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After all 6 injuries.. whos changing their tip?
You would have to really think about changing your tip as that is a good 7 outs with Taylor doubtful also.
Changed mine
it is very tempting to change to Brissie
In my veiw anyone changing their tips, need their head read. The way brizzy played last week not a chance with sore players as well as rich and co, not a chance. :-X
I reckon the Roys are a chance at home, snapper, but I'm not changing my tip old son.
By round 15, any team that hasn't lost to anyone below them, and are sitting at #2, must have great depth!
The Cats have a very good look about them, I'm not going weak kneed for sooky Ablett.
Quote from: Prospector_1 on July 11, 2009, 08:18:13 AM
, I'm not going weak kneed for sooky Ablett.
Your SO right their. I wont be having ablett next year either thats two years running always getting injurys,one needs to take the 0 you get from him the weeks he is out in the year.. ???
Quote from: snapper77 on July 11, 2009, 08:45:26 AM
Quote from: Prospector_1 on July 11, 2009, 08:18:13 AM
, I'm not going weak kneed for sooky Ablett.
Your SO right their. I wont be having ablett next year either thats two years running always getting injurys,one needs to take the 0 you get from him the weeks he is out in the year.. ???
im also not going to start with him next year, not because of injury,because of price, i saw on superfooty that he dosent have himself!
"Doesn't have himself"????
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
he does supercoach
Apparently could miss this weeks grand final rematch with a calf complaint.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25822016-19742,00.html?from=public_rss
My DT side with no Ablett would be happy to see him miss ( Current rank : 244 ), while my SC team with Ablett ( Current rank : 1426 ) needs Ablett as a lock captain.
So in SC I'd look at Dal Santo, Judd, Goddard, Chapman and Hodge and captain options.
Hey guys
Mates at work have all said to jump off Ablett this year as they think he is a goner. Reason is that of the GC deal and that will be a massive distraction for him. Some have said that Mark Thompson will probably play less game time for him and try to blood younger talent and prepare life without Ablett. I know the deal is far from set or even said yes or no to but do you guys think this is true?
Hence why I'm tempting to jump on Swan.
Well if your mates at work said it...
It's DT, dread_lord09. You know what to do.
distraction? what distraction?
what a way to silence all those out there that have been writing him off. there's plenty of you (misspies)!
so good for the loyal coaches for whom he has served so well so long!
the scary thing is he will get better results than that esp in supercoach couple of out of the full calls hurts
Quote from: sledgey7 on March 27, 2010, 05:21:25 PM
distraction? what distraction?
what a way to silence all those out there that have been writing him off. there's plenty of you (misspies)!
so good for the loyal coaches for whom he has served so well so long!
I did not write him off, I did however say his distractions with gold coast will not get him 150+...your call mate..It is your team
I can tell you right now that no player gord into a game of football and thinks about anything else then playing football esspecialy a active Midfielder like GAJ. Its all shower.
good for you hun pick him as your captain...I didn't say otherwise
Quote from: sledgey7 on March 27, 2010, 05:21:25 PM
distraction? what distraction?
what a way to silence all those out there that have been writing him off. there's plenty of you (misspies)!
so good for the loyal coaches for whom he has served so well so long!
Thanks though for thinking of me lol..dag
Quote from: MissPies on March 27, 2010, 08:03:20 PM
good for you hun pick him as your captain...I didn't say otherwise
i dont even have him in DT, but he is my capt in SC
blah why does my opinion even count? I am just a chick huh lol
I dont care who you are, if i dont agree with it and feel the need to post. I will, i even dont agree with mOnty selecting mature aged rookies over ones with more job security.
You mean like Barlow over Scully? Cos Barlow was named as a follower and I don't think he will be dropped, looks like a good player and should prove his worth in game number 1.
Mature age rookies tend to start a whole lot better than rookies do as well.
Their bodies are more AFL ready.
Barlow has job security, so he is fine with me. Im talking more along the lines of JKT, and CO...
No I don't like JKT, to many hawks to come back and take his spot.
High quality players to so he'll really have to be a bolter to hold his spot.
JKT was terrible in an excellent Hawthorn side he WILL be dropped for round 2
Considering his under par recent scores V Freo and his tough hit out on Monday is anyone not putting the big C on GAJ?
Crowley usually does a good job on GAJ. Bartel's getting my C instead
I was thinking about giving the C to R O'Keefe or Roo however everytime I do this GAJ smashes out a big score so I think I might stick with him!
