2018 Bye Structure

[gutsroy]

Byes going to be really interesting. Hoping to rise, but hard to gauge how well others are prepared. Some numbers quoted here point to good balance, maybe not as many will come a gutser as I would have thought.
Depends if this thread is ant-heavy vs grasshopper-heavier overall population.


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[Gigantic]

Rd 12: 22 available
Rd 13: 17 available
Rd 14: 19 available

With 1 trade to use this week, either on Boak or Walters.
Cripps after the Round 12 bye.
So I should be ok for the bye rounds, I think.

 

[gutsroy]

Whether we be rooks or gerries, don't forget:
- If you have any more than four non-scoring players on any one line, you'll cop a donut (no transferring across lines)
- Lockout for bye players is first bounce of final game of round. Means high VC / C flexibility
- The highest 18 eligible scores count toward your total (see above)
- If you're looking at genuine donuts in round 14 and have trades, e.g., think about slingshot trading (pissing of a rd 14 premo for a rd 12 / 13 premo). Their full score should give you 100-odd points vs the doughie and if they've got a better run home, they might net you an extra 5pts/rd on average year to go
- When weighing up trade options, factor in their bye differentials (does a rd 12 premo only net you the differential between a premo and the lowest score which then drops out of your 18) or a premo and a doughie? That can be the difference between two blokes otherwise even on paper.
- Don't depend on all of your rookies with shaky JS are going to get a guernsey to save you in rd 14.
- Plan your trades with enough clearance so if your cash cow shits the bed at the worst time possible you can still pull it off.
- Please ignore all this and s**t the bed (at least a bit) so I can rise a little in the rankings lol

 

[stevebbb]

Whether we be rooks or gerries, don't forget:
- If you have any more than four non-scoring players on any one line, you'll cop a donut (no transferring across lines)
- Lockout for bye players is first bounce of final game of round. Means high VC / C flexibility
- The highest 18 eligible scores count toward your total (see above)
- If you're looking at genuine donuts in round 14 and have trades, e.g., think about slingshot trading (pissing of a rd 14 premo for a rd 12 / 13 premo). Their full score should give you 100-odd points vs the doughie and if they've got a better run home, they might net you an extra 5pts/rd on average year to go
- When weighing up trade options, factor in their bye differentials (does a rd 12 premo only net you the differential between a premo and the lowest score which then drops out of your 18) or a premo and a doughie? That can be the difference between two blokes otherwise even on paper.
- Don't depend on all of your rookies with shaky JS are going to get a guernsey to save you in rd 14.
- Plan your trades with enough clearance so if your cash cow shits the bed at the worst time possible you can still pull it off.
- Please ignore all this and s**t the bed (at least a bit) so I can rise a little in the rankings lol

Huh???

Isn't it best 18 scores on field, no matter where they are?

eg.
6 defenders playing, 2 rucks playing, 2 forwards playing, 8 mids playing = 18 scorers
No??!!

 

[Didstar]

Huh???

Isn't it best 18 scores on field, no matter where they are?

eg.
6 defenders playing, 2 rucks playing, 2 forwards playing, 8 mids playing = 18 scorers
No??!!

I think it means that if four aren't playing on a certain line, you will be 1 short on that line. At least, that's how I interpreted it.

 

[Moustachio]

Huh???

Isn't it best 18 scores on field, no matter where they are?

eg.
6 defenders playing, 2 rucks playing, 2 forwards playing, 8 mids playing = 18 scorers
No??!!

I think he meant the bench from other lines cant cover.

Probably better explained as "best 18 on field" as opposed to "best 18 in team".

 

[toxic]

Huh???

Isn't it best 18 scores on field, no matter where they are?

eg.
6 defenders playing, 2 rucks playing, 2 forwards playing, 8 mids playing = 18 scorers
No??!!

You are 100% CORRECT

Position does not matter at all

Just on field is all that counts

 

[GAsnr]

I've worked out my trades for the next 4 weeks, underestimating rookie growth (with some I'm expecting not to play at all) and overestimating premo prices for the ones I bring in. Have 100k in the bank at the end of the byes doing this, so some room to move.

