2025 Fantasy Round 19 TRADES

[Lukes bike Pedlar]

Again? WTF Scott. Hopefully another 2nd quarter sub in then

wouldnt be suprised if he gets subbed on in the 5th minute bc shiel tore his hammy off the bone

 

[Pee Tear Griffin]

ah fk off johnson is sub

So annoying. Genuinely perplexing decision from Scott, too. Fantasy aside Johnson has looked pretty composed and skillful. Definitely been better than Clarke and Lual just to name two, I reckon.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Some Luxuary being 6k

Rozee to Whirfield
Bergman to Sinclair

Annoying because Bergman should eat up the mid minutes, but doesn’t rack it so smart play. Rather dump Kennedy now with 2 forwards out he might sit down there again. Gonna lose 100k but a keeper?

 

[amazingjoshy]

Xerri and Martin to Grundy and Parker

McCarthy on field for Rozee (if he misses)

Hasn't changed since Monday

Feels weird

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Sydney bringing in Ladhams is annoying for those wanting to bring Grundy in.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Sydney bringing in Ladhams is annoying for those wanting to bring Grundy in.

Not really

Ladhams played in Rds 10, 11 and 12 and Grundy still went 111, 134 and 124 against TDK, Gawn and ROB in those rounds.

Only real worry is if Sydney are cruising they might rest him but still worth the trade in (and VC) imo

 

[happy_eagle]

Hasn't changed since Monday

Feels weird

Same for me but going Rankine over Parker (couldn't afford Parker even if I wanted to)

 

[amazingjoshy]

Same for me but going Rankine over Parker (couldn't afford Parker even if I wanted to)

Did look at Rankine but 1 ton in his last 9 didn't excite me

Have got him as a trade in in that other game where the scoring seems to suit him more

 

[happy_eagle]

Did look at Rankine but 1 ton in his last 9 didn't excite me

Have got him as a trade in in that other game where the scoring seems to suit him more

Well ive got 840 to play with so its likely either Rankine or Daniel, both of whom I used to own, neither of which excite me all that much.

 

[LOLchie Schultz]

You have 907k, who are you picking?

I like Noble and Neale. Pickett and Warner are possibilities. Newcombe???

 

[JADED]

You have 907k, who are you picking?

I like Noble and Neale. Pickett and Warner are possibilities. Newcombe???

Neale shouldn't get tagged, so he could go big.

I don't own him, so this is just community service but, those with Bailey Dale - note that Coffield has been dropped.
Noticible drop off since he was in for rounds 15-18 as someone else pinching a few marks and kicks. Especially the Richmond match where people grabbed Dale for the huge score that never came.

Last 4 weeks marks for Dale.
R15.Rich = 7
R16.Syd = 5
R17.Nth = 2
R18.Adel = 1

Last 4 weeks for Coffield
R15.Rich = 10
R16.Syd = 5
R17.Nth = 5
R18.Adel = 7

Now to spend all of today on the week long ruck/fwd or fwd/fwd trade in scenarios.
Paying over $1.1m for Grundy and English is likely to be an overspend. Gawn slightly cheaper, or move Jackson and grab two 800-900k fwds.

 

[Pure Grunt]

Neale shouldn't get tagged, so he could go big.

I don't own him, so this is just community service but, those with Bailey Dale - note that Coffield has been dropped.
Noticible drop off since he was in for rounds 15-18 as someone else pinching a few marks and kicks. Especially the Richmond match where people grabbed Dale for the huge score that never came.

Last 4 weeks marks for Dale.
R15.Rich = 7
R16.Syd = 5
R17.Nth = 2
R18.Adel = 1

Last 4 weeks for Coffield
R15.Rich = 10
R16.Syd = 5
R17.Nth = 5
R18.Adel = 7

Now to spend all of today on the week long ruck/fwd or fwd/fwd trade in scenarios.
Paying over $1.1m for Grundy and English is likely to be an overspend. Gawn slightly cheaper, or move Jackson and grab two 800-900k fwds.

I’ve gone slightly off the rails with my trades
Aim to get Gawn next week with Jackson back forward
Xerri/Martin > Whitfield/Miers
Taking a hit with Tauru onfield.

 

[Pure Grunt]

You have 907k, who are you picking?

I like Noble and Neale. Pickett and Warner are possibilities. Newcombe???

Warner or maybe Parker. Warner has a relatively better run

 

[The Gtrain]

Thoughts on Xerri/Graham out for either, I'm thinking Shanahan can net 70 and a decent cash increase with Grundy/Meek going at 120 each, with macrae/parker going for a combined 185

Grundy/Shanahan ~300k
Meek/Shanahan ~500k
Macrae/Parker ~35k (swing Jackson to ruck)

 

[JADED]

Thoughts on Xerri/Graham out for either, I'm thinking Shanahan can net 70 and a decent cash increase with Grundy/Meek going at 120 each, with macrae/parker going for a combined 185

Grundy/Shanahan ~300k
Meek/Shanahan ~500k
Macrae/Parker ~35k (swing Jackson to ruck)

As some have mentioned, with 2 "keepers" going out, you ideally want to trade 2 back in, but,
Trade scenario 1&2 have risk, so if you're in a position where risk may aide your enjoyment of the game before it winds up for another year, go for it. Hail Mary's /YOLO's are fun.