Quote from: Bothe337 on April 10, 2010, 01:59:10 AM
I was thinking about giving the C to R O'Keefe or Roo however everytime I do this GAJ smashes out a big score so I think I might stick with him!
give the C to ROK as he is playing richmond and should improve on his big scores.
if you have Gaz or Swan the reality of it is you should keep one of them as captain for the whole season regardless of who they are playing. they hardly ever dissapoint and are very consistant.
im gunna put okeefe this week but i hate not using ablett and i bet he still score high and i will be angry i didnt haha
Quote from: blah128 on April 10, 2010, 01:55:34 AM
Crowley usually does a good job on GAJ. Bartel's getting my C instead
I'm going Bartel (C) this week. Really tempted by ROK and may change...but have been burnt in years gone by with him, being on fire then putting in a dud week. That said he's running through the middle more consistently now...AAARGGH, been having this conversation with myself all week!
OMG!!! he is averaging 127 and playing below par!!! Imagine if he has a good game this week! Im tipping GAJ to get 150 plus this week!
Creepy Crowley always gives Ablett fits. And by fits I mean he tries to deliberately injury him.
I'd go with Bartel on the wide open spaces of Subi, or ROK against the Terrible Tigers; who do the Tigers have that can run with him in the guts and the forward line?
Barlow is my captain this week
That is ballsy going Barlow..Swanny has put me off giving him the big C this week. Going safe with Bartel. Hoping Crowley takes Ablett.
Quote from: Cicjose on April 10, 2010, 09:13:47 AM
Barlow is my captain this week
Against the Pink Pig? That could be brilliant or a complete disaster.
Bartell or ROK ??
Bartell or ROK ??
Bartell or ROK ??
crap...been trying to decide this for days...what a choice...
tossed the coin and came down with ROK...against richmond I hope he kills them !!
pink pig will go to hazelnuts
no one better have riewoldt this week as captain.
i want to trade in gary ablett who should i downgrade to get the money?
Gia out, Gumbleton in
OR
Broughton out, Stratton in
Neither. They are both keepers.
Wait for your cows to earn their keep. Then cull em. Ablett wont maintain these scores all season. When he drops 20k you pounce.
is gary ablett out if he is who should i put as captain, hodge, o'keefe, brown, higgins, montagna, chapman, barlow or sandilands?
wait n see if he gets named.... if he's not u can't really go wrong with hodge or montagna i think this week
ummmmm pretty sure he will be back this week but i have stanton as vice of those go montagna
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD......I WANT THIS GUY IN MY TEAM!!!!!MORE THAN EVER
Is it worth downgrading waters to bubble boy and put nason on the field, then trade jetta to ABLETT!!! Jetts is on my field :( THIS SEEMS PERFECT
I HAVE 16 TRADES LEFT
lol!
Let this be a lesson that you need him every year
Indeed. He's number one draft choice whenever the Pack comes calling.
We pay better than the Gold Coast too.
HAHA so funny at the start of each year people convince themselves that ablett will come down in price, then when he doesnt and misses the odd game through niggling injuries they think they are awesome because they dont have him and they are going to "climb the ladder" and then he pulls out scores like this that cannot be matched. heres an idea get ablett from the start set him as (C) and you wont have to worry about climbing the ladder when hes out. if you dont have him say goodbye to the overall prize.
^^^^^^^^^^
Or doing 2 Trades including a sideways trade plus cash to fit him in.
Yep do it..I had him skipper too....2000+ here I come!!
and then he pulls out scores like this that cannot be matched
i think at the moment gia is pulling out some awesome scores similar to ablett after he had a slow start to the year.
i still wont get 2000+ this week even tho i had him as captain 334 points on his own and not getting to 2000 is pretty sad
well would do me better if i had him
im currently on 1870 with 4 players left
hayes, gibbs, carazzo and gilbert
big score coming up obrient :) im set for about 2150 but my god i love ablett! just dnt no y i didnt have him from the start... lol.
And god i hope chappy does a hammy soon so i can justify not getting him to myself lol
Yes, he has hurt so many caches his week and could potentially cost people their eliminators
seriously you don`t need ablett to win if your whole team overall is good you`ll do just fine without having him.
Quote from: luvfooty on May 10, 2010, 07:50:59 AM
seriously you don`t need ablett to win if your whole team overall is good you`ll do just fine without having him.
This is somewhat true in DT
Quote from: ossie85 on May 10, 2010, 07:51:55 AM
Quote from: luvfooty on May 10, 2010, 07:50:59 AM
seriously you don`t need ablett to win if your whole team overall is good you`ll do just fine without having him.
