Multi Position Players - it's time..

[FFB1]

IMO it is now that those punters with MPP players can commence their assault.

Interested in if people are using MPP to their advantage? On a personal level I have slowly been building my squad with a focus on this and it is starting to pay dividends. While my overall ranking is only just inside the top 10% I've started the climb and am confident of continuing the climb.

I traded Gumby this week (10 left) for Waite and am very happy due to a) Gumby's BE, b) Waite's BE and c) Waite is another MPP. My squad contains the following MPP's:

Goddard (D/M)
Davis (D/F)
Hodge (D/M)
Kelly (D/M)
Farmer (D/M)
Waite (D/F)
OKeefe (F/M)
Pavlich (F/M)
Trengove (D/R)

At the moment I am able to use the bolded ones for swapping around - M Farmer is the only one thus far who has not managed to get a game but I am happy keeping him just to ensure that if any injuries to the others occur that I still have capacity to move them around using him.

I'm not able to use O'Keefe and Pav as MF MPP's at the moment as I drafted them both as forwards however next week, with $400k in the bank, will likely trade out Armstrong in the midfield for Chapman (pending scores for both of them) which will 'complete' my strategy of MPP's. Only Bradley and Trengove are D/R MPP's so I doubt I will go there (and Trengove is on my ruck bench).

Anyway enough crapping on for me - interested if anyone else is using MPP to their advantage?

Go Lions.

 

[lamaros]

IMO it is now that those punters with MPP players can commence their assault.

Interested in if people are using MPP to their advantage? On a personal level I have slowly been building my squad with a focus on this and it is starting to pay dividends. While my overall ranking is only just inside the top 10% I've started the climb and am confident of continuing the climb.

I traded Gumby this week (10 left) for Waite and am very happy due to a) Gumby's BE, b) Waite's BE and c) Waite is another MPP. My squad contains the following MPP's:

Goddard (D/M)
Davis (D/F)
Hodge (D/M)
Kelly (D/M)
Farmer (D/M)
Waite (D/F)
OKeefe (F/M)
Pavlich (F/M)
Trengove (D/R)

At the moment I am able to use the bolded ones for swapping around - M Farmer is the only one thus far who has not managed to get a game but I am happy keeping him just to ensure that if any injuries to the others occur that I still have capacity to move them around using him.

I'm not able to use O'Keefe and Pav as MF MPP's at the moment as I drafted them both as forwards however next week, with $400k in the bank, will likely trade out Armstrong in the midfield for Chapman (pending scores for both of them) which will 'complete' my strategy of MPP's. Only Bradley and Trengove are D/R MPP's so I doubt I will go there (and Trengove is on my ruck bench).

Anyway enough crapping on for me - interested if anyone else is using MPP to their advantage?

Go Lions.

I though it would be useful and got a few, but so far this rule is much much better:

Get the best rucks in the ruck.
Get the best players that can play forward in the forward.
Get the best players that can play defence in defence.
Get the best midfielders from whoever is left over.

 

[thomas_m18]

The sole reason I'm holding onto Mitch Duncan is so I can use MPP for FWD/MID.

Helping me out this week for midfield cover, just in case...

 

[Pure_Ownage]

The whole reason I got Garry Rohan was so that I can use Pavlich or Chappy or Goodes as cover if any of Ablett, Selwood, Bartel, Barlow, Swan, or Montagna go down. Will keep me sleeping soundly at night come finals time. Like MPP.

 

[dlanod]

I though it would be useful and got a few, but so far this rule is much much better:

Get the best rucks in the ruck.
Get the best players that can play forward in the forward.
Get the best players that can play defence in defence.
Get the best midfielders from whoever is left over.

Ditto. I find it hard to justify starting MPPs in the midfield given they don't tend to score as well... and if they do (Chapman) you'd want them in the forwards instead because there's fewer good options there.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

The whole reason I got Garry Rohan was so that I can use Pavlich or Chappy or Goodes as cover if any of Ablett, Selwood, Bartel, Barlow, Swan, or Montagna go down. Will keep me sleeping soundly at night come finals time. Like MPP.

I'm keeping one trade aside for a scenario like this. Got heaps of MPP's, just none i can swap into my midfield. Will look at Rohan for F/M and Gilbee for D/M.

Rohan looks the best one. Upgrade Tony Armstrong later on and watch the team prosper.

 

[GOAUS!]

Helped me when HIggins was injured for one week, I've got ROK in the midfield so I swapped Higgins to the mid bench and brought on Martin, it was either him or Peterson on the Forward bench.

 

[Bulldog Breed]

Helped me with Higgins too. Had him in the midfield with no bench coverage, had the choice of ROK, Pav or Ziebell to swap with him. Chose ROK and then brought Gumbleton on for him.

 

[Atavistic]

I have ROK and Goddard in the midfield, Pav and L Davis in the forward line and Hodge, Gram, Gilbee and Grundy in the backs. It helped me hang onto Gram and Hooker when they both went down.

I should have got more MPP rookies.

 

[vjknight]

any volunteer who wants to reveal how these MPP's are used. i understand the concept, but how do i get this function to work for me ?

is it new for this year ?

 

[Faz 2000]

If you have matching MPP players in the two different positions (eg. a F-D in your forward line and a F-D in our defence), you can swap them like you substitute guys to/from your bench. In fact, it's the same button, the "S" substitute button.

This week I brought in J Waite to my backline (scored ~120 on a B/E of 9, no less!) and have Phil Davis riding the pine in the forward line. So I can flip those two around when it suits. Likewise I've got some F-M options, too.

