Liverpool Bulldogs 2024

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Battling to put some trades together this week.
Gutherson, May and Kris looking like the most likely outs. Salmon could join that list if Preston moves into the team on game day which is quite possible.

Guys I am looking at include Armstrong, Garrick, Bateman, Fainu, Walker

Kris to Armstrong feels like a pretty easy trade. CTR/WFB cover is retained by Strange/Chevy post bye hopefully.

Then May/Gutho can become Bateman/Fainu for some DPP cover in the MID/EDG positions which should cover the byes after 13

Interesting that other are considering Fainu still after last week. I jumped on early and now am questioning how smart that was - but not even close to worth a trade out yet... However, if you are keen there is still room on the leaky Fainu Canoe

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Interesting that other are considering Fainu still after last week. I jumped on early and now am questioning how smart that was - but not even close to worth a trade out yet... However, if you are keen there is still room on the leaky Fainu Canoe

Yeah it’s risky but the potential is there. Just a bit of a shit game for him with the sinbin being more of a brain fart.

Nothing at all locked in. To be honest with the May news I have no idea what to do

Well another tough week for the lads but not horrible and I think I had a rank rise although I’m still sitting at the 30k mark so nothing to really cheer about.

Captaincy on Tohu didn’t pay off at all but to be fair none of the guys that went huge were a consideration so good process, bad result .

Going into this week I think it’s time to get Hynes in, I’ve had enough of death riding him to no avail, probably gets picked for Origin now but oh well. To accommodate the trade I’ll need a couple of dart throws to hit so going to bring in Matterson and Faalogo. At my rank I need to try something less boring and hopefully these two pop off over the next few weeks heading into the big bye. 

So team this week looking like this with 18 trades remaining

May > Hynes
Salmon > Matterson
Paps > Faalogo

Grant
Tohu, Cotter, Plath
Angus, KPP
Hynes, Cleary
Best, Iro
Turbo, Faalogo, Armstrong

Galvin, Matterson, Brailey, Strange
Chevy, Hughes, Chan, Cheese

Little loop set up to guard against Cheeses’ injury

Any thoughts appreciated

Struggling to come to a conclusion on Hynes or no Hynes. Tough run of 5 games coming up, Storm and Eels probably the easier of the games but both of them away from home. 

Will be buying him at an absolute eye watering price and effects who I bring in with other trades. Already have Cleary but I’m not sure that will help in the long run.

Any thoughts lads and best course of action for a team ranked around 30k?

Definitely see what Ando is saying and I’d be completely against tearing your team apart for Hynes, but the trades this week aren’t unreasonable at all. I also have Hynes and Cleary and your team looks a lot more balanced than mine… not that that’s worth anything, lol.

Again, I see what Ando is saying, but as someone with a tonne of cash and no one I can see worth spending it on, I personally don’t dislike your plans for the week.

Actually, is Salmon to Matto necessary to fund trades? I don’t think it would be, and I wonder if it’s worth waiting a week on that one for a clearer picture on Matto’s role?

Teeth Eater wrote:Definitely see what Ando is saying and I’d be completely against tearing your team apart for Hynes, but the trades this week aren’t unreasonable at all. I also have Hynes and Cleary and your team looks a lot more balanced than mine… not that that’s worth anything, lol.

Again, I see what Ando is saying, but as someone with a tonne of cash and no one I can see worth spending it on, I personally don’t dislike your plans for the week.

Actually, is Salmon to Matto necessary to fund trades? I don’t think it would be, and I wonder if it’s worth waiting a week on that one for a clearer picture on Matto’s role?

Yeah that’s what sort of has me in two minds about this week. I can still make somewhat decent trades while getting Hynes granted Matto/Faalogo do well. But then I can also keep May who should be a good hold over Origin and upgrade some of the deadweight like Salmon/Chan to good scorers.

I’m sure I’ll figure it out though.

ForanAgainst wrote:It feels like you’re going for the Hail Mary play on first down with five minutes left in the game. What sort of cash are you left with if you did Paps to Faalogo & May to Matterson?

Those two trades would leave me 636k

I’m ForanAgainst wrote:

You could wait and see what final teams for the Bulldogs is like before you make a decision on Salmon. If he’s replaced by Preston, then Bateman could be a decent option. I wouldn’t worry too much about if he’ll get his dual or not. He’ll miss 13, but good for the rest of the Origin period.

If Salmon does start, you look at trading out Chan to Bateman. Still leaves you with a fair chunk of change.

If Bateman isn’t on your radar, have you thought about jumping off Cheese now before he leaks another fair amount of money this week? Or is he part of your round 13 plans? Cheese to JMK?

To be honest I’d struck Bateman off when I saw that Ipap was the new lock. Yeah Salmon I’m keen to get rid of, even if he starts again I’m sure Preston takes some time this week. I can’t imagine they do that twice in a row.

Cheese I had planned on holding till 13 along with May and then getting rid off in 14. Just feels like while I’ve got them I better make use of them. JMK I like as a player but hadn’t really looked at anymore HOK options after last weeks Brailey debacle. A quick look at his scores and I’m not sure that’s where I want to spend 680k.

Having money in the bank can be quite the curse at times with so many options.

Not sure if I’ve mention but I’m pretty keen on Fainu for some reason. Just looks to have something about him, a likely looking lad

Two cows and one gun this week for a good captaincy score. Sounds so simple

Chevy > Weekes
Turbo > Cole
Cleary > Haas

Leaves me with an eye watering 950k in the bank and 15 trades remaining which is a huge worry. 

Grant
Haas, Cotter, Tohu
Angus, Matto
Galvin, Cole
Best, Iro
Faalogo, Armstrong, Weekes

KPP, May, Brailey, Plath
Hughes, Strange, Salmon, Mikaele

Really need to stop trading but with 4 on the Knights bye I’ll be hoping for no injuries/droppings, and to be honest I don’t see that happening ever

Round 13

Brailey
May, Matterson, Mikaele
KPP, Angus 
Plath, Cole
Iro, Strange
Armstrong, Weekes, ??? 

Hughes

Round 14

Grant*
Haas*, Cotter*, Tohu
KPP, Matterson
Galvin, Cole
Best*, Iro
Faalogo, Armstrong, ???

Brailey, Hughes, Mikaele, Salmon

Think I’ve got that about right, so looking at one WFB short in each round but of course R14 will almost certainly have some Origin restings so will have to see how badly that impacts the team.
According to stats from last year all of them backed up from Origin 1 in some capacity (Best only played Game 3 but backed up)

Fingers crossed is all you can do

9 out of 21 the same LB - we are almost sharing the same DNA

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:9 out of 21 the same LB - we are almost sharing the same DNA

I start reducing that number if you know what’s good for ya