This is somewhat true in DT
+1
obviously u dnt need ablett to win but ure gna do a hell of a lot better with him in ure team then without him... lol
LOL i still can't believe I have changed my (c) a couple of times on a gut feeling. been burnt every time. he will be captain every time he plays for the rest of the year now.
despite the fact my team may be fine....i need him....i want him....with scores like that...against good taggers....he simply will score well every week...it seems stupid not getting him ill have to strategise to accompany him into my side
:p
yep stuff it...im double trading for him this week. the rest of my team is strong enough
lol top stuff gino +111111111
I will quite possible doing the same
Lol, "I'll get him when he comes down in price" loved it when I read people saying that...
To get him you need to burn trades, downgrade premium to rookie, upgrade someone else that has some kind of value, get Ablett then hope your rookie kills it so you can use him and someone else's money to get back your premium you traded out.
na can downgrade cash cow not playing to rookie and then get ablett
but you'll still need to replace that premium again, else your opposition will have one over you because he's got that upgraded premium he's done in the year + Ablett.
nah no premium trade out....will have anough mullaaaaaa to get him, and i never said i would get him when he came down in price....however i didnt ecpect him to score like this clearly he is a class above anyone else hence some drstic measures needed to secure his spot in my team
@ s-coach99 - im not trading out a premium
my bad, should learn to read ;)
Quote from: obrient on May 10, 2010, 09:18:50 AM
nah no premium trade out....will have anough mullaaaaaa to get him, and i never said i would get him when he came down in price....however i didnt ecpect him to score like this clearly he is a class above anyone else hence some drstic measures needed to secure his spot in my team
GAJ is in a class of his own - the SuperDuperPremium!
Quote from: Prospector_1 on May 10, 2010, 09:23:03 AM
Quote from: obrient on May 10, 2010, 09:18:50 AM
nah no premium trade out....will have anough mullaaaaaa to get him, and i never said i would get him when he came down in price....however i didnt ecpect him to score like this clearly he is a class above anyone else hence some drstic measures needed to secure his spot in my team
GAJ is in a class of his own - the SuperDuperPremium!
+1
so do u think a player who hasnt peaked yet in price is worth trading out if u getting Ablett?
hmm hard call the way i would weigh it up is, is what gets you more points...
See with ablett as captain he will/should get 130+ opposed to someone who gets 110+ (captain selectino) and possibly below... so thats an extra 20 points based on captain selection, plus lets say a rookie who gets 60+.....thats an extra 70+points on top of the extra 20
All in all thats an extra 90+ points per week from bringing in one player......Lets say you trade out someone who hasnt peaked....possibly waters, nason or humbleton, depending on how much money you need....I would say a downgrade would lose you realistically 25+ points for waters, and 15+ for nason or gumbleton,
In the end youre still making 75+ points...i say its a win, and you get another cash cow
I traded him in last week (on the Thursday) and was cursing all sorts of words about him..... but all is forgiven. He was my captain this week.
Quote from: valkorum on May 10, 2010, 09:44:06 AM
I traded him in last week (on the Thursday) and was cursing all sorts of words about him..... but all is forgiven. He was my captain this week.
haha same as me. so worth it
Brought in Ablett last week and Cox this week. Both repaid the faith and am a happy little vegemite
b/e around 80. can u see him dropping in price ever?
With the way he is playing at the moment --- no. That is why I brought him in last week
lol 3 pages of GAJ hate, this is gold.
Quote from: Alex7089 on May 10, 2010, 09:49:42 AM
lol 3 pages of GAJ hate, this is gold.
If i was in your shoes...assuming you have him i would have said the same thing, considering some of us have neglected the superduper premium we are in search of a miracled to magically teleport him into our teams
dont hate him. admire him & hate myself for not getting him
OMFG kill me now i had ablett as aptain who made up for a lot of duds this week and i finished with 1999. hille mate is one more hitout too much to ASK!!!
no st kilda in the defense of mid...get on to it!! :) st kilda defenders are the best
wow go GAJ, this guy is just a freak, 334 point for me yum yum.
Right, well ive decided that I need to get GAJ.
Im thinking of either sacking my back Adcock or McPharlin and using the money to upgrade Bateman.
McPharlin to a Danny Hughes
Bateman to Ablett
Or trade Adcock to Webberly/Roberton
Bateman to Ablett (left with an extra 63k)
im getting on ablett as well
It's funny how all the people that thought they could get away without having him are now getting him in... happens every year!
yeh but i recon most of the people who didnt pick up ablett at the beginning of the year will have a better all round team
coz when i get him in my team will be dominant
Jabroney im pretty sure everyone wants GAJ
Quote from: BOOMZ on May 12, 2010, 06:08:32 AM
It's funny how all the people that thought they could get away without having him are now getting him in... happens every year!
