AFL Dream Team 2008

[Cat for Life]

Is anyone else looking at not doing any trades this week?

I'm confident with nearly all my players and there is really nothing i can do to upgrade my rookies until my cash cows gain value, the only trade I would possibly do is drummond if he has a LTI

I'm considering it. Atm the only trades that I can see myself doing is:
Cloke down to Hill
Upgrade 1 of Hansen/SDT/Hartlett, possibly Osborne with plent of $ left.

Is this worth it...

 

[bones25]

Is anyone else looking at not doing any trades this week?

I'm confident with nearly all my players and there is really nothing i can do to upgrade my rookies until my cash cows gain value, the only trade I would possibly do is drummond if he has a LTI

Depending on the Drummond situation, no trades.

No room for Hill. Got Rioli/Gamble/Tippet.

No room for Tuck. Got Palmer/Bird/Grigg.

Plenty of room for a decent back but there's none worthy. Got Edwards/Hansen/Proud.

Week 3 gone with noooooooo trades done. Amazing

 

[happy_eagle]

the only trades i am doing are injury forced trades

Dew - Gamble (Had hill all along)
Lucas- Pav

and 30,000

Hating all the bandwagoners who are jumping on hill this week

was my unuique player, but he had to get noticed

 

[andrew4443]

I'm considering it. Atm the only trades that I can see myself doing is:
Cloke down to Hill
Upgrade 1 of Hansen/SDT/Hartlett, possibly Osborne with plent of $ left.

Is this worth it...

Look its a difficult decision, I'm not really in support of trading down a player for a rookie who you will have to use another trade to get rid of later, but by Hill's recent form he could possibly be a keeper for the year

If Hansen or SDT isnt named next week I would probably do the trade and upgrade one of them, but if they are I would just go with what your guts tell you

 

[Glenno23]

the only trades i am doing are injury forced trades

Dew - Gamble (Had hill all along)
Lucas- Pav

and 30,000

Hating all the bandwagoners who are jumping on hill this week

was my unuique player, but he had to get noticed

sorry mr happy eagle sir, but i will be jumping right on (only cos i have to replace Dew though)

and seems his price will go right up!

 

[Virgil]

Is anyone else looking at not doing any trades this week?

I wish. Stupidly changed Palmer out of my team before the season because he wasn't named. Picked the first name I recognised as having potential - Hislop. Hasn't played a game (was suspended apparently, some things you should really look up before panicking, lol), and the worst thing is that I'll probably end up trading him back to Palmer, the player I had originally.

 

[Athomas]

Hmmmmm.
Nothing really staring at me anymore.

Newman, Symes, Mattner and Hall were all on the chopping block and they all (Especially Newman and Hall) had great weeks.

I want Simmonds (I have Wood, he is doing ok... better in SC).
But I'm 60K away from that trade and no-one to downgrade!

My 7th backmen is killing me... (Brown, Hartlett, Scott DT).

 

[Delroy]

Trading still a swear word?

Heres some I've been considering, have injuries too Dew, Drummond and Raines, so pending ressies and the seriousness may need to trade.

Dew to Hill or leave Dew on bench and use Tippett/Rioli

Drummond/Raines- Bowden, Symes, Osborne

Osborne looks a nice pick up if he can maintain this scoring, seriously doubting he can though, thoughts?

 

[bones25]

Wooohoooo!!!

93rd in Fox Sports, 4th this week

50th in yahoo

DT um well er 5 figures my keyboard can't do.

 

[BlueZippy]

Is there anything confirmed on Drummond? Is there a chance it was just tightness and he will be right for this week or is it def a strain?

 

[demondude]

gonna keep drummond for a week then swoop on cornes/bowden

 

[Cruiser23]

Hmmmmm.
Nothing really staring at me anymore.

Newman, Symes, Mattner and Hall were all on the chopping block and they all (Especially Newman and Hall) had great weeks.

I want Simmonds (I have Wood, he is doing ok... better in SC).
But I'm 60K away from that trade and no-one to downgrade!

My 7th backmen is killing me... (Brown, Hartlett, Scott DT).

Yep, same problem as me. No idea what to do at the moment. Will use my two trades this week in other places so can only hope Brown can pull out a half decent score for next week.

 

[bones25]

gonna keep drummond for a week then swoop on cornes/bowden

Yep, hoping Cornes has a real crapola one this week. Need him to drop 50k tho.

 

[Virgil]

Yep, hoping Cornes has a real crapola one this week. Need him to drop 50k tho.

In the showdown, against the side that concedes more DreamTeam hundreds than any other? Tell 'im he's dreamin' .

Anywho, pretty certain this week I'll go Hislop and Wood for Palmer/Bartram and Simmonds.

 

[Cat for Life]

Look its a difficult decision, I'm not really in support of trading down a player for a rookie who you will have to use another trade to get rid of later, but by Hill's recent form he could possibly be a keeper for the year

If Hansen or SDT isnt named next week I would probably do the trade and upgrade one of them, but if they are I would just go with what your guts tell you

Yep pretty much the thought process that I'm going through as well.

 

[bones25]

In the showdown, against the side that concedes more DreamTeam hundreds than any other? Tell 'im he's dreamin' .

Anywho, pretty certain this week I'll go Hislop and Wood for Palmer/Bartram and Simmonds.

Oi!! I can dream if i wanna.

 

[Soufia]

I've heard that Adam Goodes is reported, is this true?

 

[bones25]

SC is open, so wont be long.

 

[andrew4443]

I've heard that Adam Goodes is reported, is this true?

I dont think the umpire at the game reported him but apparently he was responsible for a Port Adelaide player going down in the centre square

I didnt see the actually incident but I think Goodes still has 70 points carrying over from last year so he could be in some trouble

 

[blues4flag]

I've heard that Adam Goodes is reported, is this true?

Don't know if it was reported or not, but Matt Thomas was laid out on the ground after an incident with Goodes. No video footage, but I think it might have been a backhand, similar to what he did last year.

 

[Mordecai]

1755 and 1888.

At this rate of improvement I should have 2021 next round, then 2154, then 2287... I will be unstoppable.

 

[Audacious]

DT is open.

Almost cracked the Top 1000 with my score of 1937.
Overall score 3694.

 

[bones25]

lol only 10 of the top 100 are still in the top 100

 

[Hodges]

Damn, this whole staying up late deal actually paid off!

Very surprised to see that only 2 people have cracked 4000 points overall. My 3838 are good enough for 83rd overall! Stoked with that, its my highest ranking ever (only round 2 I know).

 

[Mordecai]

Just had a quick look through. Some names that mean something to me:

http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=10512&lid=1(C4[2]YADOOR)
http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=26&lid=1(Effes47EDT)
http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=2617&lid=1(The Dark Side EDT)
http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=1208&lid=1(lukehodge15)
http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=1466&lid=1(rota69)

http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=825&lid=1(me )
tied with...
http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=217&lid=1(ALLGUNSBLAZING EDT)
http://afl6.virtualsports.com.au/?p=other_teams&tid=703&lid=1(Lewis EDT)

I'm in good company.

BUMP

They're off to a flyer. They really are doing well.
Seems to me the mantra of picking a team where most of the players beat last year's average is being applied. That's all you have to do.