Trades 2025 Round 2 Trades

[Chronz]

Hard to know what to do this week if anything at all. Thinking of just SPP > Lindsay (Hewett to fwds) as next week I may need to bring in Baz, Lash and Hall.

 

[Dark Sharks]

It's the right play if you have nailed the rooks and mid pricers. Problem occurs if you need to fix 4-5 problems next week and have to sacrifice. If there's a gilt edge option missed I think it's fine to go a week early.

We get 40 trades this year with 5 boosts. lots of trades in the first few rounds, then batches over the byes. No reason to be tight with em unless your team is perfect.

I'm leaning towards no trades but if VC Cerra fails I might trade out Cleary who is my only donut at this stage. No idea who to trade Cleary to though, Paton or Bice don't really appeal

Just seems to me like things could be the total opposite again after this round.

For every shit rookie score you trade out, could be you getting burnt when they ton up the following week.

Need at least 2 games of evidence before ruling things out IMO, unless someone is injured.


For example, Riley Sanders. I've got that kent and his 64 doesn't do anything for my trousers... but i'm not going to throw the toys out of the cot after 1 round when he could just as easily punch out a 120 this week and make me look like a total moron for wasting a trade getting rid of him.

Likewise point chasing with SDK when he could get chopped up in the ruck this week and suddenly Stanley is playing again.

Lindsay could punch out a shit score this week....

Tsatas could come good....

Davidson could come good, on and on things could totally get flipped on their head again.


Makes sense waiting another week IMO, but each kent to their own

 

[SloppyJoe]

Any trade carries risk. The more information you have, the less the risk.

Trading this week on what for most players is only one week's information is obviously higher risk than trading next week when you have 2 weeks' worth.

Making a rookie correction this week frees up a trade for next week. Get it right and you potentially get a head start on the pack. I reckon 95% of the posters here would use an extra trade next week to bring in a juicy bubble boy if they could.

Get it wrong and you have wasted a trade and probably cost yourself some points.

 

[54Dogs]

Any trade carries risk. The more information you have, the less the risk.

Trading this week on what for most players is only one week's information is obviously higher risk than trading next week when you have 2 weeks' worth.

Making a rookie correction this week frees up a trade for next week. Get it right and you potentially get a head start on the pack. I reckon 95% of the posters here would use an extra trade next week to bring in a juicy bubble boy if they could.

Get it wrong and you have wasted a trade and probably cost yourself some points.

Nice summary, there's risk either way. Risk of lack of information vs risk of missing out next week

 

[stevebbb]

We did, and teams that traded aggressively early did much better than those that were cautious. Its not like 2018 pr whatever when we had 24 and each trade was worth its weight in gold. I turned Short into SDK because it free's up 80k which basically pays for the trade and gives me heaps more options in the critical first bubble rounds.

Last year was the first year I saw people copping so many donuts. Most ran out of trades very early because of all the injuries in mid-late season. The way injuries have started this year, that trend might continue. Last year has made me be more cautious with trades, not the opposite.

 

[ArdentEagle]

Any trade carries risk. The more information you have, the less the risk.

Trading this week on what for most players is only one week's information is obviously higher risk than trading next week when you have 2 weeks' worth.

Making a rookie correction this week frees up a trade for next week. Get it right and you potentially get a head start on the pack. I reckon 95% of the posters here would use an extra trade next week to bring in a juicy bubble boy if they could.

Get it wrong and you have wasted a trade and probably cost yourself some points.

Bang on, risk Vs reward.

Get it right a week earlier than most and it's a huge leg up.

I've been playing SC for nearly 20yrs (since inception) and all my best scores have come when I've been able to watch the most football. (Once my kids were born, It made it more difficult for sure)

Get a feel for player roles, organic improvement of player and team, playing style and how that affects certain players... Sometimes you can just tell when a team is about to turn the corner too.

Back yourself in, they is no right or wrong. Have fun, enjoy the ride.

 

[TryAnHit]

For those with Finlayson he was training with the mids yesterday.

Which would potentially indicate that he will be playing up forward and being the 2nd ruck (which he is useless at) this week.

May i ask where you saw this info?

 

[Dark Sharks]

I've been playing SC for nearly 20yrs (since inception) and all my best scores have come when I've been able to watch the most football.

Post chol team

 

[Nelso]

May i ask where you saw this info?

I know a few people at the club who gave me a summary of what happened at training yesterday.

 

[Changa10]

Nah, red dot will be handy. This week is all about getting Lashcroft and Bazza.

Carlton playing Thursday night will make that red dot a pain in the arse!

 

[buttox]

Last year was the first year I saw people copping so many donuts. Most ran out of trades very early because of all the injuries in mid-late season. The way injuries have started this year, that trend might continue. Last year has made me be more cautious with trades, not the opposite.

The earliest we can possibly run out of trades is r16 from memory.
I'm sure peeps ran out heaps earlier in 20 trade days

 

[Changa10]

Are either of the below rookies, that aren’t in my team, who are on the bubble worth considering?

Ned Long - Good last week but De goey back this week.
Corey Warner - 72 in Round 1, 50 Rd 0. A couple of goals boosted his score, worth some thought?