Wait..... we're suppose to want him ;)
at his starting price u expect him to come down a little bit in price eventually....that now is not going to happen.
i only need 1 more premium in each area for my team to be complete
i cant move up the rankings any further or keep my wins going without getting gazza ablett or can i...
At this stage im thinkin of a backline downgrade of waters to webberley, and the cash will b enough to gain ablett!
My backline a lil weaker, yes, with hodge, enright, carrazzo, malceski, heater, maguire and either hunt or silvagni playin...
I have depth in my team, with almost all my bench playin in each position, is ablett worth this trade... or should i look to others...
My most expensive mid is bartel!
Who have you been using as your captain so far?
Obv Abletts price isn't coming down for a few weeks so if you can afford it with trades and cash then i don't see why not, better now than in 3-4 weeks
any..just do it
well from hodge to bartel... fwds are too unreliable, and i dont have chappstick...
mids- bartel, selwood, watson, ball, barlow, martin
sandi and h-mac
brown, didak, ROK, gian, rioli, pods, gray
not a reliable big scoring captain option in my team atm...
if you have the trades - go get him !!
you definately need a captain like swann or ablett if you want to score well consistently..
Done, get him in!
thats preti much the same as my backline and i wouldn't call it weak reli sos is the only 'weak point' but is still gettin 70. I would definately pull that trade this week. any week u play a team captained by GAJ u will probly lose if u dnt have the mirror image :p
Definitely get Ablett in your team. Backline still looks pretty decent even if you trade Waters to Webberley. The plus is you will have a lock-in captain each week.
thanks for the advice every1, i will pull the trigger as soon as the teams r released!
Hopefully he plays this week!!
y wouldnt he flame?
is the whole ablett thing being blown a little out of proportion? now dont get me wrong I would love to have him but seriously, he isnt going to score a 160+ every match. that was out of the box.
if you had russell as captain then it would be a 15 or so point difference.
what im trying to say is while ablett is a proven star, the norm of him getting 120-140 will be no more than dane swan. swan also had a 160 point game against melbourne last yr, only happened once though.
i just personally think you need at least one of them, and the price difference at the moment means unless you are willing to burn trades and lose coin, ablett is out of reach.
Quote from: thatguy on May 13, 2010, 12:23:55 AM
he isnt going to score a 160+ every match.
Hmm I don't know, a 26 yr old entering his AFL prime, coming off a brownlow/premiership...SC scores are bigger and bigger each week....Who else is a better
SC 127 128 157 149 171 203
Russell will give you 60s, Swan will give you the od 80, Ablett, can't see it happening anytime soon....
but you're right, bringing in Ablett now at his highest price is using coin and trades. People that had Ablett from the start - if they play their cards right - at the end will have one over you. Chances are somewhere around their team they'll have 1-2 higher average players than you can buy and maybe 1-2 more trades than you, giving them more chance of winning that knockout final
GET HIM IN, your backline is good. DO IT
Hunt out, Roberton (Freo) in - then Duncan out, Swan in. 12 trades left after this.
I have cover down back so don't care if Roberton does not play for now. Gives me a midfield of Swan, Boyd, Stanton, Bartel, Hayes and Barlow (Martin and Howlett) - which would be final for the year except for a long term injury. This means no Ablett at all... ever... I am $20k short.
Is it worth waiting a few weeks to se if the stars align and I can pick up Ablett instead of Swan under the same arrangement?
Quote from: S_Coach99 on May 13, 2010, 01:43:33 AM
Quote from: thatguy on May 13, 2010, 12:23:55 AM
he isnt going to score a 160+ every match.
Hmm I don't know, a 26 yr old entering his AFL prime, coming off a brownlow/premiership...SC scores are bigger and bigger each week....Who else is a better
SC 127 128 157 149 171 203
Russell will give you 60s, Swan will give you the od 80, Ablett, can't see it happening anytime soon....
but you're right, bringing in Ablett now at his highest price is using coin and trades. People that had Ablett from the start - if they play their cards right - at the end will have one over you. Chances are somewhere around their team they'll have 1-2 higher average players than you can buy and maybe 1-2 more trades than you, giving them more chance of winning that knockout final
i do think you will find this is DT not SC... ive got ablett in SC. absolute MUST there
ablett wont be going down for the next month so i would say get in swan and lock as captain. He will make up the points of the difference in scores over the 4+ weeks if ever waiting for ablett
Lets face it, you needed to have one of either Swan or Gaj at the start of the season (I had GAJ). Now Swans price has dropped and his be is attainable, i will get him in. If you had niether at the start of the season, thats just counter intuitive.
i had neither and it allowed me to have a strong backline, if you made smart captain choices than it is fine i think my captain averaged 120ish (beter than swan)
i swtiched between carrazo, voldt and bartel
yeh last yr i had both ablett and swan, but this yr there was some great mid priced players to choose from as the rookie stocks up fwd and in def were a lil uncertain!