Should have:
Rd 12 - 22 available (16 premos, 6 rookies)
Rd 13 - 19 available (14 premos, 5 rookies, + 2 future yet to be decided rookies)
Rd 14 - 16 available (15 premos, 1 rookie + 4 future yet to be decided rookies)

Need a bit of luck with rookies in rd 14 and some injury avoidance in general. But will be full premo after 9 trades over the byes.

SC GODS COME AT ME

 

[Hava Alle]

If all goes to plan. Based on this weeks teams
Rnd 12: 22
Rnd 13: 21
Rnd 14: 21

 

[gutsroy]

Huh???

Isn't it best 18 scores on field, no matter where they are?

eg.
6 defenders playing, 2 rucks playing, 2 forwards playing, 8 mids playing = 18 scorers
No??!!

Yeah, what I mean is if you can't get at least 8-4=4 mids on-field, let's say only 3, then because you can only take max RUCx2, FWDx6, DEFx6 (because that's the number of onfield spots in the line), you can only get 17 scores.
Does no good to have eight playing DEF in that case, can only have max 6 DEF scores counting.
For FWD / DEF, if you can't get at least 6-4=2 onfield, same issue.
Doesn't apply to rucks as only 2 onfield, so unless someone fields -3 RUC (Jacobs + Cal Sinclair would come close), all good.

 

[zoomba23]

Gonna end up with 9 r14 premos if I get Sonny and Bud like I plan to. Probably shouldn't do those trades then. Any other decent forwards apart from those two? (already got Heeney, McLean, Sexy Robbie, Lunchmeat and Sicilian down back.)

 

[Didstar]

Gonna end up with 9 r14 premos if I get Sonny and Bud like I plan to. Probably shouldn't do those trades then. Any other decent forwards apart from those two? (already got Heeney, McLean, Sexy Robbie, Lunchmeat and Sicilian down back.)

Darling, Boak

 

[stevebbb]

Premos out per bye week:

Rd 12: Sicily, Simpson, Cripps, Titch and McLean (5)
Rd 13: Hibberd, Treloar, Coniglio, Gawn, Stef, Smith and Petracca (7)
Rd 14: Lard, Savage, Fyfe, Danger, Dusty, Heeney and Walters (7)

Not too bad

 

[bUCKET__]

Here's how I hope to roll out post-byes at round 15, with 6 trades left:

Might have make a donut out of TSmith or Philips rd15 to make the last upgrade.

Of course the few hours I put into planning trades will be thrown outta the window when injury carnage burns my team down, but it's nice to envisage the world post-byes...

 

[Art Vandelay_]

If I don't trade it looks like I'll have 24 - 19 - 18 over the byes.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

If I don't trade it looks like I'll have 24 - 19 - 18 over the byes.

How's your Premo numbers looking by comparison ?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

How's your Premo numbers looking by comparison ?

Shite in week 3 atm. Will try and get another R12-13 bye premo in though.
Probably at the expense of Higgins or Doedee.

 

[SavDog23]

Current Round 14 plan is to go bang, bang, bang and bring IN Macrae, Grundy and Hurley.

 

[zoomba23]

How many R14 premos have ppl got? Thinking of yoloing and having 9 of the *ers.

 

[Hai_Newman]

How many R14 premos have ppl got? Thinking of yoloing and having 9 of the ******s.

14/15 each rd for me.

 

[Nelso]

So much for that bye planning

Things are going to get very ugly when teams are announced on Thurs night.

 

[The breed]

Bye planning can go suck a big one. Two years in a row, compromised my team, and still get screwed. This game make's you feel good, then damn's you so hard.

 

[Andrew Birch]

Premos out per bye week:

Rd 12: Laird, Coniglio, Fyfe, Walters, Sicily, Simpson, Cripps, Titch and McLean (9)
Rd 13: Hibberd, Treloar, Coniglio, Gawn, Stef, Smith and Petracca (7)
Rd 14: Lard, Savage, Fyfe, Danger, Dusty, Heeney and Walters (7)

Not too bad

efa

 

[stevebbb]

efa

Walters??? Huh
Is he out as well??!!

 

[Andrew Birch]

Walters??? Huh
Is he out as well??!!

My mistake, thought I saw his name on Freo's injury list.