Poll
Question:
How many trades have you used by the Round 6 lockout?
Option 1: None - I think im a DT King and am saving my trades
votes: 2
Option 2: One - Had to fill a hole or saw an opportunity i couldnt pass up
votes: 1
Option 3: Two - I couldnt stand a doughnut
votes: 4
Option 4: Three - Injuries, Doughnuts, Byes - killing me!
votes: 6
Option 5: Four or more - I thought i was a DT legend, but i feel like a DT chump
votes: 20
Well.. ill start off.. ive used four or more - terrible form i know - going for a league win so im dont care about the car or my scores in these multi-bye weeks and used the opportunity to right some wrongs!
I know its cost me trades.. but i cant help myself... no self control at all!
3 soon to be 4 at the end of the round.
I'd change the options, if you have used none you are not a DT king, if you have used 4 you are not a chump?
i just used my forth to cover a donut and bring in a premium! i think there will be quite alot of good dreamteamers with 20 trades left. a real noob would have used 6 plus.
i have used 6 trades and i think the guy who won DT or SC had used that amount last year, so i dont think that makes me a chump.
Quote from: Holzman on April 29, 2011, 01:04:17 PM
i have used 6 plus and i think the guy who won DT or SC had used that amount last year, so i dont think that makes me a chump.
prove me wrong holzman ;)
2 in DT none in SC.
Brought in prestia, hasnt played after that week ;(
Still doing well though
5, potentially a 6th this week to downgrade richardson to harper to free up enough cash to swap libba to the bald knight next week
ive gone for:
Atley to Libba
Connors to Enright
C Richardson to Darling
Krak to J Volt
They're fine trades to make? I don't think you're a chump for using 4 or more. I've used 5 and all are easily justifiable, just look at who I've bought: Curnow, Libba, Dawes, Fyfe, and Toy. Only the last 1 is looking dodgy as I sold Duffield for Toy. I'll probably hold this week that being said but 2 more next week already planned.
JPK to Curnow
Everitt to Gibbs
Broughton to Smith
C Richo to J voldt
So far the trades are justified - Gibbs needs to lift his game though and hopefully jumping Jack can get a bit of consistency
I love trading....If its no good fix it.
I've made 4.
Jasper Pittard to Libba (in retrospect this was pretty sideways but at the time Pittard was averaging low 50's and Libba about 90)
Broughton to Toy (pretty common one that I'm happy with for the moment)
Krak to Higgins (did this last week after the Bulldogs bye thinking I had avoided a bye but now Higgins is out this week anyway)
C-Rich to Harper (to avoid a doughnut this week and make some cash)
Quote from: korza on April 29, 2011, 01:26:23 PM
I love trading....If its no good fix it.
thats what i reckon too!
whoops... forgot i had 5... broughton to toy
4
Seems like the majority have done 4 or more.
makes me happy.. if you saw the DT boys session the other night, youd think that no-one has made a trade yet!!
Already used 6 and still have Broughton and Green in my team... Don't ask me how I managed that, but I am massively struggling so far.
6 aswell... im going for overall so i want to be as close to set as soon as possible while keeping cover
Only used 3 :)
Ive used 6 so far. Used a trade every week, I just cant stop pulling the trigger. :P
I have used 5 trades so far with one that i semi regret.
Foley to Curnow (Happy with this trade)
Libba to Hibberd (Some may have said i wasted a trade hear but i will have made over 100k by the time i trade out libba)
Montagna to Pendles (This was a sideways trade but i did it to avoid a donut. I've been pretty happy with Pendles though :P)
Broughton to Toy (Good trade even though Toy had a shower score)
Krakouer to Didak (Annoyed that Didak didnt score well but happy with this trade)
Do these 5 trades make me a DT Chump??
happy with all mine for now, my main criteria is not getting dodgey downgrades anyone can upgrade but if u neglect who u r bringing in it can quickly kill off ur side...
Quote from: hally25547 on April 30, 2011, 04:39:29 PM
I have used 5 trades so far with one that i semi regret.
Foley to Curnow (Happy with this trade)
Libba to Hibberd (Some may have said i wasted a trade hear but i will have made over 100k by the time i trade out libba)
Montagna to Pendles (This was a sideways trade but i did it to avoid a donut. I've been pretty happy with Pendles though :P)
Broughton to Toy (Good trade even though Toy had a shower score)
Krakouer to Didak (Annoyed that Didak didnt score well but happy with this trade)
Do these 5 trades make me a DT Chump??
yeh, sideways trading is for chumps, p.s did you mean hibberd to libba? cz libba to hibberd is very chumpy
Quote from: just a gun on April 30, 2011, 04:48:40 PM
Quote from: hally25547 on April 30, 2011, 04:39:29 PM
I have used 5 trades so far with one that i semi regret.
Foley to Curnow (Happy with this trade)
Hibberd to Libba (Some may have said i wasted a trade hear but i will have made over 100k by the time i trade out libba)
Montagna to Pendles (This was a sideways trade but i did it to avoid a donut. I've been pretty happy with Pendles though :P)
Broughton to Toy (Good trade even though Toy had a shower score)
Krakouer to Didak (Annoyed that Didak didnt score well but happy with this trade)
Do these 5 trades make me a DT Chump??
yeh, sideways trading is for chumps, p.s did you mean hibberd to libba? cz libba to hibberd is very chumpy
yea i meant hibberd to libba
Used 4 trades and pretty happy with them.
Everitt -> Suckling
Foley -> Pendles
then
Otten -> Thompson
Richardson -> J. Roo
:)
I cast my vote on the basis of the number, not the writing afterwards. the writing is stupid, if you haven't made a trade it means you're falling behind... and the standard of the replies seems to be 4... therefore we are not chumps!
4
pre rd 3- foley--> curnow
hibberd---> libba
pre rd 5- broughts--> adcock
pre rd 6- richardson--> jvoldt
Quote from: TMurphBROWNLOW on April 30, 2011, 06:07:48 PM
I cast my vote on the basis of the number, not the writing afterwards. the writing is stupid, if you haven't made a trade it means you're falling behind... and the standard of the replies seems to be 4... therefore we are not chumps!
You can't say that if you haven't used a trade you are falling behind. I have Only used 1 trade and only just outside the top 1000 would you say I am falling behind? The people that have used 0 trades are obviously better than the majority at dream team and were able to pick a decent team from the start and not have to trade for that reason.
Quote from: Fenno on April 30, 2011, 06:19:15 PM
Quote from: TMurphBROWNLOW on April 30, 2011, 06:07:48 PM
I cast my vote on the basis of the number, not the writing afterwards. the writing is stupid, if you haven't made a trade it means you're falling behind... and the standard of the replies seems to be 4... therefore we are not chumps!
You can't say that if you haven't used a trade you are falling behind. I have Only used 1 trade and only just outside the top 1000 would you say I am falling behind? The people that have used 0 trades are obviously better than the majority at dream team and were able to pick a decent team from the start and not have to trade for that reason.
+1
I've only made 2 trades and I think some people trade players out too quick. I think a few extra trades will come in handy later in the season!!! If you've made 6 good luck to you..
Keep trading boys!!
1 trade
3 trades
round 5
coab to toy
broughton to gram
round 6
risky trade savage to wallis
have $204k in the bank to start upgrading next week
2 trades
hibberd -> curnow (b4 price rise)
otten -> hibberd (this week to cover donut, and with news of otten knee injury)
Call me a chump, but i have used 7 trades. I am yet to have scored a '0', i'm ranked at 18279, and my team value is $9,189,100.