Wish Rockliff had have been in the team since round 1 though. Had to eat a doughnut for that kid. Although his average over the last two weeks has probably made up for any points I would have got from another rookie in week 1.

By doing this is saves one of those trades later on – if you work it out, there are two options:
A) Danger –> Rockliff
Walker –> Sylvia/Didak
This leaves you with no money in the bank, but you have Duncan, Rockliff and Gumbleton as three strong rookies (and you only need to play one!)
B) Danger –> Rockliff
Walker –> Pods
Approx $300k in bank = enough to upgrade Gumby to a premium (with a bit of change)

Therefore, in option A, you use two trades and have an immediate result, option B, you use 3 trades, have a slightly better bench and a little more cash, plus u will need to wait another week to bring in the premium.

Personally, i much prefer option A.

Hope this helps!

Also, rumors are already circulating as to some big ins and outs this week:

Dogs will lose Minson and Boyd (and probably Moles). Roughhead should get his first game and Aker and Johnno will be back

Hawks should regain Sewell

Brisbane may be without Jono Brown as he is rumored to have some stomach issues – he WILL be named, but the question remains as to whether they will risk him against the Dees

Adelaide will drop Taylor Walker and Give Ricky Henderson his debut. VanBerlo should also return…

Have a few queries. I dont spend as much time as you guys would on DT, but it would be good if the website had an explanation of how price increases occur or how they decrease, and what sort of scores players need to breakeven

EG barry hall was only ever in my team as a trade up option so is the right time to get rid of him now or will he go up more. Thats the stuff I dont really understand.

Sorry if thats a dumb question but I really dont know how they work out the price changes

Thanks and again keep up the good work

Whilst these are all good players (but you wouldnt really want to be trading in two cash cows after already having two price rises!), it shows the reactive nature of so many coaches, ready to burn their trades. This is why so many teams end up with dud selections, due to the fact they base a player’s worth on one game along! Hence Leigh Harding in 2009! And Jared Brennan in 2008 (ahem…).

So the moral of the story is, be aware of your trade target’s history – not just their most recent score (which won’t count to your weekly tally anyway!). Be sure that these scores weren’t just one out of the box before you hit trade!

This is why i set myself goals – use your Dreamteam watchlist appropriately – tag all the players whom you see yourself wanting and monitor their progress through the season. I have tagged all the premiums who started the season slow, as i expect these will be the first i trade in – the likes of Selwood, Hayes, Cassissi, Hargrave, Cox, Didak, etc. We know the history of all these blokes, and for most of them a reason can be found for the wane.

And as Ben said above, make sure you know who you want out of your team – there is no point trading out a Gibbs or Selwood when by the same theory you are wanting to trade back in a falling premium (sounds pointless in hindsight doesn’t it?). So you must know (preferably before round one) which players are only in your team to make money and be traded – i know that all of Hall, McVeigh (already gone), Waters, Hunt, Maguire, Hille are all simply trade-bait in my team – these are the players i will upgrade to a premium or downgrade for cash. I don’t plan on trading any of my premiums unless i have to, as i know that by the end of the season their averages will tell the story – i.e. One bad game does not mean they deserve the chop – sometimes you need to step back and look at the bigger picture!

By the way, Great article mate!