden $58k, so some nice cash there. Finally the forwards, and a $77k increase from Kennedy was nice, as were the porpoise and Smith with $40k+ increases, while Milera’s ugly game didn’t hurt him too much this week with a $58k rise, only its not going to help any over the next two (why couldn’t he put in a shocker in round 1???)

So, what to do this week? I guess the trades will depend on what happens with Fyfe, as his $528k can be very-well used elsewhere if he’s going to be out for a while. On the cow front we’ve got some doing great, while others may need to be moved aside to generate more cash. Lets head over to the forum to see what everyone thinks.