When i bring in ablett this week my only rookie mid playin will b barlow!
Need to climb the overall ladder and that means ablett comes in! swan will be an option if there is any season endin injuries, but i learnt the hard way last yr of choosin injury prone playerz, n thats wot i avoided this yr.
with that midfield i wouldnt stress about Gablett, if you have a few spare trades come final times upgrade barlow and make Gazza skipper for a cheeky leauge win
For those of you who dont have GAJ at this stage (me included).
Obviously not having him is hurting our scores, so who is getting him in this week before his price jumps again? (Could require a double trade depending on who you are upgrading)
Or who is going to wait out 5-6 weeks and hope his price comes back down to around 500K? He only has to have one game under 100pts for this to happen (he had a few last year).
Or who is going to be brave and avoid him all year and think he will break down? Not having him would be unique and a huge benefit if this happens.
Discussion time... :)
I have just invested in young howlett so I am going to wait until he reaches his maximum price which at his average atm should get up to aout 250K+ then i will attempt to get ablett if his price has come down, and if he is still fit
In saying that I only need to make one more upgrade for my midfield to be set, so it depends also how boyd/montagna are going....He has to have a bad game sooner or late, HAS TO HAPPEN *fingers crossed lol
Yeah, personally I think its worth waiting - as you have seen with ridiculously high scores this year he has not gone up that much ($27,000) - so I can't seem him going up much more. And as you say, one bad game and down it comes - at least close to original price.
I'm giving him 3-4 weeks and then jumping on
He's only played 74% of games in the past 3 seasons and its interesting to look at GAJ's figures for rounds 19-22 for 2008+2009.
But when I lose to some snoozer because they have GAJ as captain and gain 300 pts, it makes me want to move hell and high water to trade him in.
got to get him nobody else can compete with him in the captains stakes! everyweek u dont have him u lose ground
Not too sure about hoping players get injured so you can win a DT match. In the mean time there are some good value buys at the moment in Selwood, Swan and the Stkilda mids after last weekend (could go down more with very high be's this week)
Swan is ripe for the picking this week so I would opt for him before GAJ just due to the price. Swan is just as capable of scoring as well as GAJ as we seen last year and has been more durable. If, and it's a big if, GAJ's price comes down to that $500k mark that you spoke of then you would give him consideration if the situation is right.
Wait..... we're suppose to get ablett now?
Only got 1 spot in my mids left (if barlow is a keeper) and 2 of my cash cows there still have more to gain. Trengove might have an early departure this week if i feel the need for a double trade to spice things up :D.
But no Ablett for me this year and standing by it :)
If Barlow starts to tail off towards the endo of the season, I might think about upgrading to Ablett, but other than that, I'll just have to sit back and tear my hair out, until I look like him.
Quote from: stevemac on May 14, 2010, 04:42:44 AM
He's only played 74% of games in the past 3 seasons and its interesting to look at GAJ's figures for rounds 19-22 for 2008+2009.
But when I lose to some snoozer because they have GAJ as captain and gain 300 pts, it makes me want to move hell and high water to trade him in.
So true!
yer im getting him in...i was going to wait but no way is his price coming down
Quote from: Hellopplz on May 14, 2010, 05:03:31 AM
Wait..... we're suppose to get ablett now?
Only got 1 spot in my mids left (if barlow is a keeper) and 2 of my cash cows there still have more to gain. Trengove might have an early departure this week if i feel the need for a double trade to spice things up :D.
But no Ablett for me this year and standing by it :)
brave man, ive gone with that stratergy the last couple of years and its worked ok (won my league and ranked decently)
09 had montagna, boyd n pendles instead
08 had bartel dal santo n kcornes
was pretty happy with my mids
this year going for swan (get him this week) bartel n stanton
might of worked then but ablett is in hot form and looks to step up more this year. brownlow in the bag already
wtf his he doing!?!?!?
worst choice ever by me :( GAJ to captain instead of mitchell
loving it mate! chappy and bartel doing nicely
hopefully he doesnt do much else and goes down in $$$s
hes handballing lots and not tackling or anything.!!!
im praying for a shower score, he still has the ability to come back, but im hoping for about 80
same im hoping around 80-90 and bartel for at least 120
Quote from: elephants on May 16, 2010, 10:00:19 AM
wtf his he doing!?!?!?
worst choice ever by me :( GAJ to captain instead of mitchell
Might still come good. For me I hope not :D. Picked Ablett (not PNG) for 75 points or less before the game.