Not totally sold on either, but could be convinced.

 

[buttox]

Are either of the below rookies, that aren’t in my team, who are on the bubble worth considering?

Ned Long - Good last week but De goey back this week.
Corey Warner - 72 in Round 1, 50 Rd 0. A couple of goals boosted his score, worth some thought?

Not totally sold on either, but could be convinced.

I don't think so myself.
Long maybe as he capable of a hundred but I doubt he keeps his role.

 

[Test Tickle]

Are either of the below rookies, that aren’t in my team, who are on the bubble worth considering?

Ned Long - Good last week but De goey back this week.
Corey Warner - 72 in Round 1, 50 Rd 0. A couple of goals boosted his score, worth some thought?

Not totally sold on either, but could be convinced.

I think Warner is as good as any other rookie at the same price.

 

[Changa10]

I don't think so myself.
Long maybe as he capable of a hundred but I doubt he keeps his role.

I’m leaning that way too, but I do have Garcia and Wicks at F4&5. Will give them one more week though I think, unless they get dropped of course.

 

[SC fish]

Are either of the below rookies, that aren’t in my team, who are on the bubble worth considering?

Ned Long - Good last week but De goey back this week.
Corey Warner - 72 in Round 1, 50 Rd 0. A couple of goals boosted his score, worth some thought?

Not totally sold on either, but could be convinced.

Probably worth considering if you have a player injured or omitted on those lines and want a bubble boy replacing. But both have byes soon so no cash gen for that week

 

[buttox]

It's funny with all the recent changes to the game the ideal way of playing has changed also.
Peeps are stuck in there ways.
Guns and rookies ftw (I doubt guns and rookies team will ever win again.)
Don't trade early
Is he a keeper? You shouldn't do stepping stones.
Etc.
It's a different game guys. 20 years of sc knowledge is sort of useless as 20 years ago we had no boosts, half the number of trades and probably 3 preseason games to go off with scores.
Adapt to the changes or rank 50k.
My 2c

 

[Deliverance]

I’m leaning that way too, but I do have Garcia and Wicks at F4&5. Will give them one more week though I think, unless they get dropped of course.

Did you pick Wicks after round 0 thinking he would replicate that?
Atr you picking Warner thinking that he'll replicate last week?

 

[Changa10]

Did you pick Wicks after round 0 thinking he would replicate that?
Atr you picking Warner thinking that he'll replicate last week?

Yeah, I thought Wicks looked good Round zero. Didn’t see last week’s game though. I’m happy to give Wicks one more as he should at least make his break even, and it’s B18.

I’m currently not using a trade this week, just thought I’d throw those two names out there as they are the only two on the bubble that I don’t have, that look reasonable in terms of cash gen and job security.

 

[clogwearer]

Just seems to me like things could be the total opposite again after this round.

For every shit rookie score you trade out, could be you getting burnt when they ton up the following week.

Need at least 2 games of evidence before ruling things out IMO, unless someone is injured.


For example, Riley Sanders. I've got that kent and his 64 doesn't do anything for my trousers... but i'm not going to throw the toys out of the cot after 1 round when he could just as easily punch out a 120 this week and make me look like a total moron for wasting a trade getting rid of him.

Likewise point chasing with SDK when he could get chopped up in the ruck this week and suddenly Stanley is playing again.

Lindsay could punch out a shit score this week....

Tsatas could come good....

Davidson could come good, on and on things could totally get flipped on their head again.


Makes sense waiting another week IMO, but each kent to their own

But if you had the cash to go SPP to Baz in one trade this week, you'd be tempted, wouldn't you?

 

[buttox]

But if you had the cash to go SPP to Baz in one trade this week, you'd be tempted, wouldn't you?

Oh god do it

 

[Deadly6]

Are either of the below rookies, that aren’t in my team, who are on the bubble worth considering?

Ned Long - Good last week but De goey back this week.
Corey Warner - 72 in Round 1, 50 Rd 0. A couple of goals boosted his score, worth some thought?

Not totally sold on either, but could be convinced.

One of his goals came from an academy award free kick, so doesn't pass the pub test.

 

[Dark Sharks]

But if you had the cash to go SPP to Baz in one trade this week, you'd be tempted, wouldn't you?

If i didn't already have the floggo next to Sanders at M3 already, absolutely.

He's not scoring 144 again though, is coming off a knee and anything could happen this week.

Seems a must have, so i guess if you're gonna trade this week, might as well be for the most surest looking thing.





Punting Z.Reid/Davidson/Sullivan/O'Sullivan/Tsatas/Connell after one game is a bit silly though IMO. Likewise premo's you selected in the first place (Neale).

 

[JuddgementDay]

Last year was the first year I saw people copping so many donuts. Most ran out of trades very early because of all the injuries in mid-late season. The way injuries have started this year, that trend might continue. Last year has made me be more cautious with trades, not the opposite.

I’m doing the opposite - boost this week and don’t use one next week.

What can go wrong?

 

[Judd_Magic]

New trade plans.

Out -

Perryman
W.Ashcroft
H.Garcia

In -

Dunkley
Freija
Lindsey (L.Ashcroft next week)