You've just gotta have a plan to upgrade Shanahan asap. (Could kick 5 tomorrow, then score much less in the Derby)
There seems to be plenty of teams playing a non McCarthy rookie this week as they need cover.
2 I've seen onfield (Johnson & Rowston) scored very low, so it may not be so risky this week.

Grundy just stinks of EVERY top priced player I've brought in this year. Pay up, them have them drop. He's likely the exception to the rule. Could be a fun week to own him.

Meek could he last year's Xerri in terms of finishing the year strongly.
Some have mentioned his run, but...
He's just had
English
ROB
Xerri
Marshall
Darcy/Jackson
Over the last 5 weeks, with an L5 of 115.
That's huge considering the opposition.

I'd say either split your risk and go Grundy/Shanahan +$300k
Or the two fwds.

$500k is probably too much to leave on the bench this week to only have to use it on Shanahan to a fwd next week. You've gotta have a plan.

I'm going with Xerri out, Jackson to ruck and Macrae + Petracca in.
Could be either + Parker against his old side but my two ins seem to have a better run.

I actually offloaded Petracca at his bye because the Dees are done for the year and he wasn't looking as interested. Oliver's 200th this week so they've a bit more to play for.
AFL.com have tipped the blues in the weekly preview though. Dees should win.
Maybe Gawn also hits a big score for Clarry.

 

[Lukesera]

I've decided to take on Grundy this week. I think there's more upside in him underperforming (scoring less than his priced at - 118) than downside if he goes big. Mainly because I don't have any confidence in the cheap forwards.

Ladhams being named probably doesn't change much but it gives me a little more confidence to fade Grundy. If Swans dominate, maybe he cops an in game rest? Really just trying to convince myself here haha.

If he drops a 120, I'll take the Whit VC and cop the 10 point loss.

Worst case he goes 130+, I roll the dice with Dawson C, then pay up next week to bring him in for his run home.

Final trades:

Martin > Dunkley
Xerri > Petracca

 

[mockingbeat]

Is Martin the sub looking at the cats bench ?

 

[amazingjoshy]

Is Martin the sub looking at the cats bench ?

Him or Bowes imo

Way too risky, had to bench in draft

 

[The Gtrain]

As some have mentioned, with 2 "keepers" going out, you ideally want to trade 2 back in, but,
Trade scenario 1&2 have risk, so if you're in a position where risk may aide your enjoyment of the game before it winds up for another year, go for it. Hail Mary's /YOLO's are fun.

You've just gotta have a plan to upgrade Shanahan asap. (Could kick 5 tomorrow, then score much less in the Derby)
There seems to be plenty of teams playing a non McCarthy rookie this week as they need cover.
2 I've seen onfield (Johnson & Rowston) scored very low, so it may not be so risky this week.

Grundy just stinks of EVERY top priced player I've brought in this year. Pay up, them have them drop. He's likely the exception to the rule. Could be a fun week to own him.

Meek could he last year's Xerri in terms of finishing the year strongly.
Some have mentioned his run, but...
He's just had
English
ROB
Xerri
Marshall
Darcy/Jackson
Over the last 5 weeks, with an L5 of 115.
That's huge considering the opposition.

I'd say either split your risk and go Grundy/Shanahan +$300k
Or the two fwds.

$500k is probably too much to leave on the bench this week to only have to use it on Shanahan to a fwd next week. You've gotta have a plan.

I'm going with Xerri out, Jackson to ruck and Macrae + Petracca in.
Could be either + Parker against his old side but my two ins seem to have a better run.

I actually offloaded Petracca at his bye because the Dees are done for the year and he wasn't looking as interested. Oliver's 200th this week so they've a bit more to play for.
AFL.com have tipped the blues in the weekly preview though. Dees should win.
Maybe Gawn also hits a big score for Clarry.

Fantastic write up thanks for your insights,

One of the upsides I see with leaving 500k in the bank is that Meek and Shanahan should make around ~100 combined given their Break evens, not that it matters much for meek (unless I have to trade him later), so Shanahan should be worth 460 with the extra 500 means he can become Macrae/Kennedy next week, Whilst parker has been scoring well of late, Nth will struggle for supply in the next few weeks with Xerri out.

I'm sure Grundy will be consistent and go huge, but bringing in Ladhams may mean more rests, who knows

I have McCarthy covering Rozee (I decided to hold even with the 140 BE) I could have traded him out but that meant I would have Kako covering fwd., glad I didn't

Decisions decisions hey hmmm I'll likely get it wrong no matter what I do!

 

[Pee Tear Griffin]

Is Martin the sub looking at the cats bench ?

This is my worry. Don't wanna risk it so I need to find another option around that price range now.

 

[Pee Tear Griffin]

Might roll the dice on Curtin. Last 5 average of 87.2 is not bad at all.

 

[Jay-Z]

Grundy and Curtin/Mills or Gawn and Noble?

 

[Pee Tear Griffin]

Grundy and Curtin/Mills or Gawn and Noble?

Gawn and Noble the safer choice imo.

 

[Pee Tear Griffin]

If I get English instead of Grundy, I can afford Warner / Parker instead of having to settle for Curtin. Only thing is English would be my 5th dogs player which is probably not ideal, but I reckon I might go that way. Surely Grundy won't outscore English that much from here on?

 

[davidgoes4wce]

VC Grundy this week. If he gets a 120 Ill ride that for the rest of the weekend.