Selwood, Maguire and Enright doing well :)
He had a crap game by his standards, but in saying that for those who are waiting, I dont believe he will drop a great deal. He will be above $500k for the season unless disaster strikes.
he got 96 and he had 2 frees against that shouldnt have been. give him a break eh?
yeh lol 96 for any1 other than GAJ is a good score. But i should have gone with my gut and put swan captain. After seeing he had 42 touches last time he played freo i was soooo close :P
well guys it finally happened on the weekend.. a sub 100 score from GAJ, and looked like it was going to be lower, untill he got his junk on..
Now he has a BE of 144, and once the 167 from last week drops out of his rolling average, we can expect his BE to rise further and his price to come down over the next few weeks.. all barring another score of 150+ ::)
In that case ...... BRING ON 160 GAJ. I jumped on a few weeks ago and loving it. 96 as captain this week hurt but overall he will be great for my weekly score.
playing the pies this week, with no genuine taggers, maybe he'll just go head to head with either swan or pendles, will be interesting.
so many midfielders in the mix for this game, if collingwood are in red hot form ablett will have a shower game, if ling shuts down swan, the cats may just be right
if sharrod wellingham is playing he will go to ablett but wont hard tag him
Quote from: browny_wce on May 18, 2010, 02:29:52 AM
playing the pies this week, with no genuine taggers, maybe he'll just go head to head with either swan or pendles, will be interesting.
so many midfielders in the mix for this game, if collingwood are in red hot form ablett will have a shower game, if ling shuts down swan, the cats may just be right
Wouldn't Ling go to pendles rather than Swan?? Surely Pendlebury is more damaging than what Swan is.
My Dilemma,
BACKS-Enright, Hodge, Carrazzo, Shaw, Malcheski, Hargrave and Maguire (Webberelly and Davis)
MIDS-Bartel, Selwood, Mitchell, Barlow, Ball and Martin (Bail and Howlett)
RUCKS-Sandi and Tippet (Trengrove and Warnock)
FORWARDS-Pav, O'Keefe, Didak, Gia, Pods, Gray, Gumby (Hughes and Petersen)
$486,100 and 11 Trades Left..
Should I do Martin to Ablett? Or wait til he goes Down a bit more?
Also should I do any other trades this week?
Get Ablett if you can . Dont wait for him to go down. It wont happen
ablett anyday...
SHOULD I DO ANY OTHER TRADES???????
yeh, get rid of tippet
Well... it seem's what many kept saying wouldn't happen, or his owner's were just hoping wouldn't happen, but Ablett's price is set to drop.... and drop plenty!
His price has dropped $13,500 this weekend down to $534k and it is set to fall further with a b/e of 207.
For those who have been patient enough and kept to their original plan, they could be rewarded by possibly having the opportunity of picking Ablett up at under the $500k mark. How far under that mark it will go, it isn't totally clear at the moment but you wouldn't think it would be too much.
So in the next couple of weeks make sure that spot in ya midfield is ready and the cash needed is in the bank, because this big fish is getting ready to be caught!
Quote from: chatters24 on May 22, 2010, 12:23:45 PM
Well... it seem's what many kept saying wouldn't happen, or his owner's were just hoping wouldn't happen, but Ablett's price is set to drop.... and drop plenty!
His price has dropped $13,500 this weekend down to $534k and it is set to fall further with a b/e of 207.
For those who have been patient enough and kept to their original plan, they could be rewarded by possibly having the opportunity of picking Ablett up at under the $500k mark. How far under that mark it will go, it isn't totally clear at the moment but you wouldn't think it would be too much.
So in the next couple of weeks make sure that spot in ya midfield is ready and the cash needed is in the bank, because this big fish is getting ready to be caught!
was my original plan, and will be picking him up, however so will everyone else meaning there is yet another player that will cancel out each week.
Yeh but the difference is that so many people would have picked him up at peak price, whereas if you wait a couple more weeks you could save yourself $30-50k possibly.
If you didn't start with him, why bother now. Missed out a few big scores for what.... 50k?
