Fully "upgraded" this week with 5 trades left.
I'm not entirely happy as I think my last spot in each line is weak - Savage, Miller, Fritsch - but I think my bench cover is strong. I have a small amount of cash so if any of those guys look like being disasters I'll upgrade them.
Fritsch is/will be my F6, too. He's been surprisingly good. If he keeps playing wing then I won't be too sorry if I can't upgrade him. Since his return after rnd.5 he's averaged 89.
In terms of recent scores, he is ranked 18th for his 3-rnd average and 19th for his 5-rnd. When you remove the LTIs and injury/suspension prone, then he is ranked about 11th and 12th.
By way of comparison, here are some of the players I have heard being mentioned as potential trade-ins:
Fritsch: $416,200 - 94.3 (3 rnd.), 93.6 (5 rnd)
De Goey: $437,500 - 89.1, 94.0
Westhoff: $480,500 - 93.7, 97.2
Gunston: $444,700 - 89.7, 94.6
Hogan: $481,200 - 103.0, 92.6.
Menegola: $490,000 - 92.7, 92.4
Wingard: $394, 600 - 89.3, 85.4
In this company Fritsch goes largely unsung and un-noticed. He has no history and no hype. He has had no 130+SC game. But he's consistent.
There are some players I definitely would prefer to have, but the list isn't that long: T Mac, Heeney, Franklin, Gray, Sicily and D Smith. They average between 10-15 points more than Fritsch has since his return. They also cost $70,00-$140,000 more than Fritsch.
Wingard if I could trust Port to continue to play him on the ball. And you'd make a $20K profit.
Due to injuries I'm running out of trades so holding on to Fritsch is a no-brainer. But even if I wasn't I'd still be keeping Fritsch for the short-term. He's got Port this week but then a run of relatively good games - St.Kilda, Freo, WBD, Geelong, Adelaide, GCS.
Unless he loses all form I'll be waiting until after the GCS game before I consider trading him.
