Dr Dream "Hack" Team

[Scootyb]

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/17421/default.aspx





There you go, further confirmed as an idiot

efa bro

 

[Schulzenfest]

Oh wow. I know he's given terrible advice and made terrible decisions before, but I think this is the first time he's been objectively wrong about something.

 

[LemmingMaster]

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/17421/default.aspx





There you go, confirmed idiot

He is the gift that just keeps on giving.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

That PhD clearly didn't involve knowledge of the rules of the game.

 

[yogibbear]

Maybe that's why he had 3 emergencies in the same position? As he wanted the highest score.

 

[54Dogs]

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/17421/default.aspx





There you go, confirmed idiot

high level comedy gold

 

[leungtl]

Sometimes sideways trading is the way to go actually. eg - gary ablett jnr after gc suns 2nd bye. Also now that Collingwood have had their 2nd bye.

I'd be surpised if the likes of Swan and/or Pendlebury weren't traded IN a fair bit for this week onwards.

I went Atley to Ablett and Conca to Pendlebury this season. Mere simpletons like me thought it would be better to free up cash in the rounds beforehand so I could increase my number of premiums on field, rather than staying at the same amount through sideways trading.

Am I doing it wrong?

 

[Schulzenfest]

That depends, did one of your players have a bye at the time?

 

[leungtl]

I'm not sure, but I do believe they were poor trades at the time - I had at least 2 playing midfield reserves and could have just taken the higher score from either of them! Curse these changing Dreamteam rules!

Oh well, there's always next season...

 

[hotdish]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/117190/default.aspx

He's planning Watson-Stanton?!

He's obviosuly not worried by the fact that Stanton has been carrying an injured shoulder for several weeks, has missed games with it this year and still has one bye to go this season.

Obviously not keen to get G Ablett or Thomas into his team, 2 guns with no byes left.

Could easily do Hibberd-Callinan (after swapping Goddard-Hibberd into mids) and Watson-Ablett...

Then that gives him a MID/FWD link that he currently doesn't have...

Am I missing something

 

[jimbler]

As for the third small mercy, well the fact is that West Coast has the bye this week and it's a good opportunity for me to jump myself back up the overall rankings as I have only one Eagle to replace.

Pssttt....Doc.....the 11,264 teams above you only have one Eagle as well.

 

[huggy_b]

His slide into mediocrity is gaining momentum. Why would anyone trade out an Essendon premium only to then trade an Essendon premium back into their team at this point in the season?!? It is beyond fathomable..........unless he has conceeded he wont make a GF in any league and by Rd24 his team will be a complete shambles so it won't really matter.

 

[The Made Guy]

Why would anyone trade out an Essendon premium only to then trade an Essendon premium back into their team at this point in the season?!?

According to the Famous Coaches thread, he still had 10 trades left before the weekend (so possibly 8 now), which is an okay number I suppose and gives him some flexibility. I definitely think he can and should do better than Watson ---> Stanton!

 

[Schulzenfest]

Maybe he's being crap on purpose so Joe Somebody who finishes at around 20k can think 'wow, I did nearly as good as Dr Dream Team! I'm clearly a natural, I should take this up again next year'. It's the only explanation I can think of.

 

[Atavistic]

According to the Famous Coaches thread, he still had 10 trades left before the weekend (so possibly 8 now), which is an okay number I suppose and gives him some flexibility. I definitely think he can and should do better than Watson ---> Stanton!

Yeah, I have eight trades left too, but I've improved my team.

 

[Benno_900]

Maybe he's being crap on purpose so Joe Somebody who finishes at around 20k can think 'wow, I did nearly as good as Dr Dream Team! I'm clearly a natural, I should take this up again next year'. It's the only explanation I can think of.

Nah, he's just a moron.

 

[My Blues]

This bloke is the first I have ever come across to use 3 trades on 1 player (Watson), and we're only just passed 1/2 way. LOL

Seriously, has any1 ever used 3 trades on 1 player in 1 season b4?

 

[Spuddage]

What were the 3 trades?

 

[mezaire]

What were the 3 trades?

I beleive;

Watson to Boyd
Boyd to Watson
Watson to now what looks like Stanton

Perhaps he is an Essendon supporter who just can't not have a bombers player in his midfield??

 

[yogibbear]

I beleive;

Watson to Boyd
Boyd to Watson
Watson to now what looks like Stanton

Perhaps he is an Essendon supporter who just can't not have a bombers player in his midfield??

I believe he justified watson over stanton due to better signs in the preseason and captaincy making him awesome. Then justified the boyd trade as he missed the bye and jumped on boyd (@ max-ish price). Then obviously justifies the stanton trade as he was considering him in the preseason and he's at an OK price.

I don't think the Doc has taken into account the fact that essendon are fading, nor that they have a bye coming up that will kill him. Still it's not a horrible trade. It's just not a practical trade.

 

[indy nile]

Maybe he's being crap on purpose so Joe Somebody who finishes at around 20k can think 'wow, I did nearly as good as Dr Dream Team! I'm clearly a natural, I should take this up again next year'. It's the only explanation I can think of.

What, so people who finish around 20k should just give up?

 

[huggy_b]

According to the Famous Coaches thread, he still had 10 trades left before the weekend (so possibly 8 now), which is an okay number I suppose and gives him some flexibility. I definitely think he can and should do better than Watson ---> Stanton!

He may have 8 or 10 trades left, but if you look at his original team (black), he has barely made in forward progress at all in his current team (red) for all those 14 - 16 trades used. His theory of sideways trading premiums to avoid a zero instead of using bench cover has been shown to be flawed as most here would have expected.

Goddard, Gibbs, Grimes, Deledio, Shaw, Otten, Heppell, Toy, Duigan, Lower
Gibbs, Deledio, Shaw, Adcock, Lower, Duigan, Hibberd, Otten, Jacobs, Toy
Swan, Boyd, Pendlebury, Dal Santo, Curnow, Hibberd, D.Swallow, Harris, I.Smith
Swan, Boyd, Pendlebury, Dal Santo, Murphy, Watson, Heppell, Goddard, Wallis
Sandilands, Ryder, J.Tippett, McCauley
Cox, Ryder, J.Tippett, McCauley
Franklin, Green, Goodes, N.Reiwoldt, A.Krakeour, Petrie, Darling, Prestia, Matera
Franklin, Fyfe, Goodes, J.Reiwoldt, Sylvia, Petrie, Higgins, Lynch, Howe, Dalhaus

DEF: traded out Grimes for Adcock, but no other changes except shuffling players to the midfield.
MID: Murphy and Watson were good upgrades, but the sideways trading of Boyd to get Watson was awful. The decision to swap Watson for Stanton will further compound this as he will need to burn yet another trade come finals.
RUC: no change
FWD: Punted Green early - sideways trade to I suspect Fyfe, swapped the Voldts (questionable but OK I guess) but has got Sylvia and Higgins as upgrades I guess.

So possibly 4 upgrades? Not very effective use of trades IMO.

 

[TedDougChris]

Maybe he's being crap on purpose so Joe Somebody who finishes at around 20k can think 'wow, I did nearly as good as Dr Dream Team! I'm clearly a natural, I should take this up again next year'. It's the only explanation I can think of.

I'm not very good at this game, but even I've overtaken him.......

Not really an expert is he ????

 

[Jobe3votes]

i've got him this week in a league matchup, don't know who I will have as captain at this stage

 

[leungtl]

Cox.

And you'll still win.