I may be wrong but I think you will find Gresham is only a mid and Paps is only a fwd. DPP might be able to get around it though.[/QUOTE]
Yes, sorry, would need to move a Menadue type into the midfield to make this trade.
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Yes, sorry, would need to move a Menadue type into the midfield to make this trade.
I'm starting to cool on trading either of Barlow or Rocky. I don't know why, just a gut feel. I really want to get JJ in though and am considering ditching Shaw temporarily with a view to get him back in down the track. Yes its burning a trade but it's also pocketing 200k plus who knows how many points. Early days still. I'm just as likely to hold fire altogether as I have all the rookies already.
Not expecting 110 averages or anything but so many games at Etihad will definitely play a part.
Any one watch the Freo game on the weekend?I missed it.
I saw just now Sheridan listed as having a hamstring issue. Any ideas what that's about. Would certainly explain the sub par score.
I'm not really considering him as a trade out option, just doing some due diligence.
I saw just now Sheridan listed as having a hamstring issue. Any ideas what that's about. Would certainly explain the sub par score.
I'm not really considering him as a trade out option, just doing some due diligence.
what are thoughts on Barlow? I just looked at his scores from last year and first 4 rounds 75, 136, 66, 54. So if he gets a ton this week it's not to disimilar to last year and he ended up @93, and that's what I signed him for. My gut feel is I should hold him, save a trade and hope he turns it around.
Everyone is blindly writing off Barlow after two terrible games from Freo.
He stays for me.
Gresh->Papley
Rocky->TBD (Parker ATM) if he's out for more than a couple.
He stays for me.
Gresh->Papley
Rocky->TBD (Parker ATM) if he's out for more than a couple.
I Believe he was off getting looked at by the physio for about 10 minutes in the third quarter, seemed fine when he returned but didn't get near the pill.
I'm holding for a bit longer. Too many times I have traded blokes too early & regretted it. Give him a bit more time (saying a few prayers!)
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I'm holding Barlow & Rocky as well.
I wouldn't waste trades. If you keep Shaw all year doesn't matter what his price fluctuates.
I'm holding Barlow & Rocky as well.
does anyone think that holding rocklift and trading a gresham up to a Z merret is a good approach. Then oviously later on move him foward through dpp, feels like a good option to me.
Sounds fine if you can do it, i'm also holding Rocky at this stage if he's only out for one it will be a wasted trade.
I'm running a similar approach in RDT with Hall in the middle, and then i'll swing him forward for when the upgrading begins.
There were so many good rooks down there that it was the only way i could get Hall in my team.
Yea it will depend on rich i guess, i could also just trade degoey up to z merret.
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Lions have said Rocky will miss up to 2 weeks
Remember the year we all held and held and held...and HELD an ageing Alan Didak expecting his form to turn around but he just kept falling to around 300k. Sometimes these blokes are just over the hill and we need to let them move on to greener pastures. Not saying that's 100% the case with Barlow but it's food for thought..
Aargh. Wish the Lions would get their story straight. Was going to hold him when they said one week but now I'm not sure.
Knowing the way Rocky rolls - the Lions will say two weeks - Rocky will make a miraculous recovery and only miss one - then will do some other crazy injury halfway through the first.
Barlow is in his 7th season of footy. He's 28 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is no way he had suddenly declined into nothing. His terrible 2 games of form is making people over think him. Certainly not enough exposed form for panic stations, especially with his scoring history.
Agreed, he should be peaking at 27-28 years old but he just seems too slow for the way the game is being played right now. Maybe it's more of a Freo problem than a Michael Barlow problem. Let's keep in mind they have just played two of the quickest moving sides in the competition in the Suns and the Doggies though and the game is always at break neck speeds early in the season so I dunno. It's a tough call on what to do with Barlow..