My mids are sorted and no room for Ablett unless he drops to below 400k or comes to my door and asks to be in my team ;D
Collingwood stopped this guy from influencing the game, what about the rest of the team. Horrible game
massive b/e, he will drop below 500k in no time
great call not to get swan this week either as he only dropped a bit but b/e skyrocketed n price will look juicy in a couple of weeks
Quote from: GinoGod on May 22, 2010, 12:42:27 PM
Collingwood stopped this guy from influencing the game, what about the rest of the team. Horrible game
prefect game for me... ablett scored low and collinwood got beaten! very happy :)
i think he can get 207, dont doubt him, hahah
couldn't agree more chatters. I've patiently hung onto trengove and martin waiting for the right time to pounce on ablett and/or swan and it seems that in a few weeks my dreams may come true! I better take the 'room to let sign' off my 5th and 6th mid spots because the king of all tenants is moving in! ;D
Quote from: Davoo on May 22, 2010, 02:01:33 PM
i think he can get 207, dont doubt him, hahah
wuld be the only player who culd
if u didnt start with him u started with montagna bartel or swan who have dropped many a dollar more... GET OVER URSELVES 4 NOT STARTING WITH HIM EEEEEDIOTS :P
Quote from: Marcz on May 22, 2010, 01:59:56 AM
if u didnt start with him u started with montagna bartel or swan who have dropped many a dollar more... GET OVER URSELVES 4 NOT STARTING WITH HIM EEEEEDIOTS :P
EXACTLY!! people are just trying to feel better about themselves for not having him from the start...if he goes down to 500K you've saved 20K instead of having him from day 1....congrats peoples!
Didn't start with him was my plan. It was clear that I built my team for the marathon, already brought in Swan, Next will be God unless he scores high, then it will be GAJ, then finally it will be Chappy.
Chappy more of a must have in my team than GAJ. Same with Swan. Rate them both higher in DT. Swan scores not much less than Ablett and is a hell of a lot more durable. Chappy, well he's chappy. Bald man.
Nab screw that. Having GAJ from the start makes it too easy. It's unique to not have him. Everyone has there own plans n we'll just see what happens to gazza
Quote from: browny_wce on May 22, 2010, 10:59:52 AM
Nab screw that. Having GAJ from the start makes it too easy. It's unique to not have him. Everyone has there own plans n we'll just see what happens to gazza
My Uniques always seem to fire when he isn't around.....
I can't really be stuffed jumping on Ablett half way through the season. Should of started with him if you wanted him since you missed out a few big scores. Got other positions which can be worth more points if you look at it ;)
knowing gazza he will pull a 200 points on you all. playing melbourne at skilled? last year he was on 20 points after 25 seconds in the equivelant match.
Quote from: keiranrib on May 22, 2010, 11:31:24 AM
knowing gazza he will pull a 200 points on you all. playing melbourne at skilled? last year he was on 20 points after 25 seconds in the equivelant match.
McDonald has found himself is career form. Might shake Ablett a bit though :D
Quote from: Hellopplz on May 22, 2010, 11:36:07 AM
Quote from: keiranrib on May 22, 2010, 11:31:24 AM
knowing gazza he will pull a 200 points on you all. playing melbourne at skilled? last year he was on 20 points after 25 seconds in the equivelant match.
McDonald has found himself is career form. Might shake Ablett a bit though :D
Hopefully ;D
Quote from: Master Q on May 22, 2010, 12:06:32 PM
Quote from: Hellopplz on May 22, 2010, 11:36:07 AM
Quote from: keiranrib on May 22, 2010, 11:31:24 AM
knowing gazza he will pull a 200 points on you all. playing melbourne at skilled? last year he was on 20 points after 25 seconds in the equivelant match.
McDonald has found himself is career form. Might shake Ablett a bit though :D
Hopefully ;D
X2
Hook line and sinker
i want to see how i go this year without Ablett or Swan, plus im happy with picking up Montagna 50k cheaper this week
Quote from: chrisuzz on May 22, 2010, 02:08:44 PM
i want to see how i go this year without Ablett or Swan, plus im happy with picking up Montagna 50k cheaper this week
same same and same
Quote from: chich94 on May 22, 2010, 02:19:14 PM
Quote from: chrisuzz on May 22, 2010, 02:08:44 PM
i want to see how i go this year without Ablett or Swan, plus im happy with picking up Montagna 50k cheaper this week
same same and same
and i gues you put Montagna as captain as well :)
haha, how could i not?
against the eagles hsould get 200 points ;)
Quote from: Hellopplz on May 22, 2010, 11:26:55 AM
I can't really be stuffed jumping on Ablett half way through the season. Should of started with him if you wanted him since you missed out a few big scores. Got other positions which can be worth more points if you look at it ;)
I think it's crazy to suggest that it's not worth jumping on Ablett now because you have missed a few big scores. I think it would be crazy to have jumped on Ablett after his few big scores at $549k.