 

[GoinApe]

only real use at the minute that ive found with mpp is that if i want to get rid of a player i can trade him out in two positions. ok. nice. cute. gives a little flexibility...but not that advantageous.

starting to regret having goddard in the mids really. wish he was on the backline. On the backline he's head and shoulders above everyone bar 2 or 3. In the mids, well, it isnt as special. he's stopping me putting in an absolute gun like montagna. he's crowded out me midfield .

 

[OzBomber]

Should I swap Dangerfield with Pavlich so I can get another gun in there? Or should I use Dangerfield's cash to try and get Chapman?

 

[FFB1]

starting to regret having goddard in the mids really. wish he was on the backline. On the backline he's head and shoulders above everyone bar 2 or 3. In the mids, well, it isnt as special. he's stopping me putting in an absolute gun like montagna. he's crowded out me midfield .

???

You can get Goddard into the backline if you draft/trade another Defender/Mid into your defence - there are quite a few of them and some relatively cheap. That will enable you to swap Goddard into the backline and your new trade onto the midfield bench.

 

[Daics35Marvel]

Bummer. I knew there was a reason I drafted Tippett. This would have been the perfect week to pull some MPP magic to cover the injured Hille. Those 15-45 points would look really nice rather than biting the bullett, cashing in Jackson Trengove and upgrading Hille to Sandi/Cox. Shame that I traded Tippett out long ago .

Seriously though, drafting for MPP royally screwed me this year (Tippett & Farmer). Won't be making the same mistake next year.

 

[Rimmer]

I am loaded with Multi position players, only problem is they are all loaded on the backline and forward line as we have done in previous years, means I don't have any midfield multi's to switch around.

It is an interesting concept but with all the young guns for this season in the midfield initially I have no regrets for not having a Chapman, Hodge or Goddard etc already in forward or backline spots.

This concept may work better for us in future years when all the gun draft choices are spread rather than all being specialist midfielders.

 

[lloyd136]

Looks like the current leader is looking to take advantage of MPP. Has Goodes sitting on the bench in his forwards with a multi-position rookie in the midfield.

 

[marky53]

This is exactly why I brought Rohan in before his price rise. Allows me to swap him with higgins and play this week. Want to trade higgins out but need to trade more importantly for hille.... Now if only I had a playing mid/def I would be laughing!

 

[GoinApe]

???

You can get Goddard into the backline if you draft/trade another Defender/Mid into your defence - there are quite a few of them and some relatively cheap. That will enable you to swap Goddard into the backline and your new trade onto the midfield bench.

if i had an MP cash cow on the backline now, i could easily move goddard back and then trade the cow up to a gun like montagna in the mids. trouble is i dont have a MP cow on the backline and cant see any on the horizon. xavier clarke.. pricey and aint playing anyhow. greenwood pricey and cant see huge amount of upside in him really. ladson...errr....no thanks. It sounds all very sideways to me. Basically i have to burn a trade to move goddard back and then get rid of a player i dont really want or has very little upside. im not doing that. wasteful.

im stuck with goddard in the mids. As it stands i have goddard swapping with gilbee and hodge. Having either one of them in the mids is a waste i think.might be a little handy if one goes down...but i have bench cover really. As said above, this is the best advice:

"Get the best rucks in the ruck.
Get the best players that can play forward in the forward.
Get the best players that can play defence in defence.
Get the best midfielders from whoever is left over."

Multi positioning is overrated

 

[thomas_m18]

As said above, this is the best advice:

"Get the best rucks in the ruck.
Get the best players that can play forward in the forward.
Get the best players that can play defence in defence.
Get the best midfielders from whoever is left over."

Multi positioning is overrated

Of course, quality>MPP. You don't sacrifice quality to get this. But simple things like putting Rohan in your midfield or trading Davis in as a cow with Grundy in the back line can really make the difference later in the season.

MPP is certainly not vital, but it's definitely very helpful. Not overrated if you don't overemphasize it.

 

[GoinApe]

^^yeah, rohan is a good move. i got turned off by his price. I think i went howlett instead for the extra $$$ (cant remember). MP rookies looked to be good value. just not enough of them.

 

[marky53]

^^yeah, rohan is a good move. i got turned off by his price. I think i went howlett instead for the extra $$$ (cant remember). MP rookies looked to be good value. just not enough of them.

Yeah Rohan was a little bit more than others but it's worth it to avoid a donut this week whilst higgins is out. He also has scored 100 and 88 recently and with this form should play out the year for the swans.... If he stays in the side i could turn out to be a league winner come injury/ finals time.....

 

[donkeyballs]

if some of the guns who everyone's got get injured going into the finals having mmp flexibility may prove crucial. we're only halfway through the season ...

 

[WOTTAMACHINE]

I'm looking at bringing in Dylan McNeil from the swans this week. his purpose in my team is to allow me to move Goodes into my forward line if 1 of my forwards go down and I can use Gysberts on the ground in the midifeld..
He wont play a game, but he is great tool to have in your team..

My current team is;

B: Goddard, Hodge, Enright, Gilbert, Goodwin, H Shaw, Waters (P Davis, Webberley)

C: Ablett, Judd, Barlow, Deledio, J Selwood, Goodes (Gysberts, JKT)

R: Sandilands, Tippett (Warnock, Skipper)

F: J Brown, Hall, Pods, Franklin, Waite, Ballantyne, Ziebell (Higgins, Lobbe)

I have 8 trades left, looking at Ziebell > McNeil & Higgins > Chapman this week..

What are peoples thoughts with using McNeil as a MPP tool?

 

[thomas_m18]

What are peoples thoughts with using McNeil as a MPP tool?

Thinking of doing the same thing if need be. Thinking Duncan>McNeil, just to free up cash. Would also give me ~230k to upgrade Cunnington>Premium in a few weeks