I think every player has a price, and for me I wouldn't pay anything over the $500k price tag for Ablett (or any other player) because I personally think that's over the odd's. So if and when Ablett comes under that $500k I think I will be seriously considering him simply because at that price I think he would be a smart buy.
what was your original tea like Q?
no ablett, swan, goddard, chapman...
along with hodge they are like the 4 automatic picks
I just logged on to check the live scores and he is on 50 and the first quarter is nearly finished. God bless the big C I put on him :)
ahhhh yes i dno y we ever doubt putting the C on him :P
:P okay i admit i put the c on jimmy bart over gaj :P oh well hopefully jimmy can slut it up later on :)
Jimmy still on track for a big score - 23 at quarter time. He generally picks up his 25'ish points a quarter and normally few more in the 4th.
Half time
83 for GAJ
43 for JimBob
GAJ score=Lynden Dunn not playing
Bartel score=GAJ hogging it :P
Why si Macdonald on selwood ::). Now my guy is going down while that Spud ablett racks it up :P
ablett only got 120 for the game when he got 80 for first half
i think he could of been playing fwd in last quarter maybe last half.
Love GAJ!!
Would you pick G.Ablett next year, if he was playing for the Gold Coast.
That's a tough question. Probably not though, I don't think Ablett is a must for DT.
Yes. I don't think he would struggle with a weaker team. (DT wise)
Quote from: ossie85 on June 12, 2010, 06:40:42 PM
That's a tough question. Probably not though, I don't think Ablett is a must for DT.
Same as this year ;D.
Without his support, doubt he could do so well. He as so many experienced heads around him to make it a whole lot easier for him. With a bunch of rookies, might actually struggle carrying too much on his shoulders.
to be safe i definately wont pick him if he goes to gold coast, will take some time to adjust and will come down in price, the other issue is do you pick guys like chapman,bartel,selwood because im not sure if there numbers would improve or get worse
Gary Ablett Jr's best mate, Jason Davenport, has declared the Brownlow Medallist is "happy at Geelong".
Former housemate Davenport commented further by saying that no decision would be made until season end and all GAJ is thinking about this week is Rnd 13 v the Saints. ( and probably about Clinton Jones)
All well & good to hear that BUT remember family always plays a big factor.
Every club goes through it.
Would like to see him up here, but who knows.
Family + Money vs Geelong FC
GAJ will be at GC17 next year, there's nothing surer
Jnr is a huge american sports fan and after seeing what Lebron has endured this year for trying to put off talks until seasons end u would have thought if he were staying he wouldve had it sorted by now, Jnr and The King r clearly on the move... money talks bullshower walks
Theres talk of GAJ going to GC and Boak going to Geelong. In the end doesn't really matter to us DT folk he'll still rack up 30 disposals per game.
Quote from: RyanV22 on June 23, 2010, 12:55:17 AM
Theres talk of GAJ going to GC and Boak going to Geelong. In the end doesn't really matter to us DT folk he'll still rack up 30 disposals per game.
+1...... who r the atlanta falcons?
You would think that GAJ earns enough $ and would be playing with the team he loves....
If the Cats were to get 2 first round draft picks as compo
they may decide losing Gablett is better for the club longterm...
That midfield is still pretty awesome without Gazza and if it meant 2 young guns to build another dynasty on (plus free up a heap of salary cap).
They may decide that a trade is in the long term interests of the club ???
Of course with Scarlett,Milburn,Mooney and Chapman all in the twilight of their careers the Cats will have salary room, but not early picks.
yes - very astute fieval..
couple of early draft picks are going to be gold in the next couple of years for the cats when some of their elders retire - like you say they might have lots of dollars, but are not even looking like getting an early pick unless it is at the cost of GAJ
recon he might be gone......
Quote from: RyanV22 on June 23, 2010, 12:55:17 AM
Theres talk of GAJ going to GC and Boak going to Geelong. In the end doesn't really matter to us DT folk he'll still rack up 30 disposals per game.
30 touches per game? Without the structure around him setting blocks and creating lines for him to run through, GAJ will find it MUCH harder if indeed he goes to GC. Any squad he joins up there won't be able to provide him the protection to collect so much ball due to their youth and initial lack of cohesion.
He will get smashed as he is then forced to go harder for the ball inside the pack and run harder to open the space and lines himself, pushing that pesty calf to the edge and more mid season breaks to recover.
Safer to remain a CAT!
30 may have been a little over the top :D
He'll be more inconsistent without his supporting cast but other players manage to rack up the disposals in poor/young sides. As for being rested he hasn't played 22 since 2007 and won't this year either.
So yeah if he does go the way of GC next year I imagine his DT scores would look like Tuck's and Boomer's. Both in young sides and can have downers. Be interesting to see how it all pans out though. (I'll probably be wrong lol)